Auction No 431, Category: Antiquarian
54 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Richard Cookson (of Goosnargh) "Nine Hundred & Ninety-Nine Thoughts on Various Subjects", Preston, 1876, inscribed by the author, full leather,
Richard Cookson (of Goosnargh) "Nine Hundred & Ninety-Nine Thoughts on Various Subjects", Preston, 1876, inscribed by the author, full leather,
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £68
MORE DETAILSRichard Cookson (of Goosnargh) Nine Hundred & Ninety-Nine Thoughts on Various Subjects, Preston, 1876, inscribed by the author, full leather, gilt; Culpeper's British Herbal and Family Physician, Milner & Co, London, 12 hand-coloured plates, gilt cloth; Thomas Browne A Classical Dictionary for the Use of Schools, London, 1807, 2nd Edn., textured cloth, gilt; Lawson History of Remarkable Conspiracies, Constable, 1829, 2 vols, cloth, worn title labels; and other antiquarian in mixed condition. (11)
North West England interest including Rathbone "The Life of Kitty Wilkinson", Liverpool 1910; "Harwood’s Views of the Lakes", c.1842,
North West England interest including Rathbone "The Life of Kitty Wilkinson", Liverpool 1910; "Harwood’s Views of the Lakes", c.1842,
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSNorth West England interest including Rathbone The Life of Kitty Wilkinson, Liverpool 1910; Harwood's Views of the Lakes, c.1842, with 18 fine tissue-guarded plates; Birtill Over the Five Barred Gate, Chorley, 1967; Johnston Mawdsley Street Chapel, Bolton-Le-Moors 1808-1908, Sherratt & Hughes; and others including guides with some mixed condition. (25)
[Henrietta Wilson] "Things To Be Thought Of. Addressed to the Young", W.P. Kennedy, 1853, gilt calf, rubbed at periphery;
[Henrietta Wilson] "Things To Be Thought Of. Addressed to the Young", W.P. Kennedy, 1853, gilt calf, rubbed at periphery;
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[Henrietta Wilson] Things To Be Thought Of. Addressed to the Young, W.P. Kennedy, 1853, gilt calf, rubbed at periphery; The Poetical Works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber, Gall & Inglis, [1881], half leather, gilt, eight fine steel engravings; Compendium of Evidence of Christianity, D.Walther, 1821, six vols bound in three, half-leather, gilt, light foxing to preliminary leaves; and nine other antiquarian books in mixed condition. (12)
Almanacks for 1835, a bound volume of seven, including "The Gentleman’s Diary, or The Mathematical Repository"; "The Ladies’ Diary for….1835";
Almanacks for 1835, a bound volume of seven, including "The Gentleman’s Diary, or The Mathematical Repository"; "The Ladies’ Diary for….1835";
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSAlmanacks for 1835, a bound volume of seven, including The Gentleman's Diary, or The Mathematical Repository; The Ladies' Diary for….1835; Francis Moore Vox Stellarum; or, A Loyal Almanack; Gregory White's Coelestial Atlas; or, a New and Improved Ephemeris; all published by the Company of Stationers, London. Full grained morocco, gilt, t.e.g; bookplate of Joseph Turney Wood; each section with a paper ribbon marker tipped-in. Attractive item. (7 almanacks)
Albert Smith "The Natural History of ‘Stuck-Up’ People", "The Natural History of The Gent", and "The Natural History of the Ballet-Girl", D. Bogue,
Albert Smith "The Natural History of ‘Stuck-Up’ People", "The Natural History of The Gent", and "The Natural History of the Ballet-Girl", D. Bogue,
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSAlbert Smith The Natural History of ‘Stuck-Up' People, The Natural History of The Gent, and The Natural History of the Ballet-Girl, D. Bogue, 1847-51, bound together in a single volume, complete with the original pictorial wraps, gilt cloth; John MacGowan Infernal Conference: or Dialogues of Devils, Milner & Sowerby, Halifax, 1858, gilt cloth; and a collection of other antiquarian and small books, some in sets, some in slipcases, varied condition. (66). Also four Antiquarian Booksellers' Catalogues, one damp-affected
Softback publications with many pamphlets, including G.R. Woodward "St. Halward, the Martyr", 1929 (No. 37 of 120);
Softback publications with many pamphlets, including G.R. Woodward "St. Halward, the Martyr", 1929 (No. 37 of 120);
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSSoftback publications with many pamphlets, including G.R. Woodward St. Halward, the Martyr, 1929 (No. 37 of 120); Wartime Rationing and Consumption, League of Nations, 1942 (bound in library cloth); Doreen Thomas Strike a Light: John Walker 1781-1859, author signed; Menezes Historical Notes on Goa, 1978; and wide range of others. (57)
