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Click here to subscribeHenry Moore OM, CH, FBA (1898-1986)"Six Stones" (1973)Signed and numbered 112/200, lithograph, 34.5cm by 24.5cmThis lithograph was produced as a memento of the opening of British Olivetti's training centre in HaslemereProvenance: Olivetti, LondonGifted to the vendor upon her leaving Olivetti
John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (1903-1992)"Stowe, South Side of the House"Signed and numbered 59/70, lithograph, 48cm by 58.5cm Cockiling to the paper throughout. Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass and the odd thunder fly, especially to the mount. Not examined out of the frame.
Sir Terry Frost RA (1915-2003)"It is True" or "Lorca Sun" Signed, inscribed and dated (19)91, numbered 13/25, lithograph and etching, 76cm by 57cmThe work has been float mounted. The paper has a deckled edge. Slight cockling to the paper. Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass. Handling crease right of centre of left edge of the plate (left of the sun). Tiny sporadic minor foxing spots in places, in particular within the pale yellow upper left corner. The sheet has been attached in the margins to the mount board and you can see four circular areas slightly protruding to the top margin and bottom margin. Not examined out of the frame. Wooden frame. See images.
Tom McGuinness (1926–2006)"Miners Gala"Signed, inscribed and numbered 15/18, dated (19)85, lithograph, 55cm by 41cmSlight time staining to the paper, mostly to the outer edges of the margins. Cockling to the paper. Some light surface dirt and debris trapped under the glass, with the odd thunder fly - mostly to the mount. Not examined out of the frame.
After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Spanish “Cote d’Azur” (1962)Lithographic poster, together with a further lithograph after the artist “Rider and Model” from “La Comedie Humaine”, 100cm by 66cm and 26cm by 34cm respectively (2) (unframed)“Cote d’Azur”Slight tine staining to the paper. A number of handling creases, especially to the top edge. The left edge is quite tatty with creases and a number of small tears all to the outer edge. The right edge also has a few small tears. The work has probably been rolled at some point. “La Comedie Humaine”Time staining to the paper, especially to the outer edges. Small crease lower left corner. Shadow where the old mount has been. The odd sporadic small sized foxing spot in evidence. Brown marks in places, especially above her hat upper left corner, to the top and lower left corners, below the horse. etc.
limited edition lithograph on paper, signed and numbered 35/275framed and under glassimage size 40cm x 58cm, overall size 50cm x 68cmNote: Tom Phillips attended drawing classes and lectures on Renaissance iconography at Ruskin alongside his studies in English at St Catherine's College, Oxford. Taught by Frank Auerbach in 1961 at Camberwell School of Art, Phillips's first solo exhibition in London was in 1965 at the Artists International Association Gallery, followed by an exhibition with Angela Flowers in 1970. Phillips taught at Bath Academy of Art, Ipswich and Wolverhampton Art College between 1965 and 1972, and in 1969 he won the John Moores Prize. In 1966 Phillips resolved to dedicate himself to making art out of the first secondhand book he could find for threepence on Peckham Rye. Thus began A Humument, the longest of Phillips's extended serial projects. A Humument is a radical 'treatment' of a forgotten Victorian novel by means of collage, cut-up ornament and other techniques, creating new works of art and poetic text from the original pages.. On the fiftieth anniversary of its inception in 2016, Phillips completed the sixth and final version of this work – each version with successively more pages reworked, until his original work had itself been completely transformed. Phillips received many commissions for site-specific artworks including tapestries for St Catherine's, Oxford, sculpture for the Imperial War Museum, street mosaics for his native Peckham, and ornament and memorials for sacred spaces, including both Westminster Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. Phillips's portrait subjects have included Samuel Beckett as well as friends such as Iris Murdoch, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Morphet, and the Monty Python team. In 1989, he became only the second artist to have a retrospective of his portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. Fifteen years later, he also went on to curate We Are The People, an exhibition at the NPG of his large collection of postcard photographic portraits. Phillips received the Frances Williams Memorial Prize in 1983 for his illustration and new translation of Dante's Inferno. He also made a TV version of the Inferno with Peter Greenaway which won them jointly as directors the Italia prize. Elected to the Royal Academy in 1984, Phillips went on to chair the Academy's Library and its Exhibition Committee from 1995 to 2007, He curated the RA’s exhibition Africa: The Art of a Continent (1995) which travelled to the Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin and the Guggenheim, New York. Serving as a Trustee for the National Portrait Gallery and British Museum, Phillips was made a Commander of the British Empire for services to the Arts in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford, and between 2005 and 2011 he was invited as an annual Director's Visitor to the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Oxford's Bodleian Library took over Tom Phillips's archive and with them he published his postcard collection in a series of books. Phillips's collaboration with Tarik O'Regan on an operatic version of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, for which he provided the libretto, was premiered at the Royal Opera House's Linbury Theatre at the end of 2011. Tom Phillips lived and worked in London.
† TREVOR GRIMSHAW (1947-2001); a limited edition lithograph in colours on wove, 'Stonehenge', 35/50, signed, 40 x 30cm, unframedCondition Report: This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit https://www.dacs.org.uk or https://artistscollectingsociety.org
DAVID HOCKNEY; a signed coloured lithograph poster, 'The Metropolitan Museum of Art, David Hockney Mount Fuji and Flower Department of Modern Art', signed in ink lower right, 90 x 60cm, framed and glazed.Provenance: With a printed copy of the certificate of authenticity.Condition Report: Image in good condition. Frame with minor wear.
Property of a Gentleman Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) 'Gee Merrie Shoes' Offset lithograph with hand-coloring, on wove paper, circa 1956 From the edition of unknown size With the 'Estate of Andy Warhol' and the 'Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board' ink stamps and annotated 'PMXXXXX' in pencil on the reverse Dimensions: (Paper) 9.25 in. (H) x 8 in. (W)
To be sold without reserve Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901) Yvette Guilbert from Le Café Concert (1893) Original lithograph, printed in brownish black ink on cream wove paper, laid down on board Signed in monogram Dimensions: 16.25 in. (H) x 11.75 in. (W) In this portfolio, working with the artist Henri-Gabriel Ibels and the writer Georges Montorgueil, Lautrec created an ode to the café-concert. Montorgueil’s essay argued that the café-concert was not a den of iniquity, but rather a tonic for modern life and a place for people from all walks of life to relax and commune. Lautrec’s images capture a cross-section of people involved in Paris nightlife, from dancers and singers to spectators, staff, and nightclub impresarios including Aristide Bruant. cf. The same lithograph in the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), object number: 1107.1964.2
Gall & Inglis (Publishers). The Edinburgh Imperial Atlas, Ancient and Modern, Revised and corrected to the Present time, from the best authorities, Edinburgh: Gall & Inglis, [1864], lithograph title, 42 hand-coloured double and single-page lithograph maps only (of 47, lacking maps 11,12, 18, 22 & 40, World on Mercator's Projection, Europe, South America, England and Hindostan), some browning, some maps with closed tears, marginal finger-soiling, few margins frayed, contemporary half morocco, joints split, worn, large folio, together with:Blackie (William), The Imperial Atlas of Modern Geography; an extensive series of maps, London: Blackie and Son, 1859, 78 double-page lithograph maps by J. Bartholomew, hand-coloured in outline, occasional spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary half morocco, rubbed, folio,Rees (Abraham), The Cyclopaedia; or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature, Plates Vol. VI, Antient and Modern Atlas, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1820, 61 double-page engraved maps, scattered spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, 4to, plus one otherQTY: (4)NOTE:Sold with all faults, not subject to return.
* Tunnicliffe (Charles Frederick, 1901-1979). Peregrine Falcon calling the eyasses to food, lithograph, signed lower right, numbered 20/90, 59.5 x 39.5 cm, Henry Sotheran label and caption to verso of backing board, together with Greenland Falcon on a black perch, lithograph, signed in initials at foot, numbered 29/90, 39.5 x 28.5 cm, window-mounted, with 2 other unsigned or numbered lithographs of falcons by the artist, plus Red-breasted geese, colour lithograph signed by the artist James T.A. Osborne, 1959 QTY: (5)NOTE:From the Collection of Robert Gilmor (1936-2022).
