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Lot 294

COCHRANE, Thomas:The Autobiography of a Seaman,In two volumes. Bentley, 1860. Half calf, gilt. Folding chart- torn on fold (without loss); o/w G+ (2)

Lot 296

RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator):1. Irving, W: Rip Van Winkle. Heinemann, 1907; with 50 tipped-in colour plates. 4to. Original green cloth gilt; occasional foxing;2. Steel, F A: English Fairy Tales. NY, Macmillan, 1918, limited edn. no. 82 of 250 large paper copies. 16 tipped-in colour plates. 4to. original vellum like calf gilt, teg. Covers little grubby; inner hinges repaired; o/w VG (2)

Lot 298

RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel:A Wonder Book,Hodder and Stoughton, nd (1922), limited edn #489/600 signed by Rackham, 24 tipped-in colour and other plates. 4to. original white/cream buckram with gilt decoration to front cover, pictorial endpapers and teg. Bookplate of W Bixly to front pastedown; o/w VG

Lot 299

RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator):Mother Goose: The Old Nursery Rhymes,NY, The Century Co., nd (1913) limited edn of 150 copies signed by Rackham, but not numbered. 13 colour plates. 4to. original white cloth with gilt decoration and lettering and teg. Covers little rubbed; light offsetting; o/w G+

Lot 302

NEW AND GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY:Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation,Fifteen volume set; G G and J Robinson; 1798. Full ribbed leather; covers rubbed; o/w G+ (15)

Lot 304

ART AND ARCHITECTURE:1. Turner, T H: Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England. In four volumes. Oxford, Parker, 1851-59. With plates and illustrations. Half leather; rubbed;2. Legg , J W: Inventories Of Christchurch Canterbury. Constable, 1902. Matching binding with above;3. A Glossary of Terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture. Three volume set. Oxford, Parker, 1850; plates. Half leather, rubbed; inner hinges of volume 1 cracked and frontis with small tear; o/w G;4. Bond, F: English Church Architecture from the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Century. In two volumes. OUP, 1913, 1st edns.; fully illustrated; 4to, original cloth gilt. Small stain to one cover; o/w VG;5. Gulland, W G: Chinese Porcelain. Two volumes. 1928. Original cloth and dws (torn and in pieces); o/w VG;6. Plus: eight others (20)

Lot 308

BINDING AND GENERAL:1. Southey, R: The Life of Nelson. In two volumes. 1813, 1st edn.; 1st issue (page 258 in volume 2 mis-numbered). Portrait and plate; ppviii, 253, (iii)adverts; 280(including adverts). Leather backed boards, worn; occasional foxing;2. De Lolme, J L: The Constitution of England. Printed by T Spilsbury and sold by G Kearsley, 1775, 1st edn.; ppviii, (i), 448. Contemporary full speckled calf, scuffed and detached;3. Family Receipt-Book. Murray, 1810, half leather, rubbed. One page torn (without loss);4. Davenant, C: An Essay Upon Ways and Means of Supplying the War. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1695; 160pp; lacking the table between pp76/77. Cloth backed boards; worn and hinges cracked; two pages with paper repair along the inner margins;5. Livii, Titi Patavini: Historiarum Ab Urbe Condita Libri Qui Supersunt XXXV. In six volumes. Mawman, 1813, half leather, two labels and marbled endpapers. Covers little rubbed; o/w G+;6. Fenning, D: The British

Lot 315

RACKHAM, A (illustrator); WALTON, I:The Complete Angler,Harrap, 1931, 1st edn.; twelve colour plates. 4to. publishers full leather binding, gilt and teg. Spine faded and little rubbed; long inscription dated 1946 to half title; o/w G+

Lot 319

SMITH, George:A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, in the Most Approved and Elegant Taste,London, J Taylor, no date c.1808 (the plates are dated 1804-1807). With 159 hand coloured plates; there are supposed to be 158 plates, however four are missing and replaced with contemporary watercolours; half leather binding. As stated, lacking four plates and replaced with original watercolours; the title page and few plates are professionally repaired; occasional light staining; o/w VG George Smith (1765-1844) was a Scottish-born architect.

