MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and remedies, [late 18th-century/early 19th-century], 2 volumes, c.250-pages, small 4to, contemporary full vellum (rather worn). (2)
MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and…
MANUSCRIPT, RECIPES & REMEDIES - A manuscript on paper of recipes and remedies, written in several different hands, two, three or four to a page, with an index on the front pastedown of one volume …
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MIRANDA, Francisco de (1750-1816, President of the First Republic of Venezuela). Correspondence, in English, with the British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval and his Private Secretary, J. C. Herries, on the future of Venezuela and South America.
MIRANDA, Francisco de (1750-1816, President of the First Republic of…
MIRANDA, Francisco de (1750-1816, President of the First Republic of Venezuela).  Correspondence, in English, with the British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval and his Private Secretary, J. C. Herries…
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator). Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales, London, [1913], 4to, coloured plates, cloth gilt. With c.45 other mostly 20th-century illustrated books. The lot sold not subject to return. (c.45)
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator).…
MISCELLANY, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS - Willy POGANY (1882-1955, illustrator).  Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales. London: George G. Harrap, [1913]. 4to (240 x 180mm). Half title, 16 mounted coloured plates by…
Hammer price: £350
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
NONESUCH PRESS - William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616). The Works, London, The Nonesuch Press, 1929-33, 7 volumes, large 8vo, original full niger morocco gilt. NUMBER 798 OF 1,050 COPIES. (7)
NONESUCH PRESS - William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616). The Works, London, The…
NONESUCH PRESS -  William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616).  The Works  ... The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon. [London]: The…
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A COMPLETE RUN OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND LONG-RUNNING SATIRICAL PERIODICAL, INCLUDING THE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE FIRST THREE NUMBERS, PRINTED ON YELLOW PAPER.
Private Eye, London, 1961-2024, numbers 1-1,620, 4to, original wrappers. A…
Private Eye. [London: various publishers], Friday 25th October 1961- March 2024. Numbers 1-1,620, 4to (300 x 210mm). The first 3 numbers printed in "off-set litho" on yellow paper, the remainder…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
Private Eye. London: "Published by Andrew Osmond, 28 Scarsdale Villas ... and printed by Huprint Ltd.", Tuesday November 7th [1961], number 2, 4to, 6-pages, printed on yellow paper, stapled. VERY RARE. With number 4, dated 7th February 1962. (2)
Private Eye. London: "Published by Andrew Osmond, 28 Scarsdale Villas ...…
Private Eye. London: "Published by Andrew Osmond, 28 Scarsdale Villas ... and printed by Huprint Ltd.", Tuesday November 7th [1961], number 2, 4to (252 x 202mm). 6-pages, printed by "off-set litho"…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £500 - £800
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Peter Pan ... A New Edition, London, [1912], 4to, 50 mounted coloured plates ([?]lacks half title), original pictorial cloth gilt. With 2 other books illustrated by Arthur Rackham, both FIRST TRADE EDITIONS. (3)
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - Peter Pan ... A New Edition,…
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) - J. M. BARRIE (1860-1937).  Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens ... A New Edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1912]. 4to (272 x 210mm). 50 mounted coloured…
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols. including one duplicate, 8vo, original cloth; and 3 others by the same author. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, in dust-jackets, two inscribed by the author. Please see the full listing below. (14)
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). Alms for Oblivion, London, 1964-76, 11 vols.…
RAVEN, Simon (1908-2001). The Alms for Oblivion sequence, listed in order of the date of publication, comprising: The Rich Pay Late (London, 1964), Friends in Low Places (London, 1965), The Sabre…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters of the novel "Friends in Low Places", written in blue ink on the rectos only of 174-pages, with a typed covering letter from the author, contained in a cloth box.
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001). The original autograph manuscript of the first…
RAVEN, Simon (1927-2001).  The original autograph manuscript of the first three chapters [as eventually published] of "Friends in Low Places", the second novel in the "Alms for Oblivion" sequence,…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £300 - £500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted coloured plates by F. Cayley Robinson, original limp vellum gilt, ties. LIMITED TO 512 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 174 OF 500 COPIES ON "HANDMADE RICCARDI PAPER".
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis, London, 1914, 4to, 10 mounted…
RICCARDI PRESS - The Book of Genesis. Now Printed in the Authorised Version. London: "Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd.", 1914. 4to (265 x 200mm). Half title, title printed in…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809). Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, London, 1800, 4to, 8 lithographed plates, 5 of which hand-coloured, contemporary half calf. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809). Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples…
ROBERTS, James (1753-c.1809).  Introductory Lessons, with Familiar Examples in Landscape, for the Use of those who are Desirous of Gaining some Knowledge of the Pleasing Art of Painting in Water…
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970). Satan in the Suburbs & Other Stories, London, 1953, 8vo, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION of the author's first collection of short stories. With 4 other books by Russell and one by W. H. Auden, FIRST EDITIONS. (6)
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970). Satan in the Suburbs & Other Stories,…
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970).  Satan in the Suburbs and Other Stories. London: The Bodley Head, 1953. 8vo (200 x 130mm). Half title, illustrations by Asgeir Scott, one-page of publisher's…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987). Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, [n.d.]. 21 manuscripts, together 60-pages, various sizes, 335 x 265mm to 225 x 175mm.
