YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Tower, London, 1928, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth gilt. A FINE BRIGHT COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION.
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939). The Tower, London, 1928, 8vo, original green…
YEATS, W. B. (1865-1939).  The Tower. London: Macmillan and Co., 1928. 8vo (194 x 130mm). Half title, 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end (light rectangular stain to pp. 100-101 from…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-92). Maud, and Other Poems. London, 1855, 8vo, original green cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 5 other books by Tennyson. (6)
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord (1809-92). Maud, and Other Poems. London, 1855, 8vo…
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-92).  Maud, and Other Poems. London: Edward Moxon, 1855. 8vo (171 x 110mm). Half title, 8-pages of publisher's advertisements dated July 1855 bound in at the front before…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Pride and Prejudice, London, 1894, 8vo, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, original elaborate peacock cloth gilt. FIRST "PEACOCK" EDITION, and the first edition to be fully-illustrated.
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817). Pride and Prejudice, London, 1894, 8vo,…
AUSTEN, Jane (1775-1817).  Pride and Prejudice ... with a Preface by George Saintsbury. London: George Allen, 1894. 8vo (181 x 120mm). Half title, printer's device on verso of half title, wood…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire, London, S. D. Frances, [1948 or later], 8vo, original coloured pictorial wrappers. With 19 other "pulp fiction" books by the same author. (20)
"JANSON, Hank" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)]. Gun Moll for Hire,…
PULP FICTION - "Hank JANSON" [i.e. Stephen Daniel FRANCES (d. 1989)].  Gun Moll for Hire. London: "Published by S. D. Frances. Sale Distributors: Gaywood Press Ltd.", [1948 or later]. 8vo (183 x…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
LAFFAN, William Mackay (1848-1909).  Engravings on Wood by Members of the Society of American Wood-Engravers, New York, 1887, folio, 7 plates only (of 25), unbound, as issued, in original half roan portfolio. NO. 2 OF 112 COPIES, signed by the publisher.
LAFFAN, William Mackay (1848-1909). Engravings on Wood by Members of the…
LAFFAN, William Mackay (1848-1909, editor).  Engravings on Wood by Members of the Society of American Wood-Engravers. New York: Harper Brothers, 1887. Folio (607 x 475mm). Half title, title printed…
Estimate: £80 - £120
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio, general title and title to the New Testament, woodcut maps and illustrations including 2 full-page, contemporary calf (worn). THE LAST EDITION OF THE GENEVA BIBLE.
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, Amsterdam, Thomas Stafford, 1644, folio,…
BIBLE, in English - The Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures contained in the Old and New Testament. Translated According to the Hebrew and Greek, and conferred with the best Translations in divers…
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629). Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine, Brussels, 1672, folio, folding engraved plate and 103 engraved emblematic illustrations after Otto van Veen, contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, joints split). FIRST EDITION thus.
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629). Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine, Brussels,…
VEEN, Otto van (1556-1629, illustrator).  Le Theatre Moral de la Vie Humaine. Representée En plus de cent Tableaux divers, tirez du Poëte Horace, Par le Sieur Otho Venius, et Expliquez En autant de…
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
[SARPI, Paolo (1552-1623)].  The History of the Council of Trent, London, 1676, folio, contemporary calf (rebacked). With 7 other works in 9 vols. (10)
[SARPI, Paolo (1552-1623)]. The History of the Council of Trent, London,…
[SARPI, Paolo (1552-1623)].  The History of the Council of Trent. Containing Eight Books ... Whereunto is Added the Life of the learned Author; and the History of the Inquisition, translated by…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
TRAVEL - Laurence OLIPHANT (1829-88). The Russian Shores of the Black Sea, London, 1853, 8vo, lithographed frontispiece, 2 engraved maps, original pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. With various other travel and topographical works in 18 vols. (19)
TRAVEL - Laurence OLIPHANT (1829-88). The Russian Shores of the Black Sea,…
TRAVEL - Laurence OLIPHANT (1829-88).  The Russian Shores of the Black Sea in the Autumn of 1852. With a Voyage down the Volga, and a Tour through the Country of the Don Cossacks. London: William…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
A Collection of Old Ballads, London, 1723-25, 3 volumes, 12mo, 47 engraved plates, FINELY BOUND in later red morocco gilt. With 3 other works in 5 vols. (8)
A Collection of Old Ballads, London, 1723-25, 3 volumes, 12mo, 47 engraved…
A Collection of Old Ballads. Corrected from the best and most Ancient Copies Extant. With Introductions Historical, Critical, or Humourous. London: Printed for J. Roberts, and D. Leach, 1723-25. 3…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, London, 1725, 2 vols., 8vo, contemporary calf. With various other works in 65 vols. (67)
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, London, 1725, 2 vols., 8vo,…
MISCELLANY - Peter Langtoft's Chronicle, (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of Brunne) from the Death of Cadwalader to the end of K. Edward the First's Reign. Transcrib'd, and now first publish'd…
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
JONSON, Ben (1572-1657). Volpone, or The Foxe, London, 1616, 4to, stitched. Bound with other works by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1657). Volpone, or The Foxe, London, 1616, 4to, stitched…
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Volpone, or The Foxe. A Comoedie. Acted in the yeere 1605. By the K. Maiesties Servants. London: Printed by William Stansby, 1616. Title, headpieces and initials, paginated …
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Anne Isabella Noel BLUNT (1837-1917) and Wilfrid Scawen BLUNT (1840-1922). The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare, [Newtown], The Gregynog Press, 1930, 4to, VERY FINELY BOUND in morocco by Denise Lubett. NUMBER 94 OF 275 COPIES.
