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Ruskin (John) The Seven Lamps of Architecture, fif

101 - Ruskin (John) The Seven Lamps of Architecture, fifth edition, Orpington, 1889;ÂModern Painters, 6 vol., second edition, slight surface abrasion and tape mark to front free endpaper in vol.1, 1900, plates, occasional spotting, bound in uniform halfÂblue morocco by Riviere, gilt, spines slightly sunned, extremities lightly rubbed, light spotting to edges, t.e.g., 4to (7)

Estimation

€350 - 480

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The River War, fir

102 - Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The River War, first one-volume edition, light off setting on title, upper hinge weakening, spine slightly faded and nicked at head, 1902; The Story of the Malakand Field Force, colonial edition, reprint, margins lightly toned, occasional light spotting, minor nicks to one or two pp. at head, spine slightly sunned, 1899,Âfrontispieces, plates, some folding,Âoriginal cloth,Âspine ends and corner tips slightly rubbed, edges lightly toned, 8vo (2)

Estimation

€470 - 720

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The People's Right

103 - Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The People's Rights, first edition, second state with p.71 correctly numbered, Appendix and Index at rear, Leonard E. Boxall's bookplate on front pastedown, some browning (as usual), light spotting to endpapers, minor marginal nicks and chips to several pp. including title, hinges slightly cracked, particularly to upper cover, original red cloth, a little darkened, gilt, joints and extremities lightly rubbed, slight splitting to upper cover joint, a few light stai

Estimation

€830 - 1,200

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Second World W

104 - Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The Second World War, 6 vol.,Âslight bumping to vol.4 foot, original cloth, very slight bumping to spine ends, light spotting and sunning to edges, dust-jackets, spines lightly toned, minor rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, 8vo, 1948.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Shakespeare (William) [The Works], 12 vol., "The L

105 - Shakespeare (William) [The Works], 12 vol., "The Larger Temple Shakespeare" edition, edited by Israel Gollancz, frontispieces, titles in red & black, ink ownership signature of Richard Preston dated 1930 on front free end paper in each vol., occasional staining,Âlight cracking to upper hinge and lightly soiled at front in vol.12,Â later half red morocco by Morrell, spines gilt, some very minor rubbing, light water-staining to a few vol., slight lean to vol.4 lower cover, t.e.g., overall an att

Estimation

€350 - 480

First Braille Newspaper.- Daily Mail. Edition for

106 - First Braille Newspaper.- Daily Mail. Edition for the Blind, no.1 vol.1, rust marks near staples, original printed wrappers, light browning and spotting to covers, 4to,ÂFriday September 7, 1906.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Binding, Morris (Talwin).- Arnold (Matthew) Poems,

107 - Binding, Morris (Talwin).- Arnold (Matthew) Poems, printed in red and black, half-title, photographic portrait frontispiece, decorative endpapers after a design by Talwin Morris, attractive original decorative vellum boards, gilt, after a design by Talwin Morris, a little light spotting or marking, small 8vo (binding 162 x 108mm.), Blackie and Son Limited, 1907.Â

Estimation

€230 - 360

Steiner (Rudolf) The Way of Initiation, first edit

108 - Steiner (Rudolf) The Way of Initiation, first edition,Âhalf-title detached with short tears and nicks, staining to spine, few marks to covers, 1908; True and False Paths in Spiritual Investigation: 11 Lectures given at Torquay, August 1924, ink markings to front pastedown and free endpaper, spine faded, slight discolouration to covers, 1927; Mysticism and Modern Thought, translated by George Metaxa, spine sunned, dust-jacket, spine browned, small portion of loss to upper panel, not affecting te

Estimation

€350 - 480

Shelley (Percy Bysshe) Lyrical Poems, one of 250 c

109 - Shelley (Percy Bysshe) Lyrical Poems, one of 250 copies, this copy unnumbered, very light spotting, mostly to a few pp. at front, attractive modern plum morocco by Asprey, elaborately gilt, spine in raised bands, edges slightly nicked, g.e., 8vo, 1918.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Poems, one of 250

110 - Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Poems, one of 250 copies, from an edition of 260, handsome modern black morocco by Asprey, gilt, g.e., 8vo, Florence Press, 1923.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Arts & Crafts style binding.- Gaskell (Elizabeth C

111 - Arts & Crafts style binding.- Gaskell (Elizabeth C.) Cranford and other tales, half-title, brown and blue floral endpapers, attractive 20th century blind-stamped brown panelled morocco, upper cover with central gilt initials 'D.B.L.' and gilt foliage corner-pieces with dark green morocco dot onlays to the corners, spine in compartments and with blind-stamped decoration and a gilt title, very slightly rubbed at extremities, 8vo (binding 175 x 119mm.), John Murray, [1925]. sold as a binding and no

