THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, illustrator). The original pen, ink and watercolour front cover design for the September 29th, 1962, issue of "Punch" which was dedicated to the Brontë sisters, signed, 274 x 226mm.
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, illustrator). The original…
THE BRONTE SISTERS - Michael FFOLKES (1925-88, pseudonym, illustrator, styled, as usual, "ffolkes").  The original pen, ink and watercolour front cover design for the September 29th, 1962, issue of …
Estimate: £400 - £600
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
The Children's Friend, London, 1786, vols. I - III, V - X, XII - XX, XXII and XXIV only (of 24, i.e. 4 vols. lacking), 16mo, contemporary calf. VERY RARE. (20)
The Children's Friend, London, 1786, vols. I - III, V - X, XII - XX, XXII…
The Children's Friend; Consisting of Apt Tales, Short Dialogues, and Moral Dramas; all Intended to Engage Attention, Cherish Feeling, and Inculcate Virtue, in the Rising Generation. Translated by the…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
DETMOLD, Edward Julius (1883-1957, illustrator) - The Fables of Aesop, London, [1909], 4to, 23 mounted coloured plates by Detmold, illustrations, original tan pictorial buckram gilt. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST TRADE EDITION.
DETMOLD, Edward Julius (1883-1957, illustrator) - The Fables of Aesop,…
DETMOLD, Edward Julius (1883-1957, illustrator) - The Fables of Aesop. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909]. 4to (276 x 215mm). Half title, mounted coloured frontispiece and 22 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
DOUGLAS, Alfred, Lord (1870-1945, editor). The Spirit Lamp. An Aesthetic, Literary and Critical Magazine, Oxford, June 1893, Vol. IV, No. II, original blue wrappers (defective). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
DOUGLAS, Alfred, Lord (1870-1945, editor). The Spirit Lamp. An Aesthetic,…
DOUGLAS, Alfred, Lord (1870-1945, editor).  The Spirit Lamp. An Aesthetic, Literary and Critical Magazine. Oxford: John Thornton, June 1893. Volume IV, No. II. 4to (225 x 178mm). Wood-engraved…
Estimate: £150 - £250
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
[?EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849), and others]. Real Life in London, London, 1821-22, 2 vols., 8vo, hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, titles and 28 plates, FINELY BOUND in 19th-century red morocco. And another related book. Sold not subject to return. (3)
[?EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849), and others]. Real Life in London, London, 1821…
[?EGAN, Pierce (1772-1849), and others].  Real Life in London; or, the Rambles and Adventures of Bib Tallyho, Esq. and his Cousin the Hon. Tom. Dashall, through the Metropolis; Exhibiting a Living…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
GLASTONBURY - P. W. THOMPSON. Glastonbury, London, 1927, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in red crushed morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY, heavily annotated throughout in pencil by Lionel Smithett Lewis.
GLASTONBURY - P. W. THOMPSON. Glastonbury, London, 1927, 8vo, FINELY BOUND…
GLASTONBURY - P. W. THOMPSON (dates unknown).  Glastonbury. London: Charles Murray, 1927. 8vo (177 x 120mm). Half title, 5-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end all for books by the same…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
GREENWICH - [?Margaret MASKELYNE (1785-1858)]. A fine watercolour study of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, 362 x 470mm., unframed; with another of Greenwich Park [?]by the same artist; and another initialled "J.W." (3)
GREENWICH - [?Margaret MASKELYNE (1785-1858)]. A fine watercolour study of…
GREENWICH - [?Margaret MASKELYNE (1785-1858)].  A fine watercolour study of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, with a distant prospect of the Thames crowded with shipping, and London beyond,…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
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
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator). An Almanac of Twelve Sports, London, 1898 [but 1897], 4to, 12 full-page coloured woodblock illustrations by Nicholson, original pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator).…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator).  An Almanac of Twelve Sports. London: William Heinemann, 1898 [but November 1897]. 4to (311 x 255mm). Woodcut publisher's …
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £200 - £300
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Sea and Sussex, London, 1926, 4to, 24 mounted coloured plates by Donald Maxwell, original vellum-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 500 "LARGE PAPER COPIES" SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Sea and Sussex, London, 1926, 4to, 24…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936) & Donald MAXWELL (1877-1936, illustrator).  Sea and Sussex from Rudyard Kipling's Verse ... With an Introductory Poem by Rudyard Kipling. London: Macmillan and Co., 1926.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £70 - £100
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
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Silver Chair, London, 1950, 8vo, frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original cloth, green dust-jacket (torn without significant loss). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FOURTH "NARNIA" NOVEL. RARE.
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Silver Chair, London, 1950, 8vo,…
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963).  The Silver Chair. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1953. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title, monochrome frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Original dark blue cloth, the…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Horse and His Boy, London, 1954, 8vo, frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original grey cloth, red dust-jacket (a few short tears). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIFTH "NARNIA" NOVEL. RARE.
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Horse and His Boy, London, 1954, 8vo,…
LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963).  The Horse and His Boy. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1954. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title, monochrome frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes (some very light staining to…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £800
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
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
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
MORLAND, Thomas Hornby (fl.1810). The Genealogy of the English Race Horse, London,  1810, 8vo, engraved frontispiece,  contmporary or original paper-backed boards. Provenance: "GLOUCESTER" (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION.
MORLAND, Thomas Hornby (fl.1810). The Genealogy of the English Race Horse,…
MORLAND, Thomas Hornby (fl.1810).  The Genealogy of the English Race Horse; with the Natural History of his Progenitors, from the Earliest Times down to the Period when Foreign Blood was First…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
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
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809). Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, London, 1800, 4to, 8 lithographed plates, 5 of which hand-coloured, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809). Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples…
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809).  Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, for the Use of those who are Desirous of Gaining some Knowledge of the Pleasing Art of Painting in Water…
Estimate: £300 - £500
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe, London, [c.1910], 4to, illustrations printed in colours and gold, FINELY BOUND IN "deerskin" gilt. Please see the full description.
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and…
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald with an Introduction by A. C. Benson ... Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe.…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies of Auckland House School, Simla, India, and various landscapes and maritime scenes, small oblong 4to, late 19th-century.
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (artist). An album on c.27…
SIMLA [now SHIMLA], INDIA - J. G. BRYNING (dates unknown, artist).  An album on c.27 leaves of original watercolour studies mainly of Auckland House School, Simla, India, including one captioned, …
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT
7 December 2023 , 00:00 GMT

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