NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Lolita, London, 1959, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST U.K. EDITION. With 4 other books including L' Affaire Lolita. Défence de l' Ecrivain (Paris, 1957, limited edition). (5)
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Lolita, London, 1959, 8vo, original black…
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977).  Lolita. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959. 8vo (197 x 128mm). Half title (a few spots to the half title, title and a few margins). Original black cloth, the spine…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NEWHOUSE, Daniel (dates unknown). The Whole Art of Navigation, London, 1718, 4to, half title, 2 engraved folding charts, illustrations, diagrams and tables, contemporary half calf (rather worn). The Fourth Edition. RARE.
NEWHOUSE, Daniel (dates unknown). The Whole Art of Navigation, London,…
NEWHOUSE, Daniel (dates unknown).  The Whole Art of Navigation: Containing the Application of Geometry and Astronomy to the Practice of Plain and Mercator's Sailing, both performed either with, or…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). A single leaf, headed "Morning [?]Slate", [c.1853-56], listing the numbers in various hospitals, with "Deaths in past week, 14," "201 Invalids sailed for England", "244 Convalescents sailed for Krimea" [etc], 122 x 81mm.
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). A single leaf, headed "Morning [?]Slate…
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  A small single leaf, possibly extracted from a diary or notebook, each side headed "Morning Slate" [or possibly "state"], [undated but probably c.1853-56], listing…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967). We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, London, 1937, 8vo, illustrations by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 6 other books by the same author. (7) Please see the full listing below.
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967). We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, London, 1937,…
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967).  We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. 8vo (200 x 140mm). Half title, illustrations by the author, some full-page (occasional mainly light marginal…
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96). De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe, Wittenberg, 1585, 8vo, 2 full-page woodcut illustrations, modern boards. Provenance: From the Collection of John Yudkin (bookplate). Second edition.
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96). De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique…
RONSS, Baudouin van (1525-96).  De magnis Hippocratis lienibus, Pliniique stomacace ac sceletyrbe, seu vulgò dicto scorbuto commentariolus. Accessere eiusdem epistolæ quinq: eiusdem argumenti.…
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, London, 1997, 8vo, original coloured pictorial boards by Thomas Taylor, dust-jacket. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, FOURTH IMPRESSION. Errington A1. RARE.
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, London,…
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965).  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. 8vo (197 x 128mm). Half title. Original coloured pictorial paper boards by Thomas Taylor, the upper board…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.) Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads, London, 1721, 4to, 19 folding engraved plates, tables, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other volumes. (4)
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700…
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.) Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads. In Two Volumes. By Henry Jones ... Vol. IV. Containing Part I.…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RUSSELL FLINT, William (1880-1969). In Pursuit. An Autobiography, London, The Medici Society, 1970, folio, illustrations, some coloured, original blue morocco gilt, slipcase. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 1,008 OF 1,050 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST'S SON.
RUSSELL FLINT, William (1880-1969). In Pursuit. An Autobiography, London,…
RUSSELL FLINT, William (1880-1969).  In Pursuit. An Autobiography. London: "Privately Printed for Sir William Russell Flint and his Executors and Published by The Medici Society Ltd.," 1969. Folio …
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944, large 8vo, half title, coloured illustrations by the author, original pink pictorial cloth, dust-jacket. THE FIRST EDITION TO BE PRINTED IN THE U.K. RARE. With 4 other books. (5)
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944,…
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44).  The Little Prince ... Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. London: William Heinemann, 1944. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, coloured illustrations…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[SALTONSTALL, Wye (c.1602-c.1640), translator]. Ovid's Heroical Epistles. Englished by W. S. ... This may be Reprinted, R. L. S. London: "Printed for the Company of Stationers," 1695, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, calf (worn). The sixth edition. Wing O672.
[SALTONSTALL, Wye (c.1602-c.1640), translator]. Ovid's Heroical Epistles.…
[SALTONSTALL, Wye (c.1602-c.1640), translator].  Ovid's Heroical Epistles. Englished by W. S. ... This may be Reprinted, R. L. S. London: "Printed for the Company of Stationers," 1695. Small 8vo (142…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[SANDYS, G. (1578-1644), translator]. Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures, Oxford, 1632, folio, engraved title, portrait, 15 plates, later calf. The second folio edition, and the first to include the engraved plates.
[SANDYS, G. (1578-1644), translator]. Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished,…
[SANDYS, George (1578-1644), translator].  Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Æneis. By G. S. Oxford: John Lichfield,…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland, Middelburg, [1700], folio, engraved maps and plates, contemporary speckled calf. FIRST EDITION.
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). Nieuwe Cronyk…
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor).  Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland. Eerste Deel [all published], Vervattende De voor uitgegeven Cronyken van de Heeren, Jacobus Eyndius, en Johan…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SPENSER, Edmund (c.1552-99). The Faerie Queene, London, 1894-96. Books I-VI comprising parts I-XVIII in 18 original parts (only, lacking the last part), woodcut plates by Walter Crane, original pink pictorial wrappers. ONE OF 1,000 COPIES. (18)
SPENSER, Edmund (c.1552-99). The Faerie Queene, London, 1894-96. Books I…
SPENSER, Edmund (c.1552-99).  The Faerie Queene ... Edited by Thomas J. Wise. London: George Allen, 1894-96. Books  I - VI comprising parts I - XVIII in 18 original parts (only, of 19, lacking the…
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655)]. Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and Reduced, London, 1633, folio, engraved portrait of Elizabeth I, 16 engraved maps only (of 18, lacking the portrait of Carew), old calf spine (without the covers). FIRST EDITION.
[STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655)]. Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and…
[STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655), attributed].  Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and Reduced. Or, An Historie of the late Warres of Ireland, especially within the Province of Mounster, under the…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94). Treasure Island, London, 1911, 4to, 12 mounted coloured plates by John Cameron, vignettes (final page lightly browned). FINELY BOUND in original full pictorial vellum gilt. NUMBER 61 OF 250 COPIES. A FINE COPY.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94). Treasure Island, London, 1911, 4to, 12…
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94).  Treasure Island. London: Cassell & Company, 1911. 4to (230 x 160mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, 12 mounted coloured plates by John Cameron,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)]. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan, London, Leonard Smithers, 1899, 4to, original lilac cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 283 OF 1,000 COPIES.
[WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)]. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial…
[WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)].  The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. 4to (208 x 155mm).…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAMS, Margery (1881-1944). The Velveteen Rabbit, London, 1922, 4to, 7 coloured plates by William Nicholson, original boards. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "1922. For Ada Squires on her birthday, from William Nicholson."
WILLIAMS, Margery (1881-1944). The Velveteen Rabbit, London, 1922, 4to, 7…
WILLIAMS, Margery [or] Margery Williams BIANCO (1881-1944) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator).  The Velveteen Rabbit Or How Toys Become Real ... With Illustrations by William Nicholson.…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
YERKES COLLECTION - Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of Charles T. Yerkes, Boston, 1904, 2 volumes, 4to, plates, FINELY BOUND IN MOROCCO. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 215 OF 250 COPIES. With a small quantity of miscellaneous books. (qty)
YERKES COLLECTION - Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection…
YERKES COLLECTION - Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of Charles T. Yerkes Esq., New York. [Boston: A. W. Elson & Co.], 1904. 2 volumes, large 4to (360m x 265mm). Half titles,…
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A COLLECTION OF SIX MASONIC ITEMS (6)
A COLLECTION OF SIX MASONIC ITEMS (6)
See description below
Comprising; a late Victorian silver gilt enamelled and colourless paste Diamond Jubilee lodge jewel, London 1897, a gold spherical globular pendant, the suspension designed as a Masonic square and…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £240 - £280
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED QUARTER REPEATING AND STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
A GEORGE III BRASS-MOUNTED QUARTER REPEATING AND STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
By Henry Fish, Royal Exchange, London, circa 1760
The Ellicott style case with inverted bell top,  surmounted by a brass carrying handle above a domed pediment, and finely cut mouldings, with a hinged door below with circular glazed 8in brass edged…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
A GERMAN BRASS NOVELTY BIRD CAGE TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
A GERMAN BRASS NOVELTY BIRD CAGE TIMEPIECE WITH ALARM
By J. Kaiser, Villingen, 20th Century
The underside of the base with two winding keys and alarm adjustment, signed14.5cm highCONDITION REPORTA little dusty, but working! 
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £30 - £50
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 12:00 GMT
A RUBY AND DIAMOND THREE STONE RING (2)
A RUBY AND DIAMOND THREE STONE RING (2)
Mounted with a central round cut ruby weighing an estimated 0.74 carats, flanked either side by an old cut diamond each weighing an estimated 0.32 carats, all claw set in platinum and 18ct gold,…
CONDITION REPORTThe central Ruby has facet wear and chips to the girdleThe central Ruby colour would suggest colour enhancement, but appropriate tests cannot be performed to confirm this. The…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
20 November 2025 , 18:00 GMT
20 November 2025 , 18:00 GMT
A DIAMOND AND RUBY INTERTWINED HEARTS BROOCH
A DIAMOND AND RUBY INTERTWINED HEARTS BROOCH
The two hearts set with old cut diamonds of varying sizes and intermittently set with raised bezel set cabochon rubies, mounted in unmarked platinum and gold, measuring 38.6mm x 19.1mm, gross weight…
Condition reportThe condition is good with little damage to the stones and metal.Surface scratches to the metalPin is slightly bentPin and clasp are working
Hammer price: £3,500
Estimate: £3,500 - £4,000
20 November 2025 , 18:00 GMT
20 November 2025 , 18:00 GMT
A 1913 ASPREYS 9CT GOLD WATCH
A 1913 ASPREYS 9CT GOLD WATCH
Featuring a hand-wound mechanical movement in a yellow enamel case with 1913 import marks of 9ct gold, with a white enamel dial and seconds sub-dial covered in acrylic glass, all on a brown leather…
Condition reportThe watch winds and runs, but no long-term tests have been performed, and accuracy cannot be guaranteed.The case has been cleaned and or polishedDial is clean with little to no cracks…
Estimate: £500 - £700
20 November 2025 , 18:00 GMT
20 November 2025 , 18:00 GMT

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