![* German playing cards. Orakelkarte [Oracle Cards], [Nürnberg: Johann Ernst Backofen], circa 1817, a complete deck of 36 sten](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/83ecd99d-b291-4c15-8c81-af5f011eca69/468x382.jpg)
* German playing cards. Orakelkarte [Oracle Cards], [Nürnberg: Johann Ernst Backofen], circa 1817, a complete deck of 36 stencil-coloured engraved playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 9 (German suits), each with pip cards 2 & 6-10, and 3 full-length courts, each card with fortune caption at foot in both German and French, each 10 with Roman numeral X at top, 6 of acorns with 'J.Wolf Sc', 2 of leaves with tax stamp, browned and dusty, few minor marks or spots, versos blue diagonal pattern of spots and dashes, each card 93 x 52 mm, 20 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastice (not examined out of board), the remainder contained in a clear plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Bube Dame König Band 2, Nr.25 (for a version with German & Polish captions); Hargrave, p.149; Willshire, Miscellaneous G.140.3 (British Museum no's.1883,1110.127-8).The space on the 7 of hearts that usually incorporates the maker's name is empty in this example.
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![* Musical playing cards. Songs with flute accompaniment, [London], between 1724-1745, the complete deck of 52 uncoloured engr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/ad1e4596-181b-4d7e-b994-af5f011ecbdf/468x382.jpg)
* Musical playing cards. Songs with flute accompaniment, [London], between 1724-1745, the complete deck of 52 uncoloured engraved playing cards, each with several lines of music and verse, with additional lines of verse centrally, and music for flute accompaniment below, miniature playing cards to upper left corners (French suits), with hand-coloured red suit signs, single-figure standard English pattern courts, ace of spades with numbered 'crown' tax stamp, few light creases, scarce minor marks, plain versos, each card 101 x 65mm, 18 cards corner mounted onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display board), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, the display board 40 x 54.5cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Morley, pp. 193-194; Schreiber, English 79; WCMPC Collection acquisition no. 249; Willshire, English 206; Wowk, p.99.The songs are mostly on the subject of love. That on the knave of diamonds is titled 'Jack Shepherd' and mentions his death by hanging, which took place in 1724.
* Upper Austrian Animal Tarock. Animal Tarock cards, Wels, Upper Austria: Peter Schachner, 1816, the complete deck of 54 stencil coloured woodcut cards, comprising 4 suits of 8 (French suits), each with pip cards ace-4 (red suits) or 7-10 (black suits), and 4 double-ended court cards, dated tax stamp and printed maker's details with date to ace of hearts, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 double-ended animal trumps (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) and Fool card, generally finger-soiled, toned and rubbed, occasional spotting or marks, few cards with tiny spots of adhesion, versos with multi-coloured marbling, each card 105 x 52 mm, 41 cards corner mounted onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of display boards), the remainder loosely contained in a clear plastic bag, each display board 42 x 59 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Hargrave, p.134; Kohlmann, Radau and Schlede (1982), 32 (1815 deck); Mann, All Cards on the Table, 222 (1813 deck mentioned); Wien Technisches Museum inventory no's 89809 (1810 deck) & 89812 (1820 deck).
* American Playing Cards. The Great Southwest Souvenir Playing Cards, Kansas City, Missouri: Fred Harvey, 1910, 54 colour-printed cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pips 1-10 and 3 court cards, all with oval photographs of native American Indians, buildings, and views, indices to opposing corners, plus map card and joker (latter with small finger crease), illustration of mounted Indians on versos, rounded corners, gilt edges, 88 x 63 mm, contained in original turquoise cloth box, outer sleeve gilt lettered on one side (rubbed) and with mounted playing card on the other, somewhat soiled and worn, remains of tax stamp (for 1919), together with:New York City and Hudson River Souvenir Playing Cards, New York and San Francisco: Edward H. Mitchell, 1901, 54 colour-printed cards, comprising 4 suits of 13 (French suits), each with pip cards 1-10 and 3 court cards, all with oval scenic view, plus map card and joker, versos with full-length image of Father Knickerbocker in tricorn hat, rounded corners, gilt edges (rubbed), a few corners creased, king of spades with 6 mm closed tear in lower edge, 88 x 62 mm, contained in original cardboard box, outer sleeve gilt lettered on one side and with mounted playing card on the other (rubbed and with one side missing), plus 7 other US playing card items, comprising: The Stage, 1903, lacking joker, box broken with loss; Souvenir of Boston, 1900, box with some loss; California Souvenir, 1900, without box; Southern Pacific Lines, 1945, with booklet and box; Lyndy, the New Flying Game, 1927, with rules, box marked and worn; Poker Patience travelling folding set in slipcase with 1 deck Little Duke No. 24 cards and rule booklet (covers edge-frayed and detached); and 2 further packs of Little Duke cards, each boxed, housed together in cloth box lettered 'Patience' in gilt to hinged lidQTY: (9)NOTE:Hochman, The Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards, S27 & S38.
