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Click here to subscribePOWELL (Roger) signed binding. AUSTIN (O L) Birds of the World, London: Hamlyn 1961, folio, illustrated, full cream leather gilt with patterns of birds in flight and repeating title to the centre, with Powell's monogram stamp to rear lower turn-in. Provenance: Roger Powell and by family descent.
HANSON (John)of Osmanthorp near Leeds and latterly of Great Bromley Hall, Essex, and Russell Square, London). A typescript family history journal to the year 1841, folio, presentation copy to Bruce Brabazon Urmston (a relative of Hanson) dated 1936, half morocco; and another duplicate copy in full morocco by Riviere & Son (2)
After Van der Werff, an album of 28 engraved historical portraits, (image size c.31 x 18cm) all in roundels or ovals set overall within formal plinth or pedestal settings with a 4 line French verse, subjects include, Earl Of Essex, Wolsey, Thomas Cromwell, Nicholas Bacon, various bishops and monarchs, all in worn marbled folio
MORANT (Philip) The History and Antiquities of the County of Essex, 2 volumes, London 1768, folio, collated complete with 3 dedication leaves, scarce subscribers leaf, 9 folding maps by Bowen, 24 plates and plans, with scarce Audley End plate, 2 engraved illustrations in the text, rebacked tree calf, occasional foxing and spotting, ex libris Norman Scarfe and Charles Forster, Rector of Stisted and grandfather of E. M. Forster who gave this copy to Scarfe. (2)
HODGES (James) Construction of the Great Victoria Bridge in Canada. London 1860, folio, with 17 coloured lithograph plates (of 20), original faded cloth binding, with inserted paper folio in manuscript of the final estimate of works executed by Chaffey during 1859, a letter of thanks from Hodges to Benjamin Chaffey dated 1859, two original numbered tickets and an invitation to Mr and Mrs Chaffey for the first train to cross the bridge, and another invitation to Chaffey on the laying of the foundation stone of the last bridge pier
OAKESHOTT (Walter) The Two Winchester Bibles. Oxford 1981, folio, one of 1000 numbered copies, cloth; CHAUCER (Geoffrey) The Works, facsimile Kelmscott edition for the Folio Society, 2008, cloth; Early English Manuscripts in Facsimile, vol. 21, 1983, and vol. 24 The Tanner Bede, 1992, half bound; Catalogue of Ancient Manuscripts in the British Museum - Part I Greek. 1881, plates with library blindstamp; HASSALL (W O) The Holkham Bible Picture Book. London: The Dropmore Press 1954, half morocco; and one other on Illuminated Manuscripts by Warner (7)
TAYLOR (Richard) Index Monasticus, or the Abbeys and other Monasteries... the Diocese of Norwich and the Ancient Kingdom of East Anglia, 1821, folio, plates mainly by Cotman (somewhat stained), loose inserted drawing of Kersey Priory by George Frost of Ipswich dated 1813, (27 x 35cm), also inserted are two author's autograph letters signed to 'Mr Sloman, Bookseller, Yarmouth' and to Dawson Turner, with his signature to the first leaf, and Norwich plan and 2 county maps at the end, all in worn half calf
CARTER (John) The Ancient Architecture of England. London: 1837, folio, two parts in one vol., two engraved titles and plates, some offsetting, worn half calf; HASTINGS (T) Vestiges of Antiquity, or a Series of Etchings and Engravings... Cathedral, Castle... of Canterbury. London 1813, folio, frontispiece and 11 plates with guards, light dampstain, boards (rebacked) (2)
The Captive Fox, 1850, oblong folio, with manuscript title and verses on hunting by William Reid, with amateur illustrations by 'C H', in grained morocco binding. Note: William Reid (1804-67) of The Node, Codicote, Herts was a partner in Reid's Brewery in London, later Watney, Combe and Reid. He was High Sheriff of the county in 1857 and for many years Treasurer of the Puckeridge Foxhounds.
