Don Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Brook Trout" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis have a maximum weight of about 14-1/2 pounds and length of 31 in. Brook trout are the most strikingly marked of any of the salmonids. On the top of the greenish colored back and extending slightly down the sides are snail-trail-like markings: wavy lines called vermiculations. The tail is squared off with no forked appearance. The mouth is large with the maxillary extending past the margin of the eye. Brook trout are native to the East. High elevation lakes and streams are the brook trout's usual haunts with rare populations outside the mountainous areas. Few artists can capture the romance and artistry of fly fishing like Don Balke -- one of America's finest wildlife artists. In the captivating work of art shown here, Balke is at his best, depicting a glistening brook trout in pursuit of a smaller fish. Raised in rural Wisconsin, Balke's affection for fish and fishing is apparent in the sheer grace and beauty shown in this compelling scene. Image Size: 18.75 x 10 in. Overall Size: 18.75 x 16 in. Unframed. (B12475)
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This is an etching and drypoint by Rembrandt entitled "Landscape with Trees, Farm Buildings and a Tower". The etching was done about 1650, and it's unsigned and undated. It is the fourth state of five, and it comes with a certificate of authenticity from Stakenborg-Greenberg Fine Art, an art gallery on Main Street in Sarasota, Florida. The etching is listed in Nowell-Usticke's Catalogue as Nr. 223, and described as RRR, extra rare. The piece is a very fine impression of the fourth (final) state, and one of the rarest of Rembrandt's larger landscape etchings, despite the fact that Rembrandt took this plate through four different states. Very few impressions of this print have come up for auction in recent years. The plate actually began as a precise record of an existing building, namely the building with the tower at the right. In the extremely rare first and second states, the tower is taller and topped with a cupola and a short spire, and those characteristics helped scholars identify the building as that of tax collector Jan Uytenbogaert. Presumably for artistic purposes, Rembrandt changed the appearance of the tower in the third state by burnishing out the upper parts of the tower and obliterating what it really looked like. In his landscapes, Rembrandt usually refrained from depicting the sky with etched lines. He preferred plate tone and polishing scratches or sulphur tinting, but here he covered the left side and part of the lower sky with etched lines to indicate dark clouds. The trees on the left are still overcast and dark, while the rest of the buildings are bathed in sunshine. This strong contrast creates the effect of the sun suddenly breaking through receding rain clouds, and the almost blank foreground evokes a sparse and lovely landscape. Image Size: 4.75 x 12 in. Overall Framed Size: 14.25 x 23.25 in. Framed behind glass.
Emile Albert Gruppe (Massachusetts, Florida, 1896 - 1978). Large oil on canvas rare painting of a young attractive red-haired beauty sun tanning on the beach with figures shelling in the background. Likely Naples beach (Florida). Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, private Naples, Florida collection. Signed and dated 1968 lower right. Housed in original artist frame. Gruppe's paintings can be found in many public collections, including the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland; the Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina; the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; the New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut; the Oklahoma City Museum of Art; the Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, Indiana; the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida; the Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah; the Sheldon Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana; and The White House, Washington, D.C. Sight Size: 24 x 36 in. Overall Size: 31 x 42 in.
A RARE AND EARLY GAA MEDAL, c.1885, the obverse finely decorated with Irish motifs of harp, round tower, Celtic cross and crossed hurley and hammer, the reverse decorated with a centred shamrock, engraved with the names 'Parnell', 'Davitt' and 'Dr. Croke' on each leaf and surrounding border engraved with details of event and winner, 'won by T Ryan - Putting...37 feet 3/8 inches' These medals were issued in the first and second years after the GAA was founded and therefore are exceptionally rare and fine examples.
