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Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps

Auction date Thursday 9 December 2021 13:00 - 17:00 GMT

Thursday 9 December - 1pm
Lot 501 -  696
       Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps

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Total lots: 210

Lot 501 Sold
BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827). Quintetto Pour 2 Violins, 2 Altos et Violoncelle, [1802], stitched. FIRST EDITION.
BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827).  Quintetto Pour 2 Violins, 2 Altos et Violoncelle composé et…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 502 Sold
BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827). Sonata per il Piano-forte ed un Violino obligato, [1805], stitched. FIRST EDITION.
BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827).  Sonata per il Piano-forte ed un Violino obligato, scritta in…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 503 Sold
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). A manuscript musical quotation from "Voice in the Wilderness." With other related material. (qty)
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand of 4 bars of the…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 504 Sold
BRAHMS, Johannes (1833-97). Serenade D dur für grosses Orchester, [1860], contemporary boards.
BRAHMS, Johannes (1833-97). Serenade D dur für grosses Orchester. Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, …
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 505 Sold
BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-76). A manuscript musical quotation from the Piano Concerto, signed and dated.
BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-76). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand of 4 bars from…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 506 Sold
BRUCH, Max (1838-1920). A manuscript musical quotation from the slow movement of the Violin Concerto.
BRUCH, Max (1838-1920). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand of 5 bars of part of…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 507 Sold
COPLAND, Aaron (1900-90). A manuscript musical quotation from the Concerto for Clarinet. With a one-page autograph letter by Copland. (2)
COPLAND, Aaron (1900-90). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand of 3 bars from the…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 508 Sold
ELGAR, Edward (1857-1934). A manuscript musical quotation from "In the South."
ELGAR, Edward (1857-1934). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand of 2 bars from "In…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 509 Sold
HINDEMITH, Paul (1895-1963). A manuscript musical quotation from an unidentified work. With 8 other items. (9)
HINDEMITH, Paul (1895-1963). A manuscript musical quotation of 4 bars from an unidentified work,…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 510 Sold
JOACHIM, Joseph (1831-1907). A Cabinet-style photographed portrait, signed. With 3 other related items. (4)
JOACHIM, Joseph (1831-1907, violinist). A Cabinet-style photographed portrait by Guignon and Bossi…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 511 Sold
MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912). 20 Mélodies, [Paris, c. 1903], cloth, inscribed by the composer with a musical quotation.
MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912).  20 Mélodies. Quatrième Volume. [Paris:] Heugel et Cie., [n.d. but c.…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 512 Sold
MILHAUD, Darius (1892-1974). A folded sheet with quotations from 7 of his string quartets in the composer's hand. With 3 other related items. (4)
MILHAUD, Darius (1892-1974). A folded sheet of printed staves with manuscript quotations in the…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 513 Sold
PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953). A manuscript musical quotation signed and dated by the composer.
PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953). A manuscript musical quotation, the piece unidentified, in the…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 514 Sold
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937). Deux Epigrammes de Clément Marot, Paris, [1900], 2 parts, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, the first part signed and inscribed by the composer. (2)
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937).  Deux Epigrammes de Clément Marot. [Title on upper wrapper of first…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 515 Sold
SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828). Symphonie C Dur. für grosses Orchester, [1849], original cloth. FIRST EDITION.
SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828). Symphonie C Dur. für grosses Orchester. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel,…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 516 Sold
STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949). A manuscript musical quotation from "Till Eulenspiegel", signed.
STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand from "Till…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 517 Sold
STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971). A manuscript musical quotation from the Pastorale for Violin and Piano.
STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971). A manuscript musical quotation in the composer's hand from the …
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 518 Sold
MUSIC MISCELLANY - A large collection of autograph letters, cards, etc, by composers, musicians, music publishers and others. (qty)
MUSIC MISCELLANY - A large collection of autograph letters, cards, etc., by composers, musicians,…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 519 Sold
VIRGILIUS MARO, Publius (70-19 BC). The Works ... Translated into English verse; by Mr Dryden, London, 1697, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION of this translation.
VIRGILIUS MARO, Publius (70-19 BC).  The Works ... Containing his Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis.…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 520 Sold
MOREIRA, Jacob Rodrigues (editor, dates unknown). Kehilath Jahacob: Being a Vocabulary of Words in the Hebrew Language, [London], 1773, modern buckram.
MOREIRA, Jacob Rodrigues (editor, dates unknown). Kehilath Jahacob: Being a Vocabulary of Words in…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 521 Sold
Biblia Hebraica, Magdeburg, 1720, text in Hebrew and Latin, contemporary vellum.
Biblia Hebraica, ex aliquot manuscriptis et compluribus impressis codicibus, edited by Johann…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 522 Sold
Eight leaves from Biblical manuscripts in Hebrew on vellum and paper, [?]14th-century. (8)
Eight leaves from Biblical manuscripts in Hebrew, on vellum and paper, [?]14th-century, ranging in…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 523 Unsold
[ANON.]. Travels in South-Eastern Asia, Dublin, 1823, 12mo, contemporary calf. With François-Auguste Chateaubriand's Atala (London, 1809). (2)
[ANON.]. Travels in South-Eastern Asia, compiled from the most Authentic and Recent Sources. Dublin…
Estimate: £150 - £200
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 523a Sold
WRIGHT, George Newenham (c. 1794-1877). China in a Series of Views, London, [1843], 4 vols. bound in 2, engraved plates, contemporary half burgundy morocco. FIRST EDITION. (2)
WRIGHT, George Newenham (c. 1794-1877).  China, Illustrated in a Series of Views, Displaying the…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 524 Sold
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955). A one-page autograph letter, dated 27 February 1920. With 7 other letters by various correspondents. (8)
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955). A one-page autograph letter, signed "Thomas Mann", dated 27 February 1920…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 525 Sold
VICTORIA, Queen of England (1819-1901). Two autograph letters; and two autograph letters by Disraeli. (4)
VICTORIA, Queen of England (1819-1901). Two autograph letters on 6-pages, both on mourning paper,…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 525a Unsold
LLOYD'S OF LONDON - F. C. SADLER. ***TRANSFERRED TO JULY 2022 BOOK SALE.***
***TRANSFERRED TO JULY 2022 BOOK SALE***LLOYD'S OF LONDON - F. C. SADLER (dates unknown, artist). …
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 526 Sold
NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949, illustrator). An Alphabet, London, 1899, 26 coloured lithographed plates by Nicholson, original coloured pictorial boards. PRESENTATION COPY.
NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949, illustrator).  An Alphabet. London: William Heinemann, January 1899.…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 527 Sold
TOMATSU, Shoumei (1930-2012, photographer), Ken DOMON (1909-90, photographer), and others. Hiroshima-Nagasaki. Document 1961, Tokyo, 1961, buckram and wrappers, slipcase. FIRST EDITION.
TOMATSU, Shoumei (1930-2012, photographer), Ken DOMON (1909-90, photographer), and others.…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 528 Sold
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656). Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano, Rome, 1625, engraved plates, modern calf. FIRST EDITION.
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).  Exactissima descriptio rariorum…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 529 Sold
[SERE DES RIEUX, Jean Adam (1668-1747)]. Les Dons des Enfans de Latone: La Musique et la Chasse du Cerf, Paris, 1734, contemporary calf.
[SERE DES RIEUX, Jean Adam (1668-1747)]. Les Dons des Enfans [sic] de Latone: La Musique et la…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 530 Sold
JERROLD, Walter (1865-1929). The Silvery Thames, London, 1906, original half vellum. FIRST EDITION.
JERROLD, Walter (1865-1929).  The Silvery Thames. Leeds and London: Alf Cooke, Ltd., 1906. Oblong…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 530a Sold
