MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, London, 1725, 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary calf. With various other works in 65 vols. (67)
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, London, 1725, 2 vols., 8vo,…
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of Brunne) from the Death of Cadwalader to the end of K. Edward the First's Reign. Transcrib'd, and now first publish'd…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, New York, 1945, 8vo, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, New York, 1945, 8vo, original…
STEINBECK, John (1902-68).  Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press, January 1945. 8vo (187 x120mm). Half title, one-page list of works at the end. Original bright yellow cloth lettered and ruled in…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, New York, 1946, 8vo, original green cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second or later issue. With 4 other books. (5)
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, New York, 1946, 8vo, original green…
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. 8vo (187 x 125mm). Half title. Original green cloth, dust-jacket (some chipping and fraying). Provenance: Jack…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) -  Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-64). A Wonder Book, London, [1922], 4to, 24 coloured plates by Rackham, original buckram. ONE OF 600 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With Derek Hudson's Arthur Rackham (London, 1960). (2)
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-64).…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) -  Nathaniel HAWTHORNE (1804-64).  A Wonder Book. London: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., [1922]. 4to (285 x 225mm). Mounted coloured frontispiece, illustration on…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (1879-1949, illustrator) - Alfred de MUSSET (1810-57). La Nuit Vénitienne [and 2 other tales], Paris, [1913], 4to, 20 coloured plates by Umberto Brunelleschi, contemporary dark blue half morocco gilt (rubbed).
BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (1879-1949, illustrator) - Alfred de MUSSET (1810-57…
BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (1879-1949, illustrator) - Alfred de MUSSET (1810-57).  La Nuit Vénetienne. Fantasio. Les Caprices de Marianne. Paris: L' Edition d' Art H. Piazza, [1913]. 4to (300 x 230mm).…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £40 - £60
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DE ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo (1627-91), Nicolas SANSON (1600-67) and Guillaume SANSON (1633-1703). L' America Settentrionale, Rome, 1687, hand-coloured engraved map, 385 x 530mm., framed and glazed.
DE ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo (1627-91), Nicolas SANSON (1600-67) and…
DE ROSSI, Giovanni Giacomo (1627-91), Nicolas SANSON (1600-67) and Guillaume SANSON (1633-1703).  L' America Settentrionale. Nuovamento corretta, et accresciuta secondo le relationi più moderne. Rome…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Merchant of Venice, London, The Folio Society, 2010, 2 vols., folio and 8vo, original half green goatskin and cloth, fitted cloth box. NUMBER 117 OF 1,000 COPIES. "The Letterpress Shakespeare." (2)
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Merchant of Venice, London, The…
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616).  The Merchant of Venice, edited by Jay L. Halio. London: The Folio Society, 2010. 2 volumes, folio (348 x 253mm) and 8vo (215 x 140mm). Original half green Nigerian…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (1415-71).  Le Morte Darthur, London, 1927, 4to, 22 plates by Aubrey Beardsley, illustrations, original dark blue pictorial cloth gilt (spine detached). ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. Third Beardsley edition.
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (1415-71). Le…
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (c.1415-71).  The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of His Noble Knights of the Round Table ... and in the end Le Morte Darthur. London: J. M…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BIBA [Catalogue] - [London: May 1969], tall slim folio, tinted photographs by Helmut Newton, the catalogue design by John McConnell, original dark green wrappers, original mail order form loosely-inserted. With another BIBA catalogue. RARE. (2)
BIBA [Catalogue] - [London: May 1969], tall slim folio, tinted photographs…
BIBA [Catalogue] - [London:] Beric Press, [May 1969]. Tall slim folio (355 x 178mm). Tinted photographs by Helmut Newton, catalogue design by John McConnell, 2 leaves folding. Original dark green…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo, coloured illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, original coloured and silver pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo,…
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963).  The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Aesop's Fables, London, 1912, 4to, 13 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, original cream pictorial buckram gilt. FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. NUMBER 379 OF 1,450 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Aesop's Fables, London, 1912,…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - AESOP (c. 620-564 BCE).  Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by V. S. Vernon Jones. With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. London: William Heinemann, 1912.…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). A Midsummer-Night's Dream, London, 1908, 4to, 40 mounted coloured plates ([?]lacks contents leaves and list of plates), original cloth. First trade edition. With 4 other books illustrated by Rackham. (5)
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). A Midsummer-Night's Dream,…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616).  A Midsummer-Night's Dream. London: William Heinemann, 1908. 4to (248 x 188mm). Half title, mounted coloured frontispiece…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator). Stories from Hans Andersen, London, 1911, 4to, 28 mounted coloured plates by Dulac, original pictorial vellum gilt. FIRST DULAC EDITION. NUMBER 393 OF 750 "EDITION DE LUXE" COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator). Stories from Hans Andersen, London…
DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Stories from Hans Andersen. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911, 4to (312 x 255mm). Mounted coloured frontispiece and 27…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, London, [1909], 4to, 20 mounted coloured plates by Edmund Dulac, original buckram gilt (some light staining). First Dulac trade edition. With 2 other books illustrated by Dulac. (3)
DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, London, …
DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator).  Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909]. 4to (280 x 215mm). Half title, 20 mounted…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
REYNOLDS, Frank (1876-1953, illustrator). Mr Pickwick, London, [1910], 4to, 25 mounted coloured plates by Frank Reynolds, original pictorial vellum gilt (lacks ties). NUMBER 61 OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. With 6 other very miscellaneous books. (7)
REYNOLDS, Frank (1876-1953, illustrator). Mr Pickwick, London, [1910], 4to…
REYNOLDS, Frank (1876-1953, illustrator) - [Charles DICKENS (1812-70].  Mr Pickwick [Front cover:] Pages from The Pickwick Papers. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1910]. 4to (312 x 245mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales, London, [1924]. 4to, 12 mounted coloured plates by Nielsen, original pictorial russet calf gilt. NUMBER 295 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).…
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. 4to (308 x 250mm). Additional pictorial title, 12 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Robert CARRIER (1923-2006). Great Dishes of the World, London, 1963, 4to, coloured photographed plates, illustrations, FINELY BOUND in full green crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf. FIRST EDITION.
