Catlin (George) The Breath of Life, or mal-Respiration and its effects upon the enjoyments & life of man (manu-graph), first English edition, lithographed facsimile manuscript, illustrations, with A.L.s from John Tucker thanking for the loan of the book and with 4 flyers advertising his "Anti-Snorer" Elastic Belt (one a corrected proof) loosely inserted, contemporary roan-backed cloth with original lithographed wrappers mounted on boards, rubbed and soiled, 1862; with a small bundle of trade catalogues and advertisements for other electric belts or corsets, soap, toothpaste, hair curlers, lime juice, stoves etc., many pictorial, some chromolithographed, a few cut-out shapes, v.s. (a bundle) ⁂ Catlin's book, first published in letterpress in New York in 1861, recommends the Native American way of sleeping with the head raised and tipped forward to prevent breathing through the mouth, a custom which he claims produces improved health. John Tucker's letter remarks how he suffered from sleeping with his mouth open and as a result of reading Catlin's work he invented his belt to keep the mouth shut during repose.
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Chinese Gambling.- Ng (Kwai-Shang) A Book on Chinese Games of Chance, first edition, 3 folding plates, 2 with partial hand-colouring, 2 leaves loose and frayed at edges, original cloth-backed printed wrappers, rubbed and soiled, slight worming to upper cover with a few small holes extending into text, spine ends a little worn, 8vo, Hong Kong, Kwong Cheong, 1886.⁂ Rare work by a member of the Hong Kong Civil Service to assist the police in capturing offenders. COPAC lists only 3 UK copies (Oxford, Cambridge & SOAS, London); WorldCat lists those and 2 more in America.
NO RESERVE Sherborne printing.- Obsolete Ideas. In six letters, addressed to Maria, By a Friend, first edition, contemporary ink signature of Catherine Payton Fox to head of title (slightly cropped) and with her book-label, occasional light marginal staining, contemporary tree calf, spine ruled in gilt with black morocco label, rubbed, joints cracked, corners a bit worn, 12mo, Sherborne, for the author, by James Langdon, 1805.
NO RESERVE Somerset & West Country.- Narrative (A) of the Extraordinary Case, of George Lukins, of Yatton, in Somersetshire, who was possessed of Evil Spirits for near Eighteen Years.Also an Account of his remarkable Deliverance..., 24pp., foxed and soiled, a few marginal stains, stitched, uncut, Bristol, printed and sold by L.Nayler, [?1788] § Herapath (W.) & others. The Hand Book for Visitors to the Bristol & Clifton Hotwells, hand-coloured folding geological cross-section, 2 plates, advertisements for treatments at end, original limp cloth, lightly stained, Bristol..., [?1853] § Savage (James) The History of Dorchester, wood-engraved plates, with 2 albumen photographs (High St. Dorchester & Weymouth) tipped in at beginning, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, spine worn with paper label chipped, Dorchester, 1833, rubbed; and 20 others relating to the West Country, mostly volumes of the Weekly Entertainer published in Sherborne, 8vo & 4to (23) ⁂ The first is an account of the "Yatton daemoniac"; one of several issues but this particular issue is not listed by ESTC or COPAC
America.- Bownas (Samuel) An Account of the Life, Travels, and Christian Experiences in the Work of the Ministry..., first edition, with final advertisement leaf, H6 stained and lower margin cut away, contemporary ink inscription "William Brown's Book Bott 5 mo. 30.1757 Cost 2/-" on front pastedown, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, old paper label to spine, a little rubbed, spine repaired at head, [Sabin 7097], 8vo, by Luke Hinde, 1756.⁂ Samuel Bownas (1677-1753) was a Quaker minister who travelled to America to spread the Gospel but was imprisoned on Long Island for preaching, being released after a year. His book includes encounters with Native Americans and with Elizabeth Hanson who had been held captive with her children and whose story he later published in 1760.William Brown - it is tempting to wonder whether this might be the same William Brown whose father, also William (1658-1746), emigrated to America with his family in 1682 and became one of the early settlers of the Quaker settlement of Nottingham, Pennsylvania. Certainly the inscription contains a date in the Quaker style.
