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Lot 478
* German playing cards. Non-standard pack, Leipzig: Industrie Comptoir, circa 1810, 16 (of 52) stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), comprising 12 court cards and 4 aces only, single-figured courts with French Paris-pattern type names, each court except queen of diamonds with maker's details, soiled with some edge wear, versos blue diamonds and dots, each card 88 x 58 mm, together with: Non-standard pack, Dresden: F.A. Böhme, circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended colourful medieval courts, jack of spades with maker's details, ace of hearts with tax stamp, dusty, pip cards with faint trace of pencilled number to one corner, ace of clubs with crease, versos red dotted lines, each card 95 x 60 mm, plus: XP1/XP7 type pattern, Dresden: Sommer & Seupke, circa 1860, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), jack of spades with maker's details, ace of hearts with tax stamp, 10 of hearts lightly spotted, few pip cards somewhat dusty, versos blue dots and wiggly dotted lines, each card 90 x 59 mm, with two other complete 52 card decks by unknown manufacturers, both French suits: non-standard design circa 1855, double-ended courts, no indices, spotted with few marks, versos red dotted hexagons; XP1 pattern circa 1860, no indices, versos blue dotted flowers and wiggly dotted lines, 16 cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encaspulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder contained in plastic bags, the boards 55 x 40 cm and similarQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Schreiber, German 235. Rare: The British Museum pack is the only other example we have found. It has been suggested that these were produced after the French revolution as a possible design for a new 'official' Paris pattern.
![[Johns, W. E.]. Mossyface, A Romance of the Air, 1st edition, London: The Weekly Telegraph Novels, no. 121, [1922], advertise](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/746cc9ec-0cc3-4e6e-b4c1-b0150109ba81/468x382.jpg)
Lot 611
[Johns, W. E.]. Mossyface, A Romance of the Air, 1st edition, London: The Weekly Telegraph Novels, no. 121, [1922], advertisement leaf at rear, leaves lightly toned, text block loose from wrappers (with staples removed), original pictorial paper wrappers, priced with 6D sticker to upper cover, 1 small closed tear to upper cover outer margin, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:The extremely rare first work by W. E. Johns. Published 10 years before its first appearance in book form, its rarity can partly be attributed to the fragile paper wrappers and the fact it was published under a pseudonym.The only auction record we are able to trace seems to be this very copy. (Bloomsbury, 2005)
Lot 428
Literature. A large collection of literature, works & biography, including The Vox Edition of the Works of Jane Austen, illustrated by Maximilien Vox, 7 volumes, mixed editions, by Jane Austen, Dent, 1933-38, some light spotting, original cloth in dust jackets, coves slightly rubbed & marked, 8voThe Eccentric traveller in Four Volumes, with 44 engravings,1st edition, London: Longmans, Rees, et al, 1826, bookplates to the front pastedown contemporary blue cloth boards, lightly rubbed, bookplates, very rare, 8voLetters from the Hon. Horace Walpole to the rev. William Cole and others, from the year 1745 to the year 1782, by Horace Walpole, Henry Colburn, 1818, new endpapers, modern gilt decorated quarter calf, some minor rubbing, 8vo, & further mostly English lives, letters, literature,& biography, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG,8voApproximately 150 volumesQTY: (6 shelves)Please note that lots 375-430 are off-site in Bourton-on-the-Water and can only be viewed online and any purchases collected from there by prior arrangement.
Lot 935
James (P.D). Cover Her Face, 1st edition, London: Faber and Faber, 1962, ownership inscription of Rosemary Goad to head of front free endpaper, original green cloth gilt, spine extremities lightly dust-soiled, dust jacket, spine extremities a little frayed with small portions of loss, small green ink stain to jacket verso, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: from the library of Rosemary Goad, the first female director of Faber and Faber.James wrote to Goad 'I owe you more than I can say for all these decades of advice, encouragement and shred enthusiasm, which made every editing session pure pleasure' (Rose Goad, A Rare Edition, celebrating six decades in publishing, p.14).
Lot 77
* British Isles. Visscher (Claes Janzoon), Tabula Magnae Britanniae Continens Angliam Scotiam et Hiberniam nuperimè edita per Niccolaum Johannis Visscher, Amsterdam [1623], hand-coloured engraved carte-a-figure map with 12 oval vignettes of principal cities along the horizontal margins and 10 pairs of costumed figures to the vertical margins, inset map of the Orkney Islands, vertical margins skillfully extended, occasional marginal repaired closed tears, 460 x 555 mm, mounted, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 384. A highly decorative and rare map by Claes Visscher (under his Latinised name of Nicolaus Joannis Visscher) and separately published. An example of the first state, engraved by Abraham Goos. It appears in a rare 1623 Mercator atlas, but Shirley suggests that the map may have been issued separately prior to the 1623 atlas.
