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Lot 127
An Edwardian silver desk stand, rectangular tray form with gadrooned border and foliate bracket feet, two floral bordered compartments containing cut glass inkwells, the central candle holder with sconce and snuffer, J Parker, London 1905,with retailer stamp, 22 cms wide, 17.63 ozt excluding wells
Lot 73
A Poole Pottery vase of tapered form with floral decoration on white ground, 24.5cm, together with a Chinese porcelain double gourd shaped case, character stamp to base, 23.5cm, a small Mason's Ironstone plate, 25cm, and a metal mounted oval porcelain box decorated with flowers, marked JP, 5cm
Lot 271
Palace Size Chinese Watercolor Scroll Painting, Seal Stamp Marks with Calligraphy. Depicts birds and branches. Sight measures 73" x 37-5/8, overall measures 81-1/4" x 45-1/8" Condition: stains, creasing, one section of the lining on the frame needs to be attached Estimate: $100.00 - $300.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party
Lot 35
Alex Katz, American (b. 1927) Screenprint in colors on Grammarcy paper "Ada with Flowers". Signed in pencil lower left Alex Katz R.T.P. Printer Simca Print Artists Inc. blind stamp lower right. Measures 48" x 36", frame measures 53" x 40-3/4". The hardcover book: Alex Katz Paints Ada by Robert Storr, accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $8000.00 - $12000.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party
Lot 133
SET OF THIRTY-SIX BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SHANGHAI AND SURROUNDSTAKEN CIRCA 1910 BY ALICE WARE depicting amongst others the Bund and the Willow Pattern Teahouse (Huxinting) in Shanghai, the Baoshu Pagoda and the Broken Bridge (Duan Qiao) in Hangzhou, some of the photographs bearing stamp of 'Lai Chong, Develope [sic] & Printing, 1855 North Szechuen Road' verso (36)7cm x 10cmProvenance:From the collection of Alice Ware, 5th child of Rev James Ware (1859-1913); thence by direct family descent.
Lot 3075
A Deutscher Kleinempfanger 'German People's Set' GW110 with the swastika below speaker, swastika printed on the screening coating to the VLC11 valve, back and speaker missing, some parts loose; and near identical modern Uversesum W111, without any Reich stamp, in bright orange case (2) Footnote: It is unclear why a later firm would wish to copy one of the best-known Nazi radios made, but here it is, offered next to the real McCoy for comparison.
Lot 104
Wilson (William). A Missionary Voyage to the Southern Pacific Ocean, performed in the years 1796, 1797, 1798, in the Ship Duff, commanded by Captain James Wilson. Compiled from journals of the officers and the missionaries... with a preliminary discourse on the geography and history of the South Sea Islands, 1st edition, 1799, seven engraved charts (five folding), six engraved plates, title repaired with loss, library stamp to verso, a few closed tears, some spotting and offsetting, untrimmed in modern half calf gilt, some fading to spine, 4to (Qty: 1)Ferguson 301; Sabin 49480.The purpose of the voyage was to establish a mission in Tahiti, but also made discoveries in the Friendly Isles, Marquesas, Sandwich and Pelew Islands, and was regarded as the last important voyage in Pacific exploration. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
![Zulu War. Narrative of the Field Operations Connected with the Zulu War of 1879, [by John Rothwell], HMSO, 1881, 7 folding ma](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/26655152-a6d8-43ec-bafb-aa41011fa6e3/7a95dc58-c464-4765-bd2e-aa42011bda71/468x382.jpg)
Lot 105
Zulu War. Narrative of the Field Operations Connected with the Zulu War of 1879, [by John Rothwell], HMSO, 1881, 7 folding maps contained in rear pocket (one with small loss at one corner, another with repaired folds and library stamp), 10 sketch maps, some folding, in text, folding table, repair to title and front endpaper and library stamp erased, some light spotting and toning, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed and scuffed with shelf number at foot of spine, 8vo (Qty: 1)Raugh 161. Uncommon, the 1907 reprint being more usually encountered. 'This "official history" of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War was published in a print run of 1,500 copies, after an initial issue of 2,000 copies was reportedly suppressed. It is an invaluable reference' (Raugh). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 13
Beale (Thomas). The Natural History of the Sperm Whale ... To which is added, a Sketch of a South-Sea Whaling Voyage, 2nd edition, John van Voorst, 1839, half-title, 3 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece, sections a few leaves roughly opened, 2 sections probably from a bookplate (John Wilson, Kingston, Jamaica) mounted to title-page partially obscuring text, ink-stamp of Ruthin School to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, richly gilt spine, head of front joint cracked, large 12mo (19 x 11.4 cm) (Qty: 1)Ferguson 2709; Hill 89; Sabin 4108. The work was first published in 1835 in an edition of 133 copies, and was an important source for Herman Melville's Moby-Dick . Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 145
Weygand (Maxime). Histoire militarie de Mohammed Aly et de ses fils, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1936, numerous plates (9 folding), original front wrappers bound in, bookplates of orientalist C. Burckhardt-Sarasin, near-contemporary half cloth by Rudolf Flügel of Basel, extremities rubbed, 4to, together with: Pélissié du Rausas (Gérard), Le régime de capitulations dans l'Empire ottoman, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, Paris: Arthur Rousseau, 1910-11, half-titles, contemporary half sheep, spines faded and worn, partial cracking to front joints, 8vo, Thielmann (Max von), Le Caucase, la Perse et la Turquie d'Asie [translated by] le baron Ernouf, 1st edition, in French, Paris: E. Plon, 1876, 16 wood-engraved plates including frontispiece, folding colour map, browning, front free endpaper loose, original maroon cloth, gilt prize stamp to front cover, some minor wear, 12mo, and Gasztowtt (Thadée), La Pologne et l'Islam (Notes Historiques), 1st edition, Paris: Société Française d'Imprimerie et de Librairie, 1907, browned, ownership inscription to title-page, contemporary red half roan, 8vo (18.1 x 11.8 cm) (Qty: 6)
Lot 2
Adams (Robert). The Narrative of Robert Adams, a Sailor, who was Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the year 1810, was detained three years in Slavery by the Arabs of the Great Desert, and resided several months in the city of Tombuctoo, 1st edition, 1816, folding engraved map, King's Inns (Dublin) library stamp to title verso, final index leaf verso and front pastedown, scattered spotting, hinges reinforced, contemporary calf, rebacked and recornered, 4to (Qty: 1)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 20
Browne (J. Ross). Etchings of a Whaling Cruise, with Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar; and a Brief History of the Whale Fishery, in its Past and Present Condition, 1st UK edition, John Murray, 1846, 13 engraved plates including frontispiece, 12 pp. advertisements to rear, spotting, occasional finger-soiling, presentation ink-stamp 'With Mr Murray's Compts' to title-page, contemporary ownership inscription to initial blank, modern half morocco, 8vo (23.2 x 14.3 cm), together with: Albert Victor (Duke of Clarence and Avondale, & George V, King of the United Kingdom), The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Bacchante" 1879-1882, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., 1886, folding colour map frontispiece (spotted and offset), 16 wood-engraved plates, contemporary blue half morocco, 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm), Campbell (George), Log Letters from "The Challenger", 1st edition, Macmillan and Co., 1876, folding colour map frontispiece (spotted and offset), contemporary ownership inscription 'F. J. Blandy, Fremantle Lodge' to title-page and front free endpaper, contemporary blue half calf by Knill of Reading, spine relaid, 8vo (21.5 x 13.5 cm), and Choules (John Overton), The Cruise of the Steam Yacht North Star; a Narrative of the Excursion of Mr. Vanderbilt's Party to England, Russia, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Malta, Turkey, Madeira, etc., 1st edition, Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1854, engraved portrait frontispiece, 20 pp. advertisements to rear, moderate spotting and browning, original green pictorial cloth gilt, head of spine repaired, 8vo (Qty: 5)Ferguson 4244 (Browne: 'A detailed and realistic account'); Sabin 8658 (Browne, first edition, New York, 1846). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 228
England & Wales. A collection of ten folding maps, mostly 19th century, including, Langley (Edward & Belch William), Langley's new travelling and commercial map of England and Wales. Containing a list of all the cities, borough and market towns, the days on which the markets are held together with the rates of postages and measured miles from London, 1817, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset views of London and Vauxhall, Waterloo and Southwark bridges, columns of tables to vertical margins, slight staining. one small hole in linen where folds cross, 475 x 665 mm, lacking slipcase, together with, Darton (William, publisher), Brookes' Travelling Companion through England and Wales, 2nd edition, July 1st. 1819, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, decorative uncoloured cartouche, slight staining, 570 x 495 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed label to upper cover, with, Cary (John), Cary's reduction of his large map of England and Wales with part of Scotland..., 1811, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight overall toning, 750 x 625 mm, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with circular printed label to upper cover, some wear to extremities, plus, Kitchin (Thomas), An accurate map of England and Wales drawn from all the particular surveys hitherto published..., J & C Bowles & Robert Sayer, circa 1765, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, decorative uncoloured cartouche, two ink library stamps affecting image, with an additional stamp to verso, 600 x 515 mm, lacking slipcase, and, Cruchley (G. F.), Cruchley's improved Geographical Companion throughout England & Wales including part of Scotland, 1827, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 950 x 655 mm, marbled endpapers with additional calligraphic title pasted on one endpaper, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with printed label to upper siding, slight wear to extremities, with another five folding maps of England & Wales, including examples by Cooper, Stanford, Wyld and Perrier (publishers), various sizes and condition (Qty: 10)
Lot 272
* Australia. Sainson (Louis de), Vue de George's Street a Sydney, Paris, circa 1835, uncoloured lithograph by Alexis Noel, blind stamp below image, 255 x 340 mm, together with Himely (Sigismond), Sydney. circa 1830, uncoloured aquatint on India wove, 260 x 340 mm (Qty: 2)The first described print is an early view of George Street, looking to the north-east. The building on the left is the main Guardhouse and across the street is the male orphan house, behind which can be seen the mastheads of a ship anchored in Circular Quay. Standing prominently in the centre foreground is the Aboriginal leader Bungaree, dressed in British military livery and with a king plate.
Lot 339
* Prints & engravings. A mixed collection of nineteen prints, maps and engravings, mostly 19th & 20th century, including, an unattributed satire of a servant of Winchester College, with the title, 'A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining the kitchen of Winchester College', originally published in 1749, but late 19th century impression, an engraving with sparse hand colouring, some repaired marginal closed tears, 360 x 250 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, together with, Buck (Samuel & Nathaniel), The North West Prospect of the City of Bristol [and] The South East Prospect of the City of Bristol [1734 but 20th century impressions], uncoloured panoramas, each approximately 310 x 820 mm, framed and glazed, together with, Bristol Municipal Charities proposed new offices, circa 1950, architect's watercolour elevation of a proposed building, 505 x 360 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with, Pearce (Henry, publisher), Clifton (with the Suspension Bridge), circa 1870, but published in 1973 by Alexander Gallery, Bristol), colour printed view, limited edition 504/600 in blind stamp below image, 350 x 470 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, plus two hand coloured engraved maps of Bristol by Thomas Moule and Sidney Hall, each approximately 200 x 260 mm, both framed and glazed, and Jackson (S.), View of St. Vincents Rocks and the old Hotwell House, circa 1860, hand coloured lithograph, 260 x 340 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, and other assorted prints and engravings, including portraits, brass rubbing and topographical views relating to Bristol, Devon and Cornwall, various sizes and condition, all framed and glazed (Qty: 19)The satire is an emblematic portrait of a trusty servant, with the head and legs of a boar, with padlocked lips and the tools of his profession. Tenlines of Latin verse below image with an English translation.
