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Lot 632
Description:
Newhouse Capt. Daniel, The Whole Art of Navigation; in five books. containing I. the principles of navigation and geometry. II. the principles of astromomy. III. the practical part of navigation. IV. the description and use of such instruments, as are useful in taking observations at sea. with dedication to James II,dated 1685 maps and illustrations, printed for Thomas Passenger at The Three Bibles,1686. In tooled leather binding embossed M J R for Margaret Storm Jameson. Blank front matter also contains notes regarding gifting and ownership of the book, notably the Bradford family from 1698
Provenance: The lot comes with a hand written letter with details of the gift of the book dated 3 rd May 1931.
Notes: Margaret Storm Jameson 1891-1986, was a writer and journalist. The Ship first of a trilogy written by the author was published in 1927.
Provenance: The lot comes with a hand written letter with details of the gift of the book dated 3 rd May 1931.
Notes: Margaret Storm Jameson 1891-1986, was a writer and journalist. The Ship first of a trilogy written by the author was published in 1927.
Estimate:
£3,000 - £5,000
Fees Applied to in room and absentee bid hammer prices:
30% inc VAT*
Fees Applied to Online and Autobid hammer prices:
33.6% inc VAT*
Our two day first fine sale of the year includes the Margaret Bide Collection of antique textiles and art from the estate of Paul Wengraf (1894 - 1978) Austrian émigré art dealer and others including works by Giacometti, Souza, Schiele, Josef Herman, Johannes Fischer, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis; silver, jewellery, furniture, ceramics, a gentleman's collection of glass and wine related antiques.
Margaret’s passion for her subject ignited on her first day studying and never diminished. Her association with Farnham Art College, now UCA, lasted for over thirty years, as student, lecturer and finally department head. To learn more about Margaret Bide, listen to Crafts Lives on The British Sound Library
