Auction No 411, Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST
193 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)
Rex Stout "Too Many Clients", 1961, and "Before Midnight", 1956, both Collins 1st Editions in VG complete d/jkts, the latter with ownership stamp
Rex Stout "Too Many Clients", 1961, and "Before Midnight", 1956, both Collins 1st Editions in VG complete d/jkts, the latter with ownership stamp
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
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MORE DETAILSRex Stout Too Many Clients, 1961, and Before Midnight, 1956, both Collins 1st Editions in VG complete d/jkts, the latter with ownership stamp to front endpaper and library stamp on reverse of title page; together with the United States 1st Edn of Before Midnight Viking Press, 1955, in a damaged d/jkt. (3)
Rex Stout crime fiction selection, all in d/jkts, mostly Collins 1st Edns, plus two second impressions; and two Viking 1st Edns
Rex Stout crime fiction selection, all in d/jkts, mostly Collins 1st Edns, plus two second impressions; and two Viking 1st Edns
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £170 - £200
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRex Stout crime fiction selection, all in d/jkts, mostly Collins 1st Edns, plus two second impressions; and two Viking 1st Edns including The Silent Speaker 1946 in damaged d/jkt; most jackets are good to fine but Bad for Business has pieces missing and Black Orchids (a 2nd impression) is heavily tape-stained. Trio for Blunt Instruments is ex-library, The Father Hunt has an ownership signature. (12)
G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie and others "The Floating Admiral", Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1932, 1st US Edn, VG in a fine facsimile d/jkt,
G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie and others "The Floating Admiral", Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1932, 1st US Edn, VG in a fine facsimile d/jkt,
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSG.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie and others The Floating Admiral, Doubleday, Doran & Co, 1932, 1st US Edn, VG in a fine facsimile d/jkt, top of front endpaper chipped; and the Macmillan 1981 re-issue in fine d/jkt, the text browned throughout due to paper quality. No inscriptions. (2)
H.C. Bailey "Honour Among Thieves", Macdonald & Co., 1947, First Edition in edgeworn but o/w complete d/jkt with couple of small closed tears;
H.C. Bailey "Honour Among Thieves", Macdonald & Co., 1947, First Edition in edgeworn but o/w complete d/jkt with couple of small closed tears;
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSH.C. Bailey Honour Among Thieves, Macdonald & Co., 1947, First Edition in edgeworn but o/w complete d/jkt with couple of small closed tears; light tanning to endpapers o/w fine internally. Spotting to edge of textblock.
Josephine Bell crime fiction 1940s/70s, all bar one in mostly good to fine d/jkts,but "A Well-Known Face" worn and "Such A Nice Client" price-clipped
Josephine Bell crime fiction 1940s/70s, all bar one in mostly good to fine d/jkts,but "A Well-Known Face" worn and "Such A Nice Client" price-clipped
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £120
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MORE DETAILSJosephine Bell crime fiction 1940s/70s, all bar one in mostly good to fine d/jkts but A Well-Known Face very worn and Such A Nice Client price-clipped; mostly first editions, The Port of London Murders and Death at Half-Term 1940s reprints; three have ownership inscriptions; a few with foxing/toning to prelims especially New People at the Hollies. (9)
George Bellairs crime fiction, mostly 1960s Thriller Book Club Editions but including Giffford originals comprising "The Murder of a Quack"
George Bellairs crime fiction, mostly 1960s Thriller Book Club Editions but including Giffford originals comprising "The Murder of a Quack"
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSGeorge Bellairs crime fiction, mostly 1960s Thriller Book Club Editions but including Giffford originals comprising The Murder of a Quack (1943, gift inscription) in very faded cloth, and The Case of the Demented Spiv (undated), VG, in a very worn d/jkt; the remainder all in the jackets, of variable quality, generally VG or better. (12)
Christopher Bush first edition crime fiction in d/jkts, published by Macdonald (3) or Macmillan (3, USA), the jackets with some wear
Christopher Bush first edition crime fiction in d/jkts, published by Macdonald (3) or Macmillan (3, USA), the jackets with some wear
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSChristopher Bush first edition crime fiction in d/jkts, published by Macdonald (3) or Macmillan (3, USA), the jackets with some wear but complete/near-complete (two slightly chipped); The Case of the Good Employer ex-library. (6)
Gwendoline Butler "The Dull Dead", Geoffrey Bles,1958, 1st Edition in a slightly edgeworn but o/w complete d/jkt; VG internally, without inscriptions.
Gwendoline Butler "The Dull Dead", Geoffrey Bles,1958, 1st Edition in a slightly edgeworn but o/w complete d/jkt; VG internally, without inscriptions.
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSGwendoline Butler The Dull Dead, Geoffrey Bles, 1958, 1st Edition in a slightly edgeworn but o/w complete d/jkt; VG internally, without inscriptions.
Gwendoline Butler crime fiction, all published by Geoffrey Bles, comprising "The Interloper", 1959, 1st Edn in edgeworn & slightly chipped d/jkt,
Gwendoline Butler crime fiction, all published by Geoffrey Bles, comprising "The Interloper", 1959, 1st Edn in edgeworn & slightly chipped d/jkt,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSGwendoline Butler crime fiction, all published by Geoffrey Bles, comprising The Interloper, 1959, 1st Edn in edgeworn & slightly chipped d/jkt, fine internally; Coffin in Oxford, 1st Edn in the usual amended price d/jkt which has a large piece missing from top of the front panel, fine internally; and Death Lives Next Door, 1960, 2nd impression in VG d/jkt, library stamp at foot of first page of text. (3)
Late-19th/early 20th Century children's & illustrated selection including Rosina Emmet "Pretty Peggy and Other Ballads", Dodd, Mead & Co, 1880;
Late-19th/early 20th Century children's & illustrated selection including Rosina Emmet "Pretty Peggy and Other Ballads", Dodd, Mead & Co, 1880;
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £150
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLate-19th/early 20th Century children's & illustrated selection including Rosina Emmet Pretty Peggy and Other Ballads, Dodd, Mead & Co, 1880; Hoffmann The English Struwwelpeter, Griffith, Farrar, Browne & Co; Walter Crane The Baby's Bouquet Routledge, text loose [1878]; The Motograph Moving Picture Book, Bliss, Sands & Co, complete with transparency device (text loose); Harry Payne Our Volunteers, Raphael Tuck; W. Heath Robinson Some Frightful War Pictures, Duckworth, 1915; and various others, plus a one later title. Mixed condition with worn and grubby covers but generally good internally. (14)
1867 rare In Memoriam card for The Manchester Martyrs (aka The Three Fenians) executed at New Bailey prison on Nov. 30th.
1867 rare In Memoriam card for The Manchester Martyrs (aka The Three Fenians) executed at New Bailey prison on Nov. 30th.
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILS1867 rare In Memoriam card for The Manchester Martyrs (aka The Three Fenians) executed at New Bailey prison on Nov. 30th. The three Irish Nationalists were involved in the escape of two senior republicans from a police van in September 1867 during which a policeman was killed. Some staining and worn corners. Complete with research notes.
Greville Wynne "The Man from Odessa", Robert Hale, 1981, 1st Edn, in a VG complete d/jkt; small ownership label to front pastedown. Fine internally.
Greville Wynne "The Man from Odessa", Robert Hale, 1981, 1st Edn, in a VG complete d/jkt; small ownership label to front pastedown. Fine internally.
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSGreville Wynne The Man from Odessa, Robert Hale, 1981, 1st Edn, in a VG complete d/jkt; small ownership label to front pastedown. Fine internally. 255pp + photo-plates.
"The Nelson Dispatch: Journal of the Nelson Society", 1985-2004, mainly 1990s/2000s, 42 issues (one with cover stained), and nine related monographs,
"The Nelson Dispatch: Journal of the Nelson Society", 1985-2004, mainly 1990s/2000s, 42 issues (one with cover stained), and nine related monographs,
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Nelson Dispatch: Journal of the Nelson Society, 1985-2004, mainly 1990s/2000s, 42 issues (one with cover stained), and nine related monographs, two heavily duplicated. All A5 softbacks. Mainly fine. (100)
Alfred Ingham "A History of Altrincham and Bowdon", 1879; James Cocks "Memorials of Hatherlow", 1895;
Alfred Ingham "A History of Altrincham and Bowdon", 1879; James Cocks "Memorials of Hatherlow", 1895;
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSAlfred Ingham A History of Altrincham and Bowdon, 1879; James Cocks Memorials of Hatherlow, 1895; and Woods & Brown The Rise and Progress of Wallasey, 1960; all in the original bindings, worn, with bumped corners, but VG/Fine internally with all plates. (3)
Nelson related softback publications, 1980s/2000s, with 37 different titles, some much duplicated; plus 1980s/90s issues of "The Nelson Dispatch,
Nelson related softback publications, 1980s/2000s, with 37 different titles, some much duplicated; plus 1980s/90s issues of "The Nelson Dispatch,
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSNelson related softback publications, 1980s/2000s, with 37 different titles, some much duplicated; plus 1980s/90s issues of The Nelson Dispatch, Journal of the Nelson Society (22), plus facsimile newspapers and drawings of HMS Victory. VG/VF (Large qty, over 10 kilos)
Herbert Tichy "Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods", Methuen,1957, First English Edition, fine, in a VG near complete d/jkt
Herbert Tichy "Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods", Methuen,1957, First English Edition, fine, in a VG near complete d/jkt
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £74
MORE DETAILSHerbert Tichy Cho Oyu: By Favour of the Gods, Methuen, 1957, First English Edition, fine, in a VG near complete d/jkt (slightly chipped at foot of spine), slight browning to d/jkt, complete with 26 plates (4 coloured). 196pp
Robert Morden "Leicestershire", 1695 (or later), sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham & John Churchill. Hand coloured map. 45 x 60cm. Set in a card mount.
Robert Morden "Leicestershire", 1695 (or later), sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham & John Churchill. Hand coloured map. 45 x 60cm. Set in a card mount.
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRobert Morden Leicestershire, 1695 (or later), sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham & John Churchill. Hand coloured map. 45 x 60cm. Set in a card mount. Central fold (as issued). VG
"Our Beautiful Homeland. Painted by Ernest W. Haslehust". Gresham, 1940s, eight various volumes, all with the colour plates,
"Our Beautiful Homeland. Painted by Ernest W. Haslehust". Gresham, 1940s, eight various volumes, all with the colour plates,
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSOur Beautiful Homeland. Painted by Ernest W. Haslehust. Gresham, 1940s, eight various volumes, all with the colour plates, mixed condition; together with two other illustrated works, one ex-library. (10)
Stanley Matthews autographed magazine cutting, together with first edition of his book "Feet First", Ewen & Dale, 1948. VG.
Stanley Matthews autographed magazine cutting, together with first edition of his book "Feet First", Ewen & Dale, 1948. VG.
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £15
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSStanley Matthews autographed magazine cutting, together with first edition of his book Feet First, Ewen & Dale, 1948. VG.
Passenger Ships ephemera with much 1950s/60s, some earlier, from wide range of companies including Cunard, P&O, Furness Withy, Union Castle etc; with
Passenger Ships ephemera with much 1950s/60s, some earlier, from wide range of companies including Cunard, P&O, Furness Withy, Union Castle etc; with
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Aug 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £135
MORE DETAILSPassenger Ships ephemera with much 1950s/60s, some earlier, from wide range of companies including Cunard, P&O, Furness Withy, Union Castle etc; with many Menus, plus passenger lists, shore guides, and other items. Good to fine. (185+)