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Click here to subscribeTwo WW2 General Service Beretskhaki crown, body and lower band. One with internal maker's stamp dated 1944. Complete with economy plastic Royal Corps of Signals badge. The second with maker's stamp dated 1945. Complete with economy plastic Royal Engineers badge. Minor service wear. 2 items. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Two American Ammunition Beltsconsisting light khaki tan webbing, M1918, nine pouch cartridge belt. Blackened front hook buckle. Internal issue stamp dated 1919 ... WW1 pattern, light khaki tan webbing, ten pouch grenade belt. Blackened front hook buckle. 2 items. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Home Guard Ammunition Pouches And Belt Setconsisting pair of khaki webbing, square shape pouches. The top flaps secured by a tab and press stud. Rear brace straps and two belt loops. Internal, small ammunition clip pouches. Both dated 1942. Together with a pair of shoulder straps dated 1942 .. Brown leather belt with brass buckle ... Rear webbing belt slider to secure the braces. Faint date stamp 1942. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
1942 Dated Converted Tank Crew Holstertan blancoed webbing, open top holster. Upper securing strap. Front with bullet loops and cleaning rod tube. Rear strap converted to short pattern (loose stitching). Date stamp 1942. Together with a 1937 pattern webbing holster. Top flap secured by brass press stud. Rear belt securing hooks. Interior dated 1942. 2 items. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Four Items of Leather Equipmentconsisting leather, horseshoe and sword case. Half oval case with top flap. Front loop to secure the Officer's sword. Leather stamp "San. Secso" ... Leather case to hold a compass or large pocket watch ... Pair of leather covered, boot front stirrups. 4 items. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Pair 1937 Pattern Battledress Trouserskhaki woollen, wide leg trousers. Right hip with first aid pocket. Front of left leg with large patch pocket with hidden buttoned flap. Waist with three belt loops. Ankle with tightening straps. Label absent. Together with white braid brace straps with faint issue stamp. Minor moth nips. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
WW2 Dated 1940 Pattern Battledress Jacketkhaki woollen, single breasted, closed collar, short jacket. Lower extended belt. Chest patch pockets with buttoned flaps. Both arms with embroidery CMP titles over embroidery 50th Inf Div formations and braid, Lance Corporal stripes. Internal issue label dated 1943 with a later 1945 Inspection WD stamp. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Early BSA Air Rifle.22, 19 1/2 inch, fixed barrel. Front blade sight. Rear adjustable V sight. Lower cocking lever with side mounted release button. Side loading gate lever. Blued steel trigger guard. Polished butt with pistol grip. Butt with BSA crossed rifles trade stamp. Steel butt plate. Minor hairline crack to butt wrist. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Rare Britannia Series 2 Circa 1907 Air Rifle.177, 22 3/4 inch, blued hinged barrel with rear block hinge section. Front blade sight. Rear adjustable leaf sight. Barrel marked "Britannia" with trade stamp. Rear stirrup operating lever. Blued tubular spring housing. Lower, blued steel trigger guard and cocking mechanism. Polished wooden butt. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Deactivated Enfield No 2 MKI* Service Revolver.38, 5 inch, blackened barrel with front blade sight. Six shot fluted cylinder. Blackened frame with contract stamp. Blackened trigger guard and grip frame with lower lanyard ring. Spurless hammer. Black composite grooved slab grips. Complete with current cert. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Deactivated Webley MKIV Service Revolver .38, 5 inch, blackened barrel with front blade sight. Winged bullet trade stamp and "Mark IV 38". Six shot, fluted cylinder. Blackened body, trigger guard, grip frame and lower lanyard ring. Black composite, checkered slab grip with "Webley" logo. Complete with current cert. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
French M1842 Bayonet And Egyptian Remington Chassepot Bayonetconsisting M1842 example. 22 1/2 inch, yataghan blade with wide fuller. Back edge with maker's details dated 1842. Steel muzzle ring and crossguard. Brass ribbed grip. Locking stud absent ... Egyptian example. 22 1/2 inch, yataghan blade with wide fuller. Forte with German contract maker's stamp. Steel muzzle ring and hook quillon. Brass ribbed grip. 2 items. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Denmark P1889/93 Krag Jorgensen Rifle Bayonet9 inch, single edged blade with fuller leading into the one piece crossguard, back strap and pommel. Pommel with release catch. Forte stamped with maker "RKV" and Ordnance stamp. Now contained in a German K98 blackened steel scabbard, complete with black leather frog. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY
Four pieces of Moorcroft potterycomprising: a William Moorcroft 1930s campana form freesia pattern vase, impressed stamp with facsimile signature, together with 1950s Walter Moorcroft Anemone pattern shallow dish, a squat ovoid vase, and a clematis pattern vase impressed Moorcroft Made in England with painted initials, (4)first height 18.5cm, diam. 13.5cmCondition: In good condition overall. There is some crazing to the cream sections near the top edge and there is a tiny nick to one of the handles. Slight scratched to centre of dish, vase in good condition. There is small hairline crack to one edge, approx. 2.5cm and the cream ground is crazed as is the underside.
