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Lot 73
Royal Army Pay Corps WWII Beret Badge (Bi-metal), slider, design issued in 1951 and made J.R. Gaunt. K&K: 2136-Royal Army Pay Corps WWII Beret Badge (Bi-metal), slider, design issued in 1953 and made by Gladman & Norman, Spencer St, Birmingham. K&K: 2136-Royal Army Pay Corps EIIR Beret Badge (Gilding-metal), slider. K&K: 2138
Lot 131
Brocklehurst (Henry Courtney). Game Animals of the Sudan, their Habits and Distribution, 1st edition, London: Gurney and Jackson, 1931, 12 colour plates, 14 halftone plates, folding map, inscribed by the author 'To Barbara from Brock, Cairo, 1940' on the initial blank (with pencil annotation, 'Barbara J. Barlow, fiancée, née Freeman Taylor'), signed by the author on the title-page, endpapers spotted, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original cloth, dust jacket (spine spotted and with repair verso at head), 8vo, together with: Hudson (William Henry). Birds of La Plata, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1920, 22 colour plates, original two-tone cloth, dust jackets (repairs verso), 4to, one of 3,000 copies, Low (G. Carmichael). The Literature of the Charadriiformes form 1894-1924, 2nd edition ('revised'), London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1931, inscribed by the author 'To M. K. Hamilton, from the author, G. Carmichael Low, Dec. 25, 1936' on front free endpaper, similar inscription on sheet of notepaper laid in, original cloth, dust jacket, Riviere (Bernard B.). A History of the Birds of Norfolk, 1st edition, London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1930, 16 halftone plates, sketch-map, folding map (re-imposed to rear), spotting, signed by the author on the title-page, gelatin silver print photograph mounted below, ownership inscription of Norfolk ornithologist R. A. Richardson with related annotations to front endpapers, his marginalia noting local East Anglian names throughout, original cloth, spine sunned and reinforced, dust jacket (with restoration and repairs), 8vo, and 5 others, mid-20th-century ornithology in dust jacketsQty: (10)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY PART II Anker 216 (Hudson); Czech Africa pp. 33-4 (Brocklehurst); Nissen IVB 460 (Hudson); Wood p., 539 (Riviere: 'a good account of the shore-birds and marsh-birds'); Zimmer pp. 312 (Hudson).
Lot 135
Frohawk (Frederick William). The Natural History of British Butterflies, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Hutchinson & Co., [1925], 60 coloured and 5 uncoloured plates, errata slip tipped to volume 1 front free endpaper, original blue cloth, printed dust jackets, a bright copy, folio, together with: Thomson (David Croal). The Life and Works of Thomas Bewick being Account of his Career and Achievements in Art with a Notice of the Works of John Bewick, 1st edition, London: "The Art Journal" Office, 1882, engraved frontispiece, numerous vignettes and plates (wood-engraved, or electrotypes or facsimiles of wood-engravings), all on india paper, mounted, original patterned cloth gilt, rubbed, folio, number 13 of 75 copies, initialled by the author, ibid. The Water-Colour Drawings of Thomas Bewick, 1st edition, London: Barbizon House, 1930, tipped-in colour plates, laid in tissue-guards, original pattern cloth, rear cover marked, 4to, number 75 of 325 copies, from the total edition of 525, McAlpine (Daniel). The Botanical Atlas. A Guide to the Practical Study of Plants. Containing Representatives of the Leading Forms of Plant Life. Volume I. Phanerograms [Volume II. Cryptograms], 2 volumes, 1st edition, Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1883, chromolithographic frontispieces, 52 colour-printed engraved plates, folding table, volume 1 inner hinges partially cracked, original green pictorial cloth, slightly rubbed, large 4to, and 14 others, 20th-century ornithology reference, including another copy of Thomson, Life and Works of Thomas Bewick, number 32 of 75 copies, all 4to or folioQty: (20)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY PART II Freeman 2383 (McAlpine); Nissen ZBI 1452 (Frohawk).
Lot 169
Wallace (Alfred Russel). The Geographical Distribution of Animals. With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1876, half-title to each volume, 20 wood-engraved plates, 7 chromolithographic maps (some folding), errata leaf to volume 2, occasional spotting, volume 1 quire K misbound in order K3-4 1-2 7-8 5-6, top edges gilt, original dark green pebble-grain cloth gilt, rubbing to joints, corners bumped, a few pale marks, volume 1 with small section of wear to front joint, volume 2 headcap nicked, 8voQty: (2)NOTESTHE DAVID WILSON LIBRARY OF NATURAL HISTORY PART II Provenance: 1) Thomas William Daltry (1832-1904), clergyman and amateur naturalist (bookplates, 'The Daltry Library, Stoke on Trent 1904'); 2) Alexander Morison McAldowie (1852-1926), Scottish-born physician and author of The Birds of Staffordshire (1893) (his large bookplates to front pastedowns and ink-stamps to title-pages and volume 2 p. 3). Freeman 3863; Garrison-Morton 145.60; Norman 2178. 'A pioneering work in zoogeography, and Wallace's most comprehensive monograph' (Norman). One of two binding variants: some copies are bound in fine-diaper cloth, with no priority assigned.
