Nottinghamshire.- Thoroton (Robert) The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, first edition, initial imprimatur f., title in red and black, folding engraved map and 16 plates and plans by Wenceslas Hollar after R. Hall, some double-page or folding, engraved illustrations, some full-page, 8pp. and a slip of coats-of-arms at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription Tho. Staunton to verso of imprimatur, a few instances of early ink correction or marginalia, more frequent to coats-of-arms, two folding plates laid down, double-page plates strengthened at inner margin to verso, a few plates with short tears and tape repairs to verso, with one or two small portions of marginal loss, a few small rust holes within text and a couple of plates, some light foxing or browning, the odd small stain, modern antique-style calf, double morocco labels to spine, light scratches, [Wing T1063], folio, by Robert White, for Henry Mortlock, 1677.
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Racinet (Auguste) L'Ornement Polychrome. cent planches en couleurs or et argent ..., title in red and black, 100 chromolithographs, illustrations, loose as issued, spotting and staining, mostly marginal, one or two short marginal tears, housed in original cloth chemise, original ties, gilt, rubbed and worn, folio, Paris, c.1885.
NO RESERVE Art.- Thorson (Victoria, editor) Great Drawings of All Time. The Twentieth Century, first edition, 2 vol., profuse whole-page colour illustrations, original buckram-backed cloth, each vol. within original presentation slip case, cloth with mounted pictorial on-lays, lightly scuffed, folio, Redding (Connecticut), 1979.⁂ Over 750 whole-page colour illustrations covering the major art movements of the twentieth century.
Royal Navy.- HMS Syren.- Clements (Michael, naval officer, b. in or before 1735, d. c. 1797).- Syren Journal 2:d Part, manuscript log book signed at end "Michael Clements", 2 titles and 88pp., ruled throughout, some ff. slightly stained, browned, new endpapers, modern half calf, folio, 1749-50.⁂ Regular observations on the weather, destinations, work on the rigging and general observations on other ships etc.The log book begins at the port of Madras, where the Syren was moored. She then patrols through different ports in India and nearby waters, including Pondicherry, Bombay and Surattan, and arrives in the Congo and Gabon, then back to Bombay. On February 10, 1750, enemy ships are spotted and the Syren attempts to chase them, but they eventually escape. The Syren was sold by the navy in 1764.
Ledger, manuscript, c.196 pp. excluding blanks, in ink and pencil, contemporary manuscript note tipped to front free endpaper, bookplate, contemporary reverse calf, red morocco label to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1785-93 § Cash Book, manuscript, c.60 pp. excluding blanks, in ink and pencil on paper, contemporary boards, red morocco spine label, 1834-38; folio & 4to (2).
Architecture.- Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) De Architectura Libri Decem, engraved additional pictorial title, woodcuts within text, some nineteenth century manuscript notes in ink to front endpaper verso, book label to pastedown, occasional scattered spots, contemporary vellum, [Fowler 417; Berlin Katalog 1817; Cicognara 726; STCN 852717466; Willems 1097 'Magnifique édition, ornée de nombreuses figures sur bois dans le texte'], folio, Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1649.⁂ One of the most important editions of Vitruvius. It is a compendium of architecture, and the arts of building embelishment. It also contains a Latin translation of Henry Wotton's 'Elements of Architecture', edited by Joannes De Laet.Provence: Olga Raggio (1926-2009), art historian and curator with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; gifted to the present owner.
NO RESERVE Botany.- A group of botanical plates, British wild flowers and grasses, all engraved with hand-colouring, many by botanical artists James Sowerby and William Kilburn, perhaps from Curtis' Flora Londinensis, some with library stamps in ink and or blind, some with light spots or browned, some small tears to margins, platemarks of various dimensions (c.156 x 100mm to c.397 x 240mm.) but all on similar sized sheets, folio, [late 18th century] (40)
Portugal.- Harcourt (Lady Susan Vernon) Sketches in Madeira, tinted lithograph title and 12 plates, of which 3 folding panoramas, neat tape strengthening to fold versos, 4 plates detached and loosely inserted, spotting, original decorative cloth, rubbed and worn, folio, 1851.⁂ Scarce. Last at auction at Bonhams in 2009.
