GEORGES MELIES (1861 – 1938) Pioneering French film director and filmmaker, best known for early films such as 'A Trip to the Moon' and 'The Impossible Voyage'. Manuscript D.S. 'G. Melies', 2pp. 4to., Paris, Dec. 10, 1912, a receipt for royalties on Melies’ 'Manufacture de Films pour Cinematopgraphes' letterhead referencing 34 prints of 'Linked By Fate' and an additional reference to 'All is Fair'. Light folds, filing holes at the left margin, else very good. In 1913, Melies’ film company was forced into bankruptcy by the large French and American studios, his company was bought out of receivership. The French Army seized most of this stock to be melted down into boot heels during World War I, and many of the other films were sold to be recycled into new film. As a result, many of his films no longer exist.
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(1903 - 1978) American actor best known as a ventriloquist. An advertisement, 5.25 x 6 in. color, showing Bergen and his ventriloquist dummies, Charlie and Mortimer, mounted to a poster, 7.5 x 10 in. Bergen signs the bottom half of the poster 'Now let's not all talk at once. Edgar Bergen Charlie and Mortimer Sept. 1-1948' Next to the signature he adds a sketch of Charlie and Mortimer. The poster is set in a black picture frame, 9.25 x 11.25 in. Some light spotting, else fine.
Liner notes for the 'Star Wars' soundtrack, 11.5 x 11.5 in. The recto gives a brief synopsis of the movie and how composer John Williams came to be a part of the project. JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1932) American composer, responsible for some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, signs with director GEORGE LUCAS (b. 1944). Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, and Industrial Light & Magic. The verso holds a detailed description of each track, explaining the scene and why Williams chose the music he did. Light foxing that does show through on the verso with some folds, and tears at the edges.
Glossy print of concept art, 13.75 in. x 10 in., 1977, for the 'Star Wars' film, known as the 'Lash La Rue' scene. Below the printed image is a short description, in part: '...The retractable bridge and chasm, over which Luke and the Princess were to swing on a thin cord, were thought to be somewhere close to the center of the battle station...' Co-signed by director GEORGE LUCAS (b. 1944) American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, and Industrial Light & Magic, at the left in black ink and by RALPH MCQUARRIE (1929-2012), American conceptual designer and illustrator, at the right in blue ink. Light creasing throughout, else fine.
Lot of twelve signatures on 3.5 x 5.5 b/w photo postcards of German actors from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. Includes: WILLY BIRGEL (1891-1973), JUPP HUSSELS (1901-1985), FERDINAND MARIAN (1902-1946), HARRY PIEL (1892-1963), PAUL RICHTER (1895-1961), SEPP RIST (1900-1980), HANS SOHNKER (1903-1981), VIKTOR STAAL (1909-1982), PETER VAN EYCK (1913-1969), HARRY HALM (1901-1980), JOHANNES HEESTERS (1903-2011), and one unidentified. Approx. half of the photos display light toning, else very good. Twelve pieces.
(1908 - 1997) American film actor, star of 'Harvey' and 'It's a Wonderful Life', among many others. A signed first edition of his book: ‘Jimmy Stewart and His Poems’ (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.), 1989. 31pp. 8vo., hardback copy bound in red cloth, dustjacket included. Stewart boldly signs on the first flyleaf. Some light spotting on the dustjacket, else fine. Accompanied by an original advertisement for a book signing to promote this particular book.
(1907 - 1979) SS and Police Leader, as well as Gauleiter in Salzburg, organized the deportation of Karlsruhe's Jews to the death camps. T.L.S. on 'Inspector of Sicherheitspolizei and the S.D.' letterhead, 1p. 4to., Munich, June 27, 1941, sending SS-Brigadefuhrer Dr. Martin his promotion certificate and new SS identity card and congratulating him on his advancement. Light toning, else very good.
HANS LAMMERS (1879 - 1962) Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery, ordered arrested by Hitler in the final days, and ultimately sentenced to twenty years imprisonment for war crimes. Important content and good association T.L.S., 1p. 4to., Berlin, May 5, 1933, to Gauleiter of Hesse-Nassau JAKOB SPRENGER (1884-1945). In part: '...I hereby have the honor to send you, on behalf of the Reich Chancellor, your certificate of appointment to the Reichsstathalter [Reich Governor] in Hesse [not present]. The Reich Chancellor has specially commissioned me to express to you his most sincere wishes for the successful work in your new office...' Lammers signs boldly at the conclusion in black ink. Shows a few spots of light foxing and a horizontal fold, with a small split at the right edge, else very good.
HANS-KARL VON SCHEELE (1892 – 1955) German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II commanding the 208th Infantry Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p.], Feb. 12, 1942, an award of the Iron Cross, 2nd Class to a man in his command. Light soiling else very good.
