Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

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Please note that the results listed on this page are inclusive of any Sotheby's Premiums and exclusive of any applicable taxes and costs, unless otherwise noted.

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

12 July - 20 July 2021 • London

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Hans Andersen | Paper cut of a figure in woodland

1 Hans Andersen | Paper cut of a figure in woodland

Baudelaire | Oeuvres posthumes, Paris, 1908, half morocco

2 Baudelaire | Oeuvres posthumes, Paris, 1908, half morocco

Harmsen Van Der Beek | Noddy set off to find Four-Chimney House, watercolour drawing, 1950

3 Harmsen Van Der Beek | Noddy set off to find Four-Chimney House, watercolour drawing, 1950

[Enid Blyton] | Noddy and Friends Greetings Cards, ink and watercolour drawings

5 [Enid Blyton] | Noddy and Friends Greetings Cards, ink and watercolour drawings

Book of Kells | limited edition facsimile, Luzern, 1990, 3 volumes

6 Book of Kells | limited edition facsimile, Luzern, 1990, 3 volumes

Branwell Bronte | Pencil sketch of T. Purser, 1840

7 Branwell Bronte | Pencil sketch of T. Purser, 1840

Campan | Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, London, 1823, 4 volumes, armorial morocco gilt, with an original document

8 Campan | Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, London, 1823, 4 volumes, armorial morocco gilt, with an original document

Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers

9 Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers

[Carroll] Mankiewicz | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, extra-illustrated and autographed screenplay, [1933]

10 [Carroll] Mankiewicz | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, extra-illustrated and autographed screenplay, [1933]

Winston Churchill | The River War, 1899, blue pictorial cloth, first edition

11 Winston Churchill | The River War, 1899, blue pictorial cloth, first edition

Winston Churchill | The People's Rights, 1910, original wrappers, first edition, second issue

12 Winston Churchill | The People's Rights, 1910, original wrappers, first edition, second issue

Winston Churchill | letter signed, to Tom Clarke, angrily outlining his editorial shortcomings, 21 July 1933

13 Winston Churchill | letter signed, to Tom Clarke, angrily outlining his editorial shortcomings, 21 July 1933

[Churchill and Roosevelt] | United for Victory, poster, 1942

14 [Churchill and Roosevelt] | United for Victory, poster, 1942

Churchill and Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, [1943], poster

15 Churchill and Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, [1943], poster

Churchill and Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, [c. 1944], one of 100 copies, original wrappers

16 Churchill and Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, [c. 1944], one of 100 copies, original wrappers

Winston Churchill | typed letter signed, addressed to the people of Malta, November 1962

17 Winston Churchill | typed letter signed, addressed to the people of Malta, November 1962

Richmal Crompton | Still - William, 1925, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

18 Richmal Crompton | Still - William, 1925, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William the Outlaw, 1927, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

19 Richmal Crompton | William the Outlaw, 1927, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William - the Bad, 1930, first edition, presentation copy

20 Richmal Crompton | William - the Bad, 1930, first edition, presentation copy

Richmal Crompton | William - the Rebel, 1933, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

21 Richmal Crompton | William - the Rebel, 1933, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William Does his Bit, 1941, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

22 Richmal Crompton | William Does his Bit, 1941, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William and the Moon Rocket, 1954, first edition, presentation copy

23 Richmal Crompton | William and the Moon Rocket, 1954, first edition, presentation copy

Richmal Crompton | William and the Space Animal, 1956, first edition, presentation copy

24 Richmal Crompton | William and the Space Animal, 1956, first edition, presentation copy

Richmal Crompton | William's Television Show, 1958, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

25 Richmal Crompton | William's Television Show, 1958, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William's Treasure Trove, 1962, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

26 Richmal Crompton | William's Treasure Trove, 1962, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William and the Witch, 1964, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

27 Richmal Crompton | William and the Witch, 1964, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William and the Pop Singers, 1965, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

28 Richmal Crompton | William and the Pop Singers, 1965, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William and the Masked Ranger, 1966, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

29 Richmal Crompton | William and the Masked Ranger, 1966, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William the Superman, 1968, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

30 Richmal Crompton | William the Superman, 1968, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | William the Lawless, 1970, first edition, signed

31 Richmal Crompton | William the Lawless, 1970, first edition, signed

Richmal Crompton | Jimmy, 1949, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

32 Richmal Crompton | Jimmy, 1949, first edition, presentation copy inscribed

Richmal Crompton | A collection of 12 novels, first editions, presentation copies inscribed

33 Richmal Crompton | A collection of 12 novels, first editions, presentation copies inscribed

Alfred Crowquill | 32 ink drawings for Aunt Mavor's Nursery Tales, 1856

34 Alfred Crowquill | 32 ink drawings for Aunt Mavor's Nursery Tales, 1856

Denon | Point de Lendemain, Paris, 1889, green morocco gilt by Lortic, hors commerce copy

35 Denon | Point de Lendemain, Paris, 1889, green morocco gilt by Lortic, hors commerce copy

Charles Dickens | Nicholas Nickleby, 1839, first edition, presentation copy with letter to Lady Holland

36 Charles Dickens | Nicholas Nickleby, 1839, first edition, presentation copy with letter to Lady Holland

Charles Dickens | The Old Curiosity Shop, 1842, second American edition, presentation copy inscribed to Morris

37 Charles Dickens | The Old Curiosity Shop, 1842, second American edition, presentation copy inscribed to Morris

Charles Dickens | Barnaby Rudge, 1842, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by Dickens to Morris

38 Charles Dickens | Barnaby Rudge, 1842, first American edition, presentation copy inscribed by Dickens to Morris

Charles Dickens | Autograph letter signed, to Dr Southwood Smith, 2 September 1845

39 Charles Dickens | Autograph letter signed, to Dr Southwood Smith, 2 September 1845

Diderot | Le Neveu de Rameau, Paris, 1929, 2 volumes, red morocco, original illustrations by Jeanniot

40 Diderot | Le Neveu de Rameau, Paris, 1929, 2 volumes, red morocco, original illustrations by Jeanniot

Arthur Conan Doyle | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, New York, 1894, inscribed by the author

41 Arthur Conan Doyle | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, New York, 1894, inscribed by the author

Dumas | The Three Musketeers, London, 1846, half calf, first English edition

42 Dumas | The Three Musketeers, London, 1846, half calf, first English edition

Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales | autograph speech, 1919

43 Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales | autograph speech, 1919

J. von Eichendorff | Two autograph poem drafts, "Der Friede. 1814", and part of "Die ernsthafte Fastnacht 1814"

44 J. von Eichendorff | Two autograph poem drafts, "Der Friede. 1814", and part of "Die ernsthafte Fastnacht 1814"

J. von Eichendorff | Autograph letter signed to Karl Goedeke, 12 October 1843

45 J. von Eichendorff | Autograph letter signed to Karl Goedeke, 12 October 1843

Eichmann | Interrogation transcripts, [Israel, 1961], 6 volumes, printed wrappers

46 Eichmann | Interrogation transcripts, [Israel, 1961], 6 volumes, printed wrappers

George Barker, attrib. | Portrait believed to be of George Eliot, [1845]

47 George Barker, attrib. | Portrait believed to be of George Eliot, [1845]

T.S. Eliot | Series of 18 letters to Leonie Cohn, 1944-63

48 T.S. Eliot | Series of 18 letters to Leonie Cohn, 1944-63

Flaubert | Un coeur simple, Paris, 1894, illustrated by Adan, blue morocco by Champs

49 Flaubert | Un coeur simple, Paris, 1894, illustrated by Adan, blue morocco by Champs