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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

LOCKE, JOHN: 'THE WORKS'
Lot 783 Sold
LOCKE, JOHN: 'THE WORKS'
seventh edition, volumes 1-4, printed by H. Woodfall, London 1768, gilt tooled brown leather bound with Bridehead bookplates (4)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
ANDERSON, AENEAS: 'THE NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793 AND 1794'
Lot 784 Sold
ANDERSON, AENEAS: 'THE NARRATIVE OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY TO CHINA IN THE YEARS 1792, 1793 AND 1794'
purchased for J. Debrett, London 1795, gilt tooled brown leather bound with titled spine, with Bridehead bookplates
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BRAND, JOHN: 'THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE'
Lot 785 Sold
BRAND, JOHN: 'THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE TOWN AND COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE'
volumes 1-2, printed for B. White & Son, London 1789, gilt tooled brown leather bound with titled spine, Bridehead bookplates pasted over earlier bookplates and retaining fold-out plates and other illustrations to the text (2)
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
MILL, JAMES: 'THE HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA'
Lot 786 Sold
MILL, JAMES: 'THE HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA'
volumes 1-3, printed for Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, London 1817, gilt tooled dark brown leather bound with red leather half titles, Bridehead bookplates and retaining the folding maps to volumes 1 and 2 (3)
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
EVELYN, JOHN: 'SILVA: OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST-TREES'
Lot 787 Sold
EVELYN, JOHN: 'SILVA: OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST-TREES'
new edition, with notes by Hunter, volumes 1-2; together with 'Terra: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth', printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley et al, York and London 1786, all bound together within one gilt tooled brown leather volume with titled spine, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplates, retaining illustrations to text and folding plate including 'A Winter View of the Cawthorpe Oak'
Hammer price: £280
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'FINDEN'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF LORD BYRON'
Lot 788 Sold
'FINDEN'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE LIFE AND WORKS OF LORD BYRON'
with notes by W. Brockedon, volumes 1-3, published by John Murray, London 1833, three-quarter blue leather bound with gilt titled spines and maroon cloth boards; together with 'The Works of Theocritus' edited by Toupii and Warton, Oxford 1770, gilt tooled brown leather bound; two Victorian brown leather photograph albums containing a variety of portrait photographs; and 'Classical Picture Gallery' published by H. Grevel, London 1894, three-quarter blue leather bound with red leather half title and
blue cloth boards (7)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
STAUNTON, SIR GEORGE: 'AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA'
Lot 789 Sold
STAUNTON, SIR GEORGE: 'AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF AN EMBASSY FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE EMPEROR OF CHINA'
second edition, volumes 1-2, printed by W. Bulmer for C. Nicol, London 1798, gilt tooled brown leather bound with titled spine, Bridehead bookplates and retaining some illustrations to the text in volume one and portrait frontispiece (2)
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCRAP ALBUM
Lot 790 Sold
A LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY SCRAP ALBUM
containing an extensive selection of coloured fashion and other scraps, some annotated in ink including 'The Flower Girl Die Vierlandetin', gilt and blue printed floral gothic binding, the front fly leaf inscribed 'To N.N. Peek from F. Edlar'
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
BORLASE, WILLIAM: 'THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CORNWALL'
Lot 791 Sold
BORLASE, WILLIAM: 'THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CORNWALL'
printed for the author by W. Jackson, Oxford 1758; together with 'Antiquities Historical and Monumental of the County of Cornwall', 2nd edition, printed by Bowyer & Nicols, London 1769, both bound in brown leather with gilt tooled half titles, Bridehead bookplates and retaining illustrations and plates to text (2)
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA OR THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT PERSONS'
Lot 792 Sold
'BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA OR THE LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT PERSONS'
second edition, with notes by Andrew Kippis, volumes 1-5, printed by Strahan for Bathurst et al, London 1778, gilt tooled brown leather bound with titled spines and Bridehead bookplates (5)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
ST. JOHN, HENRY, LORD VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE: 'THE WORKS'
Lot 793 Sold
ST. JOHN, HENRY, LORD VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE: 'THE WORKS'
volumes 1-5, published by David Mallet, London 1777; together with two companion volumes 'Letters and Correspondence, Public and Private, of Henry St. John' collated by Gilbert Parke, volumes 1-2, printed for Robinson, London 1798, gilt tooled brown leather bound, the spines numbered 1-7, with Bridehead bookplates (7)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'BELL'S NEW PANTHEON'
Lot 794 Sold
'BELL'S NEW PANTHEON'
volumes 1-2, printed by and for J. Bell, London 1790, two volumes bound in one gilt tooled brown leather binding, with titled spine, Bridehead bookplate pasted over earlier bookplate and retaining numerous illustrations to text
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
JOHN, LORD BISHOP OF CHESTER: 'AN EXPOSITION OF THE CREED'
Lot 795 Sold
JOHN, LORD BISHOP OF CHESTER: 'AN EXPOSITION OF THE CREED'
sixth edition, printed by JM for J. Williams and sold by Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little Britain 1692, original tooled brown leather binding with restored spine and retaining portrait frontispiece
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
LANGLEY, B: 'THE CITY AND COUNTRY BUILDER'S AND WORKMAN'S TREASURY OF DESIGNS'
Lot 796 Sold
LANGLEY, B: 'THE CITY AND COUNTRY BUILDER'S AND WORKMAN'S TREASURY OF DESIGNS'
printed for and sold by S. Harding, London 1745, brown leather bound, annotated in ink to the front fly page 'Thomas Williams His Book' and retaining a full series of engraved plates
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
AMBROSE, ISAAC: 'THE COMPLEAT WORKS'
Lot 797 Sold
AMBROSE, ISAAC: 'THE COMPLEAT WORKS'
printed for R. Chiswel et al, London 1689, brown leather bound with canvas dust wrapper and retaining portrait frontispiece; together with Cowper, William: 'The Workes' printed for Robert Allott, London 1629, brown leather bound with decorative title page; and a collection of 18th century and later antiquarian books including theology, history and literature (15)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
RALEIGH, SIR WALTER: 'THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD'
Lot 798 Sold
RALEIGH, SIR WALTER: 'THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD'
printed for R. Best and Samuel Cartwright, London 1652, tooled brown leather bound with restored spine, pencil and ink annotations inside board and retaining fold-out maps and illustrations to the text
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'PUNCH'
Lot 799 Sold
'PUNCH'
1859-1893 (58 volumes), mostly leather bound; together with a large collection of antiquarian books of history, literature and theology interest (a lot)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'THOMASON'S MEDALLIC ILLUSTRATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES'
Lot 800 Sold
'THOMASON'S MEDALLIC ILLUSTRATION OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES'
volumes 1-5, comprising five gilt tooled maroon leather bound book-form volumes, each containing twelve pewter medallions cast in relief with biblical scenes (5)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
Lot 801 Sold
AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
mostly of literary interest, including Scott, Sir Walter: 'The Prose Works', volumes 1-14, 16-28, and Scott: 'Poetical Works', volumes 1-12 (163 volumes)
Hammer price: £460
Estimate: £200 - £400
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
NAPIER, MAJOR GENERAL SIR WFP: 'THE HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA AND IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE'
Lot 802 Sold
NAPIER, MAJOR GENERAL SIR WFP: 'THE HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA AND IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE'
revised edition, volume 1-6, published by Thomas & William Boone, London 1853, gilt tooled brown leather bound with red and blue leather half titles; together with a large collection of 18th century and later antiquarian books of history, literature and theology interest, including 'Henry's History of Great Britain' (a lot)
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £150 - £250
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
PATERSON. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL: 'A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSSROADS IN ENGLAND AND WALES'
Lot 803 Sold
PATERSON. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL: 'A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE DIRECT AND PRINCIPAL CROSSROADS IN ENGLAND AND WALES'
fifteenth edition, printed for the proprietor and sold by Longman et al, London 1811; together with a seventeenth edition and two eighteenth editions of the same title (1824 and 1826 respectively) retaining the fold-out maps; and a collection of antiquarian books (a lot)
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
'THE BADMINTON LIBRARY'
Lot 804 Sold
'THE BADMINTON LIBRARY'
second edition, volumes 1-7, published by Longmans, Green & Co, London 1889/1890, brown pictorial cloth bound; together with 'Shooting', 2 copies; and a quantity of antiquarian books on sporting and other interests (52)
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
‘PROCEEDINGS OF THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND ANTIQUARIAN FIELD CLUB'
Lot 805 Sold
‘PROCEEDINGS OF THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND ANTIQUARIAN FIELD CLUB'
edited by C. W. H. Dicker, volumes 3, 5-14, 15-23, 26-28, 30-35, 38-40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50-55, covering years 1879-1933, gilt tooled green cloth bound, initially published by Louis Ruegg, Sherborne (43)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
13 June 2025
13 June 2025
A BLUE LEATHER BOUND ALBUM TITLED ‘NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS 1892’
Lot 806 Sold
A BLUE LEATHER BOUND ALBUM TITLED ‘NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS 1892’
19th century, the pages pasted with cut-out scraps of MP’s photographs and profiles, the end fly leaf with bookplate worded ‘Rousden Devon’, gilt tooled binding with watered silk lining
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
13 June 2025
13 June 2025

Total lots: 753

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