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![Mazarin edition.- Bible, Greek.- [New Testament, Greek], 'Mazarin edition', half-title, fine engraved title by Claude Mellan](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/095499c2-54c5-4dfc-952f-aa0200d64a2c/a09a2106-d7db-4c0c-905b-aa0600ca0eaf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 109
Mazarin edition.- Bible, Greek.- [New Testament, Greek], 'Mazarin edition', half-title, fine engraved title by Claude Mellan depicting an angel writing on an obelisk and with title itself inscribed on a scroll carried by three cherubs, imprint in Greek at foot, large engraved cul-de-lampe on verso of final leaf with the arms of the King Louis XIII, some staining, a few small repairs, occasional spotting, 18th century mottled calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked, corners repaired, covers crazed, folio (402 x 268mm.), [Paris], [l'Imprimerie Royale], [1642].⁂ A wide-margined copy of the magnificent edition "known as the 'Mazarin edition', since it appeared under the auspices of the great Cardinal" (D&M). It is the first edition of the Greek New Testament from the Imprimerie Royale, founded by Louis XIII in 1640. It is a substantial reprint, with a few alterations, of the New Testament printed by the Elzeviers in 1624, adding a 30-page appendix of Variae Lectiones. The text was set in Garamond's Greek types, used by the Estienne dynasty of printers, and which subsequently became part of the type holdings of the Imprimerie Royale.Literature: D&M 4687.
Lot 16
Sanderson (Robert) Logicae artis compendium, second edition, title with woodcut device, with penultimate errata leaf and final blank, signature of Robert Cranmer at head of title, inscribed by Dr J.Kidd to Rev.J.W.Burgon on front free endpaper and with accompanying A.L.s. & envelope tipped in, 19th century calf, gilt, by Bellamy of Oxford with his ticket, a little rubbed, joints cracked, Oxford, John Lichfield & James Short, 1618 § [Ward (Seth)] Vindiciae academiarum. Containing some briefe Animadversions upon Mr Websters Book, Stiled The Examination of Academies. Together with an Appendix concerning what M. Hobbs and M. Dell Have published on this Argument, first edition, title with single-rule border and woodcut device, a few small ink annotations and sheet of notes tipped in at beginning, title soiled and with ink stain to upper inner corner touching rule border, a little browned, a few stains, modern red calf, [Wing W832; Madan, III, 225], Oxford, Thomas Robinson, 1654, 8vo & 4to (2)⁂ Rev. J.W.Burgon (1813-88), clergyman, became Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1876.
Lot 180
Calligrapher.- Smith (Percy John Delf, 1882-1948, calligrapher, typographer and printmaker, Master of the Artworkers Guild, RDI, of Hampstead, 1882-1948) Portraits, letterings and sketches, including: portrait of "Vera Mrs Charles M Delf", lettering from his book, "A Handbook of Modern Alphabets", (1936); Minute Book Dorian Workshop and Studio, (1921-33); numerous drafts of lettering for pages of Books of Remembrance, Roll of Honour for Farebrother, Ellis & Co., portraits and life drawings in pencil, charcoal etc., examples of lettering, some proofs of designs, tracings, designs for Southern Railway Certificates, BBC publications, church memorial designs, Kitchener Memorial (heavily torn), Chelmsford Diocesan Chronicle, Lodge of Comily, printed ephemera, many on tracing paper or paper, a few on vellum, folds, some with tears, all loose, v.s., v.d. [1920/s - 40s] (lge qty).⁂ Percy John Delf Smith was a British etcher and letterer. He served as a gunner in the First World War. His etching "Death Marches" was part of a seven-part series, "The Dance of Death 1914-1918," that explored the spectre of Death following British soldiers. After the war, Smith was commissioned to create the lettering for the Canadian National Vimy Memorial at Vimy Ridge. During the 1920s and 30's he designed other memorials, including one for Kitchener, as well as lettering for commercial companies.
