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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | WILLIAM SANSOM | THE EQUILIBRIAD, |
1948 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 494.00 | |
| 298 | ITHELL COLQUHOUN | GOOSE OF HERMOGENES, |
1961 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 299 | ITHELL COLQUHOUN | THE CRYING OF THE WIND, IRELAND, |
1955 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 416.00 | |
| 300 | ITHELL COLQUHOUN | THE LIVING STONES, CORNWALL, |
1957 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 585.00 | |
| 301 | CHARLES A. PIPER | SIXTY-THREE: NOT OUT, A BOOK OF RECOLLECTIONS |
1925 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 302 | JOHN BETJEMAN | POEMS IN THE PORCH, |
1954 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 303 | JOHN PIPER | ROMNEY MARSH, |
1950 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 304 | ADRIAN BELL (I); ROBERT GATHORNE-HARDY (II) | MEN AND THE FIELDS |
London | 1939 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 169.00 |
| 305 | JOHN BETJEMAN | FIRST AND LAST LOVES |
1952 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 306 | JAMES MAUDE RICHARDS | THE CASTLES ON THE GROUND, |
1946 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 26.00 | |
| 307 | BRENDA CHAMBERLAIN | TIDE-RACE, |
London | 1962 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 308 | PAUL NASH | SHELL GUIDES, DORSET, |
1936 | GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 312.00 | |
| 309 | JOHN PIPER | SHELL GUIDES, OXON, |
London | 1938 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 312.00 |
| 310 | HUMBERT WOLFE | ABC OF THE THEATRE, |
London | 1932 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 311 | BARBARA JONES | THE UNSOPHISTICATED ARTS, |
1951 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 520.00 | |
| 312 | WILLIAM BECKFORD | VATHEK, |
London | 1929 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 313 | SAMUEL JOHNSON (I); WILLIAM BECKFORD (II) | THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS, Prince of Abyssinia, |
1975 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 13.00 | |
| 314 | THE BROTHERS GRIMM | GRIMM'S HOUSEHOLD TALES, |
London | 1946 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 315 | ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC FRASER | A GROUP OF FIRST EDITIONS ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC FRASER (I) JOHN HAMPDEN, SIR WILLIAM AND THE WOLF, |
London | 1960 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 1,690.00 |
| 316 | PAUL NASH | PAUL NASH: A MEMORIAL VOLUME EDITED BY MARGO EATES, |
1948 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 317 | PAUL NASH | OUTLINE, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND OTHER WRITINGS, |
London | 1949 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 318 | DOUGLAS COOPER | LETTERS OF JUAN GRIS (1913-1927), collected by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler |
1956 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 319 | JEAN COCTEAU | LE MYSTERE LAIC, an essay on Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), featuring five etchings by the artist, |
1928 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 143.00 | |
| 320 | WALTER SICKERT RA | A FREE HOUSE! OR THE ARTIST AS CRAFTSMAN, BEING THE WRITINGS OF WALTER RICHARD SICKERT, |
London | 1947 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 221.00 |
| 321 | DENTON WELCH | I LEFT MY GRANDFATHER'S HOUSE, |
1958 | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 130.00 |
![<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")
