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Click here to subscribeALLCOCKS FACTORY BAITS: Card holding 24 assorted baits including a rare Allcock`s Kajana nickel spoon on red leather central trace, 2 Lightening style spinners in red and green scale stripe, 2 Royd spoons, 8 Feathero baits comprising 4 minnows and 4 fly spoons inc. a very rare Feathero Mother of Pearl fly spoon, 4 similar metal fly spoons and others on card 14" x13" with ink penned ref numbers.
ALLCOCK SOUTHBEND TRADE EXPORT CARD: A rare collection of 34 export baits many stamped Southbend but showing the ink marked Allcock trade numbers, includes, 8 Ace style nickel flutter spoon with red & white feather trebles, 2 revolving body heavy minnow baits, 2 curious Devon style baits in copper and brass with ling twisted spinner vane down body, Mother of pearl spoons one stamped Southbend 5, other spinner and fly spoons on card 14" x13".
LURES & BOXES (2): Two boxes of spinning baits including a rare Geen`s Patent Spiral minnow, 1.5". a Hearder of Plymouth early metal bait, Carter of London gold Devon, Allcocks twist lock head silver Devon with twin hook trace,, Lemax of Switzerland, a boxed example of an Allcock`s "Baby Spinner", four Allcock Feathero minnows, three Wadham `Land-em Loach` baits on gut hook mounts etc. All in good condition.
REEL: An rare Hardy Longstone 1921 Model, 4" alloy casting reel with black ebonised stained wood drum with incised rings, with alloy rear flange, twin bulbous horn handles to brass eye plates, knurled nickel drag adjuster, side lever check to internal mechanism, German silver line guide, correct brass foot, maker`s details stamped to backplate, very minor filing to foot toe. Illus. For ref see JOHN DREWETT book. HARDY BROTHERS, THE MASTERS THE MEN AND THEIR REELS, pages 438 on.
REEL: A rare Kenny Kendal (Leeds) Aerial wide drum 4.5" diameter reel, 6 spoke with tension regulator, 12 holes, face plate, foot and block stamped 5, no handles fitted, batting model, solid drum backplate, ratchet button to internal V check, 2 screw smooth brass foot, smooth running rare reel c1940.
CASED OTTER WITH FISH: A rare preserved Otter with captured fish in mouth by J. Cooper 28 Radnor St, London in deep bow fronted gilt lines case, 36" x 28" x14", Cooper decorative paper label to inside top left of backboard, blue backdrop, fully reeded, gravel riverbank base, superb fully grown specimen Otter with small painted brown trout in mouth, finely executed mount, rare. Illus.
EARLY WALLET & FLIES: A rare early 19th century trout wallet with Monthly hand written legend and hand painted flies to parchment pages, brown leather outer cover approx 6" x4" (lacks strap) tan and green leather interior, parchment and left pad interior, 14 pages marked March to September, most with delicately drawn imitations of flies and insects in colour, each named with hand written ref notes to opposite pages, date reference 27-28 assuming from the style is 1827 period? Grubby in places but worthy of sympathetic restoration. Illus.
ACCESSORY: Rare early Victorian Moroccan leather coarse fisherman`s compendium wallet, 9"x4.5"x2", tooled and scalloped exterior, opens to show central box compartment, parchment pages and blue card lined rear pocket with twin leather pouches, containing assorted Hardy and other hook packets, central box outer fitted with bone disgorger, shot pliers, scissors and baiting needle, drop down flap to central box reveals an extremely rare tortoishell 8 slot float winder with turned bone rollers, 3 sets, each fixed with sunken head handmade polished steel screws, fine example in superb condition. Illus.
EARLY LEATHER REEL CASES (3): Three block leather early fly reel cases, a Hardy Alnwick & 6 Pall Mall case with red baize lining to fit 4.5" salmon Perfect or similar, a J. Bernard of 45 Jermyn St, London case with red baize to fit 4" Perfect or similar and a rare WH Tisdalls Ltd Australia light tan block leather reel case to take Silex type and fly reels to 5" diameter, green baize lining, all with original straps and buckles.
REEL: Rare Robertson of Glasgow 3.5" mahogany/alloy, brass star back reel with maker`s Heron trademark stamped to alloy backplate, alloy dished drum centre with locking wing nut, twin horn handles on alloy seats, alloy drum flange, nickel Bickerdyke line guide, optional check to internal brass slide calliper, rarely seen model.
