Polar.- Rae (John) Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847, first edition, 2 folding engraved maps hand-coloured in outline, without the 10pp. advertisements at end, maps foxed and offset onto facing leaves (including title), large map with short tear at edge (repaired), some other foxing, mostly at beginning and end, ex-library copy with ink stamp to title, verso of maps and one or two other leaves, contemporary half calf, later black roan label, a little rubbed, [Sabin 67428], 8vo, 1850.⁂ Rae was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to survey the north coast of Canada. The work provides much information on the natives of the area and also lists the fauna and flora. On a later journey he discovered the fate of Sir John Franklin and his expedition.
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A silver half galleried and engraved desk inkstand, London 1899, with glass bottle (top lacking), a silver pocket cigarette case, Birmingham 1916, a silver pocket cigar cutter, Birmingham 1977, a silver bladed and mother of pearl handled folding fruit knife, Sheffield 1913, a sliver capped stamp holder, Birmingham 1902 and a silver topped comb, Birmingham 1920, and a white metal retractable toothpick 15.7ozt weighable (7) stamp holder in poor condition
1941 British Army Other Ranks Boots, in black leather, complete with the original soles. Stamped to the inside with broad arrow stamp, size and date 1941. Accompanied by a pair of dispatch riders breaches and a British officers khaki service dress peaked cap.Boots size marked 10 L and wit broad arrow stamp
Selection of WW2 British Military Equipment, consisting of a pair of 1938 dated British officers Binoculars stamped with makers details and “BINO PRISM No2 MK II X6 No 10899”, housed in 37 pattern webbing box with clear ink stamp date 1939 inside; 1937 pattern webbing belt and holster set with ammunition pouches; 1940 dated 37 pattern webbing ammunition pouch; 1944 dated 37 pattern webbing officers map case; Gas mask in canvas carry case and Bren Gun magazine (empty). All generally in good condition.
Hermes Black Kelly Retourne 35 Smooth Calf Leather Bag. Gold tone hardware. Leather interior with zipper pocket. Optional strap and clochette included. Labeled appropriately. Blind stamp Z in circle (1996). Very good condition with only slight signs of wear. Measures 13-1/2" L x 10" H x 5-1/4" D. Original box and dustbags included. Shipping $115.00 (estimate $5500-$6500)
Norah McGuinness HRHA (1901-1980)Figure walking a PathOil on canvas, 36 x 51cm (14¼ x 20)Signed. Studio stamp versoDerry born artist Norah McGuinness won a three year scholarship to study at the Metropolitan School of Art in Dublin at the age of 18, where she was taught by Harry Clarke, Patrick Tuohy and Oswald Reeves before moving to London to study at the Chelsea School of Art. In 1923 she won an RDS medal and the following year exhibited for the first time at the RHA. During these years McGuinness supported herself by designing set and costumes for the Abbey and Peacock theatres and illustrated books. Under the advice of Mainie Jellett she travelled to Paris to study for a period under Andre Lhote.In 1957 she was elected an Honorary member of the RHA but resigned in 1969. A founding member of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art, she served as president from 1944 to 1971. McGuinness exhibited regularly at the Victor Waddington, Dawson and Taylor Galleries in Dublin as well as in Leicster and Mercury Galleries in London, Paris and New York. She also represented Ireland at the 1950 Venice Biennale with Nano Reid. A retrospective of her work was held at Trinity College Dublin in 1968 where she was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1973. Her work can be found in the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Hugh Lane Gallery, Ulster Museum and the Crawford Gallery.
