Auction No 369, Category: Bibliography

17 Lots (displaying 1 - 17)

W.T. Freemantle "A Bibliography of Sheffield and Vicinity to the end of 1700", Pawson & Brailsford, 1911,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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W.T. Freemantle A Bibliography of Sheffield and Vicinity to the end of 1700, Pawson & Brailsford, 1911, quarto, original gilt cloth, VG; well illustrated with 65 plates; signed & inscribed by the the author in 1924 to Joseph Dyson of Sheffield together with a 2-page autograph letter from Freemantle presenting the book to Dyson and dealing with a number of enquiries. The author has made a number of manuscript alterations within the text and makes reference to these in his letter. Fine internally. 285pp.

William Cubbon "A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man", Oxford, 1933-39,

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £22
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William Cubbon A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man, Oxford, 1933-39, two volumes, original gilt cloth, VG.

John H. Cooke "Bibliotheca Cestriensis, or a Biographical Account of Books, Maps, Plates,...... relating to….The County of Chester"

Lot: 77

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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John H. Cooke Bibliotheca Cestriensis, or a Biographical Account of Books, Maps, Plates, and other Printed Matter relating to….The County of ChesterMackie & Co, 1904, tall quarto, half-vellum, gilt, VG, No. 89 of 200 issued; fine internally; 218pp + index + tissue-guarded half-tone plates. Some light foxing to fore-edge. Upper-right corners bumped. 

Francis Ronalds "Catalogue of Books and Papers Relating to Electricity, Magnetism, The Electric Telegraph, &c.

Lot: 114

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £10
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Francis Ronalds Catalogue of Books and Papers Relating to Electricity, Magnetism, The Electric Telegraph, &c. Including The Ronalds Library Compiled by Sir Francis Ronalds, F. R. S. With a Biographical Memoir of the Author. Edited by Alfred J. Frost. E. & F.Spon, 1880, octavo, half-leather, worn, fine internally; 564pp 

W. Salt Brassington "A History of the Art of Bookbinding", Elliot Stock, 1894, large paper edition, No.6 of 50 issued

Lot: 136

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £130
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W. Salt Brassington A History of the Art of Bookbinding, Elliot Stock, 1894, large paper edition, No.6 of 50 issued; original gilt decorated cloth, VG; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; 10 tissue-guarded colour plates and many other illustrations. 

A.S.W. Rosenbach "Early American Children's Books", Southworth Press, 1933, quarto, quarter-leather, gilt,

Lot: 152

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £15
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A.S.W. Rosenbach Early American Children's Books, Southworth Press, 1933, quarto, quarter-leather, gilt, over pictorial boards, fine in slightly worn slipcase; No.162 of 585, signed by the author.

Frederick G. Fleay "A Biographical Chronicle of the English Drama 1559-1642", Reeves & Turner, 1891, 2 Vols

Lot: 154

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
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Frederick G. Fleay A Biographical Chronicle of the English Drama 1559-1642, Reeves & Turner, 1891, 2 Vols, quarter-leather, gilt, near fine; light foxing to endpapers, fine internally. 387+405pp. (2 vols)

Geoffrey Keynes "John Evelyn, a Study in Bibliophily", Cambridge University Press, 1937

Lot: 167

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £18
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Geoffrey Keynes John Evelyn, a Study in Bibliophily, Cambridge University Press, 1937, quarto, orig.cloth, gilt, slightly marked; one of 300 printed. Full-page autograph letter from the author loosely inserted. 308pp + 24 plates. Good

 

                                    

Joseph Sabin "A Bibliography of Bibliography", J. Sabin, New York, 1877, octavo, half-leather, gilt, VG;

Lot: 168

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £18
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Joseph Sabin A Bibliography of Bibliography, J. Sabin, New York, 1877, octavo, half-leather, gilt, VG; foxing to endpapers; interleaved throughout with ruled blanks for notes and additional blanks at rear. 150pp + blanks.

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) "Catalogue of a Collection of Upwards of One Thousand Letters

Lot: 180

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £54
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Thomas Moore (1779-1852) Catalogue of a Collection of Upwards of One Thousand Letters, addressed by Thomas Moore to Mr. James Power, his Music Publisher, between the years 1808 and 1836…. Puttick and Simpson, London, 1853, octavo, 19th Cent. half morocco, gilt, fine; news-cuttings affixed to front endpaper; neatly annotated throughout with the prices realised in the ruled columns provided; listings include many original manuscripts by Moore of his songs and lyrics. Scarce

Carl A. Thimm "A Complete Bibliography of The Art of Fence, Comprising that of the Sword & of the Bayonet, Duelling, &c."

Lot: 209

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
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Carl A. Thimm A Complete Bibliography of The Art of Fence, Comprising that of the Sword & of the Bayonet, Duelling, &c., Franz Thimm, 1891; octavo, half-vellum, gilt, darkened; fine internally; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; xvi,261,(3)pp.

"A General Catalogue of Books, arranged in classes, offered for sale by Bernard Quaritch", London, 1868,

Lot: 217

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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A General Catalogue of Books, arranged in classes, offered for sale by Bernard Quaritch, London, 1868, tall octavo, red half-morocco, gilt, raised bands, good; marble-edged & endpapers; 1130pp.      

Ludovici Hain "Repertorium Bibliographicum in Quo Libri Omnes Ab Arte Typographica Inventa Usque Ad Annum MD"

Lot: 219

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Ludovici Hain Repertorium Bibliographicum in Quo Libri Omnes Ab Arte Typographica Inventa Usque Ad Annum MD, Stuttgart and Paris, 1826-1838, 4 volumes, octavo, half-leather, red & black title labels, gilt; front board detached from Vols. 1 and 3. Clean texts. (4)

"Library of the late Major Wm. H. Lambert", Metropolitan Art Assn, New York, 1914, Parts 1 to 4

Lot: 220

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Library of the late Major Wm. H. Lambert, Metropolitan Art Assn, New York, 1914, Parts 1 to 4, tall octavo catalogues, original wraps (frayed at periphery) each with a few photo-plates. Contents of each catalogue briefly entered in ink along the spines. The chief areas of interest are Abraham Lincoln, The American Civil War, and W.M. Thackerary, including important manuscript material. [Part 5, Collection of Portraits, not included]

"The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library, Parts 1 & 2", Christie's, 2000-01, in d/jkts; "The Library of William Foyle", Christie's, 2000

Lot: 224

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library, Parts 1 & 2, Christie’s, 2000-01, in d/jkts; The Library of William Foyle, Christie’s, 2000, 3 vols, s/bks; and a related work. 4to. Fine (6)

Marianne Tidcombe "The Bookbindings of T.J. Cobden-Sanderson", The British Library, 1984, 4to, orig. gilt cloth

Lot: 225

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £30
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Marianne Tidcombe The Bookbindings of T.J. Cobden-Sanderson, The British Library, 1984, 4to, orig. gilt cloth, fine, in slipcase; coloured frontispiece, 200 illustrations; xii,407pp.

 

"Willis's Price Current of Literature & Monthly Book Advertiser", George Willis, 1847-1849, Catalogue Nos.1 to 24

Lot: 226

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Willis’s Price Current of Literature & Monthly Book Advertiser, George Willis, 1847-1849, Catalogue Nos.1 to 24, bound together, 19th century cloth, modern title label; some minor fox marks, each catalogue with a vertical fold o/w VG.