MANNING, Olivia (1908-80). A collection of fifteen autograph letters and postcards, signed, and seven typed letters, signed, to Count Giacomo Antonini, dated between 1967-77. A correspondence which starts formally but grows in warmth and candour.
MANNING, Olivia (1908-80). A collection of fifteen autograph letters and…
MANNING, Olivia (1908-80).  A collection of fifteen autograph letters and postcards, signed, and seven typed letters, signed, to Count Giacomo Antonini, dated between 1967-77. A correspondence which…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MANUSCRIPT, ACCOUNTS BOOK - A manuscript accounts book on paper relating to the Clan Rose of Kilravok, [mid-18th-century], c.170-pages, folio, contemporary full vellum.
MANUSCRIPT, ACCOUNTS BOOK - A manuscript accounts book on paper relating…
MANUSCRIPT, ACCOUNTS BOOK - A manuscript accounts book relating to the Clan Rose of Kilravok, with the alphabetical contents at the front, "A. The names of the possessors of Auldearn and their [?…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MANUSCRIPT, LEGAL - A substantial legal manuscript on paper recording numerous copies of chancery affidavits, conveyances, petitions, legal precedents, etc., in a fine italic hand, [mid-late 18th-century], 536-pages, folio, contemporary full vellum.
MANUSCRIPT, LEGAL - A substantial legal manuscript on paper recording…
MANUSCRIPT, LEGAL - A substantial legal manuscript on paper recording numerous copies of chancery affidavits, conveyances, petitions, legal precedents, etc., with additional index pages, all in an…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume, [?later 18th-century], 8vo, contemporary boards. FIVE APPARENTLY UNPUBLISHED WORKS, of unknown authorship, on gardening, husbandry, forestry, etc. Please see the full description below.
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - Five manuscript works in one volume, [?later…
MANUSCRIPT, NATURAL HISTORY - "The Flower Garden; in Two Parts. The First Part, Contains the Culture of all the Annual and Bienl. Plants and Flowers, together with all Bulbous Rooted Flowers, and…
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and remedies, [late 18th-century/early 19th-century], 2 volumes, c.250-pages, small 4to, contemporary full vellum (rather worn). (2)
MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and…
MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and remedies, written in several different hands, two, three or four to a page, with an index on the front pastedown of one volume …
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A collection of corrected typescripts and letters, [late 1920s-after 1979]. 6 typed drafts of magazine articles with autograph annotations, together with 16 autograph and 3 typed letters, postcards and memoranda. (qty)
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A collection of corrected typescripts and…
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980).  A collection of corrected typescripts and letters, [late 1920s-after 1979]. 6 typed drafts of magazine articles with autograph annotations, together with 16 autograph and…
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry" etc.), to Zofia Slaboszowska, Pacific Palisades, 19 May 1965-13 November 1979, c.63 pages in total.
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980). A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all…
MILLER, Henry (1891-1980).  A series of 38 autograph and typed letters, all but one signed ("Henry Miller", "Henry", "Heinrich von Mueller", "Heinrich der Knarr", "Henry-san", "Heinrich von Offenbach…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The Hums of Pooh, London, 1929, 4to, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, boards. ONE OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, ARTIST & COMPOSER. With 3 other books in the same series, one of which a SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. (4)
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The Hums of Pooh, London, 1929, 4to,…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956).  The Hums of Pooh. Lyrics by Pooh. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Introduction and Notes by A. A. Milne. Decorations by E. H. Shepard. Additional Lyrics by Eeyore. London:…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY - LONGUS (2nd-century AD). Daphnis et Chloé, Paris, 1872, 8vo, illustrations, FINELY BOUND in red morocco gilt by W. Pratt. With 13 miscellaneous works in 25 volumes. Please see the full description below. (26)
MISCELLANY - LONGUS (2nd-century AD). Daphnis et Chloé, Paris, 1872, 8vo,…
MISCELLANY - LONGUS (2nd-century AD).  Daphnis et Chloé. Traduction d' Amot. Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1872. 8vo (160 x 102mm). Half title, etched and wood-engraved illustrations and…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator). Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales, London, [1913], 4to, coloured plates, cloth gilt. With c.45 other mostly 20th-century illustrated books. The lot sold not subject to return. (c.45)
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator).…
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator).  Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales. London: George G. Harrap, [1913]. 4to (240 x 180mm). Half title, 16 mounted coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MONTFERRAND, Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et Détails du Monument Consacré a la Mémoire de l' Empereur Alexandre, Paris, large folio, fine lithographed plates and vignettes (variable spotting throughout), unbound but joints and text-block holding.
