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Click here to subscribeRare and early signed French rugby dinner menu: Sporting Club Universitaire de France, Diner a l`occasion du Championnat de Paris held on 10th of March 1913 - single card dinner menu signed on the reverse by 25 players - and early item in French rugby history - horizontal pocket fold otherwise (F/G)
Halley’s Comet. The True Protestant Mercury: or, Occurrences Forein and Domestick. [numb. 12], From Tuesday February the I. to Saturday the 5, 1680/1, pp.[2] (being leaf M1), disbound folio, together with The London Chronicle, no.2099, From Saturday, May 20 to Tuesday, May 29, 1770,pp.505-512, disbound 4to. The first item refers to the sighting of a comet (Halley’s comet), ÒStockholm, (the chief City of Sweden). Jan. 8. Yesterday we had several strange signs seen here in the heavens at noon day, viz. 3 Rainbows, 2 of which had as it were a sun in them shining exceeding bright, but very fiery; so that 3 suns were seen at noon day, this held a full hour, and at last plainly appeared the likness of the blazing-star or Comet (which we have seen here in the night for a month) which continued visible above a quarter of hour, with a large tail up the firmament: these things doe much astonish us: indeed they were terrible to beholdÓ. (2)
Pierre-François Hugues d`Hancarville 1719-c.1790- Six plates from the Antiquités étrusques, grecques et romaines tirées du Cabinet de M. Hamilton"; six hand-coloured plates depicting scenes with Roman and Greek Classical and mythical figures and beasts. The scenes taken from the vases in the collection of Sir William Hamilton, 40x65cm: together with five further hand-coloured scenes from the same edition, in matching frames, mounted, (6) Note: Sir William Hamilton British ambassador to Naples from 1764 to 1800. An avid antiquarian, Hamilton assembled one of the world`s finest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities. The core of his collection was bought from the Porcinari family, after an introduction by Hugues d`Hancarville, an amateur art dealer. Hamilton added several more select pieces before realising the entire collection to the British Museum in 1772 for £8400, where it became one of main collections in the department of Greek and Roman antiquities. Before the collection was shipped to England, Hamilton arranged for Hugues d`Hancarville to oversee the cataloguing and drawing of every item. The published work appeared in 1766-1767 and is a superb example. In addition to his duties as ambassador, Hamilton was also renowned as a knowledgeable guide and congenial host to the visiting English `Grand Tourists`. With infectious enthusiasm he would extol the wonders of Naples and the beauties of arts of the ancient world, inspiring in many of his aristocratic visitors a genuine passion for the antique. This new-found enthusiasm, fuelled by the images in his engravings, found its way into the new style of neo-classicism and in the collections of antiquities which became a staple for many of the stately homes in England.
Four 19thC Chinese paintings on rice paper of flowering chrysanthemums, lilies and other flowers, and each with a butterfly, 21cm by 34cm, unframed. Auctioneers Declaration of an Interest: This lot is now owned by Golding Young. It was purchased in our January sale by a defaulting purchaser for £260. Post sale he demanded we list the item on e-Bay for him to purchase via Paypal. He is e-Bayer wwf32488.
A 19thC Chinese painting on rice paper, of an emperor and empress seated on their thrones with court subjects and musicians in attendance, 19cm by 31cm. Auctioneers Declaration of an Interest: This lot is now owned by Golding Young. It was purchased in our January sale by a defaulting purchaser for £150. Post sale he demanded we list the item on e-Bay for him to purchase via Paypal. He is e-Bayer wwf32488.
Hobson (William Colling). This Map of Yorkshire is most respectfully dedicated to the Nobility, Clergy, Gentry, Landowners and Manufacturers of the County, pub. William Colling Hobson, Sept. 1843, engraved map with original outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, on two sheets, calligraphic title, compass rose and table of explanation, each sheet approx. 1255 x 760mm, orig. cloth with gilt decorated upper board and spine, steel clasp, rubbed at extrems. Brian Kentish, A Catalogue of County Atlases of England and Wales 1607-1868 and Large Scale County Maps, item no. 78. (1)
Leeds. Martin (S. D.), Map of the Country extending ten miles round Leeds, including Wakefield, Bradford, Dewsbury, Otley, Harewood, Aberford & Castleford, shewing all the Parish and Township Boundaries &c., ..... re-surveyed & corrected to January 1st. 1849 by Martin & Fox, Surveyors, Leeds, engraved map with original hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, calligraphic title, compass rose, table of explanation and vignette of Kirkstall Abbey, 1130 x 1230mm, contemp. morocco boards with gilt dec. upper board, steel clasp, rubbed and frayed. Brian Kentish, A Catalogue of County Atlases of England and Wales 1607-1868 and Large Scale county Maps, item 79. (1)
Gent (Thomas). The Ancient and Modern History of the Loyal Town of Rippon..., 1st ed., York, 1733, folding eng. plan frontis., with trimmed eng. port. tipped-in at gutter of frontis., lacking the two single-page wood engs. as called-for in Boyne, but with an addn. folding eng. plan of the City of York and a view of York not called-for, as well as a wood eng. of York Minster bound in following list of subscribers at rear, numerous woodcut illusts. throughout, pp.25/6 and 89/90 duplicated and loosely inserted, bound with Pontefract, A Comprehensive Dissertation on the Ancient and Present State of Pontefract, in Yorkshire, n.p., c.1730s, 8pp., bound between pp.8 and 9 of A Journey, woodcuts throughout, close-trimmed, with sl. loss to one image, free endpapers renewed, armorial bookplates of Henry B. Barnard, Esqr., South Cave, on pastedowns, contemp. sprinkled calf, sometime rebacked, rubbed and extrems. worn, 8vo, together with another related item. Boyne 192. Boyne does not call for an engraved portrait, although it does sometimes appear as here. He also says that the plan and two single-page plates are frequently missing. The Pontefract pamphlet is rare. (2)
Marsh (Jock) Two notebooks over 360 pp., the entries including "Idea for Opening Fan for `Fan` Act, "Another Idea for Opening Item to Fan Act", "Original Idea for Effect with Gramophone Record", "Idea for Prediction Card Effect", "Coincidence or Prediction Type of Card Effect", " Idea for Attache Case Table, "New Idea for a Case-Table", and many other instructions, some original, others copied from periodicals with the scources identified, many with diagrams, and some printed instruction sheets, original cloth-backed boards, one vol. with Bayard Grimshaw`s note identifying the compiler, folio, 1957-1968.
Atkins (Jeffery).- Clock-Off Block Penetation the original prop used by Jeffery Atkins, a set of three painted wooden cups, given to Jeffery Atkins by Gogia Pasha; a metal plate painted as a target used by Jeffery Atkins in a bullet-catching act; an original mechanical sunflower formerly owned by Arthur Dowler, a dice production folder made by Robert Harbin for June Merlin; multiplying candles formerly her property; a wooden block and frame penetration made by Jack Hughes for himself; and a cricket bat paddle formerly the property of Reg Salmon. ***Included with the lot is a note by Jeffery Atkins describing his preparation and performance of the trick; and a note by Billy McComb verifiying the Jack Hughes item.
