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Lot 43

[Folio Society] A Century of Conflict 1848-1948 including The Struggle for Mastery and WW1 and WW2 and Aftermath by A.J.P. Taylor in 5 volumes. The Mediterranean and Mediterranean World by Fernand Braudel in three volumes. The Greek Myths. The Black Death. Journal of Terror and copy of The Iliad & Odyssey of Homer, a leather backed edition of English Verse and two volume set of Tudor & Jacobean Portraits by Roy Strong HMSO 1969, in slipcases (16)

Lot 54

[Bible] A Practical And Explanatory Commentary on The Old Testament by The Rev. Robert Jamieson, with illustrative engravings on steel, published James S. Virtue (c.1870s) with many full page plates and coloured map together with engraved pages for births and deaths records, thick folio volume bound in full contemporary leather with diamond patterned tooled covers within gilt decorated borders, gilt decorated panels, bands and lettering on spine and with decorated edge gilding to text block. The Holy Bible containing the Old And New Testaments printed by George E. Eyre & William Spottiswoode 1846, folio bound in blind stamped decorated Morocco with raised bands and gilt lettered spine. The Life of Our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ by The Rev. John Fleetwood, published J. & F. Tallis (1840s) illustrated with full-page steel engravings, folio bound in full gilt leather with lettered title label spine together with The London Journal volume XLIII for 1866 and copy of Jerrolds’ Farmers’ Labour Account Book 36th edition with entries from 1877-78, in leather backed boards (5)

Lot 273

A figure of a young lady in a yellow and white gown with green accents. She is holding a journal and pencil. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Mary NicollIssued: 1967 - 1993Dimensions: 5"L x 7"W x 8.25"HCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.

Lot 251

A ten-piece collection featuring Beatrix Potter-themed ceramic collectibles and related ephemera. Included are three Beswick hand-painted porcelain collector's plates, one depicting Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor's garden, and two featuring Jemima Puddle-Duck alongside Mr. Tod the Fox. Also included are three Beswick Beatrix Potter figurines: "Peter Rabbit" 100th anniversary edition, "Mr. Jeremy Fisher Digging," and "Sir Isaac Newton." Complementing the ceramic pieces are three 1987 cassette tapes from "The World of Peter Rabbit", produced for Frederick Warne & Co. by Helen Nicoll Production. The collection also includes a hardcover Beatrix Potter Collector's Edition Journal, published with decorative illustrations and themed pages. A plate measures: 7.75"L x 0.75"W x 7.5"H. The tallest figurine measures: 4.25"L x 2.25"W x 6.5"H.Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.

Lot 384

A collection of military books, comprising MTE Journal June 1941 - August 1945, Malta Defiant & Truimphant rolls of honour 1940-1943, three Churchill biographies, British Blue Jacket 1914-1940, The Tank, The epic of Malta,(8)

Lot 220

MERET OPPENHEIM(Berlino 1913-Basilea 1985)Journal dans la forêt, 1975Acquaforte e feltro, Es. 36/110Lastra cm 22x22 - Foglio cm 43x31Firma in basso a destra, tiratura in basso a sinistraOpera titolata al centro a matitaDalla cartella "I Surrealisti" a cura diAttilio Codognato e Gabriele Mazzotta.Edizioni di Grafica Surrealista MilanoDifetti: Alterazione della parte biancadel foglio dovuta all'esposizione alla luceOpera in cornice

Lot 1013

BAKER, E.A. The Highlands with Rope and Rucksack 1st.ed. 1923, gt. dec. cl. plus HELPS, A. Leaves From the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands 1st.ed. 1888, gt. dec. cl. plus MACKENZIE, O.H. A Hundred Years in the Highlands 3rd. imp. 1921, plus 1 other on Scottish Highlands (4)

Lot 169

Attributed to Jonathan Richardson Senior (English, 1677-1745) A pair of portraits of a lady and gentleman, believed to be Sir Richard Child, 1st Earl Tylney (1680-1750), and his wife Dorothy (née Glynne, 1682-1744) of Wanstead, Essexoil on canvas73 x 60.5cmProvenance:By descent within the present vendor's family since the 19th centuryRichard Child was an English politician best remembered for the construction of Wanstead House, a Neo-Palladian mansion designed by Colen Campbell. Commissioned in 1715, it was completed in 1722 but tragically demolished little over a century later. Richard was the son of Sir Josiah Child (1630-1699), Governor of the East India Company, 1st Baronet of Wanstead. In 1704 he succeeded his half brother to the Baronetcy. A year earlier he had married Dorothy Glynne, daughter of John Glynne and Dorothy Tylney, daughter of Francis Tylney of Tylney Hall, Hampshire. Richard was created 1st Viscount Castlemaine in 1718. In 1730, upon the death of her cousin, Dorothy and her husband inherited the Tylney estates. Richard was subsequently made 1st Earl Tylney which the family adopted as their surname thereafter.Likely executed circa 1710, this elegant pair portraits, acquired by the present vendor's grandfather in Essex in the 19th century, were traditionally identified as Sir Richard and Lady Child by old inscriptions to the reverse of the canvases (see Fig. 1), now covered by relining during conservation by the current owners at the end of the 20th century. The likenesses of both sitters are corroborated by their depictions, albeit on a smaller scale, in William Hogarth's group portrait, The Assembly at Wanstead House, c. 1728-1731 (Philadelphia Museum of Art, no. M1928-1-13). The identity of the present portrait of Richard Child is further susbstantiated by its close facial resemblance to hitherto his only known individual portrait, recorded in the Wanstead House sale of 1822 as by Richardson, which shows him dressed in blue (Private Collection, see Miles Barton, 'Sir Richard Child of Wanstead: a Portrait Revealed', The Georgian Group Journal, Vol. XIX, 2011, pp. 184-85). Furthermore, a comparable portrait of 'Dorothy, Countess Tylney' by Sir Godfrey Kneller (sold Sotheby's, London, 9th July 1997, lot 25) additionally supports the traditional identification of her present portrayal.Although the present work depicts Richard Child in a more restrained manner to his other known portrait - which shows him cloaked flamboyantly in blue - the attribution of that work to Jonathan Richardson highlights the family's association with the artist. Indeed, Richard's father, Sir Josiah Child, had previously been painted by Richardson's teacher, John Riley (NPG 5932).

Lot 951

George Fox possibly his journal, in two volumes, "Life, Travels and Sufferings Christian Experience and Labour of Love of George Fox published in Leeds 1836, rebound and "Foxes Book Of Martyrs", undated 19th century copy.

Lot 637

Five original editions of "Cross & Cockade Journal – The Society of World War I Aero Historians", published between 1960 and 1963.These early issues provide in-depth research, personal accounts, photographs, and technical details related to First World War aviation, reflecting the dedication of a specialist community preserving early military aviation history. / AN32

Lot 522

Swan Publications - Great Western Journal to include complete years from 1992 to 2011, 2013 to 2016 with partial years 2012 and 2017. Contact Regarding delivery information due to combined weight. Conditions: Excellent to Excellent Plus

Lot 524

Numerous copies of Model Railway Journal - group of over 100 editions of the magazine. Conditions: Good to Good Plus

Lot 230

JOURNAL DU SURREALISME - slipcase, Skira, 1976, other related books and catalogues

Lot 1415

"The Chemist and Druggist" a Monthly Trade Journal 1864 through to volume 90 1918,  various condition and bindings there are numbers missing  ( lot 1417 has part volumes of various dates , please refer to) Provenance: from the collection of Darrin Baines, Professor of Health Economics.  Professor Baines filled his early Victorian townhouse in Leominster, Herefordshire, with Georgian and Victorian apothecary objects collected over a period of 20 years.  Darrin Baines, researcher and consultant, has produced health economics and health policy projects and contributed articles to numerous academic and trade journals. Some pieces in the collection were bought from a Victorian pharmacy in Upwell, The Fens, others from pharmacists across the country, from auctions in the UK and on the continent.

Lot 1417

"The Chemist and Druggist Journal" 1886 all in original limp covers not bound, and part volumes 1899, 1877, 1896, 1897, 1872, 1890, 1918 , various backstrips, loose pages etc. - bought as seen Provenance: from the collection of Darrin Baines, Professor of Health Economics.  Professor Baines filled his early Victorian townhouse in Leominster, Herefordshire, with Georgian and Victorian apothecary objects collected over a period of 20 years.  Darrin Baines, researcher and consultant, has produced health economics and health policy projects and contributed articles to numerous academic and trade journals. Some pieces in the collection were bought from a Victorian pharmacy in Upwell, The Fens, others from pharmacists across the country, from auctions in the UK and on the continent.

Lot 1416

'The Chemist and Druggist Trade Journal' from 1920 through to 1984, red or maroon bindings with gilt titles (2 shelves) Provenance: from the collection of Darrin Baines, Professor of Health Economics.  Professor Baines filled his early Victorian townhouse in Leominster, Herefordshire, with Georgian and Victorian apothecary objects collected over a period of 20 years.  Darrin Baines, researcher and consultant, has produced health economics and health policy projects and contributed articles to numerous academic and trade journals. Some pieces in the collection were bought from a Victorian pharmacy in Upwell, The Fens, others from pharmacists across the country, from auctions in the UK and on the continent.

Lot 1416A

"The Chemist and Druggist Trade Journal" volume  January/June 1985 through to July/December 2011, red,  green and blue cloth bindings with gilt titles (1 shelf) Provenance: from the collection of Darrin Baines, Professor of Health Economics.  Professor Baines filled his early Victorian townhouse in Leominster, Herefordshire, with Georgian and Victorian apothecary objects collected over a period of 20 years.  Darrin Baines, researcher and consultant, has produced health economics and health policy projects and contributed articles to numerous academic and trade journals. Some pieces in the collection were bought from a Victorian pharmacy in Upwell, The Fens, others from pharmacists across the country, from auctions in the UK and on the continent.

Lot 289

A ship's journal for the Royal Navy Majestic-class battleship HMS 'Illustrious', circa 1900/1901, unknown hand, manuscript entries with technical drawings and charts including 'Mediterranean Squadron at Suda bay, August 20th -24th, 1900', 'Track Chart of 'A' Squadron...During Manoeuvres 6AM Sept 24th-6AM Sept 28th, 1900', also several photographs of the ship and a hat tally, gilt stamped bindings.

Lot 251

Rear-Admiral Sir Lionel Arthur Doveton Sturdee, 2nt Bt, CBE. (1884-1970) A Queen's Regulations journal dated from 15th September 1902 to 14th April , 1904 for HMS 'London' and HMS 'Good Hope' taken by 'L.A.D Sturdee, Midshipman', manuscript entries with plans and sketches, marbled boards, together with an additional six pages of sketches by the same hand.

Lot 255

An early 20th century manuscript journal for able seaman J C Philips , dated September 25th, 1905 to September 24th , 1925, containing entries on training and service including joining HMS M.25 on the 3rd April 1916 and engaging German battleships of Zebrugge on the 8th April, 1916, later deployment to Murmansk August 1st, 1918 and action in the Divna Rover 27th June 1919. three quarter cloth binding.*Notes HMS 'M.25' was a WWI Royal Navy M15-class monitor serving in the Dover Patrol during WWI and at Murmansk in 1919 to relieve the North Russian Expeditionary Force.

Lot 305

An early 20th century log book/journal for the yawls 'Elite' and 'Elaine' circa 1909-1911, manuscript entries interspaced with sepia photographs, detailing sailing around the South Coast prior to WWI, including mentions of passing by RMS 'Olympic' and the Channel Fleet, three quieter leather bindings.

Lot 127

Catalogues: A large collection of assorted toy catalogues, to include: Minic Motorways, Triang Hornby, and others. Together with a collection of UK Matchbox Journal, framed Meccano Guild certificate dated 1928 and others. Generally in good condition. Please assess photographs. (one box)

Lot 890

SIX BOXES OF MAGAZINES of mostly collector interest comprising a group of 1980s 'Stamps' magazine issues, early 2000s 'Stanley Gibbons' magazines, die cast toy magazines, various issues of 'The Photographic Journal,' assorted doll collecting magazines, history magazines, and a small group of adult interest magazines (6 boxes) (s.d/ only for sale to over 18s)

Lot 306

BRAZIL. EMPIRE. Peter II. Pewter Coronation Medal, 1841. Obv: PETRUS II. IMPERAT. BRASILIARUM, bare-headed bust left, wearing military attire; W.J. TAYLOR. F1. on bust truncation, J.D. STURZ. DIR below. Rev: CORON. PETRI II. BRASIL. IMPERAT. PRIMI AMER. NATI. ART. LITER. INDUSTR. ET ABORIGINUM PROTECTORIS, bare-headed bust of Pocrane right; bow, arrow and whip left, axe and shovel right, POCRANE above date below.edge knocks and hairlines in the fields.From the collection of the late Eduard Winkler.Reference: Fonrobert-8673; Coin Collector's Journal Vol. XI, No. 129 (August 1886), No. 121.Rarity: Rare.Diameter: 42 mm.Weight: 33.11 g.Composition: Pewter.PLEASE NOTE: A 22.50% buyer's premium will be charged separately. VAT on the buyer's premium may apply in accordance with UK regulations. Additional 6% fee charged on the Saleroom. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.

