Catalogue of valuable English & French printed books, chiefly of the XVIIIth & XIXth centuries, the property of J. Hollams, Esq., 47 Victoria Road, Kensington ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Wednesday, 12th of March, 1919, and two following days
1919
Catalogue of valuable English & French printed books, chiefly of the XVIIIth & XIXth centuries, the property of J. Hollams, Esq., 47 Victoria Road, Kensington ... : which will be sold by auction ... on Wednesday, 12th of March, 1919, and two following days
1919
83 p. ; 25 cm 867 lots Sale code: Damokles Place of sale: London Date of sale: Mar. 12-14, 1919 " ... comprising collections of the works of C. Dickens and W.M. Thackeray; books illustrated by T. Berwick, Kate Greenaway, T. Rowlandson, and George Cruikshank, including The fairy library; The humorist; The scourge, 1811-6; The bachelor's own book, 1844; etc. English books with coloured plates, including Ackermann's publications; A. Burton's Adventures of Johnny Newcome in the navy, 1818; T.L. Busby's Illustrations for scrap-books, 1825; Boydell's River Thames, 1794-6, and Picturesque scenery of Norway, 1820; Daniell and Ayton's Picturesque voyage round Great Britain, 1814-25; etc. Military, sporting and costume books, including Apperley's Life of a sportsman,1842; Alken's National sports, 1821, and other works; Pierce Egans Life in London, 1821, and other works; Historic military and naval anecdotes, 1819; The novels of R.S. Surtees; The roadster's album, 1845; etc. Coloured and other prints after Thomas Rowlandson, caricatures and portraits, etc. French illustrated books of the XVIIIth century, including La Fontaine, Contes, 1762 and 1795; Molière, Oeuvres, 1734 and 1773; Montesquieu, Temple de Gnide, 1772; Fénélon, Télémaque, 1734 and 1785; works of Restif de la Bretonne, Voltaire, etc. Many in fine contemporary and modern bindings."
