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CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928) 'ANEMONIE', 1896 pencil on paper, inscribed ANEMONIE/ FOUND AT LAMLASH ARRAN MAY 1893/ DRAWN MAY 1896, later framed Dimensions:sheet size 25.9cm x 20.2cm (frame 44.8cm x 38cm) Provenance:Provenance: Acquired by William Meldrum, after the Memorial Exhibition 1933 and by descent to his son, James Meldrum Given to The Glasgow Art Club by Eva Meldrum, widow of James Meldrum, 1984 Note: Exhibited: Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Museum Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928): Architecture, Design and Painting, 17th August - 8th September 1968, no. 285, titled 'Anemone and Daisy'. Note: Mackintosh began creating flower sketches as far back as his student days in the 1880s. ‘Anemones’ is one such early example. He notes in the cartouche that the plant was found at Lamlash on Arran in 1893, presumably pressed, and then sketched three years later in 1896. These trips and the company he kept (recorded by the inclusion of his friend’s initials in many cases) were clearly important to him. The sketches represent a journal of sorts, and it perhaps speaks to a sensitivity (as well as his great precision) that he chose to depict a re-discovered flower from a past excursion. This sketch, and the other works by Mackintosh in this sale, belonged to James Meldrum, having come from the collection of his father William Meldrum, Mackintosh’s friend and fellow student at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1880s. James Meldrum notably staged the 1933 Memorial Exhibition of Mackintosh’s work in the MacLellan Galleries on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, along with his friend William Davidson. After James’ death, his widow Eva gifted the vast body of the William Meldrum Collection to the Mitchell Library, Glasgow. The series of works offered here were gifted to the Glasgow Art Club in the 1980s and now appear on the open market for the first time.

WILLIAM MORRIS INTEREST COLLECTION OF BOOKS comprising; Vallance, Aymer William Morris George Bell 1897; Marillier H.C. History of the Merton Abbey Tapestry Works, Constable & Co., 1927; Crow G.H. William Morris Designer, The Studio 1934; The Work of Walter Crane and The Work of William Morris, The Art Journal 1899; Atkins W. William Morris, Artist, Printer, and Man of Business, Saint Bride 1917-18; Cobden-Sanderson T.J. Ecce Mundus: Industrial ideals and the book beautiful, Hammersmith Publishing Co., 1902; Cunninghame Graham R.B. William Morris, Herbert Jenkins 1913; Morris W. The Earthly Paradise, Reeves & Turner 1890 (2 copies); Morris W. News from Nowhere, Reeves & Turner 1892; Morris W. Love is Enough, Reeves & Turner 1889; and Morris W. A Dream of John Ball, Reeves & Turner 1888, with bookplate of C.R. Ashbee, inscribed in pencil C.R. ASHBEE/ TOYNBEE HALL/ WHITECHAPEL/ 1888Note: Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow Verstage

Richardson (Sir John). Arctic Searching Expedition: A Journal of a Boat-Voyage through Rupert's Land and the Arctic Sea, in search of the discovery ships under command of Sir John Franklin. With an Appendix on the Physical Geography of North America, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851, 10 colour lithograph plates, folding colour map, blank upper margin of titles partly torn away, some spotting and toning, bookplates of Thomas Welsby, Brisbane over earlier bookplates, original green blindstamped cloth, some fading to spines, a little rubbed with small splits, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Sabin 71025.The Rae-Richardson expedition of 1848 was an early British effort to determine the fate of the last Franklin Polar expedition of 1845. Part of a three-pronged rescue effort devised by the British Admiralty, this expedition was led overland by Sir John Richardson and John Rae, the team exploring the accessible areas along Franklin's proposed route near the Mackenzie and Coppermine rivers. Although no direct contact with Franklin's party was achieved, Rae later interviewed the Inuit of the region and obtained credible accounts that the desperate members of Franklin's team had resorted to cannibalism.

Boardman (James). America, and The Americans, by A Citizen of the World, 1st edition, London: printed for Longman, Rees, et al, 1833, later endpapers, some marginal toning & spotting, later boards & morocco spine label, slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Phillips (Henry), The True Enjoyment of Angling, 1st edition, London: William Pickering, 1843, portrait frontispiece, numerous articles of sheet music, period & later inscriptions to the front endpapers, some light toning & spotting, original embossed green cloth, very lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusYoung (Robert), The Southern World. Journal of a Deputation from the Wesleyan Conference to Australia and Polynesia:..., 1st edition, London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co., 1854, front gutter cracked, some light marginal toning, original embossed cloth, slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, and Lady Barker, A Year's Housekeeping in South Africa, new edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1879, 9 monochrome illustrations, some light marginal toning, original decorated green cloth, spine lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plus other late 19th century travel & miscellaneous literature, all original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves)

Wood (W. & Westwood, J.O.). Index Entomologicus; or, a Complete Illustrated Catalogue of the Lepidopterous Insects of Great Britain, new and revised edition, London: G. Willis, 1854, 59 hand-coloured plates, some spotting, small bookplate of R.T. Combe, Earnshill, to front pastedown and upper board, contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine, large 8vo, together with:Wilson (Owen S.), The Larvae of the British Lepidoptera and their Food Plants, London: L. Reeve & Co., 1880, 40 colour lithographic plates, title rehinged on to endpaper, inner joints cracked, all edges gilt, contemporary morocco gilt, rubbed, large 8vo, plus Curtis (John), Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland... , 1st edition, 1860, 16 hand-coloured plates, some engraved illustrations to text, some spotting, contemporary half calf, antique-style calf reback, large 8vo, plus[Budgen, Miss M.L.], Episodes of Insect Life, by Acheta Domestica, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, 1849, 3 hand-coloured frontispieces and hand-coloured chapter head-pieces, a little spotting and soiling, contemporary green straight-grained half morocco over marbled boards, 8vo, plus other mostly 19th-century small-format butterfly and insect interest including some leather bound and journal odd volumesQTY: (3 shelves)

Lyon (George Francis). The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon, on H. M. S. Hecla, during the recent voyage of discovery under Captain Parry, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1824, folding engraved map, 7 engraved plates, some offsetting and light spotting, contemporary tan calf gilt, neatly rebacked, 8vo, together with Franklin (John). Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, 2 volumes, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, 1824, 2 folding engraved maps, some light spotting and stains, bookplates (attempted removal from volume I), contemporary half calf, rebacked, edges rubbed, 8voQTY: (3)

Fellows (Charles). An Account of Discoveries in Lycia, being a Journal Kept during a Second Excursion in Asia Minor, 1840, John Murray, 1841, lithograph frontispiece, two maps and thirty-five lithograph or etched plates (correct as list, including 2 folding, 1 double-page and one hand-coloured), one folding leaf of letterpress, line-engravings to letterpress, old damp stain to front pastedown where label or bookplate removed, original cloth gilt, rebacked preserving original spine, occasional light marks, light wear to extremities, large 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Blackmer 579.

