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*Pether (William, 1731-1821). The Alchemist in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, pub. 1 Sept 1775, mezzotint after Joseph Wright of Derby, numerous repairs and fraying to margins, approx. 580 x 470 mm, together with a mezzotint of a draughtsman and his wife after Rembrandt (approx. 400 x 540 mm), plus one other mezzotint of two boys in a stable, all framed and glazed (3)
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Rowling (J.K.). The Harry Potter Boxed Set, (The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix), mixed eds., Bloomsbury, c.2000, all orig. pictorial boards in d.j.s, contained in single slipcase, 8vo All signed by the author on the half-title, and with a letter of provenance. (5)
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Rowling (J.K.). Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Collector's Edition, illusts. by Mary GrandPré, NY, Levine Books, November 2000, b&w illusts., a.e.g., orig. gilt dec. pict. leather in glassine d.j., 8vo This copy signed by the author on title, with signing ticket from Edinburgh Book Festival loosely enclosed. (1)
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Lewis (John Frederick). Lewis's Sketches of Spain & Spanish Character, made During his Tour in that Country, in the Years 1833-4, Drawn on Stone from his Original Sketches Entirely by Himself, [1836], tinted litho title and twenty-five tinted litho plts. (correct as lists), few minor marks mostly to plt. versos, modern half calf gilt, tall folio (1)
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Wilkie (David). Sketches in Turkey, Syria & Egypt, 1840 & 1841. Drawn on Stone by Joseph Nash, pub. Graves & Warmsley, 1843, tinted litho. title (with small ink stamp to lower margin), dedication leaf, and twenty-five tinted litho. plts., printed by Hullmandel, a few plts. with closed tears & slight fraying to margins, one plt. with ink stamp to fore-edge margin, contents loose (gutta-percha perished), orig. red half morocco, spine & extrems. rubbed & worn, lacking portion of leather at head & foot of spine, folio Wilkie travelled in the Levant in 1840 in order to collect material for a series of biblical pictures. He died on the return journey in 1841. Abbey 379; Blackmer 1796; Atabey 1334. (1)
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*Burma. An album of approx. 100 gelatin silver prints showing official events during the first two months after gaining independence of 4th January 1948, incl. views of the hoisting of the Burmese flag and lowering of the British flag, exchange of ratification of Anglo-Burmese treaty, the President's luncheon party for the foreign envoys attending independence celebrations, presentation of an Austin to the Prime Minister by the Hon. Arthur Henderson, cocktail party at the British Embassy gardens, the laying of the foundation stone of the independence Memorial, Governor and President taking the salute, a British Embassy party, plus views of the British Embassy house at Belmont, all neatly arranged with titles in white throughout, contemp. cloth, oblong folio This album appears to have been compiled by the British Ambassador's wife Elizabeth, who arrived with her husband James in Rangoon in November 1947. (1)
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*Crime and Transportation. Bound collection of ten separate Parliamentary reports and returns for 1847-48 , covering returns of the numbers of convicts under sentence of transportation showing the numbers in all the various prisons or hulks in England, Scotland and Ireland awaiting transportation, convict discipline and transportation with numerous reports from New South Wales, including petitions against the renewal of transportation, a number of scarce pull out plans showing the prisoners barracks in Hobart Town, stone cells, the old and new dormitories, plan and elevation of the tread mill, proposed new Tread mill, list of trade and employment of convicts in Australia, return of the convict stations in Van Diemens land, numbers of criminal offenders for 1847, etc., modern l.b. cloth, sl. rubbed and soiled, folio (1)
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A FINE AND RARE SOUTH INDIAN COMBINED AXE AND MATCHLOCK PISTOL, 17TH CENTURYformed with crescentic blade with reinforced rear-swept tips, engraved bifurcated central blade formed with an additional spike beneath, moulded collar chiselled with a monstrous mask on each side, octagonal haft also forming the barrel, strongly swamped at the muzzle and fitted with fore-sight, the haft engraved with scrolling foliage on the alternate faces, interrupted by a strongly moulded collar at the top, bottom and in the centre, fitted with iron pan with pivot-cover in the centre, iron hilt of khandar form, the lower portion pierced and chiselled with monsters, iron grip, and remaining in good condition throughout 86.2cm; 34in Provenance: Robin Wigington, The Arms & Armour Gallery, Poet's Arbour. A similar combined axe and matchlock pistol formerly in the collection of George Cameron Stone is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 36.25.2118. See R.Elgood 2004, p.187.
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MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985), Cover for L'Atelier Mourlot", lithograph in five colours, 1964/65, signed in the stone from the edition of 1150 impressions, issued for the album L'Atelier Mourlot by Jean Adhemar, published by Mourlot, Paris 1965, 10"x 7 1/2". Provenance: Ex. William Weston Gallery 1995.
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A pair of English bone china trios, circa 1870, polychrome painted with floral sprays on a turquoise ground, saucers 14cm diameter; a Meissen floral swag decorated porcelain teacup and saucer; a Wedgwood teacup and saucer; and a pair of Davenport stone china small dishes, underglaze blue and polychrome enamel decorated with exotic birds amongst foliage, 18.3cm diameter, (12).
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A miniature stained pine chest of drawers, 19th century. Two short drawers over three long drawers, with turned button handles, on bracket plinth base. 35 x 26cm. Also a Victorian papier-mache circular waiter, floral decoration, 23cm diam; A Russian lacquered card box and cover, the top painted with the Kremlin 9cmx10cm; Three various halcyon days enamel pill boxes; a small circular papier-mache patch box, 20th century; A chinese hard stone fruit tree in cloissone pot, 20th century 26cm high; A chinese jade model of an elephant, 6cm high; a chinese carved green hard stone model of young boy lying down, 8cm long, a chinese carved yellow hard stone bird figure, 20th century; also small cloissone pot and cover, 20th century, also an Italian miniature painted niche panel, depicting maddona & child, 20th century, 30cm high.
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