Drake (Joseph Rodman) The Culprit Fay, number 14 of 30 copies (18 for America) signed by the publisher, this copy for S.Jennie Sorg, printed on vellum on 51 sheets (rectos only), beautifully illuminated by hand by A.Formilli with decorative title and initials in gold and colours throughout, signed by Formilli on title, finely bound in turquoise morocco inlaid with central oval pink morocco panel and tan morocco border, both containing butterflies in light green & black morocco & red roses without, and elaborately tooled in gilt against a background of small gilt stars, by Trautz-Bauzonnet bindery, titled down spine in gilt with stars and five raised bands, doublures similar to covers but for oval panels replaced with cream onlay with central gilt circle, signed at foot of front doublure, g.e., spine a little browned, slightly rubbed at joints and edges, 4to, George D. Sproul, Saint Dunstan Editions, 1902.⁂ A magnificent work, each copy being illuminated by a different artist.
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Golden Cockerel.- Ravilious (Eric).- Breton (Nicholas) The Twelve Moneths, one of 500 copies, wood-engraved illustrations and decorations by Eric Ravilious, original russet buckram, very slight cockling to upper cover, in the scarce orange printed dust-jacket, small tear to upper panel and with very slight chipping to some extremities but overall a very good example, 8vo, Waltham St. Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1927.
Golden Cockerel Press.- Dreyfus (John) A Typographical Masterpiece: An account...of Eric Gill's collaboration with Robert Gibbings in producing the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 'The Four Gospels' in 1931, one of 40 specially-bound copies with a proof pull from a wood-engraving by Eric Gill, from an edition limited to 250, illustrations, proof loose in pocket at end, original morocco-backed orange cloth with inlaid triangular panel of turquoise Thai silks on both covers, by Clare Skelton, three small spots to upper cover, original cloth and morocco slip-case, small folio, Bain & Williams Ltd., 1991.
Kieffer (René).- Theocritus. Les Pastorales, translated by G.Soulages, number 251 of 500 copies, this copy with an original pen & ink drawing bound in, wood-engraved illustrations by J.-B.Vettiner, bound in black morocco with one of the original wood-blocks heightened with gilt and inset into panel on upper cover, Kieffer, 1923 § Huysmans (J.-K.) En Rade, one of 250 copies, printed in ochre and black, colour etchings and wood-engraved illustrations & decorations by Paul Guignebault, bookplate of Henry Mottet, bound in dark green morocco with elaborate floral border stamped in blind, by René Kieffer bindery with ticket, spine faded, Blaizot & Kieffer, 1911 § Charbonneau (Louis) Mambu et son amour, limited edition, decorative borders in red and black by Jean Vergély, bound in blind-stamped natural morocco, by René Kieffer bindery with ticket, original printed wrappers bound in, Kieffer, 1925, all with t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed at edge; and 10 others published by and/or bound by Kieffer, some in wrappers, 4to & 8vo (13)
Caradoc Press.- Goldsmith (Oliver) The Vicar of Wakefield, number 79 of 360 on paper, printed in red and black, etched portrait frontispiece by H.George Webb signed in pencil, decorative border and initials, ink inscription to front free endpaper, bound in green morocco with triple gilt-ruled border and gilt-framed central oval panel of flower and butterfly in onlaid red, purple, green & brown morocco against a background of small gilt dots, by Rivière & Son, spine gilt , t.e.g., others uncut, spine lightly faded, upper joint a little rubbed, 8vo, Caradoc Press, 1903.
