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Lot 135A
PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURAL TAPERSTICKS,in the manner of Jacob Petit, modelled as a man and woman in Chinese dress, with openings to headwear, painted and enamelled in colours, gilt highlights, on square bases, painted blue 'MA' mark to base, 23cm highCondition report: The female figure. The head has been off and now glue repaired. Left hand restored, right foot repaired. Male figure chipper to rim of hat, light hairline to underside of base.
Lot 223
ROYAL DOULTON FIGURE OF 'RACHEL',HN 2936, 20cm high, along with five other Royal Doulton figures including 'Janet', HN 1537, 17cm high, 'Cherie', HN 2341, 14cm high, 'Julia', HN 2706, 20cm high, 'Shirley', HN 2702, 20cm high and 'Mary', HN 3375, 21cm high (6)Condition report: Previous breakage to 'Julia' has been glued. Some light surface wear, in keeping with age. Images available.
Lot 40
Lot No: 40 - Ref No: 026 Future Guardians By Vanessa Worrall - Halt Studios ''The inspiration behind this piece is the natural beauty of Dartmoor. The sculpture highlights the flora, fauna and some of the endangered species within Dartmoor, Barbastelle Bats, Blue Ground Beetle, Marsh Fritillary Butterflies. It is to remind future generations the importance of looking after the environment and local habitat. The sun sets on the proud mother otter protecting her pup and looking towards the future. Dawn breaks on the pup and with it comes new beginnings and a new generation to protect Dartmoor life. This sculpture is a wonderful project to be part of and I hope it brings many visitors the same joy I experienced when painting it.'' Vanessa Worrall paints at Halt Studios situated at her home within the Blackdown Hills, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Inspired by land and seascape, Vanessa's oil paintings respond to the balance of light between day and night, the silhouettes, textures and colours of her locality are a constant inspiration. Vanessa's work has been shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Show, London 2020 and she also exhibits her work locally at Talent Gallery, Wellington, Somerset.
Lot 74
Lot No: 74 - Ref No: 070 Stargazy and Summer Hazy By John Vachon My design idea was to have scenes of the National Park at night as well as in the daytime. I wanted a view of Dartmoor at night to promote it as a place to go stargazing. The low light pollution on the moors makes it a perfect place to view the stars and planets. Dartmoor National Park is a varied landscape from farmland, moor, woods and grassland. To get inspired I visited many parts of the National Park but my favourite view is from Sharp Tor above the woods of the Dart Valley. Seeing the river winding through the steep tree covered valley far into the distance is an amazing sight. The end result is a composite of places merged together. The tor is Sharp Tor, the trees next to the tor are from Bellever Forest, the river is the Dart and the trees beside that are near Dartmeet.
Lot 45
Lot No: 45 - Ref No: 033 Two Frozen Otters By Jessica Storrs The invite to apply for the Otter Trail caught my eye on social media, and I thought it might be something fun to do over the dark winter months. I asked my 4-year-old daughter what I should paint the otter; Elsa! Her obsession of Frozen has no limits. As its two otters, obviously Anna had to join in, to my daughter's delight. My design is light-hearted and aims to put a smile on children's faces but potentially reminding traumatised parents of repetitive singing, but hopefully they will ''Let it go''. Personally, I am a big Disney fan and love animation, and this film especially remind me of my childhood in Sweden. I wanted to capture the beauty of snow in my design, especially how sunlight reflects and makes it glitter. I used spray paints as a base and used acrylic paint for all the details, it was an enjoyable experience and a form of relaxation in between childcare and work. I am a hobby artist working from my kitchen table, and my professional life is spent as an Occupational Therapist in the NHS; rehabilitating elderly people on an acute care ward.
Lot 58
Lot No: 58 - Ref No: 049 Whist Hounds of Dartmoor By Jose G Kenyon 'The inspiration for my Moor Otter was to create a atmospheric piece that reflected some of the lore local to the moors. Drawing on tales of 'dark beasts' that hunt down the sinful I turned to the legends of Whist Hounds prowling their kennels in Wistman's Woods, quite possibly the origin for the fabled 'Beast of Dartmoor'. Ancient oak trees block out light from the full moon, spirits and hounds illuminating the wild, lichen covered boulders below in a ghostly glow. Being a storyteller at heart I've always enjoyed anything with a good narrative, from fairy tales and myths through to novels, films and animations. Naturally I've been drawn into the world of visual storytelling and am now a freelance illustrator who focuses on children's illustrations and comics amongst other artistic works. Living within the national park I'm lucky enough to see the majestic beauty of the moors and the inspiration behind many tales and myths associated with it on a daily basis, further providing me with a rich history of lore to draw upon.'