![Elzevir Press. Gilles (Pierre). De Constantinopoleos Topographia lib[ri] IV, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, Leiden: ex officina Elze](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/26655152-a6d8-43ec-bafb-aa41011fa6e3/751d9de6-1918-40aa-987a-aa42011bb08b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 36
Elzevir Press. Gilles (Pierre). De Constantinopoleos Topographia lib[ri] IV, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, Leiden: ex officina Elzeviriana, 1632, engraved title-page, complete with the final 2 blanks, ink-stamps of Constantin Karadja to pp. 3 and 422, ownership inscription (Karadja, juin 1921) to initial blank, bookseller's ticket (T. O. Weigel, Leipzig) to front free endpaper, later morocco to style gilt with repeating monogram 'L B', (possibly French collector Louis Bizeau), concentric French fillet frames to sides, minor wear to extremities, 24mo (11.2 x 5.7 cm), together with: [Schödel, Martinus], Respublica et status regni Hungariae, 1st edition, [Leiden:] ex officina Elzeviriana, 1634, engraved title-page, complete with the 2 final blanks, ink-stamp of Constantin Karadja to initial blank, 18th-century tan calf, 24mo (10.5 x 4.8 cm) (Qty: 2)Willems 367 & 409; Atabey 497 & Blackmer 687 for Gilles. This second issue of Gilles's work is considered by Willems to be 'better printed and more correct' than the first issue of the same year; the first edition appeared in 1561. Provenance: Prince Constantin Karadja (1889-1950), Romanian diplomat, lawyer and bibliophile noted for his intercession on behalf on the Romanian Jewry in the Second World War; Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 368
[Cotton, Charles]. Scarronides : or, Virgile Travestie . A Mock-Poem. Being the First Book of Virgils Aeneis in English, Burlesque, London: Printed by E. Cotes for Henry Brome , 1664, some worming to lower blank margins towards rear of volume, manuscript annotation to final leaf, lacking endpapers, contemporary sheep, slight wear to spine, slim 8vo (Wing C6391), together with five other 17th century editions of the same work, with Scarron (Paul) , Le Virgile Travesty en vers Burlesques, livre cinquiesme, Paris: Toussaint Quinet, 1650, engraved frontispiece and one other plate, dampstaining throughout, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, joints split at head & foot, slim 4to, and Le Virgile Travesty en vers Burlesques, reveu & corrige, 2 volumes, Amsterdam: R. & G. Wetstein, 1712, engraved frontispieces, titles in red & black (washed out ink stamp to first title & front free endpaper), numerous engraved plates, contemporary half sheep, gilt decorated spines with contrasting labels, 12mo, with Cotton (Charles) , The Morall Philosophy of the Stoicks. Written Originally in French by... Monsieur du Vaix..., Englished by Charles Cotton, london: Henry Mortlock, 1671, lacking A1 (blank?), slight fraying and wear to initial leaves, slight dampstaining and dust-soiling, modern quarter calf, small 8vo, plus eight others by Cotton, including The Wonders of the Peake, 4th edition, 1699, (with worm trail throughout), and The Genuine Poetical Works..., 15th edition, Dublin: Thomas Armitage, 1770, and Scarronides: or, Virgil Travestie. A Mock-Poem... by Charles Cotton, Whitehaven: J. Dunn & T. Evans, 1776 (Qty: 18)
Lot 370
Davenant (William). The Works of Sr William Davenant Kt consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press: now published out of the authors originall copies, 1st collected edition, London: Printed by T.N. for Henry Herringman, 1673, engraved portrait frontispiece, 2E3 torn to lower outer blank corner margin, 2I3 with closed tear to fore-edge margin, browning mark to title and following three leaves, contents of volume generally clean with one or two spots ( one or two small ink burn holes to fore-edge margins) , ink stamp to verso of title and lower blank margin of final page, endpapers renewed with book label of Nicholas Wall Q.C. to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked (spine faded) retaining original red morocco title label, folio (Qty: 1)Wing D320. The Preface is dedicated to Thomas Hobbes and the volume includes: "The answer of Mr. Hobbes to Sr. William D’Avenant’s preface before Gondibert".
