LENNON (John): SIGNED COPY 'In His Own Write': London, Jonathan Cape, April 1964 reprint: publishers blue boards, a little rubbed: Signed by John Lennon to front free endpaper in blue ballpoint, with statement of provenance signed and dated by previous owner to a ruled leaf loosely inserted..'in 1964 I was taken by my aunt Dot Dawes to the Foyles Literary lunch where John Lennon was appearing. Dot was large, loud with tightly curled white hair. Many diamond rings decorated her fingers. She bought 6 copies of this book and gave me this one I've always felt that she was the woman spoken about who directed John Lennon 'just to sign'. (1)
about Lot 5
A pair of Victorian white painted cast iron four tier semi-circular plant stands, in the manner of Coalbrookdale, 96cm high x 120cm wide.
about Lot 1717
A large and impressive Napoleon III bronze, ormolu and slate figural mantel clock, the 4in circular enamel dial inscribed 'Hry Marc, a Paris', 73cm wide, with pendulum.
about Lot 1747
HARDY BROTHERS CATALOGUE: 'Hardy Brothers 'World Renowned Angling Specialities'...': an uncommon late 19thc example: 8vo, printed card covers cloth backed, 180pp, numerous wood engraved illustrations, covers a bit browned and chipped else in good condition: TOGETHER WITH a Hardy's Price List for 1954/5. (2)
about Lot 642
THOMSON (John, F.R.G.S): 'Illustrations of China and its People. A series of 200 photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented..' London: Sampson Low et al, 1873-74: FIRST EDITION. 4 volumes, with 218 photographic views and portraits on 96 sheets, interleaved with descriptive text and tissue guards, occasional minor handling marks but a very clean set, publishers brown cloth gilt over bevel-edged boards, aeg, some fraying to extremities and a few surface abrasions, folio. (4)
about Lot 15
An interesting oak dug out chair, probably 19th century, àpprox 77cm wide.
about Lot 1444
A good Japanese carved ivory netsuke, by Rakueisai, 19th century, depicting General Gentoku, signed, 5.8cm wide.
about Lot 1285
Ferdinand Preiss, 'Hoop Girl and 'Sonny Boy', a good pair of ivory and cold painted bronze figures, each on green onyx base, 21cm high.
about Lot 1634
A 1930s blue gemstone and diamond cluster ring, stamped Plat, surrounded by fourteen collet set diamonds, with additional collet set diamonds set to sides, size N 1/2.
about Lot 295
A very rare old bottle of John Jameson & Son's 9 Years Old in Wood Pure Irish whiskey, bottled at Dublin Port & Docks Board Warehouses for M Brannan & Sons, Wine Merchants, Dublin, probably 1920s.
about Lot 87