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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

PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) - E. D'ORS (1881-1954). Pablo Picasso, London, 1930, 4to, 4 pochoir-coloured plates by Picasso, wrappers, portfolio. LIMITED TO 1,200 COPIES, THIS NO. 1,112 OF 650 COPIES IN ENGLISH. With 2 other related books. (3)
Lot 394 Sold
PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) - E. D'ORS (1881-1954). Pablo Picasso, London, 1930, 4to, 4 pochoir-coloured plates by Picasso, wrappers, portfolio. LIMITED TO 1,200 COPIES, THIS NO. 1,112 OF 650 COPIES IN ENGLISH. With 2 other related books. (3)
PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973) - Eugenio D'ORS (1881-1954).  Pablo Picasso ... Translated from the…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
PISO, Willem (1611-78) & others. De Indiæ utriusque re naturali et medica, Amsterdam, 1658, 3 parts in one volume, folio, additional pictorial title, illustrations, contemporary vellum. Provenance: John Yudkin (bookplate). Second enlarged edition.
Lot 395 Sold
PISO, Willem (1611-78) & others. De Indiæ utriusque re naturali et medica, Amsterdam, 1658, 3 parts in one volume, folio, additional pictorial title, illustrations, contemporary vellum. Provenance: John Yudkin (bookplate). Second enlarged edition.
PISO, Willem (1611-78) & others.  De Indiæ utriusque re naturali et medica. Libri quatuordecum,…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
POCOCK, Roger Ashwell (1865-1941, editor), and others. The Frontiersman's Pocket-Book, London, 1909, small square 8vo, frontispiece, 6-pages of "signals" printed in colours, original limp roan gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
Lot 396 Unsold
POCOCK, Roger Ashwell (1865-1941, editor), and others. The Frontiersman's Pocket-Book, London, 1909, small square 8vo, frontispiece, 6-pages of "signals" printed in colours, original limp roan gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
POCOCK, Roger Ashwell (1865-1941, editor), and others.  The Frontiersman's Pocket-Book. Compiled…
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 397 Sold
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION.
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817).  A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
RENDEL, A. M. (1910-91). Appointment in Crete. The Story of a British Agent, London, 1953, 8vo, original buckram, dust-jacket designed by John Craxton (jacket torn at head of backstrip and corners with some loss). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
Lot 398 Sold
RENDEL, A. M. (1910-91). Appointment in Crete. The Story of a British Agent, London, 1953, 8vo, original buckram, dust-jacket designed by John Craxton (jacket torn at head of backstrip and corners with some loss). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
RENDEL, Alexander Meadows (1910-91).  Appointment in Crete. The Story of a British Agent. London:…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96). De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe, Wittenberg, 1585, 8vo, 2 full-page woodcut illustrations, modern boards. Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). Second edition.
Lot 399 Unsold
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96). De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe, Wittenberg, 1585, 8vo, 2 full-page woodcut illustrations, modern boards. Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). Second edition.
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96).  De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe,…
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques (1712-78). Oeuvres, Amsterdam, 1769, 11 volumes, 12mo, 5 engraved frontispieces and 36 plates, contemporary calf gilt. With John Tillotson's The Works (Edinburgh, 1748, 9 vols. only (of 10, lacking vol. 4), 12mo, calf. (20)
Lot 400 Sold
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques (1712-78). Oeuvres, Amsterdam, 1769, 11 volumes, 12mo, 5 engraved frontispieces and 36 plates, contemporary calf gilt. With John Tillotson's The Works (Edinburgh, 1748, 9 vols. only (of 10, lacking vol. 4), 12mo, calf. (20)
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques (1712-78).  Oeuvres ... Nouvelle édition Revue, corrigée, & augmentée de…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, London, 1997, 8vo, original coloured pictorial boards by Thomas Taylor, dust-jacket. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, FOURTH IMPRESSION. Errington A1. RARE.
Lot 401 Unsold
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, London, 1997, 8vo, original coloured pictorial boards by Thomas Taylor, dust-jacket. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, FOURTH IMPRESSION. Errington A1. RARE.