Art & Antiques. A collection of art & antiques reference & related, including Landscape History, Journal of the Society for Landscape Studies, volumes 1-16, 20-21 (bound in 6 volumes), 1978-99, retaining original covers, bound in uniform contemporary, marbled boards, large 8voThe Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century Miniatures in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen, by Graham Reynolds, 1st edition, London: Royal Collection, 1999, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed, large 4toArms, Armour and Base-Metalwork [The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor], by Claude Blair, Fribourg: Office du Livre, 1974, original cloth in dust jacket & slipcase, spine lightly faded, large 8vo, together with other related material, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves )

Bengal: Past & Present. Bengal: Past & Present (Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society), volumes I-CV bound in 77 volumes, Calcutta: The Calcutta General Printing Company, 1907-1986, numerous half-tone illustrations, maps and illustrations, a few marginal repairs in volume I, occasional toning and light spotting, upper wrappers bound-in from volume IV, contemporary half calf gilt, Bengal Club stamped at foot of spines to some volumes, spines of early volumes rubbed with stains, some edge wear, 4to, together with 3 Index volumes (for volumes I-VIII, IX-XVIII & XIX-XXIX), and paperback editions of volumes CVI & CVII, 1987-88 QTY: (82)NOTE:A near complete run, the Journal was published from 1907-2012. Bengal Past & Present, first edited by W.K. Firminger, was an important journal of scholarship devoted to ancient and modern Indian history, publishing articles, records and documents, notes and book reviews. Examples of the journal's output include: ‘The Letters of Mr. Richard Barwell’, ‘Some Records Illustrative of the Mayor’s Court’, ‘Selections from the Records of the Government of India’, Kali Kinkar Dutta’s ‘Situation of the Dutch in Bengal, 1740–1765', S.C. Sarkar’s ‘A Note on Puran Gir Gosain’ K.K. Bose’s ‘The Early History of the Zemindars of Bhagalpore’, Evan Cotton’s ‘The Nawabs and Kings of Oudh’, Brajendranath Banerji’s ‘The Last Days of Nawab Mir Qasim’ William Foster’s ‘Some Foreign European Artists in India’, and A. Aspinall’s ‘English Relations with Burma in the Time of Cornwallis and Shore (1786–1798)’.

Lyon (G.F). The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon, of H.M.S. Hecla, during the recent voyage of discovery under Captain Parry, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1824, engraved frontispiece, 6 engraved plates, folding map, a few light spots, contemporary half calf, rebacked, spine lettered in gilt, rubbed, 8vo, together with:A Brief Narrative of an Unsuccessful Attempt to reach Repulse Bay, through Sir Thomas Rowe's “Welcome" in His Majesty's Ship Griper, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1825, folding map, 7 engraved plates, lightly spotted, untrimmed, endpapers renewed, modern blue crushed half morocco gilt, 8vo, plusFranklin (John). Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of The Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827, 1st US edition, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Carey, 1828, folding map frontispiece, 4 pp. adverts at front, toned and spotted, modern burgundy cloth-backed boards, spine lettered in gilt, 8vo, with 5 other works related to Polar explorationQTY: (8)

Geological Society. Transactions of the Geological Society, Established November 13, 1807, First Series, volumes 1-5 in 7, and Second Series, volumes 1-7, London, 1811-56, together 14 volumes, 479 engraved and lithograph plates, maps and plans including some hand-coloured, (including 113 folding & 28 double-page), few wood engraved illustrations, title pages to text and plates volumes of First Series volume 1 both with ink stamp 'G' surmounted by peer's coronet, second series volume 2 (published 1829) with two leaves of 'explanation of the plates' (2 leaves of plate list) provided from another copy, occasional scattered spotting, untrimmed fore-edges to series 1 volume 5 parts 1 & 2, 20th-century uniform dark green cloth, 4to, together with:Ormerod (George Wareing), A Classified Index to the Transactions, Proceedings, and Quarterly Journal of The Geological Society of London: including all the Memoirs and Notices to the end of 1855, London: Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1858, original cloth, light wear to joints at head and foot, extremities rubbed, spine faded, 8voQTY: (15)NOTE:A complete run of both series of this important & pioneering geological publication. During the publication period of 1811 to 1856, the Transactions featured almost 350 papers, many of which have become important classic works. Complete sets rarely appear for sale. For the First Series 'It was decided [by a Special General Committee of the Geological Society] first that there should be printed 750 copies of each volume of the journal, and second "That the ink employed shall be of the best quality". The Society was determined to produce a journal capable of standing comparison with any other of the world's leading periodicals' (Herries Davies, Whatever is under the Earth; the Geological Society of London 1807 to 2007, page 37). Important contributors to the first series include such names as Leonard Horner, Thomas Webster, James Parkinson, William Buckland, Richard Hennah, John Macculloch and J.S. Henslow. The Second Series contains articles by Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, Buckland, Murchison, Richard Owen, Gideon Mantell, William John Broderip and W.D. Conybeare.

H.M.S. CENTURION AND BOXER REBELLION INTEREST, THE NAVAL JOURNAL OF ST. ANDREW OLIVER ST. JOHN beginning in February 1900 and charting the movements and activities of H.M.S. Centurion across the South and East China Seas via extensive and detailed daily entries, maritime data recordings, and tipped-in hand-drawn diagrams and track charts, these often also hand-coloured and possibly by a different individual, including technical drawings and defensive structure layouts such as North Fort Taku; dockings at Howloon, Hong Kong and Nagasaki are noted as well as events relating to the Boxer Rebellion, indeed numerous accounts of first-hand experience of the fighting, and the movements of many other ships, both those of Britain and other nations active in the region; miscellaneous entries include the passing meteorite over the ship 27/7/01 and the falling overboard of a Mr. William Butcher from the battery 12/8/01; the final entry is dated 14/8/01 under the location sub-heading Homeward Bound.Accompanied by a reproduced page of The Navy and Army Illustrated which includes a picture of the crew with St. Andrew Oliver St. John included and a brass cased sextant with stamped mark T. Cook London No. 2293, possibly but not definitely the property of St. Andrew Oliver St. John.H.M.S Centurion was the lead ship of two pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s; completed in 1894, she was assigned to the China Station as its flagship and, with her sister ship Barfleur, supported Allied Operations during the Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901, contributing landing parties in the Battles of the Taku Forts and of Tientsin before returning in 1901 and, after a second assignment to the China Station two years later, was scrapped in 1910.St. Andrew Oliver St. John (D.S.O R.N.) continued his career in the Royal Navy and rose to the rank of Commander before retirement in 1922. Approximately 90 pages overall; additional images available

