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A Japanese hardwood three fold screen, early 20th century, each panel deeply carved with a cock below peony and small birds over flying lilies and other flowers, the frame with prunus, clouds, ho-o and other birds, 213.5cm high. Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
[Books]. Hodgson, J.T. Locomotive Management from Cleaning to Driving, fourth edition, London 1920; Blue cloth, illustrations, octavo; Lyle, O. The Efficient Use of Steam, eleventh impression, H.M.S.O., London 1974. Brown cloth, quarto; Seaton, A.E. A Manual of Marine Engineering, twelfth (revised) edition, London 1928. Brown cloth, illustrations, quarto; and assorted other works, most of railway or engineering interest, together with three videos.
A well engineered Model Triple Expansion Reversing Condensing Marine engine, built by Mr R Chipchase of Blaydon on Tyne to the O B Bolton design as uprated by J P Bertinat, with cylinders 7/8th. 1 1/4 & 1 3/4 inch bores by 1 1/4 inch stroke, cylinder head pressure relief valves, draincocks and pipes, IP valve spindle tail shaft guide, main stop valve, hand wheel and worm gear operated Stephenson's link reverse, frame incorporated slipper-type crosshead guides, LP crosshead driven air pump, six main bearings with oilers, disc drive wheel, rear frame mounted condenser and pipework, cast bed and wood display base. The model is finished in green paintwork with polished brightwork. 26cm x 30cm.
[Books]. Cowden, J.E., & Duffy, J.O.C. The Elder Dempster Fleet History 1852-1985, Mallett & Bell 1986. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, large quarto; Rabson, S., & O'Donoghue, K. P. & O. A Fleet History, World Ship Society 1988. Cloth, dustjacket, illustrations, quarto; Vamplew, W. Salvesen of Leith, Scottish Academic Press 1975. Boards, dustjacket, illustrations, octavo; and assorted other merchant shipping company histories, (35).
A 19th Century Prisoner of War straw work box, decorated with crowns, flags, stands of arms, floral wreaths, a dog and geometric designs, the lid with mother-o'-pearl star shaped finial, the side with the legend VIVANO AMO E. V. CARO M. AIP. Visit www.sworder.co.uk for larger image and condition reports.
BATES, H.E. 'The Seekers', Bumpus, 1926, slim 8vo. glassine wraps, Tog.with 'The Hessian Prisoner', Jackson, 1930. Ltd. edn. sgd. 52/500. Frontis by John Austen. cl. bd. Plus 'Through The Woods', Gollancz, 1936. engrs. by Agnes Miller Parker, in d/w. Plus 'My Uncle Silas', by same, Cape, 1939, w/o. d/w. Ill. Edward Ardizzone. Plus others by same.
ROLFE, Frederick, William (Baron Corvo), 'The Cardinal Prefect of Propoganda and Other Stories', ed. Cecil Woolf, Nicholas Vane, 1957, Ltd. 185/250. 8vo. dec. bds. cl. spine. w/o. d/w. tog.with 'Letters To C.H.C. Pirie- Gordon', ed. Cecil Woolf. Nicholas Vane, 1959, Ltd. 274/300. 8vo. cl. bd. Centenary Edition. 3 vols. Tog.with 'Don Renato An Ideal Content', Chatto & Windus, 1963, Ltd. 97/200, dec. bds. in slipcase. Plus others by same. 8
GRAHAME, Kenneth, 'Dream Days', John Lane, NY/London, 1899. dec. cl. scuffed, tog.with TOURTEL, Mary, 'Rupert at the Seaside', Sampson Low, nd. Rupert Little Bear Library, No. 41. bds. worn, plus DAY LEWIS, C. 'The Otterbury Incident', Putnam, 1948, 1st edn. Ill. Edward Ardizzone, w/o. d.w. Plus other Children's books. 13
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. 'The Hobbit or There and Back Again', Houghton Mifflin, 1938. cold. frontis. (Bowing Hobbit on tp. & bds.) cl. bumped. w/o. d/w. Tog.with 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil', Allen, 1962, 1st edn. ill. Pauline Baynes. Pict. cl. & d/w. Plus 'The Silmarillon', by same, Allen 1977. 1st edn. in d/w. plus 2 others. 5
A CAT OF NINE TAILS WITH A WOODEN HANDLE (NOT A NAVY CAT OF NINE TAILS). THIS WAS GIVEN TO THE VENDORS FATHER BY A GENTLEMAN RETURNING TO THE UK ON HIS RETIREMENT ABOARD THE P AND O SHIP RAJPUTANA IN THE LATE 1920'S. HE WAS THE CHIEF SMOKING ROOM STEWARD AND THE GENTLEMAN CLAIMED THAT HE HAD BEEN THE HEAD HANGMAN AND FLOGGER FOR THE THEN FEDERATED STATES OF MALAYA AND NORTH BORNEO.
9CT YELLOW GOLD LADY'S DRESS RING WITH RECTANGULAR AMETHYST 12MM X 10MM OF EXCELLENT COLOUR AND CLARITY, THE STONE HAS AN ENGRAVING OF A MERMAID WITH TRIDENT (STAR AND BIRTH STONE FOR AQUARIUS) THE AMETHYST IS CORNER CLAW SET WITH SCROLLS BENEATH AND THE HEAVYWEIGHT SHANK HAS MULTI DIVIDED SHOULDERS SIZE O
THE FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (TWO ARE THE SAME) ARE FIRST, THE PHOTO MARKED NO. 1 ON THE REVERSE IN PENCIL, IS OF THE CHIEF SMOKING ROOM STEWARD (W.E. BRIDGER) ABOARD THE P AND O LINER RAJPUTANA AND LAWRENCE OF ARABIA ON HIS RETURN FROM INDIA UNDER THE NAME OF AIR CRAFTSMAN SHAW IN 1930. NO.2 IS OF W.E. BRIDGER ON THE LEFT, LAWRENCE CENTRE AND UNKNOWN STEWARD TO THE RIGHT. PHOTOS 3 AND 4 ARE OF THE UNKNOWN STEWARD AND LAWRENCE. THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN AT THE TIME ON THE UNDERSTANDING THEY WOULD UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE GIVEN TO THE PRESS AT THE TIME. THESE ARE RARE PICTURES TAKEN AT A TIME WHEN T.E. LAWRENCE WAD HIDING FROM THE MEDIA OF THE DAY.
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