SIR GEORGE AIRY'S TRANSIT OF VENUS 1874 EXPEDITION - A VICTORIAN BRASS-BOUND ROSEWOOD TWO-DAY OBSERVATORY CHRONOMETER
SIR GEORGE AIRY'S TRANSIT OF VENUS 1874 EXPEDITION - A VICTORIAN BRASS…
By Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 3178, Circa 1860
In a two-tier brass-bound rosewood box (missing hinged upper lid), with glazed observation panel, the front with circular maker's ivory roundel, above a shaped brass escutcheon and further ivory…
Hammer price: £4,800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET TIMEPIECE
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Quare & Horseman, London, No. 304, Circa 1730
The case with an inverted bell-top and knopped brass handle, above a moulded cornice, with glazed panel door and a glazed panel to each side, with glazed rear door, on a stepped base and block feet,…
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING & REPEATING VERGE BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY STRIKING & REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Bennington & Thorpe, London, Circa 1790
The broken-arched case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above a single pad, with moulded cornice, above arched glazed panel door, the sides each with an arched fish-scale pierced brass grille…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID LANCET MANTEL CLOCK
A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND BOXWOOD-INLAID LANCET MANTEL CLOCK
By William John Upjohn, London, Circa 1820
The lancet-shaped case inset with a brass fret panel to the front and inlaid with boxwood lines and shaped panels, flanked by a slender three-quarter cluster column to each corner, with brass bezel…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
Rol Fawney, London
The break-arch case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above arched glazed door, with a brass fish-scale grille panel to each side, the 7in cream-painted dial detailed Rol Fawney, London, with…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). "Old". The original file copy of the poem in the form of a computer print-out, 47 lines on 2 sheets of A4, SIGNED "Charles Bukowski, 12-29-91"; with another similar. Please see the full description below.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). "Old". The original file copy of the poem in…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  "Old". The original file copy of the poem in the form of a computer print-out, 47 lines in 5 stanzas, printed on the rectos only of 2 sheets of A4, SIGNED "Charles…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). 2 poems, Los Angeles, Philip Klein for the Black Sparrow Press, April 1967, 8vo, original tan printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 26 OF 99 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). 2 poems, Los Angeles, Philip Klein for the…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  2 poems. Los Angeles: Philip Klein for the Black Sparrow Press, April 1967. 8vo (212 x 137mm). Small woodcut printer's device at the end (a single spot on the rear rice…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Crucifix in a Deathhand, New York, 1965, 4to, 4 etched plates by Noel Rockmore, original wrappers with fold-ins. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 3,100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR IN PINK INK AND DATED BY HIM "3-19-65."
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Crucifix in a Deathhand, New York, 1965, 4to,…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Crucifix in a Deathhand ... new poems 1963-65. New York: "A loujon press award book: Lyle stuart inc.", April 1965. 4to (320 x 215mm). Printed on vari-coloured paper,…
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski, Crescent City, Florida, 1962, 8vo, illustrations by the author, wrappers. FIRST EDITION. No limitation stated but probably ONE OF ABOUT 500 COPIES. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  [Title from the upper wrapper:] Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski. The Work of American and British Poets, edited by Will Tulos, Evelyn…
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense, Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1986, 8vo, boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 66 OF 126 COPIES SIGNED WITH A SELF-PORTRAIT BY THE AUTHOR AND AN ORIGINAL COLOURED PRINT, SIGNED.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. Large 8vo (228 x 155mm). Title printed in colours, monochrome photographed…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINESE CERAMICS - Liu LIANG-YU. A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Taiwan, 1991, 5 volumes, folio, coloured illustrations, original brown buckram, dust-jackets. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. (5)
CHINESE CERAMICS - Liu LIANG-YU. A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Taiwan,…
CHINESE CERAMICS - Liu LIANG-YU ([dates unknown]).  A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, translated by Andrew Morton. Taiwan: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991. 5 volumes, folio (380 x 260mm). Coloured…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINESE CERAMICS - The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson, London, 1925-28. Volumes I - VI, folio, 450 plates, some coloured, cloth. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 725 COPIES. (6)
CHINESE CERAMICS - The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the…
CHINESE, KOREAN AND PERSIAN CERAMICS -  The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson. London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1925-28.…
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHRISTIE, Agatha (1890-1976). A Pocket Full of Rye, London, 1853, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by the same author, both FIRST EDITIONS in dust-jackets. (3)
CHRISTIE, Agatha (1890-1976). A Pocket Full of Rye, London, 1853, 8vo,…
CHRISTIE, Agatha (1890-1976).  A Pocket Full of Rye. London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1953. 8vo (182 x 125mm). Half title. Original orange cloth, the spine lettered in black, the dust…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent, New York, 1907, 8vo, some staining, original cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "Miss Hallowes from her friend the Author. 1907."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent, New York, 1907, 8vo, some…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [September] 1907. 8vo (187 x 125mm). Title printed in orange and black in single rule border with…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
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). 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). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half title, 32-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1911, original red cloth gilt, uncut. FIRST EDITION.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Under Western Eyes. London: Methuen & Co., 1911. 8vo (192 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisements on the verso of half title, 32-pages of publisher's…
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 35 books about Joseph Conrad. Please see the full listing below. (35)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 35 books about Joseph Conrad.…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 35 books about Joseph Conrad comprising J. G. Sutherland's At Sea With Conrad ... With a Foreword by Joseph Conrad (London, 1922, large 8vo, half tone…
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
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
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary calf-backed blue paper boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. With 4 other works by the same author in 6 vols. (8)
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes,…
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)].  The Alhambra. By Geoffrey Crayon. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. 2 volumes, large 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half titles, one-page of publisher's…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
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
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium, on staging Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini" at Weimar.
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector…
LISZT, Franz (1811-86).  Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium; [with] a letter addressed to…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
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

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