BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99). La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Paris, 1785, large 8vo, 5 engraved plates, 19th-century red half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION, later issue with illustrations.
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99). La Folle Journée, ou Le…
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99).  La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Comédie en Cinq Actes, en Prose. Paris: Chez Ruault, 1785. Large 8vo (258 x 165mm). Half title with list…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BROWN, Thomas (dates unknown). A Letter in Reply to the Report of the Surgeons of the Vaccine Institutions, Edinburgh,1809, 8vo, contemporary or original grey paper-backed wrappers. FIRST EDITION of this anti-vaccination tract. RARE.
BROWN, Thomas (dates unknown). A Letter in Reply to the Report of the…
BROWN, Thomas (dates unknown).  A Letter in Reply to the Report of the Surgeons of the Vaccine Institution, Edinburgh; With an Appendix, Containing a Variety of Interesting Letters on the Subject of…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-61).  Poems Before Congress, London, 1860, 8vo, half title, contemporary crushed morocco by R. D. Canape. FIRST EDITION.
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-61). Poems Before Congress, London,…
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-61).  Poems Before Congress. London: Chapman and Hall, 1860. 8vo (188 x 125mm). Half title, one-page of publisher's advertisements at the end (clean closed marginal…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHAPBOOKS - Literary Miscellany: containing Humourous Pieces, Poughnill, 1801, small 8vo, original printed wrappers. With 3 other similar chapbooks. RARE. Please see the full description below. (4)
CHAPBOOKS - Literary Miscellany: containing Humourous Pieces, Poughnill,…
CHAPBOOKS - [Upper wrapper:] Literary Miscellany: containing Humourous Pieces; viz. Sermon on the Word Malt, - Paris Jobbing, - &c. &c. [Title page:] Humourous & Satirical. A Sermon on the Word Malt;…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHARLES I, King of England (1600-49, reign of) - An unusually large document in English on 10 vellum sheets probably relating to the Manor of Knoll or Knowle [?in Warwickshire], the first sheet with elaborate calligraphic initials, in old oak scroll box.
CHARLES I, King of England (1600-49, reign of) - An unusually large…
CHARLES I, King of England (1600-49, reign of) - An unusually large document in English on 10 sheets of vellum from the reign of Charles I, in a dense gothic bookhand, probably relating to the Manor…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHORNY, Sasha [i.e. pseudonym of Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG (1880-1932)].  An unpublished autograph couplet in pencil, with an original sketch in pencil beneath of a woman wearing a hat, [c.1925], 225 x 175mm., in modern window mount.
CHORNY, Sasha [i.e. pseudonym of Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG (1880…
CHORNY [or CHERNY], Sasha [i.e. pseudonym of Aleksandr Mikhailovich GLIKBERG (1880-1932)].  An unpublished autograph couplet in pencil, with an original sketch in pencil beneath of a woman wearing a…
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965).  The Collected Works [and] The Collected Essays, London, 1973-76, 38 volumes, large 8vo, plates and maps, original armorial vellum (lacking the slipcases). A COMPLETE SET OF "THE CENTENARY EDITION". Limited edition. (38)
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965). The Collected Works [and] The Collected…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).  The Collected Works [and] The Collected Essays, edited by Frederick Woods, Tom Hartman and Herbert Rees. London: Library of Imperial History in Association…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CLAVIUS, Christophorus (1537-1612). In sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius, Rome, 1581, large 8vo, woodcut diagrams and initials, tables, modern vellum with yapp edges. The work was first published in 1570.
CLAVIUS, Christophorus (1537-1612). In sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco…
CLAVIUS, Christophorus (1537-1612).  In sphaeram Ioannis de Sacro Bosco commentarius nunc iterum ab ipso auctore recognitus, & multis ac variis locis locupletatus. Rome: Ex Officina Dominici Basæ [On…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
DUNNE, John William (1866-1949). An Experiment with Time, London, 1927, 8vo, original blue buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. RARE, particularly in the dust-jacket.
DUNNE, John William (1866-1949). An Experiment with Time, London, 1927,…
DUNNE, John William (1866-1949).  An Experiment with Time. London: A. & C. Black, 1927. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on title, diagrams. Original dark blue buckram, spine…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
FLOYER, John (1649-1734). A Treatise of the Asthma, London, 1698, small 8vo, some leaves mis-bound [see full description], but all present, later calf. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
FLOYER, John (1649-1734). A Treatise of the Asthma, London, 1698, small…
[FLOYER, John (1649-1734)].  A Treatise of the Asthma. Divided into Four Parts. In the First is given A History of the fits ... In the Second, The Cacochymia which disposes to the Fit ... In the…
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
FREMONT, J. C. (1813-90). Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California, Washington, 1845, 8vo, 16 plates only, 5 maps including folding map by Fremont and Preuss, cloth. FIRST EDITION.
FREMONT, J. C. (1813-90). Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky…
FREMONT, John Charles (1813-90).  Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-'44 ... Printed by Order of the…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93).  The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated, London, 1775, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, contemporary calf (worn). FIRST EDITION. With another related work in 2 vols. (3)
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93). The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama…
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93).  The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated. London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1775. 8vo (214 x 125mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, woodcut…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
HEANEY, Seamus (1939-2013). An autograph postcard, dated "29.1.82", stating, "Carolle - Thank you for sending these poems ... I am off to Harvard to-morrow ... There is a real authenticity of feeling in the poems ..." With a copy of the poem, annotated.