Lot 231
London. Davies (B. R.), London 1851, published S. D. U. K. circa 1852, uncoloured engraved plan of London 400 x 660 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with Starling (T.), Liverpool, published S. D. U. K., circa 1852, uncoloured engraved map, three inset views and plans, 310 x 390 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Birmingham. published S. D. U. K. circa 1852, uncoloured engraved plan, inset map of the environs of Birmingham, 330 x 405 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus Turrell (E.). Edinburgh, published S. D. U. K., circa 1852, uncoloured engraved plan, inset view of Edinburgh Castle, 315 x 405 mm, mounted and framed but lacking glass, and Jukes (Francis). Mr John Willis, Writing Master, circa 1790, uncoloured mezzotint, some spotting and dust soiling, laid on later card, 360 x 255 mm, mounted, together with Gauci (M.). Amheistia nobilis, Bombax insigne [and] Hibiscus macrophyllus, circa 1880, together three lithographs with contemporary hand colouring, two are approximately 460 x 325, and one is 355 x 500 mm, uniformly mounted, framed and glazed, with Harris (Moses). Plate XIV from 'The Aurelian. A Natural History of English Insects...', circa 1778, engraving with contemporary hand colouring, some spotting, 295 x 235 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with another six prints and maps, various sizes and conditionQty: (14)
![[Abravanel, Judah]. Dialoghi di amore, di Leone Hebreo medico. Di nuovo corretti; et ristampati, Venice: Domenico Giglio, 155](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27556d06-14f1-4e11-85a7-ac1e00d5ce41/f90fce65-9cbc-4f5c-ac0c-ac1e01059ba3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 380
[Abravanel, Judah]. Dialoghi di amore, di Leone Hebreo medico. Di nuovo corretti; et ristampati, Venice: Domenico Giglio, 1558, worming in gutter (affecting text in quires B, E-F, I-K and 2H), 2H7-8 blank, manuscript catch-title to bottom edge, contemporary limp vellum, ties perished, soiled, 8vo (15.4 x 10.2 cm), together with: [Branteghem, Willem van]. Jesu Christi vita, juxta quatuor Evangelistarum enarrationes, artificio graphices perquam eleganter picta, una com totius anni Evangeliis ac Epistolis, 2nd edition, Antwerp: Matthew Crom, 1541, woodcut title border, half-page woodcut vignettes throughout the text, light browning, fore edges of front free endpaper, A1-2 and G3 repaired or strengthened, spine guarded with contemporary vellum manuscript fragments, contemporary limp vellum, ties perished, 8vo (15.6 x 9.5 cm), Staphylus (Friedrich). Theologiae Lutheranae trimembris epitome, 1st edition, Antwerp: Jan Verwithagen, 1558, woodcut title device, old ownership inscription 'J. F. Vandevelde, Lovanii', bookplate to front pastedown, 20th-century collector's ink-stamps to front pastedown and free endpaper, c.1700 marbled calf, rebacked, worn, 8vo (13.7 x 8.3 cm), Irenaeus (Saint). Contra haereses, Paris: Vivant Gaultherot, 1545, worming (often affecting text), front inner hinge cracked, contemporary blind-tooled ?deerskin, 8vo (16.6 x 10.6 cm)Qty: (4)NOTESAdams A63, B1825, S1641, I152. Abravanel's Dialoghi di Amore is considered a key work in the transition from medieval to Renaissance Jewish philosophy; first published at Rome in 1535 (in Italian), it was widely translated and read throughout Europe.
