ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656). Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano, Rome, 1625, engraved plates, modern calf. FIRST EDITION.
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).…
ALDINUS, Tobias (1570-1662) and Pietro CASTELLI (c. 1575-1656).  Exactissima descriptio rariorum quarundam plantarum, que continentur Rome in horto Farnesiano. Rome: Typis Iacobi Mascardi, 1625.…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie, London, 1640, stitched. With other works bound in by the same author.
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637). Horace, His Art of Poetrie, London, 1640,…
JONSON, Ben (1572-1637).  Horace, His Art of Poetrie. Made English. [London: no publisher], 1640. Folio in 4s (282 x 190mm). The text is paginated [1]-292 but apparently lacking pp. 134-160 [see…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BINDINGS - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). [Selected Works], London, 1844-65, 12 works in 13 vols., FINELY BOUND. (13)
BINDINGS - Charles DICKENS (1812-70). [Selected Works], London, 1844-65,…
BINDINGS - Charles Dickens (1812-70). A Selection of 12 Works in 13 volumes comprising: The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. ... Complete in One Volume (London: Chapman and Hall, 1841); Barnaby Rudge; A…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73). The Evil Guest, London, [1895], original cloth. FIRST EDITION. With 19 other books by the same author. (20)
SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73). The Evil Guest, London, [1895],…
SHERIDAN LE FANU, John Thomas (1814-73).  The Evil Guest. London: Downey & Co., [n.d. but publisher's advertisements at the end dated March 1895]. 8vo (187 x 122mm). Frontispiece and title printed in…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630).  Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus astronomiæ pars optica traditur, Frankfurt, 1604, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION.
KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630). Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus…
KEPLER, Johannes (1571-1630).  Ad vitellionem paralipomena, quibus astronomiæ pars optica traditur; potissimum de artificosa a observatione et æestimatione diametrorum deliquiorum; solis et lunæ. Cum…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936).  Three autograph letters. And another letter, unrelated. (4)
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters. And another letter…
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936). Three autograph letters comprising: a 2-page letter to S. S. Sprigg, dated Nov. 26, [18]96, on paper headed 'Rock House, Maidencombe, St. Marychurch', stating, "Glad to…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)].  La Pucelle d'Orléans, [Paris or Geneva], 1780, VERY FINELY BOUND by Chambolle-Duru.
[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)]. La Pucelle d'Orléans, …
[VOLTAIRE, François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778)].  La Pucelle d'Orléans, Poëme en Vingt-Un Chants, avec des Notes, Auquel on a joint plusieurs Pièces qui y ont rapport. "A Londres" [but probably Paris…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
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…
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols., contemporary calf. With another book. (3)
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)]. Hudibras, Cambridge, 1744, 2 vols.,…
[BUTLER, Samuel (1613-80)].  Hudibras, in Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LLD. Adorn’d with a new Set…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham Rye, London, 1960, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 8 other works in 9 vols. (10)
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006). The Ballad of Peckham…
MISCELLANY, 20th CENTURY - Muriel SPARK (1918-2006).  The Ballad of Peckham Rye. London: Macmillan, 1960. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Original eggshell blue cloth, spine lettered in red, dust-jacket with…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). An Account of Virginia [from the "Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society", London], 1676, stitched.
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). An Account of Virginia [from the …
VIRGINIA - Thomas GLOVER (1647-97). [Sectional heading:] An Account of Virginia, its Scituation[sic], Temperature, Productions, Inhabitants, and their manner of planting and ordering Tobacco ...…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum, Amsterdam, 1740, contemporary calf. With 14 other books. (15)
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attrib.). De secretis mulierum…
MISCELLANY - ALBERTUS MAGNUS ([?]1193-1280, attributed).  De secretis mulierum libellus. Amsterdam: [no publisher], 1740. 12mo (141 x 90mm). Woodcut ornament on title, initial (some light spotting…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £400 - £600
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION of the author's first book.
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013). The Wasp Factory, London, 1934, original cloth,…
BANKS, Iain (1954-2013).  The Wasp Factory. London: Macmillan, 1984. 8vo (215 x 135mm). Half title. Original brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket with price of £7.95 unclipped (very…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940).  The Vegetable, New York, 1923, original green cloth. FIRST EDITION. With another play by Edward Sackville-West. (2)
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940). The Vegetable, New York, 1923, original…
SCOTT FITZGERALD, F. (1896-1940).  The Vegetable or from President to postman. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. 8vo (190 x 130mm). Half title, 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, New York [?but Antwerp], 1890, contemporary full vellum. Pirated Edition.
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor). The…
WHISTLER, James McNeill (1834-1903) - Sheridan FORD (d. 1922, editor).  The Gentle Art of Making Enemies. "New York" [?but Antwerp]: "Frederick Stokes and Brother" [but pirated]. 8vo (172 x 110mm).…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books by the same author. (3)
LEE, Laurie (1914-97). Cider with Rosie, London, 1959, original buckram,…
LEE, Laurie (1914-97).  Cider with Rosie. London: The Hogarth Press, 1959. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title, frontispiece and full-page illustrations by John Ward. Original green buckram, spine lettered…
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905). In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren, London, 1959, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, HEAVILY ANNOTATED BY SUZANNE WARREN.
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1921-99)] -…
WARREN, Suzanne [i.e. Suzanne Henriette Angèle WARENGHEM ([?]1911-99)] - Gordon YOUNG (b. 1905).  In Trust and Treason. The Strange Story of Suzanne Warren. London: E. Hulton and Co., Ltd., 1959 …
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented, London, 1896, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION.
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902). Premature…
TEBB, William (1830-1917) and Edward Perry VOLLUM (d. 1902).  Premature Burial and How It May be Prevented. With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation. London…
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940". Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves kept by Thomas A. Johnson.
"THE PHONEY-WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The…
"THE PHONEY WAR", DUNKIRK, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ - "The Leader Foolscap Folio Diary for 1940" [title printed on upper wrapper]. Folio (320 x 210mm). Manuscript diary on c. 50 leaves…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1946-63; and an autograph letter to Harrison from [Capt.] William E. Johns. (4)
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed,…
BETJEMAN, John (1906-84). 3 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "The British Council," with "Blenheim Palace" typed at the top, dated "13th March 1946," stating, …
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed, dated variously 1965-70; with a postcard and a telegram. (6)
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79). 4 typed letters to Michael Harrison, signed; the first on paper headed "Broadlands, Romsey", dated "27th September 1965", stating, "My dear…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78). The Rehearsal Transpos'd, London, 1672-73, 3 parts in 2 volumes including "A Common-place-Book Out of the Rehearsal Transpos'd" bound in at the end of the first part, contemporary calf (worn). (2)
MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78). The Rehearsal Transpos'd, London, 1672-73, 3…
[MARVELL, Andrew (1621-78)].  The Rehearsal Transpos'd; or, Animadversions upon a late Book, Intituled, A Preface, shewing what Grounds there are of Fears and Jealousies of Popery ... The second…
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867, plates, FINELY BOUND in contemporary red crushed morocco. With Christina Rossetti's Poetical Works, London, 1904, FINELY BOUND in red half morocco gilt. (2)
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76). Two Centuries of Song, London, 1867…
BINDINGS - Walter THORNBURY (1828-76, editor).  Two Centuries of Song; or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, and other Occasional Verses of the English Poets of the Last Two Hundred Years. London: Sampson…
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
MARGUERITE DE LAUNAY, baronne de Staal (1684-1750).  Mémoires, Paris, 1891, etched illustrations in 2 states, VERY FINELY BOUND in contemporary crushed burgundy morocco gilt by Marius Michel.
MARGUERITE DE LAUNAY, baronne de Staal (1684-1750). Mémoires, Paris, 1891…
MARGUERITE DE LAUNAY, baronne de Staal (1684-1750).  Mémoires. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1891. Large 8vo (226 x 150mm). Etched illustrations by Léon Boisson after Charles Delort in 2 states, one…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT

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