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Millais (John Guille). British Diving Ducks, 2 volumes, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1913, 74 plates by Archibald Thorburn, O. Murray Dixon and H. Gronvold of which 39 colour, a little light marginal spotting and occasional small marginal water stain, bookplate, top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, spines faded, some fading and light water stains to covers, folioQty: (2)NOTESLimited edition 316/450. Anker 342; Nissen IVB 633; Wood p.464; Zimmer p.436.

Millais (John Guille). The Natural History of British Game Birds, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1909, 18 colour plates, 17 photogravure plates, half-tone plate, a little minor spotting, light water stain to lower margin of a few text and index leaves towards end, a few tissue guards toned and frayed, bookplate, top edge gilt, original buckram-backed cloth boards, spine faded and rubbed at ends, some fading to extremities, light edge wear and a few marks, folio, limited edition 112/550, together with Millais (John Guille). Game Birds and Shooting-Sketches; Illustrating the Habits, Modes of Capture, Stages of Plumage, and the Hybrids and Varieties which occur amongst them, 1st edition, London: Henry Sotheran, 1892, frontispiece of Thomas Bewick by Millais, 16 colour plates, 18 monochrome plates, illustrations, occasional light spotting and small marginal water stain, bookplate, top edge gilt, original maroon half morocco over red pebble cloth gilt, spine and edges a little rubbed, a few stains, folioQty: (2)

Thorburn (Archibald). Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1923, 30 colour plates mounted on grey card, light spotting to endpapers, top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, spine faded, wear to upper corner, some fading and small stains to covers, folioQty: (1)NOTESLarge paper copy. Limited edition 18/155. Nissen IVB 939.

Dodoens (Rembert). A New Herbal, or Historie of Plants: Wherein is contained, the whole discourse and perfect description of all sorts of Herbes and Plants: their divers and sundry Kinds, their Names, Natures, Operations, and Vertues..., First set forth in the Dutch or Almaigne tongue ... and now first translated out of French into English, by Henry Lyte Esquire, Corrected and amended, Imprinted at London by Edward Griffin, 1619, [24], 341, 343-349, 351-564, [28]pp., title within decorative woodcut border trimmed to ruled edge and lined to verso, browned and fore-edge frayed with some ink-burn, erratic pagination, text mostly in black letter, occasional marginalia with light ink burn, some leaves of index frayed, torn and repaired, lacking final leaf 3E4, browning, heavy dust-soiling throughout and some dampstaining, Leonard E. Newton bookplate to upper pastedown, modern half calf, maroon morocco title label and blind decoration to spine, folioQty: (1)NOTESSTC 6987; ESTC S107362; Henrey 113.

