ROBERT LLOYD PRAEGER: 4 ttls: THE BOTANIST IN IRELAND, 1934, orig cl gt + THE WAY THAT I WENT, 1937, 1st edn, orig cl d/w + SOME IRISH NATURALISTS A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTEBOOK, 1949, orig cl d/w + NATURAL HISTORY OF IRELAND A SKETCH OF ITS FLORA AND FAUNA, 1950, 1st edn, orig cl gt, d/w + SEAN LYSAGHT: ROBERT LLOYD PRAEGER: THE LIFE OF A NATURALIST, 1998, 1st edn, orig cl gt, d/w (5)
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A Photograph Album containing a few Albumen views including architectural and topographical scenes of Edinburgh, Fritton Lake, The Wallace Monument and Chester Cathedral etc; + assorted Newspapers commemorating the death of King George VI including DAILY GRAPHIC AND DAILY SKETCH, + THE SUNDAY DISPATCH, etc
Budgett (H.M.) Hunting By Scent, nd., [c1933], illustrated by Lionel Edwards, numbered ltd. edition of 50, signed by the author and the artist, quarter vellum; Wallace (H. Frank), A Stuart Sketch Book 1542-1746, nd [c1933], illustrated by Lionel Edwards, numbered ltd. edition of 50, signed by the author and the artist, quarter vellum; Edwards (Lionel), A Leicestershire Sketch Book, 1935, 4to., colour plates, numbered ltd. edition of 75, signature excised and page repaired, quarter vellum (3)
* Prudhon (Pierre Paul, 1758-1823). Woman restraining a young girl, pencil sketch on paper, with stamped initials PP to lower right, sheet size 18.5 x 11.5cm (7.25 x 4.5ins), mounted with ruled and wash border, together with Goodall (Frederick, 1822-1904), two pen & ink sketches of a walking male and female classical figure, pen and ink on note paper headed Graemes Dyke, Harrow Weald, 17.5 x 11cm (7 x 4.5ins) With printed mounted label inside the mount, stating that the first drawing is from the collection of S. J. Leresche Esq., and with the number L219. An additional typed written label to the mount verso reads `Original drawing by P.P. Prudhon circa 1820. From the collection of Dr. Walter Stokes. (Lugt 1114)`. (2)
* Etchings & Engravings. A collection of approx. 175 various British & Continental etchings and engravings, 19th & early 20th c., including Bonello, Canal in Venice, Grainger Smith, Laurence Hardy, Arthur Walsh, Mediterranean coastal scene, Willie Rawson, The Dyke, James Scott, The Shrine, Scottish Memorial Chapel, Edinburgh Castle, and unsigned Legros, two mezzotint plates after Richard Wilson, published by W. B. Cooke 1824-29, a David Lucas mezzotint after Charles Tomkins, twenty-eight etched plates from George Cruikshank`s My Sketch Book, pub. 1834-36, twelve etchings of picturesque scenery around London by Jane Smith, pub. 1822, etc., some signed (many unsigned), various sizes (a folder)
* Whistler (James Abbott MacNeill, 1834-1903). Fulham, 1879 (Kennedy 182), etching, second state (of 2), published by the Fine Art Society in 1879 , trimmed to plate mark, plate size 13.2 x 20.2cm (5.25 x 8ins), together with another small etching, possibly by Whistler, but unrecorded by Kennedy, depicting some lightly sketched seated figures beside a river, with rowing boat nearby, and several windows of a building behind, plate size 8.2 x 12.3cm (3.25 x 4.8ins) with margins, plus other various etchings by Whistler, including a reprinted issue of The Little Putney, No. 1 (Kennedy 179), with some soiling and vertical crease across the image, six small-format etchings reprinted from original plates by the Folio Society, c. 1965 (3 copies of A Sketch on the Embankment, Kennedy 260, 2 copies of Boats, Dortrecht, Kennedy 244, & 1 copy of Little Dortrecht, Kennedy 243), and several other reproductive etchings after Whistler (14)
* Fisher (Mark William, 1841-1923). Summer landscape with figures resting in the shade of a tree, oil on canvas, laid down on board, unsigned, 23 x 34cm (9 x 13.5ins), framed Provenance: An oil sketch from the studio of Mark Fisher R.A. (1841-1923), which was purchased by the current owner from Michael Macleod in 1993. (1)
Spielmann (M.H. and Layard, G.S.). Kate Greenaway, pub. A. & C. Black, 1905, fifty-two coloured plates, b & w plates, coloured frontispiece with slightly soiled lower margin, original cream blindstamped cloth gilt, spine lightly faded, a few light thumbmarks, t.e.g., 4to. Edition de Luxe, 114/500 copies, signed by John Greenaway, with an original pencil sketch by Kate Greenaway laid-in. (1)
