English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online

English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online

5 May - 12 May 2020 • London

Your local time • 13:00 PM GMT

Overview
GEORGE IV, as Prince of Wales, and PRINCE FREDERICK | Letters to the Earl of Holdernesse, and related papers

1 GEORGE IV, as Prince of Wales, and PRINCE FREDERICK | Letters to the Earl of Holdernesse, and related papers

REYNOLDS | Autograph document signed, 18 August 1786

2 REYNOLDS | Autograph document signed, 18 August 1786

WILBERFORCE  | An Abstract of Evidence... for the Abolition of Slave Trade, 1791

3 WILBERFORCE | An Abstract of Evidence... for the Abolition of Slave Trade, 1791

MICHELSON | On the relative motion of the earth..., Philosophical Magazine, December 1887

4 MICHELSON | On the relative motion of the earth..., Philosophical Magazine, December 1887

AUTOGRAPH ALBUM | compiled by Richard Temple, c.1890s

5 AUTOGRAPH ALBUM | compiled by Richard Temple, c.1890s

BEERBOHM | "A Constitutional Monarch" [Edward VII], ink and watercolour, [c.1910]

6 BEERBOHM | "A Constitutional Monarch" [Edward VII], ink and watercolour, [c.1910]

BEERBOHM | "A Suggestion" [George V and Queen Mary], pencil and watercolour, 1924

7 BEERBOHM | "A Suggestion" [George V and Queen Mary], pencil and watercolour, 1924

T.E. LAWRENCE | autograph letter signed, to C.S. Evans, 6 August 1922

8 T.E. LAWRENCE | autograph letter signed, to C.S. Evans, 6 August 1922

LINDBERGH | "We", 1927, signed

9 LINDBERGH | "We", 1927, signed

CHURCHILL | A cigarette case once owned by him, 1907

10 CHURCHILL | A cigarette case once owned by him, 1907

CHURCHILL | Autograph letter signed, to Neville Duke, 7 September 1952

11 CHURCHILL | Autograph letter signed, to Neville Duke, 7 September 1952

BIBLE, Irish | 1690

12 BIBLE, Irish | 1690

BURNS | Poems, 1787, first Edinburgh edition

13 BURNS | Poems, 1787, first Edinburgh edition

 POPE, and others | Collection of four works, 1785-1824, 6 volumes

14 POPE, and others | Collection of four works, 1785-1824, 6 volumes

 PURCHAS | Purchas his Pilgrims, 1625, 5 volumes

15 PURCHAS | Purchas his Pilgrims, 1625, 5 volumes

BYRON | Hebrew Melodies, 1815, wrappers

16 BYRON | Hebrew Melodies, 1815, wrappers

DICKENS | Oliver Twist, 1840, signed by Cruickshank

17 DICKENS | Oliver Twist, 1840, signed by Cruickshank

DOYLE, Sir A.C. | A collection of nine works, 1891-1927

18 DOYLE, Sir A.C. | A collection of nine works, 1891-1927

DOYLE, Sir A.C. | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892, with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1894

19 DOYLE, Sir A.C. | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892, with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1894

DOYLE, Sir A.C. | The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902

20 DOYLE, Sir A.C. | The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1902

 FRASER | Coila's Whispers, 1872, fine Riviere binding

21 FRASER | Coila's Whispers, 1872, fine Riviere binding

HEBER | Bibliotheca Heberiana, Catalogue of The Library of the Late Richard Heber, Esq., 1834

22 HEBER | Bibliotheca Heberiana, Catalogue of The Library of the Late Richard Heber, Esq., 1834

MELVILLE | A collection of five first editions, 1846-1850

23 MELVILLE | A collection of five first editions, 1846-1850

 STEVENSON | Treasure Island, 1883

24 STEVENSON | Treasure Island, 1883

STEVENSON AND OSBOURNE | The Ebb Tide, 1894

25 STEVENSON AND OSBOURNE | The Ebb Tide, 1894

STEVENSON | Eight first editions, 1883-1900

26 STEVENSON | Eight first editions, 1883-1900

 WILDE | Autograph letter signed, to Walter Hamilton, [1889]

27 WILDE | Autograph letter signed, to Walter Hamilton, [1889]

 BURROUGHS | Tarzan of the Apes, 1914, with a typed letter signed

28 BURROUGHS | Tarzan of the Apes, 1914, with a typed letter signed

CALDWELL | Tobacco Road, 1932, dust-jacket

29 CALDWELL | Tobacco Road, 1932, dust-jacket

CHRISTIE | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926

30 CHRISTIE | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926

 FLEMING | On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963, special edition signed

31 FLEMING | On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963, special edition signed

GREENE | Babbling April, 1925, dust-jacket

32 GREENE | Babbling April, 1925, dust-jacket

GREENE | The Name of Action, 1930, dust-jacket

33 GREENE | The Name of Action, 1930, dust-jacket

GREENE | Stamboul Train, 1932, dust-jacket

34 GREENE | Stamboul Train, 1932, dust-jacket

GREENE | It's a Battlefield, 1934, dust-jacket

35 GREENE | It's a Battlefield, 1934, dust-jacket

GREENE | Brighton Rock, 1938, dust-jacket

36 GREENE | Brighton Rock, 1938, dust-jacket

GREENE | The Ministry of Fear, 1943, dust-jacket

37 GREENE | The Ministry of Fear, 1943, dust-jacket

GREENE | The Confidential Agent, 1939, dust-jacket

38 GREENE | The Confidential Agent, 1939, dust-jacket

GREENE | Stamboul Train, 1951, presentation copy

39 GREENE | Stamboul Train, 1951, presentation copy

GREENE--REED | The Third Man, 1969, inscribed by Orson Welles

40 GREENE--REED | The Third Man, 1969, inscribed by Orson Welles

HAMMETT | The Thin Man,1934

41 HAMMETT | The Thin Man,1934

HEMINGWAY | For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940, inscribed presentation copy

42 HEMINGWAY | For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1940, inscribed presentation copy

MAUGHAM | On a Chinese Screen, 1922, inscribed

43 MAUGHAM | On a Chinese Screen, 1922, inscribed

MAUGHAM | A Collection of 11 works, 1921-1944, most signed or inscribed

44 MAUGHAM | A Collection of 11 works, 1921-1944, most signed or inscribed

MICHENER | Tales of the South Pacific, 1947

45 MICHENER | Tales of the South Pacific, 1947

O'FLAHERTY | The Assassin, 1928, signed

46 O'FLAHERTY | The Assassin, 1928, signed

SASSOON | Vigils, 1934, John Gielgud's copy

47 SASSOON | Vigils, 1934, John Gielgud's copy

STEINBECK | The Winter of Our Discontent, 1961, limited edition

48 STEINBECK | The Winter of Our Discontent, 1961, limited edition