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
, 00:00 GMT
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
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
, 00:00 GMT
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
, 00:00 GMT
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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"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The…
"THE PHONEY WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940" [title printed on upper wrapper]. Folio (320 x 210mm). Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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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"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire,…
PULP FICTION - "Hank JANSON" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire. London: "Published by S. D. Frances. Sale Distributors: Gaywood Press Ltd.", [1948 or later]. 8vo (183 x…
Estimate: £70 - £100
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
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9 December 2021
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SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). The Garden, London, [1946], original tan…
SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962). The Garden. London: Michael Joseph, [1946]. Large 8vo (229 x 145mm). Half title, wood-engraved decorations and sectional vignettes by James Broome-Lynne. Original…
Hammer price:
£280
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
, 00:00 GMT
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
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
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
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love, London, 1957, 8vo,…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). From Russia, With Love. London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. 8vo (188 x125mm). Half title (a few spots to page edges). Original black cloth with gun and rose motif stamped in red and…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
A FRENCH GILT TOLE-PEINTE SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Late 20th Century
With swag laurel leaf decoration, 90cm highCondition report: Good overall condition. Some tarnishing and wear commensurate with use and age. Finial slightly misshapen. Will need to be rewired for…
Hammer price:
£70
Estimate: £80 - £120
17 November 2021
, 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021
, 00:00 GMT
AN ART NOUVEAU PEWTER WALL PLAQUE (2)
Circa 1910
Of dished form with low relief profile of a lady's head emerging from a lily pad, 31cm wide; Together with a copy of ‘Art Nouveau and Art Deco’ by Geoffrey Warren and Dan Klein, 1978 (2)A similar…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £50 - £80
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
A WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED METAL HANGING LIGHT
Mid-20th Century
With eighteen radiating arms terminating in frosted glass globular shades and a finial light fitment (two shades lacking, one broken), 67cm diameter; 82cm high, approxCondition report:Chipping to…
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
TWO ENGLISH IVORY AND BONE PLAYING CHESS SETS (2)
19th Century & Later
The first set with two white knights, a red knight and two red pawns associated, the king 9cm high; the second set with missing red pawn and other associations, the knights with painted eyeballs, the…
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
A SILVER-PLATED CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMP
Mid-20th Century
Stamped ‘G.S’ to stepped base, 37cm high (excluding shade)Condition report:Good condition. Tarnished as to be expected. Will need to be rewired and PAT tested prior to use.
Hammer price:
£45
Estimate: £60 - £90
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT