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Click here to subscribeWells (H.G.). The Time Machine, An Invention, 1st ed., Heinemann, 1895, owner name to half-title, owner ink stamp to title, front free endpaper removed, 32pp. ads. at rear from 'The Manxman' to 'Out of Due Season', orig. beige cloth lettered in maroon with sphinx design to upper cover, sl. rubbed and with dash of white paint to spine, lettering to spine a little dulled, 8vo. Spectrum of Fantasy I, 227. (1)
Wilde (Oscar). Salome. A Tragedy in One Act Translated from the French, London & Boston, 1894, b & w illusts. by Aubrey Beardsley, 16pp. pubs. cat. at rear dated January 1894, untrimmed, orig. light blue rough canvas boards with central gilt stamp designed by Beardsley on both sides, rubbed with some fraying to extrems., spine darkeneed with a little loss to head and foot, 8vo. Mason 350. The first English version of Salome. 500 copies printed. (1)
A pair of Caucasian miquelet-lock blunderbuss-pistols,Late 18th / 19th century with minor differences, with acutely belled barrels retained by a pair of pierced engraved nielloed silver bands, one barrel with lightly incised ornament, the tangs decorated with brass scrollwork, plain locks each with brass-lined maker's stamp, figured hardwood full stocks profusely inlaid over the rear half, the butt with shaped bone plaques enriched with brass roundels and brass nails, the butts applied with a pierced shaped white metal bracket, bone butt-caps, wire-bound grips, and nickel belt hooks with suspension chains 40.5cm; 17.75 in (2)
A Caucasian miquelet-lock blunderbuss-pistol,Early 19th century with two-stage brass barrel belled towards the muzzle and cut with a brief inscription over the breech, plain lock with brass-lined maker's stamp, figured hardwood full stock profusely inlaid over the rear half with shaped bone plaques and brass nails, and bone butt-cap; and a Turkish miquelet-lock pistol-carbine, 19th century, with tapering barrel retained by a pair of silver bands at the muzzle, plain lock, figured hardwood full stock inlaid with shaped bone plaques over the butt and enriched with brass nails, and fitted with bone butt-cap The first: 38cm; 15in (2) Op.cit., p.203, fig.139D.
The stock and lock of a military matchlock musket,German,circa 1620-30 of beechwood, full length, with narrow 'fishtail' butt with contemporary arsenal stamps on both sides, on the left a shield filled with the letters 'PLo' over a rosette and also incised with the number '16', on the right, 'ED' in a heart-shaped stamp and also incised with the letters 'PP', with slender lock, iron butt-plate, and iron bands below the muzzle and over the mouth of the ramrod channel (cracked through the toe of the butt and within the ramrod channel, the metal parts rusted); another, circa 1620-40, the butt with a contemporary single arsenal stamp, 'ED' within a heart (the metal parts rusted); and a composite military holster pistol, circa 1670, apparently not intended to fire, with shortened barrel struck with a series of marks, and painted beechwood stock with flattened butt and false ramrod (chipped at the muzzle, the lock missing) (3) the first: 130.2cm; 51.25in
A rare early stock and sear-matchlock for a military musket or light wallgun, German or Styrian,circa 1560-70 probably beechwood, now blackened, with broad full length fore-end of pentagonal section with bevelled edges, slotted for a recoil-stop towards the front and with provision for two barrel pins, tapering in steps along the underside at the muzzle, cut with a fluted chevron beneath the breech, a fluted ramp behind the breech and with a recess for the pan, with low 'fishtail' butt of robust section slightly recessed for the cheek, its original forward-acting sear-lock retained by a pair of screws entering from the right and with an early red painted finish, small trigger, and iron trigger-guard (cracked between the lock and the breech and also opposite the lock); the stock and lock of a military matchlock musket, German, circa 1620-30, of beechwood, full length and with a narrow 'fishtail' butt, the latter with contemporary arsenal stamp, 'ED' within a heart, studded with brass rosettes above the lock, and fitted with an iron band over the ramrod channel (the lock and mounts rusted, the butt with an early working repair); another stock for a military musket, dated 1622, full length, with provision for a large rhomboid lock, perhaps of dummy wheel-lock type, and with strongly formed triangular butt, the latter with two large arsenal stamps on the left, one 'ED' within a heart, the other shield-shaped and filled with the letters 'PLo' over a rosette, and incised with both the date and the owner's name 'Philippia' on the right (3) the first 142.2 cm; 56 in
* Hillary (Sir Edmund & Sir Vivian E. Fuchs). Edmund Hillary talking to Transantarctic companion Vivian Fuchs aboard a boat, c. 1958, a later reprint with copyright stamp of the Royal Geographical Society to verso, signed by both men in lower part of image, approx. 20 x 25 cm, together with a sl. smaller black and white photograph signed by pioneering round-the-world British pilot Sheila Scott (2)
