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Click here to subscribeTENNIS Hardback book Lawn Tennis Manual of Instruction published in 1950 with contributions from top players of the day and four of these have signed pictures/cards which have been inserted in the bookplate pages. Signatures are Margaret Du Pont , who won Wimbledon singles 1947, Ted Schroeder , Wimbledon singles winner 1949, Don Budge , Wimbledon singles winner 1937 and 38 and Doris Hart , Wimbledon singles winner 1951. Book has 96 pages. Generally good
1960 ROME OLYMPIC GAMES Two scarce , similar , 1960 Rome Olympic Games greetings cards with Olympic sports detailed in drawings on the front and back and signed by gold medallists from the Rome Olympic games including Peter Snell, Anita Lonsbrough, Herb Elliott, Ray Norton and Steve Johnson (both members of the gold medal winning USA relay teams who were unfortunately disqualified). Other signatures include Herb McKinley, Betty Cuthbert and Shankar Laxman. Good
GATESHEAD / SHEF WED Photograph of J.E.Davison playing for Gateshead St Chads v Thruckley Villa 8/9/1906. Aged 19 at the time, Davison went on to play for Gateshead and was then signed by Sheffield Wednesday who he played for 397 times in goal between 1908 and 1924 and he played for England v Wales in 1922. Photograph measures circa 9cm x 7cm . Generally good
BOTAFOGO- CDSA MOSCOW In the mid 50s Botafogo of Brazil and CDSA Moscow both toured England , this Lot is a sheet of an exercise book signed on one side by 16 Botafogo players who were in the squad which played Fulham whilst the reverse side has ten signatures from CDSA Moscow plus a team picture cutting also signed.. Generally good
TENNIS - WIGHTMAN CUP 1946 Autograph album page signed by members of the 1946 USA Wightman Cup tennis team including Pat Todd, Louise Brough, Margaret Osborne, Doris Hart and Pasuline Betz. Between them they won the Ladies singles at Wimbledon from 1946 to 51 inclusive plus 1955. Also includes the signature of Hazel Wightman who donated the Wightman Cup for challenges between the USA and Great Britain. In 1946 the USA won 7-0. Generally good
LONDON OLYMPICS 1948- SWIMMING VIP edition official programme for Swimming at Empire Pool at London Olympics 4/8/48, the VIP issue has additional blank pages for officials etc to take notes and this programme is signed by 28 swimmers including Bruce Harlan who was the gold medal winner in the Mens Springboard diving and 3 members of the GB ladies 400 metres relay team. Good
1920 OLYMPICS - ANTWERP Postcard with Antwerp Olympics postmark/franking on the reverse, dated 3/9/1920. The football final had been played the previous day but with the Czechs being disqualified there was now a play-off between Spain and Sweden to decide who played Holland for the silver and bronze medals and this took place on the date of this card. Good
1924 OLYMPICS- PARIS Uruguay Olympics Soccer Champions medal given by the Uruguayan FA to their players and officials after they won the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. Uruguay beat Switzerland 3-1 in the Final. Silver/bronze medal with the flags of Uruguay and the Uruguay FA on front , legend on front reads "Uruguay World Champions" whilst on reverse legend reads "VIII Olimpiada Stadium Colombes- Paris 1924" with inscription in Spanish. From the collection of Jose Nasazzi who played for Uruguay. Good
JAMES WILSON Collection of four ribbons and rosettes, also includes postcard of Arthur Shrubb who was an outstanding athlete trained by James Wilson. Wilson was a successful athlete and then football trainer . Wilson started training in the 1880s in athletics and then became trainer of St Bernards FC and then in 1897 he moved on to train Glasgow Rangers. ..Many newspaper cuttings are included and the two rosettes and two ribbon button holes probably are dated circa 1890 and probably relate to athletic events in Scotland when Arthur Shrubb took part in events in Scotland. Wilson coached and trained Shrubb for events in Scotland and he broke the world two mile record at Ibrox in 1904. Generally good
A Vintage 1970's Spiro Agnew "Spiro Who?" Wristwatch, with cartoon style dial, on red, white and blue canvas strap. *Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States. He served from 1969 to 1973, leaving office in disgrace after being investigated by the US Attorney for the District of Maryland on suspicion of conspiracy, bribery, extortion and tax fraud.
Africa.- Owen (Capt. William Fitzwilliam Wentworth) Narrative of Voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; performed in H.M.Ships Leven and Barracouta, edited by Heaton Bowstead Robinson, 2 vol., first edition, 5 lithographed plates, 4 folding engraved maps, wood-engraved illustrations, contemporary ink inscription at head of titles, with long loosely-inserted A.L.s. to the mother of Lt. Henry Gibbons relating the news of his death (envelope rather crudely tipped to head of p.152 of vol.1) and note by Gibbons's sister (Mrs. J.H.Pinder) tipped in at beginning, some foxing to plates and maps, bookplate of Rev. John Hethersall Pinder, contemporary half green calf, rubbed, spines browned, one label defective, preserved together in modern green calf-backed cloth drop-back box, red morocco labels, 8vo, 1833. ⁂ Survey of the East and South East African coastline. Lt. Henry Gibbons served on H.M.S. Leven and died on 26th December 1822 of fever, one of many who succumbed to tropical disease on the expedition including Charles William Browne who wrote the letter.
