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Click here to subscribeEurope.- Ros (Lord de) Journal of a Tour in the Principalities, Crimea, and Countries adjacent to the Black Sea in the Years 1835-36, first edition, 8pp. advertisements at end, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, printed paper spine label, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1855.
Africa.- Mashonaland Herald (The) & Zambesian Times, 2 vol., comprising No. 9 & No. 59, Mashonaland, 22 August 1891 & 20 August 1892; The Rhodesian Chronicle and Mashonaland Advertiser, No. 16 & 26, 20 August 1892 & 29 October 1892 § The Matabele Times and Mining Journal, 15 June 1894, 17 June 1894 & 7 August 1894, most lightly browned, foldlines, one or two splits to foldlines, 4 tipped-in to later paper wrappers, slight chipping to edges; and others similar, folio (9). *** An interesting collection of early African newspapers. The first mentioned was described by a contemporary journalist as a “crude but readable cyclostyled sheet”. It ran for 62 weeks before being replaced by "The Rhodesia Herald", since renamed "The Herald", which survives today as Zimbabwe's oldest newspaper.
World.- Ellis (Henry) Journal Of The Proceedings Of The Late Embassy To China, new edition, wood-engraved frontispiece map, Edward Moxon, 1840 bound with Hall (Capt. Basil) Narrative of a voyage to Java, China, and the great Loo-Choo Island : with accounts of Sir Murray Maxwell's attack on the Chinese batteries, and of an interview with Napoleon Buonaparte, at St. Helena, half-title with full-page wood-engraved map verso, small wood-engraved map in text, Edward Moxon, 1844 and 7 others, Travel, published by Moxon, including New York, together 9 works in 1 vol., some spotting or foxing and staining, contemporary half crushed morocco, gilt, spine in compartments richly so, some fading to upper cover, rubbed, thick 8vo
Europe.- Lear (Edward) Journals of a Landscape Painter in Southern Calabria, &c., half-title, 20 lithographs, 2 maps, previous owner's pencil signature to title and front pastedown, scattered marginal spotting, cracked hinges, 1852; Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, &c., 20 tinted lithographs, one map, scattered marginal spotting, 1851; first editions, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, rubbed and worn ; Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica, first edition, plates and illustrations, one map, scattered spotting, original cloth, a little rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, 1870; [Abbey Travel 175 & 45], large 8vo.
Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall Publications date from 1843 - 2017, dates include 1843, 1853-1854, 1867-1873 (part), 1874-1889, 1894/5-1942, 1946, 1951-2004, 2007-2017, approximately 135 publications in total, limpbacks mostly in good condition with attached printed card wraps, though some are loose.John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
(Arctic exploration) PARRY, William Edward. 'Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of the NW Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific;' 'performed in the years 1819-20 in his Majesty’s ships Hecla and Griper with appendix, containing scientific and other observations,' 1821, FIRST EDITION, John Murray, Errata slip. 310pp + nine appendices. 20 plates and folding maps as called for. Full brown leather binding. Negligible foxing and browning. Binding firm.Very sound and attractive copy.
F. HAMILTON DAVEY Flora of Cornwall F. HAMILTON DAVEY. 'Flora of Cornwall Being an Account of the Flowering Plants and Ferns Found in the County of Cornwall Including The Scily Isles.' Original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, faded boards, original folding map, F. Chegwidden, Penryn, 1909, vg; 'A Supplement to F. Hamilton Daveys Flora of Cornwall.' Original card boards, ex-libris Evelyn Northcote, Oscar Blackford, Truro, 1922; 'Journal of the Royal Institute of Cornwall, Vol XXI, Part 1-1922. Journal No. 69, Oscar Blackford, 1922; together in one slipcase.
(Mining) Reports and Surveys. 'Climax Illustrated,' published as a representation of the original by the Trevithick Society, photographic card wraps, staple bound, the story of the CLIMAX War Effort, illustrated throughout, vg to fine, pp.50, #r. Booth, Penryn, [c.2005]; 'Our Work During the Great War,' published as a representation of the original by the Trevithick Society, printed colour wraps, illustrations throughout, fine, R. Booth, Penryn, 2005; 'The Minions Area Project. Cornwall's Heritage,' a report commissioned by Caradon District Council, card wraps, staple bound, illustrations, Dartington Institute, Caradon District Council, July 1986; With a number of surveys and reports including vol II of 'The Minions Survey', The Mineral Tramways Project and Camborne School of Mines Journal 1973. (10)John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Please see lot 1 for provenance.
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1916) Letter 4 (postcard)27th February 1903To: Mrs Waymouth, Karewa From Reginald KoettlitzWritten from: ‘Discovery’ Winter quarters, Victoria Land, AntarcticaA photographic postcard: ‘Mount Erebus, from summit of Harbour Hill, October 1902’“Fairly unique, being the first card of the kind ever sent from so far south and so remote a part of the world” Note: This photograph is a particularly rare and interesting polar artifact, as Koettlitz's contribution to the expedition was downplayed by Scott upon their return. None of Koettlitz's research featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports and his photographs, including his groundbreaking colour images, were ignored and have since been lost to science. Biographical note: Reginald Koettlitz was born on 23 December 1861. Of German extraction, he trained at Guy's Hospital and went into practice as a physician in Dover. In 1894 he volunteered as surgeon for the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land and spent nearly three years in the Arctic Circle. He learned valuable lessons in Arctic survival, undertook dog sledging expeditions and kept the party free of scurvy. The British expedition also met the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, led by Fridtjof Nansen who became a lifelong friend to Koettlitz.In 1900 he travelled to Somaliland and Abyssinia with Herbert Weld Blundell. He also journeyed to the Amazon.His polar experience gained him a place on the 1901 British Antarctic Expedition, where he doubled the role of senior surgeon with that of botanist. His assistant was E.A. Wilson, later surgeon on Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.At 41, he was one of the oldest men in the expedition and had the most polar experience, however he and Scott clashed and his scientific contributions to the Discovery Expedition were not recognized on their return. Koettlitz’s position wasn’t recognised in Scott’s book ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ and none of his painstaking work featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports. Even a report to the British Medical Journal was presented by Koettlitz’s deputy, Wilson.Also, groundbreaking colour photographs taken by Koettlitz, the first ever taken in the Antarctic, seem to have been ignored, and they have now been lost to history.He took part in several sledging expeditions, including an attempt on Cape Crozier in March 1902. On a trip he led across McMurdo Sound, Koettlitz discovered two glacial features later named after him: the Koettlitz Glacier and the Koettlitz Neve. Other than the honour of these names, his important role has been rather airbrushed from history.After the expedition he returned to his practice in Dover but in 1911 emigrated to South Africa and continued to practice medicine. He and his wife died of dysentery on the same day in 1916. From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
(Cornwall interest) Journals, Reports and Booklets. Nigel Tangye. 'The Story of Glendorgal. A Personal View,' revised edition, card wraps, D. Bradford Barton, Truro, 1969; Rev. Canon G. H. Doble. 'Saint Congar,' thin card wraps, staple bound, pp.23, engraved Cornish cross to final leave, Antiquity Magazine, 1945; M. J. T. Lewis. 'The Pemtewan Railway 1829-1918,' card wraps, toning and spotting, plates, D. B. Barton, Truro, 1960; With a good collection of booklets and journals including 'The Lizard. A Magazine of Field Studies', 'Transactions of the Royal Geological Society', 'Journal of the Camborne-Redruth Natural History Society', reports from 'The City of Truro', and the journal of 'Cornish Building Corps'. (30+)
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1916) Letter 814th July 1904To: ‘My dear Mrs Waymouth’ From Reginald Koettlitz (Expedition physician and botanist)Written from: ‘The Discovery’ Port Stanley, Falkland Islands On Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901 headed paper, no envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, two and half pages covered in handwriting.Excerpts: “I am so pleased to hear that you and Miss Waymouth are having so nice a time in England, but it seems to me that you with your happy spirit would always have a good time anywhere”“Of all the places that civilised man ever came to live in, unless parts of northern Siberia or West Greenland (and even they are better) be excepted, the Falkland Islands seem the most out of the world dreary of places that they ever did so in, certainly that British people ever settled in. A more or less flat, barren looking, often rocky expanse, without a tree or shrub to vary the monotony, and that to the dim distance. A bleak windswept spot, and yet there are people who have lived here for 22 years!”“I presume by now you will have heard that the spoon I promised you is in Miss McKay’s (?) possession, I hope you will like it. She thinks it, she tells me, a rather nice one.” Biographical note: Reginald Koettlitz was born on 23 December 1861. Of German extraction, he trained at Guy's Hospital and went into practice as a physician in Dover. In 1894 he volunteered as surgeon for the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land and spent nearly three years in the Arctic Circle. He learned valuable lessons in Arctic survival, undertook dog sledging expeditions and kept the party free of scurvy. The British expedition also met the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, led by Fridtjof Nansen who became a lifelong friend to Koettlitz.In 1900 he travelled to Somaliland and Abyssinia with Herbert Weld Blundell. He also journeyed to the Amazon.His polar experience gained him a place on the 1901 British Antarctic Expedition, where he doubled the role of senior surgeon with that of botanist. His assistant was E.A. Wilson, later surgeon on Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.At 41, he was one of the oldest men in the expedition and had the most polar experience, however he and Scott clashed and his scientific contributions to the Discovery Expedition were not recognized on their return. Koettlitz’s position wasn’t recognised in Scott’s book ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ and none of his painstaking work featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports. Even a report to the British Medical Journal was presented by Koettlitz’s deputy, Wilson.Also, groundbreaking colour photographs taken by Koettlitz, the first ever taken in the Antarctic, seem to have been ignored, and they have now been lost to history.He took part in several sledging expeditions, including an attempt on Cape Crozier in March 1902. On a trip he led across McMurdo Sound, Koettlitz discovered two glacial features later named after him: the Koettlitz Glacier and the Koettlitz Neve. Other than the honour of these names, his important role has been rather airbrushed from history.After the expedition he returned to his practice in Dover but in 1911 emigrated to South Africa and continued to practice medicine. He and his wife died of dysentery on the same day in 1916. From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
(Caroline Fox and Davies Gilbert) Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society. A granderised collection of the first reports thought to be Caroline Fox's own. First annual report 1833 to the fifth annual report 1837, in one volume, with extra bound in letters, original sketches, plans, architectural drawings, etc, full pebbled red calf, rubbed to extremities and joints, 4to, gilt edge, vg, Jane Trathan, Falmouth, 1833-1837.First bound letter (MS) with the title "First Prospectus of the Falmouth Polytechnic Society, in the Spring of 1832" detailing the society's aims and objectives, with a list of lead members; this appears to be in the hand of Davies Gilbert himself, using examples from the Science Museum, the close top of the capital 'I' for instance, and the angularity of the lower case letters firmly suggest it is, without it being signed; Followed by (as a frontis) an original ink and wash portrait of Davies Gilbert and indeed flat signed by Gilbert.'Report of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1833,' List of Members, Laws of the Society, proceedings of the General Meeting, bound in watercolour sketch of a Cornish mine, an ink and wash sketch of 'Loss of the Prince of Wales, 1804', ink sketch 'Park of Whitby Abbey', prizes awarded, watercolour still life of flowers initialled RJ 1833, list of subscribers, watercolour plan of a greenhouse, Chart of Gothic Architecture, ink and wash sketch titled 'A Method of Ventilating Mines'.'The Second Annual Report of the Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1834,' watercolour portrait of a bearded man with a large ruby on his hat, 'A Mineralogical Sketch of the Island of Banca' (Bangka Island, Indonesia), a ground plan of Ashfield estate, engraving of a Dipping Needle Deflector, ink sketch of a Hydrostatic Lock, ink and watercolour chart on Cornwall, engravings of the 'Cheese Wring' in Bodmin, engraving of The Royal Academy Medal 1837.'The Third Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society 1835,' ink sketch of the Polytechnic medal, ink sketch of Laocoon and Sons, watercolour Jack Knife, , engraving of a ruined abbey, engraved portrait, watercolour coastal scene, ink sketch of capital punishment in a schoolroom, 'Lines of equal magnetic inclination' map of the Uk and Ireland, 'Two Treaties on the Natural History of the Pilchard' by Jonathan Couch, meteorological diagrams (x2) with a fold out engraved '...Register Kept at Ashfield near Falmouth...1835', a fold out engraved chart titled 'A Chronological Chart of the Wars of the British Empire, From the Revolution in 1688-9 to 1855', four architectural plans for The Royal Polytechnic Hall, Falmouth.'The Fourth Annual Report of the Royal Polytechnic Society 1836,' newspaper clipping of a general meeting, watercolour of seaweed specimens, still life of flowers x2, engraving of Queen Victoria.'The Fifth Annual Report of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society,' hand drawn magnetic chart of the UK and Ireland by Robert W. Fox, hand drawn magnetic chart of the Atlantic, ink sketch of crows, ink sketch of knights, an original hand drawn map signed by Edwin Fox and titled 'Recent discoveries in the Artic Regions by Parry, Franklin, Ross and Buck', graphite sketches of models of Trewethey Stone and Dungerthis Monument, a linear map between Falmouth and Truro with detailed key, watercolor botanical sketch.The work concludes with a letter written in the same hand as the first, detailing the rise of three other 'Polytechnics' since the inception of the Falmouth Society; and a printed announcement for the 'Sunderland Polytechnic Society', 1838.This is a work of huge historical significance concerning the development of science and art, which propagated from the inception of the Falmouth Polytechnic Society and was indeed granted Royal patronage from King William IV in 1835. A singular and important work. John Stengelhofen (1939-2020). Coming from London, he trained as an architect in the meticulous modernist aesthetics of the mid-century Architectural Association. He found Cornwall, moved there and never left. Active in the early years of the Trevithick Society, he was primarily responsible for the introduction of the Society’s Journal in 1973. He left mainstream architecture in the County Architects's department to pursue academic research at the newly-established, Institute of Cornish Studies, establishing himself as a generous, but authoritative lecturer on Cornish industrial archaeology along the way. He used his architectural skills to design Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum, then becoming its first Director in 1975. He moved to the National Maritime Museum in charge of their outstation at Cotehele, with the Tamar sailing barge Shamrock. During his period as President of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, 1984-1986, he had a major hand in the acquisition of the adjacent premises enabling the Royal Cornwall Museum to expand. He co-founded Twelveheads Press in 1978 to publish well-researched books on Cornish and other industrial history. Always generous with both skills and information, he was active in the Cornish Buildings Group for fifty years where he made a substantial contribution to the quality and protection of the built environment of his beloved Cornwall. Latterly he returned to his love of modern design, in the form of research into twentieth century Cornish architecture and architects, and produced as a last collaborative project, a visionary, affordable development in Hayle with impeccable eco credentials, where he made his home.
