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Artwork - original illustrations, watercolours, prints and paintings (4)

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Lot 1 - Christie, Agatha. 1926 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd first edition, first impression

Lot 1 - Christie, Agatha. 1926 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd first edition, first impression

Sold for £1,350

Lot 2 - Milne, A. A. 1925 Winnie-the-Pooh first edition, first impression in unclipped dust wrapper

Lot 2 - Milne, A. A. 1925 Winnie-the-Pooh first edition, first impression in unclipped dust wrapper

Sold for £380

Lot 3 - Waugh family. 1927 Reticence in Literature inscribed by Arthur Waugh to Evelyn Waugh

Lot 3 - Waugh family. 1927 Reticence in Literature inscribed by Arthur Waugh to Evelyn Waugh

Sold for £300

Lot 4 - Hughes, Ted. 1956 Saint Botolph's Review

Lot 4 - Hughes, Ted. 1956 Saint Botolph's Review

Sold for £1,150

Lot 5 - Galbraith, Robert (pseud. J. K. Rowling) 2013 The Cuckoo's Calling signed 3rd impression

Lot 5 - Galbraith, Robert (pseud. J. K. Rowling) 2013 The Cuckoo's Calling signed 3rd impression

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Lot 6 - Galbraith, Robert (pseud. J. K. Rowling) 2014 The Silkworm signed first edition

Lot 6 - Galbraith, Robert (pseud. J. K. Rowling) 2014 The Silkworm signed first edition

Sold for £210

Lot 7 - Christie, Agatha. 1930 The Murder at the Vicarage first US ed in wrapper

Lot 7 - Christie, Agatha. 1930 The Murder at the Vicarage first US ed in wrapper

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Lot 8 - Rackham, Arthur. The Sleeping Beauty told by C. S. Evans in unclipped dust wrapper

Lot 8 - Rackham, Arthur. The Sleeping Beauty told by C. S. Evans in unclipped dust wrapper

Sold for £130

Lot 9 - Greene, Graham. 1961 Three Plays, presentation copy inscribed to Sybil

Lot 9 - Greene, Graham. 1961 Three Plays, presentation copy inscribed to Sybil

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Lot 10 - Le Carre, John. 1964 Call for the Dead second impression in wrapper

Lot 10 - Le Carre, John. 1964 Call for the Dead second impression in wrapper

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Lot 11 - Christie, Agatha. 1929 The Seven Dials Mystery first edition

Lot 11 - Christie, Agatha. 1929 The Seven Dials Mystery first edition

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Lot 12 - Proust, Marcel. 1919 Pastiches et Mélanges signed and inscribed first edition

Lot 12 - Proust, Marcel. 1919 Pastiches et Mélanges signed and inscribed first edition

Sold for £2,000

Lot 13 - Potter, Beatrix. [1902] The Tale of Peter Rabbit first trade issue

Lot 13 - Potter, Beatrix. [1902] The Tale of Peter Rabbit first trade issue

Sold for £560

Lot 14 - Yeats, William Butler. 1929 The Tower third impression in dust wrapper

Lot 14 - Yeats, William Butler. 1929 The Tower third impression in dust wrapper

Sold for £280

Lot 15 - Detmold, Edward Julius. 1919 24 Drawings from Nature signed limited edition

Lot 15 - Detmold, Edward Julius. 1919 24 Drawings from Nature signed limited edition

Sold for £520

Lot 16 - Greene, Graham. 1948 The Heart of the Matter first edition in smart wrapper

Lot 16 - Greene, Graham. 1948 The Heart of the Matter first edition in smart wrapper

Sold for £85

Lot 17 - Bindings. 1849 Clarendon's History of the Rebellion in full contemporary gilt calf

Lot 17 - Bindings. 1849 Clarendon's History of the Rebellion in full contemporary gilt calf

Sold for £230

Lot 18 - Lewis, Clive Staples. 1935 The Pilgrim's Regress first US edition in scarce dust wrapper

Lot 18 - Lewis, Clive Staples. 1935 The Pilgrim's Regress first US edition in scarce dust wrapper

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Lot 19 - South America. 1828 Memoirs of General Miller - two volumes, inscribed by the author

Lot 19 - South America. 1828 Memoirs of General Miller - two volumes, inscribed by the author

Sold for £200

Lot 20 - Eddings, David. The Belgariad Series - full set of five excellent first editions

Lot 20 - Eddings, David. The Belgariad Series - full set of five excellent first editions

Sold for £940

Lot 21 - Levi, Primo. 1986 If Not Now, When? signed first edition

Lot 21 - Levi, Primo. 1986 If Not Now, When? signed first edition

Sold for £600

Lot 22 - Hartnell, Norman (1901-1979). An original watercolour and ink Town and Country design, 1975

Lot 22 - Hartnell, Norman (1901-1979). An original watercolour and ink Town and Country design, 1975

Sold for £90

Lot 23 - Isherwood, Christopher. 1939 Goodbye to Berlin first edition in facsimile wrapper

Lot 23 - Isherwood, Christopher. 1939 Goodbye to Berlin first edition in facsimile wrapper

Sold for £200

Lot 24 - Africa interest:- 1892 Thinking Black, H. Rider Haggard's copy with his inscription

Lot 24 - Africa interest:- 1892 Thinking Black, H. Rider Haggard's copy with his inscription

Sold for £130

Lot 25 - Gray, Alasdair. 2000 Lanark signed limited edition four volumes in slipcase

Lot 25 - Gray, Alasdair. 2000 Lanark signed limited edition four volumes in slipcase

Sold for £120

Lot 26 - Antiquarian:- Baxter, Richard. 1673 A Christian Directory with frontispiece and plate

Lot 26 - Antiquarian:- Baxter, Richard. 1673 A Christian Directory with frontispiece and plate

Unsold

Lot 27 - Hartnell, Norman - Frenshire Spring 1960 - a 1960 portfolio of prints

Lot 27 - V Hartnell, Norman - Frenshire Spring 1960 - a 1960 portfolio of prints

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Lot 28 - Bindings:- Loudon, J. C. 1844 Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum 8vol in full gilt calf

Lot 28 - Bindings:- Loudon, J. C. 1844 Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum 8vol in full gilt calf

Sold for £520

Lot 29 - James, M. R. 1904 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary first edition, first impression

Lot 29 - James, M. R. 1904 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary first edition, first impression

Sold for £740

Lot 30 - Forester, C. S. 1938 Flying Colours - signed first edition in unclipped wrapper

Lot 30 - Forester, C. S. 1938 Flying Colours - signed first edition in unclipped wrapper

Sold for £200

Lot 31 - Potter, Beatrix. 1906 The Story of Miss Moppet first edition, first issue in concertina folder

Lot 31 - Potter, Beatrix. 1906 The Story of Miss Moppet first edition, first issue in concertina folder

Sold for £130

Lot 32 - Capote, Truman. 1958 Breakfast at Tiffany's - scarce UK uncorrected proof copy

Lot 32 - Capote, Truman. 1958 Breakfast at Tiffany's - scarce UK uncorrected proof copy

Sold for £150

Lot 33 - Hartnell, Norman (circle of). A collection of five original pencil drawings with swatches

Lot 33 - Hartnell, Norman (circle of). A collection of five original pencil drawings with swatches

Unsold

Lot 34 - Clarke, Arthur C. 1954 Prelude to Space first edition in wrapper

Lot 34 - Clarke, Arthur C. 1954 Prelude to Space first edition in wrapper

Sold for £70

Lot 35 - Waugh, Evelyn. 1935 Edmund Campion - signed first edition inscribed to Patrick Flanagan

Lot 35 - Waugh, Evelyn. 1935 Edmund Campion - signed first edition inscribed to Patrick Flanagan

Sold for £800

Lot 36 - Miller, Madeline. 2011 The Song of Achilles uncommon signed first edition

Lot 36 - Miller, Madeline. 2011 The Song of Achilles uncommon signed first edition

Unsold

Lot 37 - Zaehnsdorf binding. 1835 Specimens of the Early Poetry of France finely bound

Lot 37 - Zaehnsdorf binding. 1835 Specimens of the Early Poetry of France finely bound

