SKETCH BOOKS - a colourful collection; includes 20 watercolour sketches …
SKETCH BOOKS - a colourful collection; includes 20 watercolour sketches (some d-page), with a few pencil drawings (the English locations named); approx. 30 accomplished, coloured sketches of fungi (a…
Hammer price:
£300
Estimate: £140 - £160
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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MEDIAEVAL SERVICE BOOK - 10 large folios, coloured on vellum, some…
MEDIAEVAL SERVICE BOOK - 10 large folios, coloured on vellum, some decorated initial letters, black musical notation on a 5 line stave, with Latin text beneath. * probably late 15th cent. * i.e.…
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £250 - £350
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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ROYALTY - Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (Westminster Abbey…
ROYALTY - Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (Westminster Abbey, April 2002), Order of Service, Ceremonial, Press briefing etc. in cloth presentation box with printed label; Princess…
Hammer price:
£65
Estimate: £50 - £60
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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MODERN LITERATURE - novels & literary biography; includes Greene's 'A…
MODERN LITERATURE - novels & literary biography; includes Greene's 'A Burnt Out Case' (1st English edition, 1961) & Sebald's Austerlitz' (1st English edition, 2001).
Hammer price:
£20
Estimate: £60 - £80
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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DU CHAILLU (P.B.) A Journey to Ashango-Land: and further penetration into…
DU CHAILLU (P.B.) A Journey to Ashango-Land: and further penetration into Equatorial Africa. First Edition. title vignette, 19 plates & 3 full-page illus., folded map, publisher's catalogue; gilt…
Hammer price:
£85
Estimate: £80 - £100
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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BOWER (Capt. H.) Diary of a Journey Across Tibet. First Edition. folded …
BOWER (Capt. H.) Diary of a Journey Across Tibet. First Edition. folded & coloured map, folded diagram, text illus., (some full-page); gilt-lettered & black pictorial cloth. 1894; sold with a few…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £100 - £140
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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SHERRING (C.A.) Western Tibet and the British Borderland: the sacred…
SHERRING (C.A.) Western Tibet and the British Borderland: the sacred country of hindus and buddhists . . . First Edition. photogravure frontis., a sketch & 2 folded & coloured maps, many photo. &…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £120 - £150
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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HEDIN (S.) Central Asia and Tibet: towards the Holy City of Lassa. First…
HEDIN (S.) Central Asia and Tibet: towards the Holy City of Lassa. First Edition, 2 vols. portrait frontispieces, 12 plates (8 coloured), 4 folded & coloured maps & num. text illus. (many full-page…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £100 - £140
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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GUIMET (Emile) Promenades Japonaises. Tokio-Nikko. (Limited Issue). 2…
GUIMET (Emile) Promenades Japonaises. Tokio-Nikko. (Limited Issue). 2 titles (one tinted on thick paper), 6 plates (with captioned guards), many text illus. (num. full-page) & decorations, coloured…
Hammer price:
£80
Estimate: £60 - £80
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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BISHOP (Mrs. J.F.) The Yangtze Valley and Beyond: an account of journeys…
BISHOP (Mrs. J.F.) The Yangtze Valley and Beyond: an account of journeys in China, chiefly in the Province of the Sze Chuan and among the Man-Tze of the Somo Territory. 2 vols. frontispieces,…
Hammer price:
£50
Estimate: £60 - £80
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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SCOTT (R.F.) The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. First Edition, 2 vols.…
SCOTT (R.F.) The Voyage of the 'Discovery'. First Edition, 2 vols. complete with the photogravure frontispieces, 12 coloured plates (from drawings by Dr. Wilson), many (mostly) photo. plates (5 d…
Hammer price:
£130
Estimate: £160 - £200
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION - The PROSPECTUS] 'Antarctic Expedition for 1910…
SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION - The PROSPECTUS] 'Antarctic Expedition for 1910'. (8)pp. unnumbered, the title is head of first page, sewn, without wrappers, the explorer's name printed on last page - 'R…
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £600 - £900
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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TURNER (S.) Siberia: a record of travel, climbing and exploration . . . …
TURNER (S.) Siberia: a record of travel, climbing and exploration . . . First Edition. frontis., 2 folded maps & num. photo. illus. (some full-page); gilt pictorial cloth. 1905.
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £60 - £80
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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BALL (C.) The History of the Indian Mutinty . . . First Edition, 2 vols…
BALL (C.) The History of the Indian Mutinty . . . First Edition, 2 vols. hand-coloured e (lacks 2pp.of Introduction); engraved portrait frontis., coloured pictorial & printed titles & 78 hand…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £160 - £200
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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RACKHAM (A.), illustrator. A Midsummer-Night's Dream . . . First (Trade…
RACKHAM (A.), illustrator. A Midsummer-Night's Dream . . . First (Trade) Edition. pictorial title, 42 coloured plates mounted on thick paper (with captioned guards) & num. text illus. (some full…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A 19th century child's/apprentice open armchair of early 18th century…
A 19th century child's/apprentice open armchair of early 18th century design, the vase splat over bow seat, on bell flower capped cabriole supports and ball and claw feet, 70cm high. Illustrated
Hammer price:
£240
Estimate: £200 - £400
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A 17th century and later small oak hanging cupboard, the single door with…
A 17th century and later small oak hanging cupboard, the single door with open turned spindle decoration, 51cm wide.
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £100 - £200
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A pair of mid 19th century Italian grey painted parcel gilt throne chairs,…
A pair of mid 19th century Italian grey painted parcel gilt throne chairs, the cartouche crest with painted figures over high back, open arms and serpentine seat on scroll supports, 162cm high. …
Hammer price:
£1,150
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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'MAISON GIROUX PARIS', a mid 19th century amboyna and rosewood reading…
'MAISON GIROUX PARIS', a mid 19th century amboyna and rosewood reading table, the rotating top with angle adjustment reading surface, over two open tiers on fluted turned supports, 40cm wide x 76cm…
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £400 - £600
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A 20th century Yamaha overstrung iron framed upright piano, with lacquered…
A 20th century Yamaha overstrung iron framed upright piano, with lacquered ebonised case, the frame marked 'V114N-S E295814', 145cm wide, with a matching height adjustable stool by Collezione Lanzani…
Hammer price:
£2,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A late 19th/early 20th century African hardwood bench, the back panel with…
A late 19th/early 20th century African hardwood bench, the back panel with chipwork decoration over an open lattice leatherwork seat, on turned supports, 205cm wide. Illustrated
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £400
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A mid-19th century walnut framed North European three piece salon suite,…
A mid-19th century walnut framed North European three piece salon suite, to compromise sofa, 180cm wide and a pair of armchairs, all with open arms bow seats, on sabre supports. (3)
Hammer price:
£200
Estimate: £200 - £300
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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An Empire style gilt metal mounted ebonised open bookcase, with free…
An Empire style gilt metal mounted ebonised open bookcase, with free standing column supports, 135cm wide.
Hammer price:
£140
Estimate: £100 - £200
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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A Louis XV style gilt framed sofa, with carved and shaped back over open…
A Louis XV style gilt framed sofa, with carved and shaped back over open arms and double serpentine seat, on scroll supports, 150cm wide.
Hammer price:
£380
Estimate: £400 - £600
1 December 2016
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1 December 2016
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