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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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21 [Radcliffe (Ann)] The Romance Of The Forest: Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry, 3 vol., first edition, T. Hookham and J. Carpenter, 1791
Lot 21

[Radcliffe (Ann)] The Romance Of The Forest: Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry, 3 vol., first edition, T. Hookham and J. Carpenter, 1791

Hammer Price: £2,200

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22 Lewis (Matthew Gregory) The Monk: a Romance, 3 vol. third edition, first issue, for J. Bell, 1797
Lot 22

Lewis (Matthew Gregory) The Monk: a Romance, 3 vol. third edition, first issue, for J. Bell, 1797

Hammer Price: £750

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23 Lewis (Matthew Gregory) Romantic Tales, 4 vol., first edition, Horatia Nelson's copy, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808
Lot 23

Lewis (Matthew Gregory) Romantic Tales, 4 vol., first edition, Horatia Nelson's copy, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808

Hammer Price: £1,100

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24 [Maturin (Charles Robert)],
Lot 24

[Maturin (Charles Robert)], "Dennis Jasper Murphy". Fatal Revenge; Or, The Family of Montorio. A Romance, 3 vol., first edition, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807

Hammer Price: £3,500

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25 Utterson (Sarah Elizabeth) Tales of the Dead, first edition, [by S. Hamilton] for White, Cochrane, and Co., 1813
Lot 25

Utterson (Sarah Elizabeth) Tales of the Dead, first edition, [by S. Hamilton] for White, Cochrane, and Co., 1813

Hammer Price: £2,400

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26 Famous hoax.- Caraboo: A Narrative of a Singular Imposition, practised upon the Benevolence of a Lady residing in the Vicinity of the City of Bristol, first ed
Lot 26

Famous hoax.- Caraboo: A Narrative of a Singular Imposition, practised upon the Benevolence of a Lady residing in the Vicinity of the City of Bristol, first edition, 1817

Hammer Price: £500

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27 Poesias Eroticas Escolhidas, 4 finely-engraved plates depicting well-endowed monks at play, Paris, n.p., 1818
Lot 27

Poesias Eroticas Escolhidas, 4 finely-engraved plates depicting well-endowed monks at play, Paris, n.p., 1818

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28 [Polidori (John)] The Vampyre; A Tale, first edition, third issue, 1819
Lot 28

[Polidori (John)] The Vampyre; A Tale, first edition, third issue, 1819

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29 [De Quincey (Thomas)] Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, first edition, ink presentation inscription
Lot 29

[De Quincey (Thomas)] Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, first edition, ink presentation inscription "To the Editor of the Eclectic Review", for Taylor and Hessey, 1822

Hammer Price: £2,200

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30 Ghost Stories; Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions, first edition, R. Ackermann, 1823
Lot 30

Ghost Stories; Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions, first edition, R. Ackermann, 1823

Hammer Price: £650

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