Olympia Auctions: The Estate of John Russell Taylor: Author, Critic, Collector, 21126, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | GEORGES DE FEURE (BELGIAN 1868-1943) | DESIGN FOR A RUG WITH RATS AND HENS |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 169.00 | ||
| 44 | ANNIE FRENCH (BRITISH 1872-1965) | ROSE MAIDENS |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,430.00 | ||
| 87 | WILLIAM BARRIBAL (BRITISH 1873-1952) | DESIGN FOR THE PROGRAM COVER OF THE ALHAMBRA THEATRE, LONDON |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 780.00 | ||
| 205 | SIR FRANK SHORT RA (BRITISH 1857-1945) | HIGH TIDE ON THE SOLWAY |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 91.00 | ||
| 212 | AFTER NICHOLAS DE STAEL (FRENCH 1914-1955) | LE PHARE (1952) |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 845.00 | ||
| 231 | WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (BRITISH 1811-1863) | ILLUSTRATION FOR THE VIRGINIANS TOGETHER WITH THE ENGRAVING |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 247.00 | ||
| 235 | ROBERT STEWART SHERRIFFS (BRITISH 1906-1960) | FOR SHE IS DEAD! THE WORDS DO PIERCE MY SOUL! DEATH AND THE VIRGINS - A PAIR |
GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 845.00 | ||
| 251 | CHARLES DE SOUZY RICKETTS RA (BRITISH 1866-1931) | APOLLO AND MARSYAS |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 780.00 | ||
| 254 | JOAN WARBURTON (BRITISH 1920-1996) | BOOK JACKET DESIGN FOR EIGHTEENTH CENTURY CHINA BY STELLA HAMILTON |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 845.00 | ||
| 255 | STEVEN SPURRIER RA (BRITISH 1878-1961) | COME TO THE FAIR LAUGH AND LIVE |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 390.00 | ||
| 257 | THOMAS SIMPSON (BRITISH 1847-1929) | A SKETCHBOOK OF SEASIDE SCENES, FISHING BOATS, FARMING SCENES AND LONDON |
circa 1900 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 624.00 | |
| 258 | CHRISTOPHER RICHARD WYNNE NEVINSON (BRITISH 1889-1946) | RETURNING TO THE TRENCHES |
1916 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 36,400.00 | |
| 259 | FRANK GIBSON | CHARLES CONDER, HIS LIFE AND WORKS, |
London | MCMXIV 1914 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 260 | WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI | RUSKIN: ROSSETTI: PRE-RAPHAELISTISM, PAPERS 1854 TO 1862, |
First Edition | 1899 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 261 | EDWARD CALVERT | ELEVEN ENGRAVINGS, |
Cambridge | 1966 | GBP 40.00 - 50.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 262 | SAMUEL PALMER | SKETCHBOOK, 1824 (FACSIMILE), 2 volumes, |
1962 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 247.00 | |
| 263 | REGINALD HALLWARD | THE RELIGION OF ART, |
London | 1899 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 247.00 |
| 264 | KELMSCOTT. DOVES AND ASHENDENE, | KELMSCOTT. DOVES AND ASHENDENE, THE PRIVATE PRESS CREDOS, |
USA | 1952 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 265 | SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON | THE BOOK OF BLOKES, |
London | 1929 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 390.00 |
| 266 | WILLIAM HEATH ROBINSON AND K.R.G. BROWNE | HOW TO LIVE IN A FLAT, |
London | 1936 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 267 | DAVID LOCKART | WARBLIN' WEANS OR CHILDREN'S CHANTS, |
1944 | GBP 15.00 - 20.00 | GBP 13.00 | |
| 268 | ALFRED CROWQUILL | A GUIDE TO WATERING PLACES, with illustrations by Alfred Crowquill, |
London | 1839 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 52.00 |
| 269 | MARTIN ARMSTRONG | FIFTY-FOUR CONCEITS, A COLLECTION OF EPIGRAMS AND EPITAPHS SERIOUS AND COMIC |
UK | 1933 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 270 | CURWEN PRESS 1928 | CURWEN PRESS 1928 A SPECIMEN BOOK OF PATTERN PAPERS designed for and in use at the Curwen Press with an introduction by Paul Nash, |
London | 1928 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 3,900.00 |
| 271 | CURWEN PRESS MISCELLANY 1928-1930 | CURWEN PRESS MISCELLANY 1928-1930 With a "Catalogue Raisonne of Books printed at the Curwen Press, 1928-1930.", |
Plaistow, London | 1931 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 286.00 |
![Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country,
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country,
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")
![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