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1916) Letter 325th February 1903To: Mrs Waymouth From Reginald Koettlitz (Expedition physician and botanist)Written from: ‘Discovery’ Winter Harbour, Victoria Land, Antarctica On Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901 headed paper, no envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, all pages fully filled with handwriting.Excerpts: “Some three miles have broken away since the Morning arrived, that ice was, however not so solid as this, and although we have blown up places in the floe and started cracks in it here and there, with guncotton, very little effect has been produced thus far.”The summer is plainly over here now therefore it beholds us to be ‘spry’ if we are to get away this year, the Sun has also sunk at midnight and the long summer day is over.”“News will go home, but perhaps not love, therefore our dear ones at home will at least know that we are well and as happy as circumstances will allow.” Biographical note: Reginald Koettlitz was born on 23 December 1861. Of German extraction, he trained at Guy's Hospital and went into practice as a physician in Dover. In 1894 he volunteered as surgeon for the 1894-1897 Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic Expedition to Franz Josef Land and spent nearly three years in the Arctic Circle. He learned valuable lessons in Arctic survival, undertook dog sledging expeditions and kept the party free of scurvy. The British expedition also met the Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, led by Fridtjof Nansen who became a lifelong friend to Koettlitz.In 1900 he travelled to Somaliland and Abyssinia with Herbert Weld Blundell. He also journeyed to the Amazon.His polar experience gained him a place on the 1901 British Antarctic Expedition, where he doubled the role of senior surgeon with that of botanist. His assistant was E.A. Wilson, later surgeon on Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition.At 41, he was one of the oldest men in the expedition and had the most polar experience, however he and Scott clashed and his scientific contributions to the Discovery Expedition were not recognized on their return. Koettlitz’s position wasn’t recognised in Scott’s book ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ and none of his painstaking work featured in the expedition’s final scientific reports. Even a report to the British Medical Journal was presented by Koettlitz’s deputy, Wilson.Also, groundbreaking colour photographs taken by Koettlitz, the first ever taken in the Antarctic, seem to have been ignored, and they have now been lost to history.He took part in several sledging expeditions, including an attempt on Cape Crozier in March 1902. On a trip he led across McMurdo Sound, Koettlitz discovered two glacial features later named after him: the Koettlitz Glacier and the Koettlitz Neve. Other than the honour of these names, his important role has been rather airbrushed from history.After the expedition he returned to his practice in Dover but in 1911 emigrated to South Africa and continued to practice medicine. He and his wife died of dysentery on the same day in 1916. From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
Hooker, William Jackson, 'Journal of A Tour In Iceland in The Summer of 1809', 1811, J. Keymer, Yarmouth, colour frontispiece of an Icelandic Lady in her Bridal dress, two fold-out plates, full leather gilt tooled binding with marbled inner boards, with Moxon, Elizabeth, 'English Housewifry', (soops etc), Hargrove, E, 'The History of the Castle, Town, and Forest of Knaresborough with Harrogate and it's Medicinal Waters' third edition, W. Blanchard, York ,1792, P. Ovid II, 1558, remnants of an early book of Herbs, Roots, Syrups etc (5)
MOUNTAINEERING: KENNEDY (Edward Shirley): 'Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers; being excursions by members of the Alpine Club...': second series, 2 vols, London 1862: publishers brown cloth gilt, 8vo: BALL (John, editor) 'Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers', 3rd edition, 1859, uniform brown cloth gilt, 8vo: with a later edition, 3rd series, 1932, dustwrapper: plus a broken 57 volume run of The Alpine Journal (list of missing volumes available on request), all in original brown cloth, 8vo, minor wear else VG. (3 shelves)
Moore (David). Concise Notices of British Grasses, best suited for agriculture with preserved specimens of each kind, 2nd edition, Dublin: James McGlashan, 1850, frontispiece, 58 mounted specimens on 33 sheets, small wormtracks in plates and text verso pp. 63-66, some spotting and light offsetting, bookplate of Hugh Cecil, Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), original cloth-backed printed boards, s[pine faded and rubbed at ends, some water stains to covers, folio, together with Hooker (William Jackson). The British Ferns; or, coloured figures and descriptions, with the needful analysis of the fructifications and venation of the ferns of Great Britain and Ireland, systematically arranged, 1st edition, London: Lovell Reeve, 1861, 74 chromolithograph plates, occasional light spotting and offsetting, contemporary half calf, loss to spine label, a little rubbed and scuffed, 8vo, plus Gissing (T. W.) The Ferns and Fern Allies of Wakefield and its neighbourhood, 1st edition, Wakefield: B. Micklethwaite Journal and Examiner Office, 1862, 26 colour plates after J. E. Sowerby, errata slip, original cloth gilt, spine a little faded, 8vo, with 3 others: Muscologia Britannica; containing the mooses of Great Britain and Ireland, by William Jackson Hooker and Thomas Taylor, 2nd edition, 1827, The Grasses of Scotland/The Grasses of Britain, by Richard Parnell, 2 volumes in one, 1st edition, 1842-45, and European Ferns, by James Britten, circa 1880, QTY: (6)
Hitt (Thomas). Treatise of Fruit-Trees..., 3rd edition, London: Printed for Robinson and Roberts, 1768, 7 engraved plates, directions to binder bound to rear, contemporary previous ownership inscription to title page, library blind stamp to title page and a few other leaves, original sheep boards, new spine with morocco title label and gilt lettering, wear with some loss to boards, corners bumped with loss, 8vo, together with:Abercrombie (John). The Gardener's Pocket Journal, or Daily Assistant in the modern practice of English Gardening..., 6th edition, London: Crosby and Letterman, 1801, engraved frontispiece (repair to head of plate with loss), endpapers renewed, modern paper covers, 12mo,Birket Foster (Myles, illustrator). English Forests and Forest Trees, Historical, Legendary, and Descriptive, London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co. 1853, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title page, full page engraved illustrations, sewing weakening in places, binder's ticket to rear pastedown, original green blind embossed cloth by Westleys & Co, spine faded, extremities frayed with joints showing in places, 8vo and three other volumes relating to gardening QTY: (6)NOTE:Henrey 850 for the first work.
