![[FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790)]. Caption title: "Franklin in France 1777-1785. To which is added an Article on Life Portrait](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/ef61462a-a65a-42c3-924c-ae7001079cd7/468x382.jpg)
[FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790)]. Caption title: "Franklin in France 1777-1785. To which is added an Article on Life Portraits of Benjamin Franklin." Chicago: n.p., 1906.4to (317 x 246 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. Comprising some 68 plates and leaves of text (see below). Contemporary navy morocco gilt, stamp-signed MacDonald N.Y. (spine sunned, some slight rubbing to extremities). Provenance: William H. Bartlett (gift note on title-page from Henry A. Smith). Including engraved portraits and periodical publications about Franklin (including "Franklin at Passy"). Facsimiles include letters from George Washington and Franklin. Compiled by noted Chicago print collector Henry A. Smith for William H. Bartlett (see lots 390-392). Franklin was dispatched to France in December 1776 to serve as The United States ' Ambassador to France, becoming one of America's first significant diplomats. He was tasked with gaining French support for American independence, and was widely admired by the French.
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![[GEORGIA] -- [MARTYN, Benjamin (1699-1763)]. Reasons for Establishing the Colony of Georgia... London: W. Meadows, 1733](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/a0cdfdfc-d2d6-4345-ba41-ae7001094767/468x382.jpg)
[GEORGIA] -- [MARTYN, Benjamin (1699-1763)]. Reasons for Establishing the Colony of Georgia... London: W. Meadows, 1733. 4to (233 x 171 mm). Engraved frontispiece by T. Pine; engraved map (small hole to blank area repaired verso, short marginal tear repaired verso); engraved tail-piece by T. Pine. (Upper margin trimmed very slightly shaving woodcut head-piece on one leaf, a few minor stains.) Modern half calf gilt. Provenance: Long Island Historical Society (stamp on title-page). FIRST EDITION, THE PREFERRED SECOND ISSUE, with the 8-page "Postscript" containing a letter from Georgia founder James Oglethorpe, and with the map in the second state as usual. Benjamin Martyn acted as chief publicity agent for Oglethorpe's planned colony, and here recounts the primary benefits to Great Britain for the founding of a new colony. His name did not appear on the title-page until the second edition, published later in the same year. With the map in the second state, having "S Augustin" located below "Matansas." "A well-written tract; plausible in its arguments, glowing in its descriptions, valuable for its information, and pertinent in its appeals to the philanthropic and benevolent" (Sabin 45002). Cumming Southeast 211 (map); De Renne, p. 45; Howes M-356; Streeter Sale 1144.Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia
![[GEORGIA] -- [STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)]. A State of the Province of Georgia, Attested upon Oath in the Court of Savanna](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/157e3720-b04d-4347-849e-ae700109a3af/468x382.jpg)
[GEORGIA] -- [STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)]. A State of the Province of Georgia, Attested upon Oath in the Court of Savannah, November 10, 1740. London: W. Meadows, 1742. 8vo (189 x 119 mm). Half-title; woodcut device on title-page. 20th-century half red morocco gilt, stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf (original sewing-holes present in gutter margin). Provenance: L. S. (stamp on first text leaf). FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, "also issued from the same setting of type differently imposed, as an appendix to vol. 2 of the author 's Journal, 1742, and included in the reprint in the Colonial Records of Georgia" (Sabin). Stephens' work "was ordered printed by Egmont and put into the hands of members of Parliament as 'an antidote' to Tailfer's True and Historical Narrative...though issued as a reply to Tailfer, neither he nor his associates are mentioned" (Streeter Sale 1151). "With all the problems besetting the colony at this time, it became the task of William Stephens, colonial secretary, to fire volleys of responses to the questions raised by Tailfer and the other malcontents...Stephens was an important cog in the machinery of colonial government and his journals and reports to the Trustees form a revealing account of operations in Georgia" (Willingham Georgiana 4). De Renne I, p.109; see Howes S-945; Sabin 91315. For a copy of Tailfer's True and Historical Narrative, see lot 361.Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia
![[GEORGIA] -- [STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)]. A State of the Province of Georgia, Attested upon Oath in the Court of Savanna](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/071e8314-551a-4f9c-bd77-ae700109c116/468x382.jpg)
