BURTON, Robert (1577-1640). The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, The Nonesuch Press, 1925, 2 vols., folio, illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, original vellum-backed boards. NUMBER 364 OF 750 COPIES ON DUTCH PAPER. With 2 other books. (4)
BURTON, Robert (1577-1640). The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, The…
BURTON, Robert (1577-1640).  The Anatomy of Melancholy. What it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & several cures of it. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1925. 2 volumes, folio …
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper, the images 130 x 95mm., inset into 38 thick card mounts, one on each side (some staining), 1868 and later, collected by Julius Barras.
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian…
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper with watercolour backgrounds of flora, the images 130 x 95mm., each inset into 38 thick card…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CARTER, Angela (1940-92). The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, London, 1979. 8vo, original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket illustrated by Malcolm Ashman (the jacket very lightly browned at upper edge). FIRST EDITION.
CARTER, Angela (1940-92). The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, London,…
CARTER, Angela (1940-92).  The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. 8vo (196 x 125mm). Half title. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To Valerie with nice thoughts, Eustace, Feb. '58". With 11 other books by the same author, some PRESENTATION COPIES. (12)
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth,…
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73).  Live and Let Live. The Moral of the Wolfenden Report ... With a Foreword by Sir John Wolfenden. London: Heinemann, 1958. 8vo (183 x 125mm). Half title (some large spots…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHOPPING, Richard (1917-2008). The Fly, London, 1965, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket designed by the author. FIRST EDITION.
CHOPPING, Richard (1917-2008). The Fly, London, 1965, 8vo, original blue…
CHOPPING, Richard (1917-2008).  The Fly. London: Secker & Warburg, 1965. 8vo (196 x130mm). Half title (some light spotting and browning to half title and title). Original navy blue cloth, spine…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £80
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books mostly about Churchill, most FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed by their authors to the late Lady Jane Williams of Elvel. Please see the more detailed listing below. (c.30)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books mostly…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books about Winston Churchill, most FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed by their authors to the late Lady Jane Williams of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930). The Case for Spirit Photography, London, [1922], 8vo, 16 photographed plates, original wrappers (lacks backstrip, frayed with some loss). FIRST EDITION. RARE. With 2 books of related interest. (3)
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930). The Case for Spirit Photography, London, …
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930), and others.  The Case for Spirit Photography ... [From upper wrapper:]  With Corroborative Evidence by Experienced Researchers and Photographers. London: Hutchinson &…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, [n.p.], 13 February [1897]. Six-pages, 159 x 100mm, on a bifolium and a singleton. On his pleasure at an acknowledgement from Henry James. (6)
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to …
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924).  Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, n.p., 13 February [1897]. Six-pages, 159 x 100mm, on a bifolium and a singleton. On his pleasure at an…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1873 [but later], 8vo, 7 photographed plates, illustrations, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, "Tenth Thousand".
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and…
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82).  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals ... With Photographic and Other Illustrations. Tenth Thousand. London: John Murray, 1873 [but some advertisements dated…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DAVIES, G. C. (1849-1922, photographer). The Scenery of the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk & Suffolk, London, [1883-84], First & Second Series, folio, 48 fine photogravure plates, unbound as issued in original half cloth portfolios. FIRST EDITION. RARE. (2)
DAVIES, G. C. (1849-1922, photographer). The Scenery of the Broads and…
DAVIES, George Christopher (1849-1922, photographer).  [Title from the upper cover of the portfolios:] The Scenery of the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk & Suffolk. London: Jarrold & Sons, [1883-84].…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. Out of Africa, New York, 1938, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With c.24 other books by, or relating to, the same author. (c.25)
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. Out of Africa, New York,…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)].  Out of Africa. New York: Random House, 1938. 8vo (206 x 140mm). Half title, title in a green panel (stain at margin of one leaf near the end).…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her letter about her African farm and "Out of Africa".
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)].  A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[DOWER, John (1825-1901). A New General Atlas, London, c.1840], 4to, 52 engraved maps (lacks title), contemporary roan (worn). Inscribed, "... from Dr Alexander Watson, R. N. One of the few things saved from H. M. S. 'Cormorant' when she sank ... 1859."
[DOWER, John (1825-1901). A New General Atlas, London, c.1840], 4to, 52…
[DOWER, John (1825-1901).  A New General Atlas of the World. London: Orr & Company, c.1840]. 4to (295 x 240mm). 51 engraved maps, hand-coloured in outline, with an additional chart [not called for on…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz", Falls Village, CT, New Haven, CT, New York City, and Stockbridge, MA, 1939-55. (15)
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two…
FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956, German-American expressionist painter).  A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz"…
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Casino Royale, London, 1953, 8vo, original black cloth (without the dust-jacket, but supplied in modern facsimile). FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by Fleming, both in facsimile dust-jackets. (3)
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Casino Royale, London, 1953, 8vo, original black…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  Casino Royale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title (quite heavy spotting to the front and rear endpapers and half title, some mainly marginal spotting…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). On Her Majesty's Secret Service, London, 1963, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. With 3 other books by the same author, all FIRST EDITIONS in dust-jackets. (4)
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). On Her Majesty's Secret Service, London, 1963, 8vo…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  On Her Majesty's Secret Service. London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title. Original dark brown cloth with ski-tracks ruled in white on the upper cover, the…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Adventure Number One [Number Two, Number Three], London, 1964-65, 3 volumes, 4to, illustrations by John Burningham, original pictorial boards, vol. II with dust-jacket. FIRST EDITIONS. (3)
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car.…
FLEMING, Ian (1908-64).  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Adventure Number One [Number Two, Number Three]. London: Jonathan Cape, Ltd., 1964-65. 3 volumes, 4to (231 x 158mm). Illustrations,…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FLOYER, John (1649-1734). A Treatise of the Asthma, London, 1698, small 8vo, some leaves mis-bound [see full description], but all present, later calf. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
FLOYER, John (1649-1734). A Treatise of the Asthma, London, 1698, small…
[FLOYER, John (1649-1734)].  A Treatise of the Asthma. Divided into Four Parts. In the First is given A History of the fits ... In the Second, The Cacochymia which disposes to the Fit ... In the…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FRAZER, James George (1854-1941). An important autograph letter, signed ("J. G. Frazer"), four-pages, dated "Trinity College [Cambridge], 15 October 1902", to the classical scholar and archaeologist A. B. Cook.
FRAZER, James George (1854-1941). An important autograph letter, signed (…
FRAZER, James George (1854-1941, Scottish anthropologist and folklorist).  An important autograph letter, signed ("J. G. Frazer"), four-pages, dated "Trinity College [Cambridge], 15 October 1902", to…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
FYFE, Andrew (1754-1824). A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body ... Fourth Edition, Edinburgh, 1820, Volume One only (of 3), 4to, 63 engraved plates, some hand-coloured (stained), half roan (worn). Sold not subject to return.
FYFE, Andrew (1754-1824). A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body ...…
FYFE, Andrew (1754-1824, the elder).  A System of the Anatomy of the Human Body ... Fourth Edition, Considerably Enlarged and Improved. Edinburgh: Sold by Adam Black (and others), 1820. Volume One…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933). The Dark Flower, London, 1913, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "Conrad Ackner, Cordially, John Galsworthy." With 4 other books by Galsworthy, all PRESENTATION COPIES to Conrad Ackner. (5)
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933). The Dark Flower, London, 1913, 8vo, original…
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933).  The Dark Flower. London: William Heinemann, 1913. 8vo (184 x 120mm). 7-pages of publisher's advertisements at the front, half title (a few small stains and spots).…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third Series (a few duplicates, a few lacking), small oblong 4to, original coloured pictorial wrappers. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (qty)
"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third…
"GILES" - Giles. Daily Express and Sunday Express Cartoons. [London:] Lane Publications Ltd., [n.d. but cartoons dated Oct. 3rd 1943 - Nov. 15th 1945]. Small oblong 4to (199 x 255mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
GILL, Eric (1882-1940) & David JONES (1895-1974, illustrator). Christianity and Art, Abergavenny, Francis Walterson, 1927, 8vo, woodcut frontispiece by David Jones, original blue buckram. NUMBER 21 OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARTIST.
GILL, Eric (1882-1940) & David JONES (1895-1974, illustrator).…
GILL, Eric (1882-1940) & David JONES (1895-1974, illustrator).  Christianity and Art. Capel-y-Ffin, Abergavenny: Francis Walterson, 1927 [but 1928]. 8vo (196 x 113mm). Half title, woodcut…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[GILLRAY, James (1757-1815)]. A collection of 45 "suppressed" plates on 23 sheets, engraved by Hannah Humphrey after James Gillray, variously dated in the plates 1779-1804 [but re-issued by Henry G. Bohn c.1851], folio, red morocco portfolio, with catch.
[GILLRAY, James (1757-1815)]. A collection of 45 "suppressed" plates on 23…
[GILLRAY, James (1757-1815)].  A collection of 45 "suppressed" plates on 23 sheets, etched and engraved by Hannah Humphrey after James Gillray, variously dated in the plates 1779-1804 [but re-issued…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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