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). 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: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense, Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1986, 8vo, boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 66 OF 126 COPIES SIGNED WITH A SELF-PORTRAIT BY THE AUTHOR AND AN ORIGINAL COLOURED PRINT, SIGNED.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  You Get So Alone At Times That It Just Makes Sense. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1986. Large 8vo (228 x 155mm). Title printed in colours, monochrome photographed…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
CHINESE CERAMICS - Liu LIANG-YU. A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Taiwan, 1991, 5 volumes, folio, coloured illustrations, original brown buckram, dust-jackets. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. (5)
CHINESE CERAMICS - Liu LIANG-YU. A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Taiwan,…
CHINESE CERAMICS - Liu LIANG-YU ([dates unknown]).  A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, translated by Andrew Morton. Taiwan: Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd., 1991. 5 volumes, folio (380 x 260mm). Coloured…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
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). 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). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half title, 32-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1911, original red cloth gilt, uncut. FIRST EDITION.
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  Under Western Eyes. London: Methuen & Co., 1911. 8vo (192 x 125mm). Half title, publisher's advertisements on the verso of half title, 32-pages of publisher's…
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
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"…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles, London, 1936, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations, 2 folding maps contained in envelope, original half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 135 OF 1,000 COPIES. (2)
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles,…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Thomas Edward LAWRENCE [i.e. "Lawrence of Arabia"] (1888-1935).  Crusader Castles, edited by A. W. Lawrence. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. 2 volumes, 4to (250 x…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1950, large 8vo, 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, illustrations, original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket (frayed at edges). FIRST U.K. RACKHAM TRADE EDITION.
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1950, large…
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932) & Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator).  The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1950. Large 8vo (232 x 150mm). Half title, 12 coloured plates by Arthur…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary calf-backed blue paper boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. With 4 other works by the same author in 6 vols. (8)
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes,…
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)].  The Alhambra. By Geoffrey Crayon. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. 2 volumes, large 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half titles, one-page of publisher's…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
"MAC ORLAN, Pierre" (1882-1970). Boutiques, Paris, 1925, coloured lithographed frontispiece, title and 36 fine plates by L. Boucher, FINELY BOUND BY GEORGES LEROUX. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 169 OF 520 COPIES. With another BOUND BY LEROUX. RARE. (2)
"MAC ORLAN, Pierre" (1882-1970). Boutiques, Paris, 1925, coloured…
"MAC ORLAN, Pierre" (pseudonym of Pierre DUMARCHEY, 1882-1970, writer), Lucien BOUCHER (1889-1971, illustrator) & Georges LEROUX (1922-99, binder).  Boutiques. Paris: Editions Marcel Seheur, 1925.…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION.
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more…
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817).  A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte…
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen. Order Book", 4to, 1962-68, 95-pages with carbon copy orders, including descriptions, prices, and sometimes the occasions on which the clothes were to be worn, original wrappers.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen.…
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - [Printed label on the upper cover of the order book:] "Hardy Amies Ltd. 14 Savile Row, W1." With the Royal Coat-of-Arms and "By Appointment Her Majesty The Queen…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902, 8vo, plates and tables, original buckram. FIRST EDITION. With another related (defective) book, a collection of 15 SUFFRAGETTE POSTCARDS, and a related badge. (18)
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902…
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903).  Women's Suffrage. A Record of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the British Isles with Biographical Sketches of Miss Becker. London: Williams & Norgate,…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WYATT, C. W. (1842-1900). British Birds, London, 1894-99, 2 volumes bound in one, 4to, 67 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by C. W. Wyatt (some very faint spotting and staining), contemporary green half morocco gilt (spine faded). FIRST EDITION.
WYATT, C. W. (1842-1900). British Birds, London, 1894-99, 2 volumes bound…
WYATT, Claude Wilmot (1842-1900).  British Birds: Being Coloured Illustrations of all the Species of Passerine Birds Resident in the British Isles, with Some Notes in Reference to their Plumage …
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GROUP OF SEVEN MEDALS TO DAVID SMITH ROYAL MARINES AND FURTHER ITEMS (QTY)
A GROUP OF SEVEN MEDALS TO DAVID SMITH ROYAL MARINES AND FURTHER ITEMS …
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Comprising; a 1914-15 Star to R.M.A. 10768, GR.D.SMITH., The 1914-18 British War Medal and The 1914-19 Victory Medal to R.M.A. 10768 GR.D.SMITH., The 1939-45 War Medal, The Defence Medal, The Navy…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A GROUP OF SEVEN SECOND WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALS (7)
A GROUP OF SEVEN SECOND WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALS (7)
Comprising; The 1939-45 Star, The Africa Star, The Italy Star, The France and Germany Star, The 1939-45 Defence Medal, The 1939-45 War Medal with M.I.D spray and The Army Long Service and Good…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £90
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A GROUP OF NINE FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALS
A GROUP OF NINE FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALS
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Comprising; a 1914 Star and bar to 20600 SAPR;E.S.BUTCHER. R.E., A 1914-18 British War Medal and A 1914-19 Victory Medal with M.I.D spray to 20600 A.SJT.E.S.BUTCHER. R.E., A 1939-45 Star, A 1939-45…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A FAMILY GROUP OF MEDALS TO THE TURNER FAMILY (QTY)
A FAMILY GROUP OF MEDALS TO THE TURNER FAMILY (QTY)
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Five awards, comprising; The Queen's South Africa Medal with five bars, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill and Belfast with engraved naming to 4439 CPL: W.H.TURNER. 7/DN GDS.,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
TWO MEDALS AND A MEDALLION RELATING TO THE FIRE BRIGADE (3)
TWO MEDALS AND A MEDALLION RELATING TO THE FIRE BRIGADE (3)
Comprising; The Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Elizabeth II issue to Firefighter Matthew R Bone, The 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and a medallion commemorating…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £70
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
SIR JOHN LAVERY (IRISH, 1856-1941)
Study for ‘The Ratification of the Irish Treaty in the House of Lords, December 1921’
signed 'J Lavery' (lower left), inscribed 'HOUSE OF LORDS STUDY/ LAVERY' (on the backboard)
oil on canvas-board…
Catalogue NoteArguably, 16 December 1921 is one of the most auspicious dates in British history. On that Friday, the Irish Treaty passed from the Commons to the House of Lords for ratification. …
Hammer price: £35,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
FRANCIS WYNNE THOMAS (BRITISH, 1907-1989)
Buckingham Scene
signed 'F WYNNE THOMAS' (upper left) and with remnants of inscribed label (to back of frame)
oil on canvas
50.5 x 61.5cm
ARR

Provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 19th July 1989, lot…
Condition reportOriginal canvas; light surface dirt to the paint surface and a small spot of uneven varnish, lower left; traces of bloom to the central tree; no sign of retouching under ultraviolet…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £300 - £500
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT
21 November 2024 , 17:00 GMT

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