Estimation

€350 - 480

Steiner (Rudolf) [A Collection of periodicals rela

112 - Steiner (Rudolf) [A Collection of periodicals relating to Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophy], includingÂ"Das Goetheanum Wochenschrift fÃ¼r Anthroposophie",Â"Erziehungskunst", "Child and Man", "Die Freie Waldorfschule", "Die Menschenschule Allgemeine Monatsschrift", "Menschenwerden Weltenseele und Weltengeist", "Natura. Eine Zeitschrift zur Erweiterung der Heilkunst", most in German, some with ink-stamps or ink ownership, light surface staining, or spotting, or sunning, most in original wrappe

Estimation

€230 - 360

Dulac (Edmund).- Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure

113 - Dulac (Edmund).- Stevenson (Robert Louis) Treasure Island, tipped-in plates by Dulac, faint off setting on title, modern green morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt, inner gilt dentelles, spine fractionally faded, 4to, New York, 1927.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Eliot (John) The First American Bible: A Leaf from

114 - Eliot (John) The First American Bible: A Leaf from a copy of the Bible Translated into the Indian Language, bible leaf mounted to a stub, bookplate, owners notations to endpapers, light offsetting to verso of half title, original cloth-backed boards stamped in gilt, titles gilt, a few scuffs, cloth abraded at extremities, clam shell box, a little wear to the tips, 8vo, Boston, Merrymount Press, 1929.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Budge (E.A. Wallis) The Book of the Mysteries of t

115 - Budge (E.A. Wallis) The Book of the Mysteries of the Heavens and the Earth, first edition, plates, light foxing to endpapers, owners stamp, original cloth, titles gilt, corners bumped, a little stained, 8vo, London, Oxford University Press, 1935.

Estimation

€230 - 360

BrontÃ« (Emily) Wuthering Heights, 1943 Â§ BrontÃ«

116 - BrontÃ« (Emily) Wuthering Heights, 1943 Â§ BrontÃ« (Charlotte) Jane Eyre, 1943, wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg, some full-page,Âmodern green morocco, gilt, g.e., New York, housed together in original slip-case, 4to (2)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Abbey (Maj. J.R.) Scenery of Great Britain and Ire

117 - Abbey (Maj. J.R.) Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland... 1770-1860 [&] Life in England... 1770-1860 [&] Travel... 1770-1860, together 4 vol., one of 500 and 400 copies respectively,Âillustrations, original cloth, light bumping,Âdust-jackets, spines sunned, light surface marks, abrasion to Travel vol.1 upper panel, light rubbing to extremities, 4to, 1952-56.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Nonesuch Press.- Shakespeare (William) [The Works]

118 - Nonesuch Press.- Shakespeare (William) [The Works], 4 vol., edited by Herbert Farjeon,Âlater morocco, spines gilt,Â8vo, printed by William Clowes at Beccles,Â1955.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Marder (Arthur J.) From the Dreadnought to Scapa F

119 - Marder (Arthur J.) From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow, vol.1-4 only (of 5), plates, folding maps, original cloth, dust-jackets, 1966-69; and 5 others miscellaneous, v.s. (9)

Estimation

€110 - 180

Thomas (Edward) Letters to Edward Garnett, one of

120 - Thomas (Edward) Letters to Edward Garnett, one of 175 copies on Glastonbury antique paper, owners inscriptions, original wrappers, a little creased and soiled Edinburgh, Tragara Press, 1981 Â§ Babble (Nicholas) The Prater, second edition, unbound, uncut, stabbed for sewing, library stamp to title, chipping and toning, T.Lownds, 1757; and others, literature, 8vo (c.12)

Estimation

€110 - 180

Gregory (Lady Augusta) The Blessed Trinity of Irel

121 - Gregory (Lady Augusta) The Blessed Trinity of Ireland... one of 50 copies, signed by Colin Smythe, calf, upper cover stamped in blind and gilt, spine faded, t.e.g., slip-case,Â1985 Â§ O'Casey (Sean) The Harvest Festival, 1 of 50 copes signed by Eileen O'Casey and John O'Riordan, original quarter morocco, 1980, Gerrards Cross, Colin Smythe,Âand others, largely related to Ireland, including Prescott's History of the Conquest of Peru with William H. Gregory's bookplate, many printed by Colin Sm

Estimation

€350 - 480

Manuscript facsimile.- King Henry's Prayer Book, o

122 - Manuscript facsimile.- King Henry's Prayer Book, one of 980 copies, facsimile of BL Royal MS 2A XVI, colour illustrations, original red velvet boards with clasps, metal corner pieces, g.e., with accompanying commentary volume by James P. Carley in original boards, gilt, housed in original drop-back box, gilt, 8vo, Folio Society, 2009.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Cardinale (Hyginus Eugene) The Holy See and the In

123 - Cardinale (Hyginus Eugene) The Holy See and the International Order, bookplate of Peter Bander, original boards,Âgilt, g.e., 1976 Â§ Booth (Martin) Devil's Wine, 1 of 50 copies (from an edition of 250) signed by the author, original boards, Gerrards Cross, Colin Smythe, 1980 Gerrards Cross, Van Duren; and others, various literature, largely by Colin Smythe in Gerrards Cross, v.s. (11)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Heim (Bruno Bernard) Heraldry in the Catholic Chur