Lot 4305
Diaries of Ethel V. Litchford, late of Hitcham Hall, Suffolk, twenty diaries covering the period 1899-1923 (lacking three diaries for 1919-1921), various locations Suffolk, Essex, Sussex etc., as well as St. Helena and St. Lucia. Born Ethel Vincent Rew at Cranham Essex 1864, died Ipswich 1962, her father Charles Rew, was Rector of Cranham. She married Captain Rowland Litchford, West India Regiment, in 1898, the diaries commencing shortly after on January 1st 1899, Troston, Suffolk, before later that month travelling to London and then travelling aboard SS "Greek" with her husband from January 21st-February 6th 1899, arriving in St. Helena via Tenerife, entries continue in St Helena for remainder of 1899, including tuesday 1 August entry for birth of their son, Edward Rowland Litchford "Sonny", light Lincs. Regt. (Ireland early 1920s), later Royal Tank Regt., died Bury St. Edmunds 1984, the diary entries continue in St. Helena until August 1900, then return to UK SS "Derwent", then entris mainly Troston, Suffolk October 1900-March 1903, then St Lucia from April 1903-December 1905, arriving back at Duke's Farm, Layer Marney, Essex in December 1905, spending the following years predominantly at Layer Marney, Essex, Southsea, Hampshire & Bognor Regis, Sussex, until moving to Hitcham Hall, 2nd January 1917, remaining here until diaries end, December 1923, numerous pressed flowers loosely inserted between leaves throughout the run of diaries, plus a few snapshot photos, telegrams and scraps tipped in, entries include 11th November 1918, Hitcham Hall "Dull & inclined to rain. Sat up most of the day with dear Sonny in the shed, while he worked his harmonic pendulum. News came about 1pm of Germany's surrender which seemed to be true, so we ran up Sonny's Union Jack & jolly it looked - seems almost impossible....Church bells were rang & everybody who had them ran up flags", Tuesday 12th "the most glorious day -sharp white frost. Had the dear Union Jack up again...Official wire...about 2.30pm today "armistice signed - hostilities ceased" seems almost impossible to believe after 4 years & 3 months of war...", etc, the diaries all T.J. & J. Smith Post Diary with Almanack, uniform blindstamped cloth gilt, 22 volumes, plus portrait photograph of "Sonny", circa 1908, plus 2 other portrait photographs in contemporary card sleeve
![Pierre Hippolyte Lucas: 'Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques', Paris, F. Savy, [nd], 156,[iv]pp, addtional hand col](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c3d676e1-dbfc-4a6c-b513-ada600b1a8bd/7f3721d9-e55f-4616-82ea-ada6010cc38e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 4165
Pierre Hippolyte Lucas: 'Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres Exotiques', Paris, F. Savy, [nd], 156,[iv]pp, addtional hand coloured title, plus 78 fine hand coloured plates of butterflies, plus 2 uncoloured engraved plates as called for, by Pauquet, modern green cloth gilt, some foxing/waterstaining to text leaves, coloured plates generally clean/VGC, small quantity with light marginal waterstaining. Very scarce
Lot 4115
Pamphlets, approximately 20 pamphlets circa 1824-1925, relating to Ireland, Irish Nationalism, Home Rule, Irish History, Politics and Government, GB Foreign Reltions Ireland, Catholic Emancipation etc, many scarce, including Arthur Griffith 'When the Government Publishes Sedition', Dublin, Irish Publicity League, [1916], 11pp, 'Defence of the Realm Act in Ireland', Dublin, Committee of Public Safety ,1915, 32pp, DORA originally intended to deal with German invasion in Ireland, but rapidly escalated to justify petty persecution and bullying by Crown forces and judiciary in Ireland (5 copies), Michael P. O'Hickey 'The True National Idea', Dublin, Conrad na Gaedilge, 1898, 14pp, wraps detached but present, 'Ireland No.XV, The Speech of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Clare....In the House of Lords of Ireland....1800', Dublin, The Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union, 1886, 70pp, 'A Defence, by J.K.L of his Vindication of the Religious and Civil Principles of the Irish Catholics', Dublin, Richard Coyne, 1824, 120pp, William O'Brien 'The Downfall of Parliamentarianism. A retrospect for the accounting day' Dublin, Maunsel & Co, 1918, 62pp, A.Newman 'What Emmet means in 1915. A tract for the times', Dublin, Irish Volunteer Headquarters, [1915], 15pp, 'Light on the Lords- The Veto of the House of Lords Justified by Irish Nationalist and British Liberal Leaders', Dublin, The Unionist Associations of Ireland, 1910, No 133-1909, 8pp, (5 copies), plus 2 other pamphlets published Unionist Associations of Ireland, 'Redmonds Imperial- Fenian Home Rule Hippodrome. Mr Redmond rides double', No 136-1910, [4]pp (two copies), and 'Home Rule and German Invasion. A Warning note for British Electors', No 138-1909, [4]pp, Alfred O'Rahilly 'The Case for the Treaty', [Dublin, circa 1925], 24pp, (two copies), etc, plus a couple of others British 19th Century politics, some disbound as issued, some chipped/fragile condition, an interesting collection containing some scarce survivors
Lot 4131
Jean Bodin: 'De la Demonomanie des Sorciers: A Monseigneur M. Chrestofle de Thou, Cheualier, Seigneur de Cœli, premier president en la Cour de Parlement, & Conseiller du Roy en son priue Conseil...', Paris, Jacques du Puy, 1587, Bodin's major and influential work on sorcery and the witchcraft persecutions. The book relates histories of sorcerers, and gives a report of a 1552 public exorcism in Paris, and of the case of Magdalena de la Cruz of Cordova, an abbess who had confessed to sexual relations with the Devil over three decades. Bodin cites Pierre Marner on werewolf accounts from Savoie, and denounces the works of Cornelius Agrippa, and the perceived traffic in "sorceries" carried out along the Spanish Road, running along eastern France for much of its length. Leaves numbered ff218-252 cover refutations of the opinions of Johann Weyer (1515-1588), Dutch physician, occultist and demonologist, disciple and follower of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. Some internal browning, light waterstaining at top edge of some leaves, ff241 slight damage just affecting small part of text, "A.L.L.R." inkstamp to title page and manuscript pen and ink marginalia and annotations to several leaves throughout (circa 17th/18th Century, some slightly later to preface in brown pencil), final leaf numbered ff252, but 14 unnumbered leaves at front including title page, preface etc, before 256 numbered leaves (some mispagination including ff44 misnumbered 43, ff100 misnumbered 80, 2 x ff228, 3 leaves following ff243 and preceding ff244 incorrectly numbered 241,242 & 243, etc). Contemporary calf gilt (worn), inner joint at front reinforced (not recent), all edges marbled. A rare and important 16th Century work relating to demonology, witchcraft, occult, demonomania and magic.
