Douglas (Robert). The Peerage of Scotland..., 1764, The Barnage of Scotland..., 1798, both Edinburgh, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary full calf, boards partially detached and rubbed with minor loss, folio, together with Thomson (Thomas), An Historical Enquiry regarding the imposition of taxes upon land in Scotland, 1816, 5 facsimile documents, author's copy with marginal annotations, guttering reinforced with brown cloth tape, some light spotting and offsetting, contemporary half calf, boards and spine lightly rubbed, 4to, and Stirling (William Macgregor), History of Stirlingshire, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Stirling, 1817, colour folding map frontispiece to volume 1, black and white map in volume 2, some spotting and offsetting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated half calf, front boards partially detached, slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 18th and 19th century Scottish topography and history reference, including The Dundee Year Book, 15 volumes, 1884-98, many leather bindings, some original cloth, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (78 volumes) (3 shelves)
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Gentili (Augusto, et al). Paintings in Venice, 1st UK edition, 2002, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, together with Vigne (Georges), Ingres, 1st edition, 1995, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, and Marias (Fernando), El Greco, Life and Work, A New History, 1st edition, 2013, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, plus other modern classical art reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (4 shelves)
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Mauritius. Souvenirs de Maurice, 1st edition, Port Louis, Mauritius: J. Maisonneuve, [1853], 20 hand-coloured lithographs comprising 18 views and 2 hunting scenes, of which 12 after Alfred Richard, 4 after Edouard Pitot, 3 'from a daguerrotype', and 1 after E. Crook, each with printed series title 'Souvenirs de Maurice', light spotting to margins and occasionally above the skyline within the images, first 4 plates uniformly toned but remaining bright, plate 1 with short closed tear in margin, bound with: Richard (Alfred, & others), [20 hand-coloured lithographs of fruit], Port Louis, Mauritius: J. Maisonneuve, [c. 1850], comprising 9 hand-coloured lithographs after Alfred Richard, 2 signed 'Bojer', the rest unsigned, all with imprint J. Maisonneuve but no series title, all heightened with gum arabic, light marginal finger-soiling to Sugar Apple plate, marginal spotting to Mahogany Fruits plate; and Pitot (Edouard), Ile Maurice, Port Louis, Mauritius: Devaux et Cie, [c. 1850], 16 hand-coloured lithographs of trees after Edouard Pitot, each with printed series title 'Ile Maurice', all but the first with imprint Devaux et Cie, final lithograph heightened with gum arabic, variable spotting to first and last few plates, contemporary cloth binding, marked, inner hinges reinforced, oblong folio (33.5 x 50.5 cm) Toussaint & Adolphe, Bibliography of Mauritius 115 for the Souvenirs; the work was apparently issued monthly, though no collation is provided. Sammelband of three extremely rare Mauritius-printed suites of hand-coloured lithographs, containing in total 56 plates, most of them by Mauritian artists Edouard Pitot (1778-1860) and Alfred Richard (1824-1880). A volume sold at auction in 2004 contained 47 plates, including 22 apparently from the Souvenirs de Maurice, 21 botanicals, and a further three plates comprising two tinted views and an uncoloured plan; another set of the Ile Maurice series comprising 16 plates, appeared in Paris in 2008 (Kahn-Dumousset, 4 April 2008, lot 18). The BibliothŠque nationale de France holds 25 lithographs from the Souvenirs series, including eight not found here, but lacking three plates which are found found in this volume (View at 'Riviere du Poste' (Savanna); 'Montagne du Rempart', from Plaines Wilhems; and Stag hunting); otherwise each series is institutionally untraced. There was an exhibition of Pitot's work at the National History Museum of Mauritius in 2018, and Richard is identified as leading figure among the 'accomplished Mauritian artists' who emerged in the second half of the 19th century (de Kervern & Martial, Mauritius: 500 Early Postcards, p. 11). A full list of plates is available on request. (1)
Quin (Edward). An Historical Atlas; in a Series of Maps as the World as known at Different Periods, 1st edition, for R. B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1830, engraved title page, all text-leaves as called for, 21 hand-coloured engraved maps, 6 folding, the first 18 with black aquatint, occasional pale tide-mark in lower margins (text and images never affected), title page and initial text leaves slightly nicked and marked, the aquatinting faintly mottled and offset, first map with paper disruption in gutter not affecting image, folding maps with linen tape-supports along versos of folds (possibly as issued), endpapers renewed, original marbled boards, rebacked and recornered, original paper label to front board, rubbed, folio (42 x 32.5 cm) First edition of this sought-after atlas which illustrates the growing extent of the known world from 'the deluge' (2348 BC) to 1828 by means of the gradual receding of a dramatic black aquatint cloud. There was a quarto edition in 1836 which is far more usually encountered. (1)
Churchill (Winston Spencer, 1874-1965). The Second World War, 6 volumes written out in manuscript longhand into 2 large day books and a ledger, by an unidentified hand, circa 1950s, a right-sloping neat hand in mostly blue or black fountain pen inks with occasional red highlights, etc., seemingly an unabridged and full transcription (except some quoted sources typed up on separate loose sheets in a folder), written on both sides of approximately 800 leaves of 3 ledgers/day books, volumes 1 and 2 of the magnum opus written into one day book, volume 3 into a ledger (damp-frayed at lower margins), volumes 4-6 written into a second day book matching the first (with printed columns for rooms, wines, accounts, etc.), this final volume following straight on with full-length transcriptions of 4 other of Churchill's works in the same hand, 'My Early Life', 'Thoughts and Adventures', 'Great Contemporaries' and 'Step by Step', approximately 150 blank leaves at rear of volume 3, contemporary quarter leather, some soiling and wear, volumes 1 & 3 with printed stationer's labels of Arthur Wrigley, Leeds, at front, large 4to (49 x 41 cm), volume 2 folio (47 x 30 cm), together with a folder of related typed leaves supplying many of the quoted sources for which coded references are left in the manuscript A truly bizarre Churchill archive, this three-volume manuscript raises unanswerable questions of authorship and appropriation. The Second World War alone totals over 1.5 million words and what person would voluntarily, (or otherwise), attempt to rewrite all this verbatim in longhand defies all logic and explanation. The handwriting is not Churchill's, nor any of his known secretaries, according to the Churchill Archives, Cambridge. Besides which Churchill's modus operandi for writing was dictation to typists in the first instance, which was then hand corrected by Churchill, retyped and corrected once more. Even with the large team of researchers involved in the preparation of The Second World War there would have been no call for such a manuscript. The inclusion of full transcriptions of four further and earlier works by Churchill adds to the bafflement. The ledgers were acquired around 20 years ago from a large house clearance near York. There are two clues as to who the author may be, both possibly in the same hand as the manuscript itself: The name 'Philip H. [?]Richings' appears on the front free endpaper of the second day book, and a three-page manuscript poem ('An Ode to Sir Barnes [Wallis]'), included with the folder of typed quoted sources, is initialled 'P.H.R.' at the end. (3 ledgers & a folder)
Nash (Treadway Russell). Collections for the History of Worcestershire, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1799, engraved portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map to volume 1 (strengthened to folds at verso and reguarded), engraved vignette title to each volume, 73 engraved plates & plans (including two engraved dedication leaves, lacking three plates & one with repaired closed tear), numerous engraved illustrations to text and 18 folding pedigrees, 13 engraved leaves of Domesday Book, includes Supplement at rear of volume 2, one or two paper repairs, ink stamps to lowere outer corners of titles and manuscript number to verso, contemporary half calf gilt, rebacked preserving original contrasting morocco labels, corners repaired, folio Upcott p.1330. (2)
Randall (Lilian M.C.). Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in the Walters Art Gallery, 2 volumes (in 3), USA, 1989, numerous monochrome illustrations, uniform original blue cloth, large 8vo, together with Westlake (N.H.J.), A History of Design in Painted Glass, 4 volumes in 1, 1881-94, numerous monochrome illustrations, some toning and marks, contemporary half vellum, boards slightly rubbed, spine rubbed and folding at edges, folio, and Van Der Horst (Koest), Illuminated and Decorated Medieval Manuscripts in the University Library, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1989, numerous colour and monochrome illustrations, ex library stamps to verso of title page, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head, large 8vo, plus other illuminated manuscript, stained and decorative glass reference and related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves + a carton)
Herford (C.H. & Simpson, Percy). Ben Jonson, 11 volumes, Oxford, 1925-63, monochrome frontispiece, uniform original green cloth, 8vo, together with Braziller (George, publisher), The Metamorphoses of Ovid, translated by William Caxton 1480, 2 volumes, New York, 1968, colour facsimiles, publisher's uniform gilt decorated brown leatherette in slipcase, lage 4to, and Williamson (James A.), The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins..., The Argonaut Press, 1933, 3 monochrome maps, bookplate to front pastedown, minor toning, original gilt decorated quarter vellum, spine lightly rubbed to head and foot, 4to, plus other history reference and biography, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo, folio (6 shelves + a carton)
*Motoring History. An archive of the correspondence of Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910, motor car promoter and aviator), with F. Howard Mercer, pioneering motorist and motoring photographer, principally dated 1900, comprising a series of seventeen Autograph Letters Signed (15 pages 8vo, 9 on correspondence cards), a few signed with initials, with four envelopes, all from South Lodge, Rutland Gate, London, November 1899 to October 1901, with two signed receipts, five carbon copy letters and three secretarially-signed letters, a group of five photographs (including three of Rolls driving three different cars, mounted on card, two annotated in pencil on reverse by Mercer; two others of Chauffeur driving 'An old Panhard / Property of Hon. C.S. Rolls'), and further related material including a facsimile letter from Lord & Lady Llangattock, Rolls's parents, thanking Mercer for condolences on the death of their son, 23 July 1910 (he died 12 July, the first Briton to be killed in a powered aircraft); two long letters and two cards from C[harles] R[oberts] D'Esterre (c. 1876-1943) an associated of Rolls, discussing problems with his (Peugeot) car; receipt for a #1 8s 6d speeding find incurred by Mercer ('exceeding 10 mile limit in Richmond Road'), April 1906; long Typewritten Letter Signed with manuscript insertions and corrections to Mercer from C[laude] Johnson, 1½ pages folio, The Automobile Club, 18 April 1900, giving detailed instruction for marshalling Section 2, Classes A, B and C (private owners) at the start of the 1,000 Mile Trial from Grosvenor Place, together with a (blank) 'Joint Report of Timekeepers', headed 'Red Flag Control', 6 pages, and two further 'Red Flag' instruction sheets, one giving directions for stopping vehicles and the other (blank) to be completed by the marshal(s) The correspondence, written before Rolls formed his motor company, C.S. Rolls & Co. in 1903, and before he met Henry Royce (on 4 May 1904), is largely concerned with Mercer's purchase of a Peugeot car, Rolls being an enthusiast for the French manufacturer, having imported a 3.75-hp Peugeot into England in 1896, becoming one of the first English motorists. The letters show that Rolls was on friendly terms with Mercer, and frequently invited him dinner, he also made much use of him as a photographer, asking for copies of prints, of motor cars and on one occasion of a picture taken at the funeral of Queen Victoria. The purchase of Mercer's Peugeot was quite long drawn out affair, with frequent references to the preferred ignition system (hot tube or electric) and to other technical matters including the deliberate frangibility of a key component designed to fail in some circumstances 'when car going astern'), although Rolls appears to have forgotten Mercer's preferences on the ignition front from time to time. On one occasion he invites Mercer to visit him and adds that 'an inner tube and oil' would await him. Also under discussion were the usual matters of the size and type of tyres to be fitted or prepared for, and the inevitable question of the colour. It is also evident that Rolls was acting as agent for the sale of the model, and there are various references to the financial aspect, and receipts signed by Rolls for various sums. Rolls also tells his friend of his own activities, notably his intention to take part in the Paris-Toulouse race 'on the new Napier', and invites Mercer and a friend to view his stables (horses still being an important part of his life, as was yachting, which also gets a mention). The 1,000 Mile Trial lasted from 23 to 12 May, starting and finishing in London and taking in Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Derby, Kendal, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, and Nottingham en route. There were speed tests and hill-climbs included in the competition. Sixty-five competitors started the race, of whom 35 returned to London. Overall the most successful entrant was C.S. Rolls in his 12-hp Panhard (he also entered a Daimler driven by J.A. Hodder). The Panhard was awarded the gold medal for the best car in any class. (a folder)
Hesselink (Sebastiaan S. & Kerssemakers, Agnes M.L.). The Children's World of Learning 1480-1880, 3 volumes, The Netherlands, 2002, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, uniform original cloth in slipcase, large 8vo, together with Vakareliyska (Cynthia, editor), The Curzon Gospel, 2 volumes, OUP, 2008, both original cloth in dust jackets, 4to, and Moritz (Bernhard), Arabic Palaeography, a collection of Arabic texts from the first century of the Hidjra till the year 1000, black and white illustrations, original red cloth, folio, plus other miscellaneous history, natural history and bibliography reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, some paperbacks, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Cruttwell (Clement). Atlas to Cruttwell's Gazetteer, circa 1797, lacking title page, index page with near contemporary numerical annotations, 26 (complete as list) double page engraved maps with contemporary outline colouring, some offsetting, maps of North Pole, Batavia and West Indies with closed tears affecting image, slight staining to first ten maps but largely confined to margins, endpapers spotted and stained, later ownership signature to front pastedown, contemporary half calf gilt, heavily worn and frayed, rear board detached, slim folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)
Man Ray (1890-1976)ÉlectricitéThe complete portfolio, 1931, comprising 10 photogravures after Rayographs, each signed (in the negative), each individually hinged to a sheet of Rives wove paper, stamp numbered from the edition of 500 on the justification sheet which also serves as the card wrappers, together with the title and text pages in French, in the original card wrappers, commissioned by La Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d'Electricité, Paris, each image circa 260 x 206mm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8in) (folio) (10)Man Ray brought together art and industry through commissions during the thirties, advancing the use of avant-garde photography to catch the eye of the consumer. The present portfolio is one of the most acclaimed works in his oeuvre, recognised as one of the finest examples of early advertising photography. Commissioned by la Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution (CPDE), the artist used new domestic electric appliances to show how electricity, an invisible force, could fuel modern culture both visually and viscerally. The final portfolio was intended to be distributed by CPDE to its top managers and clients.
Antony Gormley (b.1950)Bearing LightThe complete portfolio, 1991, comprising twelve woodblocks printed in colours, each signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 30 verso in pencil, also numbered on the justification page in pencil, each on Stonehenge wove paper, together with title, justification and end pages, printed by La Paloma, Tujunga, published by Okeanos Press, Berkeley, each the full sheets, housed within the original black clothbound portfolio with the embossed title, overall 585 x 510 x 25mm (23 x 20 x 1in) (folio) (12)This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Peter Doig (b.1959) and Flick (Felicity) AllenThe Naked CityThe portfolio, 1986, comprising twelve lithographs, with the title-page, justification and list of plates, each on wove paper, published by Air Gallery, London, the sheets loose as issued in the original paper folder with the title printed on an adhesive label pasted to the uppers, overall 430 x 300 mm (17 x 11 3/4 in) (folio)This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Various Artists The Monument to Christopher Columbus and Marcel DuchampThe portfolio, 1971, comprising 13 etchings, most printed in colours, each signed in pencil, numbered in roman numerals from the artist's proof edition of 35, with title-page text and justification, all on wove paper, published by Éditions Georges Visat, Paris, with full margins, the sheets loose in the original portfolio, overall size 400 x 300mm (15 ¾ x 11 ¾ in) (13) (unframed) (folio)This portfolio contains works by the following artists: Pierre Alichinsky, Arman, Enrico Baj, Hans Bellmer, Camille Bryen, Max Ernst, Raoul Hausmann, Man Ray (Two works) Roberto Matta, Joan Miró, Hans Richter and Dorothea Tanning.Provenance:Ex. Coll From the Library collection of R. & B. L., Paris.This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)After 50 years of Surrealism (Field 74-8A-L; M&L 665-676d)The rare complete portfolio, comprising 12 etchings with pochoir in colours and 12 etchings with extensive hand-colouring, 1974, each signed, inscribed 'F' and numbered in roman numerals from the edition of 35 in pencil, one of 35 deluxe examples of the French edition comprising the 12 etchings with pochoir in colours on BFK Rives wove paper, hors-texte, with title, text pages (in French) and the signed and numbered justification page, together with the additional suite of 12 etchings with extensive hand colouring, on Japan Nacré paper, all with the blindstamp of the artist and the copright stamps of the artist and publisher verso, loose (as issued), within the original red printed black cloth-covered boards and the black velvet portfolio box with gilt lettering, printed by Ateliers Rigal, published by Trans World Art, each sheet 500 x 652mm (19 3/4 x 25 5/8in) (folio) (24) This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Various ArtistsPax Britannica: A Hellish PeaceThe complete portfolio, 2004, comprising 22 prints of various media, on various papers, each signed, from the edition of 100, published by Aquarium Gallery, London, in the original black portfolio box, overall 235 x 325mm (9 1/4 x 12 3/4in) (folio)Artists include Banksy, Steve Bell, James Boswell, Alexander de Cadenet, Sir Anthony Caro, James Cauty, Billy Childish, David Gentleman, Richard Hamilton, Clifford Harper, Brian Jones, John Keane, Peter Kennard, Alan Kitching, Jenny Matthews, Paul Mattson, Antonio Pacitti, Jamie Reid, Martin Rowson, Ralph Steadman, STOT21stC and Gee Vaucher.This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Pest Control Office.This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
HRH Prince of Wales (b.1948)Allnatguibhsaich LodgeThe deluxe portfolio, 2016, comprising the lithograph printed in colours, signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 100, on watermarked St Cuthbert's Mill wove paper, printed by the Curwen Studio, Cambridge, mounted and framed to the artist's specifications and housed within the original leather clamshell presentation box with the embossed title and artist's name, overall 690 x 615 x 70mm (27 1/5 x 24 1/4 x 2 3/4in) (framed) (folio)This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the publisher.This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Agnes Martin (1912-2004)Paintings and Drawings 1974-1990 (suite of 10)The complete set of 10 lithographs printed in colours, 1991, from the edition of 2500, on vellum transparency paper, printed by Lecturis, Eindhoven and published by Nemela & Lenzen GmbH, Monchengladback and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, housed within the original grey card portfolio, each sheet 298 x 298mm (11 3/4 x 11 3/4in) (folio) (10)This set was published to celebrate the artist's 1991 retrospective at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
Six Folio Society volumes, three Limited Edition volumes, ' Lord of The Rings ', together with three other volumes, ' The Fables of Aesop ', ' Perraults Fairytales ' and ' The Arabian Knights ' CONDITION REPORT Some damage to canvas and some scuffs to leather.The inside pages are in good condition, clean and white
Chardin, Sir John. Travels in Persia, 1686, folio, contemporary rough calf, re-backed. Folding engraved maps and plates/see illustration/Provenance: Ombersley Court Condition Report: Lot 581:- The plates are all quite tatty with some of the plate numbers lost, pages 1-264 being present and correct, jumping then to page 331 but the subject matter appears to be the same - a printing error? After 331 all present and correct to page 417 where book 1 finishes.The index for book 2 appears complete and book 2 runs from page 1-154 all present and correct with the table at the end of book 2 appearing fine.There is quite a lot of foxing, staining & creasing throughout
![* Doris Clare Zinkeisen & Studio [1898-1991]- A folio group of approximately 22 character and costume designs, including Libe](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/701bfe63-71ba-41c4-89fd-a9ba00c1a7a1/54c3c0f7-b600-4df9-9f41-a9bb00e9134f/468x382.jpg)
* Doris Clare Zinkeisen & Studio [1898-1991]- A folio group of approximately 22 character and costume designs, including Liberty, Cow Boys, Red Indian, Egyptian Girl, Pecheron, Persian Costume, Cinderella, Shrimp Seller, etc :-some signed and inscribed, watercolour drawings including some fabric sampleslargest 39 x 29cm.* See website for additional images www.bhandl.co.uk
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Janet [1928-1979] & Anne [1928-1998] Grahame Johnstone -A folio collection of approximately 12 original artworks for Aladdin, Beauty & The Beast, Sir Lancelot of The Lake, The Enchanted Land of Gorre, an Ancient Wizard, etc :-some inscribed, watercolours and bodycolour on cardlargest 56 x 31cm, together with a similar group of pencil illustrations.* See website for additional images www.bhandl.co.uk
Howard, David & Ayers, John - China for the West : Chinese Porcelain and other Decorative Arts for Export : 2 vols, well illust, cloth in d/w and slipcase, folio, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1978. With - Lawrence, Louis, Satsuma masterpieces from the world's important collections, illust, cloth in d/w and slipcase, 4to, 1991. With one other on the Japanese sword. (4)
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