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Lot 87
London: Henry Sotheran & Co, 1895 FIRST EDITION, folio, 236 pp, 13 electro etchings and numerous B&W illustrations, original cream cloth with sable and kudu heads to upper board and springbok head on spine, some staining on boards, foxing on ep but otherwise clean, pages loose or loosening from spine as glue is crystalizing
Lot 236
A good mixed lot to include a quantity of glassware, a model of an elephant, Royal commemorative, an illuminating celestial globe, two telephones, a Folio Society Trafalgar Eye Witness History, two belts with eight additional belt buckles and two walking sticks with souvenir crests, one with a handle depicting a horse's head the other depicting a bird of prey (5)
![[LITERATURE]. FOLIO SOCIETY Twelve assorted volumes; together with four other volumes on the British Empire, (16).](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/8789d521-c7eb-4811-92f4-a7fa0101a52e/04216465-5691-4ce7-c39a-d42b91e98686/468x382.jpg)
![[LITERATURE]. FOLIO SOCIETY Twenty-five assorted volumes; together with four other volumes, (29).](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/8789d521-c7eb-4811-92f4-a7fa0101a52e/58df85d0-5117-41ba-9685-0cd81fd48a5b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 411
Gillray (James, 1757-1815). The Genuine Works of James Gillray engraved by himself, 3 volumes, published Thomas McLean, 1830, portrait frontispiece, title pages with wood engraved vignette, 569 uncoloured mixed method engravings and etchings, mostly printed back to back, some creasing to endpapers, front blank on volume one detached, hinges and joints cracked and weak, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco gilt, scuffed and worn, folio, with Illustrative Description of the Genuine Works of Mr. James Gillray, published Thomas Mclean, 1830, additional half title, errata slip tipped in before title, list of political caricatures published by Thomas McLean at rear, library blindstamp to front endpaper, book plate of Yerger Hunt Clifton Trinity College Dublin to front pastedown, hinges weak, all edges gilt, contemporary half calf with gilt decorated spine, rubbed and worn at extremities, 4to A very scarce example of the McLean issue of Gillray's caricatures, together with the 4to volume of descriptive and explanatory text. (3)
Lot 432
McLean (Thomas, publisher). The Looking Glass or Caricature Annual, 1830, volume 1, parts 1 - 12, 1831, uncoloured lithographic title page with ownership signature, twenty-four pages printed back to back of caricatures and illustrations by William Heath and R. Seymour, occasional light spotting and marginal finger soiling and staining, occasional marginal closed tears, one page detached, contemporary half morocco with decorative lithographic title to upper siding, rubbed and worn, folio, together with Doyle (Richard), Bird's Eye Views of Society, published Smith Elder and Co., 1864, additional decorative title, numerous etched illustrations throughout, later half morocco, rebacked but preserving original spine, upper siding with ornate printed title, rear board stained and marked, oblong 4to (2)
Lot 494
Raverat (Gwen, 1885-1957). An album of 145 wood engravings by Gwen Raverat, 1909-28, compiled by the artist as a personal record of her work, containing 145 wood engravings, of which 80 are signed in pencil, many also titled in pencil, name and address in the South of France in pencil to front pastedown (in the artist's hand): Gwendolen Raverat, Villa Adele, Vence, Alpes Maritimes, with additional pencil note on loosely inserted sheet of paper 'In order up to 147 according to catalogue in Book I. But numbers on pages wrong', all mounted on album leaves, with titles and dates in the artist's hand in pencil to lower margin, various sizes, the largest measuring 23 x 33 cm (9 x 13 ins), the smallest 3.5 x 4 cm (1.4 x 1.6 ins), original plain cream cloth, slightly rubbed and some light soiling, folio (33 x 26 cm) Provenance: Estate of the artist, thence by descent. This album is one of several which were carefully compiled by Gwen Raverat, two of which have previously been sold through these rooms. A remarkable album of original wood engravings