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Click here to subscribeWAINWRIGHT; A. seven titles, six from A Pictorial Guide To The Lakeland Fells, comprising books 1-6, The Eastern Fells 9th impression, The Far Eastern Fells, 6th impression, The Central Fells, 10th impression, The Southern Fells, 8th impression, The Northern Fells, 4th impression, The North Western Fells, 3rd impression and Pennine Way Companion, 62nd impression all dust jackets present except book 6, together with a framed Wainwright print, Langdale Pikes
Natural History: Two Late 19th Century Armorial Green Sea Turtle Shells (Chelonia Mydas), two very large adult Green Sea turtle shells, each paintedTyerman example 72.5cm by 91cm Warrenne example 75.5cm by 92cmWith CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence nos. 627004/01 and 627033/02Of the two, one is marked with the coat of arms of the Tyerman family and the other the assumed coat of arms of the Warren family. It is a possibility that the shells relate to husband and wife, Albert Henry Warren of Chelsea (1830-1911), and Augusta Warren née Tyerman (1831-1909). Albert Henry Warren was described in the census as an “Artist and Ornamental Designer” and wrote A Guide to Beginners on the Art of Illuminating (1860) which advises students on “heraldic methods of expressing colours”. Warren was the son of Henry Warren (1794–1879), one-time President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and a painter specialising in oriental subjects inspired by David Roberts RA RBA who was famous for his works depicting Tangiers, Egypt, Nubia, the Sinai, Jordan, and Lebanon.It is a possibility that Albert Henry Warren painted on these Green Sea Turtle shells possibly to homage his father’s presidency of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and his father’s celebrated picture, The Return of the Pilgrims from Mecca, c. 1847-1848 which was praised for its “Eastern and Egyptian character” (Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c., 1848). See Christie’s, London, 29 April 2019, Orientalist Art, lot 1. The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is native to the Mediterranean Sea which borders the northern coast of Egypt and the eastern shore of Lebanon – places Warren’s father made a successful career painting. By doing so, Warren may well be aligning himself closer to his father’s oriental art career, and therefore position in the echelons of London’s art society, while insinuating his family’s name as that of an ancient family. Warren after all was fascinated in heraldry reflecting wider middle-and upper-class Victorian fascinations of heraldic symbols and meanings.In Fairbairn's Book of Crests, 1905 ed, p. 37., it records a coat of arms for a ‘Warren-Warren, John Rosier, Esquire’ formed from the Warren coat of arms and Tyerman coat of arms. John Rosier Warren was born in 1862 and was the son of Albert and Augusta Warren.
An interesting selection of royal commemorative ephemera and three antiques reference books:'A Souvenir Book of the Queen's Doll's House' (1924);'King George Hospital - Souvenir of the Opening of the Hospital by HM the King George and HM the Queen' (1931); three copies of 'The Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - Official Souvenir Programme' (1937); 'Thanksgiving Service for Victory in Europe (Borough of Chingford 1945);Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations dated 8th June, 1946;'A Pictorial Souvenir of the Silver Wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth' (1948);'Urban District of Benfleet - Souvenir Programme ... the Celebration of the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth' (1953);'The Times' 3rd June 1953 (coronation edition);'Silver Jubilee of HM the Queen' (Queen's Silver Jubilee Trust - Official Souvenir Programme 1977);'The Royal Wedding - Official Souvenir' (The Royal Jubilee Trusts 1981);'Silver Boxes' - Eric Delieb (Ferndale Editions, 1979);'An Illustrated Guide to Eighteenth-Century English Drinking Glasses' - L. M. Bickerton (The Collectors' Book Club, 1971);'European and American Snuff Boxes 1730-1830' - Clare le Corbeiller (Viking Press, 1966).
Folio Society: Codex Sinaiticus, a facsimile edition published by The British Library, 2010, in slipcase with reference guide; The Qur'an, an interpretation by Marmaduke Pickethall, 2009; The Book of Common Prayer, 2007; The Luther Bible of 1534, complete facsimile edition pub by Taschen, vols I and II, all in slipcases. (5)
‘I have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name “Lawrence”, as referring to me, again, in public or private’ LAWRENCE T. E.: (1888-1935) British army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer, renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-18) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915-18) against the Ottoman Empire during World War I. An excellent A.L.S., T E Shaw, one page, folio, Karachi, India, 5th January 1927, to an unidentified correspondent (although evidently a writer whom Lawrence held in some esteem). Lawrence announces, 'I have sworn a great oath never to use or countenance the use of the name “Lawrence”, as referring to me, again, in public or private', continuing 'So that would settle the question of my introducing your book, I'm afraid' and explaining 'Of course I write, or rather I try to write, occasionally: unsigned articles, or articles signed by virgin names. They are worth two guineas a thousand words, which I am told is a better rate than usual. They cost me more than that, in trouble, even at my R.A.F. rate of 3/6 a day! And no publisher would be moved to publish your work, because it had an unknown man's introduction before it.' Shaw, however, offers his advice and a further clarification of his decision to his correspondent, 'But why should you think an introduction necessary?......Probably the right man will take what you have written on its merits, and that should be much more gratifying than to be helped. I did twice, in the old days, help people by introducing their books: but one, Richard Garnett, was dead, and that pardoned the offence. The other, Doughty, was a special case: I had been trying to persuade all London to reprint him, and at last one beginning-publisher said “I will, if you'll preface it” :- and what could I do? Doughty was very nice about it: but it felt like scratching one's name on Westminster Abbey. Introductions to publishers I will (and do) willingly give. Several people with good stuff have been helped by me into print. It's a matter of knowing the proper tradesmen. Have you tried Cape? He is enterprising, and the best producer of commercial books in London (for format). If you will send me a sample of your stuff I'll see that it reaches his reader (Edward Garnett, a critic of genius) with my opinion. I have no doubt that it's the right stuff: and it should be exactly right for the particular public. If Cape says “NO”, I'd suggest Faber and Gwyer for second string: but Cape an easy first. Secker is too difficult: and the big men too staid'. A rare letter of fine content in which Lawrence affirms his desire for anonymity and proves himself to be a good guide in the intricacies behind the scenes of publishing. Some very light creasing and a few minor tape stains to the lower central area of the letter, only very minimally affecting a few words of text and part of the signature, otherwise about VGFollowing his legendary exploits in Arabia, Lawrence had become a household name by the early 1920s and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in August 1922 as an aircraftman under the name John Hume Ross. However, less than a year later, his identity was exposed, and he was forced out of the RAF in February 1923. Changing his name once again, to T. E. Shaw, he repeatedly petitioned to re-join the RAF and was finally readmitted in August 1925. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom was published in December 1926 and the renewed publicity it brought resulted in his assignment to bases as Karachi, from where the present letter was written, and Miramshah in British India, where he remained until the end of 1928. Herbert Jonathan Cape (1879-1960) British publisher who founded the London publishing house of Jonathan Cape in 1921, remaining at the head of the firm until 1960. Cape established a reputation for high quality design and production and published a range of English-language authors including Robert Frost, Ian Fleming, James Joyce and T. E. Lawrence.Edward Garnett (1868-1937) English writer, critic and literary editor who was instrumental in the publication of D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. Edward Garnett was the son of Richard Garnett (1895-1906) English scholar, librarian, biographer and poet, who is also referenced in the present letter.
Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Royal Navy. Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett, GCVO, CMG (1863-1945), naval officer and courtier, H.M.S. Caesar's Watch, Station, Quarter and Fire Bills, printed 1895, manuscript dated 1898-99, compiled and inscribed by Godfrey-Faussett while a first-lieutenant, approx. 200pp printed &/or ink MS, including names of the seamen, a guide for training, how to prepare for armed action, abandoning ship, etc., diagrams and illustrations, similar loosely-inserted ephemera and papers, original cloth as supplied (tired), 4to, World War One, United States Navy, William Quish G.M. 2nd Class, USS Colhoun, MS diary, August 1918 - February 1919, approx. 42pp, mostly recording assisting troop ships in and around New York, including Brooklyn, and New Jersey, even sailing alongside the requisitioned RMS Mauretania, heading towards Bermuda, and on 18th November was sent to New London where a new submarine was being tried out, original cover, 12mo, a Victorian collection of ephemera, n.d. [c. 1880], tipped-in, with some loosely-inserted, mostly related to the Church of England and encompassing its High Anglo-Catholic to Evangelical creeds, including three off-prints by Alfred Gurney (1843-1898), from St Barnabas, Pimlico, nos. 85, 86, & 44, 1883-1884, ‘Expenses for altar cloth’, 1pp manuscript account, n.d. [c. 1880], a manuscript charade, citing Caroline Fiennes (née Leigh, 1825-1909), Baroness Saye and Sele, second wife of The Venerable Frederick Fiennes, 16th Baron Saye and Sele (1799-1887), the Archdeacon of Hereford; ‘Jerusalem the Glorious’ by The Rev. A. Tighe-Gregory, as a ‘Memorial to the late Hon. George Ponsonby Prittie, n.d. [c. 1871], ‘How we shall welcome our three Pilgrims!’, Miss von Zakzewska & Miss Glanford Bell, as a band and holding a flag, welcome the three pilgrims, Amy, Dora & Liza, to Germany, 19cm x 25cm, manuscript music, both libretto and score; manuscript letters and verse, including ‘On the death of my Cousin/Shipwrecked in the China Seas’ by Henry ****, n.d., 4 stanzas, pictorial letterheads, telegraph, ephemera viz. The Rambler’s Sketching Club, Fulham, newspaper clippings, including Mrs Eddy and Christian Scientists, Cardinal Vannutelli and the ‘Bishop of Animals’, Second Boer War, Recollections of a Night with the Communists, Ruskin on Architecture, etc., disbound crown folio (41cm x 31cm), Railwayana, two pieces, [Ireland], Irish Railway's Distance Book and Sea Distances, in two parts, dated 1921, 66pp of red-ruled ink manuscript tables, ffep with indistinct inscribed name (probably the compiler's) and dated 1/3/21, original green cloth, foolscap (34cm x 21cm), a British Rail 1114/1 black cloth ledger, enclosing unassociated late 19th century and later railway ephemera, foolscap (35cm x 23.5cm), and three Edwardian and later friendship albums, dated from 1905, each typically illustrated with watercolour, pencil, &/or pen-and-ink caricatures, flowers, pictures, and vignettes; manuscript sentiments and original verse and prose composition; the medium-sized album also illustrated with tipped-in photographs of country houses, with clippings from their respective writing-paper, including Bowood, Irish houses, etc., presumably inscribed by fellow house party guests, and in other places illustrated by snapshots of the signatories; the largest album from British India, citing Bombay, Lucknow, Calcutta, etc., various calf and roan bindings, 4to & 8vo (qty) Provenance: 1st: Captain Sir Bryan Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett, GCVO, CMG (1863-1945), Royal Navy career officer and courtier. After Greenwich and Dartmouth, Godfrey-Faussett was appointed an unofficial aide-de-camp to the then Prince George of Wales in 1890. His naval career continued, briefly, before he was later posted to the royal yacht HMS Osborne (1896-97), then HMS Caesar (1898-99), promoted to commander, and found himself in Prince George's entourage again (now Duke of York and Cornwall). On the prince's appointment as Prince of Wales, in 1901, G-F was promoted to Equerry-in-Ordinary, accompanied the heir to India (1905-06), and retired from active service in 1906 to permanently be in attendance. On the accession in 1910, G-F served the then George V as Equerry-in-Ordinary until the monarch's death, whence he was an Extra Equerry to the king's sons Edward VIII and George VI until G-F's own death in 1945.
A selection of hardback and other books, primarily relating to magic lanterns and entertainment, titles including: Rational Recreations, vols 2 and 3, by W. Hooper; Art of The Daguerreotype, by Stefan Richter; More Magic, by Professor Hoffman; Fingers and Fortune: A Guide Book to Palmistry, by Eveline Michell Farwell; Toy Theatres of the World, by Peter Baldwin; and others, one box.
