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)
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Memoires, "Londres", 1784, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in contemporary blue calf elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, the covers with central crowned initial "P" stamped in gilt. With another work by the same author in 2 vols. (3)
VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Memoires, "Londres", 1784, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in…
VOLTAIRE [i.e. François-Marie AROUET (1694-1778)].  Memoires ... Écrits par lui-même. "Londres: chez Robinson," 1784. 8vo (185 x 112mm). Wood-engraved ornament on title (some light mainly marginal…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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.
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). Essays, Criticisms and Reviews, London, "Privately Printed," 1901, 4to, original blue printed paper boards (covers detached, rather worn). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 221 OF 300 COPIES. RARE. With 4 other books of related interest. (5)
WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). Essays, Criticisms and Reviews, London, …
WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900).  Essays, Criticisms and Reviews ... Now First Collected. London: "Privately Printed" [for Wright and Jones], 1901. 4to (260 x 200mm). Half title, small woodcut ornaments …
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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)
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
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
[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977)] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996). Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper, the other pen on paper, framed and glazed. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN, 1st Earl of Avon. (2)
ACHESON, Alice (1895-1996, artist). Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados,…
ACHESON, Alice (1895-1996, artist).  Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper (355 x 490mm), the other pen on paper (210 x 290mm), both…
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROUSSEAU, Michel (b.1927, artist).  Six Views of Fyfield Manor, Wiltshire, all signed and dated "M. Rousseau 62", one inscribed to Anthony and Clarissa Eden, another to Clarissa Eden, pen and ink on paper, each c.360 x 260mm., framed and glazed. (6)
ROUSSEAU, Michel (b.1927, artist). Six Views of Fyfield Manor, Wiltshire,…
ROUSSEAU, Michel (b.1927, artist).  Six Views of Fyfield Manor, Wiltshire, all signed and dated "M. Rousseau 62", one inscribed to Anthony and Clarissa Eden, another to Clarissa Eden, pen and ink on…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SEGONZAC, André Dunoyer de (1884-1974) - A Collection of 13 works by André Dunoyer de Segonzac in 15 volumes, all except one PRESENTATION COPIES inscribed by the artist to Anthony or to Anthony and Clarissa Eden. Please see the full listing below. (15)
SEGONZAC, André Dunoyer de (1884-1974) - A Collection of 13 works by André…
SEGONZAC, André Dunoyer de (1884-1974) - A Collection of 13 works by André Dunoyer de Segonzac in 15 volumes, all except one PRESENTATION COPIES by the artist to Anthony or to Anthony and Clarissa…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
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.
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster, London, 1812, 2 vols., folio, portrait, plan, 82 hand-coloured aquatint plates, contemporary morocco (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. With another book. (3)
ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher). The History of the Abbey Church…
ACKERMANN, Rudolph (1764-1834, publisher) & William COMBE (1742-1823).  The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter's Westminster, its Antiquities and Monuments. London: Printed for R. Ackermann,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ALBUM - A 4to album (225 x 185mm), on c.80 leaves, mid-19th-century, containing original watercolours of flowers and butterflies, portraits, topographical scenes, poetical quotations, bound in contemporary morocco gilt stamped "Marianne".
ALBUM - A 4to album (225 x 185mm), on c.80 leaves, mid-19th-century,…
ALBUM - A 4to album (225 x 185mm), on c.80 leaves, dating largely from the second quarter of the 19th-century, containing original watercolours of flowers and butterflies and one of a cat playing…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99). La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Paris, 1785, large 8vo, 5 engraved plates, 19th-century red half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION, later issue with illustrations.
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99). La Folle Journée, ou Le…
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99).  La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Comédie en Cinq Actes, en Prose. Paris: Chez Ruault, 1785. Large 8vo (258 x 165mm). Half title with list…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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.
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BERNARD, Claude (1813-78). Introduction à l' Étude de la Médecine Expérimentale, Paris, 1856, 8vo, original grey printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
BERNARD, Claude (1813-78). Introduction à l' Étude de la Médecine…
BERNARD, Claude (1813-78).  Introduction  l' Étude de la Médecine Expérimentale. Paris, London & Madrid: J. B. Baillière et Fils [on verso of half title and verso of p.400:] Imprimerie de E. Martinet…
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BOTELER, Thomas (1797-1929). Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery to Africa and Arabia, Performed in His Majesty's Ships Leven and Barracouta, from 1821 to 1826, London, 1835, 2 vols, 8vo, 4 lithographed plates, modern calf-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. (2)
BOTELER, Thomas (1797-1929). Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery to Africa…
BOTELER, Thomas (1797-1929). Narrative of a Voyage of Discovery to Africa and Arabia, Performed in His Majesty's Ships Leven and Barracouta, from 1821 to 1826. Under the Command of Capt. F. W. Owen,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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.
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.
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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)
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924). The Secret Garden, London, 1911, square 8vo, 8 coloured plates by Charles Robinson, original green pictorial buckram gilt. FIRST U.K. EDITION.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924). The Secret Garden, London, 1911,…
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924).  The Secret Garden. London: William Heinemann, 1911. Square 8vo (202 x 150mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with foliate border and small…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)]. Coeli stellati Christiani hæmisphærum posterius, Amsterdam: "G. Valk et P. Schenk," [1708], fine hand-coloured engraved hemispherical star chart, 440 x 520mm., unframed.
[CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)]. Coeli stellati Christiani hæmisphærum…
[CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)].  Coeli stellati Christiani hæmisphærum posterius. Amsterdam: "G. Valk et P. Schenk," [1708]. Fine hand-coloured engraved hemispherical star chart, with 2 smaller…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
COATS, William Allan (1853-1926) - Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures, Glasgow, 1904, large 4to, 138 photogravure plates, FINELY BOUND in contemporary turquoise crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 200 COPIES "PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION."
COATS, William Allan (1853-1926) - Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures…
COATS, William Allan (1853-1926, collector) - Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures of the French, Dutch, British and Other Schools belonging to W. A. Coats. Glasgow: Wm. B. Paterson, 1904. Large…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
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.
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
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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".
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

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