by Gwen Raverat, compiled by the artist as a record of her output between 1909 and 1928, including rare proofs, and many wood engravings not previously available on the market. The collection provides an almost complete survey of the artists output up to 1928, including her first wood engraving The Knight of the Burning Pestle (1909), the early work drawing on the English ballad tradition (such as May Margaret, Fair Annie, Windy Day, Despair, The Marsh, Child Stealers, Nightmare, Cobbled Yard, Annie of Rough Royal, Travellers, Expulsion, Margaret's Ghost, Clark Saunders, The Quarrel, all 1909), others from the years 1910- 12, including Wood-Nymph, Sir Thomas Browne, Anthony & Cleopatra, The Palmer, The Retreat, Flying, Gypsies, King Lear, A Dream, The Creation of Light, Pieta, The Visitation and The Dead Christ. Engravings produced during the First World War include Little Poplars, Man's End, East Lulworth Cove, The Avenue, Hoeing, The Edge of the Wood (numbers 1, 2 & 3), Poplars in France, Nativity, Winter Morning, Elms by Pond, Le Pelvoux, The Goose-Herd, Lost Traveller, Sheep, Sheep by a River, The Farm Pond, Primrose Wood, Boys Bathing, etc. Important examples of the artist's post-war output include Bathsheba (1920), Dancing Boys (1920), Village Street (1920), The Bolshevist Agent (1920) versions 1 and 2, Mountain Road (1921), Eve (1921), views in the south of France, including Olive Pickers (1922), Streets by Moonlight (1922), Bowl Players (1922), La Place en Hiver (1923), The Barber's Shop (1923), La Place en Et‚ (1923), The Town in Summer (1923), Christian Charity (1925), and also the Princess series, including The Princess in the Wood, The Princess Lost, The Princess Bathes, The Prince Hunting, The Princess Followed, The Princess in the Churchyard and The Princess by the Lake (1926-28). The album ends with some of Raverat's best work including Children, The River Bank, The Balcony, The Wild Swans, The Sleepers, Apple Pickers, The Wicked Queen, and The Low Shore. Selborne & Newman, 1-78, 80-85, 87-89, 91-135, 137-147. (1)
Lot 341
Cruikshank (George, 1792-1878). The Dandies of George Cruikshank being a series of twelve original Caricatures, 1816 - 1822, [late 1820s], title on a label to upper board, eight caricatures with contemporary hand colouring, all window mounted, the second plate is annotated on the verso in pencil, 'I think this is a copy from one by me, G C' and the third caricature is signed in ink on the recto 'G C K', and the seventh caricature is signed in ink on the recto 'not by me G C K', we believe this initials to be genuine, there are two additional caricatures loosely inserted, later endpapers, bookplate and ink annotated library reference label of A. M. Cohn to front pastedown, later cloth with a near contemporary morocco gilt label to upper board and spine, frayed at extremities, slim folio Rare. This copy auctioned at Swanns, New York, November 4th 2004. (1)
Lot 238
*Jones (Millicent Helen, 1841-1928). Folio album containing 23 watercolour landscapes, including Tewkesbury from Forthampton Ferry, Mildenhall and Church Tower from the River near Barton Mills, Scarborough from Filey Brigg, Over Court, Glos., Manorbier Bay, Tenby, Moat at Hatherley, At Ruxley Lodge, Esher, St. Govan's Head & Church, Caswell Bay, The Severn, Framilode, etc., 17.5 x 25 cm (7 x 10 ins) and similar, all mounted in contemporary album, large oblong folio, together with a group of four smaller unnamed 19th century albums of watercolours and drawings, mainly landscapes, unsigned, but variously dated 1860s & 1880s including Dublin Bay, Lympne, Swaledale, Morecambe Bay, Hove, Eskdale, etc., all captioned and dated, all bound in similar half-morocco, heavily worn, 4to (26.5 x 23 cm, 10.5 x 9 ins), plus four other larger folio albums, two of which are empty (9)
Lot 344
Bobbin (Tim, really John Collier). Human Passions Delineated in above 120 Figures, Drolls, Satyrical and Humourous, 2nd edition, published Robert Collier, 1809, portrait frontispiece, decorative title, forty-three uncoloured engravings (including the four dentistry prints), notice to subscribers and explanatory text bound at rear, some water staining largely confined to endpapers, publisher's blue printed limp wrappers, stained and frayed, lacking spine, folio, together with another copy, but the later John Heywood edition, circa 1858, text block near detached, library label to front pastedown and a library stamp to verso of portrait frontispiece, contemporary blue cloth gilt, title in white ink to spine, boards a little spotted and frayed, folio (2)
