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SHERIDAN, R. B. (1751-1816). The School for Scandal, London, [1910], 4to, 25 coloured plates by Hugh Thomson, original elaborate vellum gilt. NUMBER 126 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With 4 other illustrated works in 5 vols. (6)
Lot 68 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
SHERIDAN, R. B. (1751-1816). The School for Scandal, London, [1910], 4to,…
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816).  The School for Scandal. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1910]. 4to (309 x 250mm). 25 mounted coloured plates by Hugh Thomson, illustrations, some full-page (some…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SPEARS, E. L. (1886-1974). Prelude to Victory, London, 1940, 8vo, plates and maps, original buckram. FIRST EDITION, second impression. ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
Lot 68a - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
SPEARS, E. L. (1886-1974). Prelude to Victory, London, 1940, 8vo, plates…
SPEARS, Edward Louis, 1st Baronet (1886-1974).  Prelude to Victory ... With an Introduction by The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill. London: Jonathan Cape, January 1940. Large 8vo (222 x 146mm). Half title…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94). Kidnapped, [London], 1886, 8vo, folding map, original red cloth (worn). FIRST EDITION, inscribed by Eden. Please see the footnote below.
Lot 69 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94). Kidnapped, [London], 1886, 8vo, folding…
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94).  Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751. [London:] Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title, folding…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708), and others. The Compleat Herbal ... With large Additions from Ray, Gerarde, Parkinson, and others, London, 1719, vol. one only (of 2), 4to, engraved plates, contemporary calf. Sold not subject to return.
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TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708), and others. The Compleat Herbal …
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708), and others. The Compleat Herbal: or, the Botanical Institutions of Mr. Tournefort, Chief Botanist To the late French King. Carefully translated from the…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £70 - £100
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VIETNAM - Victor BATOR (1891-1967). Vietnam, New York, 1965, 8vo, morocco. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden. With 6 other books related, one inscribed by Eden, the others ANNOTATED by him. (7)
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VIETNAM - Victor BATOR (1891-1967). Vietnam, New York, 1965, 8vo, morocco…
VIETNAM - Victor BATOR (1891-1967).  Vietnam. A Diplomatic Tragedy. The Origins of The U.S. Involvement. New York: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1965. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, frontispiece map,…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). Munich. Prologue to Tragedy, London, 1948, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN INK BY ANTHONY EDEN.
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WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). Munich. Prologue to Tragedy, London, 1948…
WHEELER-BENNETT, John W. (1902-75).  Munich. Prologue to Tragedy. London: Macmillan & Co., 1948. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, 9 full-page illustrations of contemporary cartoons from "Punch"…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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)
Lot 85 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Unsold
BOOKS ANNOTATED BY, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH, ANTHONY EDEN. Please see…
BOOKS ANNOTATED BY, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH, ANTHONY EDEN (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford, 1893, 8vo, cloth, annotated and underlined in…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
Lot 86 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN (arranged chronologically) - George MEREDITH. Modern Love, London, 1892, reprint, 8vo, dark blue buckram, inscribed, "From Dolly, Xmas 1892," and further inscribed in…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ACCADEMIA DEL CIMENTO - [Lorenzo MAGALOTTI (1637-1712), editor] & others. Saggi di Naturali Esperienze, Florence, 1691, folio, 75 full-page engraved illustrations, contemporary vellum-backed boards. Second edition.
