Literature, various

lot 259 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

WHITMAN (Walt) Leaves of Grass, Philadelphia: David McKay 1900, 8vo, frontis portrait, calf, rubbed; KIPLING (R) The Jungle Book, early edition 1896, ... read more

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[RIDDELL (Robert Flower)]

lot 260 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Indian Domestic Economy and Receipt Book. Madras 1860, 8vo, 5th edition revised, recent half moroco

Sold for £220 More details 5  

BRIDGES (Robert)

lot 261 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Shorter Poems, Daniel Press, 1894, small 4to, copy no.93/150, 5 parts in one vol., black letter, full green morocco gilt by Roger de Covelly, top ... read more

Sold for £320 More details 3  

SHAKESPEARE

lot 261A (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Works, 15 vols. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1881, large 8vo, edition de luxe no. 200/1000, illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, recent quarter ... read more

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DOVES BINDERY: COBDEN-SANDERSON

lot 262 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-83, Doves Bindery 1895, 8vo, the binding signed and dated to rear turn-in by C - S ... read more

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DODGSON (Rev. C L) 'Lewis Carroll'

lot 263 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1881, 67th thousand, original red cloth gilt; RACKHAM (A; illustrator) The King of the Golden River, 1932, 8vo, ... read more

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MANNING (William)

lot 264 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

The New Tale of a Tub, illustrations by Westley Horton, circa 1900, 4to, manuscript text with 10 original watercolour amusing illustrations, morocco, ... read more

Sold for £380 More details 9  

DARWIN (Charles)

lot 265 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

On the Origin of Species, 3rd edition, 7th thousand, London: John Murray 1861, 8vo, folding diagram, title very slightly cut at head with offset pale ... read more

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LIVINGSTONE (D)

lot 267 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Travels and Researches in Africa, 1st US edition 1855, maps and illustrations as called for, spine restored

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BRONTE (Emily and Anne)

lot 268 (The Library Sale, 12th Oct, 2023)

Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, Smith Elder, 1879, 8vo, single volume edition, original green cloth, later slip case

Sold for £140 More details 4