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LEAF FROM THE GUTENBERG BIBLE | 1450 – 1455, A FINE LEAF FROM THE FIRST PRINTED WESTERN BOOK.
$142,850.00For the collector, these leaves (called Noble Fragments by the 1920s dealer Gabriel Wells) are as close as one will ever come to owning the world’s first printed Western book.
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ORIGIN OF FRODO & BILBO’S HOUSE NAME BAG-END REVEALED | 29TH JANUARY 1968, ORIGINAL TOLKIEN LETTER.
$21,375.00Fine, typed, signed letter to K. Jackson, dated 29th January 1968 on where the origin of Frodo and Bilbo’s house name, Bag-End, came from, with the original stamped envelope with 4d postage stamp. 1 page.
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THE HOBBIT | 1937, EXCELLENT FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION.
$51,775.00A book that really needs no introduction. Internally it is one of the freshest copies I have encountered. Seriously crisp, white pages. The dream!
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PRODUCTION OF THE HOBBIT | JAN 4TH 1968, ORIGINAL TOLKIEN LETTER, HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED.
$19,500.00A fine handwritten and signed letter to Ken Jackson, technical director of Humphrey Carpenter’s musical adaptation of The Hobbit. 1 ½ pages.
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Ceramic Tile made by Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf’s sister
$90,000.00ORIGINAL CERAMIC TILE Presented to Virginia Woolf by Vanessa Bell her sister. The multi-coloured tile inscribed with: “Virginia, December 25, 1926”. One of a kind.
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Nikolai Gogol by Vladimir Nabokov, Inscribed 1st Edition 1st State
$15,000.00A remarkable first edition of Nabokov’s *Nikolai Gogol*, inscribed with love and adorned by one of his iconic butterfly sketches to close friends Lisbeth and Bertrand Thompson. This early presentation copy, dated just weeks after publication, is a rare and deeply personal artifact, showcasing Nabokov’s intimate connection with his work and his friends.