Collection of items relating to Adolf Hitler being a bound copy Entitled 'Adolf Hitler' with photographs throughout and wording in German, 3 books 'Hitler's Table Talk 1941-1944', 'The Last Days of Hitler' translated by Helmut Bogler, a book containing a variety of photographs and drawings in German incl. Der Fuhrer between 1939 and 1945, 3 pages of stamps, 2 dated April 1942 with Hitler's portrait stating Deutscher Reich and 1 paged dated 20th April 1944 with Gross Deutscher Reich (unused), copy of Time magazine May 7th 1945 with front picture of Hitler priced 15cents, further 13 packs of individual stamps showing the Reich mark at its worse with some stamps stating 500 million, 100 million and 300 million in addition 3 items referring to Heydrich Gestapo executioner being Time magazine February 23rd 1942 with Heydrich's portrait to the front, pack of stamps stating Deutscher Reich having Heydrich's death mask displayed and translation of Germanic Leadership publication 6th issue 1942 which also includes photographs of Adolf Hitler, Himmler and others (Guide Price £150-£200)SPECIALIST MAGAZINES
Collection of Horse racing books, racecards and ephemera, books: comprising: Phil Bull's Best Horses of 1946, good condition; Volume 1 of the General Stud Book, 1891, 5th edition, good condition; Horse and Hound Hunter Chasers and Point-To-Pointers annuals for 1980, 1981, 1982, all d/j's in worn condition; a quantity of novels mainly by Dick Francis, also John Francome and Jenny Pitman; A Concise History of British Horseracing, published by the National Horseracing Museum; racecards: comprising the final day's racing at Manchester Racecourse, 9th November 1963, moderate condition; two Washington D.C. International racecards (Laurel, Maryland) for 1970 (Fort Marcy) and 1982 (April Run), both good; three International Jockey Competition racecards, Europe v USA at Bay Meadows 20th November 1980; the GB v USA Sandown Salver 20th October 1982; and UK v Rest of the World at Sandown 25th September 1985; four 1995 racecards, Espom Oaks, Opening Day Royal Ascot; De Beers Diamond Day at Ascot; and Charity Race Day at Ascot; ephemera comprising 1935 Aintree fixtures Calendar; a cardboard weekly pass for Royal Ascot in 1946; a Bay Meadows 1982-83 Media Guide; two lead horses and a jockey from the Britain's Famous Racing Colours Series, all with damage; a Sporting Life puzzle; a Chad Valley Race Record betting Game, plays at 33 1/3 rpm, the double-sided disc with ten grooves allowing ten different results for two races, complte with betting slips; a qty. of Her Majesty's Representative Private Garage windscreen stickers for Ascot Races; and a few other race tickets/badges (qty)
CORNISH INTEREST. Six books relating to Cornwall including The Cornish Pocket Borough, Old Cornish Bridges and Streams, Cornish Years, The Path of the Son (Biography of Bryan Pearce), Geevor & the Blue Book Guide to Cornwall. Also, The Art of Bernard Leach (a V & A exhibition publication) & Cornwall The Land of the Gods by Dexter. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Royal Memorabilia & Police History. An archive of material relating to Roland Stockdale, a Metropolitan Police officer who worked for the Queen’s personal protection force during the 1950s, comprising: Roland Stockdale's expenses book for 1956, copiously filled with pencil notes recording his travels between royal residences, transport costs, subsistence, and lodgings; a photographic portrait of Stockdale in his police uniform, Regent studio, 22.5cm by 15cm, framed & glazed; Stockdale's RAF officers peaked cap; a letter written by Roland Stockdale, signed 'Ro', describing a stay at Birkhall, including a staff dance at Balmoral, undated, Birkhall letterhead, 10pp. on six leaves, and a 4pp. comic poem in the same hand [Roland Stockdale], concerning 'Prince Philip's beard'; seven invitation cards for Roland & Audrey Stockdale to attend a dance in the Ball Room of Balmoral Castle, 1956 (x 2), 1957, 1958 (x 3), 1959; two invitation cards for Mr. & Mrs. Stockdale to attend a Christmas Party at Clarence House, 1957 & 1958; an invitation card to The Soviet Exhibition, 1961; six menu cards bearing the royal cypher, one typed, others manuscript, 1957-58; a pewter tankard bearing engraved inscription, 'To Roland Stockdale from C.I.D. Colleagues "L" Division, Metropolitan Police, 22.6.1972'; Stockdale's Identity Card, stamped 'Metropolitan Police', 1940, and Registered Guide card for the same, Windsor, 1958; a small quantity of black & white photographs of Roland Stockdale, including one taken inside the Information Room at Scotland Yard, plus later colour photographs taken outside Royal Lodge; a Sketch Plan of Windsor Great Park, printed by The Estates Gazette Ltd., undated, folded within envelope marked 'not to be destroyed'; 18 blank/unused sheets of letterhead paper from Clarence House, Birkhall, and 10 Downing Street; a Christmas card, signed 'Berkeley', RAF Hillingdon; an album of messages from Stockdale's friends, 1920s (predominantly quotations, puns, proverbs). Together with a small quantity of material relating to Russell Stockdale [a forensic scientist notable for his work on the "Yorkshire Ripper" case], including his geography school workbook, his illustrated childhood diary for 1954-55, his Post Office savings book, five certificates including one from the Royal Microscopical Society, 1972, and a newspaper supplement, 'Help Us Catch the Ripper'Provenance: By descent of Roland Stockdale, a Metropolitan Police officer who worked for the Queen’s personal protection force during the 1950s
2000 Ford Racing PumaReg. no. W657 AVWChassis no. WF0CXXGAECYR13644Engine no. YR13644Transmission: ManualMileage: 85,180MOT: June 2023 The Ford Racing Puma could be considered a homologation special. However, unusually, the car was designed to commemorate Fords success with the car in motorsport as opposed to a competition car. It was a way of showing the world its motorsport technologies through a production-based car. With 1000 units planned, just 500 were ever built for the UK market with all conversions being carried out by the famous motorsport outfit, Tickfords between 1999 and 2001.The stunning imperial blue colour of the Racing Puma really made the wider, aluminium factory arches stand out, but these builds were not just about looks. The cars weighing in at just 1174kg, sport an Alcon brake setup at the front, a stronger IB5 gearbox and shafts, as well as uprated cams, air intake and exhaust system. Despite only producing 155bhp from its 1.7 Zetec engine, the little feisty Puma still pushes from 0-62 in 7.8 seconds. The handling was left to Ford’s specialists at Boreham to fettle with a certain Stig Blomqvist reportedly spending a large amount of time helping the team refine the handling on the little coupe. In period the S1400 and S1600 rally cars were piloted by the likes of David Higgins and Sebastien Loeb as Ford further cemented itself in the world of motorsport.This particular example has been kept as part of a rally family’s collection for some time and has only seen 1000 miles in the last 14 years; the V5C document shows just two previous owners. It has had some recent recommissioning work, the front bumper has been painted, and overall, the car remains in very original condition, having averaged just 3,500 miles per year. It is in good condition mechanically and the interior is in fantastic order with the Alcantara wheel and seats looking factory fresh. Every Puma Racing was numbered with this particular car sporting number 0318 on its manifold which is also reflected in its original owner’s guide supplement. The sale includes a large amount of history with original stamped service book, a large number of parts and service receipts, many of which are from PumaBuild and a current V5C document. This is a great opportunity to own a well-presented example of a limited build, motorsport based, Ford collector’s car.Estimate: £20,000 – 25,000To be auctioned along with a fantastic selection of other vehicles on March 5th at our Showell Farm site, SN15 2NU. Viewing is welcome prior to sale and all cars are sold as seen, condition reports can be requested on each lot by contacting us direct. Lots are not available to buy prior to auction. Fully illustrated catalogue is available on the Richard Edmonds Auction website. Bids can be made online, by telephone or live on site. All lots are subject to commission.Vehicles that are un-registered or on foreign plates may require Import Duty and Vat to be paid upon purchase via HMRC prior to registering with the DVLA for a UK plate, if you are not sure please ask. For classic cars over 30 years this equates to 5% Duty on the final value.