Lot 32

John Chapman and Peter Andre:A Map of the County of Essex from an Actual Survey taken in MDCCLXXII, LXXIII and MDCCLXXIV,Chelmsford, Chalk, Meggy and Chalk, August, 1833 (first published in 1777; most of the maps in this volume only have the 1777 date). Large folio; beautifully hand-coloured throughout. PP:title page (double-page and hand-coloured and numbered: plate xxv), map of the county (double-page and hand-coloured), list of subscribers (double-page and hand-coloured listing 224 subscribers), maps 1-24 (all double-page and hand-coloured). Half leather with gilt leather label to front cover. Covers worn and chipped; o/w a very good+ copy,54 x 40cm

Lot 44

The Bible Collection Of Mr Bernard Engel (next 24 lots):HEATH, C and WESTALL, R (illustrator):The Holy Bible,Containing the Old and New Testaments, and the Apocrypha, in three volumes. White, Cochrane and Co, L, 1815, 4to. full leather, gilt; gilt decoration and aeg. Covers little worn; foxing to plates; o/w G+ (3)

Lot 45

BROWN’S SELF-INTERPRETING BIBLE:Four Editions:1. Old and New Testaments. Two volumes. For David Ogilvy and Son, 1806, 3rd edn. 4to. contemporary full leather. New spine; foxing and browning; o/w G;2. Old and New Testaments. Blackie, nd, (preface dated 1873); illustrated with plates and views; large 4to. contemporary full leather. Few pages frayed; o/w G;3. Old and New Testaments. Adam & Co. nd, c.1880; illustrated with colour lithograph plates; large 4to. contemporary full leather. G;4. Old and New Testaments. McGowan, 1823. Incomplete; A/F (5)

Lot 46

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY:Four Editions:1. Old and New Testaments. Oxford, the University Press for British and Foreign Bible Society, 1854, large 4to. contemporary full leather, embossed decoration and aeg. Covers little worn; last page torn (without loss); o/w G;2. Old and New Testaments. 1865, 8vo. full leather, embossed. Occasional foxing; o/w G;3. Old and New Testaments. Eyre & Spottiswood, 1847, 8vo. full leather. Covers worn;4. Old and New Testaments. Eyre & Spottiswoode, for the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1862. Folio, contemporary full leather. Rebacked (with original spine); G+ (4)

Lot 48

Catholic Family Bible:In two volumes:With notes and illustrations by G L Haydock; Dublin, Fullarton, nd, c.1845, (general title: London, other two titles: Dublin). large 4to. illustrated with many plates of views; contemporary full leather. Occasional foxing and the odd small stain; o/w VG (2)

Lot 49

JOHN ARCHDEACON, Cambridge:Two editions:1. Common Prayer with Psalter. 1770; Old and New Testaments, 1769; Psalms, 1769. In all four title pages, Cambridge, J Archdeacon, and sold by Beecroft. 8vo. Contemporary full leather. Rebacked with new spine; family inscription to front pastedown; o/w G+;2. The Holy Bible. Containing the Old Testament and the New. In two volumes. Cambridge, John Archdeacon & J Burges, 1796-98, large 8vo. contemporary full leather. New spines; G+ (3)

Lot 50

BASKETT, John, Oxford:Two editions:1. Common Prayer with Psalter. 1739; Old and New Testaments, 1738 (with two title pages); Brief Concordance or Table to the Bible of the Last Translation, for R Ware, 1732. In all four title pages. Large 8vo. contemporary full leather. Rebacked in c19 with new spine; a few pages trimmed (with small loss to some marginal notes); o/w VG;2. The Holy Bible: Old and New Testaments. 1719 (lacking general title); Plus: The Whole Book of Psalms, Collected into Metre by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins and others; S Collins, 1720. 8vo. contemporary full leather. Rebacked with original spine and new endpapers; occasional foxing and the odd tear; o/w; G (2)

Lot 52

THE HOLY BIBLE:Containing the Old and New Testaments with Original Notes and Practical Observations By Rev. Thomas Scott, In four volumes. L, Bellamy and Robarts, 1788-1792. 4to. With frontis, two folding maps and numerous plates. Contemporary full leather. Little rubbed; the odd small stain and tear; o/w VG (4)

Lot 53

BRASS MOUNTED BIBLE:1. Brown's Self Interpreting Family Bible Containing The Old And New Testaments. Glasgow, James Semple, nd, inscription dated 1878. Illustrated with colour plates; folio, contemporary full leather with brass mounts and clasps. VG;2. The National Comprehensive Family Bible. Manchester, John Harrop, nd, c.1860. Illustrated with colour and black and white plates; folio, contemporary full leather with brass mounts and clasps. Little scuffed; o/w VG (2)