* Uptton (Clive, 1911-2006). A set of original illustrations for a Lilliputian tale, pub. Princess magazine, 1964, together fifteen grisaille watercolour illustrations, on artist's board, most signed, image size approx. 250 x 420 mm (10 x 16.5 ins) and sl. smaller. Clive Uptton was a prolific cartoonist, poster artist, illustrator and painter. He studied at Southend Art School and then at the Central School of Art in London, but turned professional before completing his studies. Some of his earliest paid work was as an illustrator for the Strand Magazine, and he also contributed regularly to Good Housekeeping, Woman's Illustrated (including stories by Barbara Cartland), Tit-Bits, Tatler, Radio Times, Look & Learn, Sphere (including covers), John Bull (including covers) and others. In 1940 he became political cartoonist on the Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic, and later worked for the Ministry of Information and National Savings Committee producing propaganda cartoons, drawings and paintings. Perhaps Uptton's best- known wartime work was his large and prophetic D-Day landings drawing, 'This is the Year' and 'We Kneel Only to Thee', both of which were widely reproduced as posters. Uptton later won prizes for his posters in the National Outdoor Advertising Awards in 1958 and 1959. He continued to work as a landscape and portrait painter (commissions included portraits of Harold Macmillan and Anthony Eden) and as a book illustrator (notably for Warner Press) until 1987, when his eyesight began to fail. (15)
Sassoon (Siegfried). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, 1st illustrated edition, 1929, illustrations by William Nicholson, original cloth, one or two minor bumps, price-clipped d.j., repairs to verso, spine ends and corners chipped, lightly rubbed, 8vo. With an original ink sketch of a hand holding a quill, the ink dripping to form Siegfried Sassoon's initials, signed by William Nicholson to half title, ownership signature of Nancy Bridgeman. (1)
* Tennant (Stephen James Napier, 1906-87 ). A group of autograph letters, poems and drawings, various dates, a total of fifteen pages on nine leaves, including an autograph letter signed 'Stephen Tennant', Willsford Manor, 16th November 1951, to Mr Atherton, 'Do you, by chance, know of a seashell swag border - which I could put in my white and gold and apricot dining room? Corals if possible with seashells & rope - or cords - or drapery. I make this drawing just to suggest what I am seeking... ', 2 pp. in brown ink with pen and ink drawing to recto and verso with yellow watercolour highlights, 8vo, plus six octavo sheets with blue felt tip drawings of figures to rectos, one showing English soldiers, one of Jack from the merchant navy (with black watercolour), one of a French matelot at Toulon, two of a man's head smoking a pipe and one showing three images of Gloria Swanson(?) ('For Cecil Beaton 1974'), all but one with notes in Tennant's holograph, and four with poems to verso titled 'There is no Sin except Anger', 'The Eternal Paradox', Autumn - For Virginia', and 'Slowly Turn to Magic Things', in blue or purple felt tip in the author's holograph, each sheet approx. 23 x 18 cm or similar, plus a larger fragment of a watercolour showing a Moroccan-style villa with notes in Tennant's holograph, approx. 47 x 30 cm, plus one further blue ballpoint pen sketch possibly by Tennant in old age (9)
The court presentation gown worn by Marit Guinness in 1937 aged 18, of ivory satin applied overall with early 17th century English floral embroidered slips with coiling silver thread tendrils, including honeysuckle, borage, dog roses and pansies in coloured silks in detached buttonhole stitch, matching shoes and bertha and a Callot Soeurs pink silk petticoat, bust 86cm, 34in, (4). Marit was described as "gay and vivacious with deep chestnut coloured hair". The Sketch on May 20 1936 wrote "A two dance debutante, Miss Marit Guinness, the debutante daughter of Mrs H.S.H. Guinness is a very fortunate girl, as her mother is giving two dances for her this season.
A Paquin pleated ivory chiffon couture cocktail dress, Spring-Summer 1951, labelled, with buttons down the centre front over concealed zip, basque-like panels to the bodice, bust 86cm, 34in, waist 61cm, 24in; accompanied by a xerox fashion sketch of the chiffon gown taken from Femina p.54, March-April 1951. It also shows a horizontally ribbed silk coat similar to lot 127, (2)
A Rachel Auburn white cotton jersey shirt, 1984, labelled Rachel Auburn, London, with 70s style curved collar, deep chest pockets, the back completely open with waist straps to fasten, the sleeves and back-opening edged in frills, approx 102cm, 40in. Leigh Bowery wore this shirt in the New London-New York fashion show produced by Suzanne Bartsch in 1983. It closely resembles a fashion sketch done by Leigh Bowery which was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, December-March 2003-4.
James Ward R.A. (1769-1859) Studies of cattle Signed with initials and inscribed Gisburn Park Aug. 22 1811 also with further inscriptions in shorthand Pencil 19.5 x 11cm; 7¾ x 11in With a pen and ink sketch of a country house by L.D. Leleu 1. Minor re-touchings otherwise good 2. Very faded and stained especially in the middle of the composition
Humphrey Lyttelton and the Jazz Age. Album of drawings and photos cut from newspapers including 7 pen and ink sketches signed with initials by Humphrey Lyttelton of Benny Carter |Pee Wee| Russell Earl Hines Bud Freeman etc. that of Russell also inscribed underneath By kind permission of H. Lyttelton presumably in the compiler s hand pasted into a lined cloth-backed notebook the upper cover with a defective sketch of |Fats Waller| loose edges frayed 4to (23 x 17cm).
Schwarz (Joseph). A Descriptive Geography and Brief Historical Sketch of Palestine, 1st English ed. trans. by Isaac Leeser, pub. A. Hart, Philadelphia, 1850, half-title, litho port. frontis., two folding litho maps, twelve litho plts. (complete), library ink stamp to verso of title, adhesive security label to list of illustrations, ink library stamps to lower margins of pp.17 & 518, occ. scattered spotting, library labels to front endpaper, a.e.g., contemp. gilt dec. red morocco, joints slightly cracked at head, rubbed to extrems., 8vo (1)
* Kiartiwongse (H.R.H. Prince Abhakara, 1880-1923). Pen and ink sketch of H.M.S. Radiant, 15th July 1920, titled, signed "Abhakara" and dated, 12 x 17.5 cm, together with two other autograph leaves of similar size, one with a mounted fine bold signature of Queen Victoria R.I., the second with eight autographs on one page, dated 1917/22, including Abhakara, Admiral R. Siamese Navy, 15 July 1920, George, Vice-Admiral, Prince of Greece, 3rd March 1917, Militza [Princess Miliza of Montenegro (?)], Danila, Adolphe Man (?), Luis Fernando Orleans y Borbon, Infante de Espana, 18th July 1918, R. Newcastle (N.S.W.), and F. Card Bourne, Archbishop of Westminster, 30th May 1920 (3)
Prout (Samuel). Prout`s Microcosm. The Artist`s Sketch-Book of Groups of Figures, Shipping and other Picturesque Objects, pub. James Rimmell and Son, 1881, twenty-four litho. plts., gutta percha perished, contents loose and shaken, orig. blue cloth gilt, rubbed and frayed at extrems., 4to, together with Gould (Robert Freke),The History of Freemasonry. Its Antiquites, Symbols, Constitutions, Customs, Etc., Edinburgh c.1885,eng. portrait frontis. to each volume, numerous col. chromolitho. plates throughout, hinges repaired in vols. II & III, joints weak, orig. half morocco, gilt dec. spines, gilt dec. masonic device to upper boards, rubbed and frayed, 4to (4)
Five Le Blond prints including "Good News", "The Village Spring", "Moonlight" 17cm long, four small Baxter prints including the Victorian royal family, a pair "Evening/Morning", two Chinese figure studies on rice paper, a coloured etching "Old Chelsea Church" and a watercolour titled verso "Roseneath Castle,a sketch from nature 1953", (13).
