BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) & Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer). 24 Photographs 1977-1987, Santa Barbara, 1987, 4to, boards. FIRST EDITION. LIMITED TO 496 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 26 SIGNED BY BUKOWSKI WITH AN ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) - Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer).…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94) - Michael MONTFORT (1940-2008, photographer).  24 Photographs 1977-1987 by Michael Montfort. With an Introduction and Poem by Charles Bukowski. Santa Barbara: Graham…
Estimate: £600 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). All the Assholes in the World and Mine, Bensenville, Illinois, Open Skull Press, 1966, 8vo, original tan pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF "NO MORE THAN" 400 COPIES. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). All the Assholes in the World and Mine,…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  All the Assholes in the World and Mine. Bensenville, Illinois: Open Skull Press [and Douglas Blazek], 1966. 8vo (215 x 140mm). Mimeographed text. Original tan pictorial…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Bring Me Your Love, Santa Barbara, 1983, 4to, illustrations by R. Crumb, original cloth-backed pictorial boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 346 OF 376 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Krumhansl 79b.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Bring Me Your Love, Santa Barbara, 1983, 4to,…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Bring Me Your Love. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. 4to (267 x 190mm). Title printed in pink and turquoise, illustration on title and 3 full-page illustrations…
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts, Bensenville, Illinois, Mimeo Press, 1965, 8vo, mimeographed text, original pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF "NO MORE THAN" 500 COPIES. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts. Bensenville, Illinois: Mimeo Press [and Douglas Blazek], 1965. 8vo (216 x 143mm). Mimeographed text on yellow,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £350 - £450
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Dangling in the Tournefortia, Santa Barbara, Black Sparrow Press, 1981, 8vo, original pictorial boards, acetate wrapper. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 243 OF 350 "HARDCOVER COPIES" NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Krumhansl 71c.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Dangling in the Tournefortia, Santa Barbara,…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Dangling in the Tournefortia. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1981. Large 8vo (229 x 150mm). Title printed in red, blue and black with two duplicate illustrations of…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski, Crescent City, Florida, 1962, 8vo, illustrations by the author, wrappers. FIRST EDITION. No limitation stated but probably ONE OF ABOUT 500 COPIES. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  [Title from the upper wrapper:] Epos. A Quarterly of Poetry. Poems and Drawings by Charles Bukowski. The Work of American and British Poets, edited by Will Tulos, Evelyn…
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). It Catches my Heart in its Hands, New Orleans, Loujon Press, 1963, 8vo, printed on multi-coloured paper, original boards. FIRST EDITION. ONE OF 777 COPIES, SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR IN SILVER INK. Krumhansl 12.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). It Catches my Heart in its Hands, New Orleans…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  It Catches my Heart in its Hands. New & Selected Poems 1955-1963. Introduction by John William Corrington. Gypsy Lou Series No. 1: A Loujon Press Award Book. New Orleans…
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Poems Written Before Jumping out of an 8 Story Window, Glendale, California, Poetry X/Change, [1968], square 8vo, illustration by the author, original pictorial wrappers. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). Poems Written Before Jumping out of an 8…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  Poems Written Before Jumping out of an 8 Story Window. Glendale, California: Poetry X/Change, [1968]. Square 8vo (209 x 157mm). Double-page centrefold illustration by…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors have Taken Over the Ship, Santa Rosa, Black Sparrow Press, 1998, large 8vo, boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 128 OF 426 COPIES WITH A PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR BY ROBERT CRUMB, SIGNED.
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94). The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors…
BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-94).  The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors have Taken Over the Ship. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. Large 8vo (228 x 150mm). Full-page coloured serigraph [i.e.…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bülow"), to Dr Carl Gille, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere, 18 November [1863] - 30 May 1869. In German. Together c.75 pages, mostly on his relations with Wagner and Liszt.
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94). A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v…
BULOW, Hans von (1830-94, German conductor, pianist and composer).  A series of 27 autograph letters, signed ("H. v. Bülow"), to Dr Carl Gille, Berlin, Munich and elsewhere, 18 November [1863] - 30…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BURKE, Edmund (1729-97). Reflections on the Revolution in France ... The Eighth Edition, London, 1791 [Bound with Paine's:] Rights of Man ... Fourth Edition, London, 1791, 2 works bound in one, 8vo, 19th-century half calf.
BURKE, Edmund (1729-97). Reflections on the Revolution in France ... The…
BURKE, Edmund (1729-97).  Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London ... The Eighth Edition. London: J. Dodsley, 1791 [bound with:] Thomas PAINE …
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)]. The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1676, folio, half title, engraved pictorial title (some rust holes, spotting and staining to text), modern old-style full calf gilt. The Eighth Edition.
