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A PEWTER ALE QUART HIGH BAND MUGWIGAN, C.1700-30possible touchmark of ‘E(T?)' with fleurs de lys inside the base, very possibly the mark of Edward Tarleton of Wigan, (fl. 1700-37), (PS9586), unusual, crowned rose (?) verification mark to left of handle, and crowned ownership initials 'I D' to right41 fl oz. 18cm highProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.LiteratureIllustrated and discussed ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’, Autumn 2024. Purchased after Carl Ricketts’s book on Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs was published.

A RARE PEWTER PATENENGLISH, C.1603-25unidentified mark struck to the reverse of the rim with a crowned rose flanked by 'I R’, possibly maker (PS8170), or in reference to an export piece from the reign of King James I, plain flat rim17.7cm diameter ProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.Formerly in the A V Sutherland Graeme (#16), sold Sotheby's 6.10.1981, Lot 78 and Barbara Muller, CT, USA, collections LiteratureIllustrated and described, P. Hornsby, ‘Pewter of the Western World’, p.125, fig. 308. See also ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’, Jan Gadd, ‘'The Crowned Rose as a Secondary Touch', Autumn

A PEWTER HALF-MUTCHKIN BALL AND BAR BALUSTER MEASUREWIGAN, C.1720touchmark of Thomas Letherbarrow I, Wigan, (fl.1720-30, (PS898) struck centrally to lid, the early, slim body with three pairs of incised lines and one around collar, the slightly domed lid with a V-shaped locating flange, the 'S'-shaped handle with lower strut attachment7.5 fl.oz. 13.1cm highProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.Formerly in the Henry Smith Sotheby’s 25th October 1971 and John Douglas Collections Bonhams 19th April 2021, lot 118.LiteratureDiscussed ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’, Vol. 19, Autumn 2003, p. 45.

A PEWTER BRIGHT-CUT DECORATED CAST COFFEE POTPROBABLY LONDON, MID-18TH CENTURYno maker's mark but made of cast pewter soldered together and not typically of Britannia Metal, although the bright-cut decoration might at first sight appear like a Sheffield Britannia metal examples, the domed lid with a bold finial, decorated to the cover, spout, body, and foot, associated fruitwood handle30cm highProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.Formerly in the Carl Jacobs, John F. Ruckman and 'Bud' Swain Collections.LiteratureFor a closely related example in the David Lamb Collection see ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’, Autumn 1993, p,69. Illustrated on cover and fully described ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’, Autumn 2024.

A DOCUMENTED PEWTER THREE WINE GILLS TRUNCATED CONE MUGLONDON, C.1748touchmark of William Eddon, London, (fl.690-1747) inside the base, the tapered body with raised low band and engraved ‘Henry Povey 1748‘ to front, ownership triad of initials ‘P’ over ‘HI’ to top of tongued thumbpiece handle, with ball terminal12.5 fl oz., 10cm highProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.LiteratureIllustrated ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’. Autumn editions 1979, 1990 & 1992. Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, no #130.  

A PEWTER QUART BUD BALUSTER MEASURE WITH RARE CROWNED 'HR' VERIFICATION MARKLONDON, C.1685-1732John Smith (PS8486), London, mark to the right, along with a crowned ‘HR’ verification to the left of the solid ‘C’ handle with plain terminal, ownership initials ‘MM’ at the top of the handle, the flat lid with an inner and outer incised line with no locating ring to the underside, the plain body has two pairs of incised linescapacity 35.4 fl.oz. 21.4cm highProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.Formerly in the Christopher Bangs Collection.Catalogue NoteThis measure is the only recorded example by John Smith with the City of London verification mark (crowned HR) with a vertical sword between the letters.LiteratureFor more information about known 'HR' baluster measures see Journal of the Pewter Society, 'Crowned hR/HR Verification Marks', D. Moulson, Spring 2008, p.5-11, in which this measure is shown and described.  cc.

A DOCUMENTED PINT MUGLONDON, C.1740touchmark of William Eddon, London, (fl.1690-1747) in the base, with hallmarks below the rim to the right of the handle, the tapering plain body has a large armorial engraved to front, later verified ‘VR110’ (Leicester Borough) mark, with large punched ‘PINT’ capacity stamp, the tongued thumbpiece handle with a fishtail terminal20.6 fl oz. 11.8cm high ProvenanceThe Carl Ricketts Collection of Pewter.Formerly in the Cyril Minchin and Sandy Law Collections. LiteratureIllustrated P. Hornsby, ‘Pewter of the Western World’ (1983), fig, 948, and in the ‘Journal of the Pewter Society’, Autumn 1979. Carl Ricketts, ‘Early English Pewter Drinking Mugs’, no #140.

The Amazing Spider-Man a large collection of 52 obscure One-shots, mini-series and related titles (Marvel Comics, 2009 onwards).A large run of obscure Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) Mini-series and 1990s titles, this lot is an excellent assortment of now hard-to-find Spider-Man titles.This lot features:Amazing Spider-Man Skating on Ice Nos. 1-4 McFarlane cover on issue 1 (1990).Deadly Foes of Spider-Man Nos. 1 (1991).Spider-Man Saga No. 1 (1991).Lethal Foes of Spider-Man Nos. 1-4 (1993).Spider-Man Vs. Dracula No. 1 (1993).Spider-Man Unlimited Nos. 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17 (1994).Spider-Man the Power of Terror Nos. 1-4 (1995).Spider-Man the Lost Years Nos. 1-3 (1995).Spider-Man the Final Adventure Nos. 1-4 (1995).Spider-Man the Parker Years No. 1 (1995).Spider-Man Collectors Preview No. 1 (1995).Spider-Man the Clone Journal No. 1 (1995).Jackal Files No. 1 (1995).Backlash Spider-Man Nos. 1, 2 (1996).2099 AD Genesis chrome No. 1 (1996).Spider-Man Unmasked No. 1 (1996).Spider-Man Punisher Family Plot No. 1 (1996).Spider-Man Legacy of Evil No. 1 (1996).Spider-Man Badrock Nos. 1a, 1b (1997).Spider-Man 101 Ways To End The Clone Saga No. 1 (1997).Spider-Man Dead Mans Hand No. 1 (1997).Spider-Man the Osborn Journal No. 1 (1997).Spider-Man Hobgoblin Lives Nos. 1-3 (1997).Webspinners Tales Nos. 2, 2 variant (1999).Peter Parker Spider-Man No. 11 (1999).Spider-Man chapter one No. 7 (1999).Osbourne Nos. 1, 2, 4 (2011).All issues 1st Print, US Cents editions.Issues complete without cut coupons, missing value stamps or missing pages.Issues bagged and boarded new polypropylene bags and boards.~(52)Condition Report: Majority of lot in High-Grade condition.