* Brimsley (Robert Burbidge, 1943-). Tim's Daisies, colour lithograph, signed and titled in pencil, sheet size 76 x 51 cm, together withEvans (Harry, 1918-1990). Iris, Tennessee State Flower, 1969, colour lithograph, signed, titled, dated and numbered '72/95', sheet size 50 x 34 cm, plusThomas (Glynn, 1946-). Yellow Iris, colour lithograph on thick paper, signed, titled and numbered '40/200', sheet size 50.5 x 39 cm, andChaplin (Marjorie). Duck and Foliage, 1970, colour lithograph, titled, signed, dated and numbered 'artist's proof', sheet size 49.5 x 37.5 cm, with three other similar by various artists including: A Wilkinson, Zwicky and Glynn ThomasQTY: (7)
Indian Reservations. Annual Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1898, Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3d Session, Document No.5, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898, large folding colour lithograph map of the Indian Reservations within the limits of the United States (compiled under the direction of the Hon. W. A. Jones, Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1898), front blank and title with light insect damage to lower outer blank corners, near contemporary sheep, contrasting labels to spine, indistinct ink stamp to upper board, large 8vo, together with:House of Representatives, 49th Congress, 1st Session, Report N. 1076, To provide for the appointment of a Commission to Inspect and Report on the condition of Indians, Indian Affairs, and for other purposes. Mr. Holman, from the Committee of Expenditures for Indians and Yellowstone Park ... Report ... The Special Committee of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker on the 4th day of March 1885, to inquire into the expenditure of public moneys in the Indian service and the Yellowstone Park..., March 16, 1886, [Washington: Government Printing House, 1886], folding lithograph map, disbound 8vo QTY: (2)
Philip (George and Son, publishers). Philip's General Atlas of the World; A Series of new and authentic Maps, engraved from original drawings, compiled from National Surveys and the works of eminent Travellers and Explorers, edited by William Hughes, London: George Philip and Son, 1864, 39 double-page colour lithograph maps by J. Bartholomew, some spotting, all edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco gilt, gilt-blocked title to upper board, lower joint cracked and extremities rubbed, large folio, together with:Black (Adam and Charles Black), Black's General Atlas of the World, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1884, colour lithograph frontispiece, 51 colour lithograph maps by J. Bartholomew (31 double-page), all edges gilt, contemporary red half morocco gilt, gilt-blocked title to upper board, upper board cracked at foot, folio, plus The Universal Atlas, London, Paris & Melbourne: Atlas Publishing Company, Limited, by Cassell & Company, Limited, 1893, numerous colour lithograph maps including some double-page, all edges gilt, contemporary brown half morocco, gilt decorated spine, extremities rubbed, folioQTY: (3)
Roby (John). Traditions of Lancashire, 4 volumes, 1st & 2nd series, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829-31, Large Paper copy, additional etched titles on india paper to volumes 1 & 2, 22 engraved and etched plates, together with 22 duplicate proof state plates on india paper, wood engraved vignettes to text, occasional spotting and light offsetting, bookplates of William Blinkhorn and Egerton Parker to front endpapers, all edges gilt, late 19th-century gilt panelled maroon morocco by Henderson & Bisset, gilt decorated spines (lightly faded), 8vo, together with:Gregson (Matthew), Portfolio of Fragments, relative to the History & Antiquities of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, Liverpool: Printed by G.F. Harris's Widow and Brothers, 1817, half-title, lithograph portrait frontispiece, folding lithograph map, engraved and lithograph plates, folding pedigree partly hand-coloured, few printed armorials to text neatly hand-coloured, armorial bookplate of Charles George Milnes Gaskell to upper pastedown, all edges gilt, mid 19th-century light brown morocco by F. Bedford, gilt decorated spine, some fading to covers, folio,Lancaster, Pictorial History of the county of Lancaster, London: George Routledge, 1844, folding engraved map, wood engraved vignette illustrations, bookplate of Egerton Parker to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, large 8voQTY: (6)
Trollope (Frances). Domestic Manners of the Americans, 2 volumes, 3rd edition, London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co., 1832, half-titles, 24 lithograph plates (variably spotted), contemporary navy straight grain calf, attractive gilt decorated spines with morocco labels, 12moQTY: (2)NOTE:Sabin 97028.
Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, including all the species inhabiting the Western Palaearctic Region, 9 volumes including Supplement, 1st edition, London: published by the author at the Office of the Zoological Society of London, 1871-96, additional lithograph titles, 721 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates and 2 uncoloured plates after Keulemans, Neate, Wolf and Thorburn, Supplement volume with original upper wrappers bound-in at end, plate 1 with some browning, a few plates with some light toning, occasional light spotting to text and endpapers, B.T.O. library ink stamps to front endpapers and final leaves, hinges reinforced, later green cloth, spines with tan labels lettered in gilt, edges a little rubbed, 4to QTY: (9)NOTE:Anker 120; Fine Bird Books p. 92; Mullens and Swann pp. 178-79; Nissen IVB 267; Wood p. 324. A 'magnificent treatise' (Wood). Dresser's monumental monograph on the birds of Europe, originally issued in 84 parts plus the supplement in nine parts.
Kirby (W.F.) European Butterflies and Moths, London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., 1882, 61 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 1 uncoloured plate, occasional light spotting and offsetting, contemporary presentation inscription to title, contemporary half calf, some worming to spine ends, some edge wear and stains, 4to, together with Frohawk (F.W.) Natural History of British Butterflies, 2 volumes, London: Hutchinson & Co., [1925], 60 colour plates, 5 half-tone plates, occasional light spotting, original blue cloth, spine ends rubbed, some light fading, folio QTY: (3)
Stevenson (Henry). The Birds of Norfolk, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Van Voorst, 1866, lithographic frontispieces, further colour lithograph illustrations, lightly spotted, original green blindstamped cloth gilt, lightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, together with:Gurney (John Henry, William Richard Fisher). An Account of the Birds Found in Norfolk, London: E. Newman, 1846, presentation copy inscribed from W.R Fisher to title upper margin, black & white illustrations to text, lightly spotted, original brown blindstamped cloth gilt, lightly rubbed & faded, 8vo, withLubbock (Richard). Observations on the Fauna of Norfolk, and more particularly on the District of the Broads, Norwich: Charles Muskett, 1845, folding cartographic frontispiece, bookplate to front pastedown, lightly spotted, original green blindstamped cloth gilt, rubbed & faded, 8vo with approximately 75 others on ornithology in Norfolk and surrounding countiesQTY: (approx 80)
Whitaker (J.L.S.) The Birds of Tunisia. Being a History of the Birds found in the Regency of Tunis, 2 volumes, London: R.H. Porter, 1905, photogravure frontispieces, 2 folding colour maps, 15 hand-coloured lithograph plates after H. Gronvold, 2 half-tone illustrations, light spotting and toning to half titles and endpapers, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:Limited edition 238/250 signed in initials by the publisher. Anker 525; Nissen IVB 983; Wood p. 624 ('this meritorious work'); Zimmer p. 672.
Fellows (Charles). An Account of Discoveries in Lycia, being a Journal Kept during a Second Excursion in Asia Minor, 1840, John Murray, 1841, lithograph frontispiece, two maps and thirty-five lithograph or etched plates (correct as list, including 2 folding, 1 double-page and one hand-coloured), one folding leaf of letterpress, line-engravings to letterpress, old damp stain to front pastedown where label or bookplate removed, original cloth gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, occasional light marks, light wear to extremities, large 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Blackmer 579.
Seven various Victorian and later watercolours comprising various Italian views, initialled 'EVU', a fishing boat scene signed Schultz '65, and another of children on a mountainous path by the same artist dated 1867, together with a coloured lithograph print, indistinctly signed, limited edition 86/500, various sizes, all framed and glazed.
A WWI period drawing by Harry E. Few titled “The Lights, An Impression”, pencil on paper, signed, inscribed, & dated 8.10.16, 7½” x 5¾”; a black & white etching of a harbour, after Eugene Bejot “La Crozie”, 6¾” x 10”; & a contemporary black & white lithograph of a harbour, after Andrew Davies “Aberaeron”, 9¾” x 15½”; each framed & glazed.
Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986), original grey linen covered portfolio containing two original prints signed and numbered by Henry Moore, comprising etching entitled 'Composition for a Poem by Herbert Read', on Auvergne paper, 535 x 387mm, and lithograph entitled 'Two Seated Women on Beach', on Rives paper, 500 x 650mm, both signed by Henry Moore and numbered 27 of 50 copies only, accompanied by the deluxe limited edition companion book 'Henry Moore: Prints and Portfolios', Introduction by David Mitchinson, Geneva, Patrick Cramer, 2010, deluxe edition, numbered 47 (of 50 copies only) to limitation page (p.406), 829 illustrations of works by Henry Moore in colour and black & white throughout, 407pp, large 4to, original grey linen covered boards lettered in silver, dust wrapper, orig. grey linen covered slipcase, orig. prospectus loosely inserted (numbered 27/50). The two signed original prints being Henry Moore's first etching ('Composition for a Poem by Herbert Read', c.1946, CGM 4), and his last lithograph ('Two Women Seated on Beach', 1984, CGM719). (2)
(Barnett Freedman), Leo Tolstoy: 'Anna Karenina', Printed at Cambridge University Press for The Limited Editions Club, 1951, limited edition (469/1500), numbered & signed by the illustrator Barnett Freedman, 2 volumes, decorated title pages, ornamental tailpieces + numerous full page colour lithograph illustrations by Freedman as called for (including end papers and pastedowns), the ills. drawn on stone by Freedman and printed at the Curwen Press, original pictorial cloth gilt (designed by Freedman), top edges gilt, orig. slipcase with printed paper label; Charlotte Bronte: 'Jane Eyre', NY, Heritage Press, 1942, full page colour lithographs, end papers, pastedowns by Barnett Freedman, orig. pictorial cloth gilt (by Freedman), slipcase; Dickens: 'Oliver Twist', NY, Heritage Press, 1939, 8 colour plates + in text b/w ills. by Barnett Freedman as called for, orig. pictorial cloth gilt (by Freedman), slipcase with pictorial labels to covers; plus Walter De La Mare 'Ghost Stories', L, Folio Society, 1956, full page colour litho plates and original cloth gilt by Barnett Freedman; plus 1 other Folio Society title illustrated by Freedman (6)
(Michael Ayrton, Illustrated, Frederick Muller Ltd), a collection of mid 20th Century illustrated titles, several illustrated by Michael Ayrton and/or published by Frederick Muller Ltd with lithographs, including John Craxton (ill.); Geoffrey Grigson: 'The Poet's Eye, Visionary Poems and Passages', London, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1944, 1st edition, 16 full page colour lithograph plates and some black & white illustrations in text by John Craxton as called for, original pictorial cloth; Oscar Wilde: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', L, Castle Press, 1948, 1st edition, full page & in text b/w ills. by Michael Ayrton as called for, orig. cloth, dust wrapper (worn with small part losses); John Piper (ill.); 'English Scottish & Welsh Landscape 1700-c.1860', L, Frederick Muller, 1945, 2nd impression, 12 full page colour lithographs by John Piper as called for, printed at the Curwen Press, original pictorial cloth, wraparound pictorial dust wrapper (both designed by Piper); Michael Ayrton (ill.); John Arlott: 'Clausentum', L, Cape, 1946, 1st edition, frontis + 6 full page plates by Ayrton as called for, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Michael Ayrton: 'Tittivulus or The Verbiage Collector', L, Max Reinhardt, 1953, 1st edition, frontis + numerous illustrations by Ayrton (several full page) as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt, wraparound pictorial d/w; William Scott (ill.); Patric Dickinson: 'Soldiers' Verse', L, Frederick Muller, 1945, 1st edition, 12 full page colour lithographs by Scott as called for, orig. pictorial cloth; Michael Ayrton (ill.): 'The Unfortunate Traveller; or, The Life of Jacke Wilton', L, John Lehmann, 1950 reprint, [2nd impression], 15 b/w plates by Ayrton as called for, rebound full morocco gilt, binding signed in gilt inside rear cover "Deluxe Binding by the Collectors Book Club London", top edge gilt; plus 2 others illustrated Michael Ayrton (9)
