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Lot 367
J R R TOLKIEN "The Fellowship of The Ring", published George Allen & Unwin Limited, London, 4th impression, November 1955, cloth board bound with tooled and silvered spine, no dust jacket, together with one volume "The Return of The King", being the third part of the "Lord of the Rings", published 1955, cloth board bound with tooled and silvered spine, together with dust jacket (poor condition), both first editions
Lot 2322
An album of England cricket memorabilia of cricketers from early to mid 20th century being cards, pictures and 129 autographs including D J Knight, A Ducat, A Sandham, K S Duleepsinhji, A S Kennedy, M W Tate, D R Jardine, Nawab of Pataudi etc., and 3 letters from Jack O'Connor, D V P Wright and Denis Compton.
Lot 131
Ireland.- , Catalogue of the Bradshaw Collection of Irish Books in the University Library of Cambridge (A), 3 vol., contemporary morocco backed boards, Cambridge, 1916 § Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge (Linen Hall Library): Catalogue of the Books in the Irish Section, contemporary cloth, a little rubbed, Belfast, 1917 § Adlard (John) Stenbock, Yeats and the Nineties, number 155 of 750 copies, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, 1969 § Black (R. D. Collison) A Catalogue of Pamphlets on Economic Subjects, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, Belfast, 1969; and a small quantity of others, v.s. (c.85)
Lot 107
Cookery.- Raffald (Elizabeth) The Experienced English Housekeeper, new edition, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates, of which 2 folding, 2H1 repair to outer margin, 2 folding plates water-stained, some staining and spotting elsewhere, antique style calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments and with leather label, rubbed, Published by all the Booksellers, R. & W. Dean, Manchester, 1807 § Simpson (John) A Complete System of Cookery, on a plan entirely new, second edition, corrected and enlarged, numerous bills of fare within text, ink ownership inscriptions of 'Mary Clifton' to title, little worming towards end, affecting a few letters, some staining and spotting, contemporary half calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, rubbed, [Bitting pp.436-437], for W. Stewart, [1807]; and 2 others, 19th century cookery, 8vo et infra (4)
Lot 67
NO RESERVE Asia.- Merrill (Elmer D.) & Egbert H.Walker. A Bibliography of Eastern Asiatic Botany, Jamaica Plain, Ma., 1938 § Steenis (Dr. C. van) Flora Malesiana, Series I vol.V: Spermatophyta, ex-library copy with stamps, library cloth, 1958 § Noltie (H.J.) The Dapuri Drawings: Alexander Gibson and the Bombay Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, 2002 § Desmond (R.) The European Discovery of the Indian Flora, Oxford, 1992, some illustrations, some colour, all but the second original cloth or boards, the last two with dust-jackets; and 4 others on the natural history of Asia, v.s. (8)
Lot 132
Morison (Stanley) & Kenneth Day, The Typographic Book 1450-1935, first edition, illustrations, many full-page, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slight chipping to spine extremities, slipcase, rubbed and worn, 1963 § Jones (Herbert) Stanley Morison Displayed, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1976 § Keynes (Geoffrey) William Pickering Publisher, limited edition of 350 copies, occasional spotting, illustrations, occasional pencil markings, original cloth, remnants of dust-jacket loosely inserted, 1924 § Chapman (R. W.) Cancels, first edition, ALs signed by author loosely inserted, plates, 1 folding, occasional spotting, original vellum backed boards, a little rubbed, 1930 § Nelson (James G.) A Checklist of Early Bodley Head Book: 1889-1894, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, Oxford, Rivendale Press, 1999; and 10 others, similar, 4to & 8vo (15)
Lot 230
Rossetti (Christina) Goblin Market, first edition, pictorial title, 12 plates and illustrations by Laurence Housman, endpapers spotted, original richly gilt green decorative cloth, very slightly rubbed at extremities, g.e., a bright copy, 8vo, 1893.⁂ With a gift inscription, which reads 'E. Billson. In Remembrance of dear Anna R. Bramston, one of her books - with best wishes for Christmas 1933, from Juliette Le Roy'. Bramston was founder of St. Swithun's School, Winchester, in 1884. The Le Roy family were benefactors of the school.
