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§ Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, OBE, RSA, RSW, RA (Scottish, b. 1931) Still Life with Indian Toy numbered lower left in pencil 11/75 and signed in pencil lower right "Elizabeth Blackadder" lithograph, with blind stamp lower right, unframed, sheet size 57 x 69 cm; sight size 50.5 x 65 cm Generally condition is good. A line of browning around a previous framing border
§ Angus McBean (British, 1904-1990) A collection of gelatin silver prints to include: a mounted photograph of Jean Renoir seated beside the self-portrait of his father Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1959, signed and dated lower right, 25 x 20 cm; Christmas Card 1949, 26 x 30.5 cm, and three smaller examples, one with a copyright stamp to verso and one signed in pencil in margin; Self-portrait as Neptune for a Christmas Card of 1939, 30.5 x 24 cm, and a smaller example; 'Angus McBean faked it' Christmas Card of 1952, 30.5 x 40.5 cm, and two smaller examples; together with a monochrome print, Self-portrait Christmas Card, Underwater with Umbrella, 1950, 49 x 38.5 cm two signed and one dated '59' silver gelatin prints (11) All unframed. Condition report: All are later prints probably from the 1970s bar the Christmas card. All unframed. All are later prints probably from the 1970s bar the Christmas card. Minor wear to the edges, with light creasing to some corners. A short tear to the top edge of one of the 'Angus McBean faked it' prints. Some stuck down to card.
The Roland Hill Stamp album including stamps from the British Empire such as England, Ireland, Cayman Island, Malta, Honk Kong, Malaya, Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope,Suid Afrika, Canada , Colombia, Jamaica, Bermuda, New South Wales, New Zealand amongst others with Everybody's Guide to Stamp Collecting, The Buccaneer Stamp Album and the Royal Silver Wedding first day cover
*Macpherson (Robert, 1811-1872). View of the Valley and Town of Narni, circa 1856, oval albumen print, 245 x 325mm, together with Forum Romanum - General view from the Clivus Capitolinus, circa 1856, 300 x 400mm, plus The Castle and Bridge of St. Angelo, with the Vatican in the distance, circa 1856, 200 x 383mm, all with pencil numbers (140, 16 and 34) within photographer's embossed stamp to lower original mount, plus 4 others by Macpherson from the same period, all on original mounts, numbers 33, 58, 101 and 123 (last two oval format), all with some degree of fading, some soiling and fraying to mounts not affecting images (7)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Guerillero Heroico (full frame), 1960, gelatin silver print, [printed 1989], photographer's embossed studio stamp lower left, signed and inscribed in black ink by the photographer to lower margin, 40 x 50 cm (16 x 20 ins), framed and glazed The inscription by Korda reads: 'Foto tomada en un acto de despedida a las visitimas de un sabotage 5 de marzo de 1960'. Accompanying the lot is a certificate of authenticity signed by Korda's son Dante Diaz Korda, and noting that it is from an open edition. (1)
*Daguerreotypes. A quarter-plate hand-tinted daugerreotype of a middle-aged man, 1840s, oval mat, original hinged morocco case with clasps and gilt stamp of Beard's Photographic Institutions to base, together with a sixth-plate hand-tinted daguerreotype of a middle-aged man, oval mat, original blind-stamped morocco case with clasp (2)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Che Guerrillero Heroico, 1960, gelatin silver print, printed later, titled and signed by the photographer in black ink to lower margin in photographer's embossed studio stamp, numbered 49/50 beneath, 50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins), framed and glazed The two Korda photographs offered here are in matching exhibition quality black frames. (1)
*Leighton (Frederick, 1830-1896). Whispers, 1893, photogravure on chine coll‚, published January 2nd 1893 by Arthur Tooth & Sons, printed in Berlin, Printseller's Association blind-stamp with code 'BPZ' to lower left corner, signed in pencil lower left, plate size 680 x 445mm (26.75 x 17.5ins), with wide margins, period fluted mahogany frame, with gilt slip, glazed, with label of C. E. Ponsford, Fine Art Dealer, 240 Ballam High Road, London to verso The original painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1881 (no.585), and is now in a private collection. See British Museum 1947,0211.3. (1)
ASSORTED COLLECTABLES comprising twenty-two late 19th or early 20th century hand-made marbles, each 14mm diameter; a brass stamp box; a pocket compass in a limp leather case; a nickel vesta case engravd 'Imperial International Exhibition 1909'; a Norco advertising cast iron money bank in the form of a pig; and other items.