A GEORGE III INLAID AND PAINTED PEMBROKE TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO SEDDON, SONS & SHACKLETON the oval double drop leaf top painted with a band of trailing flowers and foliage within bands of rosewood, with single frieze drawer, raised on turned fluted legs with castors. 81cm deep, 71.5cm high, 101cm wide (open) The ornate design adorning this table firmly establishes its place within the limited catalog of works produced by the partnership of Seddon, Sons, and Shackleton, which spanned from 1790 to 1798. George Seddon’s cabinet-making enterprise, initiated in the early 1750s, was nothing short of prolific. In 1768, a note in the Gentleman’s Magazine reported a fire at Mr. Seddon’s premises, one of London’s preeminent cabinet-makers, resulting in damages amounting to £20,000. Another devastating fire in 1783 consumed property worth a staggering £100,000. By 1786, a German novelist, Sophie von La Roche, recorded in her travel journal that the firm boasted a workforce of over 400 apprentices, including glass-grinders, bronze-casters, carvers, gilders, painters, drapers, and upholsterers, all laboring at the Aldersgate Street location. Examination of the firm’s printed bill-heads reveals the official entry of Thomas and George, the sons, into the company. The renowned furniture commission placed by D. Tupper for Hauteville House, Guernsey, in 1790, indicates that by June of that year, Thomas Shackleton, who had married the eldest daughter, was invited to join the firm. This collaboration persisted until the retirement of the father in 1798, at which point the sons assumed control of the business. The expansive Hauteville commission, now scattered, includes a satinwood card-table adorned with the same peacock feather border on a cream background (see C. Gilbert, ‘Seddon, Sons & Shackleton,’ Furniture History, 1997, p. 6, fig. 3). Additionally, the set of eighteen shield-back chairs incorporates intricate floral chains. Three of these chairs are currently housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and can be viewed in M. Tomlin’s Catalogue of Adam Period Furniture, 1981, p. 133, cat. P/7. The firm also supplied furniture to Richard Hall Clarke at Bridwell House, for which some invoices still exist. Among the pieces is a Pembroke table (accompanied by a pair of matching card tables) featuring identical handles and floral chains bordering the top, mirroring the leg decoration seen on this example. This suite remained at Bridwell until 1992 when it was auctioned by Sotheby’s, London, on July 9, 1993, as lot 173. The final known account attributed to the firm dates back to 1799 and pertains to Lord Deerhurst. This substantial commission included an entry for ‘A Satinwood Pembroke Table with Richly Japaned and Highly Varnished Border, priced at £9,’ underscoring the firm’s penchant for painted satinwood furniture.

An interesting journal H.M.S.Eagle, Aircraft carrier 1969-70 to include a chart titled Visit H.M The Queen to the Western Fleet Torbay 1969 also a copy of Queen Elizabeth II speech aboard the H.M Yacht Britannia with signature dated 29th July 1969, The Anniversary of The Final Naval Action together with various other original photographs of the carrier, memorabilia, scrap cuttings etc

WATHEN, James: Journal of a Voyage, in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China; Returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena; in the H.C.S. The Hope, Capt. James Pendergrass. J. Nichols, 1814, 1st. edn. 4to. PP: xx, 246, Plus 24 colour plates. Original boards, rubbed and torn, with loss; title page loose; foxing.

A MIDSHIPMAN'S JOURNAL written by Edward Neville, serving on HMS King George V, Emperor of India and Wanderer, 1922 to 1925, text and illustrations, with Shooting in the Mediterranean, Dudley Pound, HMS Warspite, 1926

Frey Boy Tobacco Las Vegas cigar selection, two books on cigars, The Journal of The Havana Cigar by Antonio Nunez Jimenez and The Cigar Lexicon by Dieter H. Wirtz and two Romeo Y Julieta empty cases

Fashion. A Victorian lady's scrapbook, dated from 1893-1915, illustrated with approx. [39]ff of polychrome-printed advertising for female fashion and dress, many from prints taken from Weldon's Ladies' Journal, many of the leaves chipped, split with slight movement, contemporary limp binding, worn, folio (42 x 29cm)

Delamétherie, Jean-Claude, franz. Chemiker, Mineraloge, Geologe und Paläontologe, Herausgeber des "Journal de Physique, de Chimie (etc.)", korresp. Mitglied der Preuß. Akademie der Wissenschaften (1743-1817). 2 eigh. Briefe m. U. "De La Metherie". Zus. 6 S. 4to. Paris 15.XII.1785 und 21.I.1787.Umfangreiche Briefe an einen Fachkollegen, dessen Schriften er bewundert. Behandelt in beiden Briefen ausführlich Probleme der Naturwissenschaften unter Berücksichtigung der neuesten Fachliteratur. - Delamétherie veröffentlichte die erste Darstellung der Amerikareise Alexander von Humboldts anhand von veröffentlichen Briefen und von Humboldts Berichten nach der Rückkehr.

Mixed Lot: Books - Apollo! A Journal of the Arts and other hardback reference

A box containing 'Jazz Journal' magazines

Antiquarian Biography. Three titles; A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of the Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Woolman, Late of Mount Holly, in the Province of New Jersey, North America. &c. London 1824; William Pitt Earl of Chatham. 1844; and 1 other. (3)

THE COMICS JOURNAL #89 - (1984 - FANTAGRAPHICS) - Early printed image of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo only) in an advertisement for the first issue of TMNT - Flat/Unfolded

THE COMICS JOURNAL #84 - (1983 - FANTAGRAPHICS) - The first artwork by Todd McFarlane (Batman) in the letters column of a comic related publication) - Flat/Unfolded

An unusual early 20th century collection of horse hair, the journal, containing many locks of of horse hair, are each hand labelled and interspersed between, sketches, cut outs and photographs of horses, some samples taken from Ascot racing and hunting stables, the book is housed in a hand made pouch, with initials 'AC' stitched to the front, 24.5 by 30cm.

The Ipswich Journal 1805, Salisbury and Winchester Journal 1817 and other 18th and 19th Century newspapers

Mamod - S.E.3 stationary steam engine, 25cm.x 23cm, together with 1987 Stationary Power journal

MAGAZINES - BRITANNIA AND EVE Thirty-four issues, comprising Nov. 1935; Jan.-Dec. 1936 inclusive; Jan.-Mar. 1937; June-Sept. 1937; Nov.-Dec. 1937; Jan. 1938 (x2); July-Sept. 1938; Oct. 1938 (x2); Nov. 1938; June 1939; Aug. 1939; Apr.-May 1941; together with the Woman's Journal, Oct. 1938; and Vogue, Sept. 1962, (36).

FOXHUNTING: 'Hunting Journal of the Blackmoor Vale Hounds from 1826 to 1831', T.H.Toll, printer, Sherborne 1831. A very interesting volume in light blue cloth; rebound in morocco to spine. Signed by two previous owners: Nathaniel Highmore with date, 1831, and then Riobert Willmott, 1861. Both notables of Sherborne. Then  dedicatory letter pasted in for 1892. In generally good condition throughout.

