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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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61 Franz von Bayros (1866-1924) Oh! Maintenant notre sang s'unit, pen and ink, wash, [c.1910]
Lot 61

Franz von Bayros (1866-1924)
Oh! Maintenant notre sang s'unit, pen and ink, wash, [c.1910]

Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000

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62 Baudelaire (Charles).- Abel-Truchet (Louis) and others. Alfred Piat's collection of 40 original drawings relating to a publication of Baudelaire's 'Les Fleurs
Lot 62

Baudelaire (Charles).- Abel-Truchet (Louis) and others. Alfred Piat's collection of 40 original drawings relating to a publication of Baudelaire's 'Les Fleurs du Mal', pen and inks [c.1890s]

Hammer Price: £2,400

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63 Davidson (John) and C.J. Wills. Laura Ruthven's Widowhood, 3 vol., first edition, Lawrence & Bullen, 1892
Lot 63

Davidson (John) and C.J. Wills. Laura Ruthven's Widowhood, 3 vol., first edition, Lawrence & Bullen, 1892

Hammer Price: £1,200

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64 Gray (John) Silverpoints, one of 250 copies on Van Gelder paper, Autograph Note signed from the author to Elkin Mathews on a proof title page, Elkin Mathews an
Lot 64

Gray (John) Silverpoints, one of 250 copies on Van Gelder paper, Autograph Note signed from the author to Elkin Mathews on a proof title page, Elkin Mathews and John Lane, 1893

Hammer Price: £3,200

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65 Gray (John) Silverpoints, first edition, one of 250 copies, 1893.
Lot 65

Gray (John) Silverpoints, first edition, one of 250 copies, 1893.

Hammer Price: £1,800

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66 Vale Press.- Longus. Daphnis and Chloe, one of 210 copies, contemporary purple morocco, gilt, 1893
Lot 66

Vale Press.- Longus. Daphnis and Chloe, one of 210 copies, contemporary purple morocco, gilt, 1893

Estimate: £800 - 1,200

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67 Vale Press.- Marlowe (Christopher) & George Chapman.. Hero and Leander, one of 220 copies, original vellum gilt designed by Ricketts, 1894
Lot 67

Vale Press.- Marlowe (Christopher) & George Chapman.. Hero and Leander, one of 220 copies, original vellum gilt designed by Ricketts, 1894

Hammer Price: £1,100

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68 Kieffer (René, binder).- Haraucourt (Edmond) 4 parts in 1, hand-coloured illustrations, dark brown goatskin jansenist binding with inlaid mosiac doublur
Lot 68

Kieffer (René, binder).- Haraucourt (Edmond) 4 parts in 1, hand-coloured illustrations, dark brown goatskin jansenist binding with inlaid mosiac doublures, Paris, 1894

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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69 Beardsley (Aubrey).- Wilde (Oscar) Salome: A Tragedy in One Act, translated from the French, first English and first illustrated edition, one of 100 large pape
Lot 69

Beardsley (Aubrey).- Wilde (Oscar) Salome: A Tragedy in One Act, translated from the French, first English and first illustrated edition, one of 100 large paper copies on Japanese vellum, Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894

Hammer Price: £4,500

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70 [Beardsley (Aubrey) & others.] The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol. [all published], Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894-97
Lot 70

[Beardsley (Aubrey) & others.] The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol. [all published], Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894-97

Hammer Price: £1,800

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