The Royal Navy; in a Series of Illustrations, Portsmouth, 1875-81, 2 vols., 49 fine chromolithographed plates, contemporary navy blue pictorial morocco gilt. (2)
The Royal Navy; in a Series of Illustrations ... With an Introduction, By F. Elgar, Esq. ... Third…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 531 Sold
LYELL, Charles (1797-1875). Principles of Geology, 2 vols., London, 1872, contemporary half morocco. The 11th edition. (2)
LYELL, Charles (1797-1875).  Principles of Geology or the Modern Changes of the Earth and its…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 532 Sold
[DAVIES, John (1625-93)]. The Civil Warres of Great Britain and Ireland, Glasgow, 1664, contemporary calf.
[DAVIES, John (1625-93)].  The Civil Warres of Great Britain and Ireland, Containing an Exact…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 533 Sold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Bartholomew Fayre, London, 1631, with old upper wrapper.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedie, Acted in the Yeare, 1614. By Elizabeths …
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 534 Sold
[JONSON, Ben (1572-1637)], and others. Christmas, His Masque, [and other Masques], London, [?1631], stitched.
[JONSON, Ben (1572-1637)], and others.  Christmas, His Masque, as it was Presented at Court, 1616 …
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 535 Sold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie, London, 1640, stitched. With other works bound in by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Horace, His Art of Poetrie. Made English. [London: no publisher], 1640.…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 536 Sold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Divell is an Asse, London, 1631, stitched.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  The Divell is an Asse: A Comedie Acted in the Yeare, 1616. By His…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 537 Sold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Catiline. His Conspiracy. A Tragoedie, London, 1616, stitched. Bound with another work by the same author with Shakespeare listed at the end as one of the "Tragoedians".
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Catiline. His Conspiracy. A Tragoedie. Acted in the yeere 1611. By the…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 538 Sold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Magnetick Lady: or, Humors Reconcild, London, 1640, stitched. Bound with 2 other works by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  The Magnetick Lady: or, Humors Reconcild [sic]. A Comedy composed by Ben:…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 539 Unsold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). The Staple of Newes, London, 4to, 1631, stitched. Bound with another work by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  The Staple of Newes. A Comedie Acted in the Yeare, 1625. By His Maiesties…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 540 Unsold
JONSON, Ben (1572-1657). Volpone, or The Foxe, London, 1616, 4to, stitched. Bound with other works by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Volpone, or The Foxe. A Comoedie. Acted in the yeere 1605. By the K.…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 541 Sold
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Julius Cæsar. A Tragedy. As it is now Acted at the Theatre Royal, London, 1691, stitched. THE SECOND QUARTO EDITION.
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616).  Julius Cæsar. A Tragedy. As it is now Acted at the Theatre Royal…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 542 Sold
BINDINGS - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). The Waverley Novels, Edinburgh, 1877-79, 48 vols., very attractively bound in contemporary green half morocco gilt. (48)
BINDINGS - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832).  The Waverley Novels. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 543 Sold
BINDINGS - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). [Selected Works], London, 1844-65, 12 works in 13 vols., FINELY BOUND. (13)
BINDINGS - Charles Dickens (1812-70). A Selection of 12 Works in 13 volumes comprising: The Old…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 544 Sold
SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73). The Evil Guest, London, [1895], original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 19 other books by the same author. (20)
SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73).  The Evil Guest. London: Downey & Co., [n.d. but publisher…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 545 Sold
GESNER [or GESSNER], Conrad (1516-65). Vogelbuch, Zürich, 1557, 219 fine woodcut illustrations of birds, in an EXCEPTIONALLY FINE contemporary pigskin binding. FIRST GERMAN EDITION.
GESNER [or GESSNER], Conrad (1516-65).  Vogelbuch. Darin die art, natur und eigenschafft aller…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
9 December 2021
9 December 2021

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