REEL: An ex rare Martins Patent Norfolk Reel of 1933 Patent 429,774 applies relating to a twisting foot arrangement to allow side casting, 4.5" mahogany drum, twin black handles on eye plates, central securing nut, brass backplate with Patent lever release for twist mechanism, optional check button, brass offset foot, few examples ever seen of this reel. Illus. See JMG ref Book To Catch a Fisherman page 197.
ACCESSORY: Rare Bernard & Son mahogany Mayfly and bait box, 7"x4"x3.25", hinged lid reveals blue/gilt trade label to underside "Bernard & Son Manufacturers 239 Oxford Street, Oxford, W", 2 removable trays with perforated sink base, holding a glass oil bottle, shot tin and a number of trout flies to typed cards.
REEL: Rare Heaton`s Patent 7019 brake reel, in ebonite and brass, 4.5" diameter, German silver rims with brass sprung brake to front, stamped with Patent number, 4 screw Slater drum latch, twin bone handle, full ebonite annular guide, brass spool core, backplate optional check button, minor chip to 1 screw otherwise fine.
ROD & REEL: rare Hardy The Fairchild 8`6` 3piece Palakona split cane trout fly rod, E38089, tip 4" short with replacement ring, snake intermediated, close whipped green, nickel ferrules, wood stoppers, keeper ring, 10" shaped cork handle with light alloy reel rings, hardy rod bag alloy tube and outer bags and a Hardy Viscount 140 alloy trout fly reel with makers box.
REEL: A rare Schrall of Minnesota, USA, CHAR LEM Patent Drag Conversion hard rubber and German silver 3/0 fly reel. S shaped counterbalanced handle, Otto Zwarg/ Vom Hofe style front plate with slide button optional check, nickel rim, alloy spool, backplate fitted with Patent rotating indent adjuster to internal boss and spring metal brake band (The Patent for the Char-Lem reel that was applied for on February 24, 1954 and issued July 10, 1956 as Patent
REEL: A rare Allcock`s 3.5" Double Ventilated Aerial alloy 6 spoke trotting reel, rarely seen in this small size with single row of 12 large ventilations to each drum flange, twin ivorine handles, spoke tensioner, correct brass foot, backplate check button to internal V spring check, Red Design and Allcock`s round logo impressed to backplate, fine honest condition. Illus. See ref book The Allcock Aerial, the Collectors Guide Bob Singleton pages 107/8. Bob comments as his was the only reel seen at time it may have been modified, but now appears to be production.
REELS (2): Rare Cowan Maker Edinburgh twin stamped all brass trout fly reel, 2.5" diameter, maker`s shield logo to front/back plates, black horn handle, constant check, 5 pin riveted foot, good finish and a Victorian 2.25" ebonite/brass brook trout fly reel with German silver rims, constant check, tapered horn handle, retaining good original finish.
REEL: Rare Slater Future 6" mahogany and brass star back reel with 4 cut outs to backplate, slotted foot, Slater check button, 6 large vents to front plate, twin cow horn handles on alloy plates, wing nut, Bickerdyke line guide, alloy drum rear flange, hairline crack to wood backplate otherwise fine.
REELS (2): Holroyd of 59 Gracechurch St London3.5" all brass plate wind fly reel in the Farlow style, ivory handle, script engraved makers details, smooth constant check, block foot, dates c 1900, polished finish and a rare Alex Henry of Edinburgh Centa-brake reel, 3.25" alloy with horn handle, central bronze drag hollow adjuster screw assembly, brass foot, filed, good original black leading.
REEL: RARE HARDY BARTON alloy dry fly reel in fine condition, one of only 109 reels produced, off set correct ribbed brass foot, rim tension regulator, rectangular wide line guide set into frame, reverse taped black handle, 3 screw drum latch, single row of ventilations to face, retains good factory dark lead finish.