GB STAMP collection of ERRORS. 1965-70 £sd Commemorative issues with a range of Missing phosphors (inc scarce '69 Investiture, Ships, & '70 Xmas sets), missing embossing, listed plate flaws also selection of interesting unlisted varieties (colour and phos shifts etc). U/m. Valuable & unusual. Important lot for the GB collector! SG Cat £1,570+
Evelyn (Charles). The Lady's Recreation: or The Third and Last Part of the Art of Gardening Improv'd, 1st edition, 1717, engraved frontispiece, 200 pages of main text, frontispiece and preliminary leaves heavily browned, early ownership signatures at head of title and with red ink signature and monogram stamp of W. Musgrave to verso, bound with Collins (Samuel), Paradise Retriev'd: plainly and fully demonstrating the most beautiful, durable and beneficial method of managing and improving fruit-trees against walls, or in hedges, contrary to Mr Lawrence, and others upon gardening. Together with a treatise mellons and cucumbers, 1717, 2 folding engraved plates, 104 pages only (incomplete at end), some spotting and light browning, indistinct early signature of (?) Goddard partly erased from title upper margin, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed and some slight wear to extremities, 8vo, together with Marshall (Charles), An Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening, 1st edition, printed for the author, 1796, subscribers list, some heavy spotting throughout, early ownership signature of Mary Collier to front free endpaper, contemporary speckled calf with later reback, corners bruised, plus McPhail (James), The Gardener's Remembrancer Throughout the Year, 1st edition, 1807, a little browning at front and rear, contemporary half calf gilt, with marbled boards, heavily rubbed, all 8vo, plus other similar 18th & 19th leather-bound gardening interest (8)
Morton (John). The Natural History of Northampton-shire; with Some Account of the Antiquities, to which is Annex'd a Transcript of Doomsday-Book, so far as it Relates to that County, 1st edition, 1712, large engraved folding county map by John Harris, fourteen engraved plates, occasional light dampstaining, marbled endpapers with cloth hinges, gilt Lowther family oval bookplate to upper pastedown and armorial bookplate of Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) to lower pastedown (upside down), near contemporary diced calf, decorative gilt borders to board edges and gilt embossed stamp of William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844) to centre of each, rebacked preserving original gilt decorated spine, folio (1)
Segneri (Paulo). Esposizione del Miserere, Venice: Antonio Bosio, 1692, ink signature to title (library ink stamp to verso), dampstaining throughout, contemporary vellum, ink stain to upper board, soiled, 12mo, together with Scupoli (Lorenzo), Combattimento Spirituale... Et il Sentiero del Paradiso, Verona: Francesco di Rossi, 1652, additional engraved title, 19th century calf, rebacked and corners repaired, 12mo, with Luis (de Granada), Memoriale della vita christiana..., Venice: Lucio Spineda, 1602, title with early manuscript numbers at head (lined to verso), one woodcut illustration, some dampstaining and few marks, 19th century half calf, gilt decorated spine, joints split and some wear, 12mo, with Giovanni (Domenico Ottonelli), Alcuni buoni avvisi, e casi di coscienza Intorno alla pericolosa Conversatione..., Florence: Nella Stamperia di Luca Franceschini, & Alessandro Logi, 1646, woodcut device to title with early ink inscription dated 1686, some spotting and marks, bound with 97 pages of neatly written late 17th century transcription notes at front and 99 pages of similar manuscript at rear of volume (including pastedowns), few closed tears, contemporary limp vellum, upper joint torn, 4to, plus one other defective 16th century volume (5)
Sharrock (Robert). The History of the Propagation & Improvement of Vegetables, by the Concurrence of Art and Nature, 2nd edition, much enlarged, Oxford, 1672, engraved plate (trimmed with loss at foot), publisher's catalogue at end, lacking errata leaf, a little light soiling, previous owner inscription, contemporary sheep, rebacked, a little rubbed, 8vo, together with The Shepherd's Kalender: or, the Citizens & Country Man's Daily Companion, 2nd edition, with additions, [by J.S.], printed by C.A. Milbourn for Thomas Norris, circa 1715, woodcut frontispiece (reguarded, fore margin chipped), woodcut illustrations, 3 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, some browning and occasional water stains, small red ink stamp to frontispiece verso, modern calf, 12mo (ESTC N22645) Henrey 341; Wing S3011 for first work. (2)
Stevens (Thomas). Around the World on a Bicycle, from San Francisco to Teheran, 1st edition, 1887, chromolithograph frontispiece, lithograph illustrations, spotting mostly at front and rear of volume, contemporary green half morocco, gilt decorated spine with library armorial to lower panel and gilt stamp to upper board, some rubbing, together with Around the World on a Bicycle, from Teheran to Yokohama, 1st edition, 1888, wood engraved portrait frontispiece and illustrations, spotting throughout, contemporary maroon half morocco, gilt decorated spine with library armorial to lower panel and gilt stamp to upper board, some rubbing, both 8vo (2)
Mornay (Philippe de). A Treatise of the Church. Wherein are handled the principall Questions mooued in our time concerning that matter..., Reviewed and Enlarged by the Author... Faithfully translated according to the last French copie, London: L.S[nowden] for George Potter, 1606, woodcut armorial to verso of title, woodcut decorative initials, first four leaves with small repair to upper outer corners, few leaves with marginal notes and early signature to lower blank margin of final leaf, few margins dampstained, contemporary manuscript notes & signature to front free blank, later endpapers, 19th/20th century antique style panelled sheep, 4to, together with Owen (John), Of Communion with God, the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, each Person Distinctly; in Love, Grace, and Consolation: or the Saints Fellowship with the Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost, Unfolded, 1st edition, Oxford: Printed by A. Lichfield... for Philemon Stevens, 1657, title ruled in pale red and with 19th century manuscript note at head, some dampstaining mostly to margins, occasional finger soiling, 19th century half calf, joints cracked, rubbed and worn, 4to, with Culverwel (Nathanael), An Elegant and Learned Discourse of the Light of Nature, with several other Treatises: viz, The Schisme, The Act of Oblivion, The Childes Returne, The Panting Soul..., Spiritual Opticks, The Worth of Souls, 2 parts in one, 1st edition, London: Printed by T.R. and E.M. for John Rothwell, 1652, [16],176,171-178,185-215,[1];212pp., ink stamp to a2 and verso of final leaf Dd4, late 20th century dark brown morocco by Hay Binders, 4to, and Durham (James), Clavis Cantici: or, an Exposition of the Song of Solomon, 1st edition, Edinburgh: George Swintoun and James Glen, 1668, imprimatur leaf with ownership inscription 'William Dickson Dyer in Edinburgh October 20 1754 his Book', and numerous manuscript anotations to margins throughout volume, title loose and some fraying, dust-soiling and toning, later endpapers, near contemporary calf, old reback, some wear, 4to, plus three other 17th century theology, including The Saints Everlasting Rest, by Richard Baxter, 8th edition, 1659, fraying and some loss to margins, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, old worn reback, 4to (7)
Quarles (Francis). Divine Poems, Containing the History of Jonah, Esther, Job, Sampson, together with Sions Sonnets, Elegies, 1680, six engraved plates, lacking frontispiece, repaired worm trail to title and initial leaves, repaired margin to first plate, occasional light dampstaining to lower margin, spotting, modern calf, 8vo, together with Lactantius (Lucius Coelius F.), Opera, quae extant, omnia. Accedunt Carmina vulgo asscripta Lactantio, cum notis Antonii Thysii..., Leiden: Petri Leffen, 1652, additional engraved title, letterpress title with woodcut device and ink manuscript number to recto & ink stamp to verso, some underscoring, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, rebacked, 8vo, with [Nicole, Pierre], Epigrammatum Delectus ex omnibus tum Veteribus, tum Recentioribus Poetis Accurate decerptus..., In usum Scholae Etonensis, London: Sam. Smith, 1686, engraved frontispiece, ink stain to upper outer corners of initial leaves, bookplate of Johannes Reddigton to upper pastedown, contemporary calf, lacking title label to spine, joints cracked and some wear, 8vo, plus [Sandys, George], Anglorum Speculum, or the Worthies of England, in Church and State..., London: Thomas Passinger, William Thackary & John Wright, 1684, some dust-soiling and spotting, front free endpaper torn with loss, contemporary panelled calf, rebacked, 8vo (4)
