ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single bifolium vellum leaf extracted from a prayer book, with exceptional decorative coloured borders heightened in gold, [?]mid- to late-15th-century, probably northern France, 210 x 285mm.
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single…
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single bifolium vellum leaf extracted from a prayer book or missal, incorporating four pages including prayers for the Feast Days of Saints…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
KNOLLES, Richard (1545-1610). The Generall Historie of the Turkes ... The Third Edition, London, 1621, folio, fine engraved title page, 28 portraits, illustration, contemporary calf (old repairs).
KNOLLES, Richard (1545-1610). The Generall Historie of the Turkes ... The…
KNOLLES, Richard ([?]1545-1610).  The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that Nation to the rising of the Ottoman Familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930). The Rainbow, London, 1915, 8vo, original cloth. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 COPIES PRINTED FOR 'METHUEN'S COLONIAL LIBRARY'. cf. Roberts A7.
LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930). The Rainbow, London, 1915, 8vo, original…
LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930).  The Rainbow. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. ["Methuen's Colonial Library" on half title], 1915. 8vo (188 x 125mm). Half title (maginal stain to a few leaves near the end).…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LONDON PANORAMAS - [Matthäus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed. London. [Frankfurt, c.1638]. Hand-coloured engraved panorama of London, 230 x 710mm., framed and glazed. With another smaller panorama of London. (2)
LONDON PANORAMAS - [Matthäus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed.…
LONDON PANORAMAS - [Matthäus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed.  London. [Frankfurt: 1638 or later]. Hand-coloured engraved panorama of London extending from "Whyte Hall" to the Tower of…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
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). The Outsider and Others, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1939, 8vo, original cloth, facsimile dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION of "the first major collection of Lovecraft's tales" (Joshi) and the first book printed by Arkham House. RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Outsider and Others, Sauk City, Arkham…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  The Outsider and Others ... Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1939. Large 8vo (231 x 155mm). Half title. Original…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò (1469-1527). The Arte of Warre, translated by Peter Whitehorne, London, 1562, small 4to, (lacking a few leaves), old calf. THE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH AND THE FIRST OF ANY WORK BY MACHIAVELLI TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò (1469-1527). The Arte of Warre, translated by Peter…
MACHIAVELLI, Niccol (1469-1527).  The Arte of Warre, written first in Italia ... and set forthe in Englishe by Peter Whitehorne, student of Graies Inn: with an addicio of other like Marcialle feates…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset (1874-1965). Of Human Bondage, London, 1915, 2 half titles, original blue cloth gilt (lightly stained, without the exceptionally scarce dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
MAUGHAM, W. Somerset (1874-1965). Of Human Bondage, London, 1915, 2 half…
MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874-1965).  Of Human Bondage. London: William Heinemann, 1915. 8vo (188 x 120mm). Half titles, one before and one after the title, small publisher's woodcut device on the…
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). A one-page typed letter, with greeting and signature in autograph, to Vice-Consul W. H. A. Snook, relating to a visit to Corsic; with another letter by Mountbatten; and 3 by other correspondents, addressed to Snook. (5)
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). A one-page typed letter, with greeting and…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79).  A one-page typed letter, with the greeting and signature in autograph, on paper headed "Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, c/o G.P.O.…
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Under the Net, London, 1954, 8vo, original bright green cloth, dust-jacket (small piece torn away from the backstrip). FIRST EDITION of the author's first novel. RARE.
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Under the Net, London, 1954, 8vo, original bright…
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99).  Under the Net. London: Chatto & Windus, 1954. 8vo (198 x 130mm). Half title (mainly marginal stains to pp.11-14). Original bright green cloth, the spine lettered and…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Down and Out in Paris and London, London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1933, 8vo, original black cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. Fenwick A1a. RARE.
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Down and Out in Paris and London, London, Victor…
"ORWELL, George" (i.e. Eric Arthur BLAIR, 1903-50).  Down and Out in Paris and London. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1933 [but 1932]. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title (some light mainly marginal…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)]. The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a Display of the Starry Heavens and of the System of the Universe, London, 1809, 8vo, 14 engraved plates, contemporary boards. "New Edition." With 9 other works in 12 vols. (13)
[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)]. The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a…
[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)].  The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a Display of the Starry Heavens and of the System of the Universe: Calculated to Promote and Simplify the Study of Astronomy ...…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
REMARQUE, Erich Maria (1898-1970). All Quiet on the Western Front, London, 1929, 8vo, original tan hessian lettered in green, dust-jacket (a section torn away from the backstrip). FIRST U.K. EDITION of one of the most important of all anti-war novels.
