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Click here to subscribeCHAUCER, GEOFFREY. The Canterbury Tales, as printed by William Caxton. Facsimile of Samuel Pepy's copy. Limited Edition, No. 220 of 500 copies, signed by Walter Hamilton, master of Magdalene College Cambridge. 1973. Folio, fill light brown morocco gilt. with arms on sides. a.e.g. Illustrations
KIPLING, RUDYARD (1865-1936). Four A.Ls.S.: two of them to Lucy Clifford (1) authorizing her to dramatize his novel The Light That Failed. One page, 8vo., Aug. 11 1891 (2) giving her permission to dispose of the manuscript of Without Benefit of Clergy, and accepting the portrait of himself by John Collier inexchange. 2pp., 8vo., from The Athenaeum, Dec. 15 1911 (3) to Margaret Clifford, from Embankment Chambers, 22 Dec. 1899, 3pp. 8vo., commiserating with her for having measles etc. (4) to Lady Dilke (Ethel Dilke) replying to her enquiry as to the suitability of the South African climate for her son’s health. Bateman’s, Sept. 23 1933. 2pp., 8vo., with envelope. Also included is a folded sheet with two Kipling signatures; and an A.L.S from Amy Lowell, Sevenels, Brookline, 4pp., 8vo., December 29th 1911, expressing delight in the ms. of The Light That Failed, which she had bought for her collection. With two TLs.S. from the American bookseller Alwin J. Scheuer. M. Chisholm devotes a chapter in Such Silver Currents to Lucy’s relationship with Kipling, and quotes items 1 – 3 in full. (8)
BARCLAY, Brig. C.N. The History of The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in the Second World War. William Clowes, 1952. 4to., orig. cloth gilt, d.w. (d.w. frayed at head and tail of spine). – BELL, Lt. Cdr. A.C. History of the Manchester Regiment First and Second Battalions 1922-1948. Altrincham 1954. 8vo., orig. cloth (soiled, inner upper joint broken). – DEEDES, Gen. Sir. CHARLES. P. History of the Kings’ Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Vol IV. Register of Officers…1755 (to) 1945. n.d. (c. 1946) 8vo., orig. vellum gilt (soiled). All illustrated (3)
BARCLAY, Brig. C.N. The History of the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 1919-1957. William Clowes, 1959 Maps and illustrations, -- McGREGOR MALCOLM. Officers of The Durham Light Infantry 1758 to 1968. Vol 1 - Regulars. P.P. for the Author, 1989. One of 200 copies. d.w. 8vo., (2nd title large format), orig. cloth (2)
GIBB, Rev. HAROLD. Record of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards in The Great War 1914-1918. Canterbury 1925. (head of spine torn) -- PITT-RIVERS, J.A. The Story of the Royal Dragoons 1938-1945. William Clowes, n.d.. Both 8vo. -- GRAHAM, Col. HENRY. History of the Sixteenth, The Queen's Light Dragoons (Lancers), 1912 to 1925. P.P., Devizes, 1926. 4to., (spine faded). With another volume, all orig. cloth. Illustrated (4)
NEVILLE, Capt. J.E.H. History of the 43rd and 52nd (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire). Light Infantry in the Great War, 1914-1919. Vol 1 only (all published) Aldershot, 1938 -- MOCKLER-FERRYMAN, Maj. A.F. compiler. The Ocfordshire Light Infantry Chroncile 1896. Vol V. 8vo., orig. cloth gilt. Folding maps ans/pr illustrations (2)
SIMPSON, Maj. Gen. O.R. ed. Teh Histry of The Lincolnshire Regiment 1914-1918. 1931. (covers soiled). -- WOOD, Maj. W de B., ed. The history of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in the Great War 1914-1918. 1925. -- SECOND BATTALION THE LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. On Special Serive in Malta and Palestine Sept. 1935 - Dec. 1936. n.p. or d. (inner upper joints cracked). 8vo., orig. cloth. Maps and illustrations. With 2 photocopies about the Licolnshire (5)
AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851) LUTRA CANADENSIS (CANADA OTTER - MALE)(pl.CXII); VULPES FULVUS (AMERICAN BLACK OR SILVER FOX)(pl.CXVI) Two, lithographs with hand colouring by J. T. Bowen, published by the same, 1847, one unframed Each 49 x 63cm. approx. (2) ++ Light creases and handling marks at sheet edges; some foxing