AUDEBERT (JEAN BAPTISTE)Histoire naturelle des Singes et des Makis, FIRST EDITION, half-title, section titles, list of subscribers, 61 engraved plates by Audebert, printed in colours and finished by hand, 2 uncoloured anatomical plates, some light foxing or spotting, occasional faint offsetting of plates, margins of 2 text leaves slightly chipped, straight-grained red morocco gilt by Bozerian, covers gilt with simian and floral corner tools, spine panelled with simian stamp in each compartment, g.e., covers lightly rubbed, bookplate removed [Nissen ZBI 156; Wood, p.206], folio (510 x 330mm.), Paris, Desray, [1799-1800]Footnotes:First edition of Audebert's first original work, and the earliest and most important monographs on monkeys ever published. This was the first original publication of Audebert and the first book to employ his special color-printing process.Provenance: Prince Golitsyn, armorial stamp on title; Sotheby's, 23 April 1994, lot 1This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BLONDEL (JEAN-FRANCOIS)Description des festes données par la ville de Paris, à l'occasion du mariage de Madame Louise-Elisabeth de France, & de Dom Philippe, Infant & Grand Amiral d'Espagne, 13 plates by Blondel (8 of which double-page), light discoloration chiefly to text, contemporary mottled calf with Paris arms on covers, spine and corners worn [Cohen-De Ricci 288; Lipperheide 19; Berlin Kat. 3012], large folio, Paris, Le Mercier, 1740Footnotes:The only edition of this festival book, charting the celebrations in Paris for the wedding of Louise-Elisabeth, daughter of Louis XV, to the son of Philip V of Spain. An island was specially constructed in the Seine for the event; fireworks and a Grand Ball at the Hotel de Ville also featured.Provenance: Sotheby's, Atlases, Travel and Natural History, 25 June 1992, lot 216.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BOWYER (ROBERT)The Triumphs of Europe in the Campaigns of the Years 1812, 1813, 1814 [An Illustrated Record of Important Events in the Annals of Europe], 2 parts in one vol., 2 letterpress titles, engraved map, 2 engraved plates, 19 hand-coloured aquatint plates (4 double-page, 2 of which with short marginal tears at fold), extra-illustrated with hand-coloured engraved map by Lt. Tyler (repaired), without 'Directions to the Binder' leaf, red half morocco by Bayntun, t.e.g. [cf. Tooley 97; cf. Abbey Life 352], folio (463 x 320mm.), T. Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1814-15 [watermarked 1811-14]Footnotes:Bowyer's colour-plate book of Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. The work has a complicated publishing history and appears in various combinations. According to Abbey, Bowyer's work 'originated in 1814 with the Triumphs of Europe, [was] enlarged in 1815 by the addition of a second part, The Annals of Europe, and then, through the return and final defeat of Napoleon, enlarged further with [The Campaign of Waterloo - not present here] as an Appendix to the whole. Each of the three parts is, however, also complete in itself, and numerous copies exist in bindings of the three separately or with two of the three bound together to form one volume.' Provenance: George John Carnegie (1843-1891), 9th Earl of Northesk, bookplate; George Seton Veitch, bookplate; Christie's, Valuable Travel and Natural History Books, 25 May 1992, lot 21This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BRISEUX (CHARLES-ETIENNE)Traité du Beau essentiel dans les Arts, 2 vol., engraved throughout with portrait frontispiece, titles, text and plates, light dampstain to portrait and a few further dampstains not touching text or engravings, contemporary marbled calf, lightly rubbed [Fowler, p.55], folio, Paris, chez l'Auteur et Chereau, 1752Footnotes:With a particular focus on architecture, Briseux's work includes plans, sections, elevations of French and Italian monuments, and details of interior decoration in the Louis XV style.Provenance: Ader Tajan, Beaux Livres Anciens, Paris, 16 December 1994, lot 144.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

JOUY (HENRI BARBET DE)Gemmes et joyaux de la couronne au Musée du Louvre, introduction par Alfred Darcel, etched plates by Jules Jacquemart, loose as issued in original boards, folio, Paris, Techener, 1886Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's New York, 24 October 1996, lot 22.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

KNOX (ROBERT)An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, in the East-Indies, together with an Account of the Detaining in Captivity of the Author, FIRST EDITION, JOHN EVELYN'S COPY, leaf of commendation, double-page folding engraved map, 15 engraved plates, advertisement leaf at end, without the portrait (as usual), map with slight tear at lower margin, contemporary calf, joints slightly split [ESTC R16598], folio (325 x 200mm.), Richard Chiswell, 1681Footnotes:JOHN EVELYN'S COPY. Whilst trading along the Coromandel coast Robert Knox (1641-1720) was forced to land at Kottiar Bay, Ceylon, whereupon he was held captive for the next nineteen years, eventually escaping in 1679. The Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon was written on the voyage back to England, where it was published with encouragement of the East India Company and Robert Hooke of the Royal Society. 'The book influenced the work of contemporaries such as Daniel Defoe, who drew from Knox's experiences much of the context for, and the aspirations of, his hero in Robinson Crusoe' (ODNB).Provenance: 'Won at Raffle Septr. 10th 1682 by the Little Woman', inscription on recto of commendation leaf; John Evelyn, press-mark 'Jupiter 18' inscribed in his hand on verso of the same; Sir Frederick Evelyn, bookplate; Christie's, 1 December 1977, lot 857; Sotheby's, 26-27 June 1997, lot 405.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

