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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 546 Sold
VALENTIJN, Francois (1666-1727). Nieuwe Kaart van Caap der Goede Hoop, [Amsterdam, 1724], hand-coloured engraved map. With a modern facsimile map. (2)
VALENTIJN, François (16666-1727).  Nieuwe Kaart van Caap der Goede Hoop. [Amsterdam: c. 1724]. Hand…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 547 Sold
OGILBY, John (1600-76). The Road from London to Arundel, hand-coloured engraved "strip map", [London, c. 1675], framed and glazed.
OGILBY, John (16--76).  The Road from London to Arundel ... With the Continuation from Arundel to…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £40 - £60
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 548 Sold
BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1653). Monumethensis comitatus vernacule Monmouth Shire, [Amsterdam, c. 1645], hand-coloured engraved map, framed and glazed. With 2 other maps. (3)
BLAEU, Johannes (1596-1653).  Monumethensis comitatus Vernacule Monmouth Shire [Amsterdam: c. 1645]…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 548a Sold
[SANSON, Nicolas (1600-67)]. Novissima Descriptio Angliæ, Scotiæ et Hiberniæ, [Paris: c. 1650], hand-coloured engraved map of the British Isles, framed and grazed. With another map of the British Isles by Edward Wells. (2)
[SANSON, Nicolas (1600-67)]. Novissima Descriptio Angliæ, Scotiæ et Hiberniæ. [Paris: c. 1650].…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 549 Sold
MEDITERRANEAN PORTS AND HARBOURS - A collection of c. 120 manuscript coastal charts in an album, 230 x 315mm., dated variously 1720-1804.
MEDITERRANEAN PORTS AND HARBOURS - A collection of c. 120 manuscript coastal charts in pen-and-ink…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 550 Sold
[DEFOE, Daniel (c. 1660-1731)]. The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, London, 1722, contemporary calf. Sixth edition.
[DEFOE, Daniel (c. 1660-1731)].  The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 551 Unsold
WITHDRAWN
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Il Saggiatore, Rome, 1623, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION. ***Please note carefully the full amended description***
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642).  Il Saggiatore nel quale con bilancia esquisita e giusta si ponderano…
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 552 Unsold
[BUCHAN, John (1875-1940)]. These For Remembrance, Privately Printed, 1919, 4to, [?]original boards. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF A SMALL UNSPECIFIED LIMITATION, PRESENTATION COPY.
[BUCHAN, John (1875-1940)].  These for Remembrance. [No place:] [Colophon:] "Privately Printed at…
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 552a Sold
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Trembling of the Veil, London, 1922, original parchment-backed paper boards, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 614 OF 1,000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939).  The Trembling of the Veil. London: Privately Printed for Subscribers…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 553 Sold
KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630). Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus astronomiæ pars optica traditur, Frankfurt, 1604, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION.
KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630).  Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus astronomiæ pars optica traditur;…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 554 Sold
VAN DEN KEERE, Pieter (1571-c.1646) [and John SPEED (1552-1629)]. Miniature Atlas, [?]London, c. 1642, contemporary half calf.
VAN DEN KEERE, Pieter (1571-c.1646) [and John SPEED. (1552-1629)].  [Miniature Atlas. [?London: no…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 555 Sold
BOWEN, Emanuel (1694-1767). A New and Accurate Map of Turky in Asia, Arabia, [London, c. 1744], engraved map, 350 x 425mm.; with 5 other maps. (6)
BOWEN, Emanuel (1694-1767).  A New and Accurate Map of Turky [sic] in Asia, Arabia ... Drawn from…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 556 Sold
MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617). The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England, London, 1638, contemporary calf.
MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617).  The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England, from…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 557 Sold
LISIANSKY [or LYSIANSKYI], Yury Federovich (1773-1837). A Voyage Round the World, London, 1814, unbound. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.
LISIANSKY [or LYSIANSKYI], Yury Federovich (1773-1837).  A Voyage round the World, in the Years…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 558 Sold
[BEETHOVEN, Ludvig Van (1770-1827)]. A two-page autograph letter referring to Beethoven, dated 31 Oct. 1839.
[BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827)].  A two-page autograph letter, dated 31 Oct. 1837, written in a…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 559 Sold
BAUM, Frank L. (1856-1919). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900, defective, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With the same author's The Marvelous Land of Oz ([Chicago, n.d.]), also defective. (2)
BAUM, Frank L. (1856-1919).  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ... With Pictures by W. W. Denslow. Chicago…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560 Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter (some fraying with slight loss), original boards. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author (defective). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. London: Frederick Warne, 1903. 12mo (139…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560a Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, London, [April, 1903], 12mo, 31 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, fourth issue.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [April,…
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560b Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October]…
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560c Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher, London, 1906, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1906.…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560d Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London, 1908, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1908…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560e Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Roly-Poly Pudding, London, 1908, large 8vo, 16 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With another by the same author (reprint, defective). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Roly-Poly Pudding. London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. Large…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560f Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). Ginger & Pickles, London, 1909, large 8vo, 10 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION. With another by the same author (reprint). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  Ginger and Pickles. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. Large 8vo …
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560g Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.ADDED TO LOT IN DECEMBER 2022 BOOK SALE.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 560h Unsold
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST EDITION.
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909…
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 561 Sold
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1908, original cloth. Second edition. With 9 other books. (10)
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932).  The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen and Co., October 1908. 8vo …
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 562 Sold
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters. And another letter, unrelated. (4)
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters comprising: a 2-page letter to S. S. Sprigg,…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 563 Unsold
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague, 1755, 2 vols., 12mo, 9 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary calf. (2)
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"].  Les Oeuvres ... Contenant les Pieces de Theatre…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 564 Sold
[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, [Paris or Geneva], 1780, VERY FINELY BOUND by Chambolle-Duru.
[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)].  La Pucelle d'Orléans, Poëme en Vingt-Un Chants,…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 565 Sold
[CHARLES I, King of England (1600-49)]. Histoire entiere et veritable du procez de Charles Stuart, Roy D' Angleterre, [?Paris], 1650, contemporary calf.
[CHARLES I, King of England (1600-49)].  Histoire entiere et veritable du Procez de Charles Stuart,…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 566 Sold
L' ENCLOS, Ninon de (1620-1705). Mémoires et Lettres, Rotterdam, 1751, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION.
L' ENCLOS, Ninon de (1620-1705), and others.  Mémoires et Lettres pour servir de l' Histoire de la…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 567 Sold
SEVIGNÉ, Madame de (1626-96). Recueil des Lettres, Paris, 1763, 8 vols., contemporary calf. (8)
SEVIGNÉ, Madame de (1626-96).  Recueil des Lettres ... a Madame la Comtesse de Grignan, sa Fille.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 568 Sold
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95). Contes et Nouvelles, Lyon, 1874, 2 vols., EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco by Chatelin. (2)
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95).  Contes et Nouvelles en Vers. Lyon: N. Scheuring, 1874-75.…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 569 Sold
BINDING - Clément MAROT (1496-1544). Poésies, Paris, [1951], 2 vols., FINELY BOUND in contemporary burgundy morocco. (2)
BINDING - Clément MAROT (1496-1544).  Poésies, edited by Pierre d' Espezel. Paris: Union Latine d'…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 570 Sold
BINDING - Victor HUGO (1802-85). Hernani, Paris, 1890, EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND in olive morocco by Chambolle-Duru, "Exemplaire sur Hollande non mis dans la commerce", signed by the publisher.
BINDING - Victor HUGO (1802-85).  Hernani. Drame en Cinq Actes. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1890.…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 571 Sold
DUFY, Raoul (1877-1953) - Marcelle OURY (1894-1980, editor). Lettre à mon Peintre Raoul Dufy, Paris, 1965, original wrappers. ONE OF 975 COPIES.
