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Lot 141
A late Victorian rosewood dresser with ivory and boxwood stringing and foliate marquetry inlay, the upper part with raised and shaped top panel having a dentil frieze, broken arch pediment and decorative scrolled and mask inlaid panel above a pair of glass panelled doors with flanking curved glazed panels, raised on square pillars with scrolled capitals and shaped bevelled mirror panels, the lower part with single drawer above a glass panelled door and flanking doors with inlaid marquetry panels, raised on square supports with pot shelf and spade feet. (152cms wide x 210 cms high).
Lot 153
A late 19th century rosewood, boxwood, marquetry and strung music cabinet, the domed ledge back with flanking finial and the single door with two bevelled mirror panels and decorative inlaid panels revealing an interior fitted with five shelves and raised on square tapering support (57cms wide x 100cms high as viewed, damage to the lock and shelf supports).
Lot 456
A mahogany Arts and Crafts hall stand with carved heart cut out decoration below a small shelf with a bevelled mirror above, the stand with inset copper and enamelled panel and decorated as a stylised flower, the glove box bears retailer`s label for Biddick and Co, House Furnishers, Bridgwater and Burnham
Lot 179
A collection of nautical related decorative items to include a bookshelf in the shape of a boat, a pair of modern bookends featuring The Titanic, two scratch built wooden yachts, a model lighthouse, a small curios shelf in the form of a rowing boat, a porthole, three blown glass fishing net floats, various ornaments, etc
Lot 785
A modern oak dresser by Smallbone of Devizes, the moulded cornice above three central adjustable shelves flanked by wire panelled cupboard doors over six small drawers, the base with three deep drawers interspersed by two pairs of small drawers, raised on baluster turned and ringed supports to block feet united by a pot shelf
Lot 7
Bales (Captain P.G.). The History of the 1/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, 1914-1919, 1st ed., Halifax & London, 1912, b & w illusts. from photos, folding maps and battle plans, orig. cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to head and foot of spine, 8vo, together with Creswicke (Louis), South Africa and the Transvaal War, 7 vols. (including Supplement), Edinburgh, 1900-01, num. col. and b & w illusts., maps and battle plans, etc., orig. pict. cloth, a little rubbed, 4to, and others of military interest (16)
Lot 20
Bromfield (William Arnold). Letters from Egypt and Syria, Printed for Private Circulation, 1856, additional lithographed title, lithographed portrait (adhered to additional title verso), some light spots, library stamps and marks, a.e.g., contemporary calf gilt, shelf number sellotaped to lower spine, rubbed, 8vo. (1)
![[Barter, Catherine]. Alone Among Zulus, by a Plain Woman. The Narrative of a Journey through the Zulu Country, 1st ed., pub.](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10729/2793331/97-20105417598_468x382.jpg)
Lot 97
[Barter, Catherine]. Alone Among Zulus, by a Plain Woman. The Narrative of a Journey through the Zulu Country, 1st ed., pub. SPCK, [1866], four wood-eng. plts., 4 pp. publisher’s ads. at rear, a.e.g., publisher’s orig. `Suitable for Presents’ gilt-dec. dark brown cloth with bevelled edges, minor shelf wear to head and foot of spine, small 8vo. Barter’s narrative of her journey describes the Zulu kingdom in 1855 when it was still politically and economically independent. She explains in chapter one that `I am a plain woman in every sense of the word... and the few incidents here recorded, being a narrative of some months spent among savages, being out of the common routine of ladies’ travels...’. (1)
Lot 98
Bent (J. Theodore). The Ruined Cities of Mashonaland. Being a Record of the Excavation and Exploration in 1891. With a Chapter on the Orientation and Mensuration of the Temples, by R.M.W. Swan, 1st ed., 1892, half-title present (browned), five maps and plans, some folding, num. b & w illusts. from photos and drawings, 24 pp. publisher’s catalogue at rear, some minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to extremities, 8vo. (1)
