Folio Society - Lang (Andrew, editor) & Van Sandwyk (Charles, illustrator), The Blue Fairy Book, 2003, pictorial binding, slipcase en suite, 8vo, (1); Dulac (Edmund, illustrator), Perrault's Fairy Tales, 1998, pictorial binding, slipcase en suite, 8vo, (1); Robinson (William Heath, illustrator), Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales, 1995, pictorial binding, slipcase en suite, 8vo, (1); The Brontës' Complete Novels, seven-volume set, 1991, illustrated, green silk moiré bindings, conforming slipcase en suite, 8vo, (7); further FS titles, various, (5).
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Books. Twenty shelves of 19th/20th c and later general stock, including Playne (Caroline E.), Society at War 1914 - 1916, first edition, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1931, original dustjacket over boards, 8vo, others comprising Folio Society, art and architecture, history, literature, politics, vintage Penguin and Pelican paperbacks, Family Bible, periodicals, etc.
GEORGE III MAHOGANY ESTATE CABINET 18TH CENTURY the guilloche moulded cornice above a fluted and flower head carved frieze, over a pair of moulded panel doors opening to an arrangement of drawers, pigeon holes, and folio compartments; the projecting base with a crossbanded border over a fluted frieze and moulded panel doors opening to shelves, raised on bracket feetDimensions:104cm wide, 222cm high, 48.5cm deep
Neil Bousfield The Calling, 2022 Multiple Block Engraving on Paper (Original Print) Signed verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) About Neil Bousfield studied at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he gained his MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking, awarded with Distinction. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and elected Member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Working in contemporary relief engraving and printmaking, his layered prints with their subtle hues and fine line give Neil's work a timeless quality. Neil's reduction wood engravings commissioned by the Folio Society in 2018 to illustrate the poetry of Wilfred Owen drew international acclaim. In 2020 the Director of Pallant House Gallery commissioned new work to be made in response to the book 'Natural History of Selborne' by Gilbert White, for an exhibition to celebrate the book's publication over 200 years ago. Public collections include: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester | Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU Special Collections, Manchester | China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Beijing Shi, China | Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China | The National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London | The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Oxford. Neil currently lives and works on the North Norfolk coast. Education MA Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking | MSc CAGTA | BA (Hons) Animation (Photography, Film & Video) Select Exhibitions/Awards RWA 169th, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2022) Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022) Created Territories: Relief Engravings 2012-2022 (solo show), Zillah Bell Gallery (2022) Hockney to Himid: 60 Years of British Printmaking, Pallant House Gallery (2021-22) Cutting it Fine: The Art of the British Wood Engraver, Salisbury Museum (2021-22) Connections, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (2021) IMPRESSIONS: British Wood Engraving Today, Muban Educational Trust (2021) Scene through Wood: A Century of Wood Engraving, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (2020) Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (2020) Mapping the Broads, Community and Creativity, East Gallery, NUA, Norwich (2020) IFPDA Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery, Javits Center, New York (2022) London Original Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery (2022) Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (2021) London Art Fair, Rabley Gallery, Business Design Centre (2020) Gallery Representation Rabley Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The work I make explores the concepts of place and home, fragility and loss, and the relationship between land and sea. The engravings here are from a series of 10 multiple block relief engravings currently in development. They explore the notion of a dog's sense of place, and of how mapping territory through routine dog walking builds an attachment to the places where we live both for the walker and their dogs. Message from Art On A Postcard: Please do not bid if you intend to sell on the artwork. All artworks have been generously donated by the artists to raise money for The Hepatitis C Trust and when work is sold on the secondary market, it damages our relationship with the artist and prevents us from fundraising
Neil Bousfield Scout, 2022 Multiple Block Engraving on Paper (Original Print) Signed verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) About Neil Bousfield studied at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he gained his MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking, awarded with Distinction. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and elected Member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Working in contemporary relief engraving and printmaking, his layered prints with their subtle hues and fine line give Neil's work a timeless quality. Neil's reduction wood engravings commissioned by the Folio Society in 2018 to illustrate the poetry of Wilfred Owen drew international acclaim. In 2020 the Director of Pallant House Gallery commissioned new work to be made in response to the book 'Natural History of Selborne' by Gilbert White, for an exhibition to celebrate the book's publication over 200 years ago. Public collections include: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester | Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU Special Collections, Manchester | China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Beijing Shi, China | Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China | The National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London | The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Oxford. Neil currently lives and works on the North Norfolk coast. Education MA Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking | MSc CAGTA | BA (Hons) Animation (Photography, Film & Video) Select Exhibitions/Awards RWA 169th, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2022) Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022) Created Territories: Relief Engravings 2012-2022 (solo show), Zillah Bell Gallery (2022) Hockney to Himid: 60 Years of British Printmaking, Pallant House Gallery (2021-22) Cutting it Fine: The Art of the British Wood Engraver, Salisbury Museum (2021-22) Connections, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (2021) IMPRESSIONS: British Wood Engraving Today, Muban Educational Trust (2021) Scene through Wood: A Century of Wood Engraving, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (2020) Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (2020) Mapping the Broads, Community and Creativity, East Gallery, NUA, Norwich (2020) IFPDA Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery, Javits Center, New York (2022) London Original Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery (2022) Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (2021) London Art Fair, Rabley Gallery, Business Design Centre (2020) Gallery Representation Rabley Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The work I make explores the concepts of place and home, fragility and loss, and the relationship between land and sea. The engravings here are from a series of 10 multiple block relief engravings currently in development. They explore the notion of a dog's sense of place, and of how mapping territory through routine dog walking builds an attachment to the places where we live both for the walker and their dogs. Message from Art On A Postcard: Please do not bid if you intend to sell on the artwork. All artworks have been generously donated by the artists to raise money for The Hepatitis C Trust and when work is sold on the secondary market, it damages our relationship with the artist and prevents us from fundraising
Neil Bousfield Coastal Sunrise, 2022 Multiple Block Engraving on Paper (Original Print) Signed verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) About Neil Bousfield studied at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he gained his MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking, awarded with Distinction. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and elected Member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Working in contemporary relief engraving and printmaking, his layered prints with their subtle hues and fine line give Neil's work a timeless quality. Neil's reduction wood engravings commissioned by the Folio Society in 2018 to illustrate the poetry of Wilfred Owen drew international acclaim. In 2020 the Director of Pallant House Gallery commissioned new work to be made in response to the book 'Natural History of Selborne' by Gilbert White, for an exhibition to celebrate the book's publication over 200 years ago. Public collections include: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester | Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU Special Collections, Manchester | China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Beijing Shi, China | Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China | The National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London | The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Oxford. Neil currently lives and works on the North Norfolk coast. Education MA Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking | MSc CAGTA | BA (Hons) Animation (Photography, Film & Video) Select Exhibitions/Awards RWA 169th, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2022) Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022) Created Territories: Relief Engravings 2012-2022 (solo show), Zillah Bell Gallery (2022) Hockney to Himid: 60 Years of British Printmaking, Pallant House Gallery (2021-22) Cutting it Fine: The Art of the British Wood Engraver, Salisbury Museum (2021-22) Connections, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (2021) IMPRESSIONS: British Wood Engraving Today, Muban Educational Trust (2021) Scene through Wood: A Century of Wood Engraving, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (2020) Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (2020) Mapping the Broads, Community and Creativity, East Gallery, NUA, Norwich (2020) IFPDA Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery, Javits Center, New York (2022) London Original Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery (2022) Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (2021) London Art Fair, Rabley Gallery, Business Design Centre (2020) Gallery Representation Rabley Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The work I make explores the concepts of place and home, fragility and loss, and the relationship between land and sea. The engravings here are from a series of 10 multiple block relief engravings currently in development. They explore the notion of a dog's sense of place, and of how mapping territory through routine dog walking builds an attachment to the places where we live both for the walker and their dogs. Message from Art On A Postcard: Please do not bid if you intend to sell on the artwork. All artworks have been generously donated by the artists to raise money for The Hepatitis C Trust and when work is sold on the secondary market, it damages our relationship with the artist and prevents us from fundraising
Neil Bousfield The Return, 2022 Multiple Block Engraving on Paper (Original Print) Signed verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) About Neil Bousfield studied at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he gained his MA in Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking, awarded with Distinction. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) and elected Member of the Society of Wood Engravers. Working in contemporary relief engraving and printmaking, his layered prints with their subtle hues and fine line give Neil's work a timeless quality. Neil's reduction wood engravings commissioned by the Folio Society in 2018 to illustrate the poetry of Wilfred Owen drew international acclaim. In 2020 the Director of Pallant House Gallery commissioned new work to be made in response to the book 'Natural History of Selborne' by Gilbert White, for an exhibition to celebrate the book's publication over 200 years ago. Public collections include: Pallant House Gallery, Chichester | Manchester Metropolitan University, MMU Special Collections, Manchester | China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Beijing Shi, China | Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing, China | The National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London | The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Oxford. Neil currently lives and works on the North Norfolk coast. Education MA Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking | MSc CAGTA | BA (Hons) Animation (Photography, Film & Video) Select Exhibitions/Awards RWA 169th, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (2022) Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition (2022) Created Territories: Relief Engravings 2012-2022 (solo show), Zillah Bell Gallery (2022) Hockney to Himid: 60 Years of British Printmaking, Pallant House Gallery (2021-22) Cutting it Fine: The Art of the British Wood Engraver, Salisbury Museum (2021-22) Connections, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (2021) IMPRESSIONS: British Wood Engraving Today, Muban Educational Trust (2021) Scene through Wood: A Century of Wood Engraving, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (2020) Drawn to Nature: Gilbert White and the Artists, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester (2020) Mapping the Broads, Community and Creativity, East Gallery, NUA, Norwich (2020) IFPDA Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery, Javits Center, New York (2022) London Original Print Fair, represented by Rabley Gallery (2022) Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (2021) London Art Fair, Rabley Gallery, Business Design Centre (2020) Gallery Representation Rabley Gallery Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork The work I make explores the concepts of place and home, fragility and loss, and the relationship between land and sea. The engravings here are from a series of 10 multiple block relief engravings currently in development. They explore the notion of a dog's sense of place, and of how mapping territory through routine dog walking builds an attachment to the places where we live both for the walker and their dogs. Message from Art On A Postcard: Please do not bid if you intend to sell on the artwork. All artworks have been generously donated by the artists to raise money for The Hepatitis C Trust and when work is sold on the secondary market, it damages our relationship with the artist and prevents us from fundraising
BLUSSÉ -- DORDRECHT -- BLUSSÉ, A. De beste opvoeding der jeugd, ten nutte van dit Gemenebest; en Bespiegelingen bij een onweder. Dordr., Blussé en Zoon, 1776. Hcf., spine dec. in gilt w. label. (Spine dam., boards chafed, much shelfwear). Convolute containing 23 (occasional) poems by A.B. -- Added: Id. Iets Dichtmaatigs. Dordr., P. Blussé, 1784. W. engr. title-p & some plts. Hcf.,. spine dec. in gilt w. label. (Bottom of spine dam., some shelfwear). -- Id. 2 manuscript exercise books. H. mor. (N.D.). -- And: COLLECTION of c. 50 occasional poems, speeches and leaflets, all written by members of the Blussé family or their friends, relatives & associates between 1750 and 1808. (Some with lovely decorated wrappers.) -- And: Out-Dordrecht's Nieu-Maere. 1897. Folio. 33 editions of this novelty newspaper, published during the Oud-Dordrecht exhibition of 1897. (Vols. 1 and 3 double, lacking vol. 6). -- And 8 o., all written or published by Blussé family members. NOTE:Abraham Blussé (1726-1808), bookseller and publisher of many books and of the Dordrechtse Courant.
FOLIO SOCIETY -- DARWIN, Ch. On the origin of species. - The descent of man. (2007-08). 2 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcases. -- R. DAWKINS. The selfish gene. (2012). Ocl. -- Ch. DICKENS. Martin Chuzzlewit. 1988. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- Ch. MATURIN. Melmoth the wanderer. 1993. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- And 5 o. publ. by The Folio Soc. (10).
ORNITHOLOGY -- GOULD -- COLLECTION of 10 coloured and hand finished lithographed plates drawn from nature, taken from John Gould's 'Folio Bird Books', incl. 2 duplicates. London, printed by Hullmandel & Walton, 1840's/50's. 555 x 384 mm each (paper size). (Some marginal splits and staple holes in places, but in fine and clean condition). NOTE:The quality of Gould's lithographs hardly needs comment; they are among the best made in the nineteenth century. Present: "Pteroglossus Humboldtii" - "Eulampis Holosericeus" - "Eriocnemis Squamata" (2x)- "Hirundo Filifera" - "Paëtornis Intermedius" (2x) - "Spathura Rufocaligata" - "Dorifera Johannæ" - "Ramphomicron Vulcani".