A MORGAN SILVER DOLLAR DATE SET (1878 - 1921) & Carson City, New Orleans, San Francisco, Denver The Morgan Dollar was a United States dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904, and again in 1921. It was the first standard silver dollar minted since production of the previous design, the Seated Liberty Dollar, which was discontinued due to the passage of the Coinage Act of 1873, which also ended the economy policy of free coining of silver. There was no real public demand for the return of the silver dollar but those that worked in silver-mining lobbied Congress forcefully for its return. The coin is named after its designer, United States Mint Assistant Engraver George T. Morgan. The design features a left-facing portrait of Miss Liberty on the obverse while the reverse depicts an eagle. The dollars were produced every year between 1878 and 1904 at a total of 4 different mints. Each mint, apart from Philadelphia, has its own mint mark. In 1921 production was resumed for one year only, with this year being the only one where the Denver mint was used. The mint marks appearing on the coins are CC for Carson City, S for San Francisco, O for New Orleans and D for Denver. Interest in the Dollar set amongst numismatists was low throughout its production years. However, in the 1960s things changed and it became highly sought after by collectors becoming one of the most widely pursued U.S coins, with complete sets proving to be very rare.
1990 Mercedes Benz W201 190D, 2,497 cc. registration number H344 BBU. Chassis number WDB201 1262F748154. Engine number 60291122017753. From January 1974 to January 1982, Mercedes spent over £600 million researching and developing the W201m subsequently saying it was 'massively over-engineered', and was launched in Germany on 9 December 1982. It was marketed in right-hand drive for the UK market from September 1983. The 190 D was available with three different engines. The 2.0 L inline-four engine was the base engine, a 2.2-litre version, with the same power as the 2.0 L, was introduced in September 1983. The 2.5 L inline-five engine was available in the late 1980s and early 1990s. BBU was first registered in August 1990 to Frank Leak who sold it to his friend Clive Houghton and then Gary McAusland in 2013. In 2014 it moved to Stanley Sargeant. The service book shows Mercedes main dealers in 1993 at 4,927 miles, 1997 at 19,784 miles, 2004 at 28,883 miles and 2008 at 38,052, today the mileage is at some 62,000 which is backed up by it MOT history from 2006 until 2015 at 61,696 when it was put into storage. In 2019 it came out and was MOT'd at 62,410 miles and it will be sold with a new MOT. In overall good condition, these 190D's with this mileage are very rare, most have well over 150,000 on the clock. Sold with the V5C, service book and new MOT.
1983 Mercedes Benz 380 SL R107, 3839cc. Registration number TDA 404Y. Chassis number 107 04522024643. Engine number 1169622015004. In 1980, Mercedes-Benz revamped its SL lineup of sporting luxury convertibles with the introduction of the 380SL. The 380 was a further development of the R107 chassis, which was first used in 1972 by the 350SL, and then later by the 450SL. Like its forebears the 380SL was a heady mix of V-8 power, refined luxury, and sporty underpinnings, and it was as a very popular model during its production run. The 380SL, so-named for its 3.8-litre V-8, had a smaller engine than the 450SL and was consequently 120 pounds lighter. The new engine was designed with emissions controls in mind while the 450SL's engine was not, which meant that the two engines were relatively equal in terms of power (155 hp in the 380SL vs. 160 hp in the 450SL) despite the difference in their displacements. Performance was similar for the two cars, as was fuel economy. Outside of the engine, the 380SL also received a new four-speed automatic transmission, which further enhanced distance driving. Suspension, meanwhile, continued to be the same fully independent setup as in the earlier cars, and four-wheel disc braking remained standard. The standard transmission provided a top speed of 130mph and a very respectable 0-62mph in 8.8 seconds. As with the previous generations of SLs, the vehicle came as an open roadster with a removable hardtop roof. The R107 body shape went on to become one of the longest running styles from Mercedes-Benz, remaining in production until 1989 with some 13 variants during the production run. The 380SL ended production in 1985, at which point it was replaced by the 560SL. TDA was first registered on the 12th May 1983 in thistle green metallic with green sports check cloth interior by the Nayland Motor Company of West Glamorgan to Mr Curtis for his wife. It has optional extras such as cruise control and rear seats. Brought up to Yorkshire it then was serviced by H. Nightingales of Beeford as per the recommended intervals until 1995 (13 stamps in the service book), it also had a cherished number plate change to SXC100. In 1995 it was sold to Ron Simpson who had it serviced by S.M. Autocare of Pickering at 86,326, 92,085 and 98,432 miles. In 2003 it was bought by Arthur Paice who took the cherished plate of it and it reverted to the original TDA 404Y. He sold it to a Mr Booth in July 2005 with a mileage of 106,856 at that years MOT. Since then it has been serviced and MOT'd by Brain Kitt Motors of Driffield and led a pampered life. Over the years it has seen little use and often sorned, especially as ill health restricted him using it; the MOT in May 2019 was at 111,959 miles only the 3 added since the year before (the trip to the MOT station). Sold in 2019 to its current owner and our vendor who has rarely used it. TDA is a rare example of a full service history car that has spent its life around the Driffield area and can be highly recommended to the next custodian. Sold with the V5C, MOT until May 2020, large history folder, removable hard top, service book, owners manual; it will be driven to the auction.