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Vale Press.- Suckling (Sir John) The Poems, edited by John Gray, [one of 310 copies], wood-engraved border and initials by Charles Ricketts, engraved bookplate of Charles J.Groves, bound in brown morocco, by J. & E.Bumpus Ltd. of Oxford, upper cover with panel incorporating title surrounded by tendrils of honeysuckle and butterflies in gilt, spine gilt in compartments with honeysuckle tendril and four raised bands, t.e.g., others uncut, spine faded, 1896 § Apuleius (Lucius) The Excellent Narration of the Marriage of Cupide and Psyches, translated by William Adlington, [one of 210 copies on paper], printed in red and black, large decorative initial and 6 circular wood-engraved illustrations by Charles Ricketts, bound in blue morocco, by Bumpus, upper cover inlaid with wings and hearts in natural and red morocco and wavy gilt lines around title in gilt, lower cover with wavy gilt lines and inlaid red hearts, spine with small red hearts, t.e.g., others uncut, corners and edges rubbed, wear to head of spine, small repair to scuff on lower cover, 1907, [Watry B3 & B13], 8vo, [Vale Press] (2)
Colette (Sidonie-Gabrielle) Chéri, 2 vol. including an additional suite of the plates in various states, one of 20 copies on different papers reserved for the artist, this copy printed for M.Hippolyte Jaune, from an edition limited to 155, signed and inscribed by the author "à Monsieur Henri Boussard en souvenir de Colette" on half-title, dry-point plates and illustrations by Marcel Vertès, some light spotting, loose as issued in original wrappers, uncut, glacine wrappers, original board folder and slip-cases (rubbed), Paris, 1929; La Naissance du Jour, number 51 of 60 copies on Japon Impérial with an additional suite of plates on Japon blanc, from an edition limited to 120, lithograph plates and illustrations by Luc-Albert Moreau, bound in crushed grey pigskin, upper cover with inlaid panel of tan morocco circle against a dark morocco background and with radiating gilt rules, spine with triangular morocco inlay with title in gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, original wrappers bound in, slightly rubbed and faded, Lyons, 1932; and another, Colette, 4to (4)
Hemingway (Ernest) For Whom the Bell Tolls, early reprint without 'A' to copyright page, signed by the author on front free endpaper, light surface soiling to endpapers, original cloth, second state dust-jacket with the credit to lower panel, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few small chips and some creasing to head, still an excellent copy overall, preserved in custom drop-back box, 8vo, New York, 1940.
King (Jessie M.).- Kipling (Rudyard) L'Habitation Forcée, number 317 of 500 copies on vélin à la forme, pochoir title-vignette and 28 delightful illustrations by Jessie M.King, original snakeskin with inset gilt oval panel with two figures in profile on both covers, by René Kieffer bindery with ticket, decorative green and silver endpapers, t.e.g., others uncut, original pochoir wrappers bound in (a little browned), very slightly rubbed and edges, 4to, Paris, René Kieffer, 1921.
Jefferies (Richard) & others. Sun, Sea & Earth, number 35 of 125 copies, copper-engravings by Brian Hanscomb, original wrappers sewn in Japanese style, slip-case, Andoversford, Whittington Press, 1989 § Duncan (Robert) The Structure of Rime, number 175 of 275 copies, illustrations, original cloth with cut-out panel revealing etching by Frank Lobdell in each cover, uncut, slip-case, with accompanying etching with aquatint by Lobdell numbered, signed & dated in pencil, loose in paper folder, with prospectus, San Francisco, Arion Press, 2008, 4to (3)
δ Vernier (Renaud, binder).- Pichette (Henri) Dents de Lait, Dents de Loup, number 10 of 15 copies on Grand Vélin de Rives with 2 additional suites of plates (double-pages only on Japon and all engravings in black on Arches) and signed by the author, artist and publisher, from an edition limited to 211, 11 plates and illustrations by Jacques Villon, most copper engravings, 4 double-page, some full-page, additional suites at end, bound in brown calf, by Renaud Vernier, with finishing by Claude Ribal, each cover with cut-out vertical section containing revolving wooden panel of lacquered exotic hardwoods (dark macassar ebony and light French Guyanan wacapou) inlaid with letters of title on upper cover and author & artist on lower, textured leather endpapers, signed "Renaud Vernier 2008 Maître d'Art" at foot of front turn-in and "Ed. Claude Ribal" at rear, g.e, original wrappers bound in, upper wrapper with another copper-engraving, preserved in half calf chemise lined with reversed calf, board slip-case (very slightly rubbed at edges), [Artist & the Book p.214], 4to, Paris, 1959.⁂ The livre d'artiste at its finest; a glorious combination of illustration and binding displaying Villon's artistic versatility including abstract, Cubist, landscape, and floral studies in a variety of techniques and in a magnificent binding by the French master binder, Renaud Vernier, assisted by his long-term collaborator Claude Ribal. Vernier was the former apprentice of legendary binder Pierre-Lucien Martin and in 2000 was named "Maître d'Art", the only binder in France to be awarded this title. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Conrad (Joseph) The Works, 20 vol., number 446 of 780 sets signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, uncut & unopened, a few vol. bumped at corners or edges, dust-jackets, a little rubbed and soiled, some defective, mostly spines but vol.1 lacking upper panel, 1921; Notes on my Books, number 230 of 250 copies signed by the author, lightly water-stained, original pictorial boards, gilt, uncut, a little worn and stained, Garden City, N.Y. & Toronto, 1921; and 2 others by Conrad and a framed signature with photogravure portrait, 8vo & 4to (24)
Waugh (Evelyn).- Mott (C.C. and E.M.) Clent's Way, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket designed by Evelyn Waugh, very short closed tear to foot of upper panel, vertical crease to spine, minor creasing to spine ends, a sharp, near-fine example overall, 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1923.⁂ A rare, seemingly unrecorded dust-jacket designed by the young Evelyn Waugh. Though unsigned the design is unmistakably by Waugh and reminiscent of his designs for works such as Circular Saws and Colleagues published in the same year by Chapman & Hall.