Bruce (C. G.). Twenty Years in the Himalayas, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1910, monochrome portrait frontispiece, folding panorama & map plus 58 further illustrations, modern endpapers, some spotting & toning throughout, modern gilt decorated green half morocco, 8vo, together with:Shepherd (C. W.), The North-West Peninsula of Iceland, being the journal of a tour in Iceland in the Spring and Summer of 1862, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1867, inscription by the author tipped-in to the front endpaper, colour frontispiece, folding map & 1 further colour plate, some light spotting & toning, original green cloth, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusSwayne (H. G. C.), Through the Highlands of Siberia, 1st edition, London: Rowland Ward, 1904, 60 monochrome illustrations plus a folding map to the rear, original front pastedown marked with the remains of a bookplate, original endpapers with further modern endpapers, some light marginal toning & spotting, modern gilt decorated brown half morcocco, 8vo, and Haughton (H. L.), Sport & Folklore in the Himalaya, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1913, 24 monochrome illustration, bookplate to the front pastedown, some spotting & light toning throughout, original gilt decorated red cloth, boards & spine very lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (4)
Jackman (William). The Australian Captive; or, An Authentic Narrative of Fifteen Years in the Life of William Jackman. 1st edition, Auburn: Derby and Miller, 1853, pencil inscription to rear endpaper, various illustrations, ink stamp to front flyleaf ‘M.G.G.’ repaired to the reverse, occasional spotting throughout, re-backed to retain original boards, spine laid down to cloth, covers and spine rubbed with occasional marks, 8vo, together with;Hood (John), Australia and The East: being a journal narrative of a voyage to new south wales …, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1843, occasional minor spotting throughout, half Morocco, covers and spine rubbed, 8vo, plusBurnaby (Fred), A Ride to Khiva Travels and Adventures in Central Asia, 14th edition, London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1878, folding map at rear, slightly torn, front hinge cracked, some occasional light spotting, publishers original gilt decorated green cloth, covers and spine rubbed to head and foot, 8vo, and other 19th and 20th century travel including Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, 1883, Mission Life in the Islands of the pacific by A. Buzacott, 1866, Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen, 2 volumes, 1897, some original cloth some original cloth in dust jackets, 8vo/Large 8vo, GQTY: (6 shelves )
Fashion. Petit Courrier des Dames, ou Nouveau Journal des Modes, des Theatres de la Litterature et des Arts, 12 volumes, a slightly broken run, volumes XI-XVI & XVIII-XXIII, Paris, July 1826-September 1829, and January 1830-December 1832, 515 hand-coloured single-page fashion plates of mostly women's fashion, a plates somewhat loose, and with minor marginal fraying, one or two with closed tears, occasional soiling, some light toning or spotting, contemporary uniform half calf gilt, somewhat worn with joints cracked, 8voQTY: (12)
Hooker (William Jackson). Journal of a Tour in Iceland, in the summer of 1809, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813, half-titles, 8 engraved plates (3 folding), spotting, a few gatherings damp-stained, modern brown morocco-backed boards, 8vo, together with:Belt (Thomas). The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the gold mines of Chontales; journeys in the savannahs and forests, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1874, frontispiece, folding colour map, full-page engraved plates, smaller illustrations in-text, 32 pp. publisher's advertisements at end, lightly spotted, original blue pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed and marked, 8vo, plusGrant (George). Ocean To Ocean, Sandford Fleming's Expedition through Canada in 1872, 1st edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low & Searle, 1873, 61 plates, lower hinge cracked, spotting, original burgundy pictorial cloth gilt, worn and marked, 8vo, with approximately 35 other travel books, both 19th & 20th-century QTY: (approx. 40)
Darwin (Charles). Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world, 2nd edition, corrected, with additions, London: John Murray, 1845, wood-engraved illustrations, bound without half-title and advertisements, title with some light toning, a few minor spots and stains, modern red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Freeman 14.
Darwin (Charles). Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world, 2nd edition, John Murray, 1845, lacking half-title, wood-engraved illustrations in-text, 16 pp. publisher's advertisements at end, original publisher's blindstamped red cloth gilt, upper joint split with upper cover and backstrip detaching, rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)
Hooker (Joseph Dalton & Ball, John). Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas..., with an Appendix including a sketch of the Geology of Marocco, by George Maw, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1878, folding panoramic view wood engraved frontispiece and six wood engraved plates, folding lithograph cross-section geological plate, folding lithograph map at rear, few wood engraved vignette illustrations, frontispiece strengthened to folds at verso and folding map strengthened to one fold at verso, original publisher's pictorial khaki brown cloth gilt in bright condition, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Neate H109; Playfair 1275. 'This journey was undertaken in 1871, and the account of its botany and geology is one of the most important works that has been written on the country' (Playfair).
Darwin (Charles). Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world, 2nd edition, John Murray, 1845, half-title (with advertisements to verso), wood-engraved illustrations in-text, 16 pp. publisher's advertisements at end, a few leaves damp-stained at foot, hinges repaired, original publisher's blindstamped red cloth gilt, some light wear to extremities, 8voQTY: (1)
Speke (John). Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, 1st edition, London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1863, portrait frontispiece, 25 plates, 46 wood-engraved vignette illustrations in the text and 2 maps (one folding with a discreetly repaired closed tear), light occasional spotting, later marbled endpapers, later half burgundy morocco gilt, 8vo, together with Willcocks (Sir William). The Nile Reservoir Dam at Assuân and after, 2nd. edition, E. & F. N. Spon, 1903, folding photogravure frontispiece, tipped in errata slip, twelve folding plates, plate 6 torn along old fold, a loosely inserted contemporary photograph of European and Egyptian gentlemen, publisher's cloth gilt, slight wear to extremities, slim 8vo, with Lepsius (Dr. Richard). Letters from Egypt, Ethiopia and the Peninsula of Sinai, Henry G. Bohn, 1853, engraved frontispiece detached, title page with two near near-contemporary ownership signatures, folding engraved map, hinges cracked, publisher's cloth gilt, slight wear to extremities, small 8vo, with another similarQTY: (4)
* Fashion. A collection of approximately 100 engravings, mid-late 19th century, French and English fashion engravings, all with contemporary hand-colouring, a few folding and double-page, including examples originally published in La Mode Illustrée, The Milliner and Dressmaker, Les Journal des Modes, Le Bon Ton and Le Moniteur de la Mode, various sizes and condition, together with Bluck (J. & others). A collection of 18 engravings, originally published in 'The Microcosm of London', circa 1809, aquatints after Pugin and Rowlandson, all with contemporary hand-colouring, a few trimmed to the plate mark, slight dust soiling, each approximately 265 x 225 mm, with another 11 engravings of topographical views and sporting scenes, various sizes and conditionQTY: (approx. 130)
Speke (John Hanning). Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile, 1st edition, Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1863, numerous engraved illustrations, folding map to the rear pocket, later endpapers, some spotting & light toning, rebound with red cloth spine retaining original gilt decorated brown cloth boards & spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo, together with:Stanley (Henry M.), Through the Dark Continent..., 1st edition, 2 volumes, London: Sampson Low, et al, 1878, monochrome illustrations & colour maps, bookplate to the front pastedowns, gutters re-enforced with tape, some light toning & spotting throughout, rebound with later brown cloth spines retaining original gilt decorated brown cloth boards & spines, slightly rubbed to head & foot with some minor loss, 8vo, plusNorris-Newman (Charles L.), With the Boers in the Transvaal and Orange Free State in 1880-1, 2nd edition, London: Abbot, Jones & Co., circa 1890, colour & monochrome folding maps & plans, minor marginal toning, original green cloth, boards & spine very lightly rubbed & marked, 8vo, and other late 19th & early 20th century history & travel reference, all original cloth/boards, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)
Wallace (Alfred Russel). Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Volume IV, number 16, Zoology, London: Longman, Green, Longmans and Roberts and Williams and Norgate, 1860, pp. 145-189, in which On the Zoological Geography of the Malay Archipelago, by Alfred R. Wallace. Communicated by Charles Darwin Esq., pp. 172-184, partly unopened, original wrappers, some fading, 8v0, together with Darwinism. An exposition of the theory of natural selection with some of its applications, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1889, portrait frontispiece, folding map, wood-engraved illustrations, advertisement leaf at rear, light spotting to half-title and endpapers, contemporary owner inscription of Rothsay Stewart, 1889 to half-title, original green cloth, spine darkened, tear at head of spine, 8vo, plus The Wonderful Century, its successes and its failures, 1st edition, London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1898, portrait frontispiece, 12 folding graphs at end, a little light soiling front and rear, bookplate of John Jackson Coates, his signature, original green cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, with 2 others: Man's Place in the Universe, 1st edition, 1903, and The Malay Archipelago, new edition, 1898QTY: (5)
Darwin (Erasmus, editor). Charles Darwin: his life told in an autobiography chapter, and in a selected series of his published letters, London: John Murray, 1908, photogravure frontispiece, original green blindstamped cloth gilt, dust jacket, paper reinforcements to verso, spine toned, extremities frayed, 8vo, together with:Darwin (Charles). The Descent of Man, and selection in relation to sex, London: John Murray, 1913, original green cloth gilt, dust jacket, extremities chipped, panels spotted, 8vo, plusInsectivorous Plants, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883, black and white illustrations in-text, publisher's advertisement's at end, front free endpaper loose, original red cloth gilt, extremities lightly worn, 8vo, withJournal of Researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world, London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1896, half-title, full-page black and white plates (including frontispiece), contemporary ownership inscription to front blank, original blue cloth gilt, spine toned, extremities lightly rubbed, 8vo, with approximately 65 others by and related to Charles DarwinQTY: (approx. 70)
Clapperton (Hugh). Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa from the Bight of Benin to Soccatoo... To which is added the journal of Richard Lander from Kano to the sea-coast, partly by a more eastern route, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1829, mezzotint portrait frontispiece, single-page plan and folding engraved map all laid down on linen, some spotting to plates, offsetting to title, some light marginal soiling, modern cloth-backed boards, 4to, together with [Skinner, John]. A True Relation of the Unjust, Cruell and Barbarous Proceedings against the English at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Neatherlandish governour and councel there, part 1 only (of 3), 2nd impression, London: [H. Lownes for N. Newbery, 1624], part 1 only, 38 pp., lacking woodcut frontispiece, title imprint shaved, upper corner of title repaired, some soiling and spotting, later half calf, rebacked, edges rubbed, 8vo QTY: (2)
Darwin (Charles). Journal of Researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the world under the command of Capt. Fitz Roy R. N., 2nd edition, corrected with additions, London: John Murray, 1845, wood-engraved illustrations, bound without half-titles and advertisements, some marginal toning, tape reinforcement at front, contemporary half calf, upper joint splitting, some wear to spine and edges, 8vo, together with Bewick (Thomas). The General History of Quadrupeds, 8th edition, Newcastle: Edward Walker for Thomas Bewick and Son, 1824, title with wood-engraved vignette (toned), wood-engraved illustrations, a few leaves detaching, some light spotting, contemporary half calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Lydekker (Richard, editor). The Royal Natural History, 6 volumes, London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1893-94, 72 colour plates, numerous illustrations, occasional light spotting, contemporary green half morocco, spines faded to brown, a little rubbed, 8vo, with others natural history etc including Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man, 2nd edition, 21st thousand, 1888, Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds, volume 1 only, Land Birds, 6th edition, 1826, An Introduction to Malayan Birds, revised edition, by G. C. Madoc, 1956 and Malayan Wild Flowers, by M. R. Henderson, 1954QTY: (approximately 45)NOTE:First work Freeman 14.
