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The Library of Barry Humphries

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Forum Auctions presents The Library of Barry Humphries. The sale will feature a remarkable array of books,...

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Wednesday 26th March 2025 1:00pm

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231 White (Patrick) The Ploughman and other poems, first edition, one of 300 copies, Sydney, 1935
Lot 231

White (Patrick) The Ploughman and other poems, first edition, one of 300 copies, Sydney, 1935

Hammer Price: £800

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232 White (Patrick) Five Autograph and three Typed Letters signed from the author to Barry Humphries, 1970-73
Lot 232

White (Patrick) Five Autograph and three Typed Letters signed from the author to Barry Humphries, 1970-73

Hammer Price: £2,000

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233 Blackwood (Algernon) Shocks!, first edition, 1935.
Lot 233

Blackwood (Algernon) Shocks!, first edition, 1935.

Hammer Price: £900

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235 Waugh (Evelyn) Decline and Fall [&] Viles Bodies [&] A Handful of Dust [&] Black Mischief, together 4 vol., each number 3 of 12 large-paper copies
Lot 235

Waugh (Evelyn) Decline and Fall [&] Viles Bodies [&] A Handful of Dust [&] Black Mischief, together 4 vol., each number 3 of 12 large-paper copies signed and numbered by the author, Chapman and Hall, 1937

Hammer Price: £15,500

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236 Waugh (Evelyn) The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, first edition, one of c.50 large-paper copies, signed presentation inscription from the author to
Lot 236

Waugh (Evelyn) The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, first edition, one of c.50 large-paper copies, signed presentation inscription from the author to "Andrew & Debo [Cavendish]", 1957

Hammer Price: £4,200

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237 Jepson (Edgar) Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian, first edition, signed by the author and others, 1937
Lot 237

Jepson (Edgar) Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian, first edition, signed by the author and others, 1937

Hammer Price: £600

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238 Tyrrell (James R.) Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney, first edition, in handsome pictorial morocco, Sydney, 1952
Lot 238

Tyrrell (James R.) Old Books, Old Friends, Old Sydney, first edition, in handsome pictorial morocco, Sydney, 1952

Hammer Price: £1,200

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239 Nabokov (Vladimir) Poems, first edition, author's copy, New York, 1959
Lot 239

Nabokov (Vladimir) Poems, first edition, author's copy, New York, 1959

Hammer Price: £2,000

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240 [Betjeman (John)],
Lot 240

[Betjeman (John)], "Deirdre O'Betjeman". Some Immortal Hours. A Rhapsody of the Celtic Twilight Wrought in Word & Water Colour , number VII of VIII copies for presentation from an edition limited to 20 copies, signed and hand-coloured by the author, 1962 [but February 1963]

Hammer Price: £1,000

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241 Whittington Press.- Pringle (Roger) A Garland for the Laureate: Poems presented to Sir John Betjeman on his 75th birthday, one of 75 copies signed by all the c
Lot 241

Whittington Press.- Pringle (Roger) A Garland for the Laureate: Poems presented to Sir John Betjeman on his 75th birthday, one of 75 copies signed by all the contributors, with photograph of Barry Humphries with Betjeman, 1981

Hammer Price: £1,100

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