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Ɵ Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum, Ma'rifetnama (an Encyclopedic Compendium), in Ottoman Turkish, decorated manuscript on paper [Ottoman Turkey, early nineteenth century] single volume, 267 leaves, lacking a few leaves from the front of the volume (all of these likely from the Fihrist), single column, 16 lines black naskh, words and headings in red throughout, over ten leaves with full-page illustrations and diagrams, some of these in colour, including the double-page illustration of the globe as spheres, many tables and diagrams also appearing throughout the text, contemporary foliation throughout, a few scuffs and smudges, overall clean copy, spine cracked with a few individual gatherings becoming loose, 230 by 160 mm.; contemporary leather-backed cloth boards, cloth with stamped tughra of sultan to covers (these upside down), leather spine worn with slight loss to leather at extremities, cloth also worn with loss Ibrahim Haqqi was a revered sufi saint, poet, theologian and one of the last traditional encyclopedic scholars of the Ottoman Empire. Born in Ezrum, he spent much of his life in Tello and Istanbul where he worked under the patronage of Sultan Mahmut I. Haqqi's aim in compiling the Ma'rifatnama was to encompass every field of knowledge he had gained from his years of travel and study in one single volume, and the text encompasses medicine, Islamic theology, psychology, geology, mathematics and astronomy. It was the first work by an Islamic scholar to incorporate the astronomical conclusions of Nicolaus Copernicus (d. 1543) and place the sun at the center of the universe. Although this work was first published in 1756, no known surviving manuscript predates the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The British Library holds a copy (MS.Or.12964) that was compiled in 1235 AH (1820 AD), and the earliest known manuscript copy was thought to be that in the Khalili collection (J.M.Rogers, Empire of the Sultans, 1995, no. 74, pp. 121 & 123) dated 1226 AH (1811 AD), until a copy predating this was sold by Bloomsbury Auctions on 7 December 2014 (Western and Oriental manuscripts and Miniatures, lot 123) that preceded the Khalili copy by 7 years.This copy of the text is in a relatively informal hand, however, the diagrams have been executed to an excellent standard. The text and drawings were likely executed in different workshops as the scribe allocated far more space than necessary for the illustrator, resulting in numerous blank pages throughout the text.
Gem set desk globe, pair early 20th century bone & brass binoculars, Staunton boxwood chess set, letter rack, oak pipe rack, brass inkwell, collection of carved wooden animals including a duck, sandpiper, weasel, seagull and miscellanea in two boxes Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lynne Redgrave signed 10x8 black and white photo, English and American actress, She won 2 Golden Globe Awards, was a two-time Oscar nominee and received Emmy and Tony nominations, Dedicated. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Anne Baxter small signature piece. (May 7, 1923 - December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Football Guus Hiddink signed 12x8 colour photo pictured while manager of Holland. Guus Hiddink ( born 8 November 1946) is a Dutch football manager and former player. He enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands, playing for sides such as PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen, as well as some time spent playing in the United States. Since retiring from playing the game in 1982, Hiddink has gone on to enjoy an illustrious career in management, leading both clubs and countries from across the globe to achieve various titles and feats. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Darwin (Charles), Admiral Robert Fitzroy & Captain Philip Parker King. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, Describing their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe, 3 vol. in 4 (including Appendix to vol. 2), first edition, vol. 3 a late issue with pages i-iv cancels and new title-page, 9 folding engraved maps by J. Gardner and J. and C. Walker, 47 etched plates after P. King, A. Earle, C. Martens, R. Fitzroy and others, 24pp. ads at end of vol. iii dated August 1839, original cloth, neatly recased, retaining original backstrips (but with these rather bubbled and creased), corners repaired, some rubbing and marking to covers, [Freeman 11; Hill 1, pp104-105; Norman 584; Sabin 37826], 8vo, 1839.⁂ Darwin's first published work and his most-widely read, the account of the voyage that would lead to his publishing On the Origin of Species. The first volume contains King's account of the expedition in the Adventure made between 1826 and 1830, which surveyed the coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. The second volume (and its appendix volume) describes the narrative of the Beagle's second voyage under Capt. Fitzroy made between 1831 and 1836 to South America, the Galapagos Islands, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and other islands and countries. 'The five years of the voyage were the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science. Darwin sailed with no formal scientific training. He returned a hard-headed man of science, knowing the importance of evidence, almost convinced that species had not always been as they were since the creation but had undergone change... The experiences of his five years... and what they led to, built up into a process of epoch-making importance in the history of thought' (DSB).Provenance: Edward John Payne (bookplate to pastedowns); University College, Oxford (library plate with cancel stamp in two vol.).
