MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux, Paris, [1911], plates by Arthur Rackham, original pictorial vellum [without a limitation leaf and not signed by Rackham]. With 5 other works in 6 vols. (7)
MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le…
MISCELLANY -  Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator).  Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux par Richard Wagner ... Traduits en Prose Rhythmée par Alfred Ernst. Paris: Hachette, [1911]. 4to (292 x…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
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…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715).  Les Aventures de Telemaque, 1720, vol one only (of 2), contemporary calf. Provenance: LYTTON STRACHEY and ROGER SENHOUSE (labels).
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651…
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715).  Les Avantures de Telemaque, Fils d' Ulysse ... Seconde Edition conforme au Manuscrit original. Paris: Chez Jacques…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and New York, 1913, original buckram. FIRST EDITION.
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer). Men of Mark, London and…
COBURN, Alvin Langdon (1882-1966, photographer).  Men of Mark. London and New York: Duckworth ... [verso of title:] Printed at the Ballantyne Press, London, 1913. 4to (310 x 235mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)].  Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to the North of England, 1723, contemporary calf.
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to…
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to the North of England. In Latin and English Metre. Wittily and merrily (tho’ an Hundred Years ago) compos’d; found among some old…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817, contemporary half calf. With other works by Byron bound in.
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817,…
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824).  Manfred. A Dramatic Poem. London: John Murray, 1817. Half title, 2-line printed quote from Hamlet on title, 80-pages with imprint of T. Davison on p.80. Wise I, p.123. …
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation of a Hare, London, [c. 1830], wrappers. With 6 other books. (7)
The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation of a Hare, London, [c. 1830],…
The Escape, Wanderings, and Preservation of a Hare. Written by Herself. London: Printed and Sold by J. & C. Evans, [c. 1830]. 12mo (140 x 89mm). Hand-coloured woodcut frontispiece and 9 hand-coloured…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham Rye, London, 1960, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 8 other works in 9 vols. (10)
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham…
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006).  The Ballad of Peckham Rye. London: Macmillan, 1960. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Original eggshell blue cloth, spine lettered in red, dust-jacket with…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula, Paris, 1521, contemporary calf.
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula, Paris, 1521,…
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula divi Augustini longe prestantissima cum duplici indicio rursus Parisiis compressa. Paris: [from the colophon to the first part:] “impe[n]sis…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum, Amsterdam, 1740, contemporary calf. With 14 other books. (15)
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum…
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attributed).  De secretis mulierum libellus. Amsterdam: [no publisher], 1740. 12mo (141 x 90mm). Woodcut ornament on title, initial (some light spotting…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. The Nursery "Alice", London, 1890, original pictorial boards.
"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. The Nursery …
"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)].  The Nursery "Alice" containing Twenty Coloured Enlargements from Tenniel's Illustrations to "Alice's adventures in Wonderland" with Text…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
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.
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: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66). Alphabets et Chiffres Récréatifs, Paris, [c. 1834], 9 lithographed plates, original pictorial wrappers. With 4 other illustrated books. (5)
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66). Alphabets et Chiffres…
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66).  Alphabet et Chiffres Récréatifs. Paris: Chez Aumont [and] Tessari et Cie., [c. 1834]. Oblong 4to (278 x 370mm). 9 lithographed plates, each illustrating…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
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
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940).  Castle Gay, [London, 1930], original fawn buckram. AUTHOR'S PROOF COPY. With 2 other books by John Buchan. (3)
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). Castle Gay, [London, 1930], original fawn…
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940).  Castle Gay. [London:] Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., [1930]. 8vo (186 x 124mm). Half title (some spotting and staining). Original publisher's fawn buckram, printed label mounted…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89).  The Loving Spirit, London, 1931, original blue cloth (rubbed and scuffed, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION of the author's very scarce first novel. With 20 other books. (21)
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89). The Loving Spirit, London, 1931…
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89).  The Loving Spirit. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1931. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title (a few light marginal stains). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948), and others - Claud LOVAT FRASER (1890-1921).  Sixty-Three Unpublished Designs, London, [1924], original cloth-backed decorated boards. NUMBER 2 OF 500 COPIES. With 8 other books. (9)
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948), and others - Claud LOVAT FRASER (1890-1921)…
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948), and others - Claud LOVAT FRASER (1890-1921).  Sixty-Three Unpublished Designs. With an Introduction by Holbrook Jackson. London: The First Edition Club, [1924]. Square…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
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
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Death in the Afternoon, London, 1932, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST U.K. EDITION. With 4 other books by the same author. (5)
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Death in the Afternoon, London, 1932,…
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961).  Death in the Afternoon. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. 8vo (213 x 145mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece by Juan Gris, half tone illustrations. Original salmon-pink…
Hammer price: £110
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
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. With 2 other editions of the same work. (3)
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth …
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. London: Secker and Warburg, 1945. 8vo (186 x 122mm). Half title. Original green cloth, spine lettered in white (rubbed and lightly stained,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine [in:] The New Review, London, 1895, Chapters XIII-XV, wrappers. With 6 other books. (7)
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine [in:] The New Review, London,…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine [In:] The New Review. Edited by W. E. Henley. London: William Heinemann, May 1895. No. 72. Large 8vo (247 x 170mm). Containing The Time Machine, chapters…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948).  Oscar Wilde's Salome, London, 1938, original wrappers. NUMBER ONE OF 50 COPIES. With 7 other books. (8)
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948). Oscar Wilde's Salome, London, 1938,…
JACKSON, Holbrook (1874-1948).  Oscar Wilde's Salome. London: The Fanfare Press, December 1938. 8vo (195 x 140mm). Original decorated wrappers with gold printed title label laid down on upper wrapper…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT

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