Giuliani (Mauro) Le Rossiniane per la Chitarra [part 3], Op. 121, first edition, 13pp. including title, (plate no. 2769), title-page pasted down, soiled, Vienna, Aetaria, with Wessel & Stoddart stamp over imprint, [1823]; Giulianate: Recueil d`Airs Favori, Liv.2, Oeuv.148, 13pp. including title, (plate no. 2538:R), stained, Paris, Richault, [c.1830]; Nouvo Rondo di Gusto Originale, Opera 5, 3 pp., Paris, Richault, with the stamps of Wessel & Stodart, [c.1830]; Douze Walzes pour la Guitare, Opera 44, 4pp. including title, (plate no. 1309.R), Paris Richault, [c. 1830] § Kûffner (J.) Serenade for Spanish Guitar and Flute or Violin, Op.48 (guitar part only), 4pp. including title, Metzler & Son, imprint obscured by Wessel & Stoddart label, [c.1820] § Horetzky (Felix) Quatre Variations, avec l`Introduction et Finale, Op.22, 5pp. including title, W.H. Aldridge, with the stamp of Johanning & Whatmore, [c.1840]; Twelve Easy Divertimentos for the Guitar, Op.26, 5pp. including title, J.J. Ewer, [c.1840]; Divertissemens pour Guitare seule, Op.17, 7 pp. including title, Johanning & Ferry, [c.1835]; Divertissements for the Guitar, Op.19, 4pp including title, Mezler & Son, [c.1835]; Preludes, Cadences, and Modulations in every key for the Guitar, Op.21, 9 pp. including title, the latter loose, Metzler & Son, [c.1840] § L`Aurore, ou Journal de Guitare, no.5 and 6, each 17 pp. including titles, with 23 pieces by Giuliani, Sor, Carulli, and others, Johanning & Whatmore, [c.1840] § The Stranger`s Bride, arranged for the Spanish Guitar by F. Pelzer, 3 pp., J. Duff, [c.1840] § Craven (J.T.) The Light Bark § Lover (Samuel) Under the Rose, arranged for the Guitar by M. Sola, both 3pp. and one page letterpress publisher`s catalogue, H. Falkner, [c.1840] § Meves`s much admired song The Muleteer, expressly arranged for the Spanish Guitar by W. A. Wordsworth, 3pp., Monro & May, [c.1835] § Teach me to Forget, arranged by C.M. Sola, 2 pp., Goulding & D`Almaine, [c.1835] § Stevens (Charles) The Rose, a Divertimento for the Spanish Guitar, 3pp. including title, Johanning & Whatmore, [c.1840], the nineteen pieces bound in one vol. with manuscript index, engraved throughout, soiled and stained, contemporary half roan, covers loose, stitching defective, folio, [c.1820-1840]. ***Four copies of Le Rossiniane have been located; one of the second item (and two first printings); one of the fourth item (and two with Viennese imprints); one of the sixth item, and two of the nineteenth, (one with different imprint). None of the others have been found.
Pratten (C.J.) Nineteenth Divertimento Two Marches for the Guitar, 5pp. including title, list of music on final page, C. Lonsdale, n.d.; Paganini`s Carnival de Venise, 2 parts for guitar and piano, 6 pp. and 5 pp. including titles, one part with list of music on final page, Published at her Residence, n.d.; Twelve Songs fore the Guitar, no.5: Phoebe Dearest, 3 lithographed pp. including title, advertisement on last page, Boosey & Sons, n.d.; Moorish Dance, 5 pp. including title, list of solos on last page, Madame G. Pelzer, n.d. § Ferranti (M.A. Zani de) Fantasie variée sur l`air Wan I in der fruh auf steh, Op 1, 8pp. including title, one leaf cropped at fore-edge with slight loss of notation: Six Nocturnes Bibliques, Op.3, 13 pp. including title; Fantasie Variée sur l`aire de Caraffa O Cara Memoria, Op.10, 10pp. including title, the second slightly affected by damp, all three Mayence, chez les fils de B. Schott, n.d., all but the fourth item engraved, some slightly soiled § Sor (Ferdinand) Method for the Guitar, edited by Frank Mott Harrison, original cloth-backed printed wrappers, Robert Cocks & Co., [c.1900]; nine later tutors and pieces for the guitar, and a collection of violin music, folio(a quantity) ***Two other copies of the fifth and sixth items have been located, and three copies of the eighth.
Transformation Pictures.Die freundliche Jugend The blithesome Village Youth. Charming game in Double Metamorphoses, set of 4 sections of 8 cards each (youths & maidens, upper & lower bodies), hand-coloured lithographs, finished with gum arabic, a little light soiling but the colours bright, a very attractive item loose in the original compartmented box, pictorial hand-coloured title in German, French, Italian & English mounted on lid, rather browned and a little rubbed, contemporary ink presentation inscription dated 1859 on base of box and inside lid, c.180 x 150mm., Eigenthum, [c.1859].