A HUNTLEY & PALMERS NOVELTY BISCUIT TIN, 'BOOK', 1930 by Huntley, Boorne & Stevens, Reading, with a simulated tooled red leather gilt finish, 25cm high. Condition Report : Generally good condition; slightly dulled; some mottled discolouration. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
(Cookery, Wine and Wine Making, Confectionery), [Mr. Borella]: 'The Court and Country Confectioner: or, the House-Keeper’s Guide..., To which is added, a dissertation on the different species of fruits, and the art of distilling simple waters, cordials, perfumed oils, and essences, by an Ingenious Foreigner, now head confectioner to the Spanish Ambassador in England.', London, G. Riley et al, 1770, 1st edition, [2],ii,3,xxiii,[1],271 + 46pp 'On Distilling in General' at end, some marginal worm damage at front from title page to pp.vii (marginal, not affecting text) and from p.111 to end, contemporary calf worn. Later editions revealed the author to be Mr. Borella, head confectioner to the Spanish ambassador to England. A rare cookery title, the first English book with a whole section of ices and ice creams, including for tea ice cream.
A SELECTION OF WATCH CATALOGUES AND BOOKLETS, to include an 'Omega collection' booklet, an 'Omega ' 2001 booklet, a 'Jaeger-LeCoultre' 2001 manufactures book of timepieces, a 'Complete price guide to watches' 1995 No.15 book, a 'Cartier' 2000 catalogue, and two 'Rolex Oyster Perpetual' 2002 catalogues (condition report: all in used conditions, some general light wear)
BOX CONTAINING A WORLD OF WARCRAFT PRE-ORDER BETA, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND GAMING BOOKS, The pre-order beta includes a soundtrack disc, Dungeon & Dragons books include the 5th edition variants of the Player's Handbook, the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master's Guide, gaming books include the Dragon Age II: The Complete Official Guide, Dragon Age Origins Prima Official Game Guide, Dragon Age Origins Awakening Prima Official Game Guide, World Of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide, Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational 2008 book, Diablo III Book Of Cain, Dragon Age Asunder, Dragon Age The Stolen Throne, Dragon Age The Masked Empire, Dragon Age The Calling and Dragon Age Tevinter Nights, an unopened copy of Guild Wars for the PC and a DVD of Dragon Age Dawn Of The Seeker is also included
Collectors Items to Include: "Concorde - Above and Beyond" framed limited edition print, 913/950, a British Airways 75 years of service plane model, a quantity of cigarette cards and albums, a limited edition book 2192/3000 "The Book of Great Western", a Stockton & Darlington souvenir guide, and six Harry Potter Books including Order of the Pheonix hardback, pub.2003 and Half Blood Prince, pub 2005 (qty)
NO RESERVE China.- South Manuria Railway.- Souvenir Album, photographic illustrations, additional folding map of the South Manchuria Railway with route picked out in red tipped in, photographic illustrations, some chipping to final f., original pictorial cloth, rubbed and a little marked, oblong 4to, [c.1910].⁂ Rare photographic book, a partial guide to the places and customs of then Manchuria as well as a celebration of Japanese conquest of the region and the construction of the railway. This copy with a map of the railway seemingly issued separately to this publication.
1981 Rolls-Royce Corniche 6.75 litre Series 5000 3 door fixed head coupe Harvey-Bailey handling kit fitted with original beige Connolly hide interior Registration: VEX 207X Chassis: CRH0050666 Odometer: 72000 Transmission: Automatic MOT: October 2023 Guide £30,000-£35,000 . Full book pack including service book . Factory handbook . Everflex roof with quarter badges . Correct period audio equipment . Leather headlining . Headlight wipers . History file showing work done by P & A Wood and Shadow Vehicle Services . One of only 1108 cars produced . Complete with correct Rolls-Royce too kit Outside Finished in its original factory colour of Seychelles blue. The wheel arches and rear panels show no sign of rust or repair. The paintwork is in generally good order overall apart from a tiny stone chip on the bonnet and some very small paint bubbles , namely offside rear wing above the swage line , near side front wing and door just below the glass . There are some very small bubbles under the Everflex roof above the rear window and front window driver’s side. The chrome is very good all round. The wheels and hub caps are without issue , the tyres show a good tread depth. Inside The seats are original and in fine condition with the exception of signs of minor wear on driver’s door armrest. The door cards and headlining are without issue as are the carpets and pleasingly the correct MPW drivers mat is present and undamaged. The woodwork all appears without damage, chrome and dials excellent as is the steering wheel. Mechanicals The Rolls-Royce runs sweetly and drives as it should with plenty to power and a supple ride. The handling is very good due to the fitment of the Harvey Bailey kit. The brakes operate effectively and the suspension operates as it should. History There are bills on file dating back until 2006 and pleasingly the full book pack is present including the service book shows stamps from new until 2008 at 69573 miles. The latest record of work completed is 3rd January 2018 which records a full service at 70661 miles and then on 7th April 2018 with work carried out by marque specialist and Rolls-Royce main dealer P&A Wood. Our opinion This car was supplied new by Mann Egerton & Co in October 1981, making it one of the very last of the 1,108 Fixed Head Coupes to be built, before Rolls-Royce ceased production of the hard top Corniche variant for good in March 1981. The production date of March would indicate that this car spent several months being coach built by Mulliner Park Ward. These “last hurrah” cars (built between 1979-1981) are known as the 5000 Series cars and benefitted from vastly upgraded handling and finishes over the earlier cars. They share the majority of the same suspension and handling components as their successor, the later Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. Our car is finished in its original colour combination of Seychelles blue with beige hide interior and present very well in all areas with beautiful woodwork. On the road, the Corniche drives very well and the upgraded handling of the 5000 series is clearly evident couple with the fitment of the Harvey-Bailey handling kit which for those who know totally transforms these cars. These coach-built cars have long been undervalued though the market has finally recognised that they represent excellent value and due to the rarity are tipped as a very strong future investment.