* Bezique. Six-pack Chinese Bezique, Charles Goodall & Son, 1930, 6 decks of 32 gilt-edged standard playing cards (plus jokers), unused, with 5 decks still in original printed tax wrappers (frayed), each approximately 90 x 60 mm, together with 2 original polished wood score markers and gold satin-covered gilt-edged rule booklet, housed together in original green morocco case with carrying handle (faded and mottled), Fortnum & Mason gilt stamp to inside flap, and silver clasp hallmarked Edward Langridge & Co., London, 1930, case 10 x 14.5 x 7 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Six-pack Bezique sets of this quality and condition are increasingly hard to find.
* Games. Nursery Rhymes Misfitz, London: C.W. Faulkner & Co., circa 1900, 72 chromolithographed cards illustrated by George Lambert, comprising 24 sets of 3, each set illustrating a nursery rhyme or story (e.g. Polly Put the Kettle On, Curly Locks, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Babes in the Wood, Little Red Riding Hood), somewhat toned and dusty, with some markings and creases, 3 cards with loss to edges and 1 with surface loss, backs with British flag and heraldic devices printed in terracotta with motto 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', 92 x 67 mm, with original 4pp. Rules (with central horizontal crease slightly split, and chipped to fore-edges), contained in a modern cardboard box custom-made by Rex Pitts, together with:National Families, Germany: Oppenheimer Schulzbacher Globe Games, late 19th century, 52 pictorial cards, comprising 13 sets of 4, each depicting a caricature captioned above and below, e.g. 'Mr. Dryfigs the Turk', 'Mrs. Ting Tong the Chinaman's Wife', 'Mr. Parlevous the Frenchman', 'Master Gotakoff the Russian's Son', 'Miss Fatherland the German's Daughter', toned and dust-soiled, with some creasing and occasional small marks, green patterened versos, rounded corners, 90 x 63 mm, contained in a modern cardboard box custom-made by Rex Pitts, plus 4 other playing card games, comprising: Golliwogg - A Round Game, Thomas De La Rue, 1902, with rules and original cardboard box (latter dusty and a trifle worn at edges); Our Kings & Queens, Mazawattee Tea Co. Ltd., 1902, with rules card, some cards creased, with remains of original cardboard box; Animal Grab, circa 1905, with rule sheet (creased and partially toned) and original cardboard box; and Spin & Old Maid, 1900, slightly dusty, 1 card with adhesive stamp repair to short closed tear in upper edge, with rule sheet and box both repaired with adhesive tapeQTY: (6)NOTE:The first item is hard to find in any state of completeness and condition, but particularly so with the rules present as well as all the cards. C.W. Faulkner made several different versions of this game at the turn of the century, including 'Animal Misfitz', 'Busy Folk Misfitz', 'Fairy Folk Misfitz', 'Shakespearian Misfitz', and 'Little Folk Misfitz', all of which are rare.
* Hunt & Son. A deck of standard playing cards, 1810, 52 wood engraved cards with stencilled colours, comprising four suits of 13, each with pip cards 1-10 and 3 full-length court cards, 'one shilling and sixpence duty', 'G.III Rex.' and 'No. 39' on ace of spades (a little toned), 'superfine' ink stamp on ace of clubs, some faint foxing (mainly to edges), plain versos, 93 x 64 mm, contained in remains of torn 'Great Mogul' engraved paper wrapper, with imprint of 58 Mortimer Street, LondonQTY: (1)NOTE:John Berry, Taxation on Playing-Cards in England from 1711 to 1960, IPCS Papers, No.3, January 2001, p.46 (Type A5).
![London Almanacks. London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1772, printed for the Company of Stationers, [1771], engraved view o](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/78fe4ede-95ee-4125-9992-af5f011eea96/468x382.jpg)
London Almanacks. London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1772, printed for the Company of Stationers, [1771], engraved view of The New Excise Office on 4 adjacent pages, title with red duty ink stamp, textblock lightly cockled, close-trimmed at rear (clipping few headlines), original pink silk wrappers, with contemporary ink manuscript decoration to covers, front cover with ink manuscript date, rear cover with ink manuscript monogram E.L. (?), somewhat dusty and faded, spine with some splitting and minor loss, 55 x 33 mm, in original Dutch floral covered slipcase, with lift-off lid, rubbed and darkened, small loss to lower edge of lid, together with London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1793, engraved 4 page view of the New House of Correction for the County of Middlesex, duty stamp to title, close-trimmed at foot, clipping few bottom lines of text, all edges gilt, original green morocco, gilt scrolling floral tool on spine, covers with red, cream, and blue onlays, with various decorative gilt borders, and central gilt tools of a bird on foliage, and of an urn with a flower, with various small tools, lightly rubbed, a little wear to foot of spine and one corner, 56 x 33 mm, in original matching slipcase, rubbed and slighlty darkened, plus London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1798, engraved 4 page view of Westminster Abbey, duty stamp to title, all edges gilt, original red morocco, gilt scrolling floral roll on spine, covers with cream and blue onlays, with various gilt borders, and numerous gilt small tools including a bird flying over a small house (apparently tooled upside-down), lightly soiled and rubbed in places, 57 x 34 mm, in original matching slipcase, rubbed and a little darkened, contained in (possibly original?) card box with lift-off lid, somewhat rubbed and dust-soiled, the base lacking its top edge, the lid with decorative floral label in gilt and green (corners split), 63 x 42 mm, and three other London Almanacks, for the years 1815, 1824, and 1834, each with 4 page engraved view, all edges gilt, original red or maroon morocco gilt, two with cream and black onlays, all elaborately gold-tooled, two somewhat rubbed and darkened, each in original matching slipcase, one darkened and lightly rubbed, one a trifle rubbed, one darkened and wornQTY: (6)NOTE:Bondy, pp.39-41 & 164; Welsh 4563, 4586, 4593, 4617, 4626 respectively, and see 4641 for the small square format version of the final item.
