Auction No 367, Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST

192 Lots (displaying 61 - 80)

Arthur Crookenden "The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Second World War", Chester, 1949,

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £22
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Arthur Crookenden The History of the Cheshire Regiment in the Second World War, Chester, 1949, orig. cloth, spine faded, fine internally with all plates and maps; neat ownership signature front pastedown. 371pp

"125th Anti-Tank Regiment R.A. 1939-1945", [1947], orig. gilt cloth, VG; "The Story of the 79th Armoured Division"

Lot: 62

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £54
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125th Anti-Tank Regiment R.A. 1939-1945, [1947], orig. gilt cloth, VG; The Story of the 79th Armoured Division, Hamburg, 1945, spine frayed & marked, many plates & maps, 314pp; The History of the 3rd Medium Regiment Royal Artillery 1939-1945, [1945], orig. gilt cloth, fine; and other WW2, mainly heavy armour related. Mixed condition. (7)  

"Domesday Book Studies: Sussex" 1987-88, and "Domesday: Surrey", 1987-90,

Lot: 63

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Domesday Book Studies: Sussex 1987-88, and Domesday: Surrey, 1987-90, each in 3 volumes, the latter lacking the large folding county map. (6) Fine

William Nimmo "The History of Stirlingshire", 1880, 3rd Edition (enlarged), later half-leather, gilt, fine;

Lot: 64

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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William Nimmo The History of Stirlingshire, 1880, 3rd Edition (enlarged), later half-leather, gilt, fine; t.e.g., some browning to endpapers, folding map with few repairs. (2)

[John Seacombe] "The History of the House of Stanley…[and]… a complete history of the Isle of Man", J. Gleave,

Lot: 65

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £26
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[John Seacombe] The History of the House of Stanley…[and]…a complete history of the Isle of Man, J. Gleave, 1821, rebound in modern gilt cloth over marbled boards, fine; good internally with all plates, occasional tone marks.

"The Park School Glasgow" 1880-1930, W.Hodge, 1930; "Merchiston Castle School 1855-58", Maclehose, 1915;

Lot: 66

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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The Park School Glasgow 1880-1930, W.Hodge, 1930; Merchiston Castle School 1855-58, Maclehose, 1915; Merchiston Castle School Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Pillans, 1948; Merchiston Castle School Unveiling and Dedication of War Memorial, 1948; The Eton School Lists from 1791 to 1850, Williams, 1863; and other school history; all h/bk, a few in d/jkt, good to VF (16)

"Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited: Commemoration of Twenty First Anniversary September 1884";

Lot: 67

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Co-operative Wholesale Society Limited: Commemoration of Twenty First Anniversary September 1884; Huddersfield Industrial Society Ltd Jubilee History 1910; Sidney & Beatrice Webb The Consumers’ Co-Operative Movement, 1921; all VG/Fine; and other related, all CWS publications 1909-36, all original gilt cloth, some with spines faded. (13) 

Archaeological Reports published by the Society of Antiquaries, 1913 to 1963, all in cloth-bound volumes,

Lot: 68

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £16
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Archaeological Reports published by the Society of Antiquaries, 1913 to 1963, all in cloth-bound volumes, concerning Roman excavations in Colchester (3), Richborough in Kent (4), Wroxeter in Shropshire, and the Stanwick Fortifications of North Yorkshire. VG/Fine (9)

Boraston & Bax "The Eighth Division in War, 1914-1918", 1926; "The Memoirs of Maj. General Sir Hugh Calmont", 1924;

Lot: 69

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £62
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Boraston & Bax The Eighth Division in War, 1914-1918, 1926; The Memoirs of Maj. General  Sir Hugh Calmont, 1924; E.V. Tempest History of the Sixth Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, 1921; History of the Queen’s Royal Regiment, Vol.VII, 1905-1923; and 3 other WWI histories & memoirs; all complete with maps and plates, the original cloth bindings in mixed condition. (7) 

                                           

                        

Dalbiac "History of the 60th Division", 1927 (spine partly detached); "The Military Memoirs of Lieut.-General Sir Joseph Thackwell"

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £62
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Dalbiac History of the 60th Division, 1927 (spine partly detached); The Military Memoirs of Lieut.-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, 1908 (one map tape repaired); Eeles The History of the 17th Light Anti-Aircraft Royal Artillery 1938-1945, Tunbridge Wells [1946]; and four others, all WWI history & memoirs, one with a map missing. Poor to Good. (7)

Fashion interest including Victorian hand-coloured engravings (11), 1950s Paris Fashion Books

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £30
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Fashion interest including Victorian hand-coloured engravings (11), 1950s Paris Fashion Books (5, large format, many coloured plates); group of watercolour drawings for a production of Vagabond King with fabric samples affixed; Drapers Record Centenary Supplement 1987; etc. Mixed condition. (Qty)