LEAR (EDWARD)Views in the Seven Ionian Islands, First edition, lithographed title and 20 tinted lithographed views by Day & Son after Lear, subscribers list, some spotting to plates, mostly in margins, some plates slightly frayed or chipped at edges, publisher's cloth gilt, contents loose [Blackmer 987], folio, Edward Lear, 1 December 1863Footnotes:Provenance: Sotheby's, Atlases, Travel and Natural History, 25 June 1992, lot 108This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WHISTLER (REX)SWIFT (JONATHAN) Gulliver's Travels... Illustrated by Rex Whistler, 2 vol., NUMBER 33 OF 195 COPIES, engraved title vignettes, 12 hand-coloured plates, 5 maps and 8 head- and tail-pieces by Whistler, faint offsetting from plates and vignettes, publisher's green half morocco gilt by Wood, t.e.g., slipcase, folio (360 x 250mm.), Cresset Press, 1930Footnotes:Provenance: Doris Benz, bookplate; her sale, Christie's New York, 16 November 1984, lot 74; Sotheby's New York, The Book as Art, Part I, 2 June 1995, lot 378.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WORLD WAR I - PALESTINEScrapbook containing c.120 photographs of people, places and events in Palestine (present day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip), Syria and the Sinai (Egypt) during World War I, some featuring Allenby, Jamal Pasha and von Kressenstein in Jerusalem, Turkish forces, German and British planes, prisoners of war, a boxing match, along with numerous views and portraits of local inhabitants etc, loosely corner mounted, original cloth-backed boards ('G.R. Army Book 129' on upper cover), spine defective, folio, [c.1917-1919]Footnotes:Provenance: Peter Hopkirk; his sale, Sotheby's, 13-14 October 1998, lot 1023.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Willi SITTE (1921-2013)"Mappenwerk-Ovid, Ars amatoria" (1970)Ovidius Naso, P., Ars Amotoria. Liber secundus. Die Liebeskunst. Zweites Buch. Aus dem Lateinischen übersetzt und nachgedichtet von Fr. W. Lenz. Mit 13 Orig.-Farblithographien von W. Sitte. Berlin, Akademie-Verlag 1970. Illustr. OHPgt. Gr.-Folio.1 von 600 num., Exemplaren, hier Nr. 528, im Druckvermerk vom Künstler handsigniert.Willi SITTE (1921-2013)"Portfolio-Ovid, Ars amatoria" (1970)Ovidius Naso, P., Ars Amotoria. Liber secundus, the art of love, second book, translated from Latin and re-written by Fr. W. Lenz. With 13 original colored lithographies by W. Sitte. Berlin, academy publisher 1970. illustrated OHPgt. Gr.-folio.1 of 600 numbered, Copies, here No. 528, handsigned by the artist in print.

A collection of twenty six Folio Society books

Various books on art and collecting to include:Street, Fraser"Moorcroft the Phoenix Years" and "Winds of Change"English Painting in the 18th century, the National Family Bible, the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, The Collected Poem of W H Davies, The Times Atlas of the World Comprehensive edition, elephant folio in slip case and The Book of Knowledge published by Waverley (8 vols) 

A box of Folio Society books

Two Spirit Folio mixers

FOLIO OF PRINTS BY VARIOUS ARTISTS (18TH - 20TH CENTURY),compromising lithographs, etchings, and engravings depicting naval, political and botanical subjectsLargest image size 20cm x 28cmAll unframed

After Gregoire Huret (1606 - 1670)  a folio of Religious engravings, the inside page inscribed George Sligo 1813, 43 x 59cm (17) (a/f) 

Jean Alexander, 1911-1994, a folio of pictures, together with two others

Assheton-Stones Family A folio containing a large quantity of nude and figure studies in pastel, pencil etc Condition Report & Further Details Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

A FOLIO OF ARCHITECTURAL/DESIGN DRAWINGS, 19th CENTURY principally French, comprising a variety of subjects (for a grand bed in Louis XVI style [see illus], scroll decoration, ceiling designs, `Plafond imitation bois, Bibliotheque Gothique` and a large plan for `Propriete de M. Chatel .. Bosc-le-Hard .. 1879` by Dainiseur (?), this 60 x 80cm; and one Italian work (`Stile del Renascimento`) (13 leaves) ++ Some very worn and with some damage

ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18th CENTURY A folio of seventeen drawings of life studies, nudes and copies in the style of the Gandolfi family and after the Antique, black, white and red chalks on various papers, all unframed The largest 45 x 62cm approx.; the smallest 29 x 21.5cm. (17) ++ Images generally good but with signs of wear; creased, worn and with some tears at edges; satisfactory overall

•SIR MUIRHEAD BONE, HRSA, HRWS (1876-1953) STUDIES FOR `WINTER MINE-LAYING OFF ICELAND`, 1942 A folio of 23 rudimentary studies of figures, limbs, hands, faces, charcoal, some on tracing paper, various sizes, 45 x 58cm and smaller; with six further damaged studies on tracing paper, many losses and creases in these, rolled (a folio and a roll) *"Wednesday June 25th 1940 …Muirhead Bone called at the School to ask Albert [Rutherston, Ruskin Master of Drawing] & me to come to tea in Gavin's rooms in St. John's, to look at the progress of his picture of the mine-layer ...Saw the big drawings of the men laying the mines from the stern of the special ship which does this work, also other drawings of such ships' activities, some of them very secret and unpublishable at present, which I ought not to have seen: all done at sea, under very difficult conditions, with obstacles that only Bone could surmount… " (The Diaries of Randolph Schwabe: British Art 1930-48, edited by Gill Clarke published by Sansom & Co., 2016). Muirhead Bone was appointed as one of Britain's first official war artists in May 1916. His small black and white drawings were widely reproduced in war-time government-funded publications. In early 1940, at the age of 64, Muirhead Bone was again appointed as a war artist, commissioned as a major in the Royal Marines. These formative studies are for the oils in the Imperial War Museum. ++ Some tears and losses at edges of the larger sheets; transferred marks from having been in a folio; handling marks etc; the large tracing paper studies with many faults

MACQUOID (P), A History of English Furniture, four volumes, Age of Oak; Age of Walnut; Age of Satinwood; Age of Mahogany, London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1904-1908. Folio, publisher's red buckram with gilt lettering, colour plates after Shirley Slocombe (with captioned tissue-guards) plus further black & white illustrations within the text (4)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1969-1980, Hair Peace, Bed Peace, folio of twelve lithographs

A 20th century oak folio stand

A framed pen and ink sketch depicting nude females; a folio of assorted prints and watercolours; together with a small suitcase containing 1951 Victoria Hall programme Amateur Radio Magazine etc

Alexander Young Simpson (Early 20th century) A folio of interior and architectural decoration studies to include; ''Order around decoration in Pantheon'', ''Ceiling of library Sienna Cathedral, ''Treatment of Vaulting Sienna Cathedral'', ''Decoration of Soffit of Chancel Arch, S.Spirito, Sienna'', ''Decoration of Rib Palazzo Publico, Sienna'', ''House of Sirrius Pompeii'', ''Ceiling in Choir, S.Maria del Poplo, Rome'' and ''Ceiling of Villa Madama, Rome'', each signed, inscribed and dated 1914, unframed (collection)

Unopened Book - 'Frescos From the 13th to 18th Century', Folio size edition - Scala, ISBN 978-88-6637-137-3

E. Sharland, 'York Minster', etching, 42.5 x 22.5cm signed lower right; W.A. Cox, K.W. Burton, John Rockall, Joseph F. Perrin, C, Fitzgerald, John Cotha Webb and other signed prints, many others unsigned, in black folio.

[MISCELLANEOUS]. FOLIO SOCIETY Twenty-eight assorted volumes, some arranged into a set, each with slip-case, (box).

[MISCELLANEOUS]. FOLIO SOCIETY Thirty-two assorted volumes, each with slip-case, (box).

[MISCELLANEOUS]. FOLIO SOCIETY Twenty-four assorted volumes, some arranged into sets, each with slip-case and still shrink-wrapped (some with varying degrees of damp marking), (box).

[MISCELLANEOUS]. FOLIO SOCIETY & OTHER Forty-two assorted volumes, including the works of Shakespeare, some arranged into a set, some with slip-cases, (box).

[MISCELLANEOUS]. Twelve assorted works, comprising five Folio Society titles, each with slip-case, and others of history interest.

[MISCELLANEOUS]. FOLIO SOCIETY Thirty-eight assorted volumes, including a twelve-volume Beatrix Potter set, each with slip-case, the set still shrink-wrapped (some with varying degrees of damp marking, including the set), (box).