HEANEY, Seamus (1939-2013). An autograph postcard, dated "29.1.82",…
HEANEY, Seamus (1939-2013).  An autograph postcard, dated "29.1.82", stating, "Carolle - Thank you for sending these poems, and forgive the hasty response - I am off to Harvard to-morrow to teach for…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
INDIA & EGYPT - Samuel BOURNE (1834-1912) & C. SHEPHERD (fl.1858-78, photographers). 83 fine original albumen prints mounted on card, chiefly of Indian views, 225 x 285mm., c.1860-80, in an album. With 10 others of Egypt, unbound, by H. Arnoux. (11)
INDIA & EGYPT - Samuel BOURNE (1834-1912) & C. SHEPHERD (fl.1858-78,…
INDIA & EGYPT - Samuel BOURNE (1834-1912) & Charles SHEPHERD (fl.1858-78, photographers).  83 fine original albumen prints mounted on card, most or all by Samuel Bourne or by Samuel Bourne & Charles…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
LINDLEY, John (1799-1865) & William HUTTON (1797-1860).  The Fossil Flora of Great Britain, London, 1831-37, 3 volumes, 8vo, 231 lithographed plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. (3)
LINDLEY, John (1799-1865) & William HUTTON (1797-1860). The Fossil Flora…
LINDLEY, John (1799-1865) & William HUTTON (1797-1860).  The Fossil Flora of Great Britain; or, Figures and Descriptions of the Vegetable Remains Found in a Fossil State in this Country. London:…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
LYELL, Charles (1797-1875). Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation, London, 1863, 8vo, 2 plates, illustrations, later half calf gilt. FIRST EDITION.
LYELL, Charles (1797-1875). Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man…
LYELL, Charles (1797-1875).  The Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man with Remarks on Theories of the Origin of Species by Variation. London: John Murray, 1863. 8vo (215 x 135mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NEW TESTAMENT, in Maori - Ko te Kawenata Hou o to Tatou Ariki o te Kai Whakaora o ihu Karaiti, London, 1852, 8vo, contemporary calf. Provenance: "Thomas Kerr, 'Pandora', Auckland, NZd., July 1853" (inscription on front free endpaper).
NEW TESTAMENT, in Maori - Ko te Kawenata Hou o to Tatou Ariki o te Kai…
NEW TESTAMENT, in Maori - Ko te Kawenata Hou o to Tatou Ariki o te Kai Whakaora o ihu Karaiti. He mea Whakamaori i te Reo Kariki. Ranana [i.e. London]: "He mea Ta i te Perehi o T. R. Harihona Raua ko…
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians, London, 1815, 4to, tables, contemporary boards (worn). RARE.
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be…
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: Wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique [Pp. 404-18 in:] Annales de Chimie et de Physique. Troisième Série. Tome LII. Paris: 1858, 8vo, contemporary calf-backed boards. FIRST (COMPLETE) EDITION.
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique [Pp…
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95).  Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique ... Lu  l' Academie des Sciences dans la séance du 30 novembre 1857. [Pages 404-18 contained in:]  Annales de Chimie et de…
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400). Catalogus sanctorum, Venice, 1516, small 4to, woodcut illustrations and initials (staining, spotting and light browning), contemporary panelled calf elaborately decorated in blind.
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400). Catalogus sanctorum, Venice, 1516, small…
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400).  Catalogus sanctoru[m et] gestorum eorum. [Colophon:] Venice: Nicolaus de Franckfordia, 1516. Small 4to (214 x 152mm). Full-page woodcut of the Crucifixion surrounded…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others.  An Universal System of Natural History, London, [?1794-1808], 14 volumes, 8vo, 401 engraved plates only, 112 hand-coloured, 85 folding, half calf gilt. Sold not subject to return. (14)
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others. An…
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800, editor), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others.  [Volumes I - VII titled:] An Universal System of Natural History, including the Natural History of Man; The Orang-Outang;…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders of Yorkshire, London, 1807, 8vo, contemporary half calf (very worn, covers detached). FIRST EDITION. PMM 232(b); Sabin 103953.
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of…
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833).  A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders of Yorkshire. London: "Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, for T. Cadell and W.…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, R. & J. MARCHANT. The History and Survey of ... London and Westminster, London, 1754, 2 vols., 82 engraved plates ([?]only), all FINELY COLOURED BY HAND, modern morocco. With another related but defective work. (3)
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, R. & J. MARCHANT. The History and Survey…
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, Robert [dates unknown] & J. MARCHANT [dates unknown].  The History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent ...…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Lord of Hardivyle. An Historical Legend, [London], 1800, 12mo (lacks all before title and all after final text leaf), boards (rubbed). FIRST EDITION. RARE. With 8 other works in 11 vols. The lot sold not subject to return. (12)
The Lord of Hardivyle. An Historical Legend, [London], 1800, 12mo (lacks…
The Lord of Hardivyle. An Historical Legend of the Fourteenth Century. [London:] "Printed for W. Trespass, No. 31, St. Martin's Le-Grand. J. Rider, Printer, Little-Britain," 1800. 12mo (190 x 110mm).…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST

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