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Lot 638
Seltene Vase ''Fenicio'' Carlo Scarpa (Entwurf), M.V.M Cappellin & Co., um 1930 Milchglas ('lattimo') mit umsponnenem hellblauem Faden, zu federblattartigem Muster verzogen. Fuß- und Mündungsrand mit aufgelegtem blauem Faden. H. 14,8 cm; D. 20 cm Lit.: Marino Barovier, Carlo Scarpa - I vetri di un architetto, Skira, Milano 1997, S. 192, Nr. 14 (Form), S. 69 (dekor- und farbidentische Formvariante).Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Objekt regelbesteuert ist. Fu?r Kunden innerhalb der EU wird auf den Zuschlag zuzu?glich 26 % Aufgeld,die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer von derzeit 19 % erhoben. Ausgenommen hiervon sind Käufer aus dem Drittland, der Schweiz sowie Händler innerhalb der EU mit Umsatzsteuer-ID-Nr.. Please note that this item is calculated with standard taxation.EU customers have to pay the hammer price plus 26 % premium and value added tax (19%).Excluded from this are buyers from non-EU countries, Switzerland and EU Dealers with valid VAT no.
Lot 1035
Vasenobjekt Samuel J. Herman, 1977 Farbloses Glas. Farbpulver und Oxide ein- und aufgeschmolzen. In Vibrogravur signiert und datiert: Samuel J. Herman 1977 SA 1817. H. 22,5 cm Lit.: R. & L. Grover, Contemporary Art Glass, New York 1975, Abb. 170 ff. - Die Sammlung Wolfgang Kermer, Glasmuseum Frauenau, Abb. 157
Lot 729
'Artifact Still Life (Burial) William Morris, 1990 20-teiliges Objekt der ''Artifact Series''. Farbloses Glas mit kobaltblauer Pulverein- und Goldfolienaufschmelzung, formgeschmolzen, weiße körnige Substanz aufgeschmolzen, teils irisiert. 2 Teile in Gravur signiert und datiert: William Morris 1990. H. 37 cm; B. ca. 80 cm (variabel) Lit.: ''William Morris Glass - Artifact and Art'', University of Washington Press, Seattle & London 1989, S. 72/73 - ''Contemporary Crafts and the Saxe Collection'', The Toldedo Museum of Art, Toledo 1993, Plate 37.Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Objekt regelbesteuert ist. Fu?r Kunden innerhalb der EU wird auf den Zuschlag zuzu?glich 26 % Aufgeld,die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer von derzeit 19 % erhoben. Ausgenommen hiervon sind Käufer aus dem Drittland, der Schweiz sowie Händler innerhalb der EU mit Umsatzsteuer-ID-Nr.. Please note that this item is calculated with standard taxation.EU customers have to pay the hammer price plus 26 % premium and value added tax (19%).Excluded from this are buyers from non-EU countries, Switzerland and EU Dealers with valid VAT no.
Lot 1052
Vasenobjekt Samuel J. Herman, 1971 Farbloses Glas, mit Farb- und Oxideinschmelzung zwischen den Schichten. In Vibrogravur signiert und datiert: Samuel J. Herman 1971 ISA 1137. H. 18 cm Lit.: R. & L. Grover, Contemporary Art Glass, New York 1975, Abb. 170 ff. - Die Sammlung Wolfgang Kermer, Glasmuseum Frauenau, Abb. 157
Lot 1004
Pyramide Colin Reid, 1994 Cire-perdue Gussverfahren. Farbloses Glas mit Pulvereinschlüssen in Graphit und Grün, sandgestrahlt, geschliffen und poliert. In Gravur signiert und datiert: Colin Reid 1994 R 623. 22,5 x 27 x 26 cm Lit.: 'Zeitgenössische Glaskunst', MUDAC, Lausanne 2006, Abb. 253 - S.K. Frantz, Contemporary Glass, Ney York 1989, S. 188 - Dan Klein, Glass - A Contemporary Art, London 1989, S. 162 - Ausst.-Kat. ''Contemporary European Sculptures in Crystal and Glass'', Abb. 146 - Contemporary Crafts and the Saxe Collection, The Toledo Museum of Art, Hudson Hills Press, New York 1993, plate 46
Lot 438
Flakon ''Fleurs de France'' René Lalique für d'Orsay, Wingen-sur-Moder, 1920 Farbloses Glas, in die Form gepresst, Stöpsel braun patiniert. Schauseitig in vergoldeter Rundkartusche bez.: ''CHEVALIER D'ORSAY''. Unterseite bez.: R. LALIQUE (hochgepresst). H. 8 cm. Lit.: F. Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860 - 1945, S. 930.
Lot 730
'Artifact Still Life'' William Morris, 1990 4-teiliges Objekt der ''Artifact Still Life Series''. Farbloses Glas mit kobaltblauer Pulvereinschmelzung, formgeschmolzen, weiße körnige Substanz aufgeschmolzen, teils irisiert. In Gravur signiert: William Morris. D. 18 bzw. 36 cm; L. 40 bzw. 61 cm (Knochen) Lit.: ''William Morris Glass - Artifact and Art'', University of Washington Press, Seattle & London 1989, S. 61.Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Objekt regelbesteuert ist. Fu?r Kunden innerhalb der EU wird auf den Zuschlag zuzu?glich 26 % Aufgeld,die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer von derzeit 19 % erhoben. Ausgenommen hiervon sind Käufer aus dem Drittland, der Schweiz sowie Händler innerhalb der EU mit Umsatzsteuer-ID-Nr.. Please note that this item is calculated with standard taxation.EU customers have to pay the hammer price plus 26 % premium and value added tax (19%).Excluded from this are buyers from non-EU countries, Switzerland and EU Dealers with valid VAT no.
Lot 747
Vasenobjekt Richard Meitner, 1993 2-teilig. Farbloses und schwarzes Glas, partiell säuremattiert und laminiert. Bronze. In Gravur signiert und datiert: R. Meitner '93. H. 28 cm Lit.: Ausst.- Kat. ''Richard Meitner'', Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris 1991, Farbtafel S. 15.Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Objekt regelbesteuert ist. Fu?r Kunden innerhalb der EU wird auf den Zuschlag zuzu?glich 26 % Aufgeld,die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer von derzeit 19 % erhoben. Ausgenommen hiervon sind Käufer aus dem Drittland, der Schweiz sowie Händler innerhalb der EU mit Umsatzsteuer-ID-Nr.. Please note that this item is calculated with standard taxation.EU customers have to pay the hammer price plus 26 % premium and value added tax (19%).Excluded from this are buyers from non-EU countries, Switzerland and EU Dealers with valid VAT no.
Lot 248
Bedeutender Becher mit Lamm Gottes und Pelikan Thüringen, Lauscha, datiert ''1696'' Geweitete Wandung mit gestauchtem Standring und hochgestochenem Boden. Sorgfältige Dekorausführung in bunten Emailfarben: Pelikan, seine Jungen mit dem Herzblut fütternd, rückseitig Agnus Dei mit der Fahne der Christenheit, das aus der Brust strömende Blut wird in einem goldenen Kelch aufgefangen. Die Darstellungen sind auf umlaufendem Grassockel mit stilisierten Stauden ausgeführt. Seitlich Inschriften in Weiß ''HERR Christ besprenge uns mit deinem Bludt, Wie der pelican Seinen Jungen thut'' bzw. ''Siehe das ist Gottes Lamb, welches der welt Sünde trägt. Johann Heinrich Gültner. Anno Domini 1696''. Insgesamt sechs rautenförmige Beschlagwerk-Ornamente aus weißem Email und Blattgold. Auf Fuß weißes Strichmuster. Unterhalb des Lippenrandes beriebene Blattgoldbordüre, gerahmt von linearen und wellenförmigen Bordüren in Weiß. H. 11,2 cm Der Becher wurde in der 76. Auktion unseres Hauses (Oktober 1993) als Lot 1420 verkauft. Die Zuordnung nach Lauscha in Thüringen erfolgt durch den Vergleich mit einem 1684 datierten Krug des Glashüttenbesitzers Johann Martin Müller (1646-1700) aus dem Städtischen Museum Erfurt, Inv.