Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Gold-59 year old-1956Limited Edition. Distilled and bottled by J & G Grant, Glenfarclas Distillery.Glencairn crystal decanter No. 58 of 100. In original presentation case with stopper. Engraved labelling. Filled to 700ml. Single malt, 43.5% volume1 Glencairn crystal decanterFootnotes:The Pagoda Reserve Trilogy was released in 2016 by Glenfarclas for The Whisky Corporation - an exclusive whisky trading and acquisitions business based in Singapore and Hong Kong.Only 100, highly collectible, decanters were made for the Asian market. Each of the three vintages was produced using floor malted barley, an in-house process that stopped at Glenfarclas in 1972, but reflected the traditional methods upheld by the distillery.The elaborate decanters were made by Glencairn Crystal and finished with either gold, silver and brass.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Glenfiddich-50 year oldRelease No. 2. Distilled and bottled by William Grant & Sons Ltd. Dufftown.Bottle No. 70. Two hand selected casks for marrying by Malt Master David Stewart on 1.09.2008, finally bottled on 15.07.2009. In original leather bound presentation case, accompanied by signed certificate of authentication with two keys and complete tasting notes. Applied silver labelling. No capacity stated [70cl.]. Single malt, 46.1% volume1 bottleThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Glenfiddich-50 year oldRelease No. 2. Hand selected for marrying by Malt Master David Stewart on 1.09.2008, finally bottled on 15.07.2009. Distilled and bottled by William Grant & Sons Ltd. Dufftown.Bottle 206. In original leather bound presentation case, accompanied by signed certificate of authentication with two keys and complete tasting notes. Applied silver labelling. No capacity stated [70cl.]. Single malt, 46% volume1 bottleThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Glenlivet-70 year old-1940Generations 1st Release, bottled 07.09.10 by Gordon & MacPhail. Distilled 03.02.40 at The Glenlivet DistilleryCask #339. Bottle No.21 of 100. Hand-blown crystal decanter, hallmarked silver stopper and stand. In original presentation wooden case and outer packaging accompanied by stopper, care pack, booklet and certificate of authenticity. Engraved labelling. Filled to 70cl. Single malt, 45.9% volume1 bottleFootnotes:On the 10th June 1980 independent Bottlers Gordon & MacPhail purchased Glenlivet cask #339, a first fill sherry butt, which by then had already been maturing at the distillery for 40 years old. After being moved to the G&M warehouse it was matured for another 30 years before being bottled late in 2010 and released the following year, as one of the oldest single malts ever produced.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Mortlach-70 year old-1938Distilled at The Mortlach Distillery, bottled by Gordon & MacPhail.Generations. Cask #2656. Distilled 15.10.38, bottled 15.10.08. Bottle No. 16 of 54. Hand-blown crystal decanter, silver stopper and stand. In original presentation wooden case and outer packaging; accompanied by stopper, booklet and certificate of authenticity. Engraved labelling. Filled to 70cl. Single malt, 46.1% volume1 crystal decanterFootnotes:The 'Generations' range by Gordon & MacPhail, showcases true liquid history with some of the longest-matured Scotch whisky ever bottled.This Mortlach was the very first release in the range. In 2008, only 54 decanters of this exquisite liquid were drawn from a single Sherry cask that was filled in 1938, just a year before the Second World War.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Hine-Talent of Thomas HineTriomphe. Grande Champagne.Baccarat crystal decanter No. 54. Hallmarked silver collar. In original presentation Elie Bleu humidor (surface lightly scratched) with hygrometer. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity, four Cristal Sèvres glasses, cedar display plinth and stopper. Engraved labelling. filled to 70cl. Cognac, 40% volume1 crystal decanterThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Hennessy-Richard HennessyFirst Edition. Jas Hennessy & Co.Crystal decanter No. 59. Hallmarked silver collar. Bottled 1999. In original presentation case (dampness damages) and outer packaging. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity and stopper. Engraved labelling. Filled to 70cl. Cognac, 40% volume1 crystal decanterThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: †† VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Book of Hours, Use of Rome, in Latin & French, illuminated manuscript on vellum, 93 leaves (catchword on f. 83 does not follow, but text complete, f. 48 should follow f. 52, lacks final blank), the first and last blank, save for a liquid gold border on the first and red rules on both, catchwords, single column, 17 lines plus headline, written in dark brown ink in a fine slightly sloping italic hand with calligraphic flourishes, some small gold capitals, line-fillers in gold on red or blue, full-page miniature of St. Louis of France, on a landscape background, within border of flowers on liquid gold ground, occasional light staining, spotting or finger-marking, handsome contemporary Parisian olive morocco, gilt, covers with large leafy spray centre-pieces and corner-pieces of a cherub's head enclosed by leafy sprays, all within a triple filet outer border, spine in compartments, each with a central stylised ?leaf decoration within double filet borders, spine ends with hatching decoration, lacks ties, lower joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed at extremities, g.e., housed in a reddish-brown crushed morocco case by Rivière & Son, (146 x 103mm.; binding 154 x 114mm.), [Paris], [c.1575-80].⁂ Apparently written for use by a member of the French royal court. The Calendar (ff. 3-28) is extended to include a series of anniversaries including biblical and classical events, and notices of events relating to many members of the French royal family are given in great detail. The high quality binding has corner-pieces enclosing a cherub's head that are highly reminiscent of the royal binder Nicolas Ève (cf. Fletcher Foreign Bookbindings, pl.XXXVI & G.D. Hobson Les reliures à la fanfare, 1935, pp.38 & 52, and fig.43). Provenance: I: Apparently written for use of a member of the French royal court, with an unidentified monogram in silver on blue at the foot of the miniature. II: 'Barbe Dormant' (19th century ink inscription to rear endpaper) III: Christie's, 28th June, 1973, lot 57. IV: Sotheby's 8th December, 1975, lot 85, sold to Lawrence J. Schoenberg. V: Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis, sold Sotheby's 6th December, 2001, lot 93, bought by present owner. Literature: L.F. Davis Bibliotheca Schoenbergensis, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Rare Books from the collection of Lawrence J. Schoenberg, 1998, no.1, pl.1.
Rock & pop.- Bowie (David) Moonage Daydream. The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust, number 683 of 2,500 copies signed by David Bowie and Mick Rock, photographic illustrations by Mick Rock, original morocco-backed boards, silver edges, original decorative lidded box, preserved in original cardboard box along with prospectus for another Genesis Publications Bowie work, folio, Genesis Publications, 2002.
Fleming (Ian) Diamonds are Forever, first edition, original boards, upper cover decorated in blind with silver diamond to centre, spine lettered in silver, very slight shelf-lean, else fine, dust-jacket, price-clipped, slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small nick to foot of upper panel, light creasing to head, but an excellent copy overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1956.
Fleming (Ian) From Russia, With Love, first edition, front free endpaper creased, with light spotting to following p., original boards with gun-and-rose design to upper cover in bronze and silver, spine lettered in silver and bronze, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1957.
Fleming (Ian) Dr. No, first edition, original first state plain black boards, spine lettered in silver, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, tip of spine and upper corners a little rubbed, but a bright, near-fine example overall, preserved in custom velvet-lined drop-back box, 8vo, 1958.
Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, original pictorial boards with dagger embossed in silver and blind on upper cover, spine lettered in silver, fine, dust-jacket, spine with slight toning and a few small light splash-marks, but a sharp, near-fine example otherwise, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1962.
Fleming (Ian) Moonraker, first edition, issue with "shoot" on p.10, original black boards lettered in silver, small mark to upper cover, dust-jacket, spine a little dulled and toned, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1965.
Pratchett (Terry) [The Death novels], 5 vol., comprising Mort, "with best wishes from a slightly hazy...", 1987; Reaper Man, "Reaper Man lives on the edge" with a drawing of a scythe in silver, 1991; Soul Music, "Don't fade away", 1994; Hogfather, "Ho! Ho! Ho!", 1996; Thief of Time, 2001, first editions, all with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, all but the last signed by dust-jacket artist Josh Kirby, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies, 8vo. ⁂ The complete sequence of Discworld Death novels, the last was the last of the Discworld books with art by Josh Kirby, published in the year of his death. All signed within a year or two of publication.
