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
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940).  Castle Gay, [London, 1930], original fawn buckram. AUTHOR'S PROOF COPY. With 2 other books by John Buchan. (3)
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940). Castle Gay, [London, 1930], original fawn…
BUCHAN, John (1875-1940).  Castle Gay. [London:] Hodder & Stoughton Ltd., [1930]. 8vo (186 x 124mm). Half title (some spotting and staining). Original publisher's fawn buckram, printed label mounted…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £200 - £300
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
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth (without the dust-jacket). FIRST EDITION. With 2 other editions of the same work. (3)
ORWELL, George (1903-50). Animal Farm, London, 1945, original cloth …
ORWELL, George (1903-50).  Animal Farm. A Fairy Story. London: Secker and Warburg, 1945. 8vo (186 x 122mm). Half title. Original green cloth, spine lettered in white (rubbed and lightly stained,…
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £70 - £100
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
MISCELLANY - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). Quentin Durward, Edinburgh, 1823, 3 vols., original boards. FIRST EDITION. With 13 other books. (16)
MISCELLANY - Walter SCOTT (1771-1832). Quentin Durward, Edinburgh, 1823, 3…
MISCELLANY - [Walter SCOTT (1771-1832)].  Quentin Durward. Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable, 1823. 3 volumes, 8vo (197 x 125mm). 4-pages of publisher's advertisements dated May 1832 at the…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £300 - £500
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
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
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90)]. Les Péchés de Minette, Montréal [?but Paris], [c. 1902], black crushed morocco gilt.
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90)]. Les Péchés de Minette, Montréal […
[BELOT, Louis Marc Adolphe (1829-90), attributed]. Les Péchés de Minette. Par l' Auteur de La Passion de Gilberte. Montréal [?but Paris]: G. Lebaucher [?but Malakoff], [c. 1902]. Small 8vo (162 x…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine, Comte de (1729-1811). A Voyage Round the World, London, 1772, folding engraved plate and maps, contemporary calf. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH.
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine, Comte de (1729-1811). A Voyage Round the…
BOUGAINVILLE, Louis-Antoine, Comte de (1729-1811). A Voyage Round the World. Performed by Order of His Most Christian Majesty, in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 ... Translated from the French…
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Years, London, The Hogarth Press, 1937, original turquoise cloth, dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell. FIRST EDITION. With the same author's Flush (London, 1933, modern green half morocco gilt, FIRST EDITION). (2)
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941). The Years, London, The Hogarth Press, 1937,…
WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941).  The Years. London: The Hogarth Press, 1937. 8vo (180 x 120mm). Half title. Original turquoise cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, the dust-jacket designed by Vanessa Bell…
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
ST. JOHN HOPE, William Henry (1854-1919). Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex, London, 1919, plates and plans, original half vellum. FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 400 COPIES. INSCRIBED BY LORD COWDRAY.
ST. JOHN HOPE, William Henry (1854-1919). Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in…
ST. JOHN HOPE, William Henry (1854-1919).  Cowdray and Easebourne Priory in the County of Sussex. London: Country Life, 1919. Folio (365 x 250mm). Half title, mounted coloured portrait frontispiece…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:01 GMT
GEHLER, Johann Samuel Traugott (1751-95). Physikalisches Wörterbuch, Leipzig, 1825-45, 24 vols. including plate vol., 8vo and 4to, plates, contemporary half calf. (24)
GEHLER, Johann Samuel Traugott (1751-95). Physikalisches Wörterbuch,…
GEHLER, Johann Samuel Traugott (1751-95).  Physikalisches Wörterbuch. Neu bearbeitet von Brandes. Gmelin. Herner. Muncke. Pfaff. Leipzig: E. B. Schwickert, 1825-45. 11 volumes bound in 24 including…
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original publisher's buckram. FIRST EDITION.
