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Montpelier Street, London I 23-24 February 2021 Montpelier Street, The Gentleman’s Library Sale Library The Gentleman’s The Gentleman’s Library Sale I Montpelier Street, London I 23 - 24 February 2021 26661 The Gentleman’s Library Sale Montpelier Street, London | Tuesday 23 - Wednesday 24 February 2021 Tuesday 23 February, 10am Wednesday 24 February, 10am Books: Lots 1-9 Silver: Lots 332-587 Pictures: Lots 10-39 Collectors: Lots 40- 65 Furniture, Carpets, Works of Art, Clocks: Lots 66-331 BONHAMS LIVE ONLINE BIDDING IS PRESS ENQUIRIES IMPORTANT INFORMATION Montpelier Street AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE [email protected] In February 2014 the United Knightsbridge Please email [email protected] States Government announced London SW7 1HH with “Live bidding” in the subject CUSTOMER SERVICES the intention to ban the import www.bonhams.com line 48 hours before the auction Monday to Friday of any ivory into the USA. Lots to register for this service. 8.30am – 6pm containing ivory are indicated by VIEWING +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 the symbol Ф printed beside the Lot number in this catalogue. IMPORTANT NOTICE ENQUIRIES Senior Sale Coordinator Bonhams continues to hold SALE NUMBER Astrid Goettsch REGISTRATION viewings and sales in accordance 26661 +44 (0)20 7393 3975 IMPORTANT NOTICE to the government guidelines in [email protected] each region. If local restrictions Please see page 2 for bidder Please note that all customers, prevent our salerooms from information including after-sale irrespective of any previous activity Carpets opening, the sales will either be collection and shipment with Bonhams, are required to wholly online or livestreamed Helena Gumley-Mason complete the Bidder Registration from the auction house. Bids +44 (0) 20 8963 2845 Please see back of catalogue Form in advance of the sale. The will be accepted online, on the [email protected] for important notice to bidders form can be found at the back of Bonhams app, on the telephone every catalogue and on our Furniture website at www.bonhams.com and as absentee bids. For up to ILLUSTRATIONS Thomas Moore and should be returned by email or date information and if you have Front cover: Lot 32 +44 (0) 20 8963 2816 post to the specialist department any questions regarding an Back cover: Lot 460 upcoming sale please contact [email protected] or to the bids department at Inside front: Lots 143, 241 [email protected] Client Services on: Inside back: Lot 190 +44 (0)20 7447 7447 or Sculpture & Works of Art & [email protected] Clocks To bid live online and / or Michael Lake leave internet bids please go to www.bonhams.com/auctions/26661 BIDS +44 (0) 20 8963 2813 [email protected] and click on the Register to bid link +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 at the top left of the page. To bid via the internet please visit www.bonhams.com Pictures Leo Webster Please note that bids should +44 (0) 20 7393 3863 be submitted no later than 24 [email protected] hours before the sale. New bidders must also provide proof Silver of identity when submitting bids. Ellis Finch Failure to do this may result in +44 (0) 20 7393 3973 your bids not being processed. [email protected] Always confirm with the bids office that faxed bids have been Miles Harrison received. Bidding by telephone +44 (0) 20 7393 3974 will only be accepted on a lot [email protected] with a lower estimate in excess of £500. Books & Manuscripts Matthew Haley +44 20 7393 3817 [email protected] Collectors Bonhams 1793 Limited Registered No. 4326560 Jon Baddeley Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries +44 (0) 20 7393 3872 Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH [email protected] +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Central Middlesex Acton Ln Hospital Park Royal Acton Ln Sales Cadogan Tate Coronation Road W e d s P a te a o r r n R k A v e R e s A o 4 a Information 0 y h a Park l C Royal iWestern Ave A40 R o Station a 0 d 0 Acton 0 North 4 Cemetery A Acton d Station a o R a i r o t c i V West Acton Horn Lane Station BIDS BUYERS COLLECTION & STORAGE AND HANDLING VAT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 STORAGE AFTER SALE CHARGES ON SOLD LOTS The following symbols are used To bid via the internet please visit LOTS MARKED TP TRANSFERRED TO to denote that VAT is due on www.bonhams.com All sold lots marked TP will be CADOGAN TATE the hammer price and buyer’s removed to Cadogan Tate, 241 Storage premium. PAYMENTS Acton Lane, London, NW10 7NP Storage will be free of charge Buyers on Wednesday 24 February 2021 for the first 14 calendar days † VAT 20% on hammer price and & will be available for collection buyer’s premium +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 from & including the sale dates from 12pm Thursday 25 February Tuesday & Wednesday 23 & 24 2021 and then every working day * VAT on imported items at Sellers February 2021. between 9.30am and 4.30pm by a preferential rate of 5% on Payment of sale proceeds appointment only. Charges will apply from 9am hammer price and the prevailing +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Tuesday 9 March 2021 rate on buyer’s premium Collections: Strictly by VALUATIONS, TAXATION appointment only. Please send a Storage Charges Y These lots are subject to & HERITAGE booking email to Pictures & Small Objects: CITES regulations, please read +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 [email protected] £3.03 per day + VAT the information in the back of +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax or telephone call to +44 (0)800 Furniture, Large Pictures & the catalogue. [email protected] 988 6100 to ensure lots are Large Objects: ready at time of collection. £6.05 per day + VAT Payment CATALOGUE All charges due to Cadogan SUBSCRIPTIONS Photographic ID will be required (Please note that charges Tate must be paid by the time of To obtain any Bonhams at time of collection. If a third apply every day including collection from their warehouse. catalogue or to take out an party is collecting for you weekend & public holidays) annual subscription: written authorisation is required Payment in Advance Subscriptions Department in advance from you and Handling (Telephone to ascertain amount photographic ID of the third +44 (0) 1666 502200 After the first 14 calendar days due) by: cash, credit or debit party is requested at the time of +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax following the sale, the following card. collection. [email protected] handling charges apply: £22.50+VAT per lot for Pictures & Payment at time of collection by: All visitors for collection will have SHIPPING Small Objects Cash, credit or debit card. to call 0208-963-3935 / 4007 at £45.00 +VAT per lot for Furniture, For information and estimates arrival. Large Pictures & Large Objects on domestic and international shipping as well as export All other sold lots will remain Loss and Damage licenses please contact Alban in the Collections room at Shipping on: Knightsbridge free of charge until Extended Liability cover for the +44 (0) 1582 493 099 5.30pm Monday 8 March 2021. value of the Hammer Price will [email protected] Lots not collected by this be charged at 0.6% but will not time will be removed to the exceed the total value of all other warehouse of Cadogan Tate and transfer and storage charges. will be available for Collection from 9am Wednesday 10 March (Please note: Charges apply 2021 where charges will apply. every day including weekends and Public Holidays). The exception to this will be lots from Silver, Pictures, Books & Manuscripts and Collectors. Lots from these parts of the sale will be returned to their respective departments. Storage charges may apply. Meet the Team Astrid Goettsch Senior Sale Coordinator [email protected] 020 7393 3975 Ellis Finch Silver [email protected] 020 7393 3973 Miles Harrison Silver [email protected] 020 7393 3974 Michael Lake MRICS European Sculpture and Works of Art [email protected] 020 8963 281 Thomas Moore Furniture [email protected] 020 8963 2816 Leo Webster Pictures [email protected] 020 7393 3863 Helena Gumley-Mason Carpets [email protected] 020 8963 2845 Matthew Haley Books & Manuscripts [email protected] 020 7393 3817 Jon Baddeley Collectors [email protected] 020 7393 3872 BOOKS: Lots 1-9 1 2 (part) 1 • 2 • BINDINGS BINDINGS DICKENS (CHARLES) The Works, 40 vol. bound in 80, “The DICKENS (CHARLES) The Works, 17 vol. (Complete), “Crown National Edition”, LIMITED TO 750 COPIES, numerous engraved Edition”, plates, occasional light spotting, opening gathering to David plates by Cruikshank, Hablot Browne, etc. on India proof paper, Copperfield loose, contemporary half calf gilt, red and green morocco colour reproductions of original parts wrappers, light dampstaining gilt lettering labels, Chapman and Hall, 1890-1892--GIBBON in opening few volumes, red crushed morocco gilt by Macdonald (EDWARD) The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, of New York, decorative gilt panelled sides, spines tooled in 6 12 vol., “new edition”, engraved frontispiece and folding maps, compartments within raised bands, gilt-tooled inturns with inset blue contemporary diced calf, spines tooled in gilt, rubbed, W. Allason morocco panel, upper panel with arms in red and black morocco and others, 1818; idem, another edition “with notes by Dean Milman onlays and gilt, stiff watered silk endpapers (replaced in volume 3), and M. Guizot”, 8 vol., portrait and maps, contemporary red straight g.e., some volumes with joints neatly repaired, 8vo, Chapman and grained morocco gilt, g.e., rubbed at extremities, John Murray, 1887, Hall, 1906 8vo (37) £3,000 - 5,000 £600 - 800 €3,400 - 5,600 €680 - 900 For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot 4 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.