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

The Book Auction

Auction date Friday 17 June 2022 10:30 - 17:30 BST
MoreLess information

Auction: 

Friday 17th June at 10.30am

Including property from the library of a remarkable collector of English literature, who sought out important association copies and first editions of the works of Hardy, Lawrence, Austen, Fleming, Tolkien, Milne, Trollope et al (Lots 1-49).

READ MORE


Viewing: 

Saturday 11th June 9.30am - 12pm

Monday 13th - Thursday 16th June, 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 4

Lots per page:

Total lots: 96

WHITE, E.B.: CHARLOTTE'S WEB,
Lot 107 Sold
WHITE, E.B.: CHARLOTTE'S WEB,
1st edition, published by Harper & Bros, New York, 1952, with I-B mark and price-clipped dustwrapper
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
YORKE, MALCOLM: THE INWARD LAUGH
Lot 108 Unsold
YORKE, MALCOLM: THE INWARD LAUGH
published by The Fleece Press, Upper Denby, 2005, half cloth binding with pictorial boards
Estimate: £150 - £200
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
YORKE, MALCOLM: TWO COPIES OF RICHARD BAWDEN, HIS LIFE & WORK
Lot 109 Sold
YORKE, MALCOLM: TWO COPIES OF RICHARD BAWDEN, HIS LIFE & WORK
published by The Fleece Press, Upper Denby, 2016, alternate red and blue half cloth bindings with matching slip cases
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £250
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
ZAMYATIN, YEVGENY: WE
Lot 110 Sold
ZAMYATIN, YEVGENY: WE
first UK edition, published by Jonathan Cape, London, 1970, grey cloth bound with dustwrapper
Hammer price: £125
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
'DOCTOR SYNTAX': THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON, A HUDIBRASTIC PEOM IN FIFTEEN CANTOS
Lot 111 Unsold
'DOCTOR SYNTAX': THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON, A HUDIBRASTIC PEOM IN FIFTEEN CANTOS
illustrated by George Cruikshank, first edition, complete with thirty hand-coloured plates, published by T. Tegg &c, London 1815, later gilt tooled red morocco leather binding with bookplate-style front endpaper for Henry Arthur Johnstone dated 1899
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
HIGH HOUSE PRESS, SHAFTESBURY: FOUR VOLUMES
Lot 112 Sold
HIGH HOUSE PRESS, SHAFTESBURY: FOUR VOLUMES
comprising Waller, Edmund: Songs and Verses; Matthewman, S: Hylas; How a Merchant did his Wife Betray; and Museaus: Hero & Leander (one of only 15 printed), all in half cloth bindings, the latter three with leaf pattern boards, all with bookplates for Roger Neville Russ Peers to inside covers
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
FOLIO SOCIETY: TWO VOLUMES
Lot 113 Unsold
FOLIO SOCIETY: TWO VOLUMES
comprising Alighieri Dante: Inferno illus. Wiliam Blake; and Armitage (transl): Sir Gawain illus. Diana Sudyka, both published 2008, cloth bindings with slip cases
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
24 VOLUMES FROM 'THE LONSDALE LIBRARY'
Lot 114 Sold
24 VOLUMES FROM 'THE LONSDALE LIBRARY'
various titles including 'Big Game Shooting in Africa' and 'Polo' all edited by Lonsdale and Parker, published by Seeley Service, various dates, in brown cloth bindings
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £200
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
BADESLADE, THOMAS (fl. 1720-1750) AND TOMS, W.H, COLOURED ENGRAVING, A MAP OF DORSET SHIRE
Lot 116 Sold
BADESLADE, THOMAS (fl. 1720-1750) AND TOMS, W.H, COLOURED ENGRAVING, A MAP OF DORSET SHIRE
15.5cm square, in later burr veneer frame and glazed; together with five other 19th Century and later maps, all framed
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £150
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
AFTER BLAEU, CORNELIUS (1610-1644), REPRINT, MAP OF WESTPHALIA
Lot 117 Unsold
AFTER BLAEU, CORNELIUS (1610-1644), REPRINT, MAP OF WESTPHALIA
40cm x 50cm, in Hogarth frame and glazed, gifted to the vendor's family as part of the 1973 twinning of Dorchester with Lubbecke in Westphalia
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
BLAEU, JOHANNES (1596-1673), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Lot 118 Sold
BLAEU, JOHANNES (1596-1673), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE
41cm x 50cm, in later Hogarth frame and glazed
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £120 - £150
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
BOWEN, EMMANUEL (1694-1767) AND OWEN, JOHN, TWO COLOURED 'ROAD MAP' ENGRAVINGS
Lot 120 Unsold
BOWEN, EMMANUEL (1694-1767) AND OWEN, JOHN, TWO COLOURED 'ROAD MAP' ENGRAVINGS
comprising Exeter to Truro and Bristol to Westchester, each 19cm x 12cm in double sided Hogarth frames and glazed
Estimate: £30 - £50
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
BOWEN, EMMANUEL (1694-1767) AND OWEN, JOHN, THREE COLOURED 'ROAD MAP' ENGRAVINGS
Lot 121 Unsold
BOWEN, EMMANUEL (1694-1767) AND OWEN, JOHN, THREE COLOURED 'ROAD MAP' ENGRAVINGS
comprising Kingston to Portsmouth, Dunkton to Weymouth and the road to Truro
Estimate: £30 - £50
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
BUCK, SAMUEL (1696-1779) & NATHANIEL (FL. 1724-1759), COLOURED ENGRAVING, THE EAST VIEW OF ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT
Lot 122 Sold
BUCK, SAMUEL (1696-1779) & NATHANIEL (FL. 1724-1759), COLOURED ENGRAVING, THE EAST VIEW OF ST. MICHAEL'S MOUNT
20cm x 37cm, in Hogarth frame and glazed
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
GIBSON, JOHN (1750-1792), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF THE ROAD FROM LONDON TO LANDS END
Lot 123 Unsold
GIBSON, JOHN (1750-1792), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF THE ROAD FROM LONDON TO LANDS END
produced for the Gentleman's Magazine, 19cm x 44cm, in later Hogarth frame and glazed
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
HOLE, WILLIAM (fl. 1601-1624), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF 'HAMSHIRE'
Lot 124 Sold
HOLE, WILLIAM (fl. 1601-1624), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF 'HAMSHIRE'
30cm x 32cm, in later Hogarth frame and glazed
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £300
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
MERCATOR, GERARDUS (1512-1594), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF BRITAIN
Lot 125 Unsold
MERCATOR, GERARDUS (1512-1594), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF BRITAIN
Duisberg 1595, 35cm x 46cm, in later stained wood frame and glazed
Estimate: £350 - £500
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
OGILBY, JOHN (1600-1676), TWO COLOURED 'ROAD MAP' ENGRAVINGS - LONDON TO PORTSMOUTH AND EXETER TO DORCHESTER
Lot 126 Sold
OGILBY, JOHN (1600-1676), TWO COLOURED 'ROAD MAP' ENGRAVINGS - LONDON TO PORTSMOUTH AND EXETER TO DORCHESTER
each 34cm x 44cm, in Hogarth frames and glazed
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £120 - £150
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
SPEED, JOHN (1551-1629), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE
Lot 128 Unsold
SPEED, JOHN (1551-1629), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF THE TURKISH EMPIRE
38cm x 51cm, dated 1626, in later ebonised frame and glazed
Estimate: £300 - £400
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
VISSCHER, NICOLAES (1618-1679), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF RUSSIA
Lot 129 Sold
VISSCHER, NICOLAES (1618-1679), COLOURED ENGRAVING, MAP OF RUSSIA
42cm x 54cm, in later ebonised frame and glazed
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £400 - £600
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE DORCHESTER MEETING
Lot 130 Unsold
ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE DORCHESTER MEETING
three coloured scenes - The Dairy, The Sheep-Pen and The Grand-Stand, all mounted within a single frame and ten other Victorian and later Dorset and other views including Illustrated London News, various sizes
Estimate: £50 - £100
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
G.J. PARKYNS AFTER J.MOORE, COLOURED MEZZOTINT, BOW & ARROW CASTLE, ISLE OF PORTLAND,
Lot 131 Unsold
G.J. PARKYNS AFTER J.MOORE, COLOURED MEZZOTINT, BOW & ARROW CASTLE, ISLE OF PORTLAND,
11cm x 16cm in grey borders, published by B. Benson, Weymouth, 1793; and a similar mezzotint, View of the Seat of G. Gould Esq, at Upway, published by I. Love, Weymouth, 1793, both in later Hogarth style frames
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
A 19TH CENTURY COLOURED MEZZOTINT, HALL, ATHELHAMPTON, DORSETSHIRE,
Lot 132 Unsold
A 19TH CENTURY COLOURED MEZZOTINT, HALL, ATHELHAMPTON, DORSETSHIRE,
30cm x 40cm, in later Hogarth style frame and glazed
Estimate: £60 - £80
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
A 19TH CENTURY COLOURED MEZZOTINT, WATERSTONE, DORSET
Lot 133 Unsold
A 19TH CENTURY COLOURED MEZZOTINT, WATERSTONE, DORSET
41cm x 29cm, in later Hogarth style frame and glazed
Estimate: £40 - £60
17 June 2022
17 June 2022

Total lots: 96

Page:

of 4

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

Accept Read more