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Click here to subscribeA late 19th/early 20th century gold (marks rubbed) fob pencil; the handle finial mounted with a cabochon amethyst (total approx. weight 8.96g)Condition overall is good for age, detachable outer case marks rubbed but '625' discernible and maker's mark 'C&S Co'; inner case hallmarked '15/625'; propelling pencil appears to be jammed.
Maps and other War Office issue British Expeditionary Force documents issued to Lt.-Col C.W. Tribe. Four linen-backed maps in good condition: Belgium - Antwerp Sheet 3 (1:100,000) Belgium - Brussels Sheet 6 (1:100,000) France - Montreuil Sheet 6 (1:80,000) N.W. Europe - Sheet 1 (1:250,000)Together with:Another, smaller, paper War Office map of Dunkirk: France - Dunkerque - Sheet 2 (1:80,000) marked in crayon 'Tribe'Standing Orders for the Expeditionary Force by Field Marshall French (Southampton 9th August 1914)Composition of Army Corps and Cavalry Divisions of the French Active Army (1914)The Egyptian State Railways (Nov. 1 1915 - April 30 1916) Horaire de Poche (pocket timetable) with pull-out maps of Upper and Lower Egypt annotated in pencil with embarkation notes and Mrs C. F. Nixon's address at 62 St. Michaels Road, Bedford ( both her husband, Capt. Nixon, and Col. Tribe were severely wounded, almost simultaneously, in the Dogras' assault on the German trenches at La Tourelle on May 9th 1915. Nixon was severely wounded again in Mesopotamia on Jan 13th 1916 and Colonel Tribe killed two hours later whilst 'as at Shikh Saad ... leading the advance with great dash, exposing himself in the most gallant manner' ). (The corner of p9 folded to bookmark the Dogra's journey from Port Said to Kantara.)
A mid-20th century 9-carat yellow-gold mounted and leather-handled (as crocodile skin) umbrella; the gold collar marked 'Brigg, London' together with an early 20th century fruitwood walking stick having 9-carat yellow-gold ferrule also marked 'Brigg, London' (2)The condition of the covering is poor with two large slits in the covering (se image), the fabric is in our opinion man-made. The handle of the umbrella does contain a pencil beneath the yellow metal dome (see image), the dimensions of the two items are 86cm (parasol) and 93.5cm (walking stick). The parasol is marked 'Brig London' and the collar of the walking stick is stamped 'WDFHA' 'Brig London'
*After CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE (1884-1967), 'Snaffles'; an ebonised framed and glazed colour 'The Worst View in Europe', with blind stamp lower left and also signed in pencil in the margin lower left (some foxing), (frame size 44cm x 67.5cm), original paper label verso Vicars Brothers Ltd, 12 Old Bond Street, London W1 detailing Remarque Artist proof Tile: 'Worst View in Europe' Artist: Snaffles with individual reference number in ink
*After CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE (1884-1967), 'Snaffles'; an ebonised framed and glazed colour print 'Forrard om m' lads and hit 'em...'ard !!', signed in pencil in the margin lower right (frame size 58cm x 66cm)In our opinion the foxing is on the inside of the glass, possibly on the mount although some of the staining/foxing is rubbing off on the outside of the glass.
