Auction No 430, Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT
259 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)
English Poets, Oxford University Press, in full leather bindings, gilt, 1913-67, mostly 1943-51, the Elizabeth Barrett Browning a little faded,
English Poets, Oxford University Press, in full leather bindings, gilt, 1913-67, mostly 1943-51, the Elizabeth Barrett Browning a little faded,
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
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MORE DETAILSEnglish Poets, Oxford University Press, in full leather bindings, gilt, 1913-67, mostly 1943-51, the Elizabeth Barrett Browning a little faded, one with gift inscription, o/w fine and attractive lot. (11)
Wesleyan interest including John Wesley "Sermons on Several Occasions", John Mason, 1863, 3 vols, gilt cloth;
Wesleyan interest including John Wesley "Sermons on Several Occasions", John Mason, 1863, 3 vols, gilt cloth;
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSWesleyan interest including John Wesley Sermons on Several Occasions, John Mason, 1863, 3 vols, gilt cloth; Early Days; or, The Wesleyan Scholars Guide for the Year 1858, John Mason, gilt cloth, engraved plates; a 1779 pamphlet; The Primitive Methodist Hymn Book, 1878, bound in full stippled leather, with brass edges and clasp, and a Book of Common Prayer with similar binding; Swindells Brentnall Street Wesleyan Sunday School, Stockport, 1916; plus five others (one ex-library), and a fine engraving of the Wesleyan Conference Office, London, c.1860. (15)
George Bellairs Crime Fiction, all Thriller Book Club editions in good to near-fine d/jkts, none price-clipped, no inscriptions,
George Bellairs Crime Fiction, all Thriller Book Club editions in good to near-fine d/jkts, none price-clipped, no inscriptions,
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
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MORE DETAILSGeorge Bellairs Crime Fiction, all Thriller Book Club editions in good to near-fine d/jkts, none price-clipped, no inscriptions, plus a duplicate Death in the Fearful Night with damp-stained d/jkt. (7)
George Sims thrillers, all first editions, comprising "Deadhand", Gollancz 1971; "The Keys of Death", Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed)
George Sims thrillers, all first editions, comprising "Deadhand", Gollancz 1971; "The Keys of Death", Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed)
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSGeorge Sims thrillers, all first editions, comprising Deadhand, Gollancz 1971; The Keys of Death, Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed by the author); The Sand Dollar, Gollancz 1969 (ownership inscription); and Coat of Arms, Macmillan 1984. All in fine d/jkts. Also Sleep No More, Gollancz, 1966 with some damage to spine of d/jkt. (5)
Derek Robinson "Damned Good Show", Cassell 2002, and "A Good Clean Fight", Harvill 1993, both fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, mylar-protected;
Derek Robinson "Damned Good Show", Cassell 2002, and "A Good Clean Fight", Harvill 1993, both fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, mylar-protected;
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
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MORE DETAILSDerek Robinson Damned Good Show, Cassell 2002, and A Good Clean Fight, Harvill 1993, both fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, mylar-protected; together with Dan Fesperman The Arms Maker of Berlin, Alfred Knopf 2009, first edition signed by the author. (3)
"Canonical Histories and Apocryphal Legends relating to the New Testament represented in drawings with a Latin text", Milan, 1873, privately printed,
"Canonical Histories and Apocryphal Legends relating to the New Testament represented in drawings with a Latin text", Milan, 1873, privately printed,
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
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MORE DETAILSCanonical Histories and Apocryphal Legends relating to the New Testament represented in drawings with a Latin text, Milan, 1873, privately printed, sm.folio, full vellum, gilt, darkened, gift inscription of 1874, fine internally, 160 illustrated pages + prelims; together with a Biblia Sacra, Paris 1839, half-leather, recased; and Francis Wormald The Winchester Psalter, Harvey Miller & Metcalf, 1973, in d/jkt. (3)
"The John Bull Magazine, and Literary Recorder" - Volume I [all published], James Smith, 1824, half-calf, some wear, gilt tile.
"The John Bull Magazine, and Literary Recorder" - Volume I [all published], James Smith, 1824, half-calf, some wear, gilt tile.
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSThe John Bull Magazine, and Literary Recorder - Volume I [all published], James Smith, 1824, half-calf, some wear, gilt tile. Contains a sonnet by ‘S.T.C.' (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). Spotting to prelims o/w fine internally. Front hinge weak.
