POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter (some fraying with slight loss), original boards. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author (defective). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, 1903,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. London: Frederick Warne, 1903. 12mo (139 x 105mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page coloured…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Edinburgh, 1837, 2 volumes, 4to, 358 etched portraits, later red morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books. (4)
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator). A Series of Original Portraits and…
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings ... With Biographical Sketches and Illustrative Anecdotes. Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1837.…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DANIEL, William Barker (1754-1833). Rural Sports, London, 1812-13, 4 volumes, large 8vo, plates, attractively bound in later red half morocco gilt. With 3 other books of related interest, attractively-bound. (7)
DANIEL, William Barker (1754-1833). Rural Sports, London, 1812-13, 4…
DANIEL, William Barker (1754-1833).  Rural Sports. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1812-13. 4 volumes including Supplement, large 8vo (248 x 150mm). 4 engraved titles, 70 wood-engraved plates,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  The Stones of Venice, London, 1851-53. 3 volumes, large 8vo, plates. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. (3)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). The Stones of Venice, London, 1851-53. 3…
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  The Stones of Venice. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1851-53. 3 volumes, large 8vo (254 x 170mm). Half title in the first vol., 53 engraved, lithographed and mezzotint…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes, large 8vo, 84 plates. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. Mixed Editions, but the last 3 vols. FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes,…
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  Modern Painters. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1851-60. 5 volumes, large 8vo (255 x 172mm). Half titles, 84 engraved, lithographed and mezzotint plates by J. C. Armytage,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). The Seven Lamps of Architecture, London, 1855, large 8vo, 14 plates, in 2 states. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. Second Edition.
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). The Seven Lamps of Architecture, London, 1855,…
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  The Seven Lamps of Architecture ... With Illustrations, Drawn by the Author. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1855. Large 8vo (255 x 170mm). Half title, 14 lithographed…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York], 66 issues [only] from January 1922 - June 1934 [some issues lacking] bound in 18 volumes, 4to, plates and illustrations. FINELY BOUND in dark blue crushed morocco gilt. (18)
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York], 66…
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York: Hearst Corporation], 66 issues [only] from January - April 1922, January - March 1924, May - December 1925,  January - April 1926,…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938). Japan, London, [1901], 4to, 100 coloured plates. FINELY BOUND in scarlet morocco. ONE OF 600 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With 3 other signed limited editions by Menpes in near-uniform bindings. (4)
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938). Japan, London, [1901], 4to, 100 coloured…
MENPES, Mortimer (1855-1938, illustrator).  Japan. A Record in Colour ... Transcribed by Dorothy Menpes. London: Adam and Charles Black, [1901]. 4to (265 x 205mm). Half title, 100 coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909).  The Poems, London, 1904, 6 volumes, 8vo. FINELY BOUND in dark blue crushed morocco gilt. With 5 other books by Swinburne in original cloth. (11)
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909). The Poems, London, 1904, 6…
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909).  The Poems. London: Chatto and Windus, 1904. 6 volumes, 8vo (187 x 128mm). Half titles, titles printed in red and black. FINELY BOUND in dark blue crushed…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
LACE - Augusta Godin, Baronne LIEDTS (1850-85). Anciennes Dentelles Belges, Anvers, 1889, folio, 185 phototype plates of lace, contemporary dark blue half morocco. FIRST EDITION.
LACE - Augusta Godin, Baronne LIEDTS (1850-85). Anciennes Dentelles Belges…
LACE - Augusta Godin, Baronne LIEDTS (1850-85). Anciennes Dentelles Belges, formant la Collection de Feue Madame Augusta Bnne. Liedts, et donnée au Musée de Gruuthuus à Bruges. Anvers: Phototypies…
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837). The Queen of Spades, London, The Blackamore Press, 1928, 4to, coloured illustrations, original vellum-backed boards. NUMBER 74 OF 250 COPIES.
ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837…
ALEXEIEFF, Alexandre (1901-82, illustrator) - Alexander PUSHKIN (1799-1837).  The Queen of Spades ... Preface by Prince D. Sviatopolk-Mirsky, translated by J. E. Pouterman and C. Bruerton. London:…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957). Blasting and Bombardiering, London, 1937, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 16 other miscellaneous works in 18 vols. (19)
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957). Blasting and Bombardiering, London, 1937, 8vo,…
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957).  Blasting and Bombardiering. [From dust-jacket:] Autobiography (1914-1926). London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1937. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, frontispiece and 11…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo, original pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 29 other illustrated and children's books. (30)
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo,…
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912, editor).  The Violet Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 32 plates by H. J. Ford, of which 7 coloured…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:] Guides and Handbooks, Illustrative of the Contents of the Crystal Palace, London, 1854, 11 guides bound in 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary half calf. With 2 other books. (4)
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:] Guides…
CRYSTAL PALACE - [General title from publisher's advertisement:]  Guides and Handbooks, Illustrative of the Contents of the Crystal Palace. London: Crystal Palace Library; and Bradbury and Evans,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
"MYTH AND LEGEND" SERIES - A. R. HOPE MONCRIEFF (1846-1927). Classic Myth and Legend, London, [?1912], large 8vo, plates, original green cloth decorated in art nouveau style. [?]FIRST EDITION. With 6 other books from the same series. (7)
"MYTH AND LEGEND" SERIES - A. R. HOPE MONCRIEFF (1846-1927). Classic Myth…
"MYTH AND LEGEND" SERIES - A. R. HOPE MONCRIEFF (1846-1927).  Classic Myth and Legend ... With Illustrations in Colour and Monochrome from famous Paintings and Statuary. London: The Gresham…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
AMHERST, Alicia (1865-1941). A History of Gardening in England, London, Bernard Quaritch, 1895, large 8vo, illustrations, original green pictorial buckram gilt. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author.