2 BOOKS FROM THE FOLIO SOCIETY INC KIDNAPPED BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AND ROBIN HOOD BY J C HOLG

2 BOOKS FROM THE FOLIO SOCIETY INCLUDES THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH AND THE LANTERN BEARERS BOTH ILLUSTRATED BY ROMAN PISAREV

3 BOOKS ALL FROM THE FOLIO SOCIETY TO INCLUDE THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS BY JAMES FENIMORE COOPER THE SILVER BRANCH BY ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF AND THE COMPLEET MOLESWORTH BY GEOFFREY WILLIANS AND RONALD SEARLE

A FOLIO ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK IN HARD CASE

Richard Beer (British, 1928-2017). 'Colle', limited edition print from the 1990 Chelsea School of Art Print-making Folio. Signed, titled and numbered 23/30 in pencil to margin. Image size: 7 x 13cm. Unframed, loose sheet.

Derrick Greaves (British, 1927-2002). 'No. 3 Rose and Hand', original pencil and ink drawing. Line drawing with artist's annotations in pencil, based on one of the screen-prints from the Ten Flowerpieces folio. Signed, dated 1970 and dedicated to 'Bryan and Nanette - December 70'. Possibly dedicated to the actors Bryan and Nanette Newman, although unconfirmed. 56 x 78cm. Framed and glazed, size of frame 77.5 x 97.5cm.

A collection of rare pre-war books and sale catalogues and a facsimile edition of the Schulz CodexComprising:Auction cataloguesAlt-Meißener Porzellan, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 22 March 1904;Sammlung des Freiherrn Adalbert von Lanna, Prag, I. Teil, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 9-16 November 1909;Sammlung des Freiherrn Adalbert von Lanna, Prag, II. Teil, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 21-28 March 1911;Sammlung des königl. ungar. Hofrats Gustav von Gerhardt Budapest, Rusolph Lepke's Kunst-Auktions-Haus, 7-9 November 1911;The King Collection of Dresden Porcelain, Christie's London, 5 May 1914;Sammlung C.H. Fischer - Dresden, Hugo Helbing, 14-15 May 1918;Porzellane und Waffen aus den kgl. Sächsischen Sammlungen in Dresden, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 7-8 October 1919;Porzellan/Gemälde Elfenbeinskulpturen Waffen aus den Sächsischen Staatssammlugen, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 12 October 1920;Sammlung Darmstaedter Berlin, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 24-26 March 1925;Keramische Sammlungen Friedrich Girtanner, Zürich, Dr. Aurel von Dobay, Budapest, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 9-10 December 1926;Sammlung Gustav Seligmann, Koblenz und Köln, Paul Cassirer/Hugo Helbing, 27-28 March 1928;Sammlung Dr. Paul von Ostermann, Darmstadt-München, Paul Cassirer/Hugo Helbing, 30 October-2 November 1928;Porzellansammlung Siegfried Salz - Berlin, Paul Cassirer/Hugo Helbing, 26-27 March 1929;Sammlung Baron von Born - Budapest, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 4 December 1929;Glas und Keramik, Sammlung J.E.-Berlin und Berliner Privatbesitz, Paul Cassirer/Hugo Helbing, 4-6 December 1929;Porzellane aus schweizer Privatbesitz und aus dem Nachlass Dr. Karl Lanz, Mannheim, Hugo Helbing, 8 May 1930;Altes Porzellan aus ausländischem Staatsbesitz, Sammlung Dr. Witte-Rostock, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 21-22 October 1930;Die Sammlung Erich von Goldschmidt-Rotschild, Hermann Ball/Paul Graupe, 23-25 March 1931;Die Sammlung Prinz Friedrich Leopold von Preussen, Hermann Ball/Paul Graupe, 27-28 November 1931;Niederländische Gemälde, Kunstgewerbe des 16.-18. Jahrhunderts, Hermann Ball/Paul Graupe, 28 June 1932;Nachlaß Louis Jay und Nachlaß Conrad Binding, Frankfurt a.M. et al, Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt a.M., 31 May-2 June 1934;Möbel und Kunstgewerbe des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts, Ostasiatische Kunst, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 15-16 November 1934Sammlung Frau Margarete Oppenheim, Julius Böhler, Munich, 18-20 May 1936;Kusntsammlung Geheimrat W. - Dresden, Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, 24-26 February 1937;Die Sammlung List, Hans W. Lange, 28-30 March 1939;Gemälde und Kunstgewerbe aus einer bekannten Privatsammlung, Verschiedener Kunstbesitz, Hans W, Lange, 22-23 June 1939;Sammlung List, Magdebutg, II. Yeil, Chinasammlung Prof. Wegener, Berlin, Verschiedener Kunstbesitz, Hans W. Lange, 25-27 January 1940LiteratureHermann Schmitz, Generaldirektør Ole Olsens Kunstsamlinger, vol. II, F. Bruckmann A.-G., Munich, 1927;Carl Albiker, Die Meissner Porzellantiere im 18. Jahrhundert, Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, Berlin, 1935;Rainer Behrends, Das Meissener Musterbuch Für Höroldt- Chinoiserien, Musterblätter aus der Malstube der Meissener Porzellmanufaktur (Schulz-Codex), 132 loose leaf illustrations, clothbound, 3 slip cases, folio, Munich, 1978, 3 vols (30)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

L. Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Porzellansammlung Gustav von KlempererClothbound, folio, numbered 58 of a privately printed edition of 150, Dresden, 1928For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

ELIZABETH I OF RUSSIA: (1709-1762) Empress of Russia 1741-62. L.S., Elizabeth, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, Saint Petersburg, 24th January 1737, in Cyrillic. The manuscript document is a Decree to the Patrimonial Chancery, instructing that attention to Piotr Novikov´s horses has to be maintained and that the same money he was receiving when he was working for the chancery as salary has to be paid in future. Further also instructing that the sum of 150 roubles has to be paid annually to the notary Bogdanov, as well as 800 kilos of flour and oat every four months, first the flour at the beginning of each period and after, at the end of each period, the money. Very small minor age wear, otherwise VG

CATHERINE II THE GREAT: (1762-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, Catherine the Great. An excellent and very attractive D.S., `Ekaterina´, in Cyrillic, a bold and good signature example, one large page, oblong 15 x 21 folio, Saint Petersburg, 8th August 1769, in Cyrillic. The document bears to the front a splendid and very large paper seal with coat of Imperial arms and is signed by the `Empress and Sovereign of All Russias..´, being a title given, appointing a representative to the Pope Clemens XIV, who will carry out his duties from the Russian consulate established in the port city of Ancona on the Adriatic Sea. Countersigned at the base by Prince Alexander Golitsyn. It is likely that this appointment was postponed or canceled, the name of the diplomat having never been completed. It was probably part of a political strategy of Catherine II who, after the occupation of Poland, had waited only a spark to launch a war of expansion against Turkey, under the false pretext of providing help to Christians against the unbelievers. It will be done in September 1768, and the port of Ancona, natural gate to Turkey, will serve as a base for the Russian fleet already installed in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1771, Russia will seize Crimea and the Turks will finally sign peace in 1774. Accompanied by an official contemporary translation into Latin, attached to main document signed by Catherine II. Very small overall minor age wear. VG  Prince Alexander Golitsyn (1718-1783) Russian Marshal and Diplomat. Governor of Saint Petersburg. One of the main Russian military leaders involved in the war against Turks.

PAUL I: (1754-1801) Emperor of Russia 1796-1801. The only son of Peter III and Catherine the Great. Assassinated. L.S., ´Pavel´, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, Saint Petersburg, 9th November 1800, in Cyrillic. The Emperor approves an appointment in his Royal Household, stating `Chamberlain Lanskoy, who was retired, is accepted to his former service in Our Court.´A clean and in fine condition letter. VG

ALEXANDER I OF RUSSIA: (1777-1825) Emperor of Russia 1801-25. L.S., Alexander, in Cyrillic, a good signature example with large flourish, one page, folio, Krasnoye Selo, Saint Petersburg, 8th July 1825, in Cyrillic. The document being a decree to the Chapter of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders, to issue insignias and credentials to several Lieutenant Colonels, bestowing them Knights with the Royal Order of Saint Grand Prince Vladimir or the Imperial Order of Saint Anna. With left edge very slightly trimmed, otherwise VG   The present document is signed only four months before Alexander I passed away.