P.A. Whittle "Blackburn as it is: a Topographical, Statistical and Historical Account", Preston, 1852, half-leather, rubbed, gilt title,
P.A. Whittle "Blackburn as it is: a Topographical, Statistical and Historical Account", Preston, 1852, half-leather, rubbed, gilt title,
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSP.A. Whittle Blackburn as it is: a Topographical, Statistical and Historical Account, Preston, 1852, half-leather, rubbed, gilt title, endpapers foxed; and seven others, mostly unrelated. (8)
"The Golden Ass of Apuleius", Chiswick Press, 1904, two-colour cloth, rubricated text on hand-made paper, No. 12 of 220 issued;
"The Golden Ass of Apuleius", Chiswick Press, 1904, two-colour cloth, rubricated text on hand-made paper, No. 12 of 220 issued;
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Golden Ass of Apuleius, Chiswick Press, 1904, two-colour cloth, rubricated text on hand-made paper, No. 12 of 220 issued; G.F. Handel Samson, arranged for the Organ or Piano Forte, London, 1810, folio, text printed from copper engraved plates; The Poetical Works of John Dryden, London, 1813, 16mo, 3 vols (in 2), full calf, gilt, rebacked, each vol. with an engraved plate; The Beauties of Sterne, London, 1799, old tree-calf, gilt; and The Life of Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells. (6)
Various including A. & C. Black topography (7), five illustrated by Heaton Cooper (one rebound in half-leather); Temple "The Gytrash of Goathland",
Various including A. & C. Black topography (7), five illustrated by Heaton Cooper (one rebound in half-leather); Temple "The Gytrash of Goathland",
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSVarious including A. & C. Black topography (7), five illustrated by Heaton Cooper (one rebound in half-leather); Temple The Gytrash of Goathland, 1928; Pendlebury The Archaeology of Crete, 1967, in d/jkt; and Le Plutarque de l'Enfance, 1812, engraved plates, improvised wraps. (16)
T.E. Swindells "Manchester Streets and Manchester Men", J.E. Cornish, 1906-1908, five volume set, gilt cloth;
T.E. Swindells "Manchester Streets and Manchester Men", J.E. Cornish, 1906-1908, five volume set, gilt cloth;
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILST.E. Swindells Manchester Streets and Manchester Men, J.E. Cornish, 1906-1908, five volume set, gilt cloth; and Francis Espinasse Lancashire Worthies, 1874, worn & faded cloth; small ownership stamps of Robert Holland Ford.
Edward Fernie "The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….including the whole of the Register
Edward Fernie "The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….including the whole of the Register
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSEdward Fernie The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….including the whole of the Registered Electors, London, 1868; gilt cloth, 270pp. Browning to title and final page; lower right corner of front board bumped.
Potteries interest including William Scarratt "Old Times in the Potteries", 1906, b/w plates; Harold Owen "The Staffordshire Potter", 1901;
Potteries interest including William Scarratt "Old Times in the Potteries", 1906, b/w plates; Harold Owen "The Staffordshire Potter", 1901;
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSPotteries interest including William Scarratt Old Times in the Potteries, 1906, b/w plates; Harold Owen The Staffordshire Potter, 1901; Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition, Stoke-on-Trent, 1911, fine folding map; Richards 1837-1953, Richards Tiles Ltd, Stoke, 1953; Julia Wedgwood The Personal Life of Josiah Wedgwood, 1915; and four others. Mostly first editions. Cloth binding of Josiah Wedgwood badly faded. (9)
John Bigland "A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York", London [1819], half-leather, gilt title label, three folding maps,
John Bigland "A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York", London [1819], half-leather, gilt title label, three folding maps,
Lot 29
Lot: 29
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSJohn Bigland A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York, London [1819], half-leather, gilt title label, three folding maps, 25 engraved plates, an additional plate bound in opposite engraved title page. Some occasional foxing, some offset from the plates, but generally clean. First free endpaper with corner cut away and ownership signature of 1947. [This and the following 57 lots are from the collection of the late Clifford Elmer.]
