Auction No 426, Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST
251 Lots (displaying 81 - 100)
Autograph album, compiled 1944-48, all UK entertainers, including Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, Alec Guinness, John Gielgud, Donald Houston,
Autograph album, compiled 1944-48, all UK entertainers, including Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, Alec Guinness, John Gielgud, Donald Houston,
Lot 81
Lot: 81
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £155
MORE DETAILSAutograph album, compiled 1944-48, all UK entertainers, including Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, Alec Guinness, John Gielgud, Donald Houston, Gracie Fields, Peter Butterworth, Richard Greene, Griffith Johns, Eric Portman, Margaret Lockwood, Jean Simmons, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Wendy Hiller, and numerous others. Signatures ‘back to back'. Together with Howard & Wyndham Ltd. 1888-1948, with colour plates. [Provenance: obtained in person by Doreen W. Pow who worked at the head office of the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, during the 1940s; her inscription on the front endpaper.]
"Beat Instrumental and International Recording Studio", Beat Publications, London,1970-1974, a good run of 53 issues.
"Beat Instrumental and International Recording Studio", Beat Publications, London,1970-1974, a good run of 53 issues.
Lot 82
Lot: 82
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £66
MORE DETAILSBeat Instrumental and International Recording Studio, Beat Publications, London, 1970-1974, a good run of 53 issues. One damp-affected o/w VG/Fine. (53)
Dame Edna Everage [aka Barry Humphries] "My Gorgeous Life", Macmillan,1989, First Edn in d/jkt, signed "Dame Edna" on the half-title.
Dame Edna Everage [aka Barry Humphries] "My Gorgeous Life", Macmillan,1989, First Edn in d/jkt, signed "Dame Edna" on the half-title.
Lot 83
Lot: 83
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSDame Edna Everage [aka Barry Humphries] My Gorgeous Life, Macmillan, 1989, First Edn in d/jkt, signed Dame Edna on the half-title. Fine
"Peter Cushing, An Autobiography", Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986, First Edn in d/jkt, signed by Peter Cushing on the title page.
"Peter Cushing, An Autobiography", Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986, First Edn in d/jkt, signed by Peter Cushing on the title page.
Lot 84
Lot: 84
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSPeter Cushing, An Autobiography, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986, First Edn in d/jkt, signed by Peter Cushing on the title page. Light tanning to text. VG
Ansel Adams selection including "Yosemite and the Range of Light" 1979, "The Camera" 1980, "The Negative" 1982, "The Print" 1983, and similar;
Ansel Adams selection including "Yosemite and the Range of Light" 1979, "The Camera" 1980, "The Negative" 1982, "The Print" 1983, and similar;
Lot 85
Lot: 85
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSAnsel Adams selection including Yosemite and the Range of Light 1979, The Camera 1980, The Negative 1982, The Print 1983, and similar; plus Leonard Gaunt Practical Exposure in Photography 1981. Some first editions. All (bar one) in VG d/jkts. Each with an ownership label. (10)
Chaffers "Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain" William Reeves, 1946; and bound volumes of "The Connoisseur"
Chaffers "Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain" William Reeves, 1946; and bound volumes of "The Connoisseur"
Lot 86
Lot: 86
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSChaffers Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain William Reeves, 1946; and bound volumes of The Connoisseur for Jan-April 1922 (vol.62) and Jan-April 1924 (vol.68). Gilt cloth. VG/Fine (3) [Offered on behalf of The National Trust.]
"Maurice Broomfield: Photographs", Foto8, London, 2009; quarto, cloth, fine. Illustrated with 58 full-page photographic plates.
"Maurice Broomfield: Photographs", Foto8, London, 2009; quarto, cloth, fine. Illustrated with 58 full-page photographic plates.
Lot 87
Lot: 87
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSMaurice Broomfield: Photographs, Foto8, London, 2009; quarto, cloth, fine. Illustrated with 58 full-page photographic plates. A scarce publication.
