Auction No 431, Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT
334 Lots (displaying 161 - 180)
George Sims thrillers, all 1st editions, comprising "Deadhand", Gollancz 1971; "The Keys of Death", Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed by the author);
George Sims thrillers, all 1st editions, comprising "Deadhand", Gollancz 1971; "The Keys of Death", Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed by the author);
Lot 161
Lot: 161
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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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 162
Lot: 162
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £8
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)
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 163
Lot: 163
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
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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 164
Lot: 164
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
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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 165
Lot: 165
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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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)
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 166
Lot: 166
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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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)
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", 1987
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", 1987
Lot 167
Lot: 167
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
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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)
"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 168
Lot: 168
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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)
Alan Moorehead "The Rage of the Vulture", Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First Edn., in very scarce d/jkt, the author’s first novel.
Alan Moorehead "The Rage of the Vulture", Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First Edn., in very scarce d/jkt, the author’s first novel.
Lot 169
Lot: 169
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSAlan Moorehead The Rage of the Vulture, Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First Edn., in very scarce d/jkt, the author's first novel. The d/jkt worn and chipped in places.
James Andrews (1801-76): Botanical studies. A selection of hand-coloured lithographs. Initialled ‘JA' in the designs. Published c.1865.
James Andrews (1801-76): Botanical studies. A selection of hand-coloured lithographs. Initialled ‘JA' in the designs. Published c.1865.
Lot 170
Lot: 170
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSJames Andrews (1801-76): Botanical studies. A selection of hand-coloured lithographs. Initialled ‘JA' in the designs. Published c.1865. Lithographed outlines by J.R. Jobbins. In soft mounts, suitable for framing. Image sizes 19.2 x 12cm. Fine (5)
C.H. Dick "Highways and Byways in Galloway and Carrick", Macmillan, 1916, first edition, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, folding map;
C.H. Dick "Highways and Byways in Galloway and Carrick", Macmillan, 1916, first edition, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, folding map;
Lot 171
Lot: 171
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSC.H. Dick Highways and Byways in Galloway and Carrick, Macmillan, 1916, first edition, illustrations by Hugh Thomson, folding map; and others, mostly Scotland, with interest in hiking & topography, many in d/jkts (one ex-library). (41)
George Bridge "The Mountains of England and Wales", 1973, first edition, in d/jkt; Gray "The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui", 1970, first edn., in d/jkt;
George Bridge "The Mountains of England and Wales", 1973, first edition, in d/jkt; Gray "The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui", 1970, first edn., in d/jkt;
Lot 172
Lot: 172
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- Est: £70 - £100
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MORE DETAILSGeorge Bridge The Mountains of England and Wales, 1973, first edition, in d/jkt; Gray The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui, 1970, first edn., in d/jkt; Robertson George Mallory, 1969, first edn., in d/jkt; and related works from 1906. (44)
Lake District interest including Sansom "Climbing at Wasdale Before the First World War", 1982, first edn., in d/jkt; Dudley Hoys "Below Scafell"
Lake District interest including Sansom "Climbing at Wasdale Before the First World War", 1982, first edn., in d/jkt; Dudley Hoys "Below Scafell"
Lot 173
Lot: 173
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
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MORE DETAILSLake District interest including Sansom Climbing at Wasdale Before the First World War, 1982, first edn., in d/jkt; Dudley Hoys Below Scafell, 1956, in d/jkt, signed by the author; Nancy Price Vagabond's Way, 1914, first edn., gilt cloth, some fox marks; and others, many in d/jkts, Hunter Davies' Wainwright signed by the author. (32)
Mountaineering and Rambling with many Wales related, plus few West of England, and some Alpine titles; many in d/jkts, some mixed condition. (36)
Mountaineering and Rambling with many Wales related, plus few West of England, and some Alpine titles; many in d/jkts, some mixed condition. (36)
Lot 174
Lot: 174
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSMountaineering and Rambling with many Wales related, plus few West of England, and some Alpine titles; many in d/jkts, some mixed condition. (36)
"Beneath the Lakeland Fells: Cumbria’s Mining Heritage", Red Earth, 1992, in d/jkt; and a selection of other Lake District titles from 1899,
"Beneath the Lakeland Fells: Cumbria’s Mining Heritage", Red Earth, 1992, in d/jkt; and a selection of other Lake District titles from 1899,
Lot 175
Lot: 175
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSBeneath the Lakeland Fells: Cumbria's Mining Heritage, Red Earth, 1992, in d/jkt; and a selection of other Lake District titles from 1899, many of fell-walking interest, many in d/jkts. (40)
Highland photography, mostly Scotland but including Poucher "The Surrey Hills", 1949 and "Peak Panorama", 1946, both first edns., in d/jkts,
Highland photography, mostly Scotland but including Poucher "The Surrey Hills", 1949 and "Peak Panorama", 1946, both first edns., in d/jkts,
Lot 176
Lot: 176
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
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MORE DETAILSHighland photography, mostly Scotland but including Poucher The Surrey Hills, 1949 and Peak Panorama, 1946, both first edns., in d/jkts, and other works by Poucher incl.The Magic of Skye, 1949, first edn. Surrey Hills with small tape stains to endpapers. (32)
W.T. Palmer "The English Lakes painted by A. Heaton Cooper", A. & C. Black,1905, de-luxe edition, No.126 of 250, signed by the artist
W.T. Palmer "The English Lakes painted by A. Heaton Cooper", A. & C. Black,1905, de-luxe edition, No.126 of 250, signed by the artist
Lot 177
Lot: 177
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £120
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MORE DETAILSW.T. Palmer The English Lakes painted by A. Heaton Cooper, A. & C. Black, 1905, de-luxe edition, No.126 of 250, signed by the artist on limitation page, decorated cloth, top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere; foot of spine a little frayed, small stain to left of front board; armorial bookplate of James B. Gallie; together with W. Heaton Cooper The Tarns of Lakeland, 1960, in VG d/jkt, and The Hills of Lakeland 1938; Renouf The Lake Artists Society – A Centenary Celebration, 2004, in d/jkt; and related titles. (8)
Mountaineering in the Himalayas, a collection, many in d/jkts including W.H. Murray "The Scottish Himalayan Expedition", 1951, first edn;
Mountaineering in the Himalayas, a collection, many in d/jkts including W.H. Murray "The Scottish Himalayan Expedition", 1951, first edn;
Lot 178
Lot: 178
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
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MORE DETAILSMountaineering in the Himalayas, a collection, many in d/jkts including W.H. Murray The Scottish Himalayan Expedition, 1951, first edn; M.S. Kohli Nine Atop Everest, 1989, first edn; Ullman High Conquest, 1943 (Travel Book Club); Chris Bonington The Everest Years, 1986, signed first; John Jackson More Than Mountains 1955, signed first; Noyce Climbing the Fish's Tail, 1958, first edn; and various others (3 ex-library). (37)
Mountaineering, Adventure and Exploration with many first editions including Irving "The Romance of Mountaineering", 1935, in d/jkt;
Mountaineering, Adventure and Exploration with many first editions including Irving "The Romance of Mountaineering", 1935, in d/jkt;
Lot 179
Lot: 179
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £90
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MORE DETAILSMountaineering, Adventure and Exploration with many first editions including Irving The Romance of Mountaineering, 1935, in d/jkt; Connaughton Descent Into Chaos – The Doomed Expedition to Low's Gully, 1996, in d/jkt; Scott Gino Watkins, 1935, gilt cloth; Azema The Conquest of Fitzroy, 1957, in poor d/jkt; and various others (3 ex-library) (36)
W. Heaton Cooper selection comprising "The Tarns of Lakeland" 1970, in d/jkt, signed by the author on half-title;
W. Heaton Cooper selection comprising "The Tarns of Lakeland" 1970, in d/jkt, signed by the author on half-title;
Lot 180
Lot: 180
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSW. Heaton Cooper selection comprising The Tarns of Lakeland, 1970, in d/jkt, signed by the author on half-title; The Lakes, 1970, laminated boards; The Hills of Lakeland, 1946, in worn d/jkt; Lakeland Portraits, 1954, first edn., gilt cloth; and Mountain Painter, 1984, in d/jkt, signed by the author on half-title. Also The English Lakes, 1925, illustrated by A. Heaton Cooper. The d/jkt of Tarns slightly pulled at top of spine. All very clean internally. (6)