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
MALLET, Alain Manesson (1630-1706).  La Geometrie Pratique, Paris, 1702, 4 volumes, large 8vo, 2 engraved portraits and 493 engraved plates, contemporary calf (rubbed). Provenance: George Kenyon (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION. (4)
MALLET, Alain Manesson (1630-1706). La Geometrie Pratique, Paris, 1702, 4…
MALLET, Alain Manesson (1630-1706).  La Geometrie Pratique, Divisée en Quatre Livres. Paris: "Chez Anisson, Directeur de l' Imprimerie Royale," 1702. 4 volumes, large 8vo (223 x 142mm). Half titles,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MISCELLANY - P. J. OULESS (1817-85). Scenic Beauties of the Island of Jersey, [St. Helier, 1840], folio, 21 lithographed plates, boards. With a quantity of miscellaneous items. Please see the full description. Sold not subject to return. (qty)
MISCELLANY - P. J. OULESS (1817-85). Scenic Beauties of the Island of…
MISCELLANY - Philip John OULESS (1817-85).  Scenic Beauties of the Island of Jersey. [St. Helier: 1840]. Folio (423 x 273mm). 21 lithographed plates by P. J. Ouless, including a folding panorama,…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MUELLER, Ferdinand, Baron von (1825-96). The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria, Melbourne, 1850-65, 2 vols., 4to, 89 lithographed plates (some dampstaining), later morocco-backed boards (vol. II dampstained). FIRST EDITION. RARE. (2)
MUELLER, Ferdinand, Baron von (1825-96). The Plants Indigenous to the…
MUELLER, Ferdinand, Baron von (1825-96).  The Plants Indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Vol. I. Thalamifloræ. [Vol. II:] Lithograms [sic]. Melbourne: John Freres, Government Printer, 1860-65. 2…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not, London, [1860], 8vo, table, original dark grey pebbled cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. RARE.
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What…
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. London: Harrison, [1860]. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Table (some very light spotting and staining, a few darker spots).…
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
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
November 5th 1645. The County of Suffolke Divided into Fourteene Precincts for Classicall Presbyteries, London, 1647, 8vo, 10-pages, later wrappers. See provenance notes below.
November 5th 1645. The County of Suffolke Divided into Fourteene Precincts…
November 5th 1645. The County of Suffolke Divided into Fourteene Precincts for Classicall Presbyteries, together with the names of the Ministers and others nominated by the Committee of the said…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] - A Collection of 43 books. Please see the full description below. (43)
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)…
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] -  A Collection of 43 books comprising: The Abbey Girls (London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, [n.d. but a reprint], 8vo,…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
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
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
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
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, London, [E. & J. Wright, 1807], folio, engraved portrait, contemporary boards (worn). The first facsimile edition of Shakespeare's first folio. With 3 other related works in 12 vols. (13)
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, London…
SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616).  Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies. London: "Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623" [but London: E. & J.…
Hammer price: £40
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
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
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders of Yorkshire, London, 1807, 8vo, contemporary half calf (very worn, covers detached). FIRST EDITION. PMM 232(b); Sabin 103953.
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of…
SLAVERY - William WILBERFORCE (1759-1833).  A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders of Yorkshire. London: "Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, for T. Cadell and W.…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £500 - £800
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). Brideshead Revisited, London, 1945, 8vo, original pink cloth, dust-jacket (torn with some loss at corners). FIRST EDITION.
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66). Brideshead Revisited, London, 1945, 8vo, original…
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-66).  Brideshead Revisited. The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder. A Novel. London: Chapman & Hall, 1945. 8vo (185 x 120mm). Half title (some leaves with short…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
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
‘GINGER BROWN’ A FAUX SHAGREEN SIDE TABLE
Lot 2614 - The Modern Interior Sold
‘GINGER BROWN’ A FAUX SHAGREEN SIDE TABLE
35cm wide; 59cm high; 26cm deep
Three out of four of the corners to the top are damaged, see Additional images. Metal supports in good co
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
‘SOFA & CHAIR COMPANY’ A GREY LEATHER UPHOLSTERED COFFEE TABLE
Lot 2633 - The Modern Interior Sold
‘SOFA & CHAIR COMPANY’ A GREY LEATHER UPHOLSTERED COFFEE TABLE
With central lift out tray, 116cm wide; 42cm high; 85cm deep
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £200
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
29 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
A RARE WEDGWOOD CELADON-GROUND BICENTENARY COMPETITION VASE
A RARE WEDGWOOD CELADON-GROUND BICENTENARY COMPETITION VASE
Dated 1930
Designed by Emmanuel Tjerne, sprigged in white relief relief with mythical figures and animals, the neck rim detailed `Wedgwood', the foot with the dates `1730' and `1930', raised on a…
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 25 November, 2004. The vase was designed for the bicentenary of the birth of Josiah Wedgwood. Emmanuel Tjerne, A Swedish glass artist providing the winning design.…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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
AN ART DECO SPELTER MANTEL CLOCK TITLED DAY AND NIGHT BY P. SEGA
AN ART DECO SPELTER MANTEL CLOCK TITLED DAY AND NIGHT BY P. SEGA
The case modelled with personifications of day and night, zodiac signs cast to the drum case, engine milled silvered dial with Arabic hours, inscribed to the reverse ‘P. Sega’, mounted on a breche…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £80 - £120
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
OFFICIAL W.A DEALER “THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN” ENAMEL SIGN
OFFICIAL W.A DEALER “THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN” ENAMEL SIGN
66cm wide; 37cm high
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £100 - £150
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST

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