GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1908, original cloth. Second edition. With 9 other books. (10)
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 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936).  Three autograph letters. And another letter, unrelated. (4)
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters. And another letter…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters comprising: a 2-page letter to S. S. Sprigg, dated Nov. 26, [18]96, on paper headed 'Rock House, Maidencombe, St. Marychurch', stating, "Glad to…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95).  Contes et Nouvelles, Lyon, 1874, 2 vols., EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND in contemporary scarlet morocco by Chatelin. (2)
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95). Contes et Nouvelles, Lyon, 1874,…
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95).  Contes et Nouvelles en Vers. Lyon: N. Scheuring, 1874-75. 2 volumes, large 8vo (236 x 150mm). Half titles, titles printed in red and black, engraved portrait…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BINDING - Clément MAROT (1496-1544).  Poésies, Paris, [1951], 2 vols., FINELY BOUND in contemporary burgundy morocco. (2)
BINDING - Clément MAROT (1496-1544). Poésies, Paris, [1951], 2 vols.,…
BINDING - Clément MAROT (1496-1544).  Poésies, edited by Pierre d' Espezel. Paris: Union Latine d' Éditions, [1951]. 2 volumes, 4to (215 x 165mm). Titles printed in blue and black, etched plates and…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
LOTI, Pierre (1850-1923).  Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort, Paris, 1891, FINELY BOUND in crushed morocco. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 25 OF 25 COPIES "sur Impérial du Japon."
LOTI, Pierre (1850-1923). Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort, Paris, 1891…
LOTI, Pierre (1850-1923).  Le Livre de la Pitié et de la Mort. Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1891. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco by Affolter, spine lettered in gilt…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
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…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux, Paris, [1911], plates by Arthur Rackham, original pictorial vellum [without a limitation leaf and not signed by Rackham]. With 5 other works in 6 vols. (7)
MISCELLANY - Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator). Siegfried et le…
MISCELLANY -  Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator).  Siegfried et le Crépuscule des Dieux par Richard Wagner ... Traduits en Prose Rhythmée par Alfred Ernst. Paris: Hachette, [1911]. 4to (292 x…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula, Paris, 1521, contemporary calf.
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula, Paris, 1521,…
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430).  Opuscula divi Augustini longe prestantissima cum duplici indicio rursus Parisiis compressa. Paris: [from the colophon to the first part:] “impe[n]sis…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe, London, [1911], original pictorial cloth gilt. With 6 other editions of the same work. (7)
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a manuscript written and…
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald with an Introduction by A. C. Benson ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski and G.…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
CRICK, Francis (1916-2004).  Of Molecules and Men, Seattle, 1966, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author. (2)
CRICK, Francis (1916-2004). Of Molecules and Men, Seattle, 1966, original…
CRICK, Francis (1916-2004).  Of Molecules and Men. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1966. 8vo (200 x 130mm). Half title. Original grey buckram, dust-jacket with prices of $3.95 and 30s.…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £50 - £80
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89).  The Loving Spirit, London, 1931, original blue cloth (rubbed and scuffed, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION of the author's very scarce first novel. With 20 other books. (21)
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89). The Loving Spirit, London, 1931…
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89).  The Loving Spirit. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1931. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title (a few light marginal stains). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, New York [?but Antwerp], 1890, contemporary full vellum. Pirated Edition.
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 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
ALLINGHAM, Helen (1848-1926). Happy England, London, 1909, coloured plates, original decorated cloth gilt. SIGNED by Helen Allingham, and further inscribed by Nellie and Henry Allingham.
ALLINGHAM, Helen (1848-1926). Happy England, London, 1909, coloured plates…
ALLINGHAM, Helen (1848-1926).  Happy England .. with Memoir and Descriptions by Marcus B. Huish. London: Adam and Charles Black, "Reissued larger size, November 1909." 4to (222 x 160mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1946-63; and an autograph letter to Harrison from [Capt.] William E. Johns. (4)
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 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
"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…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
THE BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES - Horace G. HUTCHINSON (1859-1932). Golf, London, 1890, original half dark blue morocco gilt. ONE OF 250 "LARGE PAPER COPIES." With 28 other vols. from the same series, all "large paper" copies. (29)
THE BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES - Horace G. HUTCHINSON (1859…
THE BADMINTON LIBRARY OF SPORTS AND PASTIMES, edited by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort - Horace G. Hutchinson (1859-1932). Golf. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890. 4to (240 x 190mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965). The Second World War, London, 1948-54, 6 vols, maps, some folding, modern blue morocco gilt. FIRST ENGLISH TRADE EDITION. With 9 other works in 13 vols.  (19)
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965). The Second World War, London, 1948-54, 6…
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965).  The Second World War. London: Cassell and Co. Ltd., 1948-54. 6 volumes, large 8vo (211 x 140mm). Half titles, maps and plans, some folding, some printed in colours, …
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - Observations sur la Physique, sur l' Histoire Naturelle et sur les Arts, Paris, 1786, vol. XXVIII [only], engraved plates, contemporary calf. With 15 other books. (16)
MISCELLANY - Observations sur la Physique, sur l' Histoire Naturelle et…
MISCELLANY - Observations sur la Physique, sur l' Histoire Naturelle et sur les Arts. Paris: Au Bureau du Journal de Physique, Janvier-Juin, 1786. Volume XXVIII [only], 4to (253 x  195mm). Woodcut…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-97). The Naked Lunch, Paris, The Olympia Press, 1959, original green stiff printed wrappers, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, first issue.
BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-97). The Naked Lunch, Paris, The Olympia Press…
BURROUGHS, William S. (1914-97).  The Naked Lunch. Paris: "The Traveller's Companion Series published by The Olympia Press", 1959. 8vo (175 x 110mm). Half title, title within green typographical…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). The Garden, London, [1946], original tan buckram gilt. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 250 OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). The Garden, London, [1946], original tan…
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962).  The Garden. London: Michael Joseph, [1946]. Large 8vo (229 x 145mm). Half title, wood-engraved decorations and sectional vignettes by James Broome-Lynne. Original…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
PRONY, Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de (1755-1839). Neue Architektur Hydraulika, 1801, vol. II only (of 2), engraved plates, contemporary paper boards. With another book. (2)
PRONY, Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de (1755-1839). Neue Architektur…
PRONY, Gaspard Clair François Marie Riche de (1755-1839).  Neue Architektura Hydraulika ... Zweiter Theil welcher die umstandliche Beschreibung der Dampfmafchinen enthalt. Aus dem Franzöfifchen von…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
PAGET, Guy (1886-1952). The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley, Leicester, 1931, coloured, photogravure and sepia plates, FINELY BOUND in green crushed morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
PAGET, Guy (1886-1952). The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley, Leicester,…
PAGET, Guy (1886-1952).  The Melton Mowbray of John Ferneley (1782-1860). Leicester: Edgar Backus, 1931. 4to (273 x 215mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, title and initials printed in red and…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original publisher's buckram. FIRST EDITION.
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946).  The Time Machine. An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895. 8vo (177 x 115mm). Half title with one-page advertisement for "The Pioneer series" on the verso, 32-pages …
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in…
FOWLES, John (1925-2005).  The Collector. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (177 x 120mm). Half title. FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, the spine with 5 raised bands and…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT

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