Lot 433
McLean (Thomas, publisher). The Looking Glass or Caricture Annual, volume 3, parts 25 - 36, January 1st 1832 - December 1st 1832, ornate hand coloured lithographic title and thirteen (lacking April) hand coloured lithographic caricatures by William Heath, bound in two parts with later tape spines, together with another four parts from 'McLean's Monthly Sheet of Caricatures', containing twenty-five hand coloured lithographic caricatures, bound in four parts with later tape spines, folio, contained in a purpose built modern solander box with marbled boards and a cloth spine, preserving a contemporary morocco title label, box measures 420 x 300 mm (6)
Lot 377
Doyle (John, 1797-1868). Political Sketches &c by H.B., 7 volumes, published by Thomas McLean, 1833-41, numerous uncoloured lithographs, all window-mounted to album leaves, some pages loose, contemporary uniform maroon half morocco gilt, worn, with dampstaining and some covers detached (one volume lacking spine), large folio, together with two other related albums of John Doyle lithographs, similar (9)
Lot 397
New Zealand. An album of approximately 80 mounted albumen prints, circa 1880s, including views of Akaroa, Christchurch, Englefield, Canterbury, Buller Gorge, etc., some with caption and studio details in the negative, including Burton Bros, Wheeler & Son, J.M. [Josiah Martin], mostly approximately 14 x 21 cm and similar sizes, mounted in pairs or multiples on stiff card leaves and back to back, plus 3 albumen print photographs of Brazil and 3 of Tasmania, some scribblings to blank mounts, contemporary half morocco, rubbed and soiled, some edge wear, folio (1)
Lot 62
Smith (Charles). Smith's New General Atlas containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal Empires, Kingdoms & States throughout the World..., 1840, calligraphic title, contents list, two comparative plates of the principal mountains & rivers and of the principal waterfalls and forty-seven engraved maps on sixty sheets (as per list), all with contemporary outline colouring, some staining and spotting throughout, hinges broken, contemporary half sheep, heavily worn and frayed, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. (1)
Lot 76
Baines (Thomas). Scenery & Events in South Africa. A Facsimile reprint of the 1852 edition of hand-coloured lithographs. With an introduction & descriptive notes by Frank R. Bradlow, A.A. Balkema, Cape Town and Rotterdam, 1977, six colour plates, original black half calf, spine ends and corners a little rubbed, folio, edition de luxe 95/100, signed by the editor, together with another copy of the same, limited edition 282/350 plus Thomas Baines Akwarelle , edited by R.F. Kennedy, Johannesburg, 1967, limited edition 210 of an unspecified number, and a 20th century colour reproduction print of Thomas Baines' Bushmen Hunting Game, 1852, framed & glazed (3)
Lot 488
Alken (Henry, illust.). Alken's New Sketch-Book, London: S. & J. Fuller, [1823], forty soft ground etched plates of equestrian and hunting views & subjects, scattered spotting, sewing partly broken and some leaves detached, original prined boards, detached , soiled & marks, oblong folio, together with Rodwell (& Martin, publishers), Rodwell & MArtin's Drawing Book for 1823, seventy-nine lithograph plates (including title), some toning and light dust-soiling, contemporary half sheep, boards detached and one leather corner lacking, oblong 4to Sold as a collection of plates. (2)
Lot 279
The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, 28 volumes, a broken run, volumes 1/55 December 1869/June 1897, numerous wood-engravings throughout including some full page and folding, some leaves detached and evidence of items removed, various bindings but including 20 volumes original blue cloth gilt, some general soiling and wear, folio (28)
Lot 328