REMARQUE, Erich Maria (1898-1970). All Quiet on the Western Front, London,…
REMARQUE, Erich Maria (1898-1970).  All Quiet on the Western Front. Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen. London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, March 1929. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title. Original…
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96). De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe, Wittenberg, 1585, 8vo, 2 full-page woodcut illustrations, modern boards. Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). Second edition.
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96). De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique…
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96).  De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe, seu vulgò dicto scorbuto commentariolus. Accessere eiusdem epistolæ quinq: eiusdem argumenti.…
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London, 1999, 8vo, original boards, dust-jacket. With The Chamber of Secrets (London, 1998). EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS, SECOND AND NINTH IMPRESSIONS RESPECTIVELY. (2)
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London,…
ROWLING, J. K. (b. 1965).  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury, 1999. 8vo (197 x 128mm). Half title and title both with the Hogwarts' coat-of-arms. Original coloured…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944, large 8vo, half title, coloured illustrations by the author, original pink pictorial cloth, dust-jacket. THE FIRST EDITION TO BE PRINTED IN THE U.K. RARE. With 4 other books. (5)
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944,…
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44).  The Little Prince ... Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. London: William Heinemann, 1944. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, coloured illustrations…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[SALTONSTALL, Wye (c.1602-c.1640), translator]. Ovid's Heroical Epistles. Englished by W. S. ... This may be Reprinted, R. L. S. London: "Printed for the Company of Stationers," 1695, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, calf (worn). The sixth edition. Wing O672.
[SALTONSTALL, Wye (c.1602-c.1640), translator]. Ovid's Heroical Epistles.…
[SALTONSTALL, Wye (c.1602-c.1640), translator].  Ovid's Heroical Epistles. Englished by W. S. ... This may be Reprinted, R. L. S. London: "Printed for the Company of Stationers," 1695. Small 8vo (142…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[SANDYS, G. (1578-1644), translator]. Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures, Oxford, 1632, folio, engraved title, portrait, 15 plates, later calf. The second folio edition, and the first to include the engraved plates.
[SANDYS, G. (1578-1644), translator]. Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished,…
[SANDYS, George (1578-1644), translator].  Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Æneis. By G. S. Oxford: John Lichfield,…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91). A View of the Earth: Being a short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Geography, London, 1762, 4to, engraved map of the world, 6 maps, plate, diagrams, boards (worn). And 2 contemporary manuscript exercise books. (3)
TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91). A View of the Earth: Being a short, but…
TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91).  A View of the Earth: Being a Short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Geography ... To which is added, a Description of the Terrestrial Globe: with its Application to…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A COLLECTION OF SIX MASONIC ITEMS (6)
A COLLECTION OF SIX MASONIC ITEMS (6)
See description below
Comprising; a late Victorian silver gilt enamelled and colourless paste Diamond Jubilee lodge jewel, London 1897, a gold spherical globular pendant, the suspension designed as a Masonic square and…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £240 - £280
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND TOKENS (QTY)
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND TOKENS (QTY)
To include pre-1947 silver issues, Isle of Man, Lundy Island, Irish, three coin forgeries, a medallion commemorating The Gigantic Wheel, Earls Court 1899, various late 18th century half penny tokens…
Hammer price: £235
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CHEQUER-STRUNG STICK BAROMETER
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND CHEQUER-STRUNG STICK BAROMETER
By Mantica & Co.
The architectural pediment above signed silvered scale and vernier, the trunk with glass tube and domed reservoir cover99cm highCONDITION REPORTIn good condition. This lot contains ivory and has been…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £150 - £250
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEQUER-STRUNG STICK BAROMETER
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEQUER-STRUNG STICK BAROMETER
The dial inscribed Jas. Gatty, London
With an arched pediment above a silvered scale with vernier, the trunk with visible tube above a rounded reservoir99cm highCONDITION REPORTRestored.  The dial re-silvered.  Tube replaced.  The…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT

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