* A Minton Parian figure of ‘Hebe as cup-bearer’, after Canova, c. 1869, classical style maiden holding a wine jug and drinking vessel, her headband, the wine jug and her clothing, unusually, all coloured in blue, integral circular base, with impressed title, manufacturer’s name and possible year mark for 1869, height 14.25ins (36cm). A rare figure, Canova’s ‘Dancer’ is more frequently encountered. Condition: the cup and fingers around it have possibly been repaired, there is a small flaw on the left elbow and a small chip to the lower rim of the base. (1)
A Herculaneum Creamware Liverpool Amnesty Jug, circa 1809, printed in black with GR III 50 and figures of History and Britannia holding an inscribed scroll over an equestrian statue and prison with inscription, the reverse with the Royal arms, the front with a ribbon tied fruiting vine, 23.5cm high See illustration See May (J&J) Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900 for a discussion of this rare print. This rare print celebrates the Grand Nation Jubilee and the Jubilee Amnesty where deserters were pardoned, a pardon for all armed forces offences, a subscription raised to discharge insolvent debtors and an amnesty for all POW`s except the French.
A Spode Porcelain "Prince of Wales" Dinner Service, circa 1806, painted with a spray of pink roses within a moulded ozier border picked out in pale blue and gilt, comprising two large oval tureens and covers (41cm wide), three square vegetable tureens and covers (25.5cm wide), three sauce tureens, covers and stands (19.5cm wide), two oval bowls (29cm wide), one oval platter (50.5cm), an oval platter (45cm), three oval platters (40.6cm), four oval platters (36.5cm), four oval platters (30.5cm), five oval platters (25.5cm), thirty-six dinner plates (24.5cm), three dessert plates (23cm), twenty-one soup plates (24.5cm), some with Prince of Wales mark and pattern number 1233 (86) See illustrationSee Whiter (Leonard) Spode, p.85 for a discussion of the Prince of Wales mark associating it with a visit to the factory by the Prince of Wales in 1806. He notes that pattern numbers 1168 and 1185 are the only ones where there are recorded examples with the Prince of Wales mark and these are rare, the present pattern being unrecorded.
A Fine and Rare Lady`s 18ct Gold Diamond Set Reversible Wristwatch, signed Cartier, Model: Tank Basculante, circa 1997, quartz movement, cream coloured dial with Roman numerals, secret signature at 7, rectangular case with crown positioned above 12 within a frame enhanced by an oval shaped diamond, the reverse side of the reversible case with a pave set diamond border, case back numbered 344840 2506, Cartier leather strap and 18ct gold Cartier deployant clasp, 25mm by 37mm, together with Cartier box
A Rare Steel and Gold Automatic Centre Seconds Bubbleback Wristwatch with Unusual Hooded Lugs, signed Rolex, Oyster, Perpetual, Officially Certified Chronometer, so called Bubbleback, Ref:3065, circa 1950, self-winding lever movement numbered 56695, silvered dial with applied dagger markers, outer fifths of seconds track, blued centre seconds, case with screw-down Rolex oyster winding crown, rolled gold hooded lugs and bezel, case with screw bubble shaped back and numbered to the inside 3065, 33mm wide
A Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Omega, Model: Speedmaster, Professional, Moon Watch, circa 1969, (calibre 861) 17-jewel lever movement numbered 31617260 and with dust cover, black dial with luminous baton markers and outer fifths of seconds track, three subsidiary dials for seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, case with buttons in the band to operate centre chronograph hand, black tachymeter bezel, screw back inscribed Flight-qualified by Nasa for all manned space missions, The first watch worn on the moon, inside case back numbered 145022-69 ST, Omega stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp, 42mm wide
A Very Rare Stainless Steel Automatic Centre Seconds Wristwatch, signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Model: Submariner, 660Ft=200m, Ref: 5513, circa 1968, (calibre 1520) 26-jewel self-winding lever movement, black dial with luminous baton, dagger and dot markers, centre seconds, Mercedes luminous hands, case with protected screw-down winding crown, rotating bezel, screw back, inside case back stamped 5513 and IV68, associated stainless steel bracelet, 43mm wide Vintage watch reference 5513 was introduced in 1962 and is one of the most collectable submariners on the market today. *description amended 200710
