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Click here to subscribeSMITH R. J. & KNIGHT D. J. The Uniforms of the Late-Victorian Yeomanry Cavalry & Uniforms of the Imperial & Territorial Force Yeomanry, 1901-1914. 2 vols. Many illus. Folio. Orig. blue bdgs. 2008 & 2012; also J. H. Mayo, Medals & Decorations of the British Army & Navy, 2 vols., illus., rebound red cloth, 1897. (4).
(EGERTON LEIGH MAJOR). Ballads & Legends of Cheshire. Eng. title, music & decs. Worn & rubbed maroon morocco. Manuscript letter to the author from the Duke of Westminster & with the author's bookplate. 1867; also R. E. Egerton Warburton, Hunting Songs & Miscellaneous Verses, orig. cloth, London & Manchester, 1859. (2).
(TYRWHITT R. P.). Notices & Remains of the Family of Tyrwhitt, Originally Seated in Northumberland. Believed 50 copies only printed. Additional cuttings & notes. Limp dark leather. Privately Printed, 1862; also other family histories incl. Shelly, Featherstone, Armstrong, Greenhalgh & Entwisle. (8).
Automobilia Rolls-Royce interest - hard-cover Rolls-Royce The Classic Elegance by Lawrence Dalton together with hard-cover Coachwork on Rolls-Royce 1906-1939 by Lawrence Dalton, Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, Silver Dawn & Silver Cloud Bentley MkVI, R-Series & S-Series Martyn Nutland publ. Veloce Publishing PLC 1997; Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud The Complete Story Graham Robson publ. The Crowood Press. (4).
An early 20th century gold and platinum diamond and sapphire seven stone ring, the square octagon cut sapphire measuring 1.6ct approximately, the old cut diamonds each measure 0.07ct, size R/S, weight 3g.The sapphire has some very small edge chips. One corner has two chips only just visible to the naked eye. The table has some very tiny edge chips but only noticeable under a loupe. The diamonds are of irregular shape and cut. One has an edge chip but not noticeable. One diamond is set slightly lower.
Allen (Charles). The Polite Lady: or a course of Female Education. In a series of letters, from a mother to her daughter, second edition corrected, London: Printed for Newbery and Carnan, 1769, previous owner inscription to free front endpaper: 'Hannah Gibbards Book of Chalcomb Hill House Northampton Shire February the 22 - 1784. When this you see remember me don't forget me quite when I am out of sight', contemporary sheepskin gilt, joints cracked and some wear, 12moQTY: (1)NOTE:Block p. 195; ESTC T95314; Roscoe J8; Osborne p. 693. This anonymously-published courtesy book was reprinted several times. The first edition is very rare, ESTC tracing five copies world-wide, of which two in the UK. 'The copperplate frontispiece is engraved by Le Pautré. The letters "upon female education" are dedicated in this edition to the governesses of ladies' boarding schools in Great Britain and Ireland'. (Osborne).
Perrault (Charles). Tales of Past Times, by Old Mother Goose: with Morals, embellished with cuts. London: Printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater; and for Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York, [circa 1791], woodcuts on letterpress, some minor finger soiling, previous owners marks including 'Colson 1852' to recto of frontispiece, partially disbound, original Dutch floral boards, heavily rubbed and worn, spine deficient and covers detached, 16 mo in 8s, together withAnon. L'Éloge des Belles à la Beauté, Paris: Janet, Libraire, Rue St. Jacques, No. 59, 1811, with engraved plates, 48 pp., minor finger spoiling to title-page, ink inscription to verso of free front endpaper 'ny'', loose stitching to upper hinge, adhesive mark to edges of front endpapers, bound in at rear 12 leaves 'Petit Souvenir des Dames' plus 6 leaves calendar, gilt edged, contemporary straight-grained,red full morocco, few marks to edges, with slipcase, 16moQTY: (2)NOTE:Millar et al were active between 1790 and 1798.
Trimmer (Sarah Kirby). A Concise History of England, comprised in a set of easy lessons; illustrated by engravings: being a continuation of a series of historical books for children, London: Printed for J. Harris (Successor to E. Newbury,) Corner of St. Paul's Church, and J. Hatchard, Piccadilly, 1808, 2 volumes, hand-coloured engraved plates, minor staining, volume 1 page 35 chipped at lower corner, volume 2 water stain to top left frontispiece, previous owner's inscriptions to recto of frontispiece and 'Lucinda Wood...?', page 144 plate chipped with some loss lower right, page 151-2 chipped with some loss, both with 'Bickers & Son London' name in ink to verso of free front endpapers, marbled endpapers, red calf gilt decorated boards and spine, 12mo, together withMills (Alfred). Pictures of Roman History, in miniature, designed by Alfred Mills with explanatory anecdotes, London: Darton, Harvey & Darton, Gracechurch Street; and J. Harris, St Paul's Church-Yard, 1812, forty-eight engraved plates, some minor marks, contemporary endpapers, rebacked in calf gilt preserving original spine, approximately 60 x 55mm (2.5 x 2.25ins), plus[Pictures of English History, in miniature, designed by Alfred Mills], London: Printed by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-Street, circa 1815, lacking title page, minor staining, final leaf chipped at edge with some loss to fore edge (missing 2 letters last line of recto), contemporary endpapers, rebacked calf gilt, preserving original spine, approximately 60 x 55mm (2.5 x 2.25ins) with English Battledore. Alnwick: W. Davison, [circa 1830], single sheet of stiffened paper, with four engravings and letters, folded to form two leaves with a flap, exterior blue, 12.9 x 8.4 cm (5 x 3.25 ins) when folded, and8 other miniatures or chapbooks including: Juvenile Dialogues or Recreations for School Boys, during their leisure house at boarding school by Billy Merrythought, The Juvenile Picture Book, The Farmer; or, Young Gentlemen taught Good Manners, second edition, Angel Whispers to the Little Ones by John Ross MacDuff, Tom Thumb's Play Book to teach children their letters, by a pleasant method, plus a Russian chapbook and Henry cigarette cards illustrated by Carl AndersonQTY: (12)NOTE:Osborne, volume 1, page 173-4. Darton G654.
Finéde Brianville (Claude Oronce). Jeu d'Armoiries des Souverains et estats d'Europe, pour apprendre le Blason, la Geographie & l'Histoire curieuse ..., 2nd edition, Lyon: Benoist Coral, 1660, printed title card, 47 (of 52) engraved playing cards (French suits), depicting coats-of arms of European states and provinces, with a short description (or blazonment) beneath, each upper left corner with the suit-sign, the court cards are marked R (roi), D (dame) and P (prince), and the aces have been replaced by chevalier cards (marked C), hearts and diamonds with red stencilled suit-signs, dusty with spotting, some brown marks or stains (particularly affecting chavelier of spades), one corner a trifle creased, queen of spades with near contemporary ink deletion of few words, plain versos, each card approximately 89 x 55mm, contained together in 3 ringbinder album leaves with clear pockets, each album leaf 33 x 32cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Hargrave pp.61-62; Hoffmann, p.38; Mann, Collecting Playing Cards p.122; Tilley, pp.73-74; Willshire pp.88-90; Wowk p.64.This set is without queen and six of hearts (coeurs), king of clubs (trèfles), nine and two of diamonds (carreaux).When Monsieur de Brianville originally produced these cards in 1659, they had kings, queens, knaves and aces. Apparently this caused outrage amongst some princes and nobles, who felt that their royal blood had been snubbed. The copper plates were seized by the City Council, who only returned them to de Brianville when he agreed to replace the knaves and aces with princes and chevaliers, as here. The suits are arranged thus: hearts for France, clubs for Italy, spades for Northern Europe, diamonds for Spain.
Thomson (Hugh, illustrator). Silas Marner, The Weaver of Raveloe by George Eliot, London:MacMillan and Co., 1907, colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, title page and illustrations page detached, previous owners notes in pencil to free front endpaper, publisher's list of books illustrated by Hugh Thomson bound in at rear of volume, Notable New Books leaflet loosely inserted into rear, elaborately decorated green gilt cloth, spine elaborately decorated with title and illustrations, a bright copy, very good condition, together withScenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot, London: MacMillian and Co., 1906, colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, spotting to free endpapers, ex-libris bookplate to front pastedown, gilt-edged, elaborately decorated green gilt cloth, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, plusTales of the Canterbury Pilgrims retold from Chaucer and Others by F.J. Harvey Darton, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, London: Darton & Co, 1904, 24 full page black and white illustrations, some spotting throughout, blue cloth with gilt decoration, faded top and left margin, spine gilt decorated with some rubbing, back cover faded to top and right-hand margins, 8vo, withCranford by Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, London: Macmillan & Co, 1891, tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous small illustrations, minor spotting, rear inside hinge partly cracked, inside front hinge partly cracked, previous owners marks on half-title page, all edges gilt, dark green cloth with gilt decoration, gilt decorated spine, 12mo, plusLang (Andrew, Editor). The Book of Princes and Princesses, by Mrs. Lang, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1908, 8 colour plates, 9 black and white plates, tissue guard to frontispiece, publisher's adverts at rear, free front endpaper browned, some spotting, small booksellers label and previous owners notes in pencil to front pastedown, gilt-edged, original gilt decorated blue cloth, some minor stains to covers, gilt decorated spine, 8vo, together withThe Red Book of Animal Stories, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1899, 32 black and white plates, light spotting, gilt spine, previous owners notes in pencil to verso of free front endpaper, original gilt decorated red cloth, spine faded, cloth rubbed at headcap and tail with minor loss, 8vo, plusThe Green Fairy Book, 3rd edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1893, 14 black and white illustrated plates, tissue-guard to frontispiece, occasional spotting throughout, gilt-edged, original gilt decorated green cloth, gilt decorated spine, minor stains to covers, 8vo, withThe Arabian Nights Entertainments by Andrew Lang, 1936, Bewick's Select Fables, A Child's Garden of Verses by R. L Stevenson, Old Christmas by Washington Irving, London: Macmillan & Co, second edition, 1876, and The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens, 9th edition, 1846, QTY: (12)
Calligraphic Manuscript. A manuscript retirement presentation volume to Gwilwym Jones, Principal of Stroud School of Art, 1952, with manuscript verses on 10 leaves, extracted from Geoffrey Chaucer, Ben Jonson, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling, John Drinkwater and others, calligraphically executed in colours by various hands, with accompanying pen, ink and watercolour illustrations, opening with the lines 'Let men do these things if they will. Perhaps there is no harm in it; W.S. Landor, tipped-in etched portrait frontispiece, mezzotint view signed by Robert Dodd, 1952, with signatures of contributors including Edward R. Payne, L.W. Mildmay, Arthur D. Arnold, Ivanna M. Lees, Gladys Sharpley, Robert Dodd, Kathleen M. Blair, endpapers with original country scene in red crayon, original red morocco, upper cover with central diamond blue morocco onlay with initials 'G J' in gilt and corner onlays with stylised bird in gilt, some light marks, 4to, with a small descriptive note loosely inserted together with Selections from Catullus, Translated by Sir William Marris, with the Latin Text, circa 1935, 11 pages of calligraphic text, first words heightened in gold with decorative tailpieces, original green morocco gilt by Frank Garrett, Birmingham Municipal School of Art, spine faded to brown, slight darkening to cover margins, 8voQTY: (2)
Faulks (Sebastian, writing as Ian Fleming). Devil May Care, Bentley Special Series Edition, Penguin Books in association with Bentley Motors, 2008, cast and polished 1:43 scale model of the R-type Bentley inset in the text, red leather endpapers, all edges red, original black leather, covers with Bentley diamond pattern stitching in red, Bentley 'Flying B' radiator cap design stamped to upper cover and spine, contained in original plexiglass slipcase and cardboard box, 4to, together with a limited edition copy of the same work, Michael Joseph in association with Waterstones, 2008, limited signed edition 126/500, with a set of Royal Mail James Bond stamps and contained in hinged felt fitted box, 8vo QTY: (2)NOTE:First book limited edition 183/300.
Faulks (Sebastian, writing as Ian Fleming). Devil May Care, Bentley Special Series Edition in association with Penguin Books, 2008, cast and polished 1;43 scale model of the R-type Bentley inset in the text, red leather endpapers, all edges red, original black leather, covers with Bentley diamond pattern stitching in red, Bentley 'Flying B' radiator cap design stamped to upper cover and spine, contained in original plexiglass slipcase and cardboard box, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Limited edition 161/300.
The Naval General Service Medal with Guadeloupe clasp to C. BROWN, MIDSHIPMAN. together with his portrait in oil. Commander Brown (1789-1869), the Master of HMS Warspite, was the first to circumnavigate the globe in a British ship of the line. When news reached London that the Warspite had arrived safely in Portsmouth on July 28th 1827, the High Admiral, later William IV, coached down from London to give his congratulations. The NGSM and clasp relate to his service on the Lorna schooner at the taking of Guadeloupe in 1810, where he was frequently employed in her boats in the capture of enemy vessels. His c. 1875 portrait by the then-renowned copyist, Isabella May, is believed to be a copy of an original painting, or an original work based on his photograph. Provenance – by direct descent through the family. NAVAL AND MILITARY GAZETTE – Saturday 31 July 1869 Commander Charles Brown, R.N., died at 55 Hans Place, S.W., on July 19, aged 80. He entered the Navy on April 5, 1809, A.B. on board the Laura schooner, Lt-Com. C.N. Hunter. While attached to that vessel, of which he became Midshipman in the following September, and Master's Mate in October 1811, he assisted at the reduction of Guadeloupe, was much employed in her boats, and contributed to the capture of many vessels. On the evening Feb. 18, 1811, he was sent from Antigua to cruise off the island of St. Bartholomew, in a 25ft. cutter, carrying a small brass gun and ten men. At daylight the next morning, a heavy gale having sprung up during the night, the boat went down, about seven or eight miles from the island of St. Kitts. Turning out the gun, ballast, &c., she fortunately came to the surface again, and enabled Mr. Brown and five others, by occasionally holding on to the keel, remain afloat until, after buffeting the waves for six or seven hours, they were gradually blown on shore exhausted, and much hurt in driving through the surf. Of the five men who perished, one was for some time sustained by Mr Brown, whose failing strength at last compelled him to withdraw his support. In Sept. 1812, while navigating a prize to Halifax, he was captured by the American privateer Saratoga, and taken to New York. Being soon, however, exchanged, he proceeded to Halifax, and returned home thence as a Supernumerary, on board the Africa,64, flag-ship of Vice-Adm. H. Sawyer. From Feb. 1813, until Aug. 1815, he served as Master’s Mate and Second Master in the Duncan, 74, Capts. R. Lambert, T. Ussher, and S. Chambers, which ship, after cruising off Brest and Toulon was ordered to the Coast of Brazil for the purpose of conveying Don John of Portugal to Lisbon and actually bore, for a short time whilst lying at Rio de Janeiro, the flags, simultaneously, of Rear-Adms. M. Dixon and Sir J.P. M. Dixon and Sir J P Beresford. On Aug. 2, 1815, Mr Brown passed the examination for Lieut., and the 6th of the following month he passed the one for Master, to which rank he was on the same day promoted. His succeeding appointments afloat were in nearly continuous succession—Sept. 6, 1815, to the Leveret, 10, Capt. J. Theed, on the St Helena Station; July 10, 1818, and June 3, 1820, to the Bann, 20, Capt. A. Mitchell, and Iphigenia, 42, Capt. H. Parker, both in the West Indies; Nov. 5, 1821, to the Andromache, 44, bearing the broad pendants of Commodores J. Nourse and C. R. Moorsom, at the Cape of Good Hope; Sept. 9, 1825, to the Warspite, 76, which ship he served in the East Indies under the flag of Rear-Adm W. H. Gage and the broad pendant of Sir J. Brisbane, returned home under the command of Capt. Hon. R. S. Dundas, and was further employed under the flag of Sir E. Codrington, in the Mediterranean; Jan. 21 and Sept. 17, 1829, and May 1, 1830, to the Kent, 78, Capt. J. F. Devonshire; St Vincent, 102, flag-ship of the Earl of Northesk, and Caledonia, 120, bearing the flags of Sir M. Dixon and Sir E. Codrington, all on the Homo Station; and Jan. 14, 1832, to the command, which he retained until Nov. 21, 1833, of the Romney troop-ship. When Master of the Bann, Mr Brown surveyed the Lasal Bank, in the Gulf of Mexico; and when in the Andromache at the island of Pemba, on the East Coast of Africa, he accomplished the survey of Chak-Chak Bay, which had been unavoidably left incomplete by Capt. W. F. Owen, of the Leven. He brought the Warspite home through Cook Strait, New Zealand, thus accomplishing the circuit of the globe in a line-of-battle ship, the first that ever performed the voyage. During the time he was in her he surveyed Man-of-War Bay in the island of Egeria. While commanding the Romney, Mr Brown was stationed at Lisbon for the reception of British subjects during the Civil war between Dom Pedro and Dom Miguel. He also visited the West Indies and North America. After he left the Romney he was successively employed—ln examining Warrant Officers’ accounts at the Admiralty, from Feb. 19, 1834, until Sept. 11, 1836; as Assistant Master-Attendant at Chatham from Sept. 12, 1836, until Feb. 9, 1837; at Sheerness from Feb. 10, 1837, until Aug. 22, 1840; and at Portsmouth from Aug. 23, 1840, until June 27, 1846; and as Master-Attendant at Portsmouth from June 28, 1846, until June 28, 1850. He was awarded Commander’s rank on the date last mentioned. Com. Brown had received a medal for the capture of Guadeloupe. .
18th century RN salvage - HMS Edgar (1668) and HMS Royal George (1756) – 3 items of salvage recovered by Maj-Gen Charles Pasley R.E. at Spithead in the early 1840s, together with a note from Sir Charles Gage Brown, describing the articles and the circumstances in which they were presented to his father, Comm. Charles Brown R.N., at Southampton in 1843. (4)Provenance – by direct descent through the Brown family.1. HMS Edgar (sunk in 1711) – a large pewter bowl with the arms of Rear Admiral Sir Hovenden Walker engraved to its rim.2. HMS Edgar (sunk in 1711) – an onion-shaped wine bottle encrusted with part of a seashell.3. HMS Royal George (sunk in 1782) – a bottle of Madeira4. Sir Charles Gage-Brown – a 300-word note explaining how the above were given to his father by Pasley, who was in charge of salvaging and clearing both vessels, which were a hindrance to the Spithead anchorage.The note from Sir Charles Gage Brown reads:Articles to be disposed of from the wreck of the HMS Royal GeorgeA large circular Bowl, brought up from the wreck of the Royal George in 1843 and presented to my father by Colonel Pasley R. E. with whom he had been associated in the blowing up and removal of the wreck, it is just in the condition in which it was recovered.It measures about 18 inches across and has a broad rim of 2 inches, and with a centre 2 in deep – on the rim is the coat of arms of the former owner. At Herald’s College I ascertained that the arms are borne a family named Walker*. I have not troubled the Admiralty by enquiring if there was an officer of that name serving in the ship at the time of the most melancholy accident, or the rank of such officer so serving. The Royal George was sunk in 1782. There are also two tablespoons just in the condition in which they were recovered.Also a quart bottle of sherry – I may as well give an incident concerning it. On the day that it was brought to my father’s house, there was a dinner party of naval officers & at dessert to which small boys were in those days admitted, he showed them this bottle. There was quite a little excitement about it and one ardent spirit persisted in having the cork drawn, a little of the wine was poured out and tasted by all, a taste was sufficient but our ardent friend was bent upon another test, and threw the remains in the glass into the fire, with the unexpected result of quite a blaze, showing how much spirit remained in it after 60 years submersion. My father had it again corked & sealed and it has never been touched since then.**HMS Edgar – blown up and sunk at Spithead 15 Oct 1711. 400 seamen and others lost – a bottle of Hock with wine in it. The old fashioned shaped Hock bottle, brought up from the wreck by Colonel Pasley R.E. in June 1843. Nearly 200 years old. Also 1lb weight, now weighing but little more than ½ lb.* Gage Brown's note erroneously ascribes the pewter bowl as being salvaged from the Royal George. It was, in fact, as the family later discovered, almost certainly raised from HMS Edgar. Gage Brown took the bowl to the Richmond Herald, Charles Athill, at the College of Arms in London on October 21st 1894 in order to confirm the arms on the bowl were those of the Royal George's Admiral, Richard Kempenfelt. It appears Gage Brown, half a decade after the salvage had been presented to his late father, had been barking up the wrong tree. Athill followed up with a letter the next day:College of ArmsQueen Victoria Street E.C.21 Oct 1894Dear Sir,With reference to the old pewter bowl which you shewed me yesterday. The Arms are not those of Admiral Kempenfelt, but belong to the family of Walker of Ilam co. Stafford. One of the Walkers was probably an officer with the "Royal George".Yours faithfully,Charles H. AthillRichmond Herald** The vendor informs us: 'The 'sherry' bottle from HMS Royal George, which is still a third full, was tasted and proven still sound in 1965 by David Rutherford of Rutherford Osborne, Shippers of Madeira, who declared it to be Madeira Sercial. The bottle from HMS Edgar still contains liquid, but I defy anyone able to drink it!'
