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Click here to subscribeLoudon (Mrs. Jane). British Wild Flowers, 1st ed., 1846,, half title, 60 hand-coloured lithographed plates (plate 59 bound after plate 60, plate 3 with plant name at foot pasted over with new imprint), scattered light spotting, contemporary black half calf, joints and edges rubbed, 4to Nissen BBI 1233. (1)
New Naturalist Series. Volumes 1-127, a complete run, 1946-2014, comprising 1st edition numbers 2-3, 6-10, 13-14, 16-18, 39, 41, 46, 48, 50-52, 55-69, 72-127, numbers 70 & 71 (Orkney & British Warblers) 2nd state printings, bound up in pea- green cloth from paperback editions and a few millimetres shorter than the first issues), the others reprints and later editions, colour and black and white illustrations, a few light spots and previous owner signatures, original cloth (some fading to a few early numbers), d.j.s, some early numbers price-clipped with a few chips and light toning, other spines with some fading, 8vo (127)
New Naturalist Monograph Series. Numbers 1-2, 4-5, 9, 14, 16, 19-20, 22, 1950-71, numbers 1 & 16 reprints, colour and black and white illustrations, a few light spots, and previous owner signatures, original cloth, d.j.s, Redstart price-clipped, a few small chips and spots, Yellow Wagtail in later jacket, Birds of the London Area in photocopied jacket, 8vo, together with numbers 1 (2 copies), 2-3, 6, 10 (2 copies), 13-14, 18, 28, 39, 41-42, 82, 103-4 & 109 from the New Naturalist series, of which numbers 2, 6, one 10, 13, 28, 39, 41, 103-4 & 109 are 1st editions, colour and black and white illustrations, a few spots and owner inscriptions, one number 10 with front endpaper excised (one number 1 reprint front hinge broken), original cloth, d.j.s, a few price-clipped and toned with chips and losses, a couple with clear tape repairs to verso, 8vo, plus six others without jackets (34)
Paxton (Joseph & John Lindley). Paxton's Flower Garden, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1850-53, 108 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates, wood-engraved illustrations, scattered light spotting, mainly to text, contemporary presentation inscription at front of volume I, endpapers renewed, a.e.g., original green blindstamped cloth gilt, rebacked with original spines relaid (faded to brown), some fading and light stains, 4to Nissen BBI 1498. (3)
Comyn (D.C.E.FF.). Service & Sport in the Sudan. A Record of Administration in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. With some Intervals of Sport and Travel, 1st ed., 1911, portrait frontispiece, three maps (one folding), illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end, scattered spotting, top edge gilt, original green pictorial cloth, one or two light marks, 8vo, together with Stebbing (E.P.), Stalks in the Himalaya, 1st ed., 1912, plates and illustrations, a few light spots, previous owner signature, bookplate, original green cloth, spine ends slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus E.P. Stebbing's Jungle By-Ways in India, 1911 (3)
Two photograph albums, 1930-36, Isola, Lake Maggiore, Port Said, light six wheeler trials, Rawalpindi, Syracuse, Rome, Florence, Bombay to Marseilles, Monte Carlo, Perthshire, Cutty Sark, Falmouth, Scotland, Rothesay, cleaning a Singer car, Cannes, Battle of Flowers Grasse, Scotland, fishing, etc
A Louis Vuitton soft shell suitcase, with monogrammed luggage label, 46.5 x 69.5 cm See illustration Condition report Report by GH Zips working well. Scuffs and some wear to leather with some cracking of the straps around the buckles. Also some light cracking to the beading around the rim, but overall in reasonably good condition, showing signs of use but no major damage.
A lady's fur jacket, a fur coat, a similar hat, and assorted stoles (2 boxes) Condition report Report by NG Brown fur coat: approx. 57 cm wide. Tear in back left shoulder, one pocket flap detached one end. One light brown cape approx. 41 cm. Top of inner shoulders - some losses of colour to lining and pulls in fabric. Stole, approx. 153 cm. Straight cut, unshaped, fur losses and still loosing fur. Fur beret: head hole approx. 16 cm. Tear in top, near fur bobble: Another fur stole, two bodies joined together with back legs and tail at each end, approx. 128 cm end to end. Reverse with 1½ inches velvet tape band stitching to each side, a bit untidy. Detached fur collar. Fur jacket, white, approx. 56 cm armpit to armpit. Lining with some heavy staining and discolouration. No major fur loss but grubby.
