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Total lots: 156

Lot 201 Sold
POUND, Ezra (1885-1972). Indiscretions, Paris, Three Mountains Press, 1923, large 8vo, original cloth-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 300 COPIES.
POUND, Ezra (1885-1972).  Indiscretions; or, Une Revue de Deux Mondes. Paris: Three Mountains Press…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £200 - £300
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Lot 202 Sold
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Lolita, London, 1959, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket (frayed). FIRST U.K. EDITION. With the same author's Notes on Prosody (London, 1965). (2)
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977).  Lolita. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm).…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
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Lot 203 Sold
ZOLA, Émile (1840-1902). Madeleine Férat, Paris, 1892, 8vo, contemporary morocco-backed boards. "Nouvelle Édition". PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Sir Campbell Clarke.
ZOLA, Émile (1840-1902).  Madeleine Férat. Nouvelle Édition. Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, 1892.…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
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Lot 204 Sold
GRAVES, Robert (1895-1985). The Green-Sailed Vessel. Poems, London, "Privately Printed", 1971, large 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With 8 other books. (9)
GRAVES, Robert (1895-1985).  The Green-Sailed Vessel. Poems. London: "Privately Printed" at Bertram…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 205 Unsold
WICKHAM, Robert Sloane (b.1877, photographer). Friendly Adirondack Peaks, Binghamton, "Privately Published", 1924, 8vo, plates, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
WICKHAM, Robert Sloane (b.1877, photographer).  Friendly Adirondack Peaks. Binghamton: "Privately…
Estimate: £50 - £80
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Lot 206 Unsold
LLOYD'S OF LONDON - F. C. SADLER ([dates unknown], illustrator). Sketches at Lloyd's, London, [1925], 4to, 70 caricature plates, original roan. FIRST EDITION, NO. 73 OF 100 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES.
LLOYD'S OF LONDON - F. C. SADLER ([dates unknown], illustrator).  Sketches at Lloyd's. London:…
Estimate: £70 - £100
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Lot 207 Sold
[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…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
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Lot 208 Sold
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,…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 209 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
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Lot 210 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
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Lot 211 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
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Lot 212 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 213 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
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 214 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
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 215 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 216 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 217 Sold
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator). A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Edinburgh, 1837, 2 volumes, 4to, 358 etched portraits, later red morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books. (4)
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings ...…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 218 Sold
DANIEL, William Barker (1754-1833). Rural Sports, London, 1812-13, 4 volumes, large 8vo, plates, attractively bound in later red half morocco gilt. With 3 other books of related interest, attractively-bound. (7)
DANIEL, William Barker (1754-1833).  Rural Sports. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1812-13.…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 219 Sold
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). The Stones of Venice, London, 1851-53. 3 volumes, large 8vo, plates. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. (3)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  The Stones of Venice. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1851-53. 3 volumes,…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 220 Sold
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes, large 8vo, 84 plates. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. Mixed Editions, but the last 3 vols. FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  Modern Painters. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1851-60. 5 volumes,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
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Lot 221 Sold
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). The Seven Lamps of Architecture, London, 1855, large 8vo, 14 plates, in 2 states. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. Second Edition.
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  The Seven Lamps of Architecture ... With Illustrations, Drawn by the…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £70 - £100
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14 July 2022
Lot 222 Sold
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York], 66 issues [only] from January 1922 - June 1934 [some issues lacking] bound in 18 volumes, 4to, plates and illustrations. FINELY BOUND in dark blue crushed morocco gilt. (18)
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York: Hearst Corporation], 66 issues …
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 223 Sold
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938). Japan, London, [1901], 4to, 100 coloured plates. FINELY BOUND in scarlet morocco. ONE OF 600 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With 3 other signed limited editions by Menpes in near-uniform bindings. (4)
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938, illustrator).  Japan. A Record in Colour ... Transcribed by Dorothy…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 224 Sold
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909). The Poems, London, 1904, 6 volumes, 8vo. FINELY BOUND in dark blue crushed morocco gilt. With 5 other books by Swinburne in original cloth. (11)
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909).  The Poems. London: Chatto and Windus, 1904. 6 volumes,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
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Lot 225 Sold
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Tower, London, 1928, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt. A FINE BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939).  The Tower. London: Macmillan and Co., 1928. 8vo (194 x 130mm). Half…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 226 Unsold
LACE - Augusta Godin, Baronne LIEDTS (1850-85). Anciennes Dentelles Belges, Anvers, 1889, folio, 185 phototype plates of lace, contemporary dark blue half morocco. FIRST EDITION.