(1883 - 1948) Senior Wermacht general, commander of Polish occupation forces who opposed the excesses of the SS against the Jews. War-date D.S. 2pp. 4to., 'Headquarters', Mar. 1, 1944, a performance evaluation of Col. Immo Mueller who was serving on the staff of the First Army. Boldly signed by Blaskowitz at conclusion, also signed by General GERHARD FEYERABEND in indelible pencil (signature a bit worn). Light even toning, else very good.
JULY 20 BOMB PLOT SURVIVORS A wonderful schematic diagram of the conference room at the 'Wolfsschanze', or 'Wolf's Lair' where on July 20, 1944 a bomb was detonated in an attempt to kill Adolf Hitler, the diagram signed by nine German generals, staff officers, and aides who survived the blast. The hand-drawn image, executed on a piece of light cardboard, indicates the place, date, Hitler's location at the large map table, and the location of the bomb placed behind a table leg by Oberst Claus von Stauffenberg. It appears that each signer has signed the piece in the place at which he was located when the bomb exploded. Those signing include: ADOLF HEUSINGER (1897-1982), KARL BODENSCHATZ (1890-1979), KARL JESKO VON PUTTKAMER (1900-1981), ERNST JOHN VON FREYEND (1909-1990), HANS ERICH VOSS (1897-1969), OTTO GUNSCHE (1917-2003), NICOLAS VON BULOW (1907-1983), HERBERT BUCHS (1913-1996), and WALTER WARLIMONT (1894-1976). Lightly toned at margins, else very good. A rare assemblage of signatures.
(1893 - 1945) Major general, commander of the 43rd Infantry Division, named 'Winged Victory' which saw action at Guadalcanal, Rendova, New Georgia, New Guinea and Luzon. It played a vital role in the capture of the Ipo Dam outside Manila, Philippines, taking the city's main water source intact and breaking Japanese resistance. War-date T.L.S. 1p. 4to., Headquarters of the 43d Infantry Division, Feb. 27, 1945, to two boys collecting autographs. In part: '...When I left home over four years ago my boys were still boys. One is now a prisoner of war in Germany. War is a terrifically useless and wasteful thing and boys of your generation must, and I am sure will, do everything to prevent it. Not by misguided ideas of disarmament or pacifism by insisting that our country be so strong that no one will dare attack it...'. Wing includes two pieces of Japanese invasion money, ten pesos each, 'short-snorters' signed by him adding rank. With original envelope, light staining to bottom, signatures on bills a bit light, overall very good condition.
(1897 - 1980) Russian born actress who became a leading actress in the Third Reich. She is also rumored to have been a communist spy in a Russian conspiracy. It is believed she was pressured by Stalin and Beria to flirt with Adolf Hitler in order to gain information so that Hitler could be killed by secret Soviet agents. At one point, a Russian boxer introduced by the actress was about to kill Hitler when called off by Stalin. S.P., 3.5 x 5.5 in. b/w, photo postcard showing her from the chest, up in a seated pose. Signed at the bottom in blue ink. Light foxing at the bottom right, else very good.
Circle of ALESSANDRO MAGNASCO (Genoa, 1667 - 1749)."Saint Eremite".Oil on canvas. Glued to panel.It presents faults and restorations.Measurements: 37,5 x 22,5 cm.Due to its formal characteristics we can place this work in the circle of Il Lissandrino, nickname of Alessando Magnasco, Italian painter of the last Baroque. He is particularly remembered for his stylised and fantastic landscapes and genre scenes, although he also tackled religious themes. His personal style is characterised by fragmentary forms constructed through rapid brushstrokes and brilliant points of light. Born in Genoa, the son of a minor painter, Magnasco trained first as a pupil of Valerio Castello and later in Milan in the studio of Filippo Abbiati. Apart from the time he spent in Florence working for the Grand Duke Cosimo III (1703-09 or 1709-11), Magnasco remained in Milan until 1735 when he returned to his native Genoa. During his Milanese period he often collaborated with other painters in the Central European manner, painting figures in the landscapes of Carlo Antonio Tavella and the ruins of Clemente Spera. His personal style, which earned him the title of "Romantic painter" a century after his death, has obscure and disputed origins. Some suggest the influence of the loose brushstrokes of his Venetian contemporary Sebastiano Ricci, the Genoese Domenico Piola and Gregorio de Ferrari, although in fact these three artists may themselves have been influenced by Magnasco. The late 16th- and early 17th-century Milanese Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli ("Il Morazzone") may also have been influenced by Magnasco, due to the emotion that his works convey. In some of them, however, he refers to the Romantic landscapes of Salvatore Rosa and Claudio da Lorena, and his figures of beggars have been compared to those of Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Magnasco's works are now in the Museo del Prado, the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, the Louvre in Paris, the Kunsthistorisches in Vienna, the Metropolitan in New York and other leading institutions in Europe and America.