-Nr. 2191 (Angaben siehe Walter Dexel, Deutsches Handwerksgut, Berlin, 1939, S. 415 und S. 504). Die Verzierung auf den Füßen und vor allem die kalligrafische Ausführung der Texte sind bis ins kleinste Detail vergleichbar. Zum Erfurter Krug bemerkt Franz-Thomas Fischer aus Düsseldorf im Netz (http://www.all-fischer.de/all-fischer-p/p309.htm): Johann Martin Müller ist mein Ur-(7x)-Großvater. Für ihn mit Darstellung seiner Familie fertigt sein Schwager Wolff Wanderer einen Glaskrug an, der bis heute erhalten ist. Dieser ist im Besitz des Museums f. Thür. Volkskunde Erfurt bzw. Stadtmuseum Erfurt, ein fast gleiches Exemplar steht im Fränkischen Luitpold-Museum Würzburg (heute Mainfränkisches Museum). Lit.: Elisabeth M. Trux, Emailbemaltes Glas, Römer und Barockes Farbglas, Mainfränkisches Museum Würzburg 1993, Kat.-Nr. 7, S. 46f, Objekt Lauscha zugeschrieben, dort zahlreiche Literaturhinweise (allerdings auch zu den Familienhumpen). Lit.: R. Hoffmann, Thüringer Glas aus Lauscha und Umgebung, Leipzig 1993, Kat.-Nr. 26, S. 67, ein Lauscha zugeschrieber Familienhumpen. Eventuell ist auch der 1696 datierte Becher Nr. 343 aus dem Glas-Katalog des Kunstgewerbemuseums Köln, 1973 (Klesse/Reineking-von Bock) der Hütte in Lauscha zuzuordnen. Der Becher ist auch bei Franz Carl Lipp, Bemalte Gläser, München 1974, S. 67, Nr. 39 abgebildet. Durch den stetigen Wechsel der Mitglieder der Glasmacherfamilien Greiner, Müller und Wanderer zwischen Lauscha und Bischofsgrün, gibt es große Ähnlichkeiten in der Gestaltung und Dekoration der in diesen Hütten hergestellten Gläser. Lit.: W. Berndt, Religiöse Darstellungen auf alten Hohlgläsern. Christliche Kunst XXX, Nr. 2, 1933, S. 40-53. Lit.: Klesse/Saldern, 500 Jahre Glaskunst - Sammlung Fritz Biemann, Zürich, 1978, Nr. 293, 269 und 288, Gläser mit dem Lamm Gottes. In der Fußnote von Nr. 288 ist unser Becher erwähnt, mit Provenienz Sammlung Franz Ruhmann, Wien.
Lot 1075
Vasenobjekt Robert Pierini, Biot, 1990 Farbloses dickwandiges Glas mit Zwischenschichtdekor aus Farbglasplättchen und -pulver, Metalloxiden, Chromaventurin und gerissener Goldfolie. Schwarze ringwulstförmige Applik. In Vibrogravur signiert: R. Pierini 1990 O.P (...). H. 34 cm Lit.: J. Bloch-Dermant, Le Verre en France, 1986, S. 355 f.
Lot 231
R. S. HAWKER. 'Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall.' Original embossed cloth, fronticpiece, sporadic toning, John Lane, London, MDCCCCIII (sic), 1903; With the 1908 edition; 'The Life and Letters of R. S. Hawker, By His Son-In-Law, C. E. Byles...' original embossed boards, John Lanehe Bodley Lane, New York, 1906; With four books by or about Hawker. (7) Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 543
J. R. R. TOLKIEN. 'Lord of the Rings.' Folio Society, cardboard slip case, illustrations by Ingahild Grathmer, 1977, vg; With two 'The Hobbit' published by the Folio Society and six books written or about Tolkien. (11) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote. The Hobbit- Folio Society in Slip case (Brown Spine), De Luxe Edition, 1976. The Hobbit- HarberCollins, pictorial slip case, 4th edition, 1978. The Lord of The Rings- Folio Society, 1977. Tree and Leaf Smith of Wooton Major, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth- Unwin Books, 1975. Bilbo's Last Song- Hutchinson, 1990. Farmer Giles of Ham- George Allen & Unwin, Eighth impression, 1971. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil- George Allen & Unwin, fifth impression, 1971. The Father Christmas Letters- George Allen & Unwin, First, 1976. The Plants of Middle-Earth- The Kent State University Press, 2006. The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun, HarperCollins, First, 2009. The Children of Hurin, Harper Collins, First, 2007.
Lot 601
CORNWALL. 'The Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly,' signed by author R. D. Penhallurick, published by Headland pub, bound by Cramp of Cornwall, 1978. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 548
PETER R. O. BALLY. 'The Genus Monadenium.' Signed and inscribed by author, original cloth, unclipped dj, 32 plates in natural size and 88 figures Benteli, Berne, 1961, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £21.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 460
R. A. Lidstone. 'A Practical Manual for Foil Epee and Sabre.' First edition, original cloth, cloth stained and bumped, some text underlined, H. F. & Witherby, London, 1930, g; With five othewr books concerning the art of fencing, plus 'The House of Angelo,' by J. D. Aylward, first edition, vg. (7) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 191
D'ANVILLE. 'Compendium of Anvient Geography.' Translated from french, folding maps, half calf on martbled boards, bumped, chipped and worn, clean and tidy text block, R. Faulder, London, 1791; 'Epicteti Stoici Philosophi Enchiridion.....' loose worn and chipped boards, tonning to edges of leaves, Jacobi Flesher, Cantuberry, 1670. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 138
R TURNER An Easy Introduction to the Arts and Sciences: being a short but comprehensive system of useful and polite learning divided into lessons. Two woodcut maps and six plates complete. Contents in good condition with owner's name on half-title. Marbled boards with remains of a half calf binding which now has a failed leather binding in situ. J Johnson, etc. 1800. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 444
R. D. Meikle. 'The Flora of Cyprus'. First edition, two volumes, original cloth, Robert Maclehose and Company, Glasgow, 1977, vg. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 598
CORNWALL INTEREST. 'The Timeless Land,' by Deny's Val Baker, First edition, clipped dj, Adams & Dart, 1973; 'Cornish Harbours,' by Roland Roddis, first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Christopher Johnson, 1973; 'The Ports and Harbours of Cornwall,' by Richard Pearse, original coth, clipped dj, reprint, H. E. Warne, St Austell, 1964; 'An Introduction to Cornish Water-mills,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, Bradford Barton, Truro, 1972; 'William Borlase,' by P. A. S. Pool, signed, first edition, The Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1986; 'The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance,' by P. A. S. Pool, signed, first edition, The Corporation of Penzance, 1974; 'The Chapels and Curates of Market Jew,' by T. Reynolds, first edition, Worden, Marazion, 1963; 'Short History of Saint Michael's Mount,' by J. R. Fletcher, published at the mount, 1951; 'The St. Aubyns of Cornwall 1200-1977,' by Diana Harley, no319, Barracuda Books, 1977; 'A Natural History of Porthleven,' by H. B. Sargent, Kenion Press, 1961; 'The Staniforth Diary: A Visit to Cornwall in 1800,' first edition, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1965. (11) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 269
SIR PHILIP SIDNAY KNIGHT. 'The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia.....Now the ninth time published...' Illustrated title page, contemporay calf, cracked hinges, loose panel on spine, misprint to page 442 as 440 also where a tide mark permeates to finis, sporadic foxing and toning, J. Waterson and R. Young, 1638. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 502
MARY R. MITFORD. 'Sketches of English Life and Character.' First edition, original cloth, spine faded, illustrated by Stanhope. A Forbes, illustrations complete, sporadic foxing to edges of text block, pencil inscription to title page, T. N. Foulis, London, 1909, g; With two other T. N. Foulis published books 'Tales of Irish Life and Character,' by Erskine Nicol and 'Annals of the Parish,' by John Galt, both 1910, g. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 437
WARREN R. DAWSON. 'A Leechbook or Collection of Medical Recipes of the Fifteenth Century.' First edtion, original gilt cloth, unclipped print on paper dj, title in red and black, MacMillan nd Co, London, 1934, fine: With twenty-four mostly horticultural and botanical books. (25) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 140
R D PENHALLURICK Birds of the Cornish Coast including the Isles of Scilly. Dustjacket, unclipped; plates and line -drawings; very good condition. 1969. D Bradford Barton. ROGER PENHALLURICK The Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.Orig cloth, gilt, acetate dustjacket 1978, Headland Printers vg; plus a further copy of the same title. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 564
H. J. Elwes and A. H. Henry. 'The Trees of Great Britain.' Facsimile in seven volumes, original cloth, unclipped dj, republished by S. R. Publishers Ltd, 1969, g. (7) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 619
Lepidopterology interest: IAN J. KITCHING & JEAN-MARIE CADIOU, 'Hawkmoths Of The World', first edition, unclipped dj, 2000; A. R. PITTAWAY, 'The Hawkmoths Of The Western Palaearctic', 1993. Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 64
H. G. WELLS. 'Floor Games.' Photographic plates complete plus drawings by J R Sinclair, orig boards with onlay, 1911. Slightly rubbed and some spots. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 170
MINING and CORNWALL INTEREST. 'Spassky Photo Album.' 18 photos of the smelter and works at the Spassky Copper Mine, Kazakhstan between 1910 and 1918. These appear to have survived the Russian revolution, the 1919 civil war and the 'Cornish' owner's remarkable and harrowing escape from the Red Army and Siberia. Mounted in a Kodak album. The photos are presumably printed in Russia, some bearing the text '???????? ???????? – POCZTÓWKA – CARTE POSTALE' on the reverse. The album has descriptions written in ink. The reverse of some of the photos have notes in pencil. In very faint pencil on the inside cover is the name thought to be H.C. Robson. His story is taken from the book 'In the Kirghiz Steppes', J.W. Wardell, 1961: an account of the author's time at Spassky between 1914 and 1919. This, with the faint name, tends to support the album belonged to Robson. Spassky Copper Mine Ltd, was a British company mining copper on the Kirgiz steppes of southern Siberia (today: the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan). Harold C. Robson 'from Cornwall', he is known to have been at Spassky before 1914 employed as a smelter assistant. In 1916 he married Miss Florence May Townley who arrived in Spassky in September 1915 as the companion of the wife of the general manager (J.R. Horsley from England). In 1917 they had a son Michael. Robson was promoted to smelter superintendent (ie: manager) by 1918. Before the First World War the growth of heavy industries in Russia drew much British capital and personnel to the country. From 1914 the smelter and ore dressing plant at Spassky was modernised, designed by consulting metallurgical engineers Walter G. Perkins of London. Following the Revolution, the Spassky Copper Mines were nationalised on 27 March 1918. In increasingly fraught times the British staff of 10 staff, 5 women and 7 children prepared to leave Spassky. To raise finance for their journeys, and the travel light, they sold their surplus effects. They planned to travel to Petropavlovsk by horse and cart (510 miles, 5 days); and then west by train to Moscow; thence to Archangel and then by ship back to England. Robson sent his wife and child ahead of him, they arrived in Petropavlovsk on 28 May, he was to follow shortly. The town was controlled by the ill-disciplined Red Guard, the train station was controlled by the Czechs. On the 30 May, amongst much violence the town fell to the advancing Cossacks and White Guard. Robson arrived on the 4 June. Amongst many other refugees, there were not some 20 British isolated in squalid, infested conditions in Petropavlovsk. They were cut-off for 15 weeks. The children contracted whooping cough, scarlet fever and dysentery. Sadly their son, 1 year old Michael Robson, died of whooping cough. Early in July the Cossacks reached, and retook control of Spassky. The British staff were encouraged to return to continue producing copper. Before the end of the month the untrammelled staff had returned. Robson and wife returned in late August 1918. The operations were found to have been badly neglected, damaged and the mine flooded. With difficulty the operations were brought back into production. Apart from work, there was little the staff and families could do: they had sold most of their chattels before evacuating to Petropavlovsk. Basic supplies were difficult to come by. By mid 1919 the Red Army was increasing its control, the escape route to the west was now cut-off. On 21 July 1919 the British Consul advised the British to evacuate Spassky. The plan was to head east, and to avoid Red sympathisers they avoided villages and towns, then to escape by sea through Vladivostok or Shanghai. Robson and his wife planned to leave on 8 August, but illness prevented this. The party that left two days earlier arrived in Vladivostok on 2 September after travelling by cart and train, a distance of over 4,000 miles. The Robsons caught up with them and decided to try and get passage to Canada. The other party left for Shanghai on 28 September eventually arriving back in Southampton 26 November 1919 some 