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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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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

Page:

of 32

Lots per page:

Total lots: 753

Lot Title Estimate Hammer price
687 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…
£300 - £500 £300 View
688 '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)
£100 - £200 - View
689 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…
£100 - £200 £60 View
690 '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…
£50 - £100 - View
691 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…
£3,000 - £5,000 - View
692 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)
£100 - £200 £70 View
693 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
£100 - £200 £60 View
694 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';…
£100 - £200 £70 View
695 '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,…
£30 - £50 £40 View
696 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,…
£300 - £500 £240 View
697 '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
£100 - £200 £50 View
698 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…
£50 - £100 £30 View
699 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)
£100 - £200 £140 View
700 '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…
£100 - £200 £60 View
701 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…
£300 - £500 £550 View
702 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,…
£200 - £400 £240 View
703 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)
£300 - £500 £600 View
704 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…
£150 - £250 £180 View
705 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…
£150 - £250 £170 View
706 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…
£200 - £400 £100 View
707 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…
£200 - £400 £200 View
708 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;…
£100 - £200 £240 View
709 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)
£100 - £200 £60 View
710 SALLUSTII, CAIUS CRISPUS: 'OPERA'
with notes by Antonii Thysii, published by Franciseum Hackium, Lydon 1654, vellum bound; together with three other Latin works (4)
£50 - £100 £110 View

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