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Click here to subscribeAn early 20th Century silver and enamel cased miniature travelling timepiece, the .875in diameter enamelled dial with Arabic numerals to the eight day movement, No. 102050, contained in case with engine turned sides, the enamelled front decorated with peacocks on flowering branches on a light blue ground, on four bun feet, 2ins high (case numbered 2187 and with import mark for London 1910 - enamel flaking to the peacock`s tails and lacking key)
A Large 18th/19th Century Wrought Iron Ten Light Wall Pricket. The centre stem surmounted by a turned inverted-bell wooden candle platform centred by an iron spike above three graduated tiers of similar prickets on upswept blade-knopped arms, with an applied carved wooden leafy embellishment between each tier, 51 ins (130 cms) in height. [Previously the property of Mr & Mrs John Carr Doughy].
A mahogany and brass mounted photographic enlarger with double bellows and a copper light box, supported on a folding mahogany stand 76" long, the enlarger bearing a label A and R Auxiliary C.S. Ltd Francis Street, London fitted with a Thornton Pickard 7 x 5 fully Rapid Rectilinear, also having the paper holder
* Passe (Crispijn de, I, c.1564-1637). Christ brought before Pilate, & The Resurrection of Christ, [from The Life of Christ], together two fine copper engravings after Marten de Vos, dated 1601 and 1600 respectively, some marks and light stains, margins trimmed, just touching plate mark to left hand margin of the second image, plate size 14 x 11cm (5.5 x 4.25ins) From a series of twelve engravings (Hollstein 68-79). (2)
* Fraser (Colin, 1956-). `Higher Ground`, egg tempera on board, signed, dated 2007, and titled lower left, 114.5 x 163cm (45 x 64.25ins), framed. Colin Fraser was born in Glasgow in 1956, and studied fine art in Brighton. He exhibits annually at the Royal Academy Summer Show, the Royal Scottish Academy, and at the Catto Gallery in London, Gallery Odelhorn, Lund, Sweden, the Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow, and the Mira Godard Gallery, Toronto, Canada. Fraser`s work concentrates on the effects of light and air, producing a quiet, meditative quality recalling the work of Scandinavian painters of the 19th century, such as Hammershoi and Ilsted. A book of the artist`s work, entitled Inner Light, was recently published by the Catto Gallery alongside a solo exhibition entitled Places in Time, 7th-31st May 2009. Artists`s Resale Rights apply to this lot. (1)
Collins New Naturalist, ten books, all hardback: No 1 Butterflies, first edition, very good condition with dust jacket No 2 British Game, first edition, slight foxing, no dust jacket No 3 London`s Natural History, first edition, slight foxing with dust jacket, small piece missing front top corner No 4 Britain`s Structure and Scenery, first edition, foxing with dust jacket No 5 Wild Flowers, first edition, light foxing to edges with dust jacket No 6 Natural History in the Highlands and Islands, first edition, light foxing to edges with dust jacket No 7 Mushrooms and Toadstools, first edition, foxing to edges with dust jacket, good condition No 8 Insect Natural History, first edition with dust jacket, light foxing No 9 A Country Parish, first edition, no dust jacket No 10 British Plant Life, first edition with dust jacket
Beardsley (Aubrey, illust.). Le Morte Darthur, by Sir Thomas Malory, 3 vols., pub. Dent, 1893-94, 20 full-page b & w plates, numerous illustrations, four leaves loose in vol. I, vol. III front hinges broken, other hinges cracking, library bookplates and numbers, occasional light browning and offsetting, original cloth gilt, wear at spine ends, joints splitting, lightky rubbed, 4to. Limited edition, 242/300 copies on Dutch hand made paper. (3)
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1st ed., pub. Newnes, 1894, illustrations by Sidney Paget, new endpapers, one or two short marginal tears, a few light spots and crease marks, original blue cloth gilt, recased, lightly rubbed, dampstains to lower cover, a.e.g., 8vo, together with The Sign of Four, new ed., 1897, 12pp. publisher's list at end, a few light spots, original cloth, lightly rubbed, slight lean, 8vo, plus The Mystery of Cloomber, later ed., 1895, occasional light spotting, front hinges broken, original cloth, lightly rubbed, 8vo, with The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 1927 (insect damage to fep) (4)
Hardy (Thomas). The Dynasts. An Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon, 3 vols., 1927, etched portrait frontispiece by Francis Dodd, signed by the artist, a few light spots to preliminaries, original vellum-backed boards, slight yellowing to spines, d.j.s., spines a little rubbed and darkened, chip at head of vol. I, 4to. Limited edition, one of 525 large paper copies, signed by the author. (3)
Hardy (Thomas). The Trumpet-Major. A Tale, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1880 lacking half titles, library blind and cancellation stamps, occasional light soiling and browning, hinges strengthened, original pictorial cloth, rebacked retaining original spines, darkened, vols. I & III upper covers with slight surface wear from label removal, vol. II with circular heat mark to lower cover, some stains, lightly rubbed, 8vo. Purdy pp.31-35. (3)
