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Printed Books & Manuscripts
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Printed Books & Manuscripts

Auction dates
17 Apr 2014 13:00 BST
Viewing dates
15 Apr 2014 09:30 - 17:30 BST
16 Apr 2014 09:30 - 19:30 BST
17 Apr 2014 09:30 - 09:30 BST
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Carlyle (Thomas) - On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History, first edition, Robert
Lot 182
Carlyle (Thomas) - On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & the Heroic in History, first edition, Robert
260 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A History of the English Poor Law, 2 vol ( Sir George) A History of the English Poor Law , 2 vol.,
Lot 183
A History of the English Poor Law, 2 vol ( Sir George) A History of the English Poor Law , 2 vol.,
300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Beeton (Isabella Mary) - The Book of Household Management, first edition , pictorial title with
Lot 184
Beeton (Isabella Mary) - The Book of Household Management, first edition , pictorial title with
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Dickens (Charles) - Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition , mixed issue, vol.1 first issue ,
Lot 185
Dickens (Charles) - Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition , mixed issue, vol.1 first issue ,
1,300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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1862 International Exhibition.- - Art Journal (The) Illustrated Catalogue of the International
Lot 186
1862 International Exhibition.- - Art Journal (The) Illustrated Catalogue of the International
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300 - 400 GBP
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Thackeray (William Makepeace) - The Works, 24 vol., several leaves loose, margins a little
Lot 187
Thackeray (William Makepeace) - The Works, 24 vol., several leaves loose, margins a little
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150 - 200 GBP
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Ian Hamilton`s March , 1900 § London to Ladysmith via Pre to ria, half-title ( Sir Winston S.) Ian
Lot 188
Ian Hamilton`s March , 1900 § London to Ladysmith via Pre to ria, half-title ( Sir Winston S.) Ian
260 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Mackey (Albert Gallatin) & William R. Singleton. - The History of Freemasonry..., 7 vol., numerous
Lot 189
Mackey (Albert Gallatin) & William R. Singleton. - The History of Freemasonry..., 7 vol., numerous
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Marlborough, His Life and Times , 4 vol., first edition ( Sir Winston) Marlborough, His Life and
Lot 190
Marlborough, His Life and Times , 4 vol., first edition ( Sir Winston) Marlborough, His Life and
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150 - 200 GBP
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The Second World War, 6 vol., plates, illustrations and maps, some folding ( Sir Winston S.) The
Lot 191
The Second World War, 6 vol., plates, illustrations and maps, some folding ( Sir Winston S.) The
60 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Adams (Richard) - Watership Down, first edition, folding map, original cloth, spine ends and corners
Lot 192
Adams (Richard) - Watership Down, first edition, folding map, original cloth, spine ends and corners
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800 - 1,200 GBP
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Eliot (T.S.) - The Waste Land, first English edition in book form, [one of circa 460 copies], very
Lot 193
Eliot (T.S.) - The Waste Land, first English edition in book form, [one of circa 460 copies], very
700 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - Live and Let Die, first edition, some light spotting to fore-edge and endpapers, ink
Lot 194
Fleming (Ian) - Live and Let Die, first edition, some light spotting to fore-edge and endpapers, ink
1,900 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - Live and Let Die, first edition, ink ownership inscription, original boards, spine
Lot 195
Fleming (Ian) - Live and Let Die, first edition, ink ownership inscription, original boards, spine
600 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - Moonraker, first edition , issue with `shoot` on p.10, original boards, spine a
Lot 196
Fleming (Ian) - Moonraker, first edition , issue with `shoot` on p.10, original boards, spine a
1,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - From Russia with Love, first edition, some very light spotting to endpapers,
Lot 197
Fleming (Ian) - From Russia with Love, first edition, some very light spotting to endpapers,
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - Dr.No, first state plain boards, jacket spine slightly browned, spine ends and
Lot 198
Fleming (Ian) - Dr.No, first state plain boards, jacket spine slightly browned, spine ends and
460 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - Goldfinger, first edition, original blind-stamped and gilt pictorial boards,
Lot 199
Fleming (Ian) - Goldfinger, first edition, original blind-stamped and gilt pictorial boards,
260 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - Thunderball, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original boards
Lot 200
Fleming (Ian) - Thunderball, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original boards
