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  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
  • ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
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No.Auction HouseAuction DateAuthorPlace PrintedPublisherYear PrintedBook TitleDescriptionEstimated Price
76Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024(Gaelic music) Margaret Fay ShawOxford University Press1977 'Folksongs & Folklore of South Uist,' (Gaelic music) Margaret Fay Shaw 'Folksongs & Folklore of South Uist,'
Both signed and inscribed by the author, original cloth, unclipped dj to one copie, vg, Oxford University Press, 1977. (2)		GBP 30.00 - 50.00
77Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024POCOCK, Noel (illustrations)LondonMitfordc.1930 'Grimm's Fairy Tales,' POCOCK, Noel (illustrations) 'Grimm's Fairy Tales,'
Original decorative cloth with pictorial gilt tooling vg, spotting to edge of text block, frontis, twenty two full cold. plates, good to vg, Mitford, London, c.1930; Rene Cloke (illustrations). ' … 		GBP 40.00 - 80.00
78Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024ROWLING, J.K.London Bloomsbury2007 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' (Signed) ROWLING, J.K. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,'
First edition, flat signed by marker to title page at 'The Independent Bath Literature Festival' 8th March 2013, with original event ticket, hologram label opposite titlepage, original … 		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
79Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024ROWLING, J.K. 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.' (Signed) ROWLING, J. K. 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.'
First edition, flat signed in ink to the dedication page, original boards, unclipped dj, light spotting to the top edge of text block otherwise in a fine condition, Bloomsbury, London … 		GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
80Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024KELBER, Magda 'Heute Abend - An Elementary German Course for Older Students' KELBER, Magda 'Heute Abend - An Elementary German Course for Older Students'
Four editions of Book One, two being first editions, 1938, map of 'Das Deutsche Reich' to pastedown, both front and back cover; together with two further impressions of Book … 		GBP 30.00 - 50.00
81Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024DORE, GustaveLondonJohn Camden Hottenc.1880 'Historical Cartoons from the 1st Century to the 19th Century,' DORE, Gustave 'Historical Cartoons from the 1st Century to the 19th Century,'
Oblong folio, original pictorial paper laid over, some loss to margins, full plats, some spotting, John Camden Hotten, London, [c.1880]		GBP 30.00 - 50.00
82Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024(Manchester) Ware, S. Hibbert; Palmer, J.; Whatton, W. R.ManchesterThomas Agnew and Joseph Zanetti1830-1828 'History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ's College, Chetham's Hospital, and The Free Grammar Schoolm' (Manchester) Ware, S. Hibbert; Palmer, J.; Whatton, W. R. 'History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ's College, Chetham's Hospital, and The Free Grammar Schoolm'
Four volumes, original full polished calf rebacked, compartmentalized spine with … 		GBP 100.00 - 150.00
83Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024GYLL, Gordon Willoughby James.LondonHenry G. Bohn1862 'History of the Parish of Wraysbury, Ankerwycke Priory, and Magna Charta Island; With the History of Horton, and the Town of Colnbrook, Bucks,' GYLL, Gordon Willoughby James. 'History of the Parish of Wraysbury, Ankerwycke Priory, and Magna Charta Island; With the History of Horton, and the Town of Colnbrook, Bucks,'
Original embossed cloth rebacked, repair to titlepgae and dedication, list of … 		GBP 40.00 - 80.00
84Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024(Signed and inscribed) Daphne du MaurierNew YorkPocket Books1965 'Hungry Hill,' (Signed and inscribed) Daphne du Maurier 'Hungry Hill,'
Later edition, limpack with nibbles to wraps, ink inscription to title page 'To the Reverend Mother at Lanherne Convent with my best wishes yours sincerely.....,' toning throughout, generally good … 		GBP 80.00 - 120.00
85Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024CLINTON-BAKER, Henry William. Privately printed 1909-13. 'Illustrations of Conifers,' (Trees) CLINTON-BAKER, Henry William. 'Illustrations of Conifers,'
Three volumes in scarce original parts, printed card wraps with some small loss to backstrip (as expected), plates throughout, some light sporadic spotting, vg, Privately Printed, 1909- … 		GBP 150.00 - 200.00
86Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024J Paxton1826 'Illustrations of Paley's Natural Theology: With Descriptive Letter Press' J Paxton 'Illustrations of Paley's Natural Theology: With Descriptive Letter Press'
Profusely illustrated with plates throughout, first edition, 1826.		GBP 20.00 - 40.00
87Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024SPECKTER, Otto (illustrations) LeipzigBrodhaus,1843 'Illustrator Der Gestifelte Kater (Puss in Boots),' SPECKTER, Otto (illustrations) 'Illustrator Der Gestifelte Kater (Puss in Boots),'
Original embossed cloth rebacked, half title, illustrated engraved titlepage, lacking plate 8, textblock loosening, spotting throughout, good, Brodhaus, Leipzig, 1843.< … 		GBP 80.00 - 120.00
88Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024ALLPORT, SanfordPadstowprinted and published by Quintrell & Co1899 'In and About Padstow. Rambles with Pen and Pencil,' ALLPORT, Sanford 'In and About Padstow. Rambles with Pen and Pencil,'
First edition, 1899, printed and published by Quintrell & Co, Padstow with illustrations by Allport, pale blue pictorial paper wraps, pp.42 and 6 pages of advertisements, staples … 		GBP 30.00 - 50.00
89Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024STP Briani Waltoni1828 'In Biblia Polyglotta Prolegomena Specialia Recognovit Dathianisque Et Variorum Notis Suas Immiscuit Franciscus Wrangham' STP Briani Waltoni 'In Biblia Polyglotta Prolegomena Specialia Recognovit Dathianisque Et Variorum Notis Suas Immiscuit Franciscus Wrangham'
1828, First Edition, Two volumes xxxiv, xii, 520; 621 pages, errata page. Fold out to volume one frontispiece, … 		GBP 50.00 - 100.00
90Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024(Scarce signed cookery book) REBOUL, J. B.Librairie P. Ruat, Marseillec.1900 'La Cuisinere Provencale,' (Scarce signed cookery book) REBOUL, J. B. 'La Cuisinere Provencale,'
Fourth edition, original cloth rubbed, signed and inscribed by the author to ffep, toning throughout, some loosening of the text block, good, Librairie P. Ruat, Marseille, [c.1900].< … 		GBP 80.00 - 120.00
91Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024GOLDING, WilliamLondonFaber and Faber1954 'Lord of the Flies,' GOLDING, William 'Lord of the Flies,'
First edition, second impression, original cloth, front and rear unclipped dj torn in two, cocked, sporadic spotting to prelims and edge of text bloc, Faber and Faber, London, 1954.

From the estate of … 		GBP 80.00 - 120.00
92Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024Rev. Daniel Lysons & Samuel Lysons.LondonT. Cadell and W. Davies1814 'Magna Britannia, Being a Concise Topographical Account of the several Counties of Great Britain. Volume the Third Containing Cornwall,' Rev. Daniel Lysons & Samuel Lysons. 'Magna Britannia, Being a Concise Topographical Account of the several Counties of Great Britain. Volume the Third Containing Cornwall,'
Original full leather boards rebacked, original marbel endpapers, marbled edge, … 		GBP 100.00 - 150.00
93Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024Kate Greenaway IllustrationsLondonpublished by F. Warne and Co circa 1900 'Mother Goose or The Old Nursery Rhymes' Kate Greenaway Illustrations 'Mother Goose or The Old Nursery Rhymes'
Engraved by Edmund Evans Ltd, at The Raquet Court Press, 52 pages, hard cover with glazed pictoral boards, published by F. Warne and Co, London, circa 1900		GBP 50.00 - 80.00
94Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024(Signed) LEACH, Bernard1953 'My Religious Faith,' (Signed) LEACH, Bernard 'My Religious Faith,'
Flat signed and dated to front printed wrap, pp.5 plus cover, printed on 'Japanese' hand-made paper, french-folded at fore-edge, (apart from front cover), hand-stitched spine, some spotting, dated 'At the … 		GBP 150.00 - 200.00
95Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024FLAVEL, John1708 'New Compass for Seamen,' FLAVEL, John 'New Compass for Seamen,'
Fifth edition, rebound, frontis and fold out compass, A-B5, pp.118 runs true, T. Parkhurst, London, 1708; Bound with 'A Pathetical and Serious Disswasive From the Horrid and Detestable Sins of Drunkenness, … 		GBP 50.00 - 100.00
96Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024RUSKIN, JohnChiswick Press1878 'Notes by Mr Ruskin on His Collection of Drawings by the Late J.M.W Turner R.A' RUSKIN, John 'Notes by Mr Ruskin on His Collection of Drawings by the Late J.M.W Turner R.A'
Fine Art Society, London, with 35 plates and map, untrimmed paper, original boards scuffed, but textblock clean and tight, Chiswick Press, 1878		GBP 30.00 - 50.00
97Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024BOILEAU DESPREAUX, Nicolas.AmsterdamDavid Mortimer1717 'Oeuvres,' BOILEAU DESPREAUX, Nicolas. 'Oeuvres,'
Four volumes, with vols III and IV bound in one, full calf, rubbed and bumped, loss to back strip to vol III & IV with front board loosening, frontis engravings, red and black title pages, vg text blocks with some … 		GBP 40.00 - 80.00
98Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024KNIGHT, LauraNew YorkThe MacMillan Company1936 'Oil Paint and Grease Paint' KNIGHT, Laura 'Oil Paint and Grease Paint'
US first edition, fine original cloth with gilt lettering to spine, nibbles to clipped dj, plates, vg to fine, scarce, The MacMillan Company, New York, 1936.

From the estate of author, John Branfield: … 		GBP 50.00 - 100.00
99Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024KNIGHT, LauraLondon Ivor Nicholson & Watson1936 'Oil Paint and Grease Paint,' KNIGHT, Laura 'Oil Paint and Grease Paint,'
First edition, rebound in contemporary quarter maroon leather, ex libris Pembrokeshire County Library, library ticket to front pastedown, some light sporadic spotting, slightly cocked, generally vg, Ivor … 		GBP 40.00 - 80.00
100Lay's AuctioneersMay 23, 2024published by Joseph Pollard of Truro1896 'Old Cornish Crosses' Printers blocks used in the seminal work by Arthur G. Langdon. Old Cornish Crosses' Printers blocks used in the seminal work by Arthur G. Langdon.
Over seventy steel and wood printer blocks, in varying sizes with the smallest measuring 7mm x 16mm and the tallest measuring 230mm x 130mm, no condition issues ( … 		GBP 500.00 - 700.00