ALBUM, MAINLY OF IRISH INTEREST - A collection of autograph letters, clipped signatures etc. by Daniel O'Connell, John O'Connell, William O'Brien, Thomas Henry Huxley, Disraeli, Tennyson, Ruskin, etc. Please see the full description below.
ALBUM, MAINLY OF IRISH INTEREST - A collection of autograph letters,…
ALBUM, MAINLY OF IRISH INTEREST - A collection of c.50 autograph letters and clipped signatures, the letters variously mounted on hinges or secured by silk ribbons or loosely-inserted, the clipped…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
ARIAS MONTANUS, Benedictus (1527-98). Sacra geographiae tabulam, Antwerp: [Plantin], 1571 [but 1572], engraved twin-hemisphere world map, galleons and sea-monsters, 315 x 530mm. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE VERY RARE FIRST STATE. Shirley 125. RARE.
ARIAS MONTANUS, Benedictus (1527-98). Sacra geographiae tabulam, Antwerp: …
ARIAS MONTANUS, Benedictus (1527-98) [with variants].  Sacra geographiae tabulam ex antiquissimorum cultor. Familiis a mose recensitis: ad sacrorum libror explicandor. Commoditatem Antwerpiae in…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
BARRIE, J. M. (1860-1937). Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up [in: The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie]. London, 1928, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION of Barrie's play. With 2 other volumes from the same set. (3)
BARRIE, J. M. (1860-1937). Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up [in:…
BARRIE, James Matthew (1860-1937).  Peter Pan or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up [in: The Uniform Edition of the Plays of J. M. Barrie]. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1928. 8vo (182 x 120mm). Half…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £80 - £120
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS (c.1203-72). De proprietatibus rerum, Cologne, 1481, folio, 456 leaves, contemporary pen flourishes in red and grey ink to initials on two pages incorporating drawings of hares, old calf. Provenance: John Yudkin (bookplate). RARE.
BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS (c.1203-72). De proprietatibus rerum, Cologne, 1481…
BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS or BARTHOLOMAEUS DE GLANVILLE [with many variants] (c.1203-72).  De proprietatibus rerum. [Colophon:] Cologne: "Impressus per me Johanem koelhoff de lubeck", 1481. Chancery…
Hammer price: £14,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, London, "Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament", 1653, tall 24mo, engraved title, contemporary calf with a design of tendrils and flowerheads and initials "F. P." stamped on each cover (rubbed, lacks clasps).
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible, London, "Printed by John Field,…
BIBLE, in English - The Holy Bible Containing Ye Old and New Testaments Newly Translated out of ye. Original Tongues and with the Former Translations diligently compared and revised. London: "Printed…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
BLUNT, Charles F. (fl.1811-45). The Beauty of the Heavens, London, 1845, 4to, 104 FINE coloured aquatint and chromolithographed plates by Charles Blunt, contemporary burgundy half morocco gilt.
BLUNT, Charles F. (fl.1811-45). The Beauty of the Heavens, London, 1845,…
BLUNT, Charles F. (fl.1811-45).  The Beauty of the Heavens. A Pictorial Display of the Astronomical Phenomena of the Universe. Exhibited in One Hundred and Four Scenes, Accompanying and Illustrating…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
BONNYCASTLE, John (1751-1821). An Introduction to Astronomy, London, 1786, large 8vo, engraved allegorical frontispiece and 20 plates, most folding, contemporary half calf (very worn). FIRST EDITION.
BONNYCASTLE, John (1751-1821). An Introduction to Astronomy, London, 1786,…
BONNYCASTLE, John (1751-1821).  An Introduction to Astronomy. In a Series of Letters, from a Preceptor to his Pupil. In Which the Most Useful and Interesting Parts of the Science are Clearly and…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The World Crisis 1911-[1918], London, April 1923 - March 1929, volumes I - IV only, bound in 5 (of 6), plates and maps, attractively bound in contemporary red half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. Woods A31(a). (5)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). The World Crisis 1911-[1918],…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).  The World Crisis 1911-[1918]. London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, April 1923 - March 1929. Volumes I - IV only, bound in 5 (of 6). Large 8vo (226 x 148mm).…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CLARKE, Graham (b.1941, illustrator). Balyn and Balan, Monchelsea: Ebenezer Press, [1969], folio, coloured linocut text and plates by Clarke printed on folded sheets, each plate initialed by the artist, original boards. ONE OF 25 ARTIST'S PROOF COPIES.
CLARKE, Graham (b.1941, illustrator). Balyn and Balan, Monchelsea:…
CLARKE, Graham (b.1941, illustrator).  Balyn and Balan. Boughton Moncheslea, Kent: Ebenezer Press, [1969]. Folio (510 x 355mm). Coloured linocut title, text and plates by Graham Clarke, printed on 16…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in Forreign Bottoms, London, "Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector," 1657, bifolium.