Spanish school; 18th century."Immaculate Conception".Oil on copper.It has slight repainting and damage.It conserves original frame with slight faults.Measurements: 24,5 x 18,5 cm; 29,5 x 24 cm (frame).Following autochthonous, Andalusian and Castilian Baroque models, the painter of this Marian representation has composed a sublime break of glory, in which the Virgin, victorious over evil, crushes the head of the serpent with her right foot. The reptile does not have the usual apple between its jaws, which embodies temptation. The Virgin, light and monumental at the same time, thanks to the masterful chromatic and lighting work, is surrounded by angels arranged symmetrically around her: a court of seraphim, and at the top. Below the serpent and the lunar representation, the orb is drawn beneath her bare feet, emphasising the glorious role of the Mother of God. The theme of the Immaculate Conception, which was very common in 17th-century Spanish art, became one of the hallmarks of Spain's national identity as a Catholic country. It is one of the most genuinely local themes in Spanish Baroque painting, as Spain was the main defender of this mystery and the country that fought most insistently to make it a dogma of faith. In this context, numerous artists and intellectuals worked to construct a clear iconography that would help to disseminate the Immaculate Conception, bringing together symbolism and popular fervour.
Italian school; 17th century."Christ washing the feet of the apostles".Oil on canvas.Measurements: 32 x 39,5 cm; 46,5 x 52 cm (frame).It is represented here a scene narrated by the Gospel of John, widely treated in the baroque painting. Christ kneeling before Peter, prepares to wash his feet. The rest of the apostles surround the two figures and exchange impressions, looking stunned by the idea of being washed by their Lord. The figure of Jesus, distinguished from the others by his attitude and the light that seems to emerge from within him, determines the arrangement of the rest of the figures. The architectural space, with bare walls, has a greater presence on the right-hand side of the scene, being configured along a diagonal that allows for greater amplitude in the rest of the scene. The interior is spartan and dark, so that the figures are constructed by the chiselling of light. Stylistically, the work belongs to the Italian school of the Baroque, in which a classicist conception of drawing and pure, emphatic forms stand out.The Gospel of John tells us that during the Last Supper, Jesus rose from the table, took off his cloak and tied a towel around his waist. After pouring water into a basin, he began to wash his disciples' feet. Simon Peter pretended to refuse, but when Jesus insisted that otherwise he could have no part with him, he agreed to have his feet washed. The washing of feet was a common ritual in Eastern culture, in fact, in the Old Testament we find examples of this practice, for example in the visit of the angels to Abraham. Such an action is associated with hospitality, but Jesus' gesture towards his apostles adds a new significant dimension that alludes to humility.
European school; 19th century."Still life".Oil on canvas.The original canvas is preserved.It presents faults and repainting.Measurements: 64,5 x 82 cm.In this canvas the author offers us a still life of classic style, rooted in the tradition of the genre, with a clear and ordered composition and an expressive treatment of the light. The still life was one of the most characteristic genres in Europe. The term appeared as early as the end of the 16th century. The still life or still life occupied the lowest rung of the hierarchy of genres in the history of art, but it became increasingly popular with buyers. In addition to the independent subject of the still life, it addressed other types of painting themes by using prominent, usually symbolic elements and images that drew on a multitude of elements from nature apparently to reproduce a part of life.
Spanish school; 17th century."Christ on fire".Earthenware.Measurements: 36 x 28 x 12 cm.Round sculpture made of terracotta with a religious character. In this sculpture the author has reproduced the image of Christ with his hands crossed on his chest, a gesture that reminds us to a great extent of the iconography of Christ in prison, despite the fact that in the sculpture no detail can be seen that shows this attitude. The figure of Christ is dressed in a red cloak, symbolising the moment of the Passion. The sculpture stands out for the sobriety and austerity of the elements, thus confronting the viewer only with the figure of Christ. In which the sculptor has not only emphasised the monumentality through the elongation of the proportions, but also, with the polychromy, has managed to create an expressive image in which the suffering and the sufferings of Christ can be observed.Spanish Baroque sculpture is one of the most authentic and personal examples of our art, because its conception and form of expression arose from the people and their deepest feelings. With the economy of the state in ruins, the nobility in decline and the clergy heavily taxed, it was the monasteries, parishes and confraternities of clerics and laymen who encouraged its development, with the works sometimes being financed by popular subscription. Painting was thus obliged to express the prevailing ideals in these environments, which were none other than religious ones, at a time when Counter-Reformation doctrine demanded a realistic language from art so that the faithful could understand and identify with what was depicted, and an expression endowed with an intense emotional content to increase the fervour and devotion of the people. Religious themes were therefore the preferred subject matter of Spanish sculpture of this period, which in the early decades of the century was based on a priority interest in capturing the natural world, gradually intensifying over the course of the century in the depiction of expressive values, which was achieved through movement and the variety of gestures, the use of light resources and the representation of moods and feelings.
