Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

3 December - 14 December 2021 • London

Overview
Autograph album | Including letters by Lafayette, C.L. Dodgson, Ruskin, Blanc, 18th and 19th centuries

1 Autograph album | Including letters by Lafayette, C.L. Dodgson, Ruskin, Blanc, 18th and 19th centuries

Autograph Album | Including signed photo of Tagore, signature of Sigmund Freud, and others

2 Autograph Album | Including signed photo of Tagore, signature of Sigmund Freud, and others

Hans Christian Andersen | Paper cut of a figure in woodland

3 Hans Christian Andersen | Paper cut of a figure in woodland

H.M. Bateman | "Poor George is so shy", pen and ink, framed and glazed

4 H.M. Bateman | "Poor George is so shy", pen and ink, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "Not one of my best days", pen and ink drawing, framed and glazed

5 H.M. Bateman | "Not one of my best days", pen and ink drawing, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "Bourchier", 1911, pencil and watercolour, framed and glazed

6 H.M. Bateman | "Bourchier", 1911, pencil and watercolour, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "The Civilian and the War Office", 1917, pen and ink, framed and glazed

7 H.M. Bateman | "The Civilian and the War Office", 1917, pen and ink, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "The Contest", 1919, pen ink and watercolour, framed and glazed

8 H.M. Bateman | "The Contest", 1919, pen ink and watercolour, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | Medal Day, 1922, original drawings

9 H.M. Bateman | Medal Day, 1922, original drawings

H.M. Bateman | "Champions all", 1922, pen and ink, framed and glazed

10 H.M. Bateman | "Champions all", 1922, pen and ink, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "Binks serenading a lady", 1923, print, framed and glazed

11 H.M. Bateman | "Binks serenading a lady", 1923, print, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "The Faster Train or The Railway that Got a Move On", original drawing, [c.1930s]

12 H.M. Bateman | "The Faster Train or The Railway that Got a Move On", original drawing, [c.1930s]

The Beano, No. 1, July 30 1938

13 The Beano, No. 1, July 30 1938

Max Beerbohm | "The Patron", pencil and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

14 Max Beerbohm | "The Patron", pencil and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

Max Beerbohm | "James Welch", ink and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

15 Max Beerbohm | "James Welch", ink and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

Treaty of Berlin | set of 20 signatures, written just prior to the signing of the treaty, 13 July 1878

16 Treaty of Berlin | set of 20 signatures, written just prior to the signing of the treaty, 13 July 1878

Bestall--Harrold, etc. | Rupert the Bear Collection, incl. complete set of The Rupert Adventure Series (236 volumes)

17 Bestall--Harrold, etc. | Rupert the Bear Collection, incl. complete set of The Rupert Adventure Series (236 volumes)

John Betjeman | Series of 22 letters and cards to C.J. Pennethorne Hughes, 1939-67

18 John Betjeman | Series of 22 letters and cards to C.J. Pennethorne Hughes, 1939-67

John Betjeman | Extensive series of c.90 letters and cards to John Arlott, 1942-78

19 John Betjeman | Extensive series of c.90 letters and cards to John Arlott, 1942-78

John Betjeman | Seven autograph letters signed, to Dawn Arlott, 1951-64

20 John Betjeman | Seven autograph letters signed, to Dawn Arlott, 1951-64

John Betjeman | Five autograph manuscript and typescript poems

21 John Betjeman | Five autograph manuscript and typescript poems

Black; Priestly; Smith; Watt | Four works in 6 volumes, 1738-1803

22 Black; Priestly; Smith; Watt | Four works in 6 volumes, 1738-1803

William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience, c.1832

23 William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience, c.1832

William Blake | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, [1868], facsimile reprint

24 William Blake | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, [1868], facsimile reprint

William Blake | There is No Natural Religion, 1886, facsimile reprint

25 William Blake | There is No Natural Religion, 1886, facsimile reprint

Marc Boxer | "Music of time", (each 280 x 195mm.), framed and mounted

26 Marc Boxer | "Music of time", (each 280 x 195mm.), framed and mounted

Anthony Burgess | A Clockwork Orange, 1962, first edition

27 Anthony Burgess | A Clockwork Orange, 1962, first edition

Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers

28 Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers

Thomas Carlyle | Past and Present, 1843, with an autograph letter signed loosely inserted, 1862

29 Thomas Carlyle | Past and Present, 1843, with an autograph letter signed loosely inserted, 1862

Enrico Caruso | Caricatures by Enrico Caruso, signed and inscribed by Caruso on the title page. New York, 1908

30 Enrico Caruso | Caricatures by Enrico Caruso, signed and inscribed by Caruso on the title page. New York, 1908

Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express, FIRST EDITION, original orange cloth

31 Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express, FIRST EDITION, original orange cloth

Winston Churchill | The Malakand Field Force, 1898, first edition, first issue, with clipped signature

32 Winston Churchill | The Malakand Field Force, 1898, first edition, first issue, with clipped signature

Winston Churchill | The River War, first edition, signed by the Aga Khan

33 Winston Churchill | The River War, first edition, signed by the Aga Khan

Winston Churchill | Three volumes of speeches, 1915-1947

34 Winston Churchill | Three volumes of speeches, 1915-1947

Winston Churchill--Walter Noble | With a Bristol Fighter Squadron, 1920

35 Winston Churchill--Walter Noble | With a Bristol Fighter Squadron, 1920

Winston Churchill | Three works about Churchill by J.M. Keynes and others, 1924-41

36 Winston Churchill | Three works about Churchill by J.M. Keynes and others, 1924-41

Winston Churchill | A Speech... in the House of Commons. August 20th, 1940 (2 copies in variant bindings)

37 Winston Churchill | A Speech... in the House of Commons. August 20th, 1940 (2 copies in variant bindings)

Winston Churchill | An Address ... December 26th 1941, one of 1000 copies, 1942

38 Winston Churchill | An Address ... December 26th 1941, one of 1000 copies, 1942

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Banknote ("Short Snorter") signed by both, 1942-43

39 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Banknote ("Short Snorter") signed by both, 1942-43

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, poster, 1943

40 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, poster, 1943

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Atlantic Charter, [c.1944], one of 100 copies, original wrappers

41 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Atlantic Charter, [c.1944], one of 100 copies, original wrappers

Winston Churchill | My Early Life, 1949 Odhams Press reprint, red morocco, signed in 1957, slipcase

42 Winston Churchill | My Early Life, 1949 Odhams Press reprint, red morocco, signed in 1957, slipcase

Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Christabel: Kubla Khan, etc. London, 1816, first edition

43 Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Christabel: Kubla Khan, etc. London, 1816, first edition

Harry Craddock | The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, inscribed by the author

44 Harry Craddock | The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, inscribed by the author

Charles Darwin | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. London, 1868, first edition, first issue

45 Charles Darwin | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. London, 1868, first edition, first issue

Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1844, first edition, trial printing

46 Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1844, first edition, trial printing

Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, first edition with autograph cheque

47 Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, first edition with autograph cheque

Charles Dickens | The Christmas Books, 1843-1848, 5 volumes

48 Charles Dickens | The Christmas Books, 1843-1848, 5 volumes