RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes, large 8vo, 84 plates. FINELY BOUND in dark green crushed morocco gilt. Mixed Editions, but the last 3 vols. FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900). Modern Painters, London, 1851-60, 5 volumes,…
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900).  Modern Painters. London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1851-60. 5 volumes, large 8vo (255 x 172mm). Half titles, 84 engraved, lithographed and mezzotint plates by J. C. Armytage,…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
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
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957). Blasting and Bombardiering, London, 1937, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 16 other miscellaneous works in 18 vols. (19)
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957). Blasting and Bombardiering, London, 1937, 8vo,…
LEWIS, Wyndham (1882-1957).  Blasting and Bombardiering. [From dust-jacket:] Autobiography (1914-1926). London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1937. 8vo (218 x 140mm). Half title, frontispiece and 11…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator). Ses Peintures ... Paris, [1925], folio, 20 pochoir-coloured plates by Sonia Delaunay, unbound, as issued, in original portfolio. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the artist to Bernard Nevill.
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator). Ses Peintures ... Paris, [1925],…
DELAUNAY, Sonia (1885-1979, illustrator).  Ses Peintures, ses Objets, ses Tissus Simultanés, ses Modes. Préface d' André Lhote. Poèmes de Cendrars, Delteil, Tzara, Soupault. Paris: Librairie des Arts…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo, original pictorial cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 29 other illustrated and children's books. (30)
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912). The Violet Fairy Book, London, 1901, 8vo,…
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912, editor).  The Violet Fairy Book. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. 8vo (184 x 125mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 32 plates by H. J. Ford, of which 7 coloured…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81). The Experienced English Housekeeper, London, 1775, 8vo, 2 plates only (of 3), contemporary calf. Fourth edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81). The Experienced English Housekeeper, London,…
RAFFALD, Elizabeth (1733-81).  The Experienced English Housekeeper, for the Use and Ease of Ladies, Housekeepers, Cooks, Wrote purely from Practice ... The Fourth Edition. London: Printed for the…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague, 1755, 2 vols., 12mo, 9 hand-coloured engraved plates, contemporary calf. (2)
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"]. Les Oeuvres, The Hague,…
[JACOB, Antoine (1639-85), known as "MONTFLEURY"].  Les Oeuvres ... Contenant les Pieces de Theatre, Représentées par la Troupe des Comediens du Roi à Paris. The Hague: Chez J. van Kieboom, Gerard…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand-coloured illustrations by Léon Carré, original wrappers. ONE OF 1,100 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Frank Jay Gould.
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962). L' Atlantide, Paris, 1939, 4to, fine hand…
BENOIT, Pierre (1886-1962).  L' Atlantide. Roman. Paris: L' Édition d' Art H. Piazza, 1939. 4to (227 x 165mm). Half title, title within green decorative border with central ornament, fine hand- or…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £100 - £150
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
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
STURLUSON, Snorri (1179-1241).  Heims Kringla, Stockholm, 1697, 2 vols. bound in one, folio, parallel text in Old Norse, Swedish and Latin, modern old-style panelled calf. FIRST EDITION. With Peter Murbeck's Christeliga Bredikningar (Kalmar, 1785). (2)
STURLUSON, Snorri (1179-1241). Heims Kringla, Stockholm, 1697, 2 vols.…
STURLUSON, Snorri (1179-1241).  Heims Kringla eller Snorre Sturlusons Nordlänske Konunga Sagor. Sive Historiæ Regum Septentrionalium, ê Snorrone Sturlonide, Ante secula quinque, patrio sermone…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OR "QUAKERS" - "Christian and Brotherly Advices Given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meetings in London." [?London: c. 1738-1771]. Folio. c. 400-page manuscript (many leaves lacking), contemporary reverse calf.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OR "QUAKERS" - "Christian and Brotherly…
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OR "QUAKERS" - "Christian and Brotherly Advices Given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meetings in London Alphabetically digested under proper Heads." [?London: c.…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
[MAURICE, Thomas (1754-1824)]. The History of Hindostan, London, 1795-98. 2 vols., 4to, 19 engraved plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION, but a baffling set (see full description). With another defective set in 2 vols. Sold not subject to return. (4)
[MAURICE, Thomas (1754-1824)]. The History of Hindostan, London, 1795-98.…
[MAURICE, Thomas (1754-1824)].  The History of Hindostan; as Connected with the History of the Other great Empires of Asia. London: Printed by W. Bulmer and Co., for the Author; and Sold by R.…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
THEOLOGY, English - William CAVE (1637-1713). Apostolici, London, 1677, folio, engraved title and illustrations, contemporary calf (worn). With 17 other English theological works in 19 vols., most folios. (20)
THEOLOGY, English - William CAVE (1637-1713). Apostolici, London, 1677,…
THEOLOGY, English - William CAVE (1637-1713).  [Engraved title:]  Apostolici or The Lives of the Primitive Fathers for the three first Ages of the Christian Church [Printed title:]  Apostolici: or,…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London, 1837, 8vo, 43 engraved plates, 19th-century half calf. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, EARLY ISSUE. With The Penny Pickwick ([London, c. 1837], nos. 1 - 53 only, defective). (2)
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club,…
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman and Hall, 1837. 8vo (214 x 130mm). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional wood-engraved title with…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
[RYVES, Bruno (1596-1677)].  Mercurius Rusticus: or, The Countries Complaint of the barbarous Out-rages Committed by the Sectaries of this late flourishing Kingdome, [Oxford], 1646, 8vo, engraved title, 19th-century morocco. FIRST EDITION.
