[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague, 1755, 2 vols., 12mo, 9 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary calf. (2)
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague,…
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"].  Les Oeuvres ... Contenant les Pieces de Theatre, Représentées par la Troupe des Comediens du Roi à Paris. The Hague: Chez J. van Kieboom, Gerard…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand-coloured illustrations by Léon Carré, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,100 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Frank Jay Gould.
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand…
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide. Roman. Paris: L' Édition d' Art H. Piazza, 1939. 4to (227 x 165mm). Half title, title within green decorative border with central ornament, fine hand- or…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY - [Jean-François DE LA CROIX (1753-94) and Antoine HORNOT ([dates unknown])].  Anecdotes Arabes et Musulmanes, Paris, 1772, 8vo, contemporary calf. With various other works in 32 vols. (33)
MISCELLANY - [Jean-François DE LA CROIX (1753-94) and Antoine HORNOT (…
MISCELLANY - [Jean-François DE LA CROIX (1753-94) and Antoine HORNOT ([dates unknown])].  Anecdotes Arabes et Musulmanes, depuis l' An de J. C. 614, Époque de l' établissement du Mahométisme en…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire, London, S. D. Frances, [1948 or later], 8vo, original coloured pictorial wrappers. With 19 other "pulp fiction" books by the same author. (20)
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire,…
PULP FICTION - "Hank JANSON" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)].  Gun Moll for Hire. London: "Published by S. D. Frances. Sale Distributors: Gaywood Press Ltd.", [1948 or later]. 8vo (183 x…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
STURLUSON, Snorri (1179-1241).  Heims Kringla, Stockholm, 1697, 2 vols. bound in one, folio, parallel text in Old Norse, Swedish and Latin, modern old-style panelled calf. FIRST EDITION. With Peter Murbeck's Christeliga Bredikningar (Kalmar, 1785). (2)
STURLUSON, Snorri (1179-1241). Heims Kringla, Stockholm, 1697, 2 vols.…
STURLUSON, Snorri (1179-1241).  Heims Kringla eller Snorre Sturlusons Nordlänske Konunga Sagor. Sive Historiæ Regum Septentrionalium, ê Snorrone Sturlonide, Ante secula quinque, patrio sermone…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OR "QUAKERS" - "Christian and Brotherly Advices Given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meetings in London." [?London: c. 1738-1771]. Folio. c. 400-page manuscript (many leaves lacking), contemporary reverse calf.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OR "QUAKERS" - "Christian and Brotherly…
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OR "QUAKERS" - "Christian and Brotherly Advices Given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meetings in London Alphabetically digested under proper Heads." [?London: c.…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629). Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine, Brussels, 1672, folio, folding engraved plate and 103 engraved emblematic illustrations after Otto van Veen, contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, joints split). FIRST EDITION thus.
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629). Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine, Brussels,…
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629, illustrator).  Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine. Representée En plus de cent Tableaux divers, tirez du Poëte Horace, Par le Sieur Otho Venius, et Expliquez En autant de…
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
[MAURICE, Thomas (1754-1824)]. The History of Hindostan, London, 1795-98. 2 vols., 4to, 19 engraved plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION, but a baffling set (see full description). With another defective set in 2 vols. Sold not subject to return. (4)
[MAURICE, Thomas (1754-1824)]. The History of Hindostan, London, 1795-98.…
[MAURICE, Thomas (1754-1824)].  The History of Hindostan; as Connected with the History of the Other great Empires of Asia. London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., for the Author; and Sold by R.…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
THEOLOGY, English - William CAVE (1637-1713). Apostolici, London, 1677, folio, engraved title and illustrations, contemporary calf (worn). With 17 other English theological works in 19 vols., most folios. (20)
THEOLOGY, English - William CAVE (1637-1713). Apostolici, London, 1677,…
THEOLOGY, English - William CAVE (1637-1713).  [Engraved title:]  Apostolici or The Lives of the Primitive Fathers for the three first Ages of the Christian Church [Printed title:]  Apostolici: or,…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
TRAVEL - Laurence OLIPHANT (1829-88). The Russian Shores of the Black Sea, London, 1853, 8vo, lithographed frontispiece, 2 engraved maps, original pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. With various other travel and topographical works in 18 vols. (19)
TRAVEL - Laurence OLIPHANT (1829-88). The Russian Shores of the Black Sea,…
TRAVEL - Laurence OLIPHANT (1829-88).  The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852. With a Voyage down the Volga, and a Tour through the Country of the Don Cossacks. London: William…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £300
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, 43 engraved plates, 19th-century half calf. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, EARLY ISSUE. With The Penny Pickwick ([London, c. 1837], nos. 1 - 53 only, defective). (2)
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). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional wood-engraved title with…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
[MERIAN, Matthäus (1593-1650, engraver)]. Topographia Galliæ, Amsterdam, 1662, parts I - III only (of 5), 12mo, engraved titles in parts I and III, 224 engraved plates, contemporary vellum. (3)
[MERIAN, Matthäus (1593-1650, engraver)]. Topographia Galliæ, Amsterdam,…
[MERIAN, Matthäus (1593-1650, engraver)] and Martin ZEILER (1589-1661).  [From the first printed title:]  Topographia Galliæ, Ofte eene naeukeurige Beschrijvinghe der Provintien, Steden en plaetfen…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
HALL, Joseph (1574-1656). The Shaking of the Olive-Tree, London, 1660, 4to, folding engraved frontispiece portrait, modern calf, new endpapers. FIRST EDITION.
HALL, Joseph (1574-1656). The Shaking of the Olive-Tree, London, 1660, 4to…
HALL, Joseph (1574-1656).  The Shaking of the Olive-Tree. The Remaining Works ... With Some Specialties of Divine Providence in his Life. Noted by His own Hand. Together with His Hard Measure:…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BREE, Charles Robert (1811-86). A History of the Birds of Europe, not Observed in the British Isles, London, 1863-64, 4 vols., large 8vo, 238 chromoxylographed plates, original red pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. (4)
BREE, Charles Robert (1811-86). A History of the Birds of Europe, not…
BREE, Charles Robert (1811-86).  A History of the Birds of Europe, not Observed in the British Isles. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1863-64. 4 volumes, large 8vo (252 x 160mm). 238 chromoxylographed…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
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
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

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