Miniature almanacks. Goldsmith. An Almanack for the Year of our Lord God, M.DCC.XCIII, Calculated by John Goldsmith, London: for the Company of Stationers, [1792], partly printed in red & black, title verso with red duty stamp, marbled endpapers, rear hinge partly cracked, all edges gilt, original 'Venetian mosaic' binding in red morocco, blue and green onlays, with elaborate gold-tooled design incorporating birds, flowers, leaves and human faces, lightly rubbed in places, but in bright condition, 102 x 54 mm, in matching slipcase (rubbed and darkened), together with another Goldsmith. An Alamanck ..., for 1783, [1782], partly printed in red & black, title verso with red duty stamp, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, original 'Venetian mosaic' binding in green morocco, blue and red onlays, with elaborate gold-tooled design incorporating floral and foliage motifs and a central flower vase, somewhat rubbed in places, front cover with loss to two onlays,102 x 54 mm, in similar red morocco slipcase, with blue, red and green onlays, and elaborate gold-tooled design incorporating birds and flowers, with a central motif of a swan on water, rubbed and somewhat darkened, bottom edge worn, a couple of marks to one side, plus another Goldsmith. An Almanack ..., for 1772, [1771], partly printed in red & black, some early ink manuscript annotations to blank pages, front free endpapers verso and preliminary blank with 19th century ink manuscript family provenance notes, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco gilt with brass fore-edge clasps, one clasp defective, rubbed and marked, some wear to extremities, 105 x 58 mmQTY: (3)NOTE:Not in Bondy. See Welsh 3090-3094 for Goldsmith almanacks for other years. Most editions are uncommon.
![Miniature almanacks. Le Nouvel Almanach de Poche, pour l'an 1821, Lille: chez Vanackere, [1820], woodcut frontispiece depicti](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/6192aab3-0325-4d5f-90da-af5f011ef054/468x382.jpg)
Miniature almanacks. Le Nouvel Almanach de Poche, pour l'an 1821, Lille: chez Vanackere, [1820], woodcut frontispiece depicting an almanack street seller, 4 half-page woodcut roundels depicting the four seasons, 12 woodcut illustrations portraying a scene for each month, 2 further woodcut illustrations, one depicting an astronomer, generally spotted, very pale dampstain to foot of first few gutters (one opening with small mould stain), short closed tear to one top edge, frontispiece blank reverse with contemporary ink manuscript ownership inscription (some strikethrough to woodcut), red edges, original boards, rubbed and dusty, lightly soiled with a little wear, 102 x 42 mm, together with London Alamanck for the Year of Christ 1817, London: for the Company of Stationers, [1816], double-page engraved view of Westminster Abbey, title with red duty stamp, one gutter mostly cracked, one opening with small area of adhesion near foot of gutter, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco gilt, barely rubbed, 58 x 67 mm, plus London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1796, London: for the Company of Stationers, [1795], red duty stamp to title, some worming to spine folds (mainly affecting two gutters), silk pocket inside front cover, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco wallet-style binding, sewn with metalised thread, rear cover with monogram 'M.P.', with coronet above and date '1796' below, all sewn with metalised thread, upper edge stained, 32 x 33 mm, with 4 other London Almanacks, for the years 1827 & 1838 (standard format, black or maroon morocco wallet-style); 1863 (finger format, green morocco with slipcase); and 1868 (small square format, beige morocco with slipcase), and 12 other miniature almanacks (plus two small format), including: The Bijou Alamanack 1855 (Rock, Brothers & Co.), 2 Victoria Miniature Almanacks for 1846 (one in decorative black morocco gilt wallet-style souvenier binding from Newstead Abbey), 3 copies of Tilt's Miniature Almanack for 1848, 1859, 1861 in wallet-style bindingsQTY: (21)NOTE:First item: Not in Bondy. Second item: Bondy, pp.39-41: 'the very rare double-sized almanac' (p.41); Welsh 4619 (for the standard format almanack of that year).Third item: Bondy, pp.39-41; Welsh 4590 (for the standard format almanack). These small square format almanacks, as with the finger format, have no frontispiece illustration.
