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Total lots: 156

Lot 321 Sold
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-64). A Wonder Book, London, [1922], 4to, 24 coloured plates by Rackham, original buckram. ONE OF 600 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With Derek Hudson's Arthur Rackham (London, 1960). (2)
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) -  Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-64).  A Wonder Book. London:…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 322 Sold
FIGURES FROM "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" AND "THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS" - A collection of 8 hand-coloured resin character figures, [?]late 19th-century, [without maker's mark], average height 110mm. RARE. (8)
FIGURES FROM "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" AND "THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 323 Sold
JARDINE, William (1800-74). British Salmonidæ, London, Decimus Press, 1979, folio, 12 coloured plates of salmon after William Jardine, original morocco-backed buckram. NUMBER 151 OF 500 COPIES. Facsimile Edition.
JARDINE, William (1800-74). British Salmonidæ. London: Decimus Press, 1979. Folio (622 x 465mm).…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 324 Sold
BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (1879-1949, illustrator) - Alfred de MUSSET (1810-57). La Nuit Vénitienne [and 2 other tales], Paris, [1913], 4to, 20 coloured plates by Umberto Brunelleschi, contemporary dark blue half morocco gilt (rubbed).
BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (1879-1949, illustrator) - Alfred de MUSSET (1810-57).  La Nuit Vénetienne.…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 325 Sold
DE ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo (1627-91), Nicolas SANSON (1600-67) and Guillaume SANSON (1633-1703). L' America Settentrionale, Rome, 1687, hand-coloured engraved map, 385 x 530mm., framed and glazed.
DE ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo (1627-91), Nicolas SANSON (1600-67) and Guillaume SANSON (1633-1703).  L…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 326 Sold
OWEN, W. F. W. (1774-1857). Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar, London, 1833, 2 vols., 8vo, 5 plates, 4 folding charts (lacking pp.401-416 of text in vol. II, but supplied in facsimile), modern half calf. (2)
OWEN, William Fitzherbert Wentworth (1774-1857).  Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £80
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 327 Sold
BROWN, Robert Hewitt (1830-83). Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy, New York, 1882, large square 8vo, 2 coloured plates (one volvelle lacking from the second plate), original decorated cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
BROWN, Robert Hewitt (1830-83).  Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy; or, The Origin and Meaning…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 328 Sold
GILLRAY, James ([?]1756-1815, artist). The Caricatures ... with Historical and Political Illustrations, [London, c. 1818-24], oblong small 4to, 76 hand-coloured engraved plates by Gillray only ([?]of 82), contemporary calf (rather worn).
GILLRAY, James ([?]1756-1815, artist).  The Caricatures ... with Historical and Political…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 329 Sold
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London, 1837, 8vo, engraved plates, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED, contemporary purple calf gilt. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, EARLY ISSUE.
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall,…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 330 Unsold
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Master Humphrey's Clock, London, 1840, 3 vols., large 8vo, 3 frontispieces, illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, THE PUBLISHER'S COPY, annotated. (3)
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-41. 3 volumes,…
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 331 Sold
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Our Mutual Friend, London, 1865, 2 vols., 8vo, 40 wood-engraved plates by Marcus Stone, contemporary morocco-backed cloth. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM. With 4 other books by the same author, FIRST EDITIONS IN BOOK FORM. (6)
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 volumes, 8vo (213…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 332 Unsold
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material. Please see the full description. (qty)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967…
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 333 Sold
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). A "Romeo y Julieta" cigar butt, 50mm. long, acquired by the vendor, Iris Howell (née White), while tending to Winston Churchill in her capacity as a flight attendant for British European Airways in the 1960s. (3)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).  A "Romeo y Julieta" cigar butt, 50mm. long, with the…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 334 Sold
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1865). 2 autograph letters and a post card, signed; and another autograph letter and an autograph poem, both in an unidentified hand. (5)
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1865). Autograph letter to Alec Gould, signed, on two pages, headed "241…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 335 Sold
GRANT OF ARMS - A fine large calligraphic manuscript on vellum granting Arms to Edward Pineles, 1973, 550 x 680mm., framed and glazed.
GRANT OF ARMS - A fine large calligraphic manuscript on vellum granting Arms to Edward Pineles of…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 336 Sold
JANSSON, Jan (1588-1664). Hantoniæ comitatus, cum Bercheria, [Amsterdam, c.1676]. Hand-coloured engraved map of Hampshire and Berkshire, 438 x 550mm., framed and glazed.
JANSSON, Jan (1588-1664).  Hantoniæ comitatus, cum Bercheria. [Amsterdam, c.1676]. Hand-coloured…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 337 Sold
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629). Glamorgan Shyre, [London], 1610 [but 1611 or later], hand-coloured engraved map of Glamorganshire, 385 x 510mm., framed and glazed.
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629).  Glamorgan Shyre. With the Sittuations of the cheife towne Cardyff and…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 338 Sold
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Merchant of Venice, London, The Folio Society, 2010, 2 vols., folio and 8vo, original half green goatskin and cloth, fitted cloth box. NUMBER 117 OF 1,000 COPIES. "The Letterpress Shakespeare." (2)
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616).  The Merchant of Venice, edited by Jay L. Halio. London: The…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 339 Sold
STEPHENS, Henry (1795-1874). The Book of the Farm, London, 1855, 2 vols., large 8vo, 14 engraved plates, illustrations, original pictorial roan-backed cloth boards (spines worn). Second edition, eighth thousand. (2)
STEPHENS, Henry (1795-1874).  The Book of the Farm. London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1855, 2…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 340 Sold
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (1415-71). Le Morte Darthur, London, 1927, 4to, 22 plates by Aubrey Beardsley, illustrations, original dark blue pictorial cloth gilt (spine detached). ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. Third Beardsley edition.
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (c.1415-71).  The Birth Life and Acts of…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 341 Sold
BIBA [Catalogue] - [London: May 1969], tall slim folio, tinted photographs by Helmut Newton, the catalogue design by John McConnell, original dark green wrappers, original mail order form loosely-inserted. With another BIBA catalogue. RARE. (2)
BIBA [Catalogue] - [London:] Beric Press, [May 1969]. Tall slim folio (355 x 178mm). Tinted…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 342 Sold
BLOME, Richard (1635-1705). A Mapp of the Kingdome of Ireland, [London: 1673], hand-coloured engraved map, 380 x 390mm., framed and glazed.
BLOME, Richard (1635-1705).  A Mapp of the Kingdome of Ireland. [London:] R. Palmer, [1673]. Hand…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 343 Sold
HOMANN HEIRS. Carte des Indes Orientales, [Nuremberg:], 1748, large hand-coloured engraved map on 2 sheets, joined 520 x 855mm., framed and glazed.
HOMANN HEIRS.  Carte des Indes Orientales. [Nuremberg:] "Les Heritiers de Homan", 1748. Large hand…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Lot 344 Sold
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629). Greece, [London:] George Humble, 1626, hand-coloured engraved map of ancient Greece, 400 x 510mm., framed and glazed.
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629).  [After title in Greek:] Greece. [London:] George Humble, 1626. Hand…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 July 2022
14 July 2022

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