AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, inscribed, "Radolphus Ayres, Cook, Oxford, 1722", boards. A MANUSCRIPT COMPILED IN 1722 BY THE HEAD COOK OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD. RARE.
AYRES, Ralph (fl.early-mid-18th-century). A fine manuscript recipe book on…
AYRES, Ralph ("Radolphus") (fl.early-mid-18th-century).  A fine manuscript recipe book on paper containing 69 recipes on 38 leaves, most written on the rectos only, inscribed on the verso of the…
Hammer price: £5,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator). The Designs of Léon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess, London, 1923, 4to, portrait of Bakst by Picasso, 54 coloured plates by Bakst, original vellum-backed boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. NUMBER 385 OF 1,000 COPIES.
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator). The Designs of Léon Bakst for The…
BAKST, Léon (1866-1924, illustrator).  The Designs of Léon Bakst for The Sleeping Princess. A Ballet in Five Acts after Perrault. Music by Tchaikovsky. Preface by André Levinson. London: Benn…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BAWDEN, Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in an English Village, London, "The King Penguin Books" [No. 51], 1949, 8vo, 16 full-page coloured lithographed illustrations by Bawden, original decorated paper boards. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
BAWDEN, Edward (1903-89, illustrator). Life in an English Village, London,…
BAWDEN Edward (1903-89, illustrator).  Life in An English Village. Sixteen Lithographs by Edward Bawden with an Introductory Essay by Noel Carrington. London: "The King Penguin Books" [No. 51], 1949.…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. ... To which is added, a Letter to Adam Smith, London, 1787, 8vo, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION.
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832). Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the…
BENTHAM, Jeremy (1748-1832).  Defence of Usury; Shewing the Impolicy of the Present Legal Restraints on the Terms of Pecuniary Bargains. In a Series of Letters to a Friend. To which is added, a…
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Most Superb Folio and Self-Interpreting Bible, Bungay, 1812, folio, engraved plates, contemporary calf, the spine elaborately decorated in gilt (rubbed). With another related book. (2)
BIBLE, in English - The Most Superb Folio and Self-Interpreting Bible,…
BIBLE, in English - The Most Superb Folio and Self-Interpreting Bible Containing the Old & New Testaments with a Paraphrase on the most obscure and Important Parts, Explanatory Notes and Evangelical…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BINDING, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' COPY - The Royal Kalendar, London, 1848, large 12mo, FINELY BOUND in contemporary straight-grained armorial morocco gilt with "The Speaker" stamped in gilt on the covers.
BINDING, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' COPY - The Royal Kalendar,…
BINDING, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS' COPY - The Royal Kalendar, and Court and City Register, for England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Colonies, for the Year 1848. Containing a Correct List of…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman, many with his replies, 1933-58.
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959). An important correspondence comprising c.120…
BLOCH, Ernest (1880-1959).  An important correspondence comprising c.120 autograph and typed letters, signed ("Ernest Bloch"), to Ernest Chapman, many with his replies, San Francisco, Paris, Châtel,…
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). It Catches my Heart in its Hands, New Orleans, Loujon Press, 1963, 8vo, printed on multi-coloured paper, original boards. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 777 COPIES, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR IN SILVER INK. Krumhansl 12.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). It Catches my Heart in its Hands, New Orleans…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  It Catches my Heart in its Hands. New & Selected Poems 1955-1963. Introduction by John William Corrington. Gypsy Lou Series No. 1: A Loujon Press Award Book. New Orleans…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). The Movie "Barfly", Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1987, large 8vo, photographed illustrations, original boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 179 OF 400 "SPECIAL HARDCOVER COPIES" NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Krumhansl 103.C.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). The Movie "Barfly", Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  The Movie "Barfly". An Original Screenplay ... for a Film by Barbet Schroeder. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. Large 8vo (229 x 149mm). Title printed in red and…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £250 - £350
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bülow"), to Dr Carl Gille, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere, 18 November [1863] - 30 May 1869. In German. Together c.75 pages, mostly on his relations with Wagner and Liszt.
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v…
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94, German conductor, pianist and composer).  A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bülow"), to Dr Carl Gille, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere, 18 November [1863] - 30…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BURKE, Edmund (1729-97). Reflections on the Revolution in France ... The Eighth Edition, London, 1791 [Bound with Paine's:] Rights of Man ... Fourth Edition, London, 1791, 2 works bound in one, 8vo, 19th-century half calf.
BURKE, Edmund (1729-97). Reflections on the Revolution in France ... The…
BURKE, Edmund (1729-97).  Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London ... The Eighth Edition. London: J. Dodsley, 1791 [bound with:] Thomas PAINE …
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)]. The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1676, folio, half title, engraved pictorial title (some rust holes, spotting and staining to text), modern old-style full calf gilt. The Eighth Edition.
