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Total lots: 793

A 'BREECHES BIBLE', ROBERT BAKKER 1607
Lot 522 Sold
A 'BREECHES BIBLE', ROBERT BAKKER 1607
rebound with repairs
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £50 - £100
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS
Lot 523 Sold
A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £40 - £60
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
M. & E. KIRBY; 'STORIES ABOUT BIRDS OF LAND AND WATER.' CASSELL PETTER & GALPIN
Lot 524 Sold
M. & E. KIRBY; 'STORIES ABOUT BIRDS OF LAND AND WATER.' CASSELL PETTER & GALPIN
c 1870 (damage to spine) with John James Audubon, The Birds of America, New York 1942 (reprint)
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £40 - £60
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
JOHN LOCKE; ' SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING EDUCATION.' LONDON, BLACK SWAN, 1705
Lot 525 Sold
JOHN LOCKE; ' SOME THOUGHTS CONCERNING EDUCATION.' LONDON, BLACK SWAN, 1705
(some damage) and other books
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
REV. GEORGE GILFILLAN: 'THE POETICAL WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER.' (6)
Lot 526 Sold
REV. GEORGE GILFILLAN: 'THE POETICAL WORKS OF EDMUND SPENSER.' (6)
with other similar books
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
CHARLES STONHAM: 'THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS', LONDON E.GRANT RICHARDS
Lot 527 Sold
CHARLES STONHAM: 'THE BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS', LONDON E.GRANT RICHARDS
1906, 5 Vols
Hammer price: £200
Estimate: £40 - £80
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
AN INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET: R.C.H.M
Lot 528 Sold
AN INVENTORY OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET: R.C.H.M
2 vols. , with; 'Domesday Book studies', Dorset, and other books of Dorset interest
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £80
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
G. A. HENTY: 'THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM'
Lot 529 Sold
G. A. HENTY: 'THE DASH FOR KHARTOUM'
and others, and a collection of Victorian books with decorative cloth bindings
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
CHARLES DICKENS: HOUSEHOLD EDITIONS
Lot 530 Sold
CHARLES DICKENS: HOUSEHOLD EDITIONS
various, unbound, some in modern box files, others in old brown paper wrappers
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
'DEL DECAMERONE DI MESSER GIOVANNI BOCCACCI', VOL. II, AMSTERDAM 1718
Lot 531 Sold
'DEL DECAMERONE DI MESSER GIOVANNI BOCCACCI', VOL. II, AMSTERDAM 1718
with; 'The works of Spenser' vol. III, London 1750; 'La vie et les aventures...de Robinson Crusoe', Neuchatel 1774, and 'Divine songs attempted in easy language', York 1804 (4)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
I.N. DRACOPOLI: 'THROUGH JUBALAND TO THE LORIAN SWAMP'
Lot 532 Unsold
I.N. DRACOPOLI: 'THROUGH JUBALAND TO THE LORIAN SWAMP'
Seeley, Service & Co 1914, and other books on Africa (10)
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
EDWARD ARDIZZONE: 'TIM'S FRIEND TOWSER' O.U.P. 1962
Lot 533 Sold
EDWARD ARDIZZONE: 'TIM'S FRIEND TOWSER' O.U.P. 1962
with; Raymond Briggs: 'Father Christmas goes on holiday', 'When the wind blows' , and 18 Rupert books
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
STEPHEN SPENDER: 'TRIAL OF A JUDGE', FABER AND FABER 1938
Lot 534 Sold
STEPHEN SPENDER: 'TRIAL OF A JUDGE', FABER AND FABER 1938
and a collection of poetry volumes
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
WILLIAM EMPSON: 'POEMS', CHATTO & WINDUS 1935
Lot 535 Sold
WILLIAM EMPSON: 'POEMS', CHATTO & WINDUS 1935
(his own inscribed copy), and others (from the West family library)
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
ROMANZO ADAMS: 'INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE IN HAWAII', MACMILLAN CO. 1937
Lot 536 Sold
ROMANZO ADAMS: 'INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE IN HAWAII', MACMILLAN CO. 1937
inscr. by the author to H.G. Wells, and a further collection of books of ethnographical studies