Lot 384
Limborch (Philip). The History of the Inquisition..., Translated into English by Samuel Chandler, 2 volumes in 1, 1731, titles printed in red and black, volume II title with tear and small hole at head (with loss of 'E' from 'THE'), nine engraved plates, (including three folding, each with very short closed handling tear), decorative head-pieces and initials, volume I page 221 has tear to lower blank margin, front pastedown has armorial bookplate of the Streatfeild family of Chiddingstone in Kent, front hinge cracked, contemporary Cambridge pane calf, rebacked with original spine label relaid, corners showing, thick 4to, together with Lechevalier (J. B. ), Recueil des Cartes, Plans, Vues et Medailles, Pour servir au Voyage de la Troade, Atlas volume only, [3rd edition], Paris: Dentu... , 1802, 35 (of 37) engraved maps, plans, views etc. on 27 sheets, some double-page or folding, lacks plates V and VII, plate XIV with some short splits or tears, contemporary marbled calf gilt, some wear to extremities, folio, plus Arbiter (Petronius) , Petronii Arbitri Satyricon: cum Uberioribus, Commentarii instar, Notis; concinnius..., Leiden: Ex officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1604, title verso with hand-painted armorial, some early ink manuscript annotations and underlining, first half of textblock with variable dampstaining, leaf K3 has old repair to upper outside corner (affecting several lines of text), leaves K4 & L7 have small old repair (affecting few words), front pastedown and blank area on final page of 'preface' with armorial ink stamp, late 18th/early 19th century boards, worn, spine a little cocked, 32mo in 8s, and 11 others antiquarian (Qty: 12)Second item: Blackmer 994.
Lot 387
Melton (Henry). Hints on Hats, Adapted to the Heads of the People, 1st edition, 1865, frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations to text, half-title (toned), title (lightly soiled) with ink name stamp at foot, 16 leaves of advertisements at rear (spotted), of firms specially appointed to supply the Court, stitching showing at rear, all edges gilt, original cloth gilt, 3 corner tips showing, spine ends slightly frayed, 8vo (Qty: 1)Uncommon.
Lot 388
Ovid. Alle de werken ... in de Nederlandse taale overgebracht, door Abraham Valentyn met verklaaringen, en uitleggingen verrijkt, door Lud. Smids, 3 volumes, Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1700-1, 3 engraved frontispieces by Jan van Vianen after Jan Goeree, 26 engraved plates by Simon Thomassin, one further engraved plate, numerous engraved vignettes after Sébastien Leclerc in the text, one full-page (volume 1 p. 112), the occasional stain or mark, a few chips and closed tears (notably in volume 1 signature 2K2, volume 2 2E2, and volume 3 plate 2, facing p. 154), damp-staining in fore margins towards rear of volume 2, volume 3 text-leaves browned, contemporary blind-stamped vellum, slightly soiled, covers variably sprung, 4to (23.6 x 18.3 cm) (Qty: 3)Not in Cohen-de Ricci. A profusely illustrated Dutch edition of Ovid. Provenance: Jan Nieuwenhuis (blind stamp to front free endpapers); Burgersdijk & Niermans, 24 May 2003, lot 1224.
