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Click here to subscribeA LATE 18TH CENTURY PAINTED WOOD PEG DOLL, original costume (lacking lower limbs), 4.75in. (12cms) together with a mid Victorian female dolls house occupant, glazed and painted porcelain head with porcelain tipped fabric body, original dress (at fault), 7in. (18cms) together with a child occupant, having a porcelain head and shoulders, and porcelain tipped fabric body (please see lot 109 for image)
Hay, Marie, Mdame Dame Dianne de Poytiers La Grande Seneschale de Normandie Duchesse de Valentinois, London, John & E. Bumpus Ltd, 1900, 4to (290 x 215mm.), half title, title vignette, 2 folding facsimile plates, engraved and chromolithograph plates, decorative endpapers, pages uncut, original vellum, some browning With a number of other works including four works by George Borrow, uniformly bound by Bickers & Son in half red morocco, a second edition of the F. W. Bain translated 'A Heifer of the Dawn' (London, 1904), a Bumpus green morocco binding of William Watson (editor) 'Lyric Love An Anthology' (London, 1892), and T. H. S. Escott's 'Society in the Country House' (London, 1907)
CHARLES MAHONEY ARA (1903-1968): The lawn borer at Pace House, Great Bardfield, Essex, signed, pen and ink, 12 x 18in (30.5 x 45. 5cm). Exhibited: Royal Academy April 1965, Catalogue No.130, Norman Smith (b.1910): Still life - Flowers in a vase, signed, black ink and wash, 8.5 x 9.5in (21.5 x 24cm), and C*J*S*: Gunnera, signed with initials, pencil, 13.5 x 9.5in (34.5 x 24cm). (3)
An ebonised ash 'Ladderback' chair, based on a design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for one of the bedroom chairs from Hill House in Helensburgh, the back with a lattice work to the top above horizontal bars, with a drop in seat on turned tapering legs with stretchers, probably 1980's, 42cm wide
Pevsner (Nikolaus) The Buildings Of North Lancashire, 8vo, cloth, illus., Penguin 1969; Churchill (Randolph S.) Fifteen English Famous Homes, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1954; Barton (Stuart) Monumental Follies, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1972; Dutton (Ralph) The English Country House, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1935; Sitwell (Sacheverell) English Architects & Craftsmen 1600-1830, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1946; and other volumes on British and Irish architecture. (13)
A late Victorian Gothic revival carved oak sideboard, 1850/1860's, the tracery carved panel back surmounted by a shield carved with four leaves and a cross over a gallery shelf supported on square carved columns, the rectangular bevelled top over three frieze drawers with quatrefoil carved front and wrought iron swing handles, the centre drawer bearing retailer's label for Hewetson, Milner & Theakston Ltd, House Furnishers, Tottenham Court Road, London, over a carved motto 'God's Providence is Mine Inheritance', and a shield centred panel carved with a fish flanked by conforming panel doors enclosing a shelf and on bracket feet between carved side panels, 63" wide, 21" deep, 72" high.
S Martin, children in wood watercolour signed. 18cm x 25.5cm. together with 2 watercolours H Arthur Webb 'Twixt Woods and Sea, West Runton' signed, 28cm x 18cm and J Collins, figures beside a manor house, signed and dated 1868, 19cm x 13cm and 2 engravings after W Mulready 'The Home Expected' and 'Fair-Time', each 26.5cm x 21.5cm and a map of Northampton.
ALBUM. Carte-de-visite album, 1870's containing approx. 70 portraits, window mounted, of the Wood, Copeland, Yeeles, Hubberty and Davenport familiesl, many by Bath photgraphers (including one view of a house at Bathford), with some Scarborough photographers. 4to., cont. embossed brown morocco, with metal clasp, a.e.g.
