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Lot 132
EVA JORDAN - FEMALE BIG GAME HUNTER AND EXPLORERTwo photograph albums relating to Mrs Eva Jordan's hunting exploits (hippopotamus, zebra, boar, rhino, etc) in, and travels through East Africa and the Congo (approximately 240 images), and her chimpanzees, mostly dressed, doing activities, etc. (approximately 90 images), together upwards of 330 gelatin silver prints, some captioned on the verso, most loose mounted (or loose), images typically 105 x 75mm., or 60 x 75mm., 6 ink and wash plans of the Pyramids loosely inserted, contemporary card albums, ties, worn, one cover loose, oblong 4to, c. 1911-1912; together with a cup presented to Eva on her completion of an 'adventurous voyage made by her across central Africa' from May 1911 to July 1912 (group)Footnotes:'A FEAT HITHERTO UNACCOMPLISHED BY ANY WOMAN' - Private photograph albums , relating to the journey of some 4000 miles undertaken from Mombasa to the West African coast by Eva Jordan, undertaken as a honeymoon on her marriage to the big game hunter John Alfred Jordan, during 1911-1912. Images include her posing, gun in hand, with a dead hippopotamus, elephant tusks, her husband, her camps and local servants, and scenery. A caption on the cup included with the lot reads 'To Eva on her marriage and to commemorate the adventurous voyage made by her across Central Africa, a feat hitherto unaccomplished by any woman, leaving Mombasa, British East Africa in May 1911 passing thro' Uganda down the Aruwimi River, following the course of the Congo to its mouth, and arriving on the West African Coast in July 1912, from the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic'. A second album is devoted to Eva's chimpanzees, mostly dressed and posing (at at sewing machine and typewriter, smoking a pipe, holding a gun, seated on a goat, in a hammock, served tea by local servants, etc.).Provenance: Eva Jordan (nee Mercer), who married John Alfred Jordan in May 1911. He wrote several books, including Mongaso: Man Who is Always Moving: The Story of an African Hunter, and Elephant Stone about his exploits in Africa; by descent to current owner.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 196
A set of Victorian brass scales and weights on a mahogany base, together with a pair of black painted iron kitchen scales with brass pan and weights, a Smith Premier Home portable typewriter and a miniature bronze cannon on wooden carriage, inscribed to base "N.S.W.UN5867HJ", 19 cm long overall
Lot 83
TYPEWRITER. An American 'The Home Blick' typewriter with prototype 'golf ball' type mechanism. Labelled the Home Blick 9 & 10 Cheapside, London. Made in USA. Width of carriage, 30cm. Serial No.1276. (No box). Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Lot 227
Camberton (Roland) Rain on the Pavements, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Gordon and Joyce. With very best wishes and with much gratitude for the use of Gordon's typewriter, upon which "Scamp" was written - from 'Roland Camberton' - November 1951" to endpaper, light browning to half-title, original cloth, sunning to spine and head of panels, dust-jacket by John Minton, light browning to spine and panel margins, spine ends and corners chipped, chipping to head of upper panel, creasing to head and foot, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, 1951.⁂ A good association copy of this second novel by the Hackney writer Camberton. Camberton (real name Henry Cohen) wrote only two novels (this and his poorly-reviewed debut Scamp) before disappearing into obscurity. His work has since been subject to critical re-assessment and he is now regarded as a significant literary figure.
Lot 448
A VINTAGE SEWING MACHINE AND TYPEWRITER, comprising a cased hand cranked sewing machine, the case and base of the machine with Tunbridgeware decoration, the machine having gilt foliate decoration, marked only with the serial number 948164, with an instruction book for an 'Oscillating Shuttle Sewing Machine', together with a cased Dario Erika typewriter (2) (Condition Report: generally ok, some damage and wear especially to base and case of sewing machine)
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