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Gorringes Book Sale - Tuesday 11th October 2022
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Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 2PD
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Gorringes Book Sale - Tuesday 11th October 2022

Auction dates
11 Oct 2022 10:00 BST
Lots: 1 - 297
Viewing dates
07 Oct 2022 09:00 - 17:00 BST
08 Oct 2022 09:00 - 13:00 BST
10 Oct 2022 09:00 - 17:00 BST
11 Oct 2022 08:00 - 09:30 BST
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° ° Fielding, Henry - The Works, one of 750, 12 vols, 8vo, original gilt stamped red cloth,
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° ° Fielding, Henry - The Works, one of 750, 12 vols, 8vo, original gilt stamped red cloth,
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80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Anscombe, Isabelle - Not Another Punk Book, 1st UK edition, 4to, neon pink paper wraps, biro
Lot 2
° ° Anscombe, Isabelle - Not Another Punk Book, 1st UK edition, 4to, neon pink paper wraps, biro
110 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° Arabian Nights - The Arabian Nights, illustrated with 20 colour plates by Rene Bull, 4to,
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° ° Arabian Nights - The Arabian Nights, illustrated with 20 colour plates by Rene Bull, 4to,
25 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° Stoyan, Ronald et al - Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky, 4to,
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° ° Stoyan, Ronald et al - Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky, 4to,
25 GBP
40 - 70 GBP
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° ° Beckett, Samuel - Echo’s Bones and Other Precipitates, 1st edition, one of 327, original
Lot 5
° ° Beckett, Samuel - Echo’s Bones and Other Precipitates, 1st edition, one of 327, original
420 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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° ° Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 25th thousand, illustrated by John
Lot 6
° ° Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, 25th thousand, illustrated by John
90 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° D’Abrera, Bernard F.R.E.S - 7 works - Butterflies of the Neotropical Region, in 4 vols, parts
Lot 7
° ° D’Abrera, Bernard F.R.E.S - 7 works - Butterflies of the Neotropical Region, in 4 vols, parts
300 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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° ° Tuskes, Paul M. et al - The Wild Silk Moths of North America, 4to, with d/j, 1996; Ackery, P.
Lot 8
° ° Tuskes, Paul M. et al - The Wild Silk Moths of North America, 4to, with d/j, 1996; Ackery, P.
80 GBP
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° ° A collection of 26 works relating to Butterflies and Moths, consisting:- Newman, L Hugh – Linger
Lot 9
° ° A collection of 26 works relating to Butterflies and Moths, consisting:- Newman, L Hugh – Linger
120 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, the “Peacock edition’’, 8vo,
Lot 10
° ° Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, the “Peacock edition’’, 8vo,
950 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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° ° Morris, William - The Defence of Guenevere, 1st edition, illustrated with 24 plates by Jessie M.
Lot 11
° ° Morris, William - The Defence of Guenevere, 1st edition, illustrated with 24 plates by Jessie M.
160 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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° ° Chagall, Marc - Chagall Lithographie, [catalogue raisonne], 5 vols, number 326 of 1000, folio,
Lot 12
° ° Chagall, Marc - Chagall Lithographie, [catalogue raisonne], 5 vols, number 326 of 1000, folio,
280 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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° ° Ardizzone, Edward - Tim to the Rescue, First Edition. coloured pictorial title, coloured and
Lot 13
° ° Ardizzone, Edward - Tim to the Rescue, First Edition. coloured pictorial title, coloured and
70 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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° ° Ardizzone, Edward - Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. First Edition. coloured pictorial
Lot 14
° ° Ardizzone, Edward - Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain. First Edition. coloured pictorial
240 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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° ° Sheridan, Richard Brinsley - The School for Scandal, one of 350, signed and illustrated by
Lot 15
° ° Sheridan, Richard Brinsley - The School for Scandal, one of 350, signed and illustrated by
75 GBP
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° ° Nonesuch Press - London - Dante Alighiera - La Divina Commedia, one of 1475, with
Lot 16
° ° Nonesuch Press - London - Dante Alighiera - La Divina Commedia, one of 1475, with
340 GBP
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° ° Finden, William - Views of Ports, Harbours & Watering Places of Great Britain, illustrated by
Lot 17
° ° Finden, William - Views of Ports, Harbours & Watering Places of Great Britain, illustrated by
120 GBP
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° ° White, Gilbert - The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne Selected and edited by H.J
Lot 18
° ° White, Gilbert - The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne Selected and edited by H.J
550 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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° ° Gregynog Press - Newtown, Wales - The Plays of Euripides…translated into English Rhyming Verse
Lot 19
° ° Gregynog Press - Newtown, Wales - The Plays of Euripides…translated into English Rhyming Verse
200 GBP
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° ° Ackermann, Rudolph - London - Oxford. ‘’A History of the University of Oxford…’’, 2 vols, 4to,
Lot 20
° ° Ackermann, Rudolph - London - Oxford. ‘’A History of the University of Oxford…’’, 2 vols, 4to,
1,700 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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° ° Andersen, Hans Christian - Stories. ‘’Stories from Hans Andersen.’’, one of 750, signed and
Lot 21
° ° Andersen, Hans Christian - Stories. ‘’Stories from Hans Andersen.’’, one of 750, signed and
500 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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° ° Thackeray, William Makepeace - The Complete Works…, 14 vols. New Century Edition, 8vo, black
Lot 22
° ° Thackeray, William Makepeace - The Complete Works…, 14 vols. New Century Edition, 8vo, black
25 GBP
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° ° Ackermann, Rudolph - London - The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter’s, Westminster…1st
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° ° Ackermann, Rudolph - London - The History of the Abbey Church of St. Peter’s, Westminster…1st
240 GBP
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° ° Cresset Press - London - Milton, John - Paradise Lost; Paradise Regain’d, one of 195, 2 vols,
Lot 24
° ° Cresset Press - London - Milton, John - Paradise Lost; Paradise Regain’d, one of 195, 2 vols,
1,000 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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° ° Golden Cockerel Press - Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire - The Pilgrim Fathers, one of 300,
Lot 25
° ° Golden Cockerel Press - Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire - The Pilgrim Fathers, one of 300,
75 GBP
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° ° Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire - More, Thomas - Utopia, one of 500,
Lot 26
° ° Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire - More, Thomas - Utopia, one of 500,
75 GBP
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° ° Nonesuch Press - London - Homer - The Iliad [and] The Odyssey, one of 1450 & 1300, 2 vols,
Lot 27
° ° Nonesuch Press - London - Homer - The Iliad [and] The Odyssey, one of 1450 & 1300, 2 vols,
550 GBP
600 - 900 GBP
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° ° Nonesuch Press - London - Walton, Izaak - The Compleat Angler, one of 1600, 8vo, tan morocco,
Lot 28
° ° Nonesuch Press - London - Walton, Izaak - The Compleat Angler, one of 1600, 8vo, tan morocco,
75 GBP
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° ° Swift, Jonathan - Gulliver’s Travels, illustrated with 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham,
Lot 29
° ° Swift, Jonathan - Gulliver’s Travels, illustrated with 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham,
70 GBP
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° ° Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, one of 1130, illustrated with 13
Lot 30
° ° Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, one of 1130, illustrated with 13
650 GBP
250 - 300 GBP
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° ° Milne, Alan Alexander - When We Were Very Young, 1s edition, first printing, first state, (
Lot 31
° ° Milne, Alan Alexander - When We Were Very Young, 1s edition, first printing, first state, (
440 GBP
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° ° Flint, William Russell - Minxes Admonished or Beauty Reproved: an album of deplorable caprices
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° ° Flint, William Russell - Minxes Admonished or Beauty Reproved: an album of deplorable caprices
65 GBP
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° ° Bryant, Sir Arthur - The Story of England: Makers of the Realm; and also (same author) - The
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° ° Bryant, Sir Arthur - The Story of England: Makers of the Realm; and also (same author) - The
70 GBP
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° ° Boswell, James - The Yale Edition of the Private Papers ... Limited Editions, 4 vols, i.e.,
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° ° Boswell, James - The Yale Edition of the Private Papers ... Limited Editions, 4 vols, i.e.,
55 GBP
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° ° Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer - A History of English-Speaking Peoples, First Edition, 4 vols.
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° ° Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer - A History of English-Speaking Peoples, First Edition, 4 vols.
120 GBP
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° ° [Abdur Rahman Chughtai; Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib] - Muraqqa-I-Chughtai Paintings of M A
Lot 36
° ° [Abdur Rahman Chughtai; Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib] - Muraqqa-I-Chughtai Paintings of M A
550 GBP
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° ° De La Motte Fouqué - Undine. Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney. coloured pictorial title,
Lot 37
° ° De La Motte Fouqué - Undine. Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney. coloured pictorial title,
80 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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° ° Thomas, Gwyn - 4 works - A Point of Order, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth with unclipped d/j, Victor
Lot 38
° ° Thomas, Gwyn - 4 works - A Point of Order, 1st edition, 8vo, cloth with unclipped d/j, Victor
30 GBP
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° ° Lewis, Alun - 3 works - In the Green Tree, 8vo, cloth in clipped d/j, London, 1948; Letters from
Lot 39
° ° Lewis, Alun - 3 works - In the Green Tree, 8vo, cloth in clipped d/j, London, 1948; Letters from
50 GBP
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° ° Leighton, Clare - The Farmer’s Year. A Calendar of English Husbandry, 1st edition, oblong folio,
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° ° Leighton, Clare - The Farmer’s Year. A Calendar of English Husbandry, 1st edition, oblong folio,
300 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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° ° Fleming, Ian - The Man with the Golden Gun. First Edition. half title, publisher's black
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° ° Fleming, Ian - The Man with the Golden Gun. First Edition. half title, publisher's black
120 GBP
140 - 180 GBP
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° ° Salinger, Jerome David - The Catcher in the Rye, 1st edition, 8vo, original gilt-stamped black
Lot 42
° ° Salinger, Jerome David - The Catcher in the Rye, 1st edition, 8vo, original gilt-stamped black
4,400 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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° ° Audubon, John James - The Birds of America, with introduction by William Vogt, with frontis
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° ° Audubon, John James - The Birds of America, with introduction by William Vogt, with frontis
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70 GBP
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° ° Clarke, Arthur - 2001 A Space Odyssey, 8vo, original black cloth with silver lettering to spine,
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° ° Clarke, Arthur - 2001 A Space Odyssey, 8vo, original black cloth with silver lettering to spine,
45 GBP
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° ° Kipling, Rudyard - Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses, 55th edition, title illus., half
Lot 45
° ° Kipling, Rudyard - Barrack Room Ballads and Other Verses, 55th edition, title illus., half
70 GBP
100 - 140 GBP
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° ° The Kress Library of Business and Economics, Catalogue. 4 vols. publisher's gilt lettered cloth,
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° ° The Kress Library of Business and Economics, Catalogue. 4 vols. publisher's gilt lettered cloth,
30 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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° ° Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum - Roumanie Institut d'Archaeologie Musee National des Antiquites.
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° ° Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum - Roumanie Institut d'Archaeologie Musee National des Antiquites.
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° ° Christie, Agatha - 6 works (5 being Poirot mysteries), consisting Death on the Nile, 1937;
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° ° Christie, Agatha - 6 works (5 being Poirot mysteries), consisting Death on the Nile, 1937;
240 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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° ° Stonham, Charles - The Birds of the British Islands, illustrated by Lilian M. Medland, 5 vols,
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° ° Stonham, Charles - The Birds of the British Islands, illustrated by Lilian M. Medland, 5 vols,
300 GBP
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° ° Barrie, James Matthew, Sir - Quality Street, illustrated by Hugh Thomson with 22 tipped-in
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° ° Barrie, James Matthew, Sir - Quality Street, illustrated by Hugh Thomson with 22 tipped-in
55 GBP
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° ° Lethaby, W. R, Powell, A.H and Griggs, F.L - Ernest Gimson: His Life and Work, one of 500,
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° ° Lethaby, W. R, Powell, A.H and Griggs, F.L - Ernest Gimson: His Life and Work, one of 500,
280 GBP
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° ° Goldsmith, Oliver - The Vicar of Wakefield, illustrated with 12 colour plates by Arthur Rackham,
Lot 52
° ° Goldsmith, Oliver - The Vicar of Wakefield, illustrated with 12 colour plates by Arthur Rackham,
75 GBP
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° ° Stephens, James - Irish Fairy Tales, 1st edition, illustrated with 16 colour plates by Arthur
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° ° Stephens, James - Irish Fairy Tales, 1st edition, illustrated with 16 colour plates by Arthur
240 GBP
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° ° Wagner, Richard - [The Ring of the Nibelung] - Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, illustrated
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° ° Wagner, Richard - [The Ring of the Nibelung] - Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, illustrated
100 GBP
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° ° Malory, Thomas, Sir - [Le Morte Darthur]. ‘’The Romance of King Arthur’’, illustrated with 16
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° ° Malory, Thomas, Sir - [Le Morte Darthur]. ‘’The Romance of King Arthur’’, illustrated with 16
75 GBP
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° ° Kingsley, Charles - The Water Babies, illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1919; Shakespeare,
Lot 56
° ° Kingsley, Charles - The Water Babies, illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, 1919; Shakespeare,
130 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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° ° Plaisir de France Magazine - 2 issues, January/February & March, 1947; The Dance Magazine - 5
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° ° Plaisir de France Magazine - 2 issues, January/February & March, 1947; The Dance Magazine - 5
45 GBP
70 - 100 GBP
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° ° Beaton, Cecil - Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook. First Edition - inscribed by author to the 'high'
Lot 58
° ° Beaton, Cecil - Cecil Beaton's Scrapbook. First Edition - inscribed by author to the 'high'
300 GBP
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° ° Hackin, J. - Huart, CLement & Others - Asiastic Mythology: a detailed description and
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° ° Hackin, J. - Huart, CLement & Others - Asiastic Mythology: a detailed description and
30 GBP
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° ° Apuleius - William Addington (translator) - The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius, one of 3000,
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° ° Apuleius - William Addington (translator) - The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius, one of 3000,
45 GBP
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