Sold for £150

Lot 38 - James, M. R. 1926 A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories 5th impression

Lot 38 - James, M. R. 1926 A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories 5th impression

Sold for £80

Lot 39 - Oxford Mitre Club. 1820 Rules and Regulations of the Mitre Club

Lot 39 - Oxford Mitre Club. 1820 Rules and Regulations of the Mitre Club

Sold for £25

Lot 40 - Kerouac, Jack. 1958 On the Road second impression UK edition in lovely wrapper

Lot 40 - Kerouac, Jack. 1958 On the Road second impression UK edition in lovely wrapper

Sold for £160

Lot 41 - Voyages:- Brassey, Annie. 1889 The Last Voyage presentation copy from author's widower

Lot 41 - Voyages:- Brassey, Annie. 1889 The Last Voyage presentation copy from author's widower

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Lot 42 - Bradbury, Ray. 1951 The Silver Locusts first UK edition, first impression in wrapper

Lot 42 - Bradbury, Ray. 1951 The Silver Locusts first UK edition, first impression in wrapper

Unsold

Lot 43 - Antiquarian. 1678 A Complete Christian Dictionary eighth edition in contemp. calf

Lot 43 - Antiquarian. 1678 A Complete Christian Dictionary eighth edition in contemp. calf

Sold for £50

Lot 44 - James, M. R. 1905 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - first ed, second impression

Lot 44 - James, M. R. 1905 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - first ed, second impression

Sold for £220

Lot 45 - Conan Doyle, Arthur. The Lost World inscribed by the author's mother

Lot 45 - Conan Doyle, Arthur. The Lost World inscribed by the author's mother

Sold for £150

Lot 46 - Maritime interest. 1804 The Naval Chronicle Volume XI rebound in quarter calf

Lot 46 - Maritime interest. 1804 The Naval Chronicle Volume XI rebound in quarter calf

Sold for £60

Lot 47 - King Penguin series. 1939-1959 a complete collection from 1 to 76

Lot 47 - King Penguin series. 1939-1959 a complete collection from 1 to 76

Sold for £440

Lot 48 - Pullman, Philip. 1995 The Firework-Maker's Daughter - signed first edition

Lot 48 - Pullman, Philip. 1995 The Firework-Maker's Daughter - signed first edition

Unsold

Lot 49 - Middleton, Stanley. 1974 Holiday - first edition, first impression, Booker Prize winner

Lot 49 - Middleton, Stanley. 1974 Holiday - first edition, first impression, Booker Prize winner

Sold for £120

Lot 50 - Gregynog Press. 1933 The Lamentations of Jeremiah together with advertising pamphlet

Lot 50 - Gregynog Press. 1933 The Lamentations of Jeremiah together with advertising pamphlet

Sold for £340

Lot 51 - Dickens, Charles. 1905 A Christmas Carol Charles E. Brock illustrated in full gilt vellum

Lot 51 - Dickens, Charles. 1905 A Christmas Carol Charles E. Brock illustrated in full gilt vellum

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Lot 52 - Rackham, Arthur (illus.) 1909 The Peter Pan Portfolio, with eight plates of twelve

Lot 52 - Rackham, Arthur (illus.) 1909 The Peter Pan Portfolio, with eight plates of twelve

Sold for £680

Lot 53 - Johns, Captain W. E. 1940 Biggles in the Baltic - first edition in unclipped dust wrapper

Lot 53 - Johns, Captain W. E. 1940 Biggles in the Baltic - first edition in unclipped dust wrapper

Sold for £210

Lot 54 - Gogmagog Press:- Cox, Morris. 1967 14 Triads - signed limited edition with letter

Lot 54 - Gogmagog Press:- Cox, Morris. 1967 14 Triads - signed limited edition with letter

Sold for £150

Lot 55 - [Rowlands, Richard]. 1653 Restitution of Decayed Intelligence

Lot 55 - [Rowlands, Richard]. 1653 Restitution of Decayed Intelligence

Sold for £100

Lot 56 - Rowling, J. K. 2018 Complete Harry Potter Works in German - 20th Anniversary edition in shrinkwrap