Lot 40
Franklin (John). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1824, half titles, four folding engraved maps (one with outline colour and reinforcement residue), light offsetting and spotting, previous owner signature to titles, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 8vo, together with Lyon (G.F.) The Private Journal of Captain G.F. Lyon, on H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent Voyage of Discovery under Captain Parry, 1st edition, 1824, folding engraved map, seven engraved plates, small library stamp to title verso, some offsetting and light spotting, untrimmed in modern half calf, some fading to spine, 8vo (Qty: 2)Sabin 25625 & 42853. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
![[Troemer, Johann Christian]. Jean Chretien Toucement des Deutsch Francos Schrifften..., Leipzig: published by the author, 173](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/26655152-a6d8-43ec-bafb-aa41011fa6e3/cf1b273e-91ad-40e7-a0ee-aa42011c8a4c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 405
[Troemer, Johann Christian]. Jean Chretien Toucement des Deutsch Francos Schrifften..., Leipzig: published by the author, 1736 (year of publication expressed by a rebus), engraved portrait frontispiece, additional engraved double-page frontispiece with moveable element, engraved double-page title (short split to fold at tail), and 10 plates (numbered 1-8 plus 2 additional), all folding or double-page (except portrait), all printed in monochrome (in sanguine red, green, sepia, black, or blue), plate no. 8 without moveable parts (apparently never there) and with some previously offset text, dedication page with early ink signature at head, page 3 with engraved vignette, scarce minor marks or dust-soiling, three contemporary 'advertisements' added at rear, front hinge slightly cracked, contemporary calf gilt, rubbed with some wear, front cover (slightly bowed) with gilt-lettered prize stamp dated 1738, front joint partly split, 8vo (Qty: 1)A very rare copy, no others have been found with colour plates.
Lot 414
Mariti (Giovanni). Del vino di Cipro, 1st edition, Florence: Gaetano Cambiagi, 1772, engraved title-page, woodcuts of wine jars in text, engraved title-page with loss and ink-stamp at foot not affecting image or text, leaf a1 in facsimile, D6 creased, damp-staining to outer leaves and to margins, contemporary green quarter roan, 8vo (19.1 x 12.4 cm) (Qty: 1)Blackmer 1076; not in Atabey, Cagle or Vicaire. Rare: three copies traced at auction records including the Blackmer copy, the last appearing in 1991; Copac locates three copies in UK libraries (British Library, Cambridge, and National Library of Scotland). 'Cyprus had long been famed for its wines. Mariti's seven-year sojourn on the island enabled him to become familiar with the subject, and though he discusses viticulture in his work on Cyprus [1769-1776], he has here produced a special treatise on the subject which appeared before the final volumes of his monumental work' (Blackmer).
Lot 53
Laird (Macgregor, & R. A. K. Oldfield). Narrative of an Expedition into the Interior of Africa, by the River Niger, in the Steam-Vessels Quorra and Alburka, in 1832, 1833, and 1834, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1837, 6 aquatint plates, 2 folding maps, toning, Hydrographic Office ink-stamp dated 1857 and related inscription to volume 1 title-page, spotting to volume 2 title-page and initial text-leaves, plates and maps variably spotted, browned or damp-stained, a few marks in text, modern half calf, 8vo (20.9 x 12.5 cm) , together with: A llen (William, & Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson), A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger, in 1841. Under the Command of Captain H. D. Trotter, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Richard Bentley, 1848, 16 engraved plates (1 folding), 4 wood-engraved plates, 2 folding maps, contemporary tan calf, gilt spines, volume 1 spine relaid, 8vo (21.6 x 13.2 cm), Leyden (John), Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa, enlarged, and completed to the present time ... by Hugh Murray, 2 volumes, 1st edition thus, Edinburgh: for Archibald Constable and Company, 1817, 6 engraved maps (3 folding), spotting and browning, contemporary half calf, 8vo (21 x 12.6 cm), African Association, Proceedings of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa, printed by W. Bulmer and Co., sold by G. and W. Nicol, 1810, 3 engraved folding maps with original outline colour, engraved plan, maps slightly offset, first map with short closed tear at inner fold and short split to one other fold, near-contemporary half calf, gilt spines, morocco labels, 8vo (20.8 x 13 cm), and Lander (Richard), Records of Captain Clapperton's Last Expedition to Africa, 2 volumes, 1st edition, Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830, engraved portrait frontispiece (browned), light spotting to front and rear and volume 2, contemporary half calf, labels renewed, 8vo (19 x 10.8 cm) (Qty: 10)Laird and Oldfield's work not in Abbey; Cox I p. 393 for the first edition of the proceedings of the African Association (1788). 