MALORY, Thomas (1416-71) & Aubrey BEARDSLEY (1872-98, illustrator). The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, New York, 1927, 4to, illustrations, buckram, DUST-JACKET, third edition, ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. With 3 works in 4 vols., and another jacket. (6)
MALORY, Thomas (1416-71) & Aubrey BEARDSLEY (1872-98, illustrator). The…
MALORY, Thomas (1416-71) & Aubrey BEARDSLEY (1872-98, illustrator).  The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table. New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1927. 4to…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MANNING, Olivia (1908-80). A collection of fifteen autograph letters and postcards, signed, and seven typed letters, signed, to Count Giacomo Antonini, dated between 1967-77. A correspondence which starts formally but grows in warmth and candour.
MANNING, Olivia (1908-80). A collection of fifteen autograph letters and…
MANNING, Olivia (1908-80).  A collection of fifteen autograph letters and postcards, signed, and seven typed letters, signed, to Count Giacomo Antonini, dated between 1967-77. A correspondence which…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MAR, José de la (1776-1830). A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar") to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June 1822. In Spanish. 8-pages in total, chiefly 303 x 212mm.
MAR, José de la (1776-1830). A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar…
MAR, José de la (1776-1830, Peruvian military leader and third President of Peru).  A series of 8 letters signed ("Jose de la Mar") to Andrés de Santa Cruz, Guayaquil, [Ecuador], 14 January - 15 June…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry" etc.), to Zofia Slaboszowska, Pacific Palisades, 19 May 1965-13 November 1979, c.63 pages in total.
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all…
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980).  A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry", "Heinrich von Mueller", "Heinrich der Knarr", "Henry-san", "Heinrich von Offenbach…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The Hums of Pooh, London, 1929, 4to, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, boards. ONE OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ARTIST & COMPOSER. With 3 other books in the same series, one of which a SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. (4)
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The Hums of Pooh, London, 1929, 4to,…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956).  The Hums of Pooh. Lyrics by Pooh. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Introduction and Notes by A. A. Milne. Decorations by E. H. Shepard. Additional Lyrics by Eeyore. London:…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY, 20TH-CENTURY - T. E. LAWRENCE (1888-1935). The Mint, London, 1955, 4to, original pigskin-backed cloth, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 620 OF 2,000 COPIES. With c.50 miscellaneous books. Please see the more detailed listing below. (c.50)
MISCELLANY, 20TH-CENTURY - T. E. LAWRENCE (1888-1935). The Mint, London,…
MISCELLANY, 20TH-CENTURY - T. E. LAWRENCE (1888-1935, "Lawrence of Arabia").  The Mint. London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. 4to (253 x 195mm). Half title, title printed in red and black. Original dark blue…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
OSBORNE, Francis (1593-1659). Advice to a Son. Or Directions for your better Conduct, Oxford & London, 1658, 2 parts in one volume, 12mo, 19th-century limp calf (rubbed, upper inner hinges broken).
OSBORNE, Francis (1593-1659). Advice to a Son. Or Directions for your…
OSBORNE [or OSBORN], Francis (1593-1659).  Advice to a Son. Or Directions for your better Conduct, Through the various and most important Encounters of this Life. Under these Generall Heads. I.…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000). A Dance to the Music of Time, London, 1951-75, 12 volumes, 8vo, uniformly bound in attractive later half burgundy morocco gilt. A COMPLETE SET, ALL FIRST EDITIONS. (12)
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000). A Dance to the Music of Time, London, 1951-75…
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000).  A Dance to the Music of Time sequence, comprising: A Question of Upbringing (1951), A Buyer's Market (1952), The Acceptance World (1955), At Lady Molly's (1957),…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A COMPLETE RUN OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND LONG-RUNNING SATIRICAL PERIODICAL, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, PRINTED ON YELLOW PAPER.
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A…
Private Eye. [London: various publishers], Friday 25th October 1961- March 2024. Numbers 1-1,620, 4to (300 x 210mm). The first 3 numbers printed in "off-set litho" on yellow paper, the remainder…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, London, 1917, 4to, 13 mounted coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, original buckram. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 92 OF 525 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Little Brother & Little Sister…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator).  Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1917. 4to (295 x 230mm). Half title, mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters of the novel "Friends in Low Places", written in blue ink on the rectos only of 174-pages, with a typed covering letter from the author, contained in a cloth box.