A collection of Chinese ephemera, 1913 - 1930s, including Lowe Chuan-Hua, 'A Layman's Interpretation, Christians everywhere, cooperate! You have nothing to lose but your hypocrisy; R. H. Tawney, 'The Condition of China, being the fifteenth Earl Grey Memorial Lecture'. 1933, 1st. ed. pamphlet; Margaret C. Knight, Hong Kong Journal 1949. Pamphlet and various items on postal history Full lot includes:(a) Lowe Chuan-Hua, 'A Layman's Interpretation, Christians everywhere, cooperate! You have nothing to lose but your hypocrisy. You have a new world to gain.' Pamphlet, 1926, 1st. ed. Published at Wuchang, Hupeh, China. Formerly ring-bound with holes in the margin. With presentation inscription on the front cover: 'Dr. and Mrs Bliss, Compliments of Lowe Chuan-Hua'. The author, also known as Chuan-Hua Gershom Lowe, was a Chinese Kuomintang diplomat under Chiang Kai-shek, a Christian and an academic. HIs friend Dr Edward Lydston Bliss (1865-1960) for whom he signed the pamphlet, was an American missionary doctor in China from 1892 to 1932. A very scarce signed example of a Chinese imprint.(b) R. H. Tawney, 'The Condition of China, being the fifteenth Earl Grey Memorial Lecture'. 1933, 1st. ed. pamphlet. The author's talk was delivered at Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.(c) Margaret C. Knight, Hong Kong Journal 1949. 1950, 1st. ed. Oxford: 'printed for the author at the Classic Press'.(d) Postal history: French military mail from China to France, 8 January 1938, scarce letter and original envelope (cover), with corner cachet to both cover and letter, 'Flotille du Yang-Tse-Kiang/ Canonnière Doudart de Lagrée', used with French military post marking and decorative cachet, 'Marine Française, Service à la Mer'. With Toulon and Marseille arrival postmarks. The 'Doudart de Lagrée' was a French gunboat. The writer of the letter, a sailor with the Forces Navales d'Extrème Orient, describes guarding the French concession of Hankou and a bombardment. His gunboat was to be chased out of Shanghai by invading Japanese forces five weeks later, when it had to retreat to Nanking.(e) Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway - Government of the Chinese Republic - Gold Loan 5%, 'Super-Petchili'. 5% Gold Bond of £20, Brussels 1913. Bond No. 140936, reference 2182 at top left. With signed ink inscription in French regarding yields at top margin. c.20 x c.11 inches (50.5 x 28 cm). Complete with 40 vouchers of the original 42. Highly decorative item printed at Anvers, Belgium in red, blue, blue/green and black.(f) Christian missionaries in China, 1914-1930s. c. 300+ illustrated pages from magazines (including 'The Spirit of Missions'), previously ring-bound and with holes in the margin, reflecting turmoil and bloodshed at a time of warlords, civil war and the Kuomintang Party. Including articles on the siege of Wuchang; anti-Christian agitation in China; looting and murder in Nanking; the rise of Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang; the opening of the Church General Hospital, Wuchang; and missionary work and social factors in other cities and regions including Shanghai, Chekiang, Fukien, Hankou, Changsha and Wuhan. There are also a few articles on Christian missionaries in Japan.

A GEORGE I OAK BOOKCASE POSSIBLY BY THOMAS RIPLEY CIRCA 1725 The fabric lined glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the panelled doors enclosing drawers with gilt metal ring handles and handwritten ink labels 'Leases...Cottage Agreements... Farm Agreements...Papers relating to the leasehold lands under Christ Church...', inscribed in paint twice to the back 'RW' 270cm high, 198cm wide, 62cm deep Provenance: Almost certainly supplied to Sir Robert Walpole, later 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) or his son, Robert, 2nd Earl of Orford (1700-1751) for Houghton Hall, Norfolk and by descent at Houghton. Property of the Marquess of Cholmondeley, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Christie's, London, Important English Furniture and Carpets, 24 November 2005, lot 29, where purchased by Robert Kime. Literature: G. Nares, 'Wolterton Hall, Norfolk - II: The Home of Lord Walpole', Country Life, 25 July 1957, pp. 166-169. A. Bowett, 'Thomas Ripley and the Use of Early Mahogany', The Georgian Group Journal, 1997, pp. 140-145. A. Moore, E. Bottoms, 'A New Walpole Discovery', The Burlington Magazine, January 2006, pp. 34-37. ed. T. Murdoch, Noble Households: Eighteenth-Century Inventories of Great English Houses, Cambridge, 2006. In 1722 building commenced of Houghton Hall for Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister. From 1725 William Kent decorated the interior and designed furniture for the state rooms. This bookcase is probably the 'wainscot bookcase with plate glass doors' recorded at Houghton Hall in 1792 in room 'No. 86 Stewards office' (Murdoch, p. 198). In 1722, building on Houghton began for Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Britain's first Prime Minister. From 1725, the Palladian architect and designer, William Kent (c. 1685-1745), was employed to design the interiors and furniture of the state rooms. However, this bookcase was possibly designed by Thomas Ripley, who prior to becoming an architect and Surveyor in the Royal Office of Works trained as a carpenter. Ripley acted as building supervisor at Houghton, and from 1727, designed Wolterton Hall, Norfolk, and in the 1730s, a house in the Cockpit, Whitehall, for Walpole. Ripley used mahogany extensively for the interior wainscotting, doors, door-cases and stairs at Houghton, all of which were heavily carved and richly detailed (Bowett, p. 142). The use of mahogany on such a scale suggests that in the early years mahogany was considered suitable for joinery being no more costly than wainscot. Walpole's mahogany was shipped from Jamaica to King's Lynn via London from mid-1724, and it was Ripley who organised the freight, lighterage (transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes) and storage for the shipments. After the 1720s, the fashion for mahogany as a furniture wood superseded its employment as architectural joinery. The Houghton archives show that after the initial phase of building was completed, Ripley was paid the substantial sum of £500; this probably included payment for further alterations to the house and stable block and the designing of the church tower (PRO C101/19). As the payment is not itemised, presumably it may have also included furniture. Certainly, Ripley's correspondence in the Wolterton archive shows he was responsible for the hanging of the pictures, and possibly designed frames for the royal portraits there suggesting he may have designed furniture as well (Nares, p. 166). Condition Report: Overall there are scratches, marks, knocks, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.There are some losses, restorations and observations including:There are some chips, splits and loose sections of wood in particular to some corner and edge sections, and to the bracket feetSome sections are missing, for example the lower border beneath the wood panelled doors, and some other elements are later, for example the side moulding between the top and the base.There are traces of white paint, presumably from when the room this bookcase was in was painted.There is some evidence of worm.Three of the shelves are later pine replacements, all shelves have a front moulding and two shelves to the glazed section have metal hinged latches to hold fast the doors.One of the backboards has a circular hole cut to it, possibly for an electric cable.The interior oak drawers have oak linings and gilt brass ring handles, one of the rings is missing. Each drawer front has a pale filled hole to each corner which is probably original filler over the nail or peg construction of the drawers.Lacking some original handles to the glazed doors. There are two keys for the glazed doors, one of which turns one of the locks. The locks to the glazed doors are Georgian but later to this bookcase cast with the maker's name 'PATENT UNION LOCK / ROBT. KEMP PATENT / G.R. under a coronet / R&T FARMER / PROPRIETORS AND MANUFACTURERS ' Lacking three handles to the panelled doors, there are no keys for the lower door locks, and there are filled holes from previous fittings.The brass hinges are of notable quality, they are substantial, have chamfered edges, are wide opening and have an extra outset section that is inset into the doors.The glazed doors have almost imperceptibly bevel cut glass, the subtle almost slightly rounded cuts, rather than sharp angular bevelled edges. The green fabric is a chintz or glazed cotton of almost paper like quality, still with distinct folds where the fabric has been previously folded. It has faded, in some places, to an almost golden colour, with some splashed fading. The fabric has some repairs including later sewn tape to the base of one door and another, possibly original, inset sectionThe cut of the oak whether dark or pale displays exceptional medullary rays.Please see the additional condition report photographs as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

