Private Press, Children's and Illustrated Books
Sale held on
Thursday 28th February 2008
Auction Results
(Hammer prices are shown exclusive of buyer's premium, VAT or other applicable charges)
80. Guyot (Charles)La Toison D’Or, number 239 of 300
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estimate: £250 – £350
£200
81. Rosenthal (Léonard)The Kingdom of the Pearl, number 423 of
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estimate: £200 – £300
£400
82. Dulac (Edmund)A Fairy Garland, limited edition signed by
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estimate: £150 – £200
unsold
83. Film Fun Annual, photographic & other
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estimate: £150 – £200
£190
84. Finch (Christopher)The Art of The Lion King, limited edition
(details)
estimate: £100 – £150
£190
85. Folkard (Charles).- [Barham (Richard
The Jackdaw of Rheims, number 33 of 100
(details)
estimate: £200 – £300
£160
86. Gaskin (Arthur J.).- Andersen (Hans
Stories & Fairytales, translated by
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estimate: £250 – £350
£200
87. Goncourt (Edmond de)La Fille Élisa, one of 75 copies on
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estimate: £150 – £200
£120
88. Grahame (Kenneth)The Wind in the Willows, first edition
(details)
estimate: £750 – £1000
£800
89. Grahame (Kenneth)The Wind in the Willows, second edition
(details)
estimate: £250 – £350
£240
90. Grand National Jubilee, Description of the
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estimate: £200 – £300
Lot withdrawn
91. Greenaway (Kate)Under the Window, first edition, first issue
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estimate: £500 – £700
£600
92. Greenaway (Kate)Mother Goose, or the Old Nursery Rhymes
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estimate: £300 – £400
£290
93. Taylor (Jane and Ann)Little Anne and Other Poems, first edition
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estimate: £250 – £350
£240
94. Greenaway (Kate)Almanack for 1883-[1895] and 1897
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estimate: £1000 – £1500
£1200
95. Greenaway (Kate)Almanack for 1884, 3 different issues
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estimate: £250 – £350
unsold
96. Greenaway (Kate)Alphabet, first editon , coloured
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estimate: £150 – £200
£160
97. Spielmann (M.H.) and G. S. Layard.Kate Greenaway, one of 500 copies signed
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estimate: £350 – £450
£340
98. Spielmann (M.H.) and G. S. Layard.Kate Greenaway, colour plates, captioned
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estimate: £250 – £350
£300
99. Hagelberg (W., publisher )Animals on Swing, 5 chromolithographed
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estimate: £400 – £600
£380
100. Hale (Kathleen)Orlando’s Home Life; Orlando’s
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estimate: £60 – £80
£140
101. [Handler (Daniel)], "Lemony
A Series of Unfortunate Events, vol.I-XI
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estimate: £100 – £150
unsold
102. Housman (Laurence).- Rossetti (Christina)Goblin Market, one of 160 large paper copies
(details)
estimate: £800 – £1200
£750
103. Humphrey (Maud)Maud Humphrey’s Mother Goose
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estimate: £300 – £400
unsold
104. Hakubunsha, publisher .Japanese Paintings. Children’s Sports
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estimate: £600 – £800
£1000
105. [ Chirimen-bon ] Japanese Fairy Tale
[First Series], vol.I - XXV, complete
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estimate: £1200 – £1800
£2200
106. -.[First Series] Princess Splendor, The
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estimate: £150 – £200
£170
107. -.[Second Series], vol.I - III, translated
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estimate: £200 – £300
£320
108. -. Aino Fairy Tales.-The Birds’ Party, translated by
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estimate: £100 – £150
£440
109. [ Chirimen-bon ] Bramhall (Mae StJohn)Japanese Jingles..., first edition
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estimate: £80 – £120
£80
110. [ Chirimen-bon ].Rhymes & Life Scenes of Japan
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estimate: £150 – £200
£300
111. Conder (Josiah)The Floral Art of Japan..., plates including
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estimate: £200 – £300
£420
112. Ponting (H.G., photographer )Japanese Studies, photographic illustrations
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estimate: £200 – £250
£190
113. Michener (James A.)Facing East, 2 vol., limited edition signed
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estimate: £120 – £180
£80
114. Juvenile Drama. a collection of ten
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estimate: £100 – £150
£70
115. King (Jessie M.)The Little White Town of Never Weary
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estimate: £200 – £300
£160
116. King (Jessie M.).-Mummy’s Bedtime Story Book by
