Lot: 41
Thomas Babington Macaulay The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Longmans, 1850-61, 5 Volumes, octavo, rebound in fine half-leather bindings with gilt titles, marble-edged; some browning to the half-titles and final index pages o/w an attractive set. (5)
Lot: 42
Ernest W. Hornung Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front, Constable, 1919, first edition, original printed cloth, some minor peripheral wear, final page of text browned o/w VG; Hornung, author of the “Raffles” books, was a volunteer with the YMCA; the work includes a poignant chapter describing the search for his son’s grave who had been killed in action in 1915.
Lot: 43
A New General and Commercial Directory of Manchester and Salford, W. Whellan & Co., Manchester, 1852; octavo, rebound in fine modern three-quarter black morocco, gilt, red title label; the volume includes most of the Greater Manchester area including villages & hamlets; 932pp plus 38pp preface; list of bankers and adverts at rear. VG
Lot: 44
The National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XIV, Salford, National Publishing Co, London, n.d.; quarto, gilt cloth, VG; half-title and final page of text browned o/w fine internally. 360pp
Lot: 45
John Lindsay A Vindication of the Church of England, and of the Lawful Ministry thereof, Richard Wilkin and others, 1728; folio, bound in full panelled calf, a portion chipped away from upper left corner of front board, hinges weak; backstrip with gilt decoration to each compartment with fine gilt title; some damp-staining mainly confined to front and rear leaves. Text complete. Ownership signature of Sir Thomas Grosvenor (1693-1733) ancestor of the Dukes of Westminster whose bookplate is on the front pastedown dated 1884.
Lot: 46
James Croston Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire, John Heywood, 1882, one of 600 printed for subscribers; quarto, original gilt decorated cloth, foot of backstrip damaged with partial repair; contemporary ownership inscription of Abraham Lord of Alkrington Hall (son of one of the subscribers). Plates complete. Fine internally
Lot: 47
Paul Cohen-Portheim Time Stood Still, Dutton, New York, 1932, 4th printing; original printed cloth, VG; ownership signature on front pastedown scratched away o/w fine internally. An account of the Knockaloe Internment Camp, Isle of Man, during WWI. Scarce. 235pp
Lot: 48
Geoffrey Malins How I Filmed the War, Herbert Jenkins, 1920, first edition in the original printed green cloth, VG; 32pp of photo-plates; occasional light foxing to text. 307pp plus prelims.
Lot: 49
Richard Cannon Historical Records of the British Army: The Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers, London, 1847; original gilt cloth, fine; three fine hand-coloured plates.
Lot: 50
Christopher Wordsworth Ceremonies and Processions of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, Cambridge University Press, 1901, octavo, original gilt cloth, t.e.g., uncut elsewhere, browning to endpapers; includes woodcuts from the Sarum Processionale of 1502 and fine folding diagram. Pencilled notations to rear endpapers plus a few in the text. Good
Lot: 51
19th Century large folding Maps, chiefly European countries but including South America, all hand-coloured, mostly in outline only. One with splits along the fold o/w VG/Fine. (14)
Lot: 52
Silverstone Motorcycle Racing Programmes for the Hutchinson 100, 21st September 1957 and 13th September 1958, plus admission ticket for the 1957 fixture. Pencil annotations to score sheets o/w VG. (2)
Lot: 53
Liverpool F.C. Football Programmes, 1960s, both league and cup games, all home fixtures, some emphasis on 1963-1965 period. Good to VG (61)
Lot: 54
Manchester United Football Programmes 1958-1969, all different selection, league & cup games, 32 with Tokens removed. Also unused Token Sheet 1959/60. Mixed condition. (60)
Lot: 55
Manchester United Football Programmes 1958-70, all different selection, league & cup games, 29 with Tokens removed. Mixed condition. (59)
Lot: 56
H.C. Folkard The Wild-Fowler, Piper, Stephenson & Spence, 1859, original gilt cloth, some wear, complete with 13 steel engravings, all (bar frontispiece) with tissue-guards; few plates with a damp stain at one corner (not affecting image); some skilful repairs to backstrip and prelims. Bookplate of John P. Ellames.
Lot: 57
James Forsyth The Sporting Rifle and its Projectiles, Smith Elder & Co., 1867, 2nd edition, revised & enlarged; re-cased, preserving original gilt cloth and endpapers, small repairs to top & foot of backstrip; fine internally, complete with 3 folding-plates. VG
Lot: 58
Rawdon B. Lee A History and Description of the Modern Dogs (Sporting Division) of Great Britain and Ireland, Horace Cox, 1893, octavo, original gilt cloth, re-cased with new endpapers; 26 fine tissue-guarded plates by Arthur Wardle. 584pp, plus adverts at rear. VG
Lot: 59
Thomas Thomson Sketch of the Progress of Physical Science, 1833, and Robert D. Thomson Sketch of the Recent Progress of Physical Science [1843], two pamphlets, neatly bound together with continuous pagination, in modern patterned boards. Lacking original wraps o/w fine. 76pp
Lot: 60
H.N. Hutchinson Creatures of Other Days, Chapman & Hall, 1894, octavo, original gilt pictorial cloth, fine; 24 plates & illustrations in text; some spotting to prelims and the uncut fore edge. 270pp plus 34pp of publisher’s advertisements.