World.- Teixeira (Pedro) The Travels of Peter Teixeira from India to the Low Countries by Land; with a short Account of a Voyage from India to Spain, by way of the Philippine Islands and the Kingdom of Mexico, first edition in English, general title to collection of works (often lacking), drop-head title 'The Travels of Peter Teixeira from India to Italy by Land', wide margins, main title with contemporary ink signature & reference no. at head and very lightly soiled, later half calf, worn patch near foot of spine, cloth boards damp-stained, 4to, for J.Knapton...A.Bell [& others], March 1710.⁂ Part 5 (of 7) of A View of the Universe: or, A New Collection of Voyages and Travels into all Parts of the Worlds published monthly from 1708 to 1710 and reissued as a 2 volume set in 1711 edited by John Stevens. Complete sets of the monthly parts are very rare but individual parts are also scarce and often lack the general or monthly part title.Pedro Teixeira (d.1641) was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to travel the full length of the Amazon River in 1637 but this narrative is of an earlier journey through the Middle East. Although it finishes with his arrival in Venice he then continued to Antwerp where he wrote this account, explaining the contrary destinations given on the general and drop-head titles.
Doves Press.- Milton (John) Areopagitica; a Speech...for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parliament of England, one of 300 copies on paper, inscribed by Thomas Cobden-Sanderson to his son "To Richard Cobden-Sanderson with much affection from his father 1 July 1907" on front free endpaper, original limp vellum, by the Doves Bindery, spine titled in gilt, uncut, preserved in modern board slip-case, 4to, Doves Press, 1907. ⁂ A good association copy of Milton's work opposing censorship and propounding the right of freedom of speech, a text important to Thomas Cobden-Sanderson and his wife, Anne (née Cobden) who both held progressive political opinions. Their son, Richard, was named after his grandfather, Richard Cobden, a radical politician and founder of the Anti-Corn Law League. Colin Franklin in The Private Presses considers The Doves Press to be "the simplest and purest of them all in style" and believes that in their Areopagitica "Milton was well served".
Ballet.- Larionov (Miklhail) & others. Handbill, large broadside announcement, and programme for the Bal de la Grand Ourse 1925, comprising: 5 copies of the handbill on different coloured papers; 11 copies of the announcement in different states, with wood- or linocut by Larionov printed in black or brown, and illustration by Henri Laurens; the programme with illustrations by Picasso, Larionov, Goncharova, Léger, Rodchenko (incorporating text by Mayakovsky), Laurens, Fotinsky and others (17)⁂ The programme is one of the rarest of the various items issued by the Union des Artistes Russes. The present copy and one of the announcements are signed by Larionov. The announcement was reprinted on several occasions, each time with a longer list of the artists, authors, musicians and others who had bought tickets.
Africa.- Percival (Capt. Robert) An Account of the Cape of Good Hope, first edition, first issue with uncorrected head-line on p.247, very light foxing, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, rubbed and a little scuffed, spine worn at foot, 1804 § Adams (Robert) The Narrative of Robert Adams, a Sailor, who was wrecked on the western coast of Africa...detained three years in slavery...and resided...in the city of Tombuctoo, first edition, folding engraved map with routes supplied in blue and yellow, title and map becoming loose, original boards, uncut, rubbed, spine worn and defective, 1816, 4to (2)
Tibullus (Albius) [and Gaius Valerius Catullus] Elegiae, sive Carmina, commentary by Bernardinus Cyllenius Veronensis (Tibullus) and Antonius Parthenius (Catullus), collation: a-d8 e-f6 g-i8 k6 l8 m10+1, 92 ff. (of 93, lacking initial blank), Venice, Andreas de Paltasichis, 1487 bound after Propertius (Sextus Aurelius) Elegiae, commentary by Antonius Volscus Pipernus, collation: A-K8, 80 ff., the first blank, [Venice], [Andreas de Paltasichis], 1 February, 1488, together 2 works in 1 vol. (as often), 62 lines of commentary surrounding text (variable), Roman type, initial spaces, register f. at end of Tibullus for all three parts, with a 45-page index in a 16th century hand for the 3 parts bound in, and copious marginalia, some staining and spotting, 18th century Italian vellum, folio (294 x 206mm.)⁂ A rare edition, enhanced by evidence of early scholarship. The presence of a register leaf for all three parts demonstrates that these works were often found together. Provenance: Bishop John Vertue (1826-1900), who gave his books to Stonyhurst College (bookplate).
Bindings.- Mère (Clément) and Franz Waldraff, binders. [13 volumes of literary classics from the 'Mermaid Series'], bound in green, turquoise or tan morocco, by C.Mère & Waldraff Durvand, covers with inlaid floral panels of stamped and painted calf and ruled in gilt, g.e., marbled silk doublures and endpapers, spines faded, some rubbed especially joints, one spine chipped at head, 8vo, Fisher & Unwin, [c.1910].⁂ Clément Mère and Franz Waldraff were artists and designers who collaborated in making furniture, boxes, bookbindings and other decorative items, using wood, repoussé leather, galuchat (shagreen) and ivory.
