Nielsen (Kay, illust.). East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Old Tales from the North, 1st ed., [1914], dec. title, twenty-five tipped-in col. plts. incl. frontis. (correct as list), captioned tissue guards, b & w illusts. to text, one text leaf detached (and with sl. marginal fraying), occn. light spotting and finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers (browned), contemp. ms. inscription to verso of front free endpaper, orig. gilt dec. blue cloth, shaken, rubbed and soiled, with spine ends frayed, 4to (1)
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St. Dominic's Press. The Mistress of Vision by Francis Thompson, together with A Commentary by the Rev. John O'Connor and with a Preface by Father Vincent McNabb, pub. Douglas Pepler, Ditchling, Sussex, 1918, 2pp. pubs. cat. at rear, orig. wrappers with gilt titling to upper cover, some light marking to upper cover, 4to (1)
A box Foreign and British Coins, including 1811 silver 1/6 Bank Token George III, 2 1/2in Shilling, 1894 South Africa, East Africa one Shilling 1946; Box Prize Medal to Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry; and many others, plus a Mauve £1 no 010E 422405, K V Peppiatt, one green £1 no 407C 845647, P S Beale, plus others.
A late 19th Century rouge marble and spelter clock garniture, the clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the circular dial with Arabic numerals, surmounted by a dancing maiden holding a lyre on a shaped square base and scroll feet, height approx 65cm, and a pair of matching five light candelabra, together with a matched pair of later five light candelabra (faults).
Morris, Francis Orpen. [Ed.] A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland with Descriptive and Historical Letterpress. 6 volumes, 4to., n. d. [c. 1880]. Chromolithographic plates, some light scattered foxing to the text leaves, the plates bright and clean. Publisher’s full red morocco bindings, gilt extra. Spines slightly darkened and rubbed. A handsome set. (6).
King’s Head Hotel Harrow-On-The-Hill, Visitor’s Book., the entries dated from 1894 to 1934. The contents include the signatures of [Ignacy Jan] Paderewski; George Grossmith; Lord Kitchener; George V and Queen Mary; George Robey (with a caricature sketch); Bruce Bairnsfather (with a sketch of 'Old Bill'); the autographs of the following football teams, Bolton Wanderers F. C. 1922-23; Cardiff City A. F. C. 1925-1927; Huddersfield Town F. C. ; Newcastle United F. C. F. A. Cup Finalists 1931/1932; and West Bromwich Albion F.C,. 1935.; together with the Halifax Rugby League Team [1931]. The visitor’s book is a grand affair, vellum text pages, full brown morocco binding with engraved and lettered metal mounts. Now sadly rubbed with a few loose pages. Together with; An Autograph Album containing the autographs of football teams and other sporting personalities, dated from 1923 to 1937. The entries include Huddersfield F. C. and Bolton Wanderers F. C. 1923; Cardiff City F. C. 1927; Bolton Wanderers F. C. 1928-1929; West Bromwich Albion F. C. (no date); Newcastle United F. C. 1932; The English Football Team 1934; Bolton Wanderers F. C. 1934-5; West Bromwich Albion F. C. 1935; Huddersfield Rugby Team Wembley May 4th 1935. Pritchard and another member of the 1937 Australian cricket team; autographs and postcards of Jack Petersen as both Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion of Great Britain, 1932. The album in a contemporary full calf binding with gilt and coloured panelling on the upper cover repeated in blind on the lower cover, the contents shaken.
Headlam Cuthbert. History of the Guards Division in the Great War 1915 - 1918 two volumes London 1924. Cloth maps and plans foxed 8vo plus Newbolt Sir Henry. The Story of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (The Old 43rd and 52nd Regiments) London no date cloth illustrated 8vo plus three related. (7) From the Estate of The Lady Adam Gordon
A French 19th century ormolu and alabaster garniture du chemine in Louis XVI style, the eight day movement striking on a bell with outside count wheel, the circular white enamel dial painted floral garlands, the drum case surmounted by a garland decorated urn, with sun burst mask bob pendulum, supported on front torch supports and hanging baskets of flowers to the alabaster back supports, the half round alabaster base on turned feet. 14in. (35.5cm.) high; a pair of twin light candelabrum ensuite, with sheaf of arrows stems, to a circular alabaster base on turned feet. 9in. (23cm.) high. (3).
Edward Lear (1812-1888). Boats at anchor Syros (Siros or Syra) Morning. dated 5:30am June 1st 1864. and numbered 182. watercolour and pen and ink 16.25 x 30.75cm. In 1864 Lear was visiting Crete. He took a boat, The Persia (of The Lloyd Oriente Line) from Hania (Khania) on Crete on 31st May. The Persia arrived at Syros, an island in the northern Cyclades, late that day. This sketch must have been taken the following morning when Lear first awoke. The artist has made the note ‘a comprehensible light’ at the bottom left of the drawing. We are grateful to Vivien Noakes for assisting with the cataloguing of this lot.
A collection of forty-one ceramic bin labels mounted in three glazed frames the labels inscribed: Hollands Manzanilla Barsac Bucellas Porter Burgundy Cognac Goosberry Contantia Dry Malaga Frontigniac Champagne Punch Sherry Champagne Ale Hock Rum Port Pouilly 1re QtŽ Marsala Claret Moselle Amontillado Palmer 1868 Cowslip Medoc Madeira Pale Brandy Montilla Calcavella Sauterne Light Sherry Port Malmsey Sparkling Moselle Claret Curacoa St Julien Teneriffe Sillery. The cases sealed and thus the labels unchecked for factory marks.
A Chinese style carpet by Whytock & Reid for Balmanno Castle circa 1916 the field with allover ochre and cream geometric lattice centred by a circular blue medallion decorated with cranes within light blue geometric inner border and light brown lotus and scrolling vine outer border 474cm x 280cm Provenance: Balmanno Castle was restored remodelled and furnished by Sir Robert Lorimer for William Millar a Glasgow shipping merchant beginning in 1915. Much of the furniture was later sold after the Second World War. A similar carpet was sold by us in the Whytock & Reid Sale 8 September 2004 lot 2.

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