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Bridehead: Auction of the Contents

Sale Days:
Thursday 12 June 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST Starts with Lot 1
Friday 13 June 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST Starts with Lot 500
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Read more about Bridehead here

Auction: 

Thursday 12th & Friday 13th June at 10.30am

at Duke's Fine Art Saleroom, DT1 1GA

Day one: The Principal Contents

Day two: The Library


Viewing: 

at Bridehead Manor, Littlebredy, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JA

Entry will be by catalogue only.  £30 admits two people.

Saturday 7th June 11am - 4pm 

Sunday 8th June 11am - 4pm

Monday 9th June 11am - 4pm

Tuesday 10th June 11am - 4pm

Wednesday 11th June 11am - 4pm

There will be no viewing on either sale day.

Please note:

Access at the Manor is limited with uneven surfaces and steep stairs.

We regret the property is not wheelchair accessible.


To pre-order a catalogue or if you have any enquiries please contact 

bridehead@dukes-auctions.com or call +44 (0)1305 265080

£30 (plus postage)


Bidding:

Live bidding will be available for this auction through this website, The-Saleroom and EasyLive Auction. Please ensure your registration is completed early to avoid disappointment. Commission bidding and Telephone bidding is also available. 

Unfortunately, Duke's are unable to offer a postal or delivery service. We are pleased to recommend reputable carriers and can advise on air-freight and other forms of dispatch.

For more information please contact Duke's on +44 (0)1305 265080 or email enquiries@dukes-auctions.com.


Collection

On proof of payment, purchased lots will be available for collection from Bridehead from Friday 13th June to Thursday 19th June from 10am - 4pm, excluding the weekend 14th - 15th June. Whilst we are happy to provide assistance please bring the requisite people required to collect your purchases. All items not collected from Bridehead by 4pm Thursday 19th June will be moved to Sackville-West (Andover) at the buyer's risk and expense of £20 (plus VAT) per lot.

Please note: Collections unavailable on the 12th June.

Specialist Items: Removal of all electrical fittings, garden effects and large furniture is entirely at the buyer's risk and expense. Please note that we will be unable to provide assistance with these items.


Storage Charges

Items removed to Sackville-West in Andover will be available for collection from 9am on Monday 23rd June. All items will incur a minimum transfer to storage charge of £20 (plus VAT) per lot, and a further storage charge of £3 (plus VAT) per lot per day from this point. These charges will be the sole liability of the purchaser, and will be billed directly to them by Sackville West (Andover). Sackville-West may be willing to adjust their charges if they are instructed by the purchaser to deliver to them. On payment of all sales and storage costs items will be available for collection by appointment from Sackville-West (Andover). These charges are set by Sackville-West., (Andover); we recommend that you contact them directly regarding queries relating to these charges and other matters arising in relation to storage. Staff at the saleroom will be unable to answer questions relating to items that have been removed from Bridehead. 