BINDING - Robert CARRIER (1923-2006). Great Dishes of the World, London,…
BINDING - Robert CARRIER (1923-2006).  Great Dishes of the World. [London:] Nelson, 1963. 4to (272 x 215mm). Half title, coloured photographed plates, illustrations by Sophie Granval (one plate with…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - Rev. Wilbert AWDRY (1911-97). A 2-page autograph letter, signed, dated "25.6.53", relating to the first live TV broadcast of 'The Sad Story of Henry' on June 14 1953; with 'Thomas, the Tank Engine' (London, [1950 or earlier]). (2)
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - Rev. Wilbert AWDRY (1911-97). A 2-page autograph…
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - Rev. Wilbert AWDRY (1911-97).  A 2-page autograph letter, signed, on paper blind-stamped "Emneth Vicarage, Wisbech", dated "25/6/53", stating, "Dear Mrs Adams, Thank you very…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
FOLIO OF 19TH CENTURY PRINTS (20)
FOLIO OF 19TH CENTURY PRINTS (20)
Including Hounds and Terriers after Maud Earl; La Rixe after Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier; The Horse Fair after Rosa Bonheur; six views of Trinity Hall after John Murray Ince; selection of views of…
Condition reportSome tears and abrasions to sheets and foxing throughout.Two Maud Earl prints, one of hounds, the other of terriers. Images on website.
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £100
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
A LARGE FOLIO OF PRINTS INCLUDING, THE INVASION: FRANCE AND ENGLAND, AFTER WILLIAM HOGARTH (QUANTITY)
A LARGE FOLIO OF PRINTS INCLUDING, THE INVASION: FRANCE AND ENGLAND, AFTER…
Together with, illustrations from The Graphic including The Boat Race and The Revolt in the Transvaal, architectural drawings of Cheshire including various views of Eaton Hall, Halton Castle and…
Condition reportAll unframed, various tears and foxing to sheets.
Estimate: £0 - £0
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
RICHARD HOUSTON (IRISH, 1721-1775) (3)
RICHARD HOUSTON (IRISH, 1721-1775) (3)
Maria, Countess of Coventry; Elizabeth, Duchess of Hamilton and Brandon, a pair
mezzotints on glass
each 31.5 x 22cm
together with a mezzotint on glass of Lord Newbattle and Lady Elizabeth Karr,…
Condition reportPhotos of pictures in their frames can be found on our website.All prints and frames have various areas of damage. The one of two children has a circular crack to glass upper centre…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £60 - £80
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
AN ART DECO STYLE RED LEATHER CLUB FENDER
AN ART DECO STYLE RED LEATHER CLUB FENDER
First Half 20th Century
139 cm wideCondition report: The depth internally of the top is 20cm and the width is 105cm.The depth of the base internally is 28cm deep and 123cm wide There are various old dents, scuffs and knocks…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 June 2022 , 11:27 BST
22 June 2022 , 11:27 BST
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE BRECHE DI SERAVEZZA MARBLE GILT-METAL MOUNTED URNS (2)
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE BRECHE DI SERAVEZZA MARBLE GILT-METAL MOUNTED…
Early 20th Century
With garland swags and rams’ head mask mounts, on square bases, 51 cm high. Condition Report: One with small chip to the marble top and is slightly loose on its base, but could be tightened up. The…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 June 2022 , 11:27 BST
22 June 2022 , 11:27 BST
A PAIR OF GLASS AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED BALUSTER TABLE LAMPS (2)
A PAIR OF GLASS AND GILT-METAL MOUNTED BALUSTER TABLE LAMPS (2)
20th Century
With hobnail and faceted decoration, the bases with acanthus corner mounts and paw feet, 71 cm high.Condition Report:Lamp 1 - Small nibbles to the upper rim of the glass where it meets the fitting;…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 June 2022 , 11:27 BST
22 June 2022 , 11:27 BST

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