200 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - The Spy who Loved Me, first edition, original boards, fine, dust-jacket, spine
Lot 201
Fleming (Ian) - The Spy who Loved Me, first edition, original boards, fine, dust-jacket, spine
240 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - On Her Majesty`s Secret Service, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket,
Lot 202
Fleming (Ian) - On Her Majesty`s Secret Service, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket,
120 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Fleming (Ian) - The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, orginal boards, dust-jacket, small
Lot 203
Fleming (Ian) - The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, orginal boards, dust-jacket, small
160 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Miller (Henry) - The Tropic of Cancer, first edition, first or second issue, signed presentation
Lot 204
Miller (Henry) - The Tropic of Cancer, first edition, first or second issue, signed presentation
700 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Wells (H.G.) - The War of the Worlds, first edition, first issue with 16pp. advertisements at end
Lot 205
Wells (H.G.) - The War of the Worlds, first edition, first issue with 16pp. advertisements at end
450 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Wodehouse (P.G.) - William Tell Told Again, first edition , fifth impression, 16 colour plates by
Lot 206
Wodehouse (P.G.) - William Tell Told Again, first edition , fifth impression, 16 colour plates by
1,400 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Wodehouse (P.G.) - Mulliner Nights, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the
Lot 207
Wodehouse (P.G.) - Mulliner Nights, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the
300 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Andersen (Hans Christian) - Fairy Tales, plates, some colour and tipped in, and illustrations by
Lot 208
Andersen (Hans Christian) - Fairy Tales, plates, some colour and tipped in, and illustrations by
650 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Bestall (Alfred) - Rupert, first edition , illustrations by Alfred Bestall, original illustrated
Lot 209
Bestall (Alfred) - Rupert, first edition , illustrations by Alfred Bestall, original illustrated
120 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Detmold (E.J.).- - The Arabian Nights, tipped-in colour plates by E.J.Detmold, original pictorial
Lot 210
Detmold (E.J.).- - The Arabian Nights, tipped-in colour plates by E.J.Detmold, original pictorial
550 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Fletcher (Rev. W.) - The Picturesque Primer; 120 hand-coloured woodcut illustrations on 18 sheets,
Lot 211
Fletcher (Rev. W.) - The Picturesque Primer; 120 hand-coloured woodcut illustrations on 18 sheets,
200 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Goudge (Elizabeth) - The Little White Horse, first edition, illustrations by C.Walter Hodges,
Lot 212
Goudge (Elizabeth) - The Little White Horse, first edition, illustrations by C.Walter Hodges,
280 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Greenaway (Kate) - Almanacks, 1884, (3 copies), second with bookplate to front cover verso, original
Lot 213
Greenaway (Kate) - Almanacks, 1884, (3 copies), second with bookplate to front cover verso, original
800 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Greenaway (Kate) - Almanack, 4 variant issues, original pictorial boards, white border, black
Lot 214
Greenaway (Kate) - Almanack, 4 variant issues, original pictorial boards, white border, black
150 GBP
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[Grimaldi (Stacey)] - The Lady`s Toilet, coloured title-page, 9 hand-coloured engraved plates,
Lot 215
[Grimaldi (Stacey)] - The Lady`s Toilet, coloured title-page, 9 hand-coloured engraved plates,
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Newbolt (Henry) - Drake`s Drum and Other Songs of the Sea, 12 tipped-in colour plates and
Lot 216
Newbolt (Henry) - Drake`s Drum and Other Songs of the Sea, 12 tipped-in colour plates and
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Potter (Beatrix) - The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, third printing (with
Lot 217
Potter (Beatrix) - The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, third printing (with "Author of `The Tale of Peter
320 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Potter (Beatrix) - Ginger and Pickles, first edition, first or second printing, half-title, 10
Lot 218
Potter (Beatrix) - Ginger and Pickles, first edition, first or second printing, half-title, 10
200 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Rackham (Arthur).- - Shakespeare (William) A Midsummer-Night`s Dream, first Rackham edition , 40
Lot 219
Rackham (Arthur).- - Shakespeare (William) A Midsummer-Night`s Dream, first Rackham edition , 40
400 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Rinkefeil (Dr. Rudolf) - Schlierilei Ein Tierärchen, 12 colour plates and numerous illustrations
Lot 220
Rinkefeil (Dr. Rudolf) - Schlierilei Ein Tierärchen, 12 colour plates and numerous illustrations
200 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Tourtel (Mary) - The Rupert Story Book, first edition , colour frontispiece, illustrations
Lot 221
Tourtel (Mary) - The Rupert Story Book, first edition , colour frontispiece, illustrations