Ruskin, John. Praeterita, outlines of scenes and thoughts.... Orpington & London, 1886 -1900. 8vo, 3 volumes bound from original 28 parts, original titles bound in, 4 plates, later half red morocco gilt; [bound in] Autograph letter signed by John Ruskin, dated January 1857, addressed to "My dear Mrs Cameron", regarding a gift, "I received last night your beautiful little present and was very grateful for it, and am so still, and shall be so more and more...", 2 pages, pasted onto rear endpaper, [with] a small sketch of a snowdrop signed by Ruskin pasted opposite, with pencil inscription above, "To Mr Hurst [?] at Braidwood, in snowdroptime 21st July 1900", [with] a further autograph letter signed from Ruskin`s father John James, dated 25th July 1856, regarding the fourth volume of Modern Painters, two pages, pasted to rear endpapers (3). Provenance: All volumes inscibed in ink by David Fyfe Anderson on front endpaper.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Island nights` entertainments. London: Cassell & Company Ltd., 1893. First edition, early issue (price correction present on page ii), 8vo, frontispiece, coloured sketch map and 26 other illustrations by Gordon Browne and W. Hatherell, original pictorial cloth with lettering in gilt on spine and with illustration on upper cover, 16pp. of publisher`s advertisements (coded "7G-3.93") at end, collector`s folder and morocco-backed slipcase with spine gilt in compartments, minor marks to upper cover, some marks and fading to folder. Note: Prideaux 38. A fine copy of Stevenson`s collection comprising `The Beach of Falesá`, `The Bottle Imp` and `The Isle of Voices`. Prideaux notes that the price correction on page ii is present in "the earliest copies".
Giardini, Felice. Autograph note written in the third person, to ``Mr Shield``, almost certainly the composer William Shield, inviting him to come and ``try a few Quartettos...to say nothing of the party", ``[T]hursday 2 o` Clock``, no date [?1773 or later], 1 page, approx. 5 x 10.7cm, cut from a larger leaf and laid down, framed and glazed with an engraved portrait of Giardini, after the sketch by Joshua Reynolds [overall size: 53 x 36cm], some loss to edges and light browning. Note: In 1773, Giardini helped Shield gain a place as a violinist (later as a viola player) in the orchestra of the King`s Theatre, London.
[Doyle, Charles Altamount]. An album of 49 original illustrations thought to be by Charles Altamount Doyle, c. 1868-76, including series of 25 illustrations entitled The seasons, a series of 6 illustrations entitled The story of the wonderful pig that was (to have been) sent to Miss Juilet Reeves as a Christmas gift, a poem and illustration entitled Miss [Antoinette] Stirling ode to the very young gentleman who showed her such devoted attention at a small tea party, a collage of David Livingstone [ink with pasted on engraving of character`s face], an ink sketch of a meeting held in Committee Room No. 1 at the House of Commons on 31st March 1876 [discussing the Caledonian Railway], a series of 5 illustrations entitled A song about tea, an ink sketch of an evening service on Good Friday 1876 at St. Ann`s in Soho, ink illustrations in the majority pasted onto leaves, various sizes from 10 by11.5cm (at smallest) to 15 by 20cm (at largest), contemporary cloth gilt, rubbed at edges. Note: Charles Altamount Doyle [1832-1893], artist and illustrator, was the father of the author Arthur Conan Doyle. Born in England in 1832 he grew up in artistic surroundings: his father, John Doyle, was the famous political cartoonist "HB" while his older brother, Richard Doyle, was a prominent illustrator. Charles was unable to make a living from his work and in 1849 he moved to Edinburgh to join the Scottish Office of Works as an architectural draughtsman. Charles suffered from depression and alcoholism throughout his life, having a great effect on his physical and