CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878) & Robert (1789-1856). London Characters, London, 1827 [but compiled in 1906], 12mo, 24 hand-coloured plates, later paper boards (see note below). With 5 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878) & Robert (1789-1856). London Characters,…
CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878) & Robert CRUIKSHANK (1789-1856), illustrators.  London Characters. London: Joseph Robins, 1827 [but compiled in 1906]. 12mo (156 x 98mm). 24 hand-coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece captioned "The Famous Roxana" (some spotting and staining), contemporary calf. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of Defoe's last novel, published anonymously.
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo,…
[DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)].  The Fortunate Mistress: Or, A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau, Afterwards Call'd The Countess de Wintselheim, in Germany.…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles, London, 1936, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations, 2 folding maps contained in envelope, original half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 135 OF 1,000 COPIES. (2)
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles,…
GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - Thomas Edward LAWRENCE [i.e. "Lawrence of Arabia"] (1888-1935).  Crusader Castles, edited by A. W. Lawrence. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. 2 volumes, 4to (250 x…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1950, large 8vo, 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, illustrations, original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket (frayed at edges). FIRST U.K. RACKHAM TRADE EDITION.
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1950, large…
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932) & Arthur RACKHAM (1867-1939, illustrator).  The Wind in the Willows. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1950. Large 8vo (232 x 150mm). Half title, 12 coloured plates by Arthur…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary calf-backed blue paper boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. With 4 other works by the same author in 6 vols. (8)
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes,…
[IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)].  The Alhambra. By Geoffrey Crayon. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1832. 2 volumes, large 8vo (225 x 145mm). Half titles, one-page of publisher's…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
KING, Stephen (b.1947). Christine, London, 1983, large 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST U.K. EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Dave - Be well, Stephen King, 5/14/83."
KING, Stephen (b.1947). Christine, London, 1983, large 8vo, original black…
KING, Stephen (b.1947).  Christine. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. Large 8vo (232 x 145mm). Half title. Original black cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the dust-jacket designed by Ian Hughes…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
LILFORD, Lord (1833-96). Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, London, 1885-97, 7 volumes, large 8vo, portrait, 421 coloured plates [see important note below], FINELY BOUND in contemporary red half morocco gilt. [?]Mixed editions. (7)
LILFORD, Lord (1833-96). Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British…
LILFORD, Thomas Littleton Powys, 4th Baron (1833-96).  Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands. London: R. H. Porter, [?]1885-97. 7 volumes, large 8vo (248 x 170mm). Photogravure…
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux Indes Orientales, Amsterdam, 1638, 3 parts in one volume, folio, 3 engraved titles, portrait, 6 maps, 33 plates (?only of 36), contemporary calf (re-backed). Third French edition.
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux…
LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611).  Histoire de la Navigation de Jean Hugues de Linschot Hollandois: Aux Indes Orientales. Contenant diverses Descriptions des lieux iusques à present descouverts…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium, on staging Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini" at Weimar.
LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector…
LISZT, Franz (1811-86).  Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium; [with] a letter addressed to…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third Edition, London, 1665, 8vo, printed in black letter (mainly marginal spotting, staining and browning), contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). With 2 defective books. (3)
MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third…
MANWOOD, John (d.1610).  A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest, Wherein is declaered not onely those Laws, as they are now in force, but also the Original and beginning of Forests; and what a Forest…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition, 1927, 8vo, half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page, original green pictorial cloth gilt, dust-jacket (some light staining to the jacket, a few short tears without loss).
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition, 1927, 8vo,…
MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956).  Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. 8vo (189 x 125mm). Half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page. Original green pictorial…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £70 - £100
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION.
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more…
PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817).  A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America: Performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte…
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen. Order Book", 4to, 1962-68, 95-pages with carbon copy orders, including descriptions, prices, and sometimes the occasions on which the clothes were to be worn, original wrappers.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - "Hardy Amies Ltd. Her Majesty the Queen.…
QUEEN ELIZABETH II (1926-2022) - [Printed label on the upper cover of the order book:] "Hardy Amies Ltd. 14 Savile Row, W1." With the Royal Coat-of-Arms and "By Appointment Her Majesty The Queen…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902, 8vo, plates and tables, original buckram. FIRST EDITION. With another related (defective) book, a collection of 15 SUFFRAGETTE POSTCARDS, and a related badge. (18)
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903). Women's Suffrage, London, 1902…
SUFFRAGETTES - Helen BLACKBURN (1842-1903).  Women's Suffrage. A Record of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the British Isles with Biographical Sketches of Miss Becker. London: Williams & Norgate,…
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £300 - £500
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
TARTAGLIA, Nicolo (c.1499-1557). La Nova Scientia, Venice, 1558, woodcut illustrations, diagrams and initials [bound with 2 other works by the same author], 4to, contemporary vellum. Please see the full description below.
TARTAGLIA, Nicolo (c.1499-1557). La Nova Scientia, Venice, 1558, woodcut…
TARTAGLIA, Nicolo (c.1499-1557).  La Nova Scientia ... con una gionta al terzo Libro. Venice: [no publisher], 1558. Full-page woodcut allegorical illustration on the title, woodcut illustrations,…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80). The Creed of Japhet, London, "Printed for Private Circulation", 1891, large 8vo, lightly browned and stained, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. "COPY 3" OF 150 COPIES. VERY RARE.
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80)…
WILLIAM, Alexander, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Lord Lindsay (1812-80).  The Creed of Japhet, that is of the Race Popularly Surnamed Indo-Germanic or Aryan, as held Before the Period of its…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
4 December 2024 , 17:00 GMT
A GROUP OF SEVEN MEDALS TO DAVID SMITH ROYAL MARINES AND FURTHER ITEMS (QTY)
A GROUP OF SEVEN MEDALS TO DAVID SMITH ROYAL MARINES AND FURTHER ITEMS …
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Comprising; a 1914-15 Star to R.M.A. 10768, GR.D.SMITH., The 1914-18 British War Medal and The 1914-19 Victory Medal to R.M.A. 10768 GR.D.SMITH., The 1939-45 War Medal, The Defence Medal, The Navy…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A SET OF NINE SILVER MEDALLIONS COMMEMORATING THE QUEENS OF THE BRITISH ISLES AND FURTHER ITEMS (4 CASES)
A SET OF NINE SILVER MEDALLIONS COMMEMORATING THE QUEENS OF THE BRITISH…
Also a 2013 Jersey silver proof five pounds crown, total weight 431 grams, two cupro nickel gilt Channel Islands proof five pounds crowns commemorating Elizabeth II 2012, a cupro nickel medallion…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £160 - £190
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS
A GROUP OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN COINS
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Comprising; a bronze medallion, commemorating The 1897 Diamond Jubilee, five United Nations Sterling silver commemorative medal postage covers, displayed in an album, a United Nations silver peace…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY MEDAL AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (7)
A TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY MEDAL AND SIX FURTHER ITEMS (7)
The Efficiency Medal George VI issue to 1435037 W.O.CL.1.S.H.Franklin. R.E., with box of issue and two ribbons, two Second World War ribbons, a dress miniature Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £70
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A GROUP OF NINE FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALS
A GROUP OF NINE FIRST WORLD WAR AND LATER MEDALS
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Comprising; a 1914 Star and bar to 20600 SAPR;E.S.BUTCHER. R.E., A 1914-18 British War Medal and A 1914-19 Victory Medal with M.I.D spray to 20600 A.SJT.E.S.BUTCHER. R.E., A 1939-45 Star, A 1939-45…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A FAMILY GROUP OF MEDALS TO THE TURNER FAMILY (QTY)
A FAMILY GROUP OF MEDALS TO THE TURNER FAMILY (QTY)
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Five awards, comprising; The Queen's South Africa Medal with five bars, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill and Belfast with engraved naming to 4439 CPL: W.H.TURNER. 7/DN GDS.,…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A COLLECTION OF MASONIC JEWELS (41)
A COLLECTION OF MASONIC JEWELS (41)
Comprising; one silver gilt and enamelled Surbiton Lodge jewel, eight further silver, silver gilt and enamelled Masonic jewels and badges, together with ten mostly Surrey oval apron jewels and twenty…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
A ROYAL OBSERVERS CORPS GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS AND FURTHER RELATED ITEMS (QTY)
A ROYAL OBSERVERS CORPS GROUP OF FOUR MEDALS AND FURTHER RELATED ITEMS …
The group of medals, comprising; The 1914-18 British Wart Medal and The 1914-19 Victory Medal to 65082. 2.A.M. A.H.WATSON. R.A.F., The 1939-45 Defence Medal and The Royal Observer Corps Medal to;…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT
3 December 2024 , 15:00 GMT

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