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Upton (Florence K.) - The Golliwogg`s Desert-Island, first edition , illustrations by the author and
Lot 222
Upton (Florence K.) - The Golliwogg`s Desert-Island, first edition , illustrations by the author and
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Wain (Louis) - Days in Catland, 4 large coloured illustrations printed in panoramic form, with
Lot 223
Wain (Louis) - Days in Catland, 4 large coloured illustrations printed in panoramic form, with
800 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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[ La Morte Darthur ], third edition, one of 1600 copies, 20 plates ( Sir Thomas) [ La Morte
Lot 224
[ La Morte Darthur ], third edition, one of 1600 copies, 20 plates ( Sir Thomas) [ La Morte
280 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Blagdon (Francis William) - Authentic Memoirs of the Late George Morland, portrait frontispiece
Lot 225
Blagdon (Francis William) - Authentic Memoirs of the Late George Morland, portrait frontispiece
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) - The Grave, a Poem, engraved frontispiece portrait of Blake by
Lot 226
Blake (William).- Blair (Robert) - The Grave, a Poem, engraved frontispiece portrait of Blake by
280 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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.- Flaubert Madame Bovary, original pictorial wrappers, Paris, Gibert Jeune (Umberto).- Flaubert (
Lot 227
.- Flaubert Madame Bovary, original pictorial wrappers, Paris, Gibert Jeune (Umberto).- Flaubert (
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Bury (Thomas Talbot) - Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, first edition , 13
Lot 228
Bury (Thomas Talbot) - Coloured Views on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, first edition , 13
850 GBP
700 - 1,000 GBP
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Cunningham (Peter) - The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the sayings of Charles the Second , 2 vol., extra
Lot 229
Cunningham (Peter) - The Story of Nell Gwyn, and the sayings of Charles the Second , 2 vol., extra
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150 - 200 GBP
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Goya y Lucientes (Francisco José de) - La Tauromaquia, sixth edition, one of 200 copies, etched
Lot 230
Goya y Lucientes (Francisco José de) - La Tauromaquia, sixth edition, one of 200 copies, etched
0 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Grandville (J.-J.) - Fables de La Fontaine, 2 vol, plates and illustrations throughout, spotted,
Lot 231
Grandville (J.-J.) - Fables de La Fontaine, 2 vol, plates and illustrations throughout, spotted,
160 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Painter (Willaim) - The Palace of Pleasure, 3 vol. in 6., edited by Joseph Jacobs., number 52 of
Lot 232
Painter (Willaim) - The Palace of Pleasure, 3 vol. in 6., edited by Joseph Jacobs., number 52 of
180 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Poe (Edgar Allan) - The Raven, plates by Gustave Doré, a few small stains, occasional spotting,
Lot 233
Poe (Edgar Allan) - The Raven, plates by Gustave Doré, a few small stains, occasional spotting,
600 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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illustrator ).- Austen Pride and Prejudice , [`Peacock` edition] illustrator ).- Austen (Jane) Pride
Lot 234
illustrator ).- Austen Pride and Prejudice , [`Peacock` edition] illustrator ).- Austen (Jane) Pride
900 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Doves Press.- Wordsworth (William) - The Prelude, one of 155 copies, printed in black & red,
Lot 235
Doves Press.- Wordsworth (William) - The Prelude, one of 155 copies, printed in black & red,
420 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Gill (Eric).- - Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae, [one of 220 copies], printed in black and red, wood-
Lot 236
Gill (Eric).- - Horae Beatae Virginis Mariae, [one of 220 copies], printed in black and red, wood-
950 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Morris (William) - The Roots of the Mountains, first edition, one of 250 copies on Whatman paper,
Lot 237
Morris (William) - The Roots of the Mountains, first edition, one of 250 copies on Whatman paper,
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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The Calligraphic Models of Ludovico degli Arrighi surnamed Vicentino (Stanley, editor ) The
Lot 238
The Calligraphic Models of Ludovico degli Arrighi surnamed Vicentino (Stanley, editor ) The
240 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Vale Press.- Browning (Elizabeth Barrett) - Sonnets from the Portuguese, one of 300 on paper ,
Lot 239
Vale Press.- Browning (Elizabeth Barrett) - Sonnets from the Portuguese, one of 300 on paper ,
750 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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[Jeanneret (Charles Edouard)],
Lot 240
[Jeanneret (Charles Edouard)], "Le Corbusier". - Des Canons, des Munitions?, first edition, half-
500 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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The City and Country Builder`s and Workman`s Treasury of Designs The City and Country Builder`s
Lot 241
The City and Country Builder`s and Workman`s Treasury of Designs The City and Country Builder`s
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