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ACCADEMIA DEL CIMENTO - [Lorenzo MAGALOTTI (1637-1712), editor] & others.…
ACCADEMIA DEL CIMENTO - [Lorenzo MAGALOTTI (1637-1712), editor] & others.  Saggi di Naturali Esperienze fatte nell' Accademia del Cimento sotto la Protezione del Serenissimo Principe Leopoldo di…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-88). Empedocles on Etna, London, [The Vale Press at] The Ballantyne Press, 1896, 8vo, printed in red and black, decorations by Charles Ricketts, original boards. With 8 other illustrated works in 9 vols. (10)
Lot 93 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-88). Empedocles on Etna, London, [The Vale Press at]…
ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-88).  Empedocles on Etna. A Dramatic Poem. [Colophon:] London: [The Vale Press at] The Ballantyne Press, 1896 [?but 1897]. 8vo in 4s (190 x 125mm). The first page of text with…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BAKER, Richard (c.1568-1645). A Chronicle of the Kings of England, London, 1674, folio, engraved title, lacking index leaves at the end, later half morocco. With 5 other works in 6 vols. The lot sold not subject to return. (7)
Lot 94 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
BAKER, Richard (c.1568-1645). A Chronicle of the Kings of England, London…
BAKER, Richard (c.1568-1645).  A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the time of the Roman Government, unto the Death of King James ... Whereunto is Added, the Reign of king Charles the First,…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BELL, Charles (1774-1842). An Exposition of the Natural System of the Nerves of the Human Body, London, 1824-27, 2 works including an "Appendix" bound in one, 3 folding plates [see note below], later half calf. FIRST EDITION. Sold not subject to return.
Lot 96 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
BELL, Charles (1774-1842). An Exposition of the Natural System of the…
BELL, Charles (1774-1842).  An Exposition of the Natural System of the Nerves of the Human Body. With a Republication of the Papers Delivered to the Royal Society, on the Subject of the Nerves.…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BROWN, Thomas (dates unknown). A Letter in Reply to the Report of the Surgeons of the Vaccine Institutions, Edinburgh,1809, 8vo, contemporary or original grey paper-backed wrappers. FIRST EDITION of this anti-vaccination tract. RARE.
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BROWN, Thomas (dates unknown). A Letter in Reply to the Report of the…
BROWN, Thomas (dates unknown).  A Letter in Reply to the Report of the Surgeons of the Vaccine Institution, Edinburgh; With an Appendix, Containing a Variety of Interesting Letters on the Subject of…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-61). Poems Before Congress, London, 1860, 8vo, half title, contemporary crushed morocco by R. D. Canape. FIRST EDITION.
Lot 104 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-61). Poems Before Congress, London,…
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-61).  Poems Before Congress. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. 8vo (188 x 125mm). Half title, one-page of publisher's advertisements at the end (clean closed marginal…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £100 - £150
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BUFFON, Georges-Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de (1757-1840). Oeuvres Complètes, Brussels, 1828-33, 20 volumes, large 8vo, 2 lithographed portraits, 2 maps, one table, 735 lithographed plates, many hand-coloured (one lacking), 19th-century calf gilt. (20)
Lot 104a - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Unsold
BUFFON, Georges-Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de (1757-1840). Oeuvres…
BUFFON, Georges-Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de (1757-1840).  Oeuvres Complètes ... Suivies de ses Continuateurs Daubenton, Lacépède, Cuvier, Duméril, Poiret, Lesson et Geoffrey-St-Hilaire. Brussels:…
Estimate: £400 - £600
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[BUTLER, John (1809-74)]. A Sketch of Assam, London, 1847, 8vo, 15 coloured lithographed plates only (of 16), contemporary calf (worn). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "Presented to Ja. Butler by his affectionate Brother, the Author."
Lot 106 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
[BUTLER, John (1809-74)]. A Sketch of Assam, London, 1847, 8vo, 15…
[BUTLER, John (1809-74)].  A Sketch of Assam: with Some Account of the Hill Tribes. By an Officer in the Hon. East India Company's Bengal Native Infantry in Civil Employ. With Illustrations from…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHAPBOOKS - Literary Miscellany: containing Humourous Pieces, Poughnill, 1801, small 8vo, original printed wrappers. With 3 other similar chapbooks. RARE. Please see the full description below. (4)
Lot 108a - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
CHAPBOOKS - Literary Miscellany: containing Humourous Pieces, Poughnill,…
CHAPBOOKS - [Upper wrapper:] Literary Miscellany: containing Humourous Pieces; viz. Sermon on the Word Malt, - Paris Jobbing, - &c. &c. [Title page:] Humourous & Satirical. A Sermon on the Word Malt;…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
DIGBY, Kenelm (1603-65). A Late Discourse made in Solemne Assembly ... Touching the Cure of Wounds by the Powder of Sympathy; with Instructions how to make the said Powder, London, 1658, 12mo, later calf. Second [English] edition. RARE.