An Historical and Topographical Account of The Town of Woburn, Its Abbey and Vicinity: containing also A Concise Genealogy of the House of Russell, Woburn, S. Dodd (and others), 1818, small 4to (165 x 100mm.), half title, engraved frontispiece of Woburn Church, and plate [bound with]: History and Description of Woburn and its Abbey, Woburn, S. Dodd, 1845, title vignette, later blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Parry, J. D., A Guide to Woburn Abey, Woburn, for S. Dodd, sold by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1821, small 4to (185 x 110mm.), title vignette, contemporary cloth backed spine, front cover detached, lacking back cover. With 'Ambulator: or, A Pocket Companion in a Tour Round London' (London, 1800)
Roberts, Henry, D., A History of the Royal Pavilion Brighton, London, Country Life Limited, 1939, 8vo ( 280 x 210mm.), half title, photographic frontispiece of Gainsborough's portrait of George, Prince of Wales, plates, plans, illustrations, contemporary blue cloth gilt, bookplate of James William Lindus Forge. Phillips, Sadler, Fulham Palace formerly called Fulham House and Fulham Manor, London, Wells Gardner, Darton & Co, 1907, 8vo (195 x 137mm.), photographic frontispiece of Fulham Palace from the lawn, plates, contemporary blue cloth gilt, t.e.g.. Knowles, David, & J. K. S. St Joseph, Monastic Sites from the Air, Cambridge, University Press, 1952, 4to (280 x 210mm.), half title, title printed in blue and black, 138 photographic illustrations, contemporary blue cloth gilt. Together with H. Clifford Smith 'The Haynes Grange Room' (London, 1935), Helen Northumberland 'Albury Park' (London, 1951), Clifford Musgrove 'The Royal Pavilion' (Brighton, 1962), and C. Stuart Macdonald 'A History of Hopwood Hall' (London, 1963), and a duplicate copy of Musgrove's 'The Royal Pavilion'
A Historical and Topographical Account of the Town of Woburn, Its Abbey, and vicinity; containing also A concise genealogy of the House of Russell, and memoirs of the late Francis Duke of Bedford, Woburn, published and sold by S. Dodd, 1818, 8vo (200 x 115mm.), half title, engraved frontispiece of Woburn Church, title vignette, dedication leaf vignette, single plate of Woburn Abbey, advertisement leaf at end, later boards, original title label pasted onto spine. Millford, R. N., History of Farnham Castle, Farnham, John Nichols, 1874, 8vo (165 x 100mm.), new endpapers, modern paper wrappers, and title label pasted down onto front cover. Lawson, R., Crossraguel Abbey A History and a Description, Paisley, J. and R. Parlane, 1883, 8vo (190 x 120mm.), lithographed frontispiece of Crossraguel Abbey from the South, 6 illustrations, advertisement leaf at end, original blue cloth, Crossraguel Abbey blind stamped in gilt onto front cover. With 10 other works in 10 volumes, including J. D. Parry's 'A Guide to Woburn Abbey' (Woburn, 1831), D. W. Pughes 'History of Conway Castle' (Carnarvon, n.d.), and 'Beck's Guide to Kenilworth Castle' (Leamington, n.d.)
Tavistock, Adeline Marie, and Ela M. S. Russell, Biographical Catalogue of the Pictures at Woburn Abbey, London, Elliot Stock, 1890-1892, 4to (220 x 165mm.), two volumes, half titles, titles within floral borders, plates, illustrations, and historiated initials, contemporary green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Robinson, J. C., Catalogue of the Various Works of Art forming the Collection of Matthew Uzielli, of Hanover Lodge, Regent's Park, London, London, privately printed by Joseph Clayton, 1860, tall 8vo (245 x 150mm.), lithographed frontispiece, 13 plates, initials, and vignettes, contemporary green cloth gilt, g.e.. Chronicles of Charter House By A Carthusian, London, G. Bell, 1847, 8vo (220 x 135mm.), additional title printed in red and black, lithographed frontispiece of Entrance Gate from the Square, title vignettes, 15 plates, and a facsimile autograph of Thomas Sutton, contemporary brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt
Edwards, Ralph, & Margaret Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet-Makers, London, Country Life, 1944, 4to (285 x 210mm.), half title, photographic frontispiece of The Hallett Family, plates, and illustrations, original tan cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. The Antiquities of Middlesex; Being a Collection of the several Church Monuments in that County: Also An Historical Account of each Church and Parish, London, by W. Redmayne for S. Keble, D. Browne, A. Roper (and others), 1705-1706, folio (330 x 220mm.), two parts, original paper wrappers. Burnett, David, Longleat The Story of an English Country House, London, St Jame's Place, 1978, tall 8vo (240 x 130mm.), half title, title within black ruled border, photographic plates, many double-paged, illustration, some full-page, original orange paper wrappers, This copy is an Uncorrected Advance Proof. With a number of other works including two limited edition (450) facsimile copies of 'Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire Belonging to the Right Honorable The Lord Viscount Cobham' (London, 1987), Sackville-West's 'Knole and The Sackvilles' (London, 1923), and C. R. Dodwell's 'Lambeth Palace' (London, 1958)
