Book Auction Preview
Richard Bearne, Chairman and Head of the Book Department, previews the extensive antiquarian
books, prints and maps auction being held in Exeter on 23rd March 2016. The sale
offers a wide selection of interesting entries drawn from all categories that
the department handles.
An illustration by Arthur Rackham in a limited editon of Kenneth Grahame's Wind
in the Willows (BK15/63a). The book is estimated at £500-£700 and is being sold
in Book Auction on 23rd March 2016 in Exeter.
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
Antiquarian Book Auction
on the 23rd March 2016 has a wide and interesting selection of entries in all categories.
There is a selection of
Art Reference
including
Albert Hartshorne's Old English Glasses
(BK15/14) estimated at £100-£200 as well as a fascinating lot relating to
Bernard Leach that includes
a manuscript poem by the potter and a sketch of a pot
(BK15/23).
There is an interesting selection of
works for children,
including a number of
Biggles first editions in dustwrappers
(BK15/53) as well as a large selection of
Billy Bunter Greyfriars facsimile editions
(BK15/54) to take us all back to our youths.
A First Edition of Michael Morpurgo's War Horse (BK15/85) from 1982 is inviting
bids of £300-£500 in the sale that will also have online bidding support for those
who can't make the sale in Exeter in person.
Enid Blyton is also represented with a small lot of first editions
(BK15/55) as is
Richmal Crompton's William
(BK15/57). There is a particularly attractive edition of
The Wind in the Willows
illustrated by Arthur Rackham
(BK15/63a), which was the 1,000th edition of this popular work, limited to an edition
of 500, and estimated at £500-£700. On a more contemporary note is a
first edition
of
Michael Morpurgo's War Horse
(BK15/85), published in 1982 and estimated at £300-£500. If you are keen on your
Ladybird Books, there are nine boxes of them in pristine condition, which are estimated
at only modest sums.
Old Bibles are attracting increasing attention these days and there are several
interesting examples in this sale such as an example published in 1619 by
Bonham Norton and John Bill
(BK15/120), estimated at £250-£350.
The Antiquarian Book Auction includes a copy of Holinshed's Chronicles (BK15/184).
The sale includes some English Civil War pamphlets (BK15/154).
Interesting
historical works
include
Raphaell Holinshed' Chronicles
(BK15/184), which were such a great source material for Shakespeare. A little later
in date is a group of
English Civil War pamphlets
(BK15/154) published in the mid-17th century and estimated at £600-£800. An important
inclusion is a
manuscript letter
by Admiral Lord Nelson
(BK15/270), written with his left hand after he had lost his right.
A copy of William Borlase's Deveonshire and Cornwall Illustrated is included in
the Antiquarian Book Sale (BK15/297).
An attractive print 'Panoramic View From the Western Hoe, Plymouth' is expected
to fetch between £400 and £600 (BK15/664).
There is an extensive collection of
Devon and Cornwall material
in this auction including such well-known items as
Britton & Brayley's Devonshire and Cornwall
Illustrated published in 1832
(BK15/298) and
William Borlase's The Natural
History of Cornwall
(BK15/297) but also such rarer gems as
A Catalogue of the
Cornwall County Library published in 1702
(BK15/301a). Included is a particularly attractive coloured
Panorama of Plymouth
(BK15/664) mounted on its original mahogany roller and estimated at £400-£600.
A copy of The Experienc'd Angler by Robert Venables published in 1683 (BK15/524).
Falconry by Simon Latham, published in 1658 (BK15/492).
There is also a very good collection of
sporting books
in the sale, with particular emphasis on angling. Highlights include
Robert Venables'
The Experienc'd Angler published in 1683
(BK15/524) as well as several copies of Walton and Cotton's The Complete Angler.
One rarity included is
Simon Latham's Falconry of 1658
(BK15/492).
Some interesting works on China include the lavishly-illustrated
China in a Series
of Views by GN Wright
(BK15/389). There is also an important map of the
China Coast from 1859
(BK15/583), estimated at £250-£350.
Other maps include works by
Speed
(BK15/683),
Morden
(BK15/656) and
Kitchen
(BK16/644) as well as a good quantity of prints, framed and unframed.
- Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood
- Antiquarian Book Auctions
- Rare Book Auctions
- Albert Hartshorne
- Enid Blyton
- Richard Crompton
- Arthur Rackham
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bonham Norton and John Bill
- Raphaell Holinshed
- Britton & Brayley
- William Borlase
- GN Wright
- Speed
- Morden
- Kitchen
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