Lot 202
Rengifo (Juan Diaz). Arte Poetica Espanola, con una fertilissima sylva de consonantes comunes, proprios, esdruxulos, y reflexos, y vn diuino Eestimulo del Amor de Dios, 1st edition, Salamanca: Miguel Serrano de Vargas, 1592, [12], 324, 40 pp. (pi4, *2, A-2R4, 2S2, a-e4), old ownership inscription to foot of title (probably late 17th or early 18th century), folding letterpress table, some manuscript additions to the lists of vocabulary, a few marks and crease to title, small light waterstain to foot of first few leaves, contemporary limp vellum, yapp fore-edges, lightly rubbed and marked, lacks ties, 4to (198 x 144 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Jesuit College of Vergara (inscription to foot of title-page).Palau 72824.Rare. Only one copy in the UK (Bodleian). Juan Diaz Rengifo was the pseudonym (using his brother's name) of the Jesuit father Diego Garcia (1553/4-1615) who was born in Avila, and studied theology at the University of Salamanca. His Arte Poetica Espanola became the standard manual of poetic metre during the Spanish Golden Age in the 17th and 18th centuries. As a poetry manual, the first section explains various poetic forms and meters, giving brief examples of each. The Divino Estimulo del Amor de Dios (Divine Stimulus of God’s Love) is then offered as a more extensive example of the application of rhyme and meter. The final part of the book has a glossary of rhyming words to be used in writing poetry with the silva meter.
Lot 93
England & Wales. Greene (Robert & Morden Robert), A New Map of England Containing the Adjacent parts of Scotland, Ireland, France, Flanders and Holland. Shewing the true Situation and Distance of London from Edinburgh, Dublin, Paris, Mastrick, Antwarp (sic), Amsterdam &c..., circa 1690, map engraved by F. Lamb with contemporary outline colouring. old folds, trimmed to the neatline, some creasing and staining, slight marginal fraying and short closed tears, slight fraying and a short split at the foot of the central fold, laid on near-contemporary paper, 445 x 545 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles, Morden 1 state 3. A rare map which carries Greene's imprint only. The earlier states (first published in 1673 and again in 1675) have the imprint of Morden and Greene. This last state was probably published after Greene's death (1688) by his daughter Elizabeth. COPAC list only two institutional holdings in the National Library of Wales and the British Library.
Lot 480
* German playing cards. XP6 pattern with Runge jack of hearts, Hamburg: G.A. Forsmann, 1809, the complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10, and 3 double-ended court cards, apparently unused, versos circles of red dots, each card 89 x 59 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the board 55 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.IPCS pattern sheet 64; The Playing-Card (vol.XXVIII, no.1, July-August 1999), pp.50-56.Rare: this pack is that illustrated on the IPCS pattern sheet 64 as the variant of XP6 with the jack of hearts designed by Philipp Otto Runge. Apparently Forsmann commissioned Runge to design a new jack of hearts for a pack Forsmann had already engraved. This pack is identical to one held by the Musée national des Arts et Traditions Populaires, whose intact wrapper identifies the maker as G.A. Forsmann of Hamburg.
Lot 471
* English fortune telling pack. Love fortune cards, 1784, 23 (of 48) playing cards numbered sequentially, each with miniature woodcut playing card (hearts and diamonds printed in red), with printed verse below, the text divided into two answers, one for 'The Lady', the other for 'The Gentleman', plus an accompanying instruction card 'The Table of Fortune', giving directions for using the pack, with the maker's pseudonym 'Cornelius Agrippa, Conjuror' and pseudo-address 'From my residence in the Satalites [sic] of Jupiter, 1784', dusty, some finger-soiling, light stains and creases, few cards rubbed in places, card 10 (8 of hearts) with closed edge tear and with loss to upper left corner, instruction card soiled and rubbed, probably plain versos, each card 95 x 65 mm, all cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the boards 54.5 x 40 cm and smallerQTY: (1)NOTE:This rare fortune telling pack has been well-used, judging by the number of pin-pricks in the Table of Fortune. This example comprises cards 1-2, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 21, 25, 27, 32-34, 36, 38-44, 46, & 48, in addition to the instruction card.
