BEWICK, Thomas (1753-1828). [Selected Works], London, 1805-20, 5 volumes, large 8vo, illustrations by Thomas Bewick, the "Aesop's Fables" vol. with "thumbprint" receipt SIGNED by Bewick, FINELY BOUND in later uniform red crushed morocco gilt. (5)
BEWICK, Thomas (1753-1828). [Selected Works], London, 1805-20, 5 volumes,…
BEWICK, Thomas (1753-1828, illustrator).  The Fables of Aesop. Newcastle: Printed by E. Walker, 1818. Large 8vo (236 x 148mm). Wood-engraved vignette on title, illustrations and vignettes by Thomas…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
BOWLES, Carington (1724-93). Post-Chaise Companion ... Second edition, London, 1782, 2 volumes, small 8vo, 101 double-page engraved maps, attractively bound in later full vellum gilt. With 5 other books of related interest. (7)
BOWLES, Carington (1724-93). Post-Chaise Companion ... Second edition,…
BOWLES, Carington (1723-93).  Bowles's Post-Chaise Companion; or, Travellers Directory through England and Wales: being an Actual Survey of all the Direct and principal Cross Roads, with the Mile…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
Ellen, or The Naughty Girl Reclaimed, A Story, Exemplified in a Series of Figures, London, 1811, original printed wrappers, slipcase. With 9 cut-out hand-coloured aquatint figures of Ellen, interchangeable head and one hat only ([?]of 5). RARE.
Ellen, or The Naughty Girl Reclaimed, A Story, Exemplified in a Series of…
Ellen, or The Naughty Girl Reclaimed, A Story, Exemplified in a Series of Figures. London: "Printed for S. and J. Fuller, at the Temple of Fancy, Rathbone Place, Where are also sold Books of…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HEATH, William (1794-1840). Good Dinners, London, 1824, 9 hand-coloured plates [Bound with:] [Henry ALKEN. British Proverbs], London, 1824, 6 hand-coloured plates, 2 vols. bound in one, oblong 4to, modern morocco. Both works RARE. With another book. (2)
HEATH, William (1794-1840). Good Dinners, London, 1824, 9 hand-coloured…
HEATH, William (1794-1840, illustrator).  Good Dinners. Dress'd by W. Heath and Served by Thos. McLean at his Hotel in the Haymarket. [London:] Thomas McLean, Jan 10th, 1824. Hand-coloured engraved…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
[WHITE, Gilbert (1720-93)]. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, London, 1789, 4to, folding engraved frontispiece, 6 engraved plates, 2 illustrations, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION.
[WHITE, Gilbert (1720-93)]. The Natural History and Antiquities of…
[WHITE, Gilbert (1720-93)].  The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, in the County of Southampton: with Engravings, and an Appendix. London: Printed by T. Bensley, 1784. 2 parts bound in one…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £500 - £800
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
BOND, Michael (1926-2017). Paddington Abroad, London, 1961, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION, inscribed, "To Nina, with best thanks, Michael." With 5 other Paddington books, one a PRESENTATION COPY, and a typed letter from the author. (7)
BOND, Michael (1926-2017). Paddington Abroad, London, 1961, 8vo, original…
BOND, Michael (1926-2017).  Paddington Abroad. London: Collins, 1961. 8vo (200 x 135mm). Half title, illustrations on half title, title and in the text by Peggy Fortnum. Original blue cloth, spine…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Boy, London, 1931, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 23 OF 145 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, and with a typed letter by the author. Gibbs A6a.
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Boy, London, 1931, 8vo, original buckram, FIRST…
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Boy. London: Boriswood Limited, 1931. 8vo (230 x 150mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with the publisher's mushroom motif. Original tan bevelled buckram, the…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Captain Bottell. London, 1933. 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket (some fraying). FIRST EDITION, second impression, PRESENTATION COPY. With c. 70 other books mostly by, and an archive relating to, James Hanley. (qty)
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Captain Bottell. London, 1933. 8vo, original…
HANLEY, James (1897-1985).  Captain Bottell. London: Boriswood, 1933. 8vo (209 x 135mm). Half title. Original black cloth decorated in silver and red, dust-jacket with price of "8s. 6d." unclipped …
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, [c.1909], 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards rebacked and recornered in attractive morocco gilt. With 2 others by Beatrix Potter, uniformly bound. (3)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, London, [c.1909]…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. London: Frederick Warne, [n.d. but c.1909]. 12mo (138 x 102mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 plates by Beatrix Potter (a few…
Estimate: £300 - £500
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930). The Sign of Four, London, 1892, 8vo, original cloth, 2nd. edition. With 3 others books by the same author, FIRST EDITIONS, in original cloth. (4)
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930). The Sign of Four, London, 1892, 8vo,…
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur (1859-1930).  The Sign of Four ... Second Edition. London: George Newnes, 1892. 8vo (188 x 120mm). (Occasional light mainly marginal spotting and staining, a few darker spots.)…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third Series (a few duplicates, a few lacking), small oblong 4to, original coloured pictorial wrappers. Sold as a periodical, not subject to return. (qty)
"GILES" - Giles Annuals, [London], 1945-89, First Series - Forty-third…
"GILES" - Giles. Daily Express and Sunday Express Cartoons. [London:] Lane Publications Ltd., [n.d. but cartoons dated Oct. 3rd 1943 - Nov. 15th 1945]. Small oblong 4to (199 x 255mm). Half title,…
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano, Rome, 1590, folio, engraved title, portrait and 38 plates, contemporary vellum. FIRST EDITION.
