ANGLING - Charles BOWLKER. The Art of Angling, Containing Directions for Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom Fishing, Making Artificial Flies, Ludlow, 1839, 8vo, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece, illustrations, original boards. RARE. With a related book. (2)
ANGLING - Charles BOWLKER. The Art of Angling, Containing Directions for…
ANGLING - Charles BOWLKER (dates unknown) [& Richard BOWLKER (dates unknown)].  The Art of Angling, Containing Directions for Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom Fishing, Making Artificial Flies, &c.…
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent ORIGINAL DRAWING by Ardizzone incorporating what is probably a self-portrait; and a letter from Elisabeth Frink, referring to Peter Shaffer's 'Equus'. (2)
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79). A one-page autograph letter, with a prominent…
ARDIZZONE, Edward (1900-79) & Elisabeth FRINK (1930-93).  An autograph letter from each, sold together: first, a one-page autograph letter by Edward Ardizzone, on paper with printed heading 'Edward…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
ASTAIRE, Fred (1899-1987). Steps in Time, New York, 1959, 8vo, monochrome illustrations, original black cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author on the half title.
ASTAIRE, Fred (1899-1987). Steps in Time, New York, 1959, 8vo, monochrome…
ASTAIRE, Fred (1899-1987).  Steps in Time. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1959. 8vo (212 x 145mm). Half title, monochrome illustrations (a few light stains). Original black cloth, the upper cover with…
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" (1832-98). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, London, [1970], 8vo, plates and illustrations, FINELY BOUND in green morocco gilt with figures of Alice and the Mad Hatter in compartments of the spine.
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" (1832-98). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and…
BINDING - "Lewis CARROLL" [i.e. Charles Lutwidge DODGSON (1832-98)].  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass ... With the original engravings by John Tenniel of which 8 have…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas, London, 1845, 8vo, 4 wood-engraved plates by John Leech, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red morocco gilt by Riviere. With 2 other books in attractive morocco bindings; and 2 others. (5)
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas, London, 1845, 8vo, 4 wood…
BINDINGS - Punch's Snapdragons for Christmas. London: Published at the Punch Office, 1845. 8vo (164 x 105mm). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech (frontispiece spotted,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in his Majesty's Ship The Bounty ... Including an Account of the Mutiny, London, 1792, 4to, 7 plates and charts (lacks portrait of Bligh), contemporary paper-backed boards. FIRST EDITION.
BLIGH, William (1754-1817). A Voyage to the South Sea ... in his Majesty's…
BLIGH, William (1754-1817).  A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies, in his Majesty's Ship The Bounty,…
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BLISS, Arthur (1891-1975, composer). Conversations, London, 1922, 4to, original wrappers. Provenance: Edward Wadsworth. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 2 OF 5 COPIES SIGNED BY THE COMPOSER "RESERVED FROM SALE", and further signed by the publisher. VERY RARE.
BLISS, Arthur (1891-1975, composer). Conversations, London, 1922, 4to,…
BLISS, Arthur (1891-1975, composer).  Conversations for Flute (and Bass Flute), Oboe (and Cor Anglais), Violin, Viola, and Violoncello. London: Goodwin & Tabb, Ltd., 1922. 4to (260 x 175mm). Printed…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
BURNS, Robert (1759-96). The Poetical Works, Glasgow, 1821, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece and 3 plates,  attractively bound in 19th-century red morocco gilt. Please see provenance note below.
BURNS, Robert (1759-96). The Poetical Works, Glasgow, 1821, 8vo, engraved…
BURNS, Robert (1759-96).  The Poetical Works ... including All the Poetry Contained in Dr. Currie's Edition, and Many other Pieces not Printed in the Copy-right Edition. To which is Prefixed a Highly…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
CHESS - William WINTER (1897-1955) & R. G. WADE (1921-2008). The World Chess Championship: 1951, London, 1951, 8vo, original cloth. With 13 other books on chess, two of which signed by notable chess players. Please see the full description below. (14)
CHESS - William WINTER (1897-1955) & R. G. WADE (1921-2008). The World…
CHESS - William WINTER (1897-1955) & R. G. WADE (1921-2008).  The World Chess Championship: 1951. Botvinnik v. Bronstein. London: Turnstile Press, 1951. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Half title, 4 full-page…
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden. Please see the full listing below. Sold not subject to return. (c.60)
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or…
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
[HAZLITT, William (1778-1830)]. Liber Amoris; Or, the New Pygmalion, London, 1823, 12mo, engraved title with portrait (some very light staining), contemporary red half morocco. FIRST EDITION. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN (1897-1977, 1st Earl of Avon).
[HAZLITT, William (1778-1830)]. Liber Amoris; Or, the New Pygmalion,…
[HAZLITT, William (1778-1830)].  Liber Amoris; Or, the New Pygmalion. London: "Printed for John Hunt ... by C. H. Reynell," 1823. 12mo (172 x 195mm). Engraved title with a small oval portrait of…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1664-1724). Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae, [Nuremberg: c.1720], hand-coloured engraved map of New England, title cartouche, 483 x 574mm., unframed
HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1664-1724). Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americae, …
HOMANN, Johann Baptist (1664-1724).  Nova Anglia Septentrionali Americæ implantata Anglorumque coloniis florentissima. [Nuremberg: c.1720]. Hand-coloured engraved map of New England from the St. John…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). Pomona Londinensis, London, [1813]-18. Volume one only [all published], 4to, 49 exceptionally fine hand-coloured aquatint plates of fruit, contemporary half morocco (rubbed). FIRST EDITION.