CIRCLE OF OCTAVIUS OAKLEY (1800-1867) PORTRAIT OF LT. COL. PREEDY (AS CORNET) IN EAST INDIA COMPANY REGIMENT Half length, wearing uniform, watercolour 23.5 x 19.5cm.; with a portrait of his daughter, Emily Isabella Sinclair, c.1885, oil on canvas laid on board, oval, 21 x 15cm. (2) ++ He good and fresh, a little foxing; she in need of light clean
ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROYAL VICTORIA GALLERY, Circa 1840-1850 PORTRAIT GROUP OF SAMUEL & BENNET WHITAKER, WITH ALFRED & EMILY AGNES WHITAKER AND MRS ANN LORD Cut paper silhouette, bronzed, upon a pencil and grey wash background 35 x 46.5cm. See also lot 1513 ++ Some pale foxing and light staining in background; rosewood frame by G. Perfect of Derby
SPEED, JOHN, England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described...And are to be sold by George Humble...1627. Oblong 8vo., calf gilt. Engraved title, Catalogue of all the shires leaf, and maps numbered 2-63 (lacks general map, Yorkshire defective) at outer edge and laid down) mintue rusthole in E8, some light staining towards the end). STC 23036
LICETUS, FORTUNIUS. De Lucernis Antiquorum Reconditis Libb. Sex:.. Udine, Nicolai Scheiratti, 1652. First Edition, folio, old vellum, Four folding engraved plates and 116 text illustrations, by J. Georgins, including 9 full page (one plate col. 1154 has the cancel illustration pasted over). (light damstaining affecting top outer corners of prelims. A work on the oil lamps of the ancient Greeks, Romansm Egyptians etc. includes the two priapus illustrations
TRYON, THOMAS. The Way to health, Lonf Life and Happiness: Or, A Discourse of Temperance...The Third Edition. To which is added a Discourse of the Philosopher's Stone..Printed for Edmund Richardson, 1698. First Edition of the essay on the Philospher's Stone, 8vo., full panelled calf (rebacked) some light staining in lower margins). Wing T 3203
An Austrian secessionist bowl by the Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik, the design ascribed to Dagobert Peche, of cream glazed earthenware, the shallow reticulated bowl on a bell shaped foot, 24cm diam, impressed marks and C109, early 20th c Minor crack in one part of the pierced work. The glaze with typical light crazing where beginning to pool. No professional 'restoration'.
An English Delftware flower brick, the sides painted in cobalt with pairs of island views with vegetation and a pagoda, the top pierced with eighteen holes and a larger central hole, 12.5cm w, c1750 Some light flaking and the odd minor chip around the angles, a long hairline crack in the base. No restoration
A Liverpool Delftware flower brick, the sides freely painted in cobalt with flowering plants, the top pierced with twenty-eight holes flanking a cross shaped hole, 16cm w, Liverpool c1760 A similar example but in the 'Fazackerly' palette is illustrated, Archer (Michael), Delftware A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum, p368, I.12. Some nibbling of the upturned rim and light flaking around the angles. A minor descending hairline crack in each of the longer sides, the foot rim with a small chip in three places but this is not particularly noticeable
A Derby two handled oval sauce tureen, cover and stand, painted in the manner of Robert Brewer with picturesque ruins or pastoral scenes within formal gilt borders and with gilt lion mask handles and feet, stand 22cm w, Robert Bloor & Co, painted crown, crossed batons, D and titles Near Breadsall, Derbyshire, Near Allestry [sic] Derbyshire, Near Leghorn and In Wales (twice) in red script, c1825 Tureen - some wreathing of the glaze where pooled on the underside, stand - some light crazing of the glaze
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