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
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
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
MANUSCRIPT TESTIMONIAL ON VELLUM - "An Address to the Venerable Stephen Creyke M.A. from the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of York." [York: c.1866]. Folio. A manuscript illuminated testimonial on 8 vellum leaves, original red morocco gilt (rubbed).
MANUSCRIPT TESTIMONIAL ON VELLUM - "An Address to the Venerable Stephen…
MANUSCRIPT TESTIMONIAL ON VELLUM - [Stamped in gilt on the upper cover:] "An Address to the Venerable Stephen Creyke M.A. from the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of York. Resident within the City of York…
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £70 - £100
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629). Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey, [London], 1610 [but 1611 or later], engraved map, 380 x 510mm., framed and glazed. With 15 other engraved maps and charts, framed and glazed. (16)
MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629). Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey…
MAPS - John SPEED (1552-1629).  Holy Iland ... Garnsey ... Farne ... Jarsey. [London:] "Performed by John Speede, and are to be solde in Popes heade alley by Joh. Sudbury and G. Humbell," 1610 [but…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MORRIS, William (1834-96). An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894, London, Chiswick Press, 1898, 8vo, original holland-backed paper boards. FIRST EDITION.
MORRIS, William (1834-96). An Address Delivered by William Morris at the…
MORRIS, William (1834-96).  An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the Birmingham Municipal School of Art on Feb. 21, 1894. London, Chiswick Press, 1898.…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MORRIS, William (1834-96). The Earthly Paradise, 1905, parts I - XII, 8vo, original holland-backed blue paper boards. With a small quantity of books of related interest. (qty).
MORRIS, William (1834-96). The Earthly Paradise, 1905, parts I - XII, 8vo,…
MORRIS, William (1834-96).  The Earthly Paradise. A Poem. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1905, Parts I - XII, 8vo (188 x 125mm). Half titles, photogravure portrait of William Morris in the first…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). A one-page typed letter, with greeting and signature in autograph, to Vice-Consul W. H. A. Snook, relating to a visit to Corsic; with another letter by Mountbatten; and 3 by other correspondents, addressed to Snook. (5)
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis (1900-79). A one-page typed letter, with greeting and…
MOUNTBATTEN, Louis, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900-79).  A one-page typed letter, with the greeting and signature in autograph, on paper headed "Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, c/o G.P.O.…
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Under the Net, London, 1954, 8vo, original bright green cloth, dust-jacket (small piece torn away from the backstrip). FIRST EDITION of the author's first novel. RARE.
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). Under the Net, London, 1954, 8vo, original bright…
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99).  Under the Net. London: Chatto & Windus, 1954. 8vo (198 x 130mm). Half title (mainly marginal stains to pp.11-14). Original bright green cloth, the spine lettered and…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). The Flight from the Enchanter, London, 1956, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 19 other books by the same author, all FIRST EDITIONS IN DUST-JACKETS. (20) Please see the full listing below.
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). The Flight from the Enchanter, London, 1956, 8vo,…
MURDOCH, Iris (1919-99). The Flight from the Enchanter. London: Chatto & Windus, 1956. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title (rectangular stain to the left-hand half of the half title). Original tan cloth…
Estimate: £500 - £800
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). A single leaf, headed "Morning [?]Slate", [c.1853-56], listing the numbers in various hospitals, with "Deaths in past week, 14," "201 Invalids sailed for England", "244 Convalescents sailed for Krimea" [etc], 122 x 81mm.
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910). A single leaf, headed "Morning [?]Slate…
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910).  A small single leaf, possibly extracted from a diary or notebook, each side headed "Morning Slate" [or possibly "state"], [undated but probably c.1853-56], listing…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Down and Out in Paris and London, London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1933, 8vo, original black cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. Fenwick A1a. RARE.
