BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of the author's first book.
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth,…
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013).  The Wasp Factory. London: Macmillan, 1984. 8vo (215 x 135mm). Half title. Original brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket with price of £7.95 unclipped (very…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
CRONIN, A. J. (1896-1981). The Citadel, London, 1937, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.
CRONIN, A. J. (1896-1981). The Citadel, London, 1937, original buckram,…
CRONIN, A. J. (1896-1981).  The Citadel. London: Victor Gollancz, 1937. 8vo (196 x 130mm). Half title (some very faint marginal browning). Original black buckram, spine lettered in gilt (lightly…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940).  The Vegetable, New York, 1923, original green cloth. FIRST EDITION. With another play by Edward Sackville-West. (2)
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940). The Vegetable, New York, 1923, original…
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940).  The Vegetable or from President to postman. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Half title, 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, New York [?but Antwerp], 1890, contemporary full vellum. Pirated Edition.
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The…
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor).  The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. "New York" [?but Antwerp]: "Frederick Stokes and Brother" [but pirated]. 8vo (172 x 110mm).…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by the same author. (3)
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram,…
LEE, Laurie (1914-97).  Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece and full-page illustrations by John Ward. Original green buckram, spine lettered…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren, London, 1959, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY SUZANNE WARREN.
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] -…
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1911-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905).  In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren. London: E. Hulton and Co., Ltd., 1959 …
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented, London, 1896, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION.
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature…
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented. With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation. London…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940". Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves kept by Thomas A. Johnson.
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The…
"THE PHONEY WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940" [title printed on upper wrapper]. Folio (320 x 210mm). Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1946-63; and an autograph letter to Harrison from [Capt.] William E. Johns. (4)
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "The British Council," with "Blenheim Palace" typed at the top, dated "13th March 1946," stating, …
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1965-70; with a postcard and a telegram. (6)
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "Broadlands, Romsey", dated "27th September 1965", stating, "My dear…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78). The Rehearsal Transpos'd, London, 1672-73, 3 parts in 2 volumes including "A Common-place-Book Out of the Rehearsal Transpos'd" bound in at the end of the first part, contemporary calf (worn). (2)
MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78). The Rehearsal Transpos'd, London, 1672-73, 3…
[MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78)].  The Rehearsal Transpos'd; or, Animadversions upon a late Book, Intituled, A Preface, shewing what Grounds there are of Fears and Jealousies of Popery ... The second…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90)]. Les Péchés de Minette, Montréal [?but Paris], [c. 1902], black crushed morocco gilt.
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90)]. Les Péchés de Minette, Montréal […
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90), attributed]. Les Péchés de Minette. Par l' Auteur de La Passion de Gilberte. Montréal [?but Paris]: G. Lebaucher [?but Malakoff], [c. 1902]. Small 8vo (162 x…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine, Comte de (1729-1811). A Voyage Round the World, London, 1772, folding engraved plate and maps, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine, Comte de (1729-1811). A Voyage Round the…
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine, Comte de (1729-1811). A Voyage Round the World. Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 ... Translated from the French…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). The Garden, London, [1946], original tan buckram gilt. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 250 OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). The Garden, London, [1946], original tan…
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962).  The Garden. London: Michael Joseph, [1946]. Large 8vo (229 x 145mm). Half title, wood-engraved decorations and sectional vignettes by James Broome-Lynne. Original…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
ST. JOHN HOPE, William Henry (1854-1919). Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex, London, 1919, plates and plans, original half vellum. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 400 COPIES. INSCRIBED BY LORD COWDRAY.
ST. JOHN HOPE, William Henry (1854-1919). Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in…
ST. JOHN HOPE, William Henry (1854-1919).  Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex. London: Country Life, 1919. Folio (365 x 250mm). Half title, mounted coloured portrait frontispiece…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814). A Voyage to Terra Australis, Adelaide, 1966, 3 vols., charts, original tan cloth. Facsimile edition. With Anders Sparrman's A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope (Cape Town, 1975, 2 vols.). (5)
FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814). A Voyage to Terra Australis, Adelaide, 1966…
FLINDERS, Matthew (1774-1814).  A Voyage to Terra Australis. Adelaide: Libraries Board of South Australia, 1966. 3 volumes, 4to (335 x 250mm). Folding facsimile charts, coastal panoramas and…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
A FRENCH GILT TOLE-PEINTE SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER
A FRENCH GILT TOLE-PEINTE SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Late 20th Century
With swag laurel leaf decoration, 90cm highCondition report: Good overall condition. Some tarnishing and wear commensurate with use and age. Finial slightly misshapen. Will need to be rewired for…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A HARDWOOD KNOBKERRY AND A PALM WOOD CANE (2)
A HARDWOOD KNOBKERRY AND A PALM WOOD CANE (2)
Probably South African, Late 19th Century
The knobkerry with chip carved handle, 39cm long; the cane 79cm long Condition report: Shrinkage splits and cracks to the end of the knobkerry, and other chips to the end of the handle. Wear and tear…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A MOUNTED GROUP OF THIRTY-SEVEN RELIEF COPPER AND BRASS MEDALLIONS OF BRITISH MONARCHS
A MOUNTED GROUP OF THIRTY-SEVEN RELIEF COPPER AND BRASS MEDALLIONS OF…
Second half 20th Century
Comprising the Kings and Queens of England from William the Conqueror to Victoria, mounted in a velvet backed hexagonal oak frame, 80cm wide; 68.5cm highCondition report: One loose where the old glue…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED METAL HANGING LIGHT
A WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED METAL HANGING LIGHT
Mid-20th Century
With eighteen radiating arms terminating in frosted glass globular shades and a finial light fitment (two shades lacking, one broken), 67cm diameter; 82cm high, approxCondition report:Chipping to…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
TWO ENGLISH IVORY AND BONE PLAYING CHESS SETS (2)
TWO ENGLISH IVORY AND BONE PLAYING CHESS SETS (2)
19th Century & Later
The first set with two white knights, a red knight and two red pawns associated, the king 9cm high; the second set with missing red pawn and other associations, the knights with painted eyeballs, the…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A SILVER-PLATED CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP
A SILVER-PLATED CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP
Mid-20th Century
Stamped ‘G.S’ to stepped base, 37cm high (excluding shade)Condition report:Good condition. Tarnished as to be expected. Will need to be rewired and PAT tested prior to use.
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £60 - £90
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CASED OPTICIAN’S DRAUGHTSMAN SET AND A STUDENTS MICROSCOPE (2)
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CASED OPTICIAN’S DRAUGHTSMAN SET AND A STUDENTS…
By Watson and Son, circa 1895
The drawing set in a fitted case with various ivory and steel mounted tools, some engraved ‘WATSON & SON’,  pull out tray, central brass tablet to lid engraved ‘F.G HEARD 1895’, 20.5cm wide, together…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A PLASTER BUST OF AIR VICE MARSHAL HENRY NEILSON WRIGLEY
A PLASTER BUST OF AIR VICE MARSHAL HENRY NEILSON WRIGLEY
By Barbara Tribe F.R.B.S, Australian (1913-2000), London 1943
Modelled in RAAF uniform, the shoulders detailed Australia, 43cm high, ARRCondition report: A few small chips to the edges and extremities commensurate with use and age. Dirt ad dust. 
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT

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