[RYVES, Bruno (1596-1677)]. Mercurius Rusticus: or, The Countries…
[RYVES, Bruno [with many variants in spelling] (1596-1677)].  Mercurius Rusticus: or, The Countries Complaint of the barbarous Out-rages Committed by the Sectaries of this late flourishing Kingdome.…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
[MERIAN, Matthäus (1593-1650, engraver)]. Topographia Galliæ, Amsterdam, 1662, parts I - III only (of 5), 12mo, engraved titles in parts I and III, 224 engraved plates, contemporary vellum. (3)
[MERIAN, Matthäus (1593-1650, engraver)]. Topographia Galliæ, Amsterdam,…
[MERIAN, Matthäus (1593-1650, engraver)] and Martin ZEILER (1589-1661).  [From the first printed title:]  Topographia Galliæ, Ofte eene naeukeurige Beschrijvinghe der Provintien, Steden en plaetfen…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £800
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
HALL, Joseph (1574-1656). The Shaking of the Olive-Tree, London, 1660, 4to, folding engraved frontispiece portrait, modern calf, new endpapers. FIRST EDITION.
HALL, Joseph (1574-1656). The Shaking of the Olive-Tree, London, 1660, 4to…
HALL, Joseph (1574-1656).  The Shaking of the Olive-Tree. The Remaining Works ... With Some Specialties of Divine Providence in his Life. Noted by His own Hand. Together with His Hard Measure:…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BREE, Charles Robert (1811-86). A History of the Birds of Europe, not Observed in the British Isles, London, 1863-64, 4 vols., large 8vo, 238 chromoxylographed plates, original red pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. (4)
BREE, Charles Robert (1811-86). A History of the Birds of Europe, not…
BREE, Charles Robert (1811-86).  A History of the Birds of Europe, not Observed in the British Isles. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1863-64. 4 volumes, large 8vo (252 x 160mm). 238 chromoxylographed…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, New York, 1945, 8vo, original yellow cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
STEINBECK, John (1902-68). Cannery Row, New York, 1945, 8vo, original…
STEINBECK, John (1902-68).  Cannery Row. New York: The Viking Press, January 1945. 8vo (187 x120mm). Half title, one-page list of works at the end. Original bright yellow cloth lettered and ruled in…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea, London, 1952, 8vo, original blue pictorial cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST U.K. EDITION. With another by the same author. (2)
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea, London, 1952, 8vo,…
HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). The Old Man and the Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1952. 8vo (193 x 125mm). Half title (small spot to title). Original blue cloth with illustration stamped in red on the…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, New York, 1946, 8vo, original green cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second or later issue. With 4 other books. (5)
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, New York, 1946, 8vo, original green…
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. 8vo (187 x 125mm). Half title. Original green cloth, dust-jacket (some chipping and fraying). Provenance: Jack…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
L' Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Vola d' Oca, [Bologna, c. 1871], coloured lithographed political map, 465 x 665mm., framed and glazed. RARE.
L' Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Vola d' Oca, [Bologna, c. 1871],…
L' Europa Geografico-Politica Veduta a Vola d' Oca. [Bologna: Presso Manfredi Manfredo editore Via Venezia N. 1749,  c. 1871]. Coloured lithographed political map, printed verse in the side margins …
Hammer price: £3,200
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST

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