A selection of biographies from the personal library of Valentine Ackland (1906-1969)

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £100
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A selection of biographies from the personal library of Valentine Ackland (1906-1969) and Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893-1978) both of Maiden Newton, Dorset. These English moderninst literary figures and feminists formed a long-lasting lesbian relationship of 39 years and throughout most of that time lived in Maiden Newton. The books contain the bookplates or handstamps of Ackland (9), or the bookplate of Warner (2), three have been signed by Ackland (one inscribed to Sylvia), another has been inscribed to Valentine from Sylvia, and finally a copy of Joseph Ashby of Tysoe has been inscribed to Sylvia by the author M.K.Ashby. These books appear to have been acquired during the period 1945-1961. The condition is fair to fine. (12)

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand "Genie du Christianisme, or Beautes de la Religion Chretienne"

Lot: 73

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand Genie du Christianisme, or Beautes de la Religion Chretienne Le Nomant, Paris, 1823, octavo, 5 volume set, 19th Cent half-calf, few scuff marks, gilt red titles, marbled boards, VG (5)

Francisco Luca "SACRORUM BIBLIORUM VULGATAE EDITIONIS CONCORDANTIAE,

Lot: 74

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Francisco Luca SACRORUM BIBLIORUM VULGATAE EDITIONIS CONCORDANTIAEAD RECOGNITIONEM JUSSU SIXTI V. PONT. MAX. BIBLIIS ADHIBITAM, RECENSITAE ATQUE EMENDATE, Balthasar and Egmond, Cologne, 1684; frontispiece, title, pp5-16, and extensive concordance. Octavo, in a 19th Century cloth binding, a.e.g.

[Mrs. Charles Mathews] "Memoirs of a Scots Heiress. Addressed to the Right Honourable Lady Catherine

Lot: 75

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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[Mrs. Charles Mathews] Memoirs of a Scots Heiress. Addressed to the Right Honourable Lady Catherine ******. by the Author of Constance, &C. ...T. Hookham, London, 1791, 12mo, 3 vols.,title page missing from Vol.1 but half-title present; contemp. half-leather with backstrips very worn but gilt title and volume labels intact. Clean internally. 

Thomas Edwards "The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary; The Trial of the letter y, alias Y, and Sonnets", London, 1758,

Lot: 76

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £22
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Thomas Edwards The Canons of Criticism, and Glossary; The Trial of the letter y, alias Y, and Sonnets, London, 1758, full leather, spotting to prelims o/w VG; Beaumont and Fletcher Bonducca, a Tragedy, 3rd Edition1778, bound with four 18th Century tragedies, half-leather; and 5 others in leather bindings, mixed condition. (7)            

"Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest illustrated by Edmund Dulac", and "Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night

Lot: 77

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £64
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Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest illustrated by Edmund Dulac, and Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night or What You Will, illustrated by Heath Robinson, both Hodder & Stoughton, in original gilt green cloth, each with a gift inscription of 1911, both with 40 fine tipped-in coloured tissue-guarded plates; some occasional light foxing o/w fine. Together with 4 other books, one signed & inscribed by Helen Bradley. (6)

Andrew Lang "The Green Fairy Book", Longmans, 1892, 1st Edn, orig.cloth, hinges reinforced and new endpapers,

Lot: 78

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £54
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Andrew Lang The Green Fairy Book, Longmans, 1892, 1st Edn, orig.cloth, hinges reinforced and new endpapers, VG internally; Charles Perrault Old-Time Stories, Constable, 1921, 1st Edn., illustrated by Heath Robinson including 6 tipped-in plates, VG; and 3 others. (5)

"The Comic Almanack: an Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities

Lot: 79

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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The Comic Almanack: an Ephemeris in Jest and Earnest, Containing Merry Tales, Humorous Poetry, Quips, and Oddities …..with many hundred Illustrations by George Cruikshank and other artists, Chatto & Windus, 1878, the First Series, original gilt cloth, fine; occasional tone spot o/w VG internally; plus The Female Instructor; or, Young Woman’s Guide to Domestic Happiness, Thomas Kelly, 1822, engraved frontisp & 5 (of 6) plates; tastefully rebound in modern calf, gilt. (2)

Children's and Illustrated selection 1880s to 1940s including works illustrated by Detmold, Cecil Aldin,

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Apr 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
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Children’s and Illustrated selection 1880s to 1940s including works illustrated by Detmold, Cecil Aldin, Harry Rountree etc; Alfred Crowquill ​Pictorial Grammar c.1880, Dorothy Rees Original Riddles in Rhyme c.1920, Evelyn Sharp The Other Side of the Sun, 1900, and others, some with chromo-litho artwork. Good to Fine (16)