Hardy (Thomas). The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1886, vol. I lacking half title, 4pp. publisher's list at end of vol. II, library blind and cancellation stamps, spines strengthened internally, a few light spots, original blue cloth, slight surface wear to upper covers from label removal, vol. I spine lettering re-gilded, some edge wear, 8vo. Purdy pp.50-54. (2)
Hardy (Thomas). Far From the Madding Crowd, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1874, eleven wood-engraved plates only (lacking one plate and frontispiece misbound from vol. I), occasional light spotting and soiling, one or two minor tears at foredges, contemporary half red morocco, light edge wear, 8vo, together with A Group of Noble Dames, 1st ed., 2nd issue, 1891, library blindstamp, pencil owner signature and booklabel, original cloth, spine darkened, 8vo, plus Jude the Obscure, 1st ed., Wessex Novels Series, vol VIII, 1896, etched frontispiece, map, scattered light spots, hinges cracking, original cloth, lightly rubbed, t.e.g., 8vo, with 14 others by or on Thomas Hardy, including A Changed Man, the Waiting Supper and Other Tales, Concluding With the Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, 1st ed., Wessex Novels vol. XVIII, 1913, and Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, 1909 (18)
Kipling (Rudyard). In Black and White, Allahbad & London, [1890], occasional light spotting and browning, original wrapper, chipped with losses, recent calf-backed folding case, 8vo, together with The Story of the Gadsbys, [1890], original wrapper, some stains, recent cloth case, 8vo, plus Twenty Poems From Rudyard Kipling, 1918, original wrapper, lightly rubbed and stained, recent folding case, 8vo (3)
Kipling (Rudyard). The City of Dreadful Night and Other Places, 2nd issue, 1st unsuppressed ed., [1891], occasional light soiling and dampstain, original wrapper, tear along upper joint, a few chips, tears and stains, original plain d.j., tears and losses, bookseller typed note to upper panel, 8vo. Preceeded by the suppressed edition, published the previous year in Allahabad during Kipling's years in India, the book offers a glimpse of city life in Calcutta, including sections on the Railway, Police and an Opium Factory. (1)
Verne (Jules). For the Flag. From the French of Jules Verne by Mrs. Cashel Hoey, 1st English ed. 1897, b & w plates, scattered light spots, hinges cracking, presentation label to verso of frontispiece, original brown pictorial cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, a.e.g., 8vo. Myers 24. A bright copy. (1)
Verne (Jules). A Voyage Round the World. South America, 1st English ed., 1876, b & w illustrations, one or two frayed foredges, occasional light spotting and soiling, ink prize-giving presentation inscription, front hinges cracked, original blue decorative cloth, spine faded with light wear, 8vo. Myers 34. (1)
Verne (Jules). The Tribulations of a Chinaman, 1st English ed., 1880, illustrations, press cuttings and illustrations tipped-in, occasional light spotting and fingermarks, hinges cracking, presentation inscription, without publisher's list at end, original pictorial cloth gilt, spine darkenend and chipped, rubbed, a.e.g., 8vo, together with Mathias Sandorf, 1st English ed., 1886, illustrations, without publisher's list at end, later endpapers, occasional light spotting, front hinges cracking, original pictorial cloth, small tear to upper joint, rubbed, slight lean, a.e.g., 8vo (2)
Wilde (Oscar). Salome. Drame en un Acte, 1st ed., Paris and London, 1893, title vignette by Felicien Rops, a few light fingermarks and spots, original purple wrapper lettered in silver, faded and discoloured, spine ends chipped, short tears along upper joint, small vertical score marks at corners showing through to pastedowns, 8vo. One of 600 copies. Mason 348. (1)
Wilde (Oscar). The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, 1st ed., pub. Smithers, 1899, one or two light spots, neat inscription to front blank, bookplate, original gilt decorated cloth, a little rubbed and faded with light stains, 8vo. Limited edition, 22/1000 copies. Mason 381. (1)
Wilde (Oscar). De Profundis, 1st ed., pub. Methuen, 1905, 40pp. publisher's list dated March 1905, occasional light spotting, original cloth gilt, lightly rubbed, t.e.g., 8vo, together with Sixteen Letters From Oscar Wilde, 1930. illustrations by Max Beerbohm, one or two light spots, original cloth gilt, t.e.g., slipcase, one or two light stains, 8vo, limited edition, 213/550 copies, plus two others: Salome, Drama in Einem Aufzuge, 1905 and Oscar Wilde. The Critic as Artist, 1957, one of 175 copies (4)
Ardizzone (Edward). Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, 1st ed., pub. OUP, 1936, coloured lithographed illustrations, one or two light spots, original pictorial boards, joints and edges rubbed, d.j., rubbed with marginal tears and losses, folio. With a photocopied letter from Adrian Cooper, confirming he was the model for 'Little Tim' in the red polo jersey, which was the school uniform for Arnold House School, London, and that his father was an artist friend of Ardizzone in the 1930's. (1)
