Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Halsdon House. The Collection of Charlie & Shirley Watts, 9639, Exeter
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 | Heraldry in Miniature |
London | 1788; ND (c.1865); 1924; 1913 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 85.28 | |
| 651 | James Hervey | Upbyglige Betraktelser |
Stockholm | 1783 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold |
| 652 | Amelia B. Edwards | 10 Books, including: A Thousand Miles up the Nile |
London | 1888 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 39.36 |
| 653 | Tabart and Co.; W. R. Tymms; M. D. Wyatt | 7 Books, including: The Book of Trades or Library of the Useful Arts |
London | 1806-1807; ND (c.1860) | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 341.12 |
| 654 | William Combe; Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian; T. Cadell | 10 Books, including: The Tour of Dr Syntax |
London; Meaux | 1823; ND; 1795-1796 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 236.16 |
| 655 | Oscar Wilde; Walter Crane; Jacomb Hood; W. Russell Flint | 20 Books, including: The Happy Prince And Other Tales |
London | 1889; 1913 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 104.96 |
| 656 | Jean Fouquet; Marcel Thomas; Francois Henry | The Hours of Etienne Chevalier; The Grandes Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry; The Book of Kells |
London; New York | 1972; 1971; 1976 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold |
| 657 | Dennis Stock; Benny Green; George S. Rosenthal; William Claxton | 85 Books, including: Jazz Street |
New York; London; Pasadena | 1960; 1969; 1947; ND | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 393.60 |
| 658 | J. Heneage Jesse; Justin McCarthy; Justin Huntly | Memoirs of The Life and Reign of King George the Third; A History of The Four Georges and of William IV |
London | 1867; 1884-1901 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 118.08 |
| 659 | Andrew Lang; H. R. Millar | 7 Books, including: The Green Fairy Book |
London | 1892; 1894; 1896; 1905; 1907; 1926; ND | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 498.56 |
| 660 | Austen H. Layard | Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon |
London | 1853 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 341.12 |
| 661 | Francis Bacon; Rene Aubert Vertot; Alexander Pope; Thomas Kelly | 5 Books, including: The Essays |
London; Paris; Oxford | 1701; 1711; 1777; 1824; 1831 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 104.96 |
| 662 | Captain Frederick Marryat; Samuel Warren; Austin Dobson; Hugh Thomson | 25 Books, including: Peter Simple |
London; Edinburgh | 1837; 1851; 1892 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 144.32 |
| 663 | Felix M'Donough | The Hermit in London; or, Sketches of English Manners |
London | 1819-20 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 236.16 |
| 664 | W. Cosmo Monkhouse | The Works of Sir Edwin Landseer |
London | N/A | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.36 |
| 665 | The Holy Bible |
London | 1924-1927 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 91.84 | |
| 666 | Samuel Pepys | The Diary of Samuel Pepys |
London | 1893-1899 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.60 |
| 667 | 6 Books, including: The Political House that Jack Built |
London | 1819; 1820 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 78.72 | |
| 668 | Arthur Rackham | 4 Books, including: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens |
London | 1908; 1912; ND (c.1919); 1917 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 341.12 |
| 669 | Eugene Rimmel | The Book of Perfumes |
London | 1871 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 209.92 |
| 670 | John Templer; Charlotte Bronte; C. P. M. Sharpe; Gilbert Watson; Lowell Thomas; Robert W. Service; O. Henry | 8 Books, including: Jaggers Swoops Again |
Oxford; London; Bloemfontein; New York | 1937; ND (c.1910); ND (c.1924); 1903; 1933; 1916; 1940; ND (c.1913) | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 852.80 |
| 671 | David Dalton; Francois Ducray | Rolling Stones; Rolling Stones |
New York; Paris | 1973; 1978 | GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 551.04 |
| 672 | Leonard Rosenthal; Edmund Dulac | Au Royaume de la Perle |
Paris | 1920 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 131.20 |
| 673 | Rowlandson Thomas | The History of Johnny Quae Genus, the Little Foundling of the late Doctor Syntax: A Poem |
London | 1822 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 419.84 |
| 674 | Rowlandson Thomas | Political Sketches of Scarborough |
London | 1813 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 223.04 |
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