2004 Porsche Boxster S 3.2 litre 2 door convertible Recent IMS bearing, clutch, alternator and 22 stamps in the service book Registration: BX04 UZS Chassis: WP0ZZZ98Z4U641413 Odometer: 73500 Transmission: Manual MOT: January 2024 Guide £8,000-£10,000 · Full book pack including fully stamped (22) service book · Supplied with Porsche certificate of authenticity · Bills for £5200 in the past three years · Comprehensive history file dating back until new in 2004 · Supplied with two keys · Recent work carried out by marque experts RPM and Paul Garland Ltd · Fitted with Super sound exhaust system and manifold Outside The cars arctic silver paintwork presents extremely well with very few imperfections which consist of a few small stone chips to the frontal area's, a small scuff to front off side bumper in front of the wheel and a very small dent on the boot lid less than the size of a 5 pence piece which looks like its come from some closing the boot lid onto something. The hood is in excellent condition with no tears or rips and no deformation. All four of it's 18 inch Carrera wheels are damage free with each one showing signs of corrosion to the paintwork around the centre caps. The centre caps have also dulled with age and can be replaced inexpensively. Inside The interior of this Boxster is near perfect which can only be faulted on the slightest of wear on the drivers seat bolster. The black carpets are good and the cabin is dry and damp free. It also has that familiar Porsche smell which seems to have disappeared in the later generation cars. Mechanical The car pulls well through all 6 gears and stops effectively and straight, with the Super Sound sports exhaust not being too intrusive as some can be. All the while you are accompanied by the throaty flat 6 induction noise from that wonderful 3.2 S engine. All for tyres are in good condition with plenty of tread left. History The service history book has 5 stamps from various Porsche centres the last being Porsche Centre West London in 2015 at 33,380 from which time the maintenance is taken over by specialists including Zuffenhaus, RPM Specialist Cars and Paul Garland. Its last service being carried out by Paul Garland on 22/03/2021 at 63340 miles. There are many receipts on file and importantly the car has had its IMS bearing and clutch replaced around 10,000 miles ago. Optional extras fitted when new include 18” Carrera wheels, CD box and autochanger, wheel centres with Porsche crest, top tinted screen, electronic air conditioning, park assist sensors, on board computer, Bose surround system with wind deflector, side skirts, Porsche crest embossed on head rests. Our Opinion We are delighted to be able to offer this magnificent and highly desirable Boxster S finished in arguably the best colour scheme of Artic silver metallic with black leather interior. Offered with a full book pack which evidences a full and comprehensive service history from new, its clear this Porsche has been lovingly maintained throughout its life. On the road, the Porsche is a delight to drive, the clutch being light and the whole package is tight and responsive. No need to use the audio equipment, just drop the roof and listen to the fabulous exhaust note. This car wants for nothing and is ready to use and enjoy for the season, and sure fire solid investment.
2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI-TP UK AWD 2.5 litre turbo 4 door saloon car One owner since 200 miles and full Subaru main dealer Service history Registration: FV61 XMG Chassis: JF1GVFKH3BG015157 Odometer: 115000 Transmission: Manual MOT: February 2024 Guide £8,000-£10,000 . Subaru main dealer service history from new . Full book pack with two keys . Totally standard and unmodified specification . Pirelli tyres all round Outside Presented in stunning Silver this car is a testament to the previous owner as other than a few minor stone chips to the bonnet and small scuff on rear near side wheel arch there isn't much we can fault this car on. All 4 wheels have been refurbished recently and all four matching Pirelli tyres have good tread depth remaining. Inside Typical Japanese interior; simple but functional is in excellent order with some slight wear on the drivers seat bolster and the seat base bolster is also showing some signs of distortion commensurate with the mileage displayed. The rest of the black interior is excellent with the carpets and steering wheel showing little signs of wear. Mechanical The security of that wonderful low down turbo charged flat four allows these Subaru's to give the driver total confidence when pushing on and this one is no different. It fires instantly from cold with no undue smoke or rattles and drives well through all the gears. With a comprehensive history file including full Subaru service history from new, this Scooby has wanted for nothing. History A 2 owner car with its latest recorded owner purchasing the car in March 2013 our Impreza has a full Subaru dealer service history the first stamp of 13 being on 4/12/12@258 miles and the last being its 120k mile service at 107,787. Our Opinion These last of the line Impreza's look amazing value compared to some of the earlier models, and this one's impeccable maintenance history and condition looks like its covered less than half its recorded mileage. A good fun car that would be happy either as a daily driver or weekend Samurai warrior.
Memorabilia - Collection of Beatles items to include original Worcester Ware serving tray, Ulster Linen tea towel, a pair of 1960s Beatles Stockings, John Lennon Imagine Nov/Dec 1988 exhibition guide from the Gas Hall Exhibition Suite in Birmingham UK, The Beatles Quiz Book, 2 x later editions of John Lennon In His Own Write etc
Walking Dead Free Comic Book Day Issue, by Image; Star Wars Legacy, No. 0; and Classic Star Wars, No's. 1 and 2, by Dark Horse Comics; Astro City Visitors' Guide; Astro City, No's. 2, 13, and later issues; and other comics by independent publishers, titles include: Rising Stars; The Authority; City of Heroes; The Bogie Man; Shadow Hawks; etc.
The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 29th Edition; The Mammoth Book of Zombie Comics; The 1997 Star Trek Diary; Classic Star Wars Comic-Book Adaptations, by Dark Horse Comics; Spawn, by Titan Books; Watchmen soft cov. album, by DC Comics; The Dick Tracy Casebook, by Penguin Books; and other comics-related publications and graphic novels.
Three Boxes of BOOKS containing approximately sixty titles on the subject of HORSE RACING, authors include Dick Francis, Julian Wilson, Charlie Brookes, Richard Dunwoody, Francis Gibson, Dick Hern, Tony McCoy, titles include three volumes of Sires, 2002, 2003, 2004, The Stallion Book 2001, The Guiness Guide to Steeplechasing, Benson & Hedges Racing Year, Courses of Action, Treasures of the Bloodstock Breeders Review and many others (3 boxes)
Well known magazine-featured Series D Rapide from long-term ownership.Part of the late David Danielsen collectionDavid was an active member of the South Wales Vincent Owners ClubMatching numbers machine checked and verified by the VOCBuilt 1955 and first registered 1956J27V crankcase matching numbersHistory file containing RF60 continuation log book from 1966, old MOTs and some old picturesFeatured in the October 1993 Classic Bike Guide with a five page feature and front cover picture, copy includedRecently running but may require some recommissioning before road useUK registered on a V5C. With the same owner since 1964SpecificationMake: VINCENTModel: SERIES D RAPIDEYear: 1955Registration Number: TTG 615Engine Number: F10AB/2/11059Click here for more details and images
Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet The Authorized Programme Guide by John Peel 1993 First Edition Softback Book with 249 pages published by Virgin Publishing Ltd good conditionWe combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Matchbox Regular Wheels group of mid 1960's to early 1970's issue models. (1) 5d London Routemaster Bus - BP Visco Static labels, 4-line base with front axle braces; (2) 31c Lincoln Continental (does have some small paint chips to roof & box stained); (3) 33b Ford Zephyr 6 - without rear silver trim, 36-tread black plastic wheels; (4) 36c Opel Diplomat - chrome engine, gloss black base without tow guide but with front bumper extension; (5) 40c Farm Hay Trailer in late issue type G box; (6) 74b Daimler Fleetline Bus - green body with Esso labels - Excellent to Mint in Good to Excellent Plus boxes and Lesney Matchbox 1-75 Series Diecasts hardback Book by Maurice A. Hammond - dust cover Good Plus, contents pages generally Near Mint. (7)
A mixed lot of eight books:'The New Week's Preparation for a Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper' - John Hinton, Paternoster Row, London, mid-18th century (2 copies);'The Conduct of the Understanding' - John Locke (Baynes & Son 1825);'The Hidden Orchis' - Gertrude Bone (Medici Society 1928) with author's compliments slip;'Adventures in Wonderland by Alice' (Stanhope Press 1940s);'A Book of Farmcraft' - M Greenhill and E. Dunbar (Longmans 1944);'The Victorian Celebration of Death' - James Stevens Curl (Sutton Publishing 2000);'A Shell Guide - Shropshire' - John Piper and John Betjeman (Faber & Faber 1951)
Green (William). The Tourist's New Guide, containing a Description of the Lakes, Mountains, and Scenery, in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, 2 volumes, Kendal: R. Lough and Co., 1819, engraved folding map, 12 aquatint plates only, occasional light spotting, Spellow Hill book label to upper pastedowns, contemporary half calf, rebacked with gilt decorated spines, light wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Abbey Scenery 190.Abbey's copy contained 31 plates, but other examples have been found with 36 plates.Sold not subject to return.