Lot 864
Deighton (Len). Horse Under Water, 1963; Funeral in Berlin, 1964; Billion Dollar Brain, 1966; An Expensive Place to Die, 1967, 1st editions, Horse Under Water without loose crossword competition and crossword endpapers, Expensive Place to Die with documents wallet, original cloth, dust jackets, Horse Under Water price-clipped, some fading or toning to spines, Funeral in Berlin with the rare red and white wraparound band advertising the 1966 film (slightly toned to spine), 8vo QTY: (4)
Lot 474
* English playing cards. Counties of England & Wales card game, Paisley, Scotland: Mrs. R. Laird, 1st December 1818, 48 (of 52, without N9, S2, M4 & WQ) engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 printed in one colour for each suit, the suits being North (black), South (red), Midlands (blue) and West (dark brown-black), each with numbered cards 1-10 and 3 full-length court cards, each card with panel at top containing value (unless court card), suit, county, and town (or city) names, plus the industry or product associated with that town/city and the distance from London (in miles), the illustrations below representing the relevant industry/product, court cards with slightly differing figures of King George III, Queen Charlotte, or an unidentified courtly man standing in the foreground, every card with maker's details and date, M4 and WQ present in facsimile, dusty, some spotting, toning, and minor marks, Hereford emended in early ink manuscript to Hertford, N5 with small brown stains, some cards close-trimmed, rarely clipping image, once clipping county name, WK somewhat worn to left edge, square corners lightly worn, plain versos, each card 92 x 64 mm, all cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the boards 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare example of this early Counties card game, which seems to be a predecessor of Jacques' Counties of England (first published 1866). The only other mention we have found is at https://dondorf.co.uk/card-games, although apparently there is an example in the London Guildhall collection and also in an unknown Welsh museum.
Lot 475
* English playing cards. Reign of James II pack, London, circa 1688-1689, the complete deck of 52 engraved playing cards, illustrationg the events leading to the Revolution of 1688, each card captioned at foot, with suit sign and rank or value in top panel, lightly dusty, some brown marks or spotting, rubbed in places, king of diamonds with previously repaired 15 mm tear to top edge of surface layer (the first 2mm full depth) with associated pale adhesive stain, figures depicted on king of clubs with eyes inked in black, with 4 of clubs with early ink manuscript word 'and' in top panel, square corners lightly worn, plain versos, each card approximately 90 x 58 mm, all cards mounted with clear photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (most not examined out of boards), each board 40.5 x 53.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum 1982,U.4641.1-47; Schreiber, English 63; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 466; Willshire, English 190.This pack is an extremely rare example with the complete caption present on the two of hearts - all other packs seen have the top line partially erased. The complete top line reads: 'The King and Earle of Feversham'. It appears that the card was incorrectly captioned, with the writer confusing the Earl of Feversham (who whilst involved with James II was not present at the king's attempted escape to France) with the town of Faversham in Kent, where James was held after his escape was thwarted by local fishermen. This pack is therefore possibly unique in retaining the original wording on this card, where most other examples have been 'corrected' (a photocopy of a typical 'corrected' 2 of hearts is included for comparison).
Lot 616
Johns (W.E). Biggles in Africa, 1st edition, London: Oxford University Press, 1936, colour frontispiece, 7 black and white illustrations (including map of Africa), scattered spotting, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown lower margin, top edge red, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, priced 3/6 to front flap, closed tear to front panel lower margin, spine extremities rubbed (with small loss), discreet tape repairs to lower fold versos, rear panel lightly marked, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:An excellent copy in the rare dust jacket, without any major restoration.
Lot 468
* Cotta (Johann Georg, publisher). Karten-Almanach für 1805: 'Jeanne d'Arc', Germany: Tübingen, 1804, the complete deck of 52 stipple-engraved transformation playing cards, designed by Gräfin Charlotte von Jennison-Walworth, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-10 (the red suit-signs stencil coloured), and 3 hand-coloured full-length court cards, each court named at foot and with rank to upper corner (both in French), ace of clubs with maker's details, lightly dusty, some finger-soiling to edges, few cards with minor marks or spots, king of diamonds close-trimmed at foot (clipping text), versos plain, each card approximately 97 x 68 mm, the cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), each board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Cary collection, Ger 501 & 502; Die Cotta'schen Spielkarten-Almanache, pp.8-26; Field 7; Fournier, Germanic 54; Ortiz-Patiño 57; Schreiber catalogue, German 245 (British Museum no.1896,0501.476); Verame p29; WCMPC Collection Acquisition No. 552.Rare first complete set of transformation playing cards published as a deck with a known date; this famous pack of cards is the first of Cotta's six celebrated transformation decks. The court cards depict characters from Friedrich von Schiller’s tragedy Die Jungfrau von Orleans (The Maid of Orleans), although the transformed pip cards are unrelated. The deck was published as an almanac, in which each of the cards corresponded to one of the 52 weeks of the year, and it would originally have been accompanied by a tiny 16-page almanac.