AMHERST, Alicia (1865-1941). A History of Gardening in England, London,…
AMHERST, Alicia Margaret Tyssen (1865-1941).  A History of Gardening in England. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1895. Large 8vo (250 x 170mm). Half title, illustrations. Original green pictorial buckram…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - ALAIN-FOURNIER (1886-1914).  Le Grand Meaulnes. Paris, 1936, large 8vo, illustrations by Pierre Gandon, FINELY BOUND in dark green morocco by C. Grandgeorge. ONE OF 2,000 COPIES.
BINDING - ALAIN-FOURNIER (1886-1914). Le Grand Meaulnes. Paris, 1936,…
BINDING - ALAIN-FOURNIER [i.e. Henry-Alban FOURNIER (1886-1914)].  Le Grand Meaulnes. Paris: Editions de Cluny, 1936. Large 8vo (234 x 165mm). Frontispiece and illustrations in bistre by Pierre…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire, London, S. D. Frances, [1948 or later], 8vo, original coloured pictorial wrappers. With 19 other "pulp fiction" books by the same author. (20)
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire,…
PULP FICTION - "Hank JANSON" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)].  Gun Moll for Hire. London: "Published by S. D. Frances. Sale Distributors: Gaywood Press Ltd.", [1948 or later]. 8vo (183 x…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91). Das Licht in Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung, Leipzig, 1877, large 8vo, plates and illustrations, modern boards. FIRST EDITION.
STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91). Das Licht in Dienste Wissenschaftlicher…
STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91).  Das Licht im Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung. Handbuch der Anwendung des Lichtes und der Photographie in der Natur- und Heilkunde in den Graphischen Künsten…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in German - Biblia, Das ist Die gantze Schrift. Altes und Newes Testaments, Ulm, 1662, folio, additional engraved title, full-page woodcut dedication, illustrations, contemporary vellum (heavily rubbed, lacks clasps).
BIBLE, in German - Biblia, Das ist Die gantze Schrift. Altes und Newes…
BIBLE, in German - Biblia, Das ist Die gantze Schrift. Altes und Newes Testaments. Verdeutschet Durch D. Martin Luthern. Ulm: Gedruckt und Verlegt durch Balthasar Rhnen, 1662. Folio (325 x 190mm).…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY, German, Dutch etc. - Christian Ulrich GRUPEN (1692-1767). Origines et Antiquitates Hanoverenses. Göttingen, 1740, 4to, 9 engraved plates only (of 10), contemporary half vellum. With 9 other German and Dutch books. (10)
MISCELLANY, German, Dutch etc. - Christian Ulrich GRUPEN (1692-1767).…
MISCELLANY, German, Dutch etc. - Christian Ulrich GRUPEN (1692-1767).  Origines et Antiquitates Hanoverenses oder Umstændliche Abhandlung von dem Ursprunge und den Ulterthumern der Stadt Hannover.…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
A Collection of Old Ballads, London, 1723-25, 3 volumes, 12mo, 47 engraved plates, FINELY BOUND in later red morocco gilt. With 3 other works in 5 vols. (8)
A Collection of Old Ballads, London, 1723-25, 3 volumes, 12mo, 47 engraved…
A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the best and most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, or Humourous. London: Printed for J. Roberts, and D. Leach, 1723-25. 3…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY - Walt WHITMAN (1819-92). Leaves of Grass, Philadelphia, 1894, portrait laid down as a frontispiece, facsimile signature on title (lacks engraved portrait frontispiece), original cloth gilt. With 12 other miscellaneous works in 15 vols. (16)
MISCELLANY - Walt WHITMAN (1819-92). Leaves of Grass, Philadelphia, 1894,…
MISCELLANY - Walt WHITMAN (1819-92).  Leaves of Grass. Including Sands at Seventy ... 1st Annex, Good-bye my Fancy ... 2d Annex, A Backward Glance o'er Travel'd Roads, and Portrait from Life.…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
STALENUS, Joannes (1592-1651). Papissa monstrosa, et mera fabula, Cologne, 1639, 8vo, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION of this work on "Pope Joan".
STALENUS, Joannes (1592-1651). Papissa monstrosa, et mera fabula, Cologne,…
STALENUS, Joannes (1592-1651).  Papissa monstrosa, et mera fabula: sive dissertatio historico-theologica: qua ex vulgi errore ortum de Papissa figmentum, ex vera chronologia, et alto scriptorum in…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST

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