'Illustrations for Flaxman’s Homer, engraved by H.Moses', G.& W. Nicol, London, 1833, 73 engraved plates;
'Illustrations for Flaxman’s Homer, engraved by H.Moses', G.& W. Nicol, London, 1833, 73 engraved plates;
Lot 88
Lot: 88
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILS'Illustrations for Flaxman's Homer, engraved by H.Moses', G. & W. Nicol, London, 1833, 73 engraved plates; octavo, bound by C. Winstanley of Manchester in half-calf with gilt ruling, spine with gilt compartments and raised bands; marbled endpapers and edges; shelf wear to edges and corners. A few minor tone marks, most plates free of foxing. These are the plates employed for the 1833-34 edition of William Sotheby's translation of Homer, jointly published by Nicol and John Murray. The plates were made available to the public separately from the 4-volume edition of the complete text and appear, herewith, as a single volume. The front pastedown bears the bookseller's ticket of W.N. Pitcher of Manchester, and the tiny armorial bookplate of H.E. Cunliffe.
"Malcolm Poynter", published by the artist,1981, 17 of 250, numbered and signed by the artist, cloth bound, gilt, 101pp,
"Malcolm Poynter", published by the artist,1981, 17 of 250, numbered and signed by the artist, cloth bound, gilt, 101pp,
Lot 89
Lot: 89
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSMalcolm Poynter, published by the artist, 1981, 17 of 250, numbered and signed by the artist, cloth bound, gilt, 101pp, comprising illustrations of his drawings, body art works and installations, mostly b/w (with many hand-tinted) and including a few laid down colour photographs. Fine
David Thomson "The Life and Work of Luke Fildes R.A.", Art Journal, 1895, no.388 of 520; Charles Blanc "The History of the Painters of All Nations"
David Thomson "The Life and Work of Luke Fildes R.A.", Art Journal, 1895, no.388 of 520; Charles Blanc "The History of the Painters of All Nations"
Lot 90
Lot: 90
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSDavid Thomson The Life and Work of Luke Fildes R.A., Art Journal, 1895, number 388 of 520; Charles Blanc The History of the Painters of All Nations, Cassell, 1853, fine rebind in half-leather; Alfred East Brush and Pencil Notes in Landscape, Cassell, 1914, and Landscape Painting, Cassell, 1919; plus other art reference, most with plates. Good to fine. (10)
"Royal Academy Illustrated", issues for 1924 to 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1946/47 (The King’s Pictures), 1948, 1950, 1952 to 1960
"Royal Academy Illustrated", issues for 1924 to 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1946/47 (The King’s Pictures), 1948, 1950, 1952 to 1960
Lot 91
Lot: 91
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRoyal Academy Illustrated, issues for 1924 to 1927, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1946/47 (The King's Pictures), 1948, 1950, 1952 to 1960 (plus four duplicates), 1963, 1965, 1967 to 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979 to 1985; Royal Academy Bicentenary Exhibition 1968 (2 vols.), plus thireen other exhibition catalogues, many from commercial galleries. Mostly VG/VF, a few with frayed spines. (58)
Ronnie Scott "Some of my Best Friends are Blues", W.H. Allen, 1979, first edition in fine d/jkt, and six others, jazz related,
Ronnie Scott "Some of my Best Friends are Blues", W.H. Allen, 1979, first edition in fine d/jkt, and six others, jazz related,
Lot 92
Lot: 92
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRonnie Scott Some of my Best Friends are Blues, W.H. Allen, 1979, first edition in fine d/jkt, and six others, jazz related, Father of the Blues with ownership inscription. (7)
"Masterpieces of Classical Chinese Painting", Abbeville Press, 2011, folio, in issued folding case,105 plates. Fine.
"Masterpieces of Classical Chinese Painting", Abbeville Press, 2011, folio, in issued folding case,105 plates. Fine.
Lot 93
Lot: 93
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSMasterpieces of Classical Chinese Painting, Abbeville Press, 2011, folio, in issued folding case, 105 plates. Fine.
