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Click here to subscribeMILITARY REILLY, W. EDMUND M. Siege of Sebastopol. an Account of the Artillery Operations..., 1859 -- ELPHINSTONE, Capt. H.C. Journal of the Operations Conducted by the Corps of Royal Engineers. Part I. From the Invasion of the Crimea to the close of the Winter Campaign 1854-55. 1859. Additional lithographic title. Together 2 vols., 4to., uniform red cloth (damp-soiled). With The Army List. July, 1866. 8vo., orig. wraps. (torn and repaired). (3)
CHATEAUBRIAND, FRANCOIS-AUGUSTE. Atala...Suivie de Rene. Londres 1809. Bookplate of William, Duke of Bedford, Endsleigh, and pencil signature of Roger Senhouse. With 16 others, all in French two of them presentation copies to the Peyronnet family (Leon de Wailly, vol 1 only of Les Deux Filles de M. Duibreuil, Paris 1860, with photo. tipped in, and Ernest Renan). 8vo., various bindings. (17)
A .22”L Bonehill Martini military conversion target rifle, 46½” overall, barrel 30½”, stamped “C G Bonehill, Birmingham” and “Guaranteed British”, number 5567, the frame marked with crowned VR and BSA & M Co/1887/II” and stamped “Converted by C G Bonehill of Birmingham for the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs”, fitted with folding aperture rearsight and retaining original military ladder sight. GWO & C (lightly worn and cleaned overall)
Lebeau Courally A magnificent 9.3x74R round body sidelock ejector rifle, no. 45436 24 1/2-inch chopper lump barrels with ramp fore sight, machined short raised rib with folding leaf sight and mounted with a Swarovski 1.25-4x24 Habicht telescopic sight with illuminated reticule, mid extension, the rounded frame, hand detachable locks and top-lever with fine acanthus scroll engraving against a lined ground, bolstered fences carved with acorns and oak leaves, the trigger plate signed Artelier Lovenberg, gold washed lockwork, articulated front trigger, trigger guard with gold monogra "m, 14"3/4-inch highly figured stock with chequered butt, Belgian nitro proof, in its fitted brass bound oak and leather case with makers label, canvas outer cover 8lb. 14oz. The rifle was recently completed and appears to be almost unused.
M. Hirschheide A German 16-bore/8mm boxlock non-ejector combination gun/rifle, no. 24699 26 3/4-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chamber, about full choke boring, the machined rib with folding rearsight, Kersten bolt extension, the scroll backed frame with scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, matted top surface, cocking studs, 14-inch figured stock with pistol grip, cheek piece and rubber recoil pad, trap for four rounds, sling swivels, German nitro proof 6lb. 5oz.
H. Holland A 12-bore hammer gun, no. 2748 30-inch Damascus barrels with 2 3/4-inch chambers, about cylinder borings, the rounded frame, rebounding backlocks, hammers and rotary underlever with fine scroll engraving and retaining some hardening colour, 14 1/2-inch well figured stock with steel buttplate, nitro reproof, bores pitted, in a brass bound oak and leather case with makers label 7lb. 2oz. Holland & Holland confirm m m that the gun was built in December 1873.
