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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 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: 753

ANDERSON, ADAM: 'AN HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL DEDUCTION OF THE ORIGIN OF COMMERCE'
Lot 687 Sold
ANDERSON, ADAM: 'AN HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL DEDUCTION OF THE ORIGIN OF COMMERCE'
volumes 1-4, printed for J. White et al, London 1801, gilt tooled brown leather bound with titled spines, Bridehead bookplates pasted over earlier bookplates, volume 1 retaining two fold-out plates titled respectively 'The World with the Latest Discoveries' and 'An Universal or General Chart of Map of the Entire Terraqueous Globe' (4)
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'THE HOLY BIBLE'
Lot 688 Unsold
'THE HOLY BIBLE'
with notes by Thomas Scott, fifth edition, volumes 1-6, printed by C. Baldwin for L. B. Seeley et al, London 1822, gilt tooled brown leather bound with titled spine and Bridehead bookplates (6)
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
McWILLIAM, ROBERT: 'AN ESSAY ON THE ORIGIN AND OPERATION OF THE DRY ROT'
Lot 689 Sold
McWILLIAM, ROBERT: 'AN ESSAY ON THE ORIGIN AND OPERATION OF THE DRY ROT'
published by J. Taylor, London 1818, three-quarter brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with black leather half title, marbled boards, Bridehead bookplate and with some interesting plates to text
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'DICTIONNAIRE DE L'ACADÉMIE FRANҀAISE'
Lot 690 Unsold
'DICTIONNAIRE DE L'ACADÉMIE FRANҀAISE'
sixth edition, volumes 1-3, published by L'Institut de France, Paris, grained brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spines with black leather half titles; together with Maltby, Edward: 'Lexicon Graeco-Prosodiacum', published by Cadell & Davies, Cambridge 1815, gilt tooled leather bound with green leather half title (4)
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
HILL, JOHN: 'THE VEGETABLE SYSTEM'
Lot 691 Unsold
HILL, JOHN: 'THE VEGETABLE SYSTEM'
second edition, volumes 1-26, printed for the author and sold by T. Truman, London 1770-1775, folio, bound in 13 gilt tooled brown leather volumes with titled spines, Bridehead bookplates pasted over earlier bookplates and retaining all uncoloured plates (13)
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
QUINCTILIANI, M. FABII (MARCUS FABIUS QUINTILIANUS): 'INSTITUTIONE ORATORIA'
Lot 692 Sold
QUINCTILIANI, M. FABII (MARCUS FABIUS QUINTILIANUS): 'INSTITUTIONE ORATORIA'
books 1-12, volumes 1-2, edited by Peter Burmann, published by Joannem de Vivie Leiden 1720, brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spines with red leather half titles and Bridehead bookplates (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
HOOK, REVEREND WALTER: 'A HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF PORLOCK'
Lot 693 Sold
HOOK, REVEREND WALTER: 'A HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH OF PORLOCK'
limited edition, no. 31/50, with bound in slips signed by author, published by Parker & Son et al, London, half brown leather bound with red cloth boards, the leaves with uncut edges
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
NEILD, JAMES: 'AN ACCOUNT OF THE RISE, PROGRESS AND PRESENT STATE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DISCHARGE AND RELIEF OF PERSONS IMPRISONED FOR SMALL DEBTS'
Lot 694 Sold
NEILD, JAMES: 'AN ACCOUNT OF THE RISE, PROGRESS AND PRESENT STATE OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE DISCHARGE AND RELIEF OF PERSONS IMPRISONED FOR SMALL DEBTS'
printed by John Nichols & Son, London 1808, gilt tooled grained brown leather bound with black leather half title and Bridehead bookplates, and retaining fold-out plate: 'Ground Plan of Newgate'; together with a handwritten letter from the 'Society for the Discharge and Relief of Persons Imprisoned for Small Debts', Craven Street, dated 7th April 1813 (2)
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CRITICAL JOURNAL'
Lot 695 Sold
'THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CRITICAL JOURNAL'
volumes 120 (July to October 1864), 134 (July to October 1871), 162 (July to October 1885) and 166 (July to October 1887), published by Longmans et al, London and Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh, three-quarter brown leather bound with gilt tooled spines and blue marbled boards; together with 'The English Review', volume 8 (September to December 1847) published by Francis and John Rivington, London, three-quarter brown leather bound with black leather half titles and marbled boards (5)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
PUGIN, AUGUSTUS WELBY: 'CONTRASTS; OR A PARALLEL BETWEEN THE NOBEL EDIFICES'
Lot 696 Sold
PUGIN, AUGUSTUS WELBY: 'CONTRASTS; OR A PARALLEL BETWEEN THE NOBEL EDIFICES'
'The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture' and 'An Apology for the Revival of Christian Architecture in England', published by the author at St. Marie's Grange, near Salisbury 1836, John Weale, London 1841, and John Weale, London 1843 respectively, each bound in matching three-quarter brown leather with gilt tooled spines and marbled boards (3)
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE TAUNTON AND THE RESTORATION THEREOF'
Lot 697 Sold
'SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE TAUNTON AND THE RESTORATION THEREOF'
printed in aid of the fund for the restoration of the church by Vizetelly Brothers & Co., London 1845, three-quarter brown leather bound with red leather half title and marbled boards
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
SULLIVAN, FRANCIS STOUGHTON: 'LECTURES ON THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF ENGLAND'
Lot 698 Sold
SULLIVAN, FRANCIS STOUGHTON: 'LECTURES ON THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF ENGLAND'
