CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see the extensive notes regarding the edition below.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Chance. A Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1913. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the title, title with "First…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue,  with the copyright page on the verso of the title reading "Copyright, 1899 and 1900."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Lord Jim. A Romance. New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. 8vo (198 x 130mm). Half title, title within double rule border with woodcut device (some very light mainly…
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining and spotting), original blue cloth lettered and decorated in white, spine gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of what is widely-regarded as the author's masterpiece.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of half title, woodcut printer's…
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Tales of Unrest, London, 1898, 8vo, title printed in red and black, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION of this collection of five short stories, FIRST ISSUE.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Tales of Unrest, London, 1898, 8vo, title…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Tales of Unrest. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1898. 8vo (200 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of half title, title printed in red and black, 14…
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, (some spotting), original grey cloth gilt, uncut (a few scuff marks, edges rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this collection of four short stories.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, …
CONRAD, James (1857-1924).  Typhoon And Other Stories. London: William Heinemann, 1903. 8vo (190 x 130mm). 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the front, half title, 28-pages of publisher's…
Estimate: £150 - £250
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CRICKET - Charles CROMBIE (1880-1967). Laws of Cricket, London, [1907], oblong 4to, 12 coloured plates by Charles Crombie (plates detached). original pictorial boards by Crombie (stained, detached). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. RARE in the original boards.
CRICKET - Charles CROMBIE (1880-1967). Laws of Cricket, London, [1907],…
CRICKET - Charles Exeter Devereux CROMBIE (1880-1967, illustrator).  Laws of Cricket. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd. ... Copyright of Perrier, [1907]. Oblong 4to (270 x 380mm). Title…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece captioned "The Famous Roxana" (some spotting and staining), contemporary calf. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of Defoe's last novel, published anonymously.
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo,…
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)].  The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd The Countess de Wintselheim, in Germany.…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
Dramatic Characters, or Different Portraits of the English Stage, London, 1770 [some plates dated 1769], 4to, 30 hand-coloured engraved plates, trimmed and laid down within old wash borders, contemporary calf (the spine with old repairs, hinges broken).
Dramatic Characters, or Different Portraits of the English Stage, London,…
Dramatic Characters, or Different Portraits of the English Stage. London: "Printed for Robt. Sayer ... and Jn. Smith," 1770 [but most plates dated 1769]. 4to (195 x 190mm; size of plates 95 x 80mm).…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612). Euclidis elementorum libri XV, Cologne, 1591, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, 2 titles within elaborate woodcut borders, woodcut diagrams (some browning and staining), contemporary limp vellum.
EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612). Euclidis…
EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612).  Euclidis elementorum libri XV. [Second volume: Euclidis posteriores libri IX] Accessit XVI. de Solidorum regularium cuius libet intra quodlibet…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz", Falls Village, CT, New Haven, CT, New York City, and Stockbridge, MA, 1939-55. (15)
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two…
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956, German-American expressionist painter).  A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz"…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux Indes Orientales, Amsterdam, 1638, 3 parts in one volume, folio, 3 engraved titles, portrait, 6 maps, 33 plates (?only of 36), contemporary calf (re-backed). Third French edition.
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux…
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611).  Histoire de la Navigation de Jean Hugues de Linschot Hollandois: Aux Indes Orientales. Contenant diverses Descriptions des lieux iusques à present descouverts…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third Edition, London, 1665, 8vo, printed in black letter (mainly marginal spotting, staining and browning), contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). With 2 defective books. (3)
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third…
MANWOOD, John (d.1610).  A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest, Wherein is declaered not onely those Laws, as they are now in force, but also the Original and beginning of Forests; and what a Forest…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
OMMANNEY, Edward Lacon, Colonel (1834-1914). Autograph letter, signed ("E. L. Ommaney"), to "Graham" [an unknown recipient], with the blindstamp of the "Colonial Office", 10th April 1902, three-pages, 180 x 115mm, 13 February [1897]. On Zionism.
OMMANNEY, Edward Lacon, Colonel (1834-1914). Autograph letter, signed ("E.…
OMMANNEY, Edward Lacon (1834-1914), Colonel.  Autograph letter, signed ("E. L. Ommaney"), to "Graham" [an unknown recipient], with the blindstamp of the Colonial Office, 10th April 1902, three-pages,…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen. Order Book", 4to, 1962-68, 95-pages with carbon copy orders, including descriptions, prices, and sometimes the occasions on which the clothes were to be worn, original wrappers.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen.…
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - [Printed label on the upper cover of the order book:] "Hardy Amies Ltd. 14 Savile Row, W1." With the Royal Coat-of-Arms and "By Appointment Her Majesty The Queen…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
"TWAIN, Mark" (1835-1910). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, New York, 1885, 8vo, frontispiece, heliotype portrait, illustrations by E. W. Kemble, original green cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of "one of the great works of American fiction."