16 weeks after leaving Spassky. Shipping records show that the Robsons (and infant!) sailed on the ship 'Monteagle' arriving in Vancouver on 16 November 1919, they were destined for London. Travelling with them were fellow Spassky employees Humphry Quick (the assistant mine superintendent) destined for St Ives, Cornwall and Christopher George Dobby (secretary) destined for London. Those that evacuated Spassky in August 1919: Dobby C G (English, secretary from Sep 1915; Harbottle D E (Lancashire, colliery superintendent, pre June 1914); Harbottle Mrs (England) and 3 children; Morgan R J (New Zealand, mill superintendent, pre June 1914); Purvis R A (England, surveyor, pre June 1914); Purvis Mrs, pregnant and 2 children; Quick H (Cornwall, assistant mine superintendent, pre Jun 1914); Robson H C (Cornwall, smelter superintendent, pre Jun 1914); Robson Mrs, nee Townley, (England) and 1 child; Smith D G (British, mine superintendent, Jan 1918); Wardell J A (England, engineer, June 1914); Wardell Mrs (England) and 1 child; Whittick (British, smelter chemist, Jan 1918). Photos include: Spassky Smelter 1913 (might be 1910 or 1917); outside industrial buildings operating; 10ft Basic Copper Converter 1915; Spassky Copper Converter; Basic Converter Spassky 1917; Compressor Room Spassky Smelter; Spassky Smelter 1914, Old Slag-floor Spassky, outside, building being constructed?, quarry with workers, view of site, accommodation? And industrial factory?, 60" Acid-Converter Spassky 1910; Spassky Smelter-Yard and Crusher-sampling Plant; Fire-box end of Reverberating Furnace; Electric Power Station Spassky 1915; Slag-Dump-Spassky 1916 (1918 on reverse); Crusher Plant and Top Floor Smelter Spassky 1917. Credited to Mr Stephen Lay. ACSM, BSc, CEng, FIMMM. Associate of the Camborne School of Mines and Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Mr Stephen Lay worked extensively across the former Soviet Union in exploration and mining. In 1999, by chance, he met in Tbilisi a descendant of JW Wardell who published his account of working at Spassky at the time these photos were taken. It is from his book that the accompanying detail has been drawn. Condition: The album will need some restoration. Mould, burn marks and sun bleaching have affected this album throughout. Considering the journey it has been on, it is remarkable it exists. Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 311
AESOP'S FABLES. 'Fables of Aesop and Others, Translated into English with instructive Apllications; And a Print before each Fable.' By Samuel Croxall, the seventeeth edition, modern binding, profusly illustrated, toning throughout to tight and tidy text block, J and R Tonson, London, 1760. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £19.56 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 417
DONALD R. HODEL. 'CHAMAEDOREA PALMS: The Species and Their Cultivation'. Original cloth, unclipped dj, The International Palm Society, Allen Press, Kansas, fine; Together with books on the subject of palms and ferns. (17) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £No estimate Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 560
L. R. PRAEGER. 'The Genus Sedum.' 'An Account of the Sempervivum Group,' Repints, Verlag J. Cramer and Wheldon & Wesley, Germany, 1967; With the 'National Cactus and Succulent Journal,' vols 1-6 bound in two books; With thirty-two books on cacti and succulents. (36) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £45 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 617
R. C. CAMBIE & J. ASH, 'Fijian medicinal plants', 1994; DIETRICH FROHNE & HANS JURGEN PFANDER, 'Poisonous Plants' 2nd edition; JEAN H. LANGENHEIM, 'Plant Resins', Timber Press, 2003; MICHAEL WINK & BEN-ERIK VAN WYK, 'Mind-Altering and Poisoning Plants Of The World', Timber Press, 2008; JOEL L. SWERDLOW, 'Nature's Medicine'. (5) Dr Rob Senior arrived in West Cornwall from his native Yorkshire in the early 1960’s where he took up his vocation as a young GP and served the local community for 40 years. At the age of 12, Rob bought a book on Cacti. It was his first book, and established the twin passions of his life, books and plants. His library is a fabulous, eclectic collection of books, largely on plants and horticulture, but also nature and many other subjects, all brought together by a man with a curious and inquisitive mind. Condition: please request a condition report if you require additional information regarding the condition of this lot Postage: £35 Please note that the postage quote is an estimate of the amount that we would charge to send the item to a buyer in the UK. If you are outside of the UK, or there is no estimate shown here, please contact postage@davidlay.co.uk for a bespoke quote.