[GEORGIA] -- [STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)]. A State of the Province of Georgia, Attested upon Oath in the Court of Savannah, November 10, 1740. London: W. Meadows, 1742. 8vo (189 x 119 mm). Woodcut device on title-page. (Lacking half-title, some light spotting.) Later boards, printed label on spine (a few repairs to spine ends, soiling and a few small losses to spine label). Provenance: L. S. (stamp on first text leaf).FIRST SEPARATE EDITION, "also issued from the same setting of type differently imposed, as an appendix to vol. 2 of the author 's Journal, 1742, and included in the reprint in the Colonial Records of Georgia" (Sabin). De Renne I, p.108-109; see Howes S-945; Sabin 91315. For a copy of Tailfer's True and Historical Narrative, see lot 361.Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia
![[GEORGIA] -- [STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)]. A Brief Account of the causes that have Retarded the Progress of the Colony of](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/4191cce4-c0d6-4140-90c4-ae70010a0968/468x382.jpg)
[GEORGIA] -- [STEPHENS, William (1671-1753)]. A Brief Account of the causes that have Retarded the Progress of the Colony of Georgia, in America... London: N.p., 1743. 8vo (190 x 120 mm). Half-title. 20th-century half red morocco gilt, stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf (original sewing-holes present in gutter margin). FIRST EDITION. "Though Thomas Stephens was the son of William Stephens, who succeeded Oglethorpe as governor of Georgia, he was a leader of what the administration forces called the malcontents. Thomas complains of the prohibition against Negroes and against the transportation of rum, (this latter deprived the colonists of a trade which the New Englanders, especially those from Rhode Island, found very lucrative) and in an Appendix of 101 pages gives various contemporary letters and protests regarding affairs in Georgia" (Streeter Sale 1152). De Renne I, p.112; Howes S-942; Sabin 91305.Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia
HEWATT, Alexander (1739-1824). An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia. London: for Alexander Donaldson, 1779. 2 volumes, 8vo (205 x 124 mm). (Some spotting and browning.) Later calf, red morocco lettering-pieces gilt.FIRST EDITION of the "earliest history of this region" (Howes). Hewitt, a Presbyterian minister, lived in Charleston for several years. He remained loyal to the King during the Revolutionary War, and he was expelled and his property seized in 1777. His comprehensive account of the economy and society of the two colonies includes a critique of slavery and the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act. His work was used as the uncredited basis for David Ramsay's The History of the Revolution of South-Carolina, published in 1785. De Renne I, p. 217; Howes H-452; Sabin 31630; Streeter sale II:1133. Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia
LEWIS, Meriwether (1774-1809) and William CLARK (1770-1838). Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814.4to (267 x 210 mm). Engraved folding map after Clark by S. Lewis (short tear at fold, some minor offsetting), 5 engraved maps and plans on 3 leaves. (Lacking half-title, a few small stains.) 20th-century quarter calf, corners vellum-tipped (extremities very slightly rubbed). Provenance: Sir John Francis Davis, 1st Baronet (1795-1890), British diplomat, first President of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong (bookplate, signature on flyleaf); Milburn McCarty Jr. (stamp on flyleaf).FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF THE AUTHORIZED ACCOUNT OF "THE MOST IMPORTANT WESTERN EXPLORATION" (Howes). Lewis and Clark intended to publish their journals after the completion of their 1804-1806 expedition, but their official duties and Lewis's death in 1809 delayed publication. Nicholas Biddle edited the text of the first American edition with the assistance of Paul Allen, and the first edition was published in Philadelphia in 1814. The present edition was edited by Thomas Rees from sheets of the first American edition; he notes, "the only liberty that has been taken with the language, has been merely the correction of a few inadvertent grammatical or typographical errors" (p. xiv). His introduction includes Jefferson's "Message on the Subject of this Expedition" of 19 February 1806 (pp. viii-ix) and an extract from Lewis's "Fort Mandan" letter of "17" [i.e. 7] April 1805 to Jefferson (pp. x-xii). Hill, p.180 ("one of the most interesting narratives of North America in existence"); Sabin 40829; Wagner-Camp 13:2.Property from the Collection of Robert P. Hunter, Jr. and Barbara Hunter, Alpharetta, Georgia
![[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799).] -- CARRINGTON, Henry Beebee (1824-1912), General. Washington the Soldier. New York: Charles](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/6ed76430-94fc-4434-a1aa-ae7001125f34/468x382.jpg)
[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799).] -- CARRINGTON, Henry Beebee (1824-1912), General. Washington the Soldier. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. 8vo (217 x 149 mm). Numerous illustrations and maps, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED BY THE ADDITION OF APPROXIMATELY 95 ENGRAVED PORTRAITS AND PLATES. (Some light toning to edges, some minor spotting or offsetting, some occasional chipping.) Contemporary red half morocco gilt, stamp-signed by MacDonald (some light rubbing, spine slightly darkened ). Provenance: William H. Bartlett (gift inscription from Henry A. Smith, Milford, Connecticut, 28 August 1912).Second edition, with extra illustrations compiled for William H. Bartlett by Henry A. Smith (see lots 350, 391, and 392).