124 - Heim (Bruno Bernard) Heraldry in the Catholic Church, 2 of 25 copies printed for the publishers by E.Day and signed by the author, original morocco, gilt, containing blank paper with insignia of the pope and various cardinals, g.e., 1978; Or and Argent, 1 of 50 copies signed by the author,Âoriginal quarter morocco, slip-case, t.e.g., 1994, plates; and others, similar, 8vo (20)

Estimation

€350 - 480

Blake (William) An Island in the Moon, xi of 25 co

125 - Blake (William) An Island in the Moon, xi of 25 copies, text printed in letterpress, transcription and accompanying photographic facsimile, occasional spot, original wrappers/boards, one or two light scuffs, else fine, slipcase, 4to., Cambridge, CUP/Stamperia Valdonega, 1987.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Atherton (Jeffrey) Black Letter, one of 26 lettere

126 - Atherton (Jeffrey) Black Letter, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author and printer, Âoriginal Japanese cloth-backed linen boards, clam shell box inset with original glass plate collotype, a little sunning to the spine of the box, else fine, 8vo, Marina Del Rey, Bieler Press, 2000.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Awdry (Rev. W.) The Three Railway Engines, first e

127 - Awdry (Rev. W.) The Three Railway Engines, first edition, later impression with advert for Thomas the Tank Engine, illustrations, one or two corner creases, short marginal tear at final p. foot, weakening at gutter, overall holding firm, original green boards, joints lightly rubbed, dust-jacket, loss to upper flap and spine, affecting text, spine creased, tear at lower panel, extremities slightly nicked, [c.1946] Â§ Greenaway (Kate) Almanack for 1883, original pictorial cloth-backed boards, lo

Estimation

€110 - 180

Bennett (Arnold) The Feast of St. Friend, booksell

128 - Bennett (Arnold) The Feast of St. Friend, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown, gilt decoration to upper cover, New York, 1911 Â§ The Honeymoon, some cracking to gutter, jacket with repairs to spine head, New York, 1912, first American editions, some light surface soiling and toning, browning to pastedowns and endpapers, original boards, spine ends a little bumped and sightly discoloured, dust-jackets, spines darkened, surface scuffs and creases; and 4 others by Bennett, all first American ed

Estimation

€110 - 180

Bok (Hannes) A Hannes Bok Sketchbook, one of 1000

129 - Bok (Hannes) A Hannes Bok Sketchbook, one of 1000 copies, illustrated, staple bound, original wrappers, some staining, Saddle River, NJ, Gerry De La Ree, 1976 Â§ Molesworth (Vol) An outline of Australian Fandom I., first edition, light soiling, toning, Australian Fantasy Foundation, Sydney, 1953 Â§ Ownings (Mark) The Index to the Science-Fantasy Publishers, inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, wrappers toned and foxed, soiled, Anthem, 1966; and others, mainly sci-fi fandom, bibliog

Estimation

€170 - 240

Bowles (Paul) Without Stopping. An Autobiography,

130 - Bowles (Paul) Without Stopping. An Autobiography, reprint, New York, 1985; Misa De Gallo, translated by Guillermo Lorenzo, Altea, 1989 Â§ Eberhardt (Isabelle), The Oblivion Seekers, translated by Paul Bowles, 1988, each with signed presentation inscriptions from the author to Mohamed Mrabet on first p., original wrappers, light creasing to laminate on upper cover and spine, lower cover slightly toned, spotting to edges, overall a little rubbed; and others by or related to Bowles, all inscribed

Estimation

€230 - 360

Brooke (Stopford A.) Poems, first edition, signed

131 - Brooke (Stopford A.) Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "Edith Lees from the writer" and pencil ownership signature of Alice M. Callow dated 1916 on half-title, light spotting to a few pp., original boards, spine slightly sunned, spine head a little chipped, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1888.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Brown (Robert-Hewitt) Stellar Theology, signed by

132 - Brown (Robert-Hewitt) Stellar Theology, signed by the author, engravings, moving charts, pages evenly toned, occasional spot, original blue cloth gilt, spine tanned, light rubbing and soiling, extremities frayed and bumped, 8vo, New York, Appleton, 1882.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Clarke (Harry).- Poe (Edgar Allan) Tales of the Im

133 - Clarke (Harry).- Poe (Edgar Allan) Tales of the Imagination, 7 colour plates and illustrations by Harry Clarke, modern navy morocco, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., 4to, 1933.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Clinton (Bill) My Life, first edition, signed by t

134 - Clinton (Bill) My Life, first edition, signed by the author, to the title page, 2004; another of the same title, limited deluxe edition, one of 1500 numbered copies signed by the author, original cloth, slipcase, sealed in original wrapping,ÂA. Knopf, 2004; Rolling Stone Magazine, December 9th 1993 issue with Clinton on the cover, signed in blue marker near the masthead, original covers worn and loose, tears to edges and spineÂÂ§ Clinton (Hillary), It Takes a Village, first edition (later pr