Corsham Tunnels. A pair of photograph albums recording overground and underground construction of the Corsham Tunnels, 1941-43, a total of 212 gelatin silver print photographs pasted mostly as pairs and back to back on 55 thick paper leaves, each with printed caption strip beneath, images 20.5 x 16 cm or the reverse, two related photographs of drawings of the construction loosely inserted in pocket at rear, contemporary rexine portfolios, oblong folio The Tunnels in Corsham, Wiltshire, started life as an underground quarry, flourishing in the period 1850-1910. Between the First and Second World Wars, a new role was found for the old workings, the War Office deciding that measures needed to be taken to protect ammunition stocks from attack by hostile aircraft, and in 1935 the go-ahead was given for the construction of three ammunition sub-depots, one at Tunnel Quarry, one at neighbouring Monkton Farleigh and one at Eastlays Ridge. They were collectively known as the Central Ammunition Depot. In 1941 a barrack block was constructed underground at Tunnel Quarry. There was a power station with two huge diesel generators, an underground lake for drinking water, sewage facilities and flood pumps. Additionally, part of the Tunnels was set aside as a subterranean factory for the Bristol Aircraft Corporation. The photographs here include captions for Fitting shop no. 10; Power unit; Air compressor; House no. 2; Central kitchen; Operatives' canteen no. 1; Sewage disposal works; Lacock sidings; Thingley sidings; numerous photographs of various parts of the superstructure above ground; Main gallery; Concreting floor; Equipping substation; Boiler house; Fan; Welfare - Labour camp kitchen, fire brigade headquarters, site hospital, hairdressing salon, disinfector, laundry reception centre, cobbler's shop, main concert hall, main canteen kitchen, Copenacre camp concert hall, dining hall at Monks Park labour camp, kitchen, etc. (2)
Lot 530
Naval. A large collection of 19th and 20th century naval and nautical reference, including A List of the Flag Officers, &c., 1839, A Complete Set of Nautical Tables, with Explanations of Their Use, by J.W. Norie, 1924, English Seamen In The Sixteenth Century, by James Anthony Froude, 1895, and publications by Conway, Jane's, Lloyds Register of Shipping, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (6 shelves)
Lot 528
Clark (Hugh). A Concise History of Knighthood, containing the religious and military orders which have been instituted in Europe, volumes 1 & 2, 1784, black and white engravings, light water damage to botth corners, some light spotting, uniform contemporary gilt decorated full calf, volume 1 spine split, boards and spine rubbed, 8vo, together with Weemse (John), An Exposition of the Lawes of Moses, printed by John Dawson, 1632, black and white engravings, some minor spotting, book plate to front pastedown, modern end papers, modern grey cloth binding, boards slightly rubbed, 4to, and Jameson (Robert), A Treatise on the External, Chemical and Physical Characters of Minerals, 3rd edition, Edinburgh, 1817, 8 black and white plates, some light spotting, front board partially detached, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards and spine rubbed, with minor loss, 8vo, plus other 18th-19th century theological and miscellaneous literature, including The Works of John Locke, volumes 1-4, 7th edition, 1768, all leather bindings, condition is generally fair/good, 8vo, folio, approximately 130 volumes (6 shelves)
Lot 376
Middle East & Mediterranean. An album containing approximately 50 gelatin silver print photographs, early 20th century, including views and scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Greece, Constantinople, many approximately 18 x 24 cm and similar and mounted singly and back to back, but also including smaller-format snapshots, neat ink captions to mounts, contemporary half morocco, worn, covers detached and backstrip deficient, together with an album containing over 200 window-mounted snapshots of similar places, circa 1920, including a few early aviation interest towards rear, images 7.5 x 11 cm, uncaptioned, contemporary cloth, plus a photograph album from the 1930s containing snapshots of Egypt, Britain and Europe, plus some aviation interest, contemporary cloth, slightly rubbed, all oblong folio (3)