Juvenal (Decio Junio). D. Ivnii Ivvenalis Satyre, Parisiis, E Typographia Regia, 1644, plus engraving to head of Aii, later inscription to verso of title, some light spotting and marks, lacking original endpapers, modern half brown calf, folio, together with Heimsii (Nicolai & Burmanni, Petri), Claudii Claudiani Opera, Quae Exstant, Omnia..., Amsterdam, 1740, bookplate to front pastedown, period inscription to head of title, some light spotting, ex-library stamp to verso of title, title-page partially detached, contemporary decorative stamped vellum, boards and spine slightly marked, 4to, plus Gelli (Auli), Noctes Atticae Cum Notis et Emendationibus Joannis Frederici Gronivii, 1677, black and white engraved frontispiece, front endpaper detached with period inscription, some light spotting and marks, contemporary vellum, boards and spine slightly marked and rubbed, 8vo, plus other 17th to 19th-century Latin, French and German language literature, including Ciceronis Opera, by M. Tullii, volumes 1-9, 1740, all leather bindings, some gilt decorated, condition is generally good/very good, 8vo/folio (3 shelves)
Cary (John). Cary's New Universal Atlas, containing Distinct Maps of all the Principal States and Kingdoms throughout the World from the Latest and Best Authorities Extant, 1st edition, published J.Cary, 1808, double page printed title with small library stamp to upper right margin and another to the verso, sixty (complete as list) double page engraved maps with contemporary hand colouring, occasional offsetting and pencil marginalia, index and list of subscribers bound at rear, small ink library stamp to verso of first and last map, library label to front pastedown, contemporary half morocco, skillfully re-backed, worn and rubbed at extremities, folio (1)
Eugalenus (Severinus). De Morbo Scorbuto Liber cum Observationibus quibusdam, brevique & succincta cujusque curationis indicatione, The Hague, 1658, early signatures to title (one crossed through), occasional light soiling, loose presenation note from the Dunn Nutritional Laboratory, 1959, later mottled calf, rebacked, small gouge to upper cover, 8vo, togther with Nonni (Ludovic), Diaeteticon sive de re Cibaria Libri IV, 2nd edition, Antwerp, 1645, engraved title, some light toning and spotting, marginal wormtrack to first few leaves, library stamp to front pastedown, contemporary vellum gilt, spine faded, some soiling, 4to, plus Porta (Giovanni Battista), De Humana Physiognomonia, Libri IV, Oberursel, 1650, woodcut printer's device to title, woodcut illustrations, some browning and spotting throughout, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, soiled with upper joint splitting, 8vo, with four others: Bernard Swalve's Querela Ventriculi Renovatae, 1675, Petro Thouvenel's De Corpore Nutritivo et de Nutritione Tentamen Chymico-Medicum, 1770, William Robertson's Tentamen Medicum Inaugurale de Scorbuto, 1783 (disbound) and G.G. Richter's Praecepta Diatetica et Materia Alimentaria, edito nova, 1791 (7)
Porta (Giovanni Battista della ). Phytognomonica octo libris contenta..., Frankfurt: John Wechel and peter Fisher, 1591, title printed in red and black, vignette to title, wood engraved illustrations to text, small marginal wormhole, toned throughout, ink stamp excised from title, contemporary vellum, 8vo (1)
Bell (John). The Principles of Surgery, 3 volumes (bound in 4) 1st edition, 1801-08, engraved titles to volumes one and two part two, additional engraved title to volume two part one, and half-title to volume two part two, eighty-eight engraved plates (including nineteen hand-coloured and two folding), numerous engraved and stipple-engraved illustrations to text (including one hand-coloured), some toning, offsetting and occasional light spotting, some small worm tracks to gutter margin of volume two part two, repaired marginal tear to I3 volume one, 2pp. publisher's advertisments, library ink stamp to titles of volumes two to four, ownership inscriptions to titles of each volume, recent calf gilt, 4to John Bell, the Scottish anatomist and brother of Charles Bell, is regarded as a founder of surgical anatomy. He was the first to ligate the gluteal artery and tied the commin carotid and internal iliac. His illustrations were his own work, and were of a high standard. (GM 5581). He had a compassionate approach to his patients, set aside an hour a day in his surgery to see poor patients and set out a rational and scientific approach to his surgery based on experience and precedents. Norman 177; BMI II, lot 492. Most recorded copies seem to have 87 plates including twelve with hand colouring, though the Norman copy has 105. (4)
Cooper (Astley). A Treatise on Dislocatons and Fractures of the Joints, seventh edition, Longman et al, 1831, thirty-three (of 34) engraved plates only (lacking plate one), some scattered spotting, ex libris ink stamp of Charles Laken, physician, surgeon, &c., to title, J. R. Kirkup inkstamp to front pastedown, contemporary half sheep, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, together with Observations on the Structure and Diseases of the Testies..., first edition, London: Longman et al, 1830, twenty-four lithographed plates with hand-colouring, including some folding, title soiled and repaired, occasional scattered spotting, J. R. Kirkup inkstamp to front pastedown, contemporary green half morroco, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, plus another copy of Cooper's Dislocations and Fractures, sixth edition, modern cloth (3)
Elzevir Press. Epistolae Semicenturia auctae, Lacunis aliquot Suppletis. Accedunt eiusdem Orationes et Libellus de Foenore, by Dominici Baudius, Amsterdam: Ludovici Elzevirii, 1662, engraved title page and portrait, lower blank margin of title torn, all edges gilt, 19th century vellum gilt, some dust-soiling, 12mo, (Willems 1280), together with Sulpicius Severus (Sulpicius & Horn, Georg), Opera Omnia... cum Lectissimis Commentariis, 3rd edition, Amsterdam: apud Elzevirios, and Leiden & Rotterdam: apud Hackios, 1665, engraved title (with ink stamp monogram 'J.G' and crest to verso), armorial bookplates to front endpaper including John Goodford, contemporary vellum, 8vo, (no UK institutional location found), with Courtilz de Sandras (Gatien), Histoire du Marechal de Fabert. Lieutenant General des Armees du roy..., Amsterdam: Henri Desbordes, 1697, title in red & black, lacking front & rear blanks(?), contemporary vellum, light dust-soiling, 12mo, and Justin Martyr (Saint), Sancti Justini Philosophi et Martyris Apologia prima pro christianis ad Antoninum Pium, cum Latina Joannis Langi versione, quamplurimis in locis correcta..., edita a Joanne Ernesto Grabe, 2 parts in one, Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1700, imprimatur leaf, first title-page in Greek, contemporary gilt panelled calf, spine and boards rubbed and worn, 8vo, plus Asham (Roger), Epistolarum, Libri Quatuor. Accessit Joannis Sturmii..., new edition, Oxford, 1703, engraved frontispiece, 20th century half calf, 8vo (5)
Drayton (Michael). Poly-Olbion, 2 parts bound in one, printed for M. Lownes, I. Browne, I. Helme, I. Busbie, [1612], [16]+303 pp., [8]+168+[8] pp., engraved title by William Hole, full-page engraving of Prince Henry by William Hole (titled within the image Henricus Princeps), lacking all 30 double-page engraved county maps, extensive marginal annotations and underlining in brown ink (principally to the first part), by Lewis Morris (with his signature to head of title dated 1755), extreme lower inner margin to second part with loss, not affecting text, otherwise generally in clean crisp condition, marbled endpapers with bookplate of Robert George Windsor-Clive, Earl of Plymouth to front pastedown, 19th century gilt-decorated full calf (by Toovey, Bookseller, with