Clarke (Harry, illust.). Fairy Tales, by Hans Christian Anderson, Harrap, [1916], b&w illusts. and sixteen tipped-in col. plts., t.e.g., orig. dec. cloth, rubbed and soiled, 4to, together with Atwell (Mabel L., illust.), The Amateur Cook, by Katharine Burrill and Annie M. Booth, pub. Chambers, n.d., c.1910, b&w frontis. and illusts., orig. red pict. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, 8vo, and Thomson (Hugh, illust.), She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith, Hodder, n.d., c.1920, tipped-in col. plts., one leaf with small closed tear, minor worming to rear endpaper, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, 4to, plus another related. (4)
King (Jessie M., illust.). The High History of the Holy Graal, translated from the Old French by Sebastian Evans, 1903, twenty-four full-page plts. printed in red and black on india paper, a few minor spots to plts., t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, near-contemp. crimson half morocco by Bayntums, large 8vo. Limited Large Paper edition 13/225. The artist's first major commission as an illustrator. (1)
Plunket (Hon. Emmeline M.). Merrie Games in Rhyme from ye Olden Time, [1886], printed and illustrated throughout in red and black, orig. dec. cloth, a trifle rubbed, slim 4to, together with Good Night & Good Morning. Words by Lord Houghton, with Illuminations and Etchings, by Walter Severn, [1859], eight leaves, printed on one side only, with etched illusts. and chromo.-illuminated decs. in gold and colours, a.e.g., contents loose in orig. dec. cloth, minor wear to extrems., slim 4to, with other late 19th c./early 20th c. illustrated and juvenile works. (17)
Rackham (Arthur, illust.). Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J. M. Barrie, new ed., Hodder & Stoughton, [1912], fifty tipped-in col. plts. with captioned tissue guards, b&w illusts. to text, orig. gilt-dec. green cloth, sl. rubbed, spine lightly faded, minor damp marking to fore-edges, some minor overall discolouration (generally a good copy), 4to. A reprint of the 1906 edition but having a new coloured frontispiece and seven additional black and white illustrations to the text. (1)
* Collings (Ernest Henry Roberts, exh. 1909-25, and others). The Acorn, vols. 7 & 8 only, November 1904 to October 1905, two original hand-written volumes of a literary and artistic periodical, with pen and ink titles, twenty-one orig. watercolour illusts., by Ernest Henry Roberts Collings and E. C. Jones, twelve tipped-in b & w photos by A. H. Honeywill, , manuscript poetry, stories, etc., orig. qtr. cloth and buckram with leather label respec., sl. rubbed and soiled, 4to. Contributors were C. Bindoff, E.H.R. Collings, C. Henderson, J. Henderson, A.W. Hobart, A.H. Honeywill, E.C. Jones, C. Rivers, A.G. Turner, F.G. Coates and H.J. Collings. The artwork is similar in style to the work of Jessie M. King, or Charles Ricketts. E.H.R. Collings exhibited at the Goupil Gallery, the London Salon, and the R.S.A. (2)
Grafton (Sue). A is for Alibi; D is for Deadbeat; E is for Evidence; F is for Fugitive; G is for Gumshoe; I is for Innocent; J is for Judgment; K is for Killer; M is for Malice; N is for Noose; O is for Outlaw; P is for Peril, all 1st UK eds., pub. Macmillan, 1986-2001, all orig. cloth in d.j.s, 8vo. ÔJ' for Judgment signed by author on title. (12)
A naval officer's bicorn hat in fine condition "By Special Appointment to HIs Majesty the King, Gieves Ltd, 21 Old Bond St London and 120 Princes St, Edinburgh" Size 6 7/8. With Gieves gold epaulettes. In original metal fitted Gieves carrying case with owner's name "P M Medd". With Lieutenant's frock coat with wings. With trousers and mess jacket. Also his midshipman's uniform jackets . Circa 1910-1925
Two Comme des Garcon suits, 1990s, labelled, size m, comprising: a grey wool suit with asymmetrical sleeveless jacket and asymmetrical long skirt, approx. bust 94cm, 37in, waist 75cm, 29.5in, hips 84cm, 33in, together with a green 'camouflage' jacket, labelled, size m, of spotted green chiffon with plastic waistband, and a green jersey skirt with flounce, approx. bust 100cm, 39.5in, waist 78cm, 30.5in, hips 96cm, 38in, (4)