![[Edgeworth, Maria]. A Voice From Ruthin, North Wales, to Maria Edgeworth, on her Birth-Day, First January, 1840. (An Acrostic](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/9f565d72-0491-4e29-8942-b01501090557/468x382.jpg)
Lot 246
[Edgeworth, Maria]. A Voice From Ruthin, North Wales, to Maria Edgeworth, on her Birth-Day, First January, 1840. (An Acrostic.), [1840], single leaf printed on recto only, with an acrostic poem, pencilled name lower right 'W. Cole', remnants of blue paper adhered to verso, 3 folds, 16.7 x 8.6 cm, together with:An Acrostic to Lovell Edgeworth, Esquire, on His Departure From Ruthin, 24th December, 1839, circa 1839., single leaf printed on recto only, with an acrostic poem, pencilled name lower right 'W. Cole', remnants of blue paper adhered to verso, 3 folds, 13.6 x 11.5 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Both rare; we have been unable to find any other examples. The second item is presumably addressed to Maria Edgeworth's half-brother, Lovell Edgeworth (1775-1842).
Lot 122
Morris (John). Section of the Earth's Crust showing the Arrangement of the Strata and the Relations of the Various Rocks to each other, with the Principal Geological Phenomena connected therewith..., James Reynolds, circa 1850, four pages of notes and explanation, long folding lithographic cross-section with contemporary colouring, old folds, publisher's green paper wrappers with printed title, the plan 285 x 1650 mm, binding size 290 x 230 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare geological panorama in very good condition.
![Rosimov (Georgij). Neoby?ajnoe putešestvìe Petruški na Lunu [Petrushka’s unusual journey to the moon], Berlin: I. Ladyžnikov,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/2141bd57-0a67-4412-a674-b0150109b7ce/468x382.jpg)
Lot 607
Rosimov (Georgij). Neoby?ajnoe putešestvìe Petruški na Lunu [Petrushka’s unusual journey to the moon], Berlin: I. Ladyžnikov, [1922?], Cyrillic text throughout, 8 full-page colour lithographic illustrations [by Alfred Zangerl], minor spotting and light browning, staples rusted and text-block now loose in original cloth-backed pictorial boards, rubbed and soiled, a little edge and corner wear, oblong folioQTY: (1)NOTE:A rare and unusual Russian children’s book by the Russian emigré Georgij Rosimov (1894-1967), who wrote a series of books for the Berlin publishing house. The illustrator is identified by the monogram ‘AZ’ on the third plate. Only one copy found at auction (Ketterer Kunst, 2009) and two copies noted on Worldcat: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Leipzig and Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.
Lot 12
1st Sikh Infantry. History of the 1st Sikh Infantry, 1846-1886, 1887-1901 & 1902-1920, 3 volumes, Madras: Printed at the Diocesan Press, Vepery, 1929, title page to each volume, 101 pp., and 225 pp. respectively, 10 folding monochrome sketch maps (one in second volume, and nine in volume three), a few minor spots, modern dark brown half calf over marbled boards, with red morocco gilt label to upper cover of each volume, 8vo, together with 1st Sikh War: 1845-46, no place or printers name [1911], 18 pp., with four folding plans in pocket at rear, including one with coloring, contemporary cloth-backed boards, rubbed and some discolouration, slim square 4to QTY: (4)NOTE:Rare. One copy only in the UK (British Library).
![Moveable. Moveable Shadows, by W. Newman (of "Punch"), London: Dean & Son, [1857], pictorial title-page, 8 tinted lithogr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/6345f073-4d72-4f56-b477-b015010964df/468x382.jpg)
Lot 448
Moveable. Moveable Shadows, by W. Newman (of "Punch"), London: Dean & Son, [1857], pictorial title-page, 8 tinted lithograph plates, each with a moveable character operated by a tab (all working), when the figure is moved a comical shadow is revealed, tissue guards, some tabs fully or partly replaced, original pictorial boards, rear board with advertisements, somewhat worn and marked, spine rebacked and then re-covered in buff paper with title on paper laid onto spine, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Gumuchian 6178; Osborne p.419.A rare moveable. Each figure is designed so that its shadow illustrates the character of the person portrayed: for example 'A Conceited Ass' portraying a pompous man reveals his shadow as a donkey standing on its hind legs.
