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WILSON, William. BRYOLOGIA BRITANNICA; CONTAINING THE MOSSES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1855. A new (third) edition, with many additions and alterations, of the Muscologia Britannica of Messrs. Hooker and Taylor. 8vo. Illustrated with 61 hand-coloured plates. Ex-university library, bound in brown library buckram, with a bookplate on the front paste-down and a light ink stamp to the front free endpaper. VERDOORN, Fr., ed. MANUAL OF BRYOLOGY. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, 1932. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Ex-university library, with bookplate to the front pastedown and a few discreet ink stamps. BRAITHWAITE, R. THE SPHAGNACEAE OR PEAT-MOSSES OF EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA. David Bogue, London, 1880. First edition. Small 4to. Illustrated with 29 coloured plates. Two leaves detached, otherwise a nice clean copy in the original blind-blocked boards, lettered gilt, with a touch of water-staining to the edge of the boards. PARNELL, Richard. THE GRASSES OF BRITAIN. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, [1845]. First edition. Large 8vo. Illustrated with 142 fine engraved plates. A very clean bright copy in the original olive-green boards, lettered and decorated in gilt. (4)
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[BIBLIOGRAPHY] LOWNDES, William Thomas. THE BIBLIOGRAPHER'S MANUAL OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. Henry G. Bohn, London, 1864. New edition, revised, corrected and enlarged. 12mo. Six volumes. Bookbinder's blind stamp to the head of each front free endpaper, otherwise a clean bright set in contemporary half calf with marbled sides, spines faded to a pleasant mid-brown, gilt a little dull. DIBDIN, T.F. THE LIBRARY COMPANION. Printed for Harding, Triphook and Lepard [etc], 1824. Large 8vo. A very clean unmarked copy in contemporary half calf with marbled sides, marbled endpapers and marbled edges, spine ruled gilt with raised bands and contrasting spine label. HUGO, Thomas. THE BEWICK COLLECTOR. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF THOMAS AND JOHN BEWICK and SUPPLEMENT. Lovell, Reeve, London, 1866 and 1868. Large 8vo. Two volumes. An attractive set in contemporary half leather with marbled paper sides and marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. With four other bibliographical items. (13)
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ECONOMICS - BOLTON, Robert. A SHORT AND PRIVATE DISCOURSE BETWEENE MR BOLTON AND ONE M.S. CONCERNING USURY. Published by E.B. by Mr Bolton's owne coppy. London, Printed by George Miller dwelling in Blacke-Friers, 1637. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Small 4to; title within engraved ornamental border, with engraved printer's device on title, head- and tail-pieces and initials; upper edge cropped close though not touching head-lines, margins lightly browned with very slight worming affecting fore-edge throughout, otherwise crisp; in modern calf-backed boards, spine in gilt, minor wear to outer edges. Kress 523; Goldsmith 684; New STC 3249. An early and substantial tract against usury, written by a highly popular and prolific Puritan writer. Whilst much of the argument relies on theology, the thesis nevertheless contains a good deal of economic reasoning as well as reference to common, statute and canon law. The work was published posthumously by Edward Bagshawe (E.B.), Bolton's friend and biographer, who was imprisoned by parliamentarians for his puritan principles. - ST. JOHN, Oliver. MR. St. JOHN'S SPEECH TO THE LORDS in the Upper House of Parliament. January 7, 1640. Concerning Ship-Money. Printed in Anno Domini, 1640. FIRST EDITION. 4to; dampstain to foot of signatures C & D; modern calf backed boards, spine gilt; STC 21589; Wing S331; Kress 556; PARKER, Henry. THE CASE OF SHIPMONY Briefly discoursed, according to the Grounds of Law, Policy, and Conscience. Printed Anno Dom. 1640. FIRST EDITION. 4to; modern half calf, spine gilt. NSTC 19215. MADOX, Thomas. THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE EXCHEQUER OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. Together with . . . the Ancient Dialogue concerning the Exchequer . . . and A Dissertation concerning the most Ancient Great Roll of the Exchequer [etc.]. William Owen, London, 1769. Second Edition. Two volumes, 4to; with library bookplate on front pastedowns and small stamp on verso of titles; contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels lettered in gilt, lightly rubbed, minor chipping at head. Kress 6656; Goldsmith 10573; Einaudi 3601. Second (and best) edition of one of the great works of historical economic scholarship of the eighteenth century, and the principal work of Thomas Madox, called by Maitland 'beautiful . . . one of the greatest historical works of the last [18th] century'. (5)
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RUSHDIE, Salman. THE SATANIC VERSES. Viking, London 1988. First edition. 8vo. Small owner's stamp to front free endpaper. Fine copy in fine dustwrapper. GREENE, Graham. J'ACCUSE. THE DARK SIDE OF NICE. The Bodley Head, London 1982. First edition. 8vo. Printed wraps, near fine. Plus 3 others, various subjects. (5).