SWIRE (Herbert) The Voyage of the Challenger. A Personal Narrative of the Historic Circumnavigation of the Globe in the Years 1872-1876 by Navigating Sub-Lieutenant Herbert Swire, 2 volumes, Golden Cockerel Press 1938, folio, no.241 of 300 copies, illustrations, original cloth in slip case, good
Nonesuch Press. [BURTON (Robert)] "Democritus Junior". The Anatomy of Melancholy, 2 vols., 1925, small folio, one of 750 copies, illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, original vellum-backed patterned-paper boards, some wear and staining; SIDNEY (Sir P) Astrophel and Stella, 1931, 8vo, edited by Mona Wilson, one of 725 copies, in separate outer boards; THEOCRITOS. The Complete Poems, Fanfrolico Press, one of 500 copies, illustrated, original green boards with some fading and staining; Golden Cockerel Press. APULEIUS (L) The Golden Asse, 1923, 4to, no.192/450, cloth backed boards; STERNE. A Sentimental Journey... London: Peter Davies, 1927, 8vo, illustrations, original cloth; (6)
Private press and limited editions. PALTOCK (R) The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, 1928, 4to, illustrated by Edward Bawden, original cloth; YORKE (E) To War with Pen and Brush, Fleece Press 2007, illustrated by Ardizzone; MELVILLE (H) Benito Cereno, Nonesuch Press 1926, folio, illustrated by McKnight Kauffer; FARQUHAR (G) The Recruiting Officer, 1926, folio, illustrated by Vera Willoughby; etc (17)
TEGETMEIER (Denis) The Seven Deadly Virtues, no date [London 1934], 4to, one of 250 copies signed by Eric Gill and the author, original cloth; RUSKIN (J) Lectures on Landscape, 1897, folio, plates, cloth in slip case; and various later works on etching and illustration, including Bewick (10)
ALDIN (Cecil) Collection of titles - horses and hunting: Berkshire Vale, 1927, folio, worn wrapper; Forty Fine Ladeis, 1929; Right Royal, 1922; Handley Cross, 2 vols., red cloth gilt; Black Beauty, (Jarrolds); Exmoor the Riding Playground of England, 1935, 2nd edition; Ratcatcher to Scarlet, 3rd edition 1933; 4 others (13)
Literature, various. DRYDEN (J) The Comedies, Tragedies and Operas, 1701, 2 vols., folio, (vol. II incomplete - begins at p.141), calf; EVELYN (J) Memoirs, 2 vols. 1819, 4to, 2nd edition, plates, some dust staining, calf (one board detached); others mainly folio and quarto, history, classics, religion etc (sold not subject to return)
RICHARDSON (J B) A Revival of Lead Mining at Halkyn, North Wales. 1936, 8vo, report, plain binding; with a collection of HMSO Reports on Mines and Quarries, c.1896-1920, folio, paper wrappers; and a disbound assortment of mainly 18th century British Acts and Statutes, with a few other later.
STUBBS (George) The Anatomy of the Horse, first edition 1766, oblong folio, library stamp to title and few text leaves, 24 plates including key plates on thick paper, text a little toned, without errata leaf, few repairs to text margins and binding, rebacked contemporary boards, with modern box. Provenance: Royal Veterinary College, Camden CONDITIONAll with restoration, with some plates probably washed or cleaned, and bound in from another copy. No apparent watermark dates. RCVS cancelled stamp. Thick paper plates.
SILVESTRE (M J B) Universal Palaeography, or Fac-Similes of Writings of all Nations and Periods, edited by Sir Frederic Madden, in 2 vols., London: Henry G. Bohn 1850, large folio, hand coloured lithographic illustrations, occasional light spotting or staining, half morocco (lightly rubbed). Note: these are the two plate volumes only, the set was issued originally with two accompanying 8vo text volumes.