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estimate: £700 – £900
£1100
117. King (Jessie M.)Kirkcudbright, A Royal Burgh, signed and
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estimate: £350 – £450
£300
118. Kingsley (Charles)The Water Babies, first edition , first
(details)
estimate: £180 – £220
£260
119. Le Cain (Errol).- Bricusse (Leslie)Christmas 1993 or Santa’s Last Ride
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estimate: £180 – £220
£260
120. Lear (Edward)More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany
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estimate: £250 – £350
£280
121. Lear (Edward)Laughable Lyrics: a Fourth Book of
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estimate: £300 – £400
£300
122. Lewis (C.S.)The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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estimate: £400 – £600
£800
123. Lindsay (Norman)The Magic Pudding being the Adventures of
(details)
estimate: £250 – £350
£360
124. Little Artist Drawing and Painting Folio
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estimate: £100 – £150
£50
125. Macdonald (George)At the Back of the North Wind, first edition
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estimate: £750 – £1000
£2000
126. Maxwell (Donald)14 proofs of line drawings for Adventure with
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estimate: £100 – £150
£55
127. Meggendorfer (Lothar)Always Jolly!, A Movable Toybook, 8 colour
(details)
estimate: £200 – £300
unsold
128. [Meteyard (Sidney H.).- Longfellow (Henry
The Golden Legend], number 134 of 250 copies
(details)
estimate: £100 – £150
£45
129. Milne (A.A.)When We Were Very Young, first edition
(details)
estimate: £700 – £900
unsold
130. Milne (A.A.)When We Were Very Young, first edition
(details)
estimate: £400 – £600
£440
131. Milne (A.A.)The House at Pooh Corner, first edition
(details)
estimate: £70 – £90
£120
132. Milne (A.A.)The Very Young Calendar 1930, pictorial
(details)
estimate: £300 – £400
£290
133. Nicholson (William)The Book of Blokes, first edition , [ one of
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estimate: £750 – £1000
£700
134. Nicholson (William).- Waugh (Arthur)Oxford, 2 vol., 24 colour lithographs by
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estimate: £700 – £900
£500
135. Quiller-Couch ( Sir Arthur Thomas)In Powder & Crinoline: Old Fairy
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estimate: £1000 – £1500
£1200
136. Quiller-Couch ( Sir Arthur Thomas)In Powder & Crinoline: Old Fairy
(details)
estimate: £400 – £600
unsold
137. Andersen (Hans Christian)Fairy Tales, number 302 of 500 copies signed
(details)
estimate: £1000 – £1500
£1300
138. Grimm (Jakob Ludwig & Wilhelm Carl)Hansel and Gretel and other stories
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estimate: £600 – £800
£1300
139. Wilson (Romer)Red Magic: a collection of the
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estimate: £600 – £800
£900
140. Outcault (R.F.)Buster Brown and his Resolutions, 21
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estimate: £100 – £150
unsold
141. Outhwaite (Ida Rentoul)Bunny & Brownie: The Adventures of George
(details)
estimate: £250 – £350
£200
142. Baum (L.Frank)The Army Alphabet, first edition , 27
(details)
estimate: £500 – £700
£500
143. Baum (L.Frank)The Songs of Father Goose, first edition
(details)
estimate: £150 – £200
unsold
144. Baum (L.Frank)Dot and Tot of Merryland, first edition
(details)
estimate: £400 – £600
unsold
145. Baum (L.Frank)The New Wizard of Oz, second edition, second
(details)
estimate: £1000 – £1500
£950
146. Baum (L.Frank)The New Wizard of Oz, fifth edition, 8
(details)
estimate: £1000 – £1500
unsold
147. Baum (L.Frank)The Enchanted Island of Yew, first edition
(details)
estimate: £200 – £300
unsold
148. Baum (L.Frank)The Wizard of Oz, Songs Sung in Hamlin and
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estimate: £350 – £450
£500
149. Baum (L.Frank)Queen Zixi of Ix, first edition , second
(details)
estimate: £180 – £220
unsold
150. Baum (L.Frank)John Dough and the Cherub, first edition
(details)
estimate: £180 – £220
Lot withdrawn
151. [Baum (L.Frank)] “Laura
Bandit Jim Crow, red endpapers, cloth a
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estimate: £250 – £350
£220
152. [Baum (L.Frank)] “Laura
Policeman Bluejay, first edition , 8 colour
(details)
estimate: £180 – £220
£270
153. Baum (L.Frank)Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, first edition
(details)
estimate: £150 – £200
£280
154. Baum (L.Frank)The Emerald City of Oz, first edition
(details)
estimate: £350 – £450
£550
155. [Baum (L.Frank)] “Laura
Twinkle and Chubbins, first edition
(details)
estimate: £180 – £220
Lot withdrawn
156. Baum (L.Frank)The Sea Fairies, first edition , Chicago
(details)
estimate: £180 – £220
£160
157. Baum (L.Frank)Daring Twins, plates by Pauline M
(details)
estimate: £150 – £200
unsold
158. Baum (L.Frank)Sky Island, first edition , first issue
(details)
estimate: £200 – £300
£170
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