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946). The Time Machine, London, 1895, original…
WELLS, H. G. (1866-1946).  The Time Machine. An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895. 8vo (177 x 115mm). Half title with one-page advertisement for "The Pioneer series" on the verso, 32-pages …
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 00:00 GMT
SPRENGEL, Kurt Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833). Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneykunde, Halle [and Vienna],1821-40, 6 vols. bound in 8, frontispieces, contemporary half calf. (8)
SPRENGEL, Kurt Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833). Versuch einer pragmatischen…
SPRENGEL, Kurt Polycarp Joachim (1766-1833).  Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzenykunde. Halle: Gebauerschen Buchhandlung [vol. VI (in 2 vols.): Vienna: In Commission der Carl Gerold…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, the later part possibly in Robert Southey's hand, contemporary calf.
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)]. "Of Arthour and of Merlin". Autograph…
[?SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843)].  "Of Arthour and of Merlin", [n.d.], 4to (246 x 195mm.). Autograph manuscript on 20 leaves, in 2 distinct hands, the later part, written as prose on 4-pages, possibly…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94).  Untersuchungen ueber die Augbreitung der Elektrischen Kraft, Leipzig, 1892, contemporary vellum. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION of Hertz's highly important series of papers on electromagnetic waves.
HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94). Untersuchungen ueber die Augbreitung…
HERTZ, Heinrich Rudolf (1857-94).  Untersuchungen ueber die Ausbreitung der Elektrischen Kraft. Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1892. 8vo (220 x 140mm). Woodcut printer's device on title,…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
PAVLOV, Ivan (1849-1936). Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrusen, Wiesbaden, 1898, original wrappers. FIRST EDITION IN GERMAN. With another copy in half buckram. (2).
PAVLOV, Ivan (1849-1936). Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrusen, Wiesbaden, 1898…
PAVLOV, Ivan (1849-1936).  Die Arbeit der Verdauungsdrüsen ... Autorisierte Ubersetzung aus dem Russischen. Wiesbaden: Varlag von J. F. Bergmann, 1898. Large 8vo (257 x 175mm). Half title,…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £300 - £500
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
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…
Estimate: £70 - £100
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
ALPHÉRAKY, Sergius (1850-1918). The Geese of Europe and Asia, London, 1905, coloured lithographed plates, original dark green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION.
ALPHÉRAKY, Sergius (1850-1918). The Geese of Europe and Asia, London, 1905…
ALPHÉRAKY, Sergius (1850-1918).  The Geese of Europe and Asia. Being the Descriptions of Most of the Old World Species, translated from the Russian by John Marshall. London: Rowland Ward, Ltd., 1905.…
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
THORBURN, Archibald (1860-1935). British Birds, London, 1917-18, 4 vols., coloured plates by Archibald Thorburn, original red cloth.  Third edition. (4)
THORBURN, Archibald (1860-1935). British Birds, London, 1917-18, 4 vols.,…
THORBURN, Archibald (1860-35).  British Birds. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1917-18. 4 volumes, 4to (317 x 260mm). Half tiles, 82 coloured lithographed plates after Archibald Thorburn (some…
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
9 December 2021 , 17:00 GMT
SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI STYLE WHITE PAINTED CAST IRON THREE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUÉS (4)
SET OF FOUR LOUIS XVI STYLE WHITE PAINTED CAST IRON THREE-LIGHT WALL…
20th Century
Each issuing three moveable branches, 40cm highCondition report: Chipped paint work revealing metal beneath which in some instances has oxidised. Two have later attached alloy metal brackets attached…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £80 - £120
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
A VICTORIAN STYLE COPPER AND WROUGHT IRON STREET LANTERN
A VICTORIAN STYLE COPPER AND WROUGHT IRON STREET LANTERN
20th Century
Of square tapering form, supported on an open scroll work and twisted arm bracket, 68 cm protrusion, 139cm high approxCondition report: Oxdization and weathering in areas. Repainted black bracket…
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT
18 November 2021 , 17:01 GMT

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