The Library Sale

Hans Brosamer (1480-1554), a leaf taken from Lufft's 1550 Wittenberg Bible, woodblock print on paper, 13 x 16cm Provenance:Acquired by the present...

French historical clerics, six line engravings in uniform modern mounts and frames.Louis de Lavergne-Montenard de Tressan; Peter Daniel Huet; Bern...

TAYLOR (Isaac) Collection of loose folio engraved illustrations, late 18th century, of natural history, botanical subjects and scientific instrume...

Neele after G. Pawley, A New and Accurate Map of the Country for Twenty five miles round the University of Oxford, engraving publ. 1805, 46 x 47cm...

Montague Smyth (1863-1896) Yokohama [original illustration to Old and New Japan publ. 1907 by J M Dent & Co], signed 'Montague Smith' (lower right...

Original illustration for 'Hop O' My Thumb' in The Book of Fairy Tales, London, Frederick Warne & Co Ltd [1914]signed 'H. M. Brock' (lower left)pe...

DARLING (Grace, 1815-1842) English lighthouse keeper’s daughter. Manuscript handwriting exercise signed by Darling, the slim oblong 8vo page neatl...

ZOLA (Emile) Autograph letter signed 'Emile Zola', 3pp., 8vo, Paris, 3rd March 1887, to his friend and translator, Ernst Ziegler, in French (with ...

HARDY (Thomas) Moments of Love: Poems to Emma, no. 112 of a limited edition of 157 facsimile copies of Hardy’s love poems to his wife Emma, 1st ed...

ORCZY (Baroness Emmuska) Typed document signed, 3pp., 4to, dated 8th October 1935, being a memorandum of agreement between Orczy and Twickenham Fi...

WAUGH (Evelyn) Autograph letter signed with his initials E.W., one side of his personal printed correspondence card from Combe Florey House, near ...

FOWLES (John) Typed letter signed, 2pp., 8vo, Lyme Regis, Dorset, 29th July 1987, to Julie Reed. Fowles offers his thoughts on how a person become...

EDWARD VIII (1894-1972) A lengthy autograph letter signed, 'David' (also signed a further three times at various breaks in the letter), 8pp., 4to,...

Cyprus, Greece and The Holy Land, ink manuscript journal entitled ‘Notes of a Holiday in Cyprus by H.M. Hardcastle 1885', giving an insight into l...

An illuminated vellum covered album, early 20th century, 33 x 27cm, the front board painted with a miniature Nativity scene within a foliate gilt ...

A collection of old documents, photographs and ephemera, mainly relating to the Rickards family, including Lt Com A H P S Rickards RNR, mainly 19t...

A William IV indenture, an agreement between Samuel Jones, Edward Gatty, Richard Lowndes and others, concerning land around Wootton, Bedfordshire,...

A folder of pressed flowers, Finnish, labels for each specimen dated 1942-44 all written in Finnish and signed Kaisa Kuskila, each specimen on a l...

Guide Book to Kelsall's Crystal Palace Exhibition and Royal Collection of Moving Wax Models, Kilmarnock: by James McKie, c.1870, small 8vo booklet...

LAWRENCE (D H) and Suffragette (WSPU) interest circa 1914. Leather bound hotel visitor’s book recording names/addresses/arrivals/departures and si...

Newmarket Horse Racing and the Joel family circa 1940s/50s. Leather album compiled by Mrs Solna Thompson Jones (nee Joel), wife of horse trainer H...

Singapore Interest. Various printed architects plans and a hand-drawn sheet showing proposed room and garden designs for The Cockpit Hotel, Singap...

A 19th Century photograph album containing 41 black and white images by various photographers to include views of Tintern Abbey, Chepstow Castle, ...

A collection of twelve 19th century topographical watercolours and drawings, most unsigned, various subjects and sizes, one signed Hunter Blair 'N...

An 1890s photograph album, of views taken by a passenger on board steam yacht Minerva [built 1875], cruising the Norwegian fjords, at Solovetsk, g...

BIBLE, Matthews version combining the Tyndale and Coverdale translations, edited by John Rogers under the pseudonym ‘Thomas Matthew’. [The Byble, ...

Bible, "Breeches" version. The Bible: Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, London: Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1598, 20 x 14.5cm, tit...

SIDNEY (Sir Philip) The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, 11th edition, 1662, small folio, rather age stained and soiled throughout, two small holes...

SHAKESPEARE (William) Third Folio. [Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, The Third Impression, London: for P.C. 1664,] 2nd issue, adding for first t...

JONSON (Ben) The Workes. London: Printed by William Stansby, 1616, folio, with second vol., [London: W. Stanbsy 1641 [i.e. 1631-40-41], First foli...

BEAUMONT (Francis) and John FLETCHER. Comedies and Tragedies... Never printed before, And now published by the Authours Originall Copies. London: ...

Book of Common Prayer, London: Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd, Henry Hills and Thomas Newcomb 1648, 8vo, portrait frontispiece, few ...

SYDENHAM (Thomas) Opera Universa, in quibus non solummodo Morborum Acutorum Historiae & Curationes Nova.., Editio Altera, London: R.N. for William...

AUBREY (John) Miscellanies..., Viz. I. Day-Fatality. II. Local-Fatality. III. Ostenta. IV. Omens. V. Dreams. VI. Apparitions. VII. Voices. VIII. I...

VERGILIUS MARO (P) Opera, Leiden: Elzevir 1636, 12mo, with engraved title and folding map, red ruled throughout, contemporary red morocco gilt, ru...

DALTON (Michael) The Countrey Justice, London, 1682, folio, slight cockling and dust staining in places, calf, spine gilt; another edition, The Sa...

Pamphlet. The State of the Church of Rome, when the Reformation began., London: for William Rogers, 1688, 8vo, 34pp., marbled paper wrapper; BEVER...

Classics. CAESAR (Caius Julius) Quae extant omnia cum Animadversionibus integris Dion. Vossii, J. Davisii.., ut & qui vocatur Julius Celsus De Vit...

The Great Historical Geographical and Poetical Dictionary. London 1694, folio, first leaves slightly toned, later calf, front board detached ...[...

Sermons, literature. SIBBES (Richard) Evangelicall Sacrifices, in XIX Sermons, 1640, 8vo, some age staining, damaged calf; BOYS (John) An Expositi...

HOOKER (R) The Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie. London: for Andrew Crooke, 1666, folio, engraved frontispiece and title, some later pencil notes t...

La QUINTINYE (Jean de) The Complete Gard'ner: or, Directions for Cultivating and Right Ordering of Fruit-Gardens and Kitchen Gardens, now compendi...

WOOD (Anthony) Athenae Oxoniensis, An Exact History of all the Writers and Bishops of... Oxford, in 2 vols., London 1721, folio, 2nd edition, titl...

PAULI (Simon) A Treatise on Tobacco, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate, translated by Dr. Robert James. London 1746, 8vo, 2 folding engraved plates, lack...

[LA ROCHE-GUILHEN, Anne de] Histoire des Favorites, contenant ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable sous plusieurs règnes. Par Mademoiselle D***....

Sandford (Francis) A Genealogical History of the Kings and Queens of England, and Monarchs of Great Britain, from the Conquest, Anno 1066, to the ...

CHAMBERS (E) Cyclopaedia: Or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences..., 5th edition in 2 vols., 1741-43, folio, 21 plates including double ...

WARD (Edward) The History of the Grand Rebellion, in 3 vols., 1st ed., 1713, 8vo, numerous portraits by Van der Gucht, Vertue and others, after Va...

[HELYOT (Pierre)] Histoire des Ordres Monastiques, Religieux et Militaires, et des Congrégations Séculières de l'un & de l'autre sexe, 8 vols., Pa...

[SAINT-FOIX (Germain-Francois Poullain De)] Catalogue des Chevaliers, Commandeurs et Officiers de L'Ordre du Saint Espirit. Paris: Christophe-Jean...

AMORY (Thomas) Sermons on the following subjects... by the late Reverend Samuel Chandler, 4 vols., London 1768, 8vo, portrait frontispiece, contem...

GILLIERS (Joseph) Le Cannameliste français ou Nouvelle instruction pour ceux qui désirent d'apprendre l'office, rédigé en forme de dictionnaire......

HOGARTH (William) The Analysis of Beauty Written with a View of Fixing the Fluctuating Ideas of Taste, bound with Rules for Drawing Caricaturas: w...

GODWIN (William) Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, 2nd edition in 2 vols. 1796, 8vo, light spotting, calf, worn; SMITH (Adam) An Inquiry into ...

WOLLSTONECRAFT (Mary) A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, first edition, London: for J. Johnson...

COLERIDGE (Samuel Taylor) The Watchman. Numbers I-X [All issued]. Bristol: "Published by the Author... And sold by the Booksellers and Newscarrier...

WOLLSTONECRAFT (Mary) The Historical and Moral View of the Origin and Progress of the French Revolution; and the effect it has produced in Europe....

HALLER (Albrecht Von) Opuscula sua anatomica de respiratione, de monstris, aliaque minora. Göttingen: Jo. Wilh. Schmidt, 1751, 8vo, 10 folding eng...

HISTORY OF PRINCE LEE BOO, a Native of the Pelew Islands, brought to England by Capt. Wilson, London: E Newbery, [c 1796], 12mo, new edition, engr...

BEAUMONT (John) An Historical, Physiological and Theological Treatise of Spirits, Apparitions, Witchcraft, and other Magical Practices, 1st editio...