A Deep Collection of English Church History to sell on June 3rd
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Lot 622: Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain
Lot 620: Norris, Hugh, and Mayo, Charles H. Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset, Sherbourne, 1890-1935, 21 volumes, 8vo, most half leather, all with matching leather spine labels, very good.
Lot 624: A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture, Oxford, 1850, fifth edition, 8vo, three volumes (two of which are plates, some in color), full leather, very good. Winkles, H. & B., Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, London, 1835, narrow 4to, three volumes, quarter leather, scattered foxing, otherwise very good.
Lot 625: Monday, Percy, editor, Memorials of Old Sussex, London, 1909, 8vo, includes letter from author, good. Auden, Thomas, Memorials of Old Shropshire, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Fallow, T. M., Memorials of Old Yorkshire, London, 1909, 8vo, good. Ditchfield & Clinch, Memorials of Old Kent, London, 1907, 8vo, fair. Snell, F. J., Memorials of Old Somerset, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Dryden, Alice, Memorials of Old Wiltshire, London, 1906, 8vo, good. Igglesden, Charles, A Saunter through Kent with Pen and Pencil, 1900, 4to, five of six volumes, very good. The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topography of England, 1856, 8vo, good. A Guide to the Architectural Antiquities in the Neighborhood of Oxford, 1846, 8vo, taped foot of spine, otherwise good. Knights, Mark, Peep at the Past . . . Norfolk Antiquities, limited, no date, good. Britton, J. Topographical Sketches of North Wiltshire, London, 1837, 8vo, includes folding map, good +. Billings, Robert W. Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham, Durham, 1846, 4to, half leather, very good. Morris, Robert, Chester in the Plantagenet and Tudor Reigns, Chester, no date [c. 1893], large 8vo, good.
Lot 629: ( good to very good condition.) Roe, Fred, Ancient Church Chests and Chairs, 1929. Bond, Frederick and Camm, Dom, Roodscreens and Roodlofts, two volumes, 1909. Ward, Clarence, Medieval Church Vaulting, 1915. Cox, J. Charles, English Church Fittings, Furniture and Accessories, 1933. Vallance, Aymer, English Church Screens, 1936. Paley, F. A., A Manual of Gothic Moldings, 1902. Cave, C. J. P., Roof Bosses in Medieval Churches, 1948. Crossley, Fred, English Church Craftsmanship, 1941. Bond, Francis, Fonts and Font Covers, 1908. Wright, Peter, The Rural Bench Ends of Somerset, 1983. Morant, Alfred, Notes on English Architecture, Costume, Monuments, Stained Glass…, Great Yarmouth, 1853, 8vo, very good. Dollman, Francis, Examples of Antient Pulpits, London, 1849, tall 4to, very good. Billings, Robert W. Architectural Illustrations of Kettering Church, Northamptonshire, London, 1843, bound with Billings, R. W., Illustrations of Geometric Tracery… Carlisle Cathedral, London, 1842, tall 4to, half leather, very good. Blight, J. T. Ancient Crosses, London, 1856, 8vo, fair.
Fonsie Mealy’s Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale April 30th & May 1st
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1:The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
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Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR