A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET TIMEPIECE
A FINE AND RARE EARLY GEORGE II EBONISED QUARTER REPEATING VERGE BRACKET…
By Quare & Horseman, London, No. 304, Circa 1730
The case with an inverted bell-top and knopped brass handle, above a moulded cornice, with glazed panel door and a glazed panel to each side, with glazed rear door, on a stepped base and block feet,…
Estimate: £15,000 - £25,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED EBONISED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED EBONISED STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
The movement by Thomas Wilmer
The bell top case with pineapple finial and pierced gilt brass panel, above a foliate mount and four finials, with moulded cornice below, above glazed panel door, flanked by a caryatid to each side,…
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A MAHOGANY ‘TING-TANG’ QUARTER STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKET
A MAHOGANY ‘TING-TANG’ QUARTER STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK AND BRACKET
20th Century
The case with a chamfered top and pineapple finial, above a silvered 7in dial with blued steel hands, on a stepped shaped base, the rectangular twin train movement striking the hour and quarter on…
Estimate: £200 - £300
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III GILTMETAL-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BRACKET CLOCK
Rol Fawney, London
The break-arch case surmounted by a brass carrying handle, above arched glazed door, with a brass fish-scale grille panel to each side, the 7in cream-painted dial detailed Rol Fawney, London, with…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
5 December 2024 , 14:00 GMT
Atlante dell' America Contenente le Migliori Carte Geografiche, e Topografiche delle Principali Città, Laghi, Fiumi, e Fortezze del Nuovo Mondo, Livorno, 1777, folio, frontispiece, 43 etched plates (some staining at centrefolds), contemporary full vellum.
Atlante dell' America Contenente le Migliori Carte Geografiche, e…
Atlante dell' America Contenente le Migliori Carte Geografiche, e Topografiche delle Principali Città, Laghi, Fiumi, e Fortezze del Nuovo Mondo Con una succinta Relazione dei diversi Stablimenti…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BINDING - André FRÉNAUD (1907-93). Soleil Irréductible, Neuchatel, 1946. 4to, FINELY BOUND BY DANIEL KNODERER in abstract multi-coloured free-form boards in bold relief (extremities lightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 463 OF 1,057 COPIES.
BINDING - André FRÉNAUD (1907-93). Soleil Irréductible, Neuchatel, 1946.…
BINDING - André FRÉNAUD (1907-93).  Soleil Irréductible. Neuchatel & Paris: Ides et Calendes, 1946. 4to (252 x 190mm). Printed in red and black, printer's device at the end. FINELY BOUND BY DANIEL…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer, New York, 1963, 4to, illustrations, FINELY BOUND BY DON ETHERINGTON in full cream pigskin, box.
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor). The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht…
BINDING - Willi KURTH (b.1881, editor).  The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer ... With an Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. New York: Dover Publications, 1963. 4to (305 x 210mm). Full-page…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
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,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) & Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer). 24 Photographs 1977-1987, Santa Barbara, 1987, 4to, boards. FIRST EDITION. LIMITED TO 496 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 26 SIGNED BY BUKOWSKI WITH AN ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) & Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer).…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) & Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer).  24 Photographs 1977-1987 by Michael Montfort. With an Introduction and Poem by Charles Bukowski. Santa Barbara: Graham…
Estimate: £500 - £700
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). "Old". The original file copy of the poem in the form of a computer print-out, 47 lines on 2 sheets of A4, SIGNED "Charles Bukowski, 12-29-91"; with another similar. Please see the full description below.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). "Old". The original file copy of the poem in…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  "Old". The original file copy of the poem in the form of a computer print-out, 47 lines in 5 stanzas, printed on the rectos only of 2 sheets of A4, SIGNED "Charles…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). 2 poems, Los Angeles, Philip Klein for the Black Sparrow Press, April 1967, 8vo, original tan printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 26 OF 99 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). 2 poems, Los Angeles, Philip Klein for the…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  2 poems. Los Angeles: Philip Klein for the Black Sparrow Press, April 1967. 8vo (212 x 137mm). Small woodcut printer's device at the end (a single spot on the rear rice…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski, Crescent City, Florida, 1962, 8vo, illustrations by the author, wrappers. FIRST EDITION. No limitation stated but probably ONE OF ABOUT 500 COPIES. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  [Title from the upper wrapper:] Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski. The Work of American and British Poets, edited by Will Tulos, Evelyn…
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). The Last Night of the Earth Poems, Santa Rosa, 1992, large 8vo, original boards. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 251 COPIES (LETTERED 'Y') SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND WITH AN ORIGINAL COLOURED SILKSCREEN PRINT BY THE AUTHOR SIGNED "BUK".