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WETJEN, Albert Richard. THE CHRONICLES OF SHARK GOTCH [and] SHARK GOTCH SHOOTS IT OUT [and] IN THE WAKE OF SHARK GOTCH. World's Work, Kingswood, Surrey, 1937-1941. Reprinted 1950-51. 8vo. Clean and unmarked in near fine publisher-price-clipped dustwrappers, repriced with an ink-stamp. A nice little collection of three of the five Shark books cataloguing Wetjen's hero's exploits in the South Seas. With Gladys Mitchell's Speedy Death, a first printing, recased and with new endpapers. (4)
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'Neptune': a Belleek tea service Second Period, 1891-1926 green lustrous rims and handles, shell feet and finials, comprising: a teapot and cover, a milk jug, a sugar bowl, four cups and saucers and a tray black printed marks and retailer's stamp ROBINSON & CLEAVER BELFAST sugar bowl restored (13) à
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A pair of Royal Crown Derby two-handled urns and covers circa 1900 by C.Harris, signed, of 'Warwick Vase' shape, each painted with a bouquet of flowers within an oval raised gilt beaded frame against a cobalt-blue ground enriched with tooled gilt flower sprays, flanked by gilt twisted branch handles between green gilt dotted borders, the covers with gilt acanthus knops above a swag of tooled gilt flowers red-printed factory marks and date cyphers, red script pattern number 0483 shape number 1286 retailer's stamp JAMES GREEN & NEPHEW LONDON 19cm., 7Iin. high (4)
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A Royal Crown Derby two-handled vase and cover circa 1897 by Desire Leroy, signed, of flattened campana form, painted with a colourful bird standing on grass within a landscape, to the reverse bagpipes crossed by a quiver and arrow with flowers, each within elaborate tooled and raised gilt scroll reserves and turquoise blue borders against a cobalt-blue ground, the foot with gilt leaf moulding and enamelled turquoise panels with gilt motifs, a scalloped turquoise collar to the neck, flanked by gilt acanthus leaf handles, the cover with leaf-moulded knop red-printed factory mark and date cypher with TIFFANY & Co. NEW YORK retailer's stamp, pattern 5778 shape number 1185 JD monogram possibly for gilder John Joseph Dale 20.3cm., 8in. high cover restored, handle re-gilt (2)
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A small pair of Royal Crown Derby plates from the Judge E.H.Gary Service circa 1909 by A.Gregory, signed, of Ely shape, the rims painted with three baskets of flowers within lobed raised and tooled-gilt scroll frames against a banded cobalt-blue and turquoise ground finely gilt by G.Darlington, signed, with raised and tooled foliate scrolls and dotted wreaths, flanking a 'G' monogram gilt-printed marks including Royal Arms and TIFFANY & Co. NEW YORK retailer's stamp, impressed dates 15.5cm., 6Bin. diameter minor stacking wear.
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An unusual Crown Derby cobalt-blue ground two-handled vase and cover circa 1886 the ovoid-shaped body decorated in raised gilding with a band of circles enclosing various fruits and floral motifs between foliate bands, above a swag of leaves hung with more fruit and tied with ribbons, beneath which hover insects, the neck and stem moulded and gilt with acanthus, raised on a square gilt-enriched base, flanked by loop handles with gilt 'beading', domed cover red-printed factory mark and date cypher incorporating retailer's stamp IWP & C.PHILLIPS 25.5cm., 10in. high restored around top of foot (2)
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A 6 shot 5mm pinfire "Apache" pepperbox revolver/knuckleduster/dagger; 73/4" overall when fully open, barrels 11/2", German silver frame and knuckleduster, the former stamped "I. Dolne Invur" and serial number "2389", the latter with stamp of Pirlot Freres; folding trigger. Good Working Order and Condition (steel parts lightly pitted overall) (Please see lot 163 for image)
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John Lennon John Lennon's childhood stamp album, circa 1950, the album with green cloth covers titled Mercury Stamp Album on upper cover, the fly leaf inscribed in Lennon's young hand with his name and address John Lennon, 251 Menlove Avenue, Woolton, Liverpool, signed again by Lennon in blue ballpoint pen on the lower half of the page and on the top left corner with three 'practice' signatures in pencil - his Christian name written once and his surname twice as he appears to work out the formation of his signature, the page additionally annotated by Lennon in blue ink and ballpoint with the number of stamps in the album, these figures crossed out and amended as the size of the collection fluctuated; the fly leaf additionally annotated with an almost indistinct inscription in Lennon's cousin, Stanley Parkes' hand in black ink, with his name and address in Fleetwood, this inscription, similarly in a young hand, appears to have been largely erased to suggest that perhaps Stanley, the elder of the two cousins, started the album off before it became Lennon's own collection - other inscriptions in black crayon in an unknown hand; accompanied by a reproduction of a black and white photograph of Lennon aged 7 -- 10x8in. (25.4x20.3cm.) (2)
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A PAIR OF ENGLISH COADE STONE ROUNDELS BY COADE, LAMBETH, DATED 1791 Each modelled with a youth, one personifying industry, the other astride a dolphin holding a trident, each with impressed stamp COADE, LONDON, 1791 33sin. (85cm.) diameter (2) The production of 'medallions' and 'tablets' by the Coade factory was extensive, the list shows some forty-four types of medallions and plaques and fifty-eight varieties of tablets or panels. As with most of Mrs Coade's production, considerable variation was possible, surviving examples show how she was able to produce similar designs on a common theme. The 1784 Descriptive Catalogue of Coade's Artificial Stone Manufactory lists on page 16 various models which in part are the prototypes for this lot, notably No.s 314-317, sized at 2ft. 11ins. diameter and available for just over 4 guineas. Four variations on the dolphin design were supplied to Hooton Hall in Cheshire (architect Samuel Wyatt, 1778, now demolished), Henry Clay in Connoisseur, October 1928, pages 79-87, shows photographs of the putti on dolphins.
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AN ENGLISH CAST IRON CHIMNEYPIECE BY THE COALBROOKDALE COMPANY, SHROPSHIRE, AFTER A DESIGN BY ALFRED STEVENS, CIRCA 1860 The frieze and jambs with classical recumbent figure amidst festoons and birds, with cast stamp to the reverse COALBROOKDALE 52in. (132cm.) high, 64sin. (164.5cm.) wide, 8sin. (22cm.) deep; the opening 38sin. (98cm.) high, 39sin. (101cm.) wide
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AN ENGLISH COADE STONE FIGURE OF FLORA BY COADE, LAMBETH, LATE 18TH CENTRY Shown standing, classicaly draped, the circular base with impressed stamp COADE, LONDON 59sin. (151cm.) high Coade produced various models entitled 'Flora', including the Antique Farnese Flora and one to John Bacon's design. This lot conforms to No.14 in the Etchings Catalogue book of circa 1785. A Flora to the same model as the present lot is at Heveningham Hall, Suffolk, paired with a figure of Pomona, in niches of the Orangery by James Wyatt.
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AN ENGLISH COADE STONE FIGURE OF URANEA BY COADE, LAMBETH, LATE 18TH CENTURY The base with impressed stamp COADE LONDON 52sin. (123.5cm.) high In 1771 Coade started working with the sculptor John Bacon (1740-1799), whom she later attributed various works from her catalogue, including the model for this figure of Urania. The figure is listed in the 1784 'Descriptive Catalogue' on the opening page as No.7, size 4 ft. 6 ins. and is illustrated in the Coade etchings paired with the figure of Clio.
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A COADE STONE KEYSTONE BY COADE, LAMBETH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Modelled with female mask, impressed stamp to base COADE, LONDON, and indistinctly dated 181* 13in. (33cm.) high Eleanor Coade was able to benefit from the vogue for the neo-classical, her ornaments and architectural decorations were used in great quantity by the most notabel architects; Robert Adam, James and Samuel Wyatt, Sir Jeffrey Wyatville, Sir John Soane, John Nash and Humphry Repton. The production of keystones was immense and the many survivors on buildings today is a testament to the strength of the Coade compound.
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