A Vintage Edmondson Card Ticket-dating Press and Related Items, the press in overall green paint with no identifying features but no '15' stamped on two internal parts, G appears to be in working order but needs inking, together with a wooden type-box for made-up dates with Edmondson plaque to lid, F, another without plaque, both with a collection of white-metal date type, a box of larger rubber date stamps, brass hand-stamp for 'Bletchington Station GWRy', another for 'G.E.R', rubber hand-stamps for 'Brentford Dock, WR', 'Woodville', 'Portsoy', 'Dufftown' and other small items, mostly F (qty)
A Thai silver bowl, 19th century or later, decorated with dancing figures amongst scrolling leaves, between diamond and dot borders, the base with florets, 14.6cm diameter; A Chinese silver powder shaker, c.1900, of plain oblong form with pierced cover, monogrammed, stamp marked 'STERLING', 'Tianjin Wutian', 'zuwen', 11.5cm; and Two silver photograph frames, late 19th century, each engraved with birds and flowers with a scrolling border, 11.5cm high (4)
A terracotta urn pedestal of square cut and slightly flared form with moulded flower head/rosette detail, oval stamp to top, Withnell Brick & Terracotta Co Ltd Lancashire, together with six further contemporary terracotta planters of squat circular and moulded form, circular stamp, Yorkshire Flowerpot, with central Tudor type rose and one other of square tapered form with moulded lettering Jardin (8)
NO RESERVE Darwin Charles. De la variation des animaux et des plantes sous l'action de la domestication... traduit de l'anglais par J.-J. Moulinie... préface de Carl Vogt... Tome premier [-second]. Paris: C. Reinwald, 1868.Due volumi in-8° (mm 225x135). Pagine XVI, 444, [2], 17, [1]; 532, [8]. Qualche lieve arrossatura e traccia di polvere. Legatura editoriale in tela verde, titoli in oro al dorso. Agli occhietti timbro di appartenenza. Prima edizione, in traduzione francese, di The Variation Of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, uscita appena dopo l'originale inglese. Il saggio descrive varie specie di piante da coltivazione e animali domestici e le loro modificazioni, incluse problematiche quali l'ereditarietà dei caratteri e loro recessione, gli incroci tra specie, la selezione e la variabilità. Freeman, 462; Ceresoli, 202; Ciocca, 213-219; Garrison Morton, 224.1; Heirs of Hippocrates, 944; Norman 597.Darwin Charles. De la variation des animaux et des plantes sous l'action de la domestication... traduit de l'anglais par J.-J. Moulinie... préface de Carl Vogt... Tome premier [-second]. Paris: C. Reinwald, 1868. Two volumes, 8° (225x135 mm). XVI, 444, [2], 17, [1]; 532, [8] pages. Some light foxing and dust traces. Wrappers in green canvas, gilt title to the spine. Ownership stamp to the half-titles. First edition, in French translation, of The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, published just after the English original. The essay describes various species of crop plants and domestic animals and their modifications, including issues such as the inheritance of the characters and their recession, cross-species, selection and variability. Freeman, 462; Ceresoli, 202; Ciocca, 213-219; Garrison Morton, 224.1; Heirs of Hippocrates, 944; Norman 597.
NO RESERVE Giuridico. Lotto di 2 opere in 10 volumiIl lotto contiene:Cuzzeri Emanuele. Annuario della procedura civile. Supplemento alla seconda edizione del commento al codice di Procedura civile dello stesso autore e continuazione della Gazzetta legale. Volume I [-VIII]. Verona-Padova [poi solo Verona]: Drucker e Tedeschi, 1883-1890. Otto volumi (di 30) in-8° (mm 150x160). Pagine 508, [2]; 677, [3]; 608, [4]; 545, [3]; 534, [2]; 482, [2]; 453, [3]; 509, [3]. Carta brunita, arrossature. Legatura omogenea coeva in mezza pergamena con punte, carta marmorizzata ai piatti, titoli in oro su doppio tassello al dorso. Lievi abrasioni e tracce di polvere. Carrara Francesco. Opuscoli di diritto criminale. Vol. I [-II]. Lucca: Tipografia Giusti, 1870. Due volumi (di 7) in-8° (mm 225x130). Pagine VI, 664; 661, [3]. Arrossature. Legatura omogenea coeva in mezza pergamena, carta marmorizzata ai piatti, titoli in oro su doppio tassello al dorso. Lievi abrasioni e tracce di polvere. Legal. Lot of 2 works in 10 volumes. The lot includes: Cuzzeri Emanuele. Annuario della procedura civile. Supplemento alla seconda edizione del commento al codice di Procedura civile dello stesso autore e continuazione della Gazzetta legale. Volume I [-VIII]. Verona-Padova [poi solo Verona]: Drucker e Tedeschi, 1883-1890. Eight volumes (of 30), 8° (150x160 mm). 