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965).  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. 8vo …
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London, 1999, 8vo, original boards, dust-jacket. With The Chamber of Secrets (London, 1998). EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS, SECOND AND NINTH IMPRESSIONS RESPECTIVELY. (2)
Lot 402 Unsold
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London, 1999, 8vo, original boards, dust-jacket. With The Chamber of Secrets (London, 1998). EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS, SECOND AND NINTH IMPRESSIONS RESPECTIVELY. (2)
ROWLING, J. K. (b. 1965).  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury, 1999. 8vo …
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.) Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads, London, 1721, 4to, 19 folding engraved plates, tables, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other volumes. (4)
Lot 403 Unsold
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.) Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads, London, 1721, 4to, 19 folding engraved plates, tables, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other volumes. (4)
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.)…
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SAVONAROLA, Michele (c.1384-1466). Libro della natura et virtu delle cose, che nutriscono & delle cose non naturali, Venice, 1576, 4to, vellum. Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). Second edition of this important work on nutrition.
Lot 404 Sold
SAVONAROLA, Michele (c.1384-1466). Libro della natura et virtu delle cose, che nutriscono & delle cose non naturali, Venice, 1576, 4to, vellum. Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). Second edition of this important work on nutrition.
SAVONAROLA, Michele (c.1384-1466).  Libro della natura et virtu delle cose, che nutriscono & delle…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SHURLOCK, Manwaring (dates unknown). Tiles from Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, Representing Early Romance Subjects, London, 1885, folio, frontispiece and 40 plates printed in colours, original-cloth-backed pictorial boards (shaken, text loose). FIRST EDITION.
Lot 405 Unsold
SHURLOCK, Manwaring (dates unknown). Tiles from Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, Representing Early Romance Subjects, London, 1885, folio, frontispiece and 40 plates printed in colours, original-cloth-backed pictorial boards (shaken, text loose). FIRST EDITION.
SHURLOCK, Manwaring (dates unknown).  Tiles from Chertsey Abbey, Surrey, Representing Early Romance…
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland, Middelburg, 1696 [but 1700-[?]1704], folio, additional engraved title, 3 engraved maps and 87 fine engraved plates, contemporary panelled calf gilt. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 406 Sold
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland, Middelburg, 1696 [but 1700-[?]1704], folio, additional engraved title, 3 engraved maps and 87 fine engraved plates, contemporary panelled calf gilt. FIRST EDITION.
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor).  Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland. Eerste Deel…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, William (1874-1965). The Razor's Edge, New York, 1944, 8vo, original buckram. FIRST U.S. TRADE EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "For Madame André de Breyne, hoping she will enjoy this book. W. Somerset Maugham, June 22, 1944."
Lot 407 Sold
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, William (1874-1965). The Razor's Edge, New York, 1944, 8vo, original buckram. FIRST U.S. TRADE EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "For Madame André de Breyne, hoping she will enjoy this book. W. Somerset Maugham, June 22, 1944."
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, William (1874-1965).  The Razor's Edge. A Novel. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co.…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SOONG MEI-LING ("Madame CHIANG") (1898-2003). China in Peace and War, Shanghai, 1940, large 8vo, original pink silk boards gilt. FIRST EDITION. "This book has been printed on specially prepared Chinese paper made by hand from bamboo fiber" (printed note).
Lot 408 Sold
SOONG MEI-LING ("Madame CHIANG") (1898-2003). China in Peace and War, Shanghai, 1940, large 8vo, original pink silk boards gilt. FIRST EDITION. "This book has been printed on specially prepared Chinese paper made by hand from bamboo fiber" (printed note).
SOONG MEI-LING ("Madame CHIANG") (1898-2003).  China in Peace and War. Selections from the Writings…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Hantshire described and devided, London: [c.1676], hand-coloured engraved map of Hampshire, inset bird's-eye-view of Winchester, coats-of-arms, 375 x 505mm., framed and glazed. A FINE COPY.
Lot 409 Sold
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Hantshire described and devided, London: [c.1676], hand-coloured engraved map of Hampshire, inset bird's-eye-view of Winchester, coats-of-arms, 375 x 505mm., framed and glazed. A FINE COPY.
SPEED, John (1552-1629).  Hantshire described and devided. London: "Are to be sold by Thomas…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Oxfordshire described, [London, 1676], hand-coloured engraved map, inset bird's-eye-view of Oxford, 18 college coats-of-arms in the borders (some light staining at the centrefold), 385 x 525mm., framed and glazed. A FINE COPY.
Lot 410 Sold
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Oxfordshire described, [London, 1676], hand-coloured engraved map, inset bird's-eye-view of Oxford, 18 college coats-of-arms in the borders (some light staining at the centrefold), 385 x 525mm., framed and glazed. A FINE COPY.
SPEED, John (1552-1629).  Oxfordshire described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ye…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Sussex described, [London], George Humble, [c.1627], hand-coloured engraved map of Sussex, inset bird's-eye-view of Chichester (browned, trimmed close to engraved frame, repairs at centrefold), 390 x 510mm., framed and glazed.
Lot 410a Sold
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Sussex described, [London], George Humble, [c.1627], hand-coloured engraved map of Sussex, inset bird's-eye-view of Chichester (browned, trimmed close to engraved frame, repairs at centrefold), 390 x 510mm., framed and glazed.
SPEED, John (1552-1629).  Sussex Described and divided into Rapes with the situation of Chichester…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
STANLEY, H. M. (1841-1904). How I Found Livingstone, London, 1872, large 8vo, portrait frontispiece, 4 maps, 28 plates, cloth. FIRST EDITION. With D. & C. Livingstone's Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi (London, 1865, lacks map, cloth). (2)
Lot 411 Sold
STANLEY, H. M. (1841-1904). How I Found Livingstone, London, 1872, large 8vo, portrait frontispiece, 4 maps, 28 plates, cloth. FIRST EDITION. With D. & C. Livingstone's Narrative of an Expedition to the Zambesi (London, 1865, lacks map, cloth). (2)
STANLEY, Henry Morton (1841-1904).  How I Found Livingstone; Travels, Adventures, and Discoveries…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
The Studio. An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, 1893-1914, volumes 1, 5, 8, 10, 23, 25-26, 33-62 (only), 4to, illustrations, original cloth. Volume 33 includes an original coloured lithograph of James McNeill Whistler's "The Purple Cap." (38)
Lot 412 Sold
The Studio. An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art, 1893-1914, volumes 1, 5, 8, 10, 23, 25-26, 33-62 (only), 4to, illustrations, original cloth. Volume 33 includes an original coloured lithograph of James McNeill Whistler's "The Purple Cap." (38)
The Studio. An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. London: Offices of The Studio, 1893…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
TAUNT, H. W. (1842-1922). A New Map [in book form] of the River Thames, Oxford, [c.1884], 8vo, Woodburytype frontispiece, folding table, 33 double-page maps incorporating 97 Woodburytype views, advertisements, original pictorial roan gilt. Fifth edition.
Lot 413 Unsold
TAUNT, H. W. (1842-1922). A New Map [in book form] of the River Thames, Oxford, [c.1884], 8vo, Woodburytype frontispiece, folding table, 33 double-page maps incorporating 97 Woodburytype views, advertisements, original pictorial roan gilt. Fifth edition.
TAUNT, Henry William (1842-1922).  A New Map [in book form] of the River Thames, from Thames Head…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
THAMES SHIPPING - The United Society of River Thames Ship Caulkers' Book of Prices, [?]London, 1824, 12mo, wrappers. RARE. With A Scale of Prices for Job Work, On Old Ships (London, 1825, 8vo, contemporary calf, rebacked). (2)
Lot 414 Sold
THAMES SHIPPING - The United Society of River Thames Ship Caulkers' Book of Prices, [?]London, 1824, 12mo, wrappers. RARE. With A Scale of Prices for Job Work, On Old Ships (London, 1825, 8vo, contemporary calf, rebacked). (2)
THAMES SHIPPING - The United Society of River Thames Ship Caulkers' Book of Prices. [?London: no…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
THOMSON, James (1700-48). The Seasons, London, 1797, folio, 10 fine illustrations engraved by F. Bartolozzi and P. W Tomkins after W. Hamilton (lacks the frontispiece, some leaves browned), contemporary calf gilt. With 2 other books. (3)
Lot 415 Sold
THOMSON, James (1700-48). The Seasons, London, 1797, folio, 10 fine illustrations engraved by F. Bartolozzi and P. W Tomkins after W. Hamilton (lacks the frontispiece, some leaves browned), contemporary calf gilt. With 2 other books. (3)
THOMSON, James (1700-48).  The Seasons ... Illustrated with Engravings by F. Bartolozzi, R. A. and…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £100 - £200
16 July 2025
16 July 2025
THORNTON, Thomas (1757-1823). A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England, and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland, London, 1804, 4to, 16 hand-coloured plates, modern burgundy half morocco. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 416 Sold
THORNTON, Thomas (1757-1823). A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England, and Great Part of the Highlands of Scotland, London, 1804, 4to, 16 hand-coloured plates, modern burgundy half morocco. FIRST EDITION.
THORNTON, Thomas (1757-1823).  A Sporting Tour through the Northern Parts of England, and Great…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025
16 July 2025

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