Olympia Auctions: The Estate of John Russell Taylor: Author, Critic, Collector, 21126, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 11, 2026 - February 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | ARTHUR WRAGG | JESUS WEPT, A COMMENTARY IN BLACK AND WHITE ON OURSELVES AND THE WORLD TODAY, |
London | 1934 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 117.00 |
| 273 | CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE | THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TAMBURLAINE, A PLAY IN TWO TRAGICAL DISCOURSES (1590), |
London | 1930 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 274 | VOLTAIRE | CANDIDE OR THE OPTIMIST, |
London | 1922 | GBP 70.00 - 90.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 275 | OSCAR WILDE | THE BALLAD OF READING GAOL, |
London | 1948 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 276 | EDWARD ARDIZZONE | BAGGAGE TO THE ENEMY, |
First Edition | 1941 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 130.00 |
| 277 | BELINDA BLINDERS | THE NOUVEAU POOR, (A Romance of real life in West London after the late War), |
London | 1921 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 278 | NINA HAMNETT | LAUGHING TORSO, REMINISCENCES OF NINA HAMNETT, |
London | 1932 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 279 | WYNDHAM LEWIS | WYNDHAM LEWIS THE ARTIST, FROM 'BLAST' TO BURLINGTON HOUSE, |
1939 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 280 | HORACE BRODZKY | HENRI GAUDIER BRZESKA, |
1933 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 281 | DAVID JONES | IN PARENTHESIS, |
London | 1937 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 282 | JOYCE KILMER | TREES, by Joyce Kilmer, First edition, |
New York, | 1925 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 283 | DAVID GASCOINE | POEMS 1937-1942, |
1943 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 284 | GEOFFREY GRIGSON | THE ISLES OF SCILLY, |
1946 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 285 | ARTHUR RIMBAUD | A SEASON IN HELL, |
1949 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 650.00 | |
| 286 | A COMPLETE 7-VOLUME SET OF NEW EXCURSIONS INTO ENGLISH POETRY (1944-1947) (I)THE POET'S EYE, Anthology chosen by Geoffrey Grigson, 16 lithographs by John Craxton |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 910.00 | |||
| 287 | EDITH SAUNDERS | FANNY PENQUITE, |
London | 1932 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 52.00 |
| 288 | DENIS SAURAT | DEATH AND THE DREAMER, |
1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 289 | THOMAS JEFFERSON HOGG | MEMOIRS OF PRINCE ALEXY HAIMATOFF, |
London | MCMLII 1952 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 13.00 |
| 290 | JULES RENARD | CARROTS, translated by G.W. Stonier (the first translation in English of this French classic known through the film, 'Poil de Carotte' and shown in England before the war), |
London | 1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 291 | PAUL BOWLES | A LITTLE STONE, |
1950 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 292 | IDA PROCTER | FIRST HOUSE, |
London | 1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 293 | WALTER DE LA MARE | GHOST STORIES, |
1956 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 294 | JONATHAN SWIFT | GULLIVER'S VOYAGES TO LILLIPUT AND BROBDINGNAG, |
1943 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 295 | MARK TWAIN | THE ADVENTURE OF TOM SAWYER, |
London | Camden Classics Series | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 296 | MARK TWAIN | THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, |
London | Camden Classics Series | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 26.00 |
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cbc8d1a4-d991-48c7-b788-7554a6774b0e.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/21ad2e05-5544-44aa-887d-76df423e17af.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/855dc2c0-17e3-4562-a1cc-2e7265c3769c.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
![Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:
HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
