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Click here to subscribeNew Zealand. SCHOLEFIELD (G H) New Zealand in Evolution, 1909, first edition, cloth; Where the White Man Treads, 1928; BUTLER (A R) Glimpses of Maori Land, 1886, gift inscription, bright cloth gilt; CRAWFORD (J C) Recollections of Travel in New Zealand and Australia, 1st edition, 1880, maps and illustrations, ex.library; HOCKEN (T M) Contributions to the Early History of ——, 1898, ex.library stamps and marks; one other (6)
[Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader] The Manston Spitfire, TB752, Designed by Foreland Arts, Ramsgate and Printed by Lanes, Broadstairs, no date, 20pp. with two full-page colour illustrations, signed on front free endpaper verso by all four fighter pilots, and described in accompanying booklet, dark blue leather gilt, oblong folio, together with accompanying certificate of authenticity from the Spitfire Memorial Fund, numbered 59/100, plus accompanying stapled booklet 'A Profile Of Four Legendary Fighter Pilots: Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, Air Commodore Alan C. Deere, Air Vice-Marshal James E. Johnson, Wing Commander Robert R. Stanford-Tuck', 8pp incl. wrappers, oblong folio (3)
Airship R34. Track of H.M.A. R34 July 2nd - 13th 1919, original folding pen and ink plan of the record breaking Airship's route from Great Britain to New York and back, apparently signed by the captain, G. Herbert Scott, on folded glazed cotton, some staining and tears to folds. R34 became the first aircraft to make an east to west transatlantic flight in July 1919 and by the return flight, completed successfully the first two-way crossing. R34 was decommissioned two years later after being damaged during a storm. . Provenance: Formerly the property of W R Gent, Engineer on this flight, and by direct family descent. 38 x 50cm
HOLINSHED (R) Chronicles, 1587, folio in sixes, comprising The History of England - Ireland - Scotland, lacking general title but with 4 section titles with woodcut borders, tables at end, some cropping to headlines, sporadic slight staining to upper margins with occasional slight chipping and loss to letters, but generally not affecting the text, with colophon dated January 1587, good recent calf with raised bands to spine
[HARBIN (GEORGE)] The Hereditary Right of the Crown of England Asserted, London: Richard Smith, 1713, folio, contemporary panelled calf (worn); BAKER (Sir R) A Chronicle of the Kings of England, 3rd edition London 1660, folio, added engraved title, somewhat age toned, worn panel calf; WILLIAMS (Gryffith) The Chariot of Truth, London 1663, small folio, some water staining, damage to imprint leaf, damaged binding (3)
Prayer Book and Bible. Book of Common Prayer, 1728, folio, title damaged, bound with Bible title dated 1715, illustrations (6 or 8 per page), without folding maps, Psalms at end incomplete and slightly damaged, detached worn contemporary boards; FONTAINE (N) Sieur de Royaumont. The History of the Old and New Testament, 2nd ed., for R. Blome 1701-1700, folio, 2 parts in one, engraved frontispieces, 4 double page maps, plan of Jerusalem, plates, contemporary morocco gilt, rebacked (2)
Collection of books and letters relating to Sydney Cockerell, Felicitas and Mary Corrigan, and others. Including: MAURICE (C E) Life of Octavia Hilll, 1913, inscribed by Cockerell 'Cambridge April 18, 1913', with two autograph letters from Octavia Hill to Cockerell, one dated 1889 'Dear Sydney, How splendidly you and Mr Brook have succeeded as to Southwark donations. That Barclay gift above all makes such a different feeling!...', the other letter concerns auditing accounts; an autograph letter regarding O. Hill from Roy Devereux; 2 letters to Cockerell from Harriot Yorke ["Hill's ever-present but self-effacing fellow worker"]; also a copy of 'The Nun, The Infidel and the Superman' 1985, by Felicitas Corrigan, inscribed to Betty by Gielgud, McAnally and R. Harris (the actors who played the characters on the stage); two other works inscribed to Mary Corrigan by Cockerell, and a first New York edition in dust wrapper of Sassoon's The Heart's Journey, 1929; also a letter from Sir Alan Lascelles to Sister Felicitas, inserted into a Folio Society edition of Sassoon's works, etc (15)