2000 Mini Cooper, 1275 cc. Registration number W943 PAG. Chassis number SAXXNNAZEYD182786. Engine number 12A2LK70394580. Having devised the iconic original back in the early 1960s, John Cooper sold his own modified Minis under the 'Mini Cooper' name from the mid-1980s, before Rover's acquisition of the rights to the name made it possible to officially re-launch the model in September 1990. The new Mini Cooper was based on the Mini 30, the most luxuriously equipped Limited Edition Mini to date, but fitted with the 1,275cc engine rather than the 30's 998cc unit. What would turn out to be the final Mini version - the Mark 7 - arrived in 1996. Changes included twin-point fuel injection, higher final drive gearing, driver's airbag, side impact beams, additional sound insulation, improved front seats, front-mounted radiator and a 'Sportpack' option. By the time production ceased in 2000, a total of well over 5 million Minis of all types had been produced, making it the best selling British car of all time. Dating from the final year of the Mini's production in its original form, this PAG is a rare one owner from new example that has only covered some 59,000 miles in its life. Purchased by Mrs Mulligan on the 25th May of 2000 from Welptons of Hull for £7,965 in Solar Red; it had been pre registered from the 8th of March. Serviced by them the next year at 5,325 miles and the following at 11,421 miles. From then on it has been looked after by a local garage to her. In it received a front end rebuild with new wings, front panel and scuttle, see images on file and in July 2019 a new OSF floor pan, front panel and repaint of the wings at a cost of over £2,000. Sold with the V5C, MOT until March 2012, MOT history confirming the mileage, original Rover manuals and the history folder. This Mini is a much loved example in good order.
2000 Mini Cooper Sportspack, 1275cc. Registration number W188 PGA. Chassis number SAXXNNAZEYD181683. Engine number 12A2LK70393148Having devised the iconic original back in the early 1960s, John Cooper sold his own modified Minis under the 'Mini Cooper' name from the mid-1980s, before Rover's acquisition of the rights to the name made it possible to officially re-launch the model in September 1990. The new Mini Cooper was based on the Mini 30, the most luxuriously equipped Limited Edition Mini to date, but fitted with the 1,275cc engine rather than the 30's 998cc unit. What would turn out to be the final Mini version - the Mark 7 - arrived in 1996. Changes included twin-point fuel injection, higher final drive gearing, driver's airbag, side impact beams, additional sound insulation, improved front seats, front-mounted radiator and a 'Sportpack' option. By the time production ceased in 2000, a total of well over 5 million Minis of all types had been produced, making it the best selling British car of all time.Dating from the final year of the Mini's production in its original form, PGA is a rare one owner from new example that has only covered some 21,000 miles in its life. Purchased on the 1st March 2000 by Mr A Crawford of Bathgate in Scotland, he had it serviced at 2,691 miles and put it into his garage in August 2001 when ill health forced him to give up driving. It stayed there until his son inherited it, his intention was to recommission it but this never happened and it has recently been removed from the garage. Found to be in remarkable condition by our vendor, the original extended warranty and paperwork was in the car but the keys and V5C were missing. He has applied for a new V5C which hopefully will be with us by the time of the auction. He has turned the engine over, once, to check that it is free but not attempted to start it up, examination of the underside shows the subframes appear sound as is the body, with minimal localised rust bubbles. The interior is in very good condition.Sold with the V5C, (subject to DVLA) and the aforementioned paperwork, this Cooper offers a rare chance to own a one owner car that has covered only some 21,000 miles and is totally original.