Rare original early 1970s OSSIE CLARK, Made in London, England (i.e. not "For Radley") buttoned-front Moss Crepe long maxi dress in rare grape purple colour. Unusual uncovered buttons (thought to be original). Reminiscent of 1940s wartime styling with slightly puffed elbow length sleeves, dagger collar and slightly gathered back. UK10-12Condition Report: Good condition commensurate with age and use. Some light fading
Four GIANNI VERSACE early 1980s SILK blouses. Yellow V-neck with black circular pattern and padded shoulders. Black slash neck cross-over front with floral pattern in purple yellow green. Cream mandarin neck with black spots and bows and ribbon tie. Champagne satin mandarin neck. All size UK 10-12 (4) Condition Report: All in good condition commensurate with age and wear. Some light marks
1980s GIORGIO ARMANI monochrome chevron striped silk dress with green and red vertical stripes. Buttoned cuffs, 3/4 length sleeves and padded shoulders. 1980s LEVANTE SPORT heavy lined mustard slub silk skirt-suit. Jacket is single breasted oversized with two patch hip pockets and one brass button fixing and padded shoulders. Skirt is gathered at elasticated waist with two hip pockets. Both size UK10-12 (2) Condition Report: Good condition for age. Light marks
1980s GIANNI VERSACE Raw silk sleeveless black cocktail wrap-dress with satin half-cummerbund and two crystal/diamante buttons. Tulip hemline. 1980s GIANNI VERSACE magenta pink silk blouse with cream floral print and purple/black/green roses print on 3/4 batwing sleeves. Ruffle front with cream satin collar and padded shoulders (Skirt not included. For illustration only). Both size UK10-12 (2) Condition Report: Good condition for age. Light marks
1980s & 90s designer SILK jackets. Italian designer ERRENNO dark turquoise green and black geometric print silk cocktail jacket from 1980s. Loose-fitting with padded shoulders. UK12. DANA BUCHMAN 1990s heavy red slub silk single breasted tuxedo style evening jacket with two hidden hip pockets and one breast patch pocket. Loose fitting with padded shoulders. UK12-14. Couture dress maker PAMELA WORRALL raised jacquard print light silk jacket in bright lipstick red. 1990s three buttoned single breasted with peplum waist. UMBERTO GINOCCHIETTI 1980s pale peach zipped silk jacket with faux silk blouse under. Mandarin collar with buttoned cuffs.Condition Report: Good condition for age
VINTAGE CHANEL white quilted leather handbag with gold coloured hardware. Dating from the early 1980s this bag is an envelope small half-flap bag, with unusual shaped front panel. Long gold coloured chain and leather strap - it can be worn "cross body". It is serial numbered 244284 inside and is authentic and has been well looked after. Very light marks commensurate with age. Turn lock fastening inside interlocking CC (Designed by Karl Lagerfeld) with inside compartments. With original CHANEL carrier bag. The bag is in good condition with the addition of white cleaning fluid which has overlapped the gold coloured hardware in places. Condition Report: white coloured coating added at some point. Good condition.
Africa.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, half-title in vol.2 only (as issued), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards, 9 folding engraved maps and plans, 3 with partial hand-colouring, with Directions to Binder leaf at end of vol.2 but lacking 2pp. advertisements, occasional marginal foxing, light offsetting from maps, one or two with short tears to folds or fore-edge, X2 in vol.1 slightly creased at lower edge, with L.s. from Barrow loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, gilt, spines gilt with red roan labels, rubbed, joints cracked, spine of vol.1 neatly repaired at head, [Abbey, Travel 322; Tooley 85], 4to, 1806.⁂ The second and best edition, including plates after Daniell, not present in the first edition. The inserted letter is from Barrow in his position as Second Secretary to the Admiralty, a post which he held from 1804-06 and 1807-45. It is a partly-printed standard letter of acknowledgement with date, details, signature and addressee supplied in manuscript by Barrow, and is addressed to Rear Admiral Sir Graham P.Hamond Bt. of HMS Talbot at Devonport thanking him for his report of arrival at Plymouth in October 1834.
NO RESERVE Obstetrics.- Ould (Fielding) A treatise of midwifry. In three parts., first edition, initial imprimatur f., 2 engraved plates of obstetrical instruments, a few marginal repairs, including imprimatur and title, occasional spotting or light staining, antique style calf-backed marbled boards, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [G&M 6151; Wellcome IV, p.275; Blake p.334], 8vo, Dublin, printed by and for Oli. Nelson at Milton's Head in Skinner-Row; and for Charles Connor at Pope's Head at Essex-Gate, 1742.⁂ Ould's 'Treatise is the first text-book of obstetrics of any importance in English.' (G&M). Identified on the title as 'man-midwife' Sir Fielding Ould (1710-89) was an Irish physician who practiced at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, specialising in obstetrics.
