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Auction date Thursday 7 December 2023 14:00 GMT
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Thursday 7  December – Sussex Saleroom
Lot 601 - 703      Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps  2pm

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Total lots: 102

MORTIER, Pieter (1661-1711). Carte Particuliere des Costes Occidentales d' Ireland qui la Baye de Galloway et la Riviere de Lymerick, [Amsterdam, 1693], large hand-coloured engraved chart of Galway Bay and the Limerick River, 601 x 862mm., unframed.
Lot 673 Sold
MORTIER, Pieter (1661-1711). Carte Particuliere des Costes Occidentales d' Ireland qui la Baye de Galloway et la Riviere de Lymerick, [Amsterdam, 1693], large hand-coloured engraved chart of Galway Bay and the Limerick River, 601 x 862mm., unframed.
MORTIER, Pieter (1661-1711).  Carte Particuliere des Costes Occidentales d' Ireland qui la Baye de…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon, New York, [1922], 4to, 25 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THIS FORMAT.
Lot 674 Sold
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon, New York, [1922], 4to, 25 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THIS FORMAT.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Florence Nightingale to her Nurses, London, 1914, 8vo, frontispiece, original tan buckram (rebacked preserving original spine, new endpapers). FIRST EDITION.
Lot 675 Sold
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Florence Nightingale to her Nurses, London, 1914, 8vo, frontispiece, original tan buckram (rebacked preserving original spine, new endpapers). FIRST EDITION.
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  Florence Nightingale to her Nurses. A Selection from Miss…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] - A Collection of 43 books. Please see the full description below. (43)
Lot 677 Sold
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] - A Collection of 43 books. Please see the full description below. (43)
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] -  A Collection of 43…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
PONTEY, William (fl.1780-1831). The Forest Pruner, London, 1810, 8vo, 8 engraved plates, some coloured and folding, later half calf gilt. The third edition. With 4 other works in 5 vols. (6)
Lot 678 Sold
PONTEY, William (fl.1780-1831). The Forest Pruner, London, 1810, 8vo, 8 engraved plates, some coloured and folding, later half calf gilt. The third edition. With 4 other works in 5 vols. (6)
PONTEY, William (fl.1780-1831).  The Forest Pruner; or, Timber Owner's Assistant: A Treatise on the…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804). Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever, London, 1787, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half plum morocco gilt. Provenance: SIR JOHN C. HOBHOUSE (armorial bookplate). Mixed editions.
Lot 679 Unsold
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804). Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever, London, 1787, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half plum morocco gilt. Provenance: SIR JOHN C. HOBHOUSE (armorial bookplate). Mixed editions.
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804).  Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever. Part I. Containing An…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874, Winchester, "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875, 8vo, hand-coloured title and 5 plates, contemporary cloth. RARE. Please see footnote below.
Lot 680 Unsold
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874, Winchester, "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875, 8vo, hand-coloured title and 5 plates, contemporary cloth. RARE. Please see footnote below.
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874. Winchester: "James Pamplin,…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Mother Goose, London, 1913, 4to, 13 coloured plates, illustrations, original buckram (gilt faded). Provenance: EDWARD J. POYNTER (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 519 OF 1,100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
Lot 681 Sold
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Mother Goose, London, 1913, 4to, 13 coloured plates, illustrations, original buckram (gilt faded). Provenance: EDWARD J. POYNTER (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 519 OF 1,100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. London: William…
Hammer price: £375
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
REMBRANDT (1606-69) - Charles B. CURTIS (1827-1905). Rembrandt's Etchings, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1889, folio, 50 photogravure plates, original mustard yellow pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
Lot 682 Unsold
REMBRANDT (1606-69) - Charles B. CURTIS (1827-1905). Rembrandt's Etchings, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1889, folio, 50 photogravure plates, original mustard yellow pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
REMBRANDT (1606-69) - Charles B. CURTIS (1827-1905).  Rembrandt's Etchings. Fifty of the most…
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809). Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, London, 1800, 4to, 8 lithographed plates, 5 of which hand-coloured, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
Lot 683 Unsold
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809). Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, London, 1800, 4to, 8 lithographed plates, 5 of which hand-coloured, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809).  Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, for the…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
RODKER, John (1894-1955). Hymns, London, The Ovid Press, 1920, 8vo, ornaments by E. Wadsworth, buckram. ONE OF 20 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With B. C. Windeler's Elimus (Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1923, 8vo, boards, NUMBER 97 OF 300 COPIES).
Lot 684 Sold
RODKER, John (1894-1955). Hymns, London, The Ovid Press, 1920, 8vo, ornaments by E. Wadsworth, buckram. ONE OF 20 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With B. C. Windeler's Elimus (Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1923, 8vo, boards, NUMBER 97 OF 300 COPIES).
RODKER, John (1894-1955).  Hymns. [London:] The Ovid Press, 1920. Large 8vo (250 x 155mm). Half…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe, London, [c.1910], 4to, illustrations printed in colours and gold, FINELY BOUND IN "deerskin" gilt. Please see the full description.
Lot 685 Sold
