BINDING - Soren SORENSEN (dates unknown). Diderich Buxtehudes Vokale Kirkemusik, Copenhagen, 1958, large 8vo, FINELY BOUND in an abstract modernist design of red, green, black and tan morocco onlays on the upper cover [unsigned], slipcase.
BINDING - Soren SORENSEN (dates unknown). Diderich Buxtehudes vokale…
BINDING - Soren SORENSEN (dates unknown).  Diderich Buxtehudes vokale kirkemusik. Studier til den evangeliske kirkekantates udviklingshistorie. Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, 1958. Large 8vo (246 x…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BINDING - William BEATTIE (1793-1875).  Scotland Illustrated, London, 1842, 2 volumes, 4to, additional engraved titles with vignettes, 118 engraved plates, attractively bound in contemporary elaborate red morocco gilt. (2)
BINDING - William BEATTIE (1793-1875). Scotland Illustrated, London, 1842…
BINDING - William BEATTIE (1793-1875).  Scotland Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work. London: George Virtue, 1842. 2 volumes, 4to (263 x 208mm). Additional engraved title…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, illustrator). The original pen, ink and watercolour front cover design for the September 29th, 1962, issue of "Punch" which was dedicated to the Brontë sisters, signed, 274 x 226mm.
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, illustrator). The original…
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, pseudonym, illustrator, styled, as usual, "ffolkes").  The original pen, ink and watercolour front cover design for the September 29th, 1962, issue of …
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BURNS, Robert (1759-96). The Poetical Works, Glasgow, 1821, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates,  attractively bound in 19th-century red morocco gilt. Please see provenance note below.
BURNS, Robert (1759-96). The Poetical Works, Glasgow, 1821, 8vo, engraved…
BURNS, Robert (1759-96).  The Poetical Works ... including All the Poetry Contained in Dr. Currie's Edition, and Many other Pieces not Printed in the Copy-right Edition. To which is Prefixed a Highly…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden. Please see the full listing below. Sold not subject to return. (c.60)
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or…
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist]. Drawing the Line Somewhere, London, 1937, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, with an original pencil and watercolour drawing signed "Fougasse". And another. (2)
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist]. Drawing the Line…
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist].  Drawing the Line Somewhere. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1937. 8vo (186 x 120mm). Half title, illustrations by "Fougasse". Original yellow…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
GREEN, Andy (dates unknown, photographer). Here Comes the Sun, London, BolamRose, 2011, oblong 4to, full-page coloured photographed illustrations by Andy Green with quotations relating to global warming, original silver boards.
GREEN, Andy (dates unknown, photographer). Here Comes the Sun, London,…
GREEN, Andy (dates unknown, photographer).  Here Comes the Sun. London: BolamRose, 2011. Oblong 4to (235 x 350mm). Full-page coloured photographed illustrations by Andy Green with quotations relating…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
GREENE, Graham (1904-91). A typed letter, signed, dated 1984, stating, "Dear John Wilkins, My warmest congratulations on your article on the Kissinger report. There is not a word I would wish to see altered. My own feelings are very much engaged ..."
GREENE, Graham (1904-91). A typed letter, signed, dated 1984, stating, …
GREENE, Graham (1904-91).  A one-page typed letter, signed, on paper with printed heading, "La Résidence des Fleurs, Avenue Pasteur, 06600 Antibes", dated "28th January 1984", stating, "Dear John…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £80
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). Pomona Londinensis, London, [1813]-18. Volume one only [all published], 4to, 49 exceptionally fine hand-coloured aquatint plates of fruit, contemporary half morocco (rubbed). FIRST EDITION.
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). Pomona Londinensis, London, [1813]-18…
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865).  Pomona Londinensis: Containing Colored [sic] Engravings of the Most Esteemed Fruits in the British Gardens with a Description of Each Variety. By William Hooker,…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
KING, Jessie Marion (1875-1949, illustrator) - The High History of the Holy Graal, London, 1903, large 8vo, 23 plates, original blue pictorial cloth gilt. With Christina Rossetti's Poems (London, [1910], 4to, 36 plates by Florence Harrison, buckram). (2)
KING, Jessie Marion (1875-1949, illustrator) - The High History of the…
KING, Jessie Marion (1875-1949, illustrator) - The High History of the Holy Graal. Translated from the Old French by Sebastian Evans. London: J. M. Dent & Co., 1903. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm).…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Sea and Sussex, London, 1926, 4to, 24 mounted coloured plates by Donald Maxwell, original vellum-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 500 "LARGE PAPER COPIES" SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Sea and Sussex, London, 1926, 4to, 24…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & Donald MAXWELL (1877-1936, illustrator).  Sea and Sussex from Rudyard Kipling's Verse ... With an Introductory Poem by Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan and Co., 1926.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, London, 1950, 8vo, coloured frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original cloth, grey dust-jacket (torn with some loss). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST "NARNIA" NOVEL. RARE.
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, London,…
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963).  The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. A Story for Children. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and monochrome illustrations,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals, London, [1849], 4to, 50 fine hand-coloured lithographed botanical plates by Loudon (some spotting and staining), contemporary green half morocco (worn). Second edition.
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental…
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58).  The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals ... Second Edition. London: William S. Orr and Co., [n.d. but preface dated 1849]. 4to (288 x 232mm). Half title, 50 fine…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
PONTEY, William (fl.1780-1831). The Forest Pruner, London, 1810, 8vo, 8 engraved plates, some coloured and folding, later half calf gilt. The third edition. With 4 other works in 5 vols. (6)
PONTEY, William (fl.1780-1831). The Forest Pruner, London, 1810, 8vo, 8…
PONTEY, William (fl.1780-1831).  The Forest Pruner; or, Timber Owner's Assistant: A Treatise on the Training or Management of British Timber Trees ... The Third Edition. London: Printed for J.…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874, Winchester, "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875, 8vo, hand-coloured title and 5 plates, contemporary cloth. RARE. Please see footnote below.
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874,…
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874. Winchester: "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875. 8vo (180 x 121mm). 8vo (180 x 120mm). Additional hand-coloured title [?partly…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Mother Goose, London, 1913, 4to, 13 coloured plates, illustrations, original buckram (gilt faded). Provenance: EDWARD J. POYNTER (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 519 OF 1,100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Mother Goose, London, 1913, 4to…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Mother Goose. The Old Nursery Rhymes. London: William Heinemann, 1913. 4to (288 x 230mm). Half title, mounted coloured frontispiece and 12 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £375
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
REMBRANDT (1606-69) - Charles B. CURTIS (1827-1905). Rembrandt's Etchings, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1889, folio, 50 photogravure plates, original mustard yellow pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
REMBRANDT (1606-69) - Charles B. CURTIS (1827-1905). Rembrandt's Etchings,…
REMBRANDT (1606-69) - Charles B. CURTIS (1827-1905).  Rembrandt's Etchings. Fifty of the most notable Etchings of Rembrandt, reproduced by the photogravure process; with Biography of Rembrandt, and…
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Nursery Rhymes, London, The Dropmore Press, 1947, 4to, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 89 OF 550 COPIES.
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Nursery Rhymes, London, The Dropmore…
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962).  Nursery Rhymes. London: The Dropmore Press, 1947. 4to (260 x 190mm). Half title, title printed in pink and black, large pink initial and pink printer's device on…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973). The Lord of the Rings, London, 1955-56, 3 vols., 8vo, 3 folding maps (third vol. lacking title page), original cloth, dust-jackets. FIRST EDITION, various impressions. IMPORTANT: Please see the full description below. (3)
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973). The Lord of the Rings, London, 1955-56, 3…
TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892-1973).  The Lord of the Rings, comprising: The Fellowship of the Ring. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., November 1955. 8vo (222 x 140mm). Half title, folding map at the end…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
WILCOX, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919). Poems of Passion and Pleasure, London, [1912], 4to, 20 mounted coloured plates by Dudley Tennant, original pictorial vellum. NUMBER 72 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST. With 2 other illustrated books. (3)
WILCOX, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919). Poems of Passion and Pleasure, London, …
WILCOX, Ella Wheeler (1850-1919).  Poems of Passion and Pleasure. London: Gay & Hancock, [1912]. 4to (290 X 230mm). Half title, mounted coloured frontispiece and 19 plates by Dudley Tennant (a few…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
8 BOTTLES SOUTH AFRICAN RED AND 4 WHITE WINE
Lot 46 - Wines & Spirits Sold
8 BOTTLES SOUTH AFRICAN RED AND 4 WHITE WINE
Bellingham 2 x The Bernard Series Maverick SMV 2020; Origin Wine 2 x Fairmile Shiraz-Malbec 2022 and 2 x Cape Kyala Pinotage 2022; Backsberg 2 x Smuggled Vines Chardonnay 2021; Stellenrust 2 x Tesco…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
8 BOTTLES RED, 3 WHITE AND 1 ROSÉ WINE
Lot 89 - Wines & Spirits Sold
8 BOTTLES RED, 3 WHITE AND 1 ROSÉ WINE
Kindzmarauli Marani Saperavi Cabernet Qvevn 2020; Brancott Letter Series T Pinot Noir 2022; Castello Di Corbara De Coronis Lago Di Corbara Merlot 2019; Vinaria Purcari Vinohora Rara Neagra Malbec de…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
10 BOTTLES WELSH SINGLE MALT, 1 CANADIAN AND 1 AUSTRALIAN WHISKY
Lot 116 - Wines & Spirits Sold
10 BOTTLES WELSH SINGLE MALT, 1 CANADIAN AND 1 AUSTRALIAN WHISKY
Penderyn Single Malt Rich Oak, Sherrywood, Peated, Madeira Finish, Portwood, Ex-Rye Casks Small Batch, Myth and Legend; Aberfalls 2021 Release and Distiller's Cut; Bearface Wilderness Series Limited…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £120
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES MIXED LIQUEURS
Lot 142 - Wines & Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES MIXED LIQUEURS
Chambord Black Raspberry ((20cl); Cooper King Distillery Pilot Series Berry + Basil; Finest Beverages Huckleberry (50cl); Bols Strawberry (50cl); Dasher + Fisher Raspberry Gin and Strawberry Gin;…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT

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