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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 584 Sold
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715). Les Aventures de Telemaque, 1720, vol one only (of 2), contemporary calf. Provenance: LYTTON STRACHEY and ROGER SENHOUSE (labels).
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715).  Les Avantures de…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 585 Sold
ART REFERENCE - Josep PALAU I FABRE (1917-2008). Picasso. Life and Work of the Early Years 1881-1907, Oxford, 1981, original buckram. With 15 other art reference books. (16)
ART REFERENCE - Josep PALAU I FABRE (1917-2008).  Picasso. Life and Work of the Early Years 1881…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 586 Sold
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and New York, 1913, original buckram. FIRST EDITION.
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer).  Men of Mark. London and New York: Duckworth ... …
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 587 Sold
APIAN, Peter (1495-1552). Astronomicum Caesareum, Leipzig, 1967, modern pigskin. Facsimile edition.
APIAN, Peter (1495-1552).  Astronomicum Caesareum. [Leipzig: 1967]. Folio (450 x 300mm). Coloured…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 588 Sold
BOWEN, Thomas (b. 1790). A Map of the Island of Tobago, London, 1779, framed and glazed. With 2 other related maps. (3)
BOWEN, Thomas (b. 1790).  A Map of the Island of Tobago, Drawn from an Actual Survey. [London:]…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 589 Sold
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to the North of England, 1723, contemporary calf.
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to the North of England. In…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 590 Sold
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars:…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 591 Sold
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817, contemporary half calf. With other works by Byron bound in.
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824).  Manfred. A Dramatic Poem. London: John Murray, 1817. Half title, 2-line…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 592 Sold
The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation of a Hare, London, [c. 1830], wrappers. With 6 other books. (7)
The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation of a Hare. Written by Herself. London: Printed and Sold by…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 593 Unsold
FONTANI, Francesco (1748-1818). Viaggio Pittorico della Toscana, Florence, 1968, 3 vols., wrappers. Facsimile edition. (3)
FONTANI, Francesco (1748-1818).  Viaggio Pittorico della Toscana. Florence: “Zincotecnica di…
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 594 Sold
GRAHAM, Bob (b. 1942). A collection of 75 original pen, ink and grey wash drawings, [c. 1990].
GRAHAM, Bob (b. 1942, illustrator). A collection of 75 ORIGINAL PEN, INK AND GREY WASH DRAWINGS BY…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 595 Unsold
MEID, Hans (1883-1957, illustrator). Zwanzig Radierungen zur Bibel, Leipzig, 1916-19, unbound, as issued, in 2 portfolios. Limited edition. (2)
MEID, Hans (1883-1957, illustrator). Zwanzig Radierungen zur Bibel. Leipzig: Verlag von E. A.…
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 596 Sold
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham Rye, London, 1960, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 8 other works in 9 vols. (10)
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006).  The Ballad of Peckham Rye. London: Macmillan,…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 597 Sold
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000). [A Dance to the Music of Time], London, 1957-77, 12 vols., original cloth, dust-jackets. Mixed editions, but including 8 FIRST EDITIONS. (12)
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000).  [A Dance to the Music of Time: comprising]: A Question of Upbringing…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £250 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 598 Sold
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula, Paris, 1521, contemporary calf.
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula divi Augustini longe prestantissima cum…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 599 Sold
[STERNE, Laurence (1713-68)]. Letters from Yorick to Eliza, London, 1775, contemporary russia. FIRST EDITION.
[STERNE, Laurence (1713-68)]. Letters from Yorick to Eliza. London: Printed for G. Kearsly … and T.…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £40 - £60
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 600 Sold
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). An Account of Virginia [from the "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society", London], 1676, stitched.
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). [Sectional heading:] An Account of Virginia, its Scituation[sic…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 601 Sold
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum, Amsterdam, 1740, contemporary calf. With 14 other books. (15)
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attributed).  De secretis mulierum libellus. Amsterdam:…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 602 Sold
DESCARTES, René (1596-1650). Meditationes de prima philosophia, Amsterdam, 1685, contemporary vellum.
DESCARTES, René (1596-1650).  Meditationes de prima philosophia, in quibus Dei existentia, et animæ…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 603 Sold
"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. The Nursery "Alice", London, 1890, original pictorial boards.
"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)].  The Nursery "Alice" containing Twenty…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 604 Sold
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe, London, [1911], original pictorial cloth gilt. With 6 other editions of the same work. (7)
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an Introduction by…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 605 Sold
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.
LEE, Laurie (1914-97).  Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 606 Sold
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66). Alphabets et Chiffres Récréatifs, Paris, [c. 1834], 9 lithographed plates, original pictorial wrappers. With 4 other illustrated books. (5)
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66).  Alphabet et Chiffres Récréatifs. Paris: Chez Aumont …
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 607 Sold
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of the author's first book.
