BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867, plates, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red crushed morocco. With Christina Rossetti's Poetical Works, London, 1904, FINELY BOUND in red half morocco gilt. (2)
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867…
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76, editor).  Two Centuries of Song; or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, and other Occasional Verses of the English Poets of the Last Two Hundred Years. London: Sampson…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-97). The Naked Lunch, Paris, The Olympia Press, 1959, original green stiff printed wrappers, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, first issue.
BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-97). The Naked Lunch, Paris, The Olympia Press…
BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-97).  The Naked Lunch. Paris: "The Traveller's Companion Series published by The Olympia Press", 1959. 8vo (175 x 110mm). Half title, title within green typographical…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original publisher's buckram. FIRST EDITION.
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946).  The Time Machine. An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895. 8vo (177 x 115mm). Half title with one-page advertisement for "The Pioneer series" on the verso, 32-pages …
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WINE - [Alexander HENDERSON (1780-1863)].  The History of Ancient and Modern Wines. London, 1824, modern half calf. FIRST EDITION.
WINE - [Alexander HENDERSON (1780-1863)]. The History of Ancient and…
WINE - [Alexander HENDERSON (1780-1863)].  The History of Ancient and Modern Wines. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1824. 4to (269 x 210mm). Wood-engraved title vignette on india paper, laid down,…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SPRENGEL, Kurt Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833). Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneykunde, Halle [and Vienna],1821-40, 6 vols. bound in 8, frontispieces, contemporary half calf. (8)
SPRENGEL, Kurt Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833). Versuch einer pragmatischen…
SPRENGEL, Kurt Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833).  Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzenykunde. Halle: Gebauerschen Buchhandlung [vol. VI (in 2 vols.): Vienna: In Commission der Carl Gerold…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
THE PARANORMAL AND "PSEUDO-SCIENCE" - A. Freiherrn von SCHRENCK-NOTZING (1862-1929). Materialisations-Phaenomene, Münich, 1914, half tone illustrations including many of "ectoplasm", cloth. With 24 other books of related interest. (25)
THE PARANORMAL AND "PSEUDO-SCIENCE" - A. Freiherrn von SCHRENCK-NOTZING …
THE PARANORMAL AND "PSUEDO-SCIENCE" - A. Freiherrn von SCHRENCK-NOTZING (1862-1929).  Materialisations-Phaenomene. Ein Beitrag zur Erforschung der Mediumistischen Teleplastie. Münich: Verlag von…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket (some fraying with loss of letters at head of backstrip). FIRST EDITION.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo,…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. 8vo (188 x125mm). Half title (a few spots to page edges). Original black cloth with gun and rose motif stamped in red and…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BOWEN, Thomas (1733-90). A New and Complete Chart of the World, [London, c. 1787], engraved chart, hand-coloured in outline, framed and glazed. With another map by Bowen. (2)
BOWEN, Thomas (1733-90). A New and Complete Chart of the World, [London, c…
BOWEN, Thomas (1733-90).  A New and Complete Chart of the World; Displaying the Tracks of Capt. Cook, and Other Modern Navigators. [London:] T. Bowen, [c. 1787]. Engraved chart, hand-coloured in…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[Petit Grimoire.] Lille: Imprimerie de Blocquerel, [c. 1840], woodcut plates, old vellum.
[Petit Grimoire.] Lille: Imprimerie de Blocquerel, [c. 1840], woodcut…
[Petit Grimoire.] [Colophon, possibly stamped:] Lille: Imprimerie de Blocquel, [c. 1840]. 8vo in 6s (148 x 100mm). 6 woodcut plates, all but one printed in red and black, illustrations and tables, 4…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
KING FAISAL II OF IRAQ (1935-1958). An autograph letter on 2 -pages, signed, dated 22.5.44. With a quantity of miscellaneous letters contained in an album. (qty)
KING FAISAL II OF IRAQ (1935-1958). An autograph letter on 2 -pages,…
KING FAISAL II OF IRAQ (1935-1958).  An autograph letter on 2-pages, headed in autograph "Qasr-al Zahuz, Baghdad", and dated "22.5.44", stating, "Dear Madam, Will you please thank all the children in…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
FIGUIER, Louis (1819-94). Les Merveilles de l' Industrie, Paris, [1873-77], 4 vols., contemporary morocco-backed boards. With 3 other works in 6 vols. (10)
FIGUIER, Louis (1819-94). Les Merveilles de l' Industrie, Paris, [1873-77]…