508, [2]; 677, [3]; 608, [4]; 545, [3]; 534, [2]; 482, [2]; 453, [3]; 509, [3] pages. Browned paper, foxing. Contemporary half leather, marbled paper at the covers, gilt titles on double label at the spine. Light abrasions and dust traces. Carrara Francesco. Opuscoli di diritto criminale. Vol. I [-II]. Lucca: Tipografia Giusti, 1870. Due volumi (di 7) in-8° (mm 225x130). VI, 664; 661, [3] pages. Foxing. Contemporary half vellum, marbled paper at the covers, gilt titles on double label at the spine. Light abrasions and dust traces. Darwin Charles. De la variation des animaux et des plantes sous l'action de la domestication... traduit de l'anglais par J.-J. Moulinie... préface de Carl Vogt... Tome premier [-second]. Paris: C. Reinwald, 1868. Two volumes, 8° (225x135 mm). XVI, 444, [2], 17, [1]; 532, [8] pages. Light abrasions and dust traces. Wrappers in green canvas, gilt titles at the spine. Ownership stamp at the half-titles. First edition, in French translation, of The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, published just after the English original. The essay describes various species of crop plants and domestic animals and their modifications, including issues such as the inheritance of the characters and their recession, cross-species, selection and variability. Freeman, 462; Ceresoli, 202; Ciocca, 213-219; Garrison Morton, 224.1; Heirs of Hippocrates, 944; Norman 597.
NO RESERVE Letteratura francese. Anecdotes... Lotto di 9 volumiIl lotto comprende:Giannone Pietro - Vernet Jacques. Anecdotes ecclesiastiques, contenant la police & la discipline de l'Eglise chretienne, depuis son etablissement jusqu'au XI. siecle... Tirees de l'Histoire du Royaume des Naples de Giannone... A Amsterdam: chez Jean Catuffe, 1753. In-8° (mm 160x95). Pagine xxiv, 360. Bertoux Guillaume. Anecdotes espagnoles et portugaises, depuis l'origine de la nation jusqu'a nos jours. Tome premier [-second]. A Paris: chez Vincent, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue des Mathurins, hôtel de Clugny, 1773. Due volumi in-8° (mm 160x95). pagine viii, 648; [2], 700. Fregio xilografico ai frontespizi, testatine incise su legno. Alcuni fascicoli del Tomo secondo in carta azzurrina.Castilhon Jean. Anecdotes chinoises, japonoises, siamoises... Paris: Chez Vincent, 1774. In-8° (mm 160x95). Pagine [4], 422, 234, 52, 32. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio, testatine incise su legno. Qualche pagina brunita. La Croix Jean François. Anecdotes italiennes, depuis la destruction de l'empire romain en Occident, jusq'a nos jours. Paris: chez Vincent, imprimeur-libraire, rue S. Severin, 1769. In-8° (mm 165x100). Pagine iv, 352, 458. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio, testatine e iniziali incise su legno. Nota manoscritta con nome dell'autore a lapis al frontespizio.Contant D'Orville André Guillaume. Anecdotes germaniques, depuis l'an de fondation de Rome 648, et avant l'ere chretienne 106, jusqu'a nos jours. A Paris: chez Vincent, 1769. In-8° (mm 168x105). Pagine iv, 727, [5]. Lievi gore marginali, qualche pagina brunita o con arrossature.Hornot Antoine. Anecdotes du nord, comprenant la Suede, le Danemarck, la Pologne, & la Russie depuis l'origine de ces monarchies jusqu'a present. A Paris: chez Vincent, 1770. In-8° (mm 165x100). Pagine iv, 216, 156, 215, [1], 208. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio, iniziali e testatine incisi su legno.La Croix Jean François. Anecdotes angloises, depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au règne de Georges III. A Paris: chez Vincent, imprimeur-libraire, rue S. Severin, 1769. In-8° (mm 165x100). Pagine xiv, [2], 720. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio, iniziali e testatine incisi su legno. Alcune note a lapis alla carta di guardia anteriore.Pfeffel Theophile Conrad. Magazin historique pour l'esprit et le Coeur. Premiere [- Seconde] partie. A Strasbourg: chez Jean Godefroy Bauer, chez Durand, 1764. Due parti in un volume in-8° (mm 164x95). Pagine xv, [1], 192; xiii, [1], 210. Fregio xilografico al frontespizio. Timbro al frontespizio, qualche nota a matita lungo il testo.Salvo dove diversamente indicato, tutti i volumi hanno legatura coeva in pelle, titoli in oro al dorso a 5 nervi, contropiatti e sguardie in carta decorata, tagli colorati o marmorizzati. Abrasioni ai piatti, alcuni volumi con rotture lungo le cerniere e dorsi con qualche menda, segni di umidità. Ex libris 'Biblioteca Palazzi', di norma apposto al contropiatto anteriore.French Literature. Anecdotes... Lot of 9 volumes. The lot includes: Giannone Pietro - Vernet Jacques. Anecdotes ecclesiastiques, contenant la police & la discipline de l'Eglise chretienne, depuis son etablissement jusqu'au XI. siecle... Tirees de l'Histoire du Royaume des Naples de Giannone... A Amsterdam: chez Jean Catuffe, 1753. 8° (160x95 mm). xxiv, 360 pages. Bertoux Guillaume. Anecdotes espagnoles et portugaises, depuis l'origine de la nation jusqu'a nos jours. Tome premier [-second]. A Paris: chez Vincent, Imprimeur-Libraire, rue des Mathurins, hôtel de Clugny, 1773. Two volumes, 8° (160x95 mm), viii, 648; [2], 700 pages. Woodcut frieze at the title-pages and woodcut initials. Some quires at the second volume in blue paper. Castilhon Jean. Anecdotes chinoises, japonoises, siamoises... Paris: Chez Vincent, 1774. 8° (160x95 mm). [4], 422, 234, 52, 32 pages. Woodcut frieze at the title-page and woodcut initials. A few browning. La Croix Jean François. Anecdotes italiennes, depuis la destruction de l'empire romain en Occident, jusq'a nos jours. Paris: chez Vincent, imprimeur-libraire, rue S. Severin, 1769. 8° (165x100 mm). iv, 352, 458 pages. Woodcut frieze at the title-page and woodcut initials. Handwritten note in pencil with author's name at the title-page. Contant D'Orville André Guillaume. Anecdotes germaniques, depuis l'an de fondation de Rome 648, et avant l'ere chretienne 106, jusqu'a nos jours. A Paris: chez Vincent, 1769. 8° (168x105 mm). iv, 727, [5] pages. Light marginal waterstains, some foxing and browning. Hornot Antoine. Anecdotes du nord, comprenant la Suede, le Danemarck, la Pologne, & la Russie depuis l'origine de ces monarchies jusqu'a present. A Paris: chez Vincent, 1770. 8° (165x100 mm). iv, 216, 156, 215, [1], 208 pages. Woodcut frieze at the title-page and woodcut initials and headpieces. La Croix Jean François. Anecdotes angloises, depuis l'établissement de la monarchie jusqu'au règne de Georges III. A Paris: chez Vincent, imprimeur-libraire, rue S. Severin, 1769. 8° (165x100 mm). xiv, [2], 720 pages. Woodcut frieze at the title-page and woodcut initials and headpieces. Some handwritten notes in pencil at the front flyleaf. Pfeffel Theophile Conrad. Magazin historique pour l'esprit et le Coeur. Premiere [- Seconde] partie. A Strasbourg: chez Jean Godefroy Bauer, chez Durand, 1764. Two parts in a volume, 8° (164x95 mm). xv, [1], 192; xiii, [1], 210 pages. Woodcut frieze at the title-page. Stamp at the title page, a few notes in pencil along the text. Wheter not differently indicated, all the volumes are contemporary leather bound, gilt titles at the spine with five raised bands, coloured or marbled edges, pastedowns or flyleaves with decorated paper. Covers somewhere scratched, some volumes with cracks at the joints and some losses at the spines, humidity traces. Ex libris 'Biblioteca Palazzi', usually glued at the upper pastedown.
NO RESERVE Nizoli Mario. Lexicon Ciceronianum. Patavii: Typis Seminarii Apud Joannem Manfré, 1734.In-folio (mm 355x235). Pagine [8], 760, [4], 87, [1]. Marca xilografica al frontespizio, impresso in rosso e nero, fregi e iniziali xilografici. Arrossature, qualche carta brunita, gore marginali. Legatura coeva in mezza pergamena, titoli manoscritti al dorso. Aloni e abrasioni ai piatti, leggermente allentato il piatto anteriore. Timbro di possesso al frontespizio e al piatto anteriore. Folio (355x235 mm). [8], 760, [4], 87, [1] pages. Printer's device at the title page in red and black, engraved friezes and initials. Foxing, some browned leaves, marginal waterstains. Contemporary half vellum, handwritten titles at the spine. Spots and abrasions at the covers, slightly loose the upper cover. Ownership stamp at the title page and the upper cover.
NO RESERVE Pascal Blaise. Le Provinciali o Lettere scritte da Luigi Montalto ad un Provinciale de' suoi amici colle annotazioni di Guglielmo Wendrok. Tomo primo [-secondo]. In Venezia: appresso Giuseppe Bettinelli, 1766.Due volumi in-8° (mm 182x125). Pagine lxvii, [1], 468; 508, [2]. Lievi fioriture e minima gora al margine superiore delle ultime carte del secondo volume ma buon esemplare in barbe. Legatura coeva in cartonato, titoli manoscritti al dorso. Al frontespizio del secondo volume antico timbro di collezione di difficile lettura e nota di possesso cassata.Apparsa per la prima volta in italiano a Venezia nel 1761 in un'edizione che fu messa all'indice con decreto del 3 marzo 1762, quest'opera satirica fu composta e pubblicata anonima nel 1657, in occasione della polemica teologica sorta tra gesuiti e giansenisti. Luigi di Montalto e Guglielmo Wendrok sono gli pseudonimi, rispettivamente, di Blaise Pascal e Pierre Nicole. La traduzione non è di Cosimo Brunetti come affermato da Melzi, ma del domenicano Ludovico Maria Carrara. Melzi II, 384.Pascal Blaise. Le Provinciali o Lettere scritte da Luigi Montalto ad un Provinciale de' suoi amici colle annotazioni di Guglielmo Wendrok. Tomo primo [-secondo]. In Venezia: appresso Giuseppe Bettinelli, 1766. Two volumes, 8° (182x125 mm). lxvii, [1], 468; 508, [2] pages. Light foxing and a small waterstain at the upper margin of the last leaves of the second volume, buta good and uncut copy. Contemporary cardboards, inked titles on the spine. At the title page of the second volume ancient old stamp and erased ownership inscription. Appeared for the first time in Italian in Venice in 1761 in an edition that was put at Index by decree dated March 3rd, 1762, this satirical work was composed and published anonymously in 1657, on the occasion of the theological polemic between Jesuits and Jansenists . Luigi di Montalto and Guglielmo Wendrok are the pseudonyms, respectively, for Blaise Pascal and Pierre Nicole. The translation is not by Cosimo Brunetti as stated by Melzi, but by the Dominican Ludovico Maria Carrara. Melzi II, 384.
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