Lot 142
Sydney. Robinson (H. E. C.), Robinson's Aeroplane Map of Sydney, published Sydney, circa 1910, colour lithographic map, old folds, some splits along old folds, repaired on verso, 770 x 540 mm, bound in publisher's printed boards, some staining to the coversQTY: (1)NOTE:Rare. Only three institutional copies were found. Library of Congress, State Library New South Wales & State Library Victoria.
Lot 481
* German Tarot. Napoleon Tarock, Leipzig: Johann Gottfried Herbert, circa 1808, the rare complete deck of 78 stencil coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 14 (French suits), each with decorative ace, pip cards 2-10, and 4 single-figured court cards, ace of hearts with maker's details, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 trumps depicting important events from the life of Napoleon I (bearing double-ended Arabic numerals within a circle) and Fool card (with 'Hat sich skifirt'), generally in good condition, with occasional pale brown marks (mainly to pip cards), 5 trumps with wear to lower right corners, 2 with small chip to lower right corner (one with associated minor edge abrasion), versos red crescents with central dots and dotted lines, each card 111 x 60 mm, 45 cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, each display board 53.5 x 41 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Kaplan I, 298. Not in Reisinger, Tarocke.In 2006, Christie's sold an incomplete (44 cards only of 78) example of this pack, from the Kaplan collection (see above, and Christie's live auction Minchiate-1680, 21 June 2006, lot 97). The pack offered here is a possibly unique complete deck of an already rare pack of tarock cards. The court cards and aces of each suit represent: the Holy Roman Empire (hearts), France (clubs), Turkey (diamonds), and Russia (spades). The scenes depicted on the trump cards include: trump 4, Napoleon receiving surrender of a blindfolded Austrian officer at Lodi in 1796; 10, defeat of the Turkish army by Napoleon before Cairo in 1799; 17, Napoleon crowning Josephine in 1804 at the time of his own "coronation" by Pope Pius VII. See the Christie's auction entry (www.christies.com/lot/lot-4740268?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intobjectid=4740268&from=salessummary&lid=1) for a complete list of the trump scenes.
![Chapbook. Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill, London: Sold by T. Evans, [cover-title], circa 1800, 16 pp. (including self wrappe](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/b78ec41f-df07-4ba8-a6c9-b01501095cb3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 433
Chapbook. Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill, London: Sold by T. Evans, [cover-title], circa 1800, 16 pp. (including self wrappers), 16 woodcuts, including one of Jack and Jill holding a pail of water on front cover, toned and some spotting, untrimmed, edges frayed, 10.6 x 5.5 cm, resewn into protective wrappers, together with:Cock Robin. A Pretty Gilded Toy for either Girl or Boy suited to Children of all ages, London: John Evans, [cover-title], circa 1805, 16 pp. (including self wrappers), 15 woodcuts, uncut to top edge (i.e. single sheet intact), toned, several leaves chipped to edges, 9 x 5.6 cmQTY: (2)NOTE:Both rare.First item: Osborne p.97, listing a slight variation, 'Pd by T. Evans' to front wrapper.
Lot 557
Kerr (Judith). The Tiger Who Came to Tea, first edition, 1968, colour illustrations (by the author) throughout, some minor surface abrasions to lower margin (A4), original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, price clipped, light toning to panels and spine, a near-fine example otherwise, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:This book is rare, especially in the dust jacket.
![Quevedo y Villegas (Francisco Gómez de). El Parnasso Español [edited by Jose Antonio Gonzalez de Salas], Madrid: Diego Diaz d](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/6810be4c-aba0-4a1d-b78f-b0050118a8d8/c34b8596-fc1b-4b2c-9d0e-b0150108f644/468x382.jpg)
Lot 212
Quevedo y Villegas (Francisco Gómez de). El Parnasso Español [edited by Jose Antonio Gonzalez de Salas], Madrid: Diego Diaz de la Carrera for Pedro Coello, 1648, 7 full-page engraved plates by Juan de Noort and Herman Panneels after Alonso Cano: the crowning of Quevedo by Apollo and the nine Castilian muses, and six individual muses corresponding to the six parts of the book (Clio, Polymnia, Melpomene, Erato, Terpsichore, and Thalia), title with late 18th or early 19th century ink ownership annotation 'De la libreria de San Antonio Abad, Madrid' (some marks and repairs, with upper portion of the leaf replaced in careful facsimile), a few minor ink annotations, some browning and marks throughout, small archival repairs to extreme lower margin of final two leaves, modern antique-style brown full calf, spine lettered in gilt, small 4to (196 x 140 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Libreria di San Antonio Abad, Madrid (inscription to title-page).Palau 244329.Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1645) is regarded as one of the great poets of the Spanish Golden Age, and master of the baroque style known as 'conceptismo', a complex form of expression containing elaborate conceits and wordplay and addressing ethical and philosophical concerns, in addition to traditional poetic subjects such as love, desire, and death, similar to the metaphysical poetry of his English near-contemporary John Donne. Quevedo's poems were unpublished durung his own lifetime, but were assembled posthumously by his friend Jusepe Antonio Gonzalez de Salas and first published in 1648 in this edition. All 17th-century editions are rare.