Leica Literature including a Leica Pocket Book 5th Edition (Hove Foto Books 1991), the Interchangeable Leica Lenses (E. Leitz 1937), Leitz General Catalogues 1966 (2 copies), 1972 (2), 1977, Leica International Price Guide 7th Edition (Hove Collectors Books 1997), Lens Tables for Use with the Leica Camera (3, 1934,1936,1937)
A Selection of Vintage Photographic Technique Books comprising The Contax Way by H. Freytag (1954 edition), The Retina Way by O.R.Croy (1966 edition), The Miniature Manual by Bernard Alfieri (late 1940s), The British Journal Photographic Almanacs 1946 and 1957, The Wallace Heaton Photographic Blue Book 1970-71, two 1939 Zeiss Ikon booklets, The Rolleiflex & Rolleicord Guide (1949) and The Miranda Guide (1970)
Reynold's Strangers Guide Through London 1846, published by J Reynolds, showing London from Pentonville to Kennington, and Hyde Park to Stepney Green, later coloured, on folded paper, with Sights and Amusements, and other sights of interest, including railways named around the outside, all folds down into original book, with some tape fixings to reverse, 48.5cm x 70cm
BOOKS, one box containing seventeen titles on the subjects of Medicine, Chemistry and Physics to include two volumes of Pharmacologia; Comprehending The Art of Prescribing Upon Fixed And Scientific Principals by J.M. Paris M.D. F.R.S. F.L.S, 5th Edition, published 1822, The First Principals of Chemistry by William Nicholson, 3rd Edition, published 1796, Hand-Book Of Chemistry by F.A. Abel and C.L. Bloxham, 2nd Edition, published 1858, British Pharmacopceia, published Under the Direction of The General Council of Medical, Education and Registration of the United Kingdom Pursuant to The Medical Act 1858, published 1864, A Guide to the Scientific of Things Familiar by The Rev. DR. Brewer, published 1871 together with other Antiquarian titles and later modern works (1 box + loose)
A Channel Passage And Other Poems, By Algernon Charles Swinburne, London, Chatto & Windus 1904, a rare first edition, with five raised bands, gilt titles on red labels, six gilt-ruled compartments with gilt devices and “1904” in gilt at the base of the spine, with gilt-fillet borders on full crushed Levant, gilt dentelle borders with the bookplate of Raphaeli Mauritii Bauer on swirled marbled endpapers, the half-title followed by the imprint of Spottiswoode and Co Ltd, New-Street Square, London, followed by the title page and a dedication to William Morris and Edward Burne Jones, three pages for the table of contents, and 213 pages of text followed by the imprint of Spottiswoode again at the bottom of the last page of text, and the top edge is gilt, all in a fine binding by Zaehnsdorf. Swinburne (1837 - 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. who wrote several novels and collections of poetry. He devised a poetic form called the roundel, which corresponded to the French rondeau. The title poem here was inspired by a trip to France: in 1855, Swinburne made his first trip abroad with his uncle. As they were crossing the English Channel, a violent storm thrilled the young poet with its awe-inspiring display of lightning and thunder. It was an unforgettable experience that stuck with Swinburne all his life - the poem here which recalled that crossing was written 40 years after the event, just five years before his death. He was influenced by the works of Shakespeare, Shelley, William Morris, Rossetti, Robert Browning, Tennyson, and Victor Hugo - a temple mount of writers and authors - and he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature every year from 1903 to 1907. Swinburne was also a controversial poet. He was an alcoholic and algolagniac and liked to be flogged, and he wrote about many taboo topics, such as lesbianism, sado-masochism, and anti-theism, and he was considered a decadent poet; these taboo subjects often attracted Victorian ire, which led to him becoming persona non grata in high society. Rumors about his perversions often filled the broadsheets. Raphaeli Bauer (1864 - 1947) was born in Germany and was a foreign banker trading from London, as well as a stock broker at Drapers Gardens with Eustace Blundell, so he was a man of means. The title poem was first published individually in 1899, and this is a beautiful copy of the rare first edition. It’s easy to tell this is a first edition, too, because it was published by Chatto and Windus, and there is just a single date of 1904 on the title page and no other printings listed on the copyright page. (See Bill McBride, A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions, McBride / Publisher, 585 Prospect Ave., West Hartford, CT 06105.) The book is crown 8vo. and measures 7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. wide, with clean text and just a hint of rubbing along the front edge of the spine, at the crown and two tips. Overall a very attractive copy of this first edition by Swinburne, bound by one of the premiere binders of the nineteenth century.
