Forum Auctions: Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper, 1148, London

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Auction Date
July 18, 2024 - July 18, 2024
Page Size: 312 items in 13 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51

Bible, English. [The Holy Bible], first edition of the King James Bible, the Great 'He' Bible, [Robert Barker], [1611].

1611 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 20,160.00
52 Robert Harris

Andre Simon copy.- Drunkeness.- Harris (Robert) The Drunkards Cup, second edition, Printed by Bernard Alsop for Thomas Man, 1622.

1622 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 2,772.00
53 Boyle Godfrey

Food & Drink.- Nutrition.- Godfrey (Boyle) A Treasure of Useful Discoveries...Remarks on divers Aliments or Eatables, whereby to know which are not digested by our Stomachs; and those unfit for o...

Dublin, 1746 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 756.00
54 Edward Ricket

Drinks & Drinking.- Ricket (Edward) The Gentleman's Table Guide and Table Companion to the Art of Dining and Drinking...with Practical Recipes for Wine Cups, American Drinks, Punches, Cordials, f...

1871 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,071.00
55 Harry Craddock

Craddock (Harry) The Savoy Cocktail Book, first edition, 1930.

1930 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,008.00
56 Elizabeth David

David (Elizabeth) A Book of Mediterranean Food, first edition, 1950; French Country Cooking, first editions (2)

1950 GBP 300.00 - 400.00 GBP 504.00
57 Dorothy Hartley

Hartley (Dorothy) Food in England, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1954.

1954 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 2,772.00
58 William Shakespeare

Introducing Falstaff.- Shakespeare (William) The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry, Sirnamed Hot-Spurre, extract from the first folio, Printed by Isaac Jaggard, and...

1623 GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 57,960.00
59 William Shakespeare

The opening two plays.- Shakespeare (William) The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, extracted from the second folio, Thomas Cotes, for Robert Allot, 1632.

1632 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 7,560.00
60 William Shakespeare

Shakespeare (William) The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., revised by George Steevens, W. Bulmer and Co...for John and Josiah Boydell, 1802.

1802 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,008.00
61 Arthur Saul

Chess.- [Saul (Arthur)] The Famous Game of Chesse-play...now augmented...by Jo. Barbier, for John Jackson, [?1638].

[?1638]. GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 5,040.00
62 John Bulwer

B[ulwer] (J[ohn]) Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform'd: or the Artificiall Changling Historically, second much enlarged edition, William Hunt, 1653

1653 GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 6,300.00
63 William Prynne

Judaica.- Prynne (William) A Short Demurrer to the Jewes Long Discontinued barred remitter into England, second edition, Printed for Edward Thomas, 1656.

1656 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 630.00
64 Miguel (1942) Cervantes

Cervantes Saavedra (Miguel de) The Life and Exploits Of the ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha, 2 vol., first edition of the "Jarvis" translation, J. and R. Tonson, and R. Dodsley, 1742...

1742 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 GBP 1,512.00
65 William Congreve

Congreve (William) The Works, 3 vol., autograph receipt signed Will Congreve, for bank dividend bound-in, Birmingham, John Baskerville got J. and R. Tonson, 1761

Birmingham 1761 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 693.00
66 Lodovico Ariosto

Russian Royal Arms.- Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso, 4 vol., large paper copy, Birmingham, John Baskerville for Pietro and Giovan Claudio Molini, 1773.

Birmingham 1773 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 8,820.00
67 James Edward Buchanan Boswell

Binding.- Boswell (James) The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., 2 vol. first edition, first issue, handsome straight grain blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf, by Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilley, 1791.

1791 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 7,560.00
68

Murder Broadside.- Murder; A true and circumstantial account of the Murder of George Willis, Committed by William Fletcher ... at Balderton near Newark, printed broadside, [1797].

1797 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 819.00
69

Execution Broadside.- Senegal.- very Last Dying Words, (The) of Governor Wall, Who was executed before the Debtors' Door at Newgate ... for the Wilful Murder of Benjamin Armstrong, In the Island ...

[1802]. GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,197.00
70

Execution Broadside.- Luddites.- John Brown, aged 38, Thos. Jackson, aged 20, George Booth, aged 21, and John King aged 24, who were executed on the New Drop in front of the County Gaol, Derby; o...

Nottingham, [1817] GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 945.00
71

Execution Broadside.- Luddites.- Trial (The), with Particulars of the Life and Execution of Daniel Diggle, who suffered the sentence of the law ... opposite the County Gaol, Nottingham, for Shoot...

Nottingham, [1817]. GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,008.00
72

Murder Broadside.- Domestic Abuse.- Particulars of a Dreadful case of Murder, Committed by Edward Stevenson on the body of his wife, printed broadside, Nottingham, T. & W. Plant, [c.1820-50].

Nottingham c.1820-50. GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 756.00
73

Murder Broadside.- Pistol Duel.- Particulars of the distressing and barbarous Murder which was perpetrated on the Body of Dr. Cudie of Winster, in the County of Derby ..., by William Brittlebank,...

Nottingham, [1821] GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 756.00
74

Broadside.- Extreme Weather.- Account of the dreadful Hurricane which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday last ... at Edinburgh in Scotland, printed broadside, Nottingham, Ordoyno, [1822].

Nottingham 1822 GBP 400.00 - 600.00 GBP 378.00
75

Execution Broadside.- Particulars of the Lives, Trials, Behaviour, and Execution of Henry Sanderson, for Shooting William Carr; and of Robt. Bamford & Adam Adie, for the Murder of John Timms, pri...

Nottingham, [1822]. GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 882.00