Lot 416

Barlow' s Journal, Vol l & ll Transcibed from The Original by Basil Lubbock, London 1934 number 70 of only 100 printed, signed copy.

Lot 442

Steedman 'An American Anthology', Slavery; Kemble 'Journal of a Georgian Plantation' [New York, 1863] Also contains vintage Flora and other natural history publications, please see images.

Lot 1359

Philatelic Literature: an Extensive Library in 14 cartons with journals running from 1905 to late 2010s, incl. hardbound runs of The London Philatelist, Gibbons Stamp Weekly and Monthly, The Philatelist/Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, etc, etc. (largely consecutive runs)

Lot 281

Charles I.- Nalson (John) A True Copy of the Journal of the High Court of Justice, for the Tryal of K. Charles I. As it was read in the House of Commons..., engraved frontispiece and plate of parliament, each with facing letterpress 'explanation' f. as called for, engraved portrait of the King, final advertisement f., title browned and with few light stains, few light stains elsewhere, the occasional marginal nick or tear, including tear to portrait, some light soiling and light creasing to leaf edges, modern antique-style calf, spine gilt, little scuffed and rubbed, [Wing N116], folio, H[enry]. C[larke]. for Thomas Dring, 1684. 

Lot 489

* English playing cards. A Systematical Compendium of Geography, on the face of 52 Cards, London: Revd John Hunt, circa 1790, the complete deck of 52 letterpress playing cards (French suits), each suit representing a continent: Asia (spades), America (diamonds), Africa (clubs), Europe (hearts), all cards with extensive printed text describing the continent (aces), countries within that continent (pip cards), associated kingdoms or empires (kings), and islands (queens and jacks), each card with suit sign (printed in red or black) incorporating value or rank to upper left, courts with simple decoration around suit sign, aces and courts with typographical borders in red or black, pip cards with single small tool to each corner, some light toning (KS moderately so), few minor spots (mainly to some upper edges), otherwise apparently unused, versos plain white, each card 92 x 63 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [228] (IV 49); Cary, ENG 90.This example does not have the two additional (title and instruction) cards that are sometimes present. However, these cards are in excellent condition for their age.The Journal of the International Playing-Card Society (vol.27, pages 142-148) includes a fascinating article about this deck and an almost identical deck that was prepared by an American, Reverend William Montagu, in 1793 - but that seemingly was only ever produced as uncut sample sheets.

Lot 690

The Journal of a Naturalist and The Botany of the Malvern Hills

Lot 3343

A mixed lot of books and others to include: a Short-Title Catalogue of Books printed in England, Scotland & Ireland 1475-1640, printed in 1926; a leather bound Atlas with various World Maps inside marked Atlas Antiques; a segment of English Bookbinding's paper book (no binding and incomplete), with images of front and back covers on first page, The Readers Digest Great World Atlas; a scrapbook album of Christmas related scraps; Every Woman's Encyclopaedia book; the official souvenir brochure of Jaws film; York on old postcards; Child's Eye, a history of children's books through three centuries; a journal with handwritten notes and verses inside with some small drawings; an Ordnance Survey folding map; A Dark Dark Tale book and two Roger Dean printed postcards "Osibisa Woyaya" and "Virgin", along with a small collection of 1930s handwritten letters with stamped envelopes and postal marks, and a piece of embroidered silk of floral design (with loss). Further details: some loss, wear, marks, stains and damage to some.

Lot 632

The Archaeology of Ulster by O. Davies. The Ulster Journal of Archaeology 1948-1949.

Lot 574

A Rare Volume I, 1973. The Glynns. Journal of The Glens of Antrim Historical Society.

Lot 150

Finlay, Ian Hamilton Ephemera and exhibition posters A very comprehensive collection of 74 small publications and items of ephemera, including: Textbook. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Crate Texts. Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.; Instruments of Revolution, 1992; Four Monostichs, n.d.; 4 Baskets. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1990; 6 Proverbs. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1997; Redoubt, 1994; Kamikaze Butterflies [&] Cherry Blossom Splinters, possibly a proof, n.d.; Jacobin Definitions. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1991; Exchanges. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Hints and Tips for Boat Modellers. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Variations. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1999; Myths. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1991; Midway 3. Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.; Object Permanence, June 1996, including contributions from Ian Hamilton Finlay; Picpus. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1995; Wildwachsende Blumen, 1994; Painting by Numbers. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1997; Swatchway. Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.; Ian Hamilton Finlay: Selected Landscapes. New Arcadian Journal 61/62; Gillanders, Robin. Ian's Fleet, 2002; A Concise Classical Dictionary. Christmas 1998; “Fill in the Flowers with colours from the palette below”. Wild Hawthorn Press, number 62 of 350 signed copies; and many others;Exhibition Posters: Ian Hamilton Finlay - poezja konkretna - concrete poetry. Galeria Miejsce, 6th - 16th March 1992, large poster framed and glazed;Prints 1963-1997 Grafiken, 14th-19th November 1997 at the Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund, with screen print of Finlay and Jim Nicholson's “Sail Wholemeal”, large poster;Ian Hamilton Finlay. The Poor Fisherman - Homage to Puvis de Chavannes, 1988;and 4 others (quantity)

Lot 45

[Battle of Waterloo Interest] - Lieutenant George Woodberry Journals, 1813-1815 Two manuscript journals beginning on the 18th January 1813 and finishing on the 16th July 1815, comprising 436 manuscript pages about Lieutenant George Woodberry's experiences in the 18th Hussars, including a detailed three-and-a-half page description of the Battle of Waterloo, volume 2 including hand-drawn and coloured illustrations of a Basque man and woman, and a family in Chapel de Haspare, the neatness and absence of erasures in these journals means that it is possible they are copies of original notes made in the field, each bound in diced calf, 16 x 24cm, volume 1 pp.107-8  has a small tear with loss to a few words, Mid-September – December 1813 do not seem to be included but a large number of blank leaves are present in place of these dates, in volume 2 pp.41-42  (13th-14th February 1814) has been cut out, pp.135-6 are missing, and pp.225-6 damaged with lower section torn, no loss to text (2) Bookplate of George Woodberry to the second volume (appears to have been removed from the first]; and thence by descent. Originally published in French in 1896, then in English by Gareth Glover (Pen & Sword, October 2017) as With Wellington’s Hussars in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, The Journals of Lieutenant George Woodberry, 18th Hussars, 1813-15. According to a letter from Oxford University Press, dated 1964, it appears the OUP considered publishing the journals around this time but this seems not to have come to fruition. One manuscript copy of the journal, covering January-September 1813 (the first volume of this journal) is held in the National Army Museum in Chelsea. It is possible that this copy is that used by Georges Helie for his French edition in 1896.George Woodberry was born in April 1792, probably in Worcester, England. He appears to have been an intelligent and articulate young man and presumably received a good education. He joined the army, aged 20, in January 1812. In January 1813, with six troops of the 18th Hussars, George departed for Portugal to join the Duke of Wellington's Army at the Portuguese border. The intention was to wait for the spring before attempting to drive the French Army out of the country. George provides a detailed description of his travels, encounters with locals and the battles he participates in. From the beginning, his descriptions contain a sense of excitement:23rd January at the Bay of Biscay:“two women on board very ill, one boy Lt up on deck in a very fainting state, gave them some of my Brandy & grits. One of them this evening attempted to throw herself overboard:- all bustle and confusion. – an American privateer chasing us and we are to windward of the fleet. But we sail too fast for the Yankees…”And Olite, Friday 16th July 1813:“…I visited the Nunnery this afternoon. The Nuns gave me a Cup of Chocolate and some sweet cakes: they informed me that about 2 years ago a Nun escaped with a French Officer, but he was obliged after a very short time to give her up to the Convent where she was condemned directly to the punishment of immuring: and she survived only a fortnight: - what greater punishment can there be on Earth than to be confined between four narrow walls only open at the Top and thence to be half supported with Bread and Water…” He provides detailed descriptions of battles in which he participated, such as the Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813:“The action commenced at Nine O'Clock in the morning and the Enemy were quickly driven from the height of Pueblo [sic.] by the Comps[?] under Sir Rowland Hill, the Action became very severe and the Enemy were driven down the heights…”In the second volume of his journal, Woodberry crucially devotes a whole 3.5 pages to the Battle of Waterloo:“We remained in our Bivouac till 10 o’clock when the Bugle sounded and we turned out:- we expected the Army were going to advance in concert with the Prussians under Blucher – but judge our surprise when we arrived on the Position (our place being the extreme of the Left) we beheld several strong Columns of the Enemys advancing to the Attack, and to find our Piquets assailled [sic.] by the Enemies Cavalry, which drove ours in some distance…the Battle commenced and continued with the most frightful Carnage…"He continues with a description of the set-up and positions of the armies:“The Nassau troops soon abandoned their post but the Enemy met with such resistance from the Guard in the house they were compelled to desert from their enterprise on this side leaving a great number of Killed and Wounded on the spot…”“…The Enemy opened a horrible fire of Artillery from more than 200 pieces under cover of the Smoke of which Buonaparte made a General attack with the Cavalry and Infantry in such number that it required all the Skill of Wellington to post his Troops & all the good qualities of the latter to resist the Attack – …““…The French Army was defeated. Every one must admire the Gallantry shown by the Enemy’s Cavalry…”“…the Charge was sounded and the most dreadful havoc commenced and the most glorious of all Victories closed the 18th June…”Literature: Glover, Gareth, editor, With Wellington's Hussars in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, the Journals of Lieutenant George Woodberry, 18th Hussars, 1813-15. Pen & Sword, 2017Ibid. https://www.garethglovercollection.com/george-woodberry-19th-hussars/ 

Lot 296

Johnson, Samuel A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1775. First edition, second issue, with 6 line errata bound between title and first leaf of text, U4 correctly numbered 296 on verso; Boswell, James. The journal of a tour to the Western islands with Samuel Johnson. London: Charles Dilly, 1785. First edition, 8vo, half-title, errata leaf at end with note announcing publication of Boswell's Life of Johnson, uniform contemporary red half morocco, very neatly rebacked, spines gilt (2)

Lot 186

Polar exploration Group of works Amundsen, Roald. The South Pole. An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the “Fram,” 1910-1912. Translated from the Norwegian by A. G. Chater. London: John Murray, 1912. First edition in English, 2 volumes, 8vo, original dark red cloth, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, all plates and maps as called for, bookplates (H. F. Rainforth), spines very slightly faded and with a little rubbing to Norwegian flag devices, volume 1 with small dent to front board [Rosove 9.A1: 'Amundsen’s modest account of his extraordinary South Pole exploit is a classic in exploration literature']; Wild, Frank. Shackleton's Last Voyage. The Story of the Quest. From the Official Journal and Private Diary kept by Dr. A. H. Macklin. London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1923. First edition, first impression, 8vo, original cloth, all plates as called for, fraying to spine-ends, tips bumped, inner hinges strengthened, light damp-staining and remnants of labels endpapers, marginal spotting; Shackleton, Ernest H. The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. London: William Heinemann, 1909. First edition, 2 volumes, large 8vo, original cloth, all plates and maps as called for (including 4 folding in end-pocket); McClintock, Francis Leopold. The Voyage of the ‘Fox’ in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions. London: John Murray, 1859. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth, ownership inscription ('G. S. Nicholson, Royal Fusiliers') to front free endpaper, all plates and maps as called for (including one folding map in end-pocket), binding rubbed and marked, inner hinges cracked but remaining firm, old ink-staining to title-page, handling tear to end-pocket; and 5 others similar (14)

Lot 462

A pair of gilt bronze candlesticks the design attributed to Eugène Emmanuel Viollet Le Duc, for Poussielgue-Rusand, tripod foot supporting central column with scrolling foliage and three foliate sconce, unsigned, 49.5cm. high (2) LiteratureMichael Barker An appraisal of Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879) and his influence Decorative Art Society Journal No. 16, 1992Lyon & Turnbull Design since 1860, 11 October 2023, lot 34 for a comparable pair of five light candelabra.