NO RESERVE Mountaineering.- Alps.- Simler (Josias) Vallesiae et Alpium descriptio, second edition, engraved allegorical title by Duysend, light water-staining towards end, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, preserved in modern cloth slip-case, [Perret 4059; Willems 390], 24mo, Leiden, Elzevier, 1633.⁂ First published in 1574 this is considered to be the first work devoted to mountains. Chapters contain information on the dangers and difficulties of Alpine travel, and advice is given for climbing above the snow line. It also contains the first mention of crampons to be used by climbers, and there are sections on keeping warm and on snow blindness.
NO RESERVE Noel (Francis J., editor) Erotopaegnion, sive Priapeia veterum et recentiorum, 2 parts in 1, 2 engraved plates, light spotting, contemporary morocco, gilt, by J.Heritier of Paris, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., slightly rubbed, corners bumped, Paris, C.-F.Patris, 1798 § Campe (J.H.) Sümmtliche Kinder- und Jugendschriften, vol.22 only, engraved frontispiece of a tattooed Maori, folding engraved map of South Seas (spotted and torn, repaired), modern calf, Braunschweig, 1807 § Huet (Pierre Daniel) Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation des Anciens, second edition, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, head of spine worn, Paris & Brussels, 1716 § Gillet (S.) Galenus moralis ac mysticus, praescribens alexipharmaca et amuleta..., second edition, 2 full-page engraved illustrations (one shaved at head), errata leaf at end, spotting and soiling at beginning and end, small ink stamp of Bibliotheca Heberiana to front free endpaper, contemporary roan-backed boards, spine worn and cracked, [Wellcome III, 116], Louvain, G.Lipsius, 1661; and a nineteenth century hand-coloured German alphabet, 8vo & 4to (5)⁂ The first is a handsomely-printed anthology of erotic verse dedicated to phallic worship; the second an account of Cook's travels in the South Seas written for children.
NO RESERVE Egypt.- Brunton (Winifred) Great Ones of Ancient Egypt, half-title, plates tipped-in, many in colour, with captioned tissue guards, ink ownership inscription front end-paper, occasional light finger soiling, endpapers browned, original cloth, gilt, some slight soiling and sunning, a little scuffed, 4to, 1929.
Europe.- Cockburn (Major James Pattison) Swiss Scenery, occasional light spotting, mostly marginal, 1820 § Batty (Elizabeth Frances) Italian Scenery, half-title, some light scattered spotting, 1820, engraved vignette title, 60 engraved plates and tail-piece, offsetting, hinges cracked, uniformly bound in later half calf over marbled boards, gilt, quite rubbed, joints cracked but covers holding firm, large 8vo (2)
NO RESERVE High Treason.- Collection (A) of the several Statutes, and Parts of Statutes, Now in Force, relating to High Treason, and Misprision of High Treason, second printing, initial imprimatur leaf, contemporary panelled calf, small manuscript label to spine, a little rubbed, by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, 1709 § Warrington (Henry Booth, Earl of) The Works, first edition, 10pp. advertisements at end, light browned, engraved bookplate of Newburgh Hamilton mounted on verso of title, ex-library copy with a few stamps, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing D873], for John Lawrence...and John Dunton, 1694, 8vo et infra (2)
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[Defoe (Daniel)] The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner, 2 vol., engraved titles and 15 plates after Thomas Stothard, vol. 2 with 14pp. publisher's advertisements at end, vol. 1 2C and 2C2 with repaired tears to head, affecting a couple letters of text, slight offsetting, some light foxing, hinges cracked but covers holding, contemporary calf, rubbed and lightly stained, upper joints cracked, for John Stockdale, 1790; and others on various subjects, v.s. (large qty in 10 boxes)
Cookery & Crafts.- Valuable Secrets in Arts and Trades, 3pp. advertisements at end of Preface, light spotting and soiling, contemporary manuscript recipe to front free endpaper, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, corners repaired, for J.Barker..., 1800 § Tingry (P.F.) The Painter and Varnisher's Guide, second edition, 2 engraved plates (one folding), folding letterpress table, 4pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink signature to front pastedown and manuscript recipe for making "an excellent azure" to front free endpaper and others to rear, P5 & 6 torn, some light water-staining, original boards, uncut, a little rubbed, rebacked, 1816, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is a compendium of recipes and methods for making dishes, preserves, wines, oils, and vinegars, mixing paints and glues, preparing building materials, dyeing fabrics, successful engraving and casting, stain removal etc. ESTC lists only 2 copies of this edition (BL and Wellcome).