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DIGBY, Kenelm (1603-65). A Late Discourse made in Solemne Assembly ...…
DIGBY, Kenelm (1603-65).  A Late Discourse Made in a Solemne Assembly of Nobles and Learned Men at Montpellier in France ... Touching the Cure of Wounds by the Powder of Sympathy; with Instructions…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
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13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
DOLL, Catharina (1750-1824). Almanak voor Vrouwen door Vrouwen, Amsterdam, [?1791], small square 8vo, title and 5 plates, bound in old silk boards with watercolour decorations, slipcase. The first in this series of "Almanacs for Women by Women".
Lot 116 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
DOLL, Catharina (1750-1824). Almanak voor Vrouwen door Vrouwen, Amsterdam,…
DOLL, Catharina (1750-1824).  Almanak voor Vrouwen door Vrouwen. MDCCXCII. Amsterdam: De Wed. J. Doll, [?1791]. Small square 8vo (98 x 80mm). Half title, engraved title, 5 engraved plates, one of…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
DUMOURIEZ, Charles François du Périer (1739-1823). Thoughts on the French Invasion of England ... Translated from the French ... The Third Edition, London, 1798, 4to, folding hand-coloured engraved chart, contemporary wrappers. VERY RARE.
Lot 118 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
DUMOURIEZ, Charles François du Périer (1739-1823). Thoughts on the French…
DUMOURIEZ, Charles François du Périer (1739-1823).  Thoughts on the French Invasion of England ... Translated from the French. Illustrated ... The Third Edition. London: Printed for John Stockdale,…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EMMANUEL-AUGUSTIN-DIEUDONNE-JOSEPH, Comte de (1766-1842). Memorial de Saint Helene, London, 1823-35, 8 parts in 8 vols., 8vo, 20 plates and maps, attractively bound in 19th-century half red morocco gilt by Bumpus. (8)
Lot 122 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
EMMANUEL-AUGUSTIN-DIEUDONNE-JOSEPH, Comte de (1766-1842). Memorial de…
EMMANUEL-AUGUSTIN-DIEUDONNE-JOSEPH, Comte de (1766-1842).  Memorial de Saint Helene. Journal of the Private Life and Conversations of the Emperor Napoleon at Saint Helena. London: Printed for Henry…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
Ethiopian manuscript on c.165 vellum leaves, Ge'ez script in red and black, 22-lines to each page, with 18 ornamental coloured strapwork and foliate headpieces, contemporary vellum over boards, 125 x 90mm., [?]19th-century.
Lot 123 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
Ethiopian manuscript on c.165 vellum leaves, Ge'ez script in red and black…
Ethiopian manuscript on c.165 vellum leaves, Ge'ez script in red and black, 22-lines to each page, with 18 ornamental coloured strapwork and foliate headpieces, some with stylised birds, one with 2…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, London, 1670, folio, engraved illustrations including one full-page, modern half calf. Second edition.
Lot 125 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, London,…
EVELYN, John (1620-1706).  Sylva, Or A Discourse of Frest Trees, and the Proagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions ... To which is annexed Pomona; or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93). The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated, London, 1775, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, contemporary calf (worn). FIRST EDITION. With another related work in 2 vols. (3)
Lot 132 - Printed Books, Manuscripts & Maps including Books from the Library of Anthony and Clarissa Eden Sold
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93). The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama…
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93).  The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated. London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1775. 8vo (214 x 125mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, woodcut…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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