*After CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE (1884-1967), 'Snaffles'; an ebonised framed and glazed colour print 'Great Banks there was below in the Fields' with blind stamp and signed lower left in pencil in the margin, original paper label verso Vicars Brothers Ltd, 12 Old Bond Street, London W1 detailing Remarque Artist proof Tile: 'Great Banks there was' Artist: Snaffles with individual reference number in ink (frame size 53.5cm x 72.5cm)
A 19th century ebonised, amboyna-banded and gilt-metal mounted pier cabinet, the slightly overhanging top above a frieze centred with a marquetry patera, the single glazed door enclosing shelves, raised on plinth base (79cm wide x 32cm deep x 97cm high)The cabinet does not have a key, opening the door is very stiff on the hinge side of things but does shut flush and in the auctioneer’s opinion if someone could find a key this would be fine. Looking at the left hand return from the front there is a 1cm piece of veneer away plus further strips of veneer away where the return plinth moulding touches the ground. Also on the left hand side there is a 2cm piece of thin cast moulding away. Some scratches and scuffs commensurate with age mostly to the lower plinth base. Some minor pencil marks and indentations to the top. The pine back has been painted with a red ochre which is original. In the auctioneer’s opinion it wouldn’t take too much to get the piece up to scratch. Looking at it from the front there is a 5/6cm piece of metal casting away just underneath the frieze. Opening the door and looking inside the lock has now disappeared from the door and the material which covers the shelves and lines the bottom is very faded indeed although the shelves appear to be strong and would withstand the weight of several books etc.
A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER GLOVE STRETCHERS, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London 1900, the handles with cherub mask and scrolling foliage, 22.5cm long; together with TWO SILVER THIMBLES, each with Birmingham marks; A PROPELLING PENCIL, unmarked; TWO NOVELTY SILVER SALTS, each in the form of a swan, each stamped 800; and A SHAGREEN-MOUNTED JAR, unmarked, cylindrical with hinged lid, engraved with initials and dated 1904. (7)
A collection of ten Ornithology titles, mainly association copies, comprising A.F.R. Wollaston: 'Life of Alfred Newton', 1921, 1st edition, 4 page autograph letter signed from Professor Alfred Newton to a Southgate dated 6 March 1905 on Magdalene College, Cambridge headed paper, loosely inserted, plus ownership signature of Naturalist Edward Step and dated Dec 20/21 to FFEP, original cloth gilt; Alfred Newton (edited): 'Tunstall's Ornithologia Britannica', London, 1880, original wraps; 'Edward A. Armstrong, two titles: 'Bird Display', 1942, 1st edition, autograph letter signed from author dated 16/3/44 to an H. Hart of Queen's College, Cambridge, loosely inserted, original cloth; 'Birds of the Grey Wind', 1940, 1st edition, signed and inscribed to half title, original cloth gilt; Lewis R.W. Loyd: 'The Prtection of Birds An Indictment', 1924, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by author to F.C.R. Jourdain thanking him for his help and advice, dated June 1924, to FFEP, original cloth gilt; John Kearton: 'Bird Life in England', 1931, 1st edition, pencil ownership signature of the Ornithologist E.C. Keith to FFEP, original cloth gilt; E. Hilton Young: 'A Bird in the Bush', illustrated Peter Scott, 1956, limited edition (378/550), signed by the author and illustrator and numbered, 4to, original cloth gilt; Bruce Campbell & Donald Watson: 'The Oxford Book of Birds', 1964, 1st edition, autograph letter signed from Bruce Campbell to Andrew Pierssene re the Council of Nature youth committee loosely inserted, original cloth, dust wrapper; G.K. Yeates: 'Bird Haunts in Southern England', 1947, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by author to Ralph Chislett to FFEP, plus further signed by author to title page, original cloth gilt; Howard Saunders: 'Manual of British Birds', 1889, 1st edition, maps and illustrations as called for, original cloth gilt (10)
A collection of nine Ornithology titles, mainly association copies, comprising [William Warde Fowler]: 'A Year with the Birds', Oxford, 1886, (500), signed and inscribed presentation copy from author to Prof. J.W. Mackail, Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, whose famous translation of Vergil's Aeneid is quoted in this book (p.112), original cloth gilt; M. Hiesemann: 'How to Attract and Protect Wild Birds', 1908, signed and inscribed to title page by Sir Philip Manson-Bahr (1881-1966), ornithologist and author, original cloth backed pictorial boards; J.A. Walpole-Bond: 'Bird Life in Wild Wales', 1904, 2nd impression, signed and inscribed by author to frontis, and further inscribed by him to FFEP, original pictorial cloth; F.W. Headley: 'The Flight of Birds', 1912, inscribed by author to FFEP, original cloth gilt; H.A. Gilbert & Arthur Brook: 'The Secrets of the Eagle and of Other Rare Birds', 1925, 1st edition, signed by Gilbert to FFEP in pencil, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper; A.W. Seaby: 'The Birds of the Air', 1931, signed piece attached to front paste down "25 Sept 1931 A.W. Seaby to Prof Percival", original cloth gilt; John Barlee: 'Birds on the Wing', 1947, 1st edition, signed to title page, otiginal cloth; George E. Lodge: 'Memoirs of an Artist Naturalist', 1946, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by author verso FFEP "Cradock Nichols with best wishes from his old friend George Lodge", 16 coloured plates as called for, original cloth, dust wrapper; E.C. Arnold: 'Bird Reserves', 1940, 1st edition, signed and inscribed by author to an A.H. MacDonald, and with a further autograph letter signed from author to same recipient loosely inserted, frontis + 20 plates as called for, original cloth gilt; plus one other similar (10)
Edmund Selous, four titles: 'Realities of Bird Life', 1927, 1st edition, copy of Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English Novelist and Poet, signed and inscribed to him by the author to half title "To Thomas Hardy, these wild-life gatherings, in token of the continued high pleasure & solace which his works have been to their gatherer, "as he walked through the wilderness of this world" Edmund Selous", with Thomas Hardy bookplate to FFEP, original cloth gilt; 'The Bird Watcher in the Shetlands', 1905, 1st edition, pencil signature of the Ornithologist H.A. Gilbert and dated feb 1926 to FFEP, 10 plates as called for, original cloth gilt; 'Bird Watching', 1901, 1st edition, plates and ills. as called for, original pictorial cloth gilt; 'Bird Life Glimpses', 1905, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (4)
Arthur Henry Patterson, 3 titles: 'A Norfolk Naturalist', 1930, 1st edition, signed and inscribed to FFEP, original cloth gilt; 'Nature in Eastern Norfolk', 1905, 1st edition, pencil ownership signature of Naturalist and Wildlife Photographer Richard Kearton (1862-1928), to front pastedown, original cloth gilt; 'Notes of an East Coast Naturalist', 1904, 1st edition, some contemporary pen and ink manuscript notes on Patterson at back by an ''E.D.P.'', original cloth gilt; Sterland & Whitaker: 'A Descriptive list of the Birds of Nottinghamshire', Mansfield, 1879, signed and inscribed from Whitaker to Arthur Henry Patterson, with further Autograph Letter Signed to Patterson from Whitaker loosely inserted, original cloth, erroneously manuscript pen and ink titled to spine "List - Birds of Northamptonshire"; plus P.H. Emerson: 'Birds, Beasts and Fishes of the Norfolk Broadland', 1895, 2nd issue, original pictorial cloth (VGC copy) (5)
A well executed pencil drawing of Thelveton church, 1843, probably by William Cattermole (Norwich School), dedicated to Rev. William Holmes of West Newton (1795-1861), drawing approx size 14.5 x 23cm, framed and glazed. A very scarce image of Thelveton Hall which is not included in Ladbrooke's churches
A packet containing a 19th Century monochrome watercolour of Loddon church, by J. Cullum, pencil signed to margin, approx 24 x 29cm; Two late 19th Century albumen print photographs depicting Loddon House & The Old School, each mounted, images approx 14 x 20cm; A 19th Century etching of Binham Priory by John Coney
Thomas Gardner: 'An Historical Account of Dunwich, Antiently a City, now a Borough; Blithburgh, formerly a Town of Note, now a Village; Southwold, once a Village, now a Town-Corporate', London, 1754, 1st edition, 3 engraved plates (lacks the prosepct and map), 4to, contemporary half calf, later calf rebacked retaining contemporary leather gilt title label, Claude Morley (1874-1951, antiquary of Monk Soham House, Woodbridge) pencil ownership signature verso FFEP; plus [Edward Clodd]: 'A Guide to Aldeburgh', ALdeburgh, J. Buck, 1861, lacks the plates by Rock Brothers but scarce nonetheless, v,114,[1]pp, original cloth gilt (worn), end papers replenished; plus A.E. Murton: 'Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft', 1897, original cloth gilt; plus 'Orford Ness. A Selection of Maps mainly by John Norden', Cambridge, Heffer, 1966, 1st edition, 22 maps as called for, original two tone cloth gilt (4)
Literary biographies, comprising 'The Lyttelton Hart-Davis Letters', john Murray, 1978-84, 1st edition, 6 volumes, bookplates of historian and biographer Hugh Brogan (1936-2019) to front paste downs, with some pencil notes and annotations by him to FFEP's and margins, original cloth, dust wrappers; Quentin Bell: 'Virginia Woolf A Biography', Hogarth Press, volumes I & II, 1973 6th impression and 4th impression respectively, volume I amusingly inscribed by Hugh Brogan verso FFEP "To Hugh, for his birthday, from Hugh, Cambridge 1973", volume II with his bookplate verso FFEP, each original cloth gilt, dust wrappers; plus 2 others Virginia Woolf related (10)
A folio of late 18th century and later prints, predominantly caricatures, a few pictures, comprising Vanity Fair: "Spy", Sir Leslie Matthew Ward (1851-1922), by, three portraits, including "Peace" [Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet], Oct:r 1 1887, "Lester" [Lester Berchart Reiff, American horse racing jockey], August 30th 1900, "Education & Defence" [Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire], May 15th 1902, &, Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857-1941), by, "ex President Steyn" [Marthinus Theunis Steyn, former President of the Orange Free State], all [London]: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, chromolithographs, various sizes, (4); English School (early 19th century), Jews at a Luncheon, or a peep into Duke's Place, after Thomas Rowlandson, titled to verso, watercolour on paper, 18.1cm x 25.5cm, (1); various watercolours, after Thomas Rowlandson's original etchings; English School (early 19th century), a pair of satires, The Irish Dream and Irish Division, [London?: c. 1805], etchings with contemporary hand-colouring, 18.5cm x 26.5cm, mounted; George Moutard Woodward; John Doyle; others; a watercolour portrait of Charles Dickens; an interesting and well-executed pencil sketch of a Maori's head; etc., [collection]
The Expression of the Emotions, 1st edition 1872, 4pp. catalogue dated November 1872 at end, 7 heliotype plates with Roman numerals, garter style ink stamp to title, pencil name to head of title and corresponding ex libris bookplate (George Blood), original green cloth with slight tears, fading and bubbling to surface, spine edges rubbed; The Formation of Vegetable Mould, 2nd thousand 1881, ink name to first blank leaf, good green cloth; A Naturalist's Voyage, London: Murray 1889, 8vo, original cloth gilt; Insectivorous Plants, 3rd thousand 1875, half title, half calf; Coral Reefs, 1890, Minerva Library edition; 4 other works by Huxley, Wallace and Bates (9)
The Book of Common Prayer, printed in Dublin by G. & J. Grierson, 1839, full leather binding with gilt-tooled lettering to front cover ‘Earl of Charlemont, Armagh Cathedral’, with his ownership inscription written in pencil to inside cover, together with ‘Verses’ by W.H. Mallock (1893).
Harold Hanscomb (1900–1983) - Collection of 41 Studio portraits of film stars, most mounted with pencil on reverse, including Virginia McKenna, George Cole, Stanley Holloway, Dinah Sheridan, John Slater, Bill Travers, Rita Williams, The Brave Don't Cry, Anna Massey, and others, photos each 11 x 14 inches (41). Information : Harold Hascomb worked in the Camera and Electrical Department on films such as The Ladykillers and Wee Geordie.
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