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
| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
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| 25 |
HARDY, THOMAS., TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES,
'A Pure Woman', 'In Three Volumes', volumes I-III, published1892, London, James R. Osgood, Mcilvaine and Co., and a collection of Thomas Hardy hardback editions (a lot)
Provenance: The Derek Mills… |
£500 - £1,000 | £400 | View |
| 26 |
THOMAS HARDY: A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKLETS, PAMPHLETS, JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES
including a large number of works by 'Toucan Press' (a lot)
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books |
£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 27 |
A PREFACE HAND WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY THOMAS HARDY,
Discussing the landscapes of village life and the customs of the village bodies, together with a 'How I Built Myself A House' signed by Thomas Hardy (2)
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A… |
£200 - £400 | £450 | View |
| 28 |
A SIGNED LETTER FROM FLORENCE HARDY,
Written to Mr Lea, in which she complains about her husband's debilitative heart condition, and how it is causing them to be unable to socialise, and another hand written letter from Florence Hardy …
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£200 - £400 | £600 | View |
| 29 |
'HARDY'S WESSEX' A LIMITED EDITION POOLE POTTERY CHARGER
made for the Thomas Hardy Festival, Dorchester, July 1968, number 39 of the edition of 250, 41.25cm diameter
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books |
£50 - £100 | £60 | View |
| 30 |
'HARDY'S WESSEX' A LIMITED EDITION POOLE POTTERY CHARGER
made for the Thomas Hardy Festival, Dorchester, July 1968, number 40 of the edition of 250, 41.25cm diameter
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and Dorset Books |
£50 - £100 | £90 | View |
| 31 |
THOMAS HARDY INTEREST: A COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA
including collectable ceramics by Poole Pottery for the Hardy Festival in 1968, further ceramics by Boncath Pottery, glassware, ephemera, photographs, vinyl records, bottles of Eldridge Pope's Hardy…
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£100 - £200 | £70 | View |
| 32 |
THE DORSET YEAR-BOOK, 1926,
Published by the SOCIETY OF DORSET MEN IN LONDON, and a large collection of 'The Dorset Year-Book', beginning with the first account of The Society of Dorset Men in London in 1904, and spanning up to…
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 33 |
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUARIAN FIELD CLUB, 1898,
and a large collection of further editions, also with a large collection of 'PROCEEDINGS OF THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY', the range spanning up to the 1990's (a collection)…
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£100 - £200 | £60 | View |
| 34 |
ATKINSON, C. T. THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT, VOLUMES I AND II,
'The thirty-Ninth and Fifty-Fourth Foot and The Dorset Militia and Volunteers', Published 1947 by Oxford University Press, with 'HISTORY OF THE DORSETHSIRE REGIMENT 1914-1919', and a collection of…
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 35 |
PRATT, HARVEST-HOME, VOLUMES I-III,
Published 1805, London, with 'NOTES & QUERIES FOR SOMERSET AND DORSET', 1890, Volumes I-III and some later editions, (a lot)
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection of Thomas Hardy and… |
£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 36 |
CHAMBERS' CYCLOPAEDIA OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, VOLUMES I-III,
Darton, F.J.H., The Soul of Dorset, Hodder, The Life and Work of the Seventh Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G. Darton
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£10 - £20 | - | View |
| 37 |
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL PITT RIVERS, EXCAVATIONS IN CRANBORNE CHASE NEAR RUSHMORE ON THE BORDERS OF DORSET AND WILTS, VOLUMES I-II,
Published 1887, and Lieut-General Pitt Rivers 'EXCAVATIONS IN CRANBORNE CHASE', Vol IV, Published 1898, and further Pitt Rivers Literature (a lot)
Provenance: The Derek Mills Library, A Collection… |
£200 - £400 | £170 | View |
| 38 |
ROWSON, J. W. BRIDPORT AND THE GREAT WAR,
'Its Record of Work at Home and in The Field', Published 1923, London, with a collection of further literature relating to Bridport, Lyme Regis, Weymouth, Dorchester, The Isle of Purbeck and…
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£40 - £80 | £90 | View |
| 39 |
HODDER, E. THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE SEVENTH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K. G.
Published 1892 by Cassell & Company Limited, with 'THE WORLDS WORKERS', published 1890, and a collection of further literature pertaining to Lord Shaftesbury (a lot)
Provenance: The Derek Mills… |
£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 40 |
WYNDHAM, HENRY PENRUDDOCKE., THE DIARY OF THE LATE GEORGE BUBB DODINGTON,
'Baron of Melcombe Regis: From March 8, 1748-9, to Feb 6, 1761.' Published 1784, London, with 'WHO'S WHO IN DORSET', printed 1934, and a collection of literature relating to notable persons of Dorset…
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£40 - £80 | £30 | View |
| 41 |
POWYS, LLEWELYN., THE VERDICT OF BRIDLEGOOSE,
Published 1926, New York, Harcourt , Brace and Company, with Powys, T. F., 'INNOCENT BIRDS', Published 1926, London, Chatto & Windus, and a collection of other Powys related literature (a lot)
… |
£40 - £80 | £30 | View |
| 42 |
SYDENHAM, JOHN., HISTORY OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY OF POOLE,
Published 1986 by Poole Historical Trust, with a collection of literature relating to Poole, Bournemouth, Wimborne, Christchurch and Cranbourne; including 'Cranbourne Chase' Published 1841, London …
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£30 - £50 | £70 | View |
| 43 |
LAWRENCE, T. E., SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM,
'A Triumph', Published 1935, London, Jonathan Cape, with Lawrence, T. E., 'REVOLT IN THE DESERT', Published 1927, New York, Garden City Publishing Company, Inc, and a collection of further…
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£500 - £1,000 | £400 | View |
| 44 |
DARTON, F. J. H., THE SOUL OF DORSET,
Published 1922, Houghton Mifflin Company, with Treves, Sir Frederick., 'HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS IN DORSET', Published 1906, London, Macmillan & Co., and a collection of literature relating to…
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£20 - £40 | - | View |
| 45 |
JEYES, S. H., M.A., THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY, K. G.,
'A History of the Conservative Party During the Last Forty Years', Published London, J. S. Virtue & CO., Ltd, Number 67 of 500 'Edition De Luxe' with India Proof Plates, Volumes I-IV, together…
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£50 - £100 | - | View |
| 46 |
THE DORSET DOMESDAY, AN ALECTO TELEGRAPH EDITION,
to include an introduction and translation of the Dorset Domesday Book, Published 1991, London, a collection of Folios and Maps, and a reference to studies in the Domesday Book, to be sold with an…
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£60 - £120 | £40 | View |
| 47 |
BARNES, WILLIAM., POEMS OF RURAL LIFE IN THE DORSET DIALECT,
Published 1898, London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., with a small collection of works by Barnes, Dorset poetry and plays; to include, Malleson, M., and Brooks, H., 'SIX MEN OF DORSET'…
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 48 |
HEATH, S. AND PRIDEAUX, W. DE C., SOME DORSET MANOR HOUSES
'With Their Literary and Historical Associations.', Published 1907, London, Bemrose and Sons Limited, with a collection of books relating to the Manor Houses and Churches of Dorset (a lot)
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£40 - £80 | £30 | View |