A collection of contemporary artwork to include the following: Gerry Baptist RE (b. 1935) The Iphone Players - After Cezanne Woodblock Print Edition 2/5 Signed and numbered by the artist Measures 38cm x 30cm. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions. Alex Hartley Nowhere Island - 2012 Situations Nowhereisland certificate of citizenship, 2012, a limited edition 28/100, No Where is Land sample, Measures 54cm x 46cm. Nowhereisland is an artistic project by British artist Alex Hartley, made in 2012. It was an artwork that grew from the proposition ‘what if an Arctic island travelled south?’1 The fundamental premise of the project was to create the world’s newest nation, a borderless country with citizenship open to all. The project began in 2004 with a Cape Farewell expedition Hartley made to the High Arctic region of Svalbard. There, his quest was to find and claim a new island.2 Calling upon the practices of nineteenth century exploration, particularly of the Arctic, Hartley kept an expedition journal. Under an entry titled SEARCH, he describes his pursuit: I find myself monitoring the coastline, watching and checking it against the latest maps and charts: searching for the possibility of new land that might have been revealed from within a retreating glacier. In many places, the charts do not match what I am seeing. Massive glacial retreat has created a changed landscape. Days are passing. We are over three-quarters of the way through our expedition and as yet there is no sign of the imagined island for which I am searching. It was important to Hartley that the island be the physical product or evidence of a changing climate. Only then could it appear as ‘new’ territory, previously unmapped and unclaimed. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions. Michael Robinson (b. 1991) Axon & Neuron - 1991 Oil on Canvas Measures 41cm x 46cm With Flowers East Invoice copy. Michael Dover-Robinson was born in 1953 in Lancashire, UK. In 1979 he began studies for a fine art degree, specializing in painting, at Manchester Metropolitan University where he graduated with first class honours and mentions in art history and liberal studies. In 1985 he went on to further painting studies at the Slade school, University college London. The following years were spent painting full time, in London. In 1993, he moved into the world of fine art printing at a big London publishing house. Where he was the studio director and master print maker. Since 2005, he divides his time between England and France composing and playing Jazz music and building guitars. Exhibitions include: The Angela Flowers gallery, London.1988,The Solomon Gallery, London.1986, The Sue Williams gallery, London.1987, The Flower gallery, London.1987, The Bloomsbury theatre, London.1985, The Kingsgate gallery, London.1987, The Arts centre,Chester.1978, Theatre Clwyd, North Wales.1978, The Grundy House museum, Blackpool.1978, The Manchester Print Workshop gallery, Manchester.1977. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
1842 A.D.. The Archaeologist, and Journal of Antiquarian Science, Nos.1-10, Volume I -John Russell Smith, London, 1842 - hardback, cloth covers, library binding - 192 pp; separate covers bound into back of volume. 668 grams, 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [No Reserve]
Roman, 3rd century A.D. or later. Possibly depicting Laetitia, the goddess of joy, standing in a contrapposto pose with left arm resting on an anchor, right arm aloft; wearing a chiton and himation, feet emerging from underneath the hem; lower part of a chignon visible on the back; repaired. Cf. Burnett, A., ‘The coinage of Allectus: Chronology and Interpretation’ in British Numismatic Journal (54), 1984, pp.21-40, pp.32ff. for legend and figures of the goddess on Roman coins; for Laetitia holding an anchor, see coin types for: Gordian III RIC 300b, Cohen 123; Valerian I RIC 216, Cohen 101, Sear 9944; Tacitus RIC V-1 144; Allectus RIC 22, Sear 13811; Carausius RIC V-2; Gallienus RIC 79, Cohen 420, Goebl 46p, Sear 10124; Victorinus Calico 3825, cf Elmer 706 a; Florian Rome 34 var; Estiot 2475-2487, ric.mom.fr, 4220; Carinus RIC V-2, 261, Sear 12349; Quintillus Sear 11444. 146 kg, 104 cm (41 in.). From a private French collection.Acquired in France before 1993.From the personal collection of Gordon Gridley.Gordon Gridley was a founding member of the Camden Passage antique dealers’ association. Trading in antiques from the late 1960s, he opened his first shop in 1971 and remained a well-known and respected figure in the antiques world until his retirement.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12087-214012.
Circa 11th-12th century B.C. Modelled in the round with stocky body, front and back legs united with an integral pedestal. Cf. Ettinghausen, R., ‘The Flowering of Seljuk Art’ in The Metropolitan Museum Journal, New York, 1970, volume 3, pp.113-131, for similar style in a feline incense burner and on a ceramic figurine of an armed horseman. 115 grams, 52 mm (2 in.). Ex P.A. collection, Hertfordshire, UK, 1990s.Seljuk metalworkers were inspired by their surrounding environment and fauna, but mostly forms of animals (like lion, tiger, deer, rabbit, peafowl, duck, horse, hawk) that seem to be following the Sasanid tradition. [No Reserve]
Eastern Mediterranean, 4th-6th century A.D.. Semi-circular with raised and slightly everted edge, the top with a recessed area with a funnel-shaped outlet; for votive offerings within a church; restored. See Peirano, D., ‘Iasos and Iasian Marble between the Late Antiques and Early Byzantine eras’ in Mateti? Poljak, D. and Marasovi?, K., Asmosia XI, Interdisciplinary Studies on Ancient Stone, Proceedings of the XI Asmosia Conference, Split, 2015, Split, 2018, pp. 123-130, figs. 1-4, for related examples; Rautman, M., Last Suppers at Sardis, Journal of Roman Archaeology, vol.34/2, 2021, pp.667-694, for examples related to domestic dining contexts; a decorated example with elaborated decoration along the edge, is in the Metropolitan Museum (sigma-shaped table with relief border depicting the Birth of Aphrodite and a Marine Thiasos, accession no. L.2020.6a–ii), but this latter was probably for domestic use; another similar specimen for liturgical use can be seen in the same museum under accession number 47.100.50. 84.5 kg including backplate, 91 cm wide (35 3/4 in.). Acquired in the late 1960s or early 1970s.Ex David Read collection.Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12080-214035.Marble tables such as the present example are called in archaeological terms sigma tables, in consideration of their resemblance to the Greek letter sigma. Sigma-shaped tables appeared in the banquet halls at the end of the 4th century and within Christian buildings from the following century. Most of the undecorated slabs were used as liturgical table tops for feasts to honour the deceased. This commemorative practice was known throughout the late Roman world in west and east, where it continued in the daily life of the citizens of the Eastern Roman Empire. In ecclesiastical settings, circular and sigma-shaped tables were used to collect offerings or for celebrating the agape, more generally as secondary furniture, while the rectangular form was preferred for use as an altar.