* Churchill (Winston Spencer). Signed black and white photograph, c. 1950s, showing Churchill in profile turning the pages of a newspaper while seated on a train station bench wearing bowler hat, glasses, long coat and gloves, signed by Churchill in blue ink at foot of image, Daily Express copyright stamp to verso, approx. 30 x 25 cm. From the Underdown estate with a compliments slip from Churchill's private secretary. (1)
* Bookplates. An Edwardian album of bookplates compiled by Rev. George H. Culshaw, specimens from 16th c. and later, mostly mounted with stamp hinges, the earliest being a hand-coloured example for W. Vogelmann, public notary of Nordlingen, c. 1530?, a little damaged at top left corner and relaid, approx. 50 x 40 mm, loosely inserted is an ALS from Campbell Dodgson of the British Museum to Rev. G.H. Culshaw, dated 30th March 1906, concerning this specimen, with over one hundred further bookplates incl. J. Foxton, D. Edwards, Thmas Kendal, William Disney, Ann Duggan, Prince Edward of Sax Weimar, Robert Southey, Lady Davy, Bridget Crauford, Visountess Downe, Katharina Woods, Martha H.G. Gervis, some circulating libraries (Fellows, W. Bally, Donaldson, Moore, Lucombe, Hazard, Batten, Simmons & Kirkby), plus some leather examples incl.James Sanders, Joseph Haslewood, Mrs and the Misses Collins, some det. and evidence of many specimens removed, old half morocco, rubbed, 4to (1)
Alken (Henry, illust.). The Analysis of the Hunting Field; being a Series of Sketches., The Whole Forming a Slight Souvenir of the Season, 1845-6, pub. Acermann, 1846, addn. hand-col. aqua. title, six hand-col. aqua. plts., orig. gilt dec. cloth, rubbed & worn, 8vo, together with Expilly (l'Abbe), Le Geographe Manuel., new ed., Paris, 1767, six folding eng. maps of the contenants, lacks pp.297-300, ink stamp to title, contemp. sheep, worn, 12mo, with Marryat (Captain Frederick), The Pirate, and the Three Cutters, 1st ed., 1836, eng. frontis., addn. eng. title, numerous eng. plts., a.e.g., contemp. gilt dec. morocco, slightly rubbed to extrems., 8vo, with one (Muirhead, illust.) Children's Children by Gertrude Bone, 1908, b & w plts., orig. boards, discoloured, 4to, (limited edition 103/215, signed by the illustrator), plus six other 19th/20th c. volumes (11)
Buchan (William). Domestic Medicine: or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by Regimen and Simple Medicines. with an Appendix, Containing a Dispensatory for the use of Private Practitioners, 9th ed., 1786, ink stamp to title, some browning to margins, contemp. sheep, recent reback, 8vo, together with Trollope (Rev. William), A History of the Royal Foundation of Christ's Hospital., pub. William Pickering, 1834, eng. frontis. and nine eng. plts., orig. cloth, rebacked, 4to (2)
Gollnitz (Abraham). Ulysses Belgio-Gallicus, 1st ed., Leiden, Elzevir Press, 1631, eng. title by Cornelis Dusend, contemp. vellum with yapp fore-edges, red morocco label to spine, and old gilt stamp of Lincoln's Inn Library at foot, some minor marks, 12mo, together with Muretus (M. Antonius), Orationum Volumina a Duo, Rothomagi, 1612, title with printer's woodcut device, old owner's ink inscription to title, near-contemp. vellum with yapp fore-edges, one or two minor marks, 12mo, plus Cornelius Nepos. De Vita excellentium Imperatorum, ed. Steph. And. Philippe, Paris, 1745, eng. frontis. by Cochin, title with eng. vign., eng. head and tail-pieces, woodcut initials, etc., approbation leaf at end., a.e.g., contemp. mottled calf, gilt-dec. spine, rubbed and joints sl. cracked, small 8vo. Willems 349 for the first work, an account of the author's European travels, from Dover to Turin, in which he made interesting observations of the great houses, gardens, art collections, and libraries encountered. (3)
Gregory I (Pope, the Great). Secundus dyalogorum liber. de vita ac miraculis beatissimi Benedicti. Eiusdem almi patris nostri Benedicti regula. Speculum Bernardi Abbatis casanensis de his ad que in professione obligatur monachus, [colophon]: Venetiis, per Lucantonium de giunta, 3 idus martii 1505, title-page printed in red, with Giunta's woodcut fleur de lys device, text printed in red and black, the integral blank leaf e7 present, three full-page woodcuts of scenes from St. Benedict's life, with the facing pages of text printed within woodcut borders, full-page woodcut of St. George slaying the dragon on the recto of the last leaf (verso blank), some large historiated woodcut initials, several holes in the title-page and following 2. leaves, and in the last leaf, indelible stamp on the title-page, some soiling and marginal staining, contemp. blind-stamped calf over wooden boards, lower cover damaged by the removal of a clasp, roughly rebacked, joints now fragile, 16mo. Adams G.1204 cites a single copy only, which lacks the first gathering of 8 leaves, actually signed A. (1)
