A JAPANESE IVORY PAGE TURNER
A JAPANESE IVORY PAGE TURNER
Meiji period
Carved in low relief with an elephant and tiger, signed, 36.5cm length
Some small chips and nicks around the edges
Estimate: £0 - £0
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
3 August 2021 , 11:00 BST
BARTHOLOMEUS ANGLICUS (c. 1203-72) & Stephen BATMAN or BATEMAN (1542-84, co-translator and editor). Batman upon Bartholome.
BARTHOLOMEUS ANGLICUS (c. 1203-72) & Stephen BATMAN or BATEMAN (1542-84,…
BARTHOLOMEUS ANGLICUS (c. 1203-72) and Stephen BATMAN or BATEMAN (1542-84, co-translator and editor). Batman upon Bartholome, his Booke De Proprietatibus Rerum, Newly corrected, enlarged and amended:…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
BASKERVILLE PRESS - Joseph ADDISON (1672-1719). The Works.
BASKERVILLE PRESS - Joseph ADDISON (1672-1719). The Works.
BASKERVILLE PRESS - Joseph ADDISON (1672-1719). The Works. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, 1761. 4 volumes, 4to (295 x 233mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece of the…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817, contemporary half calf. With other works by Byron bound in.
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817,…
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824).  Manfred. A Dramatic Poem. London: John Murray, 1817. Half title, 2-line printed quote from Hamlet on title, 80-pages with imprint of T. Davison on p.80. Wise I, p.123. …
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
Calligraphic Manuscript - “Simplicity. An essay by Coventry Patmore written out by Irene Wellington. 1951.”
Calligraphic Manuscript - “Simplicity. An essay by Coventry Patmore…
Calligraphic Manuscript - “Simplicity. An essay by Coventry Patmore written out by Irene Wellington. 1951.” [No place]. Small 4to (185 x 135mm). Fine calligraphic manuscript on 8-pages in red, black…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
COOK, James (1728-79), John HAWKESWORTH (1715-73), and others. An Account of the Voyages ... for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere.
COOK, James (1728-79), John HAWKESWORTH (1715-73), and others. An Account…
COOK, James (1728-79), John HAWKESWORTH (1715-73, editor), and others.  An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of his Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere ...…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia.
DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia.
DANTE ALIGHIERI (c. 1265-1321). La Comedia, with the commentary of Christophoro Landino. Venice: Octavianus Scotus, 23 March 1484. Folio mostly in 8s (331 x 230mm). 270 leaves, Roman type, 64-lines…
Hammer price: £9,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. [etc.]
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. …
ERASMUS (1466-1536). Adagiorum chiliades iuxta locos communes digesta. [Frankfurt:] Sumptibus hæredum Andreæ Wecheli, Claudij Marnij, et Io. Aubrij, 1599. Folio (346 x 225mm). Woodcut device on title…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
FINE PRINTING, PROSPECTUSES [etc.]
FINE PRINTING, PROSPECTUSES [etc.]
FINE PRINTING, PROSPECTUSES - A collection of c. 60 prospectuses, catalogues, sample pages, invitations, announcements, letters from publishers [to Lionel Dakers], etc. relating to private press and…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
GILLIES, John (1747-1836, translator & editor). Aristotle's Ethics and Politics. [etc.]
GILLIES, John (1747-1836, translator & editor). Aristotle's Ethics and…
GILLIES, John (1747-1836, translator and editor).  Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics, Comprising his Practical Philosophy, Translated from the Greek. London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell … and…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
GUILLIM, John (1550-1621). A Display of Heraldrie.
GUILLIM, John (1550-1621). A Display of Heraldrie.
GUILLIM, John (1550-1621). A Display of Heraldrie: Manifesting A more easie accesse to the knowledge thereof than hath beene hitherto published by any, through the benefit of Method … The third…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith (1804-71). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography. [etc.]
JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith (1804-71). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography. …
JOHNSTON, Alexander Keith (1804-71). The Royal Atlas of Modern Geography … A New Edition. Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston, 1877. Folio (493 x 330mm). Coloured double-page frontispiece with overlay, 48…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & Jessie M. KING (1875-1949. illustrator). L’ Habitation Forcée.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & Jessie M. KING (1875-1949. illustrator). L’…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) and Jessie M. KING (1875-1949, illustrator). L’ Habitation Forcée, translated by Louis Fabulet and Robert d’ Humières. Paris: Editions René Kieffer, 1921. 4to (230 x…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion."
MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion."
MARITIME - The Searchlight. H.M.S. "Lion." ... For Private Circulation only. [No place: no publisher], October 1st, 1915 - April 1st, 1916. 3 issues bound in one, 4to (300 x 203mm). Wood-engraved…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
MORRIS, Francis Orpen (1810-93). A History of British Butterflies. [etc.]
MORRIS, Francis Orpen (1810-93). A History of British Butterflies. [etc.]
MORRIS, Francis Orpen (1810-93).  A History of British Butterflies. Eighth Edition, newly revised, corrected and enlarged. London: John C. Nimmo, 1895. Large 8vo (250 x 172mm). Title printed in red…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 14:00 BST
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Sartre. Romantic Rationalist. [etc.]
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Sartre. Romantic Rationalist. [etc.]
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Sartre. Romantic Rationalist. Cambridge: Bowes and Bowes, 1953. 8vo (179 x 110mm). Half title. Original pink cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket with price of 7’6…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius or "Pliny the Elder" (23-79 AD). The Historie of the World.
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius or "Pliny the Elder" (23-79 AD). The Historie of…
PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Gaius or "Pliny the Elder" (23-79 AD). The Historie of the World: Commonly called, The Natural Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
RUSDEN, Moses (dates unknown).  A Further Discovery of Bees.
RUSDEN, Moses (dates unknown). A Further Discovery of Bees.
RUSDEN, Moses (dates unknown).  A Further Discovery of Bees. Treating of the Nature, Government, Generation and Preservation of the Bee. With the Experiments and Improvements arising from the keeping…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 July 2021 , 11:01 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:01 BST
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula, Paris, 1521, contemporary calf.
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula, Paris, 1521,…
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula divi Augustini longe prestantissima cum duplici indicio rursus Parisiis compressa. Paris: [from the colophon to the first part:] “impe[n]sis…
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
[SPEED, John (1551-1629)].  The Historie of Great Britaine.
[SPEED, John (1551-1629)]. The Historie of Great Britaine.
[SPEED, John (1551-1629). The Historie of Great Britaine. London: George Humble, portrait dated 1629]. Folio (329 x 210mm). Engraved portrait of the author, dedication, printed in double column,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £100 - £150
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
Spooner's Panoramic View of the Queen's Marriage Procession.
Spooner's Panoramic View of the Queen's Marriage Procession.
Spooner's Panoramic View of the Queen's Marriage Procession. [London: Published by William Spooner, Printed by L. M. Lefevre, c. 1840]. Hand-coloured aquatint continuous panoramic strip on 18 sheets,…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £70 - £100
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
WARD, Henry George (1797-1860). Mexico in 1827.
WARD, Henry George (1797-1860). Mexico in 1827.
WARD, Henry George (1797-1860). Mexico in 1827. London: Henry Colburn, 1828. 2 volumes, large 8vo (222 x 140mm). 2 folding lithographed frontispieces, 11 plates, 3 of which double-page, one folding,…
Estimate: £200 - £300
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST
15 July 2021 , 11:00 BST

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