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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | ARTHUR WRAGG | JESUS WEPT, A COMMENTARY IN BLACK AND WHITE ON OURSELVES AND THE WORLD TODAY, |
London | 1934 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 273 | CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE | THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TAMBURLAINE, A PLAY IN TWO TRAGICAL DISCOURSES (1590), |
London | 1930 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 274 | VOLTAIRE | CANDIDE OR THE OPTIMIST, |
London | 1922 | GBP 70.00 - 90.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 275 | OSCAR WILDE | THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL, |
London | 1948 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 276 | EDWARD ARDIZZONE | BAGGAGE TO THE ENEMY, |
First Edition | 1941 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 277 | BELINDA BLINDERS | THE NOUVEAU POOR, (A Romance of real life in West London after the late War), |
London | 1921 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 278 | NINA HAMNETT | LAUGHING TORSO, REMINISCENCES OF NINA HAMNETT, |
London | 1932 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 279 | WYNDHAM LEWIS | WYNDHAM LEWIS THE ARTIST, FROM 'BLAST' TO BURLINGTON HOUSE, |
1939 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 280 | HORACE BRODZKY | HENRI GAUDIER BRZESKA, |
1933 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 281 | DAVID JONES | IN PARENTHESIS, |
London | 1937 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 282 | JOYCE KILMER | TREES, by Joyce Kilmer, First edition, |
New York, | 1925 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 283 | DAVID GASCOINE | POEMS 1937-1942, |
1943 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 284 | GEOFFREY GRIGSON | THE ISLES OF SCILLY, |
1946 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 285 | ARTHUR RIMBAUD | A SEASON IN HELL, |
1949 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 286 | A COMPLETE 7-VOLUME SET OF NEW EXCURSIONS INTO ENGLISH POETRY (1944-1947) (I)THE POET'S EYE, Anthology chosen by Geoffrey Grigson, 16 lithographs by John Craxton |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 910.00 | |||
| 287 | EDITH SAUNDERS | FANNY PENQUITE, |
London | 1932 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 52.00 |
| 288 | DENIS SAURAT | DEATH AND THE DREAMER, |
1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 289 | THOMAS JEFFERSON HOGG | MEMOIRS OF PRINCE ALEXY HAIMATOFF, |
London | MCMLII 1952 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 13.00 |
| 290 | JULES RENARD | CARROTS, translated by G.W. Stonier (the first translation in English of this French classic known through the film, 'Poil de Carotte' and shown in England before the war), |
London | 1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 291 | PAUL BOWLES | A LITTLE STONE, |
1950 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 292 | IDA PROCTER | FIRST HOUSE, |
London | 1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 293 | WALTER DE LA MARE | GHOST STORIES, |
1956 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 294 | JONATHAN SWIFT | GULLIVER'S VOYAGES TO LILLIPUT AND BROBDINGNAG, |
1943 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 295 | MARK TWAIN | THE ADVENTURE OF TOM SAWYER, |
London | Camden Classics Series | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 296 | MARK TWAIN | THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, |
London | Camden Classics Series | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 26.00 |
![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")