Lot 78
NO RESERVE Botany.- Miltitz (Friedrich von) Handbuch der Botanischen Literatur, folding table, original boards, rubbed, Berlin, 1829 § Wood (William) Catalogue of an Exetnsive and Valuable Collection of the Best Works on Natural History, engraved frontispiece, advertisement leaf and list of subscribers at end, light spotting, modern cloth-backed boards, uncut, 1824 § Catalogue (A) of the Principal Botanical Authors and their Works...to the Year 1770, drop-head title, pp.xvii-lxxx extract from a larger work, with 30pp. chronological table of botanical authors at end, library stamps at beginning and end, old cloth, rebacked, [c.1770] § Barber (J.T.) [Sale Catalogue] Catalogue of the Valuable Library of Botanical and other Books..., the bookseller William Bain's copy with his bids in code and prices and some buyers' names in pencil, old cloth, damp-stained, original wrappers bound in, Sotheby's, 1900 § Crowley (Philip) [Sale Catalogue] A Catalogue of...the Collection of Birds' Eggs...containing....a Specimen of the Great Auk's Egg, Edward Bidwell's copy interleaved with prices in guineas and buyer's names/initials, wrappers, J.C.Stevens, 1902 § [Sale Catalogue] Königliche Gartenbibliothek ehemals zu Schloss Herrenhausen bei Hannover, additional material bound in at end, original boards, rebacked, Königstein im Taunus, Reiss & Sohn, 2005; and a small quantity of botanical pamphlets, booksellers' & auction catalogues including a bound volume of 3 Coxhead & 1 Rich catalogue 1837-35, others by Junk, Dulau and Quaritch, the 3 vol. Plesch catalogue bound in half calf and a bound volume of de Belder catalogues, v.s. (Qty)⁂ Including some interesting catalogues: the Barber sale included 2 copies of Jacquin's Stapeliarum of 1806 (the last copy of which made £130,000 at auction), Bain bought all the orchid lots; the Great Auk's egg (lot A) made £304 10s.. on the last item John Collins notes at the beginning "The [Königliche Gartenbibliothek] sale never took place. Bound in at the end of this copy is the print out produced by Christies when they were trying to sell the collection en bloc to Sheikh Saud. Maggs were asked to advise him & we recommended the purchase which would have been in the region of 3K. At that stage the books were at Exbury the Rothschild house on the Solent. They had been bought by the Rothschilds for Charlotte R. on account of the music & the garden books came along for the ride. Also a fine military library - I don't know what happened to this".
Lot 25
NO RESERVE Belgium.- Loup (Remacle "Remaele Antoine" Le, 1694-1746) Three landscape studies of the town of Spa and its environs, pen and black ink on vellum, one signed 'R: le Loup fecit', each titled, including 'Vue de Spa et de la prairie de Sept heures', 'Vue de la Cascade du Cóo a trois lieues de Spa', and 'Vue de la fontaine du Watroz a Spa', each approx. 100 x 140 mm. (3 7/8 x 5 1/2 in), some spotting and surface dirt, two laid onto paper support, unframed, [early 18th century] (3)
Lot 130
Harris (Eileen) British Architectural Books and Writers 1556-1785, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, small tear to bottom edge, Cambridge, 1990 § Tooley (R. V.) English Books with Coloured Plates 1790 to 1860, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight creasing to extremities, 1987 § Clifford (Timothy) Designs of Desire: Architectural and Ornament Prints and Drawings 1500-1850, illustrations, original wrappers, dust-jacket, National Galleries of Scotland, 1999 § Gernsheim (Helmut) and Alsion Gernsheim, The History of Photography, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, 1969 § Powers (Alan) Eric Ravilious Artist and Designer, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth backed boards, 2013; and others, similar including a collection of Apollo magazines, v.s. (c.90)
Lot 119
NO RESERVE 1890's & Pre-Raphaelites.- Gallatin (A. E.) & L. M. Oliver, A Bibliography of the Works of Max Beerbohm, small quantity of related newspaper cuttings loosely inserted, original cloth, one or two spots, dust-jacket, creasing to top edge, 1952 § Suriano (Gregory R.) The Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, Oak Knoll Press, 2000 § McCarthy (Fiona) Anarchy & Beauty: William Morris and his Legacy 1860-1960, illustrations, original boards, 2014 § May (J. Lewis) John Lane and the Nineties, first edition, portrait frontispiece, plates, original cloth, a little rubbed, 1936 § Books from the Library of John Lane publisher, original wrappers, upper cover nearly detached, rubbed, Dulau and Company, n.d.; and 34 others, similar, 4to & 8vo (39)
