MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume, [?later 18th-century], 8vo, contemporary boards. FIVE APPARENTLY UNPUBLISHED WORKS, of unknown authorship, on gardening, husbandry, forestry, etc. Please see the full description below.
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume, [?later…
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - "The Flower Garden; in Two Parts. The First Part, Contains the Culture of all the Annual and Bienl. Plants and Flowers, together with all Bulbous Rooted Flowers, and…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £400 - £600
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
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 (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols. including one duplicate, 8vo, original cloth; and 3 others by the same author. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, in dust-jackets, two inscribed by the author. Please see the full listing below. (14)
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols.…
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). The Alms for Oblivion sequence, listed in order of the date of publication, comprising: The Rich Pay Late (London, 1964), Friends in Low Places (London, 1965), The Sabre…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO"). Three Tales of Venice, [London], The Corvine Press, [1950], 8vo, buckram. LIMITED TO 140 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 10 ON "GOATSKIN PARCHMENT PAPER." JULIAN SYMONS' COPY. With another related. (2)
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO"). Three Tales of Venice, …
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO").  Three Tales of Venice. [London:] The Corvine Press, [1950]. 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half title, printed on "Goatskin Parchment paper". Contemporary blue…
Hammer price: £170
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
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
[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
A REGULATOR MOVEMENT
Lot 1265 - Fine Clocks Sold
A REGULATOR MOVEMENT
Unsigned, 20th Century
Weight driven, with 10 1/2in circular silvered dial with sweep central minute dial and subsidiaries for second and hour, with four plain pillars, screwed, maintaining power, deadbeat escapement, with…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE II 12in SQUARE BRASS DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Lot 1266 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE II 12in SQUARE BRASS DIAL LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Unsigned
The 12in dial with matted centre and calendar aperture below seconds subsidiary, the twin train five-pillar movement with rack strike on a bellCONDITION REPORTIn good condition.  It will require a…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £150 - £200
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
Lot 1267 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE III LONGCASE CLOCK MOVEMENT
By John Huggins, Ashwellthorp
The 12in arched brass dial with a silvered roundel to the arch engraved with a phoenix, above silvered chapter ring and pierced spandrels, enclosing an engraved silvered centre, with recessed seconds…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FUSÉE DIAL CLOCK
Lot 1269 - Fine Clocks Sold
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY FUSÉE DIAL CLOCK
Matthews, Bridport
With a brass glazed bezel above 12in white-painted dial, inscribed MATTHEWS BRIDPORT, the wire gut fusée movement with anchor escapement37cm diameter overallCONDITION REPORTWith associated steel bob…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 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
A MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK OF SMALL SIZE
Lot 1277 - Fine Clocks Sold
A MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK OF SMALL SIZE
Retailed by Maple, London, circa 1920
The case with an arched hood with glazed dial door and flanked by fluted uprights, the trunk with panel door, on panelled base and stepped plinth, the 9 3/4in arched brass dial with strike/silent,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGIAN OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 1282 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGIAN OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
The movement by Jabez Stock, London
The arched hood with glazed dial door, flanked by fluted columns, above the trunk with an arched door with a plain base and stepped wavy-cut plinth; the 12in arched brass dial with signed silvered…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
Lot 1283 - Fine Clocks Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK
The associated movement signed Chaplin’s, Bury
The hood with an ogee pediment and three brass finials, above arched glazed dial clock, flanked to each side by a fluted column and a fret panel, the trunk with a quarter-cut stop-fluted column…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE LYRE CLOCK
Lot 1285 - Fine Clocks Sold
A FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE LYRE CLOCK
In the Louis XVI style, after Kinable, circa 1900
Surmounted by a sunburst, above two shaped arms, on an oval floral festoon swag mounted socle and turned feet, the 4 1/4in convex enamel dial inscribed Kinable Paris, decorated with floral swags,…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £250 - £350
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A FRENCH BRASS AND MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
Lot 1286 - Fine Clocks Sold
A FRENCH BRASS AND MARBLE SKELETON CLOCK
19th Century
With inverted U-shaped frame, supporting the 5in white enamel dial with engine-turned surround and open centre, twin train movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on a bell, with pierced…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
AN EBONISED VIENNA TIMEPIECE
Lot 1287 - Fine Clocks Unsold
AN EBONISED VIENNA TIMEPIECE
Late 19th Century
The glazed case with a detachable pierced cresting, above wavy-shaped door and a waisted base with finial, the 7in white enamel dial (damaged) with seconds subsidiary, the movement with deadbeat…
Estimate: £120 - £180
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
A WALNUT, EBONISED AND STAINED WOOD VIENNA TIMEPIECE
Lot 1288 - Fine Clocks Unsold
A WALNUT, EBONISED AND STAINED WOOD VIENNA TIMEPIECE
Late 19th Century
The glazed case with a shaped cresting above projecting truncated fluted truncated columns and finials, the 7in white enamel dial with seconds subsidiary, the movement with deadbeat escapement and…
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST
26 June 2024 , 17:00 BST

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