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MONYPENNY, William Flavelle & BUCKLE, George Earle. 'The Life of Benjamin Disraeli' Murray, 1929. 2 vols. 1/4 bd. T.e.g. Tog.with MORLEY, John, 'The Life of William Ewart Gladstone' Macmillan, 1922. 2 vols.( Gladstone Memorial prize Bkplt. with MS. letter from Clerk to the Trustees. Plus 2 others. 6
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THOMAS, Ernest, C. (ed) 'The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury' Kegan Paul, 1888. T.e.g. untrimmed pp. 8vo. glt.cl. spine sunned. Tog.with 'The Philobiblon of Richard De Bury' printed by Clarke Cornwell, from trans. by John Bellingham Inglis, Ltd. 17/400. Handmade pp. with tipped in letter from Cornwell. 1/4 vellum, plus GIBSON, William Sydney 'Book-Hunting Under Edward 111' Lecture. Forward by Lord Houghton. nd. paper covers. plus 5 others. 8
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A quantity of Hermes items, Paris, 1940 and later, comprising:, a silver plated cigarette box, cylindrical the cover applied with gilt anchor and intialled DC either side; a a silver plated horse's head letter opener; a green leather cigarette box; a tan leather notebook cover and a Mappin & Webb leather covered desk clock, 10cm.; 4in. height of cigarette case (5)
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A large Victorian style mahogany desk stand of serpentine form with ebonised back rail, fitted pair of silver mounted turned wooden candlesticks [Birmingham 1926], silver mounted clear glass inkwell [Chester 1902], letter opener and pen supports, the hinged lid opening to reveal a velvet lined fitted interior with magnifying glass and seal, 70 cms.
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A George III oak and walnut cross banded bureau, late 18th/early 19th century the bevelled mitred fall front enclosing a central cupboard door, flanked by pilaster letter slides, stepped pigeon holes and six short drawers above two short and two long bevelled drawers between fluted quarter pilasters and raised on shaped bracket feet, 39.5'' wide, 20.5'' deep, 40'' high
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A rare Spode oblong inkstand, the gilt dolphin loop handle flanked by two cornucopia shaped spill holders, fitted with a rectangular box and cover, the bronzed putto knop, holding a letter, and two round inkwells and covers, and a sander and cover, richly decorated in Imari style with flowers, bamboo and fences, within leaf and scroll borders, 20.5cm wide (8"), pattern number 967 in red and gilt, circa 1815 (one inkwell glued) (See illustration)
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Ruskin Spear, R.A., 1911-1990, lord george brown in the memorial hall, farringdon street, below a portrait of william III, signed, oil on canvas, 91.5x71cm.; 36x28in. (3) To be sold together with a letter from the artist to the present owner dated 18 August 1981 and a copy of The Royal Academy Illustrated 1981.
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Prince, John, Danmonii Orientales Illustres: or, The Worthies of Devon. A Work wherein the Lives and Fortunes of the Most Famous Divines, Statesmen, Swordsmen, Physicians, Writers, and Other Eminent Persons, Natives of that most noble Province, from before the Norman, London, for Rees and Curtis (and others), 1810, large 4to (280 x 220mm.), frontispiece portrait, 5 plates of coats-of-arms, and a 9 page index, contemporary letter concerning the book pasted onto front free endpaper, ownership signature, some spotting, contemporary half calf, red morocco lettering piece, t.e.g., front cover detached With a number of other works mainly concerning Devon and Plymouth, including C. W. Bracken's 'A History of Plymouth and her Neighbours' (Plymouth, 1931), R. N. Worth 'Histroy of Devonshire' (London, 1886), and J. Paton Watson & Patrick Abercrombe's 'A Plan for Plymouth The Report prepared for the City Council' (Plymouth, 1943)
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George Arthur Fripp (1813-1896) View at Sulsa from a sketch by R. Peyton taken on June 10th, 1861 Pencil and watercolour 35cm x 52.5cm Bears labels verso detailing artist and title, bears letter signed by George Fripp and R. Peyton, and label for The Graves Gallery, 44 Cherry Street, Birmingham
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Album of 16th, 17th and 18th century manuscripts, 68 legal documents comprising, Presentment's, Justices' Orders & Reports, Recognizance, Deposition's, Information and Examination, Deed of Appointment, Petition's, Address, Certificate of Conviction, Cryer's Notice, Order of Lord Mayor, Order of a Committee of the House of Commons, Minutes of Middlesex Sessions, Schedule of Books, Royal Pardon, Grand Jury's Report, Letters, covering the following Monarch's, Elizabeth First, Philip and Mary, Charles I & II, Protectorate, William and Mary, William III, Anne, James II, George I , II, and III, all the items tipped into an album, Oblong 4to (305 x 415mm.), modern calf With this lot comes a folder written with a transcription of the various documents, and a tipped in Queen Anne letter
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Manuscript letter - four page, from a First World War Merchant seamen, Mr A. T. Cairns to a Mrs Johnson, recounting his experiences in the war, together with silk souvenier titled 'Souvenir of Egypt', and three photographs, one of his daughter, and two of Mercant ship's 'S. S. Kumara', and R. M. S. Rimutaka'
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Lysons, Daniel (1762-1834), The Environs of London: Being An Historical Account of the Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Within Twelve Miles of the Capital, London, for T. Cadell and W. Davis, 1800-1811, 4to (310 x 235mm.), two volumes in four, 4 engraved titles, 3 maps, 2 folding plans, double-page facsimile letter, 53 plates, 1 hand-coloured,1 double-page, 3 folding, contemporary calf, boards detached, armorial bookplate of Sir Charles Taylor, Second Edition
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Martin, Charles Wykeham, The History and Description of Leeds Castle, Kent, Westminster, Nichols and Sons, 1869, folio (380 x 280mm.), mounted photographic frontispiece, title printed in red and black, 7 plates, plan, facsimile letter, later red calf, spine and front cover lettered in gilt Large Paper Copy
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[Bohn, Henry George], Illustrated Catalogue of the Distinguished Collection of Works of Art and Vertu from the Byzantine Period to that of Louis Seize, collected by the late Ralph Bernal, Esq. Sold by Auction, by Messrs. Christie and Manson; with the Purchasers' Names and Prices, London, for J. H. Burn, 1855, tall 8vo (235 x 150mm.), half title, portrait frontispiece plate of Ralph Bernal, plates, contemporary half calf, 2 red morocco lettering pieces, bookplate of Herbert Cescinsky Letter from Ralp Bernal-Osborne (1808-1882) M.P., probably concerning the disposal of his father's fine collection of works of art, sold for # 71000 in 1855, dated Admiralty: 9 March, 1855 With another copy of the above work, bound in contemporary red cloth.
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Forbes, Rosita, The Secret of the Sahara: Kufara, London, Cassell and Company, 1921, 8vo (235 x 155mm.), half title, portrait photographic frontispiece plate of The Emir Idris Es Senussi, plates, and illustrations, letter and envelope from the author to 'Mr Dehan', envelope pasted in at end of preface, ownership signature of Richard Dehan on front free endpaper, original cloth With four other works, three of which are signed 'Ex Libris Richard Dehan April 1927', 'June 1925', and again 'June 1925' respectively, 'T. E. Lawrence's 'Revolt in the Desert' (London, 1927), Lowell Thomas 'With Lawrence in Arabia' (London, n.d.), 'The Autobiography of Kingsley Fairbridge' (Oxford, 1927), 'The Life Mask by the author of 'He Who Passed' (London, 1913), and asigned and dedicated photograph of Richard Dehan at work
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Johnson, Samuel & Averil Mackenzie-Grieve (Foreword & Decorations), The New London Letter Writer containing the compleat Art of Corresponding with Ease, Elegance and Perspicuity as is now practised by all Persons of Respectability, London, The Golden Cockerel Press, 1948, 4to (220 x 140mm.), frontispiece, title vignette, illustrations, many full-page, original red cloth backed spine, spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g., No. 455 of 500 Limited Edition copies
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Barduzzi, Bernardino, A Letter in Praise of Verona [1489] In the original Latin text with an English translation by Betty Radice, Verona, Officina Bodoni, 1974, tall 8vo (250 x 160mm.), half title, title printed in red and black, initials printed in red, colour illustrations, and plate, original vellum backed spine, lettered in gilt, t.e.g., slip-case, No. 108 of 150 Limited Edition copies With the Bodley Head published John Donne 'Deaths Duell' (London, 1974), limited edition (One of 500) Kenneth Clark's 'Moments of Vision' (London, 1973), a signed limited edition (No. 81 of 200) copy of Brooke Crutchley's 'The Cambridge Christmas Books' (Brighton, 1976), and 'A Handlist of English Language Editions printed on the hand-press of the Officina Bodoni 1923-1975' (Brighton, 1975)
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Sir George Chetwynd and The Prince of Wales, the historically interesting letters from the Prince of Wales (2) and one other to Sir George Chetwynd regarding Lillie Langtry. The Prince of Wales letters are undated but marked Thursday and with envelope postmarked January 25th 1883, the other January 11th and with envelope postmarked January 11th 1883. The first mentioning "Mrs. L." and giving extensive comments and opinions on her on three pages: the second remarking that he was "sorry to hear what you tell me but am not surprised". The third letter, although anonymous, is quite astonishing and frank from an unknown hand but obviously known to Sir George Chetwynd. It is undated and addressed but with envelope postmarked July 26th 1882 stating that "Why do you allow yourself to be made such a fool of - don't you know that your Langtry friend is only making use of you to cover up the scandal between her and the Prince. Don't you know she has a child by him and that her maid Dominique is now taking charge of it. She had it in Paris - Doctor Pratt can tell you all about it. The Princess has heard about it and there has been a nice row. They are afraid of it getting to the Queen. The game is to get her name mixed up with someone else to cover the Prince and you are the willing victim. She cares no more for you than she does for me - she will get all she can out of you. I know her tricks. Don't be a fool. She only laughs at you behind your back - "
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Sir George Chetwynd, a small archive of nineteen extensive letters, greetings card for 1907 and a commemorative card for 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps, dated December 1918. The letters, all to Sir George Chetwynd from a variety of correspondents and on a variety of subjects including five letters from the Prince of Wales from Cowes and elsewhere discussing horse racing, bets, mutual friends, etc., an interesting eight-page letter from a young actress called Peggy thanking Sir George for his "interest in her", undated but envelope postmarked October 1914, Henrietta Labouchere begging him to see her again in envelope postmarked January 1st 1883, secretarial letter from Kensington Palace, letter from Prince Leopold, another passionate letter from "Your own little fairy" suggesting another affair, two letters from the Duke of Cambridge, etc. (21)
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The Historic Three Vehicle Flags from Field Marshall B.L. Montgomery's staff car, Second World War period and handed to his driver William Hallam by F.M. Montgomery in 1946 as a memento of their many years together during the conflict. Two of twin pronged pennant form, the third of rectangular form, each with applied emblems. Together with the following archive: (1) Soldiers release book of W. Hallam for 13.3.46 with testimonial written and signed by F.M. Montgomery on 2.3.46. (2) Travel identity card for W. Hallam for 16.7.46 with typical stampings and complete with photograph. (3) Soldiers service and army book of W. Hallam with typical entries for 1940-1946 together with a period photograph of W. Hallam leaning against the historic staff car with vehicle flags. (4) War Department driving permit for W. Hallam issued from 1.6.45 - 31.5.46. (5) Br. A.S.C. Regimental Association membership card of W. Hallam from joining date of 1.1.42 and his sleeve flask from wartime uniform. (6) W. Hallam's personal photograph album of the 1939-1945 war and its immediate aftermath. This with many views of the famous staff car in use with "Bill" in attendance. (7) A quantity of loose period photographs from this album, again with many views of "Monty's car". (8) An extensive letter of provenance from the current vendor by direct family descent .
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Hakluyt (Richard). The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, made by Sea or Over-Land to the Remote and Farthest Distant Quarters of the Earth..., 3 vols. in 2, 1st ed., 1598-1600, black letter text, woodcut initials, Cadiz section to volume one (pages 607-20) present in reprinted form of c.1720, without map (as usual), some light waterstaining, fore-edges charred and darkened, upper corners rounded-off, sometimes touching page nos. and running titles, modern full red morocco (by Edmund Worrall, Birmingham), profusely gilt, thick folio. Sabin 29595, 29597 & 29598. From the Library of Hagley Hall, with bookplate to front pastedown of first volume. (2)
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Brittain (Vera, 1893-1970). Typed Letter Signed, 19 Glebe Place, 28th December 1934, to Des, working through correspondence following an American tour, 'if you ever come back here, I expect you will feel just as I did for a day or two last week - that England was just a little pocket-handkerchief of territory and all the houses mere dolls' houses, where only Lilliputians lived', talking of family life and the upbringing of children, Lady Victor Horsley and the Chelsea Babies' Club, saying that she has not seen Des's father for some time, but that she often sees Hilda Reid, mentioning Hilda Denny and K. Nuttall, and concluding, 'If I do come to New Zealand, I will certainly let you know and come and do some Feminist propaganda, which seems to be instinctive whenever I get into Anti-Feminist circles!', lot number sticker and printed label ('The Churchill Auction of Books and Pictures, New Zealand 1942') tipped to foot of letter, 2 pages, 4to (1)
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Sickert (Walter, 1860-1942). Autograph letter signed, 15 Fitzroy Street, [London], n.d., c. 1920?, written as a reference for Mr Walpole Champneys to take a teaching post with the L.C.C., giving his opinion on the duty of the art teacher 'to prepare the puplis for the actual conditions of trade...', explaining that Mr. Champneys is an experienced designer and illustrator who has the requisite technical skills for training students, and in the concluding paragraph writing, 'I have always considered that to draw a distinction between "high art" and "commercial" work is misleading. Carpaccio, Mantegna, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Charles Keene & Daumier all did commercial work. If "high art" is to mean work which is unsaleable, I may say that I do not think it is to learn that, that the parents of pupils will be anxious to pay fees...', 2 pages written to rectos of two leaves, very creased and somewhat worn along folds with a little chipping at extremities with minor loss of 'l' in 'Walter', 8vo.
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Williams (Alfred, 1877-1930, Wiltshire author). A series of twenty-five autograph letters signed, mostly Dryden Cottage/'Ranikhet', South Marston, [Wiltshire], 2nd March 1910 to 6th October 1925, all to his friend, mentor and biographer, J.B. Jones, from soon after their first meeting for a fifteen-year period, concerning his working life (as hammer-man at the Great Western Railway works in Swindon, Gunner, market gardener and writer), the ups and downs of his literary life and scholarly interests, plus mentions of the Wiltshire countryside, rural life, friends, family and finances [which were always bleak], etc., totalling approx. 40 pages on an assortment of different papers, together with related ephemera, including a real photo postcard of himself as a Gunner, (with a presention inscription to Jones), a page of Sanskrit notes [Williams taught himself, Greek, Latin and Sanskrit], two original poem translations signed, 'Admonitions of Hiero (Pindar)' and 'Simonides of Ceos (Danae)', [both appeared in "Songs in Wiltshire", 1909], a sheaf of approx. twenty-five of Williams's (unpublished?) typescript poems, with a letter from Leonard Clark to J.B. Jones thanking him for their loan but considering them too slight to be worth preserving in a more permanent form, plus other letters from Clark to Jones concerning publishing projects, etc., a small quantity of printed and manuscript material relating to the preservation of Coate Water [home of Richard Jefferies], a typescript copy concerning the Jefferies-Williams Memorial Scheme, newscuttings, postcards and snapshots relating to Alfred Williams and his Wiltshire homes, plus ten books incl. J.B. Jones's own annotated presentation copies of the Williams biographies by Leonard Clark and Henry Byett. Some of the letters with this lot are quoted in Leonard Clark's biography, "Alfred Williams, His Life and Work", (Bristol, 1945); see pp. 39, 49, 50, 76, 99 & 160. (-)
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Cruikshank (George, 1792-1878). Autograph letter signed on letterhead, 263, Hampstead Road, [London], N.W., 13th November 1874, to George Routledge & Sons, concerning the publishing history of "More Mornings at Bow Street" and "Mornings at Bow Street", with a PS saying 'Neither of these works have the frontispiece described by our friend G.A. Sala, and a further note observing that Septimus Prowett was the publisher of his illustrated edition of "Punch and Judy", 2 pages on integral leaves with inner pages blank, 8vo, together with Weir (Harrison, 1824-1906), Autograph letter signed on letterhead, Hinwick, Lansdowne Road, Tonbridge Wells, 6th January 1888, to J. Harwood and enclosing a cheque for .11s.6d. for a ticket, 1 page, 8vo
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Dickens (Charles, 1812-70). Autograph letter signed on letterhead, Gads Hill Pace, 21st June 1868, to George Routledge, thanking him for the Shilling Edition of Shakespere [sic], and continuing, 'I have no doubt that Wm Longfellow is purposely avoiding the London season. His horror of speech-making, and his desire to enjoy England in his own quiet way, do not surprise me in this hot weather - if they would in any weather', written in blue ink, 1 page, 8vo (1)
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