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). The Last Night of the Earth Poems, Santa Rosa…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  The last Night of the Earth Poems. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1992. Large 8vo (230 x 150mm). Title printed in orange and black, monochrome photographed portrait of…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHEVREUL, M. E. (1786-1889). The Laws of Contrast of Colour, London, 1859, 8vo, 17 plates, all but one printed in colours by Edmund Evans (some spotting), original coloured decorated cloth (neatly rebacked). New Edition.
CHEVREUL, M. E. (1786-1889). The Laws of Contrast of Colour, London, 1859,…
CHEVREUL, Michel-Eugène (1786-1889).  The Laws of Contrast of Colour: and their Application to the Arts of Paintings, Decoration of Buildings, Mosaic Work, Tapestry and Carpet Weaving, Calico…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINA - Athanasius KIRCHER (1602-80). La Chine, Amsterdam, 1670, folio, additional engraved title, 2 maps, 22 plates, 61 illustrations (lacking the portrait, some spotting and staining), contemporary vellum. FIRST FRENCH EDITION.
CHINA - Athanasius KIRCHER (1602-80). La Chine, Amsterdam, 1670, folio,…
CHINA - Athanasius KIRCHER (1602-80).  La Chine ... Illustrée De plusieurs Monuments Tant Sacrés que Profanes, et de quantité de Recherchés de la Nature & de l' Art. A Quoy on à adjousté de nouveau…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours of Turkish and Levantine figures, and 3 related 17th- and 18th-century printed works, including fine hand-coloured Chinese costume plates, folio, contemporary calf.
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine…
CHINA, TURKEY AND THE LEVANT - A sammelband consisting of 207 fine original watercolours and 3 printed works, comprising: 207 FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS OF MAINLY TURKISH AND LEVANTINE FIGURES, many…
Hammer price: £6,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINESE CERAMICS - The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson, London, 1925-28. Volumes I - VI, folio, 450 plates, some coloured, cloth. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 725 COPIES. (6)
CHINESE CERAMICS - The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the…
CHINESE, KOREAN AND PERSIAN CERAMICS -  The George Eumorfopoulos Collection. Catalogue of the Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain by R. L. Hobson. London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1925-28.…
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
COLOUR PRINTING - James E. DOYLE (1824-83). A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485, London, 1864, 4to, 81 coloured illustrations by Edmund Evans after James E. Doyle, attractively bound in contemporary red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
COLOUR PRINTING - James E. DOYLE (1824-83). A Chronicle of England B.C. 55…
COLOUR PRINTING - James E. DOYLE (1824-83).  A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 ... The Designs Engraved and Printed in Colours by Edmund Evans. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, &…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford M. HUEFFER (1873-1939). The Inheritors. London, 1901, 8vo, original yellow pictorial cloth (some light staining). FIRST EDITION. With the same authors' Romance (London, 1903, 8vo, original blue cloth, FIRST EDITION). (2)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford M. HUEFFER (1873-1939). The Inheritors.…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) & Ford Madox HUEFFER (1873-1939, changed to Ford Madox FORD in 1919).  The Inheritors. An Extravagant Story. London: William Heinemann, 1901. 8vo (192 x 130mm). Half title,…
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly, London, 1895, 8vo, title printed in red and black (some spotting), original green cloth gilt (bumped). FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Almayer's Folly, London, 1895, 8vo, title…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895. 8vo (205 x 130mm). Half title with publisher's advertisement on the verso, title printed in…
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see the extensive notes regarding the edition below.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Chance. A Tale in Two Parts. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1913. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisement on the verso of the title, title with "First…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining and spotting), original blue cloth lettered and decorated in white, spine gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of what is widely-regarded as the author's masterpiece.
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 Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (frayed). FIRST ENGLISH PUBLISHED EDITION. With The Mirror and the Sea (London, 1906, cloth, FIRST EDITION) and 2 photographs of Conrad in an album. (3)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original blue…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920. 8vo (195 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original…
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, (some spotting), original grey cloth gilt, uncut (a few scuff marks, edges rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this collection of four short stories.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, …
CONRAD, James (1857-1924).  Typhoon And Other Stories. London: William Heinemann, 1903. 8vo (190 x 130mm). 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the front, half title, 28-pages of publisher's…
Estimate: £150 - £250
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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