Estimation

€470 - 720

[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, f

135 - [Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first American edition,Âlight toning to endpapers, original decorated cloth, faint spotting to top edge,Âvery slight rubbing to spine tips, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine tips and corners a little chipped, a superb example, 8vo, New York, 1938.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Hound of the Baskervi

136 - Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Hound of the Baskervilles, first edition, first issue with "you" for "your" on p.13, half-title, 15 plates only (of 16) by Sidney Paget, lacking "He Took us to Show us the Spot", a little spotting to gutter at several pp. and endpapers, light cracking to hinges, minor water-staining to pastedowns, original pictorial cloth, spine and margins lightly sunned, joints and extremities slightly rubbed and frayed,Âlight spotting and toning to edges, George Newnes, 1902.

Estimation

€590 - 840

Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Lost World, first edi

137 - Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Lost World, first edition, frontispiece, 7 plates, signed presentation inscription from Mary Doyle (nÃ©e Foley)Â"[?]Dennis Moore from the author's mother, Masongill May 12th 1913" and signed by Denis and Adrian Doyle (the author's sons), small newspaper cutting and manuscript note in a later hand on title, newspaper photographic portrait of the author laid down on frontispiece recto, spotting,Âoriginal cloth with portrait decoration to upper cover, gilt, lettered

Estimation

€230 - 360

Gibran (Kahlil) The Earth Gods, illustrations, lig

138 - Gibran (Kahlil) The Earth Gods, illustrations, light toning to pages, original cloth, a little bumped and abraded, Heinemann, 1969 Â§ Silkin (John, editor.) Stand Vol. 6 No 3., light toning, Stand Publications, n.d. Â§ Bax (Martin, editor.) Ambit 72, original wrappers, a little soiled and edgeworn, Ambit, 1977; and others, literature, 8vo (c.15)

Estimation

€110 - 180

Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast,Âdust-jacket t

139 - Hemingway (Ernest) A Moveable Feast,Âdust-jacket toned, a few spots and stains, spine fractionally toned, spine ends and corner tips very slightly rubbed, 1964 Â§ Stuart (Douglas) Shuggie Bain, title-page from paperback edition with signed bookplate by the author loosely inserted, fine, New York, Grove Press, 2020, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets;Âand others, various literature, 8vo (6)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Kipling (Rudyard) Rewards and Fairies, first editi

140 - Kipling (Rudyard) Rewards and Fairies, first edition, 4 plates, 5pp., advertisements at end, light browning to endpapers, modern red morocco, gilt, light spotting and toning to edges, t.e.g., 8vo, 1910.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Kipling (Rudyard) Land and Sea Tales, browning str

141 - Kipling (Rudyard) Land and Sea Tales, browning strips to endpapers, minor surface abrasion to upper panel, loss to spine and lower panel foot, 1923; They Servant A Dog, light spotting to preliminaries, 1930; Limits and Renewals, spine slightly darkened, t.e.g., 1932, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, spotting and toning, nicking and chipping to extremities; and others by Kipling, v.s. (27)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Lawrence (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, early pir

142 - Lawrence (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, early pirate edition, one of 1500 copies, without "ImprimÃ© en Allemagne" on title, light marginal spots and surface marks to a few pp., modern red morocco, gilt, edges slightly toned, 4to, [?Paris], privately printed, 1928.

Estimation

€110 - 180

Lewis (C.S.) Beyond the Blur, first edition, origi

143 - Lewis (C.S.) Beyond the Blur, first edition, original cloth, sunning to head, spotting to top edge, glassine dust-jacket, spine fractionally toned, extremities a little nicked and chipped, 8vo, New York, 1963.

Estimation

€170 - 240

London (Jack) White Fang, first edition,Âfrontispi

144 - London (Jack) White Fang, first edition,Âfrontispiece, 7 colour plates, illustrations, 4pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1906, repaired to gutter, gatherings at front detached, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, spine fractionally sunned, spine and lower cover slightly cockled, 8vo, New York, 1906.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Neurath (Otto) International Picture Language, fir

145 - Neurath (Otto) International Picture Language, first edition, fold-out chart, illustrations in black and red, pages lightly toned, original boards, price sticker affixed to front panel, corners a little bumped, light edgewear, 8vo, London, Kegan Paul, 1936.