THE MOTOR. The National Motor Journal (weekly magazine). Feb-July 1932 (vol 61) and Aug-Jan 1935-6 (vol 68), both in publisher's bindings, then Feb 1943 to July 1960 (vols 85-124). Bound without the covers (44) (6 boxes)

Marvel; The Punisher War Journal #1-10, 14-49, 52-59, 54,  67, 69-70, The Punisher (1989) #2-16, 18-83, 92, 94, 97-98, The Punisher P.O.V #1-3, The Punisher Captain America Blood and Glory 1-3, Wolverine and The Punisher 1, 3, Punisher Ghost of the Innocents 1-2, The Punisher Annual (1988) #1, 6, The Punisher Armory #1-7, The Punisher Summer Special #1-2, The Punisher War Zone #1-3, 5-20, The Punisher 2099 #1-29, 31-34, Marvel Knights (2000) The Punisher #3, 5-8, 10-12, Marvel knights (2001) #1, 3-5, 10-14, 16-17, 19, 24-25, 28, 34-35, MAX Comics The Punisher issues, assorted Punisher titles (qty) Condition Report:Available upon request

2 half leather-bound volumes "Living Races", Chambers's Edinburgh journal, Bible etc

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings'Strap' sofa, model no. 1711, 1950sWalnut, fabric upholstery, original canvas webbing. 78 x 235 x 94 cmManufactured by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Manufacturer's fabric label WIDDICOMB/designed by/T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate collection, Poole Acquired from the above by the present ownerPrivate collection, United KingdomLiterature'L'Art Décoratif Américain et les Appels du Mexique, Robsjohn Gibbings', Art et Industrie, vol. XXVI, June 1953, p. 25Widdicomb, manufacturer's catalogue, Grand Rapids, 1950s, n.p.Interior Design, vol. 32, no. 5, May 1961, p. 129Charlotte and Peter Fiell, eds., Decorative Art 50s, Cologne, 2000, p. 126Daniella Ohad Smith, 'T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings: Crafting a Modern Home for Postwar America', Journal of Interior Design, vol. 34, no. 1, 2008, p. 51This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Gerald Abramovitz'Cantilever light, Mk II', model no. 914155, circa 1964Aluminium, anodised aluminium, painted steel.50.5 x 71 x 10 cmManufactured by Best and Lloyd Ltd., Birmingham, United Kingdom. Base with paper label printed Registered design no. 914155/cantilever light Mk II/best&lloyd.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate collection, LondonThence by descent to the present owner Literature'Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design and the Design Centre Awards 1966', Design Journal, no. 209, May 1966, p. 41Kathryn B. Hiesinger and George Marcus, Design Since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, p. 143The present model won the Design Centre Award in 1966 and is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

BOOK: The Builders' Journal and Architectural Record, No 5, 1902. Specification for Architects, Surveyors and Engineers when specifying: and for All Interested in Building. Annually.

A hat box containing various dressmaking patterns such as Simplicity, Butterick and Vogue, Australian Home Journal with patterns enclosed and Needlecraft and Embroidery Magazine, etc

A quantity of History of The Second World War in weekly parts, The Elite Magazines, Journal of The Queens Royal Hussars, etc.

Four books to include; The Popular Hand Book of British Birds by P.A.D Hollom, A Journal of The Plague Year 1665 by Daniel Defoe, Nelson's Guide to The Wye Valley 1908 and The Life Voyages and Discoveries of Captain James Cook New Edition 1878.

The Prisoner of War. The official journal of the Prisoners of War Department of the Red Cross and St John War Organisation, 12 issues, 1943-44

Physik - - Otto Lehmann. Sammlung von 37 OPhotographien mit Aufnahmen von Flüssigkristallen, die Otto Lehmann für seine Veröffentlichungen verwendet hat. Vintages. Albuminabzüge. Karlsruhe, vor 1911. Versch. Formate von ca. 5 x 4 bis 14 x 12 cm. Gesteckt in Album d. Zt. Quer-4°. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Kordelbindung. Einzigartige Originalphotographien aus dem Besitz von Otto Lehmann, welche sein Mikroskop und verschiedene Flüssigkristalle zeigen, deren Aufnahmen von wegweisender Bedeutung für die Geschichte der Wissenschaft waren. - Der als Vater der Flüssigkristallforschung geltende deutsche Physiker Otto Lehmann (1855-1922) lieferte mit seiner Forschung die ersten systematischen wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse über Flüssigkristalle 1889 im "Journal for Physical Chemistry". - Mit Lehmanns Visitenkarte. - Die Photos verso und auf 2 mit eingesteckten Briefumschlägen (eh.?) bezeichnet. - Dabei: 6 Sonderdrucke von Lehmanns Schriften, inkl. "Neue Untersuchungen über flüssige Kristalle. I. Teil. (Heidelberg, 1911), in dem sich einige der hier vorliegenden Photos abgedruckt finden. - OBrosch. (1 Umschlag mit Läsuren). - Papierbedingt gebräunt. Collection of 35 original photographs showing liquid crystals used by Otto Lehmann for his publications. Vintages. Albumen prints. Inserted in contemp. leather album. - Unique original photographs from the possession of Otto Lehmann showing his microscope and various liquid crystals, the photographs of which were of groundbreaking importance for the history of science. - The German physicist Otto Lehmann (1855-1922), considered the father of liquid crystal research, delivered the first systematic scientific results on liquid crystals with his research in 1889 in the "Journal for Physical Chemistry". - With Lehmann's visiting card. - The photos inscribed on verso and on 2 with inserted envelopes (by his own hand?). - Including: 6 offprints of Lehmann's writings, incl. "Neue Untersuchungen über flüssige Kristalle. I. part. (Heidelberg, 1911), in which some of the photographs presented here are printed. - Oirg. wrappers (1 with tears). - Browned due to paper.