Lot 1350
Early 20th Century American Photography Interest George Swain (American, 1866 - 1947) A Rare Collection Of Botanical Photographic Slides Hinged slidebox with plaque to lid marked 'CENCO' Central Scientific Co Laboratory Apparatus, Supplier Of Chemicals, Chicago U.S.A'. Containing 29, 10 x 8 inch hand coloured glass slides. Produced in the early 20th century during Swain's long tenure as University Of Michigan's official photographer; each slide depicts an example of the rare flora and fauna of Michigan and the Midwest USA. Fifteen slides bear paper labels with handwritten annotations, titles to include, 'LF6.16 -7171 Lupine Habitat''Bog Douglas L''Showy Orchid''Yellow Orchid''Twin Flower''Cardinal Nest On Honey Locust''Guttation''Spring Beauties, Mich''Trillium Grandiflorum''On Douglas Lake''On Lake Arbutus''Hawthorne W.Va.'A further 13 slides are untitled, bearing small oval paper labels - possibly with numbers, now faded. One slide bearing printed paper label marked 'Made By G.R. Swain, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.Subjects to include, Erythronium americanum, Dryopteris, Paeonia etc. All slides in good condition - two with very minor cracks, please see accompanying image.Catalogue NoteGeorge R. Swain was born Born in Meredith, New Hampshire, USA in 1866, he moved to California in 1888 where he passed a county teachers examination and taught for seven years in ungraded country schools. In 1897 he was awarded a degree from the University Of Michigan and gained a Master's degree from the same institution in 1900. Swain was appointed official University Photographer at the University Of Michigan in 1913, where he began work on various educational and botanical photography projects over the next 34 years. Swain made four trips to Europe making photographic records of valued manuscripts for the University collection. A keen writer, botanist and ecologist; in 1924 he participated in the university expedition to Antioch, in 1925 and 1926 he visited Italy, Greece, Mount. Athos and Patmos and worked with the Franco-American committee in Tunisia and Algeria.
Lot 141
18ct Yellow Gold Contemporary Designed Three Stone Diamond Ring Of solid construct and pleasing, modern design. Estimated diamond weight 0.80 cts, the diamonds of excellent grade in both colour and clarity. Ring size O-R, total weight 13.9 grams, excellent in all aspects of condition. Please see accompanying image
Lot 231
Larimar and Green, Yellow and Sunset Sapphire Ring, a 10ct cabochon of the natural, opaque, beautifully mottled sky blue larimar, found only in the Dominican Republic, perfectly complimented by a halo of round cut green, yellow and sunset sapphires, three of the 'fancy' colours of sapphire, totalling 1.5cts; an overall total of 11.5cts set in 14ct gold vermeil and silver; size R
Lot 235
A Contemporary Silver And CZ Set Jewellery Suite Pendant necklace in pierced setting with large rectangular faceted cobalt blue stone, the bale finished with faceted CZ crystals, the whole suspended on silver box chain, clasp marked 925 for silver. Together with accompanying earrings and dress ring - size R. Please see image
Lot 341
Two Natural Honey Jasper Set Items comprising a honeycomb and bee cuff bangle and an owl ring; the bangle of openwork honeycomb base set with a 12ct oval honey jasper cabochon to the centre front, embellished with applied bees and gold plated; the owl ring set with a 7ct honey jasper cabochon and a pair of black spinel 'eyes' to the owl figure, in rhodium plated silver; size R (2)
Lot 664
H & R Daniel Staffordshire Rare Part Tea Set Circa 1825 antique pattern 4058. This pattern features the second gadroon to top edge, cobalt blue, buff, and gold gilt accent, and hand painted flowers, comprising six cups, seven saucers and six shallow cups, along with footed cream jug. The cup is 2.5" high, and the saucer is 5.5" in diameter. There are a few hairline cracks to cup, 1 saucer has hairline crack at the Bottom of the Saucer, 1 cup has a Larger Hairline Crack and The Teapot has a Chip to Top Spout and also some Hairline Cracks.