'As a technical and exploration venture, the [Niger] expedition of 1832–4 was successful ... Overall, however, the expedition was a disaster ... For almost twenty years thereafter Laird remained mainly an observer of the west African scene, publicly resisting efforts at inland penetration such as the disastrous Niger expedition of 1841, sponsored by the anti-slavery movement with government support, whose death rate amply justified Laird's warnings.' (ODNB). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 556
Gowen (Herbert H.) . An Outlinbe History of China, 2 volumes, 1913, U.S.A., 8 black & white illustrations, ex-libris stamp to foot of title pages, some minor toning, uniform original yellow cloth, boards & spines lightly rubbed, 8vo, together with Moorhouse (Edward) , The History and Romance of the Derby, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, 1911, black & white illustrations, minor spotting, uniform original green cloth, spines lightly rubbed, 4to, and Gordon (Home, editor) , Eton v. Harrow at Lord's, limited edition 129/325, 1926, facsimile document to frontispiece, period inscription to front endpaper, minor marginal toning, original gilt decorated blue cloth, boards & spine slightly marked & rubbed, 4to, plus other early 20th century & modern travel & topography reference & miscellaneous literature, G/VG, 8vo/4to (Qty: 6 shelves)
Lot 64
Milton (William Fitzwilliam & W.B. Cheadle). The North-West Passage by Land. Being the Narrative of an Expedition from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 3rd edition, [1865], two folding maps with outline colour (one linen-backed), wood-engraved plates, contemporary prize inscription at front, contemporary calf gilt, gilt stamp to upper cover, light water stain, 8vo, together with M'Clintock (Sir Francis Leopold). The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Series. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions, 1st edition, 1859, three folding maps (one with outline colour and short closed tear), folding facsimile, wood-engravings, some light spotting, previous owner inscription, contemporary half calf gilt, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 73
Paterson (William). A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots, and Caffraria, 1st edition, for J. Johnson, 1789, 17 engraved plates, folding map, toning, plates offset and marginally damp-stained, a few spotted in image, folding map spotted, ink-stamps of Inner Temple Library to title-page, text, and versos of map and a few plates, bookplate, 19th-century red half morocco, rubbed and marked, 4to (29.2 x 22.8 cm) (Qty: 1)Cox I p. 390; ESTC T89158; Mendelssohn II p. 143. 'Although the principal feature of the work is a description of the botanical specimens ... there are many interesting notes respecting the natives, with a few remarks on the Dutch colonists' (Mendelssohn). Paterson was later appointed governor of New South Wales but 'historians have rightly judged him more important as a natural scientist than as an administrator' (ODNB). A second edition of his work appeared the following year. Provenance: Inner Temple Library (deaccession stamp to title-page verso); Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 78
Riley (James). Loss of the American Brig Commerce, wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. With an account of Tombuctoo, and of the hitherto undiscovered great city of Wassanah, 1st edition, John Murray, 1817, folding engraved map, some light spotting, previous owner signature and bookplate of Henry Parker, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, a little rubbed, 4to, together with Paddock (Judah). A Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Oswego, on the Coast of South Barbary, and of the sufferings of the master and the crew while in bondage among the Arabs; interspersed with numerous remarks upon the country and its inhabitants and the peculiar perils of that coast, 1st English edition, 1818, library stamp to title verso and final leaf, small repaired tear to title, some spotting front and rear, contemporary calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, 4to (Qty: 2)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 8