[Napoleon]. The Morning Chronicle, 187 orig. issues, all relating to the life and career of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1815-21, together with one issue of The Times, March 21st 1815, The Morning Post, 11th July 1815, & The Observer, December 1st, 1815, occn. minor foxing, some creasing to early issues, one or two closed tears without loss, small red duty stamp to upper outer corner of each issue, contemp. half calf, vellum outer corners, recent reback with contrasting morocco label, atlas 4to. This collection of contemporary newspapers covers Napoleon's escape from Elba, the Battle of Waterloo, the Vienna Congress, and subsequent occupation of France, the transportation of Napoleon to St. Helena, ending with his death, with early manuscript notes and index at rear. (1)
Trial. The Trial of Henry Yorke, for a Conspiracy, &c. Before the Hon. Mr. Justice Rooke, at the Assizes, Held for the County of York, on Saturday, July 10, 1795. Published by the Defendant, from Mr. Ramsay's Short-Hand Notes, [1795], woodcut book stamp of Robert Batty to title verso, modern qtr. calf gilt, 8vo (1)
Bookseller's catalogue. Verzeichniss Neuer Bucher, die vom July bis December 1818 Wirtlich Erschienen sind, nebst Berlegern, Preisen und Einem Wissenschaftlishen Reportium von J.C. Hinrichs, Buchhandler in Leipzig, pub. Carl Gerold'schen Buchhandlung, Vienna, 1818, 96pp., ink stamp to first leaf of text, stitched as issued, 8vo, contained in modern purpose-made book box. This edition , issued by Carl Gerold's Goldschmidtgasse bookshop, near St. Stephens, appears to be unrecorded. NUC locates a number of his late 19th c. catalogues but none from this early period. (1)
Sowerby (James). English Botany; or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, Vol. 22. only, 1806, seventy-three hand-col. plts., contemp. straight-grain gilt dec. morocco, joints rubbed,8vo, together with Tripp (F. E.), British Mosses, Their Homes, Aspects, Structure, and Uses, 2. vols, new ed., 1888, col. printed title-pages and thirty-six col. printed plts., stitching strained with first plt. and two adjoining leaves loose, 'Friend's School' oval ink stamp on front pastedowns, with ms. presentation inscription below, orig. cloth gilt, rubbed, 4to, plus Amherst (Hon. Alicia), A History of Gardening in England, 2nd ed., 1896, numerous b & w letterpress illusts., t.e.g., remainder rough-trimmed, front hinge splitting, orig. cloth gilt, spine sl. rubbed at ends and with gilt a little dulled, large 8vo, plus two other nat. hist. (6)
A 1930's Stuarts cocktail shaker of swollen cylindrical section with conforming chrome plated two piece cover, together with two egg cup form footed shot glasses. The set decorated with hand wheel cut spider's webs with assorted spiders to the centres and hanging to the sides in various enamel colours with numerous small flying insects, acid stamp to the base, decanter 8.5" tall.
A large Stuarts fruit bowl circa mid 20th Century. The bowl having a wide circular foot rising to a shallow pedestal set with a wide circular bowl, the exterior decorated with a repeat pattern of two bands of square panels each with central circular printie cut between plain bands, measures 9" across by 7" tall, acid stamp to the base.
A late 19th Century Stevens and Williams cameo latticino posy bowl, probably John Northwood circa 1885, the compressed ovoid body satin cased with ruby over white lace latticino and cameo cut with a continuous band of convolvulus flowers below angular crimped rim, acid stamp "Stevens & Williams Art Glass Stourbridge", 4.75" diameter.
SAVILLE, Malcolm. REDSHANK'S WARNING. Lutterworth Press, London 1948. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with silver lettering, bright; ink gift inscription to half title; dustwrapper, chipped and torn with loss at head and tail of spine. WELLS, Helen. PERIL OVER THE AIRPORT. Sampson Low, London 1961. First UK edition. 8vo. Blue cloth, a little faded to spine, text block tanned, ink owner's stamp to front free endpaper; generally vg, lacking dustwrapper. Plus 4 further UK first editions by Helen Wells, similar condition. (6)
CHANDLER, Raymond. KILLER IN THE RAIN. Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London. 1964. PUBLISHER'S PROOF COPY. 8vo; internally clean and bright; in the original yellow printed publisher's wraps with printed label on upper wrapper, spine with 'Raymond Chandler' written in biro, signature to head of front wrapper and half-title, minor sunning and rubbing to extremities. CHANDLER, Raymond. THE SMELL OF FEAR. Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London. 1965. PUBLISHER'S PROOF COPY. 8vo; internally clean and bright; in the original yellow printed publisher's wraps, with provisional publication date stamp on upper cover with inserted 'June' in biro, title and author written in felt tip on spine (although now barely visible), same signature to head of front wrapper and half-title, minor sunning and rubbing to extremities. (2)
FLEMING, Ian. MOONRAKER Cape, 1955. First edition. 8vo. Near fine book in the original Kenneth Lewis flame effect dustwrapper. The book is not inscribed, but has light foxing and part browning to the endpapers and a small booksellers stamp at the foot of the front paste-down. The wrapper is price clipped, with minor fading to the spine, slight edgewear and a couple of tape marks to the back panel. The third James Bond novel.
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