BINDINGS - [ANON.] Aucassin & Nicolette, London, 1897, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in contemporary green morocco gilt by Bumpus. With 16 other books, all FINELY BOUND in morocco gilt. (17)
BINDINGS - [ANON.] Aucassin & Nicolette, London, 1897, 8vo, FINELY BOUND…
BINDINGS - [ANON.]  Aucassin & Nicolette. An Old French Love Story. Edited & Translated by Francis William Bourdillon M.A. The Second Edition. London: Macmillan and Co., 1897. 8vo (170 x 108mm). Half…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[CARTLAND, Ronald (1907-40)] - William LANGLAND. The Vision of Piers the Plowman, London, 1935, 8vo, original cloth. ASSOCIATION COPY, inscribed, "In memory of your friendship with my son Ronald, Mary Cartland, April 12, 1942."
[CARTLAND, Ronald (1907-40)] - William LANGLAND. The Vision of Piers the…
[CARTLAND, John Ronald Hamilton (1907-40) & Mary Hamilton CARTLAND (1877-1976)] - William LANGLAND (c.1332-c.1386, attrib.).  The Vision of Piers Plowman. Newly rendered into Modern English by Henry…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CUNARD, Nancy (1896-1965) - Robert Louis STEVENSON (1850-94). A Child's Garden of Verses, London, 1902, 8vo, illustrations, original buckram. INSCRIBED, "From Nancy Cunard, to Antony[sic] Eden, Xmas 1906."
CUNARD, Nancy (1896-1965) - Robert Louis STEVENSON (1850-94). A Child's…
CUNARD, Nancy (1896-1965) - Robert Louis STEVENSON (1850-94).  A Child's Garden of Verses. London: John Lane, 1902. 8vo (188 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations,…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred (1870-1945). Poems, Paris, 1896, 8vo, portrait of the author, early 20th-century tan half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf. FIRST EDITION. With the same author's Autobiography (London, 1929). (2)
DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred (1870-1945). Poems, Paris, 1896, 8vo, portrait of the…
DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred (1870-1945).  Poems [Poèmes]. Paris: Published by the Mercure de France, 1896. 8vo (182 x 118mm). Heliographed portrait of the author by Dujardin after Walter Spindler inserted…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), and others. America Looks to the Future. Four Speeches by American Statesman ... With an Introduction by ... Anthony Eden, London, 1942, 8vo, wrappers. With Anthony Eden's annotation at the head of the introduction. RARE.
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), and others. America Looks to the Future. Four…
EDEN, Anthony, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977), and others.  America Looks to the Future. Four Speeches by American Statesmen. With an Introduction by the Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, P.C., M.P., Secretary of…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977). The Gabriel Silver Lecture, New York, Columbia University, 1952, 8vo, 16-pages, FINELY BOUND for Anthony Eden in full dark blue crushed morocco gilt, slipcase.
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977). The Gabriel Silver Lecture, New York, Columbia…
EDEN, Anthony, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977).  The Gabriel Silver Lecture. New York: Columbia University, 1952. 8vo (217 x 155mm). Title printed in blue with central blindstamp of Columbia University,…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977). The Memoirs, Boston, 1962-1965-1960, 3 vols., large 8vo, FINELY BOUND in morocco gilt. [?]FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With another cloth-bound set containing ANTHONY EDEN'S PENCIL CORRECTIONS. Please see the full description. (6)
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977). The Memoirs, Boston, 1962-1965-1960, 3 vols.,…
EDEN, Anthony, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977).  The Memoirs. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962-1965-1960. 3 volumes, large 8vo (215 x 140mm). Half titles, maps. FINELY BOUND in uniform…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ETON - R. A. AUSTEN-LEIGH (1872-1961). Bygone Eton, Eton, 1912, 4to, 47 mounted plates, original cream buckram. Inscribed, "Robert Anthony Eden on leaving Eton from E.L.C. in token of much regard, Midsummer 1915." With 4 other related books. (5)
ETON - R. A. AUSTEN-LEIGH (1872-1961). Bygone Eton, Eton, 1912, 4to, 47…
ETON - Richard Arthur AUSTEN-LEIGH  (1872-1961).  Bygone Eton being a Collection of Historical Views of the Buildings at Eton College with Descriptive Notes ... Second Re-Issue. Eton: Spottiswoode &…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GIDE, Andre (1869-1951).  Si le Grain ne Meurt, Paris, [1947], 8vo, later blue cloth. "142e édition." PRESENTATION COPY of the author's autobiography, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden.
