MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, London, 1725, 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary calf. With various other works in 65 vols. (67)
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, London, 1725, 2 vols., 8vo,…
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of Brunne) from the Death of Cadwalader to the end of K. Edward the First's Reign. Transcrib'd, and now first publish'd…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, New York, 1945, 8vo, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, New York, 1945, 8vo, original…
STEINBECK, John (1902-68).  Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press, January 1945. 8vo (187 x120mm). Half title, one-page list of works at the end. Original bright yellow cloth lettered and ruled in…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea, London, 1952, 8vo, original blue pictorial cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST U.K. EDITION. With another by the same author. (2)
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea, London, 1952, 8vo,…
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. 8vo (193 x 125mm). Half title (small spot to title). Original blue cloth with illustration stamped in red on the…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, New York, 1946, 8vo, original green cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second or later issue. With 4 other books. (5)
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, New York, 1946, 8vo, original green…
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. 8vo (187 x 125mm). Half title. Original green cloth, dust-jacket (some chipping and fraying). Provenance: Jack…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Anne Isabella Noel BLUNT (1837-1917) and Wilfrid Scawen BLUNT (1840-1922). The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare, [Newtown], The Gregynog Press, 1930, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in morocco by Denise Lubett. NUMBER 94 OF 275 COPIES.
BINDING - Anne Isabella Noel BLUNT (1837-1917) and Wilfrid Scawen BLUNT …
BINDING - Anne Isabella Noel BLUNT, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837-1917) and Wilfrid Scawen BLUNT (1840-1922).  The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare. Translated from the Original Arabic…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
L' Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Vola d' Oca, [Bologna, c. 1871], coloured lithographed political map, 465 x 665mm., framed and glazed. RARE.
L' Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Vola d' Oca, [Bologna, c. 1871],…
L' Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Vola d' Oca. [Bologna: Presso Manfredi Manfredo editore Via Venezia N. 1749,  c. 1871]. Coloured lithographed political map, printed verse in the side margins …
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
ALBUM - Edward LEAR (1812-88). One-page autograph letter, signed, contained in an album containing c. 80 autograph letters from various recipients, clipped signatures and envelopes.
ALBUM - Edward LEAR (1812-88). One-page autograph letter, signed,…
ALBUM - Edward LEAR (1812-88). One-page autograph letter, signed, on paper addressed in hand, "27 Duke Street, St. James's", [undated], stating, "My dear Madam, I shall be delighted to have the…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley George Benet (1886-1959). The Worst Journey in the World, London, 1922, 2 vols., large 8vo, 61 plates and maps, original hessian-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE.
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley George Benet (1886-1959). The Worst Journey in the…
CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley George Benet (1886-1959).  The Worst Journey in the World. Antarctic 1910-1913. London: Constable and Company Limited, 1922, 2 volumes, large 8vo (228 x 145mm). Half titles, 2…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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).…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) -  Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-64).  A Wonder Book. London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., [1922]. 4to (285 x 225mm). Mounted coloured frontispiece, illustration on…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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…
FIGURES FROM "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" AND "THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE" - A collection of 8 hand-coloured resin character figures from Lewis Carroll's [i.e.…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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…
DE ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo (1627-91), Nicolas SANSON (1600-67) and Guillaume SANSON (1633-1703).  L' America Settentrionale. Nuovamento corretta, et accresciuta secondo le relationi più moderne. Rome…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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, W. F. W. (1774-1857). Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of…
OWEN, William Fitzherbert Wentworth (1774-1857).  Narrative of Voyages to Explore the Shores of Africa, Arabia, and Madagascar; Performed in H. M. Ships Leven and Barracouta, edited by Heaton…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £80
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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…
GILLRAY, James ([?]1756-1815, artist).  The Caricatures ... with Historical and Political Illustrations, and Compendious Anecdotes and Notices. [London and Edinburgh: J. Miller and W. Blackwood, c.…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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,…
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 8vo (214 x 130mm). Wood-engraved frontispiece, additional wood-engraved title with vignette…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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, 1840, 3 vols.…
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-41. 3 volumes, large 8vo (256 x 170mm). 3 wood-engraved frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and …
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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, 1865, 2 vols., 8vo…
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  Our Mutual Friend. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 volumes, 8vo (213 x 135mm). Half titles, 2 wood-engraved frontispieces and 38 plates by Marcus Stone, without the 3…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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),…
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…
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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). 2 autograph letters and a post card,…
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1865). Autograph letter to Alec Gould, signed, on two pages, headed "241 Queens Road, Battersea Park, London," dated indistinctly, stating, "My dear Alec, I herewith send…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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…
GRANT OF ARMS - A fine large calligraphic manuscript on vellum granting Arms to Edward Pineles of Chateau des Vallettes, Tourettes-sur-Loup, formerly of Grenville Place in the Royal Borough of…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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, [London], 1610 [but 1611 or…
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629).  Glamorgan Shyre. With the Sittuations of the cheife towne Cardyff and ancient Landaffe described ... Jodocus Hondius Cælavit. [London:] John Sudbury and George Humbell[sic…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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 (1415-71). Le…
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (c.1415-71).  The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of His Noble Knights of the Round Table ... and in the end Le Morte Darthur. London: J. M…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo, coloured illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, original coloured and silver pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo,…
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963).  The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Aesop's Fables, London, 1912, 4to, 13 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, original cream pictorial buckram gilt. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. NUMBER 379 OF 1,450 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Aesop's Fables, London, 1912,…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - AESOP (c. 620-564 BCE).  Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by V. S. Vernon Jones. With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. London: William Heinemann, 1912.…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales, London, [1924]. 4to, 12 mounted coloured plates by Nielsen, original pictorial russet calf gilt. NUMBER 295 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).…
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. 4to (308 x 250mm). Additional pictorial title, 12 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST

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