Estimation

€350 - 480

America.- Nixon (Richard) Leaders, first edition,

146 - America.- Nixon (Richard) Leaders, first edition, signed by the author,Âto half title, a few ff. splitting at gutter, front hinge cracked, original cloth-backed boards, rubbed, upper cover faded, dust-jacket, tears and nicks, slightly browned, 8vo, Warner Books, 1982. Â§ Woodward (Bob) and Carl Bernstein, The Final Days, signed by the authorsÂto title page, ownership ink inscription to front endpaper, splitting at gutter to p. 129, the odd spot, fore-edge foxed, original cloth, bumped, clipp

Estimation

€230 - 360

Orwell (George) The Road to Wigan Pier, scattered

147 - Orwell (George) The Road to Wigan Pier, scattered spotting, light surface-soiling to front free endpaper, original orange wrappers, minor shelf lean, creasing to spine, light cockling and scuff marks, light spotting and toning to edges, 1937; The English People, illustrations, light toning strips to endpapers, minor surface abrasion to front free endpaper, original boards, fractional rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket extremities very slightly rubbed,Â1949, first editions, plates; a

Estimation

€230 - 360

Orwell (George) Animal Farm, first edition,Âfront

148 - Orwell (George) Animal Farm, first edition,Âfront free endpaper and p.13 detaching, title p. a little rubbed,Âoriginal cloth, spine faded, edges lightly toned, 8vo, 1945.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Orwell (George) Animal Farm, second printing, marg

149 - Orwell (George) Animal Farm, second printing, margins very slightly toned, original cloth, spine and head slightly faded, more so at spine ends, second edition dust-jacket, toning, particularly to spine and lower panel, spine a little chipped, splitting and chipping to extremities, slightly affecting text to upper panel, cockling to upper panel, lower panel rubbed, 8vo, 1945.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Rand (Ayn) The Fountainhead, first edition, early

150 - Rand (Ayn) The Fountainhead, first edition, early reprint, margins slightly trimmed, light browning to front and rear, modern red morocco by Aspery, gilt, g.e., Indianpolis & New York, 1943.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Steinbeck (John) East of Eden, first edition, marg

151 - Steinbeck (John) East of Eden, first edition, margins slightly toned at front and end, modern green morocco by Aspery, gilt, g.e., 8vo, New York, 1952.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, second edi

152 - Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, second edition, third impression, 3 vol., folding maps, internally clean and bright, original cloth, corners a little bumped, rubbed at extremities, dust-jackets, light soiling, toning to flap edges, a few short tears, minor edgewear 8vo, Allen & Unwin, 1968.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Andersen (Hans Christian) Danish Fairy Legends and

153 - Andersen (Hans Christian) Danish Fairy Legends and Tales, second edition, contemporary ink ownership signature of Herbert Eustace Maxwell on title verso, paper reinforcement to title at gutter, plates, one or two crudely hand coloured, one plate detached, nicking and chipping to several pp. and plates, occasional spotting and marginal water-staining, contemporary half calf, spine gilt in compartments, 1853; and another similar, small 8vo (2)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Barrie (J.M.) Peter and Wendy, first edition, shor

154 - Barrie (J.M.) Peter and Wendy, first edition, short marginal tear to p.229,Â occasional light corner creases, the odd spot, light browning to preliminaries, original pictorial cloth, rebacked in later green morocco, spine gilt, edges lightly sunned, 8vo, 1911.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Children's game.- Duru (H.) Encyclopedie des Enfan

155 - Children's game.- Duru (H.) Encyclopedie des Enfants, 12 hand-coloured lithographs, 12 answer cards, foxing, all loose in original box, hand-coloured lithographed title to lid, instructions in ink to lid verso, foxing, rubbing, 32mo, each sheet approx. 130 x 105 mm, c.1850.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Letaille (Charles Augustin) Petit MusÃ©e National

156 - Letaille (Charles Augustin) Petit MusÃ©e National ou l'Histoire de France, 2 vol. including 20 panel concertina-style lithographed portraits, both vol. foxed, text vol. in original printed wrappers, splitting to backstrip, light spotting or surface soiling, together housed in original box with title to lid, 8vo, Paris, c.1841.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, first e

157 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, first edition, first issue [one of 500 copies], colour frontispiece and 15 colour plates, light toning to endpapers, neat repairs to one or two plates, light splitting to gutter but holding firm, original pick boards with lettering and pictorial design in black, some spotting and fading, spine ends and joints nicked and frayed, still an excellent example overall, [Linder 420; Quinby 3], 16mo, [Privately printed for the Author by Strangeways & Sons], Dec

Estimation

€1,400 - 1,800

Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, first t

158 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, first trade edition, first printing with date on title and single-page endpaper recurring 4 times, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, light cracking to gutter, holding firm, faint marginal surface-marks to one or two pp., pencil scribble on front endpaper (mostly rubbed away), original red boards with mounted colour illustration, slight toning to spine, minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, housed in a custom drop back bo

Estimation

€350 - 480

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, firs

159 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, first edition, first or second printing, with "Author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit" on title, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates,Âpictorial endpapers, light cracking to gutter, holding firm, undated ink gift inscription to front endpaper, short marginal tear to p.21 foot, occasional minor surface-marks, original blue-grey boards with mounted colour illustration, spine lightly faded, spine head slightly nicked, spotting to

Estimation

€350 - 480

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, first

160 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, first edition, first or second printing with "we" in roman and "muffatees" to p.15, colour frontispiece, title vignette and 26 colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, undated ink gift inscription to half-title,Âfrontispiece laid down on half-title verso, occasional faint surface markings, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, light bumping to spine ends, light spotting to top edge, an excellent copy, housed in a custom drop back b

