William comyns london
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Very rare and unusual sterling silver pierced spoon by renowned silversmith william comyns london assay marks: beautifully crafted spoon, with representations of angels in the bowl and 2 faces on the handle, plus a figure of a bird at the end the spoon is complete (including the bird) and has suffered no damage; excellent conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit has not been cleaned or restoredour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeweight: 86g length/ 19 cm in total, the bowl is 7please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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This cup is marked with the master stamp of william comyns & sonsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storewill be packaged with care prior to track and trace shipmentplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith the year letter l for (london)diameter top edge 8this cup is in very good conditiononly a minor dent on the footcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam books & music beeston sisters by a river by barbara comyns 1st edition first book by the author to be publishedtop of pages stained red to match cloth coveringsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" unclipped dust jacket, although grubby, is intact with curling to edges but no sign of tears; is very good for age"the river is the avon, and on it's banks the five sisters are bornvery faint date to inside front coverglue or tape staining to first and last pages, imperfection to gluing of last page to board, pages off-white, still tightly bound, clean and unmarkedhardback is red cloth covered board with black lettering to spine in very good condition
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Samurai william brilliantly illuminates a world whose horizons were rapidly expanding eastwardsoxfam bookshop cheltenham in an astonishing letter arrived at the east india trading company in london after a tortuous seven-year journeyenglishman william adams was one of only twenty-four survivors of a fleet of ships bound for asia, and he had washed up in the forbidden land of japanadams' letter fired up the london merchants to plan a new expedition to the far east, with designs to trade with the japanese and use adams' contacts there to forge new commercial linkshe had forged a close friendship with the ruthless shogun, taken a japanese wife and sired a new, mixed-race familythe traders were even more amazed to learn that, rather than be horrified by this strange country, adams had fallen in love with the barbaric splendour of japan - and decided to settlesee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Made by the english silversmith william wrangham williams of london, in5 cm overall weight: 335 grams in good condition, with two tiny dents (sized as a needle tip) on the front, not clearly visible in the picturesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiinsured and tracked shippinghallmarks on the back side; edge has been engraved with the following words: "lambert coventry st london"our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestylish round-shaped tray in antique english silver, resting on three feet, entirely hand decorated with engraving and a central monogram, surrounded by plant-themed decorationscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablehallmarks and weight are shown by the latest pictures
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"a burnt out case" by graham greene - william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 257p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, with good first issue dust jacket with minor wear read more"loser takes all" by graham greene william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 140p, 15cmx13cm - condition: very good, with first issue price unclipped dust jacket in very good condition in protective coverbowen - percival marshall, london - first uk edition first printing - with rare dust jacket - 58p, 15cmx13cm - condition: very good, with rare dust jacket price unclipped with minor wear housed in mylar cover 3are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki"why do i write" by graham greene, vour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websites, pritchett and ein his dedication green said he had not written "this little story" to encourage "adultery, the use of pyjama tops, or registry office weddingsloser takes all is a novella by british author graham greenecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally availablenor is it meant to discourage gambling"
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Egerton, whitehall, londonlot of two illustrated books with several etchings by william hogarth: 1) ireland samuel / hogarth william graphic illustrations of hogarth, from pictures, drawings, and scarce prints in the possession of samuel ireland2) butler samuel / hogarth william hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars with large annotations and a preface by zachary grey 2 volume set - london- vernor, hood and sharpe - complete 2 volume setplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteillustrated by hogarth with 8 plates; frontis portrait of butler (not by hogarth" prints include a wide range of subjects: portraits, shop bills, coat of arms, funeral tickets, allegorical scenes caricatures, etcour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeireland was himself an accomplished artist, writer and illustratoran early collection of the works of hogarth, with many of the engravings made by samuel ireland (), based on items from ireland's personal collectionplates # by hogarthpages, including indexfull brown leather hardback with gilt titles"a picturesque tour through holland, brabant, & c", and "the picturesque beauties of the rivers thames and medwayhalf-cloth hardback, in-8° cmpages, including indexthere is a folding plate after page 394 that is not numbered - + several vignettesinside in good conditions, overall in fair conditions26x17,5 on strong paper, overall in very good conditionsfaulder, new bond street; and jxvi,183pp, with 57 plates, some aquatint, one foldingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicracks at the hinges and lacks at the spine) + several vignettes; volcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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George iii silver fish slice hallmarked london by sarah & john william blakefree tracked & signed for guaranteed next day uk deliverythis stunning silver fish slice has a pierced central panel depicting a salmon
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"a christmas garland" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 195p, 15cmx13cm - condition: good, minor rubbing and foxing1 "the dreadful dragon of hay hill" by max beerbohm william heinemann, london - first uk edition - 112p, 18cmx15cm - condition: good, owner's coloured frontispiece present 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website3 "catalogue of the library of the late sir max beerbohm" - - sotheby's - condition: good, few penpcil notes 4 "world review: august " containing beerbohm's "from bloomsbury to bayswater" = 95p, 18cmx15cm - first edition - condition: good, minor wear 5 "max and the americans" by katherine lyon mix - first american edition - stephen green, vermon - 210p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good with first issue dust jacket read morecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Hallmarks on the back william m traies - london - crab on top frontare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki925 silver read moreold english sterling silver serving spoonour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Hello - william & kate prepare to return to glittering london of 26 augustexcellent condition
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"the book of job (fascimile reproduction of edition)" by william blake ernest benn, london - first thus uk edition - all blake present - condition: good, minor wear to original black boards william blake's illustrations of the book of job primarily refers to a series of twenty-two engraved prints (published ) by blake illustrating the biblical book of jobare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteit also refers to two earlier sets of watercolours by blake on the same subject ( and )the engraved illustrations are considered to be blake's greatest masterpieces in the medium of engraving,[1][2] and were also a rare commercial and critical success for blakecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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"the speaker; or, miscellaneous pieces, selected from the best english writers" by william enfield - awilliam enfield (29 march november ) was a british unitarian minister who published a bestselling book on elocution entitled the speaker ()miller, london - new edition - 404p, 14cmx12cm - condition, front board loose, owner's name on front endpaper, some wear to gutter, scattered foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikienfield's speaker remained in print until the middle of the nineteenth century and inspired other anthologies, such as mary wollstonecraft's the female speakerour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website[3] he published a sequel, exercises in elocution inhis most successful work, however, was the speaker (), an anthology of literary extracts intended to teach elocution, and produced first for his warrington pupilscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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A fable is a novel written by the american author william faulkner"a fable" by william faulkner chatto & windus, london - first uk edition first printing - 15cmx13cm - condition: very good, owner;s name to ffep, in original first issue dust jacket with some wear and chipping to edgeshe spent more than a decade and tremendous effort on it, and aspired for it to be "the best work of my life and maybe of my time"are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit won the pulitzer prize and the national book award]historically, it can be seen as a precursor to joseph heller's catch-22please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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william blake, le mariage du ciel et de l'enferwilliam blake, born on november in london, where he died on august , is a british painter, engraver and pre-romantic poetare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikioctavo paperback, 65 pagesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storefirst edition with frontispiece, numbered 912please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebook published in paris in by claude avelinecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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"the poetical works of wordsworth" by william wordsworth tnelson, london - first thus uk edition - 15cmx13cm - condition: good, some rubbing to boards, engraved title page and frontispiece, scattered foxing, complete with all plates1 "ode on immortality and lines on tintern abbey" by william wordsworth cassell, first thus uk illustrated edition - 48p, 18cmx15cm - condition: very good, clean copy, with all illustrations 2are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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william blake, mystical visionary, largely unknown during his lifetime, is now one of the greatest english-speaking poetswilliam blake, born in london, was an english poet, nature mystic, painter and the inventor of relief etchingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikialle seelen dazu zu ermutigen, dass sie auf ihr eigenes genie und ihre inspiration vertrauenâ (one of his most important works, "die hochzeit von himmel und hölle" (the marriage of heaven and hell) has now been published as an audio bookspecial edition, limited to 100 numbered copies, 30 with printfirst he worked as a draughtsman, painter and copper engraverour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeven as a child he is said to have had "second sight" and visions of angels and prophets, which he processed in poems and picturesthe numbering shown is only exemplaryto encourage all souls to trust in their own genius and inspiration")book and radio play cd with a print on a metal plate (chromaluxe)as a radical artist he had to produce his books on his own; he escaped commercial constraints but lost part of his audiencekai grehn has presented blake's lyrics in a new, very convincing translation and, together with the band sandow, has created a radio play that has achieved what allen ginsberg, legendary representative of the beat generation, had wished for blake lyrics: âcatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Oxfam shop magdelen street  is a one-hour film by william raban commissioned by acme studios as part of its 40th anniversary celebrationsa film by william raban, sound david cunningham, editor anna jurkowiecka, assistant director begonia tamarit, executive producer jonathan harvey assisted by arantxa echartethere were two connecting threads: the first the use by artists of hundreds of short-life houses in east london, and then ex-industrial buildings, to create cheap living and studio space, the second, the acme gallery in covent garden, which supported those whose work, particularly in installation and performance, would challenge the idea of what a gallery should be and sometimes the fabric of the building itselfthe film draws on a wide range of archive material from acmes first decade to reveal what this artist-led organisations early years were aboutsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is further animated by the voices of artists and others who were part of the story, and who raban recently interviewed: kevin atherton, bobby baker, anne bean, stuart brisley, richard cork, david critchley, richard deacon, fergus early, ron haselden, charles hayward, jacky lansley, jock mcfadyen, ken mcmullen, sandy nairne, simon read, claire smith, cosey fanni tutti, anthony whishaw, alison wilding, richard wilson and bill woodrowthrough the exclusive use and layering of this archive material  powerfully communicates this history and the spirit of that timethe film follows on from the archive exhibition at the whitechapel gallery: supporting artists: acmes first decade sept to 23 feb )
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East of london, the county was swallowed up by london but there is still the middlesex cricket team that still exist, although they play in london, confusedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia pull out map next to the title pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeex brighton reference library, presented by hplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteflora of middlesex, middlesex was a county na great book showing the botany of middlesex during the last three centuriescatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Camille (joby talbot) - william howard 7fragile (judith weir) - william howard 5for teresa (robert saxton) - william howard 10album leaf (david knotts) - william howard 8chanson perpetuelle (piers hellawell) - william howard 15falling pairs (nico muhly) - william howard 6solitary highland song (howard skempton) - william howard 2herz an herz (frederick viner) - william howard 9for fiammetta (michael zev gordon) - william howard 11a love song (david matthews) - william howard 16roses in a box (elena kats-chernin) - william howard 3love on the escalator (piers hellawell) - william howard 14o du liebe meiner liebe (bernard hughes) - william howard 13fast cloud: a love song (richard reed parry) - william howard 47 (little song of love and mercy) (pavel zemek novak) - william howard 12love song for dusty (cheryl frances-hoad) - william howard see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal case and disc in very good condition
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His work here on muscular motion appeared in london in and then (like the work of willis) came out in amsterdam in the same yearsmall piece of one page missing, without affecting the text (see photo) the is the continental 8vo/12mo edition of willisâs work which appeared first in the same year in londonwillis attributed pulse and respiration to cerebellar functionit must be remembered that, at that time, anatomy was the fundamental science of medicine and formed the basis for assigning function to human organsfrom this perspective, willis examined the brain and tried to relate his anatomic findings in cadavers to living functionsin superb conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe frontispiece appeared in the schlagen edition and is indeed datedthroughout his book, willis attempted to assign functions to various anatomic componentstruly a classic bookthe company of surgeons appointed him in their anatomy lecturer on the muscles, in succession to sir charles scarborough, and he held that office till his deaththe date on the first title page has been scratched; there are some signs of wear on the calf binding (slightly later perhaps), which shows signs of having been washed rather too readily with soap, some of which has become encrusted (remediable, one imagines)this quarto edition is listed as having 15 plates, not 16 as here (see listing at bonhams in ) it should also be noted that some copies of the two books in one volume list only 15 plates, rather than 18he discussed the swift integration of the senses into the function of the brain and the quick reactions that lead from sight to imaginationour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeit is quite likely the first issue of the book following the first edition quartonote too that an 8vo/12mo appeared in in london: it is not clear whether the amsterdam edition here predates thisthe cerebellum and brainstem were correctly assessed as being more instinctual and acting reflexively, independent of the higher brain functionsmost remarkable about this study (which first proposes the term neurology, in greek, ?e???????a) is the attempt of the author, thomas willis () to define areas of localisation of brain function and to discuss the anatomic features of the brain from a dynamic and functional perspectivethis is probably the first demonstration of the blood supply to the pituitary gland originating from the internal carotid arteriesthe library suggests the possibility of a frontispiece but this is not soare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe described the ophthalmic artery as bringing blood to the ocular region and attributed sleepiness after the consumption of alcoholic beverages to distension or âboiling upâ around the eyeshe also described the internal carotid artery at the base of the cranium and its emergence into the intradural compartmentat one point, he injected black ink into the carotid arteries and noted that the exterior part of the pituitary gland was stained blackthe quarto edition supplied the plates for this small octavo edition (plates are from drawings by sir christopher wren & richard lower)the only copy traced is at the wellcome library but this copy is missinghe also discussed reflex stress reactions to fever and the quickening of the pulse and respirationturning to the work of willis, the book ushered in the era of modern neuroanatomy and laid the groundwork for future neuroanatomic and neurophysiological investigationsas far as croone () is concerned, he was created a doctor of medicine in cambridge by royal mandate and was chosen one of the first fellows of the royal society in , after the grant of their charter, and he frequently sat upon the counciltwo texts in one smallish octavo volume (134 x 76 mm): [11ff/f], 32 page [14] with 16 plates in the first text (15 folding) and two plates in the second texthowever, willis was more concerned with the flow of âhumoursâ, or toxic substances, from the brain through the floor of the third ventricle and into the pituitary glandhe also conducted experiments to investigate the cadaveric anatomic features of the braincatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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""the comedies of shakespeare" - oxford, london - edition - in fine blue leather binding - p, 15cmx13cm - condition: very good 2"the histories of shakespeare" - oxford, london - edition - in fine blue leather binding - p, 15cmx13cm - condition: very good 3"the tragedies of shakespeare" - oxford, london - edition - in fine blue leather binding - p, 15cmx13cm - condition: very good read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Make no mistake this is a ÂŁ500 original william hunt coat purchased in londonexcellent condition pictures donât do it justice nice cut fit
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In the original canvas and leather case with william evans trade label" sleeved barrels with concave rib,dolls head extension and 2 1/2" chambersthe action is double trigger, removable disc set firing pins, hand engraved acanthus scroll sections and border outlinehighly figured straight hand stock at lop
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Volume 1 in the 13-volume series "the works of william makepeace thackeray"postage extra - weight just under 1 kg"vanity fair; a novel without a hero"includes a portrait of thackerayleather spine slightly worn at top and bottom with gilt lettering and four flowerssmith, elder and co5 inches x 5 inchesmarbled board covers and end papers
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Vintage "just you" song by william c thomas sheet musiccopyright in good condition for age drummon & co london does have an inscription on the top right of the front cover
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Priestley william heinemann, london - first uk edition first printing - 568p, 20cmx15cm - condition: good in first issue dust jacket with some wear and a tear to coverwhen william dursley finds his long-lost and ailing uncle baldwin on his doorstep one wintry night, his life is changed for everare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis uncle relates a story of an island in the south pacific, filled with a precious uranium ore worth millions of poundsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Antique sterling silver cutlery set consists of serving fork and spoon made in london maker: william hutton & sons ltdare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki1 cm total weight: 71 grams condition: comes in the original boxshipping price includes express delivery serviceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteset has age related wear and tear, fork has minor bent mark, otherwise good overall condition, please see picturesdimensions: fork size: x 1item will be safely and securely packaged and shipped within one to two working days3 cm spoon size: 16catawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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English silver hallmarks for london , (date letter "l") measurements: 14country: great britain maker: silversmiths initials âwdbâ william disney barlow metal: silver () weight total ±: 123 gare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiauthenticity unconditionally guaranteed! read moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any store5 cm in height, 8 cm in length condition: lovely antique condition, no splits or cracks, no solder repairs, and no nasty knocks or dents, just minor little age-related surface bruises from normal useplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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Sterling silver and silver gilt " the royal christening porringer for prince william" franklin mint limited editiondimensions: size 10are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikishipping price includes express delivery service (one to two working days), full insurance and packaging4 x 6 cm weight 157 grams condition: has some minor wear from general usage, otherwise pleasant overall condition, please see pictures for a better view of the items conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you wonât find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemaker: stuart devlin made in london, fully hallmarkedcomes in original boxitem will be safely and securely packaged and shipped within one to two working dayscatawikiâs goal is to make special objects universally available
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