WINE - Charles Walter BERRY. In Search of Wine, London, 1935, original red buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Anthony Eden. With 6 other books of related interest including 3 PRESENTATION COPIES inscribed to Anthony Eden. (7)
WINE - Charles Walter BERRY. In Search of Wine, London, 1935, original red…
WINE - Charles Walter BERRY (dates unknown).  In Search of Wine. A Tour of the Vineyards of France. With a thought to Bacchus in particular and a Humble Recognition of the Wisdom of Others. London:…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
YOSHIDA, Shigeru (1878-1967). The Yoshida Memoirs, Boston, 1962, large 8vo, original black buckram. FIRST EDITION, IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden.
YOSHIDA, Shigeru (1878-1967). The Yoshida Memoirs, Boston, 1962, large 8vo…
YOSHIDA, Shigeru (1878-1967).  The Yoshida Memoirs. The Story of Japan in Crisis ... Translated by Kenichi Yoshida. Boston [Mass.]: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. Large 8vo (212 x 145mm). Half title…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977), 1st Earl of Avon - Books annotated by, or otherwise associated with, Anthony Eden. Please see the full listing below. Sold not subject to return. (c.60)
BOOKS ANNOTATED BY, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH, ANTHONY EDEN. Please see…
BOOKS ANNOTATED BY, OR OTHERWISE ASSOCIATED WITH, ANTHONY EDEN (arranged chronologically) - L. J. TROTTER. Rulers of India. The Earl of Auckland, Oxford, 1893, 8vo, cloth, annotated and underlined in…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN. Please see the full listing below. (c.90)
BOOKS PRESENTED TO ANTHONY EDEN (arranged chronologically) - George MEREDITH. Modern Love, London, 1892, reprint, 8vo, dark blue buckram, inscribed, "From Dolly, Xmas 1892," and further inscribed in…
Hammer price: £2,400
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BERNARD, Claude (1813-78). Introduction à l' Étude de la Médecine Expérimentale, Paris, 1856, 8vo, original grey printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION, second issue.
BERNARD, Claude (1813-78). Introduction à l' Étude de la Médecine…
BERNARD, Claude (1813-78).  Introduction  l' Étude de la Médecine Expérimentale. Paris, London & Madrid: J. B. Baillière et Fils [on verso of half title and verso of p.400:] Imprimerie de E. Martinet…
Estimate: £150 - £200
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924). The Secret Garden, London, 1911, square 8vo, 8 coloured plates by Charles Robinson, original green pictorial buckram gilt. FIRST U.K. EDITION.
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924). The Secret Garden, London, 1911,…
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924).  The Secret Garden. London: William Heinemann, 1911. Square 8vo (202 x 150mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with foliate border and small…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965).  The Collected Works [and] The Collected Essays, London, 1973-76, 38 volumes, large 8vo, plates and maps, original armorial vellum (lacking the slipcases). A COMPLETE SET OF "THE CENTENARY EDITION". Limited edition. (38)
CHURCHILL, Winston (1874-1965). The Collected Works [and] The Collected…
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer (1874-1965).  The Collected Works [and] The Collected Essays, edited by Frederick Woods, Tom Hartman and Herbert Rees. London: Library of Imperial History in Association…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
Code Civil des Français, Paris, 1804, 8vo, contemporary French calf-backed marbled boards. FIRST EDITION of the "Napoleonic Code".
Code Civil des Français, Paris, 1804, 8vo, contemporary French calf-backed…
Code Civil des Français. Édition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l' Imprimerie de la Rpublique. An XII, 1804. 8vo (200 x 125mm). Half title, large woodcut allegorical device on the title…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, London, 1670, folio, engraved illustrations including one full-page, modern half calf. Second edition.
EVELYN, John (1620-1706). Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, London,…
EVELYN, John (1620-1706).  Sylva, Or A Discourse of Frest Trees, and the Proagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions ... To which is annexed Pomona; or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-Trees in…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) & Wilhelm Eduard WEBER (1804-91). Resultate aus den Beobachtungen des magnetischen Vereins im Jahre 1836, Göttingen, 1837, [?Volume One only (of 6)], 8vo, 10 folding engraved plates, boards, modern box. FIRST EDITION.
GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) & Wilhelm Eduard WEBER (1804-91).…
GAUSS, Carl Friedrich (1777-1855) & Wilhelm Eduard WEBER (1804-91).  Resultate aus den Beobachtungen des magnetischen Vereins im Jahre 1836. Göttingen: im Verlage der Dieterichschen Buchhandlung,…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93).  The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated, London, 1775, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, contemporary calf (worn). FIRST EDITION. With another related work in 2 vols. (3)
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93). The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama…
GRIFFITH, Elizabeth ([?]1727-93).  The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated. London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1775. 8vo (214 x 125mm). Engraved portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare, woodcut…
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
MACDONALD, Isabel (dates unknown). The Fairy Tradition in the Highlands and Some Psychological Problems, Keighley, 1938, 8vo, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION, inscribed on the upper wrapper by the author. RARE.
MACDONALD, Isabel (dates unknown). The Fairy Tradition in the Highlands…
MACDONALD, Isabel (dates unknown).  The Fairy Tradition in the Highlands and Some Psychological Problems. Keighley: The Rydal Press, 1938 [from the imprint on the verso of title]. 8vo (182 x 125mm).…
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £80
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NEW TESTAMENT, in Maori - Ko te Kawenata Hou o to Tatou Ariki o te Kai Whakaora o ihu Karaiti, London, 1852, 8vo, contemporary calf. Provenance: "Thomas Kerr, 'Pandora', Auckland, NZd., July 1853" (inscription on front free endpaper).
NEW TESTAMENT, in Maori - Ko te Kawenata Hou o to Tatou Ariki o te Kai…
NEW TESTAMENT, in Maori - Ko te Kawenata Hou o to Tatou Ariki o te Kai Whakaora o ihu Karaiti. He mea Whakamaori i te Reo Kariki. Ranana [i.e. London]: "He mea Ta i te Perehi o T. R. Harihona Raua ko…
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NEW ZEALAND, aviation - An album of 16 monochrome photographs of the arrival of Imperial Airways flying boat "Centaurus" in Auckland harbour following its flight in Dec. 1937, the first by a flying boat from Sydney. Please see the full description below.
NEW ZEALAND, aviation - An album of 16 monochrome photographs of the…
NEW ZEALAND, aviation -  An album of 16 monochrome photographs recording the arrival of Imperial Airways flying boat "Centaurus" in Auckland harbour, New Zealand, following its flight (originating in…
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NORTHUMBERLAND - Christopher SAXTON (c.1540-c.1610) & [John SPEED (c.1551-1629)].  Northumberland Truely Drawne & Described. Anno: 1642. [London: William Web], 1642 [but 1645], engraved map, 380 x 460mm., unframed. RARE.
NORTHUMBERLAND - Christopher SAXTON (c.1540-c.1610) & [John SPEED (c.1551…
NORTHUMBERLAND - Christopher SAXTON (c.1540-c.1610) & [John SPEED (c.1551-1629)].  Northumberland Truely Drawne & Described. Anno: 1642. Christophorus Saxton descripsit. [London: William Web], 1642 …
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians, London, 1815, 4to, tables, contemporary boards (worn). RARE.
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: wherein a True Answer May be…
The Oracles of the Ancients Explained: Wherein a True Answer May be Obtained to any Question Whatsoever, on the Same Principle as Questions were Answered by the Oracles of the Ancient Grecians.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] - A Collection of 43 books. Please see the full description below. (43)
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)…
OXENHAM, Elsie Jeanette [pseudonym of Elsie Jeanette DUNKERLEY (1880-1960)] -  A Collection of 43 books comprising: The Abbey Girls (London, Collins' Clear-Type Press, [n.d. but a reprint], 8vo,…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others.  An Universal System of Natural History, London, [?1794-1808], 14 volumes, 8vo, 401 engraved plates only, 112 hand-coloured, 85 folding, half calf gilt. Sold not subject to return. (14)
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others. An…
[SIBLY, Ebenezer (1751-1800, editor), Carl LINNAEUS (1707-78)], and others.  [Volumes I - VII titled:] An Universal System of Natural History, including the Natural History of Man; The Orang-Outang;…
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SOLVYNS, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824). The Costume of Hindostan, London, 1804, folio, text in English and French, 60 hand-coloured aquatint plates, contemporary red half roan (rubbed). FIRST EUROPEAN EDITION.
SOLVYNS, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824). The Costume of Hindostan, London,…
SOLVYNS, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824).  The Costume of Hindostan, elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, taken in the Years 1798 and 1799. London: Published…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WEBLEY & SCOTT ‘THE WEBLEY FAN’, A MID 20TH CENTURY SILVER PAINTED DESK FAN
WEBLEY & SCOTT ‘THE WEBLEY FAN’, A MID 20TH CENTURY SILVER PAINTED DESK FAN
35cm diameter; 43cm high
Fan is not sold in working condition, would need some restoration as the fan and shutters are both stiff/seized and doesn’t give much movement. 
Estimate: £300 - £500
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
26 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
BRUCE TRIBBETT (BRITISH, 20TH/21ST CENTURY) (4)
BRUCE TRIBBETT (BRITISH, 20TH/21ST CENTURY) (4)
The Au Pair
signed with cypher (lower right), inscribed and with artist's label (verso)
oil on canvas-board
15 x 19cm
ARR

