Olympia Auctions: The Estate of John Russell Taylor: Author, Critic, Collector, 21126, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | WILLIAM SANSOM | THE EQUILIBRIAD, |
1948 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 494.00 | |
| 298 | ITHELL COLQUHOUN | GOOSE OF HERMOGENES, |
1961 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 299 | ITHELL COLQUHOUN | THE CRYING OF THE WIND, IRELAND, |
1955 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 416.00 | |
| 300 | ITHELL COLQUHOUN | THE LIVING STONES, CORNWALL, |
1957 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 585.00 | |
| 301 | CHARLES A. PIPER | SIXTY-THREE: NOT OUT, A BOOK OF RECOLLECTIONS |
1925 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 302 | JOHN BETJEMAN | POEMS IN THE PORCH, |
1954 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 303 | JOHN PIPER | ROMNEY MARSH, |
1950 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 304 | ADRIAN BELL (I); ROBERT GATHORNE-HARDY (II) | MEN AND THE FIELDS |
London | 1939 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 305 | JOHN BETJEMAN | FIRST AND LAST LOVES |
1952 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 306 | JAMES MAUDE RICHARDS | THE CASTLES ON THE GROUND, |
1946 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 307 | BRENDA CHAMBERLAIN | TIDE-RACE, |
London | 1962 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 308 | PAUL NASH | SHELL GUIDES, DORSET, |
1936 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 312.00 | |
| 309 | JOHN PIPER | SHELL GUIDES, OXON, |
London | 1938 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 312.00 |
| 310 | HUMBERT WOLFE | ABC OF THE THEATRE, |
London | 1932 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 311 | BARBARA JONES | THE UNSOPHISTICATED ARTS, |
1951 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 520.00 | |
| 312 | WILLIAM BECKFORD | VATHEK, |
London | 1929 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 313 | SAMUEL JOHNSON (I); WILLIAM BECKFORD (II) | THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS, Prince of Abyssinia, |
1975 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 13.00 | |
| 314 | THE BROTHERS GRIMM | GRIMM'S HOUSEHOLD TALES, |
London | 1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 315 | ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC FRASER | A GROUP OF FIRST EDITIONS ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC FRASER (I) JOHN HAMPDEN, SIR WILLIAM AND THE WOLF, |
London | 1960 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,690.00 |
| 316 | PAUL NASH | PAUL NASH: A MEMORIAL VOLUME EDITED BY MARGO EATES, |
1948 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 317 | PAUL NASH | OUTLINE, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND OTHER WRITINGS, |
London | 1949 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 318 | DOUGLAS COOPER | LETTERS OF JUAN GRIS (1913-1927), collected by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler |
1956 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 319 | JEAN COCTEAU | LE MYSTERE LAIC, an essay on Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), featuring five etchings by the artist, |
1928 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 143.00 | |
| 320 | WALTER SICKERT RA | A FREE HOUSE! OR THE ARTIST AS CRAFTSMAN, BEING THE WRITINGS OF WALTER RICHARD SICKERT, |
London | 1947 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 221.00 |
| 321 | DENTON WELCH | I LEFT MY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE, |
1958 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 130.00 |
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