Bristol Broadside - Conjoined Twins. The Bristol Wonder; or the Wonderfull Works of God. Giving a True and Particular Account, of a Child that was Born Wednesday the 19th day of March, 1788 in the Parish of Redcliff, having 4 Arms 4 Hands 20 Fingers, 4 Thighs 4 Legs 4 Feet 3 Ears 2 Private Parts and 20 Toes. (Nothing is Impossible to God), [?Bristol, 1788], woodcut (57 x 60mm) of the child centred within text below title, the main text continuing, ‘On Wednesday morning last, Elizabeth the Wife of Edward Holdingbrook, a Journeyman Millwright, who lives at the corner of George’s Street, the bottom of Redcliff Hill, near the Distillery Bedminster Causeway, was safely delivered by Mr. Short, Surgeon and Man-Midwife, of Clare Street, Bristol, of the Male Infant, still Born - which had one Head, a Nose, a Mouth, Two Eyes, Three Ears, A Neck and Breast, but in other parts a perfect Twin... , This Wonderfull Production of Human Nature is now preserved fit for the Inspection of the Curious, and we are happy to add that the Mother of the said Infant, is in a fair way of Recovery. Several of the Learned Faculty who beheld it, judged it to precede from the Redundance of the Seed but there not being enough for Twins; Nature formed what she could, and so made the most of it, by which we may see the Wisdom of Nature, in the formation of the Body of Man’, ending with a six line moral verse, ‘Heaven in our first formation did provide, Two Arms, Two Legs, and what we have beside, Renders us Monstruous and Mishappen too, Nor have we any Work for them to do; Two Arms, Two Legs are all that we can use, And to have more there’s no Wise Man can chuse’, well printed on thin laid paper without watermark, a few minor spots and fold marks, one page, 310 x 220mm. No other copy of this unusual medical broadside has been traced. This rare type of conjoined twin in which the twins share a head and face but have two bodies is now called synecephalus. As in this broadside, the prevailing theory for conjoined twins in the 18th century was that it was the result of the fertilisation of one egg by two sperm. (1)
Mauvillon (Jacob von). Essai sur L’Influence de la Poudre a Canon dans L’Art de la Guerre Moderne, 1st ed., Dessau, 1782, half title, seven folding engraved plates at end, occasional light spotting and browning, original boards, manuscript title to spine, a little rubbed and stained, 8vo. Rare, only one recorded institutional copy as far as we are aware. Mauvillon (1743-1794) was a German teacher of military science and politics, and a leading figure in eighteenth century German liberalism. (1)
[Taylor, Jane & Ann]. Signor Topsy-Turvey’s Wonderful Magic Lantern; or, The World turned upside down... Illustrated with Twenty-Four Engravings, 1st ed., printed for Tabart & Co. at the Juvenile and School Library, 1810, pp.71+[1](ads.), eng. frontis. (close-trimmed at top edge clipping image), and twenty-three eng. plts., contents generally browned, and small stain to fore-margin throughout (just clipping edge of images/text in places), a few short edge tears/nicks, mid. 19th c. half calf gilt, lightly rubbed and spine faded, 16mo. Gumuchian 5517; Moon, Benjamin Tabart’s Juvenile Library, 171(1). Extremely rare. Not in Osborne. A curious and amusing little book, which Marjorie Moon calls “an excellent production”. She adds “the verses are neat, pointed and (as may be expected, considering the authors) easily to be understood by children” and she describes the plates (possibly by Isaac Taylor, junior) as “among the more proficient illustrations in children’s books of the period”. The imaginative engravings and accompanying verse are apparently the result of the Magic Lantern operator’s ineptitude as he shows slides upside down, causing humorous reversals of standard roles, such as: ‘Monkey turned Beau’; ‘The Dunce turned Scholar’; ‘The Boy turned Giant’; ‘The Ass turned Miller’; ‘Game turned Sportsman’; ‘Fish out of Water’; ‘The Moon in the Dumps’; and ‘The Horse turned Driver’. In some cases the ludicrous takes on a rather alarming tone, for example, ‘The Cook Cooked’ shows the cook being roasted on a spit by a hare, ‘The Mare turned Farrier’ shows a horse hammering a nail into the farrier’s foot, and ‘The Hogs Court of Inquiry’ shows a number of bewigged hogs presiding over a butcher with bound limbs. Apart from a partial American reprinting in 1811, the book was never published again, in stark contrast to the rest of the Taylor sister’s oeuvre. This may have been in part because Benjamin Tabart was declared bankrupt in 1810, though it still seems surpring that the work was not taken up by another publisher. It seems probable that, despite the moralistic tone of some of the tales, the over-riding theme of anarchy - more subversive than the standard content of early nineteenth century children’s literature - was just too much for contemporary audiences. (1)