![[Poetry]. Two volumes of poetry pamphlets, 18th century, comprising: 1. Swift (Theophilus). The Temple of Folly, in Four Cant](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/27556d06-14f1-4e11-85a7-ac1e00d5ce41/6606751b-7dd2-4c92-baf7-ac1e0105ce02/468x382.jpg)
Lot 431
[Poetry]. Two volumes of poetry pamphlets, 18th century, comprising: 1. Swift (Theophilus). The Temple of Folly, in Four Cantos, 1st edition, London: for J. Johnson, 1787, half-title, engraved frontispiece (damp-stained and offset), ESTC T49932 (ten copies world-wide), 2. ibid., Poetical Address to His Majesty: occasioned by the Late Royal Visit to Worcester; at the Meeting of the Three Choirs, held August the 6th, 1788, 1st edition, Worcester: John Holl, 1787, half-title, ESTC N40261 (two copies world-wide: British Library and University of Illinois), 3. Shaw (Cuthbert). Monody to the Memory of a Young Lady who died in Child-bed ... Third Edition, corrected, London: for J. Dodsley [and others], 1770, title-page browned and stained, ESTC T41389 (five copies in UK libraries), 4. [Combe, William]. The Diabo-Lady: or, a Match in Hell. A Poem dedicated to the Worst Woman in His Majesty's Dominions, London: Fielding and Walker, 1777, half-title discarded, closed transverse tear in inner margins extending into text to no loss, contemporary annotations naming characters' real identities, ESTC T31773, 5. ibid. The Diaboliad. A Poe. Part the Second, London: for J. Bew, 1778, lacking half-title, final text-leaf and advertisement leaf, staining, ESTC T112377, 5 works in 1 volume, contemporary half calf, worn, 4to (26.6 x 20.5 cm), and 1. [Jodrell, Richard Paul]. The Female Patriot: an Epistle from C[a]t[herin]e M[a]c[aulay] to the Reverend Dr. W[a]l[to]n on her Late Marriage, 1st edition, London: John Bew, 1779, half-title discarded, title-page loose, final leaf nicked and marked, ESTC T98506 (three UK copies) 2. Sargent (John). The Mine: a Dramatic Poem, 1st edition, London: for T. Cadell, 1785, half-title, light spotting, ESTC T2392, 3. [Lee, Sophia]. A Hermit's Tale: recorded by his own Hand, 2nd edition, London: for T. Cadell, 1787, half-title discarded, toning, staining, ESTC T85992 (four copies world-wide) 4. More (Hannah). Florio: a Tale for Fine Gentlemen and Fine Ladies: and, The Bas Bleu; or, Conversation. Two Poems, 2nd edition, London: for T. Cadell, 1787, half-title discarded, title-page nicked, stained and laid down, marginal loss to upper inner corners of quires K-M, final 2 leaves loose, staining, ESTC T35623 (six UK copies), 5. [Denton, Thomas]. Immortality: or, the Consolation of Human Life. A Monody, 1st edition, London: printed for R. and J. Dodsley, and sold by M[ary] Cooper, 1754, half-title loose, dust-soiling, T37010 (seven UK copies), 5 works in 1 volume, loose in contemporary half calf (very worn), cords split between quires M and N of item 4, 4to (25.8 x 21 cm)Qty: (2)
Lot 639
Simms (Frederick Walter). Practical Tunnelling; Explaining in Detail the Setting out of the Works; Shaft Sinking and Heading Driving; Ranging the Lines and Levelling Under Ground; Sub-Excavating, Timbering, and the Construction of the Brickwork of Tunnels; With the Amount of Labour Required for, and the Cost of the Various Portions of the Work: as Exemplified by the Particulars of Bleechingley and Saltwood Tunnels, 2nd edition, revised, with additional plates, by W. Davis Haskoll, Civil Engineer, London: Bradley Thomas Batsford, 1859, half-title, wood engraved frontispiece, 16 engraved plates (some folding), plate 3 detached, toning and few marks, some scattered spotting, modern quarter black calf, cloth sides, small folio, together with: Brunel (Isambard Kingdom) , Descriptions of the Wrought-Iron Tubular Suspension Bridge on the South Wales Railway, over the River Wye, at Chepstow; from the Designs of I. K. Brunel, Esq. F.R.S. constructed by Edward Finge, Bridge Works, Chepstow, London: Printed by Robson, Levey & Franklyn, 1856, folding wood engraved frontispiece (closed tears to folds), light toning and spots, hinges a little split, original cloth, slim 8vo, Buck (J.H. Watson) , The Construction of Large Tunnel Shafts, A Practical and Theoretical Essay, London: Crosbury Lockwood & Co.,1880, 8 folding lithograph diagram plates, title inscribed 'Francis Stevenson Esq. with the Author's Complts', original cloth, tall 8vo, Buck (George Watson & Buck, J.H. Watson) , A Practical and Theoretical Essay on Oblique Bridges, 3rd edition, London: Crosby Lockwood & Co., 1880, 13 folding lithograph diagram plates, signature to title, original cloth, tall 8vo, Bow (Robert Henry) , A Treatise on Bracing with its Application to Bridges and other Structures of Wood or Iron, Edinburgh: Adam & Charles Black, 1851, 5 folding lithograph plates, errata slip present, front blank inscribed by the author to a John Cameron, endpapers renewed, original cloth with recent calf spine, printed title label to upper board, slim 8vo, and one other, Erskine Bridge Joint Committee, Report on Proposed Erskine Bridge by Freeman, Fox & Partners, 1964Qty: (5)