BINDING - Anne Isabella Noel BLUNT (1837-1917) and Wilfrid Scawen BLUNT …
BINDING - Anne Isabella Noel BLUNT, 15th Baroness Wentworth (1837-1917) and Wilfrid Scawen BLUNT (1840-1922).  The Celebrated Romance of the Stealing of the Mare. Translated from the Original Arabic…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
JARDINE, William (1800-74). British Salmonidæ, London, Decimus Press, 1979, folio, 12 coloured plates of salmon after William Jardine, original morocco-backed buckram. NUMBER 151 OF 500 COPIES. Facsimile Edition.
JARDINE, William (1800-74). British Salmonidæ, London, Decimus Press, 1979…
JARDINE, William (1800-74). British Salmonidæ. London: Decimus Press, 1979. Folio (622 x 465mm). Half title, 12 coloured plates of salmon after William Jardine, engraved vignettes, one coloured.…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
GILLRAY, James ([?]1756-1815, artist). The Caricatures ... with Historical and Political Illustrations, [London, c. 1818-24], oblong small 4to, 76 hand-coloured engraved plates by Gillray only ([?]of 82), contemporary calf (rather worn).
GILLRAY, James ([?]1756-1815, artist). The Caricatures ... with Historical…
GILLRAY, James ([?]1756-1815, artist).  The Caricatures ... with Historical and Political Illustrations, and Compendious Anecdotes and Notices. [London and Edinburgh: J. Miller and W. Blackwood, c.…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material. Please see the full description. (qty)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977),…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965), Clementine CHURCHILL (1885-1977), Clement ATTLEE (1883-1967), Peter Geoffrey OATES (1919-2007), and others. An archive of manuscript and printed material…
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). A "Romeo y Julieta" cigar butt, 50mm. long, acquired by the vendor, Iris Howell (née White), while tending to Winston Churchill in her capacity as a flight attendant for British European Airways in the 1960s. (3)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965). A "Romeo y Julieta" cigar butt,…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).  A "Romeo y Julieta" cigar butt, 50mm. long, with the vendor's British European Airways (BEA) diary for 1963, inscribed on Wednesday 12th June "Nice, Sir…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (1415-71).  Le Morte Darthur, London, 1927, 4to, 22 plates by Aubrey Beardsley, illustrations, original dark blue pictorial cloth gilt (spine detached). ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. Third Beardsley edition.
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (1415-71). Le…
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-98, illustrator) - Thomas MALORY (c.1415-71).  The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of His Noble Knights of the Round Table ... and in the end Le Morte Darthur. London: J. M…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629). Greece, [London:] George Humble, 1626, hand-coloured engraved map of ancient Greece, 400 x 510mm., framed and glazed.
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629). Greece, [London:] George Humble, 1626, hand…
SPEED, John (c.1551-1629).  [After title in Greek:] Greece. [London:] George Humble, 1626. Hand-coloured engraved map of ancient Greece, title and scale within baroque cartouches, sea monster and…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £150 - £250
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo, coloured illustrations and decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, original coloured and silver pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo,…
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963).  The Savoy Cocktail Book. Being in the main a complete compendium of the Cocktails, Rickeys, Daisies, Slings, Shrubs, Smashes, Fizzes, Juleps, Cobblers, Fixes, and other…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales, London, [1924]. 4to, 12 mounted coloured plates by Nielsen, original pictorial russet calf gilt. NUMBER 295 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST.
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).…
NIELSEN, Kay (1886-1957, illustrator) - Hans Christian ANDERSEN (1805-75).  Fairy Tales. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. 4to (308 x 250mm). Additional pictorial title, 12 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - Robert CARRIER (1923-2006). Great Dishes of the World, London, 1963, 4to, coloured photographed plates, illustrations, FINELY BOUND in full green crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf. FIRST EDITION.
BINDING - Robert CARRIER (1923-2006). Great Dishes of the World, London,…
BINDING - Robert CARRIER (1923-2006).  Great Dishes of the World. [London:] Nelson, 1963. 4to (272 x 215mm). Half title, coloured photographed plates, illustrations by Sophie Granval (one plate with…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - Rev. Wilbert AWDRY (1911-97). A 2-page autograph letter, signed, dated "25.6.53", relating to the first live TV broadcast of 'The Sad Story of Henry' on June 14 1953; with 'Thomas, the Tank Engine' (London, [1950 or earlier]). (2)
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - Rev. Wilbert AWDRY (1911-97). A 2-page autograph…
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE - Rev. Wilbert AWDRY (1911-97).  A 2-page autograph letter, signed, on paper blind-stamped "Emneth Vicarage, Wisbech", dated "25/6/53", stating, "Dear Mrs Adams, Thank you very…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (2)
AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (2)
Study of horsemen
oil on canvas
33 x 36.5cm
together with a portrait of a lady
(2)
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £100 - £150
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST
21 June 2022 , 17:00 BST

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