This is one lot with four books by Charles Dickens all related to Christmas. a) A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, New York & London, G.P. Putnam’s Sons 1900, Copyright, 1900 (for Designs) By G.P. Putnam’s Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, New York at bottom of the copyright page, the illustrations are from designs by Frederick Coburn, with twelve illustrations in photogravure, including the frontispiece, and nineteen illustrations in black and white, instead of photogravure, with red-captioned tissue guards present for each plate; 3/4 bound, four raised bands, with gilt labels and gilt lettering on the spine, modest decorations on the spine, with marbled covers and endpapers; the top edge is gilt, the book is 157 pages long and measures 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. wide, with light rubbing and modest wear at the tips. This was the first of Dickens’ Christmas books and came out in 1843, and it’s a perennial favorite of children and people who love Christmas. b) A Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens, Illustrated By Fritz Kredel For The Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, circa 1944, with a green slipcase, red and green holly decorations on cover, blank endpapers, a red topstain, and inscribed “Ashley Day Leavitt, best times for 1944 - last paragraph on page 26” on the second front free endpaper; Ashley Day Leavitt (1877–1959) was a Yale-educated Congregational minister who led the State Street Church in Portland, Maine, and later the Harvard Congregational Church in Brookline, Massachusetts; he was a frequent public speaker during the early twentieth century and was awarded an honorary degree from Bowdoin College for his pastorship of several congregations during wartime; the last paragraph on page 26 starts with “Mankind is my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence were, all, my business”; the book also includes a Christmas card which reads “The Reading of the Christmas Carol by Dr. Leavitt on Wednesday night before Christmas is one of our richest traditions. So we are sending it to you that wherever you may be on date, you may share with us the Christmas Spirit of Harvard Church”; a topstain is a normal coloring applied by the printer and does not indicate a “stain” on a book - it is not a “bad” thing; the book is 8vo. and possibly a first edition by Peter Pauper Press - 1944 is an early date for a Peter Pauper edition of this book - and book is 108 pages long and the slipcase measures 8 3/8 x 6 in. wide, with light browning on the spine and a tape mark on the front free endpaper where the Christmas card was attached to the book; the inscription by Ashley Day Leavitt and the attached card is what makes this book noteworthy. c) The Holly-Tree, By Charles Dickens, With An Introduction By Walter Jerrold, Thirty-one Illustrations, Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company on the title page, Copyright 1904 Henry Altemus on the copyright page, with the dust jacket, a beautifully illustrated front cover on the book itself, vignette endpapers with the owner’s name and date inscribed on the front free endpaper (“Elva Bommuleir from Mita G Ott, XMas 1910”), with an attractive colored frontis, black and white illustrations inside, 109 pages (counting the illustration on the last page), and the dust jacket reads “The Holly-Tree No. 1” on the spine and is the first in the Holly-Tree series by Altemus. The book measures 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. wide and the green hard-bound volume is in excellent condition, while the dust jacket is in great condition on the back and has some modest chips on the crown and the tips of the front cover. The Holly-Tree Inn was originally published as a short story in the Christmas 1855 edition of Household Words, a publication edited by Dickens in the 1850’s, and it was considered a portmanteau story, or a story written by several authors. The portmanteau story lent itself well to the medium of weekly publications because it allowed for authors to work together to compile a single plot rather quickly, and such stories increased in popularity during the Victorian era. Dickens only wrote three of the sections and the framing story for The Holly Tree Inn (The Guest, The Boots, and The Bill), and Wilkie Collins and three others contributed to the rest of this special Christmas extra. The story published in book form here is called a first edition thus by Altemus because it is based on the original story and has only one date on the copyright page and no additional printings. See Bill McBride, A Pocket Guide to the Identifications of First Editions, West Hartford, Ct., 1995 for first editions by Chapman And Hall. d) The Readings Of Charles Dickens As Arranged And Read By Himself, With Illustrations, London: Chapman & Hall 1883 on the front cover, and “Copyright” at the bottom of the front cover, The Readings of Mr. Charles Dickens, As Condensed By Himself on the title page, Price Sixpence, green wrappers, 64 pages, double columns, with ads on the interior front cover and on the interior and exterior covers at the rear. Dickens started doing readings for charity in 1853, and the readings here include A Christmas Carol In Four Staves, Bardell And Pickwick, David Copperfield, Mr. Bob Sawyer’s Party, The Story of Little Dombey, Nicholas Nickleby Four Chapters, Boots At The Holly-Tree Inn, Doctor Marigold, Nicholas Nickleby Three Chapters, and Mrs. Gamp; the book measures 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. wide, the front cover is detached and has wear, and there are creases at the tips on some pages, but very readable.
Sakoontala or The Lost Ring, An Indian Drama, Translated Into English Prose And Verse From The Sanskrit of Kalidasa, By Monier Willams, New York, Dodd Mead 1885, a limited edition, with exquisite gold and silver embroidered covers in beautiful relief, in a velvet-lined custom box. The limitation page says there were four copies printed on vellum and 110 copies printed on Japan paper in November 1885, and this is number 104 of the 110 copies. The spine and covers are exquisite and not like a typical English or American binding - you have to see them to believe them. The endpapers are blank, the book was published by Dodd Mead and printed at the De Vinne Press in New York, there’s a sixteen-page introduction followed by a list of the persons in the story and a guide to pronouncing their names, then 236 pages with ornate colorful borders, the imprint of The Press of Theo L. De Vinne towards the rear, and all the edges are gilt. Sakoontala was the wife of Dushyanta and mother of the Emperor Bharata, the story is about a love affair, a secret marriage, separation and a curse, and a reunion, and the theme of the story is that true love is immortal. We believe that Sakoontala is riding in the chariot on the front cover; her name is sometimes spelled Shakuntala, or Sakuntala in Sanskrit, and she turns out to be the heroine of this great love story from the Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. Kalidasa was a fifth-century Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. He had a great influence on other Sanskrit works and on all Indian literature, and his Sanskrit plays influenced late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century European literature; Monier Williams (1819 - 1899) was a British scholar who studied Sanskrit and translated Kalidasa’s play. The book is a large 8 Vo. and measures 10 x 8 in. wide, and the custom box has five raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine, with rubbing at the heel and corners of the box, and scraping on the bottom of the box, where it can’t be seen unless you turn the box upside down. An exquisite binding of an ancient Hindu epic by one of India’s greatest poets and playwrights.
This is an American printing of Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language, in the original leather binding, with “Johnson’s Dictionary” in gilt letters on the spine, and the title page reads “Long’s Stereotype Edition, Johnson’s Dictionary Of The English Language In Miniature. To Which Are Added, An Alphabetical Account Of The Heathen Deities, And A Copious Chronological Table Of Remarkable Events Discoveries And Inventions In Europe, By The Rev. Joseph Hamilton, M.A. With A Continuation Of The Said Table To The Present Period. Also, A New And Complete American Chronology, Containing an accurate account of Events from the discovery of the New World to this time. First New York, From The Late English Edition. New-York: Printed And Published By G. Long, No.71 Pearl-Street 1817”. The binding has the title in gilt on the spine, with pieces missing from the spine label; the signature of J. Lyman and a bookseller’s label from W.B. Gilley are on the front paste-down - William B. Gilley was a member of the Association of Master Book Binders of New York from 1814 to 1820, which tells you the book had to be purchased in that time period - then the frontis portrait of Dr. Johnson by G. Long of New York, the title page, an Advertisement to the English Edition dated June 1, 1799, the text is 252 pages long with words and their meanings in double columns, then the account of the Heathen Deities, the first Chronological Table, and the Complete Chronological American Table, for a total of 293 pages in all. The first London edition was published in 1755, the first American edition was published in Boston in 1804 - it was an abridged edition because the first London edition took over eight years to compile and required six helpers and listed 40,000 words - and this is the first New York edition published in America. The book is 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. wide, has age wear, the missing pieces from the spine label, and it was a handy pocket guide to the English language back in the early 1800’s.
