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[Bunbury (Henry William)], "Geoffrey Gambado" New Oddest of all Oddities for 1813: Being an Odd Book of all the Odd Sermons, Odd Tales, Odd Sayings, and Odd Scraps of Poetry, hand-coloured frontispiece ?by George Cruikshank, disbound, Printed and Sold by J. Bailey, 116, Chancery Lane; and may be had of most booksellers, [?1813] § Dibb (Robert) The Minstrels Offering: or Wreath of Poetry, engraved frontispiece, title browned, contemporary half calf, London [printed in Leeds], 1839 § Cornwall (Barry) A Sicilian Story, with Diego Montilla, and Other Poems, occasional light foxing, half-title, bookplate of Simon Nowell-Smith, original boards, bumping to spine ends, 1820; English Songs and Other Small Poems, presentation inscription to the poet Allan Cunningham "with best regards of his friend the author" to title, title vignette, half-title, front free endpaper detached, contemporary calf, 1832; and 6 others, 19th century poetry, 8vo (10)⁂ All rare, the first seemingly unrecorded under this title and imprint.
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NO RESERVE Verne (Jules) A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, new edition, engraved frontispiece and plates after Riou, publisher's catalogue at end, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, very faint even browning, a very little scattered spotting, contents just beginning to separate, original cloth, stamped in black and gilt, rubbed along joints and at spine ends, bumped, 8vo, 1874.⁂This the third impression of the first English edition. Rare.
Gold and diamond mining.- Penning (William Henry H.) Gold and Diamonds, first edition, plates and illustrations, spotting and foxing, contemporary ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, covers a little rubbed and marked, 8vo, 1901.⁂ A rare work on by an important British geologist surveying the gold and diamond fields of South Africa, COPAC lists 5 copies only.
Elzevier.- Tasso (Torquato) Aminta, favola boscareccia, first Elzevier edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, some spotting, lightly browned, 20th century red calf, gilt spine in compartments, spine slightly faded, [Willems 795, 'Cette édition, fort bien imprimée, est rare'], Leiden, Jean Elzevier, 1656; and 3 vol. of Petrarch, 1821-1822 in contemporary half dark green straight-grain morocco, 12mo & 4to (4)
South Sea Bubble.- The Case of Robert Surman, single sheet, whole sheet 314 x 200mm., docket title, some marginal staining, folds, [William Bowyer], [1728].⁂ Rare. ESTC lists only three copies (2 BL and 1 Guildhall). Surman was Deputy Cashier of the South Sea Company in 1720 and spent a short time in prison when the 'Bubble' burst. However, he survived with £5000 and became a partner in Martin's Bank, and later founded his own bank, Surman, Dineley and Cliffe.
ROYAL DOULTON; an extremely rare 'One of the Forty' figure designed by H. Tittensor, marked to base HN666, impressed mark 296 and 7.25, height approx 18cm.Additional InformationLight crazing as you would expect, slight rubbing to raised parts but apparently free from damage or restoration, please see additional images.
CHELSEA; a large gold anchor period figure of Europe from the 'Four Quarters of the Globe' series circa 1765, modelled as a girl wearing a six pointed gilt diadem, floral decorated cloak and holding an orb in her right hand, apparently unmarked, height 36.5cm. Provenance: from a private collection in Worcestershire purchased from D & S March. Additional InformationThere has been extensive damage and restoration to the figure. Her left arm, hand and staff are restored, as is the diadem. The figure has been cracked and broken through, which is clearly visible from the base and has been restored to a large proportion, however this is clearly a rare figure.
OF LOCAL INTEREST; a rare commemorative pearlware jug, detailing the Manchester Peterloo Massacre of 1819 with floral painted border and decorated to one side with a view of Peters Street and surrounding area and to the reverse inscribed 'No Corn Bill Universal Suffrage, Annual Parliaments and vote by ballots', height 14.5cm.Additional InformationThere is a minute glaze chip to the front of the rim of the jug, losses to the gilding and fading to the pink decoration noticeably on the handle, some staining around the base creeping into the foot rib and general pitting to surface but overall in excellent condition and free from major damage and restoration.
BANKNOTES; Jersey collection, an exceptional specialised lot in two albums including rare 1840 £5, International Bank £1 1860s (4), St Helier Town Vingtaine £1 unwritten on, extensive later including 'SPECIMEN' overprinted with various serial numbers to £50 (3), £1 1963 unsigned, also Great Britain including Linen Bank, etc, (approx 270 items).