Polar.- Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin.- Arctic Expedition In search of Sir John Franklin, printed flyer, 200 x 160mm., watermark 1851, Printed on board H.M.S. Plover, on the 4th of July 1853.⁂ "This paper is printed for distribution by the natives of Point Barrow among the Eastern Esqujimaux at Barter Island, with the hope that it may fall into the hands of any persons belonging to the Arctic Expeditions who may be on or near the coast. Should this hope be realized, the parties will learn that the 'Plover' has wintered (1852-53,) at Point Barrow, called by the natives Noo-wook, where it has been ascertained only that H.M.S. Investigator was seen passing to the eastward of Return Reef in 1850, and the Enterprize in 1851. The natives on the whole are not unfriendly, but must be dealt with cautiously to avoid surprise, and are not to be trusted when in large numbers." - Flyer.
Catullus (Gaius Valerius) Caius Valerius Cattulus in integrum restitutus ex manuscripto nuper Romae reperto, & ex Gallicano, Patavino, Mediolanensi, Romano, Zanoni, Maffei, Scaligeri, Achillis, & Vossii, & aliorum, edited by Joannis Francisci Corradini de Allio, occasional staining or spotting, contemporary limp boards, lightly soiled and stained, Venice, [Agostino Savioli], 1738; and 2 others, including a good copy of the 1815 Pisa edition edited by Tommaso Puccini, folio (3)⁂ Rare first edition edited by Corradino dell'Aglio. 'This is the famous surreptitious edition which was palmed on the world by Corradini de Allio, who pretended he had discovered a very precious Roman MS. by which he was enabled to exhibit a pure and accurate text; 'but the cheat being discovered,' says Harwood, 'the rascal only laughed at it.'' - (Dibdin).
Polar.- Expedition in Search of Sir John Franklin.- Great Novelty!! It is Intended to Open the Season with a native Dance, which will take place on board Her Majesty's Ship Plover, at Point Barrow, printed flyer, slightly marked at tail, watermarked 1837, 238 x 185mm., [Point] Barrow, Amateur Printing-Office, [1853].⁂ "As the object of this Ball to our neighbours of Noo-wook is to restore that amicable feeling with which they have until lately regarded us, we ought on this occasion to use every means to conciliate their good will, and, avoiding any just cause of offence, to inspire them with confidence in our friendly disposition towards them; so that, having no injuries to avenge, they may be induced to treat with kindness any of our countrymen belonging to Sir John Franklin's party, or to Ships in search of him, who may fall into their hands in a defenceless state." - Flyer.
Giunta.- Catullus, Propertius & Tibullus. Catullus. Propertius. Tibullus., edited by Benedictus Ricardinus "Philologus", collation: a4 b-e8 f10 A-I8 aa-dd8 ee4, italic type, initial spaces with guide-letters, a4 and I8 blank, occasional early ink marginalia, water-stained at foot, closely trimmed at head, just touching some headlines, later vellum, lightly soiled, 8vo (147 x 95mm.), [Florence], [Filippo Giunta I], 1503.⁂ The exceedingly rare first Giunta octavo edition, which Brunet calls 'plus rare que celle d'Alde'. This the issue with 'Augustas' in the colophon. It is essentially a copy of the 1502 Aldine edition, which was pirated by Trot in Lyons in the same year. This is the first of Giunta's octavo printings of the classics, which prompted Aldus to fight ferociously for a decade to protect his publications. Eventually, on 28th November, 1513, the newly elected Pope Leo X granted him a privilege, signed by Pietro Bembo, who was at the time papal secretary. John Carter in his Taste and Technique in Book Collecting (1969), who was himself an avid collector of Catullus, noted the volume's rarity. Indeed, he uses this particular volume to define the basis of the concept of 'rarity' in the world of book collecting. Provenance: Heinrich Ludwig Ziegler Stolbergen (ink signatures to endpapers, one dated 1805). Literature: Not in Adams; Renouard, Alde, XXXIV: 4; EDIT 16 CNCE 10357; Petta, The Giunti of Florence, 2013, pp.16-17.
Australasia.- New Zealand.- Marshall (William Barrett) A Personal Narrative of Two Visits to New Zealand, in his Majesty's Ship Alligator, A.D. 1834, first edition, half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece, errata leaf and advertisement leaf at end, light foxing throughout, old sheet of notes concerning the capture of the Guard family loosely inserted, a few pencil annotations, original diced brown cloth, spine titled in gilt, rubbed and lightly stained, spine faded, very short split to head of joint, [Hocken p.59], 12mo, 1836.⁂ Scarce account of two contrasting expeditions to New Zealand by the surgeon on board H.M.S.Alligator, the first to the Bay of Islands and the mission there, the second in order to rescue Mrs. Guard, her two children and some sailors who had been taken captive following their shipwreck at Cape Egmont.
Africa.- Thomson (Joseph) To the Central African Lakes and Back: The Narrative of the Royal Geographical Society's East Central African Expedition, 1878-80, 2 vol., first edition, half-title in vol.1 only (as called for), mounted photographic portrait frontispieces of Keith Johnston and Thomson, 2 folding colour maps, 32pp. publishers' catalogue at end of vol.2, light foxing to frontispieces and titles, first frontispiece creased at corner, maps each with short tear at inner edge (one repaired), original decorated brown cloth, uncut, a little rubbed and marked, spines slightly darkened, traces of labels removed from upper covers, 8vo, 1881. ⁂ Thomson was a Scottish geologist and explorer who accompanied Alexander Keith Johnston on his expedition to establish a route from Dar es Salaam to Lake Nyasa and Lake Tanganyika. Johnston died during the trip and Thomson took over leadership of the expedition, travelling 3,000 miles in 14 months, collecting specimens and making observations. He became the first European to cross the 250 mile plateau between lakes Nyasa and Tanganyika.
Africa.- Allen (Capt. William) and T.R.H.Thomson. A Narrative of the Expedition...to the River Niger, in 1841, 2 vol., first edition, engraved portrait and 15 plates, one folding, 2 folding engraved maps, one hand-coloured in outline, hand-coloured cross-section, 3 wood-engraved plates and several illustrations, with loosely-inserted 2pp. manuscript notes in contemporary hand from the journal of one on board (short tear to one edge), some light foxing to plates and at beginning and ends, vol.1 lacking front free endpaper, vol.2 upper hinge broken with first few leaves loose, original blind-stamped cloth, rubbed, spines faded, 8vo, 1848.⁂ The notes relate to time spent at the mouth of the River Nun, near Brass Town, and the possibility of trading for palm oil: "18th Augt. 1841 - Today a son of King William who lives at Brass & a son...King Boy of Brass came on board" to deliver two sheep as a present from King Boy and his brother King William. King Boy's message was that "there is plenty of oil at Brass... he is at present making Juju else he would come himself today but he wishes the ship to wait three days...as he is very desirous to talk to the Captain...". The notes continue that King Boy "would rather sell oil than men" and give details of his canoes, trade, feasts (denying that there are any human sacrifices), his son known as "Jack Fire" and that he has 120 wives and King William only 45. A great deal of the information appears in the published work at pp.170-172 although in print Boy has "one hundred and forty wives".
Middle East.- Burckhardt (John Lewis) Travels in Arabia..., first edition, half-title, engraved folding map and 4 plans, advertisement leaf at end, light foxing, ink inscription "H.G.Lyons R.E. 1891" on half-title, old roan-backed cloth, rubbed, spine faded, [cf. Blackmer 239, second edition], 4to, 1829. ⁂ Burckhardt travelled to Mecca and Medina in 1814 disguised as an Arab Sheikh and through his extensive knowledge of Arabic and Muslim practices managed to avoid exposure. A second, 8vo, edition appeared in the same year.Henry George Lyons F.R.S. (1864-44), geologist and Director of the Science Museum who introduced working models of machines. As a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers he was posted to Cairo in 1890 and surveyed several ancient Egyptian temples at Buhen.
Catullus, Tibullus & Propertius. Catulli, Tibulli, Propertii, et Cornelii Galli Opera, edited by Horatio Tuscanella, 2 parts in 1, collation: a8 A-X8, a-l8, title with woodcut printer's device, large partially hand-coloured woodcut printer's device to final verso, woodcut decorative initials, X7 blank, some early numbering in red ink and underlining in green ink, lacking blank X8, ink stamp to title, occasional spotting or staining, lightly browned, contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over boards, upper cover with central portrait of Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (one of the founders of Helmstedt University), and with his arms to lower cover, initials 'I S R' to head of upper cover, joints split, but holding, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, 8vo (156 x 100mm.), Basel, [Ex officina Henricpetrina], [March, 1569].⁂ First edition edited and indexed by Tuscanella, who also provided a concordance. Literature: Adams C1152; VD 16 C-1743.
Austen (Jane) Novels, 6 vol. in 5, first collected edition, engraved frontispiece to each vol. but lacking half-titles and additional engraved vignette titles, vol.1 with presentation inscription from F.C. Knatchbull to her daughter Louisa dated 1856 (in Louisa's hand) and remaining vol. with ownership signature of Louisa to front free endpaper, contemporary half calf, spines gilt with double morocco labels (3 lacking, a few chipped), rubbed, 8vo, Richard Bentley, 1833.⁂ A lovely association copy, once owned by Jane Austen's favourite niece. Fanny Catherine Knight was Jane Austen's niece, the oldest child of Jane's brother Edward Austen (later Knight). Jane adored her and considered her "almost another Sister". Edward's wife died when Fanny was only 15 so her aunts Jane and Cassandra Austen took on an intimate and motherly role in the lives of Edward's children. In a letter dated 1808 Jane wrote "I am greatly pleased with your account of Fanny; I found her in the summer just what you describe, almost another Sister, & could not have supposed that a niece would ever have been so much to me. She is quite after one's own heart...tell her that I always think of her with pleasure." Fanny was Sir Edward Knatchbull's second wife and their children took the additional Hugessen name. This set of books would appear to have been given by Fanny to her own daughter Louisa around her 21st birthday (she was born in 1834). There are three pencil annotations to the opening "Memoir" of Jane Austen in volume 1, probably in Louisa's hand but two of which are presumably quoting her mother's own thoughts: beneath the text "her carriage and deportment were quiet, but graceful" is written " 'the sort of thing they call graceful I call awkward' Mama"; and in the margin next to the text "If there be an opinion current in the world that a perfectly amiable temper is not reconcilable to a lively imagination, and a keen relish for wit, such an opinion will be rejected for ever by those who had the happiness of knowing the authoress of the following work." is written "'True' Mama". For Jane Austen see also lots 305, 315 and 319
Dickens (Charles).- Prest (Thomas Peckett) The Posthumourous Notes of the Pickwickian Club, edited by "Bos", 112 parts in 1 vol., general woodcut title (vol.1), dedication leaf and 2 leaves preface at beginning, pagination suggests a second vol. (but this copy with no second title or prefatory matter), woodcut illustrations, some light marginal browning but overall a very good copy, later half sheep, rubbed, 8vo, c.1836-39.⁂ Known as The Penny Pickwick, a plagiarised version published in 1d parts for those who could not afford the shilling for the original Dickens work. Rarely found complete.
Methodism.- Stelfox (James, of Gasfield House, Belfast manager of Belfast Gas Works) Biographical Sketches of Wesleyan Methodist Ministers, who have died in the Home and Foreign Work, from the Year, 1744, to 1850, autograph manuscript, 525pp., 27pp. index at beginning, slightly browned, original half morocco, rubbed, gilt spine, faded, sm. 4to, 1860.
Hertfordshire Estate Map.- Adams (Charles F., surveyor, of Bartway, Hertfordshire) Gilston Park Estate, the Property of John Hodgson Esq., large folding hand-coloured manuscript estate map, reference key, mounted on linen, original black straight-grained morocco case, gilt, one side split, 185.5 x 155cm., 1851.⁂ John Hodgson was a wealthy shipbroker who purchased this extensive estate in 1850 and proceeded to alter it dramatically in his thirty year ownership. This map shows the area before the changes.
Australasia.- Australia.- Pamphlets.- Bond (George) A Brief Account of the Colony of Port-Jackson, in New South Wales...with an Interesting Account of the Murder of Mr.Clode..., 18pp., "sixth" [seventh] edition, [Ferguson 488; Wantrup 30], Dublin, for the Author, [?1810] bound after Concise History (A) of the English Colony in New South Wales...Customs of the Wandering Unfortunate Natives...Treatment and Behaviour of the Convicts & Free Settlers, second edition, aquatint frontispiece of aborigines (cropped with slight loss to caption at foot), [cf. Ferguson 391; not in Wantrup], G.Riley...Harris, [?1804] bound with Observations on that part of the Speaker's Speech, which relates to Trade, issue with catchword "ral" on p.43, 10 appendices on 6 sheets at end, 2 folding, Dublin, 1799 and Clare (John Fitzgibbon, Earl of) The Speech...of John, Earl of Clare, Lord High Chancellor or Ireland, in the House of Lords of Ireland...on Monday, February 10, 1800, half-title, final leaf of Appendix, C2 soiled at foot, Dublin, 1800 and [Johnson (William)] Reasons for Adopting an Union, between Ireland, and Great Britain, first edition, Dublin, 1799 and Castlereagh (Robert Stewart, Lord) The Speech...to the House of Commons of Ireland...on...Union with Great Britain..., lacking final leaf, title stained, Dublin, 1800 and Address (An) to the Freemen of Derry...By a Freeman, ink stains to A1, [Not in ESTC], n.p., 1790 § French Fraternity and French Protection, as promised to Ireland...By an Friend to the People, first edition, Dublin, 1798 and [Tickell (Richard)] Anticipation: containing the Substance of His M_y's Most Gracious Speech to both H_s of P_l_t..., light damp-staining and worming (mostly marginal), manuscript note to foot of final leaf, Dublin, 1778, together 9 works in 1 vol., contemporary half calf, rubbed, old paper label at foot of spine, short splits to head of joints, 8vo⁂ An interesting group of pamphlets relating to Australia, trade and Ireland. The first two are both scarce accounts of the colony of Port Jackson, the first European settlement in Australia. The first is a description of the convict system and corruption by an ensign in the New South Wales Corps who was ejected from the colony on Governor Hunter's recommendation in 1800. Despite the work being issued several times all editions are rare.
Wesley (John, Church of England clergyman and a founder of Methodism, 1703-91) Autograph Letter signed to Rev. John Bredin, schoolmaster at Newbuildings, near Londonderry, 1p., 200 x 145mm., Birmingham, 8th July 1782, advising him to go to London for his health, "I know not whether it not be best for you to spend the ensuing year in London. Then you might have the best medical advice; & might preach more or less as you strengthened, and advising he be sent to Kingswood School in Bristol, "Adam Clark may easily get over to Liverpool or Chester: But ships sometimes go from Newry to Bristol, & very frequently from Dublin: Especially at this time of year. My kind Love to Alleck Knox. I am your Affectionate Friend & Brother JWesley", tears starting along folds, browned § Bredin (Rev. John, Methodist minister in Lisburn) Autograph Letter signed as a letter relating to Adam Clarke, 1p., 145 x 200mm., Derry, 13th August 1782, regarding Clarke's future at Kingswood School, "In Mr. Wesley's Letter to me from Manchester, dated April 6 1782. He desires me to send the Bearer 'Adam Clarke to the London Conference and he would send "him Immediately to Kingswood School [near Bristol]. Immediately I wrote to Mr Wesley informing him the Journey was great, and the young man had little to bear his expences upon which Mr Wesley wrote this letter to me. The Bearer has made some proficiency in the Languages and is now on his way to Kingswood School. He is a young Man of real piety, and has good abilities for me of his Age. I hope the Preachers, and Methodists where he comes may Receive him as a Brother Which will greatly oblige your Affecte Bro. in Christ J Bredin", small holes along folds, browned; both letters inserted in a specially designed 19th century mahogany slip-case with brass catch housing 3 hinged mahogany framed glass leaves, the slip-case with a sliver of ?sycamore inset on the upper cover inscribed "Part of the Tree planted by the Rev. J. Wesley Born at Epworth... Made for Read & Co. Epworth", case with some wear, 315 x 215mm., and made c. 1840s.⁂ Two important letters relating to the young Adam Clarke (1762-1832), Wesleyan Methodist minister and scholar. Clarke " fell under the influence of the Methodists in 1778, and met John Wesley who, after the young Clarke had spent an unhappy month at Kingswood School, Bristol, laid hands on him and sent him out into the work of the ministry. He was appointed to the Bradford (Wiltshire) circuit in 1782 and was received into full connexion the following year. From that date onwards he began to play a prominent and singular role in the evolution of the Wesleyan body. " - Oxford DNB.