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
H. DE BALZAC: WORKS, MACMILLAN CO. 1901
Lot 537 Sold
H. DE BALZAC: WORKS, MACMILLAN CO. 1901
38 vols. (2 missing)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
THOMAS HARDY:THREE MACMILLAN & CO. 'WESSEX EDITION' VOLUMES
Lot 538 Sold
THOMAS HARDY:THREE MACMILLAN & CO. 'WESSEX EDITION' VOLUMES
and other books of dorset interest
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
D.H. LAWRENCE:'APOCALYPSE' (LUGARNO SERIES), FLORENCE 1931
Lot 539 Sold
D.H. LAWRENCE:'APOCALYPSE' (LUGARNO SERIES), FLORENCE 1931
No. 656, with (worn) dust jacket, and a further quantity of Lawrence works, and others (from the library of Kitty West/Church)
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF EARLY 'SHELL' GUIDES, MANY SPIRAL-BOUND 1930S
Lot 540 Sold
A COLLECTION OF EARLY 'SHELL' GUIDES, MANY SPIRAL-BOUND 1930S
some later (worn condition)
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £40 - £80
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
HAVELOCK ELLIS: 'SONNETS, WITH FOLK SONGS FROM THE SPANISH' GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
Lot 541 Sold
HAVELOCK ELLIS: 'SONNETS, WITH FOLK SONGS FROM THE SPANISH' GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
1925, inscr. to Harold child, and with letter, and other volumes by Ellis
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £60
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ART
Lot 542 Sold
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON ART
Hammer price: £70
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF PENGUIN AND KING PENGUIN BOOKS
Lot 543 Sold
A COLLECTION OF PENGUIN AND KING PENGUIN BOOKS
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS OF BLOOMSBURY GROUP INTEREST
Lot 544 Sold
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS OF BLOOMSBURY GROUP INTEREST
some from the library of Kitty West/Church
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
JOHN PIPER: VARIOUS BOOKS, INCLUDING 'ROMNEY MARSH'
Lot 545 Sold
JOHN PIPER: VARIOUS BOOKS, INCLUDING 'ROMNEY MARSH'
and a (worn) copy of 'John Piper' by Anthony West, inscr. 'to Kitty from John' (from the library of Kitty West/Church)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
'THE NOTEBOOKS OF HENRY JAMES' ED. MATTHIESSEN AND MURDOCK, O.U.P. 1947
Lot 546 Sold
'THE NOTEBOOKS OF HENRY JAMES' ED. MATTHIESSEN AND MURDOCK, O.U.P. 1947
with inscr. 'Given by Mrs James, wife of James' nephew to Rebecca West...', and other books about and by James (from the library of Kitty Church/West)
Hammer price: £90
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
WALTER DE LA MARE, ILLUS. ARDIZZONE: 'PEACOCK PIE, A BOOK OF RHYMES'
Lot 547 Sold
WALTER DE LA MARE, ILLUS. ARDIZZONE: 'PEACOCK PIE, A BOOK OF RHYMES'
Faber & Faber Ltd. 1946, and other books
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
J.M. RICHARDS: 'A MINIATURE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH HOUSE'
Lot 548 Sold
J.M. RICHARDS: 'A MINIATURE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH HOUSE'
The Architectural press 1938, and other books incl. 'British artists of today' and 'Britain in pictures' series, and similar (worn)
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
SACHEVERELL SITWELL, ILLUS. JOHN FARLEIGH: 'OLD FASHIONED FLOWERS'
Lot 549 Sold
SACHEVERELL SITWELL, ILLUS. JOHN FARLEIGH: 'OLD FASHIONED FLOWERS'
Curwen Press 1959, and other books (worn)
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
REBECCA WEST / H.G.WELLS: VARIOUS BOOKS
Lot 550 Sold
REBECCA WEST / H.G.WELLS: VARIOUS BOOKS
from the library of Kitty West/Church
Hammer price: £35
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
SIGNED BY H.G. WELLS: A.S. PUSHKIN: 'EVGEY ONEGIN' PUSHKIN PRESS 1937
Lot 551 Sold
SIGNED BY H.G. WELLS: A.S. PUSHKIN: 'EVGEY ONEGIN' PUSHKIN PRESS 1937
copy no. 154, inscribed by H.G. Wells; 'Anthony with love from his Father HG' (Anthony West, Wells' son with Rebecca West; from the library of Kitty West/Church)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £50 - £100
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
NORTHROP FRYE: 'FEARFUL SYMMETRY. A STUDY OF WILLIAM BLAKE', PRINCETON 1947
Lot 552 Unsold
NORTHROP FRYE: 'FEARFUL SYMMETRY. A STUDY OF WILLIAM BLAKE', PRINCETON 1947
and 'Visions of the daughters of Albion', J.M. Dent & Sons 1932
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
ANTHONY ROSSITER: 'THE PENDULUM' GOLLANCZ 1966
Lot 553 Sold
ANTHONY ROSSITER: 'THE PENDULUM' GOLLANCZ 1966
inscr. by the author,; 'For Kitty - a soul mate in so much,.'and 'The golden chain', similarly inscribed (2) (library of Kitty Church/West)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
MARY DE MORGAN, ILLUS. WALTER CRANE: 'THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FLORIMONDE'
Lot 554 Sold
MARY DE MORGAN, ILLUS. WALTER CRANE: 'THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FLORIMONDE'
Macmillan 1880 (poor copy), with 'The baby's opera', and 'At home' (3)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
FORD M. HUEFFER:, 'FORD MADOX BROWN'
Lot 555 Sold
FORD M. HUEFFER:, 'FORD MADOX BROWN'
Longmans, Green & Co. 1896, with A.H. Palmer: 'The life and letters of Samuel Palmer' Seeley & Co 1892 (2)
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF 'HORIZON' REVIEW
Lot 556 Sold
A COLLECTION OF 'HORIZON' REVIEW
'The Cornhill magazine', and other literary periodicals, 1940s and later
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MANY FIRST EDITIONS
Lot 557 Sold
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MANY FIRST EDITIONS
in worn condition (from the library of Kitty West/Church)
Hammer price: £120
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
HENRIK IBSEN: PROSE DRAMAS, EDITED BY WILLIAM ARCHER, 3 VOLS.
Lot 558 Unsold
HENRIK IBSEN: PROSE DRAMAS, EDITED BY WILLIAM ARCHER, 3 VOLS.
Walter Scott publ. 1890
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
W.H. AUDEN: 'THE ORATORS', FABER & FABER 1932
Lot 559 Sold
W.H. AUDEN: 'THE ORATORS', FABER & FABER 1932
and other works by Auden and Isherwood (4)
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
ROBERT GRAVES: 'POEMS 1926-1930', HEINEMANN LTD 1931
Lot 560 Sold
ROBERT GRAVES: 'POEMS 1926-1930', HEINEMANN LTD 1931
and 'The poet's eye', chosen by Grigson, Muller 1944 (2)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
JAMES STERN: 'THE MAN WHO WAS LOVED', SECKER & WARBURG 1951
Lot 561 Sold
JAMES STERN: 'THE MAN WHO WAS LOVED', SECKER & WARBURG 1951
inscr. by the author to Kitty (West/Church), with other similar items, and Rebecca West's own copy of Walter De La Mare's 'Stuff and nonsense', and Hugh Walpole's own copy of Goethe's 'The sorrows of young Werther'
Hammer price: £15
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
JOHN OSBORNE: FABER PAPER COVERED EDITIONS
Lot 562 Sold
JOHN OSBORNE: FABER PAPER COVERED EDITIONS
'Look back in anger' and 'The entertainer', pan edition 'Cathy come home', and a quantity of various paperbacks
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS
Lot 563 Sold
A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF MEDICAL BOOKS
Lot 564 Sold
A COLLECTION OF MEDICAL BOOKS
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £60
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS
Lot 565 Sold
A LARGE COLLECTION OF BOOKS
Hammer price: £100
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON LONDON AND HISTORY
Lot 566 Sold
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ON LONDON AND HISTORY
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £50
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS
Lot 567 Sold
A COLLECTION OF FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £30 - £60
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
'LLADRO, THE MAGIC WORLD OF PORCELAIN', SALVAT EDITORES 1991
Lot 568 Unsold
'LLADRO, THE MAGIC WORLD OF PORCELAIN', SALVAT EDITORES 1991
and other books
Estimate: £10 - £20
7 December 2021
7 December 2021
A COLLECTION OF DORSET BOOKS
Lot 568a Sold
A COLLECTION OF DORSET BOOKS
Hammer price: £25
Estimate: £20 - £40
7 December 2021
7 December 2021

Total lots: 793

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