DOCCIA; a rare set of five 'Callot' bisque porcelain musical dwarfs circa 1870, each with blue printed marks to base, heights approx 8cm-9.5cm. Provenance: from a private collection in Worcestershire purchased from Adams of London. Additional InformationTwo have small areas of restoration to their instruments.
MEISSEN; a rare pair of mid-18th century figures of 'The Duellists' modelled by J .J. Kaendler, circa 1755, both with painted blue crossed swords marks to back of base, heights approx 20cm. Provenance: from a private collection in Worcestershire purchased from Harden Antiques. Additional InformationThe figure in the green jacket has had restoration to the tree stump, tiny chip to left sleeve, tiny losses to the leaves as you might expect and a tiny chip to the tip of his jacket by his side, possible small area of restoration to the back of his jacket where it meets the tree stump. The figure in the pink coat has again got restoration to the tree stump, tiny area of restoration to his left sleeve, small area of restoration to the tricorn hat and again tiny losses to the flowers and leaves as you would expect.
A rare 20th Century Holland and Holland advertising point of sale porcelain cigar / cigarette ashtray having a central panel reading 'Holland & Holland Gun & Rifle Manufacturers 98 New Bond Street London Established 1835 By special appointment to his Majesty the King of Italy Winners Of All The Prizes In The Field Rifle Trails London 1883 with armorial crest and twin rifles having scroll and flowerhead border, Measures 15cm x 15cm.
A rare 20th Century Holland and Holland advertising point of sale porcelain cigar / cigarette ashtray having a central panel reading 'H. Holland, Manufacturers of Guns, Rifles and Pistols and every description of breech loading and revolving chambered firearms 98 New Bond St London W. Black and whi
A rare 20th Century Holland and Holland advertising point of sale porcelain cigar / cigarette ashtray having a central panel reading 'H. Holland, Manufacturers of Guns, Rifles and Pistols and every description of breech loading and revolving chambered fire-arms 98 New Bond St London W. Black and whi
An early 20th century rare ' Basaltine Ware ' by Frank Beardmore & Co being decorated in the Etruscan / Old Greek Pratt of Fenton manner. Measures 17cms high. together with a collection of 19th century Pratt ware all with naked discus thrower marks to include tea cups and saucers, creamers x 2, sugar bowls x 2, hot water jug and an ashtray
A rare Olivetti commissioned edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by the revered Japanese artist Kuniyoshi Kaneko, 13 black and white illustrations, the colour cover image is repeated on the inside, published in 1974 by Olivetti. Published as a celebratory gift edition. The book in excellent condition retaining it's original outer box packaging.
Poster, An iconic Black & White Poster entitled 'London Come Wearing Just A Smile', published by Canned London in the 1960's. The poster was designed by the graphic artist, Alan Aldridge who created some of the most striking pop images including the much sought after 'The Chelsea Girl' poster. He was known the world over for the psychedelic art work he produced for the books and record covers of The Beatles and The Who, 30 inches x 20 inches, this poster is now very rare!
Beatles Memorabilia, 1999 Liverpool's Matthew Street Music Festival & Relaunch Of The Beatles Film 'Yellow Submarine', A Selection of original items from organisers of the event on 30/08/1999, to include 2 Official Programmes, Complete Itinerary & schedule from Thursday 26th to Tuesday 31st August (with notes on), Official Press Release 'Eurostar To Become A Yellow Submarine' & large street maps with lay out of the Music Festival outlined! A rare peice of memorabilia
Bristol City, a collection of 6 home football programmes, in various condition, 1946/47 Swindon, 1947/48 Swindon, Notts County, 1948/49 Northampton, 1949/50 Norwich, 1950/51 Nottm Forest. In addition is a rare book on the History of the Club, by Peter Godsiff, plus a 1957/58 Bristol City v Huddersfield match ticket
Manchester Utd Memorabilia, a pair of LP Records, 1972 'United, Manchester Utd Football' team, on the Penny Farthing Label, in original sleeve, and the very rare 1997 LP Record 'George, The Best Album, 25 Tracks, Entirely dedicated to George Best, produced by Exotica Records, full colour picture LP Disk
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