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Paper ephemera, comprising pre 1920 menus, inc. Victory and Peace Dinner and Dance, Grand Hotel, Sheffield, 1919 (8), programmes etc., 1930's and 1940's, inc. Northern Command Searchlight Jubilee Tattoo, 1935 (19), some early correspondence and paperwork, early philatelic items, inc. GB pre-stamp and Victorian letters/covers, railway memorabilia, etc. (lot)
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Antique double Albert chain, 15", comprising elongated open bar links with triple belcher links between each, fitted with two swivel fasteners & T-bar, 15ct stamp on each link, complete with fob medallion for 'English Schools Football Association', dedication on the back to 'S Griffiths 1914-1915', 9ct h/m (gross 71.8g)
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A group of eleven stamp albums containing a broad selection of British Commonwealth, comprising: an envelope of miscellaneous loose pages of all world stamps; a group of seven albums containing All World stamps, strong on Germany; a bag of loose stamps, mainly German; two Lighthouse stock books; three Netto stock books; and one Stanley Gibbons stock book (qty)
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A George III small book pattern box, 1.375in x .75in, Joseph Taylor, Birmingham 1800, an Edward VII rectangular stamp box, the sliding lid engraved with bold leaf scroll ornament, 2.2ins x 1.5in, Birmingham 1906, a Victorian silver miniature bulbous kettle, London 1889, an Edward VII cast silver owl pattern desk seal, 1.25in high, Chester 1910, and a silver toothpick £150-200
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Col H Dainer, British School 19th century- 'Hotel and Head Quarters of the Duke of Wellington with the English Camp in the Champs Elisees Paris 1815 Lady Shelly'; watercolour, inscribed, bears stamp for 'Althorp', 33x52cm: together with seven other drawings and watercolours and one letter, seven in two shared mounts, all in a green folio and purpose built wooden fitted portfolio case, (a lot), (in wooden case)
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After David Hockney RA b.1937- Exhibition poster 'David Hockney, Zeichnungen und Duckgraphik, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munchen Meiserstr. 10 Aussetellung 25. Februar- 17. April 1977'; lithograph, 84x59cm: Chris Orr b.1943- 'Arthur's Kitchen'; lithograph, signed, titled numbered 32/100 and dated 1978, bears publisher's blind stamp, 37x52cm: together with an colour aquatint by a different hand, signed indistinctly in pencil and dated 1974, tondo, 24cm., dia., (3)
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After Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin 1870-1935- Horses in a cobbled yard; publ Eyre & Spottiswood Ltd, East Hardings St, London. EC; reproduction print in colours, signed within the plate and in pencil, bears blind stamp for the Fine Art Trade Guild, 44X36cm: After George William Joy 1844-1925- Nelson as a boy; chromolithograph, signed within the plate, in an oak Oxford frame, 58x45cm.,(2)
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A mixed lot comprising a mid 20th Century electroplated stamp case, of hinged rectangular form, together with a chromium plated combination vesta case of rectangular form, with side suspension, hinged and sprung lid, with striker to the cover, the base set with sprung coin case and stamp slip (2)
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An Edward VII combination Capstan Ink Well, of circular form, with waisted body to a hinged lid, enclosing a removable glass reservoir and gilt lined, surmounted by a shield shape sprung cover, enclosing a stamp case, with registration number RD4772287, (loaded), diameter 4 ¼”, Birmingham 1905, Makers mark W H W
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Seventeen pieces assorted glassware: square-based bark vase in the style of Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars; two clear and burgundy trail decorated vases; Murano-style vase with frill top, three lion stamp to base; three coloured paperweights; Isle of Wight paperweight; plus a ribbed cream glass vase and eight pieces of blue and green glassware, includes Venetian airtwist bowl and vase; Mdina teardrop vase; blue 'bubble' decoration vase, etc.