Lot 103
Chapman (James). Travels in the Interior of South Africa, Comprising Fifteen Years’ Hunting and Trading; with Journeys Across the Continent from Natal to Walvisch Bay, and Visits to Lake Ngami and the Victoria Falls, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1868, half-titles present, wood-eng. frontis. to each, num. wood-engs. to text, two large folding maps, both errata leaves present, orig. dark green cloth with bevelled edges, spines lettered in gilt (in bright condition), minor shelf-wear to extremities, 8vo. (2)
Lot 104
Drummond (Hon. W.H.). The Large Game and Natural History of South and South-East Africa. From the Journals of the Hon. W.H. Drummond, 1st ed., Edinburgh, 1875, half-title present, chromo. frontis. and vign. title, twelve full-page plts. printed in tint, wood-engs. to text, single-page map at rear, orig. dark green cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to head and foot of spine (inner front joint partly cracked), 8vo. (1)
Lot 106
Gregory (J.W.). The Great Rift Valley. Being the Narrative of a Journey to Mount Kenya and Lake Baringo, with Some Account of the Geology, Natural History, Anthropology, and Future Prospects of British East Africa, 1st ed., 1896, col. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos and drawings, two folding maps, single ad. leaf at rear, orig. gilt-dec. cloth, minor shelf-wear to extremities, 8vo. (1)
Lot 119
New (Charles). Life, Wanderings, and Labours in Eastern Africa. With an Account of the First Successful Ascent of the Equatorial Snow Mountain, Kilima Njaro; and Remarks upon East African Slavery, 2nd ed., 1874, half-title present, port. frontis., ten tinted litho. plts. with tissue guards, some minor spotting to title and margins (front endpaper repaired), orig. dec. cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to extremities, 8vo. Neate N14. New made the second serious attempt on Kilimanjaro in 1871, reaching c. 15, 000 ft at the then snowline; he described the snow as `lying on ledges of rock in masses, like large sleeping sheep’. (1)
Lot 120
Norris-Newman (Charles L.). In Zululand with the British throughout the War of 1879, 1st ed., 1880, mounted photo. frontis. of Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, photo-litho. ports. of Major General Lord Chelmsford and General Wolseley, wood-eng. port. of Cetywayo, eight folding battle plans, large folding map at rear and 40 pp. publisher’s catalogue, some minor scattered spotting, orig. cloth gilt, minor shelf wear to extremities (new endpapers), 8vo. (1)
Lot 123
Pinto (Major Serpa). How I Crossed Africa: From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, Through Unknown Countries; Discovery of the Great Zambesi Affluents, Translated from the Author’s Manuscript by Alfred Elwes, 2 vols., 1st U.S. ed., Philadelphia, 1881, folding map frontispiece and folding map in rear pocket of vol. I, seven other maps, numerous wood-engraved plates and illustrations, a few leaves at end of vol. I neatly repaired, original green pictorial cloth gilt, minor shelf wear, 8vo. (2)
Lot 134
Stanley (Henry M.). In Darkest Africa, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1890, portrait frontispiece to each, three folding coloured maps, 36 full-page wood-engraved plates, illustrations, map endpapers, scattered light spots, original red pictorial cloth gilt, minor shelf wear, 8vo. With an autograph letter, dated November 1892, tipped-in to verso of vol. I frontispiece: ÒDear sir, I greatly regret that the evening in question Nov. 16th is already engaged, otherwise I should be very happy to attend at what I am sure will prove exceedingly interesting, Yours faithfully, H.M. StanleyÓ. (2)
Lot 144
Thomson (Joseph). To the Central African Lakes and Back: The Narrative of the Royal Geographical Society’s East Central African Expedition, 1878-80, 2 vols., 2nd ed., pub. Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, 1881, half title present in vol. I, photographic portrait frontispieces, folding coloured map at end of each, label remnants to rear pastedowns, presentation bookplates of Mrs. Elbert B. Monroe, a few spots, original brown pictorial cloth, minor shelf wear, 8vo. (2)
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