Arthur Rimbaud; Keith Vaughan (illustrated): 'A Season in Hell', London, John Lehmann Ltd, 1949, 1st edition, translated by Norman Cameron, 8 full page colour lithograph plates by Keith Vaughan as called for, original cloth gilt, pictorial colour lithograph dust wrapper by Vaughan (slightly worn, 15s price intact). From the estate of John Richard Harding Yeoman (1916-1988), Copy Writer and Director for several Advertising Agencies, Assistant Secretary (Publicity) for the Council for the Protection of Rural England, Borough Councillor for Kensington and Chelsea, Governor of the Chelsea School of Art, and lover of art, poetry and books. John Yeoman’s first wife was Antonia Yeoman, née Beryl Antonia Thompson (1907-1970), the Australian-English commercial artist, cartoonist and illustrator who worked under the name "Anton"
Geoffrey Grigson; John Craxton (illustrated): 'The Poet's Eye, Visionary Poems and Passages', London, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1944, 1st edition, 16 full page colour lithograph plates and some black & white illustrations in text by John Craxton as called for, original pictorial cloth, ownership signature of John R.H. Yeoman to FFEP; together with Phoebe Pool; Michael Ayrton (illustrated): 'Poems of Death', L, Frederick Muller Ltd, 1945, 1st edition, 16 full page lithograph plates by Michael Ayrton as called for, these mainly in colour, original pictorial cloth, ownership signature of John R.H. Yeoman to front pastedown, lithograph pictorial dust wrapper by Ayrton (generally VGC, 10/6 net price intact); David Gascoyne; Graham Sutherland (illustrated): 'Poems 1937-1942', London, PL Editions/Nicholson & Watson, 1943, 1st edition, signed & inscribed by Gascoyne [to John Yeoman] on half title "Sincerely Yours, David Gascoyne. May 1967", title page + 5 full page plates by Graham Sutherland as called for (title page loose but present), original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards by Sutherland. From the estate of John Richard Harding Yeoman (1916-1988), Copy Writer and Director for several Advertising Agencies, Assistant Secretary (Publicity) for the Council for the Protection of Rural England, Borough Councillor for Kensington and Chelsea, Governor of the Chelsea School of Art, and lover of art, poetry and books. John Yeoman’s first wife was Antonia Yeoman, née Beryl Antonia Thompson (1907-1970), the Australian-English commercial artist, cartoonist and illustrator who worked under the name “Anton” (3)
[John S. Roberts]: 'The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone, LL.D., Carefully Compiled from Reliable Sources', London; Newcastle-on-Tyne, Adam & Co, [1878], 2 volumes in 1, continuous pagination, vii,[3],508,v,[2],510-973pp, printed title pages for volumes 1 & 2, tinted lithograph frontis, additional tinted litho title page, folding map of South & Central Africa + 86 tinted lithograph plates as called for (list calls for 86 plates in total including map, so appears to have some additional plates not listed), thick 8vo, contemporary half calf gilt, oxblood morocco gilt label to spine
(Mountaineering, Exploration, Travel, Hunting), a collection of sixteen late 19th/early 20th Century mountaineering and exploration books relating to the Himalayas, Alps, Rockies, Andes, Dolomites etc, including Edward WHYMPER, 3 titles: 'Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69', London, John Murray, 1871, 4th thousand, 5 folding maps, 23 full page engraved plates + 92 illustrations in text as called for, 432pp, original green cloth, spine decorated and lettered in gilt (VGC). Edward Whymper (1840–1911) was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration, 'The Ascent of the Matterhorn', London, John Murray, 1880, 1st edition, 2 folding maps + 14 full page engraved plates + 91 illustrations in the text as called for, xxii, 325pp, original blue decorative cloth gilt, bevelled edges, gilt blocked illustration of the Matterhorn to front cover (VGC), 'Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator', L, John Murray, 1892, 2nd edition, folding lithographic map in rear pocket + 3 further maps (of which 2 folding) + 20 full page engraved plates + 118 ills. in text as called for, original decorative cloth gilt, bevelled edges; Lieutenant P.T. Etherton: 'Across the Roof of the World: a Record of Sport and Travel Through Kashmir, Gilgit, Hunza, the Pamirs, Chinese Turkistan, Mongolia and Siberia', London, Constable & Co, 1911, 1st edition, folding map, portrait