Jugendstil - - Jugend. Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben. Herausgegeben von Georg Hirth, Redaktion: Fritz von Ostini. Sammlung von 11 Halbjahresbänden. Mit zahlr. Abbildungen u. Farbtafeln. München und Leipzig, Georg Hirths Kunstverlag bzw. Verlag der Münchner "Jugend", 1896-1917. 4°. Illustr. OLwd. (tls. goldgepr.) (berieben u. bestoßen, meist etw. angeschmutzt u. (stock-)fleckig, 1 Deckel lose). Erste Ausgabe. - Diesch 2668. - Kirchner 15532. - Enthält: Jg. 1896 (Bd. 2, Nr. 27-52), 1898 (Bd. 1, Nr. 1-26), 1899 (Bd. 1, Nr. 1-26), 1901 (2 Bde., Nr. 1-53), 1902 (Bd. 2, Nr. 27-52), 1909 (2 Bde., Nr. 1-52), 1912 (Bd. 2, Nr. 27-52), 1917 (2 Bde., Nr. 1-52). - Die Jugend, welche seit ihrer Gründung 1896 bis 1940 erschien, gilt als die wichtigste Zeitschrift des Jugendstils, dessen Namen sie mitbegründete. - Dabei: 11 illustr. Einzelhefte. 1898 (Nrn. 1, 14, 15), 1899 (Nr. 30, 31), 1902 (Nrn. 4 (Grillparzer-Nr.), 7, 12, 13, 36, 51). In goldgepr. ill. OLwd.-Mappe d. Jugend 1899, II. - Dublette Jugend 1909, Bd. 1, Nr. 1-26. HLwd. d. Zt. - Tls. mit versch. Exlibris von Johannes Koffka. - Papierbedingt gebräunt, einige Blätter u. fl. Vorsätze lose, vereinzelt Lagen gelockert, gelegentlich Randläsuren. - Nicht auf Vollständigkeit geprüft, augenscheinlich komplett. Collection of 11 half-yearly volumes. With numerous illustrations and colour plates. Illustrated orig. cloth (partly gilt stamped) (rubbed and bumped, mostly somewhat soiled and foxed, 1 cover loose). - Contains: as listed above. - The "Jugend", which appeared from its foundation in 1896 until 1940, is considered the most important journal of Jugendstil, whose name it helped to establish. - In add. 11 illustr. single issues as listed above. In gilt stamped illustr. orig. cloth folder of the "Jugend" 1899, II - Duplicate Jugend 1909, vol. 1, nos. 1-26. - Partly with bookplate of Johannes Koffka. - Browned due to paper, some leaves and free endpapers loose, occ. layers loosened, occ. marginal tears. - Not checked for completeness, apparently complete.

Surrealismus - - Max Jacob. La Couronne de Vulcain. Conte Breton illustré de lithographies par Suzanne Roger. Mit 3 Lithographien von Suzanne Roger. Paris, Galerie Simon (Kahnweiler), 1923. 16 S. 4° OBrosch. Skira 312. - Hugues, 15. - Pompidou, 184 - Chapon, 284. - Galland, 902 Eins von 100 Exemplaren. Von Roger und Jacob handsigniertes Exemplar. Erste Ausgabe dieses "bretonischen Märchens" (erschienen im Dezember 1903 in der Zeitschrift An), das mit drei in Bistre gedruckten gedruckten Lithographien von Roger illustriert ist. Es war das erste Buch, das von dieser Künstlerin illustriert wurde. Sie war die Frau von André Beaudin und stand Henri Kahnweiler, dem Herausgeber des Buches, nahe. Roger war Schülerin von Paul Sérusier und Maurice Denis an der Akademie von Ranson. Mit der Unterstützung von Max Jacob und Juan Gris trat sie 1923 in die Galerie Kahnweiler ein, wo sie mit ihrer ersten Ausstellung debütierte. Sie und ihr Mann wurden zu Stammgästen der "Dimanche de Boulogne", wo sich die Maler und Dichter trafen, die Henri Kahnweiler besuchte und unterstützte. - Wohlerhalten. Surrealism. - With 3 lithographs by Suzanne Roger. - One of 100 copies. Copy signed by Roger and Jacob. First edition of this "Breton fairy tale" (published in December 1903 in the journal An) illustrated with three printed lithographs by Roger printed in Bistre. It was the first book illustrated by this artist. She was the wife of André Beaudin and was close to Henri Kahnweiler, the editor of the book. Roger was a pupil of Paul Sérusier and Maurice Denis at the Ranson Academy. With the support of Max Jacob and Juan Gris, she joined the Kahnweiler Gallery in 1923, where she debuted with her first exhibition. She and her husband became regulars at the "Dimanche de Boulogne", where the painters and poets Henri Kahnweiler visited and supported met. - Well preserved.

