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…
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,…
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.,…
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…
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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
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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
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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
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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…
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
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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