DUFY, Raoul (1877-1953) - Marcelle OURY (1894-1980, editor).  Lettre à mon Peintre Raoul Dufy.…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 572 Unsold
GIACOMETTI, Augusto (1877-1947) - Waldemar George (1893-1970). Augusto Giacometti, Paris, 1932, 4to, original wrappers. ONE OF 75 COPIES.
GIACOMETTI, Augusto (1877-1947) - Waldemar GEORGE (1893-1970).  Augusto Giacometti. Paris: Éditions…
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 573 Unsold
DE MUSSET, Alfred (1810-57). Oeuvres Complètes Illustrées, Paris, 1928-29, 10 vols., 4to, contemporary morocco-backed boards. With 2 other books. (12)
DE MUSSET, Alfred (1810-57).  Oeuvres Complètes Illustrées. Paris: Librairie de France, 1928-29. 10…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 574 Sold
LOTI, Pierre (1850-1923). Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort, Paris, 1891, FINELY BOUND in crushed morocco. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 25 OF 25 COPIES "sur Impérial du Japon."
LOTI, Pierre (1850-1923).  Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort. Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1891. 8vo (186…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 575 Sold
GREEN, Julien (1900-98). Le Voyageur sur la Terre, Paris, 1927, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 120 "HORS COMMERCE" COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY. With another book. (2)
GREEN, Julien (1900-98).  Le Voyageur sur la Terre. Paris: Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 576 Unsold
MISCELLANY - Oscar WILDE (1854-1900). Ballade de la Geole de Reading, Paris, 1951, 4to, illustrations by Tavy Notton, original wrappers. ONE OF 120 COPIES "sur vélin de Rives." With 8 other books. (9)
MISCELLANY - Oscar WILDE (1854-1900).  Ballade de la Geole de Reading. The Ballad of Reading Gaol.…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 577 Unsold
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand-coloured illustrations by Léon Carré, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,100 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Frank Jay Gould.
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide. Roman. Paris: L' Édition d' Art H. Piazza, 1939. 4to …
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 578 Unsold
BINDING - ALAIN-FOURNIER (1886-1914). Le Grand Meaulnes. Paris, 1936, large 8vo, illustrations by Pierre Gandon, FINELY BOUND in dark green morocco by C. Grandgeorge. ONE OF 2,000 COPIES.
BINDING - ALAIN-FOURNIER [i.e. Henry-Alban FOURNIER (1886-1914)].  Le Grand Meaulnes. Paris:…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 579 Sold
LAURENCIN, Marie (1883-1956). Marie Laurencin. Avec une préface par Marcel Jouhandeau, Paris, 1928, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,000 COPIES. With 2 other books. (3)
LAURENCIN, Marie (1883-1956).  Marie Laurencin. Avec une préface par Marcel Jouhandeau. Paris:…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 580 Sold
MISCELLANY, FRENCH - Jacques-Gabriel (PROD'HOMME (1871-1956). La Jeunesse de Beethoven, Paris, 1927, morocco-backed boards, PRESENTATION COPY. With 28 other works in 29 vols. (30)
MISCELLANY, FRENCH - Jacques-Gabriel PROD'HOMME (1871-1956).  La Jeunesse de Beethoven. Paris:…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 581 Sold
MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux, Paris, [1911], plates by Arthur Rackham, original pictorial vellum [without a limitation leaf and not signed by Rackham]. With 5 other works in 6 vols. (7)
MISCELLANY -  Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator).  Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux par…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 582 Sold
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1544-1616). The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, London, 1742, 2 vols., 68 engraved plates only (of 69), contemporary calf (rebacked). FIRST EDITION of this translation. (2)
CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Migeul de (1544-1616).  The Life and Exploits of the ingenious gentleman Don…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 583 Unsold
MISCELLANY - [Jean-François DE LA CROIX (1753-94) and Antoine HORNOT ([dates unknown])]. Anecdotes Arabes et Musulmanes, Paris, 1772, 8vo, contemporary calf. With various other works in 32 vols. (33)
MISCELLANY - [Jean-François DE LA CROIX (1753-94) and Antoine HORNOT ([dates unknown])].  Anecdotes…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021

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