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Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps

Auction date Thursday 15 July 2021


Auction Dates and Times

Thursday 15 July- 1pm
General Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps  Lots 501 – 629
Travel Books from the Collection of Lt. Cdr. Andrew David  Lots 630 – 660
Science Books from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune part III  Lots 661 – 731

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Total lots: 234

Lot 549 Sold
CORNWALL - Thomas KITCHIN (1718-84). A New Improved Map of Cornwall. [etc.]
Thomas KITCHIN (1718-84). A New Improved Map of Cornwall from the Best Surveys and Intelligencies…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 550 Sold
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 551 Sold
DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia.
DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia, with the commentary of Christophoro Landino. Venice:…
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 551a Sold
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82) & Francis DARWIN (1848-1925, editor). The Foundations of the Origin of Species.
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82) and Francis DARWIN (1848-1925, editor). The Foundations of the Origin of…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 552 Sold
DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). The Botanic Garden. [etc.]
DARWIN, Erasmus (1731-1802). The Botanic Garden; A Poem; in Two Parts. Part I. Containing the…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 553 Sold
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Master Humphrey's Clock.
DICKENS, Charles (1817-70).  Master Humphrey’s Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840 [vols. II-III:…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 554 Sold
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70) & Frederick Fox COOPER (1806-79). Little Dorrit. A Domestic Drama, in Three Acts. [etc.]
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70) and Frederick Fox COOPER (1806-79). Little Dorrit. A Domestic Drama, in…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 555 Sold
[DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631)]. Kent. [etc.]
[DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631)]. Kent. [London: c. 1622]. Hand-coloured engraved map with…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 556 Sold
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. [etc.]
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. [Frankfurt:] Sumptibus…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 557 Unsold
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…
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 558 Sold
FERDINAND I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503-64). Large document on parchment, with red wax seal.
FERDINAND I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503-64). Large document on parchment written in a dense Germanic…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 559 Sold
FINE PRINTING, PROSPECTUSES [etc.]
FINE PRINTING, PROSPECTUSES - A collection of c. 60 prospectuses, catalogues, sample pages,…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 560 Sold
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (188 x…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 561 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
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 562 Sold
GAY, John (1685-1732). Rural Sports.
GAY, John (1685-1732). Rural Sports together with The Birth of the Squire and the Hound and the…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £80
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 563 Sold
[GERARD, John (1545-1612)]. The Herball or General Historie of Plantes.
[GERARD, John (1545-1612)]. The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. London: Edm. Bollifant for…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 564 Sold
GILBERT AND GEORGE. The Complete Pictures. 1971-2005.
GILBERT AND GEORGE. The Complete Pictures. 1971-2005 … With an Introduction by Rudi Fuchs. London:…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 565 Sold
GILLIES, John (1747-1836, translator & editor). Aristotle's Ethics and Politics. [etc.]
GILLIES, John (1747-1836, translator and editor).  Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics, Comprising his…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 566 Unsold
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…
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 567 Sold
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - H. E. BATES (1905-74). Flowers and Faces.
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - H. E. BATES (1905-74).  Flowers and Faces. [No Place:] Golden Cockerel…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 568 Sold
GRIMBLE, Augustus (b. 1840). Deer-Stalking.
GRIMBLE, Augustus (b. 1840). Deer-Stalking. London: Chapman and Hall, 1888. 4to (288 x 222mm). Half…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £80
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 569 Sold
GUILLIM, John (1550-1621). A Display of Heraldrie.
GUILLIM, John (1550-1621). A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting A more easie accesse to the…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 570 Sold
HIERONYMUS, Saint [Saint JEROME] (c. 342 - 420). Epistolae.
HIERONYMUS, Saint [Saint JEROME] (c. 342 - 420).  Epistolae. Venice: Bernardinus Benalius, 14 July…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 571 Sold
HIRST, Damien (b. 1965). I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one, always, forever, now.
HIRST, Damien (b. 1965). I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one,…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 572 Sold
HIRST, Damien (b. 1965). From the Cradle to the Grave.
HIRST, Damien (b. 1965). From the Cradle to the Grave. Selected Drawings. London: “Published … by…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 573 Sold
The History of Little Fanny.
The History of Little Fanny, Exemplified in a Series of Figures. London: Printed by D. N. Shury,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 574 Sold
HOBSON, Robert Lockhart (1872-1941). A Catalogue of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection of Sir Percival David.
HOBSON, Robert Lockhart (1872-1941). A Catalogue of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 575 Sold
HUNTING - Charles SIMPSON (1885-1971). The Harboro' Country. [etc.]
HUNTING - Charles SIMPSON (1885-1971).  The Harboro' Country. London: John Lane, 1927. 4to (290 x…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 576 Sold
INDIA - Horace Hayman WILSON (1786-1860). The History of British India from 1805 to 1835. [etc.]
INDIA - Horace Hayman WILSON (1786-1860).  The History of British India from 1805 to 1835. London:…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 577 Sold
JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664). Wiltonia [Map of Wiltshire].
JANSSONIUS, Johannes (1588-1664).  Wiltonia sive comitatus Wiltoniensis. Anglis Wilshire. Amsterdam…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £80
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 578 Sold
JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith (1804-71). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography. [etc.]
JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith (1804-71). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography … A New Edition. Edinburgh…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 579 Sold
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & Jessie M. KING (1875-1949. illustrator). L’ Habitation Forcée.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) and Jessie M. KING (1875-1949, illustrator). L’ Habitation Forcée,…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 580 Sold
LACROIX, Paul (1806-84). Manners, Customs, and Dress during the Middle Ages and during the Renaissance Period. [etc.]
LACROIX, Paul (1806-84). Manners, Customs, and Dress during the Middle Ages and during the…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 581 Sold
La Malice des Hommes découverte dans la Justification des Femmes; par Mademoiselle J***. [etc.]
La Malice des Hommes découverte dans la Justification des Femmes; par Mademoiselle J***. Bar-Sur…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 582 Sold
L' Amour, et le Papillon. Almanach.
L' Amour, et le Papillon. Almanach Chantant pour la Présente Année. Paris: Au Palais-Royal et chez…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 583 Sold
[LAMBERT OF SAINT-OMER (c. 1061-1250)]. Liber floridus. [Facsimile edition.]
[LAMBERT OF SAINT-OMER (c. 1061-1250)]. Liber floridus. Ghent: E. Story-Scientia, 1968. Folio (397…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 584 Sold
LUCRETIUS (94-55 BC). De rerum natura libri sex.
LUCRETIUS (94-55 BC). De rerum natura libri sex. Ad optimorum exemplarium sidem recensiti.…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 585 Unsold
MACQUOID, Percy (1852-1925). A History of English Furniture. [etc.]
MACQUOID, Percy (1852-1925). A History of English Furniture [The Age of Mahogany; The Age of Walnut…
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 586 Sold
MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion."
MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion." ... For Private Circulation only. [No place: no…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 587 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
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 587a Sold
MERYON, Charles (1821-68, etcher). Old Paris. Ten Etchings.
MERYON, Charles (1821-68, etcher). Old Paris. Ten Etchings … Reproduced on Copper by the…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 588 Sold
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh. [etc.]
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956).  Winnie-the-Pooh. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1926. 8vo (190 x 125mm).…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 589 Sold
MISCELLANY - John GAY (1685-1732). Fables. [etc.]
MISCELLANY - John GAY (1685-1732). Fables. London: Printed for J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1727. 4to …
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 590 Sold
MISCELLANY, 17th & 18th CENTURY - Thomas SPRAT (1635-1713). The History of the Royal Society of London. [etc.]
MISCELLANY, 17th and 18th CENTURY - Thomas SPRAT (1635-1713).  The History of the Royal Society of…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 591 Sold
MISCELLANY, 18th & 19th CENTURY - Samuel JOHNSON (1709-84). A Dictionary of the English Language. [etc.]
MISCELLANY, 18th and 19th CENTURY - Samuel JOHNSON (1709-84).  A Dictionary of the English Language…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 592 Sold
MISCELLANY, 19th CENTURY - J. J. GRANDVILLE (1803-47, [pseudonym of Jean Ignace Isidore GÉRARD]). Les Fleurs Animées. [etc.]
MISCELLANY, 19th CENTURY - J. J. GRANDVILLE (1803-47, [pseudonym of Jean Ignace Isidore GÉRARD]). …
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 593 Unsold
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,…
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021
15 July 2021
Lot 594 Sold
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - David GASCOYNE (1916-2001). A Short Survey of Surrealism. [etc.]
MISCELLANY, 20th-century – David GASCOYNE (1916-2001).  A Short Survey of Surrealism. [No place:]…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021
15 July 2021

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