15th Apr, 2026 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Ariel Poems.
Chesterton (G.K.). Gloria in Profundis. London: Faber & Gwyer, [1927], Ariel Poems number 5, wood engravings by Eric Gill, original yellow wrappers; another copy;
Monro (Harold). The Winter Solstice. London: Faber & Gwyer, [1928], Ariel Poems number 13, drawings by David Jones, strip of toning to outer margin, original green wrappers, head of upper cover with small closed tear; another copy;
de la Mare (Walter). A Snowdrop. London: Faber & Faber, [1929], Ariel Poems number 20, drawings by Claudia Guercio, faint strip of toning to outer margin, original green wrappers; another copy;
de la Mare (Walter). To Lucy. London: Faber & Faber, [1931], Ariel Poems number 33, drawings by Albert Rutherston, strip of toning to outer margin, original yellow wrappers, a little toned;
Sassoon (Siegfried). To the Red Rose. London: Faber & Faber, [1931], Ariel Poems number 34, illustration by Stephen Tennant, strip of toning to outer margin, original green wrappers;
Sackville-West (V[ita]). Invitation to Cast Out Care. London: Faber & Faber, [1931], Ariel Poems number 37, drawings by Graham Sutherland, strip of toning to outer margin, original yellow wrappers, a little toned; another copy.
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Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 15th Apr, 2026
To include a historically significant archive of letters relating to the family life of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), the West Yorkshire-born chemist, natural philosopher, theologian and political thinker whose work helped shape modern science. Amongst other highlights are a good first edition of An Account of the first Aerial Voyage in England... by pioneering balloonist Vincenzo Lunardi, an extensive collection of Underwood & Underwood stereoscopic cards dating from circa 1898 to 1918 comprising hundreds of cards of countries such as Palestine, Australia, Congo, Russia, and Norway alongside images of the Second Boer War and the First World War. The sale will also include a good, small section of polar exploration books, and a nice first edition copy of H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau, published in 1896.
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