Levitzky (Georges, binder).- Courbouleix (Leon) Le Cantique des Cantiques, of 20 copies on Japon Impérial with an extra suite of the plates printed in black and two original drawings, from the edition of 310, text entirely etched, section titles within floral borders printed in grayish green, decorative initials in grayish-green and red, initial letters in red, eight etched plates and etched head-pieces on every page printed in sanguine, the two original drawings in sanguine, mounted at front, dark brown morocco by Georges Levitzky, all-over design of interlacing wavy ribbons of nine gilt fillets each extending across covers and spine and turn-ins, some of the gilt on spine tinged with pink, light brown watered silk doublures and liners, green and gold silver-sprinkled flyleaves, original illustrated wrappers with backstrip bound in, g.e., matching half morocco chemise and morocco-edged slipcase, lower joint just starting to crack, backstrip of chemise and slipcase slightly rubbed, slipcase starting to split, 4to (binding 310 x 238mm.), n.p., n.d.⁂ A magnificent wavy geometric design. This copy last appeared at auction in 1991 (Christie's NY, $2,600)
South America.- Conquest of Peru.- Cieza De León (Pedro de) Parte primera de la chronica del Peru. Que tracta la demarcacion de sus provincias: la descripcion dellas. Las fundaciones de las nuevas ciudades. Los ritos y costumbres de los indios, y otras cosas estrañas dignas de ser sabidas, first edition, collation: ✠6 2✠4 a-q8 r6, largely double-column, title with large woodcut royal arms within woodcut border, 42 woodcuts in the text (some repetitions), and woodcut initials, author's signature to r6 verso, the odd ink note to margin in an early hand, title upper and inner margins restored and repaired tear to foot, title and first 2 gathering with repair and restorations to fore-margins and upper corner, a few other small marginal repairs and 1 or 2 neat repairs to text, light foxing and marginal damp-staining towards end, the odd patch of light staining and some light soiling or browning, but a crisp copy generally, contemporary vellum with manuscript lettering to spine, remains of ink inscriptions to lower cover, endpapers renewed, folio (292 x 200mm.), Seville, Martín de Montesdoca, 1553.⁂ The first edition of this excessively rare chronicle. We can trace only three copies offered either at auction or in dealer's catalogues, and no copy other than this since 1951."One of the most remarkable literary productions of the age of the Spanish Conquest in America. It is, in fact, the only book which exhibits the 'physical aspect of the country as it existed under the elaborate culture of the Incas'." - Sabin.The author of this history was one of the greatest authorities on Peru, where he spent 16 years. He started the work at Popayan in 1541 and finished it in Lima in 1550; the full chronicle consisted of four volumes, of which only the first was published, and deals with the geography, history and ethnology of Peru. Apart from the famous woodcut and description of the silver mines of Potosi, engraved after an original drawing made by the author, the woodcuts depict the everyday life of the conquistadors with the Indians, boats on Lake Titicaca, the building of a city, Quechua Indians dealing with the devil, a human sacrifice, a Spanish and an Indian in front of the city of Cuzco etc... It also contains the first extended description of the Peruvian guanaco, or llama, and of the pepper-tree, or mollé, and the commercial and medicinal uses of its fruits.Literature: Sabin, 13044; Medina (BHA), 157; Escudero (Séville), 555; Streit, II, 644; JCB (3) I:175; Field, 314;Johnson, The Book in the Americas, 32; Delgado-Gomez, Spanish Historical Writing about the New World, 26;Alden, 553/20; Maggs, Bibliotheca Americana (1926), p. 59, n° 3967; Quoted by Salvá, n° 3293, but never seen by him.
A Set of Three Hallmarked Silver Royal Commemorative Goblets, HLB, Sheffield 1977, "EIIR 1952-1977", each on bark textured stem and plain spreading circular base, engraved underneath "The Queens Silver Jubilee" and numbered "36", "37" and "90", approximately 17.2cm high (total weight 670grams), each in original fitted case. (3)
A Victorian Hallmarked Silver Trophy Goblet, ECB, London 1870, allover engraved decoration and inscribed "Athletic Club 1872" "Third of a Mile Handicap won by H.A.Krohn Magd Coll (14 yards) time 1 min 15 2/5 secs" "Cambridge University March", bearing Cambridge University Coat of Arms, 16.5cm high (150grams); Together with A Smaller Victorian Hallmarked Silver Trophy Goblet, "Magdalene College Cambridge Athletic Sports 1872 100 Yards Won By H.A.Krohn penalised 4 yds", 11.5cm high. (2)
An Enamel Buckle, of open work foliate design a small collection of Cameo jewellery including to similar brooches, a pendant on chain, and matching clip earrings, a hallmarked silver Victorian style mourning brooch "ADA", other brooches, two pair of decorative open work earrings, etc:- One Tray.
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