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013).  The Wasp Factory. London: Macmillan, 1984. 8vo (215 x 135mm). Half title.…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 608 Sold
BÉASLAI, Piaras (1881-1965). Michael Collins and the Making of a New Ireland, Dublin, 1926, 2 vols., original cloth. FIRST EDITION. (2)
BÉASLAI, Piaras (1881-1965).  Michael Collins and the Making of a New Ireland. Dublin: The Pheonix…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 609 Sold
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). Castle Gay, [London, 1930], original fawn buckram. AUTHOR'S PROOF COPY. With 2 other books by John Buchan. (3)
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940).  Castle Gay. [London:] Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., [1930]. 8vo (186 x 124mm)…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 610 Sold
CRICK, Francis (1916-2004). Of Molecules and Men, Seattle, 1966, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author. (2)
CRICK, Francis (1916-2004).  Of Molecules and Men. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1966.…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 611 Unsold
CRONIN, A. J. (1896-1981). The Citadel, London, 1937, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.
CRONIN, A. J. (1896-1981).  The Citadel. London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. 8vo (196 x 130mm). Half…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 612 Sold
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89). The Loving Spirit, London, 1931, original blue cloth (rubbed and scuffed, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION of the author's very scarce first novel. With 20 other books. (21)
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89).  The Loving Spirit. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1931.…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 613 Sold
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940). The Vegetable, New York, 1923, original green cloth. FIRST EDITION. With another play by Edward Sackville-West. (2)
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940).  The Vegetable or from President to postman. New York: Charles…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 614 Sold
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948), and others - Claud LOVAT FRASER (1890-1921). Sixty-Three Unpublished Designs, London, [1924], original cloth-backed decorated boards. NUMBER 2 OF 500 COPIES. With 8 other books. (9)
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948), and others - Claud LOVAT FRASER (1890-1921).  Sixty-Three…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 615 Sold
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, New York [?but Antwerp], 1890, contemporary full vellum. Pirated Edition.
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor).  The Gentle Art of Making…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 616 Sold
HAMILTON, Patrick (1904-62). Impromptu in Moribundia, London, 1939, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author. (2)
HAMILTON, Patrick (1904-62).  Impromptu in Moribundia. London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1939. 8vo …
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 617 Sold
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Death in the Afternoon, London, 1932, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST U.K. EDITION. With 4 other books by the same author. (5)
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961).  Death in the Afternoon. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. 8vo (213 x…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 618 Sold
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by the same author. (3)
LEE, Laurie (1914-97).  Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 619 Sold
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955). Death in Venice, London, 1928, original cloth. FIRST U.K. EDITION.
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955).  Death in Venice ... Translated by H. T. Lowe-Porter. London: Martin…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 620 Sold
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. With 2 other editions of the same work. (3)
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. London: Secker and Warburg, 1945. 8vo (186 x…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 621 Sold
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine [in:] The New Review, London, 1895, Chapters XIII-XV, wrappers. With 6 other books. (7)
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine [In:] The New Review. Edited by W. E. Henley. London:…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 622 Sold
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948). Oscar Wilde's Salome, London, 1938, original wrappers. NUMBER ONE OF 50 COPIES. With 7 other books. (8)
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948).  Oscar Wilde's Salome. London: The Fanfare Press, December 1938. 8vo…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 623 Sold
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren, London, 1959, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY SUZANNE WARREN.
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1911-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). …
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 624 Sold
JARDINE, William (1800-74). The Natural History of the Felinæ, Edinburgh, 1834, hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, modern buckram-backed marbled boards. With another book. (2)
JARDINE, William (1800-74).  The Natural History of the Felinæ. Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars (and others…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 625 Unsold
[ANON.]. The Young Ladies' Assistant in Writing French Letters, London, 1810, contemporary calf (upper cover detached). Second edition.
[ANON.]. The Young Ladies' Assistant in Writing French Letters; or, Manuel Épistolaire a l' Usage…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 626 Sold
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented, London, 1896, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION.
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 627 Sold
MISCELLANY - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). Quentin Durward, Edinburgh, 1823, 3 vols., original boards. FIRST EDITION. With 13 other books. (16)
MISCELLANY - [Walter SCOTT (1771-1832)].  Quentin Durward. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 628 Sold
ALLINGHAM, Helen (1848-1926). Happy England, London, 1909, coloured plates, original decorated cloth gilt. SIGNED by Helen Allingham, and further inscribed by Nellie and Henry Allingham.
ALLINGHAM, Helen (1848-1926).  Happy England .. with Memoir and Descriptions by Marcus B. Huish.…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 629 Sold
"Mineral and Rock Specimens", [No place, early 20th-century], 40 specimens contained in a compartmentalised book box, with tie.
"Mineral and Rock Specimens" [title from printed label on lid], [No place, n.d. but early 20th…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 630 Sold
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940". Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves kept by Thomas A. Johnson.
"THE PHONEY WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021
Lot 631 Sold
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1946-63; and an autograph letter to Harrison from [Capt.] William E. Johns. (4)
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed …
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
9 December 2021

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