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Plated and metal wares, comprising; a twin handled wine cooler, an oval cruet base, a hot water jug, a cake basket with pierced decoration, a lidded muffin dish, with two drop in liners, a three light candleabra, a pair of sauce boats, four dishes, bowls and stands, a goblet, six egg cups and sundry.
Fishing rods; three B & W Trout rods, Shakespeare 11' two piece Carbon spinning rod, Shakespear 5.2 meter Carbon Pro Daper, Sid Day 8' two piece hand build cane fly rod, Milwards 9' 6 two piece hand built cane fly rod, Light Weight 8' 6 two piece fly rod, Hand Built 9' two piece cane Trout rod, Capella Delux 8' 6 split cane Spinning rod and a Fuji 12' Vortex two piece hand built Salmon rod (11).
A Portrait Miniature, British 19th century, of a lady, seated half-length in a white dress facing left, contemporary mauve plush mounted strut frame, 10.7x8cm: together with four other portrait miniatures, one of a lady half-length in a white dress, rectangular gilt metal belle epoque strut frame; a portrait of an elderly lady in profile facing right, oval gold-coloured metal pendant frame; a portrait of an officer quarter-length, oval gold coloured metal pendant frame and a portrait of a lady seated half-length, oval gilt metal frame in a light green plush mounted fitted beige leather case, (5)
Margaret Williamson mid 20th century- 'Footbridge, Hythe'; oil on board, bears New English Art Club label attached to the reverse, 27.2x35cm: together with a study titled 'Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight' in oils on canvas by the same hand,and two works on paper by different hands, one titled 'Evening Light' by Sara B Dibden, (4)
A late 19th Century electroplated four light Candelabra, each with reeded nozzles and plain cylindrical sconces, over drip pans, to three pierced scrolling arms, with grotesque winged figure heads, to a central light united by a girdled ball, set with lion mask and ring detail, to a reeded column with ovoid lower section, and raised on a reeded spreading circular base, to three lions paw feet, height 20”
A pair of early 20th Century three light Candelabra, each with detachable nozzles over trumpet shaped and bladed sconces, over drip pans, to plain scrolling wire work arms, to a central removable sconce, the whole raised on a knopped baluster column, and further to a spreading circular base with presentation inscription, (loaded), height 20”
Stigand (C.H. & Lyell, D.D.). Central African Game and Its Spoor, 2nd ed., Horace Cox, 1909, plts. at rear, occasional light spotting, orig. dec. cloth, sl. rubbed, corners a little bumped, 4to, together with Lyell (Denis D.), The Hunting and Spoor of Central African Game, Seeley, 1929, b&w illusts., ads. at rear, owner name in ink to front endpaper, orig. cloth, 4to (2)
Vincent (William). The Voyage of Nearchus, from the Indus to to the Euphrates ... containing an Account of the First Navigation Attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean, 1797, eng. frontis., six eng. maps and charts incl. four folding, occasional light spotting, contemp. calf boards with recent leather reback, boards worn, 4to (1)
Wilson (Sir Arnold T.). Loyalties, Mesopotamia 1914 1917; A Clash of Loyalties, Mesopotamia 1917 1920, 2 vols., Oxford Univ. Press, 1930-31, b&w plts. and ports., folding maps at rear, both orig. uniform cloth, some wear, particularly to spine ends and joints, 8vo, together with Philby (H. St. J.B. Philby), Sheba's Daughters, being a Record of Travel in Southern Arabia, Methuen, 1939, frontis. and plts., folding map at rear, occasional light spotting, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, corners bumped, sl. nicked at foot of lower joint, 8vo (3)
Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 1st ed., 1859, half title (3.5 cm strip excised at upper margin not affecting text), folding diagram at p. 117, 32pp pubs. cat. at rear dated June 1859 (Freeman's 3rd form), intermittent light brown stain to lower margins only and not affecting text, orig. light brown endpapers, hinges near broken, pages uncut, orig. green blind stamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt (Freeman variant a), cloth sl. rubbed and nicked at extremities, two centimetres fraying in middle of lower joint, 8vo in 12s Freeman 373; PMM 344b; Grolier 23b; Dibner 199; Garrison Morton 220. All 1250 copies of the first edition were taken up on the day of publication. See illustration on front cover of this catalogue. (1)
Audebert (J.B & Vieillot, L.P.). Histoire Naturelle et Générale des Colibris, Oiseaux Mouches, Jacamars et Promerops, Paris, Desray, 1802, 156+ 8+ 36pp., 84 (of 85) fine engraved plates, lacking plate 8 from the final section, a few plates with some light hand colouring, some minor worming mainly to inner margins, contents partly loose, contemp. qtr. calf, badly worn and badly frayed to edges, folio Nissen 47. This work, together with the companion volume on Birds of Paradise (1800) was issued under the general title Oyseaux Dorés. Sold with all faults. (1)
Bewick (Thomas). History of British Birds, 2 vols., (Land Birds/Water Birds), Newcastle, 1832, numerous woodcut illusts. and vignettes throughout, early ms. name to head of titles, occn. light foxing and finger soiling, vol. 2 with edges a little marked, modern qtr. calf, 8vo, together with A History of British Birds, vol. 2 only (of 2), (Water Birds), Newcastle, 1805, numerous woodcut illusts., a.e.g., late 19th c. morocco gilt by Bickers, spine rubbed, 4to, plus Thomas Bewick, My Life, ed. Iain Bain, Folio Society, 1981, port. frontis., col. plts., and numerous vigns. to text, orig. cloth backed boards, 8vo (4)
Haüy (René Just). Traité de Minéralogie, 5 vols. (inc. Atlas), Paris, 1801,. vol. 5 (Atlas) with eighty six eng. plts., plts. 78 86 badly stained with pink/red ink, edges untrimmed, some light damp staining, vols. 1 4 in orig. marbled wrappers, spines worn, contained in two modern book boxes with calf spines, 8vo, Atlas bound in contemp. boards with recent calf spine, oblong 4to (5)
Lamond (Henry). The Gentle Art, Some Sketches and Studies, John Murray, 1911; Days and Ways of a Scottish Angler, Philip Allan, 1932, frontis. and plts. to each, occasional light spotting, bookplts., both orig. cloth, rubbed, 8vo, together with Geen (Philip), Days Stolen for Sport, Werner Laurie, c.1910; What I Have Seen While Fishing, reprint, 1924, plts. to each, first vol. lacking front free endpaper, bookplts., both orig. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, 8vo, plus seven others similar, Raymond Hill, E.M. Tod, Edward Grey, J.W. Martin etc. (11)
Lemaire (Charles). Le Jardin Fleuriste, Journal Général des Progrès et des Intérèts Horticoles et Botaniques, 4 vols., Ghent, 1851 54, 403 hand finished chromo. plts., incl. 25 folding, plus four b & w plts., half titles present, circular ink lib. stamp to title pages, occn. light spotting, first vol. with several text leaves and five plts. detached, rough trimmed, contemp. half calf, rubbed, spines faded and with some wear (that to vol.1 deficient and that to vol. 2 near detached), 4to Nissen 2338. (4)
Shaw (Fred G.). The Science of Dry Fly Fishing, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1906, trade ads. at front and rear, col. frontis., b&w plts., bookplt. to front pastedown, orig. pict. cloth gilt, 4to, together with The Science of Dry Fly Fishing and Salmon Fly Fishing, 2nd ed., for the Author, [1907], col. frontis., b&w plts., trade ads. at rear, bookplts., occasional light spotting, orig. pict. cloth gilt, rubbed, 8vo (2)
Watson (William, with Bean, W.). Orchids, their Culture and Management, with Descriptions of all the Kinds in General Circulation, one vol. bound in two, Upcott Gill, c.1890, chromo. and b&w plts., some folding, occasional light spotting, contemp. half morocco with gilt dec. spines, rubbed, 8vo (2)
* Burton (Richard, 1925 84). Two signed black and white photographs,. the first a formal head and shoulders shot, signed in ink in a blank part of the image, a little light creasing, 25 x 20 cm, the other in the role of Hamlet and holding the skull, signed across his white collar, sentiment lost against the dark background, 14 x 11 cm (2)
Australian Convict System. Rev. T[homas]. Correspondence relating to the dismissal of the Rev. T. Rogers, from his Chaplaincy at Norfolk Island (for private circulation), Launceston [Tasmania, 1849],. 230 pp. incl. title/upper wrapper, inscribed for Dr. Pugh "Private and Confidential", first and last pages somewhat chipped and dustsoiled, stitching broken and signatures loose, the whole loosely contained within contemp. boards of another work, 8vo Ferguson 5152: 'He details his efforts to alleviate a lot of prisoners on Norfolk Island and his remonstrances to the Commandants and other officers there. His account throws great light on the treatment of the prisoners on Norfolk Island. This book was used extensively by Marcus Clarke as background for his famous novel "For the Term of his Natural Life". (1)
Batty (Captain Robert). French Scenery from Drawings made in 1819 by Captain Batty of the Grenadier Guards, 1822, half title, eng. title and sixty four fine uncol. eng. plts., plus eng. vign. at rear, correct as list, light foxing, rear hinge split, contemp. half morocco, gilt dec. spine a little faded, extrems. sl. rubbed, large 8vo (1)
Bremer (Fredrika). Greece and the Greeks. The Narrative of a Winter Residence and a Summer Travel in Greece and Its Islands, Translated by Mary Howitt, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1863,. half titles present, 8 pp. publishers ads. at rear of vol. 2, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, some light soiling, 8vo Blackmer 197. See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (2)
Hensman (Howard). The Afghan War of 1879 80. Being a Complete Narrative of the Capture of Cabul, the Seige of Sherpur, the Battle of Ahmed Khel, the Brilliant March to Candahar, and the Defeat of Ayub Khan, with the Operations on the Aglmund, and the Settlement with Abdur Rahman Khan, 2nd ed., 1882,. ten sketch maps, some folding, ex lib. copy with usual marks, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, some wear to spine, together with The Third Afghan War, 1919, Official Account, Compiled in the General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters, India, pub. Calcutta, 1926, twenty three maps, correct as list, mostly folding, contents leaf frayed at edges, minor marginal dampstaining and some light toning, contemp. half morocco gilt, both 8vo, and three others related (5)
Holland (Henry). Travels in the Ionian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, Etc. During the Years 1812 and 1813, 1st ed., 1815,. eng. map, twelve eng. plts. after drawings by the author, some light toning and scattered spotting, later white calf gilt, a little rubbed, 4to Blackmer 825. Aterby 589. Holland undertook these travels immediately after acquiring his M.D. from Edinburgh University. A few years later he set up a fashionable practice in London and was so successful that by his early thirties, "... he resolved not to let his professional income exceed £5,000 and to spend all his leisure in study, recreation and travel". He married twice, had seven children, made frequent foreign tours right into his later years, and finally died in his bed at home in London on his eighty fifth birthday. (1)
Light (William). Sicilian Scenery from Drawings by P. Dewint, the Original Sketches by Major Light, 1823, eng. frontis., eng. title and sixty eng. plts. on india paper (complete), occ. minor spotting, edges rough trimmed, modern speckled half calf, gilt dec. spine with red morocco title label, 4to Large paper copy. (1)

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