MOORE, George (1852-1933). Heloise and Abelard, London, 1921, 2 volumes, 8vo, original vellum-backed boards. NUMBER 127 OF 1,500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With 2 other related books. (4)
MOORE, George (1852-1933). Heloise and Abelard, London, 1921, 2 volumes,…
MOORE, George (1852-1933).  Héloïse and Abélard. London: Privately Printed for Subscribers Only by [Printer's name in Gaelic], 1921. 2 volumes, 8vo (230 x 140mm). Half title. Original vellum-backed…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard de FONTENELLE (1657-1757). A Plurality of Worlds, London, 1929, 8vo, colour-stencilled astrological illustrations by T. L. Poulton, original vellum gilt. ONE OF 1,600 COPIES. With 9 other books printed by the same press. (10)
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard de FONTENELLE (1657-1757). A Plurality of Worlds,…
NONESUCH PRESS - Bernard le Bovier de FONTENELLE (1657-1757).  A Plurality of Worlds. John Glanvill's Translation with a Prologue by David Garnett. [London:] The Nonesuch Press, 1929. 8vo (200 x…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
NONESUCH PRESS - HOMER (fl. 9TH- or 8TH-CENTURY B.C.E.). The Iliad, London, 1931, small folio, ornaments, original niger morocco. ONE OF 1,450 COPIES. With Francis Meynell's rare printed note relating to this edition loosely-inserted.
NONESUCH PRESS - HOMER (fl. 9TH- or 8TH-CENTURY B.C.E.). The Iliad, London…
NONESUCH PRESS - HOMER (fl. 9TH- or 8TH-CENTURY B.C.E.).  The Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope. [London:] The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Small folio (267 x 155mm). Printed in red and black, ornaments…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
PATTERSON, John Henry (1867-1947). The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, London, August 1910, large 8vo, original pictorial buckram gilt. Reprint. INSCRIBED in pencil by Anthony Eden, "This book belonged to my younger brother, Nicholas. A."
PATTERSON, John Henry (1867-1947). The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, London, August…
PATTERSON, John Henry (1867-1947).  The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures ... with a Foreword by Frederick Courteney Selous. London: Macmillan and Co., August 1910. Large 8vo (217…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
POPE, Alexander (1688-1744). Of the Characters of Women: An Epistle to a Lady, London, 1735, folio, later grey paper boards. FIRST EDITION. With 2 other books. (3)
POPE, Alexander (1688-1744). Of the Characters of Women: An Epistle to a…
POPE, Alexander (1688-1744).  Of the Characters of Women: An Epistle to a Lady. London: Printed by J. Wright, for Lawton Gulliver, 1735. Folio (329 x 210mm). Half title, woodcut ornament on title and…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROSEBERY, Lord (1847-1929). Lord Randolph Churchill, London, 1906, 8vo, original green buckram. FIRST EDITION, ANNOTATED TWICE AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN.
ROSEBERY, Lord (1847-1929). Lord Randolph Churchill, London, 1906, 8vo,…
ROSEBERY, Archibald Philip Ambrose, 5th Earl of (1847-1929).  Lord Randolph Churchill. London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. 8vo (189 x 130mm). Half title, title printed in red and black. Original green…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ROWSE, A. L. (1903-97). The Later Churchills, London, 1958, large 8vo, original buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Clarissa and Anthony Eden. With 2 other books by the same author, both PRESENTATION COPIES. (3)
ROWSE, A. L. (1903-97). The Later Churchills, London, 1958, large 8vo,…
ROWSE, A. L. (1903-97).  The Later Churchills. London: Macmillan & Co Ltd., 1958. Large 8vo (218 x 150mm). Half title, half tone frontispiece and plates. Original red buckram, spine lettered and…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970).  Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, 8vo, half tone illustrations, original buckram. FIRST ENGLISH ABRIDGED EDITION, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970). Hitler's Interpreter, London, 1951, 8vo,…
SCHMIDT, Paul-Otto (1899-1970).  Hitler's Interpreter ... Edited by R. H. C. Steed. London: William Heinemann, 1951. 8vo (213 x 135mm). Half title, half tone portrait frontispiece of the author, 10…
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SETON HUTCHISON, Graham (1890-1946). Kitchener, London, 1944, small 4to, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 52 OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed extensively by the author to Anthony Eden. RARE.
SETON HUTCHISON, Graham (1890-1946). Kitchener, London, 1944, small 4to,…
SETON HUTCHISON, Graham (1890-1946).  Kitchener. The Man ... With a foreword by Field-Marshall Lord Birdwood. [London: The Fanfare Press], 1943. Small 4to (205 x 158mm). Half title, half tone plates.…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £150
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge, 1938, 8vo, buckram. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT. With another by the same author. (2)
SETON-WATSON, Robert (1879-1951). Britain and the Dictators, Cambridge,…
SETON-WATSON, Robert William (1879-1951).  Britain and the Dictators. A Survey of Post-War British Policy. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1938. 8vo (217 x 140mm). Half title. Original blue…
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
SPEARS, E. L. (1886-1974). Prelude to Victory, London, 1940, 8vo, plates and maps, original buckram. FIRST EDITION, second impression. ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN PENCIL BY ANTHONY EDEN THROUGHOUT.