***The Doors box in this lot is empty and the CDs and box will be sold in lot 252*** A Kraftwerk eight CD limited edition box set, The Catalogue, other assorted CD, DVD, and vinyl box sets, including Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and associated books (4 boxes) Condition report Report by GH Generally very good with some light shelf wear and occasional corner knocks to some of the items. Many appear to be either totally or virtually unused and most appear to be complete and well looked after. The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd records in the lot are as follows: Rolling Stones singles collection, The London Years, which is a three compact disc box set. Pink Floyd, we have the Division Bell 20th Anniversary edition. Pink Floyd, The Wall by Immersion Records. Wish you were here, also in Immersion Records box set, and another Immersion box set, which is The Dark Side of the Moon. We also have Discovery, which contains 14 CDs and a book.
A Liberty & Co Tudric pewter desk clock, of circular easel form, with embossed foliate decoration, stamped 0986, 13 cm high See illustration Condition report Report by RB In an original and market fresh condition, approx. 110 years old, the dial looks to be made of paper, is slightly warped, worn and cracked, the steel hands have light traces of surface rust, the bezel and back case of the movement are made of steel and have slight surface rust, the pewter mask has possibly a small area of loss to about 9 o'clock which you may or may not be able to see as you look straight at it, stamped made in England, Tudric, 0986 with a trademark beneath, which appears to be two crossed flowers with writing below which I cannot read, ticks very slowly with the flick of a wrist. Please note that Charterhouse do not guarantee the working condition of any watch or clock.
A Heal's oak dressing table, 106 cm wide, with a matching two door wardrobe, 121 cm wide, and a linen chest, 76 cm wide (3) See illustration Condition report Report by NG Dimensions: H - 117 cm W - 77 cm D - 48 cm Report by GH Evidence of damp in the wardrobe with the front edge of the bottom of the wardrobe rotten in places and very soft, and some soft areas with some loss at the centre of the back of the wardrobe. One of the handles on the wardrobe is also loose, and the frame which supports the mirror on the dressing table is also loose, otherwise condition is generally good and the suite appears to be complete with all handles present. From a private client, who is moving house. Overall in good and original condition, with light use, in a pretty much original condition. The dressing table and the chest both have Heal's ivorine plaques, the two door wardrobe unmarked. Both doors detached from the wardrobe (screws missing). No sign of any woodworm, all good and rigid
An Art Nouveau oak chest, with a fall flap, two short and three graduated long drawers, 111 cm wide See illustration Condition report Report by NG Width 111 cm Depth 53 cm Height 120.5 cm Report by RB Generally in a good and honest original condition. In all probability purchased from Liberty's, as the owner bought several pieces from them over the years and the also worked for them. No keys, and the top left hand (fall front) section is locked and we are unable to look inside to see if it is fitted for a secretaire or blank, general wear and tear commensurate with age, all handles and escutcheon plates match and are probably original. Would benefit possibly from a light clean/waxing
A pair of walnut bow front bedside cupboards, 38 cm wide, and a 19th century mahogany pembroke table (3) Condition report Report by GH In terms of age these are 20th century, probably 1930s or '40s. Height - 77.5 cm Depth - 40.5 cm In terms of condition, one of the cabinets has some water staining to the varnish on the top surface, which has slightly damaged the finish, but this is localised, otherwise good with one of the cupboard doors with some scratches and otherwise light knocks, scratches and chips commensurate with use.
Chinese porcelain underglazed blue decorated miniature baluster teapot with wooden cover, a yellow glazed open candle light holder in the shape of a garden seat, a fish decorated porcelain stand and a small gilded goblet. (4) CONDITION REPORT: Teapot appearing in good condition, minor frits to spout, other items showing minor surface wear only.