* Austen (Henry Thomas, 1771-1850). Militia officer, clergyman, banker and brother of Jane Austen. Manuscript promissory note for £200, 24 October 1806, the text reads: 'Three months after date I promise to pay to Mr Henry Maunde or his order Two Hundred Pounds for Value recd. payable at Messrs Austen Maunde & Austen Bankers Albany', signed 'Ct [Count?] Stuarton', manuscript addendum to verso, 'H. Maunde. Pay the Contents to Hugh Moises MD Value in Account. Cha: James', embossed 4 shilling duty stamp, a few minor marks, 85 x 220 mm, together with a printed reward notice for 5 guineas relating to this specific manuscript promissory note, printed by C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, no date, c. 1807/08, giving note that the drawer of the promissory note has absconded and offering a reward, printing the content of the promissory note and then a description of the fraudster in dramatic fashion, 'He is between 30 and 40 years old; about 5 feet 10 inches high; ill-looking; marked with the small pox; large red nose; light hair; of late dressed in black, in consequence of the death of Cardinal York, having passed himself for a descendent of the Royal House of Stuart; sometimes wears a bottle-green coat and half-boots; has a large seal to his chain, with a spiral coronet, and the letter S engraved under; speaks very full and quick; with a Dutch or German accent... ', some spotting, 280 x 110 mmQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: David Gilson & Chris Viveash Collection. Acquired from Questor Rare Books, London, 1998, catalogue 3, item 120.David Gilson published an article about the note and the accompanying reward notice in Jane Austen Society, Annual Report (2006), pp. 43-45. Gilson notes that it was not only debtors owing large sums but many owing smaller sums which led to the fall of Henry Austen's banking empire. Gilson's article concludes by highlighting the connection between the printer Charles Roworth and the Austen family and notes that within a few years of this jobbing printing notice Roworth was to publish most of the first edition volumes of Jane Austen's novels.Exceedingly rare items of Jane Austen ephemera.
* Brontë Family. A manuscript deed concerning the manor of Coln[e], Lancashire, 14 October 1755, in which Henry Cunliffe of Wycoller 'in pursuance of certain marriage articles' between Henry Cunliffe, Lupton Topham, Gentleman, and Mary Topham, spinster, 'for better securing unto the said Mary a further provision and joynture out of certain of those estates as is therein mentioned... ', signed by the steward Lawrence Robinson lower right, duty stamp to left margin, some browning and a few tiny holes, a few words at fold in sections slightly faded, 1 page on vellum, 31 x 44 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Wycoller Hall was a manor house in the village of Wycoller, Lancashire, just three miles east of Colne. The Cunliffes settled at Wycoller in the 1720s, the estate passing through several brothers, all of whom died without issue, before passing to the grandson of one of the sisters, Henry Owen in 1773, following the death of Henry Cunliffe. (1728-1773). This earlier Henry and the subject of this deed married Mary Topham (1731-1779), daughter of Lupton Topham (1702-1779). Henry Owen Cunliffe refurbished Wycoller Hall but in succeeding generations was to fall into disarray. The Hall is thought to be the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, first published in 1847. The Brontës lived in the nearby village of Howarth and it is likely the family visited Wycoller on their walks.
* Dickens (Charles, 1812-1870). Cheque Signed, 'Charles Dickens', London, 27 January 1864, drawn on Messrs Coutts & Co printed slip and completed in manuscript, paying to H.P. Trust the sum of £5, embossed stamp upper right, not crossed or cancelled, very minor chips to right margin, 80 x 188 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:H.P. Trust is Houghton Place Trust. From May 1859 Dickens's accounts at Coutts Bank show numerous payments to Houghton Place, where it is rumoured his mistress Ellen 'Nelly' Ternan lived (Tomalin, Charles Dickens: A Life).
* Rowling (Joanne Kathleen, b. 1965). Diana, Princess of Wales, Commemorative First Day Cover, 1 July 2007, signed and inscribed in black felt tip pen by the Harry Potter author, 'Thank you! J.K. Rowling', the signature across the second postmark and 1st class stamp, together with original printed information cardQTY: (2)NOTE:An unusual ephemera item, uniting two of the most famous British women of the modern era. This was one of a set of five commemorative covers issued to celebrate Diana's life and postmarked to coincide with the anniversary of her birth on 1 July 1961.