Grass (Günter) Die Blechtrommel, first edition, signed by the author on title, original cloth, slight spotting to covers, later issue dust-jacket (with reviews to flaps) with very short tear to lower panel, else fine, 8vo, Darmstadt etc., 1959.⁂ A fine copy of the author's magnum opus, his first novel and widely regarded as one of the most important German novels of the 20th century. This was the first work of his Danzig Trilogy and was made into a film in 1979, which won the Palme d'Or and the Oscar (perhaps in this case "Oskar" would be more appropriate) for Best Foreign Language Film. Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999. A loosely inserted sticker states that this copy was signed by Grass on 15th April 2005 at the Musikhochschule in Lübeck.
Antique Dutch Pine Marble-Topped Washstand. The stand with matching over-mirror. The washstand has two short drawers and two cupboards beneath, with decorative foliate carving to the door panel, ochre-marble top with galleried shelf, approx 103 w x 57 d x 75 h (without gallery). Mirror approx 134 cms h x 81 cms w.
Hill (Graham). Life at the Limit, 1st edition, 1969, half-tone illustrations, a little light marginal spotting, original cloth, dust jacket, small closed tear and crease to rear panel, 8vo, signed to title by the author, together with The Technical Facts of the Vintage Bentley, 1st edition, Bentley Drivers Club, 1955, illustrations, a few folding, supplement and index loosely inserted, original cloth, dust jacket, s few small chips and tears, 8vo, plus Motor-Racing Drivers Past and Present, Shell-Mex and B.P., [1956], colour caricatures by 'Sallon', original spiral-bound wrappers, small stain to upper wrapper, 4to, with other motoring related including W.F. Bradley's Ettore Bugatti, 1948 (ex-libris) and Stirling Moss's A Turn at the Wheel, 1st edition, 1961 (45)
*Orientalists. Autograph letter signed from Alexander Hamilton (1762-1824) to Francis Horner (1778-1817), Hertford College, Oxford, 6 September 1807, discussing social engagements and criticising in heavily sarcastic tones the conduct of the British in the Second Battle of Copenhagen, single bifolium, written on 3 sides, address panel and Free Frank to conjugal leaf verso, creased from folding, seal-tear to gutter affecting half a letter both sides of first leaf, 22.5 x 18.7 cm, together with: Morrison (Robert, 1782-1834), Autograph letter signed to John Clunie (1784-1858), principal of Leaf Square Academy near Manchester, Liverpool, 13 July 1824, enclosing a postal order and discussing expenses apparently related to the education of Morrison's children Robert (also a missionary, 1814-1843) and Mary, single bifolium, written on one side, address panel, wax seal and docket to conjugal leaf, creased from folding, seal tear not affecting text, 31.7 x 19 cm, Khan (Sir Syed Ahmed, 1817-1898), Autograph letter signed, London, 10 June 1870, to the librarian of an unidentified institution, enquiring after works relevant to an intended history of Urdu literature, single bifolium of cream laid paper with 21 Mecklenburgh Square letterhead, written on 3 sides, 18 x 11.5 cm, and 13 other letters from 19th-century orientalists including Friedrich Max Mller (1823-1900), Edward William West (1824-1905; on Persian orthography) and Charles Rieu (1820-1902; on Arabic etymology), of which several addressed to Reinold Rost (1822-1896) as head librarian of the Indian Office library Alexander Hamilton was the leading Sanskritist of his time and a first cousin of the American statesman of the same name; Robert Morrison is considered 'the chief person who opened to his countrymen the road to the knowledge of the language of China' (ODNB); Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, Muslim reformer, lived at 21 Mecklenburgh Square, London, from 1869 to 1870. (16)