Oliver Wendell Holmes "Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table", "The Poet at the Breakfast-Table", and "Professor at the Breakfast-Table", William Paterson
Oliver Wendell Holmes "Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table", "The Poet at the Breakfast-Table", and "Professor at the Breakfast-Table", William Paterson
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSOliver Wendell Holmes Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, The Poet at the Breakfast-Table, and Professor at the Breakfast-Table, William Paterson [1890s], in fine & attractive half-leather bindings, gilt, engraved bookplates of F. Reddaway. Some foxing to edge of text block of The Poet. (3)
Gwendoline Butler (a.k.a. Jennie Melville), a selection of UK First Editions in d/jkts including "Coffin in Malta" 1964, "The Interloper" 1959,
Gwendoline Butler (a.k.a. Jennie Melville), a selection of UK First Editions in d/jkts including "Coffin in Malta" 1964, "The Interloper" 1959,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSGwendoline Butler (a.k.a. Jennie Melville), a selection of UK First Editions in d/jkts including Coffin in Malta 1964, The Interloper 1959, A New Kind of Killer, an Old Kind of Death 1970, Raven's Forge 1975, and Burning is a Substitute for Loving 1963. Raven's Forge signed by the author, the text browned throughout. None price-clipped. Also Coffin for Baby 1963, ex-library. (7)
Historical Fiction, all fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, including John Gloag "Caesar of the Narrow Seas", Cassell 1969, and "Artorius Rex"
Historical Fiction, all fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, including John Gloag "Caesar of the Narrow Seas", Cassell 1969, and "Artorius Rex"
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSHistorical Fiction, all fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, including John Gloag Caesar of the Narrow Seas, Cassell 1969, and Artorius Rex, Cassell 1977; Meriol Trevor The New People, Macmillan 1957 & The Last of Britain, Macmillan 1956; and Bryher Roman Wall, Pantheon 1954. Also George Baker Whom Athene Loved, James Barrie 1950, fine First Edition in damaged d/jkt. Jackets mylar protected. No inscriptions. (7)
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including A.E. Maxwell "The Frog and the Scorpion", Doubleday 1986; Graham Ison "Blue Murder"
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including A.E. Maxwell "The Frog and the Scorpion", Doubleday 1986; Graham Ison "Blue Murder"
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £90
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MORE DETAILSModern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including A.E.Maxwell The Frog and the Scorpion, Doubleday 1986; Graham Ison Blue Murder, Little Brown & Co. 1996, and Working Girl, Severn House 2002; Anthony Gagliano Straits of Fortune, William Morrow 2007; and Jonathan Valin The Lime Pit, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1980. All fine in complete d/jkts; the works by Gagliano, Louise Erdrich, Martyn Waites, Priscilla Masters and Timothy Mo all signed by the authors, o/w uninscribed. (13)
H.P. Lovecraft (with August Derleth) "The Shadow Out of Time and other Tales of Horror", Gollancz 1968, First Edition in a complete d/jkt.
H.P. Lovecraft (with August Derleth) "The Shadow Out of Time and other Tales of Horror", Gollancz 1968, First Edition in a complete d/jkt.
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £22
MORE DETAILSH.P. Lovecraft (with August Derleth) The Shadow Out of Time and other Tales of Horror, Gollancz 1968, First Edition in a complete d/jkt. A second free endpaper appears to have been removed.