Collodi (Carlo). Pinocchio. Translated from the Well-Known Charming and Exciting Childs' Story by C. Collodi, by M.C.H. & A.L., Illustrated by M.C.H. & [?].H., original typescript in 2 volumes, no place or date, [?London], c. 1900, manuscript title, v, 216 pp., typed to rectos only, with 67 pen and ink mostly vignette drawings corner-mounted or pasted in, many as pictorial chapter initials, some signed 'R.H.', and the final one signed 'E.M.H.', a few scattered proof corrections, some dust-soiling and occasional corner creasing, stitched as issued without covers, manuscript title to upper wrapper of first volume and ink stamp of [the typist?] E. Tigar, 23 Maitland Park Villas, Haverstock Hill, NW, to upper wrapper of second volume, 4to (25.5 x 20 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:An apparently unpublished translation with original illustrations by unidentified translators and illustrators.
Weston (Stephen). Siao cu lin, or, A small collection of Chinese Characters, analysed and decompounded, with the English prefixed in the order of the alphabet, by way of introduction to the language of China, also the elementary characters as they are pronounced at Pekin & Canton with a preface & notes of construction, to which is added the Chinese genesis & its agreement with the Mosaic account, [London]: Published & sold by H. Mutlow engraver. 13 Russell Court, Covent Garden, 1812, engraved title with first line in Chinese characters (Chinese ink stamp on tissue paper to title at fore-margin, engraved publisher's note slip to verso) and 26 engraved leaves with text in Chinese characters and English, some toning mostly to margins, scattered spotting, mid-19th century inscription to front blank, modern red cloth, 8voQTY: (1)
Hurt (Freda M.) Mr. Twink Takes Charge, 1954; Mr. Twink, Detective, 1957; Mr. Twink & the Kitten Mystery, 1958; Mr. Twink and the Jungle Garden, 1960; Mr. Twink Finds a Family (2 copies), 1961, 1st editions, illustrations by Nina Scott Langley, occasional light spotting, previous owner ink stamp to Detective, Jungle Garden ex-libris, one copy of Finds a Family inscribed by the author, original cloth, dust jackets, some toning to spine, a few chips and tears and light spotting, 8vo, together with other juvenile titles including Andy Goes Abroad, 1960, Andy Wins the Prize, 1961, The Caravan Cat, 1963, Andy and Her Twin, 1963, Andy Meets a Hero, 1964, Crab Island, 1965, Andy Looks for Gold, 1965, and Benny and the Space Boy, 1970 (inscribed by the author), plus some thrillers by the author, including Death by Bequest, 1960, Sweet Death, 1961 (lacking front endpaper), Death and the Bridegroom, 1963, A Cause for Malice, 1966, Seven Year Secret, 1968 (inscribed by the author), Death in the Mist, 1969, Dangeours Visit, 1971 (inscribed), Dark Design, 1972, Fatal Fortune, 1973 (inscribed), and Return to Terror, 1974 (inscribed), plus others including The Weather Imp and the King of Nowhere, Modern Plays for Schools, No. 14, wrapper-bound, 1955, inscribed, plus a few others without jackets, a few inscribed QTY: (37)NOTE:Mary Elizabeth Hurt (1911-1999) wrote under her nom-de-plume Freda Hurt mainly in two genres, children's (mainly the 'Mr. Twink' and 'Andy' series) and crime fiction, mostly featuring Detective Inspector Herbert Broom. A lot of the inscriptions are for Frances, her niece, the collection thence by descent.
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924], 12 mounted colour plates, wit](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/a5737988-9c6e-40a1-8117-af5f011f4a6a/468x382.jpg)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924], 12 mounted colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, numerous black and white illustrations, occasional light marks, decorative endpapers, Nottingham High School prize bookplate to verso of front free endpaper, original gilt decorated blue cloth, Nottingham High School circular ink stamp on rear cover, some soiling and superficial scratches to covers, darkened spine with ends slightly frayed, 4to, together with:Clarke (Harry, illustrator). The Year's at the Spring. An Anthology of Recent Poetry, compiled by L.D'O. Walters, with an Introduction by Harold Munro, 1st edition, 1920, 12 colour and 12 black & white plates, letterpress vignettes, free endpapers toned, original cloth-backed patterned boards, slight wear to extremities, spine darkened, 4to, plus 8 others, including: 3 illustrated by W. Heath Robinson (Bill the Minder; A Song of the English, by Rudyard Kipling; The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley); The Arabian Nights, illustrated by E.J. Detmold, with one plate lacking and another detached; and The Tempest, and Tales from Shakespeare, both illustrated by Robert Anning BellQTY: (10)
![Nister (Ernest, publisher). Our Darlings' Surprise Pictures, [1895], 8 full-page colour chromolithographs with tabs (one miss](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/39c70c3a-ad30-43c1-9d62-af5f011f4be8/468x382.jpg)