with notes by Gilbert Stuart, printed for Edward & Charles Dilly, London, 1776, mottled brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with green leather half title and with Bridehead bookplate over earlier plates
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
LOUDEN, J. C.: 'A TREATISE ON FORMING, IMPROVING AND MANAGING COUNTRY RESIDENCES'
Lot 699 Sold
LOUDEN, J. C.: 'A TREATISE ON FORMING, IMPROVING AND MANAGING COUNTRY RESIDENCES'
volumes 1-2, printed for John Harding, London 1812, brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spines with red leather half titles and retaining numerous engravings to text (2)
Hammer price: £140
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'INSTRUMENTA ECCLESIASTICA'
Lot 700 Sold
'INSTRUMENTA ECCLESIASTICA'
edited by the Ecclesiological Late Cambridge Camden Society and published by John Van Voorst, London 1847, three-quarter brown leather bound, the gilt tooled spine with red leather half title and marbled boards, and containing numerous fold-out plates detailing ecclesiastical architecture
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BRITTON, JOHN: 'THE ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN'
Lot 701 Sold
BRITTON, JOHN: 'THE ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN'
volumes 1-5, printed for Longman et al, London 1807-1821, attractive gilt tooled brown leather bound, the lettered spines with prominent raised ridge bands, Bridehead bookplates and containing an extensive selection of plates and engravings within the text (5)
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BILLINGS, ROBERT WILLIAM: 'ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS, HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF CARLISLE CATHEDRAL'
Lot 702 Sold
BILLINGS, ROBERT WILLIAM: 'ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS, HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF CARLISLE CATHEDRAL'
'Architectural Illustrations and Description of the Cathedral Church at Durham' and 'Architectural Illustrations of Kettering Church, Northamptonshire', all published by Thomas & William Boone, London 1840 and 1843 respectively, all bound in three-quarter brown leather with red leather half titles and marble boards, retaining illustrated plates (3)
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
CHARNOCK, JOHN: 'AN HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE'
Lot 703 Sold
CHARNOCK, JOHN: 'AN HISTORY OF MARINE ARCHITECTURE'
volumes 1-3, printed for R. Faulder et al, London 1800-1802, gilt tooled blue leather bound with red leather half titles, Bridehead bookplates and retaining plates and engravings to text (3)
Hammer price: £600
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
MARVELL, ANDREW: 'THE WORKS'
Lot 704 Sold
MARVELL, ANDREW: 'THE WORKS'
with 'Life of the Author' by Captain Edward Thompson, volumes 1-3, printed for the editor by Henry Baldwin, London 1776, spotted brown leather bound with red and green leather half titles and Bridehead bookplates pasted over earlier bookplates (3)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
HOWARD, JOHN: 'AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL LAZARETTOS IN EUROPE. WITH VARIOUS PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE PLAGUE'
Lot 705 Sold
HOWARD, JOHN: 'AN ACCOUNT OF THE PRINCIPAL LAZARETTOS IN EUROPE. WITH VARIOUS PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE PLAGUE'
second edition, printed for J. Johnson, London 1791, grained brown leather bound with black leather half-title, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplates and containing a variety of fold-out plates, maps and charts
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
EARL OF CLARENDON, EDWARD: 'THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND'
Lot 706 Sold
EARL OF CLARENDON, EDWARD: 'THE HISTORY OF THE REBELLION AND CIVIL WARS IN ENGLAND'
volumes 1-3, printed at The Theatre, Oxford 1702; together with 'The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon', printed at Clarendon Printing House, Oxford 1759, all bound in matching folio tooled brown leather with gilt tooled spines, Bridehead bookplates and retaining portrait frontispieces and various vignettes to text (4)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BLAIR, REVEREND JOHN: 'THE CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD'
Lot 707 Sold
BLAIR, REVEREND JOHN: 'THE CHRONOLOGY AND HISTORY OF THE WORLD'
London 1790, folio, grained brown leather bound with red leather half title, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplates, retaining illustrations and plates to text including fold-out plate to front of volume titled 'A Map of The World with the Latest Discoveries'
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BUTLER, SAMUEL: 'HUDIBRAS'
Lot 708 Sold
BUTLER, SAMUEL: 'HUDIBRAS'
printed for D. Browne, London 1761, full brown leather bound with red leather half title, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplate and retaining fold-out plate and illustrations to the text; together with Thelwall, John: 'Poems on Various Subjects', vols 1-2, printed for the author, London 1787; and two other antiquarian literature volumes (5)
Hammer price: £240
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
TRAIL, ROBERT: 'THE LORD'S PRAYER IN JOHN XVII. 24'
Lot 709 Sold
TRAIL, ROBERT: 'THE LORD'S PRAYER IN JOHN XVII. 24'
printed for N. Hillier, London 1705, brown leather bound; together with a quantity of antiquarian theology volumes (17)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
SALLUSTII, CAIUS CRISPUS: 'OPERA'
Lot 710 Sold
SALLUSTII, CAIUS CRISPUS: 'OPERA'
with notes by Antonii Thysii, published by Franciseum Hackium, Lydon 1654, vellum bound; together with three other Latin works (4)
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025

Total lots: 753

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