Lot 4302
A large 19th Century manuscript plan of Diss, Shelfanger, Winfarthing, The Heywood & environs, showing land divisions and land owners, hand colouring, scale 8 chains to an inch, signed John Josseyln [of Sproughton, Suffolk, land agent & surveyor], some wear/light waterstaining, tape repairs verso, approx. 131 x 77cm, rolled
![[Charles Coleman Laing] : A Week on The Bure, Ant, and Thurne', 1895 “privately printed”, limited edition (this copy numbered](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/c3d676e1-dbfc-4a6c-b513-ada600b1a8bd/b21a5bcc-bde4-470d-ad28-ada6010d246a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 4254
[Charles Coleman Laing] : A Week on The Bure, Ant, and Thurne', 1895 “privately printed”, limited edition (this copy numbered 26), signed and inscribed by author on FFEP and dated 1895, also with ownership signature of Herbert Woods (1891-1954), founder of the Herbert Woods boatyard of Potter Heigham in 1929 and designer of the revolutionary Broads light Cruiser 'Speed of Light', 4 plates plus map as called for, 58pp + epilogue, original cloth gilt. An account of a Broads boating trip aboard the "May Fly". One copy only on Copac, signed association copy of a scarce title
Lot 4201
Motor Racing, Stirling Moss, Graham Hill autographs etc, a collection of early 1970's Formula 1 programmes, including Brands Hatch Grand Prix of Europe programme, July 13-15 1972, signed by Stirling Moss (1929-2020), legendary British F1 driver, described as "the greatest driver never to win the World Championship", to front cover in blue ballpoint, plus signatures of 18 other drivers competing in the 1972 F1 World Championship to pages 26/27, all signed in blue ballpoint over or around their respective colour photo illustration, signatures comprise Graham Hill (1929-1975), double F1 World Champion, one of the greatest drivers of his generation, later team owner, killed at the controls of his light aircraft with other Embassy Hill team members returning from testing at Paul Ricard circuit, Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978), two time F1 Championship runner up, killed at 1978 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Jackie Stewart (b.1939), three time F1 World Champion, instrumental in improving safety of motor racing, last surviving F1 World Champion from the 1960's, Niki Lauda (1949-2019), three time F1 World Champion, survivor of horrific 1976 Nurburgring crash, widely considered to be one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, Denny Hulme (1936-1992), F1 Champion 1967, Mike Hailwood (1940-1981), competed in Grand Prix Motorcyle and F1 world Championships between the years 1958-1974, considered by many as one of the greatest racers of all time, died in a road traffic accident 1981, John Surtees (1934-2017), four time 500cc motorcycle World Champion and 1964 Formula 1 World Champion, remains only world Champion on two and four wheels, plus Peter Revson (1939-1974), killed testing before 1974 Kyalami GP, Emerson Fittipaldi (b.1946), Carlos Pace (1944-1977), Chris Amon (1943-2016), Andrea de Adamich, Jacky Ickx, Carlos Reutemann, Tim Schenken, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Henri Pescarolo & Rolf Stommelen, original pictorial wraps, housed in original pictorial card sleeve together with promotional stickers and other material, entry list and lap chart etc, plus Brands Hatch Victory Race, October 24 1971 programme, signed by drivers Tim Schenken & Reine Wisell to upper cover (faint), and Howden Ganley (extremely faded, near completely), the race celebrating Jackie Stewart's World Championship victory, but was stopped on lap 15 following the fatal accident suffered by Swiss driver Jo Siffert, plus 5 other mainly F1 programmes Brands Hatch & Silverstone 1972-74 and 1 other 1983 (8)
Lot 4144
A collection of illustrated and literature books, including 'Tone, texture, light and shade - A Barnett Freedman Picture Album', Fleece Press, 2011, limted edition (250), possibly with production error, folding plate p.25 duplicated several pages further in, possibly where an illustration from 'Memoirs of an Infantry Officer' should be placed?, else a fine copy, in the original cloth backed pictorial paer covered boards, printed paper label to spine,plus others Eric Ravilious, Clare and Robert Gittings, 'Death of Hector' 146/200 ill. Peter Campbell, Jerome K. Jerome 'Three Men in a Boat', 1975, Limited Editions Club, copy of the designer John Lewis, signed by him, initialled by him, and signed by the illustrator John Griffiths, orig. cloth, slipcase, Samuel Palmer Trianon Press 633/1800 with folder of 5 facs. prints, etc etc
Lot 4033
Louis de Bernieres, 8 titles: 'Gunter Weber's Confession', Tartarus Press, 2001, limited edition (56/100), signed, original wraps, 'Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World', 2001, 1st edition, signed, original wraps, 'The Book of Light', 1998, 1st edition, signed, original wraps, 'The Grown-Ups' Book of Books', 1999, 1st edition, signed, original wraps, 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin', signed 1999 paperback edition, 'Does the Sun Rise over Dagenham?', 1998, 1st UK edition, original wraps, 'Captain Corelli's Island - Cephallonia', 1999, 1st edition, original boards, dust wrapper, 'Birds Without Wings', 2004, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper (8)
Lot 1365
PAIR OF CERTIFICATED YELLOW DIAMOND STUD EARRINGS, set with round brilliant cut yellow diamonds totalling approximately 0.48 carats, within a colourless diamond halo, totalling an additional 0.24 carats, with accompanying WGI report number WGI9624122377 stating a colour grade of Fancy Light Yellow and a clarity grade of SI-VS, in eighteen carat white gold, 2.5g
Lot 4120
VIP Raceways: A collection of seven boxed VIP Raceways vehicles to comprise: Healey, R65S, light blue body in yellow colour spot box; MGA in Model Roadways box, green body; three Ferrari, R62, one red body, one blue body, and one white body, all in correct colour spot boxes; Lotus Indianapolis, R67, green body, correct colour spot; and Cooper, R60, blue body, incorrect red colour spot box; vehicles all in need of attention, boxes mostly good, some have general wear. (7)Provenance: The vendor is a descendent of one of the founding members of Victory Industries Ltd.
Lot 4121
VIP Raceways: A collection of seven boxed VIP Raceways vehicles to comprise: Healey, R65S, yellow body in correct colour spot box; Healey, R65, light blue body in correct colour spot box; three Ferrari, R62, one blue body, one light blue body and one white body, all in correct colour spot boxes; Lotus Indianapolis, R67, red body in incorrect blue colour spot box; and F1 BRM, R63, light blue body in correct colour spot box; all vehicles in need of attention, boxes have general wear to them. (7)Provenance: The vendor is a descendent of one of the founding members of Victory Industries Ltd.
Lot 4123
VIP Raceways: A collection of seven boxed VIP Raceways vehicles to comprise: Healey, R65S, yellow body in correct colour spot box; MGA, R64S, light blue body in correct colour spot box; two Ferrari, R62S, both red body in correct colour spot box; Porsche Carrera, R68, yellow body in correct colour spot box; F1 Lotus, R61S, red body in correct colour spot box; and F1 BRM, R63, light blue body in correct colour spot box; vehicles all in need of attention, boxes mostly good, some have general wear. (7)Provenance: The vendor is a descendent of one of the founding members of Victory Industries Ltd.
Lot 4122
VIP Raceways: A collection of seven boxed VIP Raceways vehicles to comprise: Healey, R65, yellow body with light blue colour spot box; MGA, R64S, light blue body, correct colour spot box; two Ferrari, R62S, blue body and red body, one in incorrect colour spot box; F1 BRM, R63, light blue body in incorrect green colour spot box; Lotus Indianapolis, R67, green body; and F1 Cooper, R60, light blue body in correct colour spot box; vehicles all in need of attention, boxes mostly good, some have general wear. (7)Provenance: The vendor is a descendent of one of the founding members of Victory Industries Ltd.
Lot 4117
Victory: A collection of four unboxed Victory Industries, battery operated vehicles to comprise: Triumph TR2, red body with no interior, missing windscreen, battery cover, and some trim, rusting to chassis and hub caps, body appears generally undamaged; MG TF, green body with brown interior, missing windscreen, battery cover, front number plate, and some trim, body appears generally undamaged; MGA, ivory white body with red interior, missing windscreen, body appears undamaged but in need of a clean, rusty hub caps; and Austin A40, light blue body with cream interior, some warping, rusty hub caps, missing battery box cover, body generally undamaged; all vehicles in need of attention. (4)Provenance: The vendor is a descendent of one of the founding members of Victory Industries Ltd.
Lot 4124
VIP Raceways: A collection of seven boxed VIP Raceways vehicles to comprise: Healey, R65, light blue body in correct colour spot box; MGA, R64S, yellow body in correct colour spot box; three Ferrari, R62, one red, one blue and one white body, all in correct colour spot boxes; F1 BRM, R63S, green body in incorrect colour spot box; and Lotus, R61, light blue body in incorrect colour spot box; vehicles all in need of attention, boxes mostly good, some have general wear. (7)Provenance: The vendor is a descendent of one of the founding members of Victory Industries Ltd.