Massinger (Philip) The Unnaturall Combat. A Tragedie. The Scaene Marsellis...As it was presented by the Kings Majesties Servants at the Globe, [80pp.], first edition, woodcut head-pieces and initials, browned and cropped, light water-staining towards end, final leaf lacking portion at upper edge with slight loss to head-line and first line of last page (repaired), old diced brown cloth, spine titled in gilt, rubbed, slight wear to upper joint and spine ends, [Pforzheimer 682; STC 17643], small 4to, by E.G. for John Waterson, 1639.
A Pair of Edwardian Globe Wernicke Oak Five-Tier Sectional Bookcases, the glazed rising fronts inset with bevelled glass panels, each 34ins wide x 11ins deep x 67ins high, one with brass presentation plaque "S. S. Michael & All Angels Aberystwyth presented to the Rev. J. E. Lloyd B.D. etc. February 15th 1909"
Brenda Blethyn 12x10 signed mounted b/w photo. Brenda Anne Blethyn OBE 20 February 1946 is an English actress. She is known for her portrayals of working class women with eccentric qualities. She is the recipient of several accolades, including one Golden Globe, one BAFTA, and two Academy Award nominations. Good Condition. UK Shipping from £4.99, Europe from £6.99 and ROW from £9.99.
Joey Lauren Adams 16x12 signed mounted colour photo. Joey Lauren Adams born January 9, 1968 is an American actress and director who has appeared in more than 40 films. She appeared in several Kevin Smith View Askewniverse films, including Chasing Amy, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Good Condition. UK Shipping from £4.99, Europe from £6.99 and ROW from £9.99.
An E J Bodley "Japan" pattern oil lamp with metal work by J Hinks & Sons CONDITION REPORTS The chimney and globe are probably replacements, the metalwork has wear to the guilding down to the brass below in several areas, the guilding on the pottery both to the stand and reservoir is worn in some areas, the guilding to the base is also worn down to the brass - see images for further detail. The hole shown is to the base and not the reservoir. There are no holes in the reservoir that should not be there
Late 3rd millennium BC-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze stamp seals some accompanied by an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: (R-474) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 19.5 x 19.5 x 10 mm. This is roughly a round disc, with flat face, slightly convex back, and the beginning of a stalk handle on the back, now pierced for suspension. The design is linear and consists of four crescents adjoining the edge, one with a pole supporting it. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2000-1600 B.C. It is in good condition, though the handle broke in antiquity and a secondary hole was bored to carry it.'; (T-856) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 18.5 x 24 x 7 mm. This has roughly a V-shape, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a loop handle. The design, which is done in raised lines, consists of three parallel lines of zig-zag covering the base of the V, and a vertical line of zig-zag in each arm. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. There is incrustation on the surface which could be removed. The piece is generally in good condition save that the ends of the arms are worn or broken. It is a rare type.'; (T-457) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 21 x 20 x 12 mm. This has a round, flat face with notched edge, and flat back on which is mounted a loop handle. The design on the face, which is cut into the surface, shows a heraldic eagle: head sideways on top, wings spread, and tail feathers down. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. There is some incrustation on the surface, which could be removed, but generally it is in fair condition, and is a fine example of its type.'; (U-513) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 24 x 23 x 12 mm. This has a round flat face and a back which rises to the base of a button which is pierced for suspension. The design on the face shows a horse with head down and a Greek inscription above it: ??????[?] Of the king. This comes from west central Asia and is to be dated to the Bactrian dynasty, c. 300-100 B.C. It is in good condition. (U-458) A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 33 x 31 x 7 mm. This is roughly square, with flat face and flat back, on which is mounted a handle of strip metal. The design is compartmented and consists of a simple cross dividing the square into four smaller squares, in each of which is a central small circle surrounded by a zig-zag square. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is a less common type, and though it is bent, it is otherwise in quite good condition.'; (D-9) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 55 x 55 x 16 mm. This is round, with flat face and back, the design being openwork and compartmented. There is a stout loop handle like an inverted V on the back. The design consists of five loops starting from a very short strut on the central small circle, four of which then support each two outer loops, one on each arm, joining up to the outer band. The fifth inner loop supports only one such outer loop. A simple band surrounds the whole. This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in very good condition, only the outer band being slightly dented.'; (W-143) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 24 x 23 x 15 mm. This is a thick disc with flat face and back, on which is mounted a handle of sheet metal with two grooves over it. The design consists of a central globe surrounded by a looping line and in the gaps between the loops and the outer rim a smaller globe is placed (one now missing"). This comes from west central Asia and dates to c. 2100-1800 B.C. It is a less common type and the metal is sound, while the seal is generally in fair condition.'; (V-280) 'A Stamp Seal of Bronze, 24 x 25 x 9 mm. This is a round flat disc with a piece of pierced strip metal mounted on the back as a handle. The design on the face shows a symbol in the middle like a spear-head, and to each side a standing figure holding a rod or weapon in one hand. The one figure has a normal head, the other what seems to be the head of a horned animal. This comes from west central Asia and is a little known type and so difficult to date, but c. 500 B.C. to 200 A.D. is most probably the correct range.' 105 grams total, 20-31mm (3/4 -1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [10] Fine condition.
