• Call us: +44 (0) 1305 265 080
Duke's Auctions
Live

The Dorset Auction

Auction date Thursday 22 July 2021
MoreLess information

Duke’s are delighted to be holding our inaugural ‘Dorset Auction’ a sale to celebrate the history, literature, arts and crafts of the county. Featured in this auction will be the Derek Mills Library: A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books. 

Auction:
Thursday 22nd July at 10.30am

Viewing: 

Saturday 17th July 9:30am - 12pm

Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st July, 9.30am - 5pm

From 9am the day of the Auction 

Bidding: 

Live Bidding will be available for this auction through this website. 

Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. 

Commission Bidding and Telephone bidding is also available. 


For more information please contact Duke's on 01305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com


Page:

of 8

Lots per page:

Total lots: 189

HARDY, THOMAS., UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE,
Lot 1 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE,
'A Rural Painting of the Dutch School', from 'Thomas Hardy's Works', 'The Wessex Novels', Volume XVI, published 1924, London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., and a collection of 'The Wessex Novels', all published by Macmillan, with brown paper covers (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £640
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., A PAIR OF BLUE EYES,
Lot 2 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., A PAIR OF BLUE EYES,
'Library Edition', published 1952, London, Macmillan & Co. Ltd., and a collection of other 'Library Edition' Hardy works, published by Macmillan, all in pale blue covers (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £60 - £120
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., JUDE THE OBSCURE,
Lot 3 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., JUDE THE OBSCURE,
Published 1896, London, Osgood, Mcilvaine and Co., part of 'The Wessex Novels', Volume VIII, and a collection of further Osgood, Mcilvaine & Co. Volumes (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £200 - £400
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., DESPERATE REMEDIES,
Lot 4 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., DESPERATE REMEDIES,
'A Novel', published 1993, London, by The Folio Society, and a collection of further Thomas Hardy Folio Society works (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE COLLECTED LETTERS OF THOMAS HARDY,
Lot 5 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE COLLECTED LETTERS OF THOMAS HARDY,
Edited by Purdy, R. L. and Millgate, M., Volumes I-III, published 1978-1982, Oxford, Clarendon Press (3)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £10 - £20
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES,
Lot 6 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES,
'A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented', published 1956, New York, The Heritage Press, Illustrated with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker, and a further group of Thomas Hardy Heritage Edition works (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., TWO ON A TOWER,
Lot 7 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., TWO ON A TOWER,
with original illustrations by Rosemary Honeybourne, published 1977, London, Heron Books, and a series of Thomas Hardy works published by Heron Books, all with gilt tooled green covers (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., DESPERATE REMEDIES,
Lot 8 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., DESPERATE REMEDIES,
'A Novel', published 1903, London, Macmillan and Co., Limited, with a collection of other various editions of Thomas Hardy works, all published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE,
Lot 9 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE,
One of 1500 limited editions with illustrations from woodcuts by Clare Leighton and signed by the artist, published 1929, London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., together with a collection of further Thomas Hardy works published by Macmillan, to include; Hardy, Thomas., 'TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES', with forty-one wood engravings by Vivien Gribble, published 1926, London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD,
Lot 10 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD,
'Wessex Edition', Prose Volume II, published 1931, London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., and a collection of further Thomas Hardy 'Wessex Edition' Works by Macmillan & Co., Ltd., and; Hardy, Florence Emily., 'THE LIFE OF THOMAS HARDY', Volumes I-II, Published 1933, London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd. (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £80 - £150
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE WOODLANDERS,
Lot 11 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE WOODLANDERS,
Published 1887, London, Macmillan and Co, with; Hardy, Thomas., 'THE WOODLANDERS', In three volumes, Vol I, published 1887, London, Macmillan and Co., and a collection of further Thomas Hardy works published by Macmillan (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £150 - £250
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., WESSEX POEMS AND OTHER VERSES,
Lot 12 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., WESSEX POEMS AND OTHER VERSES,
From 'Thomas Hardy's Works', Volume XVIII, with thirty illustrations by the author, published 1903, London, Macmillan & Co., Ltd., and a collection of further Thomas Hardy editions published by Macmillan (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
A COLLECTION OF THOMAS HARDY WORKS TRANSLATED TO FOREIGN LANGUAGES,
Lot 13 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF THOMAS HARDY WORKS TRANSLATED TO FOREIGN LANGUAGES,
to include 'Il Sindaco di Casterbridge', published 1945, Torino (a lot)
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Estimate: £10 - £20
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE TRUMPET MAJOR,
Lot 14 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE TRUMPET MAJOR,
'John Loveday a Soldier in the War with Buonaparte' And 'Robert His Brother First Mate in the Merchant Service', a Wessex Edition, from The Wessex Novels, prose Vol XI, published 1912, London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., with a number of other Wessex Editions, and further Thomas Hardy Macmillan publications (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS HARDY,
Lot 15 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF THOMAS HARDY,
Edited by Samuel Hynes, volumes I-V, published 1982-1995, Oxford, Clarendon Press (5)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £300 - £500
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., A CHANGED MAN,
Lot 16 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., A CHANGED MAN,
'The Waiting Supper And Other Tales Concluding With The Romantic Adventures Of A Milkmaid', published 1915, London Macmillan and Co., Limited., and a collection of further works by Thomas Hardy, all with brown covers, stamped 'The Globe Publishing Co Ltd' to the spine (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., A LAODICEAN,
Lot 17 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., A LAODICEAN,
'A Story of To-Day', The New Wessex Edition, published 1975, London, Macmillan Ltd., and a collection of further Thomas Hardy 'New Wessex Editions' (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE COMPLETE POEMS,
Lot 18 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE COMPLETE POEMS,
'Variorum Edition', Edited by James Gibson, published 1979, London, Macmillan Ltd., and a collection of further Thomas Hardy Macmillan publications (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD,
Lot 19 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD,
published 1974, London, Macmillan Ltd., and a large collection of Thomas Hardy paperback novels (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD,
Lot 20 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD,
With illustrations by Jenny Thorne, published 1979, Berkshire, Purnell Books, and a large collection of Thomas Hardy hardback novels (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £40 - £80
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES,
Lot 21 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES,
From 'Macmillan's Pocket Hardy', 'The Wessex Novels', volume I, published 1906, London, Macmillan and Co., Limited., and a large collection of Macmillan's "Pocket Hardy" editions (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £360
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
A COLLECTION OF THOMAS HARDY CUTTINGS AND EPHEMERA,
Lot 22 Sold
A COLLECTION OF THOMAS HARDY CUTTINGS AND EPHEMERA,
including reviews, essays and newspaper articles (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £440
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA,
Lot 23 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA,
'A Comedy in Chapters', Volumes I-II, published 1876, London, Smith, Elder, & Co., with; Hardy, Thomas., 'UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE', published 1878, London, Chatto and Windus, and a further collection of early editions of Thomas Hardy works (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
22 July 2021
22 July 2021
HARDY, THOMAS., THE OLD CLOCK,
Lot 24 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS., THE OLD CLOCK,
'with an appended note by Carl J. Webber', published 1946, Maine, The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, and some further soft cover works (a lot)

Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books
Derek C Mills (7th November 1930 – 13th October 2019)Born in Poole in 1930, Derek’s interest in…
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
22 July 2021
22 July 2021

Total lots: 189

Page:

of 8

Our website uses cookies, as almost all websites do, to help provide you with the best possible browsing experience.

Accept Read more