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Lot 212
* King Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson. Photograph signed, 'Edward' and 'Wallis Windsor' as Duke and Duchess of Windsor, c. 1950, vintage gelatin silver print, showing the Duke and Duchess in formal attire by a raised Union Jack at an unidentified ceremony, signed in black ink to lower lighter area, 11.5 x 7.5 cmQTY: (1)
Lot 213
* Knox (Ian). The Stormont Orchestra, 2nd edition, published for Down's Syndrome Association, 2000, colour print with numerous facsimile signatures of the famous political personages featured in the illustration to white borders, signed and numbered 214/500 by the artist lower right, 40 x 58 cm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:The saxophone soloist is President Clinton, among the string section are David Trimble, John Hume, Gerry Adams et al, with Ian Paisley Sr on the bass drum, etc.; and in the audience are those who have contributed to 'The Peace Process' including Bertie Ahern, Nelson Mandela, Mo Mowlam, Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson. The first edition comprised 1,000 signed and numbered copies, likewise with facsimiles of all the autographs except the artist.
Lot 256
Chaucer (Geoffrey). [The workes of our antient and lerned English poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly printed. In this impression you shall find these additions: 1 His portraiture and progenie shewed. 2 His life collected. 3 Arguments to euery booke gathered. 4 Old and obscure words explaned. 5 Authors by him cited, declared. 6 Difficulties opened. 7 Two bookes of his neuer before printed, London: Adam Islip, at the charges of Bonham Norton, 1598], black letter text, lacks title and all preliminary leaves up to b6, as well as c2 and c5 (the first leaves present in this copy are now misbound, starting A3-6, ¶1-4, c3, 4, 6 and 1), collating as standard from B1 onwards, woodcut illustration of The Knight to head of B1, full-page woodcut part-titles to Romaunt of the Rose and The Story of Thebes present, preliminary leaves (all up to B1) with some fraying and minor loss to outer corners and fore-margins, some water stains, final leaves frayed to fore-margins and outer corners (from A4 onwards), affecting some letters or words, generally without loss of text except to final leaf only, later endpapers with bookseller's ticket of H. Young, Bookseller, 12 South Castle Street, Liverpool to front pastedown, 19th-century half calf, morocco title label to spine, rubbed and marked with minor wear to extremities, folio (textblock 290 x 190mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Pforzheimer 177; STC 5077.The first edition edited by Thomas Speght, with assistance from John Stowe, Francis Thynne, Francis Beaumont the elder, and Robert Glover. 'The most remarkable feature of this edition is the glossary which was largely the editor's production and was the main object of Francis Thynne's Animadversions.'Impressions of this edition appear with the imprint of either George Bishop, Bonham Norton or Thomas Wight. 'From the form of imprints it would seem that Bishop, Norton, and Wight commissioned Islip to print this edition, and judging from the frequency with which copies with their imprints occur it is probable that Bishop took the largest share and Norton the next.' (Pforzheimer).
Lot 293
Milton (John). Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: printed by J. M[acock]. for John Starkey at the Mitre in Fleetstreet, near Temple-Bar, 1671, [4], 111, [1], 101, [3]pp., preliminary license to print leaf and final errata leaf present, "Samson Agonistes" with separate pagination and continuous register, license leaf and title washed and both bearing faint early ownership signatures to verso (signature of a Thomas Bolton to verso of License leaf), leaf P2 lightly close-trimmed to final marginal note numbers, light toning and occasional very light dust-soiling, upper pastedown with armorial bookplate of Henry C. Compton of Manor House, Lyndhurst, later free endpapers, all edges gilt, near-contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, morocco title label to spine and lower edges of boards repaired, 8vo (17.8 x 10.9 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Wing M2152; Grolier Wither to Prior 613.The first issue of Paradise Regain'd with "loth" incorrectly printed as "loah" on page 67.
Lot 377
Hardy (Alfred & De Montmeja, A.). Clinique photographique des maladies de la peau, 3rd edition, Pairs: H. Lauwereyns, 1882, half-title, 60 mounted original albumen print photographs by A. de Montmeja, many with hand-tinting, images 12 x 9 cm and similar, heavy spotting to text leaves throughout, recent cloth with leather spine label, 4to (280 x 205 mm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Third (and last), expanded edition of the first French photographic atlas of dermatology. The work was first published in 14 parts between 1867 and 1868 under the title Clinique photographique de l'hopital St-Louis with only 50 of Montmeja's photographs.
