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Click here to subscribeGREAT BRITAIN and Commonwealth - Victoria to Elizabeth II, a varied selection including Victoria 1d black (2), 2d blue; selection of Victoria New South Wales, New Brunswick, various south African states, Rhodesia; George VI 1940 RPS Centenary exhibition cover; some pre postage stamp covers - 1816 and 1839 and others. The majority used, on and off paper some unused, hinge mounted in an album
David Gentleman b.1930- 'Ickworth', published by CCA Galleries, London; lithograph printed in colours, signed in pencil and numbered 299/350 in pencil, bears publishers' blind stamp, 48x61cm: together with one other colour lithograph by the same hand titled 'King's, Cambridge', signed and numbered 184/200 in pencil: Martin Renton Ware b.1949- 'Red Glass', 'Green Bottle', 'Yellow Flower' and 'Pink Flowers'; etchings printed in colours, a suite of four, each signed, dated and numbered 2/200, 5/200, 42/200 and 42/200 in pencil, respectively, (6)
Renato 20th century- Piper and the sun; oil on canvas, signed, inscribed and dated 1964 on the reverse, 60x73: together with one other similar painting titled 'Antibes' by the same hand, signed, inscribed and dated 1964 on the reverse, 60.2x60.7cm. (2). Provenance: Gallerie 113, Cannes according to stamp on the stretcher of each (may be subject to Droit De Suite)
After Fernand Leger 1881-1955- Portrait in profile; lithograph printed in colours, signed within the plate and with stamp, and numbered 264/500, bears blind stamp for 'Musee Biot', 58x43cm: After Fernand Leger- Circus; reproduction printed in colours, bears blind stamp for 'Musee Biot', 41x47cm., (2)
After Sir William Russell Flint RA PPRWS 1880-1969- 'Gossip after Market, Perigord'; colour reproduction print, signed in pencil, bears Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, 52.5x68.5cm: together with two other colour reproduction prints after the same hand, one titled 'retreat from the Sun', published by Frost & Reed Ltd, 1962 and the other 'Eve and Jasmine', published by Frost & Reed Limited, 1958, both signed in pencil, (3)
Murray Bishop, Australian b 1919- 'Rainbow Rocks, Northern Territory, Aust.'; oil on canvas board, signed, bears artist's own label attached to the reverse, 44.5x65cm: After Helen Bradley 1900-1979- Promenading in the park; reproduction prints in colours, a pair, both signed in pencil and bearing Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp, 32x26cm., ea., (3) (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Peter Howson b.1958- 'Bandit Checkpoint', 1994; lithograph printed in colours, signed, dated 94 and numbered 1/100 in pencil, bears blind stamp, 88x96cm: John Keane b.1958- 'The Accident'; mixed technique print in colours, signed, dated 1988 and inscribed 'A/P' in crayon, titled within the plate, bears blind stamp, 89.5x72.5cm., (2) (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Shoebox of GB Early Stamps, Some George Vi High Values, Many Penny Red Stars Mainly Sorted by Letter in Packets, Good Number of Penny Red Plates, QV 5/-, a Number of Early Empire Stamps, Some Edwardian Post Cards, Two Stamp Booklets, Complete Machine Roll of Qe11 Green Penny-Halfpenny Stamps Etc.
