Auction details
Bibliophile Sale
4:00 AM PT - May 16th, 2008
offered by
Bloomsbury Auctions
Mayfair, London W1 S1PP
Auction dates
- 4:00 AM PT - Apr 24th, 2008
- 3:00 AM PT - May 8th, 2008
- 3:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2008
- 4:00 AM PT - May 16th, 2008
- 5:00 AM PT - May 22nd, 2008
501 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (GBP) |
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| 1D |
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Longus. Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe |
700 - 900 |
16 Bids
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| 2D |
Doucet (Jerome) Contes de la Fileuse, one of 550 copies, illustrations by Alfred Garth Jones, occasio... |
200 - 300 |
17 Bids
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| 3D |
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Golden Cockerel - David Jones. Gulliver's |
250 - 350 |
6 Bids
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| 4D |
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Gill (Eric).- Four Gospels (The) of the Lord Jesus Christ, number 460 of 488 copies (in an editio... |
2,000 - 2,500 |
12 Bids
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| 5D |
Mabinogion..., translated by Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones, number 521 of 550 co... |
300 - 400 |
5 Bids
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| 6D |
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Lawrence (T.E.) Crusader Castles, 2 vol., number 838 of 1000 copies, plates and illustrations, 2 ... |
800 - 1,000 |
10 Bids
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| 7D |
Jones (G) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
100 - 150 |
3 Bids
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| 8D |
Plutarch Lives of the Noble Grecians. |
100 - 150 |
4 Bids
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| 9D |
Palmer (Samuel) Shorter Poems of John Milton |
150 - 200 |
7 Bids
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| 10D |
Ricketts (Charles).- Omar Khayyám. The Rubáiyát, translated by Edward FitzGerald, [limited edition... |
100 - 150 |
9 Bids
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| 11D |
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Barbier Falbalas & Fanfreluches, 1924 |
750 - 1,000 |
7 Bids
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| 12D |
Beardsley. Malory. Le Morte Darthur |
200 - 250 |
8 Bids
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| 13D |
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Bewick (T).- Poetical Works of Thomas Adams, |
250 - 350 |
7 Bids
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| 14D |
Century Guild Hobby Horse (The), vol.I, no.3-7, 11, 14, 17 & 20, plates and illustrations, origi... |
300 - 400 |
7 Bids
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| 15D |
Chevreul .The Laws of Contrast of Colour: |
200 - 300 |
3 Bids
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| 16D |
Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book, first edition, colour decorations by Gilbert Rumbold, 1 overlay... |
300 - 400 |
5 Bids
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| 17D |
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Die Nibelungen |
400 - 600 |
4 Bids
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| 18D |
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Dick Whittington Chapbook, 1830. |
80 - 120 |
5 Bids
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| 19D |
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Dumas. Count of Monte-Cristo, illus'd |
250 - 350 |
23 Bids
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| 20D |
Nerciat (Andréa de) Le Diable au Corps, oeuvre posthume de très recommandable Docteur Cazzoné, first edi... |
150 - 250 |
10 Bids
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| 21D |
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Pécheux.Recueil..Trophées Militaires..,15pls |
650 - 750 |
6 Bids
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| 22D |
Ballantyne (R.M.) The Coral Island, first edition, first issue, colour printed wood-engraved fronti... |
100 - 150 |
6 Bids
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| 23D |
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Grahame (Kenneth) The Wind in the Willows, first illustrated edition, illustrations and map endpapers by E... |
300 - 400 |
9 Bids
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| 24D |
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Milne (A.A.) Winnie-the-Pooh, first edition, illustrations and map endpapers by Ernest H.Shep... |
150 - 200 |
12 Bids
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| 25D |
Wain (Louis) Louis Wain's Annual 1905, plates and illustraions in colours by Wain, original pictorial ... |
100 - 150 |
3 Bids
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| 26D |
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Amis (Kingsley) Lucky Jim, first edition of the author's first novel, original boards, a s... |
800 - 1,000 |
6 Bids
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| 27D |
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Bagnold (Enid) National Velvet, first edition, illustrations by Laurian Jones, original cloth, ... |
150 - 200 |
4 Bids
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| 28D |
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Ballard (J.G.) High Rise, signed |
80 - 120 |
3 Bids
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| 29D |
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Banks (Iain) The Wasp Factory, first edition of the author's first novel, tape burns on endpap... |
80 - 120 |
7 Bids
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| 30D |
Barker (Clive) The Thief of Always, first trade edition, signed by the author on title, original bo... |
40 - 60 |
1 Bid
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| 31D |
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Barnard (Robert) Death of an Old Goat, first edition of the author's first crime novel, original board... |
150 - 200 |
2 Bids
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| 32D |
Barnes (Julian) Flaubert's Parrot, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy, 8vo, ... |
150 - 200 |
8 Bids
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| 33D |
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Beatles(The).-Taylor(D)Fifty Years Adrift |
800 - 1,200 |
14 Bids
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| 34D |
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Bester (Alfred) Tiger! Tiger!, first edition in book form, some browning to page edges, origin... |
200 - 300 |
7 Bids
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| 35D |
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Boyd (William) A Good Man in Africa, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, spine slightly sun... |
150 - 200 |
14 Bids
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| 36D |
Brand (Christianna) Green for Danger, first edition, original green cloth, sunned at spine, dust-jack... |
100 - 150 |
5 Bids
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| 37D |
Canning (Victor) Green Battlefield, first edition, original cloth, a sharp & bright copy, dust-jack... |
40 - 60 |
5 Bids
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| 38D |
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Christie (Agatha) Poirot Investigates, first edition, 14pp. advertisements, ownership inscription and ... |
800 - 1,000 |
7 Bids
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| 39D |
Christie (Agatha) The Big Four, first edition, light spotting scattered throughout, new endpape... |
150 - 200 |
4 Bids
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| 40D |
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Christie (Agatha) Mystery of the Blue Train |
200 - 300 |
10 Bids
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| 41D |
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Christie (Agatha) The Body in the Library, first edition, original cloth, spine slightly faded, otherwise ... |
600 - 800 |
16 Bids
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| 42D |
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Christie (Agatha) Five Little Pigs, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, light surface marki... |
200 - 300 |
13 Bids
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| 43D |
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Christie (Agatha) The Moving Finger, d/j |
300 - 400 |
7 Bids
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| 44D |
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Clarke (Arthur C.) 2001, A Space Odyssey, first English edition, mounted signature of the author on title... |
300 - 400 |
4 Bids
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| 45D |
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Cornwell (Bernard) Sharpe's Sword, first edition, original boards, slight shelf lean, dust-jacket,... |
350 - 450 |
20 Bids
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| 46D |
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Davis (Lindsey) Silver Pigs, first edition of the author's elusive first novel, signed by th... |
300 - 400 |
7 Bids
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| 47D |
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De Bernières, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, sgd |
300 - 400 |
8 Bids
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| 48D |
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De la Mare (Walter) Memoirs of a Midget, signed |
80 - 120 |
3 Bids
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| 49D |
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Dibdin (Michael) Ratking + 8 |
150 - 200 |
5 Bids
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| 50D |
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) Micah Clarke..., first edition, publisher's adverisements at end dated June 1888... |
100 - 150 |
3 Bids
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