Lot 56

The Holy Bible:With a commentary and evangelical reflections selected from the writings of the most celebrated commentators by the Rev. George Campbell, bound in two volumes. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1813; with plates from the great masters and complete atlas of sacred geography. Folio, engraved title, contemporary full leather. Rebacked; occasional foxing; o/w G+ (2)

Lot 57

ILLUSTRATED BIBLES:1. Bankes, Thomas: The Christian's New and Complete Family Bible (with Apocrypha). For C Cooke, nd, c.1793. With numerous plates; folio. Foxing and browning; o/w G+;2. The New Testament. Longman, Green. 1865. With engravings on wood from designs by Fra Angelico, Pietro Perugino, Francesco Francia, Lorenzo di Credi, Fra Bartolommeo, Titian, Raphael, Gaudenzio Ferrari, etc. contemporary full leather with gilt decoration, and aeg. Covers rubbed; o/w VG (2)

Lot 60

Miniature Chained Bible and Lectern:Glasgow, David Bryce and son, 1896, 1st edn. illustrated; full embossed green leather binding, complete with chain attached to lectern and with the original leather mounted magnifying glass in the back pocket (4.3 x 2.9cm). Chain has come away from Bible; o/w VG+

Lot 66

THE HOLY BIBLE:Containing the Old and New Testaments, and also the apocrypha,Birmingham, printed by Pearson & Rollason, 1788. Frontis plus many engraved plates by Houghton, Hancock, etc. 4to. full leather. Covers worn and almost detached; occasional foxing; o/w G+

Lot 70

THE HOLY BIBLE:Old and New Testaments,Oxford, T Wright and W Gill, 1774. Contemporary full leather. Covers rubbed; o/w G

Lot 71

DORE, Gustav (illustrator):The Holy Bible,Containing the Old and New Testaments. In two volumes. Cassell, Peter and Galpin, nd, c.1870. Large 4to. Contemporary full leather; covers rubbed; o/w G+ (2)

Lot 73

MINIATURE BIBLE:The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,1643, contemporary red panelled calf, gilt. The first and last couple of pages frayed with small loss; o/w G+

Lot 77

PLATE BOOKS:1. Grose, Francis: The Antiquities of England and Wales. Printed for S Hooper, 25 Ludgate Hill, 1774. 4to.; one volume, with frontis, engraved title page and 161 half-page plates (dated 1772-74), with text, un-paginated. Neither the title page nor the spine states a volume number or any other description, and the engravings cover most counties in England and Wales. Contemporary half leather, covers detached; o/w VG;2. Russell’s History of England. Folio, lacking the title page, list of subscribers present (but loose). With maps (including Ireland, dated 1778), many plates and views of sea battles. Lacking the covers and prelims; (sold as a collection of plates);3. Hall, Mr & Mrs: Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, & c. Volume 3 only. J How, 1843. With maps, plates and illustrations. Half leather. G;4. Pluche, N A: Spectacle De La Nature or Nature Displayed. Volume 4 and supplement only. J and H Pemberton, 1739. Illustrated with folding maps and plates. Fu

Lot 80

ILLUSTRATED AND TRAVEL:1. Du Fresnoy, C A; Dryden (translator); and Pope: The Art of Painting. Printed for B L and sold by William Taylor, 1716, 2nd edn. Contains the first edn. of Pope's Epistle to Mr Jervas; pplxviii, (iv), 397, (viii); with a frontis. Contemporary full leather; rubbed; o/w VG;2. The Modern Traveller. Three volumes. Only: Palestine and The Holy Land, 1824, complete with folding map, plan and two plate; Brazil and Buenos Ayes, volume1, 1825, with folding map and two plate; Mexico and Guatimala, volume 1, 1825, three plates only. Covers detached;3. Mavor’s British Tourist. Volumes five and six. 1798 and 1800; volume 6 with folding coloured map of London; Plus: Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield, 1861 and Planche: History of British Costume, 1847 (8)