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including John Gregory Dunne "True Confessions", Dutton 1977;
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including John Gregory Dunne "True Confessions", Dutton 1977;
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £90
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MORE DETAILSModern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including John Gregory Dunne True Confessions, Dutton 1977; Roy Hart A Pretty Place for a Murder, Macmillan 1987; Kenneth Cook Chain of Darkness, Michael Joseph 1962; David Armstrong Until Dawn Tomorrow HarperCollins 1995; and Paul Bourquin The Lord of the Ravens, Faber 1961. All in VG/VF complete d/jkts, the works by Dunne, Karen Kijewski, and David Armstrong all signed by the author, o/w uninscribed. (14)
Signed First Editions, a selection of modern fiction, all in complete d/jkts (bar one) including Robert Skinner "Pale Shadow" 2001
Signed First Editions, a selection of modern fiction, all in complete d/jkts (bar one) including Robert Skinner "Pale Shadow" 2001
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSSigned First Editions, a selection of modern fiction, all in complete d/jkts (bar one) including Robert Skinner Pale Shadow 2001 and Blood to Drink 2000; Daniel Woodrell The Death of Sweet Mister 2002 (s/bk); Alan Wall Jacob 1993; Tobias Jones The Salati Case 2009; Gordon Burn Born Yesterday 2008; and Jonathan King Midnight Guardians, 2010. No other inscriptions. (11)
Modern First Editions in mainly fine d/jkts including Georges Simenon "The Rules of the Game" 1989; Timothy Holme "At the Lake of Sudden Death",
Modern First Editions in mainly fine d/jkts including Georges Simenon "The Rules of the Game" 1989; Timothy Holme "At the Lake of Sudden Death",
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
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MORE DETAILSModern First Editions in mainly fine d/jkts including Georges Simenon The Rules of the Game, 1989; Timothy Holme At the Lake of Sudden Death, 1987 and The Assisi Murders, 1985; Thomas Perry The Burglar, 2019 (signed); MacDonald Harris The Balloonist, 1977; Meriol Trevor The Two Kingdoms, 1973 (price-clipped); and Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, 1989. Also Walter Van Tilburg Clark Track of the Cat, 1950 and Henry Treece The Rebels 1953 in chipped d/jkts, the latter with ownership signature. (14)
Helen Stratton (illustrator) "Grimm's and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales: Selected and Edited for Little Folk", Blackie & Son, [1906];
Helen Stratton (illustrator) "Grimm's and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales: Selected and Edited for Little Folk", Blackie & Son, [1906];
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSHelen Stratton (illustrator) Grimm's and Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales: Selected and Edited for Little Folk, Blackie & Son, [1906]; tall 4to, pictorial cloth, gilt title, Harrod's bookplate ‘Awarded by Santa Claus'; 55 full-page colour plates (including frontispiece) of which six are double-page. In scarce and near-complete glassine wrapper. Some wear to inner hinges front & back.
William Paley "Sermons on Several Subjects", London 1808, 3rd Edition, half-leather gilt, marbled boards & endpapers,
William Paley "Sermons on Several Subjects", London 1808, 3rd Edition, half-leather gilt, marbled boards & endpapers,
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSWilliam Paley Sermons on Several Subjects, London 1808, 3rd Edition, half-leather gilt, marbled boards & endpapers, together with Paley's The Principles of Moral and Political Economy, London 1829, and Horae Paulinae: or, The Truth of the Scripture History of St. Paul, London 1805, both rebound in cloth with gilt leather titles. Previous owner's bookplates
Jeremy Taylor "The Worthy Communicant: or, A Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings, consequent to the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper"
Jeremy Taylor "The Worthy Communicant: or, A Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings, consequent to the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper"
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSJeremy Taylor The Worthy Communicant: or, A Discourse of the Nature, Effects, and Blessings, consequent to the Worthy Receiving of the Lords Supper, John Martyn, London, 1678, and The Beauties of Jeremy Taylor, London 1845, both rebound, gilt leather titles; together with Gother's Prayers for Sundays & Festivals, J. Smart, Wolverhampton, [1800], full leather, rebacked & recased, sporadic foxing. Previous owner's bookplates. (3)
Samuel Hopkinson "Religious and Moral Reflections", J. Harris, 1814, 2nd Edition, inscribed by the author on front endpaper, full tree-calf,
Samuel Hopkinson "Religious and Moral Reflections", J. Harris, 1814, 2nd Edition, inscribed by the author on front endpaper, full tree-calf,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSSamuel Hopkinson Religious and Moral Reflections, J. Harris, 1814, 2nd Edition, inscribed by the author on front endpaper, full tree-calf, gilt title; Bishop Ken Approach to the Holy Altar, John Murray, 1854, orig. gilt cloth; and [Mr. Rotherham] An Essay on Establishments in Religion, Newcastle 1767, 148pp, bound with five Tracts and Sermons of same date by various writers, front board detached. Good clean contents throughout. Previous owner's bookplates (3).
Manchester Gaiety Theatre "Christmas Annual", 1908, edited by Henry Austin and inscribed by him on front card cover.
Manchester Gaiety Theatre "Christmas Annual", 1908, edited by Henry Austin and inscribed by him on front card cover.
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSManchester Gaiety Theatre Christmas Annual, 1908, edited by Henry Austin and inscribed by him on front card cover. Bound in gilt cloth-covered boards. Numerous photo-plates. Light damp-staining to advertisements o/w fine internally. 168pp