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865). Pomona Londinensis, London, [1813]-18…
HOOKER, William Jackson (1785-1865).  Pomona Londinensis: Containing Colored [sic] Engravings of the Most Esteemed Fruits in the British Gardens with a Description of Each Variety. By William Hooker,…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, London, 1950, 8vo, coloured frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original cloth, grey dust-jacket (torn with some loss). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST "NARNIA" NOVEL. RARE.
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, London,…
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963).  The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. A Story for Children. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and monochrome illustrations,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LOBB, John (1840-1921, editor). Talks with the Dead. Luminous Rays from the Unseen World. Illustrated with Spirit Photographs, London, 1907, 8vo, "photographed" illustrations, original red pictorial cloth gilt. "New Edition, Revised and Enlarged."
LOBB, John (1840-1921, editor). Talks with the Dead. Luminous Rays from…
LOBB, John (1840-1921, editor).  Talks with the Dead. Luminous Rays from the Unseen World. Illustrated with Spirit Photographs ... New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. London: John Lobb, 1907. 8vo (185…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LONDON - John BOWLES (c.1701-79). The East [West] Prospect of London, Southwark and the Bridge, London, "Printed and Sold by John Bowles," [c.1733], fine large engraved bird's-eye-view of London in two parts on one sheet, 960 x 580mm., framed and glazed.
LONDON - John BOWLES (c.1701-79). The East [West] Prospect of London,…
LONDON - John BOWLES (c.1701-79).  The East [West] Prospect of London, Southwark and the Bridge. London: "Printed and Sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill," [c.1733]. Fine large…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals, London, [1849], 4to, 50 fine hand-coloured lithographed botanical plates by Loudon (some spotting and staining), contemporary green half morocco (worn). Second edition.
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58). The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental…
LOUDON, Jane Webb (1807-58).  The Ladies' Flower-Garden of Ornamental Annuals ... Second Edition. London: William S. Orr and Co., [n.d. but preface dated 1849]. 4to (288 x 232mm). Half title, 50 fine…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
MACKAY, Robert William (1803-82). The Progress of the Intellect, as Exemplified in the Religious Development of the Greeks and the Hebrews, London, 1850, 8vo, contemporary half vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see provenance notes below. (2)
MACKAY, Robert William (1803-82). The Progress of the Intellect, as…
MACKAY, Robert William (1803-82).  The Progress of the Intellect, as Exemplified in the Religious Development of the Greeks and the Hebrews. London: John Chapman, 1850. 2 volumes, 8vo (214 x 135mm).…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
[MARIJUANA REVIEW, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders]. The Pleasantries of the Incredible Cannabis or: How to Grow Grass, Buffalo, 1969, vol. one, no. 2, 8vo, original wrappers. With 3 other books, including 2 by David Hockney. (4)
[MARIJUANA REVIEW, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders]. The…
[MARIJUANA REVIEW, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders]. The Pleasantries of the Incredible Cannabis or: How to Grow Grass. Buffalo: Lemar International, January-March 1969. Volume One, no. 2. 8vo …
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
MAVOR, William (1758-1837). Historical Accounts of the most Celebrated Voyages, Travels and Discoveries, London, 1796-1801, 25 vols., 12mo, 75 engraved plates, contemporary morocco-backed boards. With a work in 4 vols. only (of 6), uniformly bound. (29)
MAVOR, William (1758-1837). Historical Accounts of the most Celebrated…
MAVOR, William Fordyce (1758-1837).  Historical Accounts of the most Celebrated Voyages, Travels and Discoveries, from the Time of Columbus to the Present Period. London: Printed for E. Newbery, 1796…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
MIDDLETON, Charles Theodore (1726-1813). A New and Complete System of Geography, London, [1777], vol. one only (of 2), folio, 5 engraved maps, 55 engraved plates, contemporary black morocco (worn). Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
MIDDLETON, Charles Theodore (1726-1813). A New and Complete System of…
MIDDLETON, Charles Theodore (1726-1813), & others.  A New and Complete System of Geography. London: Printed for J. Cooke, [1777]. Volume one only (of 2), folio (344 x 230mm). Title printed in red…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon, New York, [1922], 4to, 25 mounted coloured plates by Kay Nielsen, original yellow buckram, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION IN THIS FORMAT.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the…
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1922]. 4to (228 x 160mm). Mounted coloured frontispiece,…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Florence Nightingale to her Nurses, London, 1914, 8vo, frontispiece, original tan buckram (rebacked preserving original spine, new endpapers). FIRST EDITION.
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Florence Nightingale to her Nurses,…
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  Florence Nightingale to her Nurses. A Selection from Miss Nightingale's Addresses to Probationers and Nurses of the Nightingale School at St. Thomas's Hospital.…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
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,…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT

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