POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, London, 1909,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustration on title, and 26 full-page…
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters. And another letter…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters comprising: a 2-page letter to S. S. Sprigg, dated Nov. 26, [18]96, on paper headed 'Rock House, Maidencombe, St. Marychurch', stating, "Glad to…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95). Contes et Nouvelles, Lyon, 1874,…
BINDING - Jean de la FONTAINE (1621-95). Contes et Nouvelles en Vers. Lyon: N. Scheuring, 1874-75. 2 volumes, large 8vo (236 x 150mm). Half titles, titles printed in red and black, engraved portrait…
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand…
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide. Roman. Paris: L' Édition d' Art H. Piazza, 1939. 4to (227 x 165mm). Half title, title within green decorative border with central ornament, fine hand- or…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Hammer price:
£25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic Poem, London, 1817,…
BYRON,
Lord (1788-1824). Manfred. A Dramatic
Poem. London: John Murray, 1817. Half title, 2-line printed quote from
Hamlet on title, 80-pages with imprint of T. Davison on p.80. Wise I, p.123.
…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula, Paris, 1521,…
SAINT AUGUSTINE or AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO (354-430). Opuscula divi Augustini longe prestantissima cum duplici indicio rursus Parisiis compressa. Paris: [from the colophon to the first part:] “impe[n]sis…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum…
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attributed). De secretis mulierum libellus. Amsterdam: [no publisher], 1740. 12mo (141 x 90mm). Woodcut ornament on title, initial (some light spotting…
Hammer price:
£800
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. The Nursery …
"CARROLL, Lewis" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)]. The Nursery "Alice" containing Twenty Coloured Enlargements from Tenniel's Illustrations to "Alice's adventures in Wonderland" with Text…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram,…
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece and full-page illustrations by John Ward. Original green buckram, spine lettered…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66). Alphabets et Chiffres…
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Victor ADAM (1801-[?]66). Alphabet et Chiffres Récréatifs. Paris: Chez Aumont [and] Tessari et Cie., [c. 1834]. Oblong 4to (278 x 370mm). 9 lithographed plates, each illustrating…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). Castle Gay, [London, 1930], original fawn…
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). Castle Gay. [London:] Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., [1930]. 8vo (186 x 124mm). Half title (some spotting and staining). Original publisher's fawn buckram, printed label mounted…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89). The Loving Spirit, London, 1931…
MISCELLANY - Daphne DU MAURIER (1907-89). The Loving Spirit. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1931. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title (a few light marginal stains). Original blue cloth, spine lettered in…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Death in the Afternoon, London, 1932,…
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Death in the Afternoon. London: Jonathan Cape, 1932. 8vo (213 x 145mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece by Juan Gris, half tone illustrations. Original salmon-pink…
Hammer price:
£110
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram,…
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece and full-page illustrations by John Ward. Original green buckram, spine lettered…
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth …
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. London: Secker and Warburg, 1945. 8vo (186 x 122mm). Half title. Original green cloth, spine lettered in white (rubbed and lightly stained,…
Hammer price:
£420
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] -…
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1911-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren. London: E. Hulton and Co., Ltd., 1959 …
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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JARDINE, William (1800-74). The Natural History of the Felinæ, Edinburgh,…
JARDINE, William (1800-74). The Natural History of the Felinæ. Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars (and others), 1834. Small oblong 4to (100 x 170mm). 36 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates, including 2 by…
Hammer price:
£45
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature…
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented. With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation. London…
Hammer price:
£25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "The British Council," with "Blenheim Palace" typed at the top, dated "13th March 1946," stating, …
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867…
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76, editor). Two Centuries of Song; or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, and other Occasional Verses of the English Poets of the Last Two Hundred Years. London: Sampson…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
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WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine. An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895. 8vo (177 x 115mm). Half title with one-page advertisement for "The Pioneer series" on the verso, 32-pages …
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector, London, 1963, FINELY BOUND in…
FOWLES, John (1925-2005). The Collector. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (177 x 120mm). Half title. FINELY BOUND in green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, the spine with 5 raised bands and…
Hammer price:
£260
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle, Paris, [1875]…
SANGUINETTI, Antoni (b. 1829). La Serrurerie au XIXe Siècle. Paris: Au Bureau des Publications, [1875]. 4 parts bound in one volume, oblong 4to (238 x 315mm). 124 lithographed plates by Zamor after…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT