CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard. London: Harper & Brothers, 1904. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of half title, woodcut printer's…
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent, London, 1907, 8vo, half…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent. A Simple Tale. London: Methuen & Co., 1907. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title with publisher's advertisement on the verso, preceded by a blank leaf, 40…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes. London: Methuen & Co., 1911. 8vo (192 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisements on the verso of half title, 32-pages of publisher's…
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Youth, London, 1902, 8vo, original cloth gilt …
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1902. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title with publisher's advertisement on the…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 20 books by Joseph Conrad.…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 20 books by Joseph Conrad comprising: Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River (London, 1896, 8vo, original green cloth gilt, "Second Edition"), The N…
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,…
[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
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,…
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
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1950, large…
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932) & Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1950. Large 8vo (232 x 150mm). Half title, 12 coloured plates by Arthur…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
"MAC ORLAN, Pierre" (1882-1970). Boutiques, Paris, 1925, coloured…
"MAC ORLAN, Pierre" (pseudonym of Pierre DUMARCHEY, 1882-1970, writer), Lucien BOUCHER (1889-1971, illustrator) & Georges LEROUX (1922-99, binder). Boutiques. Paris: Editions Marcel Seheur, 1925.…
Hammer price:
£1,100
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
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…
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
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition, 1927, 8vo,…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page. Original green pictorial…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - E. R. PENNELL (1855-1936) & J. PENNELL (1857-1926). The Life…
MISCELLANY - E. R. PENNELL (1855-1936) & J. PENNELL (1857-1926). The Life of James McNeill Whistler. London: William Heinemann, [November] 1908. 2 volumes, 4to (255 x 195mm). Half titles, 2 etched…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
OMMANNEY, Edward Lacon, Colonel (1834-1914). Autograph letter, signed ("E.…
OMMANNEY, Edward Lacon (1834-1914), Colonel. Autograph letter, signed ("E. L. Ommaney"), to "Graham" [an unknown recipient], with the blindstamp of the Colonial Office, 10th April 1902, three-pages,…
Hammer price:
£45
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
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
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen.…
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - [Printed label on the upper cover of the order book:] "Hardy Amies Ltd. 14 Savile Row, W1." With the Royal Coat-of-Arms and "By Appointment Her Majesty The Queen…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, London,…
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury, 1998. 8vo (198 x 128mm). Half title (lightly browned at margins, as usual). Original coloured pictorial boards…
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024
, 17:00 GMT
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…
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
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
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
Study for ‘The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the House of Lords, December 1921’
signed 'J Lavery' (lower left), inscribed 'HOUSE OF LORDS STUDY/ LAVERY' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board…
Catalogue NoteArguably, 16 December 1921 is one of the most auspicious dates in British history. On that
Friday, the Irish Treaty passed from the Commons to the House of Lords for ratification. …
Hammer price:
£35,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
Buckingham Scene
signed 'F WYNNE THOMAS' (upper left) and with remnants of inscribed label (to back of frame)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 61.5cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 19th July 1989, lot…
Condition reportOriginal canvas; light surface dirt to the paint surface and a small spot of uneven varnish, lower left; traces of bloom to the central tree; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet…
Hammer price:
£3,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
DUNCAN GRANT (BRITISH, 1885-1978)
Study for Nymph and Satyr (C. 1926)
charcoal
44.5 x 54cm
ARR
Provenance
Sale, Christie's, London, 2nd November 2001, lot 51;
Private collection, UK
FootnoteThis work relates to a well-known paining by Grant called Nymph and Satyr which was in the collection of Raymond Mortimer and is reproduced in Mortimer's volume on Grant (1944) in the Penguin…
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
FRITZ KRAMER (AUSTRIAN, 1905-1969)
Boats in a harbour
signed 'Kramer' (lower left)
gouache, pen, ink and watercolour
33 x 45cm
ARR
Provenance
Private collection, UK
Condition reportThe card/board has bowed outwards slightly; minor surface dirt/scuffing to paint surface, in the sky, lower left and some further; framed and under glass, unexamined out of frame…
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024
, 17:00 GMT