Childrens illustrated. DODGSON (Rev. C) 'Lewis Carroll'. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Tenniel, 1879; RACKHAM (A, illustrator) Aesop's Fables, 1917; KIPLING (R) A Song of the English, no date, illustrated by W. Heath Robinson; decorative cloth; STEVENSON (R L) A Child's Garden of Verses, 1909, 8vo, illustrated by Charles Robinson; The History of Little Fanny, with cut-outs and original slip case; GREENAWAY (Kate) Under the Window, no date, F. Warne & Co; BIANCO (Margery) Poor Cecco, 1925, illustrated by Rackham
CRUCHLEY (G F) Cruchley's General Atlas, with 31 'superior' double page maps, 1849, folio, title and binding damaged; DALYELL (Sir John G) The Powers of the Creator displayed in the Creation, vol. I (of 2) 1851, 4to, coloured plates of crustaceans and starfish, disbound, outer leaves stained; GOEBEL (Dr K) Outlines of Classification and Special Morphology of Plants, 1887, 8vo prize calf; MURCHISON (R I) Outline of the Geology of Cheltenham, new edition 1845, 8vo, cloth, folding coloured map and diagram, 12 plates, cloth; others - natural history and geology (a box)
Cookery. SOYER (A) Soyer's Culinary Campaign.., London 1857, 8vo, 7 plates, later calf; DOLBY (R) The Cook's Dictionary, 1830, 8vo, cloth, double column, plain cloth, rebacked; CHEYNE (G) An Essay of Health and Long Life, London 1724, 8vo, upper leaf tips cut, title foxed, all rather toned, modern calf (3)
HADFIELD, (John, Editor.) Georgian Love Songs; Restoration Love Songs, decorations by Rex Whistler, Cupid Press, 1949 & 1950, numbered editions (660), cloth backed boards, uncut; SAWYER & DARTON. English Books 1474-1900, 2 vols, 1927, 8vo, illustrated, dust wrappers; O'CONNELL (Sir J R) Lyra Martyrum, London 1934, 8vo, morocco gilt; one other (6)
Bindings - poetry. JOHNSON (S) The Works of the English Poets, 17 various vols., 1790, small 8vo, calf; BROWNING (E B) Poetical Works, in 5 vols., 11th edition 1877, calf, spines rubbed; DODSLEY (R) A Collection of Poems by Several Hands in three volumes, 3rd edition 1751, 8vo, lacking labels to spines; COLEY (A) The Works, 3rd edition, folio, 16678, title repaired, rebacked; few others
Literature including children's and illustrated. SEARLE (Ronald) Forty Drawings, 1946, author's inscription to first leaf; MILNE (A A) Winnie the Pooh, 2nd edition 1926; DODGSON (Rev C) 'Lewis Carroll', Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London 1901; SURTEES. Handley Cross, c.1870, colour illustrated, modern leather binding, slip case; BROOKES (R) The General Gazetteer, 3rd edition 1773, folding maps (creases and tears), cracked tree calf; others - children's and poetry
GLADSTONE (Herbert, MP) Collection of 12 vols. with his bookplate, another with Mary Gladstone's bookplate; one of which inscribed by W. Gladstone; including - STRAUS (R) Carriages and Coaches, 1912, illustrated, cloth, gilt spine; RAE (W F) Wilkes, Sheridan, Fox, 1874, author's inscription to H. Gladstone at head of title; EVANS (Sir J) The Ancient Stone Implements of Great Britain, 2nd edition 1897, cloth, spine faded (13)
NICOLAI (Friedrich) Recherches Historiques sur l'usage des Cheveux Postiches et des Perruques, Paris, [1809], half-title, engraved vignette title, 2 folding engraved plates at end, a little browned, rebound; GOUFFE (Jules) Le Livre des Conserves, Paris 1869, portrait frontispiece, slight foxing, roan backed boards, a.e.g.; KERK (R) Decoration der Modern Kalten Kuche, 1929, 8vo, oblong folder enclosing 4 sections (3)
STEVENSON (R L) Island Nights' Entertainments, London: Cassell & Co 1893, first edition, early issue (price correction present on page ii), 8vo, frontispiece, coloured sketch map and 26 other illustrations, 16pp. of publisher's advertisements (coded "7G-3.93") at end, inner hinges starting, original pictorial cloth, slightly skewed and age marked
Garden Statue: After Raffaele Monti Ft, 1851: A monumental composition stone figure of a girl entitled ‘Love’signed R. Monti Ft, 1851210cm.; 83ins highRaffaele Monti (1818-1881) was an Italian sculptor, author and poet born in Milan. He studied under his father, the noted sculptor Gaetano Matteo Monti in the Imperial Academy. He was invited to Vienna while aged only 20 where he received extensive patronage, he subsequently returned to Milan in 1840. In 1846 Monti travelled to England for the year, and later settled there.Monti exhibited at the Royal Academy, and soon earned recognition as a leading sculptor with his piece for the 6th Duke of Devonshire, the |Veiled Vestal| a figure with illusionistic veil, a specialism of his. A bust based on this work, cast in Parian porcelain by Copeland titled |The Bride|, but often known as |The Veiled Bride|, was issued in 1861 by the Crystal Palace Art Union. This bust became one of the most popular Parian busts ever produced.
Aviation: A rare OKB-2 liquid fuel second stage rocket enginelate 1950’s 104cm.; 41ins highDesigned by the studio of Alexei Mikhailovich Isayev and built by the Soviet aircraft design bureau (OKB). Isayev was granted his own section of OKB in 1947 which became known as OKB-2, these both came under the umbrella of the scientific research institute of the Ministry of Aviation. Isayev focused on small liquid fuel rockets which powered much of the soviet space programme between 1957-1967 and his engines powered the vehicles carrying the first artificial satellites, the first unmanned probes to the Moon and Venus and the world’s first unmanned spacecraft, the Vostok. He also worked in the development of surface to air missiles and air to sea missiles, his most famous being the R-11 |Scud|.Provenance: Ex Professor Roudakov Air and Space Collection.
GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. Autograph Envelope Signed, with his initials, G. R., as King, being the front panel only, addressed in his hand to Sir William Knighton and marked 'Most Private & Confidential'. Neatly mounted to the base of a small 4to antique engraving of the King and with the small red wax seal alongside. Together with William IV (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. Fine ink signature ('William R') as King on a 12mo oblong piece of vellum, evidently clipped from the head of an official document. Neatly laid down. G to about VG, 2. £80-100
A William IV silver snuff box, Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1831, with reeded decoration and foliate thumb-piece, monogrammed C R, 6.5cm wide Condition Report: Lot 53: Initialled CR to cover. Tiny dent to one corner and overall slight wear and scratches in line with age and usage. Clear hallmarks. Does not close tightly - a small gap visible at front between cover and base.
A group of five medals awarded to J E Birch, Royal Fusiliers: Indian General Service Medal 1895-1902 with Tirah 1897-98 and Pujab Frontier bars, (Corpl E J Birch 2nd Bn Ryl Innis), Queen's South Africa Medal 1899-1902 with South Africa 1902, Transvaal and Orange Free State bars (3980 Serjt R Birch Rl Innis Fus), 1914-1915 Star (13952 C S Maj J E Birch R Innis Fus), British War Medal and Victory Medal (both 13952 W O CL2 J E Birch R Innis Fus), also a silver Corps of Commissionaires medal (no ribbon), (6).
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