LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by the same author. (3)
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram,…
LEE, Laurie (1914-97).  Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece and full-page illustrations by John Ward. Original green buckram, spine lettered…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955).  Death in Venice, London, 1928, original cloth. FIRST U.K. EDITION.
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955). Death in Venice, London, 1928, original cloth.…
MANN, Thomas (1875-1955).  Death in Venice ... Translated by H. T. Lowe-Porter. London: Martin Secker, 1928. 8vo (188 x 125mm). Half title (some very faint spotting and staining to first few leaves).…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. With 2 other editions of the same work. (3)
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth …
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. London: Secker and Warburg, 1945. 8vo (186 x 122mm). Half title. Original green cloth, spine lettered in white (rubbed and lightly stained,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren, London, 1959, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY SUZANNE WARREN.
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] -…
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1911-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905).  In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren. London: E. Hulton and Co., Ltd., 1959 …
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JARDINE, William (1800-74).  The Natural History of the Felinæ, Edinburgh, 1834, hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, modern buckram-backed marbled boards. With another book. (2)
JARDINE, William (1800-74). The Natural History of the Felinæ, Edinburgh,…
JARDINE, William (1800-74).  The Natural History of the Felinæ. Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars (and others), 1834. Small oblong 4to (100 x 170mm). 36 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, including 2 by…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented, London, 1896, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION.
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature…
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented. With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation. London…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940". Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves kept by Thomas A. Johnson.
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The…
"THE PHONEY WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940" [title printed on upper wrapper]. Folio (320 x 210mm). Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1946-63; and an autograph letter to Harrison from [Capt.] William E. Johns. (4)
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "The British Council," with "Blenheim Palace" typed at the top, dated "13th March 1946," stating, …
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire, London, S. D. Frances, [1948 or later], 8vo, original coloured pictorial wrappers. With 19 other "pulp fiction" books by the same author. (20)
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire,…
PULP FICTION - "Hank JANSON" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)].  Gun Moll for Hire. London: "Published by S. D. Frances. Sale Distributors: Gaywood Press Ltd.", [1948 or later]. 8vo (183 x…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). Piccadilly Jim, London, [n.d. but after 1919], original green cloth. Reprint. With 19 other books by the same author, mixed editions, without dust-jackets. (20)
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975). Piccadilly Jim, London, [n.d. but after 1919…
WODEHOUSE, P. G. (1881-1975).  Piccadilly Jim.  London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [n.d. but after 1919]. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title (without illustrations, as issued). Original green cloth.…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867, plates, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red crushed morocco. With Christina Rossetti's Poetical Works, London, 1904, FINELY BOUND in red half morocco gilt. (2)
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867…
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76, editor).  Two Centuries of Song; or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, and other Occasional Verses of the English Poets of the Last Two Hundred Years. London: Sampson…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original publisher's buckram. FIRST EDITION.
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946).  The Time Machine. An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895. 8vo (177 x 115mm). Half title with one-page advertisement for "The Pioneer series" on the verso, 32-pages …
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in…
FOWLES, John (1925-2005).  The Collector. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (177 x 120mm). Half title. FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, the spine with 5 raised bands and…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle, Paris, [1875], 124 lithographed plates of ornamental French ironwork, original cloth gilt.
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle, Paris, [1875]…
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829).  La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle. Paris: Au Bureau des Publications, [1875]. 4 parts bound in one volume, oblong 4to (238 x 315mm). 124 lithographed plates by Zamor after…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket (some fraying with loss of letters at head of backstrip). FIRST EDITION.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo,…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. 8vo (188 x125mm). Half title (a few spots to page edges). Original black cloth with gun and rose motif stamped in red and…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, the later part possibly in Robert Southey's hand, contemporary calf.
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph…
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)].  "Of Arthour and of Merlin", [n.d.], 4to (246 x 195mm.). Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, in 2 distinct hands, the later part, written as prose on 4-pages, possibly…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES ROSE WINE
Lot 53 - Wine and Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES ROSE WINE
Gusbourne Cherry Garden Vineyard 2019; The Iconic Estate Hyperion 2019; Camel Valley 2019; Domeniile Urlati Editie Speciala; Domaine Sain Jean 2019; Gwinllan Conwy Regent 2019; Domaine Lepovo 2019;…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £50 - £70
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES CHINESE BAIJIU
Lot 167 - Wine and Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES CHINESE BAIJIU
See photograph for details
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £70 - £90
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES JAPANESE SHOCHU
Lot 182 - Wine and Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES JAPANESE SHOCHU
See photograph for details
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £90
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
11 BOTTLES CHINESE BAIJIU
Lot 195 - Wine and Spirits Sold
11 BOTTLES CHINESE BAIJIU
See Photograph for further details
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £70 - £90
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
6 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
NICHOLAS DIMBLEBY (b.1946) A COMPOSITION RESIN RELIEF CAST FEMALE FIGURAL FOUNTAIN,  ‘AFTERNOON’
NICHOLAS DIMBLEBY (b.1946) A COMPOSITION RESIN RELIEF CAST FEMALE FIGURAL…
Late 20th Century
Unsigned, 200cm high x 84cm wideCondition report: Several chips and losses, notably one the corner and another two to the side, as per illustration. The area of loss with further cracks and weakness…
Estimate: £150 - £250
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021 , 00:00 GMT
AN ART NOUVEAU PEWTER WALL PLAQUE (2)
AN ART NOUVEAU PEWTER WALL PLAQUE (2)
Circa 1910
Of dished form with low relief profile of a lady's head emerging from a lily pad, 31cm wide; Together with a copy of ‘Art Nouveau and Art Deco’ by Geoffrey Warren and Dan Klein, 1978 (2)A similar…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A CONTINENTAL ROSEWOOD, FRUITWOOD  AND IVORY INLAID FOLDING GAMES BOARD
A CONTINENTAL ROSEWOOD, FRUITWOOD AND IVORY INLAID FOLDING GAMES BOARD
Late 18th / Early 19th Century
The exterior inlaid with chessboard squares, the interior for backgammon with central inlaid micro-mosaic panels and corners, 63cm x 53cm open;  31.5cm x 53cm closedThe geometric decorative inlay to…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
ATTRIBUTED TO SVEND AAGE HOLM SØRENSEN; A PAIR OF PAINTED METAL AND TEAK MOUNTED  FLOOR STANDING TRIPOD LIGHTS (2)
ATTRIBUTED TO SVEND AAGE HOLM SØRENSEN; A PAIR OF PAINTED METAL AND TEAK…
Mid-20th Century
With brass light fitment socles, lacking glass shades, 100cm high For a comparable pair of floor lights see Christie’s, London, 17 October 2018, lot 189. Condition report: Good order, although…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT

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