Lot 542
Disney. The 'Disneyland Omnibus', London and Glasgow: Collins, circa 1940, colour and black and white illustrations throughout, marginal toning, pictorial endpapers, previous ownership marks to verso of front free endpaper erased, upper hinge split, cloth-backed pictorial boards, some soiling, rubbed to extremities with corners of front cover showing, 4to, together with 2 others related: Mickey Mouse, The Mail Pilot, 1933, black and white illustrations, original pictorial card wrappers, front cover near-detached, rear cover with vertical crease; and Donald Duck Lays Down the Law, 1948, black and white illustrations, original pictorial boards, 16moQTY: (3)NOTE:First item a rare piece of Disneyana, believed to be the first published reference to Disneyland.
Lot 462
* Belgian playing cards. Provincial variant of the Paris pattern, Belgium?, unknown maker, circa 1810, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, kings and queens named, jack of clubs with letter 'B' centrally, king of diamonds with turban and crescent moons, most courts with fleur de lis, dusty and lightly browned, some light spotting, few pip cards more browned and spotted with some minor stains, one pip cards with corner crease, versos blue floral & foliate pattern, each card 89 x 57 mm, together with: Family of the Paris pattern, Brussels: Kessman-Servaes, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, king of clubs with Brussel, queen of hearts with maker's name, jack of diamonds with J.P. on halberd, somewhat browned and dusty, few minor marks, versos red dots and dotted flowers, each card 88 x 57 mm, plus: Family of the Paris pattern, Liege: J.J. Dubois, circa 1820, 49 (of 52, without queen and 7 of hearts, and ace of clubs) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards, king of spades with maker's name, jack of clubs with A Liege, soiled and worn, 10 of hearts with small loss to one corner, ace of spades corner chipped, versos red stars and wavy dotted lines, each card 84 x 56 mm, 16 cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in 3 plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cmQTY: (3)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Mann, All Cards on the Table, #133, and World of Playing Cards for similar decks, but lacking the fleur de lis. The WoPC copy also lacks the turban and crescent moons on the king of diamonds (this card not illustrated or described in Mann). This pack is likely to be a type of Provincial Variant F-1.32, a rare example of an intermediate stage between PV1 & PV2.Second item: Cartorama 62 #18 (later example from an unknown maker); Cremers, Cartiers en Wallonie, #50.
Lot 211
A rare large inscribed brass-mounted leather flask, North India, 19th century, of typical crescent shape with slightly scrolled terminals and long slightly flared neck rising to an engraved fitted brass rim, with domed cap, paired attachment rings towards the base and top of the cap, a stippled floral motif either side and leafy vine to edges, 38.7cm. highThe shape of this flask follows the better known metalwork version of the pilgrim flask of the 17th and 18th century. Condition Report: Good overall
Lot 76
An illustrated folio from a Jain manuscript, Mewar, India, 17th century, opaque pigments on paper, with 14ll. of text to the right, the illustration depicting Krisha and cowherders with another figure possibly a merchant on a red ground, mounted, glazed and framed, painting visible, 22.7 x 11cm. Footnotes: The style of these paintings is similar to the Gem Palace Ragamala in the National Museum in Delhi and the Sursagar in the Kanoria Collection in Calcuta, both of which were probably painted by the artist of the Chitor Ramayana executed in 1651. Although the format is clearly drawn from Hindu and Jain traditions, the dress of the merchant and the prince are influenced by Mughal portraiture.No other copy of this text is known and Jain manuscripts produced in Mewar are very rare. Two other leaves of this manuscripts are in the Los Angeles County Museum and in the San Diego Museum of Art (Pal, The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India, Los Angeles, 1995, no 94; Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, Archer and Binney, 1968, no 4).Condition Report: Unexamined out of frame, with some paint loss
Lot 231
A rare Victorian patinated bronze gas wall mounted lighter, with a figure, probably Mr Punch, standing with his hands in his pockets smoking a cigar (from which the gas lit flame comes), an ashtray (liner missing) by his feet, the wall mount with acanthus leaf decoration and tap to bottom, 23cms high.