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Down and Out in Paris and London, London, Victor…
"ORWELL, George" (i.e. Eric Arthur BLAIR, 1903-50).  Down and Out in Paris and London. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1933 [but 1932]. 8vo (197 x 130mm). Half title (some light mainly marginal…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)]. The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a Display of the Starry Heavens and of the System of the Universe, London, 1809, 8vo, 14 engraved plates, contemporary boards. "New Edition." With 9 other works in 12 vols. (13)
[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)]. The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a…
[PHILLIPS, Richard (1767-1840)].  The Wonders of the Telescope; or, a Display of the Starry Heavens and of the System of the Universe: Calculated to Promote and Simplify the Study of Astronomy ...…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine, Genova, "Edizioni Marsano S. A.", 1931, 4to, original red wrappers. ONE OF 500 COPIES, POSSIBLY A PRESENTATION COPY, [?]inscribed by Ezra Pound.
[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300). Rime ...…
[POUND, Ezra (1885-1972), editor] - Guido CAVALCANTI (1255-1300).  Rime ... Edizione Rappezzata fra le Rovine. Genova: "Edizioni Marsano S. A. Anno X", 1931. 4to (290 x 225mm). 40 facsimile plates of…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967). We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, London, 1937, 8vo, illustrations by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With 6 other books by the same author. (7) Please see the full listing below.
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967). We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, London, 1937,…
RANSOME, Arthur (1884-1967).  We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea. London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. 8vo (200 x 140mm). Half title, illustrations by the author, some full-page (occasional mainly light marginal…
Estimate: £300 - £500
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
REMARQUE, Erich Maria (1898-1970). All Quiet on the Western Front, London, 1929, 8vo, original tan hessian lettered in green, dust-jacket (a section torn away from the backstrip). FIRST U.K. EDITION of one of the most important of all anti-war novels.
REMARQUE, Erich Maria (1898-1970). All Quiet on the Western Front, London,…
REMARQUE, Erich Maria (1898-1970).  All Quiet on the Western Front. Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen. London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, March 1929. 8vo (190 x 125mm). Half title. Original…
Estimate: £400 - £600
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.) Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads, London, 1721, 4to, 19 folding engraved plates, tables, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION. With 3 other volumes. (4)
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700…
ROYAL SOCIETY, LONDON - The Philosophical Transactions (From the Year 1700 to the Year 1720.) Abridg'd and Dispos'd under General Heads. In Two Volumes. By Henry Jones ... Vol. IV. Containing Part I.…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £100 - £150
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900) - W. WHITE (1885-1932). The Principles of Art as Illustrated by Examples in the Ruskin Museum at Sheffield: with ... Writings of John Ruskin, London, 1895, 8vo, plates, cloth. FIRST EDITION. With a quantity of related books. (qty)
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900) - W. WHITE (1885-1932). The Principles of Art as…
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900) - William WHITE (1885-1932).  The Principles of Art as Illustrated by Examples in the Ruskin Museum at Sheffield: with Passages, by Permission, from the Writings of John…
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
RYCAUT, Paul (1629-1700). The Present State of the Ottoman Empire ... The Third Edition, London, 1670, folio, frontispiece, 2 plates and 19 illustrations, original calf. A FINE COPY WITH A DISTINGUISHED TRIPLE MODERN PROVENANCE.
RYCAUT, Paul (1629-1700). The Present State of the Ottoman Empire ... The…
RYCAUT, Paul (1629-1700).  The Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Containing the Maxims of the the Turkish Politie, The most material Points of the Mahometan Religion, Their Sects and Heresies,…
Hammer price: £1,000
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944, large 8vo, half title, coloured illustrations by the author, original pink pictorial cloth, dust-jacket. THE FIRST EDITION TO BE PRINTED IN THE U.K. RARE. With 4 other books. (5)
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44). The Little Prince, London, 1944,…
SAINT-EXUPÉRY, Antoine de (1900-44).  The Little Prince ... Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. London: William Heinemann, 1944. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, coloured illustrations…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £200 - £300
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT
3 December 2025 , 17:00 GMT

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