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Click here to subscribeAn Ed VII R Naval midshipman's dirk, flat blade, 18", etched with crowned Ed VII cypher on one side and crowned fouled anchor on the other, in scrolled foliate and acorn panels, brass shallow S shaped crossguard with acorn finials, lion's head pommel and backstrap, ribbed sharkskin grip, in its brass mounted leather scabbard with 2 opposing rings. GC £150-175
A good WWI Geo V 1897 pattern infantry officer's sword, straight, fullered, plated blade 32½", by Wilkinson, no 46686 (for 1914) on backstrap, etched on both sides with crowned R Arms, GVR cypher and wreath within tightly scrolled foliate, floral panels, pierced plated guard incorporating crowned GVR cypher, plain pommel, chequered backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, with leather knot, in its plated scabbard (several dents) with 2 rings. Sword VGC, a crisp example. Plate 5 £100-150
A Vic 1892/95 infantry officer's sword, straight fullered blade 32½", by Wilkinson no 31395 (for 1892) on backstrap, etched in scrolled panels on one side with flat topped crowned VR cypher and wreath, and on the other crowned R Arms (without supporters) and wreath, and near forte officer?s name "A.J.F. Eden" on one side and ?18th June 1892? on the other, plated 1895 pattern hilt with plain inner edge, incorporating crowned VR cypher, wirebound fishskin grip, in its leather FS scabbard with plated locket and chape; with photostat details of Colonel Eden, CMG, DSO, 2nd Lieut 1892, served in Boer War, WWI etc, c/o 145th Inf Brigade 1920. GC (a little wear to hilt plating). Plate 5 £100-140
A late Vic officer's sword of the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards, very slightly curved, fullered blade 35", by Wilkinson, no 36391 (for 1899) on backstrap, etched on one side with crowned R Arms and wreath in scrolled panels, and on the other with regimental badge, 10 battle honour scrolls "Blenheim" to "Balaclava" and officers monogram "NJ" in panels, pierced honeysuckle pattern plated guard, chequered pommel and backstrap, wirebound fishskin grip, in its steel scabbard with 2 rings. GC, the blade and hilt retaining some original finish (scabbard tarnished and slightly dented). Plate 5 £250-400
A most interesting Geo III hunting sidearm, straight SE shallow fullered blade 24", DE at point, etched, with traces of gilt, on one side with crown, GR and iii, with trophy and flourishes, and on the other with 1801-16 crowned R Arms and supporters with motto, trophy and flourishes, cruciform hilt with beaded rims to silver plated turn down lion's head shell guard, plain crossguard, lower band and flat lions head pommel, plain ebony grip, with companion knife, in its polished black leather scabbard with silver plated locket (rim AF) with lions head frog stud, and panelled chape. GC Plate 3 £600-700
A matched set of fiddle pattern silver flatware, to include; Four large William IV tablespoons, by James McKay, assayed Edinburgh 1833, length 22.4cm, two large William IV Irish silver table forks, by James R Neill, assayed Dublin 1836, and two large William IV Scottish silver table forks, by Thomas A Finlayson, assayed Edinburgh 1835, six William IV Scottish silver dessert forks, by Thomas A Finlayson, assayed Edinburgh 1835, two Victorian Scottish silver dessert spoons, by John Wilkie, assayed Edinburgh 1853, and eight silver dessert forks, various dates and makers. (total weight 1162g/37.3Toz.). (qty)
CANTERBURY: Somner, William and Battely, Nicholas - The Antiquities of Canterbury, in two parts, the first part, The Antiquities of Canterbury; or a Survey of that Antient City, with suburbs and Cathedral, etc, the second part, Cantuaria Sacra: or The Antiquities Illustrated and Adorned with Several Useful and Fair Sculptures, the second edition, revised and enlarged, tall 4to, old leather scuffed and work, rebacked, with a folding map of Canterbury and 18 additional plates, 4 of which fold out, R. Knaplock, London 1703, S.R. for Samuel Keble, London 1686 printed in Latin and English and Hildyard, John; Dart, John and Drake, Francis - An Accurate Description and History of the Metropolitan and Cathedral Churches of Canterbury and York, from Their First Foundation to the Present Year, folio, calf rebacked, illustrated with 117 copper plates, 82 full page plates, W. Sandby, London 1756, S.R. for Samuel Keble, London 1686 printed in Latin and English
Goodwin, Thomas - The Heart of Christ in Heaven, London 1642, bound with - The Tryall of a Christians Growth … The Vanity of Thoughts Discovered and Aggravation of Sinne; and Sinning, 8vo, calf, spine split, R. Dawlman, London 1650 together with Patrick, Symond, Lord Bishop of Ely - An Answer to a Book … London, 1692 (2)
Georgius Candidius: Evert Ysbrants Ides: Thomas Rose, Sir and Others - An entertaining account of all the countries of the known world: describing the different religions, habits, tempers, customs, traffick, and manufactures, of their inhabitants, 2 vols in 1 (?), 10 engraved plates (6 folding), old quarter calf, badly scuffed, R. Goadby, Sherborne 1752
David Davidovich Burliuk (New York / Russian Federation, Ukraine, China, 1882 - 1967) Painting of a Bouquet of flowers in a landscape. Oil on board. Signed lower right. Sight size: 4 x 3.5 in. Overall Size: 9.5 x 8.75 in. His work is in the collections of such prestigious museums as the Guggenheim, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Brooklyn Museum; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum; the Phillips Collection; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; The State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg; the Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid; and the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.
Postcard album - early 20th century 178 cards: An interesting collection including topographical real photo cards of Failsworth, Ashby de la Zouch, Holmes Chapel and local Stoke on Trent potteries. Together with Ireland, Wales, R/P shop front etc., WWI cards, R/P army, humour, artist drawn & shipping etc.
Album of 66 earlier postcards: Cards include R/P cards of Keele Hall Staffordshire, The Terrace Roker with tram, artist drawn, N Staffs Railway, Butterton Hall (local), shipping, Carl Hagenbecks wonder zoo & circus, R/P Bradwell, trains, various topographical including local views, humour, animals etc.
Collection of seven Framed and Glazed Antique Maps of Middle East including Syria & Assyria and Macedonia, Libyam & Indiam both published by R Wilkinson 24cms x 30cms; Arabia with Egypt, Nubia & Abyssinia 33cms x 40cms; Map of Ancient Egypt 23cms x 21cms; Arabia agreeable to modern history by H Moll 21cms x 27cms; New Map of Arabia by Robert Morden 14cms x 16cms; Map of Asia Minor 20cms x 27cms
A set of four late 18th to early 19th Century York Glass Co pharmaceutical jars, all of clear cylindrical form with collar necks and lapidary stoppers, canted rectangular recesses to each with various applied labels: 'TROCH: MAGNES:', 'OL: TEREBINTH: R', 'PULV: CRET: GALL:' and 'TROCH: TAN: ET CAPS:', height of tallest 26cm. (4)
Star Wars - Hasbro - a collection of eleven Hasbor Star Wars action figures sealed in original blister packs, includes The SAGA Collection Greedo, San Diego Comic Con 2005, Holographic Princess Leia, Star Warr R. McQuarrie Signature Series Concept Chubacca and similar, figures appear in mint condition in very goo to mint blister packs, Estimate £30 - £50.
R M*** RCA (English Primitive School): Village Street, late 19th century oil on canvas indistinctly signed 50cm x 70cm Condition Report Damage to the right of chimney pot, overall crackalure but no lifting paint - would benefit from cleaning Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Richard Marshall (British 1944-2006): Children playing on the Beach at Sandsend, oil on board signed Provenance: with T B & R Jordan Stockton-on-Tees Exh.2007DDS - Artist's resale rights may apply to this lot Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
William Norman Gaunt (British 1918-2001): Children in a Wild Flower Meadow, oil on board unsigned 49cm x 60cm Provenance: with T B & R Jordan Stockton-on-Tees from the artist's studio collectionDDS - Artist's resale rights may apply to this lot Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Speede, John The West Riding of Yorkshire. J. Sudbury and G. Humble, 1601 [1611-1627]. Framed and glazed single-sided, hand-coloured. idem The North and East Ridings. T. Bassett and R. Chiswell, [c.1676]. Framed and glazed single-sided, hand-coloured.. West with noticeable crease from atlas, slightly separated at foot, a touch toned overall. North and East toned with some vertical creasing in addition to central fold.
Martin, R. Montogmery The Indian Empire. The London Printing and Publishing Company, [1858-1861]. 4to (3 vols). half calf over marbled boards; frontis in all, additional eng. titles in all, 2 double-page maps, hand coloured in outline, 118 plates.. Bindings rubbed and scuffed, internal foxing, spotting and the like, variable, esp. to margins of plates, but a very good set.
Raphael pseud. [Smith, Robert Cross] Raphael's Witch!!! or the Oracle of the Future. William Charlton Wright, Paternoster Row, 1839. 8vo, blue cloth, spine with printed paper label; pp. [1-5], 6-148, [1]-4 (inserted music), 149-198, [2 (catalogue); large folding hand-coloured eng. frontis., eng. title, large folding hand-coloured plate all by R. Cruikshank and the author, tables to text. Fourth ed. Raphael was the pseudonym for Robert Cross Smith, astrologer and publisher. Under the dramatic name Merlinus Anglicus Junior he produced astrological periodicals which were a major part of the 19th-century revival of astrology. He edited the first weekly astrology journal and managed the neat marketing trick of casting astrology as an exclusive and learned practice whilst simultaneously offering to induct the general public into the secret. His later almanac (The Prophetic Messenger) continued after his death as Raphael's Ephemeris, and it became a standard work in the field. It popularised the Placidian system of astrological houses and has had a huge influence to this day. This work was a drawing-room entertainment, bringing fortune telling to the dinner party and promising to ''remove ennui and low spirits, by cheering the heart - brightening the ideas, and alluring to virtue, happiness, and bliss''.. Binding scuffed and marked, some foxing and spotting internally but a very good copy of a rare book.
R[obert]. H[owlett]. The Royal Pastime of Cock-Fighting...To which is prefixed a short Treatise, wherein Cocking is proved not only Ancient and Honourable, but also Useful, and Profitable. Facsimile edition, 1899 (of original 1709 edition). 8vo, boards; frontis. Limited edition of 100. Sketchley, W. The Cocker; Containing Every Information to the Breeders and Amateurs of that Noble Bird The Game Cock. Burton-on-Trent: J. Croft, 1814. 8vo, boards (spine repaired with tape); frontis. With Songs of the Chace. Sherwood, Neely, & Jones, 1811. 8vo, boards, sometime rebacked retaining elements of spine; frontis., additional eng. title. Second edition. [3]
Howgrave, Francis An Essay of the Ancient and Present State of Stamford. Stamford: Printed for John Clarke at the Bible in Cornhil, London; and William Thompson, Bookseller in Stamford, 1726 bound with Hawksmoor, Nicholas, A Short Historical Account of London-Bridge with a Proposition for a New Stone-Bridge at Westminster. Printed for J. Wilcox, at Vergil's Head, against the New Church in the Strand, 1736. 4to, full calf; [6], vii, 108, [1-3], 4-47, [1]; Hawksmoor with four (of five) folding plates. Gibson, Matthew A View of the Ancient and Present State of the Churches of Dorr, Home-Lacy, and Hempsted. Printed by W. Bowyer for R. Williamson, 1727. 4to, full calf; one folding plate. de Smeth van Alphen, Mr Pieter Prijzen der Schilderijen. Amsterdam: B.J. Craijenschot, 16mo, calf-backed boards (upper board loose and spine broken); pp. 8, annotated in late 19th century hand.
Delany, Samuel R. The Fly at Ciron. Seattle: Incunabula, 1993. 4to, spiral-bound proof copy; inscribed by the author to 'Leonard + Sam', presumably Leonard Gibbs and Sam DeBenedetto as the inscription appears next to the dedication and thanks to them. Ashcroft, John The Interdict Moons, unpublished typescript, 1979, 4to, org. wrappers, with a loosely-inserted vaguely-hopeful letter from the Cosmos Literary Agency warning the author that the length of the work would count against him (sales of hardcovers were falling except for major names - 'and no wonder, at about £4 for a 50,000 word novel').. Delany near fine. Ashcroft wrappers with edge wear and a little staining but otherwise near fine.
Heraldry Moule, Thomas Heraldry of Fish. John van Voorst, 1842. 8vo, org. cloth; numerous illus to text Guillim, John A Display of Heraldry. R. & J. Bonwicke et al, 1724. 4to, half calf (boards detached); plates re-mounted on card, numerous illus to text. Sixth ed. Along with three works from the de Walden library [5]
Royal Signatures and Seals James II Red wax seal on an envelope addressed to his niece The Countess of Lichfield. George IV His Signature as Regent (''George P[rinceps] R[egens]'') for George III, cut from larger document. William IV His signature approving the appointment of Hugh Wilson as Consul by Lord Palmerston, one sheet folded, written on two pages.
Peake, R[ichard] B[rinsley] The Embassy to China. A New Game of Cards. Reynolds & Sons, By Appointment to His Majesty, 27, 28, 29, & 30, Vere Street, [?c.1830s-40s]. 35 cards in org. paper wrappers, 17 question cards labelled A-Q (lacking R) and 18 answer cards A-R with illustrations. A trick-taking game in which the holder of question A starts the rhyming story by asking the question, to be answered by the holder of the appropriate answer. This continues through the story, the winner being the first to play out their hand. The tribulations of the two Ambassadors, and their less-than-flattering opinions on elements of Chinese society like foot binding and educational methods, are revealed through play, along with the ultimate fate of the Embassy. There is no obvious date to the item, and it has not been possible to track it via contextual evidence. Reynolds and Son operated from around 1809-1885. R.B. Peake is likely to be the playwright and Treasurer of the Lyceum, who lived from 1792-1847. He was a prolific publisher and author and was articled to an engraver in his youth, so may well have done the illustrations. A contemporary reviewer of his Frankenstein said that the pun to Peake 'was like liquor to the sot,-''meat, drink, washing, and lodging''', and several answers deploy puns and word play. Whilst this would suggest a date earlier than his death (at least for first publication), it does not prevent this from having been published later. The suggested dating above is based on current events in relations between Britain and China at that time. 1834 saw the Napier Affair, when Lord Napier travelled to China as British superintendent of trade in support of the opium trade. He attempted to bypass traditional Chinese controls on contact with foreign emmissaries by sending a letter direct to the Viceroy of Canton. The Viceroy refused to engage with Napier, so Napier ordered his ships to bombard Chinese forts on the Pearl River. War was only narrowly avoided when Napier fell ill. This may be reflected in the final answers, which see the British ignored by the Grand Choulagh, before the Ambassadors 'having fail'd quite/In their object of setting our commerce all right.' declare war on China. Only a few years after Napier's disastrous visit, Lin-Zexu's efforts to curb the drug trade would lead to the First Opium War. A fascinating ephemeral glimpse of satirical feelings about the nature of British-Chinese relations during the Qing dynasty.Wrappers worn and creased with some loss, cards bowed but generally clean.
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