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Lot 318
Woolf (Virginia), five association copies from the library of one of her biographers, including Flush: A Biography, first edition, London: Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1933, half-title, original publisher's cloth only, mottled, 8vo, Roger Fry: A Biography, first edition, third impression, The Hogarth Press, 1969, original publisher's dustjacket, chipped and slightly soled, cloth, 8vo, A Haunted House, and Other Short Stories, first American edition, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944, cloth, 8vo, The Death of the Moth, and Other Essays, first edition fifth impression, The Hogarth Press, 1947, cloth, 8vo, [&] Night and Day, first edition, sixth impression, The Hogarth Press, 1950, cloth, 16mo, with two further Hogarth Press imprints, Woolf (Leonard), Imperialism and Civilization, first edition, 1928, ffep and verso of title-page with ex-lib stamps, original cloth only, traces of shelf numbering to base of spine, 8vo, [&] Blunden (Edmund), Nature in English Literature, first edition, 1929, original cloth only, somewhat soiled, 8vo, (7) Provenance: from the library of Roger Poole (1939-2003), literary theorist and man of letters, authority on Virginia Woolf and Kierkegaard, author of 'The Unknown Virginia Woolf ' (first published 1978).
Lot 394
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington KG, et al., (1769-1852). Goss (John, Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral), The Music as Performed in St Paul's Cathedral at the Funeral of the The Duke of Wellington, signed by the composer, London: Addison & Hollier, n.d. [1852], copperplate engraved printing, title-page ruled with a broad mourning border, [ii], [37]pp, original publisher's cloth over limp boards, split, slight losses, title-page and pastedown with manuscript shelf numbering: KK.IV.5, folio (36 x 26.5cm), etc., (2) Provenance: reputedly the Reverend Sir Frederick Ouseley, 2nd Baronet (1825-1889), composer and clergymen, and a godson of the first Duke of Wellington, thus an apparent association copy; ffep with pencil inscription.
Lot 91
Cyprian (Saint, Bishop of Carthage), Fell (John, Bishop of Oxford, editor), & Pearson (John, Bishop of Chester), Sancti Cæcilii Cypriani Opera recognita & illustrata [...], Accedunt Annales Cyprianici [...], Oxonii: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1682, [contemporaneously bound with the dissertations and indices so rarely met with together] Dodwell (Henry), Dissertationes Cyprianicæ, s.l., s.n., n.d., the first part with frontispiece engraved by Burghers after Sonmans, engraved title-page vignettes and others, woodcut foliate initials and tailpieces, occasional stains to margins, but rarely touching text, contemporary panelled calf, upper-joint split but holding, slightly rubbed, chipped loss to top of spine, later gilt lettering and red morocco piece, contemporary red-speckled edges, folio (39 x 26cm), [Wing C7711 & D1809] Provenance: Gaddesden Place, near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, the former seat of the Halsey baronets; their armorial library bookplate to recto pastedown, Case H Shelf 3, the ffep inscribed in pencil: 2. 1-7/Gaddesden Park.
Lot 43
Binding. Sallust, Caii Sallustii Crispi quæ extant. Londini: Jacobi Tonson, & Johannis Watts, 1713, red and black title-page, portrait frontispiece engraved by van der Gucht, wood-engraved vignettes, arms of Queen Anne, headers and foliated initials, finely bound in contemporary London crimson morocco, gilt Harleian style, repaired spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, 12mo Provenance: William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper PC, CK, FRS (c. 1665-1723), the first Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain; his engraved armorial bookplate to pastedown, presumable Panshanger MS shelf numbering to verso endpaper: a:3:f.
![Bindings. [Kempis (Thomas à)], L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ, traduction inédite du XVIIₑ siècle [...], first edition thus](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/662cb969-5584-4034-a004-b10000c209d5/8168bdc8-f1b8-4dd7-aca5-b10001088aa8/468x382.jpg)
Lot 46
Bindings. [Kempis (Thomas à)], L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ, traduction inédite du XVIIₑ siècle [...], first edition thus, ?large paper copy, Paris: Adrien Le Clere & Co., Editeurs, 1869, half-title, lithograph frontispiece, divisional titles and pictorial colophon leaf, each book with engraved frontispieces, finely bound by Gruel in Renaissance Revival red morocco, signed, the covers blocked in bind with a border of humanists' profiles in laurel wreaths, centred by rectangular reserve of fleur-de-lis and further foliage, outlined with rolled gilt knots and blind-ruled fillets, six-compartment spine with raised bands, lettered in the second, the sixth with a coronet over WM monogram and binder's signature, the upper-cover with 4.6cm l vertical joint split affecting the first-compartment only, otherwise the lightest of shelf wear, gilt fillet turn-in, foliate rolled dentelles, medieval style gold and purple Gruel endpapers, incorporating Gruel Relieur, all edges gilt, 8vo, Vogüé (Eugène-Melchior de) & Burnard (Eugène, illustrator), Les Paraboles, Nancy-Paris-Stasbourg: Berger-Levrault, Éditeurs, 1908, contemporary red three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, top-edge gilt, marbled endpapers, 12mo, [&] Flaubert's Salammbô, Paris, 1905, contemporary red crushed morocco gilt, top-edge gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers, 12mo, (3) Provenance: 2nd: Ex Libris Alfred et Blanche de Curzon.