Collection of art books, to include: Odorico: L'Art de la Mosaique, 2018, presentation copy inscribed to artist Sandra Walker, with loosely inserted printed photograph of Francois Hollande (signed to Sandra); The Face of North Carolina, by Bruce Roberts, 1962, signed by the author; Images of Age, by Michael Jacques, 1980, presentation copy for Sandra Walker, with loosely inserted handwritten letter from author; Draw Comics! Here's How: A Complete Book on Cartooning, by George Leronard Carlson, 1933; As I Saw Them...A Portfolio by Nelson Brooks, limited edition numbered 163 of 250, signed by Brooks; November Twenty Six Nineteen Hundred Sixty Three, by Ben Shahn, first edition, 1964, with slipcase; Ben Shahn, His Graphic Art, 1963; A Pictorial History of Architecture in America, Kidder Smith, 1976, two volumes with slipcase; Jericho: The South Beheld, Schuptrine & Dickey, 1974, and others, in one carton
William Morris to Whistler, by Walter Crane, London: George Bell & Sons Ltd, 1911, large paper limited edition numbered 125 of 350, publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth with gilt title to spine, presentation bookplate to Arthur E. Harvey from The Worshipful Company of Carpenters, contents generally good and bright with some spotting to outer page edges, shelf-lean and some discolouration/wear to spine. Together with The Craftsman's Plant-Book, by Richard G. Hatton, London: Chapman & Hall, 1909, embossed green cloth; Architecture Industry & Wealth, Collected Papers by William Morris, new edition, London: Longmans, 1902, red cloth; Modern Mural Decoration, by A. Lys Baldry, London: George Newnes, 1902, gilt blue cloth; Art, by Auguste Rodin, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912, gilt green cloth; Michael Angelo, London: George Newnes, no date, quarter-cloth; Drawings of John M. Swan R.A., London: George Newnes, no date, quarter-cloth; Reproductions of the Woodcuts in the Dream of Poliphilus, new edition, W. Griggs, 1893, cloth, as found; Drawings of Alfred Stevens, London: George Newnes, no date, quarter-cloth; Drawings of W. Curtis Green, London: B. T. Batsford, 1949; Sir Edward Burne-Jones, A Record and Review, by Malcolm Bell, London: George Bell & Sons, 1894, as found; Art and Craft Education in the City of Birmingham, by Harold H. Holden, Birmingham: 1942, cloth; Drawings of Sir E. J. Poynter, London: George Newnes, no date, cloth; Twentieth Century Sculpture, by E. H. Ramsden, London: Pleiades Books, 1949, cloth; My Book of Inventions, London: Edward Arnold, no date, cloth (15)
Stanley Gibbons Britannia loose leaf stamp album A-Z with inserts mostly mounted Mint, the album used and mint, GB & Commonwealth, black card, loose leaf album, 3 pages only and loose leaves, Stanley Gibbons Adventurer album mostly loose, with four mounted and a green stock book including few mostly used but good selection of Russian, some Chinese
1912 History Of St. Petersburg Russia Book And Map in Presentation Case. Leather bound book and folding map. In fitted box. Case measures 2-3/4" H x 19-1/2" L x 14" D. Condition: Light wear and toning to book and map., Light scuffs on case. Overall very good condition. Estimate: $1500.00 - $2500.00 Domestic Shipping: $145.00
Collection of Great British and World stamps including; thin stockbook containing many Chinese stamps including overprints, Stanley Gibbons 'stamp stock book' containing United States of America used postage including earlier issues, stockbook containing earlier German stamps, many with overprints including 'Bayer. Staatseisenb.', 'Kgl. Bayer. Staatseisenb.', 'Belgien 10 cents', '2F. 50 Cent. Belgien' etc, 'The 2000 collection of Singapore stamps' and eight other albums/stockbooks containing mixed world stamps
A FRENCH KINGWOOD AND MARBLE TOP SIDE CABINET, 19th century, of rectangular form, fitted with Breche d'Alp marble within a pierced brass gallery above twin mirror panel doors and a fall front of faux book spines, quarter veneered to either side on square tapering legs. 89cm high, 56cm wide, 35cm deep