Darwin (Charles). The Descent of Man, and selection in relation to sex, 2 volumes, 1st edition, mixed issue, London: John Murray, 1871, black and white illustrations in-text, small ink notation to front free endpaper verso of volume 1, bookplate to front pastedown of volume 2, hinges cracked or tender, original green blind-stamped cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, some marks, 8vo, together with:The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species, fourth thousand, London: John Murray, 1892, black and white illustrations in-text, uncut, original green blind-stamped cloth gilt, cloth a little spotted, 8vo, plusJournal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. 'Beagle' round the world, London: John Murray, 1889, frontispiece, modern armorial bookplate of Francis Grave to front pastedown, original pictorial green cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, 8vo, with 5 other books by and about DarwinQTY: (9)NOTE:Freeman 937 & 938.The first work is a mixed issue, with volume one a second issue and volume two a first issue.

Automotor Journal. The Automotor and Horseless Vehicle Journal, A Record and Review of Applied Automatic Locomotion, London, October 1896 - September 1901, January 1903 - June 1904, January 1905 - December 1908, volumes 1-5, 8A - 9A, 10 - 13(2), numerous monochrome images throughout, volume 1 with title and first 84 pages provided in facsimile, volume 2 - 4 with title and index provided in facsimile, 10 volumes bound in original cloth, remainder in modern cloth, large 4to, together with a duplicate of volume 10, bound in original cloth, plusLa France Automobile. Organe de l'Automobilisme et des Industries qui s'y rattachent, Redaction et Administration, Paris, 2 volumes in three, 1899 - 1900, numerous monochrome images and diagrams throughout, French text, 'table des matières' bound at rear, titles, half-titles, first few leaves of text and indices lacking, replaced in facsimile, later endpapers, modern cloth with red gilt morocco label to spine, small folio, together with, Le Mécanicien Moderne. Par un Comité d'Ingénieurs spécialistes, Librairie Commerciale, Paris, 2 volumes, circa 1910, numerous monochrome images and diagrams throughout, 10 full-page mechanical coloured folded-flap cut-a-ways, French text, original blue publisher's cloth with decorative gilt design to upper board and spine, 4toQTY: (22)NOTE:First item: The title was abbreviated to 'The Automotor Journal' from the April 1902 issue.Sold as a periodical, not subject to return.Second item: Sold as a periodical, not subject to return.

Russo-Turkish War. A Collection of 9 Maps, circa 1878, including Grossi (Augusto). Gli Strategici [and] Il Pantagruel, published in 'Le Perroquet', circa 1877, two colour printed pictorial lithographs depicting Russian and Turkish generals deployed upon or around stylised maps of the region, some dust soiling, old folds, each approximately 390 x 550 mm, together with seven pictorial and cartoon maps, published in periodicals such as Harpers Weekly, The Daily Graphic, Le Charivari and Le Petit Journal, various sizes and condition QTY: (9)

Gage (Thomas). A New Survey of the West-Indies. Being a Journal of Three thousand and Three hundred Miles within the Main Land of America ... with a Grammar ... of the Indian Tongue, called Poconchi or Pocoman. The fourth Edition enlarg'd by the Author, with an accurate Map, London: by M. Clark for J. Nicolson, 1699, engraved folding map by F. Lamb ('A New Mapp of the Empire of Mexico'), some light spotting or browning to map and text, T8 with a series of small holes in fore margin, light damp stain to upper inner corners of last few gatherings, contemporary ownership inscription of 'John [?] Loxton' to title-page, contemporary speckled calf, slightly rubbed, joints cracked but holding, a little wear to spine ends and title label deficient, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Francis Ferrand Foljambe (1750-1814), English politician, with his gilt crest at foot of spine.Wing G115; Sabin 26301; ESTC R17710.

Bourke (Thomas). A Concise History of the Moors in Spain, London: F. C., and J. Rivington, 1811, light toning to a few leaves, Tyrconnell Earls armorial bookplate to front pastedown, modern calf spine over contemporary marbled boards, corners bumped, 4toNapier (William). English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula, London: John Murray, 1855, portrait frontispiece, near contemporary ownership inscription to front blank, full contemporary yellow calf, gilt decoration to spine and upper cover, 8voBadcock (Lovell). Rough Leaves from A Journal kept in Spain and Portugal during the years 1832, 1833, & 1834, London: Richard Bentley, 1835, library slip to front pastedown, contemporary full calf, covers decorated with gilt stamps of The Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet, spine chipped with loss, 8voMoore (James). A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain..., London: Joseph Johnson, 1809, portrait frontispiece, folding engraved map (small closed tears to a few folds), light spotting to a few leaves, armorial bookplate of Barnard Dickenson to front pastedown, contemporary half calf, gilt lettering to spine, 4to, together with: Recollections of The Peninsula..., 3rd edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824, armorial bookplate of John Corrie Sherer to front pastedown, contemporary full calf, rubbed and worn, 8vo and The History of Spain and Portugal..., London: Baldwin and Cradock, 1833, contemporary pink cloth, sunned and scuffed 8vo QTY: (7)

Shaw (Richard Norman). Architectural Sketches from the Continent, London: Day & Son, [circa 1858], 100 illustrated plates, light spotting, contemporary ownership inscription to verso of front free endpaper, bookplate of George Aitchison, A. R. A. to front pastedown, contemporary half morocco by Riviere & Son, a little rubbed, corners bumped, folio, together with: Brooks (Samual H.). Designs for Cottage and Villa Architecture..., London: Thomas Kelly, [1839], numerous architectural illustrated plates, light spotting throughout, deaccession sticker of Sir John Soane's Museum, Staff Library 2008 to front free endpaper, lower hinge cracked, half purple morocco, covers stained, rubbed and worn, 4to, Weale (John). Quarterly Papers on Architecture, volume 1 (only), London: 59 High Holborn, 1844, coloured frontispiece, numerous architectural illustrated plates, some leaves spotted, contemporary ownership inscription to title, contemporary half calf, rubbed and worn, 4to, plus Divers Works of Early Masters of Christian Decoration: with an introduction containing the biography, Journal of Travel, Contemporaneous Association in Art, and a Critical Account of the works of Albert [sic] Durer..., volume 1 (only), London: W. Hughes, 1846, coloured frontispiece, additional engraved title, numerous illustrated plates (some folding), some spotting throughout, sewing perished and all gatherings loose, contemporary red half calf, rubbed and worn, folio QTY: (4)NOTE:George Aitchison RA (1825–1910) renowned English architect serving as the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) from 1890 to 1892.

China. The China Journal of Science & Arts, 20 issues, Shanghai: North China Daily News and Herald, January 1923-September 1925, black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout, original pictorial paper wrappers, stamp of the Royal Entomological Society of London to upper covers (and throughout contents of volumes), some chipping and wear, a few backstrips stained with tape, 8voQTY: (20)NOTE:The group consists of volume 1 numbers 1-5, volume 2 numbers 1-6 and volume 3 numbers 1-9.

The American Neptune. A Quarterly Journal of Maritime History, volume 1-24, Salem: The American Neptune, 1941-64, numerous monochrome illustrations, folding maps & plans, top edges gilt, uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, spines lightly faded, 8vo, 8vo, together with:Cunliffe (Tom, editor), Pilots, The World of Pilotage under Sail and Oar, 2 volumes, 1st edition, France: Le Chasse-Mareée/Maritime Life and Traditions, 2001, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jackets, covers lightly rubbed to head & foot, large 4to, plusParker (John P.), Sails of the Maritimes, 3rd printing, 1965, monochrome illustrations & folding plans, original cloth in dust jacket, covers slightly toned with minor tears to head & foot, 8vo, and other modern maritime reference & related, including a collection of approximately 50 spiral bound photocopies of Lloyds Register of Shipping..., 1890-1990, these copies were used by Richard Larn to compile his six volume collection of Shipwreck Index of the British Isles, mostly original cloth, many in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)

1954-1967 Motor Racing magazines, 40 issues, official journal of the British Racing & Sports Car Club, with later issues titled Motor Racing & Motor Rally, generally excellent to good fair. Contents appear complete but unchecked. Viewing recommended. Qty 40

BOSWELL, James. 'The Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson.' Tan calf spine and marble boards. Published by Cadell and Davies 1807. Condition: Some foxing toning and staining to outer pages. Inner pages generally clean with occasional foxing

Theology & Medical. La Saincte Bible Contenant le Vieil et le Nouveau Testament Enrichie de plusieurs belles figures, Sacra Biblia [...], [Paris]: De l'imprimerie de Gérard Jollain, n.d. [1703], engraved title-page and approx. 250 plates of biblical scenes after Old Masters, annotated in a contemporary European and a later English hand in places, varying degrees of worming throughout, some leaves with marginal repairs, contemporary French red morocco boards, rebacked in 20th c calf, Mount Street Jesuits' book label, oblong 4to; KJV, The Holy Bible, two volumes of the Old Testament only: Genesis to II. Chronicles, & Ezra to Malachi, Cambridge: Printed at the Pitt Press; John William Parker, University Printer, 1838, title-page to the first volume only, black-ruled double-column, interleaved and sparsely annotated in manuscript, first volume [1]ff of manuscript to recto blank by S.H., dated Wimpole, [Cambridgeshire], January 1841, loosely-inserted notes, including one on the Yorke's crested writing-paper, contemporary burgundy morocco over thin boards, some scuffed wear, all edges gilt, 8vo; Methodism: Wesley (John), Sermons on Several Occasions, nine volumes, mixed edition, London: Printed for G. Whitfield, New-Chapel, City-Road, and sold at the Methodist-Preaching-Houses in Town and Country, et al, 1796-1800, uniformly bound in contemporary mottled calf, spines rubbed, worn, split and chipped in places, some detached, but all present, 12mo in 6s; Medicine: Plague epidemic: Pestalozzi (Jérôme Jean), Avis de precaution contre la maladie contagieuse de Marseille, first edition, Lyon: Les Frères Bruyset, 1721, former Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Library stamps in places, contemporary calf over marbled boards, covers detached, some chipped wear, 8vo; Journal de la Société Phrénologique de Paris, volumes I & III bound as one, Paris: J.-B. Baillière, 1832 & 1832, half-titles and engraved plates, flyleaves with manuscript annotation, contemporary green calf gilt over marbled boards, 8vo; Robertson (William) & Bell (Thomas), Tractatus medicus, inauguralis, quædam de Dieta, seu Materia Diaetetica [...], inscribed author's presentation copy, Edinburgi: Balfour et Smellie, 1783, half-title, original marbled wrappers, detached, Linnaean Society stamps, 8vo; Macnish (Robert), The Philosophy of Sleep, Glasgow: W.R. M'Phun, 1838, original publisher's cloth over boards, some worn losses, holding with some movement, uncut, 8vo; O'Dell (Stackpool E.), Phrenology, ?second edition, s.l., s.n., n.d. [?1892], lacking and apparently issued without a general title-page, in-text illustrations, original publisher's cloth, 8vo; Letter from George Combe to Francis Jeffrey, Esq. In Answer to his Criticism of Phrenology, Edinburgh: John Anderson, 1826, disbound, 8vo; Combe (George), Elements of Phrenology, eighth edition, Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1855, illustrated, publisher's adverts, some movement and splits, original publisher's cloth over papered boards, 12mo, (19)

A COLLECTION OF SMALL PRINTING BLOCKS FROM A SALISBURY PRINTERmany designs in engraved wood and copper, including mastheads for 'The Salisbury Journal' and 'The Salisbury and Winchester Journal', a woodblock of 'East Harnham Church and School', other Salisbury related blocks and printers' ornament blocks, some still wrapped in paper with a sample print on the wrapping (over 50)

"Journal for the use of Midshipmen" (HMSO S519) MS by P L Knowling aboard HMS Repulse from 17.09.26 to 23.11.28, copious notes, well executed maps, technical drawings and watercolour illustrations including Supermarine Napier S5 seaplane, 1927, GC (cover water damaged), together with 2 Chinese illustrated guides to the Upper Yangtze River (1933), post card books of Grenada and Lago and many of Knowling's diaries in a small suitcase. GC £70-80

10 various books and booklets including "Ruggles' Regiment, the 122nd New York Volunteers in the American Civil War" by Swinfen, pub 1982; "The Riddles of Wipers", an appreciation of the first war trench journal "The Wipers Times", by John Ivelaw Chapman, pub 1997, "War Medals of the British Army" by Carter and Long, 1972 reprint; "The Wonderland of Big Game" by Major Radcliffe Dugmore, 1925; booklets "Hints on Woodland Stalking" and "Deer Control". Average GC £30-40

Antique and later ephemera to incl 14th January 1809 first edition of The Farmers Journal, mix of postcards, 1952 Sutton's seed catalogue, Spanish Civil War newspapers and others etc

Original vintage anti nuclear propaganda poster issued by the Unified Socialist Party of France (Parti Socialiste Unifie) featuring an illustration of a skull next to a nuclear plant, bold black and red lettering reads - You don't want it. They know that. And yet they decide. Stop! Resist Nuclear. Popular Resistance. Socialist Tribune Supplement. - Unified Socialist Party or PSU existed for 30 years between 1960 and 1990, formed from Autonomous Socialist Party, Socialist Left Union, and Tribune du Communisme journal group. Fair condition, folds, tears, creasing, staining. Country of issue: France, designer: Demoulin, size (cm): 102x70, year of printing: 1980s

Original vintage advertising poster for Minerva - a journal of provocative ideas - will devote its summer issue to The Silent Majority featuring a surreal sketch image of a man in a suit against a black background with red white and blue stripes through the white title text above, the rest of the text in the corner. Good condition, folds, creasing, tears. Country of issue: USA, designer: Alan E. Cober, size (cm): 72x55, year of printing: 1970.

A quantity of The Great War Magazines from 1916-1918, a February 1914 copy of The Bookman, a Fench L'Illustration Journal Universal by R. Baschet.

A first word war postcard from The Daily Mail Battle Picture Series, depicting London Scottish going to their trenches, The Times History and Encyclopedia of The War 1919, Three fragments from France by Bruce Bairnsfather, a copy from The War Illustrated 1917 "How Private Fynn Won the Converted Cross", supplement to the Gloucester Journal 1915 Gloucester Men in Kitchener's New Army, and Join the Royal Air force poster, etc.

BERRY, William. County Genealogies. Pedigrees of the families of Sussex. London: Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1830. First edition, folio (347 x 209mm.) Half-title, wood-engraved illustrations in the text, loosely inserted manuscript pedigree of the ‘Polhill’ family. (Toning, occasional light spotting, blanks creased.) Original green boards, later paper label to spine (rebacked, extremities rubbed). – And a further fourteen volumes (‘Sussex Notes and Queries. A Quarterly Journal of the Sussex Archaeological Society’, 17 vols. in 14, 1927-1971, 8vo) (15).

MANUSCRIPT. – Jonathan PEEL. Youthful Reminiscences, a Memoir. [A hand-written account of the early years of the life of Jonathan Peel. N.p.:]1879. 228pp., 8vo (228 x 186mm.) A mostly legible account in manuscript divided into nineteen chapters with numerous literary epigraphs, several blank leaves to rear. (Mild toning.) Original black cloth (extremities rubbed). Note: Jonathan Peel came from the ‘4th Branch’ of the Peel family. Thankfully, Jonathan outlines early on the geography of the many Peels in Lancashire and around Accrington. It’s a thoughtful and ruminative journal of a privileged, if repressed Victorian upbringing. He is tortured by the death of his younger brother, imagines him burning in hell because he died before being baptised. His mother (‘a truly devout woman’) inspires some morbidity, too (‘every day, every hour, nay every minute she used to tell me somebody was dying somewhere’). Nevertheless, there are stories of bull-baiting, cock-fighting, schoolboy japes and accidents (‘being dangled by an arm and a leg’ over a bridge on the Leeds-Liverpool canal). Somewhat sickly, he was given ‘incessant doses of James’ Powder, rhubarb, sulphur and treacle’ to strengthen him. However, it was a particular phial in the bathroom to which he was drawn (‘even to this day I delight in the scent and taste of opium… I could easily have become an opium-eater’). Eventually, he makes it to Cambridge. He married his cousin Anne and they had five children. – And a further twenty-four volumes relating to the Peel family, mainly diaries, [1857-1917], but also another journal of 44pp. in Jonathan Peel’s hand which has a pencil note at the front (‘Far far into the past I look’), two passports, and a ‘Family Record, 1835’, with genealogies in manuscript, and several letters loosely-inserted (25).

MANUSCRIPT. – J. WILKINSON. My First Trip to London, and Neighbourhood. [N.p.:] London: 7th- 15th July 1862. 47pp., manuscript, 8vo (181 x 115mm.) 24 leaves of clearly legible hand-written diary entries relating the experiences of a young woman and her sister visiting London by train from Liverpool, and her thoughts on seeing the ‘Great Exhibition’ in Crystal Palace and the ‘Great London Exposition’ of 1862, plus a trip to Brighton. (Toning.) Original card wrappers, title in manuscript to upper cover (some corner creasing, browning). Note: an evocative travel journal that lends a different perspective on the ‘Great Exhibition’. On seeing statues of the engineers that were three or four times life size the writer wonders if this is to emphasise the ‘great minds’ of these ‘great men’. They see the trees, the sugar cane, the endless ‘Picture Galleries’, the ‘figures of all the nations’ (‘from the Indian savage down to the civilised European’), and the model of the hugely symbolic ‘Koh-i-noor’ diamond, but it’s the sheer vastness of the industrial technology that renders her speechless. The following day, ‘the thought struck me that there is as much care taken, if not more, in making anything for the destruction of life and property, than for the preservation of the same’.

BINDINGS. – Charles C.F. GREVILLE. The Greville Memoirs. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1874-1887. 8 vols., 8vo (207 x 129mm.) Half-titles. (Toning, occasional light spotting.) Near contemporary blue half morocco, red and tan morocco lettering pieces to the spines (lightly rubbed extremities). Note: comprises ‘A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV’ and ‘Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852’ and ‘Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria, from 1852 to 1860’. – And a further twenty-four volumes (including ‘Chambers’ Miscellany of Instructive and Entertaining Tracts’, 12 vols. in 6, 1869-1870, 8vo) (32).

Book: The Art Journal, 1888. New Series, London: J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd.

19th-20th Century French fashion illustrations - Books: 'La Mode Illustrée, Journal de la Famille' 1879 and 1906; together with a folio containing 25 sleeves of loose and mounted hand-coloured illustrations (3)

Eight volumes of The Antiquaries Journal (from 1995-2007)

Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands by Queen Victoria - a Folio Society limited (481/1850) edition (2002) to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II (31x26cm)

(ARR) Go (Tsuyoshi) Yayanagi (b. 1933)Journal Des Animaux Preferes (M), 1973Screen print on paperSigned, titled and datedLimited edition No. 1/50Unframed Tsuyoshi Yayanagi was born in Obihiro, Hokkaido, in 1933. After graduating from Obihiro Agricultural High School in 1951, he enrolled at Hoshi University in Tokyo. However, he didn't complete his university studies, opting instead to pursue an artistic career in Sao Paulo.Measures approx. 49cm x 73cm (19" x 29").

Ca. AD 800 - 1100. A silver pendant in the form of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, a symbol of strength and power in Norse mythology. The pendant comprises a flat-section shaft that features a rounded perforation for suspension and expands into a head with rounded ends. The upper face is decorated with a symmetrical pattern of circular and triangular motifs arranged along the length of the shaft and across the head.For similar see: Viking and Medieval Amulets, 1989, Forn Vannen, Journal of Swedish Antiquarian research, n. 84, fig. 2, p. 17Size: 28mm x 22mm; Weight: 5gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Collection of Three Titles; Waddell, P 'An Old Kirk Chronicle' Limited Edition 22/200 [Edinburgh, MDCCCXCIII] 'Chambers Edinburgh Journal' Volume XVII [Edinburgh, 1852] 'Chambers Journal' No 12, Vol XII, July- December 1949 [Edinburgh, 1850]

TAKAKO SAITOWasser-Journal 19804 bemalte Plastikbeutel, davon 3 mit Wasser aus verschiedenen Flüssen und einer mit Kärtchen zur Geschichte des Regenbogens, die Beutel mit Klebebuchstaben beschriftet, in Objektkasten montiert (dieser nicht zum Kunstwerk zugehörig). Der oberste Beutel signiert, datiert und nummeriert. Ex. 7/13. noodle edition, Düsseldorf. Ca. 31 x 21 cm.

VLADIMIR IVANOVICH REBIKOV (1866-1920) | SIGNED LETTER (RUSSIA / RUSSIAN) | Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov (Влади́мир Ива́нович Ре́биков) | profession: Composer | country: Russia | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten text with signature | Lot information |Handwritten signed letter from the prominent Russian composer Vladimir Rebikov, sent from Interlaken, Switzerland. Rebikov was a pioneer of Impressionism in Russian music and one of the first to experiment with new harmonic techniques. In the letter, Rebikov requests the sending of the music journal Dalibor, which had published a report on his concert. Original text of the letter in German: "Sehr geehrter Herr, Man hat mir geschrieben, dass in der Musikzeitung Dalibor von meinem Konzert geschrieben war. Ich bitte Sie hoflichst, das mir zuzusenden. Hochachtungsvoll, Ihr ergebener W. Rebikoff" Translation in English: "Dear Sir, I have been informed that the music journal Dalibor has written about my concert. I kindly ask you to send it to me. Respectfully, yours faithfully W. Rebikoff"

Dumas (Alexander) The Count of Monte-Cristo, 2 vol., first English edition, 20 wood-engraved plates after M. Valentin, frontispiece to vol.1 trimmed and laid down, some light scattered spotting and patches of damp-staining, slightly heavier to plates in places, hinges splitting, original cloth, sympathetically rebacked preserving portions of original spine, light surface markings, preserved in custom-made drop-back box, 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1846.*** An attractive set of this cornerstone of French literature, rare in original cloth.The Count of Monte-Cristo first appeared in English as an illustrated serial in the London Journal earlier this same year. No translator’s name is provided, yet almost every successive English edition has been based upon this work. There seem to be three variant cloths by Chapman and Hall with no priority discernible. This copy in the plain blind-stamped cinnamon cloth without the central gilt medallion, as in the Manney copy. 