[ALEXANDER (William)] The Costume of the Russian Empire. London: William Miller 1803, folio, with 73 fine hand coloured plates by J. Dadley after J. G. Georgi, text in English and French, slight offsetting and very occasional foxing or spotting, plates watermarked 'Whatman 1823', contemporary straight grain morocco gilt, some staining to upper board at foot, lower corners worn; together with four small framed steel engravings of Russian scenes after Vickers (5)
Field Sports. THOMAS (B) The Shooter's Guide or Sportsman's Companion, 3rd edition 1811, 8vo, modern half calf; HAWKER (Lieut. Col. P) Advice to Young Sportsmen, 8vo, 7th edition 1833, 8vo, half morocco; The Sportsman's Dictionary, 1778, 4to, rather stained and spotted, calf with good modern reback; British Sports and Sportsmen, Shooting and Deerstalking, 2 vols., 1913, folio, one of 1000 copies, cloth (one spine damaged) (5)
BRASSEY (Anne) four titles (3 in publisher's cloth): A Voyage in The Sunbeam, 1878, 8vo, plates, some foxing, half roan; Sunshine and Storm in the East, 1880, title and frontispiece stained at foot; In the Trades, the Tropics and the Roaring Forties, 1885; The Last Voyage 1889; also - BRASSEY (Earl) The "Sunbeam" RYS, 1918 reprint; Algae Britannicae, Bath: Binns and Goodwin, no date c.1860, folio, decorative title and 12 mounted specimens of seaweeds, half calf (6)
LE SAGE. Atlas, 2nd edition 1818, folio, coloured maps within text; BARTHOLOMEW (J) The Imperial Atlas of England and Wales, Fullarton, no date, with title and 15 main double page sheets, worn cloth; few others including Lewis Topographical Dictionary with atlas vol., etc. Sold not subject to return
NO RESERVE Weale (W.H.James) & Dr. J.P.Richter. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures belonging to the Earl of Northbrook, number 220 of an unspecified limited edition, original vellum, uncut, nick to head of spine, 1889 § [Temple (A.G.) A Catalogue of Pictures forming the Collection of Lord and Lady Wantage, presentation copy from Harriet S.Wantage to Arthur Grenfell, original cloth, gilt, 1905 § Borenius (Tancred) & Rev. J.V.Hodgson. A Catalogue of the Pictures at Elton Hall...of Colonel Douglas James Proby, 2 vol. including supplement, one of 350 copies, spotting, original cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, supplement original wrappers, 1924-39, plates, some mounted, tissue guards, a little rubbed; and another, 4to & folio (5)⁂ Lord Northbrook inherited his collection from his father Thomas Baring and Lord and Lady Wantage inherited theirs from her father, Lord Overstone. Both Baring and Overstone were bankers and together with Humphrey Mildmay they purchased the collection of Dutch paintings belonging to Baron Verstolk van Soelen and split them between them.
NO RESERVE Gibson (John) Engravings from Original Compositions Executed in Marble at Rome, engraved throughout with portrait, title, dedication, list of plates and 77 plates engraved under the supervision of Lewis Gruner after Guglielmi, some foxing and marginal water-staining, title loose, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, folio, Colnaghi, 1861.
NO RESERVE Bode (Dr. Wilhelm) The Art Collection of Mr. Alfred Beit at his residence 26 Park Lane London, one of 50 copies in English on Japanese handmade paper (plus 50 copies in German) numbered "Proof Edition No.22", heliogravure plates and illustrations, captioned tissue guards, occasional spotting, original calf, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, with original cloth drop-back box (rubbed & damp-stained, one edge detached), folio, Berlin, 1904.⁂ Alfred Beit (1853-1906) was a British gold and diamond magnate in South Africa who donated large amounts of his fortune to developing infrastructure in Africa, and to university education and research. His brother, Otto, and his nephew, Sir Alfred Lane Beit, were also both significant art collectors and philanthropists.