Geologie - - Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire. Passage du Mont Saint-Gothard. Poème par Madame la Duchesse de Devonshire. Traduit de l'Anglais par M. l'Abbé de Lille, un de quarante de l'Académie Française. Mit 20 lithographierten Tafeln. Moulin script. (Paris), Imprimerie Lithographique de C. de Lasteyrie, rue du Bac no. 58, (um 1817). 2 Bll., V, 1 Bl., 44 lithogr. S. 4°. Braunes Kalbsldr. d . Zt. auf vier Bünden, mit goldgeprägtem RSchild und ornamentaler RVergoldung. Deckel mit blindgepr. ornamentaler Bordüre (Ecken stark bestoßen, berieben und leicht beschabt, Rücken fachm. restauriert). Warren, Alpine Bibliographical Curiosity. In: Alpine Journal vol. 89, S. 141-144. Dobell, 43. Twyman, 1.196 u. S. 167-173. Wäber II, 104. Nicht bei Perret. - Textteil in 44 lithographierten Seiten von Lasteyrie nach Moulin, Tafeln von Deshayes und A. Regnault, davon 19 nach Gemälden von Lady Elisabeth Foster und eine nach einem Gemälde von Lady Bessborough, sowie eine lithographierte Faksimile-Tafel eines handschriftlichen Gedichts von Georgiana Cavendish. - Erste illustrierte Ausgabe, durchgehend lithographiert, erschienen in etwa 50 Exemplaren. Einige Exemplare beinhalten ein zusätzliches, gestochenes Porträt, welches später hinzugefügt wurde. Titel, Text und Anmerkungen in französischer und englischer Sprache basierend auf einer Reise durch die Schweiz im Jahr 1793 in Begleitung von der beiden Künstlerinnen Lady Elizabeth Foster und Lady Bessborough. - "The fascination of the publication today lies partly in the well-documented connection between the poet and its leading illustrator, Lady Foster. After an unhappy marriage to John Foster, an Irish politician, Lady Elizabeth Foster was befriended by Georgiana Spencer The duchess supported her financially and even provided her with a home at Devonshire House, thus creating one of the most celebrated ménage-a-trois of the period. Lady Foster became the Duke's mistress and bore two children by him, but throughout all this Elizabeth and Georgiana remained the closest friends. Georgiana died in 1806 whereupon, after a respectable interval of three years, Elizabeth became the new duchess of Devonshire. Elizabeth died in 1824, and we may perhaps see the production of the lithographed edition of the "Passage du Mont Saint-Gothard" as one of the final manifestations of their remarkable friendship." (Twyman) - Durchgehend stockfleckig. Eine Tafel mit restauriertem Einriss. Breitrandiges Exemplar des seltenen Werks. Geology - With 20 lithographed plates. Cont. brown calf over four raised bands, gilt stamped black morocco label and gilt dec. on spine. Cover with blind roll-tooled ornamental frame (corners heavily bumped, spine professionally restored, covers with a few scratches). - 44 lithographed pages by Lasteyrie after Moulin, 20 chalk lithographed plates by Deshayes and A.Regnault of which 19 are after paintings by Lady Elisabeth Foster, and one after a painting by Lady Bessborough, plus a lithographed fascimile plate of a manuscript poem by Georgiana Cavendish. - First illustrated edition, lithographed throughout in approximately 50 copies. There a few copies with an additional engraved portrait, which was added later. Titles, text and notes in French and English, written by Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and based on a trip through Switzerland in 1793 accompanied by the two artists Lady Elizabeth Foster and Lady Bessborough. - Foxing throughout. One plate with restored tear. Wide-margined copy of the rare work.

Sammlung von 11 Arbeiten. Mit 10 Graphiken, u A. mit Radierungen Farbholzschnitten (inkl. 2 Doubletten), sowie 1 Gouache. Je auf Velin. Blattmaße von 14,4 x 10 cm bis 40,2 x 106 cm. 3 Arbeiten je drucksigniert, 2 signiert, 6 Arbeiten je typographisch bezeichnet. 1 Arbeit zusätzlich mit Nachlasstempel. Teils punktuell unter Passepartout bzw. auf Unterlage montiert. Enthält u. A.: Arbeiten aus dem Journal "The international Studio" von - Harunobu - Hokusai - Kiyonaga - Kuniyasu sowie Werke von - Francois Boucher - Albert Welti - Theodor Hosemann. - 1 Arbeit gefaltet und mit vertikaler Mittelfalz. Teils alters- und lagerspurig. Vereinzelt mit (Braun)flecken. Insgesamt in noch gutem Zustand. Ausgezeichnete bis hervorragende Drucke. Die Gouache farbprächtig. Collection of 11 works. With 10 prints, with etchings and woodcuts (incl. 2 duplicates), and 1 gouache. Each on wove paper. 3 works each signed with a print, 2 signed, 6 works each typographically inscribed. 1 work additionally with estate stamp. Partly mounted in spots under passepartout or on backing. 1 work folded and with vertical centrefold. - Partly age- and storage-marked. Occasionally with (brown) stains. Overall still in good condition. Excellent to outstanding impressions. The gouache richly coloured. - With works from artists as listed above among others.

Property of a Lady. Attributed to Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) A Bridge over the Indus Watercolour on paper. Lear toured India on numerous occasions, and in 1873-1875 travelled from Bombay, up to Cawnpore and Lucknow, to Benaras, Calcutta and Darjeeling, to Simla and Kasauli, to Golconda, Coonoor and Ceylon. Lear documented his travels extensively, writing in his journal and painting the landscapes he encountered at each stop on his journey. Dimensions (Paper) 21 in. (H) x 53 in. (W) (Frame) 23.5 in. (H) x 55.5 in. (W)

Property of a Gentleman. William Huggins (1820 - 1884) Two pumas in a landscape Oil on panel Signed and dated, 'W. Huggins 1840' Exhibition and gallery labels, verso.  Provenance:  Ex-Collection, the Master of Kinnarid; with Ackerman & Johnson, 1966, from whom purchased by; Mary Lou Cashman, Illinois. Exhibited: Oscar and Peter Johnson Ltd., The Lowndes Lodge Gallery, November 1966, no. 39.Lot Essay: William Huggins was born in Liverpool in 1820, and is not to be confused with the earlier maritime painter, William John Huggins (1781 - 1845). Huggins shared many characteristics with George Stubbs, revealing a precocious talent for drawing and painting. Aged only 15, he won a prize at the Liverpool Mechanics Institute, where he studied before entering the Liverpool Academies School, with Richard Ansdell, in 1835. Huggins spent much time at the zoological Gardens in Liverpool, studying the animals, as well as following Wombwell's Menagerie from place to place. It wasn't until 1850, however, the he was to become a full member of the Liverpool Academy. Like Stubbs, who, much to his own annoyance, was never able to rid himself of the label 'horse painter', Huggins was unable to escape from the description of 'animal painter', despite his evident dislike of the term. In the first half of the 19th century, as in the 18th century, the hierarchy of painting was comparatively rigid, and being an animal painter did not carry as much weight as being either a portrait or a landscape painter. However, in Liverpool, there was only a limited market for history painting during that period, and, as elsewhere in the provinces, portraits, landscapes, and animal paintings were popular instead. Ben Marshall (1768 - 1835), a Leicestershire painter, once said, "I discover many a man who would pay me 50 guineas for painting his horse, who thinks 10 guineas is too much for painting his wife." Huggins' technique is very particular to him, as he employed a very distinctive glazing of colours on his prepared boards and canvases. Typically, he used a white millboard as the ground for his transparent glazes. His knowledge of animal anatomy was profound. E. Rimbault Dibdin, in his article on Liverpool-born animal painters (Art Journal, 1904), praised Huggins as a master; "Both as an executant in paint, and as a consummate expert in knowledge of animal form and character, Huggins was qualified to out-distance both Landseer and Ansdell." It was only his shy and slightly eccentric character that stopped Huggins from doing so. Dimensions: (Panel) 20 in. (H) x 26 in. (W) (Frame) 25 in. (H) x 31.25 in. (W)