FIGUIER, Louis (1819-94).  Les Merveilles de l' Industrie ou Description des Principales Industries Modernes. Paris: Furne, Jouvet et Cie., [1873-77]. 4 volumes, folio (285 x 190mm). Half titles,…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
La Nature. Review des Sciences et de Leurs Applications aux Arts et l' Industrie, Paris, 1873-1912, 40 vols. bound in 39, 4to, illustrations, contemporary morocco-backed cloth. (39)
La Nature. Review des Sciences et de Leurs Applications aux Arts et l'…
La Nature. Revue des Sciences et de leurs Applications aux Arts et l' Industrie. Journal Hebdomadaire Illustré, edited by Gaston Tissander and others. Paris: G. Masson, 1873-1912. 40 volumes bound in…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94). Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundale für die Theorie der Musik, Braunschweig, 1863, contemporary cloth-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other works in 4 vols. (5)
HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94). Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als…
HELMHOLTZ, Hermann von (1821-94).  Die Lehre con den Tonempfindungen als Physiologische Grundlage für der Musik. Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, 1863. Large 8vo (219 x…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
DECORATIVE FRENCH PAPER AND CLOTH BINDINGS - Les Insectes, [Paris, c. 1825], original yellow decorated paper boards. With c. 30 others. (qty)
DECORATIVE FRENCH PAPER AND CLOTH BINDINGS - Les Insectes, [Paris, c. 1825…
DECORATIVE FRENCH PAPER AND CLOTH BINDINGS - Les Insectes. [Paris: chez Marcilly Ainé, c. 1825]. One volume (only, of 6), 12mo (148 x 95mm). Hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece. Original yellow…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
BIRDS - Percy R. Lowe (1870-1948). Our Common Sea-birds, London, [c. 1919], illustrations, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 6 other works of related interest in 9 vols. (10)
BIRDS - Percy R. Lowe (1870-1948). Our Common Sea-birds, London, [c. 1919]…
BIRDS - Percy Roycroft LOWE (1870-1948).  Our Common Sea-birds. Cormorants, Terns, Gulls, Skuas, Petrels and Auks. London: Published at the Offices of 'Country Life', [c. 1919]. 4to (285 x 215mm).…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
A PAIR OF ROCOCO STYLE GILT-METAL THREE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUÉS
A PAIR OF ROCOCO STYLE GILT-METAL THREE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUÉS
19th Century
With scrolling acanthus branches, candle nozzles and drip-pans, 40.5cm highCondition report: Very tarnished, in some areas quite black.  Dusty and dirty. Not drilled to accommodate electrical wiring.…
Estimate: £100 - £200
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
ALEXANDER CALDER (AMERICAN, 1898-1976) "FLIGHT FROM TYRANNY" LITHOGRAPHS (3)
ALEXANDER CALDER (AMERICAN, 1898-1976) "FLIGHT FROM TYRANNY" LITHOGRAPHS …
Circa 1975
Each numbered and signed in pencil "HC 2/XXII", "HC 4/XXII", "HC 10/XXII", approx 75cm x 58cm (3)Condition report;One very dirty with creases to the top left side the other two in cleaner condition,…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
A HARDWOOD KNOBKERRY AND A PALM WOOD CANE (2)
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 , 00:00 GMT
A MOUNTED GROUP OF THIRTY-SEVEN RELIEF COPPER AND BRASS MEDALLIONS OF BRITISH MONARCHS
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
FILM POSTER; APOCALYPSE NOW, DIRECTED BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
FILM POSTER; APOCALYPSE NOW, DIRECTED BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
Circa 1979
Backed on linen, 118 x 170cm
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
GLOBE-TROTTER X JAMES BOND NO TIME TO DIE CHECK-IN TRAVEL SUITCASE
GLOBE-TROTTER X JAMES BOND NO TIME TO DIE CHECK-IN TRAVEL SUITCASE
74cm high x 48cm wide x 26cm deep, with a key
A Globe-Trotter 007 Vulcanised Fibreboard Check-In Trolley Case, part of the new collaboration. Designed to celebrate the upcoming launch of the 25th Bond film. Established in 1897, Globe-Trotter…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £800
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
GLOBE-TROTTER X JAMES BOND NO TIME TO DIE CHECK-IN TRAVEL SUITCASE
GLOBE-TROTTER X JAMES BOND NO TIME TO DIE CHECK-IN TRAVEL SUITCASE
74cm high x 48cm wide x 26cm deep, with a key
A Globe-Trotter 007 Vulcanised Fibreboard Check-In Trolley Case, part of the new collaboration. Designed to celebrate the upcoming launch of the 25th Bond film. Established in 1897, Globe-Trotter…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £800
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
TWO ENGLISH IVORY AND BONE PLAYING CHESS SETS (2)
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 TURNED ELM BOWL AND VARIOUS TREEN FRUIT
A TURNED ELM BOWL AND VARIOUS TREEN FRUIT
20th Century
Including nine yew and burr wood examples, a hardstone egg and three dried gourds, the bowl 40cm diameterCondition report: A few stains and marks to the inside of the bowl. One broken stem to the…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £90
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT

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