Mendel (Gregor) Experiments in Plant Hybridisation. With an Introductory Note by W. Bateson, extract from Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, Vol. XXVI. 1901. Part I., illustration, some scattered spotting, pencil inscription to endpaper crushed brown half morocco by Bumpus, light sunning, [cf. Garrison-Morton 222; Norman 1490], 8vo, [1901].*** The first publication in English of Mendel's landmark Versuche uber Pflanzen- Hybriden. William Bateson (1861-1926) became the principal populariser of Mendel's ideas after reading the present work in the original German in May 1900. He would go on to coin the word "genetics" and headed an informal "school" at Cambridge devoted to studying Mendel's theories. 

George Clayton Atkinson, A V Seaton (ed), "Journal of an Expedition to the Feroe and Westman Islands and Iceland, 1833", limited edition reprint, The Bewick-Beaufort Press, 1989, quarto, quarter calf with marbled boards, in slip case, 23 cm x 30 cm

Patrick Swift (1927-1983)  Positano  Oil on canvas, 76 x 51cm (28 x 20")Exhibited: Dublin, 1993, Irish Museum of Modern Art label verso, Belfast, Ulster MuseumOne of the best and most interesting Irish painters of the 20th century, Patrick Swift was also an exceptionally free spirit, something that resulted in his relative obscurity on the Irish cultural scene for a long time, despite the consistent advocacy of some formidable commentators, notably the writer Anthony Cronin, who never doubted his significance. It didn’t help, of course, that Swift spend much of his life abroad, in London for most of the 1950s and, from 1962, in Portugal, where he settled. He also spent time in Paris and about a year in Italy during the 1950s. For the latter part of his Italian residency, in early 1955, he was in Positano, and this exceptionally fine painting dates from that time.No matter where he was, Swift was always drawn to trees, and the dramatic, bristling arcs of the foregrounded palm, probably a date palm, take pride of place in this composition, its exuberant energy cleverly contained by the right-angled grid of the town’s buildings behind, before the eye leaps on to the freedom of the soaring mountainside beyond with its intricate latticework of rock, trees and other vegetation. From the heat of the town, we are skilfully guided towards the breezy, airy summit.Hugely energetic and enterprising, Swift straddled the artistic and literary scenes in Dublin (he founded the journal X during his time in London). He studied at NCAD and, an immediately accomplished painter, established a studio in Dublin. Lucian Freud stayed there when he visited the city and there is a notable synergy between the work of the two at the time. Swift’s precise, probing mode of realism was also an acknowledged influence on painter Edward Maguire. Swift was opposed to abstraction, which he saw as being in the ascendant in the 1950s, but he was an extremely adventurous representational painter, open to many possibilities. His settling in Portugal was partly a way of focussing more intently on his own work, away from the pressure of prevailing orthodoxies. In 1968 he opened a traditional Portuguese pottery with fellow painter Lima de Freites while continuing to paint and exhibit. Following his relatively early death in 1983, there were moves to explore his artistic legacy, eventually resulting in fine retrospectives at IMMA and Cork’s Crawford Gallery.Aidan Dunne, February 2025                                                  

THE KING ROW RING A rare gem-set Medieval Bishop’s ring, late 12th / early 13th century, the central hexagonal cabochon sapphire in closed back collet setting, between four similarly set small satellite cabochon gems - two emeralds and two garnets, to a narrow flat band, ring size M, weight 1.2gm. £15,000-£18,000 --- Provenance: This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist at Corner Farm, King Row, Shipdham, Norfolk, in October 2019. It is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, ref: NMS-D5C69C and has been disclaimed as Treasure, ref: 2020-T190. This form of medieval ring, with a principal cabochon stone, usually a sapphire, surrounded by smaller collet set satellite stones (garnets or rubies, and emeralds), can be securely dated to the late 12th or early 13th century, and is associated with the bishopric. For similar examples see 1. Walter de Gray ring: This multiple gem ring, set with a cabochon sapphire, surrounded by satellite rubies and emeralds, was found within the coffin of Walter de Gray, the wealthy and powerful Archbishop of York, (Archbishop from 1215 - until his death in 1255). In 1967/8 his tomb in York Minster was restored and his coffin opened, revealing his ring and other items, now on display in the undercroft of York Cathedral. See: www.yorkminster.org 2. The Bishop of Chichester’s ring: Two bishops’ stone coffins at Chichester Cathedral were opened on 3 June and 16 July 1829, one enclosing an octagonal sapphire set ring, with four small emerald satellite stones, the design similar to the offered lot above. See: An engraving by Thomas King, circa 1830, (Ref: 46837i) depicts two Bishops’ opened coffins, both enclosing chalice and pastoral staff. According to the engraving, the tomb illustrated on the right is dated by the author as AD 1146. See: www.wellcomecollection.org 3. Whithorn Cathedral ring: A gold ring set with an oblong table-cut amethyst surrounded by eight smaller sapphires in individual settings, was found in the grave of a bishop in Whithorn Cathedral. Literature: Oman, C: British Rings, 800-1914, pub. B.T.Batsford Ltd, pages 20, 47, 94 and 96. Plate 16, D; plate 18, G (illustrates a similar ring, formerly in the Collection of Dame Joan Evans, now in the V & A Museum) and plate 19, A and E. Waterton, E.: Episcopal Rings, The Archaeological Journal, 1863, Vol 20, pages 235-6, fig. 8. --------------------------- The village of Shipdham, central Norfolk, was well established by the time of the Norman Conquest, extensively detailed in the Domesday Book of 1086, and at that time recorded as being within the largest 20% of settlements in England. During the reign of Henry III (1207-1272) the Bishop of Ely built a manor house at Shipdham, the moat in evidence on 19th century maps. Also of importance during the medieval period, this area contained a Royal deer park, owned by the See of Ely. The park, composed of Little Haw and West Haw, was in existence by 1277 but passed into the hands of the Wodehouse family between 1561 and 1584. All Saints church, Shipdham, dates from the 12th century. It is extremely rare to find a ring of this type in such fine condition, with all its original gemstones in situ. Condition Report The sapphire is an attractive bright blue colour; it has one chip to a corner and an internal fracture which is reflective and visible. Sapphire measures approximately 5 x 5mm. The garnets show a light wear and are pink in colour. The emeralds are fairly bright - one has fractures but is still whole, the other shows a surface chip and some fractures. Some wear to the collet settings and one garnet and both emeralds are just slightly sunk in their settings, all stones appear secure. The mount shows general surface wear commensurate with age.