![[Du Choul (Guillaume)], Discorso sopra la castrametatione, et disciplina militare de Romani [...], Composto per il S. Gugliel](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/662cb969-5584-4034-a004-b10000c209d5/9228fd47-122b-469b-b906-b1000107189d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1
[Du Choul (Guillaume)], Discorso sopra la castrametatione, et disciplina militare de Romani [...], Composto per il S. Guglielmo Choul [...], Con i Bagni, & essercitij antichi de Greci, & Romani [...], À Lione [i.e. Lyon]: Appresso Guglielmo Rovillio, 1556, collating a-o⁴, A-E⁴, ❧⁴, lacking the folding table, woodcut printer's armorial device on title-page, some ornamental letters, b1's is coloured, presumably by a later hand, bas relief headers and ornamental tail-pieces, in-text illustrations of the Roman army and classical antiquities, a broad margined copy, the title-page with marginal repaired worm trails, lower-margin with a constant worm hole, becoming more apparent by the end and developing into inner-marginal worming, but never affecting text, some soiling and dust in places, never affecting legibility, the second part with varying degrees of staining to the lower-margin, never touching text or any illustrations, contemporary parchment over boards, some worn losses to the binding, including the spine's contemporary manuscript lettering, the lower-edge of the text block with contemporary MS lettered short-title for shelving: Discorso s. la Ca***., recto pastedown with two distinct shelf numberings: A.3. & B.l.5., further inscribed fine tall copy, with which we agree, and Quaritch Cat no 347 [...], 4to (33 x 23cm) Provenance: Sir Compton Domvile, 1st Baronet (c.1775-1857), of Templeogue and Santry House, Irish MP and Governor of the County of Dublin; his fragmentary armorial bookplate to recto pastedown.
![Classics. [Aeschylus], [...] Aeschyli Tragoediae [...], two-volume set, Glasguæ: In Aedibus Academicis, excudebant Robertus F](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/662cb969-5584-4034-a004-b10000c209d5/9cfd9e76-cfd5-4e70-9088-b1000108e149/468x382.jpg)
Lot 72
Classics. [Aeschylus], [...] Aeschyli Tragoediae [...], two-volume set, Glasguæ: In Aedibus Academicis, excudebant Robertus Foulis, 1746, parallel ancient Greek and Latin text, some contemporaneous manuscript annotation and glosses, browned and some markings, contemporary, split, worn losses, red-speckled edges, 8vo, [Gaskell 71], idem., Porson (Richard, editor) & Dindorf (Wilhelm, editor), Aeschyli Tragœdiæ, Londini: Apud Black, Young & Young, 1827, contemporary olive polished calf, sunned spine bumped with some loss, marbled edges and endpapers, Sold by W. Heath, Lincoln's Inn Fields, his contemporary ticket to recto pastedown, 12mo, (3) Provenance: 1st: St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate, Kent, former Benedictine abbey; their bookplates to pastedown, spines with shelf numbering. 2nd: Coombe/Coll: Div: Pet: [Peterhouse]/Cantab: [Cambridge]/Nov. 1842, recto blank with ink MS ownership inscription.
![[Walpole (Horace)], A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, With Lists of their Works, two-volume set, se](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/662cb969-5584-4034-a004-b10000c209d5/47138ec2-61ea-4f6a-96db-b1000108419a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 4
[Walpole (Horace)], A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, With Lists of their Works, two-volume set, second edition, London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1759, engraved frontispieces, contemporary speckled calf, refreshed morocco lettering pieces, red-speckled edges, marbled endpapers, 8vo, [&] an 18th c sammelband of six plays, comprising Foote (Samuel), The Tailors, 1778, The Author, 1782, The Nabob, 1778, The Maid of Bath, 1778, The Devil Upon Two Sticks, 1778, Doctor Last in His Chariot, 1773, [&] [Bickerstaff (Isaac)], Doctor Last in His Chariot, 1773, mixed editions, London: various imprints and dates, contemporary calf over marbled boards, split and worn, but holding, 8vo, (3) Provenance: 1st: Francis Scott Napier, 8th Lord Napier (1758-1823), engraved armorial bookplates to each pastedown with MS shelf numbering.
Lot 304
Travel. Patterson (Lieut.-Col. J.H., DSO), In the Grip of the Nyika: Further Adventures in British East Africa, first edition, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1909, full-page plates and maps, ex school library copy, only pastedown and prelims with their labels and/or stamps, original publisher's blue cloth, pictorial gilt, spine with slight shelf numbering, 8vo, Anson (George, Esq. (Late Lord Anson)) & Walter (Richard, Chaplain of the Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition, compiler), A Voyage Round the World, two-volume set bound as one, Edinburgh: Printed by Alex. Chapman and Co, 1796, defective world map frontispiece, foxed, contemporary sheep over boards, rubbed, chipped and split, crudely repaired with tacked-on sellotape, 12mo, Guiana, Clare Leighton the illustrator, etc., (5)
Lot 249
Photographically Extra-Illustrated. Guthrie (Thomas, DD), The Gospel in Ezekiel, tipped-in albumen portrait of the author and inscribed by him in autograph, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1856, finely bound by H. Bowie of Edinburgh, blind-stamped, in full brown morocco gilt over boards, slightly rubbed, all edges gilt, 8vo Provenance: 1) Miss Bannatyne with C. Welsh's kindest regards [...], January 20th 1857, recto blank with manuscript presentation inscription. 2) James Fitz Gerlad Bannatyne (1835-1915), of Haldon House, near Exeter, Devon, and Fanningtown Castle, County Limerick, Ireland; armorial bookplate with MS library shelf numbering to recto pastedown.
Lot 364
A Victorian mahogany secretaire bookcase with glazed panel doors, the single drop down front drawer having turned wooden handles, interior writing slope with an arrangement of walnut fronted drawers and pigeon holes, twin lower cupboard doors on a plinth base, 106cm wide x 54cm deep x 229cm highAll over fair condition with scuffs, scratches and wear commensurate with age and use. Upper section with all glass intact. Moulding base to upper section with damage to right ride as pictured. Secretaire interior with scratches, stains and scuffs to writing surface, handles to secretaire drawer replaced. Lower cabinet with one adjustable shelf only, base reeded moulding with slight losses, later feet.
Lot 394
An Arts & Crafts style oak bookcase and desk with a shelved superstructure and an arched cornice and with an arched desk surround carved with leafy sprigs, above a desk with three frieze drawers above an arched carved apron, the sides with lattice incised panels framed by a scale carved surround99.5cm wide, 70cm deep, 174.5cm highOverall good to fair condition, circa 1890-1900. the top panel cracked to the left side but present. Small carved inset panel to right front base missing and another moulding to right side on top of desk section missing. Shelf panels a little loose. Key present for drawers, locks possibly of later date. The top of the desk faded. All over scuffs and scratches commensurate with age and use. Slight moisture mark to back of desk, no visible ring marks noted.
Lot 427
A Regency rosewood side cabinet, the green veined marble top above a decorative parcel gilt frieze, enclosed by a pair of grille doors and flanked by free standing columns with gilt metal mounts, 101.5cm wide, 50cm deep, 90.5cm highOver all good condition. Marble in overall good condition with a few surface marks and scratches and small losses to underside of back of marble. The back clean with no splits. A couple of minor chips to wood to back corners of plinth with one small piece of moulding loose inside the cabinet. Lock replaced. Sun fading to columns. left column plinth support with joint moving. Single shelf to interior lacking shelf supports. Gesso frieze moulding with minor old restored cracks.
Lot 433
A Victorian walnut credenza, the arched mirror back above a marble top, the base enclosed by three mirror panelled doors, 136cm wide, 45cm deep, 163cm highAll over good condition. Sunfaded veneers and solid wood elements. All over light scuffs, marks and wear commensurate with age and use. original marble top and mirror plates. Marble top in good condition with very light edge chips and surface scratches. Scattered discolourations. Doors and locks in good working order with two keys present, each of the three cabinet sections with a shelf. The plinth base with scuffs and wear. Marble top, cabinet and mirror section can be separated. Mirrored superstructure in good condition with original mirro plate. Fading and signs of wear. carved crest a little loose but n good unrestored condition. Mirror plates all with some corrosion and tarnishing.