Blyton (Enid). Five Go Off to Camp, 1948; Five Get into Trouble, 1949; Five Fall into Adventure, 1950; Five on a Hike Together, 1951, all 1st eds., a few light spots, original cloth, a little rubbed or faded, d.j.s, a few chips and short tears, together with others by Enid Blyton, including The Second Form at Malory Towers, 1947, The Rockingham Mystery, 1949, The Rilloby Fair Mystery, 1950, The Mystery of the Invisible Thief, 1950, Enid Blyton's Treasury, 1947 and 14 'Old Thatch Series' books, 1930's & 40's (25)
Dulac (Edmund, illust.). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English by Edward Fitzgerald, [1909], 20 tipped-in coloured plates, scattered light spots, original cream buckram gilt, slightly rubbed with a few stains, 4to, together with Pogany (Willy), The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, in Seven Parts, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1910, 20 tipped-in coloured plates, illustrations, a few light spots, original green buckram gilt, lightly rubbed with a few stains, t.e.g., 4to, plus Poems From Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, Coloured Illustrations by Margaret C. Cook, 1913, 24 coloured plates, previous owner inscription, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, t.e.g., 4to, with 15 others including Daphnis Chloe, illustrated by John Austen, 1925 (no. 3/100 large paper copy, signed by the artist), Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross, [1915] and William Russell Flint's The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna, 1929 (one of 875 copies) (18)
Giles. Daily Express and Sunday Express Cartoons, nos.1-3, 5-29, 1946-1975, illustrations, some light spotting and toning, one or two previous owner inscriptions, rust marks around staples, some price-clipped, original wrappers, no.1 wrapper detached with small losses at edges and spine ends, a few early numbers with sellotaped spines, some general marginal tears and creases, oblong 4to (28)
Hale (Kathleen). Orlando the Judge; Orlando's Zoo; Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas; Orlando's Evening Out, pub. John Murray (An Evening Out reprinted by permission of Penguin Books), Harlequin Books, 1950's, coloured and b & w lithographed illustrations, scattered light spots, original pictorial wrappers, spines and edges slightly rubbed, a few light spots, oblong 8vo (4)
King (Jessie M., illust.). The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems, by William Morris, pub. John Lane, 1904, b & w illustrations, some leaves uncut, one or two light spots, previous owner signature, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded, slightly rubbed, t.e.g., 8vo, together with Greenaway (Kate), Language of Flowers, c. 1884, coloured illustrations, occasional light soiling, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed, 12mo, with two others: Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer or the Mistakes of a Night, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, c. 1912 and Voltaire's Candide or All for the Best, 1898, (one of 500 copies in worn silk binding) (4)
Nielsen (Kay, illust.). Red Magic, A Collection of the World's Best Fairy Tales From All Countries, Edited & Arranged by Romer Wilson, pub. Cape, 1930, eight coloured plates, illustrations, scattered minor spotting, presentation inscription to ffep, original cloth, spine a little faded, one or two light stains, 8vo (1)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st ed., pub. Warne, 1906, 26 coloured plates, pictorial endpapers, original red cloth, small chips at head of spine, light edge wear, remnant of glassine d.j., 12mo, together with later issues of The Tailor of Gloucester, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin and The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding (4)
Rackham (Arthur, illust.). The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, by Richard Wagner, Translated by Margaret Armour, 1910, 34 tipped-in coloured plates, occasional light spotting and browning, original vellum gilt, some light soiling, silk ties detached, 4to. Limited edition, 891/1150 copies, signed by the artist. (1)
Rag books. Mother Goose, (no. 187); Tick-A-Tock, by E. Talbot, pictured by E. Larcumbe, (no. 196); Rock-A-Bye Rhymes, (no. 203); Babies Both, illust. by H.G.C. Marsh, (no. 159), Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd., early 20th c., together four books, printed in colours on linen, some light foxing, pinked edges top and bottom (first three a little frayed), slim sm. 4to/8vo (4)
Spielmann (M.H. and Layard, G.S.). Kate Greenaway, pub. A. & C. Black, 1905, fifty-two coloured plates, b & w plates, coloured frontispiece with slightly soiled lower margin, original cream blindstamped cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, a few light thumbmarks, t.e.g., 4to. Edition de Luxe, 114/500 copies, signed by John Greenaway, with an original pencil sketch by Kate Greenaway laid-in. (1)
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