A quantity of Vogue magazines, dating from 1979 - 1982; 3x Vogue Paris, 1980, 1981, 1982; Women’s Journal 1989, Hommes Vogue, 1981, Harper’s and Queen 1981, Good Housekeeping, etc, qty.

English school (19th century),A half length portrait of a seated gentleman reading the 'London Journal',Oil on canvas,Unsigned,91.5cm x 71cm,Unframed

Registration No: KVT 430K Frame No: 2939121 MOT: ExemptReported to be in running orderReputed to have been in single-family ownership (4 recorded) from newAppearing to be very originalTowards the end of the 1960s, the imminent arrival of the first generation of superbikes posed a threat to manufacturers. BMW responded with the introduction of a revised range of machines in 1970. Typed the /5 series and offered in 500, 600 and 750cc capacities, they marked a considerable change in approach for the Bavarian concern. The Earles type front forks that had characterised the earlier models were replaced by telescopic items and a new pivoted fork frame was employed. The engines were completely redesigned with journal-type bearings replacing the roller and ball units fitted in the bottom end.Appearing to be very original and unmolested and complete with spare keys, 'KVT' is reported to be in running order, although the vendor advises the usual check over prior to use. Complete with a V5C that records 4 previous keepers and bearing a Stoke on Trent 'VT' registration, 'KVT' is reputed to have been in single-family ownership from new, unfortunately, there is no supportive paperwork with the machine. An excellent opportunity to acquire a 'drum-brake boxer BMW' with a very realistic estimate. For more information, please contact: Stewart Parker info@handh.co.uk 07836 346875

Manuscript Travel Journal late 18th Century, partially filled travel journal in limp calf bound notebook, 8vo, the first page dated 'Oct 1773' and recounting a journey to 'the Continent' in five leaves in a neat hand, the author notes his departure from Selby and travelling on the 'Hannah Sloop' for Hull where the ship stayed whilst the weather improved for the onward journey. The author explores Hull and then embarks on his further journey "I found myself exceedingly sick ... I could scarcely walk" to the Texel and then Amsterdam where in the harbour he spot "porpoises (a kind of whale)". he explores Amsterdam, focussing on mainly on architectural descriptions. A further passage sees the author leaving Frankfurt to Mainz and describing the Rhine valley. Many of the remaining pages of the book are filled with excerpts of books and poems in what appears to be another hand; together with two further volumes of excerpts and poetry including from the Brontës and lyrics from contemporary songs (3)

Shaw (Frederick) Manuscript journal kept by a British soldier in the Napoleonic Wars [circa 1814-5], Narrow stitch bound folio (290 x 105 x 5 mm) approximately 20 pages of text on 26 leaves This manuscript journal, kept by a British soldier named Frederick Shaw, serving in the allied columns marching on Paris in June and July of 1814. The opening word of the journal is missing but is likely “6th”, as the text begins “March’d at day Break six Leagues to a small Village called Mongaion Alted that Night”, continues “7th Proceeded to Beabezue a fine Large Town and pleasant situated 6 Leagues from Mongain”, on the “13th Marched to Poitier” and so on as they traverse France by foot. Shaw describes the towns and villages through which they pass and their reception by the locals.He records a minor altercation in Tours, when “me and two more of my friends went into one of their cook shops to get something to eat they brought us a plate of giblets worth about one shilling to the best of my opinion.” Hunger prompts them to call for more, “which they brought we eat that and bread too and drank four bottles of beer and then called for the reckoning”, only to be brought a bill for “not less than nine shillings the beer at six pence per bottle. I told the woman I would take her to the Marie”. Eventually, however, “the Lady Reduced it to Six Shillings”. The confusion of armies on the march supplies some vignettes: near Montreuil, he sets off in the wake of the Sargeant Major to collect “billets” but goes many miles out of his way and is sent back by Lt. Col. Jenkinson, “Commandant of the Artillery of that collum”; the plan to halt at Abbeville is superseded by “ a fresh order for the whole of the German to proceed to Brussels on their way to Germany as we was informed that the Emperor of Austria would not suffer the allies to pass the Rhine”; and Shaw’s detachment, “being the only troops with the third collum was ordered to march the next morning to join the second collum which has been one days march in front all the way from Bourdeaux”.The final words of the manuscript are “that Night 6th Marched to Boulougne”, which, save for a torn page of accounts, are followed by blank pages. heavily worn, remnants of the original limp vellum binding, text damp stained and some tears with loss, some leaves have been excised at the end with only stubs remaining.

