EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, London, 1670, folio, engraved illustrations including one full-page, modern half calf. Second edition.
EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, London,…
EVELYN, John (1620-1706).  Sylva, Or A Discourse of Frest Trees, and the Proagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions ... To which is annexed Pomona; or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
FREMONT, J. C. (1813-90). Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, London, 1846, 8vo, 4 lithographed plates, folding map, original cloth decorated in blind. FIRST U.K. EDITION. With 3 related works in 5 vols. (6)
FREMONT, J. C. (1813-90). Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the…
FREMONT, John Charles (1813-90).  Narrative of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, in the Year 1842, and to Oregon and North California, In the Years 1843-44. London: Wiley and Putnam,…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
LINDT, John William (1845-1926, photographer). 12 fine albumen photographic prints by J. W. Lindt, 3 taken on board H.M.S. Dart, the remainder of scenes in New Guinea, mounted in an album. PRESENTATION COPY. Please see the full description below.
LINDT, John William (1845-1926, photographer). 12 fine albumen…
LINDT, John William (1845-1926, landscape and ethnographic photographer). 12 fine albumen photographic prints by John William Lindt comprising three taken on board the H.M.S. Dart and the remainder…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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
MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista (1682-1771). Adversaria anatomica omnia, Venice, 1762, 6 parts in one volume, folio, 11 engraved plates, later half calf.
MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista (1682-1771). Adversaria anatomica omnia,…
MORGAGNI, Giovanni Battista (1682-1771).  Adversaria anatomica omnia. Archetypis æris tabulis cominianis ab auctore ipso communicatis, & universali accuratissimo indice ornata. Opus nunc vere…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MUELLER, Ferdinand, Baron von (1825-96). The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria, Melbourne, 1850-65, 2 vols., 4to, 89 lithographed plates (some dampstaining), later morocco-backed boards (vol. II dampstained). FIRST EDITION. RARE. (2)
MUELLER, Ferdinand, Baron von (1825-96). The Plants Indigenous to the…
MUELLER, Ferdinand, Baron von (1825-96).  The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Vol. I. Thalamifloræ. [Vol. II:] Lithograms [sic]. Melbourne: John Freres, Government Printer, 1860-65. 2…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
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
NEW ZEALAND, aviation - An album of 16 monochrome photographs of the arrival of Imperial Airways flying boat "Centaurus" in Auckland harbour following its flight in Dec. 1937, the first by a flying boat from Sydney. Please see the full description below.
NEW ZEALAND, aviation - An album of 16 monochrome photographs of the…
NEW ZEALAND, aviation -  An album of 16 monochrome photographs recording the arrival of Imperial Airways flying boat "Centaurus" in Auckland harbour, New Zealand, following its flight (originating in…
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] - A Collection of 43 books. Please see the full description below. (43)
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)…
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] -  A Collection of 43 books comprising: The Abbey Girls (London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, [n.d. but a reprint], 8vo,…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October] 1903. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 full-page coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
QUEEN ELIZABETH, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). A portrait photograph of The Queen Mother with Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II, signed "Elizabeth 1927". With other Royal material. Please see the full description. (qty)
QUEEN ELIZABETH, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). A portrait photograph of…
QUEEN ELIZABETH, the Queen Mother (1900-2002) & QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022).  A photograph of The Queen Mother, seated, with her daughter Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II, standing beside her,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, London, [E. & J. Wright, 1807], folio, engraved portrait, contemporary boards (worn). The first facsimile edition of Shakespeare's first folio. With 3 other related works in 12 vols. (13)
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, London…
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616).  Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies. London: "Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623" [but London: E. & J.…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas ... including the Geological Map of England and Wales, by Sir I. Murchison, London, 1865, folio, 80 hand-coloured engraved maps, half morocco (worn). With a folding map of London (c.1854). (2).
STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas ... including…
STANFORD, Edward (1827-1904, publisher) - The Family Atlas Containing Eighty maps, Constructed by Eminent Geographers, and Engraved on Steel, under the Superintendence of the Society for the…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £70 - £100
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 Pelman System of Mind and Memory Training. London, [1914]. Numbers 1 - 12 bound in one volume, tall 8vo, contemporary red morocco by Zaehnsdorf, with presentation stamp to L. G. Chiozza Money on the upper cover.
The Pelman System of Mind and Memory Training. London, [1914]. Numbers 1 -…
The Pelman System of Mind and Memory Training. London: The Pelman School of the Mind, [1914]. Numbers 1 - 12 bound in one volume, tall 8vo (203 x 100mm). Folding "examination sheet" at the end of…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
A GROUP OF SIXTEEN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS (16)
A GROUP OF SIXTEEN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS (16)
Mostly of the New York skyline by A Wittemann, each 29cm wide; 25cm high
Condition Report: some with broken glass, some slightly faded.
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £200
27 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
27 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
THOMAS ALLOM (BRITISH, 1804-1872)
THOMAS ALLOM (BRITISH, 1804-1872)
The new church and abbey at Dunfermline, Fifeshire
inscribed 'T Allom' (lower right); signed, dated and titled 'The new church and abbey at Dunfermline, Fifeshire Dec 21st 1836 by T. Allom' (verso)…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
HERMIONE HAMMOND (BRITISH, 1910-2005)
HERMIONE HAMMOND (BRITISH, 1910-2005)
Clematis 'Huldine'
signed and dated 'Hermione Hammond 7/62' (lower right)
watercolour heightened with bodycolour
33 x 23cm
ARR

Exhibited
London, New Grafton Gallery, 10th June 1970, No. 25
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
ALBERT IRVIN (BRITISH, 1922-2015)
ALBERT IRVIN (BRITISH, 1922-2015)
New Cross
signed, dated, titled and numbered 'Irvin 94 89/225' (in lower margin)
screenprint
38.5 x 53.5cm
ARR
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £400
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
A PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU THREE BRANCH WALL LIGHTS (2)
A PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU THREE BRANCH WALL LIGHTS (2)
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Each with a foliate backplate, three scrolling branches with oak-leaves and acorns, with burgundy shades, drilled and fitted for electricity, 76 cm high excluding shades
PROVENANCEAnonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 2006, lot 311.
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
A PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU THREE LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES (2)
A PAIR OF FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU THREE LIGHT WALL APPLIQUES (2)
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Each with a foliate backplate, three scrolling branches with oak-leaves and acorns, foliate drip-pans and conforming nozzles, with burgundy shades, drilled and fitted…
PROVENANCEAnonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 2006, lot 304.
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
A PAIR OF AUBUSSON TAPESTRY CUSHIONS (2)
A PAIR OF AUBUSSON TAPESTRY CUSHIONS (2)
19th Century
Woven with a bouquet of flowers, with later silk backs, 57 57cm
Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi, Sotheby’s New York, November 2006, lot 75.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
WITHDRAWN A PAIR OF WOVEN TAPESTRY CUSHIONS (2)
A PAIR OF WOVEN TAPESTRY CUSHIONS (2)
20th Century
Woven with birds in a landscape, velvet backs, 37 x 37cm
Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi, Sotheby’s New York, November 2006, lot 75.
Estimate: £200 - £300
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
G LAWRENCE, 9 NEW BOND STREET; A MID 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED BRASS BOUND ROSEWOOD TRAVELLING TOILET BOX
G LAWRENCE, 9 NEW BOND STREET; A MID 19TH CENTURY LACQUERED BRASS BOUND…
With fitted interior, 31cm wide; 23cm deep; 18cm high
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST

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