Lot: 61
[Julia] Pardoe, and William Bartlett (illustrator) The Beauties of the Bosphorus, George Virtue, 1839, quarto, bound in full morocco, gilt, for Mrs. J.A. Mead, a little worn at extremities, marbled endpapers with gilt leather turn-ins, a.e.g.; the plates (with map) complete; foxing to title page and all the plates to varying degrees, generally confined to plate margins; margin of pp.109/110 torn and repaired.
Lot: 62
L.T. Ventouillac Paris and its Environs displayed in a Series of Picturesque Views, Robert Jennings, 1829, Vol.1 (of two); quarto, half leather, gilt, worn at extremities, marbled boards; 116pp of bilingual text and 116 engraved views. Browning/foxing to varying degrees, mainly affecting the text and plate margins. (Vol.2 issued in 1831)
Lot: 63
George Virtue, Thomas Allen and others Virtue's Picturesque Beauties of Great Britain – Kent, G. Virtue, London [1833]; quarto, half-leather, marbled boards, spine very worn; lacks half-title o/w VG internally with engraved title page, fine folding map and 62 pages with 123 engravings; a few plates affected by foxing, some faint damp-staining to upper margin of six plates but largely clean and attractive.
Lot: 64
G. N. Wright Ireland Illustrated, from original drawings, H. Fisher, Son, & Jackson, London 1831, half-calf, gilt, marbled boards, VG; fine internally with all engraved plates; together with another copy, without binding & endpapers o/w complete & fairly clean; and J. Stirling Coyne The Scenery and Antiquities of Ireland, G. Virtue, Vol.1 only in poor binding, the plates complete, foxed at periphery. (3)
Lot: 65
The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain, Virtue & Co, [1842], illustrated by W.H. Bartlett and others, two volumes bound as one; quarto, half-leather,gilt, some wear; 130 engraved plates, foxing to periphery of many plates, last eight plates with damp-staining at one corner.
Lot: 66
Thomas Moule Great Britain Illustrated: A Series of Original Views from Drawings by William Westall, Charles Tilt, 1830, quarto, half-leather, gilt, worn at extremities; contemp.ownership signature to front endpaper; engraved title page, 59 tissue-guarded plates with 118 engraved views. Occasional toning to plate margins but largely clean.
Lot: 67
G. N. Wright and Thomas Allen Lancashire, its History, Legends, and Manufactures, Peter Jackson, [c.1843], quarto, 2 vols (bound as one), half-morocco, gilt, some wear, frontispiece and engraved title foxed, the many plates generally free of foxing or with some spotting to the plate margins. Lacks maps. Approx 145 engravings.
Lot: 68
The Beauties of England and Wales: or Delineations Topographical, Historical and Descriptive, John Harris [1810-15], octavo, a bound volume of the plates only; full black morocco, gilt, worn a.e.g. Comprises engraved title page and 172 engraved plates. Variable foxing throughout, generally light or confined to plate margins.
Lot: 69
Antique Maps of Britain (many County maps), European countries and Overseas, 18th & 19th Century, mostly coloured in outline, some fully-coloured, a few torn, mostly VG/Fine. (76). Also Souvenir of the Isle of Man with 12 colour plates.
Lot: 70
Thomas Rose Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham & Northumberland Illustrated from original drawings by Thomas Allom, Fisher, Son, & Co., 1832; quarto, 3 vols (bound in two) in poor half-leather bindings; VG internally with the many tissue-guarded plates, some with browning (confined to plate margins); appears to lack General View of Windermere Lake. 214 engraved views plus engraved title pages.
Lot: 71
John Piper Oxon, Batsford's Shell Guides series, [1938] pictorial card wraps, edgeworn, the comb-binding with small fault, two small ink marks to text on p.21 and slight stain to p.19 o/w fine internally; together with the cloth-bound version, spine darkened, ownership initial top of publications list o/w fine internally. (2)
Lot: 72
John Piper and John Betjeman Shropshire, Faber & Faber, Shell Guide series, 1951, 1st Edn, signed by John Betjeman on title page, VG condition, in the issued d/jkt which is damaged and tape repaired; together with damaged Shell Guides for Devon (ring-bound, cloth covers) and Somerset (spiral bound, card wraps). (3)
Lot: 73
A collection of Shell Guides (30), 1950s to early 1970s, almost all in VG/VF dustjackets, three signed by the author, several with ownership signatures; together with Shell Shilling Guides (10) and other UK topography. Mostly VG/Fine. (51 items). This lot is accompanied by a CD showing images of the books.
Lot: 74
Carton of Railway Ephemera 1870s to modern with high proportion pre-BR (much pre-Grouping); with railway paperwork & correspondence, instruction books, few plans, etc. Varied condition. (Many 100s)
Lot: 75
An Ace Trains ‘0' Gauge LMS Celebration Class 4-4-0 Locomotive and Tender, mint condition in fine original box.
Lot: 76
An Ace Trains ‘0' Gauge BR A4 Class “Bittern” Locomotive and Tender, with second Tender, commissioned by Modelfair.com, No.42 of 50, mint condition, in original box. Box slightly marked o/w fine. With certificate.
Lot: 77
An Ace Trains vintage ‘0' Gauge LNER C/4 Corridor Coach set, mint condition in fine original box.
Lot: 78
Collection of 50 sets in three modern albums, mostly 1930s Wills issues but including Gallaher Dogs 1934 (captions in Block). Some mixed condition but most are VG/VF
Lot: 79
Collection of 45 post-1950 Trade Card sets and a near-set in plastic sleeves, all in fine condition including Golden Fleece Pedigree Dogs, Bassett Popular Dogs (two sets) and Disney – Health & Safety, British Automatic Dogs, a Series (31/32), Cadbury Age of the Dinosaur, Amaran Tea Dogs' Heads (two sets), Bishop Stortford Dairy Dogs' Heads, etc. (Many 100s)
Lot: 80
Extensive accumulation in plastic sleeves, few old albums, loose or in packets, with numerous sets, plus part-sets & odds; includes Wills' (NZ) Riders of the World 1926 fine set and some other better. Many of the sets are modern repro. Mixed condition. (1000s) (10 kilos)