LACE - Augusta Godin, Baronne LIEDTS (1850-85). Anciennes Dentelles Belges, formant la Collection…
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 227 Sold
ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837). The Queen of Spades, London, The Blackamore Press, 1928, 4to, coloured illustrations, original vellum-backed boards. NUMBER 74 OF 250 COPIES.
ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837).  The Queen of Spades .…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 228 Sold
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-92). Maud, and Other Poems. London, 1855, 8vo, original green cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 5 other books by Tennyson. (6)
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-92).  Maud, and Other Poems. London: Edward Moxon, 1855. 8vo (171 x…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 229 Sold
Child Torture in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1895, 8vo, contemporary red morocco. FIRST EDITION, THE DEDICATEE'S COPY. The author is unknown. RARE.
Child Torture in Scotland. By an Officer of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 230 Sold
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957). Blasting and Bombardiering, London, 1937, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 16 other miscellaneous works in 18 vols. (19)
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957).  Blasting and Bombardiering. [From dust-jacket:] Autobiography (1914…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 231 Sold
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator). Ses Peintures ... Paris, [1925], folio, 20 pochoir-coloured plates by Sonia Delaunay, unbound, as issued, in original portfolio. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the artist to Bernard Nevill.
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator).  Ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus Simultanés, ses…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 232 Sold
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo, original pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 29 other illustrated and children's books. (30)
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912, editor).  The Violet Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901.…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 233 Sold
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:] Guides and Handbooks, Illustrative of the Contents of the Crystal Palace, London, 1854, 11 guides bound in 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary half calf. With 2 other books. (4)
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:]  Guides and Handbooks,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 234 Sold
"MYTH AND LEGEND" SERIES - A. R. HOPE MONCRIEFF (1846-1927). Classic Myth and Legend, London, [?1912], large 8vo, plates, original green cloth decorated in art nouveau style. [?]FIRST EDITION. With 6 other books from the same series. (7)
"MYTH AND LEGEND" SERIES - A. R. HOPE MONCRIEFF (1846-1927).  Classic Myth and Legend ... With…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 235 Sold
MONTEATH, Robert ([dates unknown]). The Forester's Guide, Stirling, 1820, 8vo, 2 engraved plates, original pebbled cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 8 other books of related interest. The lot sold not subject to return. (9)
MONTEATH, Robert ([dates unknown]).  The Forester's Guide; or, a Practical Treatise on the Training…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 236 Sold
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81). The Experienced English Housekeeper, London, 1775, 8vo, 2 plates only (of 3), contemporary calf. Fourth edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81).  The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies,…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 237 Sold
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Pride and Prejudice, London, 1894, 8vo, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, original elaborate peacock cloth gilt. FIRST "PEACOCK" EDITION, and the first edition to be fully-illustrated.
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817).  Pride and Prejudice ... with a Preface by George Saintsbury. London:…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 238 Sold
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Emma, London, 1898, 8vo, illustrations by "Chris." Hammond, original decorated cloth gilt. FIRST "HAMMOND" EDITION. With 18 other works in 19 vols. in decorated or pictorial cloth bindings gilt. (20)
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817).  Emma ... with an Introduction by Joseph Jacobs and Illustrations by…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 239 Sold
AMHERST, Alicia (1865-1941). A History of Gardening in England, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1895, large 8vo, illustrations, original green pictorial buckram gilt. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author.
AMHERST, Alicia Margaret Tyssen (1865-1941).  A History of Gardening in England. London: Bernard…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 240 Sold
GALLEN, Thomas ([dates unknown]). A Compleat Pocket Almanack, London, 1683 [bound with:] Rider's British Merlin, 1683, 2 works in one vol., tall 12mo, printed in red and black, contemporary vellum gilt.
GALLEN, Thomas ([dates unknown]).  A Compleat Pocket Almanack for the Year of Our Lord 1683 ...…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 241 Sold
MISCELLANY - EPICTETUS (c. 50-c.135 AD). Enchiridium una cum cebetis Thebani tabula, Delft, 1723, 8vo, engraved title and folding plate, contemporary armorial vellum gilt. With 13 other very miscellaneous works in 16 vols. Sold not subject to return. (17)
MISCELLANY - EPICTETUS (c. 50-c.135 AD).  Enchiridium una cum cebetis Thebani tabula Græc. et Lat. …
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 242 Sold
[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…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £200
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 243 Sold
COLLINS, Greenville (1643-94). The River of Thames from London to the Buoy of the Noure, London, [1693 or later], large hand-coloured engraved coastal chart, 590 x 930mm., framed and glazed.
COLLINS, Greenville (1643-94). The River of Thames from London to the Buoy of the Noure. London: …
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 244 Sold
[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…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 245 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £80
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 246 Sold
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…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 247 Sold
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.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 248 Sold
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 …
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
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