Nister (Ernest, publisher). Our Darlings' Surprise Pictures, [1895], 8 full-page colour chromolithographs with tabs (one missing), two leaves detaching, some toning to edges, presentation inscription to front free endpaper, upper and rear hinge tender, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, some soiling, 4to, together withHood (Thomas). The Headlong Career and Woful Ending of Precocious Piggy, illustrated by his son, London: Griffith & Farran, 1859, hand-coloured illustrations throughout, publisher's advertisement to rear, coloured endpapers, ownership blind stamp to first three leaves, original cloth-backed pink pictorial boards, edges rubbed, plusGreenaway (Kate). Kate Greenaway Pictures from originals presented to John Ruskin and other personal friends (the other two unpublished), with an appreciation by H. M. Cundall, London: Frederick Warn and Co., 1921, 20 mounted colour plates with captioned tissue guards, half-title, frontispiece offset to title, green marbled endpapers, original two tone cloth with gilt title, 4to, and 27 other children's and illustrated books including: Une Soirée dans le Monde des Chats, 1877; The Infants' Magazine, 1892; Ups and Downs All Smiles No Frowns, [1880]; Cats of All Sorts by Louis Wain, (defective), Young Maids & Old China, [1888]; etc., QTY: (1 carton)
Hoare (Richard Colt). A Collection of Forty-Eight Views of Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, Towns, Castles, Churches, Monasteries, and Romantic Places, in North and South Wales, principally from drawings by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, and engraved by the most eminent artists, [London]: John and Josiah Boydell, [1806], 48 engraved plates (including frontispiece), scattered spotting mostly to margins, some offsetting and browning mostly to text leaves, bookplates to front endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary burgundy straight-grain morocco, gilt and blind decoration, light wear to extremities, oblong 4to (20.5 x 26.5 cm), together with: Coltman (Nathaniel), Laurie and Whittle's Welsh Atlas; comprehending new and accurate maps of the respective counties of North and South Wales, divided into hundreds, with the turnpike roads, carefully drawn from the best authorities, by Nathaniel Coltman, to which is added a description of each county, [London: Laurie & Whittle], 1805, additional engraved title, frontispiece, explanation leaf, 13 county maps with original hand-colouring, offsetting mostly to text leaves, ex Harlech College Library with bookplate and small ink stamp to front endpaper, also with few ownership signatures to front free endpaper, contemporary straight-grain red sheep, spine torn at head with loss, extremities worn, oblong 4to (20.5 x 25.5 cm)QTY: (2)
![* Lindsay (Lionel Arthur, 1874-1961). The Brown Hawk, [1924], woodcut, eight woodcuts, comprising: Parrot, Fishes, The Brown](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/f2d55b0d-bea0-4ba1-96c5-af5f00b8a264/be62948a-138a-430d-a47f-af5f011f8041/468x382.jpg)
* Lindsay (Lionel Arthur, 1874-1961). The Brown Hawk, [1924], woodcut, eight woodcuts, comprising: Parrot, Fishes, The Brown Hawk, Garden Frog, The Chinese Basket, Morning Tea, Jacky Jacky and Dessert, one with Australian Library of Information stamp to verso, engravings produced for Twenty One Woodcuts by Lionel Lindsay, Sydney: Meryon Press, 1924, sheet size 26.6 x 18.4 cm (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 ins), two with mounts, one framed and glazed (29.5 x 23 cm)QTY: (8)
* Soper (Eileen Alice, 1905-1990). Little Girl, watercolour with pencil, original illustration depicting a brown haired young girl sitting down holding a bird in her hands, mount aperture 13 x 10.5 cm (5 1/8 x 4 1/8 ins), framed and glazed (42.5 x 32.5 cm), together with 13 other original illustrations by the same artist in various media comprising: pencil, black ink and wash, and brown ink, depicting: baby biting its finger, mother and fawn, hen: mason work on entrance, bird nest, studies of children, etc., one signed, nine with Estate of Soper stamps to verso, one with Eileen Soper stamp to verso, some with titles and notes in ink to margins, sheet sizes from 21.6 x 17.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 3/4 ins) to 43.3 x 28 cm (17 x 11 ins), all but two mounted, three framed and glazed (unexamined out of frame), largest (55.7 x 41 cm)QTY: (14)
Du Maurier (Daphne). Jamaica Inn, 1st US edition, New York Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1936, title with vignette illustration, lower corner of final leaf torn away, lacking rear endpaper, front endpaper with residue from stamp removal, abrasion to front pastedown, previous owner signature of Beatrice Leggett, original green cloth with vignette in blind to upper cover, spine faded, dust jacket designed by Rex Whistler, spine slightly faded and chipped at head, a few nicks and creases, 8vo, together with Rebecca, 1st US edition, New York, Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1938, some toning to endpapers, residue from label removal to front pastedown, original plum cloth with silver band, spine slightly faded, dust jacket, upper joint vertically split, tear and loss at head of spine, horizontal closed tear across spine (resulting in spine split in two), some edge wear, 8voQTY: (2)
Lovecraft (H.P.) Beyond the Wall of Sleep, collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1943, endpapers slightly toned, front endpaper with previous owner inscription and ink stamp, original black cloth gilt, some flecked stains to cover margins, price intact dust jacket, rear panel a little toned, some chips and insect predation to spine ends and panel margins mainly, adhesive tape repairs to verso and flap folds, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:The second collected edition of Lovecraft's stories, plus his poetry and two previously unpublished short stories 'The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath' and 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'.