Bible [Latin]. Testamenti Veteris Biblia Sacra, sive libri Canonici. Latini recens ex Hebraeo facti. ab Immanuele Tremellio, & Francisco Iunio. Accesserunt libri. Apocryphi, Latine redditi., a Francisco Iunio. quibus etiam adjunximus Nov: Testamenti libras ex sermone Syro ab eodem Tremellio, & ex Graeco a Theodoro Beza in Latinum versos. Quarta cura Francisci Iunii, Sancti Gervasii, sumptibus Caldorianae Societatis, 1607, woodcut device on the title-page, and that to the N.T., text generally browned, some soiling, marginal staining, occ. minor worming, contemp. English (?) calf binding, gilt lozenge to sides, worn at the spine and corners, later brass catches and clasps intact, folio. Tremellius and Janius' version of the Bible, with the addition of Beza's translation of the New Testament, which here has a separate title-page and pagination. This printing not in D. and M. (1)
Gollnitz (Abraham). Ulysses Belgio-Gallicus, 1st ed., Leiden, Elzevir Press, 1631, eng. title by Cornelis Dusend, contemp. vellum with yapp fore-edges, red morocco label to spine, and old gilt stamp of Lincoln's Inn Library at foot, some minor marks, 12mo, together with Muretus (M. Antonius), Orationum Volumina a Duo, Rothomagi, 1612, title with printer's woodcut device, old owner's ink inscription to title, near-contemp. vellum with yapp fore-edges, one or two minor marks, 12mo, plus Cornelius Nepos. De Vita excellentium Imperatorum, ed. Steph. And. Philippe, Paris, 1745, eng. frontis. by Cochin, title with eng. vign., eng. head and tail-pieces, woodcut initials, etc., approbation leaf at end., a.e.g., contemp. mottled calf, gilt-dec. spine, rubbed and joints sl. cracked, small 8vo. Willems 349 for the first work, an account of the author's European travels, from Dover to Turin, in which he made interesting observations of the great houses, gardens, art collections, and libraries encountered. (3)
Lanquet (Thomas, & Cooper, Thomas). Coopers Chronicle contenynge the Whole Discourse of the histories as well of thys realme, as all other countreis, with the succession of theyr Kynges, the tyme of theyr raign, and what notable actes were done by the[m] newely enlarged and augmented, as well in the first part wyth divers profitable histories, as in the latter ende wyth the whole summe of those thynges that Paulus Jovius and Sleigdane hath written of late yers that is now lately oversene and with great dilligence corrected and augmented unto the vii yere of the raigne of our most gracious Quene Elizabeth that nowe is, 1565, black letter text, title with woodcut device at foot, woodcut initials, lacks final two leaves of prelims. before main text (H1. & 2), occn. early marginal note in ink, and owner's name 'Mary Lodge' to title, small library inkstamp to lower outer corner of title verso and final leaf verso, generally in good condition, modern plain antique-style full calf, small thick 4to. STC 15220. The third edition of this early history of the world begun by Thomas Lanquet, and continued by Thomas Cooper (later Bishop of Winchester). (1)
Manutius (Paulus, 1512-74). Lettere Volgari. divise in quattro libri, Venetia, [Aldine Press], 1560, woodcut Aldine device on the title-page, the final leaf, bearing the register and colophon, present, some light soiling and marginal staining, late 19th-c. half calf, sl. rubbed, t.e.g., small 8vo. Adams M. 497. (1)
Vergil. Omnia opera: diligenti castigatione excultataptissimisq[ue], ornata figuris: com[m]entatibus Servio: Donato: Probo [and others], [colophon:] Venetiis per Bartholomeum de Zannis, June 20 1510, two woodcuts on the title-page, Zanni's St. Bartholomew device on the verso of the title-page, and 18 woodcuts, one at the head of each book of the text, decorative woodcut initials, lacks one leaf of text (M6, fol. 294) and the final blank AA4, some soiling, light marginal staining, a little inoffensive worming, some old ink annotation, title-page soiled and frayed, 17th century reversed cal, lacks upper cover, lower cover detached, folio. Mortimer: Italian 16th Century Books, 524. Not in Adams. (1)
Jourdain (M.). The Library of Decorative Art. English Decoration and Furniture, 1500-1830, 4 vols., mixed eds., Batsford, 1924-27, num. b & w illusts. from photos., orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, faded on spines, folio, together with Cescinsky (Herbert), English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century, 3 vols., Waverley Book Co. Ltd., c. 1920s, num. b & w illusts. from photos., t.e.g., orig. half morocco gilt, a little rubbed, 4to (7)
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