Lot 150
KISS - 2 X MEGA RARE MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL ! 1977 AND 1978 Printed in real KISS blood !1. Original usa $1.50 Marvel Comic KISS - Printed in Real Kiss Blood ! In excellent condition 1977 .2. Kiss Marvel Super Special 1978 Comic original with original fold out poster all in excellent condition.
Lot 98
Jubilee (1978) British Quad ( 30 x 40 ) Poster for the rare early Derek Jarman production Film. The film starring Adam Ant, Richard O'Brien, Jenny Runacre, Toyah Wilcox and Little Nell and music from Siouxsie and the Banshees, Suzi Pinns, Wayne County`s and more.. - one of the first films to come out of the UK Punk movement. This is in fair condition is has been folded it has some staining on the bottom of the poster and a small tear at the bottom - please see pictures.
Lot 99
SEX PISTOLS POSTER - A Rare survivor from the Roadie who was at the Gig and a friend of Martin who was the band member of the support act on the night, Albert Dock.This Sex Pistols Poster is an original 1976 Handbill / Poster and an extremely rare piece of original early Sex Pistols Promotional Material. It was for the show at Eric’s in Liverpool, England on October 15, 1976.The poster is in good condition for its age. It has a small piece missing on the top right of the poster and a small side tear and a little light creasing. Its quite a deep yellow paper with crisp black print.The two figures standing on the rock are John Campbell and Henry Priestman, both member’s of Yachts, and later, It’s Immaterial, and Henry Priestman from The Christians. Martin a member of Albert Dock took the photograph on an art college trip to the Lake District and passed the negative on for the poster production. `The item measures just short of A4 at 295mm x 208mm and it served as both poster and handbill for the gig promotion, the Sex Pistols’ first outing to Liverpool. At that time at Erics, the main act performed upstairs early on in the evening and the support act played downstairs in what would later become the main club area.`This performance came at a pivotal time for the Pistols. Less than a month before, they’d signed a five year management contract with Malcolm McLaren’s Glitterbest Ltd. Three weeks prior to this show, Nick Mobbs of EMI saw the band for the first time, and on October 8, just a week before the Eric’s show, the group officially signed to the label.On October 10 the band recorded an early version of “Anarchy in the UK” with their sound man, Dave Goodman, and beginning on the 12th, they played shows in Dundee, Wolverhampton, and Birkenhead before the Liverpool show on October 15. The Liverpool Echo noted “This gig certainly didn’t have the same impact as the Pistol’s Free Trade Hall gigs in Manchester – in fact it almost went unnoticed as there were only about 50 people there…Eric’s had only just opened on 1 October, and among the first bands to play were the Runaways and the Stranglers. But on 15 October, the infamous Sex Pistols pogo’ed their way into town…Holly Johnston, Paul Rutherford [both later of Frankie Goes to Hollywood], and Pete Burns [Dead or Alive] were all in attendance that night.”Just two days after the Eric’s show, the Pistols recorded the version of “Anarchy in the UK” that EMI released. Five days later, on October 22, Stiff records released The Damned’s “New Rose”, the first-ever UK punk record, beating the Pistols debut single by about a month.Provenance from Richard, a college friend of Martin Watson, Guitarist and Vocals for Albert Dock and later Yachts and who was the roadie for the night. As he states to ensure admission to the gig I was the roadie for Albert Dock ! The other poster is a rare Albert Dock - Return of the Magnificent 7 Poster in fair condition. It has a little staining has been folded once and has pin holes in the corner. It measures 44 cm by 33 cm.
Lot 183
The Atomage Album, John Sutcliffe - Rare vintage specialist catalogue showcasing a selection of custom made leather & vinyl outfits for specialist customers and TV to include The Avengers. With colour and black & white photographs throughout. Text written in English & German. Not dated but models in photographs are styled from the 1960's.
