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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
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9 December 2021
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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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
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9 December 2021
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"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
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9 December 2021
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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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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…
[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
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9 December 2021
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[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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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)
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
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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
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
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18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
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
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…
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
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