![[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. Caption title: "Washingtoniana. Sketches of George & Martha Washington." N.p., n.d., 19](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/c7355067-5ed9-4718-8275-ae700112aee8/468x382.jpg)
[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. Caption title: "Washingtoniana. Sketches of George & Martha Washington." N.p., n.d., 1902. 4to (295 x 233 mm). Calligraphic title-page with round portrait of Washington. Comprising some 178 plates and leaves of text (see below). Contemporary navy morocco gilt, stamp-signed by the Adams Bindery. Provenance: William H. Bartlett (calligraphic gift annotation on title-page from Henry A. Smith). Chicago grain magnate William H. Bartlett (1850-1918) was a descendant of the Declaration of Independence signer Josiah Bartlett. William H. Bartlett was a cofounder of the Chicago grain firm Bartlett, Frazier & Co., and helped establish the Vermejo Club in New Mexico for the wealthiest and most prominent American celebrities. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright 's mentor Joseph Silsbee, Vermejo is now owned by media mogul Ted Turner. Chicagoan Henry A. Smith was a print collector noted for his compilations of works about historic figures. The present work was presented to Bartlett and his wife, Mary Wentworth Campbell (1852-1904), and includes periodical publications, engraved portraits and views, photographic reproductions, and facsimile signatures and documents.
![[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. Caption title: "Washingtoniana: A Sketch of the Inauguration of George Washington, April 30](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/83cdf448-d83d-4db2-8d05-ae700112cd60/468x382.jpg)
[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)]. Caption title: "Washingtoniana: A Sketch of the Inauguration of George Washington, April 30th, 1789 as First President of the united States and other Sketches of Washington. Excerpts from Magazines Bound 1916." 4to (302 x 235 mm). Letterpress title-page; 8 periodical publications about Washington, each neatly inlaid and bound in (see below); approximately 76 engraved portraits and plates. Contemporary navy morocco gilt, stamp-signed by MacDonald. Provenance: William H. Bartlett (gift card and note from Henry A. Smith, Milford, Connecticut, 22 February 1916). A gift from Henry A. Smith to William H. Bartlett (see previous lot). A unique album, including 18th- and 19th-century periodical publications about Washington and his inauguration, comprising: LAMB, Martha. "The Inauguration of Washington, 1789." In: Magazine of American History, Vol. XX, No. 6, pp. 433-460. -- LAMB, Martha. "Washington as President, 1789-1790." In: Magazine of American History, Vol. XXI, No. 2, pp. 89-112. -- "Washington's Visit to New England in 1789." In an unidentified publication, pp.345-350. -- "United States." Clipping from the Columbian Magazine, [1 April 1789], pp. 264-268. -- "United States." Clipping from the Columbian Magazine, n.d. [1789], pp. 321-324. -- "Life Portraits of George Washington." In: McClure's magazine, Vol. VIII, No. 4, February 1897, pp. 291-308. -- HART, Charles Henry. "An Unpublished Life Portrait of Washington." In an unidentified publication. -- "New York as George Washington Saw It in 1789." In: The New York Times Magazine, 20 February 1916, pp. 12-13 (laid-in).