Five mounted Pre-Raphaelite prints:After J W Waterhouse, A Mermaid, publ The Art Journal, 25x17cm;After Edward Burne-Jones, Portrait of Margaret Burne-Jones, impression 15.5x11cm;After H J Ford, The Telling of the Tales, impression 22x14.5cm;and others, all loose.

A set of ten dining chairs, c.1880, attributed to Thomas Jeckyll, by Holland & Sons The mahogany frames with ebony inlay and later velvet overstuffed seats, raised on tapering legs.Originally from the billiard room of 1 Holland Park, Home of the Ionides family. The standard chairs 49cm widex 89cm high. The carvers 59cm wide x 90.5cm high. Qty: 10 From the Ionides family by descent. Thought to be supplied by Thomas Jeckyll to Alecco Ionides for the billiard room at 1 Holland Park. Jeckyll undertook the design, decoration and furnishing of the first extension to the house in 1870. The chairs appear in the billiard room in photographs taken by Bedford Lemere & Co. in 1898. The original photos are housed at the V&A.1 Holland Park, the residence of the Ionides family between 1864 and 1898, housed one of London's finest collections of art, crafts, and design. Phillip Webb, William Morris, Thomas Jeckyll and Walter Crane were commissioned to design and furnish the house at various stages.The Ionides family moved in the highest artistic circles of Victorian Britain, mixing with Whistler, Burne-Jones, Rossetti, and G. F. Watts, the works of whom hung on the walls of the house. Paintings and furniture from the now demolished house appear in museums across the world, including the V&A, the Ashmolean, the Fitzwilliam, and the Detroit Institute of Arts.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259810860_The_Ionides_Family_and_1_Holland_ParkCatherine Arbuthnott, Susan Weber, Thomas Jeckyll: Architect and Designer, 1827-1881, (New York: Bard Graduate Center, 2003)Day. Lewis. F.,'A Kensington Interior', Art Journal (May 1893), pp.139-44. In overall good condition, with minor dents, nicks, scuffs, and scratches commensurate with age and use.The first carver with signs of repair to the top rail. Minor losses to the veneer. The right arm appears to have been later reattached to the back. Further minor losses to the veneer on the arm supports. Signs of patches to the veneer and the ebony in the right arm. The back right leg with notable repairs at the joint to the seat. Further signs of later repair at the join of the right arm to the seat at the front. Replacement patches down the legs. The front legs with dents, nicks, and scratches commensurate with age and use. The third stick-back from the left is somewhat loose at the join to the bottom rail of the frame of the back. Minor cracking in the other two joins. The second carver with a minor repair to the join of the left arm to the back and minor repair to the front right arm support at the join to the seat. The first standard with a glued repair to the top rail and the bottom rail at the back. The back left leg with signs of repair. The second standard with slight losses to the inlay on the back, notable at the join of the stick backs to the bottom rail of the back. The third standard in generally good condition. The fourth standard with signs of repair to the bottom rail at the back and replacement to the inlay. Further losses to the inlay at the join of the sticks to the frame. A minor gauge in the top left of the back. A notable loss to the veneer down the right-hand front leg, approximately 2 inches long. The fifth standard with notable repair to the join of the back to the seat on the right. Some minor losses to the inlay on the bottom rail. Further signs of repair to the join of the top rail to the back on the right. Further minor losses to the veneer throughout. The sixth standard with minor repair to the join of the bottom rail at the back to the frame. The seventh standard with minor losses to the inlay, notable in the top left of the back. The eighth standard with signs of repair to the joins of the bottom rail of the back to the frame. Minor losses to the veneer.

A group of eight filing boxes Each in the form of faux books with leather spines and each inscribed 'Journal de Chirurgie'Each 18cm wide x 29cm deep x 34cm highQty: 8Minor marks and scratches due to use. In generally reasonable condition.

RADLEY'S LIMITED EDITION, LONDON 'BOOK STREET' JOURNAL, 'Edition One' a small leather crossbody bag with magnetic closure, height 16cm x width 20cm, with pink dust bag, satin gold tone Scottie dog charm (1 + bag) (Condition Report: overall good condition)

Miscellaneous. Four titles: The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre. London: The Navarre Society, Ltd. 1922. In five volumes. In dust jackets.; Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 together with Journal of my Jaunt Harvest 1762. London: Heinemann, 1951. Limited edition, no.190/1050. In slipcase.; The Intimate Journals of Paul Gauguin. London: 1923. Limited edition, no.73/530.; plus one other. (4)

Keith HARING (1958-1990), Attribué. à. Sans titre, 1986 Dessin au marqueur noir et rouge sur une page de papier du journal New-York Post du mercredi 29 oct.1986, signé et datée en bas à droite. Porte le cachet Keith Haring Foundation et la signature Julia Green au dos. 36,5 x 30,5 cm Accompagné d’un certificat

Keith HARING (1958-1990), Attribué. à. Sans titre, 1988 Dessin au marqueur noir et rouge sur une page de papier du journal New-York Post du lundi 26 janvier 1987, signé et datée 88 en bas à droite. Porte le cachet Keith Haring Foundation et la signature Julia Green au dos. 37 x 30 cm Accompagné d’un certificat

Keith HARING (1958-1990), Attribué. à. Sans titre, 1987 Dessin au marqueur noir et rouge sur une page de papier du journal Daily News du lundi 26 janvier.1987, signé et datée en bas à droite. Porte le cachet Keith Haring Foundation et la signature Julia Green au dos. 37 x 28 cm Accompagné d’un certificat

THE PHOTO-JOURNAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOKS: VOLUMES ONE & TWO - HARDCOVER (2 in Lot) - (1989/1990 - GERBER) - Contains over 21,000 colour illustrations

Book: Queen Victoria, Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the Highlands. 1868, 1st edition, bound in green leather