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Tyson (Captain George E.). Arctic Experiences: Containing Capt. George E. Tyson's Wonderful Drift on the Ice Floe, A History of the Polaris Expedition, the Crews of the Tigress, and Rescue of the Polaris Survivors. To Which is Added A General Arctic Chronology, Edited by E. Vale Blake, New York, 1874,. wood engs., single page map, ex lib. copy with oval blind stamp to upper corner of many plts., later cloth, rubbed, together with Gilder (William H.), Schwatka's Search. Sledging in the Arctic Inquest of the Franklin Records, n.d., c. 1880, half title present, port. frontis., wood engs., two maps, some minor marginal staining, orig. gilt dec. cloth, rubbed and minor wear to extrems., and two others, all 8vo (4)
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Vambery (Arminius). Travels in Central Asia. Being the Account of a Journey from Teheran Across the Turkoman Desert on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian to Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand, Performed in the Year 1863, 1st ed., pub. 1864,. wood engs., but lacks folding map at rear, some finger soiling to margins, ex lib. copy with ink stamp at foot of title, recent quarter calf gilt, together with Baker (Valentine), Clouds in the East: Travels and Adventures on the Persoi from Turkoman Frontier, 1st ed., 1876, eight chromo. plts., three folding maps (one repaired and linen backed), eight chromo. plts., two wood engs. to text, a few minor marginal repairs, ex lib. copy with ink stamp to title, recent quarter morocco gilt, both 8vo, with others of Central Asia interest (28)
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Wright (George Frederick). Asiatic Russia, 2 vols., 1st ed., New York, 1902,. half titles present, num. b & w illusts. from photos., four folding maps contained in rear pocket of vol. 2, six other maps, unobtrusive blind stamp to each title, orig. cloth with morocco label to spines, a little rubbed, 8vo (2)
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Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 3rd ed., 1889, col. folding map frontis. and one other col. folding plt. (both with short handling tear), oval ink stamp to half title and final page of index, letterpress illusts., 4pp. pubs. ads. at rear, hinges split, rough trimmed, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. darkened, and a little rubbed at ends, together with Insectivorous Plants, 3rd thousand, 1875, letterpress illusts., half title, first and final leaves lightly foxed, rough trimmed, school lib. bookplate, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species, 3rd thousand, 1884, letterpress illusts., upper hinge split, largely unopened, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. darkened, 8vo (3)
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Darwin (Charles). The Power of Movement in Plants, 3rd thousand, 1882, numerous diags. to text, half title, 32pp. pubs. ads. at rear, 32pp. pubs. ads. at rear, upper hinge split, largely unopened, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. darkened, and a little rubbed at foot, 8vo, together with The Formation of Vegetable Mould, through the Action of Worms, with Observations on their Habits, 11th thousand (corrected), 1888, letterpress illusts., 32pp. pubs. ads. at rear (foxed), largely unopened, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. darkened, and a little rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants, 5th thousand, 1891, letterpress illusts., florist's ink stamp to half title and verso of preceding blank, 32pp. pubs. ads., upper hinge split, orig. cloth gilt, lower cover lightly marked, 8vo (3)
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Belon (Pierre). Les Observations de Plusieurs Singularitez & Choses Memorables, Trouuées en Grece, Asie, Iudée, Egypte, Arabie, & Autres pays Estranges..., Christopher Plantin, Antwerp, 1555,. eng. woodcut to title, woodcut illusts. to text (inc. double page view of Mount Sinai), dec. woodcut initials, small ink stamp to verso of title and to last leaf of text, some slight damp staining, small single worm hole to lower margins, 18th c. gilt dec. speckled calf, red morocco title label to spine, small 8vo Brunet I, 762; Nissen 132. (1)
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Lemaire (Charles). Le Jardin Fleuriste, Journal Général des Progrès et des Intérèts Horticoles et Botaniques, 4 vols., Ghent, 1851 54, 403 hand finished chromo. plts., incl. 25 folding, plus four b & w plts., half titles present, circular ink lib. stamp to title pages, occn. light spotting, first vol. with several text leaves and five plts. detached, rough trimmed, contemp. half calf, rubbed, spines faded and with some wear (that to vol.1 deficient and that to vol. 2 near detached), 4to Nissen 2338. (4)