![Churchill (Sir Winston).- "Sonning-Prisen" [The Sonning Prize], bifolium, portrait frontispiece, ink signature, light spotti](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/8638a96b-a72a-4d2b-9fec-b05100c03eea/212a5c31-7058-4a8b-8c7a-b05100c242fd/468x382.jpg)
Churchill (Sir Winston).- "Sonning-Prisen" [The Sonning Prize], bifolium, portrait frontispiece, ink signature, light spotting, original crushed morocco, lightly sunned, 1950; with 2 memorandums on 'The Churchill Endowment Fund" loosely inserted, folio (3)⁂ Presumably a presentation certificate for the inaugural Sonning Prize. This was named after the Danish editor and author Carl Johan Sonning (1879-1937), who established the prize in his will to be awarded to those "found to have done commendable work for the benefit of European culture". The first award was given to Sir Winston Churchill for furthering Anglo-Danish scientific interests.
Roxburghe Club.- Thompson (Henry Yates, editor) Lord Howard of Effingham and The Spanish Armada, facsimile plates, most double-page and one folding, occasional light browning gutter, light browning and a few spots to endpapers, original half morocco, spine titled in gilt, spine ends and corners rubbed, dust-jacket, chipped at edges with a few small portions of loss, rubbed, t.e.g., others uncut, folio, Printed for the Roxburghe Club, 1919.Provenance: John Murray, Treasurer (name printed in red on "list of members")
NO RESERVE Ornament & Decorative Arts.- Hobson (R.L.) Worcester Porcelain, multiple chromolithograph plates, tipped in, numerous plain collotype plates, a few with with light spots, half-title, original decorative cloth, extremities lightly bumped, uncut, Bernard Quaritch, 1910 § Brunhammer (Yvonne) and Suzannne Tise, French Decorative Art, photographic illustrations in colour and black and white, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine lightly sunned, light bumping to top edge (a few minute tears), 1990 § Pepall (Rosalind, editor) Tiffany Glass - A Passion for Colour, photographic illustrations in colour, original cloth-backed boards with mounted photographic on-lay, 2010; and 20 others similar, folio, (23)
![Parliamentary Reports.- Sixth-[Eleventh] Report of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues ...,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/8638a96b-a72a-4d2b-9fec-b05100c03eea/846429c6-ae8f-46e4-805c-b05100c268be/468x382.jpg)
Parliamentary Reports.- Sixth-[Eleventh] Report of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues ..., 7 reports bound as 1 vol., 5 engraved plans, of which 2 folding and hand-coloured, title and front free endpaper detached, ex-library with neat ink 'withdrawn' stamp to blank, contemporary half-calf, covers detached, red morocco label to upper cover, lacking backstrip, rubbed and worn, 1829-35 § Gordon (Lewis D. B.) A Short Description of the Plans of Captain James Vetch, R.E. for the Sewerage of the Metropolis, 4 hand-coloured plans, of which 3 folding, one or two short splits to foldlines, disbound and loose within original cloth-backed wrappers, rubbed and worn, chipping to corners, defective backstrip, 1851; and others similar, folio & 4to (17)
NO RESERVE Carboni (Stefano) Glass from Islamic Islands, illustrations, ex-library with usual labels and ink-stamps, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, shelf-mark to spine foot, slight creasing to corners and extremities, 2001 § Davies (Ellis) The Prehistoric and Roman Remains of Flintshire, folding maps, illustrations, lacking front free endpaper, ex-library with ink-stamps, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, Cardiff, 1949 § Hudson (Roger) The Folio Book of Days, illustrations, original decorative cloth, gilt, slipcase, 2002; and others, v.s. (c.90)
WESTWOOD, Vivienne 'Opus' A huge limited-edition manifesto 'Active Resistance to Propoganda' a manifesto by the acclaimed designer, nine cover designs were produced and this book features the 'Manifesto' cover, numbered 93/worldwide limited edition of 900, very large elephant folio measuring 90cm x 65cm, blind stamp and signature on the half title page, original cloth with leather spine, in original Vivienne Westwood branded box, Opus, London, 2008.The cardboard outer box has holes and dents in it (see image)Generally in extremely good condition and appears not to have left the protective box.
EARLY VIEWS OF GLASGOW BY DR WILLIAM GEMMELL pub. 1913, collection of prints of Glasgow from 18th century onwards, contained in two folios and a book, depicting various views around the citythe folio 60cm x 48cm each Qty: 3Scratches to the covers, tears in some areas, corners of paper have been bent, some corners torn, images of damage added to the website.