Lot 56 - Rowling, J. K. 2018 Complete Harry Potter Works in German - 20th Anniversary edition in shrinkwrap

Sold for £20

Lot 57 - Hall, Joseph. 1650 The Remedy of Discontentment - scarce first edition in later binding

Lot 57 - Hall, Joseph. 1650 The Remedy of Discontentment - scarce first edition in later binding

Unsold

Lot 58 - Benson, Raymond. Two signed first edition 007 James Bond novels

Lot 58 - Benson, Raymond. Two signed first edition 007 James Bond novels

Sold for £55

Lot 59 - Potter, Beatrix. 1906 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher deluxe edition

Lot 59 - Potter, Beatrix. 1906 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher deluxe edition

Sold for £200

Lot 60 - Piper, John. 1983 Stowe signed limited edition housed in custom slipcase

Lot 60 - Piper, John. 1983 Stowe signed limited edition housed in custom slipcase

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Lot 61 - Bindings. 1902 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in full unsigned binding

Lot 61 - Bindings. 1902 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in full unsigned binding

Sold for £270

Lot 62 - Beckett, Samuel. 1967 No's Knife signed limited edition B series in slipcase

Lot 62 - Beckett, Samuel. 1967 No's Knife signed limited edition B series in slipcase

Sold for £420

Lot 63 - Nabokov, Vladimir. 1957 PNIN - signed first edition in Richard Tong craft binding

Lot 63 - Nabokov, Vladimir. 1957 PNIN - signed first edition in Richard Tong craft binding

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Lot 64 - Mallinson, Allan. Signed collection of Matthew Hervey first editions

Lot 64 - Mallinson, Allan. Signed collection of Matthew Hervey first editions

Sold for £75

Lot 65 - Beckett, Samuel. 1965 Proust Three Dialogues signed limited edition

Lot 65 - Beckett, Samuel. 1965 Proust Three Dialogues signed limited edition

Unsold

Lot 66 - Lupton, Thomas. c1700 A Thousand Notable Things

Lot 66 - Lupton, Thomas. c1700 A Thousand Notable Things

Sold for £230

Lot 67 - Folio Society. Briggs, 2011 Katherine M. Folk Tales of Britain - Legends and Narratives

Lot 67 - Folio Society. Briggs, 2011 Katherine M. Folk Tales of Britain - Legends and Narratives

Sold for £140

Lot 68 - Korean literature. 1935 The Orchid Door - the first English language collection of Korean poems

Lot 68 - Korean literature. 1935 The Orchid Door - the first English language collection of Korean poems

Sold for £110

Lot 69 - Orwell, George. 1949 Nineteen Eighty-Four first edition, first impression

Lot 69 - Orwell, George. 1949 Nineteen Eighty-Four first edition, first impression

Sold for £500

Lot 70 - Adams, Douglas. 1979 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in first state wrapper

Lot 70 - Adams, Douglas. 1979 The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in first state wrapper

Sold for £1,300

Lot 71 - Inky Parrot Press:- Powers, Alan. 2018 The Art of an Art Historian signed limited edition

Lot 71 - Inky Parrot Press:- Powers, Alan. 2018 The Art of an Art Historian signed limited edition

Sold for £120

Lot 72 - Potter, Beatrix. 1929 Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929

Lot 72 - Potter, Beatrix. 1929 Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929

Sold for £50

Lot 73 - Richard, Cliff. 1977 Which One's Cliff? signed first edition

Lot 73 - Richard, Cliff. 1977 Which One's Cliff? signed first edition

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Lot 74 - Remarque, Erich Maria. 1929 All Quiet on the Western Front in later wrapper with slip

Lot 74 - Remarque, Erich Maria. 1929 All Quiet on the Western Front in later wrapper with slip

Sold for £400

Lot 75 - Supernatural:- Wharton, Edith. 1937 Ghosts first edition

Lot 75 - Supernatural:- Wharton, Edith. 1937 Ghosts first edition

Sold for £50

Lot 76 - Mackenzie, Compton. Two signed and inscribed bound first editions

Lot 76 - Mackenzie, Compton. Two signed and inscribed bound first editions

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Lot 77 - Rankin, Ian. 1987 Knots & Crosses - signed and doodled first edition, first impression

