BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). Continual Dew, London, 1937, 4to, illustrations, original black cloth, dust-jacket by Edward McKnight Kauffer. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). Continual Dew, London, 1937, 4to, illustrations,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84).  Continual Dew. A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1937. 4to (206 x 146mm). Half title, diagram of a tap on the title page, printed…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
BLUNDEN, Edmund (1896-1974) & Wilfred OWEN (1893-1918). A one-page autograph letter from Edmund Blunden, and his PROOF COPY of an edition of Wilfred Owen's poems from 1931, and another later edition. (3)
BLUNDEN, Edmund (1896-1974) & Wilfred OWEN (1893-1918). A one-page…
BLUNDEN, Edmund (1896-1974) & Wilfred OWEN (1893-1918). A one-page autograph letter from Edmund Blunden, on paper headed "67 Pembury Road, Tonbridge,", and dated, "30 Jan. 1945", stating, "Dear Mrs…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
CANTERBURY - Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Franz HOGENBERG (1536-88). Cantuarbury. Cantuaria urbs fertilissimae Angliae celebris, [Cologne: c.1588], hand-coloured engraved bird's-eye-view of Canterbury, 290 x 430mm., framed and glazed.
CANTERBURY - Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Franz HOGENBERG (1536-88).…
CANTERBURY - Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Franz HOGENBERG (1536-88).  Cantuarbury. Cantuaria urbs fertilissimae Angliae celebris; Archiepiscopati sede, commendata. [Cologne: c.1588]. Hand-coloured…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[CHURCHILL, Lady Gwendoline 'Goonie' (1885-1941)]. The Seventh of July 1941, [No place, 1941], 4to, original black morocco gilt. With a one-page autograph letter from John Churchill loosely-inserted.
[CHURCHILL, Lady Gwendoline 'Goonie' (1885-1941)]. The Seventh of July…
[CHURCHILL, Lady Gwendoline [sometimes Gwendelen] 'Goonie' (1885-1941)].  The Seventh of July 1941. [No place: no publisher, 1941]. 4to (260 x 195mm). Woodcut initials. Contemporary black polished…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
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 cloth,…
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…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [G. MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)]. The English House-Wife, London, 1668, 4to (browned and spotted throughout), later boards. The Eighth edition. With 12 other books, most related, including works by Hannah Glasse and Elizabeth Raffald. (13)
COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [G. MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)]. The English House-Wife,…
COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [Gervase MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)].  The English House-Wife containing The inward and outward Vertues which ought to be in a Compleat Woman: As her Skill in Physick, Chirurgery,…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DERLETH, August (1909-71). Someone in the Dark, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1941, 8vo, black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of this collection of fourteen stories and two "novelettes", and the second book to be printed at Arkham House.
DERLETH, August (1909-71). Someone in the Dark, Sauk City, Arkham House,…
DERLETH, August (1909-71).  Someone in the Dark. [Sauk City, Wisconsin:] Arkham House, 1941. 8vo (172 x 115mm). Half title (short tear at the gutter opposite the half title, light stain at the…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DERLETH, August (1909-71). Something Near, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1945, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.
DERLETH, August (1909-71). Something Near, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1945,…
DERLETH, August (1909-71).  Something Near. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1945. 8vo (188 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title (very lightly and consistently browned…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DERLETH, August (1909-71). The Mask of Cthulhu, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1958, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.
DERLETH, August (1909-71). The Mask of Cthulhu, Sauk City, Arkham House,…
DERLETH, August (1909-71).  The Mask of Cthulhu. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1958. 8vo (186 x 132mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original black cloth, the spine…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DERLETH, August (1909-71). The Trail of Cthulhu, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1962, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.
DERLETH, August (1909-71). The Trail of Cthulhu, Sauk City, Arkham House,…
DERLETH, August (1909-71).  The Trail of Cthulhu. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1962. 8vo (187 x 135mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original black cloth, the spine…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631) & William HOLE (d.1624, engraver). Glocester Shyre ... Worcester Shyre. [London: c.1612]. Engraved map including Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, allegorical figures, 250 x 330mm., framed and glazed. With 3 other maps. (4)
DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631) & William HOLE (d.1624, engraver). Glocester…
DRAYTON, Michael (1563-1631) & William HOLE (d.1624, engraver).  Glocester Shyre ... Worcester Shyre. [London: c.1612]. Engraved map including Gloucestershire and Worcestershire, numerous allegorical…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
FOTHERGILL, Jessie (1851-91). An autograph manuscript of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!", probably in the hand of Fothergill rather than that of the poet himself, inscribed at the foot, "Jessie Fothergill, Jan. 16. 1887", on one page, 204 x 126mm.
