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Bloomsbury Auctions | English Literature & History

Bloomsbury Auctions | English Literature & History

Bloomsbury Auctions | English Literature & History

English Literature covers all centuries and all themes, from examples of early printing by Caxton and Wynkyn de Worde to 17th century religious tracts: bibles, early novels and threedeckers; library sets in fine bindings; landmark authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters, and historical figures from Sir Walter Raleigh, Florence Nightingale, and the Duke of Wellington to Sir Winston Churchill.

If you would like to find out more about consigning to this auction category we would be delighted to hear from you, contact us: info@bloomsburyauctions.com | +44 (0)20 7839 8880

Here we introduce some recent English Literature & History highlights: 

Inline Image - Richard Day, A Booke of Christian Prayers | each leaf with historiated woodcut border | John Day, 1578, est. £150-200, sold for £471
Richard Day, A Booke of Christian Prayers | each leaf with historiated woodcut border | John Day, 1578, est. £150-200, sold for £471
Inline Image - Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol | first edition, later issue with 'Stave One' | title printed in red and blue, original cloth | Chapman and Hall, London, 1843 | est. £600-800, sold for £1,736
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol | first edition, later issue with 'Stave One' | title printed in red and blue, original cloth | Chapman and Hall, London, 1843 | est. £600-800, sold for £1,736
Inline Image - A.H. Clough (ed.), Plutarch's Life, The Translation Called Dryden's, 5 volumes | contemporary half calf with green and brown title labels by Morrell | Sampson, Low & Son, London, 1861 | est. £300-400, sold for £471
A.H. Clough (ed.), Plutarch's Life, The Translation Called Dryden's, 5 volumes | contemporary half calf with green and brown title labels by Morrell | Sampson, Low & Son, London, 1861 | est. £300-400, sold for £471
Inline Image - John Noorthouck, A New History of London, Including Westminster and Southwark | 36 engraved plates, 4 engraved folding maps (2 hand coloured), hand-coloured folding map frontispiece | for R. Baldwin, 1773, est. £200-300, sold for £520
John Noorthouck, A New History of London, Including Westminster and Southwark | 36 engraved plates, 4 engraved folding maps (2 hand coloured), hand-coloured folding map frontispiece | for R. Baldwin, 1773, est. £200-300, sold for £520
Inline Image - Jane Bowdler, Poems and Essays | tenth edition, half title, engraved frontispiece | Bath, 1798 | & other volumes, est. £600-800, sold for £806
Jane Bowdler, Poems and Essays | tenth edition, half title, engraved frontispiece | Bath, 1798 | & other volumes, est. £600-800, sold for £806
Inline Image - Sir Thomas Malory, The Noble and Joyous Book Entitled Le Morte Darthur | 2 volumes, number 20 of 270 copies printed from the Wynkyn de Worde edition of 1498 | printed by Shakespeare Head Press of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1933 | est. £400-600, sold for £620
Sir Thomas Malory, The Noble and Joyous Book Entitled Le Morte Darthur | 2 volumes, number 20 of 270 copies printed from the Wynkyn de Worde edition of 1498 | printed by Shakespeare Head Press of Stratford-upon-Avon, 1933 | est. £400-600, sold for £620
Inline Image - Henry Roberts, A Collection of the Most Celebrated English and Scots Songs | vol I, only of 2, second edition, engraved throughout with vignettes | the musical notation for voice and flute accompaniment, composers include Handel and Purcell, a second volume was issued, but, often found as one volume only | est. £120-180, sold for £471
Henry Roberts, A Collection of the Most Celebrated English and Scots Songs | vol I, only of 2, second edition, engraved throughout with vignettes | the musical notation for voice and flute accompaniment, composers include Handel and Purcell, a second volume was issued, but, often found as one volume only | est. £120-180, sold for £471
Inline Image - Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles | first edition, first issue, with 'you' for 'your' on line 3 of p. 13 | 16 plates by Sidney Paget | Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, 1902 | est. £400-600, sold for £868
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles | first edition, first issue, with 'you' for 'your' on line 3 of p. 13 | 16 plates by Sidney Paget | Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, 1902 | est. £400-600, sold for £868

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