Lot 226
Medical Interest - Masse, J.N. "Petit Atlas Complet d' Anatomie Descriptive du Corps Humain", Paris 1852, 4th Edition, col. plates, blind stamped cloth, shelf wear, "The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher, containing His Complete Masterpiece and the Family Physician; His Experienced Midwife, His Book of Problems and His remarks on Physiognomy" colour and other engravings throughout, red boards with black rules and titles, small 8vo. Kahn, Dr Fritz " Manniskan...." Stockholm Albert Bonniers Forlag, 4 vols, half mottled leather, with marbled boards, gilt titles an decorations, and Brande, W.T. assisted by Cauvin, Joseph. " A Dictionary of Science Literature and Art..." Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans 1842, inked inscription on ffep dated 1860, full leather, marbled edges and one other( 8)
Lot 228
The Fireside Dickens, complete 22 volumes, blue cloth with gilt and black titles, book plate inside front boards, with Forster, John. "The Life of Charles Dickens", and Reade Charles "Works..." Chatto and Windus, red cloth with black titles and decorations, gilt titles to the back strips, 18 vols (shelf)
Lot 115
NORTH WALES ANGLESEY OAK & MAHOGANY DRESSER, circa 1860, three shelf rack, wide backboards, three opening pine lined frieze drawers, three central lower blind drawers, flanking twin cupboard doors, inset mahogany panels, turned walnut knobs, shaped corner bracket feet, panel sided, 214 (h) x 172 (w) x 47cms (max d)Provenance: private collection Conwy
Lot 117
THREE INLAID MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL FURNITURE ITEMS, comprising Victorian mahogany pot cupboard, shaped upper crest and shelf, single door, plinth base, 97 (h) x 44 (w) x 33cms (d), possibly George IV night cabinet, near-square top, single door, single lower drawer, square supports, 78 (h) x 34 (w) x 33cms (d), twin flap side table, single end drawer, square tapering supports, conjoining under tier shelf, brass castors, 72 (h) x 40 (w) closed, 83 (w) fully open x 48.5cms (d)Provenance: private collection Conwy
Lot 147
TWO PIECES OF REPRODUCTION PINE KITCHEN FURNITURE, comprising part-stripped dresser, two shelf rack, twin frieze drawers, two base cupboard doors, plinth base, 167 (h) x 91 (w) x 47cms (d), splashback top cupboard, twin frieze drawers, twin lower cupboard doors, turned wood knobs, shaped apron plinth base, 100 (overall h) x 91.5 (w) x 56cms (d)Provenance: deceased estate Gwynedd
Lot 150
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT STYLE SIDE CABINET circa 1900, upper twin shelf and drawer, pillar and cap detail, moulded edge top, three frieze drawers, central arched recess, twin cupboard doors, twin lower picture panel cupboard doors, twin arched recesses, carved, ribbed and fan detail throughout, tapering reeded supports, 164 (overall h) x 106 (w) x 44cms (d)Provenance: private collection Conwy
Lot 163
THREE ANTIQUE AND LATER OCCASIONAL TABLES, comprising a 19th century mahogany tripod table, inlaid and segmented detail to the top, 68 (h) x 61cms (top diam.), reproduction oak large cricket table, canted supports, conjoining under tier shelf, 75 (h) x 91cms (diam. top) and a reproduction oak square top table on a four-footed base, 74 (h) x 68 x 68cms (square top)Provenance: private collection Conwy
Lot 46
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE OAK DESK, book rack top with stylized pierced detail, inset writing surface to the top, single frieze drawer, shaped metal backplates and swing handles, square tapering supports, conjoining under tier shelf, 94 (overall h) x 76 (w) x 51cms (d)Provenance: private collection Gwynedd
Lot 58
EDWARDIAN INLAID MAHOGANY BEDROOM FURNITURE PARCEL, comprising single door wardrobe with lower drawer, central oval bevel-edged mirror, 203 (h) x 120 (w) 48cms (d), similar bedroom chest, two short, one long drawer, tapering square supports, brass castors, 79.5 (h) x 107 (w) x 53cms (d), multi mirror, multi shelf, overmantel, now fashioned as a headboard with button-back upholstery, 150cms (overall h) x 142 (w) x 18cms (d)Provenance: private collection Conwy
Lot 138
Walnut show cabinet with mother-of-pearl inlaid decoration, various stitchwork, copper dragon on patterned shade, facet cut glass in 1-door display area, open part with shelf, base cabinet with 2 drawers and open part with 3 shelves, China 20th century, 184.5 cm high, 74 cm wide, 36 cm deep (keys and fittings of 2 drawers missing, left side raised edge restored and crack in frame under display area)
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