A 19th century glass specie jar of cylindrical form with domed cover, the body internally decorated and inscribed "GELATINE. OPT" within a gilt scroll, with applied J W S & Co. label for "Flores Lavandule Opt", height 28cm. Part of the collection of the late WA Jackson, author of The Victorian Chemist & Druggist-this item is illustrated on the front cover of that book (Illustrated).
A late 18th/early 19th century wet drug jar, the cylindrical body decorated with a white bands over a blue ground, complete with lid (finial detached but present), impressed MAW to base, height 16cm. A note accompanying this lot states that this item is featured in Arnolds London Catalogue, 1852 and in Maw`s catalogue 1839. This lot was purchased from the collection of Leslie Matthews. Part of the collection of the late WA Jackson, author of The Victorian Chemist & Druggist (Illustrated).
A good mixed lot of pharmaceutical treen comprising three boxwood ointment introducers, boxwood lidded pill server, boxwood cased perfume/cologne bottle with glass container in base for tooth powder, wooden monaural stethoscope, wooden pestle and mortar and one other item (9). Part of the collection of the late WA Jackson, author of The Victorian Chemist & Druggist.
A pre WWII Air Ministry Chartboard Type C Ref No 6B/116, by H. Hughes and Son Ltd, serial numbers 262/36, with extending brass arm, dials and scales, and paper Aircraft Plotting Diagram, GC (slight damage to perspex rule), in its canvas carrying bag with a few other small items and hand written article on Wilfrid A Woodall who was an observer in the Fleet Air Arm in the 1930’s, and to whom presumably this item belonged.
2 WWII A1 naval posters: “The Life Line is firm, thanks to the Merchant Navy” Captain and mate on bridge, by Charles Wood (HMSO 51-1131) and “These Men went through hell for you”, group of rescued seamen, seaman in oilskins and ship being built “Give Us The ships, we’ll deliver the Goods!”, No 8, Warwork News 1941, issued by the Admiralty (51-2069); in a sleeve. VGC First item Plate 1
4 WWII A1 posters “Don’t Be Fuel-ish” by H.M. Bateman, “The Worker Who Left the Lights On”, “The Man who wasted Gas”, “The Man who would not Close the Doors”, and “The Man who wasted power”, each showing the unfortunate waster confronted by 3 of his colleagues, with slogans (HMS 51-3169, 3171, 3174 and 3195); in 2 sleeves. GC (slight browning to edges and folds). First item Plate 1
2 WWII A1 posters: “Tell Nobody - Not Even Her, Careless Talk Costs Lives” with sailor telling his girlfriend (HMSO 51-477), and “If you are bombed out and have no friends to go to - ask a policeman....” etc, with 2 constables wearing tin helmets, issued by Min of Health; in a sleeve. GC. First item Plate 1
2 WWII A1 posters: battleships steaming in line ahead “Mightier Yet: in ships, tonnage and gun power, the Navies of the British Empire are the most powerful sea force in the world - and another million tons of British warships are building” (HMSO 51-7365); and amphibian craft landing on a beach “Ducks-amphibious fighting vehicles- issued for the first time in the Mediterranean landing” (51-4265); in a sleeve. VGC First item see back cover.
4 WWII A1 ATS recruiting posters: “ATS: carrying the messages” despatch rider on motor cycle” (HMSO 51-9796), “ATS: cook for the troops” cook making biscuits (51-9800); “ATS: at the wheel” driver delivering new vehicle (51-9796) and “ATS: as signal operators” 3 operations, one with morse key (51-9700); in 2 sleeves. VGC Last item see back cover.
