NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, London, [1860], 8vo, table, original dark grey pebbled cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What…
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. London: Harrison, [1860]. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Table (some very light spotting and staining, a few darker spots).…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NOLAN, Sidney (1917-92, illustrator). Swansong, [London], Shenval Press, 4to, illustrations by Sidney Nolan, original boards, NUMBER 4 OF 150 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARIST. With 3 other signed copies; and another limited edition. (5)
NOLAN, Sidney (1917-92, illustrator). Swansong, [London], Shenval Press,…
NOLAN, Sidney (1917-92, illustrator).  Swansong ... Poems by Charles Osborne. [London:] Shenval Press, 1968. 4to (277 x 210mm). Full-page illustrations by Sidney Nolan. Original black buckram-backed…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians, London, 1815, 4to, tables, contemporary boards (worn). RARE.
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be…
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: Wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique [Pp. 404-18 in:] Annales de Chimie et de Physique. Troisième Série. Tome LII. Paris: 1858, 8vo, contemporary calf-backed boards. FIRST (COMPLETE) EDITION.
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique [Pp…
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95).  Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique ... Lu  l' Academie des Sciences dans la séance du 30 novembre 1857. [Pages 404-18 contained in:]  Annales de Chimie et de…
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400). Catalogus sanctorum, Venice, 1516, small 4to, woodcut illustrations and initials (staining, spotting and light browning), contemporary panelled calf elaborately decorated in blind.
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400). Catalogus sanctorum, Venice, 1516, small…
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400).  Catalogus sanctoru[m et] gestorum eorum. [Colophon:] Venice: Nicolaus de Franckfordia, 1516. Small 4to (214 x 152mm). Full-page woodcut of the Crucifixion surrounded…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
Portraits des Généraux Français, faisant Suite aux Victoires et Conquêtes des Français, Paris, 1818, 2 vols., 8vo, 152 engraved portraits, contemporary calf. With 5 other miscellaneous early 19th-century books. (7)
Portraits des Généraux Français, faisant Suite aux Victoires et Conquêtes…
Portraits des Généraux Français, faisant Suite aux Victoires et Conquêtes des Français. Cette Collection sera Jointe a la Biographie Militaire Française qui Termine l' Ouvrage. Paris: C. L. F.…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £200 - £200
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October] 1903. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 full-page coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
RAMPANT LIONS PRESS - The Song of Solomon, Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1937, 4to, printed in red and black, 6 linocut illustrations by Harry Hicken, 4 of which full-page, original hessian-backed boards. NUMBER 12 OF 125 COPIES.
RAMPANT LIONS PRESS - The Song of Solomon, Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press,…
RAMPANT LIONS PRESS - The Song of Solomon According to the Authorised Version. Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1937. 4to (330 x 255mm). Printed in red and black, hand-set in Goudy text, 6 linocut…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86).  La Figura della Neve, Turin, 1681, 8vo in 4s, 7 etched illustrations of snowflakes, 3 of which full-page (text ends at [E4] p.40), contemporary calf (rebacked). FIRST EDITION. RARE. Please see the note on completeness below.
ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86). La Figura della Neve, Turin, 1681, 8vo in 4s,…
ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86).  La Figura della Neve. Turin: "Per la Vedova Gianelli, e Domenico Paulino," 1681. 8vo in 4s (179 x 113mm). Half title, woodcut ornament on title, initial, 7 etched…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe 1790 And continued by Vice Admiral Lord Hood 1791." [No place, 1791 or later], 8vo (160 x 125mm), autograph manuscript on c.150 leaves, with hand-coloured flags, calf (disbound).
"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe…
"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe 1790 And continued by Vice Admiral Lord Hood 1791." [No place, no date but 1791 or later], 8vo (160 x 125mm). Autograph…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SLAVERY - James RAMSAY (1733-89).  An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies, London, 1784, 8vo, errata and advertisement leaf, unbound but spine solid and text-block holding. FIRST EDITION.
SLAVERY - James RAMSAY (1733-89). An Essay on the Treatment and…
SLAVERY - James RAMSAY (1733-89).  An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies. London: "Printed and Sold by James Phillips, George-Yard, Lombard-Street,"…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders of Yorkshire, London, 1807, 8vo, contemporary half calf (very worn, covers detached). FIRST EDITION. PMM 232(b); Sabin 103953.
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of…
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833).  A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders of Yorkshire. London: "Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, for T. Cadell and W.…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas ... including the Geological Map of England and Wales, by Sir I. Murchison, London, 1865, folio, 80 hand-coloured engraved maps, half morocco (worn). With a folding map of London (c.1854). (2).
STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas ... including…
STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas Containing Eighty maps, Constructed by Eminent Geographers, and Engraved on Steel, under the Superintendence of the Society for the…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, R. & J. MARCHANT. The History and Survey of ... London and Westminster, London, 1754, 2 vols., 82 engraved plates ([?]only), all FINELY COLOURED BY HAND, modern morocco. With another related but defective work. (3)
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, R. & J. MARCHANT. The History and Survey…
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, Robert [dates unknown] & J. MARCHANT [dates unknown].  The History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent ...…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis ... Second Edition, London, 1809, 8vo, hand-coloured frontispiece by Cruikshank, old wrappers, stitched. VERY RARE, with no copy in the British Library or on-line.
The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis ... Second…
The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis. Dedicated to all Lovers of the True Sublime ... Second Edition. London: "Printed for T. Tegg, 111, Cheapside, By J. D. Dewick, 46,…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VAN ALPHEN, Hieronymous (1746-1803).  Kleine Gedichten voor Kinderen, Utrecht, 1787 [?but later], small 8vo, engraved portrait of the author, title with vignette, 66 plates, contemporary calf. With a miniature Almanac (Utrecht, 1836). (2)
VAN ALPHEN, Hieronymous (1746-1803). Kleine Gedichten voor Kinderen,…
VAN ALPHEN, Hieronymous (1746-1803).  Kleine Gedichten voor Kinderen. Utrecht: Bij de Wed. J. van Terveen en Zoon, 1787 [?but later]. Small 8vo (124 x 72mm). Half title, engraved portrait of the…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Scoop, London, 1939, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (torn at corners with some loss). FIRST EDITION, in the dust-jacket without the 'Daily Beast' masthead.
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Scoop, London, 1939, 8vo, original cloth, dust…
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66).  Scoop. A Novel about Journalists. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1938. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title, one-page publisher's advertisement at the end. Original red and black…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
AN APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL-KRATER VASE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CIRCLE OF SNUB-NOSE PAINTER OR THE ‘H.A’ PAINTER
AN APULIAN RED FIGURE BELL-KRATER VASE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CIRCLE OF SNUB…
Mid 4th Century BC
One side depicting Dionysus and the other three youths, with double palmettes and scrolling volutes under the handles, with a frieze of meander and crossed-squares below, a laurel…
Provenance: Acquired Christie’s, 3 July 1996, Lot 185.Formerly in the Collection of the Fürsten zu Waldeck, Bergheim. Lot Notes: Compare A.D Trendall and A.Cambitoglou, The Red Figure Vases of Apulia…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
A 20TH CENTURY METAL SHOP LIGHT BOX SIGN
A 20TH CENTURY METAL SHOP LIGHT BOX SIGN
‘WEDDING & DRESSWEAR FOR HIRE”, 36cm wide; 26cm high
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £50 - £80
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
`THE GALLEON' A CARTER, STABLER & ADAMS ARCHITECTURAL FAIENCE MODEL OF A GALLEON
`THE GALLEON' A CARTER, STABLER & ADAMS ARCHITECTURAL FAIENCE MODEL OF A…
Designed by Harold Stabler around 1925
Named `The Harry Page' and modelled at full sail on a stepped rectangular base, signed Poole to the stern, 52.5cm high
Provenance: Christie's London, 25 April, 2007, lot 3Chip to front of base, possibly done at time of manufacture, approx. 1.5cm by 1cm. Restoration to the yellow tip of the bowsprit at the front of…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
27 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
27 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY (2)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY (2)
Cloud bank off the coast
watercolour
24.5 x 36.5cm