Backhouse (James). A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies, 1st edition, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1843, 14 etched plates (1 folding), 3 folding maps, wood-engravings in the text, plates spotted, maps with linen tape-supports verso at stubs, first map with short closed tear, ink-stamp ('Courtois-Viçose') to initial blank, contemporary tan half calf, rebacked with original spine laid down, 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), together with: ibid., A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa, 1st edition, Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1844, 16 etched plates, 2 folding maps, variable spotting and marginal tide-mark to plates, maps slightly browned and offset, closed tear in text-leaf Y5, contemporary tan half calf uniform with the preceding item, front joint cracked at foot, 8vo (21.5 x 13 cm), and ibid., Extracts from the letters of James Backhouse, now engaged in a Religious Visit to Van Dieman's Land, and New South Wales [ ... Australia ... Mauritius ... South Africa], 10 parts in 1 volume, 3rd edition of part 1, 1st editions of parts 2-10, Harvey and Darton, 1837-41, variable light spotting and browning, repair to part 5 leaf C1, 20th-century quarter calf, 8vo (19.6 x 12 cm) (Qty: 3)Ferguson 3558 (Australian Colonies), 2434, 2226, 2436, 2437, 2703 (Extracts, parts 1-5); Mendelssohn I pp. 61-2 (Extracts, parts 7-10), p. 62 (Mauritius). Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 96
Walsh (Thomas). Journal of the Late Campaign in Egypt: Including descriptions of that country, and of Gibraltar, Minorca, Malta, Marmorice, and Macri; with an appendix; containing official papers and documents, 2nd edition, 1803, 50 engraved maps and plates on 40 sheets, several folding, six plates hand-coloured, a few closed tears and small repairs, some mottled damp stains and offsetting, small previous owner ink stamp, hinges reinforced, contemporary tree calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, 4to (Qty: 1)Abbey Travel 266; Blackmer 1767. Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 97
Weld (Isaac). Travels through the States of North America, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797, 1st edition, 1799, folding engraved map with outline colour, four engraved maps and plans, 10 engraved plates only (plate of Mount Vernon supplied in loose facsimile), publisher's catalogue at end, some light offsetting and spotting, Penzance Library stamp to title and label at front, bookplate, contemporary calf gilt, rebacked and covers relaid, 4to, together with [Gleig, George Robert]. A Narrative of the Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, under Generals Ross, Pakenham, and Lambert, in the years 1814 and 1815; with some account of the countries visited, 2nd edition, 1826, a little minor spotting, bookplate of Henry Dalrymple White, contemporary half calf gilt, 8vo, plus Hunter (John D.) Memoirs of a Captivity among the Indians of North America, new edition, 1823, lithograph portrait frontispiece, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, rebacked with original spine relaid, 8vo, with three others: Henry Murray's Lands of the Slave and Free, 2 volumes, 1855, John Sherburne's The Life of Paul Jones from Original Documents, 1825 and George Catlin's Last Rambles amongst the Indians of the Rocky Mountains and the Andes, 1868 (Qty: 7)Provenance: Library of Colin and Joan Deacon.
Lot 349
A pair of 18ct gold South Sea pearl set drop earrings, the top pink coloured pearl, set in white metal setting, with an 18ct gold drop, set with tiny diamonds with makers stamp S.W, and a white design pearl drop, the other earring the pearls are the opposite way round in colour, each earring 4.2cm H in a Mappin and Webb box.
Lot 455
Three albums of British Commonwealth and world used stamps, to include a Meteor, GB, blue back 2½p, various Victorian, tuppenny blue, various penny reds, 2d blue, various others, Guernsey green back, a quantity of other countries, a Cardinal album containing other world used repeat patterns, collectors stamps and a Strand stamp album, various to include Portugal, Monaco, Italian Colonies, Hungary, Germany, etc. (3 albums)
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