![[WESTERN EXPANSION] -- [McAFEE, Robert Breckinridge (1784-1849)]. A History of the Late War in the Western Country. Lexington](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/06f22f76-502e-41b1-a7e1-ae7001137996/468x382.jpg)
[WESTERN EXPANSION] -- [McAFEE, Robert Breckinridge (1784-1849)]. A History of the Late War in the Western Country. Lexington, Kentucky: Worsley & Smith, 1816.8vo (199 x 121 mm). (Some minor spotting and staining.) Contemporary half red morocco gilt, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf (some slight rubbing). Provenance: Thomas Tarquiar? (faint signature, 27 February 1822, on verso of preliminary blank); Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943), 25th Governor of Illinois (bookplate).[Laid in:] A Calling called for Mrs. Pullman for Thursdays at The Arlington, inscribed: "With Love and "Ëœa Merry Christmas '."FIRST EDITION. "This valuable work is now scarce; it is one of the most authentic books on the subject, and is the source from which many subsequent writers have borrowed very freely" (Sabin 42929). From the library of Frank Lowden, 25th Governor of Illinois. Lowden married to Florence Pullman, daughter of the industrialist George M. Pullman, the industrialist who founded the Pullman Company. The laid in card is presumably from Lowden 's mother-in-law. Howes M-9; Streeter Sale 1076.
AMBROSINI, Giacinto (1605-1671). Phytologiae; hoc est De Plantis partis primae tomus primus. Bologna: sumptibus Haeredum Evangelistae de Duccijs, 1666.Volume I (all published), folio (312 x 207mm). Allegorical engraved frontispiece showing a large garden, 36 full-page woodcuts in the text. (Some minor occasional mostly marginal foxing.) Contemporary vellum over boards (spine repaired at head with vellum, covers bowed). Provenance: Congregazione dell'Oratorio di San Filippo Neri Bologna (oval stamp on title). FIRST EDITION. The Phytologiae was intended to be the first of a two-volume dictionary of plants with the second volume planned to be devoted to trees was never published due to Ambrosini 's death. The woodcuts in this work on herbaceous plants were done by Lorenzo Tinti. "Giancinto (Hyacintho) was director of the Botanical Gardens at Bologna from 1657-1665, following the directorship of his brother Bartolomeo. The genus Ambrosinia was named after the two brothers" (Hunt). Hunt 303; Pritzel 132; BM(NH) 36; Wellcome II, 39. RARE.Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
SCHEUCHZER, Johann Jakob (1672-1733). Piscium querelae et vindiciae. Zurich: Sumptibus authoris, typis Gessnerianis, 1708. 4to (222 x 165mm). 5 folding engraved plates, contemporary mottled calf, gilt fillet border on covers, binding slightly rubbed. Provenance: Earls of Macclesfield (bookplate and small embossed stamp on title, sale Sotheby 's 16 March 2004, lot 96). FIRST EDITION. A rare work on fossil fish in relation to the great flood. Nissen, ZBI 3663.Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
WILKINS, John (1614-1672). Mathematical Magick: or, the Wonders That May be Performed by Mechanical Geometry. London: Richard Baldwin, 1691.8vo (159 x 102mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece. (Frontis browned, remargined at gutter and with a few small marginal chips, lacking final leaf [supplied in printed facsimile], some minor pale spotting or soiling.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, corners worn, endpapers renewed). Provenance: Edward? Price (early signature on title); John Bell, Yar.[mouth] (owner 's stamp on title) Fourth edition. Toole Stott 885; Wing W2201; ESTC R15643; Poggendorff II, 1328. Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
![[ASTRONOMY]. A group of 5 works, including:PRITCHARD, Charles. Uranometria Nova Oxoniensis. Oxford, 1885. 2 ALSs tipped-in be](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/9e39be98-a257-46d2-bc5f-ae700123b81f/468x382.jpg)