An Eilzabeth II silver perpetual desk calender and ashtrayLondon, 1957, Padgett & Graham Ltd, engine turned, of octagonal form with side handles to adjust, on a canted base, together with an Elizabeth II silver ashtray, Sheffield, 1952, Mappin & Webb, of square canted form, with engine turned panels and one including the Coronation stamp, (2)desk calender 13cm, ashtray 10.5cm, ashtray weight approx. 4.5oztCondition: In good order. The days of the week and months do not rotate and the months have pen marks. Some wear to calendar names and numbers.
A set of eight Victorian teaspoons and eleven silver examplesLondon, 1850, Robert Wallis, three with maker's stamp for SS, and one 1817, each of the three groups with differing monograms, also two late George III teaspoons, monogrammed, two smaller examples, two small Victorian examples, Sheffield, and five George V teaspoons, Sheffield, 1918, (19)weight approx 13.31oztCondition: One example dented and a little bent.
Large Collection of British and World coins, including partially filled coin album, Sterling Silver Apollo-Soyuz Commemorative Coin and stamp cover, 1935 Crown, Pre 47 Silver (Approximately 82g), 1951 Festival of Britain Crown in Original Case with Certificate, Whitman Folders for Sixpence, 1969 Prince Charles investiture medallion, Commemorative Crowns and £5 coins, with other coins and coin sets.
Smokey-gray crystal pendent depicts an elephant with raised trunk and silver tone tusks. Made in India with the finest Swarovski crystal. Swarovski etched stamp. Box: 3.75"L x 3.75"W x 1.25"H. Black cord necklace measures 23"L. Pendant measures 1.25"L x 0.75"W. Issued: 2022Manufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
This Swarovski crystal bunch of grapes features 23 clear crystal grapes on a rhodium stem with gold leaves, sometimes they can be found in a slightly different variation with 24 grapes. The grapes were part of the Sparkling Fruit collection. Swarovski stamp. Issued: 1985-2006Dimensions: 6.5"L x 3"W x 1.75"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
Paul Jacoulet (French, 1896-1960). Woodblock print titled "Les Jades Chinoise" depicting a woman dressed in finery against a red background with a dragon. Pencil signed and with a red boat stamp along the left edge of the image; further stamped and titled along the lower right corner.Paul Jacoulet was born in Paris but grew up in Japan with his professor father, and from childhood cultivated an interest in Japanese woodblock printing, eventually forming his own extremely successful print publishing company, the Jacoulet Institute of Prints.Height: 18 1/2 in x width: 14 in. />Condition: The sheet is toned. The colors are faded. Along the extreme edges of the image, the colors are more bold, likely due to a previous framing. The sheet is affixed to a black paper board backing; it has come loose in the lower right quadrant of the work. There is a small notch in the lower right corner of the margin. In the left lower center margin there are numerical inscriptions in pencil. There is a series of creases that run along the lower margin. Along the verso of the black backing there are several areas along the margins with losses to the top layer of paper. There are two large areas along the right and left sides with previous framing tape affixed. There is an area along the upper margin with residual adhesive from previous framing tape. Some light wear to the verso. The verso of the print could not be inspected due to the nature of the matting.