Lot 500
Folio Society. The Source of the Nile, The Lake Regions of Central Africa, by Richard Burton, 3rd printing, 1996, black and white folding map to rear, Nostromo, A Tale of the Seaboard, by Joseph Conrad, 1984, The Diaries, by William Allingham, 1990, Mistress Masham's Prose, by T.H. White, 1989, Chartress, The Making of a Miracle, by Colin Ward, 1986, together with 78 further volumes, all original cloth in slipcases, G/VG, 8vo (83)
Lot 278
*George II (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760). An early document signed, 'George R' at head, Kensington, 20 June 1727, appointing John Nutt a lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Lord Cadogan, pre-printed form on vellum, completed in manuscript, blue revenue stamps, lacks papered seal top left, countersigned at foot by Viscount Townshend [1674-1738, secretary of state], 1 page, oblong folio The document was prepared exactly nine days after the death of George I and is probably one of the first executed under George II's reign. (1)
Lot 501
Folio Society. 'Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman!', by Richard P. Feynman, 2012, The Old Wives' Tale, by Arnold Bennett, 2004, The Deeds of The English Kings, by William of Malmesbury, 2014, On Liberty & Considerations on Representative Government, by John Stuart Mill, 2008, Pax Britannica, volumes 1-3, by James Morris, 1992, together with 52 further volumes, 8 of which are as new in original wrapping, all original cloth in slipcases, plus 10 volumes without slipcases, G/VG, 8vo (69)
Lot 135
Nares (Captain Sir G.S.). Arctic Expedition, 1875-6. Journals and Proceedings of the Arctic Expedition, 1875-6, Under the Command of Captain Sir George S. Nares, Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, 1877, 32 lithographed maps and plates, most folding, a few light spots, light soiling to page 479, original printed wrappers, contemporary presentation inscription at head of upper wrapper, a few chips and losses, folio Report of the Nares expedition which attempted to reach the North Pole. Although the quest failed the expedition provided much valuable scientific information, and extensively explored the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island. (1)
Lot 152
Blaeu (Johannes). Geographiae Blavianae volumen quintum quo Anglia quae est Europae liber undecimus continetur, published Amsterdam, 1662, additional decorative title page, thirty-three (only of fifty-eight) engraved maps, all with contemporary hand colouring, all double page except the Isle of Man which is single page, Latin text on verso of maps and throughout, index bound at rear, very occasional spotting, two maps (Middlesex and East Riding of Yorkshire) toned, contemporary vellum gilt, rubbed and worn at extremities, folio Sold as a collection of maps, not subject to return. The maps present are:- Somerset, Berkshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, The Inundated Regions, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire & Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Radnor, Brecknock, Glamorganshire, Cardiganshire, Montgomery, Carnarvon & Anglesey, Flint & Denbigh, Yorkshire, West Riding Yorkshire, East Riding Yorkshire, North Riding Yorkshire, Westmorland, Cumberland, Northumberland, Isle of Man, Holy Island & Farne [and] Guernsey & Jersey. (1)
Lot 582
Bowett (Adam). English Furniture 1660-1714, From Charles II to Queen Anne, 1st edition, 2002, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, together with Truman (Charles), The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes, 1st edition, USA, 1991, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, and Maggioni (Laura, editor), Antique Tools and Instruments, from the Nessi Collection, 1st edition, Italy, 2004, numerous colour and monotone illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, plus other modern antique and art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (5 shelves + a carton)
Lot 277
