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Click here to subscribeFLEMING, Ian. Octopussy and the Living Daylights. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. First edition, 8vo (187 x 120mm.) (Minor spotting to top-edge.) Original cloth, dust-jacket (light spotting). – And three others featuring James Bond, including one further first edition (‘Robert MARKHAM’. [Kingsley AMIS]. ‘Colonel Sun’. London: Jonathan Cape, 1968) (4).
PEAKE, Mervyn. [The Gormenghast Trilogy.] London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1946-1959. First editions, 3 vols., 8vo (215 x 131mm.) (Minor light browning.) Original cloth (extremities lightly bumped), dust-jackets (light browning, mostly to second work, minor nicks and chipping to head and foot of backstrips and at folds). Note: the trilogy comprises ‘Titus Groan’, ‘Gormenghast’ and ‘Titus Alone’.
DISNEY, Walt. The Donald Duck Book. [N.p.:] Birn Brothers Ltd., [n.d.] 4to (248 x 185mm.) Colour frontispiece, numerous illustrations. (Some browning and light spotting, occasional pencil scribbles.) Original cloth-backed pictorial boards (extremities scuffed and bumped, pencil marks to upper cover).
CHILDREN’S BOOKS. – H. Willebeek LE MAIR (illustrator). Our Old Nursery Rhymes… harmonized by Alfred Moffat. London: 1911. Oblong folio (221 x 287mm.) Numerous full-page illustrations by Le Mair. (Light browning and occasional soiling.) Original cloth, the upper cover with mounted pictorial label (soiled and bumped, spine faded, upper joint split, pictorial label torn with loss). – And six other song books (7).
PARTINGTON, Charles Frederick. The National History and Views of London and its Environs. London: 1834. 2 vols., 8vo (224 x 133mm.) Engraved decorative titles, frontispieces and numerous vignettes on 111 engraved plates. (First and last few leaves somewhat damp-stained, some light spotting or browning.) Original cloth (extremities bumped, slightly affected by damp, 1 plate now loosely inserted in vol. II). – And nine other volumes of related interest (11).
BRUCE, Dorita Fairlie. Toby at Tibbs Cross. London: [n.d.]. 8vo (196 x 124mm.) Colour frontispiece and uncoloured illustrations by Margaret Horder. (Some light spotting and browning.) Original cloth (extremities lightly bumped), dust-jacket (torn with minor loss and repaired with adhesive tape). – And a quantity of others, the majority modern first editions (a quantity).
JOHN, Owen. A Beam of Black Light. London: 1968. First edition, 8vo (195 x 127mm.) (Occasional browning.) Original cloth, dust-jacket (minor creases and nicks, slightly soiled). Provenance: Mr & Mrs Davies (presentation inscription signed by the author to title-page, dated ‘31 Jan ‘68’). – And eleven others of similar interest (12).
'Prinny', while having married Mrs Fitzherbert morganatically, was forced by his father to divorce Mrs Fitzherbert and marry his choice, the German Princess Caroline. On her arrival in London, Prinny was disappointed. She was nothing like the portrait miniature supplied and she bathed very infrequently. He went to the wedding drunk and weighing 20 stone. Despite this, on that, his wedding night, they managed to conceive - the only time he slept with Caroline. He then tried to divorce her, which needed an Act of Parliament. The evidence he concocted was presented to parliament in green cloth bags and largely comprised soiled bed sheets from her supposed relationship with an Italian Count. She returned to England for the coronation in 1821 wearing a hat with the three ostrich feathers of the Prince of Wales in which she is invariably depicted - see the following lot. The populous, loathing Prinny for his excesses, but rooting for Caroline, lined the streets and acclaimed her. At Westminster Abbey, Prinny had lodged gatekeepers, including the World Champion pugilist, Tom Cribb, preventing her entering on the grounds that she hadn't got a ticket. Distraught, Caroline turned away and died some months later, some saying she was poisoned - see lot 432. Despite his monstrosity, Prinny, a gambler, spendthrift and womaniser, was actually a man of great aesthetic taste. He built Carlton House (hence the desk) to his design, the Brighton Pavilion and formed its Sèvres collection, now belonging to Her Majesty the Queen. A man of curious contrasts. A rare pearlware Mug, c.1820, printed in black with a commemoration of the Parliamentary Bill to divorce Caroline (which failed), the base ribbed, the mouth pink lustre, some wear, 8.8cm According to May: 'Possibly the rarest of Carolinae known'. Illustrated as plate 57. The print shows the scales of justice overseen by John Bull with speech bubbles reading 'Well done Caroline, they think to make light of you, but it won't do, I'll see fair play'. The lighter Prinny, trying to be dragged down by courtiers and the law beneath bags titled 'Green' and 'Secrets', but much outweighed by Caroline, with justice on her side, and acclaiming soldiers. This took place at the height of the Napoleonic Wars, hence the soldiers and ships in the background. CONDITION REPORT: Lustre wear to top rim and to handle. Printed area worn. Base rim discoloured and visible crack to base rim, also possibly a restored chip 3.5cm long.
A Victorian pottery 'Pure Milk' Pail, c.1880, with printed and hand-tinted decoration and two lug handles, brown printed mark 'Willows, Gray's Inn Road, London W.C.', 32.2cm diameter 26.4cm high CONDITION REPORT: Light general wear. Gilding to handles and rim worn. Some scratches to glaze. No restorations. Some gilt wear.
A tiger skin with head mount, early 20th century, mounted on felt, 275cm long CONDITION REPORT: There is no stamp or name. The skin is coming away from felt in places, but mainly no obvious major faults. Some light wear to prominent areas of head. Two claws possibly missing- see images. Most of the tiger's teeth are present, however one front tooth missing. The teeth are real but reglued, splits filled and tips remoulded with plaster.
19th C. MEISSEN PORCELAIN GARNITURE CLOCK SETA German polychrome porcelain Meissen mantel clock garniture set, circa mid to late 19th century. The count wheel bell striking anchor movement signed Lenzkirch, 2 Million - 3821. Polychrome and gilt rocaille porcelain case surmounted with two putti and a cherub, with applied flowering vines and courting scene to the front, circular porcelain dial with gilt Arabic numerals. Accompanied by a shaped plinth and pair of single light candlesticks with 7 light candelabra inserts, further decorated with flowers and putti. The case and plinth with crossed sword marks and impressed L 169, the candlesticks with crossed sword marks and impressed 200. Case measures 25 1/4" tall + 5 3/4" plinth (64.1cm + 14.6cm), candlesticks measure 18 3/4" tall + 8 3/4" inserts (47.6cm + 22.2cm).
CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE BUDDHA SCULPTUREChinese hand carved white jadeite sculpture depicting a seated Hotei Buddha holding lingzhi scepter. Includes fitted wooden base. Glowing mottled white jade with light pale green colors and hints of russet. Measures 4" height x 8 1/2" width + 2 3/8" base height 10.1cm x 21.6cm + 6cm). Total weight of 2500 grams.
A box of old photographs incl. high status family in Yokohama, Japan, in the 1890's and military photographs including a large photograph of the 1st battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry at Kasr El-Nil Barracks. The photograph shows Lt. Kenneth King-King, of Orleton, Herefordshire, who is also in photos taken in Brazil.
A Victorian sweetheart pincushion bearing the regimental crest for the 13th Regiment of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Alberts), decorated with woven silk ribbon flags, beads and sequins, and a 19th Century hexagonal pincushion worked in patchwork Grandmother`s Flower Garden pattern using fabric from military uniforms with bead embellishment
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