Lot 89

TATLOCK, B T and MACQUOID, P, ETC:A Record of the Collection in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Formed by the Viscount Leverhulme,Three volumes. Batsford, 1926-1928; limited edn. of 200 copies for the UK and 150 for USA. Volume 1: Painting and Sculpture; Volume 2: Chinese Porcelain and Wedgwood; and Volume 3: English Furniture, Tapestry, and Needlework. Folio, original cloth, teg; Spines little faded; o/w VG (3)

Lot 95

ESSEX:Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society,Fourteen volumes: vol. 3 to vol. 16 (new series); 1889-1923. With maps, plates and illustrations. Half leather. Covers little scuffed; o/w VG (14)

Lot 96

ESSEX:1. Dale, Samuel: History and Antiquities of Harwich and Dovercourt in the County of Essex. C Davis, 1732, 2nd edn., frontis plus 14 plates; ppxxiv, 464. Contemporary full leather. Rebacked with original spine; occasional foxing;2. History and Description of Colchester. Two volumes in one. Colchester, W. Keymer, 1803, 1st edn. with 6 plates; rebound in the last 50 years in half leather. VG;3. White, W: History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Essex. Robert Le, 1848. pp732(including adverts). Contemporary full leather. Spine detached; o/w G;4. Benton, P: History of Rochford Hundred. Rochford, Harrington, 1867. Inscribed and signed by author (two other volumes were published later);5. Plus thirteen others. Including: Excursions in Essex (vol.1) with folding map and many plates; Maldon & the River Blackwater; (1894), with maps and illustrations; Two Ordnance survey Town and Map of: Colchester and Ipswich; both folding linen backed, coloured and with o

Lot 97

ESSEX:Wright, Thomas: History and Topography of The County Of Essex,In two volumes. L, Virtue, 1831. Complete with a hand coloured map and all the plates on India paper. Contemporary full leather, rebacked with the original spines; extra notes and newspaper cuttings bound in. Occasional foxing and the odd small stain; o/w VG set (2)

Lot 98

BINDING:1. Dante, Alighieri: The Vision; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Three volumes. L, for Taylor and Hessey, 1819, 2nd edn. Half leather. Hinges cracked; bookplates to front pastedown; G;2. Junius: Stat Nominis Umbra. Two volumes. L, Bensley, 1805, new edn. extra engraved title pages and many portraits. Full leather. Rebacked with new spine; damp stain to few pages;3. Mosheim, J L: An Ecclesiastical History. In six volumes. L, T Cadell, 1790, new edn. Full tree calf. Lacking one label; o/w VG (11)

Lot 99

BINDING:1. Pope, Alexander (Trans.): The Odyssey of Homer with The Iliad of Homer. Eleven volumes complete. L, printed by Bye & Law, for T Longman et al, 1796, new edn. with additional notes, Critical and Illustrative, by Gilbert Wakefield. Full speckled calf with two labels, hinges cracked; covers little scuffed; o/w G+;2. Plus eleven other volumes, including: Bohn’s edition of the Lives of North in three volumes, and Lock’s works, in two volumes (22)

Lot 378

EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER PLATED CLARET JUG marked WMFN for 'Wurttembergische Metallwaren Fabrik', the 'N' refers to nickel-silver, together with a mark 'O' within a diamond, cylindrical checked cut crystal body, with triangular linear handle, 20cm high

Lot 140

REGINALD HEWITT (ED): GREENE'S GROATS-WORTH OF WIT, BOUGHT WITH A MILLION OF REPENTANCE DESCRIBING THE FOLLY OF YOUTH, THE FALSEHOOD OF MAKESHIFT FLATTERERS, THE MISERY OF THE NEGLIGENT, AND MISCHIEFS OF DECEIVING COURTESANS ... , Oxford, B H Blackwell 1919, limited edition (500) numbered, original cloth backed paper covered boards, printed paper labels to spine and top board, plus STEFAN ZWEIG: THE INVISIBLE COLLECTION, illustrated Joseph Malay, New York 1926, 1st edition, original cloth backed boards, printed label to spine, plus GEORGE ORWELL: ANIMAL FARM A FAIRY STORY, London, 1945, 1st reprint, original cloth, plus HUGO MANNING: THE CROWN AND THE FABLE, 1950, 1st edition, signed, original cloth, plus JOHN MASEFIELD: RIGHT ROYAL, 1920 limited edition (500), signed and numbered, original boards, plus DAPHNE DU MAURIER: THE APPLETREE A SHORT NOVEL AND SOME STORIES, 1952, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper, plus COLONEL SIDNEY PEEL: O C BEDS YEOMANRY, 1935, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper (7)

