ALBUM, INDIA - An album of c.250 albumen photographs, many of Indian subjects, various sizes, portraits, etc., folio, c. 1860s. Provenance: E. B. Burnaby.
ALBUM, INDIA - An album of c.250 albumen photographs, many of Indian…
ALBUM, INDIA - An album of c.250 albumen photographs relating to the Burnaby family, many of Indian subjects, various sizes, including a number of larger, full-page photographs captioned, for example…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ALBUMS - An album on c.100 leaves, part commonplace book, but containing, inter alia, many original drawings, including a number of women smoking cigarettes (unusual for the period), contained in an album, 4to, late 19th-century. With another. (2)
ALBUMS - An album on c.100 leaves, part commonplace book, but containing,…
ALBUMS - An album on c.100 leaves, part commonplace book with poetic quotations and lists of "favourite qualities" at the beginning (filled in), but containing, inter alia, many original drawings,…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent ORIGINAL DRAWING by Ardizzone incorporating what is probably a self-portrait; and a letter from Elisabeth Frink, referring to Peter Shaffer's 'Equus'. (2)
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent…
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79) & Elisabeth FRINK (1930-93).  An autograph letter from each, sold together: first, a one-page autograph letter by Edward Ardizzone, on paper with printed heading 'Edward…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas, London, 1845, 8vo, 4 wood-engraved plates by John Leech, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red morocco gilt by Riviere. With 2 other books in attractive morocco bindings; and 2 others. (5)
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas, London, 1845, 8vo, 4 wood…
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas. London: Published at the Punch Office, 1845. 8vo (164 x 105mm). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech (frontispiece spotted,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, illustrator). The original pen, ink and watercolour front cover design for the September 29th, 1962, issue of "Punch" which was dedicated to the Brontë sisters, signed, 274 x 226mm.
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, illustrator). The original…
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, pseudonym, illustrator, styled, as usual, "ffolkes").  The original pen, ink and watercolour front cover design for the September 29th, 1962, issue of …
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BURNS, Robert (1759-96). The Poetical Works, Glasgow, 1821, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates,  attractively bound in 19th-century red morocco gilt. Please see provenance note below.
BURNS, Robert (1759-96). The Poetical Works, Glasgow, 1821, 8vo, engraved…
BURNS, Robert (1759-96).  The Poetical Works ... including All the Poetry Contained in Dr. Currie's Edition, and Many other Pieces not Printed in the Copy-right Edition. To which is Prefixed a Highly…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden. Please see the full listing below. Sold not subject to return. (c.60)
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or…
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977)] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996). Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper, the other pen on paper, framed and glazed. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN, 1st Earl of Avon. (2)
[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977)] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996). Two Views of the…
[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Eden] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996, artist).  Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper (355 x 490mm),…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist]. Drawing the Line Somewhere, London, 1937, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, with an original pencil and watercolour drawing signed "Fougasse". And another. (2)
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist]. Drawing the Line…
"FOUGASSE" [i.e. Cyril Kenneth BIRD (1887-1965), artist].  Drawing the Line Somewhere. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1937. 8vo (186 x 120mm). Half title, illustrations by "Fougasse". Original yellow…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
FREEMASONRY - James ANDERSON (c.1680-1739). Constitution of the Antient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, London, 1757, 4to, engraved allegorical frontispiece (variable spotting, staining and browning), contemporary Masonic calf.
FREEMASONRY - James ANDERSON (c.1680-1739). Constitution of the Antient…
FREEMASONRY - James ANDERSON (c.1680-1739).  Constitution of the Antient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons. Containing their History, Charges, Regulations, &c. Collected and…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
GLASTONBURY - P. W. THOMPSON. Glastonbury, London, 1927, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY, heavily annotated throughout in pencil by Lionel Smithett Lewis.
GLASTONBURY - P. W. THOMPSON. Glastonbury, London, 1927, 8vo, FINELY BOUND…
GLASTONBURY - P. W. THOMPSON (dates unknown).  Glastonbury. London: Charles Murray, 1927. 8vo (177 x 120mm). Half title, 5-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end all for books by the same…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator). Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales, London, [1913], 4to, coloured plates, cloth gilt. With c.45 other mostly 20th-century illustrated books. The lot sold not subject to return. (c.45)
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator).…
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator).  Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales. London: George G. Harrap, [1913]. 4to (240 x 180mm). Half title, 16 mounted coloured plates by…
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874, Winchester, "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875, 8vo, hand-coloured title and 5 plates, contemporary cloth. RARE. Please see footnote below.
