Auction No 392, Category: Antiquarian
19 Lots (displaying 1 - 19)
John Payne "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night", Villon Society, 1882, 9 volumes, No.181 of 500 printed; and "Tales from the Arabic",
John Payne "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night", Villon Society, 1882, 9 volumes, No.181 of 500 printed; and "Tales from the Arabic",
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £300 - £400
SOLD £360
MORE DETAILSJohn Payne The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Villon Society, 1882, 9 volumes, No.181 of 500 printed; and Tales from the Arabic, Villon Society, 1884, 3 volumes, No.437 of 500; uniformly bound in superb full red morocco, gilt; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere. Occasional minor foxing o/w fine. (12)
"Letters of Edward Fitzgerald", Macmillan, 1894, 2 vols; and "Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883", Richard Bentley, 1895;
"Letters of Edward Fitzgerald", Macmillan, 1894, 2 vols; and "Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883", Richard Bentley, 1895;
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLetters of Edward Fitzgerald, Macmillan, 1894, 2 vols; and Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883, Richard Bentley, 1895; uniformly bound in half-vellum, gilt, bookplates of E.L. de Rothschild. Boards slightly bowed o/w VG (3)
"The Works of John Trafford Clegg: Stories, Sketches and Rhymes chiefly in the Rochdale Dialect", Aldine Press, Rochdale, 1898;
"The Works of John Trafford Clegg: Stories, Sketches and Rhymes chiefly in the Rochdale Dialect", Aldine Press, Rochdale, 1898;
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Works of John Trafford Clegg: Stories, Sketches and Rhymes chiefly in the Rochdale Dialect, Aldine Press, Rochdale, 1898; octavo, two volumes, original gilt cloth, VG; 18 b/w plates; fine internally though one tissue-guard has fox marks. (2)
Frederick G. Fleay "A Biographical Chronicle of the English Drama 1559-1642", Reeves & Turner, 1891, 2 Vols, quarter-leather, gilt;
Frederick G. Fleay "A Biographical Chronicle of the English Drama 1559-1642", Reeves & Turner, 1891, 2 Vols, quarter-leather, gilt;
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSFrederick G. Fleay A Biographical Chronicle of the English Drama 1559-1642, Reeves & Turner, 1891, 2 Vols, quarter-leather, gilt; top of spine to Vol.II slightly chipped, light foxing to endpapers, fine internally. 387+405pp. (2 vols)
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux "Discours Prononce a L’Academie Francoise le quatre Fevrier 1743…."
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux "Discours Prononce a L’Academie Francoise le quatre Fevrier 1743…."
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux Discours Prononce a L’Academie Francoise le quatre Fevrier 1743….lorsqu’il vint prendre séance a la place de feu M. l’Abbe’ de Hauteville. Avec la Reponse de M. l’Archeveque de Sens. Paris, 1743, title page + 22pp of text; later marbled boards, spine frayed with some loss; small bookplates of Lytton Strachey and Roger Senhouse. Clean text.
Phaedrus "Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae", [Aesop’s Fables] A.J. Valpy, 1822, 2 vols (bound into one), contemporary full leather, gilt,
Phaedrus "Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae", [Aesop’s Fables] A.J. Valpy, 1822, 2 vols (bound into one), contemporary full leather, gilt,
Lot 29
Lot: 29
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPhaedrus Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae, [Aesop’s Fables] A.J. Valpy, 1822, 2 vols (bound into one), contemporary full leather, gilt, some light wear, gilt edged.; bookplate of Robert Shafto Adair, neat ownership signature top of title page. Fine internally. 756pp plus index.
"Advertiser Notes and Queries. Reprinted from the Stockport Advertiser, Vol. IV", Stockport 1884; octavo, half-leather, gilt,
"Advertiser Notes and Queries. Reprinted from the Stockport Advertiser, Vol. IV", Stockport 1884; octavo, half-leather, gilt,
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSAdvertiser Notes and Queries. Reprinted from the Stockport Advertiser, Vol. IV, Stockport 1884; octavo, half-leather, gilt, some wear to extremities; marble-edged and endpapers. Fine internally. 197pp
"Sketches of Distinguished American Authors represented in Darley’s New National Picture entitled ‘Washington Irving and his Literary Friends..."
"Sketches of Distinguished American Authors represented in Darley’s New National Picture entitled ‘Washington Irving and his Literary Friends..."
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSSketches of Distinguished American Authors represented in Darley’s New National Picture entitled ‘Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside’. Irving Publishing Co., New York, 1863; a pamphlet, original printed wraps with some spotting, fine internally. Housed in a fine modern quarter-leather folder, gilt title, with silk ties.
George Trevelyan "The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay", Longmans,1876, 2 volumes; octavo, three-quarter red morocco, gilt,
George Trevelyan "The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay", Longmans,1876, 2 volumes; octavo, three-quarter red morocco, gilt,
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSGeorge Trevelyan The Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay, Longmans, 1876, 2 volumes; octavo, three-quarter red morocco, gilt, slight wear to extremities, ownership handstamp to front endpapers, fine internally. (2)
William Dansey "Horae Decanicae Rurales....Rural Deans..." 1844, 2nd Edn, 2 vols.
William Dansey "Horae Decanicae Rurales....Rural Deans..." 1844, 2nd Edn, 2 vols.
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSWilliam Dansey Horae Decanicae Rurales. An Attempt to Illustrate . . . the Name and Title, The Origin, Appointment, and Functions, Personal and Capitular, of Rural Deans. With a Few Incidental Remarks on The Rise and Decay of Rural Bishops. J. & J.G.F. Rivington, 1844, 2nd Edition; two volumes, tall octavo, bound in leather, gilt, with raised bands by Potter & Sons, York; marbled endpapers and top edge gilt; binding with few small abrasions o/w a fine set. (2)
Thomas Babington Macaulay "The History of England from the Accession of James the Second", Longmans, 1850-61, 5 Volumes,
Thomas Babington Macaulay "The History of England from the Accession of James the Second", Longmans, 1850-61, 5 Volumes,
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThomas Babington Macaulay The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Longmans, 1850-61, 5 Volumes, octavo, rebound in fine half-leather bindings with gilt titles, marble-edged; some browning to the half-titles and final index pages o/w an attractive set. (5)
"A New General and Commercial Directory of Manchester and Salford", W. Whellan & Co., Manchester,1852;
"A New General and Commercial Directory of Manchester and Salford", W. Whellan & Co., Manchester,1852;
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £140
SOLD £100
MORE DETAILSA New General and Commercial Directory of Manchester and Salford, W. Whellan & Co., Manchester, 1852; octavo, rebound in fine modern three-quarter black morocco, gilt, red title label; the volume includes most of the Greater Manchester area including villages & hamlets; 932pp plus 38pp preface; list of bankers and adverts at rear. VG
John Lindsay "A Vindication of the Church of England, and of the Lawful Ministry thereof", Richard Wilkin and others, 1728;
John Lindsay "A Vindication of the Church of England, and of the Lawful Ministry thereof", Richard Wilkin and others, 1728;
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJohn Lindsay A Vindication of the Church of England, and of the Lawful Ministry thereof, Richard Wilkin and others, 1728; folio, bound in full panelled calf, a portion chipped away from upper left corner of front board, hinges weak; backstrip with gilt decoration to each compartment with fine gilt title; some damp-staining mainly confined to front and rear leaves. Text complete. Ownership signature of Sir Thomas Grosvenor (1693-1733) ancestor of the Dukes of Westminster whose bookplate is on the front pastedown dated 1884.
James Croston "Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire", John Heywood, 1882, one of 600 printed for subscribers;
James Croston "Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire", John Heywood, 1882, one of 600 printed for subscribers;
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJames Croston Nooks and Corners of Lancashire and Cheshire, John Heywood, 1882, one of 600 printed for subscribers; quarto, original gilt decorated cloth, foot of backstrip damaged with partial repair; contemporary ownership inscription of Abraham Lord of Alkrington Hall (son of one of the subscribers). Plates complete. Fine internally
Richard Cannon "Historical Records of the British Army: The Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers", London, 1847; original gilt cloth, fine;
Richard Cannon "Historical Records of the British Army: The Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers", London, 1847; original gilt cloth, fine;
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £58
MORE DETAILSRichard Cannon Historical Records of the British Army: The Seventh Regiment, or the Royal Fusiliers, London, 1847; original gilt cloth, fine; three fine hand-coloured plates.
Christopher Wordsworth "Ceremonies and Processions of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury" Cambridge University Press, 1901,
Christopher Wordsworth "Ceremonies and Processions of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury" Cambridge University Press, 1901,
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSChristopher Wordsworth Ceremonies and Processions of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, Cambridge University Press, 1901, octavo, original gilt cloth, t.e.g., uncut elsewhere, browning to endpapers; includes woodcuts from the Sarum Processionale of 1502 and fine folding diagram. Pencilled notations to rear endpapers plus a few in the text. Good
H.C. Folkard "The Wild-Fowler", Piper, Stephenson & Spence, 1859, original gilt cloth, some wear, complete with 13 steel engravings,
H.C. Folkard "The Wild-Fowler", Piper, Stephenson & Spence, 1859, original gilt cloth, some wear, complete with 13 steel engravings,
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSH.C. Folkard The Wild-Fowler, Piper, Stephenson & Spence, 1859, original gilt cloth, some wear, complete with 13 steel engravings, all (bar frontispiece) with tissue-guards; few plates with a damp stain at one corner (not affecting image); some skilful repairs to backstrip and prelims. Bookplate of John P. Ellames.
H.N. Hutchinson "Creatures of Other Days", Chapman & Hall, 1894, octavo, original gilt pictorial cloth, fine; 24 plates & illustrations in text;
H.N. Hutchinson "Creatures of Other Days", Chapman & Hall, 1894, octavo, original gilt pictorial cloth, fine; 24 plates & illustrations in text;
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSH.N. Hutchinson Creatures of Other Days, Chapman & Hall, 1894, octavo, original gilt pictorial cloth, fine; 24 plates & illustrations in text; some spotting to prelims and the uncut fore edge. 270pp plus 34pp of publisher’s advertisements.
L.F. Dimmick "A Discourse on the Moral Influence of Rail-Roads". Charles Whipple, Newburyport, Mass.,1841,
L.F. Dimmick "A Discourse on the Moral Influence of Rail-Roads". Charles Whipple, Newburyport, Mass.,1841,
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 13th May 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSL.F. Dimmick A Discourse on the Moral Influence of Rail-Roads. Charles Whipple, Newburyport, Mass., 1841, small format (32mo), original gilt cloth, backstrip chipped at extremities, hinges frayed; inscribed by the author on front endpaper to the editor of the New York Evangelist; text complete but foxing throughout; 125pp. Scarce