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for…
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in Forreign Bottoms. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September, Anno Domini 1656.…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly, London, 1895, 8vo, title printed in red and black (some spotting), original green cloth gilt (bumped). FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly, London, 1895, 8vo, title…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895. 8vo (205 x 130mm). Half title with publisher's advertisement on the verso, title printed in…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Laughing Anne, London, 1923, large 8vo (dampstained), vellum. FIRST EDITION. NO. 4 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To L. H. who prepared this edition for the press, her friend, J. C., 1923.""
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Laughing Anne, London, 1923, large 8vo …
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Laughing Anne. A Play. London: The Vine Books, 1923. Large 8vo (240 x 160mm). Half title, title with a vignette of palm trees printed in green (heavily dampstained…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue,  with the copyright page on the verso of the title reading "Copyright, 1899 and 1900."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Lord Jim. A Romance. New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. 8vo (198 x 130mm). Half title, title within double rule border with woodcut device (some very light mainly…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £80
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
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…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, half title, 40-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1906, original green cloth gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. FIRST EDITION.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, half…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Mirror of the Sea. Memories and Impressions. London: Methuen & Co., 1906. 8vo (190 x130mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the half title, the…
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (frayed). FIRST ENGLISH PUBLISHED EDITION. With The Mirror and the Sea (London, 1906, cloth, FIRST EDITION) and 2 photographs of Conrad in an album. (3)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original blue…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920. 8vo (195 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original…
Estimate: £150 - £250
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
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…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
FERGUSON, James (1710-76). Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, London, 1790, large 8vo, engraved frontispiece and 17 folding plates, contemporary calf (worn). The Eighth edition.
FERGUSON, James (1710-76). Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's…
FERGUSON, James (1710-76).  Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, And made Easy to those who have not studied Mathematics. To which are added, a Plain Method of Finding the…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
JACOVLEFF, Alexandre (1887-1938). Dessins et Peintures, Paris, 1927, 4to, 50 coloured plates by Jacovleff, unbound as issued in original portfolios, booklet. NUMBER 104 of 750 COPIES, THIS COPY "POUR SIMONE VINDEVOGHEL."
JACOVLEFF, Alexandre (1887-1938). Dessins et Peintures, Paris, 1927, 4to,…
JACOVLEFF [or IACOVLEFF or YAKOVLEV], Alexandre Yevgenievich (1887-1938).  Dessins et Peintures d' Afrique. Exécutés au cours de l' Expédition Citroën Centre Afrique ... Édité Sous la Direction de…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629). Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey, [London], 1610 [but 1611 or later], engraved map, 380 x 510mm., framed and glazed. With 15 other engraved maps and charts, framed and glazed. (16)
MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629). Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey…
MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629).  Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey. [London:] "Performed by John Speede, and are to be solde in Popes heade alley by Joh. Sudbury and G. Humbell," 1610 [but…
Estimate: £500 - £800
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - Miguel de Lardizábal y URIBE (1739-1820).  2 printed proclamations in Spanish, each 3-pages in a single bifolium, [n.p. but Madrid and/or Mexico City], 1814, 1815. (2)
MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - Miguel de Lardizábal y URIBE (1739-1820). 2…
MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - Miguel de Lardizábal y URIBE (1739-1820).  2 printed proclamations in Spanish, each 3-pages in a single bifolium, [n.p. but Madrid and/or Mexico City], 1814, 1815. In…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £300 - £500
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
MOYLE, John (d.1714). Abstractum chirurgiæ marinæ. Or, An Abstract of Sea Chirurgery, London, 1686, 12mo, contemporary calf (copious old annotation). Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). FIRST EDITION. Wing M3028. RARE.
MOYLE, John (d.1714). Abstractum chirurgiæ marinæ. Or, An Abstract of Sea…
MOYLE, John (d.1714).  Abstractum chirurgiæ marinæ. Or, An Abstract of Sea Chirurgery: Designed for the use of such Chirurgeons who desire to serve at Sea, yet are unacquainted with Sea practice: In…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans ANDERSEN (1805-75). Fairy Tales, London, [1924], 4to, 12 mounted coloured plates, illustrations, original vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 21 OF 500 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans ANDERSEN (1805-75). Fairy…
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1924]. 4to (312 x 255mm). 12 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, full-page…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
POCOCK, Roger Ashwell (1865-1941, editor), and others. The Frontiersman's Pocket-Book, London, 1909, small square 8vo, frontispiece, 6-pages of "signals" printed in colours, original limp roan gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
POCOCK, Roger Ashwell (1865-1941, editor), and others. The Frontiersman's…
POCOCK, Roger Ashwell (1865-1941, editor), and others.  The Frontiersman's Pocket-Book. Compiled and Edited by Roger Pocock on Behalf of the Council of the Legion of Frontiersmen. London: John Murray…
Estimate: £200 - £300
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST
16 July 2025 , 01:00 BST

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