Historical and Descriptive Account of the Palace and Chapel-Royal of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, J. Cunningham and J. & J. Johnstone, 1826, 4to (225 x 150mm.), engraved title, dedication leaf, and 7 plates, original illustrated paper wrappers, Proof Copy. Catalogue of the Bridgewater Collection of Pictures, Belonging to The Earl of Ellesmere at Bridgewater House, Cleveland Square, St James, London, for J. M. & S. M. Smith, 1851, 8vo (205 x 120mm.), contemporary ownership inscription in pencil on title, original paper wrappers. With 2 other works 'Guide to Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire' (Stamford, 1848), and Mark Antony Lower's 'Bodiam and its Lords' (London, 1857)
An Historical and Topographical Account of The Town of Woburn, Its Abbey, and Vicinity; containing also A Concise Genealogy of the House of Russell, and, Memoirs of the Late Francis Duke of Bedford, Woburn, published and sold by S. Dodd, 1818, 4to (195 x 120mm.), half title, hand-coloured title vignette, frontispiece plate, stiff board wrappers, title label pasted down onto spine. With a duplicate copy
Jewitt, Llewellynn, Chatsworth, London, J. S. Virtue & Co, 1872, small 4to (205 x 160mm,), ca. 50 illustrations, original decorative green clot, front cover lettered in gilt, spine worn. With six other works including F. D. Rees Copestick's 'The Manor of Andrewes and Le Motte ... being an Historical Account of Cheshunt Great House' (London, n.d.), and Sam S. Campion's 'Castle Ashby A Historical & Descriptive sketch of The Castle and Grounds' (Northampton, 1878)
Tipping, Henry Avray, Gardens Old & New The Country House & its Garden Environment, London, Country Life, [n.d.], small folio (365 x 250mm.), three volumes, volumes 2 & 3 titles printed in red and black, half titles, frontispieces, plates, and illustrations, t.e.g., booksellers label of John Tiranti & Co. With George S. Elgood & Gertrude Jekyll 'Some English Gardens' (London, 1920), Edward Hyams & William MacQuitty 'Irish Gardens' (London, 1967)
A House of Nisbet golden mohair Sir Freddie Farthing teddy bear, ref 85-5120, tag to neck and certificate signed by Ted Menten, 16"/40cm; a House of Nisbet dark golden mohair Merry The Wizard teddy bear, ref 85-5170, tag and certificate, 14"/36cm; a Precious the paper doll bear, ref 5509, tag and certificate with paper dolls, 9"/23cm. (3)
James Malton (1761-1803), Leinster House, Dublin; Custom House, Dublin; The Parliament House, Dublin; Royal Exchange, Dublin, each hand coloured aquatints, each p. 31.5 x 43 cm, and orison after A.G.Jones, Dublin Exhibition Palace & Winter Garden: International Exhibition of Arts & Manufactures, 1865, hand coloured lithograph, s. 35 x 50.5 cm
Moore, George (1852-1933), A Story-Teller's Holiday, London, privately printed for subscribers only by Cumann Sean-eolar nah Eireann, 1918, 8o (220 x 130mm.), half title, contemporary boards, original spine label pasted down onto spine, No. 890 of 1000 limited edition copies signed by the author. With a number of other works including, Thomas Campbell's 'The Pleasures of Hope' (London, 1822), George Scharf's 'Remarks on Some Portraits from Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, and Wilton House' (London, 1863, bound with other works by the same author), & R. Y. S. Castle's 'Royal Yacht Squadron Catalogue of the Library, Cowes' (Southampton, 1893).
EDUCATION: Report of Her Majesty's Commissioners appointed to enquire into Revenues & Management of Certain Colleges & Schools, and the Studies Pursued, 2 vol. in one, contemporary half calf, rubbed, folio, 1864; MORE, H. Essays on various Subjects, contemporary calf, extremities rubbed, 12mo; 1780; HERNE, S. Domus Carthusiana... the Charter-House, engraved frontispiece & 1 plate, later calf, head of spine rubbed, 8vo, 1677; BARRETT, C.R.B. Charterhouse 1611-1895, illustrations, original parchment, somewhat dust-soiled, 1895 (4)
DERBY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORIES - A Samson Hancock Derby Mansion House dwarf, standing, with long moustache, his left hand on his hip and grasping a staff in his right, with tall funnel shaped hat advertising the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, he wears decorative floral waistcoat, flounce and cloak, 7.5in high, crown, crossed swords S & H and D mark in red, c.1890
The Hymn of Bardaisan rendered into English by F. Crawford Burkitt, London, Essex House Press, 1899, 12mo, printed in red and black, contemporary boards, title label pasted down, Limited to 300 copies. The Beatitudes from The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Chichester, private press of S. Guthrie, 1935, 12mo, text printed in red, frontispiece wood engraving by Geoffrey Miller, decorative boards, Limited to 120 copies on hand-made paper by Barcham Green. Kinsella, Thomas, Another September, Dublin, The Dolmen Press, 1958, 8o, original vellum backed marbled boards, slip-case, No. 11 of 50 copies signed by the author. Together with 15 other works including a Golden Cockerel Press 'Supper at Beaucaire' (London, 1945).