[ASTRONOMY]. A group of 5 works, including:PRITCHARD, Charles. Uranometria Nova Oxoniensis. Oxford, 1885. 2 ALSs tipped-in before title-page: Copy of KNOBEL, Edwin. ALS ( "Edwin B. Nobel"), as Secretary for the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) to Pritchard. London, 9 January 1886. Awarding the RAS Gold Medal to Pritchard for his work on Photometric research; PRITCHARD. ALS ( "C. Pritchard"), to the Warden for the New College Library. N.p., 10 January 1886. Regarding gift of the present book with the above ALS. Provenance: New College Library (exlibris stamp, signature). ASSOCIATION COPY. -- HALE, George Ellery. The Study of Stellar Evolution. Chicago, 1908. Provenance: British Astronomical Association Library (stamps, shelfmarks). FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY THE PUBLISHER. -- CHAMBERS, George F. A Cycle of Celestial Objects. Oxford, 1881. Second edition. -- And 2 others. Together, 5 works in 5 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, all in original or contemporary cloth, condition generally good. Complete list upon request. Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
![[BIBLIOGRAPHY] -- [NATURAL HISTORY]. A group of 52 works, including:BREWSTER, David. Memoirs of ... Sir Isaac Newton. Edinbur](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/111f8aaa-3dd3-49be-b830-ae70012359fc/468x382.jpg)
[BIBLIOGRAPHY] -- [NATURAL HISTORY]. A group of 52 works, including:BREWSTER, David. Memoirs of ... Sir Isaac Newton. Edinburgh et al, 1855. 2 volumes. Contemporary half calf. Later edition. -- DEMEREC, M. et al. Cytology, Genetics, and Evolution. Philadelphia, 1941. -- WILSON, Edmund B. The Cell in Development and Heredity. NY, 1925. Provenance: Julius Feldmesser (1918-2000), former Nematologist (stamp). Third edition. -- MICHEL, Henri. Scientific Instruments in Art and History. NY, 1966. -- HUGHES, Arthur. A History of Cytology. London et al, 1959. -- MANUEL, Frank E. Isaac Newton Historian. Cambridge, MA, 1963. -- CLARK, George et al. History of Staining. Baltimore et al, 1983. Third edition. -- CAJORI, Florian. Sir Isaac Newton 's Mathematical Principles. Berkeley, CA, 1947. Third issue. -- BEDINI, Silvio A. Early American Scientific Instruments and their Makers. Washington, [D.C], 1964. -- OLBY, Robert. The Path to the Double Helix. Seattle, 1974. -- TILEY, N.A. Discovering DNA. NY et al, 1983. -- WILLIAMS, Harley. Don Quixote of the Microscope. London, 1954. -- And 40 others. Together, 52 works in 53 volumes, various 4to and 8vo sizes, most in original cloth, many with dust jackets, most FIRST EDITION, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
BARROW, Isaac (1630-1677). Lectiones opticae & geometricae. Edited by John Collins, with revisions and corrections by Isaac Newton. London: William Godbid for Robert Scott, 1674.2 parts in one volume, 4to (197 x 159mm). General title (a cancel), errata on p. 127 (Part I), Benevolo Lectori leaf present (intended to be canceled) at beginning of Part II, errata p. 148 (Part II), additional addenda leaf at end of Part II following p. 148; 28 folding plates. (Imprimatur leaf, dedication leaf, and Epistola ad lectorem leaf bound after Part I, cancel title a 1/2-inch narrower than text and with a pale stain, stamp excised on first leaf of text of the Epistola [a1] with patched repair, plate 3 in Part I with paper flaw causing loss to blank lower fore-corner, occasional minor spotting, minor marginal soiling.) 18th-century half vellum, marbled boards (minor soiling and rubbing). In 1669 Barrow issued his Lectiones XVIII, which would come to be known as the Lectiones Opticae. The Lectiones Geometricae were first published in 1670, and the two volumes together, revised, corrected, edited and slightly expanded by Collins and Newton, were first published in this 1674 edition. It is stated in the preface that Newton revised and corrected the Lectiones Opticae. In this 1674 first complete edition, the title and preliminary matter for the Lectiones Geometricae were intended to be cancelled. ESTC notes this is "A reissue of 'Lectiones XVIII' and 'Lectiones geometricae', with cancel general title page and added p. 149-151, [1] (addenda). No copy is recorded with the original second title page retained; the following leaf, "Benevolo lectori", is also intended to be cancelled ..." The present copy does not contain the second title, but does retain the Benevolo Lectori leaf. Wing B945; Babson 249; ESTC R3609. Selections from Antiquariat Botanicum, Dr. Eugene Vigil