Lot 41
OF NAPOLEONIC INTEREST - a creamware mug, probably Leeds c.1810, printed in black with John Bull punching Napoleon, a hangman's noose in the background "The End of Boney", 4 3/4" high, together with a creamware jug, probably Liverpool, printed with "Good Old Ale", 7" high, both unmarked (2) (Illustrated) (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Mug is an honourable wreck with cracks through print, repair and old bad restoration to inner rim, but rare print. Jug is restored all around the base and parts of rim
Lot 2077
Two volumes - Bomber Aircraft Crew profile collection and Fighter Pilot Profile Collection. 2000 of 2000 copies. Issued in 1984, Highly decorated bomber aircrew and fighter pilots including holders of the Victoria Cross. Each containing a biograpical history of his flying career, notes on his squadron, combat reports, types of aircraft flown, a rare wartime photograph, illustrations of his medals for gallantry and each signed individually.
Lot 549
A Deccani bronze ewer, probably 18th century, Indian, the pear-shaped body raised on a circular base, with a straight knopped spout and curved handle, cover lacking,14cm wide28cm deep31cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 555
A group of seven pottery, glass and metalware items,comprising: a turquoise-glazed bottle vase with slender neck and squat globular body,17cm high,a green-glazed amphora vase,a cylindrical vase,two pottery and glass ewers, an Islamic pitcher with stylised inscriptions,18cm high, anda cast metal twin-handled vase (7)Provenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 554
An Islamic bronze buckler,in the 12th/13th century Khorassan style, the central engraved conical point within a continuous band of scrolling motifs, interspersed with three circular panels,29cm diameterProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 550
A brass temple oil ewer,18th century, Sri Lankan or South Indian, with a Tamil inscription to the spherical body, a tall, pointed spout and an 'S' scroll handle with ‘knot of Brahma’ detail,15cm diameter32cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 547
An Islamic bronze tripod ewer, in the 9th/10th century Khorassan style, the globular body resting on three hoofed feet, the shoulder issuing an 'S' shaped spout with a rosette terminal and a pomegranate-shaped thumb-rest to the handle,14cm wide17cm deep33cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.Condition ReportThere's some corrosion/verdigris to the inside and small areas in the crevices. Slightly misshapen rim. Some dents and imperfections to the surface throughout. There is an area of cracking to one side of the body and it would not be watertight. Overall it is in good condition and structurally sound. See additional photos.
Lot 551
An Islamic bronze ewer,In the 8th/9th century Umayyad or Abbasid style, with raised circular banding to the shoulders, and a curved handle in the form of a mythical beast, spout and bottom of base lacking,13cm diameter30cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 553
A group of six metalware items,to include a gilt-brass Khorassan-style jug, a Khorassan-style bronze inkwell and a candlestick,largest 31.5cm high,together with a small pottery incense burner (7)Provenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 546
An Islamic bronze tripod ewer,in the 10th/11th century Fatimid style, with a broad cylindrical body and angular shoulders on three slightly waisted feet, with stamped stippling decoration to the rim and below the handle,18cm wide32cm deep42cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.For a similarly decorated example, see Christie’s, 'Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds', 17 April 2007, lot 80.Condition ReportThere are a few small dents and misshapen areas. One foot very slightly misshapen. Some imperfections to the surface and a fine crack to the shoulder. There's a reddish patina across the body. Some corrosion and verdigris to the inside of the spout. Overall in good condition and structurally sound.
Lot 548
A Mughal bronze ewer or aftaba,18th or 19th century, Indian, with a raised leaf motif on the pear-shaped body and neck, a hinged domed cover and an 'S' scroll handle,12cm wide24cm deep24cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 552
An Ottoman brass tulip candlestick,possibly 17th century, with a flared octagonal shaped neck and shaped bobeche, on a spreading circular foot,16.5cm diameter35cm highProvenance: From the collection of Dr Jonathan Broido.Dr Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and lectured in the US, Israel and the UK, in philosophy, mathematics, AI and interdisciplinarity. He was also an avid collector and lecturer on antiques and rugs - known in particular for his expertise and love of Asian ceramics and rare and archaic Turkoman weavings. He travelled throughout Asia acquiring pieces, as well as making finds in London's antique markets and the US.
Lot 471
A rare bells-in-view musical box,possibly by Paillard, Voucher et Fils, c.1880, playing six airs with a clock movement playing one tune on the half hour, the rosewood inlaid case extensively inlaid with flowers and leaves, within a brass and floral-entwined border to the lid, cylinder 28cm longcase 60cm wide35cm deep28cm highCondition ReportSection of five teeth previously broken off and repaired, pieces of veneer missing from case.Several pieces of brass inlay missing.Old work holes on bracket feet.
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