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first…
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001).  The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters [as eventually published] of "Friends in Low Places", the second novel in the "Alms for Oblivion" sequence,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted coloured plates by F. Cayley Robinson, original limp vellum gilt, ties. LIMITED TO 512 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 174 OF 500 COPIES ON "HANDMADE RICCARDI PAPER".
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted…
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis. Now Printed in the Authorised Version. London: "Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd.", 1914. 4to (265 x 200mm). Half title, title printed in…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, London, 1998, 8vo, original boards, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, third impression. With Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (London, 1999, boards, FIRST EDITION, second impression. (2)
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, London,…
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965).  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury, 1998. 8vo (198 x 128mm). Half title (lightly browned at margins, as usual). Original coloured pictorial boards…
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970). Satan in the Suburbs & Other Stories, London, 1953, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION of the author's first collection of short stories. With 4 other books by Russell and one by W. H. Auden, FIRST EDITIONS. (6)
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970). Satan in the Suburbs & Other Stories,…
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970).  Satan in the Suburbs and Other Stories. London: The Bodley Head, 1953. 8vo (200 x 130mm). Half title, illustrations by Asgeir Scott, one-page of publisher's…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SALAMAN, Michael (1911-87). A collection of letters to Michael Salaman from Charles Aitken (4 letters), Campbell Dodgson (2), Michael Holroyd (6), Eric Kennington (3), Bernard Leach (3), William Rothenstein (1), Randolph Schwabe (1), and many others.
SALAMAN, Michael (1911-87). A collection of letters to Michael Salaman…
SALAMAN, Michael [or Michel] (1911-87, British artist and teacher).  A collection of autograph and typed letters to Michael Salaman, and his wife, from various artists and writers, various dates and…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, William (1874-1965). The Razor's Edge, New York, 1944, 8vo, original buckram. FIRST U.S. TRADE EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "For Madame André de Breyne, hoping she will enjoy this book. W. Somerset Maugham, June 22, 1944."
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, William (1874-1965). The Razor's Edge, New York, 1944,…
SOMERSET MAUGHAM, William (1874-1965).  The Razor's Edge. A Novel. New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1944. 8vo (197 x 140mm). Half title. Original black buckram, the publisher's device blindstamped…
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, West Malling, Cap-d'Ail, Venice, and elsewhere, 1954-64. Together c.80-pages, various sizes. (c.80-pages)
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80). 24 autograph letters & 7 typed letters,…
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-80).  24 autograph letters and 7 typed letters, signed ("Graham Sutherland" or "Graham"), to Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, West Malling, Kent, Cap-d'Ail, Venice, and…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-63). 18 original drawings, in pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, [n.d.]. Various sizes, from c.115 x 85mm to 178 x 230mm, six in pencil, one in watercolour, 11 in pen and ink.
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-63). 18 original drawings, in pencil,…
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-63).  18 original drawings, in pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, [n.d.]. Various sizes, from c.115 x 85mm to 178 x 230mm, six in pencil, one in watercolour, 11…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On arrangements for his famous concert at St. Gallen with Liszt.
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W."…
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83).  Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WATHEN, James ([?]1751-1828). Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China; Returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena, London, 1814, 4to, 24 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates, modern half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
WATHEN, James ([?]1751-1828). Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to…
WATHEN, James ([?]1751-1828).  Journal of a Voyage in 1811 and 1812, to Madras and China; Returning by the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena; in the H. C. S. The Hope, Capt. James Prendergrass. London…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig (1889-1951). Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, London, 1947, 8vo, original buckram. Provenance: "Kim" Philby (label). With two inscriptions ([?]to Philby) signed "B."
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig (1889-1951). Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, London,…
WITTGENSTEIN, Ludwig (1889-1951).  Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ... With an Introduction by Bertrand Russell, F.R.S. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & So., Ltd, 1947. 8vo (223 x 133mm). Half…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Tower, London, 1928, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt after a design by Thomas Sturge Moore. A FINE BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. Wade 158: "2,000 copies."
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Tower, London, 1928, 8vo, original green…
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939).  The Tower. London: Macmillan and Co., 1928. 8vo (194 x 130mm). Half title, 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (second page of advertisements lightly browned).…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
A HOOK AND SPIKE 30-HOUR WALL TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
Lot 1271 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A HOOK AND SPIKE 30-HOUR WALL TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
By Whitehurst & Son, Derby, No. 3913, first half 19th Century
The 6in circular silvered dial signed Whitehurst & Son, Derby, with single blued steel hour hand and alarm setting hand, the movement with anchor escapement and alarm bell above, with a steel pull…
Estimate: £500 - £700
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST

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