Together with three other oil on boards by other hands; A figure seated in a…
ProvenanceThe Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, (See Bellmans website article for further details)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £120
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
AFTER PABLO PICASSO (10)
AFTER PABLO PICASSO (10)
Matador, a pair
reproduction prints
each 19 x 26cm
ARR
together with an etching of people outside a building, indistinctly signed, 30 x 13.5cm; A print of Joseph Joachim, 34 x 28cm; four red chalk…
ProvenanceThe Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff, (See Bellmans website article for further details)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £50 - £70
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
JOHN MILLS (BRITISH, B. 1933)
JOHN MILLS (BRITISH, B. 1933)
Lion
incised signature 'John Mills' (to base)
ceramic
35cm high
ARR

Provenance
The Estate of the late Professor Jonathan & Mrs Deanna Brostoff,
(See Bellmans website article for further details)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £150 - £250
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
20 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
A FOOT STOOL WITH WOOL EMBROIDERED TASSELS
A FOOT STOOL WITH WOOL EMBROIDERED TASSELS
Early 20th Century
Of square section, on mahogany bun feet, 35cm wide x 17cm high
Provenance: From the collection of Imogen Taylor, former assistant to John Fowler of Colefax & FowlerPlease refer to Bellmans website article for further details
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £40 - £60
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST
21 June 2023 , 01:00 BST

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