17th century A.D.. Comprising two square panels bound together, painted cross motifs to the outside; left hand panels showing a polychrome scene of St George (Bet Gorgis) slaying the dragon and thus saving the princess shown on the left; the right panel showing winged St Tekle Haymanot in orans pose, right leg with a wooden prosthetic and the severed foot show on the ground, standing behind a bearded Saint (Saint Samuel of Waldebba?) in similar pose, wearing a flounced skirt with panther and lion heads, dove to the upper right hand corner. See Chojnacki, S., 'Notes on Art in Ethiopia in the 16th Century: an Enquiry into the Unknown Author(s)' in: Journal of Ethiopian Studies, Vol. 9, No. 2 (July 1971), pp. 21-97. 426 grams, 21 x 21.5 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.). Ex Alistair McAlpine collection, 2004.Ex central London gallery.According to Leroy, one of the first scholars who extensively studied Ethiopian paintings, the development in Ethiopian art from the middle of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century followed only one style which emerged as the Gondarene style, named after the capital of the Ethiopian Kingdom, Gondar. Saint George is spearing the dragon with a cross-spear, of which 17th century originals are still visible in the Lalibela Museum. The anatomy of the horse recalls 17th century style, but the horse trappings with the second collar and the high cantle of the saddle are already visible in 15th century icons. [No Reserve]
12th century A.D. or later. Restrung; composed of cream, beige and umber-coloured ribbed terracotta beads with some cylindrical beads. Cf. Francis, P., Jr., ‘Beadmaking in Islam: The African Trade and the Rise of Hebron’ in BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, 2, 1990, pp.15-28, plate D, for similar beads. 61 grams total, 68-73 cm long (26 3/4 - 28 3/4 in.). UK gallery, early 2000s.There are in Africa two main different beads used for the nacklaces: the mangour and the rougad-el-fagah. The first is a round glass bead exported from Galilee, green, or yellow, or black and speckled. The rougad-el-fagah is larger, smoother and more beautiful. The mangour is about the size of an ordinary nut and the rougad-el-fagah of a larger nut. Both are of terracotta covered with a glaze like that of faience. But the rougad-el-fagah is of more perfect work, better glazed and looks most agreeable and expensive. The mangour is rough, crinkled on the surface and grossly glazed. It is also sold cheap. [10, No Reserve]
Naqada I-II, 4000-3200 B.C. Of ovoid form tapering to a narrow flattened base. See Sowada, K.S., Black-Topped Ware in Early Dynastic Contexts, in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, vol.85, 1999; Adams, B., Predynastic Egypt, Shire Egyptology 7, Princes Risborough, 1988; Petrie, W.M.F., Naqada and Ballas, London, 1895; Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1921; Wodzinska, A., A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A – Lower Egyptian Culture, Boston, 2010. 274 grams, 13.5 cm (5 1/2 in.). From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.The 'black-topped' ware was the most common funerary pottery during Naqada I and Naqada II periods, with a small volume of production in the Naqada III, Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods.
20th century A.D.. Michael Grant - Asses of Orichalcum - American Numismatic Society offprint, New York, no date - hardback with cloth spine - 16pp; A. Alföldi - On the Foundation of Constantinople: A Few Notes - The Journal of Roman Studies, 1947 - hardback with cloth spine - 6pp, 4 plates. 541 grams total, 29 x 20 - 28.5 x 22 cm (11 3/8 x 7 7/8 - 11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [2, No Reserve]
1916 A.D.. L. A. Lawrence - The Short-Cross Coinage 1180-1247 - Harrison & Son, London, 1916; The Long-Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I - Harrison & Son, London, 1913; The Long-Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I (Continued) - Harrison & Son, London, 1914; The Long-Cross Coinage of Henry III and Edward I (Continued) - Harrison & Son, London, 1916; Londe or Lunde Civitas British Numismatic Journal, 1939-40 - all with card covers rebound as hardback with cloth covers, gold titling to spine, figures to cover - 42/35/61/81/3 pp. 711 grams, 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [No Reserve]
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1250 B.C. Sub-rectangular with keyhole-shaped aperture to the lower right edge; low-relief figure in profile wearing a tunic with circular neckline, bobbed hair swept behind the ears, sharp facial features with short goatee beard; bands of vertical fluting. See Spalinger, A.J., Historical Observations on the Military Reliefs of Abu Simbel and Other Ramesside Temples in Nubia, in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol. 66, 1980; see also a similar image of a Syrian prisoner from the temple of Ramesses III at Tell el Yahudiyeh, in Caubet, A., Egyptian & Near Eastern Faience at the Louvre, in Minerva, September/October 2005, pp.8-10, fig.7. 14.5 kg, 37.5 cm high (14 3/4 in.). Acquired 1970s-1996.Property of a North American collector.London collection, 2016.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no. 11830-207550.The features and hairstyle of the figure resemble closely those of Asiatic captives shown on the outer wall of the temple of Ramesses II at Abu Simbel, Egypt. It is likely that the Egyptian artists from the time of Thutmose III onwards had frequent opportunities to observe the foreigners who came, or were brought into Egypt. It is likely that the Egyptian artists were interested in differentiating the various peoples encountered by the armies on their campaigns northward during the New Kingdom. The remains of a circular aperture behind the figure probably indicates that the slab was re-used as a grindstone or a door pivot in ancient times.
4th-3rd century B.C. Comprising the outer part of a right foot with elongated toes and anatomical detailing, base of a sandal visible on the outer edge. Cf. Oberhelman, S.M., ‘Anatomical Votive Reliefs as Evidence for specialization at Healing Sanctuaries in the Ancient Mediterranean World’ in Athens Journal of Health – Volume I, Issue I, pp.47-62, 2014, figs.5,7. 351 grams, 19 cm (7 1/2 in.). Acquired in Germany before 2000.English private collection.This object belongs to impasto ceramics of red-brown typology, and it was probably an unfinished votive foot. It could have been part of a medium-size statuette, or an anatomical ex voto related to a temple deposit, linked with a health divinity. We have parallels in Veii, Vulci and in the whole of the Latial area.
5th-4th century B.C. Discoid mirror with raised rim, ribbed rectangular handle with lateral lobes at base, transverse ribbed finial with stylised feline above modelled in the round; repaired and mounted on a custom-made stand. See Hoffmann, H., Graeco-Scythian Mirrors in American Journal of Archaeology, Vol.69, No.1 (Jan, 1965), pp.65-66. 1.85 kg total, 44 cm high including stand (17 3/8 in.). Acquired 1971-1971.From the collection of the vendor's father.Ex London, UK, collector.Property of a Essex gentleman.
1st century A.D. and later. Assorted old blue glass beads restrung to a Y-shape with a crescentic-shaped pendant. Cf. Boschetti, C., Gratuze, B., Cavalieri, M., Schibile, N., ‘Production or Consumption? Glass Beads from the Roman Villa of Aiano, Tuscany,’ in European Journal of Archaeology, 25 (2)fig.4, nos.6,7,13,10,17,11-12 for similar beads. 16.1 grams, 50 cm long (19 3/ in.). UK gallery, early 2000s.The mass production of glass in Ancient Rome prompted the development of glass jewellery of unique qualities. The ancient Romans considered jewellery to be an essential accessory, being a public display of the wealth of high social classes. Roman jewellery at first followed trends set by the Etruscans, using gold and glass beads, but as the power and spread of the Roman Empire increased, jewellery designs became increasingly elaborate, incorporating elements from different cultural styles. [No Reserve]
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.. Fragment of a terracotta votive statuette representing a ram, detail to the horns, ears and fleece; set with a suspension ring on the reverse. Cf. Burr, D., ‘The terracotta figurines’ in Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Vol. 2, No. 2, The American Excavations in the Athenian Agora: First Report, (1933), pp.184-194, fig.7, no.636, T50, for similar. 50 grams, 77 mm wide (3 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s.From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.Many figurines of this type have been found in the Hellenised Roman provinces of the east and one identical in the Athenian Agora. They are all rendered with incisions that are characteristic of the technique of the late fourth century. Many similar examples were found in the Kerameikos and some are in the National Museum of Archaeology, Athens. A similar technique is observable in the plastic handles representing animal heads which occur on red pottery ornamented with white paint. [No Reserve]
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.. Comprising thirty glass beads of various sizes, including mosaic beads and some with drawn decoration. Cf. Eisen, G., ‘The Characteristics of eye beads from the Earliest Times to Present’ in American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, Vol.XX (1916), pp.1-27, pl.1 and figs.58-62, for similar 49 grams total, 7-13 mm (1/4 - 1/2 in.). UK gallery, early 2000s.The mass production of glass in Ancient Rome prompted the development of glass jewellery of unique qualities. The ancient Romans considered jewellery to be an essential accessory, being a public display of the wealth of high social classes. Recent excavations have provided better information on the use of glass beads for necklaces and bracelets, and in some case has been possible to understand the exact arrangement of a necklace or other jewellery made of glass. Many of the examples here presented belongs to the so-called category of ‘eye-beads’. [30]
ART REFERENCE: Friel on William Morris; William Morris by himself, published by MacDonald Orbis; Chinese Textiles by Verity Wilson; Fashion Embroidery by JJ Pine; Zonda Rhodes, A Lifelong Love Affair with Textiles; Liberty of London by Calloway; Persian Art by Sheila Canby; Turks - A Journal of 1000 Years 600-1600, published by RA; Gothic Art for England 1400-1547, published by V&A; Charles Rennie MacIntosh by KE Sullivan; International Arts & Crafts by Livingstone & Parry; Joanna Norman, Handmade in Britain; Women and Art - Consented Territory by Judy Chicago & Edward Lucie-Smith; Shades of the Alhambra (14)
FOLIO SOCIETY: John Donne 'The Complete English Poems', Milton 'Paradise Lost', 'The Folio Book of Days', 'The Fables of Aesop's Illistrations Edward Detmold', 'The Pre Raphaslites and their world', Sir Gaisain and the Green Knight', 'A Man of Singular Virtues','The Pastons - A family in the Wars of the Roses', Confucius 'The Analects', Richard Wagner 'Rings of the Niebelungen', two volumes of 'Clarissa', Kenneth Clarke's 'Civilisation' and pages from the Goncourt Journal (14)
Pictorial Gallery of ARTS, Useful Arts, published by George Cox, undated circa late 19th century, bound in original publishers’ cloth with gilt decoration to front board, with Series ii THE FINE ARTS, uniformly bound. The Magazine of Art, 1893, Art Journal for the years 1862,1877 & 1878. Together with a selection of further grand illustrative volumes, handsome bindings of typical Victorian execution, contents of one box
Charles Willeford - Off the World/A True Life Novel, pub The Pegasus Rex Press, 1980, 1st US edition, dj priced $12.95. Charles Willeford - Cockfighter Journal, The Story of a Shooting, pub Neville, Santa Barbara, California 1989. Together with Charles Willeford - The Difference, pub Dennis McMillan, 1999 1st edition, dj priced $30. (3)
Y A FINE REGENCY SATINWOOD AND MACASSAR EBONY LIBRARY TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE OAKLEY, CIRCA 1805-1810 In the manner of Thomas Hope, the trestle end supports have brass bosses to each end all with ebony surrounds and are raised on their original brass castor, twin lower tier shelves below the single drawer and faux drawer front to the friezes, brown leather insert surrounded by inlaid brass stars that mimic the "Emblems of the night" brass star pattern used extensively by Hope 73cm high, 122cm wide, 63cm deep Provenance: Previously part of a Private Collection, Cheshire George Oakley (1773-1840) was a leading exponent of 'Grecian' furniture which was highly fashionable. The style and quality helped to earn the firm royal patronage and private commissions, becoming one of the most famous cabinet makers in Regency London. In 1801 the Journal des Luxus und der Moden speaks of 'everyone of taste and discrimination making their purchases at Oakley's, the most tasteful of London's cabinet'. The use of exotic timbers, brass inlay and six point brass inlaid stars are all features seen on Oakley's recorded work. See Margaret Jourdain, Regency Furniture, p.51, 'From a manuscript inventory of the furniture supplied by George Oakley in 1810 for Papworth Hall, Cambridgeshire...the account includes the more important pieces ... A calamander wood circular loo table ....the top inlaid with a border of stars in brass and ebony £13 10 6'. See Christie's, New York, British Interior, 21st January 1999, Lot 476, ($14,950) for a calamander and brass quartetto tables with related brass six point stars by George Oakley, supplied to Papworth Hall in 1810.
Ten Edwardian and later photographs of hunting, including one entitled "Wartime 1914-18 Meet at Latimer House", a hunting journal covering seasons 1916-1919 kept by Mr R B Webber, Master of the Old Berkeley Hunt, together with a scrapbook of press cuttings of the O.B.H. (East & West), including a report on a kangaroo from Baron Rothschild's property disrupting a hunt and enabling the fox to escape, correspondence from the Earl of Lonsdale (5th), Walter Rothschild and photographs.
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