*George I (King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727). Document Signed, bold 'George R' at the head, circa 1720, manuscript leaf on paper from an Establishment Book, written on both sides, giving ledger account details covering the establishments of Portland Castle, Portsmouth, South Sea Castle, Sheerness, Scilly Island, Scarborough Castle, Sterling Castle, Tynmouth [sic] Castle and Upnor, and show the wages received by the officers and men (including chaplains, surgeons, etc.) in respect of their daily pay, and giving the total for 365 days, the largest establishment in these accounts (pages numbered at the head 19 and 20) is Portsmouth, totalling ,941 8s. 4d., the governor receiving £1 18s. 14¼d. per day and the gunners a shilling each, a few minor marks, old translucent tape strips to inner margin and horizontally at foot of second page, large folio (43 x 29 cm) An especially fine and bold autograph specimen. (1)
Lot 556
Lloyd (A.B.). In Dwarf Land and Cannibal Country, A Record of Travel and Discovery in Central Africa, 1st edition, 1899, 146 black and white illustrations and maps, period inscription by the author to front endpaper, water marks to foot of front endpapers to title page, some light toning, original gilt decorated green cloth, boards and spine faded and rubbed, 8vo, together with Barns (T. Alexander), An African Eldorado, The Belgian Congo, 1st edition, 1926, 32 black and white illustrations and 4 maps, some minor spotting, original red cloth, spine lightly faded, 8vo, and Selous (Frederick Courteney), African Nature Notes and Reminiscences, reprint, August 1908, 13 black and white illustrations by E. Caldwell, some minor spotting, original red cloth, boards and spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus other 19th and early 20th century Africa exploration, travel and reference, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Lot 36
Gerning (Johann Isaac von). A Picturesque Tour Along the Rhine, from Mentz to Cologne: With Illustrations of the Scenes of Remarkable Events and of Popular Traditions, Ackermann, 1820, slight staining to title page, dedication and list of subscribers, 24 aquatint plates with contemporary hand colouring (complete as list) folding engraved map with contemporary outline colouring bound at rear, slight staining to gutter, occasional light offsetting, early 20th century half sheep, scuffed and bumped at extremities, folio Abbey Travel 217. (1)
Lot 489
Constable (John). English Landscape Scenery: A Series of Forty Mezzotinto Engravings on Steel, by David Lucas, 1st edition, Henry G. Bohn, 1855, 40 mezzotints on thick wove paper, plain tissue-guard to each, some light spotting to first and last few leaves (generally hardly affecting plates), all edges gilt, pale yellow chalk-glazed endpapers, with bookseller's ticket of Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow to front pastedown, contemporary red half morocco, gilt decorated spine, rubbed and marked, folio (43 x 30 cm, 17 x 11.75 ins) (1)
Lot 270
*Artist Autographs. An assorted collection of letters, 19th/20th century, mostly autograph letters signed (unless stated), including seven letters to Charles Ede at the Folio Society regarding illustrations, from Hans Erni (signed with sketch of a dove), Robert Gibbings, John Minton (2), and Marcel Vertes (2, including a long typewritten account of his association with the 1952 film 'Moulin Rouge', with a two-page covering letter (in French)); other letters of Herman Herkomer, George Frampton, John Rothenstein, William Hunt (2, 1834), Alfred East, Sir Charles Barry (1858), Richard and Samuel Redgrave, Owen Jones (2), Sydney Smirke, Matthew Digby Wyatt (5), Franz von Defregger, Sir Kenneth Clark, Augustus Welby Pugin (brief ALS, mounted), Sir Jeffry Wyatville (third person, agreeing to conduct Lady Thomas to [Windsor] Castle, 1827), George Gilbert Scott, F.Y. Hurlstone, Thomas Clater, William James Muller, James Sant, Frank O. Salisbury, George Catlin (signed note), John Piper (including a list of books for which he had been responsible, 1978), David Shepherd (long TLS), Arthur Rackham (signature), Graham Sutherland (TLS, 1972), Sir Edwin Landseer (to Boxall), John Tenniel, Frederick Leighton, Alfred Gilbert (2), Augustus John (signature and date), and others (a folder)
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