FUNERAL CEREMONIES -- COLLECTION of 35 death-related prints. 17th-19th c. (mostly 18th c.). various sizes and techniques (mostly engravings). Under passepartouts, measuring c. 420 x 300 mm. NOTE:Varied collection, comprising a.o. leaves from a folio-edition of Cats (Alle de Wercken), views of funerary monuments, historical funerary processions and other burials and rituals, etc. - Sold as a collection of prints, not subject to return.
FOLIO SOCIETY -- PLATO. The Trial and Execution of Socrates. 1972. -- Th. HARDY. Wessex Tales. 1987. -- H. FIELDING. Tom Jones. 1959. -- WITH NAPOLEON IN RUSSIA 1812. The Diary of Lt H.A. Vosler, a Soldier of the Grand Army, 1812-1813. 1969. -- Ph. de COMMYNES. The Universal Spider. The Life of Louis XI of France. 1973. -- S. RUSTAVELI. The Knight in Panther Skin. 1977. -- 6 vols. Ocl. w. slipcases. -- And 14 o., of which 12 w. slipcase. (20).
KROPOTKIN, P. Memoirs of a revolutionist. Ed. by C. Ward. Folio Soc., 1978. Ocl. -- A. PYMAN. The life of Aleksandr Blok. (1979-80). 2 vols. Obrds. w. dust-j. (1 spine faded). -- J. STRIEDTER. Texte der Russischen Formalisten. (1969-72). 2 vols. Ocl. -- A. PUSHKIN. Eugene Onegin. Transl. by V. Nabokov. Rev. ed. (1975). 4 vols. Ocl. w. dust-j. (Bollingen Series). -- And 11 o. (20).
AMERICA -- VON HUMBOLDT -- "RADEAU DE LA RIVIÈRE DE GUAYAGUIL" - "VOLCANS D'AIR DE TURBACO" - "VUE DU CAJAMBÉ" - "PASSAGE DU QUINDU, dans la Cordillère des Andes". -- (Paris, l'Imprimerie de Langlois, 1810). 4 aquatint plates, first 3 in colour, engr. by Bouquet (first 3) and Duttenhofer. c. 300 x 415 mm (image size). (Some dam. to blank margins, 1 tear running into blank margin around image). NOTE:Published in A. v. Humboldt's 'Vues des Cordillères et monuments des peuples indigènes de l'Amérique (2 vols. folio, Paris, 1810)' as a part of 'Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent, fait dans les années 1799 à 19804.
FOLIO SOCIETY -- WAUGH E. Brideshead revisited. (2007). Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- Id. Sword of honour. (1993). 3 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- P.G. WODEHOUSE. Full moon. - Summer Lightning. - Heavy weather. 2004. 3 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcases. -- R. KIPLING. The complete Stalky & Co. 1996. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 3 o. publ. by The Folio Soc. (11).
A selection of Folio Society books, mostly Victorian novels, titles including: Tess of the d'Urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy; Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain; Middlemarch, by George Eliot; Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray; Scoop, by Evelyn Waugh; Crotchet Castle, by Thomas Love Peacock; and others, each in original slip-case. (19)
A selection of Folio Society books, titles including: Life of Wolsey, by George Cavendish; Journal of the Plague Year, by Daniel Defoe; Almayer’s Folly, by Joseph Conrad; and others, each in original slipcase, together with hardback books, titles including: Hogarth’s Works; The Poetical Works of Robert Browning, volumes I and II, one box.
AFTER KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) SHOWA ERA, C.1970 A folio of forty-six prints, including a set of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, a limited facsimile edition published by Kyodo Tsushinsha, in a green silk-cover box, 26.2cm x 38cm. (48) Provenance: an English private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1960s-70s. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Richards, Walter: Her Majesty's Army, a descriptive account of the various regiments now comprising the Queen's Forces, from the first establishment to the present time, 4 volumes, London: J. S. Virtue & Co., circa 1890, together with Wilson, Rev. John M.: The Farmer's Directory or a Cyclopaedia of Agriculture, vol I A-H & vol II I-Z, and Einstein, Albert: Relativity, The Folio Society, London, 2004, in slip-case etc. (12)
A Regency Rosewood Folio Stand, in the manner of Gillows, early 19th century, with pivoting latticework leaves with turned spindle supports, on standard end supports with sledge bases raised on gadrooned and compressed feet with recessed castors76cm by 70cm by 103cm (max height)Timber rather faded and dry numerous scuffs throughout mainly around the feet see further images
A Victorian Figured Walnut Folio Stand, 3rd quarter 19th century, with pivoting leaves, scrolled brackets and two rectangular graduated tiers, on standard end supports with conforming scrolled brackets flanked by a flattened stretcher, compressed bun feet and recessed castors96cm by 39cm by 109cmSome deep scratches and scuffs as photographed some traces of emulsion paint?Structurally sound and pivoting leaves working correctly
A large collection of 17th and 18thc maps of counties and boroughs in Scotland and England including a map after J Carey, a new correct map of the North part of Scotland, Thomas Kitchbum - a new map of England and Wales, an 1832 map of Peebles, Selkirk, a new map of the Kingdom of Denmark 1825 etc, approximately 25, various sizes in art folio
Three Scottish Manuscript Volumes including a young woman's Commonplace book, Commonplace book of Jemima Macduff Barrie, dated 1833, 147 manuscript pp. and various leaves of neatly pasted scraps, a facsimile signature of Elizabeth I and a loosley inserted leaf with a piece of woven cloth attached, allegedly a: " Fragment of cloth taken out of the coffin of Robt Brystwick, 25 Prior of Burlington, who died in 1493" contemporary embossed green calf gilt, some rubbing; Ornithological notebook birdwatching notes from March- August 1830 [and other non- ornithological notes in pencil], 12mo, contemporary green half morocco gilt; Trust Disposition by Richard Alexander Oswald Esq dated 1810, regarding the lands and barony of Auchincruive and others lying in the County of Ayr and Stewardy of Kirkcudbright, 31 manuscript pp., large folio ledger, contemporary brushed calf [3]
Spare, Austin Osman Form [London: John Lane, April 1916. No.1, Vol.1] Folio, possibly a proof copy, Original wrappers, disbound with some soiling. Footnote: Note: Whilst the contents of this copy of form appears to match number 1, volume 1 of the work, the covers are somewhat different. A pencil note on p.3 suggests that it could be an early proof copy.
Du Jon, Francois Etymologicum Anglicanum Oxford: Sheldonian Theatre, 1743. First Edition, Folio, engraved portrait frontispiece, 4 leaves corrigenda and list if subscribers at end, contemporary calf, Cranstoun of Corehouse bookplate, somewhat worn,; [Baths of Titus] Romanis, Antonio de. Le Antiche Camere Esquiline dette comunemente. Delle Terme di Tito. Rome, 1822. Folio, engraved title and 9 plates, original printed wrappers, uncut, dampstain to foot of title [only], a few light spots, spine rubbed [2]
Common PrayerThe Booke of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments ..., Robert Barker, 1633/2, folio in sixes, pages ruled in red, title page dated 1633, colophon 1632, cropped title page inserted into new margins, only title page present before b2, repairs to b2 and b3, later cloth;Holy Bible, [Holy Bible], Christopher Barker, 1598, small quarto in eights, remnant title pages, OT dated 1597, worn with damage to some pages, worn early calf lacking clasps (not collated);with a York published Family Bible (1789) (3)
York Civic Memories 1941-1942 (The Lord Mayor, Mrs E.A. Crichton; The Lady Mayoress, Mrs F. Harris; The Sheriff & his Lady, Mr & Mrs Charles Oliver), a collection of approximately 48 monochrome photographs mounted in large oblong folio album with illuminated title page, full leather binding with gilt arms to upper board, preserved in padded solander box (box worn, faded and foxed) with a small quantity of photographs and press cuttings loosely inserted.
Graves (Rev. John)The History of Cleveland ..., Carlisle: Printed by F. Jollie, 1808, quarto, folding map (linen backed), nine engraved plates as called for, folding pedigree, calf [Boyne p.189];Charlton (Lionel), The History of Whitby and of Whitby Abbey ..., York: T. Cadell et al., quarto, folding plan and plates as called for (repaired tear to plan), half calf (front hinge split);Thoresby (Ralph), Ducatus Leodiensis: or the Topography of ... Leedes ..., Maurice Atkins, 1715, folio, 12 (of 13) maps and plates (coin plate not found, loss to some plates), overtaped half calf:with two others (5)
York ChurchesBrowne (John), The History of The Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York ... Longman, 1847, two large quarto volumes, 150 plates (monochrome and colour, foxing throughout, particularly to margins, plate 132 torn), all edges gilt, half morocco gilt;Wellbeloved (Rev. C.), Account of St. Mary's Abbey, York ..., Soc. of Antiquaries, 1829, large folio, ten plates, quarter morocco with original wraps bound in: Poole (Geo. Aycliffe) & Hugall (J.W.), An Historical & Descriptive Guide to York Cathedral and Its Antiquities, York: R. Sunter, no date [1850], quarto, plates, all edges gilt, half morocco;Britton (John), The History and Antiquities of The Metropolitical Church of York ..., Longman, hurst .., 1819, large quarto, plates, later leather binding;Shaw (Rev. P.J.), An Old York Church, All Hallows in North Street, ..., York, 1908, folio, colour and monochrome plates, original cloth gilt; with five others (11)
Pop-up Story BookNister (Ernest), Peeps Into Fairyland, A Panorama Picture Book of Fairy Stories, Ernest Nister, no date, first edition, oblong folio, six pop-up chromolitho. illustrations, original cloth-backed boards.Hinges weak, endpapers split at hinges, free endpapers torn and creased at edges, pencil name to front free endpaper verso, text pages dust marked. No obvious defects to illustrations which all lift as designed. Boards worn and stained, impact mark to upper board.
Original Artwork‘101 Drawings by R.J.B.’, A superb collection of 79 watercolours, pen and ink, sepia and pencil sketches, many titled, dated (1833-35) and initialed (R.J.B.), on 73 sheets, bound in a folio album. Subjects include historical and religious scenes, classical figures, portraits and Yorkshire topographical views including Hardraw Force, Kilnsey, Aysgarth Force, Dent Dale, Ingleton, Muker, etc., sheet size 350mm x 240mm, all edges gilt, bound October 1835 in full morocco gilt, with gilt title to upper board, armorial bookplate of C. Robert Bignold. Unfortunately the binding has been broken internally to extract the missing illustrations but the joints are intact.[The artist has not been identified. The Bignold family founded the Norwich Union insurance company.]
The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - Original Bound UK. Release Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, Anglo-Guild Productions, Merton Park Studios, London, 1957. 64pp. typescript, a 4pp. typescript cast list, listing characters and artists names with comments in red, such as very nervy next to Deidre Day, switchboard operator, a 1pp. typescript breakdown of the films final lengths from Mr. B.C. Eames to Mr. A.C. Snowden and others, including director, Montgomery Tully, a 2pp. Boosted Budget breakdown, June 21, 1954, A4 and folio sheets, bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, folio, titled and numbered 100/543 on spine, 35.6 x 24cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was a British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. The Counterfeit Plan is a British crime drama, screenplay by James Eastwood, directed by Montgomery Tully, starring Zachary Scott and Peggie Castle and featured professional snooker world champion, Horace Lindrum in a small role playing himself. . Condition Report: light marks and scuffs to folder, corners and spine bumped, some toning, light marks and occasional light foxing to pages
Over the Odds (1961). - Original Bound Annotated Film Script as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, Jermyn Productions Ltd., written by Ernie Player, based on the play by Rex Deering, bound within blue card covers, A.C. Snowden in red typescript on title page, 147pp. typescript with coloured revision sheets, a 2pp. cast list with names, addresses and telephone numbers, initialled A.S. in black ink top left, 7 black and white publicity stills bound in, 8 x 10 inches, A4 and folio sheets, bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, folio, 35.6 x 23cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was a British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Over the Odds is a British comedy film, directed by Michael Forlong, starring Marjorie Rhodes, Glen Melvyn, Cyril Smith and Thora Hird. Condition Report: light marks to folder with staining to upper and lower top corners, toning and light marks to cast list otherwise internally clean and good condition; the publicity stills all reasonable condition.
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