A RARE SILVER AND AMETHYST PAPER KNIFE WITH ROYAL AND EQUESTRIAN INTEREST the blade with engraved inscription “Presented by H.M. KING EDWARD VII TO J.W. LARNACH, XMAS 1909” with silver wire grip and large amethyst pommel 36cm overall - James Walker Larnach was a famous horse breeder who owned Jeddah, the horse won the 1898 Derby at 100/1 and then went on to win the Prince of Wales Stakes and the Royal Ascot. King Edward stayed at Larnach’s house on his visits to Newmarket.
§ Grace Henry, HRHA (Scottish, 1868–1953) Sailing boats on an Irish river signed lower right Grace Henry" oil on canvas 49 x 69cm (19 x 27in) Provenance: Private collection, Suffolk Other Notes: Emily Grace Henry (nee Mitchell) was born in Scotland in 1868. Her father Rev. John Mitchell was a Church of Ireland Minister. She was the youngest child of a family of ten and was educated at home. Henry left home in 1895 to pursue a career as an artist. The first record of her work being exhibited is with the Aberdeen Artists Society in 1896 and 1898. After her father's demise, Grace began her travels from 1899 throughout Holland and Belgium before settling in Paris where she studied at Académie Carmen and Académie Julian, also at Whistler's Studio. It was while here in Paris that she met Paul Henry and they married in London in 1903. The couple moved to Achill Island in 1910 and remained there until 1919 before their move to Dublin. While in Dublin the couple became founding members of the Society of Dublin Painters in 1920 alongside Letitia Marion Hamilton, Mary Swanzy, and Jack Butler Yeats. The Society offered an outlet for younger Irish artists to exhibit. Henry developed her own style through the 1920s and 1930s, spending time in France and Italy. She studied with André Lhote from 1924 to 1925. Lhote was a cubist painter who also worked with Mainie Jellett, Evie Hone, and Mary Swanzy. Henry painted in Venice and in the environs of the Italian lakes, painting with the fauvist style, with free brushwork and vibrant colours. Upon the outbreak of World War II, she returned to Ireland. Her work was regularly displayed at the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) before becoming an honorary member in 1949 and she also had solo shows at the Waddington and Dawson galleries. Cleaned.
§ Nick Holly (Welsh, b.1968) Posting the Mail signed lower left "Nick Holly" oil on canvas 100 x 70cm (39 x 27in) Other Notes: Dubbed by art critics as the Welsh L. S. Lowry, Nick Holly has gained a reputation for capturing urban scenes of post-industrial South Wales. Growing up in St Thomas, Swansea, he drew inspiration from his immediate surroundings - the nearby docks and the copper works by the river - which he called his "playground". Having graduated from the Swansea School of Art and Design in 1988, Holly had his first solo show ten years later. His latest works particularly focus on depicting people in bustling street scenes - thus capturing the life and the spirit of his local community, or bigger cities such as New York, Paris and London. In the present three works, he uses his iconic palette of blues and greys with touches or areas of red where he wants to draw the viewers in. A black cross labrador and black highland terrier are amongst his famous trademarks. They are recurring characters who often feature in his works sitting side by side, as seen in lots 406 and 407. Condition is fine
§ Nan Youngman, OBE (British, 1906-1995) Sleeping Cat 2 signed lower right "Nan Youngman 1970" and signed on the reverse "Sleeping Cat 2, 1970, Nan Youngman" charcoal and conte 38 x 40cm (15 x 16in) Other Notes: Nancy Mayhew Youngman OBE, (28 June 1906 – 17 April 1995), was an English painter and educationalist. Youngman is remembered primarily as a painter, but from before the war to the mid-1960s she was an influential figure in art education, as a teacher, an author and an impressively efficient organiser of exhibitions. She was born in Maidstone in 1906 and trained at the Slade School of Art (1924–27). Needing to finance her career as an artist by teaching, she went on to the London Day Training College. There she was taught by Marion Richardson, who introduced her to Roger Fry and awakened her interest in children's art. From 1929 until 1944, she divided her time between painting and teaching; she lectured for the London County Council, gave practical art classes for schoolteachers and taught part-time. The organisation of exhibitions became an important part of her strategy for increasing children's awareness of art. Under glass which is a little dirty.
