POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo, 27 coloured plates by Beatrix Potter, original boards. FIRST WARNE EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. With 4 other books by Beatrix Potter, all but one FIRST EDITIONS. (5)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester, London, 1903, 12mo,…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [October] 1903. 12mo (144 x 109mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece and 26 full-page coloured plates by…
Estimate: £400 - £600
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Roly-Poly Pudding, London, 1908, large 8vo, 16 full-page coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With another by the same author (reprint, defective). (2)
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Roly-Poly Pudding, London, 1908, large…
POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943).  The Roly-Poly Pudding. London. Frederick Warne and Co., 1908. Large 8vo (207 x 165mm). Half title, coloured frontispiece, coloured illustrations on title with lettering…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings, Edinburgh, 1837, 2 volumes, 4to, 358 etched portraits, later red morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books. (4)
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator). A Series of Original Portraits and…
KAY, John (1742-1826, illustrator).  A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature Etchings ... With Biographical Sketches and Illustrative Anecdotes. Edinburgh: Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder, 1837.…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York], 66 issues [only] from January 1922 - June 1934 [some issues lacking] bound in 18 volumes, 4to, plates and illustrations. FINELY BOUND in dark blue crushed morocco gilt. (18)
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York], 66…
BINDING - The Connoisseur. A Magazine for Collectors. [New York: Hearst Corporation], 66 issues [only] from January - April 1922, January - March 1924, May - December 1925,  January - April 1926,…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
Child Torture in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1895, 8vo, contemporary red morocco. FIRST EDITION, THE DEDICATEE'S COPY. The author is unknown. RARE.
Child Torture in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1895, 8vo, contemporary red morocco.…
Child Torture in Scotland. By an Officer of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Edinburgh: The Edinburgh Press, 1895. 8vo (174 x 120mm). Half title, half tone portrait…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £70 - £100
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
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
MISCELLANY - EPICTETUS (c. 50-c.135 AD). Enchiridium una cum cebetis Thebani tabula, Delft, 1723, 8vo, engraved title and folding plate, contemporary armorial vellum gilt. With 13 other very miscellaneous works in 16 vols. Sold not subject to return. (17)
MISCELLANY - EPICTETUS (c. 50-c.135 AD). Enchiridium una cum cebetis…
MISCELLANY - EPICTETUS (c. 50-c.135 AD).  Enchiridium una cum cebetis Thebani tabula Græc. et Lat. "Delphis" [i.e. Delft]: Apud Adrianum Beman, 1723. 8vo (190 x 115mm). Additional engraved…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
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
STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91). Das Licht in Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung, Leipzig, 1877, large 8vo, plates and illustrations, modern boards. FIRST EDITION.
STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91). Das Licht in Dienste Wissenschaftlicher…
STEIN, Sigmund Theodor (1840-91).  Das Licht im Dienste Wissenschaftlicher Forschung. Handbuch der Anwendung des Lichtes und der Photographie in der Natur- und Heilkunde in den Graphischen Künsten…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
SARKIS, Joseph Elian (1856-1932). Petite Histoire Sainte. A l' Usage des écoles de syrie, Beirut, 1889, small 8vo, parallel text in French and Arabic, modern half buckram. RARE.
SARKIS, Joseph Elian (1856-1932). Petite Histoire Sainte. A l' Usage des…
SARKIS, Joseph Elian (1856-1932).  Petite Histoire Sainte. A l' Usage des écoles de syrie. Beirut: Librairie de Saint-Vincent de Paul à Beyrouth ... Imprimerie Commerciale à Beyrouth, 1889. Small 8vo…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
FRITH, Francis (1822-98, photographer). 37 albumen silver prints of Egypt (36) and Ethiopia (1) by Francis Frith, some with printed signature and/or dated 1857, mounted on card with printed captions, average image size 165 x 230mm. (37)
FRITH, Francis (1822-98, photographer). 37 albumen silver prints of Egypt …
FRITH, Francis (1822-98, photographer). 36 albumen silver prints of Egypt and one of Ethiopia by Francis Frith, some with printed signature and/or dated 1857-79, mounted on card with printed captions…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
14 July 2022 , 17:00 BST
ZANGAKI BROTHERS (fl. 1860s-90s, photographers). 15 albumen silver prints of Egypt by the Zangaki Brothers, some with printed signature, undated, but c. 1870, average image size 210 x 280mm. (15)
ZANGAKI BROTHERS (fl. 1860s-90s, photographers). 15 albumen silver prints…
ZANGAKI BROTHERS (fl. 1860s-90s, photographers). 15 albumen silver prints of Egypt by the Zangaki Brothers, some with printed signature, undated [but c. 1870], average size of photographs 210 x 280mm…
Estimate: £200 - £300
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
MISCELLANY - James L. ALLEN (1849-1925). A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath, London, 1901, 4to, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, original buckram (rebacked). ONE OF 250 "LARGE PAPER" COPIES. With 41 other miscellaneous works in 43 vols. (44)
MISCELLANY - James L. ALLEN (1849-1925). A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath…
MISCELLANY - James Lane ALLEN (1849-1925).  A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, [October] 1901. 4to (263 x 175mm). Half title, title printed in red and black, wood…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
JUSTINIAN I (482-565) and Denis GODEFROY (1549-1622, editor). Corpus juris civilis Romani, Frankfurt, 1705, 4 parts in one vol., 4to, engraved portrait, contemporary elaborately blind-stamped vellum.
JUSTINIAN I (482-565) and Denis GODEFROY (1549-1622, editor). Corpus juris…
JUSTINIAN I (482-565) and Denis GODEFROY (1549-1622, editor).  Corpus juris civilis Romani, in quatuor partes distinctum. Frankfurt and Leipzig: Sumptibus Friderici Knochii ... et Jo. Friderici…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
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
BIBLE, in French - La Sainte Bible, Lyon, 1564, 2 vols. bound in one, folio, woodcut illustrations, some full-page, initials, contemporary calf (with substantial modern repairs). With La Bible (Geneva, 1615). (2)
BIBLE, in French - La Sainte Bible, Lyon, 1564, 2 vols. bound in one,…
BIBLE, in French - La Sainte Bible. Lyon: Par Ian de Tournes, 1564. 2 volumes bound in one, folio (350 x 230mm). Title with woodcut oval printer's device, New Testament title within woodcut foliate…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £300
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

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