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Two Bad Mice, first e

161 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Two Bad Mice, first edition, half-title, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates,Âpictorial endpapers, contemporary ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1904 on front endpaper verso, light cracking to gutter, holding firm, original red pictorial boards with mounted colour illustration, spine lightly chipped and toned, slightly rubbed and scuffed, edges lightly toned, [Linder p.424; Quinby 7], 16mo, 1904.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, fi

162 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, first edition, first or second printing with date on title and "How Keld" on p.20, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates,Âpictorial endpapers, contemporary ink gift inscription dated Christmas 1907 on half-title, light marginal water-staining to several pp., original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine sunned, backstrip neatly repaired, spine ends and corner tips lightly rubbed, housed in a custom drop bac

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Pie and the Patty-Pan, first

163 - Potter (Beatrix) The Pie and the Patty-Pan, first edition, first printing with date on title and mottled lavender endpapers, colour frontispiece and 9 colour plates, plain illustrations in text, some splitting to gutter but holding firm, some spotting and browning, original brown boards with mounted colour illustration, neat repair to spine foot, spine ends and corner tips slightly rubbed,Â[Linder p.425; Quinby 9], small 4to, 1905.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, fi

164 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, light cracking to gutter, holding firm, minor surface-marks to one or two pp., original green boards mounted colour illustration to upper cover, spine slightly toned, backstrip splitting at joints, a few light scuff marks, spine ends and corner tips slightly rubbed, housed in a custom drop back box, spine gilt, [Linder p.426

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Tom Kitten, first edi

165 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Tom Kitten, first edition, first, second or third printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, slight surface abrasions to p.85 affecting text, one or two pp. splitting, overall holding firm, occasional spotting, finger-soiling and marginal water-staining, bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine slightly sunned, neat repairs to backstrip, splitting at lower

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix)The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, fi

166 - Potter (Beatrix)The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, first edition, first, second or third printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, occasional faint finger-soiling, very slight creasing to title and one or two pp. at front, original olive green boards with mounted colour illustration, minor shelf-lean, spine a little faded, a few small spots to covers, spine ends and corner tips slightly rubbed, still an excellent example overall, housed in a cust

Estimation

€350 - 480

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Little Pig Robinson,

167 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, reprint, plain title vignette, 5 colour plates and plain illustrations, fore-edge and endpapers spotted, original pictorial cloth, very faint spotting to top edge, first issue dust-jacket with a dot between the "L" and "E" of "TALE" on the spine, mounted colour illustration, upper panel and spine lightly browned, 1930; The Roly-Poly Pudding, first edition, first printing with "All rights reserved" to foot of title, pictorial title, 17 full-page c

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, f

168 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing with notice board lettering on p.14, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, short marginal tear to frontispiece, slightly affecting illustration, slight surface abrasion to frontispiece and title, water-staining to head at several pp. at front, a few light marginal spots and stains, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, slight shelf-lean, spine

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) Ginger & Pickles, first edition,

169 - Potter (Beatrix) Ginger & Pickles, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, colour frontispiece and 9 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text,Âupper hinge starting but holding firm, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, a clean, near-fine copy,Â[Linder p.428; Quinby 17], small 4to, 1909.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, fir

170 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, very minor cracking to gutter, but holding firm, contemporary ink signature dated 1910, original cream boards with mounted colour illustration, extremities very slightly rubbed, spine ends and corner tips slightly bumped, very minor toning to spine, minor dust-soiling to edges, an excellent copy, [Linder p.429; Quinby 18], 16

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, fir

171 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, first edition, likely third printing, without date on title but endpapers identical to the those of the first 2 printings, colour frontispiece, plain title-vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original cream boards with mounted colour illustration, spine head fractionally bumped, a fine copy, [Linder p.429; Quinby 18], 16mo, 1910. [1911].

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, f

172 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, later printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers without bee, original green/grey boards with mounted colour illustration, spine and edges of covers a little toned, spine foot slightly bumped, otherwise a near-fine copy, [Linder p.428; Quinby 16], 16mo, [c.1911].

Estimation

€170 - 240

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, first

173 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, undated ink gift inscription to front endpaper verso, cracking to upper hinge, short marginal tear to p.23, occasional faint surface-marks, original boards with mounted colour illustration, light nicking to spine ends, corner tips slightly rubbed, else an excellent copy, [Linder p.429; Quinby 20], 16mo, 1911.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) Peter Rabbit's Painting Book, fir

174 - Potter (Beatrix) Peter Rabbit's Painting Book, first edition, pictorial title and endpapers, 28 full-page illustrations, 12 in colour, 9 crudely coloured in watercolour by a juvenile hand, lightly toned, occasional spots and surface-marks, original pictorial wrappers, loss and chipping to backstrip, extremities slightly nicked, 4to, 1911.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr. Tod, first editio