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, Atlas vol. only, 19 plates and maps only (of 44), some folding or double-page, one loose, occasional spotting, marginal water-staining, bookplate, lacking title, contemporary calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, rubbed, folio, [1797]; sold not subject to return⁂ Without the two accompanying text volumes, this atlas illustrates the official account of Lord Macartney's voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, the failure of which led to the establishment of the British trading post at Hong Kong.
Broadside.- Glorious Revolution.- Some Reflections upon His Highness the Prince of Oranges Declaration, drop-head title, printed in double-column, in manuscript note in contemporary hand at foot of first page, soiled, folded and creased, folio (c.400 x 250mm.), n.p., [1688].⁂ ESTC cites only 2 copies of this broadside edition: British Library and California State Library (Sutro).
[Caulfield (Francis, 2nd Earl of Charlemont)] [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of some Highly Important and Valuable Books and Manuscripts of a Nobleman...11th day of August, with vendor's name supplied in ink at head of title and some prices in manuscript, lacking final leaf, bound with another sale at end (remainder of Charlemont library), with manuscript list of contents to both sales and note on the sale at beginning, book-label of A.N.L.Munby, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1865; and another copy of the catalogue in printed wrappers, 8vo (2)⁂ On 29th June 1865 a fire broke out at Sotheby's warehouse and many of the books and records stored there were destroyed, including some of the books from the library of the 2nd Earl of Charlemont awaiting sale on 11th August. The manuscript note at beginning states that "nearly the whole of these fine books were destroyed by fire at the auctioneers, also copies of the catalogue" but, judging by the manuscript prices, most books were saved and were apparently sold on the named date, with the remaining portion on 27th September. Interest was piqued and prices were good; Sir Thomas Phillipps bought some lots but grumbled at the scorched and stained condition of the bindings when he received them. Confusingly, Shakespeare's First Folio (lot 132) appears to have sold for £455 although this appears again as lot 1964 in the second sale, so maybe all the books were sold in the later sale.
NO RESERVE Auctions.- House of Commons. A Bill to prevent Frauds against the Revenue, and Injuries to fair Trade, by itinerant and other Auctioneers, 15pp., stitched, horizontal folds, final leaf with docket title lightly soiled, folio, 1814.⁂ COPAC cites one printed copy only (National Library of Scotland); WorldCat lists that plus a copy at University College London and 2 in America.
Crystal Palace.- [Sale Catalogue] The Crystal Palace Sydenham. To Be Sold by Auction...On Tuesday 28th day of November, 1911..., first edition, photogravures plates, tissue guards, printed envelope containing folding colour plan loosely inserted, ex-Law Society library copy with presentation slip and accompanying letter tipped in and a few stamps, library cloth, original pictorial upper wrapper bound in (soiled and frayed at edges, reinforced), Knight, Frank & Rutley, 1911; and an 1854 guide to the palace and park, folio & 8vo (2)⁂ Crystal Palace was built in 1851 to house the Great Exhibition and was three times the size of St.Paul's Cathedral. After the exhibition it was moved to Sydenham and in 1911 housed the Festival of Empire, but the building fell into disrepair and it was sold to Lord Plymouth for £210,000 before being destroyed by fire in 1936.
Daniel (George) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the most Valuable, Interesting and Highly Important Library..., ruled in red with prices and buyers' names in manuscript, occasional foxing, contemporary morocco-backed marbled boards, rubbed, spine faded, 4to, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 1864.⁂ Important library of Elizabethan and Shakespearean literature which made a total of £15,865 2s. It contained fine copies of Shakespeare's first four Folios, the First Folio being bought by Baroness Burdett-Coutts for £716 2s, and many of the quartos. The detailed catalogue includes prints, drawings, coins, silver and porcelain at the end.
A sketch book and folio of primary sketches made during the Blitz in South East London, the sketch book titled ‘Flying bombs & incendiaries, Beckenham, Penge, Croydon etc’, comprising of pencil, ink, pencil and ink studies of ARP, bomb shelters and people within them, destruction caused by the bombs etc, most are annotated with comments on the scene or damaged occurred including deaths, names and location, along with a few studies from art school.
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