SPEARS, E. L. (1886-1974). Prelude to Victory, London, 1940, 8vo, plates…
SPEARS, Edward Louis, 1st Baronet (1886-1974).  Prelude to Victory ... With an Introduction by The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill. London: Jonathan Cape, January 1940. Large 8vo (222 x 146mm). Half title…
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94). Kidnapped, [London], 1886, 8vo, folding map, original red cloth (worn). FIRST EDITION, inscribed by Eden. Please see the footnote below.
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94). Kidnapped, [London], 1886, 8vo, folding…
STEVENSON, Robert Louis (1850-94).  Kidnapped. Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751. [London:] Cassell & Company, Limited, 1886. 8vo (186 x 125mm). Half title, folding…
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
STIMSON, Henry Lewis (1867-1950). The Far Eastern Crisis, New York, 1936, large 8vo, half tone frontispiece portrait and plates, original buckram. Second edition. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden.
STIMSON, Henry Lewis (1867-1950). The Far Eastern Crisis, New York, 1936,…
STIMSON, Henry Lewis (1867-1950).  The Far Eastern Crisis. Recollections and Observations. New York: Published for the Council on Foreign Relations by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1936. Large 8vo …
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
VALERY, Paul (1871-1945). Regards sur le Monde Actuel, Paris, 1931, 8vo, wrappers, "44e édition" (in very small letters on the backstrip). PRESENTATION COPY, the front endpaper inscribed, "à Monsieur A. Eden, hommage sincère de l' auteur, Paul Valéry."
VALERY, Paul (1871-1945). Regards sur le Monde Actuel, Paris, 1931, 8vo,…
VALERY, Paul (1871-1945).  Regards sur le Monde Actuel. Paris: Librairie Stock, 1931. 8vo (188 x 120mm). Half title. Original printed wrappers, partly unopened, uncut (upper joints torn without loss,…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £70 - £100
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). Munich. Prologue to Tragedy, London, 1948, 8vo, original cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, A HIGHLY IMPORTANT COPY, ANNOTATED AND HIGHLIGHTED IN INK BY ANTHONY EDEN.
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). Munich. Prologue to Tragedy, London, 1948…
WHEELER-BENNETT, John W. (1902-75).  Munich. Prologue to Tragedy. London: Macmillan & Co., 1948. Large 8vo (220 x 150mm). Half title, 9 full-page illustrations of contemporary cartoons from "Punch"…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). The Nemesis of Power, London, 1956, large 8vo, original plum cloth. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to Anthony Eden. With 4 other books by the same author, all PRESENTATION COPIES inscribed to Eden. (5)
WHEELER-BENNETT, John (1902-75). The Nemesis of Power, London, 1956, large…
WHEELER-BENNETT, John W. (1902-75).  The Nemesis of Power. The German Army in Politics 1918-1945. London: Macmillan & Co Ltd., 1956. Large 8vo (118 x 148mm). Half title, half tone frontispiece and…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
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
[EDEN, Anthony (1897-1977)] - Alice ACHESON (1895-1996). Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper, the other pen on paper, framed and glazed. Provenance: ANTHONY EDEN, 1st Earl of Avon. (2)
ACHESON, Alice (1895-1996, artist). Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados,…
ACHESON, Alice (1895-1996, artist).  Two Views of the Villa Nova, Barbados, signed "Alice Acheson" lower right, one watercolour on paper (355 x 490mm), the other pen on paper (210 x 290mm), both…
Estimate: £400 - £600
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-88). Empedocles on Etna, London, [The Vale Press at] The Ballantyne Press, 1896, 8vo, printed in red and black, decorations by Charles Ricketts, original boards. With 8 other illustrated works in 9 vols. (10)
ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-88). Empedocles on Etna, London, [The Vale Press at]…
ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-88).  Empedocles on Etna. A Dramatic Poem. [Colophon:] London: [The Vale Press at] The Ballantyne Press, 1896 [?but 1897]. 8vo in 4s (190 x 125mm). The first page of text with…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
13 July 2023 , 01:00 BST
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99). La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Paris, 1785, large 8vo, 5 engraved plates, 19th-century red half morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION, later issue with illustrations.
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99). La Folle Journée, ou Le…
BEAUMARCHAIS, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-99).  La Folle Journée, ou Le Mariage de Figaro, Comédie en Cinq Actes, en Prose. Paris: Chez Ruault, 1785. Large 8vo (258 x 165mm). Half title with list…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
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

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