Mill (James) Elements of Political Economy, second edition, 5pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title, some foxing to first and last few leaves, endpapers browned, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine with small loss to label, not affecting text, 1824 § Inglis (H. D.) Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote, engraved frontispiece, title vignette and 5 plates by George Cruikshank, some foxing, corners and spine ends bumped, 1837 § Lord Kingsdown's Recollections of His Life at the Bar and in Parliament, ink ownership inscription to head of title, some splitting at gutter, very light spotting to first and last few leaves, spine sunned with small loss to ends, for Perusal by Private Friends only, 1868, last two in original cloth, spines gilt, rubbed; and 2 others, 19th century, 8vo (5)
NO RESERVE Cookery.- Hammond (Elizabeth) Modern Domestic Cookery..., eighth edition, engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title and 4 plates, 2 advertisement leaves printed on yellow paper bound in at end, light foxing to plates, original blind-stamped cloth, recased preserving original spine, corners neatly repaired, new endpapers, [Cagle 722], [1828] § [Phillip (Robert Kemp)] The Practical Housewife..., only edition, wood-engraved frontispiece and additional title with vignette of a kitchen, illustrations, original cloth, gilt, rather faded, [Bitting p.593], [1855] § Marshall (Agnes B.) Mrs. A.B.Marshall's Cookery Book, revised and enlarged edition, half-title, wood-engraved portrait and illustrations, 33pp. advertisements at end and on endpapers, original cloth, [c.1888] § Kirk (Mrs. E.W.) Tried Favourites Cookery Book, fourteenth and enlarged edition, advertisements to endpapers featuring modern ovens, carpet cleaners etc. (browned), original cloth, Edinburgh & London, 1915, 8vo et infra (4)⁂ The second mentioned contains information on all household and other matters and the particularly useful advice, "Never jump from a rapidly-moving vehicle, unless...you see a precipice in front, in which case any risk of personal damage is preferable to remaining still. A Duke of Orleans lost his life by neglecting these simple precautions". p.128
Shakespeare (William) The Works, 2 vol., Imperial Edition, edited by Charles Knight, ink stamp of Leonard Bishop to front free endpaper, engraved frontispieces, additional titles and numerous plates, occasional light foxing, contemporary navy morocco, gilt, inner gilt dentelles, spine and extremities rubbed, g.e., folio, [c.1870].
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Virginibus Puerisque and other papers, first issue, advertisements dated 7.81, light browning to endpapers, spine a little sunned, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1881; Familiar Studies of Men and Books, advertisements dated May, 1882, light browning to endpapers, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, spine ends chipped, corners bumped, light surface soiling, 1882; A Footnote to History. Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa, frontispiece, advertisements dated 5.92, spine slightly darkened, spine ends and corners lightly rubbing and bumped, 1892, first editions, original cloth, [Prideaux I, 5, 7 & 35]; and 11 others, nonfiction by the same, 8vo & 12mo (14)
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Prince Otto, advertisements at rear dated April, 1885, the odd marginal tear, bookplate of Oliver Nowell Chadwyck-Healey to front pastedown, 1885; The Merry Men and other tales and fables, advertisements at rear dated September, 1886, some cracking to upper hinge but holding firm, 1887; Island Nights' Entertainments, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, advertisements at rear dated 3.93, bookplate to front pastedown, 1893, first editions, original cloth, some slight shelf-lean, spines darkened, light bumping to spine ends and corners, extremities a little rubbed, some light marking to boards, [Prideaux I, 13, 20 & 38]; and 7 others, novels, short stories and other fiction by the same, 8vo (10)
NO RESERVE Kipling (Rudyard) Under the Deodars, n.d., bound before, The Phantom Rickshaw, n.d., and Wee Willie Winkie, n.d., together 3 works bound as 1, illustrations, one or two marginal notes and marks, scattered spotting and staining, original wrappers bound-in, near contemporary half-cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities; A Fleet in Being, original pictorial cloth, light spotting, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1899; The Ballad of East and West, portrait frontispiece, original paper wrappers, beginning to split at spine, lightly browned, slight chipping to edges, New York, n.d.; Supplication of the Black Aberdeen, previous owner's ink inscription to presentation slip, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, scattered spotting, slight bumping to corners and extremities,[1927]; and others on or by Kipling, v.s. (22)
NO RESERVE Lewis (Angelo) Conjurer Dick; or, The Adventures of a Young Wizard, frontispiece and title vignette, 6pp. publisher's advertisements to rear, without illustrations, upper hinge a little weak, original pictorial cloth, some staining, [?c.1890] § Hazlitt (W. Carew) Mary and Charles Lamb: Poems, Letters and Remains, frontispiece and plates, contemporary half morocco, spine gilt, a little sunned, some very light scuffing to extremities, 1874 § Mudie (Robert) The Feathered Tribes of the British Isles, 2 vol., fourth edition, additional pictorial titles, 26 hand-coloured plates, ink ownership inscription to vol. 1 frontispiece, some light spotting or finger soiling, green morocco, gilt, spines lightly sunned, g.e., 1854; and a small quantity of others, including some printed material and ephemera, v.s. (sml qty)
NO RESERVE Pollard (Alfred W.) Fine Books, numerous plates, finger-soiling to head of title, margins slightly toned, endpapers browned with scattered spotting, hinges tender, original decorative cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped, t.e.g., others uncut, 1912 § Cockerell (Douglas) Some Notes on Bookbinding, illustrations by Doris Meyer, occasional very light spotting, original buckram-backed marbled boards, rubbed at extremities, 1929, half-titles, spines slightly sunned; and c.60 others, many decorative cloth, 4to & 8vo (c.60)
NO RESERVE Beerbohm (Max) The Works, 10 vol., limited edition signed by author, original cloth, fading to spines and top edges, bumping to corners and extremities, 1922 § Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light spotting, slight creasing to edges, 1966 § Betjeman (John) Continual Dew, signed by author, illustrations, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine foot, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slight creasing to edges, 1977; and others similar, 8vo (c.100)
Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (Auguste, Comte de) and Jean Marie Matthias. Axel, one of 500 copies signed by the translator H. P. R. Finberg, with a preface by W. B. Yeats, illustrations, very occasional light spotting, endpapers browned, original pictorial cloth designed by T. Sturge Moore, gilt, lightly rubbed, spine toned, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, 1925.
