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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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31 Morier (Sir James Justinian) [The complete prose fiction], 24 vol., first editions, 4 works signed or inscribed by the author, Richard Bentley, 1824-47
Lot 31

Morier (Sir James Justinian) [The complete prose fiction], 24 vol., first editions, 4 works signed or inscribed by the author, Richard Bentley, 1824-47

Hammer Price: £3,000

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32 [Hogg (James)] The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, first edition, original boards, the John Sparrow copy, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and
Lot 32

[Hogg (James)] The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, first edition, original boards, the John Sparrow copy, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824.

Hammer Price: £6,200

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33 [Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)] Specimens of German Romance, 3 vol., Geo. B. Whittaker, 1826
Lot 33

[Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)] Specimens of German Romance, 3 vol., Geo. B. Whittaker, 1826

Hammer Price: £850

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34 Pushkin (Alexander) The Talisman... with other pieces, [translated by George Borrow], first edition of the first English translation of Pushkin's works, [one o
Lot 34

Pushkin (Alexander) The Talisman... with other pieces, [translated by George Borrow], first edition of the first English translation of Pushkin's works, [one of 100 copies], St Petersburg, Schulz and Beneze, 1835 bound with another.

Hammer Price: £3,500

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35 [Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan)] Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, first edition, Dublin, James McGlashan, 1851
Lot 35

[Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan)] Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, first edition, Dublin, James McGlashan, 1851

Hammer Price: £3,800

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36 Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Wyvern Mystery, first one-volume edition, Montagu Summers' copy, Ward and Downey, 1889
Lot 36

Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Wyvern Mystery, first one-volume edition, Montagu Summers' copy, Ward and Downey, 1889

Hammer Price: £1,400

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37 Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Watcher and Other Weird Stories, first edition, Downey & Co., [1894]
Lot 37

Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) The Watcher and Other Weird Stories, first edition, Downey & Co., [1894]

Hammer Price: £1,200

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38 Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857
Lot 38

Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857

Hammer Price: £8,500

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39 Crowe (Catherine) Ghosts and Family Legends. A Volume for Christmas, first edition, Thomas Cautley Newby, 1859
Lot 39

Crowe (Catherine) Ghosts and Family Legends. A Volume for Christmas, first edition, Thomas Cautley Newby, 1859

Hammer Price: £1,400

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40 Lortic (Marcellin, binder).- Cardoze (Jules) Lina, Histoire Vraie, with original drawings, bound in charming tan goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1860
Lot 40

Lortic (Marcellin, binder).- Cardoze (Jules) Lina, Histoire Vraie, with original drawings, bound in charming tan goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1860

Hammer Price: £500

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