![Language.- Dutch.- Hexham (Henry) A copious Englisg [sic] and Netherduytch dictionarie, composed out of our best English auth](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a0988b56-ce15-46f3-a774-ad9e00bb6358/d800cb94-d9f8-46cb-afa4-ad9e00db709f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 123
Language.- Dutch.- Hexham (Henry) A copious Englisg [sic] and Netherduytch dictionarie, composed out of our best English authours. With an appendix of the names of all kind of beasts, fowles, birds, fishes, hunting, and hawking, final f. blank, without *1 before title (as ESTC), probably blank, [Wing H1650], Rotterdam, Arnout Leers, 1660 bound with Hexham (Henry) Het groot vvoorden-boeck: gestelt in't Neder-duytsch...A large Netherdutch and English dictionarie, *4 blank, [Wing H1653A], Rotterdam, Arnout Leers, 1658, together 2 works in 1 vol., double column, titles in red and black, some spotting or mostly light foxing, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, later gilt and green morocco label to spine; and 2 others Dutch-French language (3)
Lot 339
Greene (Graham) The Man Within, first American edition, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, a few surface chips to upper fore-edge and lower joint, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, Garden City, 1929.
Lot 58
China.- Le Comte (Louis Daniel) Nouveaux memoires sur l'état present de la Chine, 2 vol., repeated portrait frontispieces, titles in red and black and with woodcut floral ornament, 20 engraved plates, folding engraved table of the Chinese language, occasional spotting and light staining, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, gilt spines in compartments and with black leather labels, corners repaired, vol.1 upper cover a few scuffs, both vol. rubbed and marked, [Cordier Sinica 39], Amsterdam, De Lorme & Roger, 1697; and 2 vol. Cousin L'Empire d'Occident, 1684 (not collated), 12mo (4)
Lot 482
Kelmscott Press.- Rossetti (Dante Gabriel) Sonnets and Lyrical Poems, limited to 316 copies, this copy one of 310 on paper, printed in red and black in Golden type, elaborated wood-engraved border and initials designed by William Morris, mostly unopened, very faint spotting to endpapers, original limp vellum, silk ties, light spotting as usual [Peterson A20a], 8vo, Kelmscott Press, 1894.
Lot 457
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first printing, light marginal browning, ink gift inscription to endpaper, original pictorial boards, slight shelf-lean, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, very slight fading to spine, rubbing to corner tips, light creasing to head and foot, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1998.
Lot 82
Dictionaries & Grammars.- Bayle (Pierre) An Historical and Critical Dictionary, 4 parts in 2 vol., first edition in English, half-titles, engraved title vignettes, woodcut initials, woodcut and engraved head- and tail-pieces, part 4 lacking title and half-title, vol. 2 with occasional light marginal damp-staining, contemporary calf, 19th century reback and recornering, [PMM 155b (French edition)], folio, for C. Harper et al., 1710.⁂ "For over half a century, until the publication of the Encyclopedie, Bayle's Dictionaire dominated enlightened thinking in every part of Europe" - PMM.
Lot 146
Mineralogy & Gemstones.- Boodt (Anselmus Boetius de) Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia, third edition, 2 folding letterpress tables, woodcut illustrations in text, final f. blank, A5-&7 neat short tear at foot, within text, but without loss, Leiden, Joannes Maire, 1647 bound with, as often Laet (Johannes de) De gemmis et lapidibus libri duo, woodcut illustrations in text, Leiden, Joannes Maire, 1647, together 2 works in 1 vol., titles with woodcut printers device, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, occasional spotting and light staining, new endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt spine in compartments and with black leather label, 8vo⁂ De Boodt, a physician from Bruges, 'made the first attempt at a systematic description of minerals, dividing the minerals into great and small, rare and common, hard and soft, combustible and incombustible, transparent and opaque...There are also tables of values of diamonds according to their size and a short description of the polishing of precious stones.' (DSB).
Lot 309
Charity for the prostitutes of London.- Dodd (William) An Account of the Rise, Progress, and present State of the Magdalen Charity, first edition, engraved frontispiece of a penitent prostitute with crude contemporary hand-colouring, with the final f. of accounts, light offsetting, onto title, occasional light browning, early ink inscriptions to endpaper and title, Marine Society bookplate to endpaper, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, retaining original morocco label, [Kress 9705; Roscoe A125], 8vo, W. Faden, 1761.⁂ Scarce first edition of this account of the charity founded by Charles Dingley along with Jonas Hanway and 5 others dedicated to the redemption of the prostitutes of London.
Lot 17
Astronomy.- Fromondus (Libertus) Meteorologicorum libri sex, first edition, title with large engraved printer's device, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, colophon f. with woodcut printer's device verso, final f. blank, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned throughout, new endpapers, later calf, spine in compartments and with later gilt and a red leather label, rubbed, small 4to, Antwerp, Plantin, 1627.⁂ The first edition is rare at auction.
