VICTORIA, Queen of England (1819-1901). Two autograph letters; and two…
VICTORIA, Queen of England (1819-1901). Two autograph letters on 6-pages, both on mourning paper, addressed to Lady Ailesbury, each signed "VRI"; the first, on Balmoral Castle paper, dated Oct. 13…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).…
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656). Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano. Rome: Typis Iacobi Mascardi, 1625.…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie, London, 1640,…
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie. Made English. [London: no publisher], 1640. Folio in 4s (282 x 190mm). The text is paginated [1]-292 but apparently lacking pp. 134-160 [see…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Julius Cæsar. A Tragedy. As it is now…
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Julius Cæsar. A Tragedy. As it is now Acted at the Theatre Royal. London: "Printed for Henry Herringham, and Richard Bentley at the Post-House, in Russel-Street,…
Hammer price:
£3,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73). The Evil Guest, London, [1895],…
SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73). The Evil Guest. London: Downey & Co., [n.d. but publisher's advertisements at the end dated March 1895]. 8vo (187 x 122mm). Frontispiece and title printed in…
Hammer price:
£1,400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617). The Historie and Lives of the…
MARTYN [or MARTIN], William (1562-1617). The Historie and Lives of the Kings of England, from William the Conquerour to the end of the reigne of King Henry the VIII ... Whereunto is now added the…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1908,…
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen and Co., October 1908. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title, frontispiece by Graham Robertson (some mainly marginal spotting and…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand…
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide. Roman. Paris: L' Édition d' Art H. Piazza, 1939. 4to (227 x 165mm). Half title, title within green decorative border with central ornament, fine hand- or…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651…
STRACHEY-SENHOUSE COPY - François de Salignac DE LA MOTHE-FÉNELON (1651-1715). Les Avantures de Telemaque, Fils d' Ulysse ... Seconde Edition conforme au Manuscrit original. Paris: Chez Jacques…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to…
[BRAITHWAITE, Richard (1588-1673)]. Drunken Barnaby’s Four Journeys to the North of England. In Latin and English Metre. Wittily and merrily (tho’ an Hundred Years ago) compos’d; found among some old…
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Hammer price:
£25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham…
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The
Ballad of Peckham Rye. London: Macmillan, 1960. 8vo (190 x
130mm). Original eggshell blue cloth, spine lettered in red, dust-jacket with…
Hammer price:
£350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum…
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attributed). De secretis mulierum libellus. Amsterdam: [no publisher], 1740. 12mo (141 x 90mm). Woodcut ornament on title, initial (some light spotting…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth,…
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory. London: Macmillan, 1984. 8vo (215 x 135mm). Half title. Original brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket with price of £7.95 unclipped (very…
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940). The Vegetable, New York, 1923, original…
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940). The Vegetable or from President to postman. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Half title, 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end…
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The…
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. "New York" [?but Antwerp]: "Frederick Stokes and Brother" [but pirated]. 8vo (172 x 110mm).…
Hammer price:
£170
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram,…
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece and full-page illustrations by John Ward. Original green buckram, spine lettered…
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] -…
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1911-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren. London: E. Hulton and Co., Ltd., 1959 …
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature…
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented. With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation. London…
Hammer price:
£25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MISCELLANY - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). Quentin Durward, Edinburgh, 1823, 3…
MISCELLANY - [Walter SCOTT (1771-1832)]. Quentin Durward. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable, 1823. 3 volumes, 8vo (197 x 125mm). 4-pages of publisher's advertisements dated May 1832 at the…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The…
"THE PHONEY WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940" [title printed on upper wrapper]. Folio (320 x 210mm). Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "The British Council," with "Blenheim Palace" typed at the top, dated "13th March 1946," stating, …
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "Broadlands, Romsey", dated "27th September 1965", stating, "My dear…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
"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…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT