Books Auctions

BRUCE CHATWIN: ON THE BLACK HILL, 1982, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

COLIN DEXTER, 2 ttls: THE WENCH IS DEAD, 1989, 1st edn, sigd cl d/w; THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS, 1992, 1st edn sigd cl d/w + G HARDINGE (ED): WINTER&...

P G WODEHOUSE, 4 ttls: THE WORLD OF PSMITH, 1974, 1st edn, cl d/w, ex-lib; UKRIDGE, 1960, (autograph edn), cl d/w + 2 others, (Qty 4) £ 20-30

SHELLEY SMITH: COME AND BE KILLED, 1946, 1st edn, cl d/w (tatty) + VICTOR BRIDGES: THE GULLS FLY LOW, 1943, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

SEAN O'CASEY: THE SILVER TASSIE, 1928, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds £ 20-30

ALFRED LORD TENNYSON: ENOCH ARDEN, Boston 1865, 1st edn, orig cl gt £ 20-30

GILBERT ABBOTT A'BECKETT: THE COMIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND – ROME – BLACKSTONE, ill G Cruikshank, L J Dicks, n d, 3 works in 1, rebnd (not recent) c...

REV GEORGE CROLY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF HIS LATE MAJESTY GEORGE THE FOURTH..., 1830, port frontis, old hf cf worn + ROBERT HEWISH: MEMOIRS OF GEORGE T

CHARLES DICKENS: BLEAK HOUSE, ill H K Browne, 1853, 1st edn in book form, hf mor worn, spine gt in compartments £ 80-100

CHARLES DICKENS: DAVID COPPERFIELD, ill H K Browne, 1850, 1st edn in book form, in 2, old cl (not publishers), worn £ 30-40

JOHN BETJEMAN: SELECTED POEMS, 1948, 1st edn, cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

H E BATES, 2 ttls: THE NATURE OF LOVE, 1953, 1st edn, sigd (initials), pres copy, cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

HOWARD SPRING: THREE PLAYS, 1953, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, further signature on ttl pg, cl d/w £ 20-30

LIZA CODY: BAD COMPANY, 1982, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 30-40

LAURENCE WHISTLER: CHILDREN OF HERTHA, ill Rex Whistler, 1929 (300) numbered, orig decor wraps soiled £ 20-30

JOHN BUNYAN: THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, ill Edmund J Sullivan, 1901, (100), numbered & sigd by illustrator, 2 vols, orig parchment bkd bds, (Qt...

DEREK CLIFFORD: THE PERRACOTTS, Hogarth Press, 1948, 1st edn, cl d/w + PATRICIA WENTWORTH: THE CHINESE SHAWL, 1943, 1st edn, cl d/w, (2) £ 25-35

CHARLES MORGAN: THE HOUSE OF MACMILLAN, 1943, 1st edn, cl gt + F SWINNERTON: AUTHORS AND THE BOOK TRADE, 1933, cl d/w, (Qty 2)

CHARLES DICKENS: HOUSEHOLD WORDS, [1868], hf cf worn £ 20-30

GRAHAM GREENE: A SENSE OF REALITY, 1963, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 40-50

JOHN BUNYAN: THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS..., Ed George Offor, 1867, sm 4to, decor mor gt £ 30-40

TITUS MACCIUS ACCIUS PLAUTUS: COMOEDIAE..., Lipsiae 1760, cl bkd bds worn £ 20-30

GEORGE HERBERT: THE TEMPLE SACRED POEMS AND PRIVATE EJACULATIONS, Chiswick Press, 1904, (350) numbered), sm 4to orig decor cl gt £ 40-50

FRANCOIS PIERRE GUILLAUME GUIZOT: GENERAL HISTORY OF CIVILISATION IN EUROPE, Oxford 1837, decor cf gt, inner dentelles gt by J Kelly £ 100-120

ANON: THE HISTORY OF MAN OR THE WONDERS OF HUMAN NATURE IN RELATION TO THE VIRTUES VICES AND DEFECTS OF BOTH SEXES..., Edinburgh 1790, 2nd edn, 2 vols

RICHARD HUGHES: THE FOX IN THE ATTIC, 1961, 1st edn, cl d/w

VLADIMIR NABOKOV: LOLITA, 1959, 1st edn, cl

THE HISTORICAL SOUVENIR AND LITERARY CABINET, c1840, added engrd vig ttl, 15 engrd plts, 12 mo, orig bl stpd cl gt £ 20-30

REV R B PAUL: THE ANTIQUITIES OF GREECE, Oxford 1835, 2nd edn, orig cl bkd bds worn £ 20-30

JOHN BETJEMAN: COLLECTED POEMS, 1958, 1st edn, cl d/w + EDMUND BLUNDEN: THE GREAT CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY LONG MELFORD, ill J Piper, 1966, orig wra

P G WODEHOUSE, 3 ttls: SUMMER MOONSHINE, 1938, 1st edn, cl; SPRING FEVER, 1948, 1st edn, cl, part d/w; PERFORMING FLEA, 1953, 1st edn, cl, (Qty 3) &...

JOHN LENNON: IN HIS OWN WRITE, 1964 reprint, orig pict laminated bds + 1other edn, (Qty 2)

HENRY WADWORTH LONGFELLOW: TALES OF A WAYSIDE INN, L 1864, 1st edn, port frontis, 4pp advts at end, orig cl gt £ 25-35

KAY WILLIAMS: JUST RICHMAL, THE LIFE AND WORK OF RICHMAL CROMPTON LAMBURN, 1986, (100) numbered & sigd by Kay & Roy Williams, Michael Palin ...

THOMAS GARNER AND ARTHUR STRATTON: THE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF ENGLAND DURING THE TUDOR PERIOD, 1929, 2nd edn, 2 vols, 4to, orig cl gt, (Qty 2)
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CHARLES KNIGHT (ED): THE ARTS AND INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS..., c1860, 2 vols, 4to, orig decor cl gt worn, (Qty 2) £ 40-50

THE ART JOURNAL, 1881, plts inc 15 engrd & 8 etched, 4to, hf cf v worn, bds detchd £ 30-40

LIONEL CUST: NOTES ON PICTURES IN THE ROYAL COLLECTIONS, 1911, 1st edn, 4to cl gt + EUGENIE STRONG: CATALOGUE OF THE GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUES IN THE P

DAVID HOCKNEY: HOCKNEY'S ALPHABET, Ed Stephen Spender, 1991, 'Special' edn, sigd by Hockney & Spender, 4to, orig cl, slipcase £...

TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS: DE RERUM NATURA LIBRI SEX, L R Taylor, 1832, 4to, decor crimson mor gt, spine gt in compartments £ 30-40

A J HIPKINS: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS..., 1945, 4to, cl gt £ 25-35

REV EDMUND FARRER: PORTRAITS IN SUFFOLK HOUSES, (WEST), 1908 (400), 4to, orig cl bkd bds v worn & soiled £ 50-60

WALTER SHAW SPARROW: A BOOK OF SPORTING PAINTERS, 1931, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl £ 30-40

REV M PILKINGTON: THE GENTLEMANS AND CONNOISSEUR'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS..., 1798, new edn, 4to, cf worn, top bd detchd £ 20-30

J R R TOLKIEN: THE ROAD GOES EVER ON, A SONG CYCLE, 1968, 1st edn, 4to, bds, d/w (tatty) £ 20-30

GEORGE MIKES: SHAKESPEARE AND MYSELF, 1952, 1st edn, cl d/w, copy of Victor Weisz 'Vicky' and sigd 'Vicky' + 1966 Vicky Memorial Con...

ANDREW W TUER: OLD LONDON STREET CRIES..., 1885, rebkd bds + RAPHAEL NELSON: CRIES AND CRIERS OF OLD LONDON, 1941, 1st edn, 4to cl, d/w, (Qty 2)
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ROALD DAHL, 5 ttls: GOING SOLO, 1986, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE ROALD DAHL TREASURY, 1997, 1st edn, cl d/w + 3 others, (Qty 5) £ 20-30

CAROLINE GRAHAM: FIRE DANCE, 1995, 1st edn, cl d/w + MARIANNE WESSON: RENDER UP THE BODY, 1997, 1st edn, cl d/w + 3 others, (Qty 5) £ 20-30

RODDY DOYLE: PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA, 1993, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

MARTIN AMIS: LONDON FIELDS, 1989, 1st edn, cl d/w + ADAM THORPE: STILL, 1995, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

J R R TOLKIEN: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1961, 11th impress, cl d/w £ 40-50

PENELOPE FITZGERALD: THE BEGINNING OF SPRING, 1988, 1st edn, cl d/w + ESTHER FREUD: HIDEOUS KINKY, 1992, 1st edn, cl d/w + GIUSEPPE DI LAMPEDUSA: THE

QUENTIL BELL: VIRGINIA WOOLF, 1972, 2nd impress, 1st edn, 2 vols, cl d/ws £ 20-30

JIM PHELAN: WE FOLLOW THE ROADS, 1949, 1st edn, sigd pres copy, cl d/w £ 20-30

MERVYN PEAKE: LETTERS FROM A LOST UNCLE, 1948, 1st edn, pict cl, price reduced d/w £ 25-35

GILLOW'S: A RECORD OF FURNISHING FIRM DURING TWO CENTURIES, 1901, 2nd edn, orig limp cl soiled £ 20-30

PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO: THE AMORES, trans E Powys Mathers, ill J A Laboureur, Golden Cockerel Press, 1932, (350) numbered, hf leather by Sangorski &am...

J B PRIESTLEY: ANGEL PAVEMENT, 1930, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 50-60

MICHAEL DIBDIN: VENDETTA-THE DYING OF THE LIGHT – COSI FAN TUTTI, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1st edns, 2nd work sigd, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

IAN FLEMING: THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1965, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 30-40

SIEGFRIED SASSOON, 2 ttls: SIEGFRIED'S JOURNEY, 1945, 1st edn, cl d/w (tatty); MEREDITH, 1948, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £ 25-35

P COTES AND T NIKLAUS: THE LITTLE FELLOW, THE LIFE AND WORK OF CHARLES SPENCER CHAPLIN, 1951, 1st edn, cl d/w

GRAHAM GREENE: THE COMEDIANS, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w, (tatty) £ 20-30

GRAHAM GREENE: THE HONORARY CONSUL, 1973, 1st edn, cl d/w, (tatty) £ 20-30

GRAHAM GREENE: OUR MAN IN HAVANA, 1958, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 30-40

ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR 'GEORGE ORWELL': HOMAGE TO CATALONIA, 1938, 1st edn, cl £ 40-50

ROBERT GRAVES: GOOD-BYE TO ALL THAT, 1929, 1st edn, 2nd issue, cl d/w, (tatty) £ 30-40

GRAHAM GREENE, 2 ttls: TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, 1969, 1st edn, cl d/w + 1 other, (Qty 2) £ 30-40

P G WODEHOUSE: GALAHAD AT BLANDINGS, 1965, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 20-30

WILLIAM FAULKNER: THESE THIRTEEN, 1933, 1st edn, cl d/w, (tatty) £ 80-100

VITA SACKVILLE-WEST: GRAND CANYON, 1942, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 25-35

VIRGINIA WOOLF: A HAUNTED HOUSE, 1943, 1st edn, cl d/w £ 40-50

MICHAEL CONNELLY: THE POET-BLOOD WORK- ANGELS FLIGHT, 1996, 1998, 1999, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

MARTIN AMIS: LONDON FIELDS – THE INFORMATION – HEAVY WATER, 1989, 1995, 1998, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £ 20-30

G JEAN-AUBRY: JOSEPH CONRAD, LIFE AND LETTERS, 1927, 1st edn, 2 vols, cl gt, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

H M TOMLINSON: ALL OUR YESTERDAYS, 1930, 1st edn, cl, d/w + 6 others, (Qty 7) £ 20-30

SAMUEL PROUT: PROUT'S MICROCOSM, THE ARTIST'S SKETCH-BOOK..., 1841, 4to, orig cl gt worn & soiled £ 80-100

SIR RICHARD BAKER: A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND, 1684, added engrd ttl, port frontis, both laid down, fo, old cf, bds detchd £ 100-120

MICHAEL DALTON: THE COUNTRY JUSTICE CONTAINING THE PRACTICE OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE..., 1697, fo, old cf worn, top bd detchd £ 150-200

RALPH WARNER: DUTCH AND FLEMISH FLOWER AND FRUIT PAINTERS..., n d, 4to cl gt £ 20-30

JOHN LINNELL (ED): THE ROYAL GALLERY OF PICTURES, BEING A SELECTION OF THE CABINET PAINTINGS IN HER MAJESTY'S PRIVATE COLLECTION AT BUCKINGHAM P...

J W CALDICOTT: THE VALUES OF OLD ENGLISH SILVER AND SHEFFIELD PLATE, Ed J S Gardner, 1906, 1st edn, 4to, orig cl £ 25-35

HENRY SHAW: DRESSES AND DECORATIONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES, 1858, vol 1 only, added hand col'd ttl, 38 plts as list, hf cf v worn, nr disbnd + THE B...

JOHN HARDING: THE CHRONICLE..., Ed H Ellis, 1812, 4to, old cf gt worn, top bd detchd £ 30-40

EDMOND WINGATE: MAXIMES REASON OR THE REASON OF THE COMMON LAW OF ENGLAND, 1658, lacks A2, sm fo, old cf rebkd (not recent), worn £ 80-100

RICHARD DOYLE: THE FOREIGN TOUR OF MESSRS BROWN, JONES AND ROBINSON, 1854, 4to orig cl gt rebkd pres old spine £ 25-35

LEN AND YVONNE ADAMS: MEISSEN PORTRAIT FIGURES, 1987, 1st edn, 4to cl, d/w + JOHN AYERS AND OTHERS: PORCELAIN FOR PALACES, 1990, 1st edn, 4to cl, d/w,

GEORGE BARNARD: DRAWING FROM NATURE, 1865, orig cl worn & soiled, (contents loose) £ 20-30

HALDANE MACFALL: THE BOOK OF LOVAT CLAUD FRASER, 1923, 1st edn, 4to, cl bkd pict bds, d/w (tatty) £ 20-30

[LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON]: FISHER'S DRAWING ROOM SCRAP-BOOK, 1836, added engrd vig ttl & 35 plts, 4to, orig decor cl worn £ 20-30

EDWARD HYDE 1ST EARL OF CLARENDON, 2 ttls: THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND, Oxford 1707-04, 3 vols, 3 engrd ports, fo, old cf w

? THOMAS KEN: ICHABOD OR FIVE GROANS OF THE CHURCH..., Cambridge J Greaves, 1663, old vellum wraps £ 30-40

CHARLES HENRY COOPER: MEMOIR OF COUNTESS OF RICHMOND AND DERBY, Cambridge 1874, 1st edn, orig cl gt + 19TH CENTURY FRAMED AND GLAZED ENGRAVED PORTRAIT

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER..., L 1703, engrd port frontis, 48 plts, red ruled throughout, 12 mo, cf gt, silver mounts and clasps £ 40-50

JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN DIT MOLIERE: LES OEUVRES, Amsterdam 1713, new edn, 3 vols, 12 mo, old cf worn £ 40-50

THE HOLY BIBLE..., Edinburgh 1820, 2 vols, 12 mo, bl stpd cf gt, aeg, (Qty 2) £ 20-30

RICHARD GRAFTON: ABRIDGEMENT OF THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLANDE, NEWELY CORRECTED AND AUGMENTED..., AND IN THENDE OF THYS ABRIDGEMENT IS ADDED A PROPRE AND

JOHN JEWEL: APOLOGIA ECCLESIAE ANGLICANAE, Oxford 1639, old cf worn £ 40-50

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: TIMON OF ATHENS, D Bryce, 1904, miniature book, 52mm x 32mm, crimson mor gt + 5 others sim, (Qty 5) £ 40-50