§ Evelyn Mary Dunbar, NEAC, RWS, ARCA (British, 1906-1960) An autograph book belonging to Miss Nada Tutt (b.1913), who was at school with Evelyn Dunbar at Rochester Girls' Grammar School. It contains four watercolours by Evelyn Dunbar, one entitled "Blue Bird" and signed lower right "Evelyn M. Dunbar / November 1924"; together with the autograph of Sybil Thorndike who lived in Rochester, where her father was Vicar of St Margaret's Church. Sybil Thorndike was the "Spirit of Rochester" in a pageant in the Castle gardens which is probably when she signed the autograph book. watercolour Provenance: Miss Nada Tutt (b.1913) and by descent within her family Other Notes: The largest watercolour depicts the cast of "The Blue Bird" - a school production in 1926 in which Nada Tutt played the part of Mytyl, depicted in the watercolour. The Blue Bird (French: L'Oiseau bleu) is a 1908 play by Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck. It premiered on 30 September 1908 at Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, and was presented on Broadway in 1910. The story is about a girl called Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl seeking happiness, represented by The Blue Bird of Happiness, aided by the good fairy Bérylune. Evelyn Dunbar was educated at Rochester Grammar School for Girls, to which she had won a Kent County Council scholarship. In 1929, she won an Exhibition to study at the Royal College of Art. She graduated ARCA (Associate of the Royal College of Art) in 1933. In 1940, the Tate Gallery purchased one of her early student works - Study for Decoration: Flight 1930.
A PAIR OF EXCEPTIONAL FRENCH CANDELABRA MADE BY PRESTIGIOUS FRENCH MAKER HENRI PICARD (1840-1890) who famously supplied works to Emperor Napoleon III of France. Each modelled as a pair Classical female figures in patinated bronze, depicted in full length with draped robes, and holding high a set of five light gilt bronze candelabra. The female figures are set on gilt bronze plinths with medallions, each plinth with the signature, 'H. Picard' and stamped Victor Paillard (1805-1886) standing 38ins high on integral plinths (a Pair) .
A WWII Era Norwegian Haaron VII, Cross of Liberty / Freedom by J. Tostrup, enamel Maltese cross with 'Alt for Norge 7th of June 1945' to rear, on blue and white ribbon, in presentation box. *Norway's fifth highest honour, the medal was instituted on 18th May 1945 for both Military and Civilian personnel who had served Norway during WWII.
PETER J STUCKEY A portrait of the Brixham Trawler Provident Oil on canvas Signed 46 x 60cm Together with the book "Provident and the story of the Brixham Smacks" for which this work has been used to illustrate the front cover and a second marine oil by the same hand. Note; PROVIDENT was built by Saunders & Co at Galmpton on the River Dart in 1924. She was one of the last trawlers to be built for working under sail for the skipper William Pillar. She is of the medium size Mule class with a gaff-ketch rig. She fished for six years, with a crew of three men and a boy, and was then sold to an American, Captain R H Lagarde, who had her converted to a yacht design by Morgan Giles. PROVIDENT had three more owners in the West Country, during which time she had an engine fitted. She spent the war years on the Helford River in Cornwall. After the war she continued cruising, including Baltic ports and eventually arrived in Salcombe in 1951 to be put up for sale. She was purchased by John Bayley who, with PROVIDENT, founded the Island Cruising Club (ICC). She continued under Club ownership until 1971 when the newly formed Maritime Trust bought her and chartered her back to the ICC so that she could continue her sailing career.
BOWKER SIR REGINALD JAMES. Collection of letters & photos. Approx. 140 personal & official letters, invitations, menus & photos relating to Sir Reginald James Bowker (1901-1983), British diplomat from 1925 & 1961 & most notably Ambassador to Burma, Turkey & Austria. He also served in Paris, Berlin, Oslo, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Washington D.C. & in Cairo where he met & married Elsa Gued who, in later life, was a close confidante of Princess Diana. James, as he was known, was knighted in 1952. The collection of letters, predominantly written in English but also in French, German & Spanish, are dated from 1917 when he was studying at Charterhouse, then during his time at Oriel College, Oxford, his entry into the Foreign Office in the early 1920's, the period between the world wars in Paris & Berlin, through to his ambassordships, being knighted for services to monarch & country in 1952 & finally into retirement & beyond in the 1960's. There are even letters expressing unrequited love from an admirer of his younger days. The handful of photos include those of Bowker & his wife Elsa.
PALMER FAMILY. Collection of Durham Coal Mining related letters 1846-1850. Collection of 17 letters dated 1846-1850 relating to the export of coal & coke to France by the Marley Hill Coal & Coking Company, Durham, together with other business & banking matters. All letters were sent from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Marseille, the correspondence being between George Palmer, his son Charles Mark Palmer & James Hall. Most notable of these was Charles Mark Palmer (1822-1907) who was appointed partner of Marley Hill Colliery in 1846. He also purchased iron mines in Yorkshire & erected large shipbuilding yards along the Tyne & at Jarrow that became Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Company Ltd. in 1865. He built the 'John Bowes', the first iron screw collier, at Jarrow. In 1868 he raised the 1st Durham Engineer Volunteers at Jarrow & was commissioned as Lieut. Col. Commandant. In 1874 Charles was elected as Liberal M.P. for North Durham & became M.P. for Jarrow in 1885 until his death in 1907. He was knighted in 1886, taking the title of 1st Baronet of Grinkle Park.
