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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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41 Symonds (John Addington) [Collected works], 17 vol., finely-bound, 1860-1902
Lot 41

Symonds (John Addington) [Collected works], 17 vol., finely-bound, 1860-1902

Hammer Price: £1,000

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42 Symonds (John Addington) In the Key of Blue and Other Prose Essays, one of 50 large-paper copies, Elkin Matthews & John Lane, 1893.
Lot 42

Symonds (John Addington) In the Key of Blue and Other Prose Essays, one of 50 large-paper copies, Elkin Matthews & John Lane, 1893.

Hammer Price: £1,900

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43 [Bierce (Ambrose)],
Lot 43

[Bierce (Ambrose)], "Dod Grile". The Fiend's Delight, first edition, John Camden Hotten, [1873]; and Cobwebs form an Empty Skull (2)

Hammer Price: £650

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44 Éléonore ou l'Heureuse Personne, 2 vol. in 1, large paper copy with plates in 2 states, extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolour erotic ill
Lot 44

Éléonore ou l'Heureuse Personne, 2 vol. in 1, large paper copy with plates in 2 states, extra-illustrated with 12 original watercolour erotic illustrations, Amsterdam, 1875

Hammer Price: £2,200

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45 Wilde (Oscar) Ravenna. Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, June 26, 1878, from the Newdigate Prize Poem series, first edition, Oxford, Thomas Shrimpton, 1878
Lot 45

Wilde (Oscar) Ravenna. Recited in the Theatre, Oxford, June 26, 1878, from the Newdigate Prize Poem series, first edition, Oxford, Thomas Shrimpton, 1878

Hammer Price: £1,200

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46 Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, first published appearance, English issue, rare variant, 1890
Lot 46

Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, first published appearance, English issue, rare variant, 1890

Hammer Price: £900

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47 Wilde (Oscar) After Reading [&] After Berneval, 2 vol., each number 10 of 75 copies on Japanese vellum signed by the illustrator and printer, Cyril William
Lot 47

Wilde (Oscar) After Reading [&] After Berneval, 2 vol., each number 10 of 75 copies on Japanese vellum signed by the illustrator and printer, Cyril William Beaumont at the Beaumont Press, 1921-22

Hammer Price: £1,100

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48 Wilde (Oscar).- Saltus (Edgar) The Philosophy of Disenchantment, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Oscar Wilde, Boston, 1885
Lot 48

Wilde (Oscar).- Saltus (Edgar) The Philosophy of Disenchantment, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Oscar Wilde, Boston, 1885

Hammer Price: £8,000

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49 Wilde (Lady Jane).- Saltus (Edgar) The Pace that Kills, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady Wilde, Chicago, New York and San
Lot 49

Wilde (Lady Jane).- Saltus (Edgar) The Pace that Kills, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady Wilde, Chicago, New York and San Francisco, 1889

Hammer Price: £700

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50 May (Phil) Artist's sketchbook with over 80 original drawings, sketches, and studies from life, [c.1880s and 1890s]
Lot 50

May (Phil) Artist's sketchbook with over 80 original drawings, sketches, and studies from life, [c.1880s and 1890s]

Hammer Price: £2,200

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