WMF BRASS STAMP BOX, EARLY 20th CENTURY, the rectangular hinged lid centred by an oval cartouche with planished finish, the interior fitted with six compartments, stamped marks; together with a brass and copper knife stand, c.1900, stamped with crossed swords and "CED". (2) First 2.5cm by 9cm by 6cm
*Napoleon I (Emperor, 1769-1821). Document initialled ‘N', Garde Imperiale, Paris, 2nd March 1811, a resignation demand of Second Lieutenant Lugnac of the 4th Regiment of Tisailleurs, in the holograph of Duroc and signed by him as Duc de Frioul, countersigned by Napoleon in left margin, a few other annotations and one secretarial stamp, one page, folio (1)
*Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke, 1769-1852). Autograph letter signed ‘Wellington', Walmer Castle, [Kent], 28th September 1840, to Lord Robert Grosvenor, saying that his house is quite full and has been for a week, and that he cannot tell how much longer this will continue but will write with an invitation when there is an alteration, asking to be remembered to Charlotte, one page with integral address leaf and penny black with Maltese cross cancellation stamp and two dated postmarks adjacent to the torn wax seal, 8vo. An early specimen of the newly introduced penny black, the world's first official adhesive postage stamp, which came into circulation on 2nd May 1840. (1)
*Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke, 1769-1852). Autograph letter initialled, 29th April 1852, to Charlotte [Lady Grosvenor], five lines in a difficult hand, one page, 8vo, together with four envelopes addressed to Lord (one to Lady) Grosvenor, all initialled and one with black border and penny red stamp with no cancellation mark, plus two other letters in unidentified hands (7)
Lipsius (Justus). Poliorceticon sive de Machinis, Tormentis, Telis, Libri Quinque. Editio altera, correcta & aucta, 1599, full and half-page engs. of fortifications, Roman siege equipment, etc., bound with Admiranda, sive, de Magnitudine Romana Libri Quattuor. Secunda editio, 1599, plus Saturnalium Sermonum Libri Duo, qui de Gladiatoribus. Editio Ultima, 1598, and De Amphitheatro Liber, 1598, two folding eng. plts. (one cut close and mounted), five full-page engs., lacks last leaf (blank save for printer's device), together four works in one vol., all with imprint "Antverpiae, ex officina Plantiniana, apud Ioannem Moretum", general browning throughout the text, indelible stamp to title-page and at the end, bound in 18th c. vellum, lettered as part of Lipsius's collected works, small 4to. Adams L798, 759, 808 and 769 respectively. (1)
Scott (Sir Walter). Waverly Novels, 48 vols., printed by T. & A. Constable for T.C. & E.C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901-03, frontis. to each, titles printed in red & black, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, front endpapers with bookplate of John Herbert Bankes and Hatchards small booksellers stamp, contemp. green half straight grain morocco, gilt dec. spines with raised bands, spines faded, 8vo (48)
[Emerson, William]. Mechanics; or, The Doctrine of Motion..., 1st ed., 1769, nine folding eng. plts., a few with paper repairs, first gathering with paper repair to lower blank corners, title-page with small tear and repair to blank fore-margin, faint ink names to title, and ownership ink stamp to head of following leaf, some browning and light staining, endpapers renewed, contemp. sheep, rebacked and corners renewed, 8vo (1)
Grant (William). Observations on the Nature and Cure of Fevers, 2 vols., 2nd ed., 1772, early ms. name to head of titles, and ownership ink stamp to foot of title, first and last leaves stained to margins by turn-ins, hinges split, contemp. sheep, morocco labels, extrems. rubbed, and sl. loss to spine ends, 8vo (2)
Hutton (Charles). A Treatise on Mensuration, both in Theory and Practice, 1st ed., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1770, diagrams to text by Thomas Bewick, one eng. plt. (with minor water-staining), later ownership ink stamp to head of title-page and dedication leaf, list of subscribers, errata leaf at end, contents a little browned, book ticket of Pamela and Raymond Lister, t.e.g., early 20th c. half red morocco, extrems. sl. rubbed, 4to. Hugo 1: "The diagrams were Thomas Bewick's first attempt at wood-engraving, and in one of them (page 42) he has introduced his favourite subject, the celebrated Steeple of St. Nicholas' Church, Newcastle". (1)
Manuscript Cookery Book. A manuscript cookery book, mid. 19th c., title page with the signed "Mrs Bignell" and blind embossed library stamp for the library of C & E Lawrence, approx. 345 pages of neatly written recipes, 12pp. thumb index at front of volume, occ. minor spotting, recent endpapers, inner joint repaired, contemp. morocco, upper joint crudely strengthened with adhesive tape, extrems. rubbed, 4to. Includes recipes for plum pudding, ginger wine, poppy cordial, excellent soda buns, spiced beef and potted mushrooms etc. (1)