Lot 77 - Rankin, Ian. 1987 Knots & Crosses - signed and doodled first edition, first impression

Sold for £200

Lot 78 - Freehand Press. 1978 Cubla Khan - the Crewe Manuscript - limited edition in clamshell

Lot 78 - Freehand Press. 1978 Cubla Khan - the Crewe Manuscript - limited edition in clamshell

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Lot 79 - Coetzee, J. M. 2002 Youth signed first edition

Lot 79 - Coetzee, J. M. 2002 Youth signed first edition

Sold for £45

Lot 80 - Antiquarian. A collection of ten 17th, 18th and 19th century works

Lot 80 - Antiquarian. A collection of ten 17th, 18th and 19th century works

Sold for £70

Lot 81 - Lewis, C. S. 1942 A Preface to Paradise Lost first edition

Lot 81 - Lewis, C. S. 1942 A Preface to Paradise Lost first edition

Unsold

Lot 82 - Priestley, J. B. 1930 The Town Major of Miraucourt signed limited edition in slipcase

Lot 82 - Priestley, J. B. 1930 The Town Major of Miraucourt signed limited edition in slipcase

Sold for £15

Lot 83 - Rankin, Ian. 1984-1986 New Writing Scotland incl. three early short stories

Lot 83 - Rankin, Ian. 1984-1986 New Writing Scotland incl. three early short stories

Unsold

Lot 84 - Railwayana. 1840 Bradshaw's Railway Companion - rebound with orig. label

Lot 84 - Railwayana. 1840 Bradshaw's Railway Companion - rebound with orig. label

Unsold

Lot 85 - Rowling, J. K. Four excellent first edition Harry Potter books with two promo bags

Lot 85 - Rowling, J. K. Four excellent first edition Harry Potter books with two promo bags

Sold for £85

Lot 86 - Bodin, Jean. 1608 Les Six Livres de la Republique bound in contemporary vellum

Lot 86 - Bodin, Jean. 1608 Les Six Livres de la Republique bound in contemporary vellum

Sold for £60

Lot 87 - Levinson, Andre. 1928 La Argentina - a Study in Spanish Dancing signed limited edition

Lot 87 - Levinson, Andre. 1928 La Argentina - a Study in Spanish Dancing signed limited edition

Unsold

Lot 88 - Lewis, C. S. 1952 Mere Christianity first edition

Lot 88 - Lewis, C. S. 1952 Mere Christianity first edition

Sold for £55

Lot 89 - Watson, James D. 1968 The Double Helix first edition in wrapper

Lot 89 - Watson, James D. 1968 The Double Helix first edition in wrapper

Unsold

Lot 90 - Antiquarian. 1732 The Historie of the Reformatioun of Religion within Scotland

Lot 90 - Antiquarian. 1732 The Historie of the Reformatioun of Religion within Scotland

Sold for £70

Lot 91 - Railwayana. 1849 Bradshaw's Railway Almanack Directory with Map in original boards

Lot 91 - Railwayana. 1849 Bradshaw's Railway Almanack Directory with Map in original boards

Sold for £50

Lot 92 - Illustrated. 1909 A Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling W. Heath Robinson signed limited ed

Lot 92 - Illustrated. 1909 A Song of the English by Rudyard Kipling W. Heath Robinson signed limited ed

Sold for £230

Lot 93 - Indian art. 1913 Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists first edition with plates

Lot 93 - Indian art. 1913 Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists first edition with plates

Sold for £440

Lot 94 - Banks, Iain. 1985 Walking on Glass signed first edition

Lot 94 - Banks, Iain. 1985 Walking on Glass signed first edition

Unsold

Lot 95 - Ballard, J. G. 1974 Concrete Island first edition in lovely dust wrapper

Lot 95 - Ballard, J. G. 1974 Concrete Island first edition in lovely dust wrapper

Sold for £130

Lot 96 - Railwayana. 1874 Bradshaw's Hand-book for Tourists in Great Britatin and Ireland

Lot 96 - Railwayana. 1874 Bradshaw's Hand-book for Tourists in Great Britatin and Ireland

Sold for £50

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