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987). Autograph music manuscripts comprising an…
SEGOVIA, Andrés (1893-1987).  Autograph music manuscripts comprising an important collection of transcriptions and works commissioned by Segovia for the guitar, [n.d.]. 21 manuscripts, together 60…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
SMITH, Stevie (1902-71). 71 original drawings comprising illustrations for her poems, [n.d. but c.1937-1957], various sizes, depicting animals, birds, children, male and female figures, largely executed in ball-point pen on fragments of paper. (71)
SMITH, Stevie (1902-71). 71 original drawings comprising illustrations for…
SMITH, Stevie (1902-71).  71 original drawings comprising illustrations for her poems, [n.d. but c.1937-1957], various sizes, depicting animals, birds, children, male and female figures, largely…
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-63). 18 original drawings, in pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, [n.d.]. Various sizes, from c.115 x 85mm to 178 x 230mm, six in pencil, one in watercolour, 11 in pen and ink.
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-63). 18 original drawings, in pencil,…
THACKERAY, William Makepeace (1811-63).  18 original drawings, in pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour, [n.d.]. Various sizes, from c.115 x 85mm to 178 x 230mm, six in pencil, one in watercolour, 11…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
TRUMBULL, Henry (1781-1843). History of the Discovery of America, of the Landings of our Forefathers, at Plymouth, and of their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians, Boston, 1819, 8vo, folding hand-coloured woodcut frontispiece, 2 plates, calf.
TRUMBULL, Henry (1781-1843). History of the Discovery of America, of the…
TRUMBULL, Henry (1781-1843).  History of the Discovery of America, of the Landings of our Forefathers, at Plymouth, and of their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians, in New-England, From…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
TRYPANIS, Constantine Athanasius (1909-93). "Take a Soldier Take a King. A tragedy in three acts," [Oxford], 1957, original typescript on 75-pages of A4, in a cloth-backed folder. With an autograph letter from the author.
TRYPANIS, Constantine Athanasius (1909-93). "Take a Soldier Take a King. A…
TRYPANIS, Constantine Athanasius (1909-93).  "Take a Soldier Take a King. A tragedy in three acts." [Oxford], 1957. Original typescript on 75-pages of A4 (255 x 200mm), typed on the rectos only, with…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £70 - £100
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut illustrations, original wrappers, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 504 OF 550 COPIES "PRINTED ON ANTIQUE LAID PAPER". With 3 other books from the same press. (4)
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay, Steyning, 1920, 8vo, woodcut…
THE VINE PRESS, STEYNING - Lillygay: An Anthology of Anonymous Poems. Steyning: The Vine Press, 1920. 8vo (195 x 125mm). Half title, title printed in red and black with woodcut illustration, full…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph, [?Geneva], 1759, 12mo, TITLE PRINTED IN RED, contemporary morocco. FIRST EDITION. VERY RARE. Please see the full description below.
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)]. Candide, ou l' Optimisme…
[VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet de (1694-1778)].  Candide, ou l' Optimisme, Traduit de l' Allemand de Mr. le Docteur Ralph. [?Geneva: no publisher but [?]Gabriel Cramer], 1759. 12mo (139 x 80mm).…
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On arrangements for his famous concert at St. Gallen with Liszt.
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83). Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W."…
WAGNER, Richard (1813-83).  Autograph letter, signed (with initials, "R.W.") to [Heinrich Szadrowsky], [Zurich, c.November 1856]. In German. Four-pages, 136 x 107mm, blue paper, bifolium. On…
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WASSERMANN, Jakob (1873-1934). A substantial collection of letters and papers including a twenty-page typewritten script for the 1924 film "Gelbmantelchen", with autograph corrections by Wassermann.
WASSERMANN, Jakob (1873-1934). A substantial collection of letters and…
WASSERMANN, Jakob (1873-1934).  A substantial collection of letters and papers comprising a twenty-page typewritten script for the 1924 film "Gelbmantelchen" ("Wearer of the Yellow Mantle"), with…
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WIDNALL, Samuel Page (1827-94). A Mystery of Sixty Centuries. Or A Modern St. George and the Dragon, Grantchester, 1889, 8vo, frontispiece and plates, original cloth-backed boards. FIRST EDITION. RARE.
WIDNALL, Samuel Page (1827-94). A Mystery of Sixty Centuries. Or A Modern…
WIDNALL, Samuel Page (1827-94).  A Mystery of Sixty Centuries. Or A Modern St. George and the Dragon. Written, Printed, Illustrated and Published, by S. P. Widnall. Grantchester: [S. P. Widnall],…
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WILKINSON, Robert (c.1768-1825). Atlas Classica, London, 1808, 51 hand-coloured maps and charts only (of 53), contemporary half calf (worn, covers detached).
WILKINSON, Robert (c.1768-1825). Atlas Classica, London, 1808, 51 hand…
WILKINSON, Robert (c.1768-1825).  Atlas Classica. Being A Collection of Maps of the Countries Mentioned by the Ancient Authors Both Sacred and Profane. London: Robert Wilkinson, 1808. 4to (343 x…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £80
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
WILSON, Charles William (1836-1905, editor). Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. London: J. S. Virtue and Co., [1881-84]. 4 volumes, 4to, engraved titles with vignettes, 39 engraved plates, illustrations, contemporary half roan. FIRST EDITION. (4)
WILSON, Charles William (1836-1905, editor). Picturesque Palestine, Sinai…
WILSON, Charles William (1836-1905, editor).  Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. London: J. S. Virtue and Co., [1881-84]. 4 volumes, 4to (323 x 250mm). Additional engraved titles with vignettes,…
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST
17 July 2024 , 17:00 BST

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