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183920032AN EVENT TO STIR THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION - HAND-COLOURED PLATES <br />folio 2 title xii 20pp. 4 double-page hand-coloured plates black & white drawings on frontispiece original purplish cloth front cover blocked in gilt with the title inside a shield design surmounted by a head and shoulders in armour some foxing of the plates a few splash and other minor marks on cloth but generally very good. <br /> Contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of William Hugh Logan. <br /><br />A fine contemporary record of the great re-enactment of a medieval joust and revel held that was held at Eglinton Castle in Scotland on Friday 30 August 1839. The event which attracted numerous highly distinguished visitors and participants from both Britain and Europe and drew 100000 spectators was marred by heavy rain on the day. The event was a significant occasion in the contemporary rise of Romanticism and the associated vogue for the Gothic.<br />Logan a member of the contemporary Scottish literary society the Abbotsford Club published several works Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
177819876La Haye, aux dépens des Libraires Associés, 1778 ; in 12, broché ; [2], 20 pp., [2] bl., couverture muette bleue et ficelle de brochage.
18396997Edinburgh: Hugh Paton Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen 1839. FIRST EDITION large 4to pp. ii xii 20 lithograph frontispiece and 4 hand-coloured double-page lithograph plates. Original purple finely-textured cloth front board lettered in gilt. Some spotting. Boards somewhat marked a little bumped to edges cloth lightly rippled in places. An attractively-illustrated account of the Earl of Eglinton’s famous folly a tournament banquet and ball in best medieval style. It attracted a hundred thousand spectators and cost him tens of thousands of pounds partly due to inclement Scottish weather. ‘Although the tournament was ridiculed by some critics its enactment of chivalric metaphor is now seen to have inspired Victorian imagination in art and literature as well as public and private standards of behaviour’ ODNB. Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
160 pages. Many illustrations, some in colour. Prized for the story on pages 110-112 which introduces a young Wayne Gretzky (aged 9 in the year of publication), complete with reproductions of four early black and white photos of "The Great One" in action. Relates how the author first met Gretzky and looks to the future. Many other interesting articles. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Prior owner's name inside front board otherwise clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book
42634Borel.Collection Nymphée.1899.Petit in-8 étroit en demi-maroquin à coins.412 p.+ Table.Illustrations de E.VullieminExemplaire sur Japon n°4,signé Borel. Très beau livre.Reliure signée MaylanderDos à 5 nerfs,fleurs de lys dorée dans les caissons avec double encadrement de filets.Tète dorée.
17240041031724 Paris, Pierre-Jacques Bienvenu, 1724. Trois volumes petit in-12 (85 X 148 mm) veau fauve marbré, encadrement de triple filet doré sur les plats, dos cinq nerfs, caissons dorés ornés aux petits fers, pièces de titre et de tomaison maroquin grenat, coupes et coiffes ornées, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque). Tome I: (37) ff. de titre, avertissement, préface, approbation et privilège, 196 pages, 7 pages de table ; Tome II: (2) ff. de titre, errata et avis au relieur, 197-510 pages, 9 pages de table (les deux feuillets correspondant aux pages 5, 6, 7 et 8 ont été reliées par erreur dans la table du tome III) ; Tome III: (1) f. de titre, 511-757 pages, (1) page et (5) ff. de table (dont les 2 feuillets de la table du tome II, insérés ici par erreur).
9575Traduit de l’italien de Giochino GRECO, Calabrois. In 12 plein cuir fauve raciné à nerfs, pièce de titre cuir rouge, fers, filets dorés, roulette dorée sur coupes, titre XXII, 343 pages. Tranches jaspées A Paris chez la Veuve de N. PEPINGUE, 1689.Petites restaurations à la charnière droite, sinon bon exemplaire de cette très rare seconde édition française.
264204in two Boxes. This lot features a large collection of Augusta National collectibles many of them produced in limited edition for distribution to the spouses of club members during the Masters Tournament. Present are the following: <br/>Buttons: 8 gold blazer buttons 6 sleeve and 2 jacket by Waterbury & Co with Augusta National logo. <br/>Jewelry cases: Dark green leather jewelry strap roll with Augusta National logo to clasp by Garrard & Co London. Together with silk jewelry case with Augusta National logo. <br/>Leather goods: Dark green calf address book with gilt stamped logo of Augusta National 1967 to upper cover. 2 Dark green folding pocket wallets with printed Augusta National logo to interior. Large green leather pack with strap with Augusta National logo. 2 light green pigskin ladies wallets with printed Augusta National logo to interior. 4 dark green alligator key rings with Augusta National logo to interior 3 in original boxes. Ladies clutch dark green alligator 3 1â„2 by 6 1â„2 inches German make with Augusta National logo on clasp. <br/>Silver and gold: Sterling silver trivet 7 inches in diameter engraved at center with image of Augusta National clubhouse and at lip with images of course flora by Garrards of London. Sterling silver porridger 2 pieces with inscription to Cliff Roberts made by Garrard of London. Three small 14K gold brooches of Augusta National logo. <br/>Kits: Medical kit in green casing with Augusta National logo. 2 dark green calf travel sewing kits logo to exterior. Ladies Manicure set in green case with Augusta National logo. Tool kit in green leather case with Augusta National logo. 2 metallic ladies compacts one in ponchette logo on powder lid. <br/>Plus other miscellaneous Augusta National souvenirs. A comprehensive collectionBorn in Morning Sun Iowa Roberts had a troubled family life as a boy and left school in the ninth grade. He worked at a great variety of jobs all around the United States and eventually chose the investment industry for his career.1 He served as Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club from 1931 through 1976 and was named "Chairman in Memoriam" after his death. He also served as Chairman of the Masters Tournament from 1934 through 1976.<br/>An investment banker on Wall Street from the late 1920s Roberts was a partner with Reynolds & Company. He was the co-founder with Bobby Jones of the Augusta National Golf Club. In the early years he and Jones personally extended invitations to the tournament. Roberts' friendship with American president Dwight Eisenhower led to the Eisenhowers making Augusta National their retreat during the 1950s.<br/>Roberts was sometimes described as a 'benevolent dictator'. Roberts received many awards and honors during his lifetime including service on the PGA Advisory Committee from its inception in 1943 until his death appointment by the United States Golf Association to serve on the Bob Jones Award Selection Committee and election to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the author of The Story of the Augusta National Golf Club published in 1976 and a subject of a book titled The Making of the Masters Clifford Roberts Augusta National and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament by David Owen published in 1999.<br/>It was not until 1975 that Lee Elder became the first black golfer to play in the Masters Tournament although he was not the first non-white golfer to compete; Sukree Onsham of Thailand played in 1970 and 1971. Roberts is quoted as saying "to make an exception would be practicing discrimination in reverse." Lee Elder later said "I don't want anything special. I will make it on my own." Another comment attributed to Roberts is: "As long as I'm alive all the golfers will be white and all the caddies will be black."2 3<br/>Roberts age 84 committed suicide by gunshot in 1977 on the banks of the par-3 course at Augusta National. He had been in ill health for several months. unknown books