Gray (Henry). Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical, 1st ed., 1858, half-title inscribed in contemp. ms. ‘With the Publishers’ Compts’, numerous letterpress engs. by H.V. Carter, pubs. ad. leaf at rear, title-page with early ms. ownership name at head, with portion of blank margin above torn away, occn. minor spotting and off-setting, hinges split, orig. blind-panelled cloth gilt, lightly soiled, extrems. frayed, large 8vo. Garrison Morton 418. The rare first edition of this classic medical text, which has been more widely used by successive generations of medical students and doctors than any other. Celebrated physician Henry Gray (1827-1861) was chiefly engaged in anatomical research and teaching at St. George’s Hospital in London. The ambitious and ebullient surgeon performed the dissections required for the book with his shy and retiring colleague, Henry Vandyke Carter, who provided the exquisitely detailed drawings. On publication the book was immediately acclaimed for its simple layout and clarity. Carter’s hand in its success has always been somewhat overlooked, and indeed, Gray himself requested that Carter’s name appear in smaller print than his own on the title-page. However, Gray died suddenly of smallpox at the age of 34, whereas Carter went on to achieve some modest acclaim for his medical research amongst the poorest people in India. (1)
Turner (Daniel). The Force of the Mother’s Imagination upon her Foetus in Utero, Still Farther Considered: In the Way of a Reply to Dr. Blondel’s Last Book, Entitled The Power of the Mother’s Imagination Over the Foetus Examined, 1st ed., 1730, some spotting and browning, small ink inscription to title, 20th c. calf-backed boards, 8vo. The physician Daniel Turner (1667-1742), considered the founder of British dermatology, engaged in a dispute with James Blondel about the power of the maternal imagination. Turner upheld the long-standing belief that a pregnant woman’s imagination could be transferred to her unborn child with resulting marks and deformities, with Blondel refuting this view on rational and anatomical grounds, highlighting their differences in medical and philosophical theories. Rare, no copy recorded at auction. (1)
[Verbeek, Gustave]. The Upside Downs of Old Man Muffaroo and Little Lady Lovekins [cover-title], The New York Herald Co., 1904, 16pp. col. printed comic strip, soiled and torn with numerous adhesive tape repairs, one leaf with loss to fore-margin, contemp. cloth-backed boards, with printed labels on cover, rubbed and soiled, oblong folio. Rare. Containing: The Magic Carpet; The Bad Boy and the Stone; At the House of the Writing Pig; The Danger of Having an Idea; A Fruit Stealing Expedition; And the Cat Came Back; An Eventful Easter; The Story of the Stork; The Goose that Land a Golden Egg; A Narrow Escape; A Fish Story; The Fairy Palace; The Bird, the Berries and the Basket; An Old Story with a New Ending; The Negro and the Watermelon. (1)
Wain (Louis). The Lucky Black Cat, Father Tuck’s Wonderland Series [cover-title], c.1900, ‘untearable’ card pages, four full-page col. illusts., and duotone illusts. to text, lightly toned in places, mainly to margins, orig. pictorial card covers, sl. warped, some minor rubbing and discolouration, mostly to edges, slim 4to. A rare Louis Wain title. (1)
Wain (Louis). Motor Days in Catland, Father Tuck’s “Wonderland” Series [cover-title], c.1910, illusts. to text throughout, incl four col., first and final leaves lightly marked, hinges split, orig. pictorial card covers, with new cloth spine, covers with paper surface lifting at edges in a few places, with sl. loss, slim oblong 4to, together with Merry Motorists Painting Book by Louis Wain, juvenile colouring throughout, soiled and worn, stitching broken, with two leaves and orig. card covers detached. Motor Days in Catland is an extremely rare Louis Wain title; we have been unable to locate another copy. (1)
Wain (Louis, illust.). The Marvellous Story of Puss in Boots, Chicago, M.A. Donohue & Co., c.1920, 12pp. glazed linen, incl. covers, one or two minor marks to latter, col. illusts. throughout, slim 4to, together with Vote for Women, and Be Sure of a Merry Christmas, c.1910, folding embossed col. printed Christmas card, depicting a cat waving a flag, inscribed inside from ‘Neil’, 115 x 95mm (4.5 x 3.75 ins). Two rare Louis Wain items which we have been unable to trace elsewhere. (2)
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