HOBAN, Russell (1925-2011) & Quentin BLAKE (b.1932, illustrator). Woman with a Book, London, 1999, oblong 4to, 20 plates by Blake, boards. Provenance: FROM THE ESTATE OF RUSSELL HOBAN. FIRST EDITION. NO. 82 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
HOBAN, Russell (1925-2011) & Quentin BLAKE (b.1932, illustrator). Woman…
HOBAN Russell (1925-2011) & Quentin BLAKE (b.1932, illustrator).  Woman with a Book. Twenty Drawings by Quentin Blake with an Introduction by Russell Hoban. London: The Camberwell Press, 1999. Large…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
HUMPHRIES, Barry (1934-2023). Shades of Sandy Stone, Edinburgh, "Privately Printed at The Tragara Press," 1989, large 8vo, original wrappers. ONE OF 130 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 20 OF 30 FOR PRESENTATION, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper.
HUMPHRIES, Barry (1934-2023). Shades of Sandy Stone, Edinburgh, "Privately…
HUMPHRIES, Barry (1934-2023).  Shades of Sandy Stone. The Reveries of a Returned Man. Edinburgh: "Privately Printed at The Tragara Press," 1989. Large 8vo (242 x 160mm). Woodcut vignette by Andrew…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). Typed letter, signed ("Henry James"), to Joseph Conrad, 21 Carlyle Mansions, London, 19 June 1913. Two-and-a-half-pages, 229 x 175mm; with a printed pamphlet, "Three letters from Henry James to Joseph Conrad" (London, 1926).
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916). Typed letter, signed ("Henry James"), to Joseph…
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916).  Typed letter, signed ("Henry James"), to Joseph Conrad, 21 Carlyle Mansions, London, 19 June 1913. Two-and-a-half-pages, 229 x 175mm; with a printed pamphlet, "Three…
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
JONES, Paul (1921-97, illustrator). Flora Superba, London, 1971, folio, 16 coloured lithographed plates by Paul Jones, original half vellum by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 48 of 506 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
JONES, Paul (1921-97, illustrator). Flora Superba, London, 1971, folio, 16…
JONES, Paul (1921-97, illustrator).  Flora Superba. Selected and Painted by the Artist. Text by Wilfrid Blunt. Foreword by Sir George Taylor. London: The Tryon Gallery, 1971. Folio (528 x 370mm).…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Ulysses, Paris, "Published for the Egoist Press, London, by John Rodker, Paris," 1922, 4to, original blue wrappers. FIRST EDITION, second printing [see note]. NO. 1,125 OF 2,000 COPIES "ON HANDMADE PAPER." Slocum & Cahoon A18.
JOYCE, James (1882-1941). Ulysses, Paris, "Published for the Egoist Press,…
JOYCE, James (1882-1941).  Ulysses. Paris/Dijon: "Published for the Egoist Press, London, by John Rodker, Paris," [colophon: "Printed by Maurice Darantiere at Dijon, France"], [October] 1922. 4to …
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). 23 autograph letters and cards, signed, and 5 typed letters, signed ("Rudyard Kipling", "Ruddy"), to Edward ("Teddy" or "Ted") Price or to Teddy's mother, Sarah (six letters), Bateman's, and elsewhere, 1900-35.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). 23 autograph letters and cards, signed, and…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936).  23 autograph letters and cards, signed, and 5 typed letters, signed ("Rudyard Kipling", "Ruddy"), to Edward ("Teddy" or "Ted") Price or to Teddy's mother, Sarah (six…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930)] – Robert BROWNING (1812-89). Love Poems, London, 1908, 16mo, original cloth, INSCRIBED by D. H. Lawrence to "Peg" Brinton.
[LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930)] – Robert BROWNING (1812-89). Love Poems,…
[LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930)] – Robert BROWNING (1812-89).  Love Poems ... With Biographical Introduction by Hannaford Bennett. London: John Long, 1908. 16mo (150 x 100mm). Two photographs of…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Emily, Lady Tennyson, address given phonetically as "Oatlands Parcotel, Waltnontems, Surry", 14 January 1861, four-pages, 180 x 225mm, illustrated with two self-caricatures.
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear…
LEAR, Edward (1812-88).  Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Emily, Lady Tennyson, address given phonetically as "Oatlands Parcotel, Waltnontems, Surry", 14 January 1861. Four…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Hallam Tennyson, Varese and Monte Generoso, 16 and 21 September 1880. Four-pages, 210 x 130mm and 262 x 205mm, illustrated with a self-caricature of Lear as a bird.
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear…
LEAR, Edward (1812-88).  Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Hallam Tennyson, Varese and Monte Generoso, 16 and 21 September 1880. Four-pages, 210 x 130mm and 262 x 205mm,…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Mrs Digby Wyatt, San Remo, 6 February 1871. Two-pages, 210 x 265mm, illustrated with three self-caricature drawings.
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear…
LEAR, Edward (1812-88).  Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Mrs Digby Wyatt, San Remo, 6 February 1871. Two-pages, 210 x 265mm, illustrated with three self-caricature drawings…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
LEIBOVITZ, Annie (b.1949). Annie Leibovitz, New York, Taschen, 2014, "SUMO" size, i.e. very large 4to (690 x 500mm), 240 photographed plates by Leibovitz, boards, Whoopi Goldberg dust-jacket. ONE OF 10,300 COPIES, SIGNED. With the stand by Marc Newson.
LEIBOVITZ, Annie (b.1949). Annie Leibovitz, New York, Taschen, 2014, "SUMO…
LEIBOVITZ, Annie (b.1949, photographer).  Annie Leibovitz. New York: Taschen, 2014. "SUMO" size, i.e. very large 4to (690 x 500mm). Half title, preface by Steve Martin titled "The Preface No One Will…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (1807-82). Autograph manuscript, signed ("Henry W. Longfellow"), of his poem, "A Psalm of Life", 25 October 1864. A fair copy of the complete poem on three-and-a-half-pages. With a letter by Harriet Martineau.
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (1807-82). Autograph manuscript, signed (…
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth (1807-82).  Autograph manuscript, signed ("Henry W. Longfellow"), of his poem, "A Psalm of Life", 25 October 1864. A fair copy of the complete poem on three-and-a-half…
Hammer price: £1,150
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MAR, José de la (1776-1830). A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar") to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June 1822. In Spanish. 8-pages in total, chiefly 303 x 212mm.
MAR, José de la (1776-1830). A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar…
MAR, José de la (1776-1830, Peruvian military leader and third President of Peru).  A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar") to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry" etc.), to Zofia Slaboszowska, Pacific Palisades, 19 May 1965-13 November 1979, c.63 pages in total.
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all…
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980).  A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry", "Heinrich von Mueller", "Heinrich der Knarr", "Henry-san", "Heinrich von Offenbach…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). A Gallery of Children, London, [1925]. 4to, 12 coloured plates by H. Willebeek le Mair, original cream pictorial buckram. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 392 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). A Gallery of Children, London, [1925]. 4to, 12…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956) & Henrietta WILLEBEEK LE MAIR (1889-1996, illustrator).  A Gallery of Children. London: Stanley Paul & Co., Ltd., [1925]. 4to (322 x 255mm). Half title, coloured illustration…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The Hums of Pooh, London, 1929, 4to, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, boards. ONE OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ARTIST & COMPOSER. With 3 other books in the same series, one of which a SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. (4)
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The Hums of Pooh, London, 1929, 4to,…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956).  The Hums of Pooh. Lyrics by Pooh. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Introduction and Notes by A. A. Milne. Decorations by E. H. Shepard. Additional Lyrics by Eeyore. London:…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A COMPLETE RUN OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND LONG-RUNNING SATIRICAL PERIODICAL, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, PRINTED ON YELLOW PAPER.
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A…
Private Eye. [London: various publishers], Friday 25th October 1961- March 2024. Numbers 1-1,620, 4to (300 x 210mm). The first 3 numbers printed in "off-set litho" on yellow paper, the remainder…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye. London: "Published by Andrew Osmond, 28 Scarsdale Villas ... and printed by Huprint Ltd.", Tuesday November 7th [1961], number 2, 4to, 6-pages, printed on yellow paper, stapled. VERY RARE. With number 4, dated 7th February 1962. (2)
Private Eye. London: "Published by Andrew Osmond, 28 Scarsdale Villas ...…
Private Eye. London: "Published by Andrew Osmond, 28 Scarsdale Villas ... and printed by Huprint Ltd.", Tuesday November 7th [1961], number 2, 4to (252 x 202mm). 6-pages, printed by "off-set litho"…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols. including one duplicate, 8vo, original cloth; and 3 others by the same author. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, in dust-jackets, two inscribed by the author. Please see the full listing below. (14)
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols.…
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). The Alms for Oblivion sequence, listed in order of the date of publication, comprising: The Rich Pay Late (London, 1964), Friends in Low Places (London, 1965), The Sabre…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO"). Three Tales of Venice, [London], The Corvine Press, [1950], 8vo, buckram. LIMITED TO 140 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 10 ON "GOATSKIN PARCHMENT PAPER." JULIAN SYMONS' COPY. With another related. (2)
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO"). Three Tales of Venice, …
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO").  Three Tales of Venice. [London:] The Corvine Press, [1950]. 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half title, printed on "Goatskin Parchment paper". Contemporary blue…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ROSE, Frederick William (1849-1915). Serio-Comic War Map for the Year 1877, London, G. W. Bacon, [1877], coloured lithographed anthropomorphic political map (lightly browned), 424 x 560mm., framed and glazed. FIRST EDITION, second state. RARE.
ROSE, Frederick William (1849-1915). Serio-Comic War Map for the Year 1877…
ROSE, Frederick William (1849-1915).  Serio-Comic War Map for the Year 1877. By F. W. Rose. London: G. W. Bacon, [1877]. Coloured lithographed anthropomorphic political map, with English text in a…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SALAMAN, Michael (1911-87). A collection of letters to Michael Salaman from Charles Aitken (4 letters), Campbell Dodgson (2), Michael Holroyd (6), Eric Kennington (3), Bernard Leach (3), William Rothenstein (1), Randolph Schwabe (1), and many others.
SALAMAN, Michael (1911-87). A collection of letters to Michael Salaman…
SALAMAN, Michael [or Michel] (1911-87, British artist and teacher).  A collection of autograph and typed letters to Michael Salaman, and his wife, from various artists and writers, various dates and…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987). Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, [n.d.]. 21 manuscripts, together 60-pages, various sizes, 335 x 265mm to 225 x 175mm.
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987). Autograph music manuscripts comprising an…
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987).  Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, [n.d.]. 21 manuscripts, together 60…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SMITH, Stevie (1902-71). 71 original drawings comprising illustrations for her poems, [n.d. but c.1937-1957], various sizes, depicting animals, birds, children, male and female figures, largely executed in ball-point pen on fragments of paper. (71)
SMITH, Stevie (1902-71). 71 original drawings comprising illustrations for…
SMITH, Stevie (1902-71).  71 original drawings comprising illustrations for her poems, [n.d. but c.1937-1957], various sizes, depicting animals, birds, children, male and female figures, largely…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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