![[AMERICAN LITERATURE, EARLY 20th-CENTURY]. A group of 8 works, including:DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. NY: George H. Dora](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e1878e4e-bcc2-45b9-abd8-ae6e011505e8/9daa63c2-8a14-4768-b56e-ae7001252ba9/468x382.jpg)
[AMERICAN LITERATURE, EARLY 20th-CENTURY]. A group of 8 works, including:DOS PASSOS, John. Three Soldiers. NY: George H. Doran Company, 1921. With dust jacket [third state with the Stars and Stripes blurb on the front panel]. FIRST STATE with three blanks at front and p.213, line 31 reading "singing.". -- LONDON, Jack. Tales of the Fish Patrol. London: William Heinemann, 1906. . FIRST ENLISH EDITION, PUBLISHER 'S PRESENTATION COPY with blind-stamp on title. BAL 11887. -- RINEHART, Mary Roberts. The Circular Staircase. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, September 1908. -- SANDBURG, Carl. Potato Face. NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930. With dust jacket. -- And 4 others. Together, 8 works in 10 volumes, all 8vo, most in original cloth, all FIRST EDITION, condition generally good or fine. Property from the Annette Perlman Trust
Fernand LEGER (French, 1881-1955)- (AFTER)Les constructeurs, 1951, 1975Coloured lithograph on paper dated "51" with initials within the plate in the lower rightStamp of the signature in the lower rightNumbered in pencil in the lower leftEdition of 250 copiesDrystamp "Musée Fernand Léfer, Biot" in the lower rightPrinted by Mourlot, 1975Engraver Henri Descamps33,9 x 23,6 inB
Elizabeth II, Gold Proof Victoria Anniversary £5 (Crown) 2001, obv. Rank-Broadley portrait, rev. young portrait of Victoria left (based upon the Penny Black postage stamp), V formed as railway lines in the centre against a background of Crystal Palace's iron framework, denomination to left field, .916 (22ct) gold, weight 39.94g, S.4554, limited edition no. 1365/3500, in Royal Mint case of issue with certificate of authenticity, FDC.
8 x Silver Proof Coins, to include: Canada, Elizabeth II Silver Proof $20 2016, 'Canada's Colourful Maple Leaf', formed as a maple leaf, rev. design by Maurice Gervais with colour highlights, .999 silver, in maple leaf display case with Royal Canadian Mint certificate of authenticity; Canada, Elizabeth II silver proof $20 2016, 'Celebration of Her Majesty's 90th Birthday', rev. design by Tony Bianco with colour highlights, .999 silver, in Royal Canadian Mint case of issue with certificate of authenticity; Jersey, Elizabeth II silver proof £5 2016, obv. Badia portrait of the Queen, rev. 90 crowned, 21st April 2016 inscribed in banner with Royal Standards and Union Jacks in the background, limited edition no. 1588/2500, in display case with certificate of authenticity; St. Helena, Elizabeth II silver proof 20 pence 2016, rev. THE EAST INDIA COMPANY GUINEA BICENTENARY, .999 silver, in The East India Company case of issue with certificate of authenticity; South Africa, silver proof krugerrand 2017, obv. Kruger bust left, rev. springbok, .999 silver, limited edition no. 4952/15,000, in South African Mint case of issue with certificate of authenticity; Elizabeth II silver £2 (one ounce) Britannia 2017, encapsulated in display case with Date Stamp certificate of authenticity; and 2 x Elizabeth II silver proof £5 2011, 'Prince Philip 90th Birthday', individually encapsulated in display cases with Date Stamp certificates of authenticity.
The 100 Greatest Stamps of The World, Sterling Silver Miniature Collection, struck by The Franklin Mint, a complete set of miniature silver replicas of the 100 most famous stamps issued by various countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries (n.b. 34 stamps are still held in their original protective holders ready to be placed in the collection display), .925 silver, gross silver weight circa 107g, in fitted case of issue with certificate and information leaflets describing each stamp in detail, BU.