Lot 353

Gibbings (Robert). Iorana! A Tahitian Journal, with wood-engravings by the author, 1st edition, London: Duckworth, 1932, signed and inscribed by the author to front free endpaper, black and white frontispiece and illustrations, original green cloth-backed boards gilt, glassine dust jacket (a little chipped), 8vo, together with:Greene (Graham). The Heart of the Matter, 1st edition, London: William Heinemann, 1948, spotted and toned, original blue cloth, heavily stained, dust jacket, chipped with some loss to extremities, 8vo, plusSeth (Vikram). An Equal Music, Wigston: The Stribling Press, 1999, original quarter blue morocco gilt, spine lightly faded, 8vo, signed limited edition, 48/100 copies, with shelves of literature, clothbound with some dust jacketsQTY: (approx. 150 )

Lot 6

Cook (James). Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery: Performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780, a new edition, compared with, and corrected from, the Voyage published by Authority, London: printed for E. Newbery, 1785, half-title (with vertical crease), folding engraved frontispiece, folding engraved chart (torn without loss), 9 engraved plates, some offsetting from plates, some spotting to title, small marginal stains, contemporary calf gilt, some worming to spine ends, joints cracking, some edge wear and small stains, 8vo QTY: (1)

Lot 318

Bindings. Sellars (David, 1949-2015). Pound (Ezra). An Autobiographical Outline. New York: Nadja, [1980], modern black mottled morocco by David Sellars, 3 onset morocco letters enclosing vellum tabs, oblong 8vo, limited edition, 114/200 copies, contained in black cloth box, together with:Camus (Albert). The Stranger, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1971, signed and illustrated by Daniel Maffia, modern black mottled morocco by David Sellars, 4 onset morocco panels to upper cover, inset cross to lower cover, small 4to, limited edition, 935/1500 copies, contained in black cloth box, plusWilhelm (Richard, translator). The I Ching, or Book of Changes, 3rd impression, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, 1965, all edges gilt, modern green morocco by David Sellars, inset morocco panelling with red and beige morocco onlays, gilt title to foot of spine, 8vo, black morocco-backed cloth box (some wear), plus a copy of Bernard Middleton's A History of English Craft Bookbinding and two copies of the journal The New BookbinderQTY: (6)

Lot 103

Australia. Arrowsmith (John), Detailed Map of Dr Ludwig Leichhardt's Route in Australia from Moreton Bay to Port Essington (upwards of 3000 Miles performed in the Years 1845 & 1846)..., Adjusted and Drawn to the Maritime Surveys of Captains Flinders, King, Wickham, Stokes, Blacked &c. 1847, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, on three sheets, not conjoined, old folds, very slight spotting, occasional short split where old folds cross, each sheet approximately 640 x 790 mm, contained in a contemporary cloth boards, lacking spine, size 230 x 145 mm QTY: (1)NOTE:Abbey Travel 579. Ludwig Leichhardt was a German explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia. Leichhardt produced his very rare 'Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington..., ' detailing his expedition into the interior, which took fourteen months, causing search parties to be sent out in the belief that he and his men had all died. The book was published with this separately bound map, and both are considered scarce.

Lot 5

* Australian Diary. Copy of Mr Jhon Matheias [John Matthews] Journal kept by him during his voyage to the Australian Colonies, 1849, 78 pp. handwritten transcript (by an unknown hand, probably a close female relative) of John Matthews's diary of his life aboard the ship Larpent on a voyage from Gateshead to Port Phillip, passing through the west coast of Africa, the Indian Ocean and settling in Geelong, on the outskirts of Melbourne, entries span from March 24th to June 29th 1849, and recount details including the births and deaths of fellow passengers, issues with the employed chaplain, encounters with other ships, fishing and disastrous storms; 'We have had another death during the night, [a] little child with inflammation of the Chest. I forgot to mention we had a birth on board at the commencement of the voyage, the Mother and Child are both done well, the Child his name is George Larpent' (April 11th), when encountering the passengers on another ship, Matthews states '[the passengers] paid 21 pounds and have everything provided and brought to them but have no land given them...., [they were] not so clean and peaceable..., drunkenness is very common amongst them, some of the women are nearly naked, [their] conduct and behaviours was any thing but virtue' (April 26th), while in the Indian ocean; 'some of our passengers have been expressing a wish to see a good storm as they called it and they have this day here favoured with one..., it carried away our top sail and also tore our main sail into shreds' (June 3rd) and finally arriving in Australia; 'went this morning to view the land flowing with milk and honey' (June 29th) and 'beautiful scenes that presents itself..., is beyond expression' (June 28th), finally settling in Geelong, signing off the entries 'To all love in affection John, The Black Bull Inn, Geelong', plus various verses of prose and poetry of the transcriber's own invention, 185 pp. in total, plus 18 pp. of separately bound additional sheets of verse also in the same hand, all in ink in a neat hand, contemporary morocco notebook, with monogram 'MSS' in gilt to upper cover, upper cover detached, spine with loss, 8vo (18.5 x 11.5 cm) QTY: (1)NOTE:The Larpent was a migrant ship that arrived in Australia in 1849, bringing 210 people after a 91-day journey from England. These passengers were part of the Presbyterian minister Dr. John Dunmore Lang's colonisation plan for Western Victoria. Many eventually made their homes in the area that came to be known as the Larpent district, named after the ship itself.

Lot 325

The Art Union Monthly Journal of the Arts (subsequently The Art Journal), 16 volumes, 1848, 1851 (The Industry of All Nations 1851, Illustrated for Catalogue), 1861-1863, 1878-1884, and 1904-1906, numerous steel engraved plates, numerous wood engraved illustrations, the first volume (1848) with colour-printed and embossed sample plate bound in between pages 194 and 195 (an example of the colour printing and embossing process invented by Charles Whiting), mostly bound in contemporary half calf or half morocco (except volumes for 1862, 1863, 1904, 1905, and 1906 bound in contemporary cloth or original publisher's cloth), volumes for 1878 to 1884 bound in uniform red half morocco gilt, one or two early volumes with a little wear to extremities, plus duplicate copy for 1848 (without the colour-printed plate), otherwise in generally good condition, folio QTY: (16)

Lot 362

Bruyn (Clide). Practical Beekeeping, Crowood Press, 2008, numerous illustrations from photographs, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, original cloth in dust jacket, a little rubbed, 4to, together with Kelsey (W. Eric). The Spell of the Honey Bee, 1st edition, Chapman & Hall, 1945, black and white illustrations including some from photographs, original cloth gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, plus Berthold Jr. (Robert). Beeswax Crafting, 1st edition, Wicwas Press, 1993, black and white illustrations from photographs, original laminated boards, and Snelgrove (L. E.). Swarming, Its Control and Prevention, 9th edition, published by Miss I. Snelgrove, November 1956, black and white frontispiece, and line illustrations to text, original cloth, slightly rubbed and soiled, 8vo, plus other assorted bee keeping books and numerous journals including American Bee Journal, Bee Craft, Beeswax, British Bee Journal, Gleanings in Bee Culture, and the Beekeeper's Annual, etc., mostly 1960s and laterQTY: (6 cartons)