AN IRISH MID-19TH CENTURY ARBUTUS AND MARQUETRY INLAID DAVENPORT, the wavy gallery back inlaid with a harp and flanked by native animals, above a slopefront panel, with leather inset surrounded by a band of trailing shamrocks, with fitted interior, with arched panel doors to the side, enclosing various short drawers, with solid column supports, on platform base and castors. 101 cm high x 71 cm wide The Killarney Woodwork IndustryBy the middle of the 18th Century Killarney and its hinterland was emerging as a ‘tourist centre’. Early visitors related their experiences of awesome lakes, mountains and wildlife in guidebooks and by 1853 Killarney was accessible by rail, allowing even greater numbers to reach the area. Roughly 30 years before the arrival of the railroad, enterprising men such as Jeremiah O’Connor established factories for the production of handcrafted souvenirs such as chessboards, snuffboxes, card cases - even jewellery. The items were made from a variety of beautiful local timbers - arbutus, elm, ash, holly, yew, bog oak and bog yew which grew in abundance on the mountainsides surrounding the Lakes of Killarney. Arbutus and bog oak were used prolifically and became particular to the Killarney wares. As mementos of the area, the items mentioned were inlaid with marquetry images of the most popular local sites: Muckross Abbey, Ross Castle, Glena Cottage, Old Weir Bridge, Innisfallen, Aghadoe, Dunloe Castle and Killarney House, several of which can be identified on the present Davenport desk. The images were largely taken from a book of engravings ‘Ireland: Its Scenery, Character &c’ (1841) by Mr and Mrs S. C. Hall. In addition the wares were decorated with symbolic motifs of shamrock, harp, ivy, ferns, mountain eagles and deer. The depiction of wreaths, shamrock, rose and thistle together symbolised the union of Ireland with England, Scotland and Wales. It is possible that producers obtained the notion for such souvenir articles from other tourist resorts such as Tunbridge Wells in Kent as there are records of similar items being manufactured earlier than those at Killarney. The sale of these small, portable, often exquisitely carved items was seasonal and by the mid-nineteenth century manufacturers had turned their hand at creating fine quality pieces of furniture such as writing desks, sofas and cabinets aimed at the gentry, both locally and nationally/internationally. Good producers such as James Egan displayed wares at exhibitions as far away as Paris and New York. Around 1860 Egan was commissioned by Lord Castlerosse to manufacture a fine arbutus cabinet and desk as a gift for Queen Victoria and many of the manufacturers both gifted and sold pieces to members of the royal family giving further status to the wares. The decline in production of Killarney woodwork came in the late 1800s. The lack of innovation in design and competitive pricing from outside manufacturers assisted in the demise of the industry. The production of items in bog oak lasted longer than that of arbutus but by the early 1900s Killarney was better known for its lace than its woodwork. Now only woodwork museums in Kerry and the items themselves remain.
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[§] JOHN BYRNE (SCOTTISH B.1940)DONALD AND BENOIT (FRONT COVER) - 2010 Signed, pencil and watercolour41cm x 31cm (16in x 12.25in)Exhibited: Open Eye Gallery, EdinburghNote: Donald and Benoit is a children's book written and illustrated by Byrne and published by Universe Publishing in 2011, about the adventures of a young boy and his mischevious pet cat who live in a coastal fishing village in the North East of Scotland.
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[§] JOHN BYRNE (SCOTTISH B.1940)LET'S GO TO THE MOVIES, KIDDO! - 2009/10 Signed, pencil and watercolour41cm x 31cm (16in x 12.25in)Exhibited: Open Eye Gallery, EdinburghNote: Donald and Benoit is a children's book written and illustrated by Byrne and published by Universe Publishing in 2011, about the adventures of a young boy and his mischevious pet cat who live in a coastal fishing village in the North East of Scotland.
POSTAGE STAMPS. GREAT BRITAIN, A COLLECTION ON LEAVES IN SG WINDSOR BINDER, INCLUDING VICTORIA JUBILEE AND MOSTLY QEII UNMOUNTED MINT, INCLUDING SEVERAL HIGHER VALS, REGIONALS AND CHANNEL ISLANDS TO EARLY 1970'S, A LARGE COLLECTION OF QEII UM COMMEMORATIVE BLOCKS, MAINLY 1960'S AND EARLY 70'S, FDC'S, STOCK BOOK, STAMPS SORTED IN TO PACKETS, ETC
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