175 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr. Tod, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, faint spotting to preliminaries, light cracking to gutter, but holding firm, original boards with mounted colour illustration, spine toned, small stain to lower cover head, very slight bumping to spine ends and corners, slight stain to upper cover, not affecting text or illustration, minor surface marks and toning to edges, an ex

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Pigling Bland, first

176 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Pigling Bland, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers, lacking front endpaper, surface abrasion to upper hinge, light cracking to gutter, holding firm, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine fractionally sunned, spine ends and corner tips very slightly rubbed, housed in a custom drop back box, spine gilt,Â[Linder p

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Pigling Bland, first

177 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Pigling Bland, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers, very occasional spotting, light splitting to gutter but holding firm, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, some light rubbing and small mark to lower cover, light spotting to edges, original printed glassine dust-jacket, staining (affecting text to lower panel), ext

Estimation

€1,400 - 1,800

Potter (Beatrix)The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit,

178 - Potter (Beatrix)The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first edition in book form, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 14 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, light splitting to gutter but holding firm, original tan boards lettered in brown and with mounted colour illustration to upper cover, backstrip loosening slightly, spine ends fractionally rubbed, light spotting to top edge,still a near-fine copy overall, [Linder 426; Quinby 12a], [1916]; and another of the same, 16mo (2)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Story of Miss Moppet, first e

179 - Potter (Beatrix) The Story of Miss Moppet, first edition in book form, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 14 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, faint spotting and dust-soiling to one or two pp., original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, some light surface-marks and water-stains, spine very slightly browned, slight rubbing to spine ends and corners, cracking to upper hinge, a few spots to top edge, [Quinby 11a; Linder p.426], 16mo, [1916].

Estimation

€170 - 240

Potter (Beatrix) Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, f

180 - Potter (Beatrix) Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, first edition, first or second printing with correct endpapers, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 14 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, slight toning and off setting, the odd spot, light cracking to gutter, holding firm, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, light rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, light toning to edges, housed in a custom drop back box, spine gilt, [Linder 430; Quinby 23], 16mo, 1917.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, fi

181 - Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, first edition, early printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, margins slightly faded, minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, otherwise a near-fine copy, housed in a custom drop back box, spine gilt, [Quinby 25; Linder p.430], 16mo, [1918].

Estimation

€230 - 360

Potter (Beatrix) The Fairy Caravan, colour frontis

182 - Potter (Beatrix) The Fairy Caravan, colour frontispiece and 5 plates, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, small nick to upper cover, not affecting text, spine tips and corners fractionally rubbed, edges lightly toned, 8vo, Philadelphia, David McKay, 1929.

Estimation

€170 - 240

Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kens

183 - Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, first edition, half-title, 50 tipped-in colour plates and illustrations in text by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue-guards, faint dust-soiling to title, the odd spot, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, 1906.

Estimation

€350 - 480

Corvo (Frederic Baron, translator) The Rubaiyat Of

184 - Corvo (Frederic Baron, translator) The Rubaiyat Of Umar Khaiyam, plates, light spotting to front, modern black morocco by Asprey, gilt, g.e., 4to, 1924.

Estimation

€230 - 360

Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von) Faust, translated by

185 - Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von) Faust, translated by John Anster, one of 1000 copies for England signed by the artist, from an edition of 2000, plates, some colour, illustrations and pictorial endpapers all by Harry Clarke, some light spotting, short split to upper hinge, original vellum-backed boards, t.e.g., others uncut, a little rubbed and soiled, mainly to corners, preserved in slip-case, 4to, 1925.

Estimation

€470 - 720

Gould (F.C.) Explorations in the Sit-Tee Desert, f

186 - Gould (F.C.) Explorations in the Sit-Tee Desert, first edition with signed letter in the authors hand laid in, plates and in-text illustrations, inner hinge cracked but binding remains firm, original gilt stamped, spotting and light soiling, corners a little bumped, Unwin Bros., 1899 Â§ Comical Creatures ; A Picture Book For The Nursery, first edition, colour plates, moderately foxed throughout, especially to front endpapers, previous owners inscriptions, bookplate, Nelson, 1867; 8vo (2)

Estimation

€170 - 240

Heath Robinson (William).- Kipling (Rudyard) A Son

187 - Heath Robinson (William).- Kipling (Rudyard) A Song of the English, one of 500 copies signed by the artist, 30 tipped-in colour plates by William Heath Robinson, captioned paper guards, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, light toning to endpapers, scattered spotting, original pictorial vellum, gilt, light toning and some surface-marks, silk ties (lacking at lower cover), t.e.g., 4to, 1909.

Estimation

€350 - 480

King (Jessie M.).- Kipling (Rudyard) L'Habitation

188 - King (Jessie M.).- Kipling (Rudyard) L'Habitation ForcÃ©e, one of 500 copies on vÃ©lin a la forme, pochoir illustrations by Jessie M.King, pochoir title-vignette and 28 illustrations by Jessie M. King, small marginal chip at p.57, original snakeskin with inset gilt oval panel with two figures in profile on both covers, by RenÃ© Kieffer bindery with ticket, decorative grey speckled endpapers (margins slightly toned), t.e.g., others uncut, very slightly rubbed and edges, 4to, Paris, RenÃ©

Estimation

€230 - 360

Valentines.- A group of c.35 valentines, many with

189 - Valentines.- A group of c.35 valentines, many with embossed 'lace' paper, often forming border around central image, some with gold or silver decoration, most a little soiled or browned, a few slightly chipped, v.s., [19th century].