Lot 191
Follower of Richard Wilson (1714-1782). Italianate Landscape with ruin, bridge and receding coastline, later 18th or early 19th century, oil on canvas, relined, 101 x 123 cm (39.75 x 48.5 ins), attractive old gilt frame (Qty: 1)Provenance: Arthur Bailey Proudman, thence by descent to George Edgar Joseph Proudman (1901-1971) and Christopher Proudman, Bristol. This work was cleaned and conserved by Katherine Woodgate-Jones, Lower Swanswick, Bath, in 1985-86. A similar oil landscape by R. Norrie, hung over the fireplace in the library at Mellerstain House, a Robert Adam country house in Scotland (see Geoffrey Beard, Robert Adam's Country Houses, 1981).
Lot 219
Mughal School. Portrait of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-27), probably late 17th century, pen and ink with wash and white bodycolour on laid paper, heightened with gold, head-and-shoulders portrait facing left, blue outer border enclosing inner frames of green and black, 3 cm closed tear extending from left edge along shoulder, another closed tear in upper right corner just affecting headgear, frame chipped and with remnants of tape along upper edge, verso taped along edges, image size 13 x 13 cm, sheet size 14.5 x 15 cm (Qty: 1)Provenance: Private Collection, United Kingdom.
Lot 307
French Artists. Quelques Bois originaux et inedits de Marval & Lewitska, Eug. Corneaux, R. Duffy, Gabriel Fournier, Othon-Friesz, A. Favory, R. de la Fresnaye, J. E. Laboureur, A. Lhote, J. Marchand, A. Mare, Marcel-Gaillard, L. Mainssieux & Vallotton, Paris, La Belle Edition, 1918, complete set of 12 leaves of original woodcuts, including 2 double-page (Othon-Friesz and Marval), and 3 with 2 woodcuts per page (Marchand & Dufy, Fournier and Maré, Mainssieux and Marcel-Gaillard), 4 pages of printed colophon and title page at front, original printed wrappers, a little rubbed and lightly soiled, slim folio (33 x 23 cm, 13 x 9 ins) (Qty: 1)Limited edition of 341 copies, this being number 130 of 300 copies on papier a la forme. Vallotton & Goerg 198 for the full-page woodcut by Felix Vallotton entitled L'Emotion.
Lot 338
Holgate (Thomas Wood, 1869-1954). Constantine, near Falmouth, Cornwall, oil on canvas board, 26.5 x 35.5 cm (10.5 x 14 ins), period gilt frame, glazed, with printed label to verso of Martin R. Tozer, Picture Dealer, Picture Restorer, Picture Frame Maker, 20 Arwenack Street, Falmouth (Qty: 1)T.W. Holgate was born in Oldham, studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1899, and exhibited in both London and Cornwall. During the Second World War, he spent some time at Bosvathick near Constantine. An exhibition of his work was held at Falmouth Art Gallery, 26 February-13 April 2013.
Lot 85
Dresden Porcelain. A late 19th century Dresden porcelain ovoid vase and cover, hand painted with a two panels of figures including a courting couple with two panels of flowers on a pink ground, the whole piece richly gilt decorated with scrolls and geometric decoration, the base with blue A R monogram, 39.5cm high, together with a similar pair of porcelain bottle vases, with panels of flowers on a black ground with blue A R monogram, 32cm high, some minor rubbing to the gilding and flaking to the paint but generally in good condition (Qty: 3)
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