Cicero (Marcus Tullius). In Epistolas M. Tullii Ciceronis, quae familiares vocantur, Paulli Manutii commentarius..., Lyon:: Carolum Pesnot, 1580, printer's woodcut device to title, occasional minor worm holes, later endpapers, near contemporary calf, upper panel of spine lacking, some wear to extremities, folio, together with Thucydides, L'histoire de Thucydide Athenien, de la guerre qui fut entre les Peloponnesiens & Atheniens, Translatee de Grec en Fran‡ois par feu Messire Claude de Seyssel Euesque de Marseille, & depuis Archeuesque de Turin, Addressee au treschrestien Roy de France Loys XII, Reveve et Corrigee sur l'exemplaire grec., Paris, 1559, woodcut decorative initials, bookplate of William Stirling Maxwell, 19th century vellum, blind monogram to uper board, folio, with Plutarch, Las vidas de los ilustres y excellentes Varones Griegos y Romanos, escritas primero en lengua Griega por el graue philosopho y verdadero historiador Plutarcho de Cheronea, y agora nueuamente traduzidas en Castellano por Juan Castro de Salinas, [Cologne], 1562, woodcut printer's device to title and early signature to upper margin, occasional light dampstains, bookplate of William Stirling, contemporary mottled calf, blind embossed armorial and monogram to boards, burgundy morocco title label to spine, upper joint split and some wear, folio, and Haraeus (Franciscus), Annales ducum seu principum Brabantiae totiusq Belgii Tomi tres: quorum primo solius Brabantiae, secundo Belgii uniti principum res gestae; tertio Belgici tumultus..., volumes 1 & 2 only (of 3) bound in one, Antwerp: ex officina Plantiniana apud Balthasarem Moretum et Viduam Ioannis Moreti et Io. Meursium, 1623, engraved title and portrait illustrations, few minor dampstaings and light spotting, contemporary vellum, spine torn at head, folio (4)
Bag of vintage fabrics to include: Chinese silk embroidered fabric panels including; two green ground embroidered panel with moths, bamboo, cranes, flower and bird decoration (originally one panel cut in half), gold ground panel with floral, foliate and bird decoration (poor condition), green embossed fabric with embroidery that was originally the bottom of a Chinese robe with floral, dog of fo/dragon, vase embroidery to one panel and smaller embroidered butterflies and flowers. Together with two vintage flags including; the Union Jack and American flag and an embroidered stripy applique. (7)(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)
Royal Worcester porcelain baluster urn shaped two handled vase and cover, hand painted with reserve panel of fruit, signed Rinton, within a stylized art nouveau design gilded framework on a green ground. Printed marks with shape no. 2701. 22cm high approx. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT) CONDITION REPORT: Minor frits to inner rim of cover, otherwise no obvious damage.
Damien Hirst (b.1965)Garden of Dreams (H4-3)Diasec-mounted giclée print in colours, 2018, signed and numbered from the edition of 75 on a label affixed verso, on aluminium panel, published by Heni Productions, London, the full sheet printed to the edges, 920 x 1260mm (36 1/4 x 49 1/2in) (unframed)This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
A collection of 19th ceramics and other including a Herend chocolate pot and cover with painted floral sprigs and fruit knop, a white ground smear glazed tea pot with relief moulded classical style figure decoration and blue line detail, a pair of similar cups and covers, a dish in the Coalport manner with painted floral sprays and gilt mount, with painted numbers to reverse 882, a pair of figural candlesticks, a Royal Doulton figure - Fairy HN1393 (for restoration) a cameo type panel of classical figures, etc
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