CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Alle de Wercken, Amsterdam, 1712, 2 volumes, folio, plates and c.400 engraved emblematic illustrations, contemporary calf. (2) Please see the full description below.
CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Alle de Wercken, Amsterdam, 1712, 2 volumes,…
CATS, Jacob (1577-1660).  Alle de Wercken ... Ridder Oudt Raadtpensionaris van Hollandt. &c. De laatste Druk; waar on het Twee-en-Tachtig Jaarig Leeven des Dichters beneffens desselfs Slaapeloose…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (frayed). FIRST ENGLISH PUBLISHED EDITION. With The Mirror and the Sea (London, 1906, cloth, FIRST EDITION) and 2 photographs of Conrad in an album. (3)
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original cloth,…
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924).  The Rescue. A Romance of the Shallows. London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1920. 8vo (195 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title. Original…
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £80 - £120
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [G. MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)]. The English House-Wife, London, 1668, 4to (browned and spotted throughout), later boards. The Eighth edition. With 12 other books, most related, including works by Hannah Glasse and Elizabeth Raffald. (13)
COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [G. MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)]. The English House-Wife,…
COOKERY & HUSBANDRY - [Gervase MARKHAM (c.1568-1637)].  The English House-Wife containing The inward and outward Vertues which ought to be in a Compleat Woman: As her Skill in Physick, Chirurgery,…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DERLETH, August (1909-71). Something Near, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1945, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION.
DERLETH, August (1909-71). Something Near, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1945,…
DERLETH, August (1909-71).  Something Near. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1945. 8vo (188 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's device on the title (very lightly and consistently browned…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Oliver Twist, London, Richard Bentley, 1838, 3 volumes, 8vo, half titles in vols. I and II [as called for], 24 etched plates by George Cruikshank, original plum cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, second issue. (3)
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Oliver Twist, London, Richard Bentley, 1838, 3…
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  Oliver Twist. London: "Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street," [?November] 1838. 3 volumes, 8vo (202 x 122mm). Half titles in volumes I and II [only, as called for], 24…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
EDWARDS, Lionel (1878-1966, illustrator). My Hunting Sketch Book, London, 1928, 4to, 15 coloured plates, original vellum-backed cloth boards. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 226 OF 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With another book of related interest. (2)
EDWARDS. Lionel (1878-1966, illustrator). My Hunting Sketch Book, London,…
EDWARDS, Lionel (1878-1966, illustrator).  My Hunting Sketch Book. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode Limited, 1928. 4to (317 x 250mm). Half title, 15 mounted coloured plates by Lionel Edwards (occasional…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
FOTHERGILL, Jessie (1851-91). An autograph manuscript of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!", probably in the hand of Fothergill rather than that of the poet himself, inscribed at the foot, "Jessie Fothergill, Jan. 16. 1887", on one page, 204 x 126mm.
FOTHERGILL, Jessie (1851-91). An autograph manuscript of Walt Whitman's…
FOTHERGILL, Jessie (1851-91).  An autograph manuscript of Walt Whitman's poem "O Me! O Life!", probably in the hand of Jessie Fothergill rather than that of the poet himself, inscribed at the foot,…
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames, London, 1756-58, 4to, 4 engraved plates, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other works in 5 volumes. (6)
[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)]. A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth…
[HANWAY, Jonas (1712-86)].  A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston upon Thames; through Southampton, Wiltshire, &c. with Miscellaneous Thoughts, Moral and Religious; In a Series…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HUBBARD, Elbert (1856-1915). Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors ... William Morris, New York, Roycrofters, 1900, 4to, coloured decorations, wrappers. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 767 OF 925 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With another related book. (2)
HUBBARD, Elbert (1856-1915). Little Journeys to the Homes of English…
HUBBARD, Elbert (1856-1915).  Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors ... William Morris. Done into print by the Roycrofters at the Roycroft Shop. East Aurora, Erie County, New York: The…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). Those Barren Leaves, London, 1925, 8vo, original buckram, dust-jacket (backstrip darkened, frayed). FIRST EDITION. With 14 other books by the same author. (15) Please see the full listing below.
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). Those Barren Leaves, London, 1925, 8vo,…
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963).  Those Barren Leaves. London: Chatto & Windus, 1925. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title (some light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Original terracotta buckram, the…
Estimate: £500 - £800
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single bifolium vellum leaf extracted from a prayer book, with exceptional decorative coloured borders heightened in gold, [?]mid- to late-15th-century, probably northern France, 210 x 285mm.
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single…
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT - A fine illuminated manuscript on a single bifolium vellum leaf extracted from a prayer book or missal, incorporating four pages including prayers for the Feast Days of Saints…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-84). A Dictionary of the English Language, London, 1755, 2 volumes, folio, lacking the title to vol. II, but supplied in modern facsimile, modern old-style calf. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. (2)
JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-84). A Dictionary of the English Language, London,…
JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-84).  A Dictionary of the English Language: in which the Words are Deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the Best…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96). A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, Hammersmith, 1898, 8vo, illustration by Edward Burne-Jones, ornaments, holland-backed boards. ONE OF 525 COPIES. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY.
KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96). A Note by William Morris on…
KELMSCOTT PRESS - William MORRIS (1834-96).  A Note by William Morris on his Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press. Together with a Short Description of the Press by S. C. Cockerell, & an Annotated…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
KNOLLES, Richard (1545-1610). The Generall Historie of the Turkes ... The Third Edition, London, 1621, folio, fine engraved title page, 28 portraits, illustration, contemporary calf (old repairs).
KNOLLES, Richard (1545-1610). The Generall Historie of the Turkes ... The…
KNOLLES, Richard ([?]1545-1610).  The Generall Historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that Nation to the rising of the Ottoman Familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LONDON PANORAMAS - [Matthäus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed. London. [Frankfurt, c.1638]. Hand-coloured engraved panorama of London, 230 x 710mm., framed and glazed. With another smaller panorama of London. (2)
LONDON PANORAMAS - [Matthäus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed.…
LONDON PANORAMAS - [Matthäus MERIAN (1593-1650), the Elder], attributed.  London. [Frankfurt: 1638 or later]. Hand-coloured engraved panorama of London extending from "Whyte Hall" to the Tower of…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P.  (1890-1937). The Shunned House, Athol, Mass.: The Recluse Press, 1928 [but please see the important note in the full description below]. Original publisher's black cloth gilt, modern book box. Joshi A5. EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Shunned House, Athol, Mass.: The…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  The Shunned House ... With a Preface by Frank Belknap Long, Jr. Athol, Massachusetts: "Published by W. Paul Cook. The Recluse Press, 1928" [but please see the important…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) - August DERLETH (1909-71). H. P. L.: a memoir, New York, 1945, original red cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "For Gordon Dewey - a memory of H. P. L. Cordially, August Derleth."
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) - August DERLETH (1909-71). H. P. L.: a…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) - August DERLETH (1909-71).  H. P. L.: a memoir. New York: Ben Abramson, 1945. 8vo (203 x 140mm). Half title, mounted portrait frontispiece of H. P. Lovecraft printed in…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71). The Lurker at the Threshold, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1945, 8vo, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi I-D-i-20. RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71). The Lurker at the…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) & August DERLETH (1909-71).  The Lurker at the Threshold. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1945. 8vo (184 x 128mm). Half title, woodcut publisher's device on the title…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces by H. P. Lovecraft and Divers Hands, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1966, 8vo, plates and illustrations, original black cloth gilt, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. Joshi  A43.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces by H.…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  The Dark Brotherhood and Other Pieces by H. P. Lovecraft & Divers Hands. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1966, 8vo (187 x 130mm). Half title, woodcut printer's…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Outsider and Others, Sauk City, Arkham House, 1939, 8vo, original cloth, facsimile dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION of "the first major collection of Lovecraft's tales" (Joshi) and the first book printed by Arkham House. RARE.
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937). The Outsider and Others, Sauk City, Arkham…
LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937).  The Outsider and Others ... Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1939. Large 8vo (231 x 155mm). Half title. Original…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
LOWELL, Percival (1855-1916). Mars and its Canals, New York, 1906, 8vo, photogravure frontispiece and 15 plates, modern full green morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.
LOWELL, Percival (1855-1916). Mars and its Canals, New York, 1906, 8vo,…
LOWELL, Percival (1855-1916).  Mars and its Canals. New York: The Macmillan Company, December 1906. 8vo (225 x 155mm). Half title, photogravure frontispiece and 15 plates including 4 printed in…
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò (1469-1527). The Arte of Warre, translated by Peter Whitehorne, London, 1562, small 4to, (lacking a few leaves), old calf. THE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH AND THE FIRST OF ANY WORK BY MACHIAVELLI TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH.
MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò (1469-1527). The Arte of Warre, translated by Peter…
MACHIAVELLI, Niccol (1469-1527).  The Arte of Warre, written first in Italia ... and set forthe in Englishe by Peter Whitehorne, student of Graies Inn: with an addicio of other like Marcialle feates…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MAPS - John STOCKDALE (1750-1814, publisher). Great Britain and Ireland with ye Judges Circuits, London, 1805, engraved map, table, 360 x 475mm., framed and glazed. With 17 other maps by Benjamin Cole (4) and John Tallis (13), all framed and glazed. (18)
MAPS - John STOCKDALE (1750-1814, publisher). Great Britain and Ireland…
MAPS - John STOCKDALE (1750-1814, publisher).  Great Britain and Ireland with ye Judges Circuits. [London:] John Stockdale, 1805. Engraved map of Great Britain and Ireland, hand-coloured in outline,…
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MARTINEAU, Harriet (1802-76). The Rioters ... Second Edition, London, 1842, 12mo, engraved frontispiece (some staining), original cloth (upper cover detached, spine torn with loss).
MARTINEAU, Harriet (1802-76). The Rioters ... Second Edition, London, 1842…
MARTINEAU, Harriet (1802-76).  The Rioters. A Tale ... Second Edition. London: Houlston and Stoneman, 1842. 12mo (138 x 90mm). Engraved frontispiece dated March 13 1827 [i.e. the date of the first…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT

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