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)]. The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1676,…
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)].  The Anatomy of Melancholy. What it is, With all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & several cures of it. In three Partitions, with their severall Sections,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CARTER, Angela (1940-92). The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, London, 1979. 8vo, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket illustrated by Malcolm Ashman (the jacket very lightly browned at upper edge). FIRST EDITION.
CARTER, Angela (1940-92). The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, London,…
CARTER, Angela (1940-92).  The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. 8vo (196 x 125mm). Half title. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To Valerie with nice thoughts, Eustace, Feb. '58". With 11 other books by the same author, some PRESENTATION COPIES. (12)
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth,…
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73).  Live and Let Live. The Moral of the Wolfenden Report ... With a Foreword by Sir John Wolfenden. London: Heinemann, 1958. 8vo (183 x 125mm). Half title (some large spots…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DAHL, Roald (1916-90). The Gremlins, New York, 1943, 4to, illustrations, some coloured, original pictorial boards (edges rubbed, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author. (2)
DAHL, Roald (1916-90). The Gremlins, New York, 1943, 4to, illustrations,…
DAHL, Roald (1916-90).  The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story. New York: Random House, 1943. 4to (278 x 215mm). Illustrations, some full-page and coloured (short tear…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1873 [but later], 8vo, 7 photographed plates, illustrations, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, "Tenth Thousand".
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and…
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82).  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals ... With Photographic and Other Illustrations. Tenth Thousand. London: John Murray, 1873 [but some advertisements dated…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. Out of Africa, New York, 1938, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With c.24 other books by, or relating to, the same author. (c.25)
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. Out of Africa, New York,…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)].  Out of Africa. New York: Random House, 1938. 8vo (206 x 140mm). Half title, title in a green panel (stain at margin of one leaf near the end).…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to Giovanni Ricordi, [Rome], 1 August 1833. In Italian. Three-and-a-half-pages, 242 x 189mm, including two brief musical quotations.
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to…
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848).  Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to Giovanni Ricordi, [Rome], 1 August 1833. In Italian. Three-and-a-half-pages, 242 x 189mm, including two brief musical…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[DOWER, John (1825-1901). A New General Atlas, London, c.1840], 4to, 52 engraved maps (lacks title), contemporary roan (worn). Inscribed, "... from Dr Alexander Watson, R. N. One of the few things saved from H. M. S. 'Cormorant' when she sank ... 1859."
[DOWER, John (1825-1901). A New General Atlas, London, c.1840], 4to, 52…
[DOWER, John (1825-1901).  A New General Atlas of the World. London: Orr & Company, c.1840]. 4to (295 x 240mm). 51 engraved maps, hand-coloured in outline, with an additional chart [not called for on…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
EMERSON, Peter Henry (1856-1936). Wild Life on a Tidal Water, London, 1890, 4to, 30 photogravure plates, folding chart, original buckram gilt (spine and corners rubbed). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 21 OF 500 COPIES. RARE. With 3 medals awarded to Emerson. (4)
EMERSON, Peter Henry (1856-1936). Wild Life on a Tidal Water, London, 1890…
EMERSON, Peter Henry (1856-1936, photographer).  Wild Life on a Tidal Water. The Adventures of a House-Boat and her Crew ... Illustrated with Thirty Photo-Etchings by P. H. Emerson and T. F. Goodall …
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz", Falls Village, CT, New Haven, CT, New York City, and Stockbridge, MA, 1939-55. (15)
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"…
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Casino Royale, London, 1953, 8vo, original black cloth (without the dust-jacket, but supplied in modern facsimile). FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by Fleming, both in facsimile dust-jackets. (3)
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Casino Royale, London, 1953, 8vo, original black…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title (quite heavy spotting to the front and rear endpapers and half title, some mainly marginal spotting…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Live and Let Die, London, 1954, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket (jacket in second state). FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND OF THE AUTHOR'S JAMES BOND NOVELS. Gilbert A2.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Live and Let Die, London, 1954, 8vo, original…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  Live and Let Die. London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title. Original black cloth with blind-stamped circular device to the upper cover, the spine lettered…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Dr. No, London, 1958, 8vo, some marginal ink marks, original cloth with silhouette on the upper cover, dust-jacket by Pat Marriott. FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S SIXTH BOND NOVEL, later issue dust-jacket. Gilbert A6.
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Dr. No, London, 1958, 8vo, some marginal ink marks…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  Dr. No. London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title (ink lines in the form of a "V" to the upper margins and, on one occasion, the lower margin of most pages…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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