Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century

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.

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

3 December - 14 December 2021 • London

Overview
Autograph album | Including letters by Lafayette, C.L. Dodgson, Ruskin, Blanc, 18th and 19th centuries

1 Autograph album | Including letters by Lafayette, C.L. Dodgson, Ruskin, Blanc, 18th and 19th centuries

Autograph Album | Including signed photo of Tagore, signature of Sigmund Freud, and others

2 Autograph Album | Including signed photo of Tagore, signature of Sigmund Freud, and others

Hans Christian Andersen | Paper cut of a figure in woodland

3 Hans Christian Andersen | Paper cut of a figure in woodland

H.M. Bateman | "Poor George is so shy", pen and ink, framed and glazed

4 H.M. Bateman | "Poor George is so shy", pen and ink, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "Not one of my best days", pen and ink drawing, framed and glazed

5 H.M. Bateman | "Not one of my best days", pen and ink drawing, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "Bourchier", 1911, pencil and watercolour, framed and glazed

6 H.M. Bateman | "Bourchier", 1911, pencil and watercolour, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "The Civilian and the War Office", 1917, pen and ink, framed and glazed

7 H.M. Bateman | "The Civilian and the War Office", 1917, pen and ink, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "The Contest", 1919, pen ink and watercolour, framed and glazed

8 H.M. Bateman | "The Contest", 1919, pen ink and watercolour, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | Medal Day, 1922, original drawings

9 H.M. Bateman | Medal Day, 1922, original drawings

H.M. Bateman | "Champions all", 1922, pen and ink, framed and glazed

10 H.M. Bateman | "Champions all", 1922, pen and ink, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "Binks serenading a lady", 1923, print, framed and glazed

11 H.M. Bateman | "Binks serenading a lady", 1923, print, framed and glazed

H.M. Bateman | "The Faster Train or The Railway that Got a Move On", original drawing, [c.1930s]

12 H.M. Bateman | "The Faster Train or The Railway that Got a Move On", original drawing, [c.1930s]

The Beano, No. 1, July 30 1938

13 The Beano, No. 1, July 30 1938

Max Beerbohm | "The Patron", pencil and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

14 Max Beerbohm | "The Patron", pencil and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

Max Beerbohm | "James Welch", ink and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

15 Max Beerbohm | "James Welch", ink and watercolour drawing, 1920, framed and glazed

Treaty of Berlin | set of 20 signatures, written just prior to the signing of the treaty, 13 July 1878

16 Treaty of Berlin | set of 20 signatures, written just prior to the signing of the treaty, 13 July 1878

Bestall--Harrold, etc. | Rupert the Bear Collection, incl. complete set of The Rupert Adventure Series (236 volumes)

17 Bestall--Harrold, etc. | Rupert the Bear Collection, incl. complete set of The Rupert Adventure Series (236 volumes)

John Betjeman | Series of 22 letters and cards to C.J. Pennethorne Hughes, 1939-67

18 John Betjeman | Series of 22 letters and cards to C.J. Pennethorne Hughes, 1939-67

John Betjeman | Extensive series of c.90 letters and cards to John Arlott, 1942-78

19 John Betjeman | Extensive series of c.90 letters and cards to John Arlott, 1942-78

John Betjeman | Seven autograph letters signed, to Dawn Arlott, 1951-64

20 John Betjeman | Seven autograph letters signed, to Dawn Arlott, 1951-64

John Betjeman | Five autograph manuscript and typescript poems

21 John Betjeman | Five autograph manuscript and typescript poems

Black; Priestly; Smith; Watt | Four works in 6 volumes, 1738-1803

22 Black; Priestly; Smith; Watt | Four works in 6 volumes, 1738-1803

William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience, c.1832

23 William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience, c.1832

William Blake | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, [1868], facsimile reprint

24 William Blake | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, [1868], facsimile reprint

William Blake | There is No Natural Religion, 1886, facsimile reprint

25 William Blake | There is No Natural Religion, 1886, facsimile reprint

Marc Boxer | "Music of time", (each 280 x 195mm.), framed and mounted

26 Marc Boxer | "Music of time", (each 280 x 195mm.), framed and mounted

Anthony Burgess | A Clockwork Orange, 1962, first edition

27 Anthony Burgess | A Clockwork Orange, 1962, first edition

Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers

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

Thomas Carlyle | Past and Present, 1843, with an autograph letter signed loosely inserted, 1862

29 Thomas Carlyle | Past and Present, 1843, with an autograph letter signed loosely inserted, 1862

Enrico Caruso | Caricatures by Enrico Caruso, signed and inscribed by Caruso on the title page. New York, 1908

30 Enrico Caruso | Caricatures by Enrico Caruso, signed and inscribed by Caruso on the title page. New York, 1908

Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express, FIRST EDITION, original orange cloth

31 Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express, FIRST EDITION, original orange cloth

Winston Churchill | The Malakand Field Force, 1898, first edition, first issue, with clipped signature

32 Winston Churchill | The Malakand Field Force, 1898, first edition, first issue, with clipped signature

Winston Churchill | The River War, first edition, signed by the Aga Khan

33 Winston Churchill | The River War, first edition, signed by the Aga Khan

Winston Churchill | Three volumes of speeches, 1915-1947

34 Winston Churchill | Three volumes of speeches, 1915-1947

Winston Churchill--Walter Noble | With a Bristol Fighter Squadron, 1920

35 Winston Churchill--Walter Noble | With a Bristol Fighter Squadron, 1920

Winston Churchill | Three works about Churchill by J.M. Keynes and others, 1924-41

36 Winston Churchill | Three works about Churchill by J.M. Keynes and others, 1924-41

Winston Churchill | A Speech... in the House of Commons. August 20th, 1940 (2 copies in variant bindings)

37 Winston Churchill | A Speech... in the House of Commons. August 20th, 1940 (2 copies in variant bindings)

Winston Churchill | An Address ... December 26th 1941, one of 1000 copies, 1942

38 Winston Churchill | An Address ... December 26th 1941, one of 1000 copies, 1942

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Banknote ("Short Snorter") signed by both, 1942-43

39 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Banknote ("Short Snorter") signed by both, 1942-43

Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, poster, 1943

40 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Atlantic Charter, poster, 1943

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

41 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt | Atlantic Charter, [c.1944], one of 100 copies, original wrappers

Winston Churchill | My Early Life, 1949 Odhams Press reprint, red morocco, signed in 1957, slipcase

42 Winston Churchill | My Early Life, 1949 Odhams Press reprint, red morocco, signed in 1957, slipcase

Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Christabel: Kubla Khan, etc. London, 1816, first edition

43 Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Christabel: Kubla Khan, etc. London, 1816, first edition

Harry Craddock | The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, inscribed by the author

44 Harry Craddock | The Savoy Cocktail Book, London, 1930, inscribed by the author

Charles Darwin | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. London, 1868, first edition, first issue

45 Charles Darwin | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication. London, 1868, first edition, first issue

Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1844, first edition, trial printing

46 Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1844, first edition, trial printing

Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, first edition with autograph cheque

47 Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843, first edition with autograph cheque

Charles Dickens | The Christmas Books, 1843-1848, 5 volumes

48 Charles Dickens | The Christmas Books, 1843-1848, 5 volumes