Mixed lot of assorted Chinese porcelain polychrome and green glazed ceramics to include a brush pot; water dropper; leaf moulded cup and egg cup. (4) *** CONDITION REPORT: Water dropper - spout chipped with losses, fritting & paint loss in other areas. Egg cup - light wear but appears ok Brush pot - small nicks to top of rim Leaf cup - hairline crack + general wear with age
WESTERN SADDLE light brown leather with cream leather seat, highly tooled and with floral decoration, sheepskin lined, pomel to cantle 21 inches, complete with stirrups with modern clasps for adjusting length, also including the girth, slight wear to the pommel, seat and stirrups, 66cm long
William HeatherChart of the St. George's and English Channels The dedication is unframed in the top centre and reads To the Right Honorable the Master, Wardens and Elder Brethren of the Trinity House this Chart of the English Channel Is most humbly dedicated by their obedient Servant William Heather. This was first produced as a separate chart in 1794 on three sheets which may be joined together. A new edition was printed in 1805.It shows the Irish coast from county Clare to Wexford, the British coast from Barmouth to Yarmouth and Europe from Britany to Haarlem in the Netherlands. There are detailed soundings round the coast and in the open sea, as well as tide and current marks and notes on the sea bottom. Below the frame is the imprint Published as the Act directs, July 12th 1794 by W. Heather, at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157 Leadenhall Street, London. The navigational route through the English Channel is marked by a hand and two ships on the left sheet and two further ships on the middle sheet. There are scales of latitude and longitude east and west from London on all four sides, as well as three coastal profiles in the top centre. Magnetic variation on the left sheet is dated 1794 and there are four compass arrows showing north to the top as well as four ships. (1,890 x 775 mm.).There are six insets in the right sheet, each with one compass arrow showing north to the top:1. (142 x 345 mm.) entitled Portsmouth, with a Scale of Miles 5 [= 30 mm.].2. (100 x 120 mm.) entitled Sketch of the Situation of The Owner's Light by order of the Trinity House, 1794.3. (235 x 125 mm.) entitled Dartmouth, with a Scale of half a Mile 1/2 [= 45 mm.].4. (175 x 175 mm.) entitled Falmouth, with a scale of One Mile [= 30 mm.].5. (175 x 165 mm.) entitled Plymouth, with a scale of One Mile [= 30 mm.].6. (315 x 192 mm.) entitled Downs and Margate, with a Scale of Miles 3 [= 41 mm].1,890 x 775mm
William Heather IChart of the St. George's and English Channels (1,890 x 775 mm.)This was first produced as a separate chart in 1794 on three sheets which may be joined together. A new edition was printed in 1805.It shows the Irish coast from county Clare to Wexford, the British coast from Barmouth to Yarmouth and Europe from Britany to Haarlem in the Netherlands. The dedication is unframed in the top centre and reads To the Right Honorable the Master, Wardens and Elder Brethren of the Trinity House this Chart of the English Channel Is most humbly dedicated by their obedient Servant William Heather. There are detailed soundings round the coast and in the open sea, as well as tide and current marks and notes on the sea bottom. Below the bottom border is the imprint Published as the Act directs, July 12th 1794 by W. Heather, at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157 Leadenhall Street, London. The navigational route through the English Channel is marked by a hand and two ships on the left sheet and two further ships on the middle sheet. There are scales of latitude and longitude east and west from London on all four sides, as well as three coastal profiles in the top centre. Magnetic variation on the left sheet is dated 1794 and there are four compass arrows showing north to the top as well as four ships.There are six insets in the right sheet, each with one compass arrow showing north to the top:1. (142 x 345 mm.) entitled Portsmouth, with a Scale of Miles 5 [= 30 mm.].2. (100 x 120 mm.) entitled Sketch of the Situation of The Owner's Light by order of the Trinity House, 1794.3. (235 x 125 mm.) entitled Dartmouth, with a Scale of half a Mile 1/2 [= 45 mm.].4. (175 x 175 mm.) entitled Falmouth, with a scale of One Mile [= 30 mm.].5. (175 x 165 mm.) entitled Plymouth, with a scale of One Mile [= 30 mm.].6. (315 x 192 mm.) entitled Downs and Margate, with a Scale of Miles 3 [= 41 mm]. (3 sheets joined)1,890 x 775mm.