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607). Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco…
FONTANA, Domenico (1543-1607).  Della Transportatione dell' Obelisco Vaticano et delle Facriche di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto V. Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana, Architetto di sua Santita. Libro…
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
FELLOWES, Daisy (1890-1962). Sunday or a Working Girl's Lament, Monaco, 1930, 8vo, FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With 4 other books including 2 signed limited editions. (5)
FELLOWES, Daisy (1890-1962). Sunday or a Working Girl's Lament, Monaco,…
FELLOWES, Daisy (1890-1962).  Sunday or a Working Girl's Lament. Monaco: Imprimerie a Chène, 1930. 8vo (245 x 160mm). Text printed in red, black and green on rectos only, 4 coloured illustrations …
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Master Humphrey's Clock, London, 1840, 3 vols., large 8vo, 3 frontispieces, illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION IN BOOK FORM, THE PUBLISHER'S COPY, annotated. (3)
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70). Master Humphrey's Clock, London, 1840, 3 vols.…
DICKENS, Charles (1812-70).  Master Humphrey's Clock. London: Chapman and Hall, 1840-41. 3 volumes, large 8vo (256 x 170mm). 3 wood-engraved frontispieces and illustrations by George Cattermole and …
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £500 - £800
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
BINDING - Richard BAGOT (1860-1921). The Italian Lakes, London, 1904, 4to, coloured frontispiece and 67 plates by Ella du Cane, FINELY BOUND in green half morocco and vellum gilt with the Italian flag in coloured morocco onlays on the upper cover.
BINDING - Richard BAGOT (1860-1921). The Italian Lakes, London, 1904, 4to,…
BINDING - Richard BAGOT (1860-1921).  The Italian Lakes. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. 4to (220 x 160mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, coloured frontispiece and 67 coloured…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £80
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
***ADDED TO ITEM 63*** EDE, J. (fl.1794-1817). A View of the Gold and Silver Coins of all Nations, London, 1808, 12mo, 34 engraved plates of coins, calf. FIRST EDITION. With 4 others. (5)
EDE, J. (fl.1794-1817). A View of the Gold and Silver Coins of all Nations…
EDE, James (fl.1794-1817).  A View of the Gold and Silver Coins of all Nations, Exhibited In above Four Hundred Copper Plate Engravings correctly executed by an eminent Artist, to which is added in a…
Estimate: £200 - £300
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A substantial archive relating to the the Clan Campbell and Clan Iver Families, including various indentures, wills, land deeds, letters, pamphlets, etc., c.200 of the documents on vellum dating from the 16th-18th-centuries, some with wax seals. (qty)
A substantial archive relating to the the Clan Campbell and Clan Iver…
A substantial archive relating to the the Clan Campbell and Clan Iver Families, including various indentures, wills, land deeds, letters, pamphlets, photographs, other documents and books on family…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £500 - £800
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
ANAND, Mulk Raj (1905-2004). Untouchable, London, 1935, 8vo, preface by E. M. Forster, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed, "With kindly wishes, from Mulk Raj Anand, Daily Worker Bazaar, 18/12/37." RARE.
ANAND, Mulk Raj (1905-2004). Untouchable, London, 1935, 8vo, preface by E.…
ANAND, Mulk Raj (1905-2004).  Untouchable ... With a Preface by E. M. Forster. London: Wishart Books, 1835. 8vo (185 x 120mm). Half title (some browning to edges of half title, some staining to half…
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £500 - £800
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
CRADDOCK, Harry (1876-1963). The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, 8vo, coloured illustrations and decorations (variable spotting and staining), original pictorial boards (rubbed, inner hinges split, endpapers repaired with adhesive tape). FIRST EDITION.
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: £100 - £150
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
8 December 2022 , 00:00 GMT
A MEISSEN GROUP OF `THE BROKEN EGGS'
A MEISSEN GROUP OF `THE BROKEN EGGS'
Late 19th century
After the model by Acier, depicting a lady standing with arms crossed, a woman seated beside next to an upturned basket of eggs with cupid kneeling before them, blue crossed swords…
Extensive restorationSeated woman's head is a replacement. Restoration to her left arm and hand. Restoration to her right arm below elbow and her hand. Restoration to right foot. Standing woman with…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A GALLANT
A MEISSEN FIGURE OF A GALLANT
20th century
Modelled standing against a tree stump and holding out a gold snuff box in his right hand, blue crossed swords mark above 1710-1910, incised 1398, 20.5cm high
Restoration to the top of the tree stump, to the fingers on his left hand, to the yellow cuffs on his jacket, to his sword. Minor restoration to the purple flower on the ground.Minor wear to the…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
A DERBY FIGURE OF A WOMAN SELLING FRUIT
A DERBY FIGURE OF A WOMAN SELLING FRUIT
Circa 1760
Possibly emblematic of Autumn, modelled standing with an apron full of grapes and holding out a bunch of grapes in her right hand, 13cm high
Restoration to hat. Restored through neck. Some restoration to left arm. Small chips along edge of her coat at the back
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
FIVE DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURES (5)
FIVE DERBY PORCELAIN FIGURES (5)
Circa 1765
Comprising; an Italian farmer, a Ranelagh dancer, a piping shepherd, a woman standing next to a basket and a girl playing a mandolin, 17.5cm to 27cm high
Some restoration and chips throughoutPiping shepherd- amateur restoration to include his hat, pipe, both hands, the dog's right ear, flowers and leavesItalian farmer- amateur restoration to include…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
A LONGTON HALL VASE
A LONGTON HALL VASE
Circa 1758-60
Of rococo form, moulded with scrolls and shell motifs picked out in purple, applied with flowers and painted each side with flower groups, 12.5cm high
Some chips to the applied flowers
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £80 - £120
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT
7 December 2022 , 14:00 GMT

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