Queen Victoria, By Richard R Holmes F.S.A., Librarian to the Queen, London and Paris, Boussod, Valadon & Co. Fine Art Publishers to Her Majesty 1897, a first edition of this biography (the dates on the title page and copyright page match), with a gilt title, gilt decorations and five raised bands on the spine, green morocco boards, gilt dentelles with marbled endpapers and a green and gilt bookplate which reads “Diamond Jubilee Gift to Robert and Eliza Cumming with Much Love from William and Elizabeth 1897”, “Queen Victoria” on the half-title, then a colored frontispiece of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales with a lettered tissue guard. The text was set up and printed in London by J S Virtue, the plates were engraved and printed by Boussod, Valadon near Paris in 1897, and the top edge is gilt. There are 41 plates altogether (the colored frontispiece and forty plates in black and white), with tissue guards protecting all the plates and red titles on each of the tissue guards, and there are 195 pages of text, followed by the Contents and List of Illustrations at the rear. The book is 4 To. and measures 13 x 10 14 in. wide. We’ve seen other copies with wormholes and detached boards, and this is nothing like that. The hinges and boards are solid, and there’s not a worm in sight. There’s light rubbing at the edges of the spine and light wear at the heel and tips, light foxing on three pages (177, 185, and 193), and the rest of the pages are clean and bright. Queen Victoria was a British monarch who reigned for over sixty years. She ascended the throne in 1837 and the Diamond Jubilee celebrated her 60th year as Queen, and her reign was longer than that of any previous British monarch; she died three and a half years after this book was published. See A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions, Compiled By Bill McBride, McBride Publisher, 585 Prospect Ave., West Hartford CT 06105.
[Borella (Mr.)] The Court and country confectioner: or, The house-keeper's guide ; to a more speedy, plain, and familiar method of understanding the whole art of confectionary, pastry, distilling, and the making of fine flavoured English wines, 2 parts in 1, first edition, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, lacking final blank, edges of first and last few ff. browned (including title), occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned elsewhere, modern pale calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Bitting p.49; Cagle 572; Maclean pp.10-11; Oxford p.102 'a well-arranged book'; Gabler G13780;cf Simon BG 227], 8vo, Printed for G. Riley, and A. Cooke, at their Circulating Library, Queen Street, Berkley Square; J. Bell, near Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand; J. Wheble, at No. 20. Pater-noster-row; and C. Etherington, at York, 1770.⁂ Rare first edition of this work by the self-styled 'ingenious foreigner, now head confectioner to the Spanish ambassador in England'. The second part is 'On distilling in general'.
Confectionery.- Wallace (James) The Confectioner's Guide and Ladies' and Housekeeper's Instructor being a grand display of pastry, in a variety of forms: also confectionary; Iceing, candying, preserving, jelly-making, sugar-boiling, colouring, &c. &c., index ff. carelessly opened, just touching text on G11, but without loss, occasional spotting, original yellow engraved architectural boards, publisher's advertisements to rear board, lightly soiled, rubbed, [cf. Oxford p.159 (Leeds imprint in same year) & Simon BG 1594 (10th edition, Bungay, 1831)], 12mo, Joseph Smith, 193, High Holborn, [1st July, 1826 (date of 'Advertisement' following title)].⁂ A very good copy of a rare little work. It is difficult to establish a sequence for the early editions with their different imprints. All carry an advertisement from the author stating that the particular printing is a reaction to high demand. The matter is further complicated by the fact that we find no edition before 1826 to help us to establish the first edition. No copy of this imprint found on WorldCat or Library Hub.Provenance: 'Gwenllian Jones' Book, Tyn yr [illegible], 1876' (ink inscription to front pastedown).
Thirteen gun and shooting related books including The Book of Rifles by Smith & Smith, Books of Pistols & Revolvers by Smith, Six guns by Elmer Keith, Target Pistol Shooting by K B Hinchliffe, The Collectors Guide to Air Pistols and The collectors Guide to Air Rifles by Dennis Hiller, US Army Sniper Training Manual TC 23-14 etc.
Spanish school of the 18th century."Saint Anne and the Virgin".Carved, gilded and polychrome wood.Measurements: 33 x 17 x 16 cm.Here appears the moment in which Saint Anne teaches Mary her first letters, a theme that does not arise from the evangelical literature but from the popular will to highlight the role of the mother's line in the human education of the Son of God, a will that also turned Saint Anne into the patron saint of the mothers of families. It is therefore a common and traditionally accepted theme, despite the fact that the Scriptures tell us that the infant Virgin was given to the temple for her education. It is an iconography that appeared at the end of the Middle Ages and became popular from the 16th century onwards, with the book appearing as an attribute of Saint Anne from that time onwards.It is a traditional theme framed within the cycle of the Virgin's life, a scene that highlights the importance of Saint Anne's role as educator, guide and protector of little Mary. This theme became very common, especially in the 17th century, in the wake of the Counter-Reformation. Because Protestants questioned Mary's virginity and her role as intercessor before God, Marian themes were particularly popular among artists in Catholic countries. Hence the Immaculate Conception became so fashionable, and numerous scenes related to the Virgin's life were produced.
Shaw, James"The Constable's Pocket Companion and Guide containing the duties ... with the necessary forms and a digested abstract of the Metropolitan Police Act", London; Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper 1830, catalogue of books published by Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper at the end of the book, joints very cracked, stitching can be seen, front board detaching and initial pages, ep through to the abbreviation list are separating, contemporary boards, backstrip with loss, pastedown title
Substantial box of mainly Foreign publications, booklets, etc., together with F.A. publications, Euro '96 and varies FIFA reports, etc., includes good German v Russian content, Sepp Maier 'Mensch Maier' book, Euro '96 statistics handbook, Scotland World Cup 1990, Italy media guide, Football in USSR by Andrei Starostin, brochure 50th Anniversary 1934-84 Cyprus FA, (box)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 (1963 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - Origin and First appearance of Doctor Octopus + First full-length Spider-Man story + Human Torch appearance + Currently tied at #24 on Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide Top 50 Silver Age Comics list - Flat/Unfolded - a detailed photographic condition report is available on request
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 - (1963 - MARVEL - UK Price Variant) - Third appearance of Spider-Man + First appearances of two of Spider-Man's most enduring foes, Vulture and Tinkerer - Currently tied at #24 on Overstreet's Comic Book Price Guide Top 50 Silver Age Comics list - Steve Ditko cover and interior art - Flat/Unfolded - a photographic condition report is available on request
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