Estimation

€110 - 180

Gillray (James) Let us Dance & Sing, God bless the

190 - Gillray (James) Let us Dance & Sing, God bless the King, for he has made us merry Men all,Âetching with hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 270 x 370 mm (10 5/8 x 14 1/2 in), good margins, handling creases, small nicks and tears, some surface dirt, unframed, [BM Satires 6205], W. Humphrey, 1783; together with four further satirical prints by James Sayers and Charles Williams, including 'Carlo Khan's Triumphal Entry into Leadenhall Street', 'Cicero in Catilinam', 'Pand[e]moniu

Estimation

€170 - 240

Gillray (James) Visiting the Sick, etching and aqu

191 - Gillray (James) Visiting the Sick, etching and aquatint with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 260 x 364 mm (10 1/4 x 14 1/4 in), small margins, handling creases, small nicks and losses to extremities, minor surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey, 1806; together with Gillray's 'Evening Consolation', etching with hand-colouring, unframed, 1785 (2)

Estimation

€230 - 360

Gillray (James) Monstrous Craws at a New Coalition

192 - Gillray (James) Monstrous Craws at a New Coalition Feast,Âetching and aquatint with hand-colouring, on laid paper without watermark, platemark 380 x 482 mm (15 x 19 in), sheet 400 x 503 mm (15 3/4 x 19 7/8 in), laid onto conservation support, minor surface dirt, unframed, S.W. Fores,Â1787

Estimation

€710 - 960

Gillray (James) A Smoking Club,Âetching with origi

193 - Gillray (James) A Smoking Club,Âetching with original hand-colouring, on laid paper with large Strasbourg lily watermark, platemark 312 x 418 mm (12 1/4 x 16 3/8 in), sheet 325 x 430 mm (12 3/4 x 16 7/8 in), some marginal nicks and tears, handling creases, some toning and surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey, 1793

Estimation

€710 - 960

Gillray (James) The Tree of Liberty must be plante

194 - Gillray (James) The Tree of Liberty must be planted immediately!,Âetching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 365 x 260 mm (14 3/8 x 10 1/4 in), minor surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey,Â1797

Estimation

€170 - 240

Gillray (James) The Republican-Hercules defending

195 - Gillray (James) The Republican-Hercules defending his Country,Âetching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 365 x 265 mm (14 1/4 x 10 1/2 in), small margins but trimmed within the platemark along the lower edge, small losses to lower corners, other small marginal nicks, minor surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey,Â1797

Estimation

€350 - 600

Gillray (James) The Table's Turn'd, etching, with

196 - Gillray (James) The Table's Turn'd, etching, with original hand-colouring, on laid paper with armorial watermark, sheet 252 x 354 mm (9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, some handling creases, minor surface surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey, 1797

Estimation

€350 - 600

Gillray (James) The Nuptial-Bower;-with the Evil-O

197 - Gillray (James) The Nuptial-Bower;-with the Evil-One, peeping at Charms of Eden, from Milton, etching with hand-colouring, on laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark, sheet 307 x 400 mm (12 1/4 x 15 3/4 in), good margins, some toning and surface dirt, unframed, Hannah Humphrey, 1797

Estimation

€350 - 600

Gillray (James) The Marriage of Cupid & Psyche, et

198 - Gillray (James) The Marriage of Cupid & Psyche, etching and aquatint, with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 264 x 360 mm (10 3/8 x 14 1/4 in), thread margins, some toning to left and right of cameo, thinning with perforation in the upper left quadrant, brown ink inscription in the lower left, unframed, 1797

Estimation

€350 - 600

Gillray (James) DoublÃ»res of Characters, or Strik

199 - Gillray (James) DoublÃ»res of Characters, or Striking Resemblances in Physiognomy, "If you would know Mens Hearts, look in their Faces", etching and stipple engraving with hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, platemark 265 x 365 mm (10 1/2 x 14 3/8 in), sheet 290 x 397 mm (11 1/2 x 15 5/8 in), old folds and associated creases, spotting and some toning lines, minor surface dirt, unframed, J. Wright, 1798

Estimation

€170 - 240

Gillray (James) Uncorking Old Sherry, etching with

200 - Gillray (James) Uncorking Old Sherry, etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper without watermark, sheet 352 x 249 mm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in), trimmed within the platemark, tipped at corners onto yellow-paper support, small pin holes and minor nicks to extremities, all corners slightly trimmed, minor surface dirt, unframed, published by Hannah Humphrey, 1805

Estimation

€470 - 720

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