Russell (Leonard) and John Hadfield, editor. Saturday Book (The), vol. 1-34, with a duplicate of vol. 14, a complete run, vol. 6 and 10 with ink ownership inscription of Leonard and Dilys Russell to front free endpaper, vol. 19 with Typed Letter signed by John Hadfield to Leonard Russell loosely inserted, vol. 22 with presentation inscription from Hadfield to Russell, very occasional light spotting, original cloth, all but vol. 1 with dust-jacket, some surface soiling, chips and short tears to extremities, a few with loss to head and foot, some repairs to verso, vol. 4 with loss to most of spine, 8 vol. in original box, 1941-75; with 5 others edited by Hadfield, including The Best of the Saturday Book, 8vo (40); sold as a periodical, not subject to return. ⁂ The T.L.s. loosely inserted in vol. 19 reads: 'Here is the Founder's Copy of this year's issue. It is the first issue, since I took it over from you, which has come anywhere near my own conception of what it should be...Yours ever, John'.
Bibliography.- Dickens (Charles) The Letters..., edited by Graham Storey and others, vol. 1-5 only (of 12), dust-jackets, some sunning to spines, some chipping and fraying to spine ends, 1965-81 § Gibson (R. W.) Francis Bacon. A Bibliography of his Works, some light soiling, Oxford, 1950 § Updike (Daniel Berkeley) Printing Types. Their History Forms and Use, 2 vol., dust-jackets, Cambridge, MA, 1965 § McKerrow (Ronald B.) Printers' and Publishers' Devices, 1485-1640, 1949; and c.90 others, largely bibliography and printing history, v.s. (c.100)
Lee (Laurie) Cider with Rosie, signed presentation inscription from the author to Harold Butler to front free endpaper, dated 1967, original cloth, 1965 § Lessing (Dorris) The Good Terrorist, first American edition, signed by the author to title, original cloth-backed boards, 1985 § Ransome (Arthur) Pigeon Post, signed by the author to title, the odd spot, 20th century half morocco, preserved original endpapers, spine gilt but sunned, a little rubbed, t.e.g, 1947 § Moore (George) The Brook Kerith, A Syrian Story, one of 375 copies signed by the author and illustrator, wood-engraved title vignette, head- & tail-pieces and 9 plates by Stephen Gooden, bookplate of K. W. C. Down, ink ownership inscription to half-title, slight offsetting, endpapers lightly toned, original vellum, spine gilt, some light toning and soiling, slip-case, 1929; first two with spine ends bumped and dust-jackets, lightly rubbed and creased at extremities; and others, literature, including first editions of H. G. Wells and Henry James, v.s. (10)
NO RESERVE Causley (Charles) Twenty-One Poems, one of 75 copies signed by the author and illustrator from an edition of 300, illustrations by Robert Tilling, in colour, tipped-in, morocco backed boards, uncut, slipcase, The Celandine Press, 1986; Underneath the Water, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light surface soiling and wear, 1968; and 12 others by the same, 8vo, (13)
NO RESERVE Italy.- Orioli (G.) Moving Along. Just a Diary, first edition, title with tipped in vignette illustration, occasional light foxing, original cloth, light bumping to spin ends and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small chip to foot of upper panel, light creasing ot head and foot, surface soiling, 8vo, 1934.⁂ Scarce journal of a walking tour in Italy.