Lot 187
Jewel (John, Bishop of Salisbury) A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande, conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorth by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c., title with large woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, title frayed at fore-edge and laid down, final f. torn and repaired with loss of text, a little fraying to a few other ff., trimmed at head, affecting some headlines, water-stained, antique style panelled calf, upper cover with section from early leather panelled binding laid down, [STC 14600], in Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, 1567.⁂ Provenance: William Duckesbury (17th century ink signatures and writing exercises).
Lot 191
Bible, Welsh. Y Bibl Cyssegr-Lansef hen Destament a'r Newydd, second edition of the Bible in Welsh, largely printed in black letter, double column, general title and New Testament title within woodcut borders, lacking B6 in OT otherwise complete with blank leaf at end of OT and errata leaf at end of NT (described by Darlow & Moule as blank), two small holes (repaired) to general title, marginal hole to next 3 leaves, foxing and browning, sometimes heavy, contemporary blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, brass centre and corner-pieces with bosses and brass clasps decorated with tudor roses and bees, rebacked probably c.18th century in reversed calf, rubbed, [STC 2348; Darlow & Moule 9585], folio, Bonham Norton & John Bill, 1620.⁂ A very good copy of this important Bible - "This revised Bible was printed in folio size, and copies were supplied to all churches in Wales. It became, and still remains, the standard edition of the Welsh Bible" (Darlow & Moule). Apart from the missing text leaf B6 (which would appear never to have been bound in), a handsome and complete copy with the final errata leaf, erroneously called a blank by D & M, in its original binding.Provenance: Katherine Powell and Katherine Howard (early ink names at foot of title and former on rear pastedown); Samuel Powell (ink name on rear pastedown); "The gift of my cousin Jane Eyton, Edward Palston" (inscription on older slip of paper mounted on later front pastedown, possibly from the same time as the rebacking); Pencil collation note by Quaritch at end; Purchased from Sotheby's sale of a selected portion of the library at Gwysaney, Flintshire, the Property of Lt. Col. P.R. Davies-Cooke (lot 18, 1st June 1959, with accompanying sale catalogue) and thence by descent in family.
Lot 217
Hieroglyphics.- D-N (The Hon. Capt.) The hieroglyphical letter-writer; or, Allegorical mode of communicating thoughts. Being a collection of genuine letters which passed between the Hon. Capt. D-N, and Lady B-T, lacking title and pp.5-10 and pp.55-56 (5 ff.), all provided in facsimile, the original ff. soiled, and with some fraying, modern cloth, 8vo, Printed for M. Smith; and sold at No. 46, in Fleet-Street; likewise by all the booksellers at Bath and Bristol, where the parties are well known, 1787; sold not subject to return⁂ Rare. ESTC lists only 6 copies (3 UK and 3 US). The only auction record we can trace is from 1978, and likely this copy, later restored.
![Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, foldin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/095499c2-54c5-4dfc-952f-aa0200d64a2c/d4dbd067-0b9f-42ed-8397-aa0600cbdab0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 88
Middle East.- Doughty (Charles M.) Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vol., first edition, [one of 500 copies], half-titles, folding plates, illustrations, folding colour map in pocket at end of vol.1, original pictorial green cloth, gilt, uncut & unopened, spines lightly faded, a little mottling to boards, vol.2 with split to upper joint and corners bumped, 8vo, Cambridge, 1888.⁂ Classic work on the exploration of Arabia with so much information on the topography of the area that it was used as a text-book by the British army during the Arab Revolt. There are also detailed descriptions of the Bedouin tribes and their customs.