Warner (Rev. Richard, of Sway, Hants.). Antiquitates Culinariae; or Curious Tracts Relating to the Culinary Affairs of the Old English, 1st ed., 1791, tinted aquatint frontis., eng. title and double-page tinted aquatint of a Peacock Feast, library stamp to verso of plts., title verso and few pages of text, library bookplates and stamps to endpapers, qtr. sheep, spine rubbed, 4to. Bitting, p.485; Cagle 1049; Maclean, p.149; Oxford, p.120; Vicaire 873. Bitting: ‘John Carter (the draughtsman and architect), prosecuted Warner for pirating in this work, his print of the ‘Peacock Feast,' and got the verdict of £20. The print was therefore torn from all the copies then unsold'. (1)
Jones (Owen). The Grammar of Ornament, Bernard Quaritch, 1868, additional chromo. title and 111 full-page chromo. plates, a.e.g., library cloth with the usual markings to endpapers and spine, folio. The contents in good condition and free from library markings except for a stamp on the verso of the title page. (1)
Ravilious (Eric, illust.) The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne selected and edited by H.J. Massingham with wood-engravings by Eric Ravilious, 2 vols., Nonesuch Press, 1938, b & w letterpress vigns., folding map, oval ownership ink stamp to front endpapers and lower margin of title-pages, ms. library shelfmark to front free endpapers, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, spines faded, but otherwise in good condition, 8vo. Limited edition, 163/850 copies. (1)
Rupert. The New Rupert Book, Daily Express Publications, [1938], illusts. throughout, scattered foxing, stitching sl. strained, name filled-in, and faint ownership ink stamp to front pastedown and title-page, orig. cloth-backed pictorial boards showing Rupert and friends climbing a tree, extrems. rubbed, spine faded and sl. stained, 4to (1)
[Kent, Miss E.]. Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower-Garden; with Directions for the Treatment of Plants in Pots, 1st ed., 1823, a few minor pen and pencil marks to margins, contemp. blind-panelled calf, worn and broken on spine, 8vo, together with [Apperley, Charles James, pseud. ‘Nimrod'], The Life of John Mytton, Esq., of Halston, Shropshire, 4th ed., revised, 1865, eighteen fine hand-col. aquas. (correct as list), orig. gilt dec. cloth, broken on spine, backstrip deficient, 8vo, plus Sawer (J. Charles), Odorographia, a Natural History of the Raw Materials and Drugs used in the Perfume Industry. Intended to Serve Growers, Manufacturers, and Consumers, 1st & 2nd series, 1892-94, folding map and a few b & w illusts. and diags., indelible ink stamp on title of second vol., orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, plus other misc. books, mostly late 19th-century/early 20th-century, including natural history interest and several T.N. Foulis publications, etc. (2 cartons)
Asia. [Wells, Edward], Present Asia Distinguisht into its General Divisions or Countries together with their Capital Cities Chief Rivers, Mountains &c., [1700 or later], engraved map with original outline colouring, title and dedication cartouches, one professionally repaired tear, some toning and a small library stamp to margins, plate dimensions approx. 375 x 510 mm (1)
Farrer (Reginald). On the Eaves of the World, 2 vols., 2nd impression, 1926, b & w plts. from photos, one folding map, red ink stamp to front free endpapers and half-titles, recent bookplate to each, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, together with The Rainbow Bridge, 3rd impression, 1926, b & w plts. from photos, folding map at rear, red ink stamp to front free endpaper and half-title, recent bookplate, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, with Cox (E.H.M.), Farrer's Last Journey, Upper Burma, 1919-20, 1st ed., 1926, b & w plts., map endpapers, orig. cloth gilt, slightly faded & rubbed to extrems., 8vo, plus one other related (5)
Fortune (Robert). Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China and the British Tea Plantations in the Himalaya..., 2 vols., 3rd ed., 1853, frontis. to each and addn. dec. title to each vol. (with red ink stamp to each title), one folding map, bookplates to front endpapers and verso of frontis. in vol. 1, orig. gilt dec. cloth, spines frayed at head & foot, vol. 2 spine & joints worn and repaired at head of spine, 8vo (2)
Fortune (Robert). Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China, Including a Visit to the Tea, Silk, and Cotton Countries: with an Account of the Agriculture and Horticulture of the Chinese, New PLants, etc., 2nd ed., 1847, litho frontis. and addn. wood eng. title (red ink stamp at head of title), eng. map, two litho plts. and illusts. to text (correct as list), orig. gilt dec. cloth, spine faded and some wear to extrems., 8vo, together with Yedo and Peking. A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China. With Notices of the Natural Productions, Agriculture, Horticulture, and Trade of those Countries..., 1st ed., 1863, folding frontis., plts. and folding map at rear, ink stamps to title, adhesive tapeto half-title and front endpaper with consequent staining, orig. gilt dec. cloth, spine faded and slightly rubbed to extrems., 8vo, with A Residence among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea. Being a Narrative of Scenes and Adventures During a Third Visit to China, from 1853 to 1856. Including Notices of Many Natural Productions and Works of Art, The Culture of Silk..., 1857, wood eng. frontis. and illusts., library ink stamps to half-title, title, leaf B1 and final leaf of text, recent bookplate to front endpaper and damage where label previously removed, joints cracked, orig. cloth, joints and extrems. worn, 8vo (3)
Madden (R.R.). Travels in Turkey, Egypt, Nubia, and Palestine, in 1824, 1825, 1826, and 1827, 2 vols., 1829, half-title to vol. 1 only, hand-col. aquatint frontis. to vol. 1, large ink library stamp to verso of each title, library label and ink stamps to front pastedowns, contemp. calf, gilt dec. spines with green morocco labels, adhesive tape mark to foot of spines, paper library label to upper boards, 8vo. See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (2)
Murray (A.S.). Tasmanian Rivers, Lakes, and Flowers, with Facsimile Reproductions in Colour of Numerous Sketches by the Author, George Robertson, Australia, 1900, seventeen mounted chromo. plts., all with circular embossed lib. stamp clipping extreme lower right-hand corner, small ink stamp to final (text) leaf, half-title and front free endpaper becoming detached, bookplate, a.e.g., orig. bevel-edged cloth gilt, spine rubbed at ends, and with ms. shelfmark to head and foot, oblong folio (1)
Adams (Arthur). Travels of a Naturalist in Japan and Manchuria, 1st ed., 1870, frontis., wood eng. illust. to title, library ink stamp to title & leaf B1, orig. cloth gilt, slightly marked at foot of spine, 8vo, together with [Bureau of Forestry, Tokyo], Forestry of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 1910, b & w plts. from photos, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, with Andre (Eugene), A Naturalist in the Guianas, 1904, port. frontis., b & w plts. and folding map, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, with Belt (Thomas), The Naturalist in Nicaragua. A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests..., 2nd ed., 1888, eng. port. frontis., wood eng. illusts., folding eng. map, orig. cloth, 8vo, withBlatter (Ethelbert), Beautiful Flowers of Kashmir, 2 vols., 1928, col. plts., orig. cloth, 8vo, and with Buchanan (Francis), Prodromus Florae Nepalensis, sive, Enumeratio Vegetabilium quae in Itinere per Nepaliam Proprie Dictam et Regiones Conterminas, ann. 1802-1803, pub. 1825, some damp staining, modern qtr. cloth, 12mo, plus eight others similar (15)
Cox (Euan Hillhouse Mettiven). The Plant Introductions of Reginald Farrer, 1930, port. frontis., col. and b & w plts., red imk stamp to half-title, t.e.g., orig. cloth, 4to, (limited edition of 500 copies), together with Farrer (Reginald), The Garden of Asia, Impressions from JApan, 1st ed., 1904, pubs. ads. at rear, some spotting, recent bookplate, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, with My Rock-Garden, 4th impression, 1911, b & w plts. from photos, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. gilt dec. cloth, 8vo, with Fisher (F.H.), Reginald Farrer, Author, Traveller, Botonist and Flower Painter, 2nd ed., Alpine Garden Society, 1933, b & w plts., orig. qtr. cloth, slim 8vo (4)
Kingdon-Ward (Captain F.). The Riddle of the Tsangpo Gorges, 1st ed., 1926, b & w frontis. and plts., folding map at rear (torn to folds and repaired with adhesive tape), few pages detached and frayed to margins, light dust soiling to margins of some pages, orig. cloth, Boots library stamp label to upper board, cloth torn at head of spine, some wear to extrems., 8vo, together with Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World, 1st ed., 1930, b & w plts. and maps, some light spotting to edges of pages, red ink stamp to half-title, orig. cloth, 8vo, with Assam Adventure, 1st ed., 1941, b & w plts., folding map at rear, some spotting mostly to title, red ink stamp to half-title, orig. cloth, slightly rubbed to extrems., 8vo, plus four other Kingdon-Ward related (7)
Millican (Albert). Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter. An Account of Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia, while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes, 1st ed., 1891, chromo. frontis., numerous b & w plts. and illusts. (inc. one folding panorama), pubs. ads. at rear, ink ownership stamp to half-title, orig. gilt dec. cloth, 8vo. See illustration inside front cover of this catalogue. (1)
Veitch (James Herbert). A Traveller's Notes or Notes of a Tour Through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, The Australian Colonies and New Zealand during the Years 1891-1893, pub. Chelsea: Royal Exotic Nursery, 1896, half title, folding double-hemisphere map frontis., nine photogravure plts., num. b & w illusts. to text, occ. scattered spotting, red ink stamp to title and half-title, orig. dec. cloth, sl. rubbed, folio (1)
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