Circa 1000-539 BC. A finely cut agate cylinder seal of a high official Ur-egal, servant of (the god) Damu, with worship scene with garbled inscription; contrary to ordinary seals, the inscription on the seals of these officials were engraved in positive and come out reversed in impressions; very fine double drilling to either end as usual, tapering towards the middle; accompanied by a scholarly note, which states: 'A large carved (stone type?) cylinder seal with a bearded worshipper, who stands facing left between two deities, with a crested cap, in a fringed, tight robe with a double belt, and points with his raised right hand and extends the other palm up; before him, on the left, a god, facing right and standing on a bull, wears a tall, cylindrical, feather-topped head-dress with a thick tassel or necklace counterweight hanging down the back, and a fringed, tiered robe, hanging open over a fringed kilt; armed with two bow-cases and a short sword in his belt, all together with the head-dress globe-tipped, he raises his right hand and holds a beaded ring in his left; behind the worshipper, facing left, the goddess Ištar, wearing a square-topped head-dress with a star on top, a tassel or necklace counterweight hanging down her back, and a tiered, striated, open robe over a fringed kilt; on her back she wears two crossed star-tipped bow cases and a quiver; she also raises her right hand and holds a beaded ring in her left; across the image area from left to right as symbols appear the wedge or stylus of the god Nabu next to the tasselled spade of the god Marduk, a rhomb, a crescent, the winged disc with the sun god Šamaš, a six-pointed star, an ibex sitting on his haunches before a cactus-like plant, consisting of a central spike with a curved leaf on either side; between the deities a two-line inscription. The sun god in fully anthropomorphic form and the cactus-like plant show, that the seal is Neo-Babylonian and not Neo-Assyrian.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. See Collon, D., Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum. Cylinder Seals V. Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Periods, London, 2001.38.5 grams, 42mm (1 1/2"). Property of a London lady, part of her family's Swiss collection; formerly acquired in the 1980s; accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, report number 157484.Very fine condition.
Summer-November 251 AD. Rome mint. Obv: IMP CAE G VAL HOS MES QVINTAS AVG legend with radiate and draped bust right. Rev: PROVIDENTIA AVG legend with Providentia standing left holding globe and transverse sceptre; S - C in fields. RIC -; Sear 9595; Hunter 2. See Wildwinds.com (this coin""). 12.8 grams. . Property of a London gentleman. Extremely fine. Scarce.
1118-1143 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: +KERO-HQEI IC-XC legend with Christ enthroned facing on throne with back, holding book of gospels. Rev: MQ-QV IW DEC PO TH (or similar) legend with emperor, wearing divitision and loros, holding cross on globe, being crowned by Mary, nimbate, on the right. Sear 1940; BMC 1-2. 3.93 grams. . Property of a lady; acquired from her son; previously with TimeLine Auctions Sale 77, lot 2016. Good fine.
1118-1143 AD. Constantinople mint. Obv: +KERO-HQEI IC-XC legend with Christ enthroned facing on throne with back, holding book of gospels. Rev: MQ-QV IW DEC PO TH (or similar) legend with emperor, wearing divitision and loros, holding cross on globe, being crowned by Mary, nimbate, on the right. Sear 1940; BMC 1-2. 4.29 grams. . Property of a lady; acquired from her son; previously with TimeLine Auctions Sale 77, lot 2017. Very fine; split to flan and small graffito to reverse.
404-408 AD. Rome mint. Obv: D N HONORIVS P F AVG legend with diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev: VIRTVS ROMANORVM legend with Roma seated left on cuirass holding Victory on globe and resting on spear; mintmark RM PS in exergue. RIC x, 1267; RSC 59; Sear 20969. 1.06 grams. . Found Cambridgeshire, UK. [No Reserve] Very fine.
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