Lot 135
Two 19th Century volumes on Framlingham, including R. Green: "The History, Topography, and Antiquities, of Framlingham and Saxsted", 1834, 1st edition, engraved view of Framlingham plus engraved Golding map (complete), together with Bird: "Framlingham: A Narrative of the Castle - In Four Cantos", 1831, engraved view of castle, both attractively rebound half calf gilt bindings (2)
Lot 766
2 hf bts Ch. Grand-Corbin-Despagne 1964 St-Émilion Grand Cru Classé ms, us, vsl st/aged labels vsl foil damage 1 bt Ch. Pichon Lalande 1964 Pauillac Grants of Ireland Ltd. shipping label ms, foil damage, sl dstl 1 bt Ch. Beychevelle 1966 St-Julien EB BB&R lms, foil sl crusted, vsl tear to edge of aged label 1 bt Ch. Mouton Rothschild 1969 Pauillac 1er Cru Joan Miro Label ls, sl foil damage, sl glue banded Above three bottles and two half bottles
Lot 767
1 bt Ch. Latour 1970 Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé ms, vsl foil damage, vsl glue banded 1 bt Ch. Lynch-Moussas 1970 Pauillac Grand Cru Classé lms 1 bt Ch. Montrose 1972 St-Estephe French bottled, selected by BB&R, lms/ms, vsl stl 1 bt Ch. Léoville Barton 1975 St Julien ts, bs, foil damage 2 bts Ch. Duhart-Milon 1976 Pauillac Grand Cru Classé us, sl torn labels, 1 foil sl crusted Above six bottles
Lot 609
1 bt Ch. Teyssier 1993 St-Émilion Grand Cru vts 2 bts Ch. Carbonnieux 1995 Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé de Graves hf/i.n, i.n 1 hf bt Ch. Trotanoy 2000 Pomerol 3 bts Ch. Pontoise Cabarrus 2001 Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois i.n 1 bt Ch. Des Cabans 2005 Médoc Cru Bourgeois hf/i.n, vsl bs 1 magnum Ch. Couhins (blanc) 2005 Péssac-Léognan (Graves) owc - missing lid, i.n, vsl bs 1 bt Calvet Reserve 2006 Bordeaux i.n 1 magnum BB&R Good Ordinary Claret 2017 Bordeaux (Dourthe) missing capsule Above two magnums, eight bottles and one half bottle
Lot 1299
R Caldcotts: Picture Book No. 1: published by Frederick Warne and Co, The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel De Foe, published by Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1864, Storyland by Sydney Grey, published by The Religious Tract Society and a quantity of other books mainly children's and literature:- One Box
Lot 2064
TWO SIMILAR INLAID ROSEWOOD SARCOPHAGUS FORM TEA CADDIES. An elaborate burr wood and rosewood tea caddy with a rectangular top with raised central panel with bobbin turned border, above concave sides, on short turned feet, the front and lid decorated with marquetry scenes of deer amongst flowers and foliage, the numbered lock marked Chubb's new patent, with vacant interior. 21cm high 38cm wide, the other similar caddy with Mother of Pearl inlay, fitted interior with two caddies marked 'R' and 'G', 18cm high and 33cm wide. (2)
Lot 2078
TWO VICTORIAN COPPER FISH KETTLES AND A SIMILAR JUG. A copper fish kettle with raised handles, the lid stamped with broad Government arrow and 'R&J Slack 336 Strand London', 27cm high, 59 x 36cm, a similar smaller unmarked example, 17cm high, 63 x 22cm, and a large jug with scrolling handle, stamped 12 pints, 31cm high. (3)
Lot 246
Guglielmo Marconi multiple signed International Radio Telegraph Conference London 1912 vintage autograph book 18 pages of fantastic historical signatures such as G. Marconi, Sir H Babbington Smith, Commandant C Mick Saltman, Ferrie, E Lacombrade, EW Farnall CB, l Poulaine, John R Edwards, Cpt F G Loring, Sir H. A Kirk and Harmuchi Tanabe plus many more great historical item. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
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