1956 Patria WKC moped, 47cc. Registration number 443 UYN (non transferrable). Frame number 112984. Engine number 2121042. WKC of Solingen in Germany adopted the Patria emblem in 1898 to badge the company's bicycle products ;the first Patria motor cycles designed by Johannes Rössig appeared in 1925, fitted with Roconova 248cc and 348cc ohc single-cylinder engines, but these models were discontinued in 1927. In 1931, production of bicycles was joined by a range of autocycles with Sachs 74cc two-stroke, 2-speed engines, and available in a choice of three frame versions, gent's, lady's, or heavy-duty trade carrier. Post WWII the company once again turned to motor cycles as alternative products from 1949. The company folded in late 1952 and in 1955 the brand re-appeared on a range of mopeds, with optional 1-gear engine from Zündapp, or 2-gear motors from Jlo or Sachs. For the 1956 season, the Moped was extensively restyled with the addition of fashionable port-holed side panels, valanced mudguards, and a pressed-steel, band suspended leading link fork set. From June until October it is recorded that Currys of Croydon imported a batch for sale, the only time they we offered for sale in the UK. UYN was sold by Currys of Croydon in 1956 as RBY 311, last taxed in December 1962 it then appears to have been laid up reappearing when sold by Jim Grant of Sevenoaks in 2015 without any paperwork. The next owner registered it with DVLA after obtaining a dating certificate from the East Anglian Cyclemotor Club but they would not reissue the original number, hence 443 UYN. In December 2016 our vendor purchased it and recommissioned it with new tyres and a service. Hardly used since he is now moving to a property with less storage. Sold with the V5C, dating certificate, copy of the 1962 tax disc and sundry correspondence. Minimal recommissioning should see this rare machine, with wonderful patina on the roads.
1972 Suzuki GT750 J, 750cc. Registration number PTC 42K. Frame number GT750 - 18071. Engine number GT750 18106. The GT750 was unveiled to much fanfare at the 1971 Tokyo show. This was Suzuki's answer to the Honda CB750, and the Kawasaki H2, but was very different to both. Driven by an in-line 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine, the 'Kettle' was also liquid cooled. Suzuki surprisingly opted for drum brakes (on the original), but the front was a 9 inch 4-leading shoe design, so was actually reasonably powerful. The engine was very impressive, with a nice flat torque curve, and good acceleration from as low as 2000 rpm. The engine firing impulses corresponds to that of a 6-cyl 4-stroke so this engine type runs very smoothly when in good tune. Visually these bikes are distinguished by the characteristic water cooling radiator in front of the engine, there is a cooling fan behind the radiator which kicks in at random occasions. The bike was known for the wide power band/low end torque allowing exceptional acceleration performance from low revs, similar in characteristics to the triple 2-stroke air cooled Kawasaki H2 750 (Mach IV) but more 'civilised'. The GT750 was not the first large displacement liquid cooled two stroke motorcycle, or even the first two stroke triple - that honour goes to Scott Motorcycles in the UK which produced a very small number (specifically eight !) of 750cc and 1000cc liquid cooled two stroke triples in the 1934/1938 time period. However, the GT750 was the largest displacement, mass produced (roughly 71,000 were sold world wide in total), liquid cooled two stroke engine ever offered for retail sale. PTC, a rare J model, was first registered on the 5th July 1972 and its early life is unknown. In September 2013 David Bradford acquired it and began a comprehensive overhaul, including a crankshaft overhaul by Chris Applebee Engineering, the brakes were overhauled and the tinware repainted in the original Candy Jackal Blue. It was MOTed in July 2014 at 24,041 miles. In January 2017 our vendor purchased it from Chris Hall Motorcycles with a mileage of 24,328 and he then recommissioned it and had the exhaust system rechromed and the tank repainted. Little used the mileage rose to 24,414 in 2018 and 24,431 in 2019, today it stands at 24,438 and is very good condition. Offered for sale as our vendor is moving to a smaller property without the storage for his collection. Sold with the V5C, current MOT, various receipts for works undertaken.
DAVID L. KENINGALE A rare original Watercolour plate illustrating PURPLE EMPEROR (A patura iris) by A.D.A. Russwurm, depicting three images; male, female, underside, Type. The artist Donald Russwurm well known for his excellent illustrations to his book "Aberrations of British Butterflies", published 1978
Matchbox - An unboxed and rare Matchbox no.25c Bedford Petrol Tanker with 11.5 x 45 Grey Plastic Wheels. The model which was made for a short time only is listed as Code1 in Stannard Collectors Catalogue. The model has some chipping, but overall is in relatively Good condition with some slight wear to decals but with majority still intact.
Palitoy, Gabriel - A large collection of vintage unboxed Palitoy Action Man part uniforms and accessories, with three unboxed action figures by Gabriel including the Lone Ranger. Lot contains parts to uniforms, guns, boots, hats, a rare Blue cargo parachute, 17th/21st Lancers accessories and similar. Items are unboxed and are in Playworn condition.
RARE: GENTLEMAN'S JAEGER LE COULTRE MASTER-QUARTZ STAINLESS STEEL WRIST WATCH, the rounded rectangular blue patterned dial with applied stainless steel baton hour markers, date aperture at 3, outer seconds track in white, lume pencil hands, centre seconds hand, 42mm case, 1361932, 23302-42 to the caseback, on a tapered stainless steel bracelet strap with signed JLC clasp, lacking box and papers, note: the Master-quartz was the result of a collaboration between JLC and Girard-Perregaux
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[Rogers (Thomas)] The conspiracy of guts and brains: or An answer to the twinn-shams, only edition, drop-head title, some light foxing, disbound, [R1842B], small 4to, [Printed and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster], [1694].⁂ Rare only edition, with ESTC recording only three copies, of which only one in UK (BL). The work denounces both dissenters (the 'guts') who attacked the Church of England and the monarchy, and those comprehensionist Anglicans (the 'brains') who sympathised with their cause.
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Military finance.- [Williamson (John)] A treatise on military finance; containing the pay of the forces on the British and Irish establishment, with the allowances in camp, garrison, and quarters, &c. , 2 parts in 1, including supplement, first part with 27 tables on 14 folding ff., second part 2 folding tables, part 1 some foxing and light browning, occasional spotting elsewhere, ink signature on front endpaper of P.H. Bund of the 13th Light Dragoons, contemporary half calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, joints split, but holding, rubbed and scuffed, large 12mo, for T. Egerton, 1804-1805. ⁂ The standard reference work on all aspects of military pay. The supplement is rare.
Shelley (Percy Bysshe) The Revolt of Islam; A Poem, in Twelve Cantos, first edition, second issue, with the errata leaf (b2) bound at end of volume and dedication page 'To Mary ---- ---', for C. and J. Ollier, 1818; Queen Mab, with dedication leaf 'To Harriet ⁂**' bound at end and W Clark's imprint to p.182, without publisher's advertisements, by W. Clark, 1821, together 2 works in 1, contemporary ink signature of 'Richard Dry' to front free endpaper, some spotting and foxing, contemporary calf, worn, part of layer to upper cover torn away, lower cover detached, 8vo.⁂ Two scarce editions of Shelley's poetry collections, both bound with the rare dedication pages to his second and first wife respectively. Signature of 'Richard Dry' may be attributed to Percy's tailor - manuscript correspondence from William and Richard Dry displays some of his financial problems he was experiencing in 1813: 'We are much disappointed at your not having settled the above account with us before this time as it has now been so long standing...' (Shelley and His Circle 1773-1822, Oxford University Press, 1961)
Occult.- Mathers (S.L. MacGregor) Kabbala Denudata. The Kabbalah Unveiled, first edition, plates, some folding, original cloth, some light rubbing to extremities but sharp and excellent overall, 8vo, 1887.⁂ Rare early work by the British occultist. Mathers is primarily remembered as one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Hodgson (William Hope) The Boats of the "Glen-Carrig", first cheap edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, some creasing and fraying to foot of panels, 1920; and another by the same, 8vo (2)⁂ Hodgson's classic survival horror novel of the sea, rare in the macabre jacket.