GIDE, Andre (1869-1951). Si le Grain ne Meurt, Paris, [1947], 8vo, later…
GIDE, André (1869-1951).  Si le Grain ne Meurt. [Paris:] Gallimard, [1947]. 8vo (182 x 120mm). Half title (browned throughout, as usual with "war economy" paper). Later dark blue buckram [?bound for…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - E. Powys MATHERS (1892-1939). Procreant Hymn, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1926, large 8vo, 5 engraved plates by Eric Gill, original cream buckram. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 42 OF 175 COPIES.
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - E. Powys MATHERS (1892-1939). Procreant Hymn,…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - E. Powys MATHERS (1892-1939).  Procreant Hymn. Waltham St. Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 6th February 1926. Large 8vo (245 x 155mm). 5 engraved plates by Eric Gill,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Theophile GAUTIER (1811-72). Mademoiselle de Maupin, [Waltham St Lawrence], 1938, 4to, 8 engraved plates by John Buckland Wright, original vellum-backed cloth. NUMBER 154 OF 500 COPIES. With another book from the same press. (2)
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Theophile GAUTIER (1811-72). Mademoiselle de…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Theophile GAUTIER (1811-72).  Mademoiselle de Maupin. A Romance ... Translated by R. & E. Powys Mathers. [Waltham St Lawrence:] The Golden Cockerel Press, 1938. 4to (255 x…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GOOCH, G. P. (1873-1968). Germany, London, 1926, large 8vo, cloth. "Second impression". ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With 2 other related books. (3)
GOOCH, G. P. (1873-1968). Germany, London, 1926, large 8vo, cloth. "Second…
GOOCH, George Peabody (1873-1968).  Germany ... With an Introduction by The Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher, M.P. London: Ernest Bevin Limited, 1926. Large 8vo (215 x 140mm). Half title (a few marginal…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). A Century of Ferns, London, 1854, folio, 100 coloured lithographed plates by Fitch, 19th-century half green morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf. FIRST EDITION.
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). A Century of Ferns, London, 1854,…
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865).  A Century of Ferns; being Figures with Brief Descriptions of One Hundred New, or Rare, or Imperfectly Known Species of Ferns. London: William Pamplin, 1854.…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
LOCKHART, Robert Hamilton Bruce (1887-1970). Jan Masaryk. A Personal Memoir, London, The Dropmore Press, 1951, 4to, plate, original buckram gilt. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 152 OF 500 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Anthony Eden.
LOCKHART, Robert Hamilton Bruce (1887-1970). Jan Masaryk. A Personal…
LOCKART, Robert Hamilton Bruce (1887-1970).  Jan Masaryk. A Personal Memoir. London: The Dropmore Press, 1951. 4to (253 x 190mm). Half title, title printed in blue and black, chapter headings printed…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
LOCKHART, Robert Hamilton Bruce (1887-1970). My Rod My Comfort, London, The Dropmore Press, 1949, 4to, plates by J. Gaastra, vellum-backed buckram. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 63 OF 550 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Anthony Eden.
LOCKHART, Robert Hamilton Bruce (1887-1970). My Rod My Comfort, London,…
LOCKHART, Robert Hamilton Bruce (1887-1970).  My Rod My Comfort. London: The Dropmore Press, 1949. 4to (280 x 200mm). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 4 plates by J. Gaastra. Original…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MACKENZIE KING, William Lyon (1874-1950, Prime Minister of Canada from 1935-48, and before). Canada at Britain's Side, Toronto, 1941, 8vo, red buckram. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed extensively by the author to Anthony Eden.