A collection of jewellery and costume jewellery, to include; a 9ct gold amethyst and diamond ring and two 9ct gold sapphire and diamond rings, total weight approx 6g, a paste set yellow metal band, not stamped, a diamond set pendant on chain, the chain stamped '14k', weight approx 1.6g, a pair of 9ct gold drop earrings, weight approx 3g, a pair of 9ct gold stud earrings, weight approx 0.3g, a simulated pearl necklace, a silver stamp case in the form of an envelope etc (a lot)
A late 19thC silver plated three piece tea set, comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, the teapot with an ebonised knop and handle, on a fluted baluster stem, makers stamp MH & Co, each piece by W Mantle and Company, and bearing the initials CF, the teapot 23cm high, sugar bowl 11cm high, milk jug 16cm high. (AF, 3)
A George VI hallmarked silver mother of pearl mounted baby's rattle in the form of a seated possum, with mother of pearl teething ring and handle, overall length 13.5cm, William Adams Ltd, Birmingham 1946, further stamped 'RD 540454', overall weight approx 0.6ozt (af). CONDITION REPORT There is a small dint to the back of the possum, near the Registered Design stamp, with two further small dints to the back of the head and a further minor dint to the belly of the possum.
A late 19th century hallmarked silver pocket case, the stitched leather interior with two coin and note pockets, a mechanical silver pencil and notepad, and two coin or stamp pockets, the case decorated with an all-over chased floral and scroll design, with central panel with initials 'HMC', height 10cm, width 7.5cm, approx 3.4ozt.
An Elkington & Co Royal Albert Yacht Club silver plated desk weight with enamelled presentation motif of a life ring surmounted by a crown cipher, an enamelled pendant ensign of a red cross in a white border on blue ground, with crown cipher to the centre, the life raft with the words 'Royal Albert Yacht Club' on a circular raised base, engraved 'Presented by Lt. Comdr. Montague Grahame-White R.N.V.R.', height 16cm, loaded base. CONDITION REPORT There is no date mark on the trophy, neither a presentation date mark, the Elkington stamp indicates early to first half of 20th century. It was presented by Lt. Comdr Montague Grahame.White.R.N.V.R. His dates were 1881-1961.
Various mixed collectibles to include a jade-style galloping horse figure, height approx 15cm, a bronze wall-mounted figure depicting Ganesh, height 18cm, a pair of opera glasses, raw amethyst-style crystal, gilt coffee spoons with twist handles, various cutlery, a wolf brass door knocker, a mother of pearl handled fruit knife with silver blade, a desktop stamp box, a pewter vase, a Mongolian-style hat, a Russian military hat and two masks.
Various vintage, modern and antique collectibles to include brown leather clogs, a tan leather woven priest/cosh, spectacles, various fountain and ballpoint pens, wartime booklets to include 'The Protection of Your Home Against Air Raids', 'Your Food in Wartime' public information leaflets, two Police-type whistles, King George VI commemorative medallion, a schoolboy stamp album and a cigarette box containing loose stamps, etc.