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)]. The Anatomy of Melancholy, London, 1676,…
[BURTON, Robert (1577-1640)].  The Anatomy of Melancholy. What it is, With all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prognostickes, & several cures of it. In three Partitions, with their severall Sections,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper, the images 130 x 95mm., inset into 38 thick card mounts, one on each side (some staining), 1868 and later, collected by Julius Barras.
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian…
BUTTERFLIES, Indian - An album of original watercolours of Indian butterflies and moths mounted on paper with watercolour backgrounds of flora, the images 130 x 95mm., each inset into 38 thick card…
Hammer price: £4,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHANCELLOR, E. Beresford (1868-1937). The History of the Squares of London, London, 1907, 4to, 36 plates, some in 2 states, vellum-backed cloth. FIRST EDITION, NO. 5 OF 50 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With a letter from the author loosely-inserted.
CHANCELLOR, E. Beresford (1868-1937). The History of the Squares of London…
CHANCELLOR, Edwin Beresford (1868-1937).  The History of the Squares of London Topographical & Historical. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Ltd., 1907. 4to (250 x 195mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "To Valerie with nice thoughts, Eustace, Feb. '58". With 11 other books by the same author, some PRESENTATION COPIES. (12)
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73). Live and Let live, London, 1958, 8vo, cloth,…
CHESSER, Eustace (1902-73).  Live and Let Live. The Moral of the Wolfenden Report ... With a Foreword by Sir John Wolfenden. London: Heinemann, 1958. 8vo (183 x 125mm). Half title (some large spots…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books mostly about Churchill, most FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed by their authors to the late Lady Jane Williams of Elvel. Please see the more detailed listing below. (c.30)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books mostly…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1875-1964) - A collection of c.30 books about Winston Churchill, most FIRST EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, inscribed by their authors to the late Lady Jane Williams of…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930). The Case for Spirit Photography, London, [1922], 8vo, 16 photographed plates, original wrappers (lacks backstrip, frayed with some loss). FIRST EDITION. RARE. With 2 books of related interest. (3)
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930). The Case for Spirit Photography, London, …
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930), and others.  The Case for Spirit Photography ... [From upper wrapper:]  With Corroborative Evidence by Experienced Researchers and Photographers. London: Hutchinson &…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, [n.p.], 13 February [1897]. Six-pages, 159 x 100mm, on a bifolium and a singleton. On his pleasure at an acknowledgement from Henry James. (6)
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924). Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to …
CONRAD, Joseph (1847-1924).  Autograph letter, signed ("J. Conrad"), to [Edward] Garnett, n.p., 13 February [1897]. Six-pages, 159 x 100mm, on a bifolium and a singleton. On his pleasure at an…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
COOKE, William (d.1780). The Medallic History of Imperial Rome, London, 1781, 2 volumes, folio, 61 engraved plates, attractively bound in contemporary tree calf, spines elaborately gilt with red and black morocco lettering-pieces. FIRST EDITION. (2)
COOKE, William (d.1780). The Medallic History of Imperial Rome, London,…
COOKE, William (d.1780).  The Medallic History of Imperial Rome ... With the Several Medals and Coins, accurately Copied and Curiously Engraven. To which is prefixed, an Introduction, containing a…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DAHL, Roald (1916-90). The Gremlins, New York, 1943, 4to, illustrations, some coloured, original pictorial boards (edges rubbed, without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author. (2)
DAHL, Roald (1916-90). The Gremlins, New York, 1943, 4to, illustrations,…
DAHL, Roald (1916-90).  The Gremlins. From the Walt Disney Production. A Royal Air Force Story. New York: Random House, 1943. 4to (278 x 215mm). Illustrations, some full-page and coloured (short tear…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, London, 1873 [but later], 8vo, 7 photographed plates, illustrations, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, "Tenth Thousand".
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82). The Expression of the Emotions in Man and…
DARWIN, Charles (1809-82).  The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals ... With Photographic and Other Illustrations. Tenth Thousand. London: John Murray, 1873 [but some advertisements dated…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. Out of Africa, New York, 1938, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. With c.24 other books by, or relating to, the same author. (c.25)
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. Out of Africa, New York,…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)].  Out of Africa. New York: Random House, 1938. 8vo (206 x 140mm). Half title, title in a green panel (stain at margin of one leaf near the end).…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her letter about her African farm and "Out of Africa".
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)]. A typed letter in Swedish…
"DINESEN, Isak" [i.e. Karen BLIXEN (1885-1962)].  A typed letter in Swedish, signed ("Karen Blixen"), on blue paper, to "Mrs Shou", two-pages, dated 2 September 1938, thanking her very warmly for her…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to Giovanni Ricordi, [Rome], 1 August 1833. In Italian. Three-and-a-half-pages, 242 x 189mm, including two brief musical quotations.
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848). Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to…
DONIZETTI, Gaetano (1797-1848).  Autograph letter, signed ("Donizetti"), to Giovanni Ricordi, [Rome], 1 August 1833. In Italian. Three-and-a-half-pages, 242 x 189mm, including two brief musical…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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