Lovecraft (H.P.) Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Collected by August Derleth, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1969, original cloth, one or two small bumps, dust jacket, very slight fading to spine, a little rubbed at ends, 8vo, together with The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1970, small previous owner red ink stamp to front endpaper, original cloth, light mark to upper cover, dust jacket, slight toning to spine, 8vo, plus The Watchers Out of Time and Others, 1st edition, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1974, original cloth, dust jacket, together with At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels, 1964 (ex-libris) QTY: (4)
A collection of mixed literature, to include Richard Adams, Watership Down, illustrated by John Lawrence, London: Penguin Books/Kestrel Books, 1978; Captain Marryat, The Children of the New Forest, London: Blackie & Son Ltd; Karen McCready, Art Deco and Modernist Ceramics, introduction by Garth Clark, London: Thames & Hudson, 1995; and various others, approximately 13 books, together with The Strand Stamp Album, partially filled, with water damage to the boards and most pages (lot)Please refer to department for condition report
A group of three swords, each with a scabbard, to include a composite French Cavalry saber, the blade dated 'Mai 1816' and incised 'Manuf " R. de Du Klingenthal', the period hilt of Eastern European origin, with brass guard and pommel, wire grip, the blade approximately 83cm long; a French Infantry Officer’s saber, c. 1850, the brass basket hilt with flower and vine detail, wire grip, the blade indistinctly inscribed, approximately 77cm long; and a Cavalry Officer’s saber, c. 1910-20s, brass hilt and leather wrapped grip, the blade with foundry stamp for G. Barre, Paris, the blade approximately 92cm long (3)In worn antique condition, with tarnishing and rust to the blades and scabbards,
A French ebonised and marquetry cylinder music box, late 19th century, with stamp for Henri Phalibois, rectangular case with floral spray to the lid, the interior with applied with paper label ETOUFFOIRS en ACIER 6 AIRS No 1482 and glass dust lid, 14cm high, 43cm wide, 22cm deepPlease note Roseberys do not guarantee the working condition of any musical instruments offered for sale and would advise that you consult with a specialist before buying.Please refer to department for condition report
δ Gerald Laing (1936-2011)Study for CapriccioOil on canvas, 2004, stamped with studio stamp, signed, dated and further stamped on canvas overlap, overall 915 x 810mm (36 x 31¾in)This work is recorded in the Artist's archive under number CR616.Provenance: Private Collection, UK (purchased directly from the artist in 2007);Sale. Bonhams, London, 23 November 2016, lot 59 Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Cambridge, King's College, Gerald Laing, War Paintings, 2005;Paris, Gallery Salvador, 2005;Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Pop Protest: Art for an Anxious Age, May-October 2010Literature: D. Newall and G. Pooke, Art History: The Basics, Routledge, 2008.M. Sheerin, Pop Art, politics and painting the Iraq war: Culture24 interviews artist Gerald Laing, Culture24.org.uk, 2010.D. Knight and M. Livingtone, Gerald Laing: A Catalogue Raisonne, London, 2017, no.677.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Damien Hirst (b. 1965)Science Xmas Butterfly (Emerald Green & Chilli Red)Foilblock print in colours, 2010, signed, dedicated and numbered from the edition of 150 in pencil, with the red Happy Christmas rubber stamp, published by Other Criteria, London, on Arches 88 wove paper, with full margins, sheet 720 x 510mm., 28 3/8 x 20 1/8 in.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
JOSEP LLIMONA BRUGUERA (Barcelona, 1864 - 1934)."Modesty", ca. 1890.Polychrome stucco.Signed. Stamp of Esteve & Cia, numbered 1052.Size: 42 x 33 x 16 cm.In the allegory of Modesty, Josep Llimona poured his singular sensitivity into capturing his ideal of femininity through a naturalistic but idealised language: the figure, with fine, harmonious features, withdraws into herself, silent and inaccessible.Josep Limona is remembered as the most important Catalan sculptor of Modernisme. Trained at the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona, he obtained a scholarship to go to Rome in 1880. During his stay in Italy he was influenced by Florentine Renaissance sculpture. With the works he sent from there he already won prizes (gold medal at the Universal Exhibition in Barcelona in 1888), as well as a great reputation. With his brother Joan he founded the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc, a Catalan artistic association of a religious nature (the two brothers were deep believers). By the mid-1990s his style was already drifting towards full modernism. He received the prize of honour at the International Exhibition of Fine Arts held in 1907 in Barcelona. From 1900 onwards he concentrated on his famous female nudes, and in 1914 he created, in collaboration with Gaudí, his impressive "Risen Christ". His artistic genius also manifested itself in large public monuments such as the equestrian statue of Saint George in Montjuic Park in Barcelona, as well as in works of funerary imagery, such as the pantheons he created for various cemeteries. In addition to exhibiting in Barcelona and other Catalan cities, he exhibited his work in Madrid, Brussels, Paris, Buenos Aires and Rosario (Argentina). He was president of the Barcelona Museum Board from 1918 to 1924, and again from 1931 until his death in 1934. Throughout his life he received numerous decorations, including those awarded by the French and Italian governments. He was also awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Barcelona in 1932, in recognition of his extraordinary work in the development of museum activity. Llimona's work can be found in the Monastery of Montserrat, the National Art Museum of Catalonia and the Reina Sofia Museum, among others.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)Golden Mushroom, from Campbell's Soup II (Feldman & Schellmann II.62) Screenprint in colours, 1969, on wove paper, signed in black ball-point pen and stamp-numbered 249/250 verso (there were also 26 artist's proofs), printed by Salvatore Silkscreen Co., Inc., New York, published by Factory Additions, New York, the full sheet, framedSheet 889 x 585mm. (35 x 23in.)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)Fish and Sky, from Ten from Leo Castelli (Corlett 50) Screenprint on silver gelatin photographic print mounted on three-dimensional lenticular offset lithograph, 1967, on white composition board with window mount (as issued), signed and numbered 49/200 in pencil (there were also 25 lettered proofs A-Y), published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York, with their ink stamp on the reverse, the full sheet, framedImage 282 x 357mm. (11 x 14in.); Sheet 604 x 508mm. (23 3/4 x 20in.)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
David Hockney (born 1937)Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book (M.C.A. Tokyo 234) Lithograph in colours, 1980, on Arches wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 146/1000 in pencil, published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, with their blindstamp; together with the accompanying book titled Paper Pools, signed in red ink and stamp-numbered on the justification, within the original card slipcaseSheet 265 x 230mm. (10 1/2 x 9in.)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Damien Hirst (born 1965)Politeness, from The Virtues (H9-4) Laminated giclée print in colours, 2021, on aluminium panel, signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered 220/1549, published by Heni Editions, London, housed within the original packagingOverall 1200 x 960mm. (47 1/4 x 37 3/4in.)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Damien Hirst (born 1965)Control, from The Virtues (H9-8) Laminated giclée print in colours, 2021, on aluminium panel, signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered 677/862, published by Heni Editions, London, the full sheet printed to the edges, framedSheet 1200 x 960mm. (47 1/4 x 37 3/4in.)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Damien Hirst (born 1965)Justice, from The Virtues (H9-3) Laminated giclée print in colours, 2021, on aluminium panel, signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered 645/1005, published by Heni Editions, London, the full sheet printed to the edges, framedSheet 1200 x 960mm. (47 1/4 x 37 3/4in.)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Damien Hirst (born 1965)Loyalty, from The Virtues (H9-7) Laminated giclée print in colours, 2021, on aluminium panel, signed in pencil on the publisher's label affixed verso, stamp-numbered 843/1067, published by Heni Editions, London, the full sheet printed to the edges, framedSheet 1200 x 960mm. (47 1/4 x 37 3/4in.)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Ai Weiwei (born 1957)The Papercut Portfolio The complete portfolio of eight papercuts, 2019, on wove paper, with title page, colophon and text, stamp-numbered 161 on the colophon, from the edition of 250, each print signed in pencil, published by Taschen, London, the sheets loose (as issued), each papercut contained in an envelope, all contained within the original red clothbound clamshell portfolioEach 600 x 600mm. (23 5/8 x 23 5/8in.); Portfolio 650 x 645 x 80mm. (25 5/8 x 25 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)Footnotes:Papercutting is an ancient Chinese art and the intricately cut papers are used for festivals, religious ceremonies and everyday decoration. In his Papercut portfolio, Ai Weiwei incorporates many aspects of his life and work, referencing links between contemporary and traditional culture with images of Neolithic vases branded with the Coca-Cola logo, his stay in New York from 1982 to 1993 with a view of the Manhattan skyline, his return to Beijing with sculptures made from antique items such as chairs and chandeliers and his challenges to authority with an obscene gesture directed towards the walls of the Forbidden City.The vibrant red is associated with good fortune in Chinese culture and can also be seen as an allusion to politics, one of many dichotomies present in the artist's work.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)Femme Couchée - Réveil, from Elles (Delteil 182; Adriani 174; Wittrock 158) Lithograph printed in olive green, 1896, on wove paper watermarked 'G. Pellet: T. Lautrec', from the edition of 100, published by Gustave Pellet, Paris, with his monogram stamp (L. 1190), the full sheet with deckle edges on all sidesSheet 401 x 530mm. (15 3/4 x 20 7/8in.)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)Buste au Fond étoilé (Bloch 594; Mourlot 163) Lithograph, 1949, on cream Arches paper, one of only two known proofs printed in blue ink aside from the edition of 50, the full sheet with deckle edges above and below, framedSheet 661 x 495mm. (26 x 19 5/8in.)Footnotes:Provenance Mourlot Collection (their ink stamp verso).William Weston gallery, London (with their label).Private Collection, London.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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