Group of two 19th century Chinese famille rose porcelain ovoid jars. Each decorated with calligraphy on one side and with a group of women and children in a garden along the other, ca. 19th century. One vase with a four character stamp in red ink along the underside. Both with wooden lids and stands.(Each) Height: 11 1/2 in x diameter: 8 1/2 in. />Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
Chinese silver ingot sycee, approximately 4 tael. Oval drum shape with square four-character stamp along the interior.Height: 21 mm x width: 45.5 mm x depth: 37 mm. Weight: 149.7 grams />Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
Chinese silver ingot sycee, approximately 4 tael. Oval drum shape with square four-character stamp along the interior.Height: 21 mm x width: 45.7 mm x depth: 36.9 mm. Weight: 150.7 grams />Condition: The ingot is in generally good condition. No apparent major dents, losses, or restorations. Light tarnishing and wear throughout consistent with age.
Large group of 519 Chinese PRC stamps and related items including key issues, two albums, ten large stamp sheets, and stamp booklets. Including key issues such as T46, T41M, and SB1. Condition: Most stamps are in good, unused condition. Several are affixed to sheets or envelopes with postal ink stamps. Many are still in sheets. Light wear to the two books.
PLATH (SYLVIA)Three Women. A Monologue for Three Voices, 2 copies, second (first published) edition, Limited to 180 copies, frontispiece by Stanislaw Gliwa, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt [Tabor A3b.1], Turret Books, 1968; Ariel, 2 copies, first U.S. edition [Tabor A5b], Harper & Row, [1966]; Uncollected Poems, 2 copies, [LIMITED TO 150 COPIES], THESE COPIES 'A' and 'C OF 13 COPIES' SIGNED BY TED HUGHES inside upper cover [Tabor A6, not mentioning this 'lettered' limited variant], Turret Books, 1965 [but 1966]; Wreath for a Bridal, 2 copies, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, these copies 'A' and 'C' of 5 unnumbered copies, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A7], Frensham, Farnham Press, 1970; Fiesta Melons, 3 copies, LIMITED TO 150 COPIES, early numbers but not signed by TH [Tabor A10], Exeter, Rougemont Press, 1971; Crossing the Water, 2 copies, first U.S. edition [Tabor A11b], Harper & Row, 1971; Lyonnesse. Poems, 3 copies, limited to 300 copies, publisher's cloth, slipcase [Tabor A13], Rainbow Press, 1971; Million Dollar Month, 2 copies, LIMITED TO 150 COPIES, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A14], Frensham, Sceptre Press, [1971]; Winter Trees, 2 copies, FIRST EDITION, [Tabor A15], Faber, 1971; idem, 2 copies, first U.S. edition [Tabor A15b], Harper & Row, 1972; Child, NUMBER 1 OF 325 COPIES, [Tabor A16], Exeter, The Rougemont Press, 1971; Two Poems, 5 copies, LIMITED TO 300 COPIES, 2 copies 'Especials' limited to 75 copies in variant wrappers [Tabor A22], Knotting, Martin Booth at Sceptre Press, 1980; Two Uncollected Poems, 2 copies, numbers 1 and 2 of 450 copies, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A23], Anvil Press, 1980; A Dialogue Over a Ouija Board, NUMBER 3 OF 140 COPIES, illustration by Leonard Baskin, publisher's limp vellum, slipcase [Tabor A25], Rainbow Press, 1981; A Day in June. An Uncollected Short Story, 3 copies, LIMITED TO 160 COPIES, publisher's wrappers, one in original envelope [Tabor A24], Ely, Embers Handpress, 1981, The Green Rock, 4 copies, LIMITED TO 160 COPIES publisher's wrappers, one in a slipcase [Tabor A28], Ely, Embers Handpress, 1982; The Magic Mirror, 3 copies, LIMITED TO 226 COPIES, these lettered copies 'A', B' and 'N' 'reserved for the Press', one signed by Ted Hughes, one in special morocco-backed boards with slipcase, other in different coloured wrappers, Rhiwagor, Embers Handpress, 1989, all signed (or with loose inserted slip) by Frieda Hughes, unless otherwise mentioned publisher's cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo and 4to; and approximately 45 others by or about Plath, including 2 signed by Ralph Steadman, Out of Ash published in Tel-Aviv in 1965, 2 biographies of Plath with a few annotations by Olwyn Hughes, and a collection of approximately 79 American first day covers for Plath stamp (quantity)Footnotes:Provenance: Frieda Hughes, Sylvia and Ted Hughes's daughter. The books signed by her, or with her signature loosely inserted.