BERLESE, Abbé Laurent (1784-1863). Iconographie du Genre Caméllia, Paris, 1843, vol. III only (of 3), folio, 74 hand-coloured plates only (of 100, some spotting and browning), calf-backed boards. Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
BERLESE, Abbé Laurent (1784-1863). Iconographie du Genre Caméllia, Paris,…
BERLESE, Abbé Laurent (1784-1863).  Iconographie du Genre Caméllia ou Description et Figures des Camellia les Plus Beaux at les Plus Rares Peints d' après Nature dans les Serres et sous la direction…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BINDING - A. A. MILNE (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh, London, 1967, 8vo, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, attractively bound in full green pictorial morocco gilt by Bayntun-Rivière.
BINDING - A. A. MILNE (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh, London, 1967, 8vo,…
BINDING - A. A. MILNE (1882-1956).  Winnie-the-Pooh. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1967. 8vo (180 x 120mm). Half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page. Attractively bound in full green…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BINDING - Petites Fleurs de Saint François d' Assise, Paris, 1920, 4to, printed in red and black, woodcut illustrations, initials and ornaments by Jacques Beltrand after Maurice Denis, FINELY BOUND BY RENÉ AUSSOURD after a design by René Gimpel, slipcase.
BINDING - Petites Fleurs de Saint François d' Assise, Paris, 1920, 4to,…
BINDING - Petites Fleurs de Saint François d' Assise. Traduite de l' Italien par André Pératé. Paris: "Les Presses de l' Art Catholique," 1920. 4to (278 x 210mm). Printed in red and black, woodcut…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer, New York, 1963, 4to, illustrations, FINELY BOUND BY DON ETHERINGTON in full cream pigskin, box.
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht…
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor).  The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer ... With an Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. New York: Dover Publications, 1963. 4to (305 x 210mm). Full-page…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman, many with his replies, 1933-58.
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120…
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959).  An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman, many with his replies, San Francisco, Paris, Châtel,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense, Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1986, 8vo, boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 66 OF 126 COPIES SIGNED WITH A SELF-PORTRAIT BY THE AUTHOR AND AN ORIGINAL COLOURED PRINT, SIGNED.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. Large 8vo (228 x 155mm). Title printed in colours, monochrome photographed…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHEVREUL, M. E. (1786-1889). The Laws of Contrast of Colour, London, 1859, 8vo, 17 plates, all but one printed in colours by Edmund Evans (some spotting), original coloured decorated cloth (neatly rebacked). New Edition.
CHEVREUL, M. E. (1786-1889). The Laws of Contrast of Colour, London, 1859,…
CHEVREUL, Michel-Eugène (1786-1889).  The Laws of Contrast of Colour: and their Application to the Arts of Paintings, Decoration of Buildings, Mosaic Work, Tapestry and Carpet Weaving, Calico…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours of Turkish and Levantine figures, and 3 related 17th- and 18th-century printed works, including fine hand-coloured Chinese costume plates, folio, contemporary calf.
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine…
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours and 3 printed works, comprising: 207 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS OF MAINLY TURKISH AND LEVANTINE FIGURES, many…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
COLOUR PRINTING - James E. DOYLE (1824-83). A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485, London, 1864, 4to, 81 coloured illustrations by Edmund Evans after James E. Doyle, attractively bound in contemporary red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
COLOUR PRINTING - James E. DOYLE (1824-83). A Chronicle of England B.C. 55…
COLOUR PRINTING - James E. DOYLE (1824-83).  A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 ... The Designs Engraved and Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, &…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Miss Hallowes from her friend Joseph Conrad. 1906."
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo,…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Mirror of the Sea. Memories and Impressions. London: Methuen & Co., 1906. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the half title, the…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece captioned "The Famous Roxana" (some spotting and staining), contemporary calf. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of Defoe's last novel, published anonymously.
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo,…
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)].  The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd The Countess de Wintselheim, in Germany.…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612). Euclidis elementorum libri XV, Cologne, 1591, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, 2 titles within elaborate woodcut borders, woodcut diagrams (some browning and staining), contemporary limp vellum.
EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612). Euclidis…
EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612).  Euclidis elementorum libri XV. [Second volume: Euclidis posteriores libri IX] Accessit XVI. de Solidorum regularium cuius libet intra quodlibet…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz", Falls Village, CT, New Haven, CT, New York City, and Stockbridge, MA, 1939-55. (15)
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two…
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956, German-American expressionist painter).  A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz"…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles, London, 1936, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations, 2 folding maps contained in envelope, original half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 135 OF 1,000 COPIES. (2)
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles,…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Thomas Edward LAWRENCE [i.e. "Lawrence of Arabia"] (1888-1935).  Crusader Castles, edited by A. W. Lawrence. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. 2 volumes, 4to (250 x…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary calf-backed blue paper boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. With 4 other works by the same author in 6 vols. (8)
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes,…
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)].  The Alhambra. By Geoffrey Crayon. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. 2 volumes, large 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half titles, one-page of publisher's…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third Edition, London, 1665, 8vo, printed in black letter (mainly marginal spotting, staining and browning), contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). With 2 defective books. (3)
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third…
MANWOOD, John (d.1610).  A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest, Wherein is declaered not onely those Laws, as they are now in force, but also the Original and beginning of Forests; and what a Forest…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - [LOCH, C. G. (1854-1904)]. The Foreign Tour of the Misses Brown and Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw & Did at Biarritz & The Pyrenees, London, [c.1880], 4to, illustrations, boards. With 9 other works in 10 vols. (11)
MISCELLANY - [LOCH, C. G. (1854-1904)]. The Foreign Tour of the Misses…
MISCELLANY - [LOCH, Catharine Grace (1854-1904)].  The Foreign Tour of the Misses Brown and Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw & Did at Biarritz & The Pyrenees by Mrs Brown. London…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION.
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more…
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817).  A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte…
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[PYNE, James Baker (1800-70). The English Lake District, London, 1853]. Folio, 24 lithographed plates by Pyne, one coloured by hand, disbound in contemporary half morocco (very worn). Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
[PYNE, James Baker (1800-70). The English Lake District, London, 1853].…
[PYNE, James Baker (1800-70).  The English Lake District. London: Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1853]. Folio (625 x 445mm). 24 plates lithographed by William Gauci after James Baker Pyne, the plate of…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83). Historia Universale dell' Origine, et Imperio de' Turchi, Venice, 1582, 4to, 14 woodcut illustrations of Turkish costume (variable browning and staining), contemporary full vellum.
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83). Historia Universale dell' Origine, et…
SANSOVINO, Francesco (1521-83).  Historia Universale dell' Origine, et Imperio de' Turchi ... Et riformata in molte sue parti per ordine della Santa Inquisitione. Nella quale si contengeno le leggi,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902, 8vo, plates and tables, original buckram. FIRST EDITION. With another related (defective) book, a collection of 15 SUFFRAGETTE POSTCARDS, and a related badge. (18)
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902…
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903).  Women's Suffrage. A Record of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the British Isles with Biographical Sketches of Miss Becker. London: Williams & Norgate,…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Remote People, London, Duckworth, 1931, 8vo, original burgundy buckram gilt, dust-jacket (jacket torn with loss). FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gerald Duckworth with best wishes from Evelyn Waugh."
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Remote People, London, Duckworth, 1931, 8vo,…
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66).  Remote People. London: Duckworth, 1931. 8vo (220 x 140mm). Half title, monochrome frontispiece, 2 folding maps, 6 plates. Original burgundy buckram, the spine lettered in…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80). The Creed of Japhet, London, "Printed for Private Circulation", 1891, large 8vo, lightly browned and stained, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. "COPY 3" OF 150 COPIES. VERY RARE.
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80)…
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80).  The Creed of Japhet, that is of the Race Popularly Surnamed Indo-Germanic or Aryan, as held Before the Period of its…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WYATT, C. W. (1842-1900). British Birds, London, 1894-99, 2 volumes bound in one, 4to, 67 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by C. W. Wyatt (some very faint spotting and staining), contemporary green half morocco gilt (spine faded). FIRST EDITION.
WYATT, C. W. (1842-1900). British Birds, London, 1894-99, 2 volumes bound…
WYATT, Claude Wilmot (1842-1900).  British Birds: Being Coloured Illustrations of all the Species of Passerine Birds Resident in the British Isles, with Some Notes in Reference to their Plumage …
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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