France.- Renaudet (Benjamin) Les Secrets de la bonne table. 120 recettes inédites recueillies dans les Provinces de France, the odd short tear, lightly browned throughout, 20th century buckram with original pictorial upper wrapper mounted on upper cover, Paris, Albin Michel, [c.1931] § Leclerc (Henri) Les Legumes de France, leur histoire, leurs usages..., occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, original pictorial wrappers, lightly marked and stained, Paris, Amédée Legrand, [c.1935] § Dumont-Lespine (G.) Entremets et boissons glacés par l'appareil réfrigérateur, printed in red and black, illustrations by M.A.B. Campbell, original boards, edges worn, Paris, Max Gottschalk, [c.1950], all Elizabeth David's copies with her bookplate and the odd autograph note loosely inserted; and a quantity of others, French food & drink, v.s. (Qty.)
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Cervantes Saavedra (Miguel de) The History of the most Ingenious Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 2 vol., translated by Capt. John Stevens, 33 engraved plates (including frontispieces), browning and foxing to text leaves, but titles and plates generally clean, vol. 1 p.169 small closed tear, contemporary paneled calf, early reback with double morocco labels to spine, joints cracking but firm, spine and extremities rubbed, 8vo, for R. Chiswell, et al., 1706.
Dickens (Charles) The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition in book form, early issue, half-title, etched frontispiece, additional etched title and 41 plates by R. Seymour and H. K. Browne ("Phiz"), scattered spotting as usual, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary calf, rebacked, slight bumping to corners, [Smith I, pp.19-27], 8vo 1837.
Heraldry.- Guillim (John) A Display of Heraldry... to which is added a Treatise of Honour Military and Civil, 3 parts in 1 vol., fifth edition, title printed in red and black, 75 engraved plates including 18 portrait plates, and over 400 armorials printed to both sides of plates, woodcut armorial illustrations to text, light damp-staining throughout, repaired tears, including a few to plates, final ff. with margins repaired and reinforced, 1 or 2 plates with frayed margins strengthened, 2 plates with crude hand-colouring, modern half calf, extremities rubbed, folio, by S. Roycroft for R. Blome, 1679.
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Animals.- [Perrault (Claude)] The Natural History of Animals containing the Anatomical Description of several Creatures dissected by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, additional engraved title, 35 engraved plates, of which one with chip at upper margin just entering plate border (to face p.240), occasional light soiling, mainly marginal, contemporary mottled calf, red morocco label to spine, spine foot worn and small repairs to corners, 4to, R. Smith, 1702.
Provincial imprints.- The Domestic cookery; a practical guide for housekeepers...By an experienced Cook and Confectioner, engraved frontispiece of the author in her kitchen and additional vignette title of a farming scene, occasional spotting or staining, mostly lightly browned, yellow endpapers, original blind-stamped decorative cloth, faded gilt title to spine, head of spine neatly worn, rubbed, Derby, Thomas Richardson & Son, 1847 § Eaton (Mrs. Mary) The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery in all its Various Branches...Also a Variety of Original and Valuable Information Relative to Baking, Brewing, Carving..., first edition, half-title (misbound after title), engraved portrait frontispiece, additional letterpress title and 4 plates of carving and brewing apparatus, 1 plate of carving with short tear at head, without loss, some spotting or foxing and staining, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped half morocco, spine gilt, lacking piece from foot of spine, rubbed and scuffed, [Bitting p.139; Cagle 661; Oxford pp.152-153; Simon BG 542], Bungay, Printed and Published by J. and R. Childs, 1823; and 3 others, provincial imprints, including a handsomely bound limited edition facsimile of a Manchester edition of Culpeper, v.s. (5) *** The first mentioned is a rare little work, seemingly not found in the standard gastronomic bibliographies. WorldCat records BL and Indiana copies only.
Taylor (Jeremy) and William Cave. Antiquitates Christianae: or, The History of the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus: as also the Lives, Acts & Martyrdoms of his Apostles, additional engraved title with double ruled border in red, letterpress title in red and black, two engraved plates, [Wing C1588A], bound after The Great Exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life..., sixth edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 17 plates, together 2 works in 1, numerous engraved illustrations and vignettes to both, occasional marginal finger soiling or similar, contemporary calf, upper cover detached (with front endpaper and frontispiece attached), spine worn, folio, both by E. Flesher for R. Royston, 1678.
World.- Church of Scotland Woman's Guild. The Kenya Settlers' Cookery Book and Household Guide, advertisements, occasional staining, lightly browned, original cloth-backed printed boards, stained and rubbed, The East African Standard Ltd., 1948 § Graham (Gladys R.) Tropical Cooking. A Handbook of tropical foods and how to use them, illustrations, original buckram-backed boards, dust-jacket, spine faded and with piece missing from ends, a few short tears, some soiling, Panama, The Panama American Press, 1947 § Man-Cham (Eveline) La Cuisine Seychelloise, second edition, biro ownership inscription to title, original pictorial wrappers, Victoria Mahe, Seychelles, 1968; and a quantity of others, World food & drink (Qty.)
Two OO Gauge Steam Locomotives and Tenders comprising of Bachmann 'Heritage Range' #31-952 A4 4-6-2 Locomotive, 'Mallard', R/No. 4468, LNER Garter Blue, Hornby #R2785 Class 9F 2-10-0 Locomotive, 'Evening Star', R/No. 92220, BR Green, DCC Ready, Both Boxed, Untested. Together with Two unboxed maroon coaches and a small quantity of track.
Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022, document signed "Elizabeth R" as Queen, 29th August 1962, blue ink signature upper right and seal of the privy council upper left, a pre-printed document with typewritten insertions, being a pardon to William Charles Stanley Greaves who had been convicted on 2 January 1957 "of three offences under section 2 (6) of the National Insurance Act, 1946, and was ordered to pay fines totalling nine pounds", the pardon also remitting him for the fine imposed, further signed in blue ink to verso by Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor (1903-1984), folio (33 x 20cm), framed and double glazed, whole approx. size 43.5 x 30.5cm
Charles Lloyd Birkin (ed.): 'Thrills: A Collection of Uneasy Tales', London, Philip Allan, 1935, 1st edition, original cloth. Original anthology collecting fourteen stories including Patrick Carleton's "Doctor Horder's Room," an antiquarian vampire story after the manner of M. R. James, and others by Tod Robbins, H. R. Wakefield, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd") etc. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series of supernatural/horror fiction.
Ronald Duncan, 5 titles, all 1st edition, 1st impressions, all formerly the copies of David Higham (1895-1978), literary agent, 4 of which signed & inscribed by Duncan to Higham, comprising: 'The Death of Satan', London, Faber, 1955, signed & inscribed on FFEP, 'Stratton', L, Faber, 1950, signed & inscribed on FFEP, 'For the Few', L, The Rebel Press, 1977, signed & inscribed on FFEP, 'O-B-A-F-G-K-M-R-N-S: A Play in One Act for Stereophonic Sound', L, The Rebel Press, 1964, signed & inscribed on FFEP, 'Our Lady's Tumbler', L, Faber, 1951, "Pearn, Pollinger & Higham Ltd" inkstamp on FFEP, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers (5)
J.R.R. Tolkien, collection of 15 assorted volumes, including 'The Hobbit, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1978, 4th edition, full page colour & b/w plates + map end papers by Tolkien as called for, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'The Fall of Gondolin', edited Christopher Tolkien, HarperCollins, 2018, 1st edition, deluxe slipcased edition, original two tone paper covered boards gilt, slipcase, 'The Lord of the Rings 50th Anniversary Edition', L, HarperCollins, 2004, 1st edition, 1st impression thus, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'The Children of Hurin', L, HarperCollins, 2007, 1st/1st, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, plus a 3rd impression copy of the same title, orig. cloth, d/w, W.G. Hammond & C. Scull: 'The Lord of the Rings A Reader's Companion', L, HarperCollins, 2005, 1st/1st, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, R. Foster: 'The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth', L, George Allen & Unwin, 1978, 1st/1st, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, 'The Silmarillion', L, 1977, 1st/1st, org. cloth gilt, 'Smith of Wootton Major', L, 1967, 1st edition, ill. Pauline Baynes, orig. pictorial paper covered boards, plus 6 others (15)
An uncommon document signed, signed by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002), “Elizabeth R.," and Princess Margaret (1930-2002), "Margaret,” on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, 14 March 1963, signed in the upper right corner in bold fountain pen by the Queen Mother and in black ink by Princess Margaret; their signatures are appropriately penned adjacent to the typed caption, “Signed on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen.”, seal of the privy council upper left, a pre-printed document with typewritten insertions, being a free pardon to John Broom who had been convicted on 5 September 1962 "of driving a motor cycle without there being in force a certificate of insurance in respect of third party risks, and was ordered to pay a fine of ten pounds", the pardon also remitting him for the fine imposed, further signed in blue ink to verso by Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor (1903-1984), folio (33 x 20cm), framed and double glazed, whole approx. size 43.5 x 30.5cm. At the time this document was issued Queen Elizabeth II was undertaking a Royal Tour of Australia (18 February - 27 March 1963), and it was therefore signed by the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in her absence
Edward VIII (1894-1972), King of the United Kingdom 20 January 1936 until his abdication, 11 December 1936, document signed "Edward R I" as King, 13th July 1936, black ink signature upper centre and seal of the privy council upper left, a pre-printed document with typewritten insertions, being a pardon to Thomas Ray Britcher who had been convicted on 22 September 1934 "of being under the influence of drink when in charge of a motor vehicle and ordered to pay a fine of ten pounds", the pardon also remitting him for the fine imposed, further signed in black ink to verso by John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873-1954), folio (33 x 20cm), framed and double glazed, whole approx. size 43.5 x 30.5cm. An uncommon document signed by Edward VIII during his brief reign of only 326 days as King of the United Kingdom
J.R.R. Tolkien, collection of 9 titles by or relating to him, including 'Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien', Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1979, 1st US edition, 1st impression, colour portrait frontis + mainly colour plates and ills. throughout, foreword by Christopher Tolkien, oblong 4to (32 x 30cm), original cloth gilt, Tolkien gilt monogram to front cover, original slipcase; 'The Silmarillion', London, George Allen & Unwin, 1977, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; J.R.R. Tolkien & Donald Swann: ''The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle', London, George Allen & Unwin, 1978, 2nd edition, leaves illustrated with Elvish script by Tolkien throughout, glossary of Elvish terms used in the songs by Tolkien at end, large 4to (29 x 22cm), original printed paper covered boards, dust wrapper (by Tolkien illustrated with Elvish script, £4.75 price intact); 'The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays', ed. Christopher Tolkien, L, George Allen & Unwin, 1983, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Orfeo', L, George Allen & Unwin, 1975, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; Timothy R. O'Neill: 'The Individuated Hobbit: Jung, Tolkien and the Archetypes of Middle-earth', L, Thames & Hudson, 1980, 1st UK edition, orig. cloth gilt, d/w; Lyn Ritchie, Ruth Lacon & Angela Surtees: 'The History of the Northern Kingdom as Chronicled by the Scribes of Annuminas', [1991], limited edition, signed by the three authors and numbered 51 of 100 copies only, iv,55pp, illustrated throughout, large 4to (30 x 21cm), original wraps. A gen Tolkien anthology with the subtitle: "As Chronicled by the scribes of Annúminas", Annúminas was a local group or Smial of the Tolkien Society. Angela Surtees, Lyn Ritchie and artist Ruth Lacon collaborated on the "History" after speculating on the descent of Aragorn from Arvedui, and where and how the Rangers had lived in the centuries since the fall of Fornost in 1974 T.A. Detailing the fauna and flora of the north of Middle-earth as well as proposing a possible history this work is illustrated throughout and includes an epic poem and speculative original documents; plus 2 others similar (9)
George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom 1936-1952, document signed "George R I" as King, 23 February 1938, black ink signature upper centre and seal of the privy council upper left, a pre-printed document with typewritten insertions, being a pardon to George Loveday who had been convicted on 18 December 1937 "failing to allow a pedestrian free passage at a pedestrian crossing and ordered to pay a fine of one pound", the pardon also remitting him for the fine imposed, further signed in black ink to verso by Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880-1959), folio (33 x 20cm), framed and double glazed, whole approx. size 43.5 x 30.5cm
A Group of silver items, including two jugs, one hallmarked for Birmingham 1892 by Nathan & Hayes, the other unmarked, a silver basin with full hallmarks for Chester 1908 by S R Williams & Co, and sugar bowl with hallmarks for 1907 by Cooper Brothers & Sons Ltd. (4) Condition Report: 15.4 ozt / 481 grams.
Shadowkite Oval Solitaire Ring, an 8ct oval cut cabochon of a collector's gemstone, mined in the area of Table Mountain, SA, where the four different types of stone come together to create shadowkite's blue/ turquoise/ green swirling colours; here set in a decorative, raised, platinum vermeil and silver mount with the oval stone set across the finger; size R
Opal Five Stone Elongated Statement Ring, five jelly opals, the largest, at the centre being an oval cut cabochon of 1.5cts, set across the finger, with two graduating round cut cabochons to either side, along the finger, bringing the total of the shimmering jelly opals to 3.75cts, the whole set in 14ct gold vermeil and silver, creating a dramatic ring; size R
Bi-Colour Watermelon Quartz Three Stone Ring, each stone with an ombre of bluish green into warm red, resembling bi-colour tourmaline, the largest, oval cut, centre set stone of 5.5cts flanked by two similar stones totalling a further 3.5cts, the whole, 9cts, set in platinum vermeil and silver; size R
Ladies Superb 18ct White Gold Contemporary Single Stone Diamond Set Ring with diamond shoulders, full hallmark to interior of shank, the centre modern brilliant cut diamond of excellent colour and clarity, diamond weight 0.80pts, marked to interior of shank, total diamond weight 1.00ct; ring size R/S, weight 2.2g, shank and setting in excellent condition
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