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Auction date Wednesday 15 October 2025 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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William Batt


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Wednesday 15th October at 10.30am

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Total lots: 590

LE FANU, JOSEPH SHERIDAN: ‘IN A GLASS DARKLY’
Lot 522 Sold
LE FANU, JOSEPH SHERIDAN: ‘IN A GLASS DARKLY’
illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, published by Peter Davies, London 1929, black cloth bound
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
LOWE, E. J.: ‘A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GRASSES’
Lot 523 Unsold
LOWE, E. J.: ‘A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GRASSES’
published by John C. Nimmo, London 1891, gilt tooled green cloth bound; together with Plues, Margaret: ‘British Grasses’, published by Reeve & Co, London, 1867, gilt tooled brown leather bound with Aberdeen University Botany prize label pasted to inside front board; and Cooke, M. C.: ‘Microscopic Fungi’ sixth edition, published by Allen and Co, London 1902, brown cloth bound (3)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MAETERLINCK, MAURICE: 'THE LIFE OF THE BEE'
Lot 524 Sold
MAETERLINCK, MAURICE: 'THE LIFE OF THE BEE'
illustrated by E.J. Detmold, published by George Allen & Co., London 1912, decorated buff cloth bound; together with Maeterlinck, Maurice: 'The Treasure of the Humble', published by George Allen & Co., London 1905, green leather bound (2)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MARDUS, J. C.: ‘LE LIVRE DES MILLE NUITS ET UNE NUIT’
Lot 525 Unsold
MARDUS, J. C.: ‘LE LIVRE DES MILLE NUITS ET UNE NUIT’
illustrated by Leon Carre, volumes 3-12, published by L’ Edition Art, Paris, paper bound with original dustwrappers and slip cases; together with Bussiere, Gaston: ‘La Derniere Nuit de Judas’, published by Ferrond, Paris, 1908, later brown leather bound with gilt titled spine and slip case (11)
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MIEGE, GUY: ‘THE PRESENT STATE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND’
Lot 526 Unsold
MIEGE, GUY: ‘THE PRESENT STATE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND’
fifth edition, printed for A. Bettesworth et al, London, 1723, rebound three-quarter red leather, inscribed to front flyleaf in 18th Century ink ‘Richard Thomas, April 11th 1783’, with four line verse and also annotated ‘This was Bought in Maiden Lane, Southampton Street in the Strand in London’, also retaining Brunswick Genealogy fold-out plate

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £80 - £150
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
MURPHY, JOHN: 'A TREATISE ON THE ART OF WEAVING'
Lot 527 Unsold
MURPHY, JOHN: 'A TREATISE ON THE ART OF WEAVING'
9th edition, published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow 1847, full brown calf bound with gilt tooled maroon leather half title and retaining fold-out plans and charts

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
NEMNICH, PHILIP ANDREW: ‘AN UNIVERSAL EUROPEAN DICTIONARY OF MERCHANDISE’
Lot 528 Sold
NEMNICH, PHILIP ANDREW: ‘AN UNIVERSAL EUROPEAN DICTIONARY OF MERCHANDISE’
printed for J. Johnson, London 1799, rebound marbled card binding; together with ‘The Dictionary of Merchandise’, anon, printed for the Author and sold by T. Boosey, London 1803, later brown leather binding (2)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
NEWTON, ISAAC: ‘ARITHMETICA UNIVERSALIS’
Lot 529 Sold
NEWTON, ISAAC: ‘ARITHMETICA UNIVERSALIS’
volume 2, published by Rey, Amsterdam, London, 1761, brown leather bound

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM: ‘THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY’
Lot 530 Unsold
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM: ‘THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY’
third edition, printed for G.G and J. Robinson, London 1796, gilt tooled brown leather bound with green half title and retaining plates; together with Parkes, Samuel: ‘The Rudiments of Chemistry, London 1810, rebound half green leather; Watson, R.: ‘Chemical Essays’, second edition, volumes 1-5, printed for Dodsley et al, London 1782, brown leather bound with green and red half title;
Klaproth, Martin Henry: ‘Analytical Essays’; Bergmann, Torbern: ‘Elective Attractions’ (both…
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM: ‘A DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY’
Lot 531 Unsold
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM: ‘A DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY’
volumes 1 and 2, printed for G.G and J Robinson, London, 1795, rebound three-quarter leather

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM: 'THE BRITISH ENCYCLOPAEDIA or DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES'
Lot 532 Unsold
NICHOLSON, WILLIAM: 'THE BRITISH ENCYCLOPAEDIA or DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES'
volumes 1-6, printed by C. Whittingham for Longman et al, London 1809, gilt tooled brown calf binding, retaining various plates to text, ex libris Harold & Margaret Michelmore

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
NOLLET, ABBE: ‘LECONS DE PHYSIQUE EXPERIMENTALE’
Lot 533 Unsold
NOLLET, ABBE: ‘LECONS DE PHYSIQUE EXPERIMENTALE’
seventh edition, volumes 1-6, published by Chez Durand et al, Paris 1771; together with Nollet, Abbe: ‘Lettres Sur Electricite’, published by Geurin et al, Paris 1753; and a quantity of antiquarian French scientific books, some retaining plates, others without (33)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £300 - £500
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
OZANAM, M.: ‘RECREATIONS MATHEMATIQUES ET PHYSIQUES’
Lot 534 Unsold
OZANAM, M.: ‘RECREATIONS MATHEMATIQUES ET PHYSIQUES’
volumes 1-4, published by Chez Didot, Paris, 1790, half brown leather bound with gilt tooled spines and half titles, retaining plates (4)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PARKES, SAMUEL: ‘THE CHEMICAL CATECHISM’
Lot 535 Sold
PARKES, SAMUEL: ‘THE CHEMICAL CATECHISM’
seventh edition, published by Baldwin et al, London 1816, rebound half brown leather, retains plates

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PARSONS, REV. B: ‘ANTI-BACCHUS: AN ESSAY’
Lot 536 Sold
PARSONS, REV. B: ‘ANTI-BACCHUS: AN ESSAY’
published by John Snow, London, 1843, bound with Whately, Richard: ‘Thoughts on the Sabbath’ and a Welsh language pamphlet, all contained in a single three quarter black leather binding; together with Sandford, William: ‘A Few Practical Remarks on the Medicinal Effects of Wine and Spirits’, sold by Cadell and Davies, London, 1799, brown leather bound (2)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PENNANT, THOMAS: ‘THE LITERARY LIFE OF THE LATE THOMAS PENNANT ESQ. BY HIMSELF’
Lot 537 Unsold
PENNANT, THOMAS: ‘THE LITERARY LIFE OF THE LATE THOMAS PENNANT ESQ. BY HIMSELF’
sold by Benjamin and John White, London 1793, rebound half leather; together with ‘The Journey from Chester to London’, three-quarter brown leather binding (2)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PHILLIPS, EDWARD: ‘THE NEW WORLD OF WORDS: OR THE UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY’
Lot 538 Sold
PHILLIPS, EDWARD: ‘THE NEW WORLD OF WORDS: OR THE UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY’
sixth edition, printed for J. Phillips, London, 1706, original brown calf bound, the restored spine with gilt tooled maroon half titles, bookplate for Philip Eyre pasted inside front cover

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £200 - £400
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PITT, WILLIAM: 'A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE'
Lot 539 Unsold
PITT, WILLIAM: 'A TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE'
printed by and for J. Smith, Newcastle under Lyme, 1817, rebound three-quarter maroon leather with marble boards, retaining fold-out plates to rear of volume

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PLANTA, EDWARD: ‘A NEW PICTURE OF PARIS’
Lot 540 Unsold
PLANTA, EDWARD: ‘A NEW PICTURE OF PARIS’
fourteenth edition, printed for Samuel Leigh, London 1824, gilt tooled black leather bound; together with Alhoy and Lurine: ‘Les Prisons de Paris’, new edition, published by Gustave Havard, 1846, half gilt tooled red leather bound; Cain, G.: ‘Promenades Dans Paris’ and ‘Nouvelles Promenades Dans Paris’, both half brown leather bound; and Gentleman, David - ‘Paris’, first edition, published by Hodder and Stoughton, 1991, hardbound with dustwrapper (5)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
PRATT, ANNE: 'THE FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THEIR ALLIES'
Lot 541 Sold
PRATT, ANNE: 'THE FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THEIR ALLIES'
published by Frederick Warne & Co., London, original gilt-tooled green cloth bound, retaining numerous lithograph plates

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £100 - £200
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
RACKHAM, ARTHUR (ILLUS) - FIVE VOLUMES
Lot 542 Sold
RACKHAM, ARTHUR (ILLUS) - FIVE VOLUMES
comprising ‘A Midsummer-Night’s Dream’, ‘The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie’, a French language version of the same work, ‘Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods’ and ‘Poor Cecco’, 1908-1923, variously published by Heinemann, Hachet and Chatto & Windus (5)

Provenance: A Dorset bibliophile.
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
RAPIN DE THOYRAS: 'THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND'
Lot 543 Sold
RAPIN DE THOYRAS: 'THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND'
translated by M. Tindal, second edition, volumes 1-2, printed for James, John and Paul Knapton, London 1732, full brown leather folio binding with red leather half titles, Moor Park bookplate and retaining numerous fold-out plates including 'Britannia Saxonica' inserted at page 31 (2)

Provenance: Bridehead, Dorset.
Hammer price: £130
Estimate: £150 - £250
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
RAY, CYRIL: ‘MERRY ENGLAND’
Lot 544 Sold
RAY, CYRIL: ‘MERRY ENGLAND’
illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, first edition, published by Vista 1960; together with Strong, L.A.G: Trevannion’, also illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, first edition, published by Methuen, 1948, both cloth bound with dustwrappers (2)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £30 - £50
15 October 2025
15 October 2025
REEVES, JAMES: TEN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Lot 545 Sold
REEVES, JAMES: TEN CHILDREN’S BOOKS
all illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, mostly first editions including ‘Prefabulous Animiles’, published by Heinemann 1957, two copies of ‘Exploits of Don Quixote’, published by Blackie 1959, ‘Three Tall Tales’ published by Abelard-Schuman, 1964, 'Titus in Trouble', published by the Bodley Head 1971, ‘The Lion That Flew’, published by Chatto & Windus 1974, two copies of ‘More Prefabulous Animiles’ published by Heinemann 1975 and two other volumes (10)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
15 October 2025
15 October 2025

Total lots: 590

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