Lot 454
Hull (Robin). John Baskerville, Shaping the Alphabet, 1st edition, London: Robin Hull, 2015, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, includes a compliments slip signed by the author, original cloth in dust jacket, square 4to, together with:Ostergard (Derek E., editor), William Beckford, 1760-1844: An Eye for the Magnificent, 1st edition, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, large 4to, plusJackson (Christine E.), Dictionary of Bird Artists of the World, 1st edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1999, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, minor rubbing to the head & foot of the covers, large 8vo, andLarmour (Paul), The Arts & Crafts Movement in Ireland, 1st edition, Belfast: Friar's Bush Press, numerous colour & monochrome illustrations, some very minor marginal toning, original cloth in dust jacket, covers very lightly rubbed, large 4to,plus other art & print reference & related, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/4to QTY: (4 shelves)
Lot 96
Celestial Maps. De Fer (Nicolas), Planisphere Celeste Septentrional par Monsr. De La Hire..., mis au jour par N. D. F. Geographe de Monseigr. le Dauphin, Louis Charles Desnos, Paris, circa 1770, hand-coloured celestial chart of the northern hemisphere, engraved by Hendrick van Loon, slight spotting, toned in the margins, some creasing, 470 x 465 mm, together with Dunn (Samuel). The Principal Fixed Stars of the North Hemisphere Delineated on the Plan of the Equator for the Year 1774 [and] The Principal Fixed Stars of the South Hemisphere Delineated on the Plan of the Equator for the Year 1774, Robert Sayer, 10th June 1786, two uncoloured engraved celestial maps, very slight spotting to the margins, each approximately 365 x 550 mm, with Doppelmayr (Johann Gabriel). Untitled celestial chart, circa 1742, hand-coloured celestial chart, central fold partially split with some old tape staining, toned and dust soiled overall, slight worming in the margins, 350 x 365 mm, plus two late 18th century engravings of globes and orrerys, various sizes and conditionQTY: (6)NOTE:The first described item was first published in 1710 along with a companion print of the constellations of the Southern Hemisphere by Nicholas de Fer. The maps were reissued by de Fer’s son-in-law, Guillaume Danet, and a later edition was issued under the imprint of the renowned French cartographer and publisher of maps and globes, Louis-Charles Desnos; the example offered here.
Lot 252
19th c. German violin after an Italian Amati instrument. The bow is of German origin and is stamped "Dodd," after the English maker John Dodd. With a felt-lined leather case and an embroidered felt and cloth cushion to protect the violin. Additionally with a cabinet card photograph and silver gelatin print photograph depicting a violinist and a small orchestra practicing.Length: 23 in. (Full size).
Lot 33
Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950). 20th century Japanese woodblock print titled "Spring in a Hot Spring." Signed in the block along the lower right. Pencil signed along the lower right; titled along the lower left.Image; height: 9 3/4 in x width: 14 1/2 in. Framed; height: 14 in x width: 19 in.
Lot 34
Hasui Kawase (Japanese, 1883-1957). Japanese shin-hanga woodblock print titled "Moon at Magome," from the series “Twenty Views of Tokyo (Tokyo nijukei, Umagome no tsuki)," depicting a evening field with a full moon partially obscured in the background, 1930. With a Watanabe publisher's seal along the lower right corner.Artwork; height: 14 1/4 in x width: 9 1/2 in. Paper; height: 16 in x width: 11 in.
Lot 36
Kasamatsu Shiro (Japanese, 1898-1989). Japanese shin-hanga woodblock print titled "Kasuga Shrine." Seal along the lower right; pencil signed along the lower center; dated 1964 along the lower center; numbered 131/200 along the lower right.Sight; height: 14 1/2 in x width: 9 1/2 in. Framed; height: 21 1/2 in x width: 16 1/4 in.
Lot 42
Chin San Long (Lang Jingshan) (Chinese, 1892-1995). Photograph depicting a lone boat with three passengers punting through a misty waterfront. Silver gelatin print. Signed along the lower right.Chin San Long is known for his innovative art photography, particularly his signature "composite photography" technique. He was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude photos, and also specialized in nature photography.Provenance: From the collection of William Atkins.William Atkins (1919-2001) was a pilot for Northwest Airlines, who spent his career flying to Asia. He was an avid photographer who was involved in the Photographic Society of America, through which he developed relationships with photography clubs worldwide. It was through the photographic society in Taiwan that he met Chin San Long, with whom he became close friends. In the 1980s, he arranged an exhibit for Chin San Long's photography in Minnesota.Unframed; height: 13 5/8 in x width: 10 1/8 in. Matted; height: 20 in x width: 16 in.
Lot 43
Chin San Long (Lang Jingshan) (Chinese, 1892-1995). Photograph depicting a stairway through a cloudy mountain pass. Silver gelatin print. Hand signed to the backing along the lower right.Chin San Long is known for his innovative art photography, particularly his signature "composite photography" technique. He was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude photos, and also specialized in nature photography.Provenance: From the collection of William Atkins.William Atkins (1919-2001) was a pilot for Northwest Airlines, who spent his career flying to Asia. He was an avid photographer who was involved in the Photographic Society of America, through which he developed relationships with photography clubs worldwide. It was through the photographic society in Taiwan that he met Chin San Long, with whom he became close friends. In the 1980s, he arranged an exhibit for Chin San Long's photography in Minnesota.Unframed; height: 14 1/4 in x width: 10 in. Matted; height: 20 in x width: 16 in.
Lot 44
Chin San Long (Lang Jingshan) (Chinese, 1892-1995). Photograph titled "Symbol of Longevity," executed in 1943, depicting a crane under a gnarled tree with dramatic mountain peaks in the background. Silver gelatin print. Hand signed to the backing along the lower right of the photograph.Chin San Long is known for his innovative art photography, particularly his signature "composite photography" technique. He was the first Chinese photographer to take artistic nude photos, and also specialized in nature photography.Provenance: From the collection of William Atkins.William Atkins (1919-2001) was a pilot for Northwest Airlines, who spent his career flying to Asia. He was an avid photographer who was involved in the Photographic Society of America, through which he developed relationships with photography clubs worldwide. It was through the photographic society in Taiwan that he met Chin San Long, with whom he became close friends. In 1980s, he arranged an exhibit for Chin San Long's photography in Minnesota.Unframed; height: 14 1/4 in x width: 10 in. Matted; height: 20 in x width: 16 in.
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