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16 July | Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts

Auction date Wednesday 16 July 2025 13:00 BST
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Wednesday 16th July
301- 428  Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts | 1 pm

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Total lots: 132

CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Alle de Wercken, Amsterdam, 1712, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, additional engraved allegorical title, engraved plates and c. 400 emblematic illustrations, contemporary calf gilt.
Lot 324 Sold
CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Alle de Wercken, Amsterdam, 1712, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, additional engraved allegorical title, engraved plates and c. 400 emblematic illustrations, contemporary calf gilt.
CATS, Jacob (1577-1660).  Alle de Wercken ... Ridder Oudt Raadtpensionaris van Hollandt. &c. De…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CHAUCER, Geoffrey (c.1343-1400). The Poetical Works, Edinburgh, 1782, 14 volumes, 12mo, engraved portrait and titles, contemporary diced calf (joints split, heavily rubbed). With 2 other works in 9 volumes. (23)
Lot 325 Sold
CHAUCER, Geoffrey (c.1343-1400). The Poetical Works, Edinburgh, 1782, 14 volumes, 12mo, engraved portrait and titles, contemporary diced calf (joints split, heavily rubbed). With 2 other works in 9 volumes. (23)
CHAUCER, Geoffrey (c.1343-1400).  The Poetical Works. ... In Fourteen Volumes. The Miscellaneous…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The World Crisis 1911-[1918], London, April 1923 - March 1929, volumes I - IV only, bound in 5 (of 6), plates and maps, attractively bound in contemporary red half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. Woods A31(a). (5)
Lot 326 Sold
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The World Crisis 1911-[1918], London, April 1923 - March 1929, volumes I - IV only, bound in 5 (of 6), plates and maps, attractively bound in contemporary red half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. Woods A31(a). (5)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).  The World Crisis 1911-[1918]. London: Thornton Butterworth…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CLARKE, Graham (b.1941, illustrator). Balyn and Balan, Monchelsea: Ebenezer Press, [1969], folio, coloured linocut text and plates by Clarke printed on folded sheets, each plate initialed by the artist, original boards. ONE OF 25 ARTIST'S PROOF COPIES.
Lot 327 Sold
CLARKE, Graham (b.1941, illustrator). Balyn and Balan, Monchelsea: Ebenezer Press, [1969], folio, coloured linocut text and plates by Clarke printed on folded sheets, each plate initialed by the artist, original boards. ONE OF 25 ARTIST'S PROOF COPIES.
CLARKE, Graham (b.1941, illustrator).  Balyn and Balan. Boughton Moncheslea, Kent: Ebenezer Press, …
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in Forreign Bottoms, London, "Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector," 1657, bifolium.
Lot 328 Sold
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in Forreign Bottoms, London, "Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector," 1657, bifolium.
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONDE José Antonio (1766-1820). Historia de la Dominacion de los Arabes en España, Madrid, 1820-21, 3 volumes bound in 2, small 4to, 6 engraved plates (some staining), contemporary Spanish mottled calf gilt. FIRST EDITION. (2)
Lot 329 Sold
CONDE José Antonio (1766-1820). Historia de la Dominacion de los Arabes en España, Madrid, 1820-21, 3 volumes bound in 2, small 4to, 6 engraved plates (some staining), contemporary Spanish mottled calf gilt. FIRST EDITION. (2)
CONDE, José Antonio (1766-1820).  Historia de la Dominacion de los Arabes en España, sacada de…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - T. J. WISE (1859-1937). A Bibliography of the Writings of Joseph Conrad, London, "For Private Circulation," 1920, 4to, boards (worn). FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 150 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Wise to Miss Hallowes.
Lot 330 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - T. J. WISE (1859-1937). A Bibliography of the Writings of Joseph Conrad, London, "For Private Circulation," 1920, 4to, boards (worn). FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 150 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Wise to Miss Hallowes.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - Thomas James WISE (1859-1937).  A Bibliography of the Writings of…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £50 - £80
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford M. HUEFFER (1873-1939). The Inheritors. London, 1901, 8vo, original yellow pictorial cloth (some light staining). FIRST EDITION. With the same authors' Romance (London, 1903, 8vo, original blue cloth, FIRST EDITION). (2)
Lot 331 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford M. HUEFFER (1873-1939). The Inheritors. London, 1901, 8vo, original yellow pictorial cloth (some light staining). FIRST EDITION. With the same authors' Romance (London, 1903, 8vo, original blue cloth, FIRST EDITION). (2)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford Madox HUEFFER (1873-1939, changed to Ford Madox FORD in 1919). …
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly, London, 1895, 8vo, title printed in red and black (some spotting), original green cloth gilt (bumped). FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
Lot 332 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly, London, 1895, 8vo, title printed in red and black (some spotting), original green cloth gilt (bumped). FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River. London: T. Fisher Unwin,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Laughing Anne, London, 1923, large 8vo (dampstained), vellum. FIRST EDITION. NO. 4 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To L. H. who prepared this edition for the press, her friend, J. C., 1923.""
Lot 333 Unsold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Laughing Anne, London, 1923, large 8vo (dampstained), vellum. FIRST EDITION. NO. 4 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To L. H. who prepared this edition for the press, her friend, J. C., 1923.""
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Laughing Anne. A Play. London: The Vine Books, 1923. Large 8vo (240 x…
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue, with the copyright page on the verso of the title reading "Copyright, 1899 and 1900."
Lot 334 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue, with the copyright page on the verso of the title reading "Copyright, 1899 and 1900."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Lord Jim. A Romance. New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. 8vo (198…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £80
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining and spotting), original blue cloth lettered and decorated in white, spine gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of what is widely-regarded as the author's masterpiece.
Lot 335 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining and spotting), original blue cloth lettered and decorated in white, spine gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of what is widely-regarded as the author's masterpiece.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. 8vo…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Tales of Unrest, London, 1898, 8vo, title printed in red and black, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION of this collection of five short stories, FIRST ISSUE.
Lot 336 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Tales of Unrest, London, 1898, 8vo, title printed in red and black, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION of this collection of five short stories, FIRST ISSUE.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Tales of Unrest. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 8vo (200 x 125mm).…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Arrow of Gold, London, 1919, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (stained, dust-jacket in fragments). FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "From J. C. with love to Lilian."
Lot 337 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Arrow of Gold, London, 1919, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (stained, dust-jacket in fragments). FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "From J. C. with love to Lilian."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Arrow of Gold. A Story Between Two Notes. London: T. Fisher Unwin,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, half title, 40-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1906, original green cloth gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 338 Unsold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, half title, 40-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1906, original green cloth gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. FIRST EDITION.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Mirror of the Sea. Memories and Impressions. London: Methuen & Co.…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket (frayed with slight loss, the backstrip darkened). FIRST ENGLISH PUBLISHED EDITION.
Lot 339 Unsold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket (frayed with slight loss, the backstrip darkened). FIRST ENGLISH PUBLISHED EDITION.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. London & Toronto: J. M. Dent &…
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, (some spotting), original grey cloth gilt, uncut (a few scuff marks, edges rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this collection of four short stories.
Lot 340 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, (some spotting), original grey cloth gilt, uncut (a few scuff marks, edges rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this collection of four short stories.
CONRAD, James (1857-1924).  Typhoon And Other Stories. London: William Heinemann, 1903. 8vo (190 x…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half title, 32-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1911, original red cloth gilt, uncut. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 341 Sold
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half title, 32-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1911, original red cloth gilt, uncut. FIRST EDITION.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Under Western Eyes. London: Methuen & Co., 1911. 8vo (192 x 125mm).…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
CULPEPER, Nicholas (1616-54). Culpeper's Last Legacy ... The Fifth Impression, London, 1676, 8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (variable mainly marginal spotting and staining throughout), modern old-style speckled calf. Wing C7521A.
Lot 342 Sold
CULPEPER, Nicholas (1616-54). Culpeper's Last Legacy ... The Fifth Impression, London, 1676, 8vo, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (variable mainly marginal spotting and staining throughout), modern old-style speckled calf. Wing C7521A.
CULPEPER, Nicholas (1616-54).  Culpeper's Last Legacy: Left and Bequeathed to his Dearest Wife, for…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
DE SELINCOURT, Hugh (1878-1951). The Game of the Season, London, 1931, 8vo, frontispiece, original pink buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of this collection of cricketing stories set in a fictional village based on Storrington.
Lot 343 Sold
DE SELINCOURT, Hugh (1878-1951). The Game of the Season, London, 1931, 8vo, frontispiece, original pink buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of this collection of cricketing stories set in a fictional village based on Storrington.
DE SELINCOURT, Hugh (1878-1951).  The Game of the Season. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1931. 8vo …
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
DUELLING - The Art of Duelling, by a Traveller, London, 1836, 8vo, attractively bound in later green crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. The author is unknown. RARE. With another related book in 2 vols. (3)
Lot 344 Sold
DUELLING - The Art of Duelling, by a Traveller, London, 1836, 8vo, attractively bound in later green crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. The author is unknown. RARE. With another related book in 2 vols. (3)
DUELLING - The Art of Duelling, by a Traveller. Containing Much Information Useful to Young…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
EDWARDS, Cyril (dates unknown). Seven Sonnets, London, 1934, 8vo, text engraved throughout, FINELY BOUND in original tree calf gilt by Birdsall. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 73 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND CHARLES SIGRIST IN THE COLOPHON.
Lot 345 Sold
EDWARDS, Cyril (dates unknown). Seven Sonnets, London, 1934, 8vo, text engraved throughout, FINELY BOUND in original tree calf gilt by Birdsall. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 73 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND CHARLES SIGRIST IN THE COLOPHON.
EDWARDS, Cyril (dates unknown).  Seven Sonnets. London: W. S. Hodgkinson & Sons, 1934. 8vo (215 x…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
FERGUSON, James (1710-76). Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, London, 1790, large 8vo, engraved frontispiece and 17 folding plates, contemporary calf (worn). The Eighth edition.
Lot 346 Sold
FERGUSON, James (1710-76). Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, London, 1790, large 8vo, engraved frontispiece and 17 folding plates, contemporary calf (worn). The Eighth edition.
FERGUSON, James (1710-76).  Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, And made Easy…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
FINLAY, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006). Glasgow Beasts, an a Burd ... Haw, an Inseks, An, Aw, a Fush, [Edinburgh], The Wild Flounder Press, 1962, 8vo, later cloth. Second edition. With an original autograph "concrete poem" on card, [?]signed by Finlay. (2)
Lot 347 Sold
FINLAY, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006). Glasgow Beasts, an a Burd ... Haw, an Inseks, An, Aw, a Fush, [Edinburgh], The Wild Flounder Press, 1962, 8vo, later cloth. Second edition. With an original autograph "concrete poem" on card, [?]signed by Finlay. (2)
FINLAY, Ian Hamilton (1925-2006).  Glasgow Beasts, an a Burd ... Haw, an Inseks, An, Aw, a Fush ...…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025
16 July 2025

Total lots: 132

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