Auction No 421, Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST
260 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)
Patrick O’Brian "Treason’s Harbour", "The Letter of the Marque" and "The Reverse of the Medal", all Folio Society first printings, 2010-2011,
Patrick O’Brian "Treason’s Harbour", "The Letter of the Marque" and "The Reverse of the Medal", all Folio Society first printings, 2010-2011,
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSPatrick O'Brian Treason's Harbour, The Letter of the Marque and The Reverse of the Medal, all Folio Society first printings, 2010-2011, in the issued slipcases, no ownership markings, the spine of Letter of the Marque slightly marked o/w fine. (3)
Patrick O’Brian "The Far Side of the World", "The Wine Dark Sea" and "Clarissa Oakes", all Folio Society first printings, 2011-2012,
Patrick O’Brian "The Far Side of the World", "The Wine Dark Sea" and "Clarissa Oakes", all Folio Society first printings, 2011-2012,
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £115
MORE DETAILSPatrick O'Brian The Far Side of the World, The Wine Dark Sea and Clarissa Oakes, all Folio Society first printings, 2011-2012, in the issued slipcases, no ownership markings, fine. (3)
Jeremy Collier (trans.) "The Emperor Marcus Antoninus:His Conversation With Himself. Together With the Preliminary Discourse of the Learned Gataker"
Jeremy Collier (trans.) "The Emperor Marcus Antoninus:His Conversation With Himself. Together With the Preliminary Discourse of the Learned Gataker"
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSJeremy Collier (trans.) The Emperor Marcus Antoninus: His Conversation With Himself. Together With the Preliminary Discourse of the Learned Gataker. Richard Sare, London, 1708, the second edition; quarter leather, marbled boards, backstrip worn and chipped at top; later endpapers; title page and final leaf darkened; occasional fox mark internally o/w good clean text; small ink signature top of title page, presentation inscription in Latin on reverse. (10),420pp.
Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan - The English and Latin Texts", edited by Noel Malcolm; Oxford, 2012, second impression, 2 volumes, fine in complete d/jkts
Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan - The English and Latin Texts", edited by Noel Malcolm; Oxford, 2012, second impression, 2 volumes, fine in complete d/jkts
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSThomas Hobbes Leviathan - The English and Latin Texts, edited by Noel Malcolm; Oxford, 2012, second impression, 2 volumes, fine in complete d/jkts, the jacket of one volume with slight scratch to spine. No inscriptions. [A third introductory volume by Noel Malcolm not included here]. (2)
Friedrich Nietzsche "Thus Spake Zarathustra, a Book for All and None", T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, 2nd Impression, orig. gilt cloth, uncut two sides,
Friedrich Nietzsche "Thus Spake Zarathustra, a Book for All and None", T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, 2nd Impression, orig. gilt cloth, uncut two sides,
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSFriedrich Nietzsche Thus Spake Zarathustra, a Book for All and None, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, 2nd Impression, orig. gilt cloth, uncut two sides, spine a little marked, front endpaper laid down to pastedown covering a bookplate, small library stamp on reverse of title page, fine internally; together with Frau Forster Nietzsche The Lonely Nietzsche, Heinemann, 1915, First Edition, gilt cloth, spine faded, eight photo-plates. (2)
William Talbot "Twelve Sermons Preached on Several Subjects and Occasions", John Marshal and others, London, 1731, 2nd Edition;
William Talbot "Twelve Sermons Preached on Several Subjects and Occasions", John Marshal and others, London, 1731, 2nd Edition;
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSWilliam Talbot Twelve Sermons Preached on Several Subjects and Occasions, John Marshal and others, London, 1731, 2nd Edition; rebound in cloth with gilt leather title label, ribbon bookmarker; new endpapers, one bearing previous owner's attractive art-nouveau style bookplate; good clean text throughout marred only by some worming to lower margin affecting first 32 leaves, barely affecting text; decorative woodcut head & tail pieces to each sermon with historiated initials to opening paragraphs. (4),426pp.
"Part of the Spiritual Works, and some of the Letters, of the Celebrated Francis Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray", Warrington, 1825, 148pp
"Part of the Spiritual Works, and some of the Letters, of the Celebrated Francis Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray", Warrington, 1825, 148pp
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSPart of the Spiritual Works, and some of the Letters, of the Celebrated Francis Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray, Warrington, 1825, 148pp, bound with Vol.II of Thomas Chalmers The Chrisitan and Civic Economy of Large Towns, Glasgow, 1823; together with Spiritual Letters of Archbishop Fenelon – Letters to Women, Rivingtons, 1877; Dialogues on Eloquence in general; particularly that kind which is fit for the pulpit: by M. Fenelon, London, 1808; Extracts from the Writings of Francis Fenelon, London, 1805, 2nd Edition, full calf, front board re-attached with paper strip; and another. Four in fine modern rebinds, two with gilt leather titles. The Church in France with some sporadic foxing, others fine internally. (5)
A selection of leather-bound books, including [Daniel Defoe] "Giving Alms no Charity, and Employing the Poor", c.1704, a pamphlet;
A selection of leather-bound books, including [Daniel Defoe] "Giving Alms no Charity, and Employing the Poor", c.1704, a pamphlet;
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSA selection of leather-bound books, including [Daniel Defoe] Giving Alms no Charity, and Employing the Poor, c.1704, a pamphlet; Gustave Masson La Lyre Francaise, Macmillan, 1890, full leather by Bumpus; Arthur Stanley Lectures on the History of The Eastern Church, 1876, with hand-coloured map, spine stained; Lytton Rienzi, The Last of the Roman Tribunes, prize binding of 1899; Wesleyan Juvenile Offering volumes for 1854 and 1857; John Ruskin Praeterita. Outlines of Scenes and Thoughts, 1886-87, two volumes; and Ouevres de J.P. Marat, Paris, 1869. Apart from The Eastern Church bindings are in good to fine condition, five in full leather. (19)
June Thomson crime fiction, all Constable published First Editions in complete d/jackets including "The Secret Documents of Sherlock Holmes"
June Thomson crime fiction, all Constable published First Editions in complete d/jackets including "The Secret Documents of Sherlock Holmes"
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSJune Thomson crime fiction, all Constable published First Editions in complete d/jackets including The Secret Documents of Sherlock Holmes (signed by the author); Not One of Us; Deadly Relations (signed by the author); and To Make a Killing (slight tear to rear panel of the d/jkt). No ownership inscriptions. Jackets all mylar or durasleeve protected. VG/VF (11)
Rex Stout crime fiction, all first editions including "The Final Deduction", Collins 1962 (export edition) in near complete d/jkt (
Rex Stout crime fiction, all first editions including "The Final Deduction", Collins 1962 (export edition) in near complete d/jkt (
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSRex Stout crime fiction, all first editions including The Final Deduction, Collins 1962 (export edition) in near complete d/jkt (just nibbled at foot of spine); The Silent Speaker, Viking Press, 1946; and Too Many Clients, Collins 1961 in VG d/jkt. No ownership inscriptions and VG bindings. The jackets of The Silent Speaker and Bad For Business with pieces missing. (6)
E.A. Bennett [Arnold Bennett] "A Man from the North", John Lane, 1898, First Edition, first issue with publisher’s catalogue dated 1897;
E.A. Bennett [Arnold Bennett] "A Man from the North", John Lane, 1898, First Edition, first issue with publisher’s catalogue dated 1897;
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £68
MORE DETAILSE.A. Bennett [Arnold Bennett] A Man from the North, John Lane, 1898, First Edition, first issue with publisher's catalogue dated 1897; original red cloth with silver lettering, fading to spine, uncut two sides; endpapers browned o/w fine internally; contemp. ownership signature to front endpaper. The author's first novel.
Arnold Bennett "Sacred and Profane Love", Chatto & Windus,1905, First Edition, publisher’s catalogue at rear dated June 1905;
Arnold Bennett "Sacred and Profane Love", Chatto & Windus,1905, First Edition, publisher’s catalogue at rear dated June 1905;
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSArnold Bennett Sacred and Profane Love, Chatto & Windus, 1905, First Edition, publisher's catalogue at rear dated June 1905; original blue cloth, gilt, front board slightly marked; some sporadic light foxing and creasing to text.
Arnold Bennett selection with 19 first editions including "Anna of the Five Towns", 1902, and "The Gates of Wrath", 1903.
Arnold Bennett selection with 19 first editions including "Anna of the Five Towns", 1902, and "The Gates of Wrath", 1903.
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSArnold Bennett selection with 19 first editions including Anna of the Five Towns, 1902, and The Gates of Wrath, 1903. Mixed condition, a first edition of A Great Man ex-library with some heavy foxing. Also Rudyard Kipling The Five Nations, 1903. (30)
Arnold Bennett selection with 17 first editions including "Whom God Hath Joined", 1906, "The Card", 1911, "The Glimpse", 1909, "Hugo", 1906
Arnold Bennett selection with 17 first editions including "Whom God Hath Joined", 1906, "The Card", 1911, "The Glimpse", 1909, "Hugo", 1906
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSArnold Bennett selection with 17 first editions including Whom God Hath Joined, 1906, The Card, 1911, The Glimpse, 1909, Hugo, 1906, and Mediterranean Scenes, 1928 (in d/jkt, limited. edn.). Varied condition. Also biographical works by Marguerite Bennett and Reginald Pound both in d/jkts. (28)
James Boswell "The Life of Samuel Johnson", John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides,
James Boswell "The Life of Samuel Johnson", John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides,
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJames Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson, John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides, Vol. IV with fold-out map, fold-out plate in Vol.VI, engraved frontisp. & half-title to each volume, some wear to extremities; and Annandale The Works of Robert Burns, Blackie & Sons [1887], four of five volumes (lacking vol.2), gilt cloth, two with front board slightly marked, many fine tissue-guarded engravings. All very clean internally, the Boswells with previous owner's attractive art-nouveau bookplates. (11)
C.S. Evans "The Sleeping Beauty" illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Heinemann, 1920, 1st Edn.,
C.S. Evans "The Sleeping Beauty" illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Heinemann, 1920, 1st Edn.,
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSC.S. Evans The Sleeping Beauty illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Heinemann, 1920, 1st Edn., binding a little slack, tipped-in colour plate with crnr. crease; Genesis, The First Book of Moses, Wood Engravings by Hermann Fechenbach, Mowbrays, 1969, 1st Edn., signed & inscribed by the artist, in VG d/jkt; plus bound volumes of Girl's Own Annual for 1890 and 1907. (4)
The 1926 General Strike, pair of anti-strike posters, one issued in the name of Sir John Simon M.P., each 36 x 24”, with folds;
The 1926 General Strike, pair of anti-strike posters, one issued in the name of Sir John Simon M.P., each 36 x 24”, with folds;
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe 1926 General Strike, pair of anti-strike posters, one issued in the name of Sir John Simon M.P., each 36 x 24”, with folds; and a [Liverpool] Daily Post billboard poster concerning the Mersey Pilot Boat Disaster. VG (3)
Ernest Warrillow "A Sociological History of the City of Stoke-on-Trent", Ironmarket Press, 1977, quarto, full leather, gilt;
Ernest Warrillow "A Sociological History of the City of Stoke-on-Trent", Ironmarket Press, 1977, quarto, full leather, gilt;
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSErnest Warrillow A Sociological History of the City of Stoke-on-Trent, Ironmarket Press, 1977, quarto, full leather, gilt; gift inscription to front endpaper o/w fine; photographic illustrations. 728pp. Scarce title.
W.T. Fitzgerald "An Independent Tribute to the Memory of The Right Hon. William Pitt", 1806, a broadside, engraved by Edward Orme,
W.T. Fitzgerald "An Independent Tribute to the Memory of The Right Hon. William Pitt", 1806, a broadside, engraved by Edward Orme,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSW.T. Fitzgerald An Independent Tribute to the Memory of The Right Hon. William Pitt, 1806, a broadside, engraved by Edward Orme, 49.5 x 35.3cm; portrait copper engraving with plate-marks visible, letterpress border and text; some light soiling especially to the upper margin which has two small tears at the periphery; lower margin has small slit from worming. A scarce broadside.
Edward Baines "History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster", 1824-25, 2 vols, later cloth,
Edward Baines "History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster", 1824-25, 2 vols, later cloth,
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 25th Oct 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £44
MORE DETAILSEdward Baines History, Directory & Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster, 1824-25, 2 vols, later cloth, (lacking maps/plans which were issued separately), and other North West of England books, pamphlets, guides, & maps, mostly 1950s to modern. (55 items)