Watson Charlton (illustrator & designer): "My Home" and "Modern Home", a volume of the colour supplements for the period 1932-45, privately bound,
Watson Charlton (illustrator & designer): "My Home" and "Modern Home", a volume of the colour supplements for the period 1932-45, privately bound,
Lot 94
Lot: 94
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSWatson Charlton (illustrator & designer): My Home and Modern Home, a volume of the colour supplements for the period 1932-45, privately bound, and titled ‘My Collection'; quarto, gilt cloth, the artwork largely by Watson Charlton. 600pp.
P.G. Konody The Art of Walter Crane, George Bell, 1902, folio, gilt cloth; complete with the many colour & b/w plates;
P.G. Konody The Art of Walter Crane, George Bell, 1902, folio, gilt cloth; complete with the many colour & b/w plates;
Lot 95
Lot: 95
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSP.G. Konody The Art of Walter Crane, George Bell, 1902, folio, gilt cloth; complete with the many colour & b/w plates; re-backed, overlaid with most of the original backstrip. Some tone marks affecting text. Few minor library marks (plates unaffected).
"The Art Journal 1904",Virtue & Co, half-leather, gilt title, b/w & colour plates incl. etchings;"The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours",
"The Art Journal 1904",Virtue & Co, half-leather, gilt title, b/w & colour plates incl. etchings;"The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours",
Lot 96
Lot: 96
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSThe Art Journal 1904, Virtue & Co, half-leather, gilt title, b/w & colour plates including etchings; The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, The Studio, 1906, 40 colour plates; Berthold Laufer Chinese Pottery of the Han Dynasty, 1962 reprint in slipcase; Belgian Art in Exile, 1916, many tipped-in plates (most in colour); and related works. Modern Decorative Art in England with damaged spine; Painting in the Far East ex-library; others VG/Fine. (9)
Joseph Lambeth "Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries", Virtue & Co.,1936, first edition; quarto, decorated cloth,
Joseph Lambeth "Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries", Virtue & Co.,1936, first edition; quarto, decorated cloth,
Lot 97
Lot: 97
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSJoseph Lambeth Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries, Virtue & Co., 1936, first edition; quarto, decorated cloth, slightly damp-affected, light staining to first few leaves. Numerous plates, some in colour. Outline stencil leaf loosely inserted. Gift inscription front pastedown.
Pause and Winkler "Extreme Alpine Rock", Granada, 1979; Wilson and Newman "Extreme Rock" Diadem, 1987, first edition; and two related titles;
Pause and Winkler "Extreme Alpine Rock", Granada, 1979; Wilson and Newman "Extreme Rock" Diadem, 1987, first edition; and two related titles;
Lot 98
Lot: 98
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £66
MORE DETAILSPause and Winkler Extreme Alpine Rock, Granada, 1979; Wilson and Newman Extreme Rock, Diadem, 1987, first edition; and two related titles; VG/fine, in good/fine d/jkts, the d/jkt perimeter of Extreme Rock with a protective paper strip. (4) [This and the following 12 lots are the collection of the late Fred Taylor, civil engineer, mountaineer and photographer. His collection of cameras appears later in this catalogue.]
"The Wide World Magazine", Newnes, bound volumes for April to Sept.1899, Oct.1899 to March 1900, Oct.1907 to March 1908, April to Sept.1908,
"The Wide World Magazine", Newnes, bound volumes for April to Sept.1899, Oct.1899 to March 1900, Oct.1907 to March 1908, April to Sept.1908,
Lot 99
Lot: 99
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Wide World Magazine, Newnes, bound volumes for April to Sept. 1899, Oct. 1899 to March 1900, Oct. 1907 to March 1908, April to Sept. 1908, Oct.1909 to March 1910, and April to Sept.1917; the 1899-1900 volumes in fine half-morocco, the 1917 volume in poor condition. (6)
Richard Hakluyt "The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation", J.M. Dent, ‘Everyman’ edition,
Richard Hakluyt "The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation", J.M. Dent, ‘Everyman’ edition,
Lot 100
Lot: 100
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRichard Hakluyt The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation, J.M. Dent, ‘Everyman' edition, set of eight vols., mostly 1926 but vol.8 from the (undated) 1907 edition. A fine set. (8)