Provenance
Abbott & Holder, London, from whom acquired by the parents of the present owner;
Thence by descent

Together with St Michael's Mount…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
WILFRED KNOX (BRITISH, 1884-1966) (2)
WILFRED KNOX (BRITISH, 1884-1966) (2)
Fishing boats off Santa Maria Della Salute
signed 'W. Knox' (lower left)
watercolour
25 x 36cm
ARR

Provenance
Trim Bridge Galleries, Bath, from whom acquired by the parents of the present owner;…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
NATALIA GONCHAROVA (RUSSIAN, 1881-1962) AND MIKHAIL LARIONOV (RUSSIAN, 1881-1964)
NATALIA GONCHAROVA (RUSSIAN, 1881-1962) AND MIKHAIL LARIONOV (RUSSIAN,…
L'Art décoratif théâtral moderne, Paris: Edition La Cible, 1919
stamped with 'No. 354'
33 x 25.5cm
with loose blue case
ProvenanceMarina Henderson GalleryFootnoteMarina Henderson opened her Gallery in Langton Street, at the World’s End, in 1982. Her main specialities were paintings and drawings related to the…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
VALENTINE THOMAS GARLAND (BRITISH, 1868-1914)
VALENTINE THOMAS GARLAND (BRITISH, 1868-1914)
An Interesting Family
signed 'Valentine T Garland' (lower left), signed and titled on the artist's label (attached to the backboard)
watercolour and gouache
20 x 25cm
Condition Reportthe sheet is sound and the surface in good original condition.  Framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame.  Ready to hang. 
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST

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