Astronomy.- Proclus, Diadochus. Sphaera, edited by Thomas Linacre, title with woodcut armillary sphere, woodcut criblé initial, water-stained at head, lightly browned throughout, modern half calf, gilt spine in compartments and with black leather label, 8vo, [Marburg], no printer, 1549.⁂ A rare edition of this astronomical text, edited by the Oxford scholar and physician Thomas Linacre. We can only find mention of this edition in F.H. Mertens' Bibliotheca Antverpiensis. Catalogue Méthodique de la Bibliothèque publique d'Anvers, Anvers, 1846.
Chemistry.- Digby (Sir Kenelm) Chymical secrets, and rare experiments in physick & philosophy...Published since his death, by George Hartman chymist, and steward of the aforesaid Sir Kenelm, 2 parts in 1, 4 engraved plates, some spotting and staining, contemporary sheep, sympathetically rebacked, corners worn, covers rubbed, [Wing, D1421A (a reissue, with cancel title leaf, of Wing D1426A)], 8vo, printed for Will. Cooper, at the Pelican in Little Britain, 1683.
NO RESERVE Chemistry.- Shaw (Peter) Leçons de Chymie: Propres à Perfectionner La Physique, Le Commerce et Les Arts, first edition in French, half-title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, ink stamps to title, last 2 ff. of preface misbound, occasional spotting, some light browning, contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, corners worn, rubbed, 4to, Paris, Jean Thomas Herissant, 1759.⁂ Rare. Shaw was physician to Kings George II & III.
NO RESERVE Gillman (James) A dissertation on the bite of a rabid animal; being the substance of an essay which received a prize from the Royal College of Surgeons in London, in the year 1811, first edition, folding hand-coloured aquatint plate of a rabid dog's stomach, offsetting, plate split neatly along 1 fold, some spotting, ink signature of a John Thomson along inner margin of title, modern calf-backed marbled boards, rare in commerce, 8vo, R. Taylor for J. Callow, 1812.⁂ Gillman was a London surgeon and friend of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, writing the life of the latter in 1838.
Mental Health.- Bedlam.- Bowen (Thomas) An historical account of the origin, progress, and present state of Bethlem Hospital, founded by Henry the Eighth, for the cure of lunatics, and Enlarged by subsequent Benefactors, for the Reception and Maintenance of incurables, first edition, engraved frontispiece by W. Sharp after Stothard, C1 ink correction to notes, frontispiece with some foxing and offsetting on to title, disbound, 4to, no printer, 1783.⁂ Rare in commerce. It was published by order of the governors of the hospitals of Bethlem and Bridewell. Bethlem is one of the oldest psychiatric hospitals in the world, having been founded as a general hospital in 1247 in the City of London, and from the late 14th / early 15th centuries being specifically associated with the insane. It was around this time that it became more commonly referred to as 'Bedlam'. Notable patients included the artists Richard Dadd and Louis Wain, and the architect Pugin.
Egyptology.- Capart (Jean) Documents pour servir a l'Etude de l'Art Egyptien, 2 vol., one of 612 copies, 200 plates, 3 colour, one folding, Hans Mardersteig's copy with his book-label to front pastedowns, original half morocco, vol.1 over original patterned-paper boards, vol.2 over blue cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, spines rubbed and faded, vol.1 with short split to joint, folio, Paris, printed at the Officina Bodoni of Verona for Les Éditions du Pégase, 1927-31.⁂ Rare in the deluxe binding.
NO RESERVE Egyptology.- Geometry.- Agnew (H.C.) A Letter From Alexandria on the Evidence of the Practical Application of the Quadrature of the Circle, in the Configuration of the Great Pyramids of Gizeh, first edition, presentation copy to the Royal Astronomical Society, 9 engraved plates of geometric diagrams, of which 1 folding, ink stamp of RAS to title, occasional staining or spotting to plates, original cloth, original printed label to upper cover, rebacked, remains of paper label to spine, 4to, 1838.⁂ A rare copy of this detailed study of the geometry of the great pyramids at Giza.
