MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). A one-page typed letter, with greeting and signature in autograph, to Vice-Consul W. H. A. Snook, relating to a visit to Corsic; with another letter by Mountbatten; and 3 by other correspondents, addressed to Snook. (5)
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). A one-page typed letter, with greeting and…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79).  A one-page typed letter, with the greeting and signature in autograph, on paper headed "Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, c/o G.P.O.…
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Under the Net, London, 1954, 8vo, original bright green cloth, dust-jacket (small piece torn away from the backstrip). FIRST EDITION of the author's first novel. RARE.
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Under the Net, London, 1954, 8vo, original bright…
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99).  Under the Net. London: Chatto & Windus, 1954. 8vo (198 x 130mm). Half title (mainly marginal stains to pp.11-14). Original bright green cloth, the spine lettered and…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Lolita, London, 1959, 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST U.K. EDITION. With 4 other books including L' Affaire Lolita. Défence de l' Ecrivain (Paris, 1957, limited edition). (5)
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). Lolita, London, 1959, 8vo, original black…
NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977).  Lolita. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959. 8vo (197 x 128mm). Half title (a few spots to the half title, title and a few margins). Original black cloth, the spine…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £150 - £250
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NEWHOUSE, Daniel (dates unknown). The Whole Art of Navigation, London, 1718, 4to, half title, 2 engraved folding charts, illustrations, diagrams and tables, contemporary half calf (rather worn). The Fourth Edition. RARE.
NEWHOUSE, Daniel (dates unknown). The Whole Art of Navigation, London,…
NEWHOUSE, Daniel (dates unknown).  The Whole Art of Navigation: Containing the Application of Geometry and Astronomy to the Practice of Plain and Mercator's Sailing, both performed either with, or…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Down and Out in Paris and London, London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1933, 8vo, original black cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. Fenwick A1a. RARE.
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Down and Out in Paris and London, London, Victor…
"ORWELL, George" (i.e. Eric Arthur BLAIR, 1903-50).  Down and Out in Paris and London. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1933 [but 1932]. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title (some light mainly marginal…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine, Genova, "Edizioni Marsano S. A.", 1931, 4to, original red wrappers. ONE OF 500 COPIES, POSSIBLY A PRESENTATION COPY, [?]inscribed by Ezra Pound.
[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). Rime ...…
[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300).  Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine. Genova: "Edizioni Marsano S. A. Anno X", 1931. 4to (290 x 225mm). 40 facsimile plates of…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967). Swallows & Amazons, London, 1930, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt (some fading, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. RARE.
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967). Swallows & Amazons, London, 1930, 8vo,…
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967).  Swallows & Amazons. London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. 8vo (200 x 135mm). Half title, frontispiece, armorial ornament on the title (p.163 with some light staining). Original…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London, 1999, 8vo, original boards, dust-jacket. With The Chamber of Secrets (London, 1998). EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPIES OF THE FIRST EDITIONS, SECOND AND NINTH IMPRESSIONS RESPECTIVELY. (2)
ROWLING, J. K. (b.1965). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, London,…
ROWLING, J. K. (b. 1965).  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury, 1999. 8vo (197 x 128mm). Half title and title both with the Hogwarts' coat-of-arms. Original coloured…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944, large 8vo, half title, coloured illustrations by the author, original pink pictorial cloth, dust-jacket. THE FIRST EDITION TO BE PRINTED IN THE U.K. RARE. With 4 other books. (5)
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944,…
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44).  The Little Prince ... Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. London: William Heinemann, 1944. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, coloured illustrations…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[SANDYS, G. (1578-1644), translator]. Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures, Oxford, 1632, folio, engraved title, portrait, 15 plates, later calf. The second folio edition, and the first to include the engraved plates.
[SANDYS, G. (1578-1644), translator]. Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished,…
[SANDYS, George (1578-1644), translator].  Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil's Æneis. By G. S. Oxford: John Lichfield,…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SASSOON, Siegfried. (1886-1967). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, London, 1929, large 8vo, 7 plates by William Nicholson, original buckram, dust-jacket, FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. With 3 other related books. (4)
SASSOON, Siegfried. (1886-1967). Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, London,…
SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967).  Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. London: Faber & Faber, 1929. Large 8vo (224 x 150mm). Half title, 7 plates by William Nicholson, illustrations (some very light mainly…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland, Middelburg, [1700], folio, engraved maps and plates, contemporary speckled calf. FIRST EDITION.
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor). Nieuwe Cronyk…
SMALLEGANGE, Matthaeus (1624-1710, editor and contributor).  Nieuwe Cronyk Van Zeeland. Eerste Deel [all published], Vervattende De voor uitgegeven Cronyken van de Heeren, Jacobus Eyndius, en Johan…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655)]. Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and Reduced, London, 1633, folio, engraved portrait of Elizabeth I, 16 engraved maps only (of 18, lacking the portrait of Carew), old calf spine (without the covers). FIRST EDITION.
[STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655)]. Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and…
[STAFFORD, Thomas (?1576-1655), attributed].  Pacata Hibernia. Ireland Appeased and Reduced. Or, An Historie of the late Warres of Ireland, especially within the Province of Mounster, under the…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91). A View of the Earth: Being a short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Geography, London, 1762, 4to, engraved map of the world, 6 maps, plate, diagrams, boards (worn). And 2 contemporary manuscript exercise books. (3)
TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91). A View of the Earth: Being a short, but…
TURNER, Richard ([?]1720-91).  A View of the Earth: Being a Short, but Comprehensive System of Modern Geography ... To which is added, a Description of the Terrestrial Globe: with its Application to…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)]. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan, London, Leonard Smithers, 1899, 4to, original lilac cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 283 OF 1,000 COPIES.
[WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)]. The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial…
[WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)].  The Importance of Being Earnest. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan. London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. 4to (208 x 155mm).…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAMS, Margery (1881-1944). The Velveteen Rabbit, London, 1922, 4to, 7 coloured plates by William Nicholson, original boards. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "1922. For Ada Squires on her birthday, from William Nicholson."
WILLIAMS, Margery (1881-1944). The Velveteen Rabbit, London, 1922, 4to, 7…
WILLIAMS, Margery [or] Margery Williams BIANCO (1881-1944) & William NICHOLSON (1872-1949, illustrator).  The Velveteen Rabbit Or How Toys Become Real ... With Illustrations by William Nicholson.…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
A RHODESIA THREE COIN GOLD PROOF SET 1966
A RHODESIA THREE COIN GOLD PROOF SET 1966
Comprising; five pounds, one pound and ten shillings, with specifications and a case
Condition ReportCombined weight of three gold coins is 51.7 grams.  The accompanying paperwork states that they are of 916.666 Millesimal Fineness
Hammer price: £4,200
Estimate: £2,200 - £2,600
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
A CANADA 1967 SEVEN COIN SPECIMEN PROOF SET
A CANADA 1967 SEVEN COIN SPECIMEN PROOF SET
Including a gold twenty dollars, with paperwork, case and box
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
AN ISLE OF MAN PLATINUM PROOF ONE POUND
AN ISLE OF MAN PLATINUM PROOF ONE POUND
1978, with a certificate of issue and a case
Condition ReportThe coin is mounted into plastic and is firmly fixed into the bottom rectangular section of the box.  It is apparently not possible to remove it without damaging the coin, gross…
Hammer price: £245
Estimate: £180 - £220
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
THREE ROYAL MINT PROOF COIN SETS (3)
THREE ROYAL MINT PROOF COIN SETS (3)
Comprising; a 2007 ten coin Executive Proof Set with numbered certificate, booklet and case, a 2013 Britannia collection five coin silver proof set, cased and a 30th Anniversary of The One Pound Coin…
Condition ReportAll three have certificate cards. The five coin set certificate card has been bent and straightened, resulting in a crease, however there is no booklet to accompany the five coin set…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £70
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
AN ISLE OF MAN PLATINUM PROOF ONE POUND
AN ISLE OF MAN PLATINUM PROOF ONE POUND
1978, with a certificate of issue and a case
Condition ReportThe coin is mounted into plastic and is firmly fixed into the bottom rectangular section of the box.  It is apparently not possible to remove it without damaging the coin, gross…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £180 - £220
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
A COLLECTION OF SIX MASONIC ITEMS (6)
A COLLECTION OF SIX MASONIC ITEMS (6)
See description below
Comprising; a late Victorian silver gilt enamelled and colourless paste Diamond Jubilee lodge jewel, London 1897, a gold spherical globular pendant, the suspension designed as a Masonic square and…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £240 - £280
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
AN ISLE OF MAN PLATINUM PROOF ONE POUND
AN ISLE OF MAN PLATINUM PROOF ONE POUND
1978, with a certificate of issue and case
Condition ReportThe coin is mounted into plastic and is firmly fixed into the bottom rectangular section of the box.  It is apparently not possible to remove it without damaging the coin, gross…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £180 - £220
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND TOKENS (QTY)
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS AND TOKENS (QTY)
To include pre-1947 silver issues, Isle of Man, Lundy Island, Irish, three coin forgeries, a medallion commemorating The Gigantic Wheel, Earls Court 1899, various late 18th century half penny tokens…
Hammer price: £235
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 14:00 GMT

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