AFTER PETER SNOW "Misukko", limited edition print No'd 47/50, image size 39 cm x 51 cm, together with a mixed media collage "Leaves on a reflective background", 48 cm x 38 cm, AFTER ELIZABETH NASH "Bound folio" containing four woodblock prints titled "Spring" "Summer" "Autumn" "Winter", all signed in pencil, each image approx 29.5 cm x 25 cm, together with a quantity of unframed woodblock and other prints and two further framed prints (folio plus four framed prints)
Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757 - 1833). Sailing Orders to Captain Sir William Hoste, dated 1812. Letter signed, folio, two pages with integral and rear blank, written in secretarial hand and signed by Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean, Edward Pellew and Secretary Philip Carteret le Gate. With printed inscription to the top-right hand side 'By Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Vice Admiral of the Red, and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the Mediterranean.The letter reads 'Sailing Orders. You are hereby required and directed to proceed on His Majesty's ship Bacchante under your command to Mahón and delivering the accompanying Dispatcheals to Rear Admiral Pickmore, follow his orders for your further ??? Given under my hand on board the Caledonia off London, 6 July 1812, by Command of the Commander in Chief for William Hoste Esq, Captain of HM Ship Bacchante'Admiral Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB. British naval officer who fought during the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars.Captain Sir William Hoste, 1st Baronet KCB. Royal Navy officer, perhaps best known as one of Lord Nelson's protégés, Hoste was one of the great frigate captains of the Napoleonic Wars, taking part in six major engagements, including the capture of the heavily fortified port of Kotor during the Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814.
English Restoration Navy of Charles II. Sir William Jennens (fl. 1648 - 1690), autograph letter signed. A detailed report on the state of the Navy on the south coast and the Isle of Wight. Undated but dated in a later hand as 1679. Folio, 2pp.Excerpts include: 'My Lord and Gentlemen, ... I have received both yours of ye 24th to what you mention concerning Sir Robert Holmes. I have received as yet nothing from him neither anything from ye secretary in relation to my boat ... in answer to your second letter in relation to ye ship 1000 are going forward with her and have got up all our standing, riggings caps and tops, the coakers are on board about her sides ... I remember that last summer that severall mates and midshipmen of most ships was dissatisfied about there receiving but able seamans pay for the whole time ye ship was sitting and did discourse that they would stay on shore until ye ship was fitted and that good men would not want imployment at any time'Notes: Sir William Jennens (1661–1690) was a naval captain and Jacobite. In 1661, he became the second lieutenant of the Adventure. In 1664, he served as lieutenant of both the Gloucester and the Portland, and on October 11, he was promoted to captain of the Ruby, part of the white squadron in the Battle of Lowestoft, after which he received a knighthood. Jennens continued to command the Ruby in the four-day fight from June 1 to 4, 1666. Subsequently, he was transferred to the Lion and participated in the action of July 25. During the burning of the Dutch shipping at the Vlie on August 8, he commanded the second post under Sir Robert Holmes. Jennens was later appointed to the Sapphire and, in the disastrous summer of 1667, he led a division of small vessels assembled for the defence of the Thames. Pepys implied that Jennens had a dissolute and profane lifestyle (Diary, October 20, 1666), describing him as a "proud, idle fellow" and suspecting him of misconduct (ib. January 29, 1668–9). Pepys also mentioned that a complaint he brought against his lieutenant, Le Neve, was a drunken quarrel where both were to blame. In 1670, Jennens commanded the Princess and led a convoy to the Mediterranean. Upon his return, he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea, supposedly because he had his wife on board during part of the voyage, which had no detrimental effect on the service. It appears that the Duke of York forgave the offence, as Jennens commanded the Victory in the engagements between Prince Rupert and De Ruyter in 1673. He subsequently served as captain of the Gloucester, the French Ruby, and the Royal James guardship in Portsmouth. In July 1686, he was appointed to the Jersey, another guardship in Portsmouth. On February 20, 1687–8, he faced a court-martial for brawling ashore with Captain Skelton of the Constant Warwick, another guardship. Both officers were reprimanded and fined nine months' pay (Minutes of the Court-martial). Despite this, Jennens was appointed to the Rupert on September 5, 1688, and likely joined Lord Dartmouth's fleet in November. After the abdication of James II, Jennens decided to flee to France. He joined the French navy and participated in some capacity in the Battle of Beachy Head on June 30, 1690. According to Charnock, he humbled himself to become a third captain under a French admiral. In an intercepted letter from Alice Teate to her husband, Matthew Teate, dated July 16 and enclosed in Killigrew's letter of July 18 (found in the Home Office Records, Admiralty, vol. iv.), Jennens is referred to as "one of their admirals." However, the French records do not recognize him in either of these roles. It is more likely that he served as a volunteer and pilot on Tourville's staff. Unfortunately, no further information is available about him.