Lot 386

Easton (J.). The Salisbury Guide, giving an account of the antiquities of Old Sarum, and the ancient and present state of New Serum, or Salisbury the Cathedral, Seats of the nobility and gentry…, 23rd edition, Salisbury: J. Easton, 1805, with 1 map and 5 illustration, later ink inscription to front paste down, lubbock bookbinder paper label to front endpaper, some marginal toning and occasional minor spotting, map repaired to rear of folds, morocco backed marble boards, rubbed and worn, 8vo, together with; Barber (Henry), Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight Comprising Views of Every Object of Interest on the Island Engraved from Original Drawings Accompanied By Historical and Geographical Descriptions, 1st edition, London: Simpkin Marshall, circa 1834, numerous monochrome illustrations, rebound in modern half calf, 8vo, plus Queen Victoria, More Leaves from the journal of a life in the highland, from 1862-1882, fourth edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1884, some monochrome illustrations, previous owner ink inscription to front endpaper and flyleaf, some occasional minor spotting, original gilt decorated cloth, covers with occasional minor marks, 8vo and other 19th and 20th century UK Topography reference and related mostly original cloth some leather binding, some odd volumes, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (6 shelves )

Lot 547

Postcards; Photographs: Historic collection of Felixstowe and other local Fire Service photographs; late 1800s onwards; plus a batch of more modern photos, but topped by Ft W.U.D.C. fire brigade superintendants' journal, hardback, 1904 onwards; wonderful local history.

Lot 774

Nine raised letter or inscribed English thimbles, comprising seven hallmarked silver examples ‘Stratford-on-Avon’, ‘W.E. Watts, 9, Market Place, Derby’, ‘James Walker The London Jeweller’ (x 2), ‘Story Journal’, ‘Bella’, ‘Lewis, Liverpool’, and two white metal ‘The Boudoir’.      (9)

Lot 652

Modern Illustration.- Ardizzone (Edward, illust.) Surtees (R.S.) Hunting with Jorrocks, 1956 § Searle (Ronald, illust.) The Journal of Edwin Carp, 1954 § Fiammenghi (Gioia, illust.) Gallico (Paul) The Day Jean-Pierre Went Round the World, ex-library, 1965, publisher's cloth, dust-jackets, very good condition (3)

Lot 8

TURING, (Alan). Equivalence of Left and Right Almost Periodicity [TURING'S FIRST PUBLISHED PAPER], unsigned but the author's personal copy, given by Turing's mother to Norman Routledge [as recorded in her letter, i.e. Lot 1, in this auction], VERY SCARCE OFFPRINT, pp. 284-285, i.e. single sheet as issued, creased with marginal tears, [Extracted from the Journal of the London Mathematical Society, Vol. 10, 1935], London: Printed by C. F. Hodgson & Son Ltd., [1935] ❧ Turing's first published paper, expanding on a paper by von Neumann published the previous year. The Turing Archive [AMT/B/10] Provenance: By descent of Norman Arthur Routledge (1928-2013), fellow mathematician and personal friend of Alan Turing

Lot 7

TURING, (Alan). The Journal of Symbolic Logic: A Formal Theorem in Church's Theory of Types, by M. H. A. Newman & A. M. Turing, unsigned but the author's personal copy, given by Turing's mother to Norman Routledge [as recorded in her letter, i.e. Lot 1, in this auction], pp. 28-33, VERY SCARCE OFFPRINT, [Reprinted from Volume 7, Number I, March 1942], original captioned wrappers, Association for Symbolic Logic Inc., [1942]. Very well-preserved, internally clean & bright, light creasing to corners, wrappers very good with creasing to corners, overall an excellent example of this very rare offprint. Together with a contemporaneous photostatic copy of The Use of Dots as Brackets in Church's System, pp. 146-156, SIGNED by Norman Routledge, [The Journal of Symbolic Logic, Volume 7, Number 4, December 1942] (2) ❧ Theorized by Turing during his spare moments while working full-time at Bletchley Park. The Turing Archive [AMT/B/29] Provenance: By descent of Norman Arthur Routledge (1928-2013), fellow mathematician and personal friend of Alan Turing

Lot 6

TURING, (Alan). Computability and λ-Definability, unsigned but the author's personal copy, given by Turing's mother to Norman Routledge [as recorded in her letter, i.e. Lot 1, in this auction], pp. 153-164, original self wrappers, VERY SCARCE OFFPRINT, [The Journal of Symbolic Logic, Volume 2, Number 4, December 1937]. Very well-preserved, clean & bright, some very faint creasing, top edge of final leaf with marginal loss (not affecting text), slight rusting to staples, a few small rust-marks to final page, overall an excellent example of this very rare offprint. [1937] ❧ "It is shown [in this paper] that every λ-definable function is computable and that every computable function is general recursive." The Turing Archive [AMT/B/11] Provenance: By descent of Norman Arthur Routledge (1928-2013), fellow mathematician and personal friend of Alan Turing

Lot 1602

MISTRAL FREDERIC: (1830-1914) French writer, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1904. A fine A.L.S., F Mistral, two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, Maillane (Provence), 12th December 1904, to a gentleman, in French. Mistral writes in the immediate aftermath of having been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, ´Je sens bien, mon cher monsieur, que l´honneur qui m´arrive a du vous faire grand plaisir vienne janvier ou fevrier, nous parlerons de tout cela et de mes projets de poète. En attendant lisez le Petit Journal de demain, ou apres-demain, car un rédacteur de cette feuille est venu aujourd´hui m´interviuver à ce sujet ça vous amusera. Seulement à present que me voila riche, je vous demande en grâce de laisser à ma charge les frais de la médaille. C´est entendu. Que de lettres, que de depêches! Il parait que la chose n´a pas semblé trop étrange. Vous savez du reste que je crois à Sainte Estelle´ (Translation: ´I am sure, my dear sir, that the honour bestowed upon me must have given you great pleasure. Come January or February, we will discuss all this and my plans as a poet. In the meantime, read tomorrow's or the day after tomorrow's Petit Journal, as a reporter from that newspaper came to interview me about it today. You will find it amusing. Now that I am rich, I beg you to allow me to pay for the medal. It is agreed. So many letters, so many dispatches! It seems that the matter did not seem too strange. You know, moreover, that I believe in Saint Estelle´). About EXThe winners of the fourth Nobel Prize in Literature were announced in October 1904. The occasion represented the first of just four instances when the prize has been shared between two individuals; the other recipient in 1904 being the Spanish dramatist José Echegaray (1832-1916). Mistral received the award ´in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist´. The award ceremony took place in Stockholm on 10th December 1904, just two days before the present letter was written.Fifty years earlier, in May 1854, Mistral had joined forces with one of his teachers, Joseph Roumanille, and five other Provençal poets to found Félibrige, a literary and cultural association, which made it possible to promote the Occitan language. Placed under the patronage of Saint Estelle, the movement also welcomed Catalan poets from Spain, driven out by Isabelle II.

Lot 844

DESMOULINS CAMILLE: (1760-1794) French Politician and Journalist, a prominent figure of the French Revolution. Desmoulins is best known for playing an instrumental role in the events that led to the Storming of the Bastille. He was also noted for his radical criticism of the Reign of Terror as the editor of the journal Le Vieux Cordelier. Desmoulins was closely related to the leading figures of the French Revolution, bieng a schoolmate and close friend of Maximilien Robespierre and was also a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton. In April 1794, Desmoulins was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined alongside Danton and other accused Dantonists. Very rare D.S., `Camille Desmoulins´, one page, oblong 4to, Paris, 16th November 1793, in French. The partially printed document is a receipt of perpetual annuity signed by Desmoulins, stating `je soussigné Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoist Desmoulins, député de la Convention, commun en biens avec Anne-Lucie-Philippe Laridon ma femme, reconnait avoir reçu la somme de quatre cent cinquante livres…´ (Translation: "I, the undersigned Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoist Desmoulins, deputy of the Convention, with joint goods with Anne-Lucie-Philippe Laridon my wife, acknowledge having received the sum of four hundred and fifty pounds...") The document bears a contemporary legal ink stamp. Small overall minor staining with slightly trimmed edges, otherwise GIn April 1794, only few months after the present letter was signed, Desmoulins was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined alongside Danton and other accused Dantonists at the very early age of 34.The present signature on this document is reproduced in the isographic dictionary of the National Convention by J.M. Courtois, edition La Poste d´Autrefois 2005

Lot 1177

WELLS H.G.: (1866-1946) English writer, remembered for his science fiction novels. A.L.S., H. G. Wells, one page, 8vo, Spade House, Sandgate (Kent), 14th May 1904, to H. S. L. Polak. Wells writes, in full, ´I regret very much that I am unable to make any suggestions about your articles. I´m really quite an ostrich as regards journalism. All I know of the hunger (?) I get from Barrie´s book "When a Man´s Single" `. VGHenry Polak (1882-1959) British-born lawyer, journalist and activist in South Africa who worked in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi against racial discrimination. Polak served as an editor for the journal Indian Opinion and influenced Theosophy.J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and playwright. His fictional work When a Man´s Single was published in 1888 and the characters within the book spend a great deal of time discussing the do's and don'ts of creative writing. Wells credited the book as teaching him how to write.

Lot 1608

MAETERLINCK MAURICE: (1862-1949) Belgian playwright and poet, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1911. A.L.S., Maeterlinck, one page, 4to, Chateau de Médan, Medan, Villennes-sur-Seine, 23rd September 1932, to ´Mon cher Confrere´, in French. Maeterlinck writes a letter full of gratitude, ´Je ne sais comment vous remercier du magnifique article que vous avez bien voulu me consacrer dans "Figaro". J´y suis d´autant plus sensible que les lignes de moi que vous avez eu l´obligeance de citer ont toutes, je crois, paru d´abord l´illustre journal qui me fait aujourd´hui le grand honneur de les reproduire´ (Translation: ´I don't know how to thank you for the wonderful article you kindly devoted to me in Le Figaro. I am all the more touched because the lines you were kind enough to quote were, I believe, all first published in the illustrious newspaper that has now done me the great honour of reprinting them´). A couple of lengthy, neat splits to the edges of the central horizontal fold, and another tear to the right edges, only very slightly affecting the text, bit not the signature. G

Lot 792

FREUD SIGMUND: (1856-1939) Austrian neurologist, the founder of psychoanalysis. A.L.S., Freud, two pages, 8vo, Berchtesgaden, 11th August 1908, to [Albert Moll], in German. Freud thanks his correspondent for their request, remarking ´I will consider it my duty to comply with it´, continuing ´However, since I am far from my notes in the country and will probably not change this situation until the end of September, I have decided to offer you a little something on the 'interpretation or understanding of hysterical attacks', which contains little but still something fundamentally new and can be very short, 1 - 1 1/2 pages´ and adding ´If you agree, I will write the little paper within the next week and send it to you´. A letter of interesting association. Four file holes to the left edge, only very slightly affecting one word of text, and not the signature, VGAlbert Moll (1862-1939) German psychiatrist, neurologist, psychologist and sexologist, considered the founder of modern psychology and sexology. Despite being a pioneer in his field, Moll´s work would be eclipsed by his contemporaries, including Sigmund Freud.The article Freud refers to in the present letter was due to be submitted to Moll for publication in his Zeitschrift für Sexualwissenschaft (´Journal for Sexual Science´), one of the first journals dedicated to the field of sexology which Moll first published in 1908. Moll and Freud would later engage in a bitter rivalry and Moll´s publication of Das Sexualleben des Kindes (1908) enraged Freud for its criticism of psychoanalysis. Moll believed that Freud's definition of infant sexuality lacked precision and an adequate foundation, and he also remained unconvinced by Freud´s case studies. In turn, Freud questioned Moll's credentials and defamed his character, even accusing Moll of plagiarism for not crediting Freud in his criticisms of infant sexuality and psychoanalytical technique. Following a visit by Moll, Freud wrote to Carl Jung stating ´in short, [Moll] is a beast, basically not a doctor; he has the intellectual and moral constitution of a pettifogger … He has polluted my room like the devil himself, and I have not … put him in his place firmly enough. Now, of course, we have to expect the nastiest attacks from him´.

Lot 1272

STRAVINSKY IGOR: (1882-1971) Russian Composer, Conductor and Pianist. An excellent content, with harsh and heartfelt comments by Stravinsky, A.L.S., `I. Str´, two pages, to two postcards, New York, 26th November 1962, to Piotr Souvtchinsky, in Cyrillic. Stravinsky refers to several of his main works, both works of his youth and also new ones that he is performing at the time of this letter. He has learned with his correspondent´s letter that Pierre Boulez will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps (“The Rite of Spring”), stating in part `We are leaving tomorrow for Toronto where I will record Zvezdolikii, my little cantata BABEL and 4 studies for orchestra. I was delighted with your letter (November 23rd) in which you tell me that Boulez will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the performance of the Rite [Sacre] with a concert in June in which he will also play the 4 studies and “Zvezdolikii”.´ Despite his joy for the news coming from Paris and for the forthcoming performances and registering, Stravinsky confesses his sadness for the treatment and incomprehension his new compositions receive in his new Homeland, the United States. Indeed, Stravinsky got the French citizenship in 1934 after leaving Russia, and would later get the American citizenship in 1945. He cannot understand why his new compositions are so badly welcomed in his new Homeland, and why the history repeats itself fifty years later, as it happened with his first works also very badly welcomed in his previous Homeland, France, and which are now worldwide acclaimed. With harsh words, Stravinsky states `These days Beb has brilliantly conducted "Rake's Progress" here, with wonderful singers and horrible obscurantist insults in the NY press. The rage of these musically illiterate ignorant people towards "Rake" and my current music is simply incomprehensible! There is something personal in this hatred against me and my music in my new "homeland´. The postcards, intentionally chosen by the Russian composer show two paintings of Paul Klee (1879-1940), the Swiss artist who was also a close friend of Stravinsky. VG to EX Piotr Souvtchinsky (1892-1985) Russian artistic Patron and Writer on music. The heir to a sugar fortune, he was the patron and co-publisher of the Saint-Petersburg musical journal Muzikalniy sovremennik founded in 1915. Souvtichinsky was a close friend of Prokofiev and Stravinsky and was the real author of the book La poétique musicale, published as by Stravinsky. Pierre Boulez (1925-2016) French Composer and Conductor. Boulez, in his policy of paying tribute to the great avant-garde composers, was going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of TLe Sacre du Printemps (“The Rite of Spring”) with the Paris Orchestra in 1963.Stravinsky was a young, virtually unknown composer when Diaghilev recruited him to create works for the Ballets Russes. Le Sacre du printemps was the third of such major projects, after the acclaimed Firebird (1910) and Petrushka (1911). Le Sacre du printemps is a ballet and orchestral concert work. The original choreography was by Vaslav Nijinsky. When first performed at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées on 29th May 1913, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused what many have called a "riot". The music achieved greater recognition as a concert piece and is widely considered to be one of the most influential musical works of the 20th century.Zvezdolikii, or “The King of the Stars” is a cantata by Stravinsky, dedicated to Claude Debussy, and composed in 1911–12. It is set to a text by the Russian poet Konstantin Balmont. The original Russian title literally means "Star-face" or "The Star-Faced One". Long considered unplayable, the work is very rarely performed, primarily because it is written for an unusually large orchestra, (including quadruple woodwind, eight horns, three trumpets, three trombones, drums, tam-tam (the entire percussion section only plays in one measure), two harps and heavily divided strings, plus six-part men's chorus) and because it lasts barely five minutes and encompasses just 54 measures. The work was not performed in public until 1939.

Lot 1531

SCOTT WALTER: (1771-1832) Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, two pages, small oblong 4to, n.p., n.d. (c.1825). Scott has written a series of manuscript notes on various topics, including a play about Queen Elizabeth I (´If You Know Not Me, You Know Nobody; or The Troubles of Queen Elizabeth´ by Thomas Heywood), inventions, universal corruption, and historical events, being extracts taken from Samuel Pepys's famous diaries, in part, ' They cannot for example but be delighted to learn that the account of the new play Queen Elizabeth's troubles and the history of Eighty Eight which is very curious as it seems to have consisted almost entirely in scenery.....The Queens Elizabeth and Mary appeared dressed in the costumes of their age and stood on the stage and explained the meaning of the action to the audience. Pepys was much affected with the sad story of Queen Elizabeth which he had sucked in from his cradle but fully as much as to see Krupp dance among the milkmaids and come out in the night-gown with no locks on but her bare face and hair only tied up in a knot.....The play as well as the very peculiar mode of representation seem to have escaped the industry of Isaac Rush......As a member of the useful arts may also remark that the introduction of the most successful inventions are not always successful in the commencement. Such was the case with the sort of carriages now most commonly in use and called at their first introduction glass coaches. Lady Ashly debated upon their bad qualities to Mr. Pepys......There were several men killed on the side of the French, one or two on that of the Spaniards & an Englishman by a bullet.....a similar commotion during the protectorate Cromwell brought to trial and cut of[f] the head of Don Pantaleon for the brother of the Portuguese ambassador. Corruption was universal. All offices were made subject to open traffick.....The slightest promise of service required such an acknowledgement and which round sums of money, silver porringers, gold cups and so forth were.....among the rich and noble, the ´smallest donation´ accepted and expected from those who had no more to give. Upon a bare civil speech from....Sir George Downing, Pepys dispatched a porter for his best fur cap that he might bestow it on Sir George as in duty bound. But the porter tarried so long on the way that the principal had sailed before his arrival and so the cap returned its place in Mr. Pepys wardrobe......What should we now think of the courtesy of a clerk who in return for some favourable speech of his master made his willing principal in the abundance of his gratitude a present of his best beaver hat.....Such were ´Good King Charles´s golden days´. However such great Scourges upon the land to punish as it served their enormous wickedness. War, pestilence and conflagration ravaged England by turns. Of these.....calamaties many and highly curious particulars are preserved in the Memoirs, Pepys having been called upon by situation to exert himself actively during them all and having uniformly displayed both sagacity and firmness. If quitting the broad path of history we seek for.....information causes may account manners & customs the progress of arts and sciences and the various branches of antiquity we have never seen a source so rich as the volumes before us absolutely resemble the general cauldrons at the wielding of Camacho....´. Rare in this form. Some light age wear and minor staining, and a small strip of former mounting to the upper left edge, otherwise about VGSamuel Pepys (1633-1703) English writer and politician, most remembered today for the diary he kept for almost a decade.In July 1825 Scott had acquired a copy of the Diary of Samuel Pepys, which had just been published for the first time. Scott´s son-in-law John Gibson Lockhart declared that he had not seen Scott ´more delighted with any book whatsoever´. Inspired by Pepys´s diaries, and an 1821 journal by Lord Byron, Scott began his own new diary on 20th November 1825 and, with a few breaks, continued to make entries in it until April 1832. Since its first complete publication in 1890, The Journal of Sir Walter Scott has attracted high praise, being considered by many critics one of the finest diaries in the English language.

Lot 952

ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Attractive signed printed large folio copy of L´Illustration Journal Universel, French weekly edition, sixteen pages, 16th May 1885, signed by Alexander III, as Emperor, with his initial `A´ in red indelible pencil to the upper right corner of the front page. The Parisian journal includes multiple and very attractive large engravings, showing to the front page an engraving related to the eruption of Vesuvius, and to the inside pages an engraving showing the French poet Alphonse Daudet alongside his wife, based on a painting by Montégut. Also showing to the inside to a full double page, a very attractive engraving of Central Asia with a caravan of nomads. The journal also includes articles and multiple advertisements. The present copy was originally bound in a red leather folio volume for the Emperor, alongside other additions of the journal. VG

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