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Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper
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EDWARD ARDIZZONE: 2 first edition titles: TIM ALL ALONE, London, OUP, 1956; PAUL, THE HERO OF THE FIRE, London, Constable and Company, 1962. Both with original dustjackets, some wear and tear, both unclipped (2)
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Childrens and illustrated, including REBECCA WEST: THE MODERN RAKES PROGESS, 1934; G BOWERS: A MONTH IN THE MIDLANDS, 1868; C D GIBBONS: SKETCHES AND CARTOONS, 1898 and one other (4)
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HENRY MILLER: BLACK SPRING, Paris, The Obelisk Press, 1939, Second Edition. Original wraps, uncut pages. Some browning / foxing to cover and paging, but text still legible. Tear to dust jacket.
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HENRY MILLER: TROPIC OF CANCER, Paris, The Obelisk Press, 1939, Fifth Reprint. Original wraps, uncut pages. Some browning / foxing to cover and paging, but text still legible.
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MARK HADDON: THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, London, Jonathan Cape, 2003. An unedited, advance proof copy. Photographic softcover, with provisional publication details to back cover.
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J P SARTRE: L'IMAGINATION (IMAGINATION), Paris, Librairie Felix Alcan, 1936. First edition, French language softback, uncut edges. Missing spine wrap and detached back cover.
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HANS HOLBEIN: THE DANCE OF DEATH, London, Phaidon Press Ltd, 1947. First edition, cloth boards with tooled titling.
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A S PUSHKIN: THE BRONZE HORSEMAN, Illustrated by Benois. 1922, First issue, scarce. Berlin, 14 Dresdner to colophone. Woodblock illustrations, Cyrillic language. Ex libris
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WILLIAM BLAKE: ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK OF JOB, London, J M Dent and Sons, 1937. Full colour facsimilie edition with twenty two reproduction drawings, as called for. Original unclipped dustjacket, in worn condition.
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R J FLETCHER, H E DUKE, ARTHUR J BLAFOUR: FRANCIS BACON - THE COMMEMORATION OF HIS TERCENTURY AT GRAY'S INN, Lonfdon, Chiswick Press, Printed by order of the Masters of the Bench for private circulation, 1913. Full green calf with gilt titling, spine worn, uncut edges. Some foxing to edges by text unaffected
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ECCLESIASTICAL INTEREST: JULIAN OF NORWICH: Various titles: KENNETH LEECH AND SISTER BENEDICTA: JULIAN RECONSIDERED, Oxford SLG Press, 1988; M F HOWARD: JULIAN OF NORWICH, A STUDY OF MEDIEVAL HERMIT-LIFE, Exerpt from ANTHONY DEANE (Ed): THE TREASURY, Vol X, London, 1908; SHEILA UPJOHN: MIND OUT OF TIME - A PLAY ABOUT JULIAN OF NORWICH, Norwich, Julian Shrine Publications, 1979, Ex libris; MICHAEL MCLEAN: WHO WAS JULIAN - A BENGINNER'S GUIDE, Norwich, Julian Shrine Publications, 1984. ex libris; JULIAN OF NORWICH - FOUR STUDIES TO COMMEMORATE THE SIXTH CENTENARY OF THE REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE, Oxford, SLG Press, 1980, Ex libris; PAUL RENAUDIN: QUATRE MYSTIQUES ANGLAS - RICHARD ROLLE, JULIANE DE NORWICH, DOM AUGUSTIN BAKER, GERTRUDE MORE, Paris, 1945; REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE FROM MOTHER JULIAN OF NORWICH IN 1373, A hand-written and arranged piece by 'Syrikites' (7)
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THOMAS HALE: A COMPLEAT BODY OF HUSBANDRY. CONTAINING RULES FOR PERFORMING, IN THE MOST PROFITABLE MANNER, THE WHOLE BUSINESS OF THE FARMER, AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, London, 1756. With engraved frontis and all 12 engravings as called for, period calf binding. Some rubbing to extremities and scuffs to calf at the corners. Staining to upper board and interior of back board. Some tears to calf along board edges, some light internal foxing and browning to margins of end blanks
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One box: Art interest, including Sotheby's catalogues, Richard Green, Burlington Paintings, Felix Vallotton and The Scottish Colourists.
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ERIC GILL: 25 NUDES, London, J M Dent and Sons, 1951. Third impression, with original dustjacket (clipped), together with an Elkin Matthews catalogue of Gill's works (2)
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JOHN MASEFIELD AND EDWARD SEAGO: THE COUNTRY SCENE, London, Pall Mall, 1937. Dark green cloth spine with cloth boards, excessive fading to spine and gilt titling. Makeshift heavyweight dustjacket with painted title
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PHILIP GILBERT: IMAGINATION IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING, 1887, second edition, folio, original blue cloth with plates, illustrated.
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ONE BOX: Various Sculpture and pottery art books
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ONE BOX: ARTHUR RACKHAM, VARIOUS TITLES AND EDITIONS.
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FOREIGN PRINTINGS: 1927 BUDAPEST BIBLIOTHECA CORVINA, folio, in wraps, with lithographic plates of ancient book binding, plus COLLECTOR AND BAXTER TIMES; ANDRE VARAGNAC: NATIONAL COSTUMES; IDA RJEDISER: INSCRIPTIONS FROM DANTE'S DIVINA COMEDIA (4)
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Approx 40 19th century copper plate engravings in colour, printed by Augrand, Lemercier, Choubard, Forestier, taken from "Voyage de la Coquille" and "Voyade de la Astrolabe", including des Habitans de Tonga; Ile Guam: Femme Allant A L'Eglise; Iles Sandwich; Nouvelle-Zelande; Nouvelle-Guinee. Varying plate tones with marginal tears throughout.
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Approx 36 copper plate engravings in colour taken from "Voyage de la Coquille" and "Voyage de la Astrolabe", printed by Lemercier, Augrand, Choubard, including Femme De L'ile Mowi Dansant; Vanikoro; Femme De L'lile Guam; Tonga Tabou; Nouvelle Zelande; Iles Carolines; Nouvelle Guine; Celebes, varying plate tones, marginal tears throughout, unframed.
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Approx 33 19th century copper plate engravings in colour, printed by Lemercier, Langlume, A. Belin and V. Adam after De Louis Auguste de Sainson taken from "Voyage de L'Astrolabe", including Amboine; Nouvelle Guinee; Tonga-Tabou; Nouvelle Zelande; Guam; Nouvelle Irlande; Idoles Trouvees Sur L'ile Rawak, unframed. Varying plates tone with marginal tears to each.
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A collection of 12 19th century prints of wild fowl, various sizes. All mounted but one.
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Approximately 30 various mounted prints of Norfolk Churches
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Three 1952 BEATRIX POTTER coloured panorama prints on paper, printed by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. Size approximately: 24x101cm
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Oriental (possibly Chinese) watercolour, pasted to board, red and black, undated
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WASHINGTON IRVING'S SKETCHBOOKS: BRACEBRIDGE HALL AND OLD CHRISTMAS, London, Macmillan, 1882. Illustrated by R Caldecott, bound in original wraps (2)
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A collection of 1920s - 1930s large format fasion posters in colour and monochrome. Les Parisiennes and American Ladies. Size approximately:56x71cm
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LOUIS WAIN: A collection of 20th century lithograph prints of anthropomorphic cats and dogs, mounted to card (21)
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JACQUES CALLOT: Small etching, Beggar on crutches, c1623. From LES GUEUX SUITE APPELEE AUSSI LES MENDIANTS (THE BEGGARS) 14.1X9.5CM
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Exhibition poster THE GREAT JAPAN EXHIBITION - ART OF THE IDO PERIOD 1600-1868, Royal Academy of Art Piccadilly, London W1, Part 2 December 28 - February 21 (circa 1981-82), mounted, but not framed, approx size 855 x 670mm, 710 x 490mm (excluding mount)
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A 19th century Indian photograph of an elephant being lowered into a ship by crane in Bombay. Albumen seipa tone, mounted to paper, photograph size: 21.8x28cm
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Albumen photograph, gentleman on a horse. 19th century, framed and glazed. Framed size approximately 20x15cm
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A c19th century Oriental Shunga erotic print, on rice paper in window mount. Image size approximately 24x18cm
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TYPICAL MOUNTAIN SCENERY OF GOLDEN AUSTRALIA, c1918. Original paper back with 12pp photographic plates with bordered heightened in gold. Very scarce.
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A collection of 20th century cigarette and other collectable cards, of coastal and maritime interest.
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After Vander Smissen, 'MRS SARAH PORTER, QUEEN OF THE TOUTERS AT TUNBRIDGE WELLS', mezzotint, engraved c1770. Framed and glazed, attributed to William Pether
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ELPHINSTONE family archive (Scotland), including 2 manuscript family tree with pen and ink colour wash. A letter to Sir howard Elphinstone Bart, dated 1947 Kisumu Kenya Colony, and other manuscripts mostly 19th century
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A B WHITTINGHAM: Norwich Cathedral Priory of the Holy Trinity, 1938. A pair of plans, one black and white, one hand coloured, together with a reproduction printed map and church guide of Norwich, 'This mapp of the city of Norwich was subscribed for in the Mayorality of the Right worshipfull John Croshold Esq, to the most notable and right honourable Charle Townshend, Baron Lynn of Lynn Regis in ye County of Norfolk...' (3)
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FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD: Coloured and engraved Plan of the City of Norwich, presented to The Right Rev. Father Thomas Gooch (ND), reinforced backing, together with a reproduction black and white print 'NORDOVICUM ANGLIAE CIVITAS ANNO 1558' (2)
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4 small colour lithogrpah prints, c1845 Dean and Co, Royalty interest, one with flap. Scarce, some marks and staining
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MARIA HOLZGINGER: 5 botanical watercolour prints, tipped in to card, signed by artist to each in graphite.
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A collection of 11 framed and glazed copper engraved architectural prints, mostly from Dugdale, 17th and 18th century. Various sizes.
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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (French, 1703-1772),"Carte Reduite des Mers du Nord", hand coloured copperplate engraving, published in Paris circa 1747-1780 in Antoine Prevost's "Historie Genrale des Voyages", 34x45cm, framed and glazed.
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A very interesting Art Nouveau style calendar and samples/prints. Two on card, one with a 1914 calendar pasted to the front. Separate sheets printed in colour on delicate wood-type paper. Some duplicates. All from an unknown artist. 42 pieces in total of various sizes, some also on linen.
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HENRY PYALL: Angling prints, fly fishing, hand coloured aquatints. Dated 1831 in letterpress underneath, but most likely 19th century restrikes. Set of 4, beautifully coloured, sheet sizes approximately 44.5x29cm (4)
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FRANCIS CLEYN (German), eight original engravings, mid 17th century, window mounted, originating from a German publication. German text to verso
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