The manuscript notebook of Police Constable William Pearson of York, 1st January 1893 to 6th October 1904, in a hardbound foolscap exercise book,
The manuscript notebook of Police Constable William Pearson of York, 1st January 1893 to 6th October 1904, in a hardbound foolscap exercise book,
Lot 30
Lot: 30
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £100
MORE DETAILSThe manuscript notebook of Police Constable William Pearson of York, 1st January 1893 to 6th October 1904, in a hardbound foolscap exercise book, written in a clear hand. Commences with 19pp outlining his duties with definitions of Robbery, Assault, Infants Criminal Responsibilty, etc; thereafter 61pp of his reports on arrests made, cautions given, and charges brought against named individuals with their addresses. Front endpaper inscribed William Pearson, Police Constable, York, the rear endpaper inscribed William Pearson, Fire Station, York, suggests that he left the police towards the end of 1904 and took up a position with the Fire Brigade. An entry in the Public Record Office shows that at this time Pearson was living with his wife & four children in a Police house at 97 Micklegate. [Browning to perimeter and occasional offset from some newspaper cuttings tipped-in or loosely inserted.]
"The Reports of the Reverend and Learned Judge, the Right Honorable Sr. Henry Hobart, Knight and Baronet, Lord Chief Justice", London, 1671,
"The Reports of the Reverend and Learned Judge, the Right Honorable Sr. Henry Hobart, Knight and Baronet, Lord Chief Justice", London, 1671,
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £38
MORE DETAILSThe Reports of the Reverend and Learned Judge, the Right Honorable Sr. Henry Hobart, Knight and Baronet, Lord Chief Just ice, London, 1671, 3rd Edition, engraved portrait, modern full leather, gilt, some discolouration, small repair to title page, bookplate of Constantine Phipps of the Middle Temple dated 1703. Ownership inscription dated 1778 and occasional marginal annotations in same hand. Worming to lower margin, the text unaffected. Very clean internally. (16),350,(65)pp
Charles Couper "Report of the Trial…against the Directors and Manager of The City of Glasgow Bank", Edinburgh 1879, fold-out plates,
Charles Couper "Report of the Trial…against the Directors and Manager of The City of Glasgow Bank", Edinburgh 1879, fold-out plates,
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSCharles Couper Report of the Trial…against the Directors and Manager of The City of Glasgow Bank, Edinburgh 1879, fold-out plates, worn cloth & title label, inner hinges strengthened with cloth strips, clean text; viii,476pp
Fletcher Moss "A History of the Parish of Cheadle, in Cheshire", Manchester, 1894, No.53 of 250 printed, signed by the author and Joseph Watts,
Fletcher Moss "A History of the Parish of Cheadle, in Cheshire", Manchester, 1894, No.53 of 250 printed, signed by the author and Joseph Watts,
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSFletcher Moss A History of the Parish of Cheadle, in Cheshire, Manchester, 1894, No. 53 of 250 printed, signed by the author and Joseph Watts, quarter-cloth, printed boards darkened; together with Louis Hayes Reminiscences of Manchester, 1905; and an ex-library copy of Fletcher Moss Didsbury: Sketches, Reminiscences and Legends, 1890, signed by the author. (3)
Bradbury "In the Derbyshire Highlands", J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson "Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities"
Bradbury "In the Derbyshire Highlands", J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson "Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities"
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSBradbury In the Derbyshire Highlands, J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities, 1848, first series, tissue-guarded plate; Cunliffe Excavations at Fishbourne, Leeds, 1971, 2 vols., fine, in the d/jkts; and other local history & topography. (15)
Walter Thornbury "Old and New London", Cassell & Co, 1897, six volumes, gilt cloth, and the two companion vols. for "Greater London",1898,
Walter Thornbury "Old and New London", Cassell & Co, 1897, six volumes, gilt cloth, and the two companion vols. for "Greater London",1898,
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £54
MORE DETAILSWalter Thornbury Old and New London, Cassell & Co, 1897, six volumes, gilt cloth, and the two companion vols. for Greater London, 1898, both complete with the folding maps in front pockets. Numerous wood engravings. Light tanning to text. Maps with some splitting at the folds. (8).
Henry Mayhew and George Cruikshank "1851: or The Adventures of Mr. & Mrs. Sandboys and Family who came up to London…to see the Great Exhibition"
Henry Mayhew and George Cruikshank "1851: or The Adventures of Mr. & Mrs. Sandboys and Family who came up to London…to see the Great Exhibition"
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSHenry Mayhew and George Cruikshank 1851: or The Adventures of Mr. & Mrs. Sandboys and Family who came up to London…to see the Great Exhibition, David Bogue, [1851], rebacked & recased, nine folding plates, some foxing; usual pagination error at pp.63/64; together with ‘Aleph' The Old City, London, 1865, gilt cloth, cracking to hinges. (2)