NICHOLAS I OF RUSSIA: (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia 1825-55. L.S., Nicholas, in Cyrillic, one page, folio, Saint Petersburg, 8th May 1832, in Cyrillic. The document being a decree to the Chapter of Russian Imperial Royal Orders, stating in part `According to the acknowledgement made by Our dear spouse Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, regarding the dedicated service of the treasurer of the Moscow House of Diligence first-class merchant Gubin, and his relevant donations to this house and to other charities, We appoint him and award with the St. Anne Order of second class´. A bold signature example by the Emperor, with flourish. Countersigned by State Secretary Taneev. Repaited to the edge, otherwise VG

NICHOLAS I: (1796-1855) Emperor of Russia 1825-55. L.S., Nicolas, a good and bold signature example, three pages, folio, Saint Petersburg, 23rd March 1837, to His Majesty the King of Naples, in Cyrillic. The manuscript letter informs the King, 'Our Dear Brother and Friend.. after having accepted the petition received from our Privy Councillor, Chamberlain and Cavalier Count Adam Matushevits, who is residing now at the Court of Your Majesty as our Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister, we relieve him from his duty and Envoy..´. Countersigned at the foot by Karl Nesselrode. Accompanied by the original envelope wrapper bearing a large Imperial paper seal. Some extremely light, minor age wear, otherwise VG  Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. Karl Nesselrode (1780-1862) Russian Count and Diplomat. Foreign Affairs Minister 1816-56. Nesselrode served under Tsars Alexander I, Nicholas I and Alexander II.

ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. A good D.S., Alexander, in Cyrillic, two pages, folio, Livadia, 30th August 1867, to Fedor Beklemishev, Karl Schumacher and Vasily Kirilov, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document is a decree according to which Alexander II as Emperor and Autocrat of all Russias bestow the Royal Order of Saint Grand Prince Vladimir to the first, and the Imperial Order of Saint Anna to the second and third, for their dedicated services. VG 

ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. An excellent L.S., Alexander, a good and bold signature example, two pages, folio, Saint Petersburg, 30th April 1855, "On the first year of our reign", to King Ferdinand II, in Cyrillic. Alexander II as Emperor and Autocrat of all Russias congratulates his correspondent stating `We have received a letter from Your Majesty addressed to the Emperor Nicholas Pavlovich of blessed memory, our dear father, in which You inform that Your spouse gave birth to a Princess…´ Countersigned to the bottom of the second page, beneath the Tsar´s signature, by State Chancellor Nesselrode. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope, addressed to King Ferdinand II, with an extensive presentation in Cyrillic, and bearing a large paper seal affixed in very fine condition. EX   Alexander II responds to a King Ferdinand II letter received, a letter which was sent to Emperor Nicholas I after the Italian Princess birth on 21st January, but in the meantime, in February 1855, Nicholas I passed away and Alexander II responds as heir and new Emperor of Russia, although his coronation would only take place few months later. Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. He succeeded his father Francis I at the early age of twenty. Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1855-1874) Youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of Austria. Princess Maria Luisa was known for her charity to the poor. The Princess died at the very early age of 19 shortly after her return from Egypt suffering high fever. Karl Nesselrode (1780-1862) Russian Count and Diplomat.

ALEXANDER III OF RUSSIA: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. A good D.S., `Alexander´, a good and large signature example, in Cyrillic and in purple pencil, two pages, folio, Gatchina, 27th October 1890, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document being a decree to the Chapter of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders, to issue insignias and credentials to the Knights and bestowing the Imperial and Royal Orders for their fifty years services. The document bears a list of names, related to different churches all over the country, being granted several insignias such as the Imperial and Royal Order of Saint Grand Prince Vladimir and the Order of Saint Anna. VG

NICHOLAS II OF RUSSIA: (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia 1894-1917. D.S., `N´, with flourish, dark pencil, two pages, folio, Petrograd, 14th November 1914, to Count Vladimir Borisovich, in Cyrillic. The Tsar grants an award to a woman, bestowing to her the Red Cross badge, 2nd class, and states in part `The wife of Lieutenant General, Sofia Iosifovna Babich, has made successful efforts in the Red Cross since 1899… S. I. Babich committed herself fully to the expansion of activities of this Сommunity and the increase of staff of its sisters, as well as finishing the construction and the equipping of the residence buildings of the Community.´ Further sending orders to the Chapter of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders. VG  £1000-1500

NICHOLAS II: (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia 1894-1917. Assassinated. An excellent and very extensive D.S., `Nicolas´, in Cyrillic, fifty-four pages, folio, Tsarskoye Selo, 28th January 1914, in Cyrillic. The clean document being a decree to the Chapter of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders, which according to the testimony of the Minister of Justice, bestow Imperial and Royal Orders to an extensive number of civilian people, granting different award such as the Order of the White Eagle or Knight insignias. Addressed to Minister and Secretary of state Shcheglovitov. VG 

