BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, London, 1812, Cantos I-II in one vol., 4to, facsimile letter, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red morocco, FIRST EDITION. With Cantos III & IV (1816-18, 2 vols., FIRST EDITIONS) in wrappers and boards. (3)
BYRON, Lord (1788-1824). Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, London, 1812, Cantos…
BYRON, George Gordon Noel, Lord (1788-1824).  Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt [and] Poems. London: "Printed for John Murray ... William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin," [March]…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CAMPBELL-JOHNSON, Alan (1913-98). Sir Anthony Eden. A Biography, London, 1955, 8vo, plates, cloth. PRESENTATION COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
CAMPBELL-JOHNSON, Alan (1913-98). Sir Anthony Eden. A Biography, London,…
CAMPBELL-JOHNSON, Alan (1913-98).  Sir Anthony Eden. A Biography. London: Robert Hale Limited, 1955. 8vo (218 x 135mm). Half title, half tone frontispiece portrait and 16 full-page plates …
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
COWLEY, Abraham (1618-67). The Works, London, 1708-10, 3 vols., 8vo, 33 engraved plates, contemporary calf. Mixed editions. With 14 other works in 32 volumes. (35)
COWLEY, Abraham (1618-67). The Works, London, 1708-10, 3 vols., 8vo, 33…
COWLEY, Abraham (1618-67).  The Works ... Consisting of those Which were formerly Printed; And those which He design'd for the Press; Publish'd out of the Author's Original Copies. With the Cutter of…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CRESSWELL, Thomas (1712-88). A Narrative of the Affair, London, [1747] [Bound with:] Miss Scrope's Answer, London, 1749, SIGNED and numbered by the author at the end. 2 works bound in one vol., 8vo, contemporary boards (later spine). FIRST EDITIONS.
CRESSWELL, Thomas (1712-88). A Narrative of the Affair, London, [1747] …
CRESSWELL, Thomas Estcourt (1712-88).  A Narrative of the Affair between Mr. Cresswell, and Miss Sc--e, Addressed to G----v----e Sc------e, Esq. By which may be discover'd the Falsities,…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred (1870-1945). Poems, Paris, 1896, 8vo, portrait of the author, early 20th-century tan half morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf. FIRST EDITION. With the same author's Autobiography (London, 1929). (2)
DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred (1870-1945). Poems, Paris, 1896, 8vo, portrait of the…
DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred (1870-1945).  Poems [Poèmes]. Paris: Published by the Mercure de France, 1896. 8vo (182 x 118mm). Heliographed portrait of the author by Dujardin after Walter Spindler inserted…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977). Places in the Sun, London, 1926, 8vo, plates, cloth. PRESENTATION COPY inscribed "Beatrice, from Anthony. Looking back: and looking forward to yet other 'Places in the Sun' to be [?]basked in together. July 17th, 1926."
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977). Places in the Sun, London, 1926, 8vo, plates,…
EDEN, Anthony, 1st Earl of Avon (1897-1977).  Places in the Sun ... With a Preface by The Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin, M.P. London: John Murray, 1926. 8vo (188 x 130mm). Half title, half tone…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[EVELYN, John (1620-1706)]. Acetaria. A Discourse on Sallets, London, 1699, small 8vo, large folding table (heavily spotted and browned throughout, loss of a few letters), 19th-century red half calf gilt. FIRST EDITION.
[EVELYN, John (1620-1706)]. Acetaria. A Discourse on Sallets, London, 1699…
[EVELYN, John (1620-1706)].  Acetaria. A Discourse of Sallets. London: Printed for B. Tooke, 1699. Small 8vo (158 x 95mm). Title within double rule border without rubrication, large folding…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GOOCH, G. P. (1873-1968). Germany, London, 1926, large 8vo, cloth. "Second impression". ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With 2 other related books. (3)
GOOCH, G. P. (1873-1968). Germany, London, 1926, large 8vo, cloth. "Second…
GOOCH, George Peabody (1873-1968).  Germany ... With an Introduction by The Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher, M.P. London: Ernest Bevin Limited, 1926. Large 8vo (215 x 140mm). Half title (a few marginal…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[HEMING, Joyce (dates unknown)]. A Knight there Was. London, 1946, 8vo, original cream boards gilt. Provenance: Anthony Eden (old armorial bookplate). INSCRIBED BY EDEN in pencil, "Sent me by the mother who wrote it. The boy was in 60th. A. E." RARE.
[HEMING, Joyce (dates unknown)]. A Knight there Was. London, 1946, 8vo,…
[HEMING, Joyce (dates unknown)].  A Knight there Was. By Mary England [i.e. a pseudonym]. London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1946. 8vo (185 x 125mm). Half title, title within woodcut typographical border.…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
KENNEDY, John Noble (1893-1970). The Business of War, London, 1957, 8vo, original buckram. FIRST EDITION, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
KENNEDY, John Noble (1893-1970). The Business of War, London, 1957, 8vo,…
KENNEDY, John Noble (1893-1970).  The Business of War. The War Narrative of Major General Sir John Kennedy ... Edited and with a Preface by Bernard Fergusson. London: Hutchinson, 1957. 8vo (228 x…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
LIE, Trygve (1896-1968). In The Cause of Peace. Seven Years with the United Nations, New York, 1954, large 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden.
LIE, Trygve (1896-1968). In The Cause of Peace. Seven Years with the…
LIE, Trygve (1896-1968).  In the Cause of Peace. Seven Years with the United Nations. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. Large 8vo (210 x 140mm). Half title, half tone frontispiece portrait of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MILTON, John (1608-74). Paradise Lost ... The Eighth Edition [Third vol:] Paradise Regained [etc], London, 1775-77, 3 volumes, 4to, 20 engraved plates, contemporary calf (rebacked). (3)
MILTON, John (1608-74). Paradise Lost ... The Eighth Edition [Third vol:]…
MILTON, John (1608-74).  Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books ... The Eighth Edition, With Notes of Various Authors, By Thomas Newton [Third volume:]  Paradise Regain'd. A Poem in Four Books. To…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard de FONTENELLE (1657-1757). A Plurality of Worlds, London, 1929, 8vo, colour-stencilled astrological illustrations by T. L. Poulton, original vellum gilt. ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. With 9 other books printed by the same press. (10)
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard de FONTENELLE (1657-1757). A Plurality of Worlds,…
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard le Bovier de FONTENELLE (1657-1757).  A Plurality of Worlds. John Glanvill's Translation with a Prologue by David Garnett. [London:] The Nonesuch Press, 1929. 8vo (200 x…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROSEBERY, Lord (1847-1929). Lord Randolph Churchill, London, 1906, 8vo, original green buckram. FIRST EDITION, ANNOTATED TWICE AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN.
ROSEBERY, Lord (1847-1929). Lord Randolph Churchill, London, 1906, 8vo,…
ROSEBERY, Archibald Philip Ambrose, 5th Earl of (1847-1929).  Lord Randolph Churchill. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 8vo (189 x 130mm). Half title, title printed in red and black. Original green…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970).  Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, 8vo, half tone illustrations, original buckram. FIRST ENGLISH ABRIDGED EDITION, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970). Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, 8vo,…
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970).  Hitler's Interpreter ... Edited by R. H. C. Steed. London: William Heinemann, 1951. 8vo (213 x 135mm). Half title, half tone portrait frontispiece of the author, 10…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SPEARS, E. L. (1886-1974). Prelude to Victory, London, 1940, 8vo, plates and maps, original buckram. FIRST EDITION, second impression. ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
SPEARS, E. L. (1886-1974). Prelude to Victory, London, 1940, 8vo, plates…
SPEARS, Edward Louis, 1st Baronet (1886-1974).  Prelude to Victory ... With an Introduction by The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill. London: Jonathan Cape, January 1940. Large 8vo (222 x 146mm). Half title…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708), and others. The Compleat Herbal ... With large Additions from Ray, Gerarde, Parkinson, and others, London, 1719, vol. one only (of 2), 4to, engraved plates, contemporary calf. Sold not subject to return.
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708), and others. The Compleat Herbal …
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708), and others. The Compleat Herbal: or, the Botanical Institutions of Mr. Tournefort, Chief Botanist To the late French King. Carefully translated from the…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VIETNAM - Victor BATOR (1891-1967).  Vietnam, New York, 1965, 8vo, morocco. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden. With 6 other books related, one inscribed by Eden, the others ANNOTATED by him. (7)
VIETNAM - Victor BATOR (1891-1967). Vietnam, New York, 1965, 8vo, morocco…
VIETNAM - Victor BATOR (1891-1967).  Vietnam. A Diplomatic Tragedy. The Origins of The U.S. Involvement. New York: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1965. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, frontispiece map,…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Memoires, "Londres", 1784, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in contemporary blue calf elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, the covers with central crowned initial "P" stamped in gilt. With another work by the same author in 2 vols. (3)
VOLTAIRE (1694-1778). Memoires, "Londres", 1784, 8vo, FINELY BOUND in…
VOLTAIRE [i.e. François-Marie AROUET (1694-1778)].  Memoires ... Écrits par lui-même. "Londres: chez Robinson," 1784. 8vo (185 x 112mm). Wood-engraved ornament on title (some light mainly marginal…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). Munich. Prologue to Tragedy, London, 1948, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN INK BY ANTHONY EDEN.
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). Munich. Prologue to Tragedy, London, 1948…
WHEELER-BENNETT, John W. (1902-75).  Munich. Prologue to Tragedy. London: Macmillan & Co., 1948. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, 9 full-page illustrations of contemporary cartoons from "Punch"…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE, Richard, Baron (1869-1923). The Sport of our Ancestors, London, 1921, 4to, 20 plates by G. D. Armour, boards. NO. 4 OF 150 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden.
WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE, Richard, Baron (1869-1923). The Sport of our…
WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE, Richard Greville Verney, Baron (1869-1923, editor).  The Sport of our Ancestors bring a Collection of Prose and Verse setting forth the Sport of Fox-Hunting as they Knew It.…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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)
BOOKS ANNOTATED BY, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH, ANTHONY EDEN. Please see…
BOOKS ANNOTATED BY, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH, ANTHONY EDEN (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford, 1893, 8vo, cloth, annotated and underlined in…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN (arranged chronologically) - George MEREDITH. Modern Love, London, 1892, reprint, 8vo, dark blue buckram, inscribed, "From Dolly, Xmas 1892," and further inscribed in…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BAKER, Richard (c.1568-1645).  A Chronicle of the Kings of England, London, 1674, folio, engraved title, lacking index leaves at the end, later half morocco. With 5 other works in 6 vols. The lot sold not subject to return. (7)
BAKER, Richard (c.1568-1645). A Chronicle of the Kings of England, London…
BAKER, Richard (c.1568-1645).  A Chronicle of the Kings of England. From the time of the Roman Government, unto the Death of King James ... Whereunto is Added, the Reign of king Charles the First,…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST

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