"TWAIN, Mark" (1835-1910). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, New York, 1885,…
"TWAIN, Mark" [i.e. Samuel Langhorn CLEMENS (1835-1910)].  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). Scene: The Mississippi Valley. Time: Forty to Fifty Years Ago. New York: Charles L.…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80). The Creed of Japhet, London, "Printed for Private Circulation", 1891, large 8vo, lightly browned and stained, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. "COPY 3" OF 150 COPIES. VERY RARE.
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80)…
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80).  The Creed of Japhet, that is of the Race Popularly Surnamed Indo-Germanic or Aryan, as held Before the Period of its…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A MUGHAL STYLE  JADE DAGGER HANDLE
A MUGHAL STYLE JADE DAGGER HANDLE
Of waisted form, the stone of celadon tone with cream inclusions, 11.75cm length
Provenance:  The Collection of Mr. Marcus Linell Further details on the Bellmans website hereCONDITION REPORTThere is a shallow chip to the bottom corner, approx. 1cm square
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A PERSIAN RECTANGULAR INLAID RECTANGULAR MIRROR FRAME
A PERSIAN RECTANGULAR INLAID RECTANGULAR MIRROR FRAME
19th century
Inlaid with geometric designs and painted with small portrait panels, 55cm by 38.5cm
Provenance:  The Collection of Mr. Marcus Linell Further details on the Bellmans website hereCONDITION REPORTSome losses and cracks
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
UTAGAWA KUNISADA ( TOYOKUNI III) ( 1786-1864). A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
UTAGAWA KUNISADA ( TOYOKUNI III) ( 1786-1864). A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT
Depicting two actors with Mount Fuji in the background, 36cm by 24cm, mounted, framed and glazed
Provenance: The Estate of the Late Kenneth PartridgeFurther details can be found here:  https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-collection-of-the-kenneth-partridgeCondition reportSome minor markings and…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
KINOSHITA ITSUUN ( 1799-1866) A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING
Mountainous landscape, ink on silk, 123cm by 42cm, mounted on brocade
Footnotes: This lot contains ivory and has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section10). Reference No. B6C9RRFV   Prospective buyers should be aware that some countries have…
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
20 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A SILVER AND BLOODSTONE SQUARE CASED TRAVELLING CLOCK AND ANOTHER CLOCK (2)
A SILVER AND BLOODSTONE SQUARE CASED TRAVELLING CLOCK AND ANOTHER CLOCK (2)
The first with a keyless wind jewelled lever movement, detailed Swiss Made, the top and two side panels mounted with bloodstone, the brushed gilt dial with black Arabic numerals and detailed 8 days,…
The movement of any watches has not been tested for accuracy or time keeping and Bellmans does not guarantee the future working of any watch. Please note that any individual movement parts may be…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
AN 18CT ALBERT CHAIN
AN 18CT ALBERT CHAIN
With individually stamped oval shaped links, a swivel clasp to one end and bolt ring to the other, measuring 38cm in length with a 18ct T bar, gross weight 55.7 grams
CONDITION REPORTBolt ring and swivel clasp are in good condition, both fasten securely, chain links have some wear some of the hallmarks are slightly worn however majority are clear and legible
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF CASSANDRA GOAD EARSTUDS (3)
A PAIR OF CASSANDRA GOAD EARSTUDS (3)
Each with a central 6mm cultured pearl in a 9ct white gold post fitting and a silver butterfly, with a detachable openwork surround in silver, gross weight 6.6 grams with a Cassandra Goad box
CONDITION REPORTEarrings are in overall good codnition, pearls are secure, skirts fit nicely arround the studs, marks are clear and legible, butterflies fit secuerly
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
18 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
TWO PAIRS OF GOLD SILK LINED AND INTERLINED CURTAINS (4)
TWO PAIRS OF GOLD SILK LINED AND INTERLINED CURTAINS (4)
One pair, each curtain 140cm wide with 240cm drop, the other pair, each curtain 80cm wide with 240cm drop
Condition report: Both pairs of curtains are in very good condition. The edges and central areas do not appear to have marks or fading. Photographs have been taken of some of these areas and included…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £150 - £250
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
19 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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