Lot 10
A mixed collection of coins, medals & medallions to include six Ancient Greek coins, a Roman coin, a ten dollars East Caribbean States coin dated 2006 in capsule, two Ameican Kennedy half dollars dated 1967, a two pound coin dated 1986 having Scottish Thistle encased in resin shaped as a diamond with Royal Mint written inside, a coin fashioned as a loupe, impressed on one side ‘FRID.D.GREX BORUSS.EL.BR’ on reverse ‘S V V M CVIQVE 1707 C-S-‘ and others
Lot 35
12 Bachmann Branch-Line OO gauge model railways rolling stock items including 34-253, 34-654B, 37-351B Steel Mineral Wagon MWT brown, 37-2009K Thomas Hunter Ltd wagon, 37-2010K R Y Pickering & Co Ltd wagon, 37-2011K W R Davies & Co wagon, 37-2012K Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited wagon, 37-2013K1 14 ton tank wagon Regent, 37-2014K Ministry of Supply Pool wagon, 37-2015K Dorman Long wagon, 37-2016K Horlicks Red Oxide wagon and 37-2017K M E Evans wagon, each boxed, (12)
Lot 385
Caracalla AD198-217 silver denarius S6821var obv. ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate bust r. rev. MONETA AVG Moneta standing l. holding scales and cornucopiae and Severus Alexander AD222-235 silver denarius S7934 RIC182 BMCRE278 RCS576 obv. IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG, laureate bust r. rev. VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing resting on spear and sheild
Lot 395
Claudius (Germanicus) AD41-54 copper as S1905 obv. GERMANICVS CAESAR TI AVG F DIVI AVG N, bare head r. rev. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GERM P M TR P IMP P P, large SC and Antoninus Pius AD138-161 brass sestertius S4196 obv. ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P COS III, laureate head r. rev. MONETA AVG, SC in field, Moneta standing l. holding scales and cornucopiae
Lot 398
Claudius AD41-54 brass dupondius S1855 obv. TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP, bare head l. rev. CERES AVGVSTA SC, Ceres enthroned l. holding corn-ears and torch and Valerian I AD253-260 bronze sestertius S10012var? obv. IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS P F AVG, laureate head r. rev. FIDES (MILITVM), SC in field, Fides standing l. holding two standards
Lot 401
Four Roman coins including Allectus AD293-294 billon antoninianus Augustus BC27-AD14 silver denarius or quinarius rev. Victory standing r. Tiberius AD14-37 copper quadrans rev. ROME ET AVG S1773? and Caligula AD37-41 copper as S1803 obv. C CAESAR AVG GERMANICVS PON M TR POT, laureate head l. rev. VESTA, SC in field, Vesta seated l. holding patera and sceptre
Lot 537
Nursing interest items including silver and enamel Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital badge by Thomas Fattorini, silver and enamel Glasgow Royal Infirmary (School of Nursing) badge named to Annie M A Morrison 1058, silver and enamel St Mary's Hospitals Manchester (Maternity Branch) badge by Thomas Fattorini Ltd, gilt and enamel Scottish Midwives Association badge number 842, Silver and enamel Victoria Infirmary Glasgow badge to Janet J White February 1942 by Alexander Kirkwood & Son Edinburgh 1965, gilt metal and enamel Monklands District General Hospital badge by Fattorini, Red Cross Society war service medal 1914-1918, Army Medical Service arm band and an invalid cup
Lot 640
British army uniform dress green khaki tunic with label for William Anderson and Sons Ltd of Edinburgh and Glasgow personalised to "W C M Mitchell Esq 361447 8 Decr 1940" with Royal Scots brass buttons by Anderson and Son, HD cloth shoulder badge and medal ribbons for 1939-45 star, Africa star, Italy star, France and Germany star and Police special constable long service medal
Lot 702
Minolta CLE (Compact Leica Electronic), camera outfit, body no. 1022033, with three Minolta M-Rokkor 40mm lenses; 40mm 1:2 40.5mm no.2112749, 28mm 1:2.8 40.5mm no.1005834 and 90mm 1:4 40.5mm lens no.2013957, Minolta Electroflash CLE, within original burgundy leather shoulder case with owner's manuals
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