FOTHERGILL, Jessie (1851-91). An autograph manuscript of Walt Whitman's…
FOTHERGILL, Jessie (1851-91).  An autograph manuscript of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!", probably in the hand of Jessie Fothergill rather than that of the poet himself, inscribed at the foot,…
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames, London, 1756-58, 4to, 4 engraved plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other works in 5 volumes. (6)
[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth…
[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)].  A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames; through Southampton, Wiltshire, &c. with Miscellaneous Thoughts, Moral and Religious; In a Series…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HARTLEY, L. P. (1895-1972). The Go-Between, London, 1953, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, dust-jacket (a few short tears to the upper edge without loss, some minor creasing to the head of the backstrip). FIRST EDITION.
HARTLEY, L. P. (1895-1972). The Go-Between, London, 1953, 8vo, original…
HARTLEY, L. P. (1895-1972).  The Go-Between. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1953. 8vo (184 x 120mm). Half title. Original red cloth, the spine lettered and decorated in gilt, top edges red (the gilding to…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell to Arms, London, 1929, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST U.K. EDITION. With the same author's The Old Man and the Sea (London, 1952, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST U.K. EDITION). (2)
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). A Farewell to Arms, London, 1929, 8vo,…
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961).  A Farewell to Arms. London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. 8vo (193 x 128mm). Half title, small woodcut printer's device on the title (short tears without loss to the foot of a…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). Eyeless in Gaza, London, 1936, 8vo, half title, original tan hessian lettered in red, top edges red, dust-jacket (some minor creasing and rubbing at the head of the backstrip). A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). Eyeless in Gaza, London, 1936, 8vo, half title…
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963).  Eyeless in Gaza. London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. 8vo (208 x 140mm). Half title. Original tan hessian lettered in red, top edges red, dust-jacket with price of 10s. 6d.…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). Point Counter Point, London, 1928, 8vo, original orange cloth lettered in gilt, dust-jacket (a few short tears, some light creasing at edges, some very light staining). FIRST EDITION.
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). Point Counter Point, London, 1928, 8vo,…
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963).  Point Counter Point. London: Chatto & Windus, 1928. 8vo (204 x 135mm). Half title (some light spotting to the first four pages of the text, not affecting the half title…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96). A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith, 1898, 8vo, illustration by Edward Burne-Jones, ornaments, holland-backed boards. ONE OF 525 COPIES. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY.
KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96). A Note by William Morris on…
KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96).  A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press. Together with a Short Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell, & an Annotated…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LONG, Frank Belknap (1901-94). The Horror from the Hills, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1963, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, first issue, without the copyright notice.
LONG, Frank Belknap (1901-94). The Horror from the Hills, Sauk City,…
LONG, Frank Belknap (1901-94).  The Horror from the Hills. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1963. 8vo (187 x 125mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original black cloth, the…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P.  (1890-1937). The Shunned House, Athol, Mass.: The Recluse Press, 1928 [but please see the important note in the full description below]. Original publisher's black cloth gilt, modern book box. Joshi A5. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Shunned House, Athol, Mass.: The…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  The Shunned House ... With a Preface by Frank Belknap Long, Jr. Athol, Massachusetts: "Published by W. Paul Cook. The Recluse Press, 1928" [but please see the important…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71). The Lurker at the Threshold, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1945, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi I-D-i-20. RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71). The Lurker at the…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71).  The Lurker at the Threshold. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1945. 8vo (184 x 128mm). Half title, woodcut publisher's device on the title…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71). The Survivor and Others, Sark City, Arkham House, 1957, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi p.190.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71). The Survivor and…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71).  The Survivor and Others. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1957. 8vo (187 x 135mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title.…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1943, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi A17. RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Sauk City, Arkham…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  Beyond the Wall of Sleep ... Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1943. Large 8vo (231 x 155mm). Half title. Original…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). Dreams and Fancies, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1962, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Joshi A33.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). Dreams and Fancies, Sauk City, Arkham House,…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  Dreams and Fancies. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1962. 8vo (188 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original black cloth, the spine…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT

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