Sackville-West -www.sackvillewest.co.uk - 02080 909988

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 715

VAUGHAN, ROBERT (ED.): 'THE PROTECTOR OF OLIVER CROMWELL'
Lot 531 Sold
VAUGHAN, ROBERT (ED.): 'THE PROTECTOR OF OLIVER CROMWELL'
volumes 1-2, published by Henry Colburn, London 1838, brown three-quarter leather bound with marbled boards, black and red leather half titles (2)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
TACITUS, GAIUS CORNELIUS: 'OPÉRA'
Lot 532 Sold
TACITUS, GAIUS CORNELIUS: 'OPÉRA'
edited by Gabriel Brotier, volumes 1-4, published by Wittaker, London 1823, brown calf bound with red and black leather half titles and Robert Williams bookplates; together with Aristophanis: 'Comoediae' translated by Brunck, volumes 1-3, published by Treuttel, Strasburg, 1783, gilt tooled brown leather bound (7)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BOSWELL, JAMES: 'THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LLD'
Lot 533 Sold
BOSWELL, JAMES: 'THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LLD'
volumes 1-4, printed for J. Richardson & Co. et al, London 1823, brown calf bound with black leather half titles (4)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
CORNISH, CHARLES J: 'SIR WILLIAM HENRY FLOWER - A PERSONAL MEMOIR'
Lot 534 Sold
CORNISH, CHARLES J: 'SIR WILLIAM HENRY FLOWER - A PERSONAL MEMOIR'
published by MacMillan & Co., London 1904, gilt tooled green leather bound, with presentation inscription to front fly leaf "To Margaret Peck and Phillip Williams with every good wish from the wife of Sir William Flower, June 1908"
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
HARDY, FRANCIS: 'MEMOIRS OF THE POLITICAL AND PRIVATE LIFE OF JAMES CAULFIELD, EARL OF CHARLEMONT'
Lot 535 Sold
HARDY, FRANCIS: 'MEMOIRS OF THE POLITICAL AND PRIVATE LIFE OF JAMES CAULFIELD, EARL OF CHARLEMONT'
second edition, volumes 1-2, printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, London 1812, with black leather half titles; together with a selection of antiquarian classical literature and theological volumes including 'Oeuvre de Racine' (16)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
SMITH, ADAM: 'AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS’
Lot 536 Sold
SMITH, ADAM: 'AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS’
ninth edition, volumes 1-3, printed for A. Strahan, T. Cadell Junior, and W. Davies, London 1799, mottled brown leather bound with black leather half titles and Moor Park bookplates (3)
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
OCKLEY, SIMON: 'THE HISTORY OF THE SARACENS'
Lot 537 Sold
OCKLEY, SIMON: 'THE HISTORY OF THE SARACENS'
third edition, volumes 1-2, printed for the sole benefit of Mrs Ann Ockley, Cambridge 1757, brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with red leather half titles, with Moor Park bookplates and retaining the fold-out plates of "The Ca'Aba" (2)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
ROBERTSON, J: 'A TREATISE ON SUCH MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS AS ARE USUALLY PUT INTO A PORTABLE CASE'
Lot 538 Sold
ROBERTSON, J: 'A TREATISE ON SUCH MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS AS ARE USUALLY PUT INTO A PORTABLE CASE'
second edition, printed for T. Heath and J. Nourse, Strand, London 1757, brown leather bound with red leather half title, Moorpark bookplate and retaining numerous fold-out plates
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
MONEY, J: 'THE HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1792'
Lot 539 Sold
MONEY, J: 'THE HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1792'
printed for E. Marloy, London 1794, grained brown leather bound with green leather half title, Bridehead bookplate and retaining fold-out plates
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
WHITAKER, JOHN: 'MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS VINDICATED'
Lot 540 Sold
WHITAKER, JOHN: 'MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS VINDICATED'
second edition, volumes 1-3, printed for J. Murray, London 1790, gilt tooled grained brown leather bound, with black leather half titles; together with a selection of antiquarian theology and literature volumes (13)
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCRAPBOOK
Lot 541 Sold
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCRAPBOOK
the gilt tooled brown leather bound volume with red leather half title 'Picture Book', formed of coloured silk trimmed linen leaves, the majority of which pasted with watercolours and coloured prints depicting various scenes such as archery practice
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR: 'POEMS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AT BRISTOL BY THOMAS ROWLEY AND OTHERS'
Lot 542 Sold
COLERIDGE, SAMUEL TAYLOR: 'POEMS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AT BRISTOL BY THOMAS ROWLEY AND OTHERS'
printed by B. Flower for the editor, Cambridge 1794, brown leather bound with attractive oval paterae to boards, green leather half title and urn devices, together with Bridehead bookplates