frontis + numerous full page plates and ils. in text as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt. The author hunted sheep, gazelle, ibex, wapiti, and roe deer. Czech, p. 73: "This book represents a wonderful blend of travel, explorations, and big game hunting."; Guido Rey: 'The Matterhorn', L, T. Fisher Unwin, 1907, 1st edition, 14 tipped in tinted plates + 11 full page plates from photographs + 23 in text ills. by Edouardo Rubino as called for, 336pp, original cloth, leather gilt labels to spine, top edge gilt, others uncut; Hugh Tuttledge: 'Everest: The Unfinished Adventure', L, Hodder & Stoughton, November 1937, 1st edition, portrait ills. of the 13 expedition members on 7 full page plates at front (including Hugh Ruttledge as the portrait frontispiece) + 2 folding maps & portfolio of sixty-three photographic plates at rear, as called for, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper. After his attempt to summit the mountain in 1933, Ruttledge was invited to lead the sixth British attempt on Everest in 1936. Because of recent failed expeditions, the pressure on Ruttledge's large and talented team to succeed was great, but heavy snow and an early monsoon forced them to abort their summit attempt; James D. Forbes: 'Norway and Its Glaciers, Visited in 1851; Followed by Journals of Excursions in the High Alps of Dauphine, Berne, and Savoy', Edinburgh, A & C black, 1853, 1st edition, 2 coloured lithograph maps (of which 1 folding at rear) + 10 coloured lithographic plates (including frontis) + 22 wood engravings in text as called for, xxiv,349pp, original blindstamped cloth gilt (VGC). Bookplate of Peter Bicknell (1907-1995), British architect, author, exhibition curator and mountaineer, attached to FFEP; Sir William Martin Conway: 'THE FIRST CROSSING OF SPITSBERGEN. Being an Account of an Inland Journey of Exploration and Survey, with Descriptions of Several Mountain Ascents, of Boat Expeditions in Ice Fjord, of a Voyage to North-East-Land, the Seven Islands, down Hinloopen Strait, nearly to Wiches Land, and into most of the Fjords of Spitsbergen, and of an almost complete circumnavigation of the main Island', L, Dent, 1897, 1st edition, 8 colour lithographic plates (after sketches by H.E. Conway) + 2 large folding colour maps + numerous photographic black & white plates & ills. as called for, xii,371pp, original quarter beige over green bevelled edge cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. The author spent the summers of 1896 and 1897 exploring the interior of West Spitsbergen. They made 13 mountain ascents, produced a survey sketch of about 600 sq miles of central West Spitsbergen, almost completed a circumnavigation of the main island; Samuel Turner: 'Siberia. A Record of Travel, Climbing and Exploration', L, T. Fisher Unwin, 1905, 1st edition, portrait frontis + 2 folding maps + numerous full page & in text black & white ills. from photgraphs as called for, original red pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt. A journey across Siberia and the pioneering winter exploration of the Altai Mountains, the highest mountains of Siberia; Lewis R. Freeman: 'On The Roof Of The Rockies. The Great Columbia Icefield Of The Canadian Rockies', NY, Dodd Mead, 1925, 1st US edition, frontis + 60 full page ills. from photographs as called for, xiii,[3],270pp, original pictorial cloth gilt, dust wrapper (scarce in d/w); J. Monroe Thorington: 'The Glittering Mountains of Canada - a Record of Exploration and Pioneer Ascents in the Canadian Rockies, 1914-1924', Philadelphia PA, John W. Lea, 1925, 1st edition, limited edition (1059/1500), numbered, 65 plates from photos (including frontispiece), 4 panoramic plates and 6 maps as called for, original cloth gilt; Walter Dwight Wilcox: 'The Rockies of Canada. A Revised and Enlarged Edition of "Camping in the Canadian Rockies", NY & London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909, 3rd edition, large folding colour map in pocket at rear + numerous photogravure and other ills. by the author as called for, orig. cloth gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut; plus Sanger Davies 'Dolomite Strongholds', 1894, John Tyndall 'The Glaciers of the Alps', 1860, Marsh 'Two Seasons in Switzerland', 1895 & Javelle 'Alpine Memories', 1899 (16)
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