stamp to verso of front endpaper), rubbed to joints and extremities, with upper joint partly cracked, folio Provenance: Lewis Morris (1701-1765), Welsh surveyor, antiquary, poet and lexicographer, author of Plans of Harbours, Bays, and Roads in St. George's and the Bristol Channel (1748), Tlysau yr Hen Oesoedd (1753), Short History of the Manor of Creuthyn (1756) and Celtic Remains (1757, not published until 1878). Born in Anglesey, Morris spent most of his adult life in Cardiganshire (from 1746 as Deputy Steward of the Crown Manors in that county). One of the main promoters of the Celtic movement in the 18th century, he was regarded in both Welsh and English circles the authority on the Welsh language and its early literature and antiquities. His extensive notes to John Selden's own extensive printed notes (or 'Illustrations') provide important evidence of Morris's profound scholarship. Robert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth (1857-1923) Conservative politician, Mayor of Cardiff, and Lord Lieutenant of Glamorganshire. (1)
Churchill (Winston S.). The Story of the Malakand Field Force. An Episode of Frontier War, Longmans' Colonial Library edition, Toronto: The Copp Clark Co., Limited and London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898, black & white portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, six maps (two folding), some dampstaining throughout, Furness Library ink stamp to verso of final leaf, original printed blue wrappers, lacking upper cover, lower cover detached and spine cracked and worn with loss, 8vo Refer to Woods A1(a). (1)
Harris (Moses). An Exposition of English Insects, Including the several Classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera & Diptera, or Bees, Flies & Libellulae Exhibiting on 51 Copper Plates near 500 Figures accurately drawn & highly finished in Colours from Nature. The whole minutely Described, Arranged & Named according to Linnean System with Remarks. The Figures of a great number of Moths, not in the Aurelian Collection formerly published by the same Author and a plate with an explanation of Colours are likewise given in the work, 2nd edition, 1st issue, 1782, engraved hand-coloured plate 'Scheme of Colours', engraved title, uncoloured engraved key plate, 50 hand-coloured engraved plates, lacking engraved frontispiece but with additional watercolour drawing illustration titled 'Musca' and signed 'H.H. 3/9/68' tipped-in at front, text in parallel English and French, title with Entomological Society of London ink stamp and manuscript inscription 'H.H. Aug 1868' at head of title, some light offsetting and scattered spotting, modern blue half morocco, 4to British Bee Books 129; Freeman 1557; Lisney 242-243. Appears to be the first issue of the second edition, but according to Lisney copies with the 'Scheme of Colours' plate, though described in the title, in his opinion occur in the 2nd issue. (1)
Olmo (Josef del). Relacion Historica del auto General de fe, que se Celebro en Madrid este ano de 1680..., Madrid: R. Rico de Miranda 1680, additional engraved title (short tear at fore-edge), with ink stamp to verso of engraved title and recto of letterpress title, lacking plate, early ownership signature De Dom Francisco desouza to front free endpaper, contemporary limp vellum, rodent damage to fore-edges, lacking ties, 4to, together with Montemayor (Jorge de), Los Siete libros de la Diana de George de Montemayor... Traduits d'Espagnol en Francois, et conferez es deux langues P.S.G.P., et de nouveau, reveus et corrigez par le sieur J.D. Bertranet, Paris, 1611, woodcut device to title, bookplate of the Earl of Kintore to upper pastedown, contemporary limp vellum, lacking ties, 8vo, with Nieremberg (Juan Eusebio), Obras Espirituales..., primera y segunda parte, De la hermosura de Dios y su Amabilidad, Madrid: en la oficina de la Viuda de Manuel Fernandez, 1758, contemporary signature to half title, later signature and 20th century ink stamp to title, few leaves with scissor cuts at fore-edge, occasional spotting, modern reused limp vellum, 4to, plus one other similar 18th century vellum bound volume (4)
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