4 WWII A1 posters with the slogan “Back Them Up!”, graphic scenes: “A British ‘Commando’ raid on a German held post in Norway” (Ref no 51-2400), “Heavy ‘Stirling’ bombers raid the Nazi Baltic port of Lubeck and leave the docks ablaze” (51-2438); “A British tank attack in the Western Desert” (51-2400) and “Britains New Airborne Army goes into action” (51-4265); in 2 sleeves. VGC First item see back cover
A good sheath for Bowie knife, gilt bordered leather with “I.XL” on one side, silver plated locket and chape, 10¼” overall; a good quality S American trade knife, plated blade 5½” etched with agricultural machinery on one side and “Caterpillar Brasil SA” on the other, silver plated hilt and sheath heavily embossed in traditional style; 2 well made cruciform section spear heads, stamped “Bodraj at Rungabad” 9” and 9½” including sockets; all GC to VGC; another item (AF).
A scarce .65” Tower Light Dragoon flintlock holster pistol, 15” overall, barrel 9” with Tower proofs and engraved “7-L-D”, rounded lock with swan neck cock, the plate engraved with crowned “GR” and “Tower”, walnut fullstock deeply impressed on left side “64/7/LD/D”, regulation brass mounts, the trigger guard engraved “D/64”. WO & basically GC (action very stiff, old repair to butt, slightly worn with dark patina overall commensurate with having hung on the wall of a public house in Ditchling for many years). A nice untouched item
REEL: Extremely rare Allcock Roller Back Aerial trotting reel, 4.5" diameter 6 spoke ebonite drum with nickel silver binding to front rim, no tension regulator fitted, twin crazed white handles on nickel seats, factory converted from V spring to copper calliper check, which incl. metal infill to original ratchet button slot, 4 original rollers screwed into alloy backplate, Allcock round logo, correct smooth brass foot, spins well, no damage, rare item.
Bennett (Charles H.) The Fables of Aesop and other frontispiece pictorial title-page and 22 plates slightly stained contemporary cloth 4to W. Kent & Co. [1857] § The Black and White Picture Book 36 leaves with numerous lithographed illustrations a few tears last leaf loose original cloth-backed pictorial boards worn small oblong 4to Grifith and Farren [c.1870] § Caldecott (Randolph) [First] and Second Collection of Pictures & Songs; Picture Book no.2. 3 vol. illustrations many full-page or double-page in colour original pictorial cloth spine of the first split and torn 4to and oblong 4to Routledge [1881]; Warne [1895]; and Warne n.d. 4to(5) ***The illustrations in the second item are from a German publication the majority with tabs so that the images could be cut out and arranged as standing figures. These include a cups and balls conjuror and other street performers children at play comic incidents and other town or rural subjects..
Halfcrown, 1922, a uniface squeeze in lead of the reverse die, as issued for currency, 32.64g (cf. ESC 769; cf. S 4021A). Good fine, perhaps made from a forger’s die; a curious and interesting item Many lead forgeries were put into circulation in the 1920s and 1930s. It may be this is a forger’s ‘trial’ of his handiwork
Bell (Sir Charles) A Series of Engravings 1803 first edition 9 engraved plates 3 folding lacking advertisement leaf at end water-stained modern half calf uncut 1803; The Nervous System of the Human Body second edition 9 engraved plates one double-page soiled and browned some leaves frayed at edges modern cloth 1830 both ex-library copies with ink stamp on titles and a few other leaves; and a third edition of the second item 4to & 8vo(3)
The Court and City Register for the Year 1764 including Rider (Cardanus), Rider`s British Merlin, for the Year of our Lord God 1764, being the Bissextile Leap-Year... with Notes of Husbandry, Fairs, Marts, High Roads, and Tables for many necessary Uses, 1764, some pencil scribbling but an attractive item in contemporary gilt-tooled leather with metal clasp; with one other (2)
A 20th century painted dolls house, the central opening door flanked by three bays above two bays, the twin hinged doors opening to reveal four fitted rooms, fitted for lights, furniture, upon stand, height 116 cm. (It is the buyers responsibility to ensure that this item is rewired before use.)
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