William BaldMayo, Map of the maritime County Mayo in Ireland.Founded on various bases and trigonometrical operations, exhibiting barometrical altitudes of the mountains, the levels and depths of the bogs and lakes; with Astronomical Observations, Physical Sections and Profiles of the Country; Executed by order of the Grand Jury. The Right Honourable Denis Brown M.P. and Member of the Dublin Society, and Royal Irish Academy, foreman; Commenced in 1809, and terminated in 1817, by William Bald F.R.S.E. Member of the Royal Geographical Society Paris, Member of the Geological Society London, Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Honorary Member of the Wernerian Natural History Society Edinburgh. Engraved by Pierre Tardieu, 1830. overall dimensions when joined. 3.11m x 2.57m average sheet size 620 x 510By William Bald, a massively detailed map of Mayo in 25 sections, each varying slightly in size; a little detail here and there of adjacent counties. Large title cartouche. Extensive table of mountain heights. Lake levels; bog levels and depths. Coastal soundings. Plan of trigonometrical base lines. Scale 1 inches to 1 mile. Published by the Mayo Grand Jury. Some edges frayed and some light foxing otherwise in very good condition. William Bald was born in Burntisland in 1789. He was employed as an apprentice under the celebrated Scottish surveyor, engraver and mapmaker, John Ainslie. Bald made a survey of Harris in 1805 when he was only 16, and was later responsible for surveys of ~Benbecula, south Ulst, Eriskey and Argyll, possibly because the tugged nature of the terrain would have been difficult for Ainslie, then in his 60s. These and other of his surveys were later incorporated into Aaron Arrowsmith's map of Scotland. By the time Bald arrived in Mayo in 1809 as county surveyor, he had been described by his teacher and mentor John Ainslie as a very big man... In the words of John Andrews, no ordinary tribute for a twenty-year-old. Bald's first commitment in Mayo was a Grand Jury map of the county. At the same time, he managed to work for the Bogs Commission on their brief for a survey of the bogs of Ireland. Both surveys were to degree of sophistication and meticulousness which far outstripped anything known in Ireland up to that time. His map of Mayo was unique in its scale and scholarship. The base measurement and triangulation were impeccable. Bald spent 18 years on the Mayo survey and engaged Pierre Tardieu in Paris, the foremost engraver of his day, to bring the map to fruition. This was done very slowly and at great expense, finally reaching the light of day in 1830. Bald was a familiar figure in Castlebar, much admired by some, yet disliked by others who through envy of his great expertise, carped at his efforts; or who, unused to the sheer cost of mapping on such a scale, complained at his lavish use of public money. Bald went on to plan surveys of Clare and Down. He even envisaged a general triangulation of Ireland and a new geological map. He still found time to attend to roads and bridges in his adopted county. The coming of the Ordnance Survey spelled the end of the era of the great land surveyors, Bald among them. In later life, he concentrated on roads, bridges, canals and harbours, and eventually railways. He was a principal adviser in the early deliberations of the Ordnance Survey. William Bald loved Mayo, as can be seen from his Map. The profusion of place names, particularly coastal place names, attests to his love of the Mayo landscape, so like his native Scotland. He was one of the ablest, most hard-working and most creative map-makers ever to practise in Ireland. He died in 1857; he is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London. His wife, Anne, pre-deceased him; she is buried in Straide, Co. Mayo.