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Syme (John T. Boswell & Sowerby, John Edward). English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, 3rd ed., vols. 1 11 only (of 13), 1863 72, numerous hand col. plts., some double page, withdrawn stamp to front pastedowns, some splitting to hinges, contemp. half calf gilt, rubbed, contrasting spine labels, 'Society of Writers to the Signet' gilt stamp to covers, large 8vo With pencilled signature of E.J. Salisbury to first volume. Sir Edward James Salisbury, (1886 1978), was a British botanist in the early part of the twentieth century. He was director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew from 1943 to 1956, and was knighted in 1946. It is believed that Salisbury gave these volumes to botanical artist Alison Ross (otherwise known as 'Ceres'). (11)
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Kitching (Rev. A.L.). On the Backwaters of the Nile. Studies of Some Child Races of Central Africa, 1st ed., 1912,. half title present, b & w illusts. from photos., folding map at rear, orig. gilt dec. cloth, a little rubbed, thick 8vo, together with Stuart Watt (Eva), Africa's Dome of Mystery. Comprising the First Descriptive History of the Wachagga People of Kilimanjaro, their evangelization and a Girl's Pioneer Climb to the Crater of their 19,000 ft. Snow Shrine, Prefaced by Rear Admiral Sir H.H. Stileman, 1st ed., [1929], col. frontis., b & w illusts. from photos., folding map at rear, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, plus Cranworth (Lord), Kenya Chronicles, 1st ed., 1939, half title present, b & w illusts. from photos., indelible ink stamp to verso of title, orig. cloth gilt, 8vo, and six others related (9)
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Le Comte (Pierre). Afbeeldingen van Schepen en Vaartuigen in Verschillende Bewegingen, Amsterdam, 1831, half title, fifty fine hand col. litho plts. of ships & rigging etc., blind stamp to lower margin of each plt., occ. scattered spotting mostly to margins, contemp. printed boards, modern reback and repairs to board edges, oblong folio See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (1)
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Marvin (Charles). Reconnoitring Central Asia, Pioneering Adventures in the Region Lying Between Russia and India, 3rd ed., Swan Sonnenschein, 1886, wood eng. frontis. and plts., owner name, ink stamp of Chinese character to title, upper hinge split, orig. pict. cloth gilt, spine ends and corners rubbed, 8vo (1)
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Maurice (Col. J.F.). Military History of the Campaign of 1882 in Egypt. Prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the War of Office, [1887],. numerous folding maps at rear, some with handling tears, one detached and torn with sl. loss, text with marginal browning, hinges split, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, 8vo, together with Colenso (Frances E.), History of the Zulu War and its Origin, 1880, ex. lib. with occn. ink stamp to text, folding map at rear, frayed at fore edge, and with a few handling tears repaired on verso, later cloth, faded and soiled, extrems. rubbed, 8vo, plus Cunynghame (General Sir Arthur Thurlow), My Command in South Africa, 1874 1878, 2nd thousand, 1879, b & w maps, ex. lib., with occn. ink stamp to text, front endpapers soiled, later cloth, lightly soiled and faded, 8vo, plus vol. 2 only (of two) of Brackenbury's 'The Ashanti War', 1874, rebound (4)
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[Mazuchelli, Mrs. N.E.]. The Indian Alps and How We Crossed Them, Being a Narrative of Two Years' Residence in the Eastern Himalaya and Two Months' Tour into the Interior, 1st ed., 1876, ten chromo. plts., incl. frontis., folding map, woodcuts to letterpress, some staining and finger soiling, off setting from plts., title page with embossed stamp 'presented by the publishers', first few leaves sl. frayed to fore edge, hinges repaired and endpapers renewed, t.e.g., remainder rough trimmed, orig. gilt dec. dark green bevel edged cloth, extrems. sl. rubbed and with a few discreet repairs, 4to (1)
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Oswell (William Cotton). William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer. The Story of his Life with Certain Correspondents and Extracts from the Private Journal of David Livingstone, Hitherto Unpublished, by his Eldest Son, W. Edward Oswell, with an Introduction by Francis Galton, 2 vols., 1st ed., 1900,. half titles and both errata slips present, photogravure port. frontis. to each, b & w illusts., two folding maps, folding facsimile letter, three or four unobtrusive oval indelible ink stamps, orig. cloth gilt, faded on spines, 8vo, together with Lyell (Denis D.), Wild Life in Central Africa, 1st ed., [1913], b & w illusts. from photos. and drawings by the author, 4 pp. commercial ads. at rear, previous owners indelible ink stamp on title, some marginal dampstains, orig. blind stamped cloth gilt, rubbed on spine, 8vo (3)
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Meyrick (Samuel Rush). A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour, 3 vols., 1st ed., 1824, half title and addn. eng. vign. title to each (with ink lib. stamp to rectos and versos respectively), eighty eng. plts., mostly hand col., some heightened with gold, hand col. initials, endpapers sometime renewed, t.e.g., remainder rough trimmed, contemp. red half morocco gilt, rubbed and scuffed, lib. labels to spine ends, vol. 3 with spine torn (without loss) and lower cover detached, folio See illustration inside rear cover of this catalogue. (3)
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Signature. A Quadrimestrial of Typography and Graphic Arts, edited by Oliver Simon, nos. 1 15, plus Index, bound in four, 1935 40,. together with New Series, nos. 1 18, bound in four, 1946 54, printed by the Curwen Press, num. col. litho. and b & w illusts., ex lib. copy with occn. unobtrusive indelible ink stamp, usually to lower margin, orig. printed wrappers retained in uniform stout green cloth, rubbed and a little soiled, 4to Includes illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, Edward Bawden, Barnett Freedman, E. McKnight Kauffer, Paul Nash, John Piper, Eric Ravilious, Graham Sutherland and many others. (8)
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Vallance (Aymer). William Morris, His Art, His Writings and His Public Life, 1st ed., 1898, b & w plts., incl. port. frontis., letterpress illusts., occn. foxing, t.e.g., bookplate and ownership ink stamp to front pastedown, orig. dec. cloth gilt, sl. rubbed, spine darkened, and sl. frayed at ends, 4to, together with Mackail (J.W.), The Life of William Morris, 2 vols., new imp., 1899, b & w plts., untrimmed, orig. cloth gilt, damp soiled, extrems. sl. rubbed, plus Morris (William, et al), Lectures on Art, Delivered in Support of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 1st ed., 1882, rough trimmed, endpapers foxed, orig. cloth gilt, spine darkened, and with short tear in foot of upper joint, 8vo, plus ten others, mostly relating to William Morris (14)
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Malte Brun (Conrad). Precis de la Geographie Universelle ou Description de Toutes les Parties du Monde, Atlas volume only, Paris, 1846, 79 engraved maps on 68 sheets only (map list calls for 86 maps on 72 sheets), lacking two hemisphere maps and maps of Asia and India, each map hand coloured in outline, contents loose as issued with some minor marginal fraying, orig. cloth backed printed boards with ties, minor marks with ex library stamp to upper cover, folio (1)
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France folding geological maps. Boulanger (C.), Carte Geologique Mineralurgique & Topographique du Departement de L'Allier, pub. Moulins, 1844,. hand coloured engraved folding geological map, sectionalised onto linen, single library stamp, approx. 700 x 945 mm, together with two folding engraved maps of land profiles in the Allier departement, plus three other related maps, all contained in contemp. slipcase (sl. rubbed), and Jacquot (M.E.), Carte Agronomique de L'Arrondissement de Toul, 1860, hand coloured folding geological map, sectionalised onto linen, contemp. marbled slipcase, plus another copy of this map in a slipcase, and Meugy & Nivoit. Carte Geologique Agronomique de l'Arrondissement de Vouziers, Paris, 1873, folding hand coloured geological map, sectionalised onto linen, approx. 1015 x 1410 mm, together with a folding legend sheet, both contained in contemp. buckram slipcase (4)
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* Paris. 'Paris, 1867', pub. Illustrated London News, 6 July 1867,. uncoloured wood engraved view, inoffensive library stamp to lower margin, image approx. 425 x 1190 mm, together with 'The Tuileries, Paris', pub. Illustrated London News, 3 September, 1859, uncoloured wood engraved view, image approx. 450 x 760 mm (2)
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Douglas (Thomas, Earl of Selkirk). Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes an Probable Consequences of Emigration, 2nd ed., Edinburgh, 1806, ink stamp to title, closed tear to half title, bound with Brown (Robert), Strictures and Remarks on the Earl of Selkirk's Observations on the Present State of the Highlands of Scotland, with a View of the Causes and Probable Consequences of Emigration, pub. Edinburgh, 1806, contemp. calf, boards near detached, 8vo, together with Anderson (John), Prize Essay on the State of Society and Knowledge in the Highlands of Scotland, Particularly in the Northern Counties, at the Period of the Rebellion in 1745..., pub. Edinburgh, 1827, modern half calf, 8vo, with Bruce (James), Destitution in the Highlands. Letters on the Present Condition of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Reprinted from the Scotsman, Pub. Edinburgh, 1847, inscription to upper margin of title, recent qtr. calf, 8vo (3)
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Dallaway (James). Inquiries into the Origin and Progress of the Science of Heraldry in England. With Explanatory Observations on Armorial Ensigns, 2 parts in one, pub. Gloucester, 1793, eng. title with aquatint vignette, (spotted & stained, ink ownership stamp to verso), eng. armorial to dedication leaf and few illusts. to text, twenty seven eng. plts. (inc. some hand col.), one folding pedigree, last leaf and few plts. with ink stamps to versos, modern half calf, 4to (1)
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