Lot 301

ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY "STREET LITERATURE": NUOVA, E CURIOSA ISTORIA SOPRA QUELLE PERSONE, CHE MOLTO GRADISCONO MANGIARE MACCARONI CON UNA GRAZIOSA CANZONETTA; CONTRASTO, E DISPUTA DI DUE POETI CON PROPOSTA, O RISPOSTA DELL' UNO, E DELL 'ALTRO CON MOLTE COSE REDICOLOSE DA INDOVINARE; LAMENTO E MORTE DI BENEDETTO MANGONE; LA CATALANA PUNITA SPECCHIO PER CHI NON OSSERVA IL QUARTO COMANDAMENTIO DELLA LEGGE DI DIO ...; RIDICOLOSO CONTRASTO CHE FA LA GATTA CON IL SOURCE; CANZONA NOVA, E GUSTOSA NEOPPA NO GRANNE, E MARAVIGLIUSO NASO; ... SEMPLISCISTA CON LA MORTE CREDENDOSI, CHE CON LI SUOI SEMPLICI MEDICAMENTI DI NON MORIT MAI, all Napoli circa 1820, each with woodcut vignette title, some with wood engraved text illustrations, each 12mo uncut/unopened, with approx 16 others similar mainly Napoli, one Livorno, vast majority with woodcut illustrations, uncut/unopened, 12mo, ephemeral, rare survivors

Lot 319

[GEORGE FREDERIC PARDON] "CAPTAIN CRAWLEY": WHIST; ITS THEORY AND PRACTICE WITH CHAPTERS ON LOO AND CRIBBAGE, London, S O Beaton circa 1865, 8th edition, original pictorial limp cloth gilt, plus FRANK DUNNE: THE DRAUGHTS PLAYERS GUIDE AND COMPANION..., Warrington 1890, port frontis, original cloth gilt very worn, plus M WHITMORE JONES: NEW GAMES OF PATIENCE, London 1911, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (3)

Lot 382

O PARKES & F E MCMURTRIE: JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1924, A REPRINT OF THE 1924 EDITION OF FIGHTING SHIPS, 1973, oblong, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper

Lot 468A

REV F O MORRIS: A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS, London, Groombridge & Sons, [1862-67], volumes 2-7 (of 8) only, original decorative blind stamped cloth gilt, top edges gilt, inner joints weak, some contents loose (7) 

Lot 747

Italian coloured advertising poster, "Caldo O Freddo Il Caffe E Insostituibile", Amilcare Pizzi Milano, 700 x 1000mm

Lot 275

Nine albums with covers, eight containing cigarette cards for W D & H O Wills, John Player, Carreras etc, mixed subjects with some interesting and complete sets along with one similar album of Brooke Bond tea cards

Lot 654

Three generations of one family's wedding dresses comprising; a 1917 wedding dress, ivory silk with overlaid silk net, ruched silk to bodice, to/w ivory silk slip and four sprays of wax stephanotis flowers, a 1948 wedding dress, cream machined lace with train, the net skirt inset with lace, to/w a heavy silk satin under-slip and veil, a 1977 wedding dress, synthetic lace with high neck and leg o' mutton sleeves, complete with veil and head-dress Condition Report 1917 dress - Very fragile condition 1948 dress - Repairable tears to front and back, yellowed 1977 dress - Yellowed to back of dress and slightly to front

Lot 828

A 19th century giltwood and verre eglonise overmantle, circa 1815, with reverse painted panel centred by a man-o-war in busy scene off the coast, 90 x 115 cm wide

Lot 293

9 carat gold and diamond ring, ring size O

Lot 413

Two Border Fine Art sculptures Mothers Pride and Tug O War, both boxed

Lot 339

A Framed Watercolour with Hand Written Paper Label Verso, 'The Jumma Masjid Delhi by Capt Toovey C/O Rouslet+Sons. 17 Nassau St. W1' 29x16cm

Lot 1034

A Hornby O gauge Locomotive no 50 with Tender no 501 in LMS Livery, both boxed (2) Condition Report practically mint - boxes very good, but with blemishes - rusted staples

Lot 191

A double row diamond ring set with twelve diamonds in white millgrain setting on yellow gold shank stamped 18ct Condition Report Old cut diamond showing inclusions, size O, sides showing wear

Lot 194

A five-stone sapphire and diamond ring, channel set with four sapphires and three small eight cut diamonds, 9ct yellow gold with white gold setting to/w sapphire and white synthetic stone cluster ring, the central dark blue sapphire with eight small diamonds around, baguette cut sapphires on shoulder, 9ct yellow and white gold claw set (2) Condition Report Size O 1/2

Lot 198

A full eternity ring set with brilliant cut diamonds, engraved sides, size O/P Condition Report Misshapen. The band has not been re-sized, the stones seem original, the diamonds are brilliant cut, the stones are well-matched in colour and size

Lot 201

A Ceylon sapphire and diamond cluster ring, the central native cut sapphire having old cut diamonds around, in claw and millgrain white metal setting, conversion, size N/O Condition Report White metal setting in need of rhodium plating, sapphire showing chips, scratches and large inclusions visible to the naked eye, showing old repairs

Lot 202

An opal and diamond circular cluster ring, the central cabochon opal surrounded by eight cut diamonds in claw and millgrain white metal setting with yellow metal shank, stamped 18 ct and plat Condition Report Opal showing scratches, size O

Lot 226

A lot containing an emerald and diamond ring, 9ct yellow and white gold set, size O; a single stone amethyst ring, 9ct claw setting, size L; a 9ct ring set with eight small diamonds, size N; and a small bar brooch, yellow metal stamped 14k set with seven baroque freshwater pearls Condition Report Emerald showing chips, claws broken on amethyst ring

Lot 855

A collection of Folio Society publications all with slip cases including works by Gaskell, O Henry, P D James, Joseph Conrad, etc, 54 volumes (a run of 6 ft 6 inches)

Lot 249

A citrine ring, the stylised bark bezel centred with an oval mixed-cut untested citrine, in 9ct gold, size O

Lot 260

A diamond ring, set with seven single-cut diamonds, in 14ct white and yellow gold, size O 1/2; a Wedgwood pendant, mounted in silver gilt, in the original box; a silver bracelet, 800 standard, composed of circular filigree links; a lady's gold-plated wristwatch, Bulova, the silvered dial with black Arabic numerals, contained in the original box with papers; and a white metal bracelet (5)

Lot 765

Royal Doulton figure, Autumn Breezes, HN1934 together with another ' Top O' the Hill ', HN1834

Lot 108

GUNS N´ROSES: American Hard Rock Band. Signed album record sleeve for Sweet Child O´Mine (1988) by all five members of the band. Child of mine was the band´s first and only number one single in the U.S. Signed individually by Axl Rose, Slash, Steven Adler, Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin. Four of them have signed in bold silver ink, Axl Rose in blue ink, to the front cover. Record still present. VG £150-200

Lot 259

BAIRD JOHN LOGIE: (1888-1946) Scottish Engineer. Inventor of the mechanical television, and electronic colour television picture tube. T.L.S., John Logie Baird, one page, 4to, Sydenham, 15th December 1940, to Mr. Ainsworth. Baird states `I am giving a demonstration of Colour Television on Friday 20th December at 3 o´clock. I have included a brief description and hope that you will be able to come, or to send one of your assistants.´ Upper right corner cleanly trimmed, otherwise VG £400-600

Lot 323

KOKOSCHKA OSKAR: (1886-1980) Austrian Expressionistic Artist and Poet. Signed 6 x 8 book by Kokoschka, with a colour sketch in his hand, an eight lines annotation, in pencil, a paperback edition of Der Unentrinnbare ("The Inescapable") a German text by Victor Dirsztay, published by Kurt Wolff, Munchen 1923. Signed and annotated to the title page `How quick the glass is getting empty! Today, E. and I did see at the heroine´s home of the Murderer, the Hope of Women - Nevertheless we watch front what is about to happen..´ The sketch being a man holding a glass. The 128 pages book containing a dozen of printed illustrations by Kokoschka. Signed `O K´, and dated 1961 in his hand. Covers slightly damaged. F to G £300-400   Murderer, the Hope of Women (1909) is a short play by Kokoschka, often called the first Expressionist drama. This work was set years later by Paul Hindemith as Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen.

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