NO RESERVE Britton (Lionel) Hunger and Love, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Louis Sterling, here is an attempt to sum up the aims and destiny of man" to endpaper, 1931 § Jacobs (W. W.) Odd Craft, signed presentation inscription from the author "There ought to be teetotalers for love the same as wot there is for drink" on dedication p.,light foxing, ink ownership inscription, spine dulled, extremities a little rubbed, [1903]; and 3 others, modern literature, 8vo (5)
![NO RESERVE Budd (Jackson) I Stood in the Shadow of Black Cap, third printing, [1932]; The Princely Quartet, dust-jacket, chip](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0f2ebae3-45a8-4ffe-bee3-aed300ff1b1f/2e971c51-ae59-4062-8166-aed30105ce93/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Budd (Jackson) I Stood in the Shadow of Black Cap, third printing, [1932]; The Princely Quartet, dust-jacket, chipped and creased at head and foot with loss, [1932]; Daughter of Illusion, [1934]; Two Knocks for Death, [1934]; The Zadda Street Affair, dust-jacket, price-clipped with spine ends and corners a little chipped, [1934]; The Extraordinary Case of Mr. Bell, dust-jacket, chipping and creasing to head and foot, [1935]; [Another copy], [1935]; The Three Jolly Vagabonds, some soiling to covers, [1935]; Grand Ballyhoo, [1936]; [Another copy], variant red cloth, [1936]; The Diamonds of Death, dust-jacket, spine sunned, a few tears with creasing to head and foot, [1936], all but the first, first editions, all author's own copies with his ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers, some foxing, light browning to endpapers, a few with the author's ink ownership stamp, original cloth, light fading to spines; and 2 others, a signed presentation copy of Previous Company and The Sinister Madonna, both first editions in dust-jackets, 8vo (13)⁂ An excellent group of crime thrillers by Jackson published either under his own name or as Wallace Jackson, most the author's own copies. First editions by Jackson are scarce, we know of no like collection.
NO RESERVE Carey (Peter) Oscar and Lucinda, first edition, toning to margins, original boards, dust-jacket, Australia, University of Queensland Press, 1988; True History of the Kelly Gang, first paperback edition, very light marginal toning, bookplate of John Baxter to inside front cover, original stiff wrappers, Australia, University of Queensland Press, 2000; True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, loosely inserted map signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, 2001, all signed by the author, near-fine generally; and 4 others by the same, 8vo (7)⁂ Including signed first edition of both Booker Prize-winning novels by Carey. John Baxter (b.1939) Australian-born writer, journalist and film-maker.
NO RESERVE Chardonne (Jacques) Eva, translated by Viola Gerard Garvin, first English edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1930; and 2 others, all published by Gollancz, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Cornford (Frances) Death and the Princess. A Morality, advance copy, original stiff wrappers, publisher's compliment and other stamp to upper cover, ink gift inscription, Cambridge, 1912; Collected Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1954; and 3 others, Frances Cornford, 8vo (5)
NO RESERVE Day-Lewis (Cecil) Beechen Vigil and other Poems, first edition of the author's first book, original wrappers, light creasing to extremities, short nick to head of spine, Fortune Press, 1925 § The Echoing Green, An Anthology of Verse, edited by Cecil Day-Lewis, first edition, signed by the editor on endpaper, endpapers a little foxed, original limp cloth, rubbed, light fraying to foot of spine, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1937; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (4)
![NO RESERVE [Ellerman (Winifred)], "Bryher". Film Problems of Soviet Russia, first edition, photographic plates, some light fo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0f2ebae3-45a8-4ffe-bee3-aed300ff1b1f/b5d1c1ae-f7e9-4903-9c14-aed30104ef06/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE [Ellerman (Winifred)], "Bryher". Film Problems of Soviet Russia, first edition, photographic plates, some light foxing, ink ownership inscription, original cloth, very light sunning to spine, Territet, POOL, 1929; Beowulf, Roman d'Une Maison de Thé dans Londres Bombardé. Préface d'Adrienne Monnier. Traduit par Hélène Malvan, first French edition, one of 100 copies on Vélin, original wrappers, light toning to spine, a few light stains to upper cover, Paris, 1958; and another by the same, 8vo (3)
Japan.- Two photograph albums of views and peoples of Japan, c.120 albumen prints on 81pp., some tinted by hand, some with light marginal fading, occasional foxing to leaves, original morocco, lettered "Japan 1886" in gilt on upper covers, and with initials R.J.C. on spine, some scuffing to corners, a little rubbed, oblong folio, 1886⁂ An excellent pair of albums including views of Tokyo and Kyoto with several temples and other religious sites as well as portraits of workers, people in traditional dress, tea ceremonies and a group of Western tourists in suits followed by another with the same group in kimonos with ceremonial swords.
NO RESERVE Gloag (John) Manna, light spotting to endpapers, jacket with 7/6 price sticker to spine, light toning to spine, light creasing to head, 1940 § Gloag (Julian) Our Mother's House, signed presentations inscription from the author to John Baxter, American Library in Paris invitation loosely inserted, jacket with light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1963, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine copies generally, 8vo (2)⁂ John Gloag was a science fiction writer and friend of Olaf Stapledon. Manna, in which a journalist uncovers a plan to create a fungus to cure world hunger, is notable for its prediction of an imminent large-scale European war.
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