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
HUME, DAVID: 'THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND'
Lot 543 Sold
HUME, DAVID: 'THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND'
new edition, volumes 1-8, printed for T. Cadell, London 1796; together with Smollett, T: 'The History of England', new edition, volumes 1-5, printed for T. Cadell, London 1800, all bound in matching gilt tooled brown leather with Robert Williams Junior bookplates (13)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
LAYARD, AUSTEN H: 'DISCOVERIES IN THE RUINS OF NINEVEH AND BABYLON'
Lot 544 Sold
LAYARD, AUSTEN H: 'DISCOVERIES IN THE RUINS OF NINEVEH AND BABYLON'
published by John Murray, London 1853, gilt tooled red leather bound with titled spine and retaining numerous fold-out and other illustrations to plates
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METRO POLITICAL CHURCH OF ST. PETER, YORK'
Lot 545 Sold
'AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL AND METRO POLITICAL CHURCH OF ST. PETER, YORK'
volumes 1-2, printed by A. Ward for C. Etherington et al, York 1770, gilt brown leather bound, with Bridehead bookplates and retaining fold-out plates; together with a selection of antiquarian literature, theology and French language volumes (19)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
ROLLIN, CHARLES: 'THE ANCIENT HISTORY'
Lot 546 Sold
ROLLIN, CHARLES: 'THE ANCIENT HISTORY'
eighth edition, volumes 1-8, printed at the Apollo Press for A. Guthrie, Edinburgh 1789, grained brown calf bound with red leather half titles, with Robert Williams Junior bookplate and retaining various fold-out plates (8)
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
RUSSELL, WILLIAM: 'THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE'
Lot 547 Sold
RUSSELL, WILLIAM: 'THE HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE'
volumes 1-5, printed for G. G. J. & J. Robinson, London 1789, grained brown leather bound with black leather half titles, with Robert Williams Junior bookplates (5)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM'
Lot 548 Sold
'THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM'
printed for the author and sold by C. Kearsley, London 1783, brown calf bound, with red leather half title and Bridehead bookplate
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
SIMON, BARBARA ANN: 'THE HOPE OF ISRAEL'
Lot 549 Sold
SIMON, BARBARA ANN: 'THE HOPE OF ISRAEL'
published by R. B. Seeley et al, London 1829, three-quarter maroon leather bound with marbled covers and gilt tooled spine, the front flyleaf inscribed in ink 'Fanny Williams, June 1829'
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY: TWO COPIES OF 'HISTORY OF ENGLAND'
Lot 550 Sold
FROUDE, JAMES ANTHONY: TWO COPIES OF 'HISTORY OF ENGLAND'
each copy with volumes 1-6, second edition, published by John W. Parter, London 1858, and a later edition, published by Longman Green Longman et al, London, all bound in matching gilt tooled brown leather, the second edition with chronological dates, the other edition simply titled 'Elizabeth' to spines; together with three other books relating to English history (de Lolme: 'The Constitution of England' and Walton, Isaac: 'The Lives', volumes 1-2) (15)
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
EUSTACE, JOHN CHETWODE: 'A CLASSICAL TOUR THROUGH ITALY AD1802'
Lot 551 Sold
EUSTACE, JOHN CHETWODE: 'A CLASSICAL TOUR THROUGH ITALY AD1802'
volumes 1-4, printed for J. Mawman, London 1817, full gilt tooled brown leather binding with black and red half titles to spines, with Bridehead bookplates and retaining fold-out plate to volume one (4)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS: 'OPERA'
Lot 552 Sold
CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS: 'OPERA'
volumes 1-2, published by Frederic Leonard, Paris 1685, full brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with red and green half titles, and with Bridehead bookplates (2)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
VENN, H: 'THE COMPLETE DUTY OF MAN'
Lot 553 Sold
VENN, H: 'THE COMPLETE DUTY OF MAN'
printed by D. Schaw, Edinburgh for Ogle & Aikmen et al, London 1803, full brown leather bound with black half title, with Bridehead bookplate; together with Teignmouth, Lord: 'Memoirs of the Life ... of Sir William Jones', fifth edition, printed for Hatchard, London 1815, anthemion gilt tooled brown leather bound with red half title and Robert Williams bookplate; and six other English biography related books (8)
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'A NEW AND GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY'
Lot 554 Sold
'A NEW AND GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY'
new edition, volumes 1-15, printed for G. G. & J. Robinson et al, London 1798, three-quarter gilt tooled brown leather bound with marble boards and titled spines, with Bridehead bookplates, generally in original condition with some unopened pages and with uncut edges (15)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £200 - £300
13 June 2025
13 June 2025

Total lots: 715

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