Auction No 395, Category: Antiquarian
7 Lots (displaying 1 - 7)
Late-19th Century illustrated editions of "Robinson Crusoe", "Gulliver’s Travels" and "The Adventures of Don Quixote"
Late-19th Century illustrated editions of "Robinson Crusoe", "Gulliver’s Travels" and "The Adventures of Don Quixote"
Lot 29
Lot: 29
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSLate-19th Century illustrated editions of Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels and The Adventures of Don Quixote, all in pictorial cloth bindings, two with prize bookplates. VG (3)
John Ashton "The Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty- four Woodcuts", T. Fisher Unwin, 1887, octavo, illustrated vellum
John Ashton "The Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty- four Woodcuts", T. Fisher Unwin, 1887, octavo, illustrated vellum
Lot 31
Lot: 31
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSJohn Ashton The Legendary History of the Cross: A Series of Sixty-four Woodcuts, T. Fisher Unwin, 1887, octavo, illustrated vellum showing light spotting, gilt title, top of backstrip chipped, copper clasps fine; top side red, uncut elsewhere; endpapers browned o/w fine internally; the 64 woodcuts augmented by further illustrations in the introductory text. VG
G. S. Trebutien (Ed.) "Le Roman de Robert le Diable en Vers du XIII Siecle", Chez Silvestre, Paris, 1837;
G. S. Trebutien (Ed.) "Le Roman de Robert le Diable en Vers du XIII Siecle", Chez Silvestre, Paris, 1837;
Lot 32
Lot: 32
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSG. S. Trebutien (Ed.) Le Roman de Robert le Diable en Vers du XIII Siecle, Chez Silvestre, Paris, 1837; quarto, full gilt calf by Detmold of Melbourne, title label intact, lightly marked, rubbed at periphery; gilt edged, marbled endpapers, bookplate of John Duerdin; complete with all blank endpapers, 16pp introduction and main text which is embellished with woodcuts. Some occasional minor spotting o/w fine internally. No.115 of 130 printed
"Fables of Pilpay", J. Rivington and others, 1766, 4th Edition; and "Aesop’s Fables", J.Johnson and others, [1800?];
"Fables of Pilpay", J. Rivington and others, 1766, 4th Edition; and "Aesop’s Fables", J.Johnson and others, [1800?];
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSFables of Pilpay, J. Rivington and others, 1766, 4th Edition; and Aesop’s Fables, J. Johnson and others, [1800?]; contemporary leather bindings damaged and in need of restoration; engravings intact, latter by Thomas Bewick. (2)
William Oliver "A Practical Dissertation on Bath-Waters", T. Varnum, J. Osborn and others, London, 1716;
William Oliver "A Practical Dissertation on Bath-Waters", T. Varnum, J. Osborn and others, London, 1716;
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSWilliam Oliver A Practical Dissertation on Bath-Waters, T. Varnum, J. Osborn and others, London, 1716; 12mo, contemporary leather, worn, boards detached; endpapers intact, first four text leaves browned, occasional light toning elsewhere; viii,168pp
William H. Harvey "Phycologia Britannica: or, A History of British Sea-Weeds", L. Reeve, 1871, four volumes,
William H. Harvey "Phycologia Britannica: or, A History of British Sea-Weeds", L. Reeve, 1871, four volumes,
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £430
MORE DETAILSWilliam H. Harvey Phycologia Britannica: or, A History of British Sea-Weeds, L. Reeve, 1871, four volumes, quarto, original gilt cloth, fine; 360 hand-coloured plates (some folding) in excellent condition, some occasional minor spotting to text; together with Thomas Bell A History of British Stalk-Eyed Crustacea, J.Van Voorst, 1853, VG; and William Yarrell A History of British Fishes, J. Van Voorst, 1836, 2 vols in poor condition. (7)
Edmond Hoyle "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist", T. Osborne, 1747, 7th Edn, folding plate slightly trimmed;
Edmond Hoyle "A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist", T. Osborne, 1747, 7th Edn, folding plate slightly trimmed;
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 23rd Sep 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £320
MORE DETAILSEdmond Hoyle A Short Treatise on the Game of Whist, T. Osborne, 1747, 7th Edn, folding plate slightly trimmed; bound with Hoyle’s Treatise on Piquet (with Chess), 1746, 2nd Edn,, Back-Gammon 1745, 1st Edn, and Quadrille, F. Cogan, 1744; each section with separate pagination. Title page of Whist and final leaf damp-stained. Contemporary leather binding very worn, front board near detached.