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[DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)]. Oliver Twist. Extracted from Bentley's Miscellany, volumes 1-5. [London: Richard Bentley], 1837-1839. 8vo (212 x 126 mm). 24 engraved plates by George Cruikshank. (Plates browned, some spotting.) 20th-century half black morocco gilt, green cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Zaehnsdorf (front cover detached, rear hinge starting, some light wear). Provenance: George Jefferson Mersereau (bookplate); Charles MacA. Willcox (bookplate).FIRST EDITION, extracted from Bentley's Miscellany, where it was first serialized between February 1837 through April 1839. Smith I:4, p. 36-37.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-1841.3 volumes, 8vo (251 x 164 mm). Frontispieces, numerous illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Knight Brown ("Phiz"). (Slight toning.) Early 19th-century half green morocco gilt, Dickens facsimile signature gilt-stamped on upper covers, top edge gilt, stamp-signed by Root & Son (some light rubbing, spines faded); wrappers and advertisements bound in (not complete). FIRST EDITION, bound from the original monthly parts, most with early issue points listed in Smith. Smith I:6; Gimbel A51.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. London: Chapman & Hall, 1839.8vo (212 x 131 mm). Half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, 38 engraved plates (of 39, lacking final plate) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"). (Some spotting, and staining, a few marginal chips or tears.) Later half green blind-stamped calf, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red (some wear, joints starting). Provenance: early signature.FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, with frontispiece in 1st state with imprint, plates 1, 2, and 4 in the earliest states with publisher's imprint, with "visiter" for "sister" on p. 123, and "latter" for "letter" on p. 160. Gimbel A41; Hatton & Cleaver pp.131-160; Smith I:5.[With:] DICKENS. Little Dorrit. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 8vo (212 x 132 mm). 40 etched plates (of 40) by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz") (including frontispiece and vignette title-page, and 8 dark plates). (Some slight staining or toning.) Later half dark green calf blind-stamped, spine gilt, marbled boards, marbled edges, stamp-signed by Sotheran (some wear, some rubbing to sides, joints tender). Provenance: Thomas Walters James? (signature, 1857). FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, text with most of the first issue points listed in Smith with signature "B2" on page 371 and "Rigaud" mistakenly substituted for "Blandois" pp. 467-474 struck by a previous owner. Smith I: 12.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, April-September 1870.6 original parts (223 x 141 mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece, 12 wood-engraved plates. (Some staining, cork add in part 2 torn but present.) Original blue-green pictorial wrappers (a few spines defective with several covers detached, some chipping and soiling); slipcase. Provenance: E.J. Brooker (signature, part I); Frederick Spiegelberg (bookplate).FIRST EDITION, IN ORIGINAL MONTHLY PARTS. The "Edwin Drood Advertiser" and inserted advertisements listed in Hatton and Cleaver are present in each part, except: "Edwin Drood Advertiser" in part 1; part 2 with the "Select Library Edition" ad tipped to inner front wrapper; lacking pp. 5, 6, 19, and 20 of "Edwin Drood Advertiser" in part 4; "Chapman & Hall's Recent Publications" ad in part 5; without "Price Eighteenpence" paste-over on part 6 (upper right corner torn away); and Wilcox & Gibbs 4pp. ad in part 6. Eckel pp. 96-98; Hatton and Cleaver pp. 373-384; Gimbel A154.[With:] DICKENS. Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.2 volumes, 8vo (215 x 133 mm). 40 engraved plates after Marcus Stone (including frontispieces). (Lacking half-titles, some toning and staining, some stab-holes gutter margin.) Early 20th-Century half red morocco, marbled boards, spines gilt-lettered, marbled edges, stamp-signed by Sotheran (spines darkened, some light wear). Provenance: Reverend James Mitchell Harvey (bookplates); sold Hugh Hopkins, Glasgow (bookseller's ticket).FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM with most early issue points listed in Smith (lacking the 36- and 24-page catalogues at end of each volume as often). Gimbel A150; Smith I:15.
FROST, Robert (1874-1963). New Hampshire. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1923. 8vo. Woodcut illustrations by J. J. Lankes. Original green cloth-backed green boards, gold label on upper cover (some light rubbing, a few minor stains). Provenance: The Library Company of Philadelphia (bookplate with "Duplicate Sold" stamp, shelf mark on foot of spine, blind stamp on title-page). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY FROST: "Robert Frost Philadelphia Feb 25 1936 For the Library Company of Philadelphia." Crane A9.
JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Dubliners. New York: Huebsch, 1916. 8vo. Half-title. Original cloth (browning to spine and edges, some staining, upper hinge separated). Provenance: Clifton B. Carberry (1877-1940), managing editor of the Boston Post (stamp on endpaper and title, note); Daniel T. O'Connell, Harvard Club Boston (note on pastedown); sold The Old Corner Book store, Boston (bookseller's ticket). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, from the English sheets. The fifteen short stories that comprise Dubliners are presented in a variety of narrative styles. The first three stories are narrated by first-person child protagonists, while the remaining twelve are written in the third person and deal with the lives of progressively older people. Many of the characters in Dubliners appear in minor roles in Ulysses. Slocum & Cahoon 9.
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