Royal Navy. Commission assigning Lieutenant Thomas Sparke Thompson to HMS Spartiate. 23rd December 1825. Oblog vellum folio partially printed document with manuscript insertions.Signed by Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet, in his capacity as Junior Naval Lord and two others. With papered Admiralty seal and revenue stamps to the left side margin.HMS Spartiate was famously present at the Battle of Trafalgar. During the 1820s and 30s, the ship was assigned to the Royal Navy's South American Station. In 1824 she suffered damages in fulfilling these duties and the Navy sent shipwrights from England for repairs. Thomas Sparke Thompson began his naval career on September 25, 1810, as a Volunteer Second-Class on board the Galatea (36), under the command of Captain Woodley Losack. On May 20, 1811, he was present during a frigate action off Madagascar. Following his participation in the blockade of Cherbourg, he joined the Akbar (50) as a Midshipman in 1813, serving under Captains Sir Archibald Collingwood Dickson and Charles Sullen. He was stationed in the Brazilian, North American, and Home waters for approximately four years. He later served in the East Indies, North American coast, Channel, West Indies, and African coast as a Midshipman and Master's Mate on the Phaeton (46), under Captains William Henry Dillon, William Augustus Montagu, and Henry Evelyn Bitfield Sturt, as well as the Maidstone (42), commanded by Commodore Charles Bullen. During his time on the African coast, he engaged in extensive boat service on various rivers. Tragically, on one occasion, he witnessed the drowning of an officer (an Assistant Surgeon) and ten men in the treacherous waters at the entrance of the Bonny River. Contracting fever in the Bight of Benin, he was eventually sent home due to his deteriorating health. Before joining the Galatea, he held the position of Junior Lieutenant on the Spartiate (76), under Captain Frederick Warren, stationed in Portsmouth. While serving on the Royal Charlotte, where he served as First Lieutenant for a period of time, he also commanded the vessel's tenders, the Tiger and Quail. During his time on the Comus, Captain Thompson was responsible for the blockade of ports such as Maldonado and the Buenos Ayrean squadron. In October 1845, he was appointed Acting Captain of the Curaçoa 24, and he conducted the blockade of Buenos Aires. Upon returning to the Comus, he served as the Senior Officer in the Parana and Uruguay rivers, collaborating with the French squadron in various capacities. Notably, he orchestrated the evacuation of distressed English and European individuals from Mercedes in the Rio Negro. He was placed on the Retired List as Rear-Admiral in 1864 and Vice-Admiral in 1871.
A 21st century 'King Henry's Map of the British Isles', The Folio Society, 2009, limited edition (2,750), facsimile map, reproduced from Cotton MS Augustus in the British Library and printed on Neobond (a high quality simulation vellum), silk ribbon tie, housed in original velvet lined decorative blue cloth gilt map box, printed paper label inside lid, metal clasp. Measures 63 x 46cm.
A FOLIO OF CARTOONSIncluding Smilin Jack after Zack Mosley; An Angry Woman after Ted Key; Mr Noel Coward, Mis Peggy Wood as Sari Linden, Mr Georges Metaxa as Carl Linden, Miss Ivy St Helier as Manon, Mr Charles B. Cochran all after Max Beerbohm; and various World War II cartoons by other hands (all unframed) (quantity)
A FOLIO OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY PRINTSIncluding The Bakery by Henri Bischoff; The Fisherman's Wife and Floating the Fishing Boat by Edward Ertz; Holzsuchende Frauen after Max Liebermann; Figures in an Interior by Jacob Steinhardt and further works by other hands (all unframed) (quantity)
Antiquarian. Anatomy. Lizars, John - A System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body, Accompanied with Descriptions, and Physiological, Pathological, and Surgical Observations. Edinburgh: Published by W. H. Lizars; &c. No date but circa 1820's. Presumed 1st thus. Folio. With Title page, 2pp Dedication, Table of Contents, followed by 101 engraved plates (only the section concerning the brain and spine are coloured). Complete as per table of contents. Staining to margins. Bound in a full cloth, worn. A 'fair' copy. (1)
Assorted Books, including Hemingway (Ernest), The Old Man and the Sea, first UK edition, Cape, 1952, dust jacket; Atkinson (George Francklin), "Curry & Rice", Thacker, 1911, text block detached (not collated); children's literature; english literature etc., as well as a thick folio ledger, marbled edges. (9 boxes)
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