Lot 756
Ward (Herbert) . Five Years with the Congo Cannibals, Chatto & Windus, 1890, numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor tear to frontispiece tissue guard, in-hinges cracked, some light spotting throughout, publishers original decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with; Nanson (Fridtjof) , Through Siberia, The Land of the Future, William Heinemann, 1914, folding map & numerous black & white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, minor marginal toning, light spotting to the text block, publishers original blue cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Cowley (Malcolm) , Adventures of an African Slaver,..., George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1928, 9 black & white illustrations, bookplate to front endpaper, some minor toning, publishers original cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, plus other late 19th - mid 20th century travel & exploration reference, including Black Ivory..., by H. C. Jackson, Sudan Press, Khartoum, circa 1900, The Land of New Guinea Pygmies..., by C. G. Rawling, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1913, Among the Eskimos of Labrador..., by S. K. Hutton, Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd., 1912, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8voQty: (3 shelves )
Lot 248
A pair of Meissen porcelain figural groups, Boy And Girl In Period Costume and Gallant Biedermeier, modelled Heinrich Göschl (1839-1896), each couple dressed in the fashions of their respective epoch, marbled oval plinth bases, gilt line rims, 21cm and 20cm high, incised model numbers: K. 162 and K. 163, each impressed: 141, crossed swords in underglaze blue, c. 1880
Lot 981
A contemporary diamond wave panel tennis bracelet, encrusted with three hundred and eighty seven round brilliant cut diamonds, total estimated diamond weight approx 6.0ct, colour grades K,L.M,; Clarity SI2 -I1, 10ct yellow gold frame, stamped JAFA, invisible clasp, safety clip, approximately 31g gross, with Robert Van Wagenen diamond grading report, dated September 2001
Lot 5396
Vinyl Records - LP’s including Led Zeppelin - IV - K 50008 - matrix runout - side A - etched - S/28 K50008 A2, side B - etched - S-19 K50008 B2; The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced - SPELP 97; Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon - SHVL 804 - matrix runout - side A - stamped - SHVL 804 A-3, Side B stamped - SHVL 804 B-3; Penetration - Moving Targets - V 2109 (Limited edition glow in the dark vinyl); Green River - Rehab Doll - SP 15; Yes - Yesshows - K 60142; Rush - Signals - 6337 243 (7)
Lot 5400
Vinyl Records - LP’s and 12” singles including Motörhead - Nö Sleep At All - GWLP31; AC/DC - Fly on the Wall - 781 2631; Iron Maiden - Live After Death - ES 24 0426 3; Thin Lizzy - ‘Live And Dangerous’ - 6641 810; The Collection - CCSLP 117; Anthrax - Among The Living - ILPS 9865; Indians - 12IS 325; I’m The Man - 12IS 338; Hawkwind - The Chronicle Of The Black Swan - SHARP 033; Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak - SRM 1 1081; Alice Cooper - School Out - K 56007; China - China - VERH 57; Great White - Recovery, Live - D1 73295; Wishbone Ash - Raw To The Bone - Neat 1027; Victory - Hungry Hearts - METALP 120; Aerosmith - Done With Mirrors - 924 091 1; Fields Of Nephilim - Dawnrazor - SITUP 18; Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law - CAL 120; Venom - Warhead - NEAT 38; The Dogs D’amour - A Graveyard Of Empty Bottles - 839 074 1 (20)
Lot 222
A two-stone diamond crossover ring, the yellow and white gold shank stamped 178ct, one oval claw set old cut diamond approx 1 carat, and a circular old cut diamond approx 3/4 carat, size K/L, approx 3.6g all inDiamonds face-up slightly grey, some small inclusions, small nibbles to girdle edge, shank worn thin
Lot 189
ALEXANDER KELLOCK BROWN RSA RSW RI (SCOTTISH 1849 - 1922). COULTER GLEN WITH TINTO HILL IN THE DISTANCE oil on canvas, signed with initials (AKB) 27cm x 38cm Framed. Note: A K Brown was a respected and successful painter in oil and watercolour of landscapes and flowers. He trained at the Glasgow School of Art. For many years President of the Glasgow Art Club. He exhibited widely including Royal Academy (London); Royal Scottish Academy; RSW; Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours; Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; Royal Society of British Artists and at Liverpool.
Lot 19
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY 9CT GOLD, RUBY AND DIAMOND BOAT RING, set with a central single cut diamond interspaced with circular cut rubies and two further brilliant cut diamonds, within an openwork gallery and scroll detail shoulders, with a 9ct hallmark for Birmingham, ring size K, approximate weight 1.8 grams
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