STUDIO POTTERY COFFEE SET BY TOM LOCHHEAD circa 1970s, comprising a coffee pot, sugar, cream, and six coffee cups, glazed with graduated coloured bands from stone to light blue and deep blue, signed to the base with incised 'Lochhead' signature and marked 'Kirkcudbright', the coffee pot 23.5cm high
HORNBY SERIES ALMOST MINT AND BOXED '0' GAUGE LITHOGRAPHED TIN PLATE No.2 RAILWAY STATION in three parts main building depicted with entrance bookstall and dining room, three hinged doors (one with hinge a/f) the pailing fence with WINDSOR station name signs 33" (84cm) wide when assembled, box good but scuffed edges, a HORNBY SERIES BOXED '0' GAUGE TIN PLATE LEVEL CROSSING No EIE fitted for electric lighting, lacks one light, fair, box complete but torn together with ELASTOLIN CHURCH BUILDING AND SEPARATE STEEPLE 12" (30.5CM) high and TWO FREE STANDING TREES (6)
DINKY TOYS DIE CAST FRAZER NASH B.M.W. SHORTS No 38a with celluloid windscreen dark blue with grey seats, DITTO ALVIS SPORTS TOURER No 38d with celluloid windscreen, maroon with grey seats, lacks one head light, DITTO ARMSTRONG SIDDELEY COUPE No 38e with perspex screen, grey with blue seats, chips to seats (3)
DINKY TOYS DIE CAST MILITARY VEHICLES IN OLIVE DRAB viz SIX WHEEL COVERED WAGON No 151G tinplate canopy, ridged hubs, lacks hook end, good, LIGHT TANK No 152a no markings, chain tracks, good (lacks ariel) LIGHT DRAGON TRACTOR No 162, seat holes, chain tracks, good, 18 POUNDER GUN AND AMMUNITION TRAILER good ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ON TRAILER No 161G almost mint, JEEP 153a with American stars and solid steering wheel, smooth hubs, good and a TINPLATE JEEP BODY (8)
'BULLOCK TOYS LTD. WINDHAM ROAD, BOURNMOUTH BOXED LONG RANGE A.A. GUN, green painted and swivelling on a circular base, some rusting to barrel, LONE STAR DIE CAST JEEP in sandy colour and DITTO SMALL MOBILE FIGHTING UNIT WITH MISSILE AND LAUNCHER, DITTO FIELD GUN with American Star, TWO DITTO LARGE MOBILE FIGHTING UNITS, one with radar the other a search light in silver and green, TWO DITTO JEEPS, THREE OTHER PIECES ARMY RELATED and a WIRE FRAMED TWO WHEEL CART
GEORGE II SILVER COFFEE POT maker Edward Vincent, London 1729, without lion passant mark, the tapering body with domed cover, embossed and chased in the Rococo style with acanthus leaves, c-scrolls and flowers, wooden double scroll handle, engraved 'Presented by Lady Agnes Campbell to the 1st L.R.V 1868', approximately 825g, 23cm high Note: The London assay office, The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office, have been contacted to discuss this piece and after consulting with their collection it is widely acknowledged that silver from this period can have hallmarks missing but that it is very unusal for the lion passant mark to be omitted. McTear's is informed that this piece could be sent to the Antique Plate Committee (APC) to verify its hallmarks. Although it is unclear why the lion passant mark has been omitted from this piece, its style lead us to catalogue it as such. The piece may later have been embossed in the Victorian period, with replacement hallmarks stamped to the base. The rim of the pot has two light shadows that could possibly be the ghosts of original period hallmarks.
TWO LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER PLATED CANTEENS including a twelve place setting fish service, handles and blades with scrolling foliate design, two tray mahogany box with light blue crushed silk lining, box 25.5cm long; together with a twelve place setting mother of pearl handled dessert service, blades with floral design, mahogany box with green velvet fitted interior, box 30.5cm long
The Ones & Zero's that Changed The World Boole's Masterpiece - Rare Presentation Copy Boole (George) An Investigation into the Laws of Thought, 8vo L. & (Cambrus Walton & Maberly) 1854. First Edn. First Issue, errata leaf at end, occasional light spotting or dust marks, original black blind stamped cloth, covers a little damp marked. [Norman 266; Origins of Cyberspace 224] A very good copy of this rarity of modern science. * Presentation Copy, inscribed, 'Mrs. Hill with the Author's respects. Boole was the first Professor of Mathematics at University College, Cork. This presumably is the first of the three issues identified by Norman: the first with Walton and Maberly imprint, errata at end, and binding as described above: the second still with imprint as above but with errata after preliminaries, an additional "note" leaf at end, publisher's catalogue at end, and differences to the binding; and a third (as in the Norman copy), with cancel title, new imprint, and third (as in the Norman copy), with cancel title, new imprint and green cloth binding with Boole's name on spine for the first time. A landmark of science. "Boole invented the first practical system of logic in algebraic form, which enabled more advances in logic to be made in the decades of the nineteenth century than in the twenty-two centuries preceding. Boole's work led to the creation of set theory and probability theory in mathematics, to the philosophical work of Peirce, Russell, Whitehead and Wittgenstein, and to computer technology via the master's thesis of C.E. Shannon (1937), who recognized that the true/false values in Boole's two valued algebra were analogous to the open and closed states of electric circuits. This invention of the binary digit or "bit" made possible the development of the digital computer" (Norman). Today nearly everyone who uses a computer is familiar with Boolean Logic but the book that launched the theory is Extremely Rare. (1)
Illustrations by Harry Clarke Binding: Walters (L.D.'O.) The Year's at the Spring, 4to L. 1920. First Edn., text illus. thro-out & 24 cold. & other plts. t.e.g., fine light blue mor. with gilt tooled decor., & 2 oval vellucent panel either cover, in recent cloth slipcase. A delightful example. Ex fine. (1)
Egypt: Ball (Rev. C.J.) Light from The East, or The Witness of the Monuments... Study of Biblical Archaeology 4to L. 1899. First Edn., cold. frontis, 28 plts. & numerous text illus., orig. green cloth; Flinters Petrie (W.M.) Researches in Sinai, roy 8vo L. 1906 First Edn., illus. & plts. cloth; Ward (John) Pyramids and Progress: Sketches from Egypt, roy 8vo L. 1900. First, Signed Presentation Copy, illus. plts. blue cloth, gilt decoration. (3)
Archive of Letters etc by Limerick Antiquarian Westropp (T.J.) An important file of Letters, (with some other papers) dating between 1884 and 1903, written by the Limerick antiquarian scholar T.J. Westropp of 77 Lr. Leeson St., Dublin, to his cousin Lt. Col. William Kiely Westropp of 6 Sherrcliffe Rd, Folkestone, Kent. The letters (approx. 22) are written in his distinctive clear neat hand and mainly comprise genealogical information on the Westropp family especially material for the entry in a forthcoming edition of "Burke's Landed Gentry". There are also comments - generally frank and often witty - on family members (especially following the death of their cousin Sir Michael Westropp in 1890), as well as politics and masonic matters. His letter of 7 April 1893, for instance, reflects his views on the Second Home Rule Bill; 'I was delighted to see you were fighting to save us from ruin, ruffianism, Roman supremacy, cornerboys, priests' nominees, sharking politicians and civil war. We are fighting here but sore weary; if a miracle does not open the voters' eyes in Great Britain we are about done for.' Thomas Johnston Westropp (1860 - 1922) belonged to a landowning family of Co. Limerick. His life was devoted to studying Irish antiquities, particularly the prehistoric and medieval remains of his native county and of Clare (one of his letters includes two sketches of shiela-na-gigs). He was the author of some 300 articles in local and national journals, meticulously researched, written and illustrated; 'in contrast to that of most of his contemporaries, Westropp's work is still frequently used by modern scholars.' (Liam Irwin in D.I.B.). His correspondent Lt. Col. Wm. Kiely Westropp (1846 - 1905) was an officer in the 68th Durham Light Infantry and served in Bhutan and Afghanistan. As an Archive, w.a.f. (1)
English Civil War Pamphlets: 1. Dell (Wm.) The Building and Glory of The truely Christian and Spirituall Church sm. 4to L. 1647; 2. Dell - Right Reformation: or, The Reformation of the Church of the New Testament, Represented in Gospel-Light sm. 4to L. 1646; 3. Dell - Unfirmity Examined, Whether it be found in the Gospel, or in the Practice of the Churches of Christ, L. 1646; 4. A Little Eye-Salve for The Kingdome, and Armie, that they may see," 4to [L.] 1647, & other sim. Together 5 works in one volume, recent cloth backed marble boards. (1)
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![OOR WULLIE [WATKINS (DUDLEY DEXTER)] BOOK THREE
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