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874,…
Puck's Yule Faggot. A Selection from Puck's Post-Bag for 1873 & 1874. Winchester: "James Pamplin, High Street," 1875. 8vo (180 x 121mm). 8vo (180 x 120mm). Additional hand-coloured title [?partly…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Nursery Rhymes, London, The Dropmore Press, 1947, 4to, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 89 OF 550 COPIES.
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). Nursery Rhymes, London, The Dropmore…
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962).  Nursery Rhymes. London: The Dropmore Press, 1947. 4to (260 x 190mm). Half title, title printed in pink and black, large pink initial and pink printer's device on…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge, 1938, 8vo, buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With another by the same author. (2)
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge,…
SETON-WATSON, Robert William (1879-1951).  Britain and the Dictators. A Survey of Post-War British Policy. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1938. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Half title. Original blue…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies of Auckland House School, Simla, India, and various landscapes and maritime scenes, small oblong 4to, late 19th-century.
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27…
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (dates unknown, artist).  An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies mainly of Auckland House School, Simla, India, including one captioned, …
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original boards. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 590 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 526 OF 550 "ORDINARY COPIES ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". EDITOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED TO THE BINDER.
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut…
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lilligay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press, 1920. 8vo (96 x 128mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with woodcut illustration, full-page…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 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…
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
WYLD, James (1812-87), the younger.  A New General Atlas of Modern Geography, London, [n.d. but 1873 or later], large folio, 42 hand-coloured engraved maps only (of 43, lacking map 14), contemporary half morocco (very worn, covers detached).
WYLD, James (1812-87), the younger. A New General Atlas of Modern…
WYLD, James (1812-87), the younger.  A New General Atlas of Modern Geography, consisting of a Complete Collection of Maps of the Four Quarters of the Globe; Delineating their Physical Features, and…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES AMERICAN AND CANADIAN RED WINE
Lot 101 - Wines & Spirits Sold
12 BOTTLES AMERICAN AND CANADIAN RED WINE
Hopetown Wine Co. Hill House Craft Red 2020; Ravine Vineyard Nancy's Block Cabernet Franc 2019; E+J Gallo 2 x Carnivor Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 and 2 x Apothic Merlot 2020; Adamo Estate Winery 2 x…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
9 BOTTLES AMERICAN AND CANADIAN WHITE AND 3 RED WINE
Lot 107 - Wines & Spirits Sold
9 BOTTLES AMERICAN AND CANADIAN WHITE AND 3 RED WINE
Hidden Bench Riesling Felseck Vineyard 2019; Hopetown Wine Co. Hill House Craft Red 2020; Closson Chase 2 x South Clos Chardonnay 2019 and 2 x Churchside Pinot Noir 2019; Strewn Winery 2 x Terroir…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £40 - £60
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
11 BOTTLES SINGLE MALT AND 1 BLENDED WHISKY/WHISKEY
Lot 112 - Wines & Spirits Sold
11 BOTTLES SINGLE MALT AND 1 BLENDED WHISKY/WHISKEY
Teeling Whiskey Blackpitts Irish Peated; Granddad Jack's Bailiff; Spirit Thief Distilling Co. American Oak Shiraz; Tullamore D.E.W. 13YO and Triple Distilled; Warfield Distillery Organic American;…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £80 - £120
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
10 BOTTLES WELSH SINGLE MALT, 1 CANADIAN AND 1 AUSTRALIAN WHISKY
Lot 116 - Wines & Spirits Sold
10 BOTTLES WELSH SINGLE MALT, 1 CANADIAN AND 1 AUSTRALIAN WHISKY
Penderyn Single Malt Rich Oak, Sherrywood, Peated, Madeira Finish, Portwood, Ex-Rye Casks Small Batch, Myth and Legend; Aberfalls 2021 Release and Distiller's Cut; Bearface Wilderness Series Limited…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £120
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2023 , 17:00 GMT

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