JUVENALIA

lot 131 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

CARROLL, Lewis: Alice's adventures in wonderland, 1928; PLUS: Through the Looking-Glass, 1927. Both in Cont. full leather with gilt decoration to ... read more

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FINE BINDING: Ireland

lot 150 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

New and complete history of the county of Kent, in 4 vols. Virtue, 1828-30. Folding map and plates. Half leather, VG; Molière: Oeuvres Complètes, 8 ... read more

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BINDING/SETS

lot 159 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

GIBBON: Roman Empire, 8 vols. 1821, with 4 folding maps; Flavius Josephus: Works, 4 vols. 1820. Full calf; Taylor, Jeremy: Whole works, 15 Vols. 1828. ... read more

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BOOKBINDING, ETC.

lot 162 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

Dudin, M: The Art of the Bookbinder and Gilder. Elmete Press, Leeds, 1977. Limited edn. number 149 of 490; Dreyfus, J: Four Lectures by T J ... read more

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BINDING

lot 163 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

The poets of Great Britain, in 61 double-volumes. 53 in matching full leather and the other 8 in matching half leather. Cadell, et al, mostly 1807. ... read more

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NORFOLK: Taylor, William

lot 185 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

The Antiquities of King's Lynn. Norfolk. Lynn, J Thew, 1844, 1st. Edn. Complete with 30 plates. PP: viii (including Subscribers' list), 158, (ii). ... read more

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Morris, F O

lot 197 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

A History of British Birds, in 8 vols, Groombridge & Sons, no date, c.1860. With hand-coloured plates (8)

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BROWNE, John

lot 216 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

The History of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York. London, 1847. Two volumes, text volume (with a list of subscribers), and Plate volume, ... read more

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THEOLOGICAL PAMPHLETS

lot 217 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

43 individual Pamphlets, all loose, stitched and unbound, mostly first editions, including: Four by Bishop Burnet; two by W. Sherlock; three by T. ... read more

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THEOLOGY

lot 218 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

CALMET, AA: Dictionary of the Holy Bible, in 5 vols. (Four vols. Text, and one vol. plates and maps). Bohn, 1841, 8th. Edn. Frontis to vol. 1, plus ... read more

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MILITARY, WW2

lot 227 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

Bridging Normandy to Berlin, 1945, folio, DW, fully illustrated; Montgomery, Major General: The Story of the Fourth Army in the battles of the ... read more

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Military

lot 228 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

SCOTT, Lieut-General William A: An authentic narrative of the late sanguinary battle on the plains of Waterloo.. 1815, 3rd. Edn. 7 plates, including ... read more

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TOLKIEN, J R R

lot 242 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. George Allen & Unwin, 1955, 7th Impression. Colour frontis and 8 illustrations (7 are full page), and endpaper ... read more

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COOKERY

lot 247 (Books and Maps, ending 28th Apr, 2024)

a collection, including: Raffald, E: The experience English housekeeper. 1805, Frontis and 2 folding plates. 397pp, Covers and frontis detached; [Mrs. ... read more

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Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989)

lot 8 (Modern and Contemporary Art, 9th Apr, 2024)

'The Arts No.2' a framed book cover designed by Edward Bawden, published by Lund Humphries & Co., 1947 30 x 49.5cm; the lot also includes the ... read more

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Roberto Matta (Chilean-Italian, 1911-2002)

lot 125 (Modern and Contemporary Art, 9th Apr, 2024)

A selection of Roberto Matta books: Germana Matta Ferrari: 'Matta nell' auditorium' published by Musica per Roma, 2002, signed and inscribed by ... read more

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▲ Sir Peter Blake RA (b.1932)

lot 231 (Modern and Contemporary Art, 9th Apr, 2024)

'Through the Looking Glass' the complete set of eight screenprints in colour, 1970, each signed 'Peter Blake' in pencil l.r., and numbered '52/100', ... read more

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Jonas Wood (American, b.1977)

lot 277 (Modern and Contemporary Art, 9th Apr, 2024)

'Large Shelf Still Life', 2017 offset lithograph in colours, published for the Shio Kusaka/Jonas Wood exhibition, 30 September 2017 - 8 February 2018, ... read more

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A silver presentation pedestal bowl

lot 8 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

by Adie Brothers Ltd, Birmingham 1922, with a pierced rim, the bowl engraved 'Ashton Trophy Competition St Annes 27th June 1923' 21cm diameter 12cm ... read more

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A George III silver soup ladle

lot 26 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

by Stephen Adams, London 1792, Old English pattern, the handle engraved 'RJC', with a shell form bowl, 32cm long a George III silver sauce ladle by ... read more

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A group of silver items

lot 33 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

comprising two cigarette cases, Birmingham 1942 and 1912, one engraved 'Tank Corps', largest 8.8cm long, two American silver spill vases, 15.6 and ... read more

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A Victorian silver-mounted glass scent bottle

lot 41 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

by Sampson Mordan & Co, London 1894, modelled as an owl with coloured glass eyes, to a ruby bottle, 8.5cm long

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A collection of silver items

lot 50 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

to include a silver bon bon dish by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1954, with pierced decoration on pedestal base, 17cm wide, six sterling silver ... read more

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A collection of four Chinese Yixing stoneware teapots

lot 68 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

20th century, of globular or hexagonal form, decorated with peaches or inscribed, stamp marks to cover and base, 11.5 to 17cm long (8)

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A set of eight Delft pottery blue and white tiles

lot 113 (Homes and Interiors, 3rd Apr, 2024)

18th century, depicting various biblical subjects and scenes, one cut down, 13cm square (8)

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