MONTFERRAND, Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858). Plans et Détails du Monument…
MONTFERRAND, Auguste Ricard de (1786-1858).  Plans et Détails du Monument Consacré a la Mémoire de l' Empereur Alexandre. Ouvrage Dédié a sa Majesté l' Empereur Nicolas 1er. Paris: Chez Thierry…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
NORWICH, John Julius (1919-2018). A Christmas Cracker, [Shrewsbury], 1991-2018, 26 numbers (lacking 1994 & 2013), 8vo, wrappers, all but the last INSCRIBED, "Charles and Jane [Williams], With Christmas love, John." Please see the note on provenance. (26)
NORWICH, John Julius (1919-2018). A Christmas Cracker, [Shrewsbury], 1991…
NORWICH, John Julius (1919-2018).  A Christmas Cracker being a commonplace selection. [Shrewsbury or no place: Livesey Limited or no publisher], 1991-93, 1995-2012, 2014-2018 (i.e. lacking the…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
NOWELL, P. H. ([dates unknown], artist). A collection of c.55 original pen-and-ink satirical drawings, four with watercolour, most signed "P. H. Nowell" or with his initials or monogram, a few dated between 1881 and 1895, various sizes. (c.55)
NOWELL, P. H. ([dates unknown], artist). A collection of c.55 original pen…
NOWELL, P. H. ([dates unknown], artist).  A collection of c.55 original pen-and-ink drawings on paper or card, four with watercolour, most signed "P. H. Nowell" or with his initials or monogram, a…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98]. Ducatus Mediolanensis, [Antwerp: c.1592], hand-coloured engraved map of northern Italy including Milan and the lakes (some staining), 350 x 470mm., unframed.
[ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98]. Ducatus Mediolanensis, [Antwerp: c.1592],…
[ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98)] & Giovanni Giorgio SETTALA (1520-90).  Ducatus Mediolanensis, finitimarumq, regionu descriptio, auctore Ioanne Georgio Septala [sic]. [Antwerp: c.1592]. Hand-coloured…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000). A Dance to the Music of Time, London, 1951-75, 12 volumes, 8vo, uniformly bound in attractive later half burgundy morocco gilt. A COMPLETE SET, ALL FIRST EDITIONS. (12)
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000). A Dance to the Music of Time, London, 1951-75…
POWELL, Anthony (1905-2000).  A Dance to the Music of Time sequence, comprising: A Question of Upbringing (1951), A Buyer's Market (1952), The Acceptance World (1955), At Lady Molly's (1957),…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A COMPLETE RUN OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND LONG-RUNNING SATIRICAL PERIODICAL, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, PRINTED ON YELLOW PAPER.
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A…
Private Eye. [London: various publishers], Friday 25th October 1961- March 2024. Numbers 1-1,620, 4to (300 x 210mm). The first 3 numbers printed in "off-set litho" on yellow paper, the remainder…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[PYNE, James Baker (1800-70). The English Lake District, London, 1853]. Folio, 24 lithographed plates by Pyne, one coloured by hand, disbound in contemporary half morocco (very worn). Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.
[PYNE, James Baker (1800-70). The English Lake District, London, 1853].…
[PYNE, James Baker (1800-70).  The English Lake District. London: Thomas Agnew & Sons, 1853]. Folio (625 x 445mm). 24 plates lithographed by William Gauci after James Baker Pyne, the plate of…
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Peter Pan ... A New Edition, London, [1912], 4to, 50 mounted coloured plates ([?]lacks half title), original pictorial cloth gilt. With 2 other books illustrated by Arthur Rackham, both FIRST TRADE EDITIONS. (3)
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Peter Pan ... A New Edition,…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - J. M. BARRIE (1860-1937).  Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens ... A New Edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912]. 4to (272 x 210mm). 50 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm, London, 1917, 4to, 13 mounted coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, original buckram. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 92 OF 525 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator). Little Brother & Little Sister…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator).  Little Brother & Little Sister and Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1917. 4to (295 x 230mm). Half title, mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £250
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols. including one duplicate, 8vo, original cloth; and 3 others by the same author. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, in dust-jackets, two inscribed by the author. Please see the full listing below. (14)
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols.…
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). The Alms for Oblivion sequence, listed in order of the date of publication, comprising: The Rich Pay Late (London, 1964), Friends in Low Places (London, 1965), The Sabre…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters of the novel "Friends in Low Places", written in blue ink on the rectos only of 174-pages, with a typed covering letter from the author, contained in a cloth box.
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first…
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001).  The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters [as eventually published] of "Friends in Low Places", the second novel in the "Alms for Oblivion" sequence,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted coloured plates by F. Cayley Robinson, original limp vellum gilt, ties. LIMITED TO 512 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 174 OF 500 COPIES ON "HANDMADE RICCARDI PAPER".
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted…
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis. Now Printed in the Authorised Version. London: "Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd.", 1914. 4to (265 x 200mm). Half title, title printed in…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
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: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO"). Three Tales of Venice, [London], The Corvine Press, [1950], 8vo, buckram. LIMITED TO 140 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 10 ON "GOATSKIN PARCHMENT PAPER." JULIAN SYMONS' COPY. With another related. (2)
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO"). Three Tales of Venice, …
ROLFE, Frederick (1860-1913, i.e. "Baron CORVO").  Three Tales of Venice. [London:] The Corvine Press, [1950]. 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half title, printed on "Goatskin Parchment paper". Contemporary blue…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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