NICHOLAS II OF RUSSIA: (1868-1918) Emperor of Russia 1894-1917. Assassinated. A good D.S., Nicholas, in Cyrillic, two pages, folio, Tsarkoe Selo, 22nd November 1904, in Cyrillic. The partially printed document is a decree addressed to the Chapter of Russian Imperial and Royal Orders bestowing three imperial orders, including the Imperial Order of Saint Anna, second class, with swords, in favour of Lieutenant-Colonel, General of Staff and Pacific Ocean Fleet Commander-in-Chief Nikolai Aycard, for his dedicated service in Port Arthur. Two further Orders of Saint Anna and Saint Vladimir are granted to officers Voskresensky and Klado for their tactical plans achievements and war time efforts. Nicholas II orders the Chapter to issue in favour of the awarded officers the knights insignias and credentials. Countersigned by Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich `Aleksei´, in Cyrillic, Commander-in-Chief and General Admiral of the Navy. Extremelly small areas of paper loss to the right edge, as a result of detaching, but not affecting the text or signatures. About VG  Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia (1850-1908) son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and Marie of Hesse. General-Admiral of the Russian Navy from 1883 until 1905. Well-remembered for his visit to U.S and for his buffalo hunts, Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich was the favourite uncle of Nicholas II. He was relieved of his command in 1905, six months after signing the present decree, after the Russian defeat in the Battle of Tsushima. He retired and lived in Paris until his death three years later.

SANTANA CARLOS: (1947-     ) Mexican-American Guitarist. A printed folio advertising supplement to Rolling Stone magazine, issued to promote the Warner Bros. documentary film Woodstock (1970), featuring various pieces of text and images to the inside of Joan Baez, Sly, Jimi Hendrix etc., and with a psychedelic poster to the centre, signed by Carlos Santana in blue ink to a clear area of the cover. One central horizontal fold, as issued, otherwise VG

MEYERHOLD VSEVOLOD: (1874-1940) Russian Theatre Director and Actor. Best known for his provocative experimental works and symbolism in an unconventional theatre. Creator of the acting system called biomechanics. Meyerhold was arrested, tortured and executed after a forced confession during the Great Purge. A rare and excellent A.L.S., `V. Meyerhold´, in Cyrillic, two pages, folio, Hendaye, France, 26th July 1930, to Vladimir Lvovich, in Cyrillic. Meyerhold on a lengthy letter first refers to a scrapbook stating in part `Argus de la Presse is a robbery. I beg you to refrain from ordering the scrapbook from them. I am sorry to bother you with this matter. But you will surely agree that….this book is too expensive (600 fr). When I will be in Moscow, I will try to get to an agreement with the museum and convince them to order a full scrapbook. Being objective, maybe it is not that expensive, taking into account that the compilation must be done post factum. But as I have not received money yet from Moscow, I cannot afford such costs.´ Meyerhold further refers to his visa permits and his stay in France, and states in part `When you and I were at the Police Prefecture, myself and Zinaida Nikolaevna made a petition to the Minister in order to extend the visa for two more months. But at the Secretariat of Isnard, we were only given papers (Récépissé de demande de carte d'identité) that are valid only until the 7th of August… The day we had left Paris, we received a notification to go to the office of Le Chef du Service des Étrangers… When we received our Récépissé at the Secretariat of Isnard (7-7-1930), we were given a right to stay in France, so we went to Hendaye-Plage, basing on what the Secretary had said, that we should come to the Prefecture on the 7th August 1930.´ Meyerhold tries to extend his stay in France, further saying `Could it be possible, dear, Vladimir Lvovich, not to leave the Hendaye-Plage harbour before the 11th August (expiry date for our aller et retour railway tickets). I enclose a piece of paper with our signatures and ask you to submit a petition for extension of stay to the Secretary of Isnard… Greetings from Zin[aida] Nik[olaevna].´ Meyerhold concludes his letter adding last sentences to the borders. VG  Zinaida Nikolaevna Reich (1894-1939) Russian Actress. One of the main figures of the Meyerhold Theatre. First married to Russian poet Sergey Yesenin. She married after divorce Vsevolod Meyerhold in 1922. Zinaida Reich died after being brutally stabbed in her apartment by NKVD agents.