LINDT, John William (1845-1926, photographer). 12 fine albumen photographic prints by J. W. Lindt, 3 taken on board H.M.S. Dart, the remainder of scenes in New Guinea, mounted in an album. PRESENTATION COPY. Please see the full description below.
LINDT, John William (1845-1926, photographer). 12 fine albumen…
LINDT, John William (1845-1926, landscape and ethnographic photographer). 12 fine albumen photographic prints by John William Lindt comprising three taken on board the H.M.S. Dart and the remainder…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MACDONALD, Isabel (dates unknown). The Fairy Tradition in the Highlands and Some Psychological Problems, Keighley, 1938, 8vo, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION, inscribed on the upper wrapper by the author. RARE.
MACDONALD, Isabel (dates unknown). The Fairy Tradition in the Highlands…
MACDONALD, Isabel (dates unknown).  The Fairy Tradition in the Highlands and Some Psychological Problems. Keighley: The Rydal Press, 1938 [from the imprint on the verso of title]. 8vo (182 x 125mm).…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £80
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NOLAN, Sidney (1917-92, illustrator). Swansong, [London], Shenval Press, 4to, illustrations by Sidney Nolan, original boards, NUMBER 4 OF 150 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ARIST. With 3 other signed copies; and another limited edition. (5)
NOLAN, Sidney (1917-92, illustrator). Swansong, [London], Shenval Press,…
NOLAN, Sidney (1917-92, illustrator).  Swansong ... Poems by Charles Osborne. [London:] Shenval Press, 1968. 4to (277 x 210mm). Full-page illustrations by Sidney Nolan. Original black buckram-backed…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NORTHUMBERLAND - Christopher SAXTON (c.1540-c.1610) & [John SPEED (c.1551-1629)].  Northumberland Truely Drawne & Described. Anno: 1642. [London: William Web], 1642 [but 1645], engraved map, 380 x 460mm., unframed. RARE.
NORTHUMBERLAND - Christopher SAXTON (c.1540-c.1610) & [John SPEED (c.1551…
NORTHUMBERLAND - Christopher SAXTON (c.1540-c.1610) & [John SPEED (c.1551-1629)].  Northumberland Truely Drawne & Described. Anno: 1642. Christophorus Saxton descripsit. [London: William Web], 1642 …
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians, London, 1815, 4to, tables, contemporary boards (worn). RARE.
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be…
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: Wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique [Pp. 404-18 in:] Annales de Chimie et de Physique. Troisième Série. Tome LII. Paris: 1858, 8vo, contemporary calf-backed boards. FIRST (COMPLETE) EDITION.
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95). Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique [Pp…
PASTEUR, Louis (1822-95).  Mémoire sur la Fermentation Appelée Lactique ... Lu  l' Academie des Sciences dans la séance du 30 novembre 1857. [Pages 404-18 contained in:]  Annales de Chimie et de…
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400). Catalogus sanctorum, Venice, 1516, small 4to, woodcut illustrations and initials (staining, spotting and light browning), contemporary panelled calf elaborately decorated in blind.
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400). Catalogus sanctorum, Venice, 1516, small…
PETRUS DE NATALIBUS (1370-1400).  Catalogus sanctoru[m et] gestorum eorum. [Colophon:] Venice: Nicolaus de Franckfordia, 1516. Small 4to (214 x 152mm). Full-page woodcut of the Crucifixion surrounded…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
Portraits des Généraux Français, faisant Suite aux Victoires et Conquêtes des Français, Paris, 1818, 2 vols., 8vo, 152 engraved portraits, contemporary calf. With 5 other miscellaneous early 19th-century books. (7)
Portraits des Généraux Français, faisant Suite aux Victoires et Conquêtes…
Portraits des Généraux Français, faisant Suite aux Victoires et Conquêtes des Français. Cette Collection sera Jointe a la Biographie Militaire Française qui Termine l' Ouvrage. Paris: C. L. F.…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £200 - £200
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October] 1903. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 full-page coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
QUEEN ELIZABETH, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). A portrait photograph of The Queen Mother with Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II, signed "Elizabeth 1927". With other Royal material. Please see the full description. (qty)
QUEEN ELIZABETH, The Queen Mother (1900-2002). A portrait photograph of…
QUEEN ELIZABETH, the Queen Mother (1900-2002) & QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022).  A photograph of The Queen Mother, seated, with her daughter Elizabeth, future Queen Elizabeth II, standing beside her,…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
RAMPANT LIONS PRESS - The Song of Solomon, Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press, 1937, 4to, printed in red and black, 6 linocut illustrations by Harry Hicken, 4 of which full-page, original hessian-backed boards. NUMBER 12 OF 125 COPIES.
RAMPANT LIONS PRESS - The Song of Solomon, Cambridge, Rampant Lions Press,…
RAMPANT LIONS PRESS - The Song of Solomon According to the Authorised Version. Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1937. 4to (330 x 255mm). Printed in red and black, hand-set in Goudy text, 6 linocut…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86).  La Figura della Neve, Turin, 1681, 8vo in 4s, 7 etched illustrations of snowflakes, 3 of which full-page (text ends at [E4] p.40), contemporary calf (rebacked). FIRST EDITION. RARE. Please see the note on completeness below.
ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86). La Figura della Neve, Turin, 1681, 8vo in 4s,…
ROSSETTI, Donato (1633-86).  La Figura della Neve. Turin: "Per la Vedova Gianelli, e Domenico Paulino," 1681. 8vo in 4s (179 x 113mm). Half title, woodcut ornament on title, initial, 7 etched…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others.  An Universal System of Natural History, London, [?1794-1808], 14 volumes, 8vo, 401 engraved plates only, 112 hand-coloured, 85 folding, half calf gilt. Sold not subject to return. (14)
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others. An…
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800, editor), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others.  [Volumes I - VII titled:] An Universal System of Natural History, including the Natural History of Man; The Orang-Outang;…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe 1790 And continued by Vice Admiral Lord Hood 1791." [No place, 1791 or later], 8vo (160 x 125mm), autograph manuscript on c.150 leaves, with hand-coloured flags, calf (disbound).
"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe…
"Signal Book for the Ships of War under the Command of Admiral Earl Howe 1790 And continued by Vice Admiral Lord Hood 1791." [No place, no date but 1791 or later], 8vo (160 x 125mm). Autograph…
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SLAVERY - James RAMSAY (1733-89).  An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies, London, 1784, 8vo, errata and advertisement leaf, unbound but spine solid and text-block holding. FIRST EDITION.
SLAVERY - James RAMSAY (1733-89). An Essay on the Treatment and…
SLAVERY - James RAMSAY (1733-89).  An Essay on the Treatment and Conversion of African Slaves in the British Sugar Colonies. London: "Printed and Sold by James Phillips, George-Yard, Lombard-Street,"…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Barkshire Described, London, 1676, hand-coloured engraved map of Berkshire, panoramic view of Windsor Castle at the top, title within baroque figural cartouche, coats-of-arms, compass rose, 382 x 510mm., framed and glazed.
SPEED, John (1552-1629). Barkshire Described, London, 1676, hand-coloured…
SPEED, John (1552-1629).  Barkshire Described. [London:] Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, [1676]. Hand-coloured engraved map of Berkshire, title within baroque figural cartouche, panoramic view…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, R. & J. MARCHANT. The History and Survey of ... London and Westminster, London, 1754, 2 vols., 82 engraved plates ([?]only), all FINELY COLOURED BY HAND, modern morocco. With another related but defective work. (3)
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, R. & J. MARCHANT. The History and Survey…
STOW, John (1525-1605), SEYMOUR, Robert [dates unknown] & J. MARCHANT [dates unknown].  The History and Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjacent ...…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis ... Second Edition, London, 1809, 8vo, hand-coloured frontispiece by Cruikshank, old wrappers, stitched. VERY RARE, with no copy in the British Library or on-line.
The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis ... Second…
The Jubilee, and Civic Debates on the Jubilee Dinner, Travestis. Dedicated to all Lovers of the True Sublime ... Second Edition. London: "Printed for T. Tegg, 111, Cheapside, By J. D. Dewick, 46,…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VAN ALPHEN, Hieronymous (1746-1803).  Kleine Gedichten voor Kinderen, Utrecht, 1787 [?but later], small 8vo, engraved portrait of the author, title with vignette, 66 plates, contemporary calf. With a miniature Almanac (Utrecht, 1836). (2)
VAN ALPHEN, Hieronymous (1746-1803). Kleine Gedichten voor Kinderen,…
VAN ALPHEN, Hieronymous (1746-1803).  Kleine Gedichten voor Kinderen. Utrecht: Bij de Wed. J. van Terveen en Zoon, 1787 [?but later]. Small 8vo (124 x 72mm). Half title, engraved portrait of the…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Scoop, London, 1939, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (torn at corners with some loss). FIRST EDITION, in the dust-jacket without the 'Daily Beast' masthead.
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Scoop, London, 1939, 8vo, original cloth, dust…
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66).  Scoop. A Novel about Journalists. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1938. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title, one-page publisher's advertisement at the end. Original red and black…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
‘KIFU’ A FAUX SHAGREEN SIDE TABLE
Lot 2606 - The Modern Interior Sold
‘KIFU’ A FAUX SHAGREEN SIDE TABLE
With three frieze drawers, 125cm wide; 75cm high; 50cm deep
Large crack/split to the right side front support which will need some restoration, small section of shagreen missing top left side drawer please see additional images. 
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
BASED UPON; IF I HAD KNOWN WHAT I KNOW NOW: BRITISH ISLES
Lot 2690 - The Modern Interior Sold
BASED UPON; IF I HAD KNOWN WHAT I KNOW NOW: BRITISH ISLES
Polished bronze wall hanging, signed to the cast ‘Based Upon’, ‘1/3’ foundry stamp for PANGOLIN EDITIONS, the largest section 65cm wide; 92cm high
Based Upon were founded in 2004. This three piece wall sculpture was produced in an edition of 3. Another edition was sold in Aynhoe Park Collection, Dreweatts, 20 January 2021, lot 13 for £28,000.…
Hammer price: £8,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
AN ART DECO GILT-METAL FIGURAL TABLE LAMP
AN ART DECO GILT-METAL FIGURAL TABLE LAMP
Modelled as two dancers, mounted on alabaster base, 37cm high
Condition Report; Restored crack to the base of the lamp, no shade for this lot and will need wiring, old marks and scratches to both the figures. See additional image 
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
PIERRE LE FAGUAYS (1892-1962); AN ART DECO FRENCH METAL FIGURAL GROUP KNOWN AS ‘TROPHÉE’
PIERRE LE FAGUAYS (1892-1962); AN ART DECO FRENCH METAL FIGURAL GROUP…
Modelled with two athletes supporting the victor, holding an olive branch symbolic of peace or victory, inscribed ‘La Faguays’ to the polished Belgium black marble plinth, 34cm wide; 63.5cm high
Condition report: There are several scuffs and scratches - notably to the shoulder of the top figure and knee of the same figure. There palm leaf stem with a break around the stem, that has been…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST

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