Verne (Jules) Five Weeks in a Balloon, 'The Masterpiece Library' Penny Popular Novels edition, browned, original pictorial wrappers, faded and a little marked, for the Proprietor by Horace Marshall & Son, c.1900.⁂ Rare in this abridged format, with Library Hub recording just one copy in the National Library of Scotland.
Plotinus. De rebus philosophicis Libri LIII. in enneades sex distributi, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut historiated initials, lacking H2-5, sig. Ee misbound, title with part of imprint excised and repaired, and mounted on stub, occasional spotting, lightly browned, 19th century half calf, spine gilt and with red morocco label, rubbed, folio, Solingen, Johannes Soter, 1540.⁂ Rare Solingen edition of the works of this Neoplatonist philosopher.
Calvin (Jean) [Institution de la religion chrestienne : composée en latin par Jean Calvin, et translatée en françoys par luymesme, et encores de nouveau reveuë et augmentée], double column, woodcut decorative initials, lacking title, preliminaries *3-7 working loose, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, later calf, ornately blind-stamped calf panels from an early binding mounted on covers, corners repaired, [Bibliotheca Calviniana 53/7a], [Geneva], [Jean Girard], [1553]. sold not subject to return. ⁂ Second edition in French, which is rare in commerce.
Agricola (Franciscus) Nova Apodixis evangelica de periculoso multisque nominibus infoelici statu concubinariorum inpoenitentium, praesertim illorum quibus animarum cura incumbit, woodcut decorative initials, F3&4 blank, 17th century blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, upper cover stamped in black 'DGAG, 16*46', metal clasps, lightly soiled, rubbed, [not in VD 17], Cologne, Hermann Hoberg, 1604; and the remains of a 16th century ?Danish blind-stamped calf binding, 8vo (2)⁂ Rare, with ESTC recording only two copies.
Elzevier.- Maccovius (Johannes) Distinctiones et regulæ theologicæ ac philosophicæ, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, lower corners water-stained, later vellum, [this edition not in Willems; cf. Willems 1162 (1653 edition, which he calls 'fort rare'], Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1656 § Meursius (Joannes) Pisistratus, sive de ejus vita & tyrannide, liber singularis, first edition, some Greek type, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorative initials, colophon f., closely trimmed at head, occasional spotting, lightly browned, later vellum, [Willems 216], Leiden, [Bonaventure & Abraham Elzevier] at the house of Elzevier, 1623; and another, Willems 2178, v.s. (3) ⁂ The first mentioned is a rare, with Willems not recording a copy.
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Turks.- [Chassepol (François de)] Histoire des Grands Vizirs Mahomet Coprogli Pacha, et Ahcmet [sic] Coprogli Pacha, first edition, title with woodcut ornament, folding engraved battle plan, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, a few small holes in folds of plan, some staining, lightly browned throughout, contemporary calf, rebacked, rare, large 12mo, Paris, Estienne Michallet, 1676.
Madagascar imprint.- Peyrouton (Bernard-Marcel) Adolphe Thomas, and Léon Truitard. Silhouettes / Poésies / Chansons, 3 parts in 1 vol., one of 12 copies on "papier Antaimorona", signed by Adolphe Thomas below dedication to second part, plates and illustrations, original limp vellum, creased at foot, 8vo, Antananarivo, Madagascar, [1921].⁂ Rare, we can trace no copy on Worldcat.
A PAIR OF RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL GREEN AND YELLOW-ENAMELLED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLS SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 Each incised and decorated in green enamel with two dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls above phoenix medallions, all reserved on a yellow ground, with roundels enclosing stylised shou characters and clouds to the wells, 15cm. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection. Cf. Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2011, lot 3510 for another bowl with this design; see also The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics IV, no.111 for a further example. It is recorded that bowls with this design were made for guifei, the highest-ranking imperial concubines, or fei, imperial concubines.
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