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Click here to subscribeA pair of cast metal figural Book Ends, each modelled as the prow of a boat, with a figure launching a hand held harpoon, on a stepped plinth base, with a naturalistic upright depicting seagulls and marked ‘A dead whale or a stow boat’ and marked verso ‘In honour of the Whaleman whose skill Hardihood and Daring brought fame and fortune to New Bradford and made its name known in every seaport of the globe’, height 7”
[Defoe, Daniel]. The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; being the Second and Last Part of His Life, and of the Strange Surprizing Accounts of his Travels Round Three Parts of the Globe, 1st ed., printed for W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1719, folding eng. frontis., 11pp. pubs. cat at rear, marginal foxing throughout, upper hinge split, contemp. panelled sheep, rebacked, spine faded, extrems. rubbed, 8vo Moore 417. (1)
19th Century terrestrial globe with title 'Die Erde Nach Den Neuesten Endeckungen Nurnberg Verlag Von J.G. Klinger's kunsthandlung Gez. u. Gest. V. J.A. Buhler', 14cm diameter, within original box with printed zodiac surround, the green washed exterior with hand coloured engraved plate depicting the four continents, 22cm square - see illustration
A mid 19th Century mahogany and boxwood line inlaid 8-day Long-case Clock, Thos of Barton, the hood with swan neck pediment, centred with a sphere and finial and flanked by further globe and spike finials, over fluted columns, to a ogee throat and long shaped trunk door, with canted corners, to a plinth base, and later bracket feet, to a 13” third period painted dial, with cottage scene to the arch, over painted tulip spandrels and Roman chapter ring, with outside minute track and subsidiaries for seconds and date, and pierced and stamped hands, to a signed false plate and movement with four knopped pillars and anchor escapement, with rack strike on a bell, height 87”
An early 19th Century 8-day Long-case Clock, Unsigned, the arched hood with scrolling pediment, and globe and eagle finial flanked by globe and spike finials, over freestanding plain columns, to a convex throat and long arched trunk door, to a plinth base with bracket feet, to a third period painted arched dial, with floral decoration to the arch, over gilt and floral spandrels enclosing a Roman chapter ring with outside minute track, and subsidiary seconds with date sector and pierced and stamped brass hands, to a Walker & Rogers false plate, to a movement with plates united by four knopped pillars and anchor escapement, with rack and strike on a bell, height 89”
A 19th century mahogany longcase clock, the arched hood with globe finials and turned columns above a short trunk door, box base and bracket feet, the 33 cms dial painted with a child to the arch and cottage with a subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture, inscribed J Williams, Dowlais, 238 cms high.
* Globes. Columbus Erdglobus, ed. Professor Dr. Felix Lampe, ausgefƒhrt v. Kartograph C. Luther, pub. Columbus-Verlag, Paul Oestergaard K.-G., Berlin & Stuttgart, c. 1930s, a 33 cm diameter terrestrial globe, consisting of twelve colour printed paper gores with extensive geographical information, with graduated aluminium meridian half-circle on turned wood stand, approx. 500mm tall, together with two other similar terrestrial globes (Rèths Politischer Erdglobus, ed. Prof. Dr. Arthur Krause, c. 1950s-60s, approx. 21cm. diameter & Atlantis-Globus, c. 1960s, approx. 33 cm. diameter) -3
World. Wells (Edward), A New Map of the Terraqueous Globe according to the Ancient Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into Continents and Oceans, [1701or later], engraved twin-hemeisphere map, original outline hand colouring, border with decorative dedication cartouche, some marginal toning, library stamp to lower margin not affecting printed area plate dimensions 374 x 516 mm Shows California as an island. (1)
A late 19th Century Vienna style Wall Clock, the architectural pediments surmounted by a spread eagle and globe finial over applied half columns to a cushion base with inverted finial, to a two part Roman enamel dial with outside minute track, and blue steel hands,s to a spring driven movement with anchor escapement, strike on a coil gong, height 29”
Theatrical autographs. A small album of autographs of British actors and actresses, collected at the Theatrical Garden Party at Roehampton Lane, an annual charitable event, c. 1947 48,. containing approx. sixty signatures including Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Joyce Grenfell, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Paul Schofield, Richard Todd, Jean Simmons, Peggy Ashcroft, Richard Attenborough, Glynis John, Sheena Sim, Dulcie Gray, Noel Coward, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh (on one sheet), John Gielgud and Richard Burton (on a Globe Theatre programme for The Lady's Not for Burning by Christopher Fry, 1949), etc. (1)
Cellarius (Christopher). Geographia Antiqua, 6th ed., rev. Samuel Patrick, 1731, single page eng. plt. of a globe and twenty six double page historical engraved maps by John Senex, complete, title page printed in black and red, wood eng. head and tail pieces and initial letters, hinges split, contemp. blind panelled calf, rubbed, and joints splitting, spine darkened, 8vo (1)
Grenet (Abbe). Atlas Portatif a l'Usage des Colleges, pour Servir a l'Intelligence des Auteurs Classiques, c.1790, engraved title and 85 double page maps only (of 86?) by Rigobert Bonne, each hand coloured in outline, contemp. ink ms. list of maps to prelims., some minor marks, contemp. boards, wear to extrems., 4to There were many editions of this atlas of which the collations always vary. Going by the contemporary ink number on each map and the list of maps, this copy appears to lack only one map entitled 'Carte reduite des Terres et des Mers du Globe Terrestre'. (1)
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