VICTORIA, Queen of England (1819-1901). Two autograph letters; and two…
VICTORIA, Queen of England (1819-1901). Two autograph letters on 6-pages, both on mourning paper, addressed to Lady Ailesbury, each signed "VRI"; the first, on Balmoral Castle paper, dated Oct. 13…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949, illustrator). An Alphabet, London, 1899, 26…
NICHOLSON, William (1872-1949, illustrator). An Alphabet. London: William Heinemann, January 1899. 4to (308 x 242mm). Coloured lithographed publisher's device on title, 26 coloured lithographed…
Hammer price:
£750
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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TOMATSU, Shoumei (1930-2012, photographer), Ken DOMON (1909-90,…
TOMATSU, Shoumei (1930-2012, photographer), Ken DOMON (1909-90, photographer), and others. Hiroshima-Nagasaki. Document 1961. Tokyo: The Japan Council against A. and H. Bombs, 1961. 2 volumes, 4to …
Hammer price:
£400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).…
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656). Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano. Rome: Typis Iacobi Mascardi, 1625.…
Hammer price:
£600
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[JONSON, Ben (1572-1637)], and others. Christmas, His Masque, [and other…
[JONSON, Ben (1572-1637)], and others. Christmas, His Masque, as it was Presented at Court, 1616 [and other masques]. [London, c. 1631]. Folio in 4s (283 x 195mm). Stitched. The text of this…
Hammer price:
£550
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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WITHDRAWN
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Il Saggiatore, Rome, 1623, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION. ***Please note carefully the full amended description***
GALILEI, Galileo (1564-1642). Il Saggiatore nel quale con bilancia esquisita e giusta si ponderano le cose contenute nella Libra Astronomicae filosofica di Lotario Sarsi. Sigenano Scritto in forma…
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630). Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus…
KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630). Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus astronomiæ pars optica traditur; potissimum de artificosa a observatione et æestimatione diametrorum deliquiorum; solis et lunæ. Cum…
Hammer price:
£3,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[BEETHOVEN, Ludvig Van (1770-1827)]. A two-page autograph letter referring…
[BEETHOVEN, Ludvig van (1770-1827)]. A two-page autograph letter, dated 31 Oct. 1837, written in a 'Sütterlin' script, addressed (probably) to Carl August Krebs, Court Kapellmeister, referring to a…
Hammer price:
£100
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters. And another letter…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters comprising: a 2-page letter to S. S. Sprigg, dated Nov. 26, [18]96, on paper headed 'Rock House, Maidencombe, St. Marychurch', stating, "Glad to…
Hammer price:
£480
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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LAURENCIN, Marie (1883-1956). Marie Laurencin. Avec une préface par…
LAURENCIN, Marie (1883-1956). Marie Laurencin. Avec une préface par Marcel Jouhandeau. Paris: Éditions des Quatre Chemins, 1928. 4to (265 x 215mm). Half title, tipped-in coloured frontispiece and 4…
Hammer price:
£35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MISCELLANY - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). Quentin Durward, Edinburgh, 1823, 3…
MISCELLANY - [Walter SCOTT (1771-1832)]. Quentin Durward. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable, 1823. 3 volumes, 8vo (197 x 125mm). 4-pages of publisher's advertisements dated May 1832 at the…
Hammer price:
£120
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
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MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78). The Rehearsal Transpos'd, London, 1672-73, 3…
[MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78)]. The Rehearsal Transpos'd; or, Animadversions upon a late Book, Intituled, A Preface, shewing what Grounds there are of Fears and Jealousies of Popery ... The second…
Hammer price:
£1,200
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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MARGUERITE DE LAUNAY, baronne de Staal (1684-1750). Mémoires, Paris, 1891…
MARGUERITE DE LAUNAY, baronne de Staal (1684-1750). Mémoires. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1891. Large 8vo (226 x 150mm). Etched illustrations by Léon Boisson after Charles Delort in 2 states, one…
Hammer price:
£220
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90)]. Les Péchés de Minette, Montréal […
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90), attributed]. Les Péchés de Minette. Par l' Auteur de La Passion de Gilberte. Montréal [?but Paris]: G. Lebaucher [?but Malakoff], [c. 1902]. Small 8vo (162 x…
Hammer price:
£150
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021
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9 December 2021
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[Petit Grimoire.] Lille: Imprimerie de Blocquerel, [c. 1840], woodcut…
[Petit Grimoire.] [Colophon, possibly stamped:] Lille: Imprimerie de Blocquel, [c. 1840]. 8vo in 6s (148 x 100mm). 6 woodcut plates, all but one printed in red and black, illustrations and tables, 4…
Hammer price:
£320
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021
, 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 17:00 GMT
HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94). Untersuchungen ueber die Augbreitung…
HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94). Untersuchungen ueber die Ausbreitung der Elektrischen Kraft. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1892. 8vo (220 x 140mm). Woodcut printer's device on title,…
Hammer price:
£190
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021
, 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 17:00 GMT
PAVLOV, Ivan (1849-1936). Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrusen, Wiesbaden, 1898…
PAVLOV, Ivan (1849-1936). Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrüsen ... Autorisierte Ubersetzung aus dem Russischen. Wiesbaden: Varlag von J. F. Bergmann, 1898. Large 8vo (257 x 175mm). Half title,…
Hammer price:
£90
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021
, 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021
, 17:00 GMT
12 BOTTLES SHERRY
Morrisons The Best Palo Cortado Dry; Emilio Lustau Pedro Ximenez VORS; Tesco Cream (1l); Morrisons Pale Cream(1l); Waitrose No 1 Oloroso Real, Fino del Puerto Don Luis, Amontillado Don Gaspar,…
Hammer price:
£60
Estimate: £50 - £70
6 December 2021
, 00:00 GMT
6 December 2021
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A GEORGE III OAK LONGCASE CLOCK
The arched brass dial with silvered chapter ring and detailed 'John Daglish Alnwick' (dial, movement and case associated), 229cm high, with two weights and a pendulumCondition report: The case has…
Estimate: £150 - £200
17 November 2021
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17 November 2021
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FILM POSTER: GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
British Quad, 101.5cm x 75.5cm
Starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe, printed by the Haycock Press Ltd, laid to linen and rolledCondition report:Appears to be original, unframed, unlikely can be safely removed from linen…
Hammer price:
£650
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021
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18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
AN OAK MOUNTED WALL CLOCK
Mid-20th Century
With enamel dial and Roman hours, single train fusee movement, 39cm diameterCondition report: Requires a thorough clean, dirt to the enamel face and glass. Scuffs and scratches it the dial. Dirt and…
Estimate: £0 - £0
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021
, 17:01 GMT
AN UNUSUAL EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY REGULATOR WITH 24-HOUR DIAL
By Barraud, London
The case with a shallow arch, circular glazed dial opening, above rectangular glazed panel door, on plinth base, the 11in. circular silvered dial, signed [perhaps a replacement?] with sweep minutes,…
Hammer price:
£7,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,500
17 November 2021
, 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021
, 00:00 GMT
A MAHOGANY REGULATOR
The movement by Charles Frodsham, London, circa 1870, the case modern
Now in a recent mahogany case of typical form, the 12in. circular silvered dial, signed, with sweep centre minutes and subsidiaries for seconds and hours, the five pillar movement wound from the…
Hammer price:
£4,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 November 2021
, 00:00 GMT
17 November 2021
, 00:00 GMT