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TURING (ALAN)Programmers' Handbook for Manchester Electronic Computer Mark II [i.e. Mark I], FIRST EDITION, COMPLIMENTARY COPY, stamped 'with the compliments' [followed by] 'of A.M. Turing' [the latter in ink, not in Turing's hand], printed recto only throughout: [2 (title)], 97, [23], gelatin silver photograph of the 'Monitor Tube' mounted as issued beside text ('Information represented by monitor display'), blue ink corrections (corresponding to the errata notices in this lot) on 30 pages, 2 pencil inscriptions in a different hand, publisher's cloth-backed printed wrappers, compliment stamp/inscription on upper cover, several old scratch marks to upper cover (one touching letters), small folio (330 x 205mm.), [1951]; together with 9 mimeographed items relating to the Handbook and the Manchester University Computer Laboratory Conference at which the computer was first demonstrated, each stapled at upper left corner, comprising:'Programmers' Handbook for Manchester Electronic Computer. Errata.' 2pp., with ink corrections, 13 March 1951; Errata, 3pp., 28 March 1951; Errata, 2pp., 9 July 1951.'Manchester Electronic Computer Mark II'. Rough Tapes, 3pp., [6 July 1951].'Manchester University Computing Machine Laboratory. Programme Sheet I... Name of Routine, Input. Purpose. To Read from Tape', 3pp., a few small ink corrections, 1 July 1951.; 'Manchester University Computing.... Name of Routine. English. Purpose. To Print Any Fixed Material with Page Printing', 2pp., 1 July 1951; 'Manchester University Computing.... Name of Routine. Roughwrite. Purpose. To Write from Rough Tapes, 1pp., 1 July 1951; 'Manchester University Computing.... Name of Routine. Reciproot. Purpose. To Calculate Square Roots and Recriprocal Square Roots', 3pp., 9 July 1951.Mimeographed letter from Alan Turing, on 'Computing Machine Laboratory, University of Manchester' headed paper, addressed 'Dear Sir' stating they are willing to 'send copies of our library sub-routines to holders of handbooks', with attached slip to return to the secretary if they want to receive them, and also enclosing [three, attached] samples of 'our blank programme sheets and check sheets' stating where and at what price ('£5-6-6 per 1000 for programme sheets, and £4-15-0 per 1000 for check sheets', 5pp., [1951] (10)Footnotes:FIRST EDITION OF 'THE WORLD'S FIRST COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MANUAL' (Jack Copeland/Jason Long, British Library Sound and Vision Blog, 2016), written by Alan Turing, who had been made Director of the Computing Machine Laboratory at Manchester University in 1949, 'presumably mostly in the half year gap between the dismantling of the Manchester Mark 1 and the delivery of the Ferranti Mark 1 in February 1951' (University of Manchester, Mark I Documents, online, 2005). Though headed as 'Handbook... Mark II', this work actually relates to the 'Mark I'. Written 'mainly for the benefit of those who will actually do programming for the Mark II machine', Turing notes in this introduction that 'Electronic computers are intended to carry out any definite rule of thumb process which could have been done by a human operator working in a disciplined but unintelligent manner. The electronic computer should however obtain its results very much more quickly...'.From 6-15 July 1951 Manchester University hosted an international conference, attended by some 170 delegates, celebrating the installation of the Ferranti Mark 1, at which time the Handbook was probably distributed.Provenance: Donald Bayley (1921-2020), electronic engineer and collaborator of Alan Turing on Delilah, a functioning portable speech-encryption system, during the Second World War; thence by descent to the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MAGNA CARTA, PRINTED ON VELLUMBy Permission of [...the named...] Trustees of the Cottonian Library. This Plate being a Correct Copy of King John's Great Charter... Engraved Facsimile of the 1215 Magna Carta, ENGRAVED BY JOHN PINE AND PRINTED ON VELLUM, engraved central panel of text surrounded by a series of 25 hand-coloured coats-of-arms of the Barons, hand-coloured representation of the remains of King John's Great Seal, all panels