C[olvill] (S[amuel]) The Grand Impostor Discovered..., Part 1 (all published), contemporary name in ink on title, Edinburgh, by His Majesties Printers, for the Author, 1673 ~ [Taylor] (Jeremy) A Dissuasive from Popery, engraved portrait, advertisement leaf at end, by J.G. for Rich.Royston, 1664 ~ [Staveley (Thomas)] The Romish Horseleech: or, An Impartial Account of the Intolerable Charge of Popery to this Nation, imprimatur leaf, with the final blank, by R.W. for Ralph Smith, 1674 ~ [Bruzeau (Paul)] The Faith of the Catholick Church, concerning the Eucharist, soiled and stained, final leaf worn and frayed (silked), [Edinburgh], printed at Holyrood House, 1687, some browning, contemporary calf or sheep, the first gilt and spine worn and defective, all rubbed or worn, the last two rebacked, new endpapers, [Wing C5425, T321, S5346 & B5241a], 4to et infra (4).
PICTORIAL BRADFORD AQUA SYKES MACVAY. 9 ins tall, aqua glass with six circular indents near base. Embossed 'J & H. S. HIRST/ AERATED WATERS/ MANUFACTURERS/ LOW HOUSE/ BREWERY/ NR BRADFORD'. Suns face pict. t.m. to rear. Embossed around base 'SYKES MACVAY & CO MAKERS CASTLEFORD/ PATENT 1877'. Very good.
Williams-Ellis (Sir Clough, architect, designer of the village of Portmeirion, 1883-1978) 6 A.Ls.s., 8 T.Ls.s., 4 P.cs.s. & 3 secretarial letters to Edmund Vale, 27pp., 8vo & sm. 4to, Romney's House, Hampstead & Pl s Brondanw, North Wales, 2nd December 1935-6th December 1960, discussing his interest in town and country amenities, "as to the Snowdon National Park, we are pressing on about this, though with what real hope I know not, as the Land Owner's Association, the County Council and the District Council Association seems definitely against us, though all the rest of the world is ours", his writing, "Mr. Hugh Dent of Messrs. Dent, the Publishers, has an ambitious proposition for a comprehensive book on the question of Town and Country Amenities, for which he has asked me to act as general editor", and his work at Portmeirion, "of course you and your family have the perpetual freedom of Portmeirion, which includes poking your noses where ever you will. A new building is finishing just above the Town Hall, the dome is rising, with its lantern level with the Campanile. Two or three other buildings about to start and generally the whole ensemble is at last beginning to jell into what I have dreamed", folds, one or two stained; and a small quantity of others, related material including A.Ls.s. from Cecily Williams-Ellis, article on Caravan Sites and notes on a book entitled, Preservation of England, v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).
South Sea House. [Harvey (William, d. 1763)] Memorandum concerning the S-Sea House, manuscript, 6pp., original marble wrappers, sm. 8vo, n.p., 1743 ~ Accounts Book. Old South Sea House, Homerton & Tower Hill, manuscript, 102pp., extensively damp-stained with some loss, original cloth-covered boards, damp-stained, 1757-74, 8vo & folio (2).
H** Peprill after S** Walters, Outward Bound: Off the Rock Fort and Light House, Liverpool, Homeward Bound: Passing the Light Ship, Liverpool, hand coloured mezzotints, each p. 30 x 34.5 cm Published by George Andrews, 1812, His Majesty's Ship Spartan attacking the French Squadron in the Bay of Naples on the 3rd day of May 1810; His Majesty's Ship Spartan having defeated the French Squadron taking possession of the captured Brig Sparviere, hand coloured mezzotints, each s.43.5 x 56.5 cm
Letters to Horatio Wapole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1678-1757). A collection of letters, on diverse subjects mainly social and personal between the 1730's and 1750's. The collection of 25 includes letters from: Lady Irwin of May 1736 requesting him to purchase Dutch velvet in Amsterdam for her London house (her husband General Irwin was a highly decorated soldier). Lord Barrington, in one of 1755 '...I return your papers... you have detected the fallacies and fictions of Lord Bolingbroke... the dangerous poison of Lord Bolingbroke requires antidote...' Thomas Townshend, of 1756 '... The King of Prussia will probably be a brisker and more active ally than the House of Austria...'.Stephen Poyntz, (one of Townshend's decorated men of business). Various letters detailing payments in estate matters. J.Archer, of 1746, telling Walpole of his plan for an ice-house. Lord Scarborough. Sir Thomas Robinson, of 1755-56, 3 letters (former ambassador at Vienna).(25)