Lot 318
Henry A. Bright copy.- Laurie & Whittle, publishers.- Polar.- Portraits of the vessels on the Polar Expedition of 1818, engraved broadside, 270 x 223mm., some light staining, J. Whittle & R.H. Laurie, 21st April, 1818 § Goodnight (C.) Old tabbies attending a favorite cat's funeral, engraving, 250 x 357mm., closely trimmed to imprint at foot, [BM Satires 8558], Laurie & Whittle, 12th May, 1794 § Maxwell (J.G.) Doctor Jeremy Snob, engraved broadside ballad, printed series number 48, 355 x 250mm., large vignette at head, musical notation, [BM Satires 9334; Roud V7961; Bod18864], Laurie & Whittle, 4th October, 1798 § Carey (George Saville) A Bond-Street Lounger; or, a man with two suits to his back, engraved broadside ballad, 399 x 225mm., large vignette at head, trimmed to just outside printed area, [Roud V33073; Bod18608], Laurie & Whittle, 24th June, 1800; and 51 others, all but one broadside ballads published by Laurie & Whittle, 1 with lyrics cut away, occasional spotting or light staining, some light browning, all mounted in a 19th century red half morocco album, gilt, head of spine little worn, rubbed, folio⁂ An excellent album of broadsides, with an attractive provenance. The polar broadside is rare. We have traced only two other impressions (BM and NMM). Provenance: Henry A. Bright (1830-1884), Liverpool-born merchant, author, and member of the Roxburghe Club and Philobiblon Society. Tipped-in to the album is a 4pp. A.L.s. from the ballad editor and poet Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth relating in part to Bright's collection of ballads, of which he speaks in glowing terms: 'The value of which ballads I have always maintained to be exceptionally great'. He also provides a list of Laurie & Whittle ballads in his own collection.
Lot 132
NO RESERVE Law.- Rymer (Thomas) Foedera... acta publica, inter reges angliae, 19 vol. only (of 20, lacking vol. 20), second edition, license leaf before first title, engraved plates, occasional light foxing or browning, contemporary reverse calf, splitting to joints, chipping and surface wear to spines, corners bumped, folio, J. Tonson, 1727-32; sold not subject to return.
Lot 435
Forster (E.M.) Howards End, first edition, Edith Nesbit's copy with her ink ownership inscription "E. Nesbit Bland, November 1 1910" to endpaper, presentation copy with ink stamp to title, 12pp. advertisements at rear, pencil correction and a few marks to margins, some light marginal soiling, browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine faded and with small internal tear, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, splitting and old glue repair to lower joint, extremities rubbed, [Kirkpatrick A4a], 8vo, 1910.⁂ An excellent association copy. Forster first met Nesbit at her house in 1909. Nesbit had contacted the author after reading and admiring A Room with a View and wrote to invite him for lunch and to discuss his work. The two authors became friends and Forster would make regular appearances at Nesbit's gatherings of writers, artists and intellectuals. It seems likely that this copy was sent to Nesbit at Forster's request.
Lot 269
Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, 4 vol., half-titles, titles in red and black and with engraved vignette, additional engraved title to vol.1, 140 engraved plates after Boucher, Eisen, Gravelot, Moreau and others, 30 engraved vignettes by Choffard and Monnet, lacking the 3-page engraved dedication in vol.1, vol.3 K2 repaired tear, occasional light browning, small stain to lower margin of much of vol.1, contemporary mottled calf, gilt, corners and spine ends rubbed, head of spine vol.1 chipped, [Cohen-de Ricci 769], 4to, Paris, Chez Delalain, 1767-70.⁂ A handsome set of one of the great 18th century French illustrated books.
Lot 471
Wilson (Jacqueline) The Story of Tracy Beaker, first edition, signed by the author with 2 annotations, additionally signed by the illustrator with 2 original illustrations and numerous annotations throughout, illustrations by Nick Sharratt, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, some light marking to covers, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, a few short tears to head and foot, 8vo, 1991.⁂ A charming copy with extensive annotations and comments by Sharratt who prior to this commission had never previously illustrated a children's book. His expressive style and in particular the vibrant dust-jackets would become an integral part of the hugely successful Tracy Beaker series, both in books and on television. Provenance: House of Illustration, First Editions: Redrawn sale, Sotheby's, 8th December 2014, lot 34.
Lot 211
Welbeck Academy.- Collection (A) of Letters and Poems: Written by several Persons of Honour and Learning, Upon divers Important Subjects, to the late Duke and Dutchess of Newcastle, first edition, title within double-rule border with woodcut device, woodcut initial and headpiece, some occasional light marginal foxing, contemporary calf, some rubbing to extremities, [Wing C5146], folio, for Langly Curtis, 1678.⁂ Scarce. With contributions by the writers and poets associated with William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne's circle at Welbeck Abbey. Including letters by Thomas Hobbes and Sir Kenelm Digby and poems by George Etherege, Thomas Shadwell and others.
Lot 272
Ibsen (Henrik) En Folkefiende, 1882; Bygmester Solness, 1892, first editions, original decorative cloth, gilt, some slight shelf-lean, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, but bright, near-fine examples overall, Copenhagen, 8vo (2)⁂ Superb examples of Enemy of the People and Master Builder respectively.
Lot 215
World.- Maps.- Botero (Giovanni) Mundus imperiorum sive Relationes de praecipuis mundi imperijs, regnis et dynastiis, 5 folding engraved maps, some spotting and light staining, lightly browned, 19th century calf-backed limp marbled boards with vellum corners, spine gilt and with double leather labels, upper joint splitting, but holding firm, rubbed, small 4to, Oberursel, Cornelius Sutor, 1603.⁂ With a world map and Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Ottoman Empire.
Lot 340
Greene (Graham) The Name of Action, first edition, some light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, light creasing to spine ends, first issue dust-jacket with 7/6 to spine and review of The Man Within to lower panel, light browning to spine, neat repairs and restorations to head and foot, some internal splitting to upper fore-edge, but in effect an excellent example preserved in custom drop-back box, 8vo, 1930.⁂ Greene's second novel, the first of two works the author later repudiated and was therefore never republished. Scarce in the dust-jacket.
Lot 316
Gibbon (Edward) Mémoires de Gibbon, suivis de quelques ouvrages posthumes et de quelques lettres du même auteur, [translated by J. E. T. Marignié], 2 vol., first edition in French, half-titles, charming silhouette portrait frontispiece of Gibbon taking snuff, advertisement f. at end of vol.2, portrait offsetting on to title, vol.1 short marginal tear to A4, vol.2 Dd1 piece missing from lower blank corner, offsetting from 2 silk markers, occasional spotting or mostly light foxing, lightly browned in places, contemporary calf-backed blue decorative boards, spines gilt, labels removed from foot of spines, corners little worn, rubbed, [Rochedieu p.123], 8vo, Paris, Chez le Directeur de la Décade philosophique, An Ve [1797].⁂ Rare first edition in French of the Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon, 1796. With much on the French Revolution, along with remarks on the war in America, and figures including Voltaire, Necker, Hume, Swift, Locke, Diderot and d'Alembert.
Lot 344
Greene (Graham) Rumour at Nightfall, first American edition, upper hinge cracked, original cloth, spine slightly dulled, dust-jacket priced at $2.50, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, minor chipping and light creasing to head and foot, rubbing to extremities, a very good copy overall, preserved in custom lidded box, 8vo, Garden City, NY, 1932.⁂ Rare in the dust-jacket, we can trace no other like example at auction.
Lot 377
Greene (Graham) The Ministry of Fear, first American edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine slightly dulled, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, small central hole to spine, some creasing and light fraying to foot of panels, extremities rubbed, light marking and surface soiling to lower panel, 8vo, New York, 1943.
Lot 51
Charles I.- Balcanquhall (Walter) A Large Declaration concerning the late Tumults in Scotland, from the first Originals... by the King, first edition, engraved frontispiece portrait, some occasional light marginal soiling, but a very good, clean copy generally, contemporary calf, joints rubbed, [STC 21906], folio, Robert Young, 1639.⁂ Purportedly by Charles I, in fact written for him by Walter Balcanquhall, Dean of Rochester and later of Durham
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