MACKENZIE KING, William Lyon (1874-1950, Prime Minister of Canada from…
MACKENZIE KING, William Lyon (1874-1950, Prime Minister of Canada from 1935-48, and before).  Canada at Britain's Side. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada Limited, 1941. 8vo (219 x 135mm). Half…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79).  Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945, London, 1951, 4to, buckram, wrappers bound in. A HIGHLY IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Mountbatten to Eden.
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, 1st Earl of Burma (1900-79).  Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia 1943-1945. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1951. 4to …
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard de FONTENELLE (1657-1757). A Plurality of Worlds, London, 1929, 8vo, colour-stencilled astrological illustrations by T. L. Poulton, original vellum gilt. ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. With 9 other books printed by the same press. (10)
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard de FONTENELLE (1657-1757). A Plurality of Worlds,…
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard le Bovier de FONTENELLE (1657-1757).  A Plurality of Worlds. John Glanvill's Translation with a Prologue by David Garnett. [London:] The Nonesuch Press, 1929. 8vo (200 x…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NONESUCH PRESS - HOMER (fl. 9TH- or 8TH-CENTURY B.C.E.). The Iliad, London, 1931, small folio, ornaments, original niger morocco. ONE OF 1,450 COPIES. With Francis Meynell's rare printed note relating to this edition loosely-inserted.
NONESUCH PRESS - HOMER (fl. 9TH- or 8TH-CENTURY B.C.E.). The Iliad, London…
NONESUCH PRESS - HOMER (fl. 9TH- or 8TH-CENTURY B.C.E.).  The Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope. [London:] The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Small folio (267 x 155mm). Printed in red and black, ornaments…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROSEBERY, Lord (1847-1929). Lord Randolph Churchill, London, 1906, 8vo, original green buckram. FIRST EDITION, ANNOTATED TWICE AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN.
ROSEBERY, Lord (1847-1929). Lord Randolph Churchill, London, 1906, 8vo,…
ROSEBERY, Archibald Philip Ambrose, 5th Earl of (1847-1929).  Lord Randolph Churchill. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 8vo (189 x 130mm). Half title, title printed in red and black. Original green…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970).  Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, 8vo, half tone illustrations, original buckram. FIRST ENGLISH ABRIDGED EDITION, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970). Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, 8vo,…
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970).  Hitler's Interpreter ... Edited by R. H. C. Steed. London: William Heinemann, 1951. 8vo (213 x 135mm). Half title, half tone portrait frontispiece of the author, 10…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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)
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
TAYLOR, Myron C. (1874-1959, editor). Wartime Correspondence between President Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII, New York, 1947, large 8vo, original cream parchment, slipcase. FIRST EDITION, EDITOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Anthony Eden.
TAYLOR, Myron C. (1874-1959, editor). Wartime Correspondence between…
TAYLOR, Myron Charles (1874-1959, editor).  Wartime Correspondence between President Roosevelt and Pope Pius XII. With an Introduction & Explanatory Notes by Myron C. Taylor, Personal Representative…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
THE FLORENCE PRESS - John KEATS (1795-1821). The Poems, London, 1915, 2 volumes, square 8vo, original vellum boards. NUMBER 183 OF 250 COPIES. With Shelley's The Lyrical Poems (London, The Florence Press,1918, vellum, ONE OF 250 COPIES), and another. (4)
THE FLORENCE PRESS - John KEATS (1795-1821). The Poems, London, 1915, 2…
THE FLORENCE PRESS - John KEATS (1795-1821).  The Poems ... Arranged in Chronological Order with a Preface by Sidney Colvin. London: The Florence Press, 1915. 2 volumes, large square 8vo (220 x 182mm…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST

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