A cased taxidermy of a large roach; paper label to interior top right 'RECORD ROACH Caught by R. JONES, NOTTINGHAM LAKE, June 17th, 1975, Weight; 4lbs 1oz (case size 56.5cm wide x 13cm deep x 36cm high)Condition Report: The appears to be cast. There is evidence of 'overpainting' and a quite shiny outer lacquer etc.
Mid-19th century English School - A portrait of Barrington House, Dorking, oil on panel, titled verso, bears signature R P Bonington (8½in x 11¾in, 22cm x 30.5cm). Dirty varnish, superficial blemishes, losses and some thinnessesCondition Report: As per the lot description. There is a split coming in from the left-hand side horizontally, about halfway down, visible from both the front and the back. From the 'tree trunk' under the two windows below the roof on the right-hand side of the gable. Would benefit from a professional clean.
René Lalique (France, 1860-1945), a circular light amber coloured glass bowl in the 'Volubilis Pattern, France' circa 1930, designed in 1921; the three opalescent volubilis (Morning Glory) flowers to the base with stems that act as feet, etched mark of R Lalique, France, no.383 (21.5cm diameter)Condition Report: This has come from a private vendor and there are no major problems noted. The etched marks and writing to the underside are clearly visible, some minor scratches to the inside of the bowl commensurate with usage and age. Otherwise in good original condition.
A diamond and 9ct white gold dress rings to include a pave set wide ring, diamonds weight approx 1.50ct, stamped to shank, width approx 15mm, size R, total gross weight approx 7.9gms, along with a silver and diamond set wide cross over ring, width approx 13mm, size P1/2, (2) Further details: good all stones present and intact, minor wear and tear only
Three 9ct gold and gem set rings comprising an aquamarine and diamond ring set with a round cut aquamarine with diamond set shoulders, size R, a fire opal and white topaz ring, size P, along with a ammolite triplet oval ring with white topaz shoulders, size R1/2, combined total gross weight approx 7gms Further details: good all stones present and intact, minor wear and tear only
Dreiteilige Schmuckgarnitur, BULGARI und Kent Raible. 750/000 GG, brutto 75,5 g. a) Flachpanzer-Collier. Mittelteil besetzt mit quadratischem, blauen Saphircabochon, 3,86 ct. (so rückseitig graviert) sowie zehn Brillanten, zus. ca. 0,1 ct. Gem. BULGARI und num. 402 - MI. Mittelteil D. 1,5x 2 cm, Ketten-L. 38 cm; b) Damenring. Besetzt mit ovalem, blauen Saphircabochon, 3,15 ct. (so in Ringschiene graviert) kannelierte Ringschiene aus GG und WG. Gem. BULGARI und num. 395 - R... RW 54 und c) Paar Ohrclips. Je besetzt mit quadratischem, blauen Saphircabochon, seitlich zwei runden Rubincabochons und sechs Brillanten, diese insges. ca. 0,36 ct. Gem. Raible. D. 1,5x 1,5 cm. In originalem Lederetui BULGARI (Gebrauchsspuren, innere Halterungen besch.).
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