surrounded by hand-coloured oak leaf and acorn borders, age soiling, light damp-stain at lower margin (more visible on blank verso) with several old creases, 2 very small holes (one in border of a heraldic device, one in blank lower margin), platemark 700 x 485mm., overall sheet 770 x 570mm., Sold by J. Pine, engraver against Little Britain in Aldersgate Street, and by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, [1733]Footnotes:PRINTED ON VELLUM, THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF MAGNA CARTA, King John's Great Charter of 1215, the most celebrated legal document in the English-speaking world.This attractive engraving was taken from one of the two original copies owned by Sir Robert Cotton, now in the British Museum. John Pine (1690-1756) was a publisher, print- and map-seller, as well as Bluemantle Pursuivant at the College of Arms, and Engraver to the King's signet and Stamp Office. It is thought that one of the motivations for publishing this facsimile in the present form was the fire on 23 October 1731 in which one of the two Cottonian originals was damaged.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
LEWIS (C.S.)A group of 14 works, including SEVEN INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, a few with manuscript notes, etc., comprising:Out of the Silent Planet, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'With Kindest regards and happiest recollections of a pleasant meeting, C.S. Lewis, March 1th 1939', 2 single page typed copy letters from Lewis to Knight (18 and 27 November 1938) discussing this book ('... Another thing I learn is that my sales are likely to be small since 'S-F-Fans' are clearly ante-Christian and most Christians are not space fans!...'), Bodley Head, 1938Prelandra. Novel, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'F.H.P. Knight from C.S. Lewis with kind regards, May 3rd 1943', NOTECARD SIGNED ('C.S. Lewis') to Knight, from Magdalen College saying '... I'm knocked up with a long spell of examining and a 100 horse-power cold', returning a pamphlet, and sending 'Xmas' wishes, one page tipped-inside upper cover, Bodley Head, 1943Christian Behaviour, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'F.H.P. Knight from C.S. Lewis' on the front free endpaper, dust-jacket, Geoffrey Bles, [1943]The Pilgrim's Regress, third edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'F.H.P. Knight from C.S. Lewis Xmas 1943' on the half-title, a 2-page letter written to Knight from a Canon in Southport discussing this title and Lewis's writing ('... as with so many other modern writers on the quest for Truth Lewis seem to me to be over-burdened... [and] feels under an obligation to give serious consideration to every writer who 'makes a noise'...') loosely inserted, Geoffrey Bles, [1943]That Hideous Strength, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'F.H.P. Knight from C.S. Lewis with kind regards, Aug. 1945' on author's compliments slip pasted on front free endpaper Bodley Head, [1945]Miracles, first US edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR 'F.H.P. Knight from C.S. Lewis Sept. 1947' on the front free endpaper, New York, Macmillan, 1947Mere Christianity, FIRST EDITION, POSTCARD SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ('C.S.L.', dated 18 Sept. 1952) to Knight telling him 'MC was 'for keep' and I only realised after I posted it that I'd forgotten to put your name in it' taped in on front free endpaper, Geoffrey Bles, 1952The Last Battle, FIRST EDITION, inscribed 'F.H.P. Knight from C.S.L. November 1956' by the recipient on front free endpaper, dust-jacket designed by Pauline Baynes (unclipped, spine soiled, toned), Bodley Head, 1956The Screwtape Letters, FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, printed spine label, Geoffrey Bles, [March, 1943]publisher's cloth, slight rubbing, 8vo; and 5 others by C.S. Lewis (14)Footnotes:SEVEN INSCRIBED BOOKS AND TWO POSTCARDS FROM C.S. LEWIS TO AN EARLY READER, Lewis noting 'it is always very pleasant to find that one's book has been liked -- specially by a fellow Christian and a fellow Churchman'.Provenance: Francis H.P. Knight, Walsall, Lancs., inscriptions from the author, and/or ownership stamp or ink address. Knight corresponded with Lewis about his books, and according to the current owner 'used to come into the library where my grand-father, Francis Bowler, worked in Walsall', to whom they were left.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)The Hobbit or There and Back Again, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, frontispiece and 9 plates or illustrations (all but one full-page), map endpapers (printed in red and black) by the author, a few corners turned, paper shelf mark and a few remants of label inside upper cover, ink numeral ('221') on front free endpaper, publisher's green cloth, lettered and decorated in dark blue, top edge light green, worn at extremities of spine and corners, light spotting, upper hinge starting [Hammond A3(a)], 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, [1937]Footnotes:ONE OF ONLY 1500 COPIES OF THE VERY FIRST EDITION OF THE HOBBIT, published on the 21 September 1937. A second issue appeared in December (see following lot).Provenance: Casterton School, Kirby, stamp on half-title, bookplate on front free endpaper.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
PLATH (SYLVIA)A Winter Ship, FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 60 COPIES, title within an ornamental border, stitched in original stiff card with marbled wrappers, title printed in black on label pasted on upper cover [Tabor A1], Edinburgh, Tragara Press, 1960; The Colossus, FIRST EDITION, library copy with perforated stamp on title an without front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, stamped on upper cover and spine [Tabor A2], Heinemann, 1960; Three Women. A Monologue for Three Voices, second (first published) edition, NUMBER 165 OF 180 COPIES, frontispiece by Stanislaw Gliwa, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt [Tabor A3b.1], Turret Books, 1968; The Bell Jar, [Tabor A4a.3, Heinemann, [1966]; Ariel, FIRST EDITION, [Tabor A5a], Faber, [1965]; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A5b], Harper & Row, [1966]; Uncollected Poems, [LIMITED TO 150 COPIES], THIS COPY 'C OF 13 COPIES' SIGNED BY TED HUGHES inside upper cover, publisher's pictorial wrappers [Tabor A6, not mentioning this 'lettered' limited variant], Turret Books, 1965 [but 1966]; Wreath for a Bridal, LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, this copy 'B' of 5 unnumbered copies, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A7], Frensham, Farnham Press, 1970; Crystal Gazer and Other Poems, NUMBER 104 OF 400 COPIES, publisher's quarter cloth, slipcase [Tabor 9], Rainbow Press, 1971; Fiesta Melons, LIMITED TO 150 COPIES, this copy number '6' but not signed by TH [Tabor A10], Exeter, Rougemont Press, 1971; Crossing the Water, FIRST EDITION, Tabor A11a], Faber, 1971; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A11b], Harper & Row, 1971; Lyonnesse. Poems, ONE OF 90 COPIES BOUND IN FULL CALF, from an overall edition of 300, this copy number 15, publisher's calf gilt, slipcase [Tabor A13], Rainbow Press, 1971; Million Dollar Month, NUMBER 30 OF 150 COPIES, publisher's wrappers [Tabor A14], Frensham, Sceptre Press, [1971]; Winter Trees, FIRST EDITION, [Tabor A15], Faber, 1971; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A15b], Harper & Row, 1972; Child, NUMBER 6 OF 325 COPIES [Tabor A16], Exeter, The Rougemont Press, 1971; Pursuit, NUMBER 8 OF 100 COPIES, WITH ORIGINAL ETCHING SIGNED BY LEONARD BASKIN, 4 full-page illustrations by Baskin, full morocco by Zaehnsdorf, t.e.g., slipcase [Tabor A17], Rainbow Press, 1973; Letters Home... Selected and Edited with Commentary by Aurelia Schober Plath, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE EDITOR, SYLVIA'S MOTHER TO FRIEDA HUGHES 'To Frieda - my first grandchild with every wish for all that is good and true in life. Love from your mother's mother Granny' on the half-title, jacket slightly creased [Tabor A18], New York, Harper & Row, 1975; The Bed Book. Illustrated by Quentin Blake, FIRST EDITION, AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM THE ILLUSTRATOR TO FRIEDA HUGHES (28 October 1999) loosely inserted [Tabor A19], Faber, 1963; Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams, FIRST EDITION, short tears to front free endpaper [Tabor A22], Faber, 1977; idem, first U.S. edition [Tabor A22b], Harper & Row, [1978]; Two Poems, NUMBER 67 OF 75 'ESPECIAL' COPIES, from an overall edition of 300 [Tabor A22], Knotting, Martin Booth at Sceptre Press, 1980; Two Uncollected Poems, NUMBER 3 OF 450 COPIES, [Tabor A23], Anvil Press, 1980; A Day in June. An Uncollected Short Story, NUMBER 16 OF 160 COPIES, [Tabor A24], Ely, Embers Handpress, 1981, last 3 publisher's wrappers; A Dialogue Over a Ouija Board, NUMBER 138 OF 140 COPIES, illustration by Leonard Baskin, publisher's limp vellum, slipcase [Tabor A25], Rainbow Press, 1981; Collected Poems. Edited by Ted Hughes, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY TED HUGHES TO FRIEDA HUGHES 'To Frieda and Des [Dawes, first husband] with love from Dad, 2nd October 81', with note from Frieda about corrections [Tabor A26], Faber, 1981; The Journals of Sylvia Plath 1950-1962... Edited by Karen V. Kukil, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR TO FRIEDA '... with all my heart and much help from your beautiful mother...', several annotations in the text by Frieda [Tabor A27], Faber, 1982; The Green Rock, NUMBER 9 OF 160 COPIES publisher's wrappers, slipcase [Tabor A28], Ely, Embers Handpress, 1982; The Magic Mirror, LIMITED TO 226 COPIES, this marked 'Copy III. Copy O. Ted Hughes' on the colophon, Rhiwagor, Embers Handpress, 1989, unless otherwise mentioned publisher's cloth, dust-jackets, ALL SIGNED BY FRIEDA HUGHES, either in the book or in slip inserted, 8vo and 4to; and 4 others with contributions by Plath (34)Footnotes:A fine collection of Plath's major works, including her very first book (limited to 60 copies), a fine copy of Ariel, many private press limited editions, and copies inscribed by Sylvia's mother Aurelia and husband Ted HughesProvenance: Frieda Hughes, all with ownership inscription in the book, or inserted label.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GROTIUS, H. De veritate religionis Christianae. Ed. 2a, priore auctior, & emend. Leiden, Maire, 1629. 233, (7) pp. 12°. Cont. vellum. (Sl. browned). -- Id. Poemata. (New enl. ed.). Leyden, Hier. de Vogel, 1639. (6), 535, (5) pp. W. engr. front. 12°. Cont. cf. w. dec. gilt spine & sides, and red label. -- Id. Annales et historiæ de rebus Belgicis. Amst., Ex typ. J. Blaeu, 1658. (16), 567, (25) pp. W. printer's mark on ti. & full-p. engr. portr. of the author. Cont. cf. w. raised bands & dec. gilt back. (Joints partly split, extremities a bit worn/dam., sm stamp on ti., a bit browned/foxed). -- (3). NOTE: Ad 1: Second Maire edition of this popular work, the first one (1627) being the very first Latin edition, also in 12°, which was followed by a Paris edition in the same year. - Ter Meulen/Diermanse 1946; Breukelmans 265. Ad 2: Willems 1636 note ("Assez jolie (…)"); Ter Meulen Diermanse 2. Ad 3: Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 192f; Ter Meulen/Diermanse 744.
BIBLIA NEERLANDICA -- (MARTIN, D.). Historie des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments. (Vert. d. W. Séwel). Amst., P. Mortier, 1700. 2 vols. (18), 282, (8); (26), 163, (11) pp. W. 2 differing engr. fronts., lge. engr. vign. on each ti., 32 engr. head- & tailpieces, 5 engr. double-p. maps (incl. a world map) & 214 plates w. c. 428 engr. illustrations. Lge-fol. Richly gilt dec. cont. cf. w. large gilt center pieces on all sides (all a bit dam. unfortunately), spines w. red label raised in compartments. (Binds. a bit rubbed and dry, stamp on first free endpaper repeated on h.-title, but apart from some minor flaws in a very good interior condition). NOTE: So-called 'Grote bijbel van Mortier'. One of the finest illustrated bibles produced in the Netherlands with engravings after Luyken, Picart, Goeree, Tideman, Hoet by Baptist, Blois, Mulder a.o. On this luxurious bible cf. Van Eeghen/v.d. Kellen 351; Klaversma/Hannema 180, 187; Poortman II, 98-105.
COUNCIL OF TRENT -- SACROSANCTI et oecumenici concilii Tridentini, Paulo III, Julio III et Pio IIII pontif. maximis celebrati, canones et decreta. His nunc access. J. Sotealli & H. Lutii annot. Antw., Plantin, 1586. (9), 268, (42) pp. W. woodcut initials. Sm-8°. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. overl. sides. (Vellum stained, library ticket on spine, ties fail, name entries & library stamp on ti.-p., publisher's emblem handcold., textblock clean & tight, some wormholes).
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