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Auction date Tuesday 7 December 2021 10:00 GMT
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Tuesday 7th December starting at 10:00am

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Total lots: 793

'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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