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe, London, [c.1910], 4to, illustrations printed in colours and gold, FINELY BOUND IN "deerskin" gilt. Please see the full description.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald with an Introduction by A. C…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Nursery Rhymes, London, The Dropmore Press, 1947, 4to, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 89 OF 550 COPIES.
Lot 686 Sold
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Nursery Rhymes, London, The Dropmore Press, 1947, 4to, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 89 OF 550 COPIES.
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962).  Nursery Rhymes. London: The Dropmore Press, 1947. 4to (260 x…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge, 1938, 8vo, buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With another by the same author. (2)
Lot 687 Sold
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge, 1938, 8vo, buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With another by the same author. (2)
SETON-WATSON, Robert William (1879-1951).  Britain and the Dictators. A Survey of Post-War British…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies of Auckland House School, Simla, India, and various landscapes and maritime scenes, small oblong 4to, late 19th-century.
Lot 688 Sold
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies of Auckland House School, Simla, India, and various landscapes and maritime scenes, small oblong 4to, late 19th-century.
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (dates unknown, artist).  An album on c.27 leaves of…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
[SMITH, Horace (1779-1849) & James (1775-1839)]. Rejected Addresses, London, 1812, 8vo, contemporary half calf (worn, covers detached). Fourth edition.
Lot 689 Unsold
[SMITH, Horace (1779-1849) & James (1775-1839)]. Rejected Addresses, London, 1812, 8vo, contemporary half calf (worn, covers detached). Fourth edition.
[SMITH, Horace (1779-1849) & James (1775-1839)].  Rejected Addresses: or, the New Theatrum Poetarum…
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, London, 1945, 8vo, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket (closed tear to upper wrapper, some fraying to head and foot of backstrip). FIRST U.K. EDITION.
Lot 691 Sold
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, London, 1945, 8vo, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket (closed tear to upper wrapper, some fraying to head and foot of backstrip). FIRST U.K. EDITION.
STEINBECK, John (1902-68).  Cannery Row. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1945. 8vo (184 x 125mm).…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
TOBAGO - John BYRES (dates unknown). Plan of the Island of Tobago, London, 1794, engraved map of Tobago, hand-coloured in outline, 620 x 910mm., framed and glazed. With another map of Tobago and a related engraving, both framed and glazed. (3)
Lot 692 Sold
TOBAGO - John BYRES (dates unknown). Plan of the Island of Tobago, London, 1794, engraved map of Tobago, hand-coloured in outline, 620 x 910mm., framed and glazed. With another map of Tobago and a related engraving, both framed and glazed. (3)
TOBAGO - John BYRES (dates unknown).  Plan of the Island of Tobago, laid down by Actual Survey…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973). The Lord of the Rings, London, 1955-56, 3 vols., 8vo, 3 folding maps (third vol. lacking title page), original cloth, dust-jackets. FIRST EDITION, various impressions. IMPORTANT: Please see the full description below. (3)
Lot 693 Sold
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973). The Lord of the Rings, London, 1955-56, 3 vols., 8vo, 3 folding maps (third vol. lacking title page), original cloth, dust-jackets. FIRST EDITION, various impressions. IMPORTANT: Please see the full description below. (3)
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973).  The Lord of the Rings, comprising: The Fellowship of the Ring.…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - [Victor NEUBURG (1883-1940)]. Swift Wings. Songs in Sussex, Steyning, 1921, large 8vo, 2 hand-coloured woodcut illustrations, original pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 38 OF 40 "DE-LUXE" COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER.
Lot 694 Sold
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - [Victor NEUBURG (1883-1940)]. Swift Wings. Songs in Sussex, Steyning, 1921, large 8vo, 2 hand-coloured woodcut illustrations, original pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 38 OF 40 "DE-LUXE" COPIES ON HAND-MADE PAPER.
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - [Victor Benjamin NEUBURG (1883-1940)].  Swift Wings. Songs in Sussex.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original boards. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 590 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 526 OF 550 "ORDINARY COPIES ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". EDITOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO THE BINDER.
Lot 695 Sold
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original boards. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 590 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 526 OF 550 "ORDINARY COPIES ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". EDITOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO THE BINDER.
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original wrappers, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 504 OF 550 COPIES "PRINTED ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". With 3 other books from the same press. (4)
Lot 696 Unsold
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original wrappers, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 504 OF 550 COPIES "PRINTED ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". With 3 other books from the same press. (4)
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press,…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
Lot 697 Unsold
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
7 December 2023
7 December 2023
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Remote People, London, Duckworth, 1931, 8vo, original burgundy buckram gilt, dust-jacket (jacket torn with loss). FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gerald Duckworth with best wishes from Evelyn Waugh."
Lot 698 Unsold
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Remote People, London, Duckworth, 1931, 8vo, original burgundy buckram gilt, dust-jacket (jacket torn with loss). FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gerald Duckworth with best wishes from Evelyn Waugh."
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66).  Remote People. London: Duckworth, 1931. 8vo (220 x 140mm). Half title,…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 December 2023
7 December 2023

Total lots: 102

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