Property of a Gentleman. William Huggins (1820 - 1884) A lion and a lioness in a landscape Oil on panel. Signed and dated, lower right: 'Huggins 1847' With gallery and exhibition labels, verso. Provenance: Private collection, USALot Essay: William Huggins was born in Liverpool in 1820, and is not to be confused with the earlier maritime painter, William John Huggins (1781 - 1845). Huggins shared many characteristics with George Stubbs, revealing a precocious talent for drawing and painting. Aged only 15, he won a prize at the Liverpool Mechanics Institute, where he studied before entering the Liverpool Academies School, with Richard Ansdell, in 1835. Huggins spent much time at the zoological Gardens in Liverpool, studying the animals, as well as following Wombwell's Menagerie from place to place. It wasn't until 1850, however, the he was to become a full member of the Liverpool Academy. Like Stubbs, who, much to his own annoyance, was never able to rid himself of the label 'horse painter', Huggins was unable to escape from the description of 'animal painter', despite his evident dislike of the term. In the first half of the 19th century, as in the 18th century, the hierarchy of painting was comparatively rigid, and being an animal painter did not carry as much weight as being either a portrait or a landscape painter. However, in Liverpool, there was only a limited market for history painting during that period, and, as elsewhere in the provinces, portraits, landscapes, and animal paintings were popular instead. Ben Marshall (1768 - 1835), a Leicestershire painter, once said, "I discover many a man who would pay me 50 guineas for painting his horse, who thinks 10 guineas is too much for painting his wife."Huggins' technique is very particular to him, as he employed a very distinctive glazing of colours on his prepared boards and canvases. Typically, he used a white millboard as the ground for his transparent glazes. His knowledge of animal anatomy was profound. E. Rimbault Dibdin, in his article on Liverpool-born animal painters (Art Journal, 1904), praised Huggins as a master; "Both as an executant in paint, and as a consummate expert in knowledge of animal form and character, Huggins was qualified to out-distance both Landseer and Ansdell." It was only his shy and slightly eccentric character that stopped Huggins from doing so. Dimensions: (Panel) 15.75 in. (H) x 19 in. (W) (Frame) 19.5 in. (H) x 23.25 in. (W)

Newspapers.- Common sense: or The Englishman's Journal, a very good, but broken run from number 117 to number 298, c.150 issues, no.273 lower corner of title torn with a little loss of text, nos. 135 & 187 second page large tear with loss of text, a few other short tears or small holes within text, some staining, soiling or creasing, lightly browned, J. Purser, 28th April, 1739 - 30th October, 1742; and 5 issues of The Grub-Street Journal (1732), and c.20 issues of The Champion (c.1740-1741), together in 1 vol., contemporary boards, worn and broken, folio. sold as periodicals and not subject to return.

India to England.- Campbell (Lt. Col., of the Bombay Establishment) Journal, autograph manuscript, 43pp. only, incomplete, initial p. on different paper, torn with loss, browned, loose in later floral boards, folio, 22nd April - 4th September 1830.⁂ An incomplete but interesting account of the first overland journey by steam vessel from Bombay to Suez . On 22 April Campbell arrives at Suez, "It is worth coming overland for the sake of seeing the Sea of Suez... should be of use to the Government in promoting the trip by steam". In Alexandria he is introduced to "Mahomed Ally Pacha" and tours his magnificent palaces, noting that many of his officers are French. He meets Wolff, the missionary and author of Narrative of a Mission to Bokhara, and his wife, Lady Georgina Walpole, "neither of them are particularly handsome." While awaiting a ship to Malta he dines with the British Consul, a Mr Barker, who "is in favour of the route for the Steam Navigation from India by the Persian Gulf & up the Euphrates to near Aleppo." He arrives in Malta but has to quarantine for 22 days and then moves to Syracuse where he is thrown from a mule, and is surprised "I was not killed on the spot." - Campbell.

Parliament.- [Journal of the House of Commons, May - Nov 1685]. Parliamentum inchoat et tent apud Civtatem Westmonaster die Martis 19 Maij anno regni Domini nostri Jacobi Secundi Dei Gratia Angliae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Regis Fidei defensoris & primo annoq, Dominii 1685, manuscript, 447pp., ruled in red, margins very slightly browned, 20th century ink inscription: "Clive Coates of Helperby" on front free endpaper, small modern bookplate on front pastedown, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, corners repaired, gilt panelled spine with red morocco label, folio, 1685.

* GEORGINA MCMASTER (SCOTTISH b. 1980), UNTITLED oil on canvas, signedunframed, as intendedoverall size 91.5cm x 91.5cmNote: Georgina graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2002, gaining a BA Honours in Visual Communication and specializing in Drawing and Painting. She was awarded the First Time Exhibitor prize in 2007 at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the David Cargill Award in 2008 by the prestigious Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. Also in 2008, she was elected as an Artist Member of the Glasgow Art Club. Her paintings are widely exhibited throughout Scotland and in London. Georgina has been featured in many magazines and newspapers including: Scottish Field Magazine, Art News Scotland Journal, The Herald Newspaper, Galleries Magazine, Scottish Women Magazine, Paisley Daily Express, Sunday Mail, The Scotsman Newspaper and The Glasgow Magazine.

COMTE DE LAS CASES, JOURNAL DE LA VIE PRIVEE ET DES CONVERSATIONS DE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON A SAINTE HELENE, 1823, 8 LEATHER BOUND VOLUMES

The Illustrated Catalogue for the Great Exhibition 1851, dedicated to His Royal Highness Prince Albert,published by The Art Journal

Kapp, for the Law Journal, 1925,  The Hon. Mr Justice Avory, 28cm x 22cm; others, Sir John Simon K.C.;   The Right Hon The Baron Stewart of Bury, Lord Chief Justice;  Sir Thomas Willes Chitty, Bart;  The Right Hon Viscount Finlay of Nairn, G.C.M.G, P.C. (5)

Great Western Railway Journal, Midland Record, Steam Days and other Steam related books and magazines a quantity consisting of Great Western Railway Journal 8 bound volumes together with a quantity of loose journals, Midland Record x 27 together with a quantity of Steam Days, Locomotive Illustrated, Backtrack and other magazines. Condition varies but generally Good Plus to Excellent all contained in 2 plastic trays. (qty)

Journal of the Locomotive Society number of bound Volumes, volumes 7 to 25 inclusive and volume 35 professionally bound together with SLS (Stephenson Locomotive Society Volume 1 & 2 with dates October 1924 to December 1925 and January to December 1926. Excellent in green bound volumes. Good Plus to Excellent. (22)

Model Railway hard and softback Books a quantity consisting of Historical Railway Modelling, The Model Railway Journal, Model Railways of Volume 8 bound copy 1916, Model Railways small size bound volumes for 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912 No.1 to 5 inclusive, A Lifetime with O Gauge Crewchester and others, Model Railways & Their Builders by Jack Ray, More 4mm Engines, Carriage Modelling Made Easy and other titles. Condition varies but generally Good to Excellent. (qty)

The Art Journal 1891, The Art Annuals dated 1890 and Lewis & Short Latin dictionary