mental health. In June 1876 Charles lost his job at the Scottish Office and in 1881 he was committed to a mental institution. Charles would go on to spend the remaining 12 years of his life in various institutions. It was during this period that Charles produced some of his most significant work, with distinctive fantasical and macabre themes. This album contains various ink stektches from his final years at the Scottish office, including a sketch of a House of Commons meeting regarding the Caledonian Railway in 1876 that Charles attended in his role at the Office of Works. Other illustrations included various short series all captioned in his distinctive block letters [for comparison see The Doyle Diary, published in 1978]
M[ackenzie], T[homas] B[lakeley]. Two illustrations for Ali Baba, "The Robber`s Cave", pencil, ink and watercolour, 25.5 by 40cm.; "Pirates", pencil, ink and watercolour, 25.5 by 40cm.; both signed by initials in lower right corner, mounted, some browning, faded, minor wear to surface of second illustration (2). Note: Ali Baba and Aladdin was published by Harrap in 1918. The first illustration is reproduced facing page 28 where it is entitled "The Captain told them the Reason of their Returning". The second illustration does not appear in the published volume although a decorative head-piece in ink to the listing of illustrations is highly reminiscent. T.B. Mackenzie (1887-1944) studied at Bradford College of Art and the Slade. His work shows the influence of Bearsley, Harry Clarke and Nielsen. Illustrated books include Ali Baba and Aladdin, Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, Arthur and His Knights, and The Crock of Gold. As an etcher and engraved he contributed to the Sketch and other journals.
Malevich, Kazimir. Ot sezanna do suprematizma. Kriticheskii ocherk. [From Cézanne to Suprematism. A critical sketch]. [St. Petersburg]: Izo. N.K.P. [Narkompros Department of Performing Arts], [1920], 12mo (175 x 113mm.), original printed wrappers, small piece of upper wrapper supplied in pen facsimile, indistinct stamp to lower wrapper; Erenburg, I. Lik Voiny [The face of war]. Berlin: Gelikon, 1923. 8vo, original wrappers by N. Altman, text slightly discoloured, slight wear to foot of spine; Burliuk, D., Tretiakov, S., Tolstaya, T. and Rafalovich, S. Buka Russkoi Literatury [The bogeyman of Russian literature]. Moscow: 41 Degrees, 1923. 8vo, illustrations by G. Kliutsis and I. Kliun, original wrappers by Nagorskaia, paper somewhat browned as usual, slight loss to lower wrapper; Mayakovsky, Vladimir Kak delat` stikhi ? [How to write poetry ?]. Moscow: Ogonek, 1927. 12mo, original wrappers; Idem Paris. Moscow: 1925. 12mo, original wrappers by Rodchencko, wrappers a bit rubbed, soiled, upper wrapper laid down, small wormhole in margin; Idem Ispania, Okean, Gavanna, Meksika, Amerika [Spain, Ocean, Havanna, Mexico, America]. Moscow, 1926. 8vo, original wrappers, spine repaired, a few small stamps to lower wrapper; Kuzmin. People who travel by sea. Berlin: Petropolis, 1923. 8vo, original wrappers by Nathan Altman (7)
Grogan, E.S. & Sharp, A.H. From Cape to Cairo. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1900. First edition, 8vo, presentation copy from the author, signed on front pastedown with a sketch of an elephant by the author, portrait frontispiece, 3 maps [2 folding], illustrated by A.D. McCormick, original decorative cloth gilt, some rubbing, marginal water staining to frontispiece and endpapers, some light spotting
Shackleton, Sir Ernest. South. The story of Shackleton`s last expedition 1914-1917. London: W. Heinemann, 1919 [new impression]. 8vo, folding map, plates, original pictorial cloth, covers slightly dampstained, with pen and ink sketch (90 x 140mm.) of penguin, seal and glacier inscribed "Mother with love from Nevill, Christmas 1919" pasted onto front endpaper

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