Viscount William Sofa 3 Seater Antique Whisky The Viscount William 3 Seater Sofa Is A Large Piece Of Upholstery In The Range And As Such Is Perfect For Larger Living Rooms And Those Who Need Lots Of Space For Friends And Family With A Selection Of Different Leather Colours Available There's Sure To Be One To Suit Your Living Room's Décor Approximate Dimensions H:88.00cm D:101.00cm W:222.00cm RRP £2175
{ Option of lots: 665, 666 } } } Regency Dining Chair -Siren Rose & Weathered Oak 60 X 67 X 98cm Inspired By Brighton Pavilion In England, The 19th Century Seaside Residence Of The Eccentric Prince Regent Who Later Became King George Iv. The Throne-Like Regency Is Lavishly Hand-Tufted In Luxurious Velvet For A Sumptuously Close Encounter Of Regal Proportions RRP £660
{ Option of lots: 702, 703 } } } Regency Dining Chair -Siren Rose & W.Oak 60 X 67 X 98cm Inspired By Brighton Pavilion In England, The 19th Century Seaside Residence Of The Eccentric Prince Regent Who Later Became King George Iv. The Throne-Like Regency Is Lavishly Hand-Tufted In Luxurious Velvet For A Sumptuously Close Encounter Of Regal Proportions. Rrp £580
{ Option of lots: 665, 666 } } } Regency Dining Chair -Siren Rose & Weathered Oak 60 X 67 X 98cm Inspired By Brighton Pavilion In England, The 19th Century Seaside Residence Of The Eccentric Prince Regent Who Later Became King George Iv. The Throne-Like Regency Is Lavishly Hand-Tufted In Luxurious Velvet For A Sumptuously Close Encounter Of Regal Proportions RRP £660
Faraday Pendant 40cm Clear This Innovative Pendant Is A Homage To Physicist Michael Faraday Who Discovered The 'Faraday Effect' In 1845 During His Experiments With Magnetic Fields And Light The Faraday Cage Blocks External Electrical And Magnetic Interference Creating A Protected Core Pendant RRP £905
Bernoulli Pendant 30cm This Smooth Pendant Light Is After The 18th Century Swiss Mathematician Johann Ii Bernoulli Who Was Awarded A Prestigious Prize From The Academy Of Sciences In Paris For His Studies Of The Propagation Of Light The Bernoulli Pendant Contrasts Raw Perforated Steel With Smooth Glass To Create A Soft And Mellow Lighting Effect RRP £540
{ Option of lots: 702, 703 } } } Regency Dining Chair -Siren Rose & W.Oak 60 X 67 X 98cm Inspired By Brighton Pavilion In England, The 19th Century Seaside Residence Of The Eccentric Prince Regent Who Later Became King George Iv. The Throne-Like Regency Is Lavishly Hand-Tufted In Luxurious Velvet For A Sumptuously Close Encounter Of Regal Proportions. Rrp £580
An Indian silver and gem set canted-rectangular casket, unmarked, circa 1911, the slightly domed hinged cover centred by the badge of Tonk state and title Tonk State and Durbar's English Officer , inset with zircons, sapphires and rubies, with chased bands of scroll foliage with flowers and buds, and one applied band inset with rubies and cabochon turquoises, the sides conformingly chased and with bale handles to the short sides, the interior gilt, on ball-and-claw feet (one lacking), 42cm (16 1/2in) long, 5327g (171.25 oz) gross (including the iron mechanism in the lock), in a red velvet covered case and canvas outer cover; sold with two old notes giving the provenance Provenance: Given to Captain Granville Soames by Lord Hardinge of Penshurst; bought by the current vendor Anonymous auction 18th October 1994, lot 410. Captain Arthur Granville Soames, OBE (1886-1962) was a member of the Coldstream Guards. Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, KG, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCVO, ISO, PC, DL (1858-1944) was a diplomat and statesman who served as Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1910 to 1916. During his tenure of office the only Delhi Durbar attended by a King-Emperor and consort happened in 1911 with King George V and Queen Mary. Tonk, in Rajasthan, was a small Princely State under the British Raj with scattered pockets of territory. At the time the ruler was Nawab Sir Muhammad Ibrahim Ali Khan, GCIE.
Five books to include: Westmorland Church Notes, Bellasis Edward, published by T. Wilson, Kendal, 1888 A Memoir of the Forty-Five, The Chevalier de Johns, Folio Society, 1958 The Lonsdale Magazine, published by A. Foster, 1820/1 Who's Who in Cumberland and Westmorland, 1937 Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian, published by T. Wilson, Kendal, 1976
CREATION RECORDS - Stunning collection of 8 x LPs/12" with 9 x 7" - never mind Oasis, check out some of these essential releases on Alan McGee's prestigious label. Artists/titles include Primal Scream - All Fall Down (CRE 017 the band's storming debut cut- Ex+/Ex), The Loft (x2) - Why Does The Rain (Creation 009 a magic seven) and Up The Hill & Down The Slope (CRE 015), The Chills - Kaleidoscope World (CRELP 008), Biff Bang Pow! - The Girl Who Runs The Beat Hotel (CRELP 015) and Pass The Paintbrush Honey (CRELP 4), Jasmine Minks - One Two Three Four... (CRELP 3), The Bodines (CRE 028T), The Pastels (CRE 023T) and Ride - I Don't Know Where It Comes From (CRE 189T). Condition is largely Ex to Ex+.
SEX PISTOLS - ANARCHY IN THE UK - WITH US MOCK-UP SLEEVE - Super limited edition release of the alternative national anthem - this is a November 1976 UK pressing (EMI 2566) housed with a 'mock up' picture sleeve which was designed by a fellow who had a record shop in Texas... This is hand numbered 3 of 100. The record is in clean Ex condition with few markings but with a few shadowing marks. A1/B2 matrix endings with Chris Thomas and Dave Goodman credits. The fragile picture sleeve is in great Ex condition with only one or two very slight creases.
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