Auction No 368, Category: Books
150 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)
"Dorman Long and Company Ltd, Middlesbrough, Iron & Steel Manufacturers", 1924, oblong quarto,
"Dorman Long and Company Ltd, Middlesbrough, Iron & Steel Manufacturers", 1924, oblong quarto,
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSDorman Long and Company Ltd, Middlesbrough, Iron & Steel Manufacturers, 1924, oblong quarto, pictorial boards a little darkened; published for the Empire Exhibition; colour frontispiece of the proposed Sydney Harbour Bridge; illustrated endpapers; 79pp of photoplates and some drawings, with descriptive text. Fine internally.
British Company histories including Garnett "Wainstalls Mills: the History of I. & I. Calvert Ltd",
British Company histories including Garnett "Wainstalls Mills: the History of I. & I. Calvert Ltd",
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILSBritish Company histories including Garnett Wainstalls Mills: the History of I. & I. Calvert Ltd ,Halifax,1951; Blyth Through the Eye of a Needle: The Story of the English Sewing Cotton Company, 1947, full leather; and variety of others from 1913. All h/bk (bar one), 7 in d/jkt. Good to VF (12)
"The Story of the Lamp", General Electric Co, n.d., printed card wraps; "Hovis 1898-1948", decorated boards,
"The Story of the Lamp", General Electric Co, n.d., printed card wraps; "Hovis 1898-1948", decorated boards,
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Story of the Lamp, General Electric Co, n.d., printed card wraps; Hovis 1898-1948, decorated boards, some foxing; Colour: A Collection of Papers describing Investigations in the Fields of Colour Physics and Colour Psychology, ICI, 1950, orig.cloth; and 3 others. Good to VF (7)
"Handbook for 20 H.P. Rolls-Royce Car", c.1928, Condensed Edition, original gilt cloth, 65pp + fold-out diagram,
"Handbook for 20 H.P. Rolls-Royce Car", c.1928, Condensed Edition, original gilt cloth, 65pp + fold-out diagram,
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSHandbook for 20 H.P. Rolls-Royce Car, c.1928, Condensed Edition, original gilt cloth, 65pp + fold-out diagram, VG; H. Massac Buist Rolls-Royce Memories, 1926, quarter-cloth, privately circulated, 95pp + plates; a Tax Disc 1950-1951 for Rolls-Royce Reg. No. DON 443; a related letter of 1955; and a Driver’s Handbook for a Vanden Plas Princess. VG/Fine
James Taylor & Bates trade catalogue for Motor Launches, quarto, printed card wraps, VG,
James Taylor & Bates trade catalogue for Motor Launches, quarto, printed card wraps, VG,
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSJames Taylor & Bates trade catalogue for Motor Launches, quarto, printed card wraps, VG, c.1933, illustrated throughout with half-tone plates. 108pp. Fine internally.
Edwin Butterworth "A Statistical Sketch of the County Palatine of Lancaster", Longman, 1841,
Edwin Butterworth "A Statistical Sketch of the County Palatine of Lancaster", Longman, 1841,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSEdwin Butterworth A Statistical Sketch of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Longman, 1841, small octavo, 19th Cent boards with tape stains, cloth backstrip, VG internally, 168pp; and Manchester in 1915: Handbook for the Eighty-fifth Meeting for the British Advancement of Science, Manchester University Press, 1915, orig. printed wraps, good, colour frontispiece, plus maps and plates, 120pp + publisher’s catalogue. (2)
John Curwen "The Ancient Parish of Heversham with Milnthorpe",Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1930,
John Curwen "The Ancient Parish of Heversham with Milnthorpe",Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1930,
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJohn Curwen The Ancient Parish of Heversham with Milnthorpe,Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1930, tall octavo, original printed cloth, VG; seven b/w plates; uncut and unopened. Light toning to front endpaper o/w fine internally; 89pp
W.I. Wild "The History of the Stockport Sunday School and its Branch Schools", 1891,
W.I. Wild "The History of the Stockport Sunday School and its Branch Schools", 1891,
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSW.I.Wild The History of the Stockport Sunday School and its Branch Schools, 1891, softback, original printed wraps dust-affected and chipped; VG internally; 399pp + 10 plates. Scarce
Manuscript Prayer Book of Susan Belasyse, dated November 1667; octavo, later full morocco, gilt, VG;
Manuscript Prayer Book of Susan Belasyse, dated November 1667; octavo, later full morocco, gilt, VG;
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £440
MORE DETAILSManuscript Prayer Book of Susan Belasyse, dated November 1667; octavo, later full morocco, gilt, VG; bookplate of Harold Marshall; inscribed Sus: Belasyse, hir Book on front endpaper; 61pp of prayers prepared for different occasions; the first page of prayers adhering to the inscribed endpaper otherwise fine and written throughout in a clear hand. [The Belasyse family were devout Catholics closely allied to Charles I and the Royalist cause. Baron John Belasyse was a commander in the King’s army and fought in various battles; he was subsequently imprisoned in the Tower; after the Restoration he was reprieved and took on a variety of honorary appointments. Susan Belasyse was Baron Belasyse’s daughter-in-law, widowed in August 1667 following the death of her husband Henry in a duel. Charles II’s brother James sought to marry Susan Belasyse but the marriage was blocked by Charles.]
"John Bull", bound volume for 1822, complete, folio, in a worn half-leather binding, gilt, marbled boards;
"John Bull", bound volume for 1822, complete, folio, in a worn half-leather binding, gilt, marbled boards;
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSJohn Bull, bound volume for 1822, complete, folio, in a worn half-leather binding, gilt, marbled boards; fine internally.
[Octavien de Guasco, Comte de Clavieres] "De l'usage des statues chez les anciens, essai historique".
[Octavien de Guasco, Comte de Clavieres] "De l'usage des statues chez les anciens, essai historique".
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILS[Octavien de Guasco, Comte de Clavieres] De l'usage des statues chez les anciens, essai historique. J.L. De Boubers, Brussels, 1768; quarto, contemp. full leather, worn, gilt title chipped; 14 fine plates at rear; author’s name entered in ink on title page; xxiii, 505, (2)pp, plus plates. Clean text.
[Rugby School] "The Rugby Miscellany", March 1845-October 1846, nine issues, all bar one with original printed wraps,
[Rugby School] "The Rugby Miscellany", March 1845-October 1846, nine issues, all bar one with original printed wraps,
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS[Rugby School] The Rugby Miscellany, March 1845-October 1846, nine issues, all bar one with original printed wraps, the March 1845 issue with cover worn & loose. (9)
"The Acts Made in the First Parliament of Our most High and Dread Soveraign, Charles the First"
"The Acts Made in the First Parliament of Our most High and Dread Soveraign, Charles the First"
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSThe Acts Made in the First Parliament of Our most High and Dread Soveraign, Charles the First [with] The Laws and Acts Made in the First Parliament of Our most High and Dread Soveraign, Charles the Second [with] The Laws and Acts Made in the Second Parliament of Our most High and Dread Soveraign, Charles the Second. David Lindsay, Edinburgh, 1683; 12mo, 3 books in one, each with separate title pages; nicely rebound in quarter leather, gilt, with raised bands, marbled boards, a.e.g. Light browning to text. 640pp
Agreement for the Commutation of Tithes in the Parish of Tarleton in the County of Lancaster,
Agreement for the Commutation of Tithes in the Parish of Tarleton in the County of Lancaster,
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILSAgreement for the Commutation of Tithes in the Parish of Tarleton in the County of Lancaster, 1845, a copy document, folio, half-leather, comprising 90pp of hand-written text with lists of landowners and tenants. Hingeing partly cracked; fine internally.
Johannis Pistory "Illustrium veterum scriptorum, qui rerum a Germanis per multas aetate gestarum historia
Johannis Pistory "Illustrium veterum scriptorum, qui rerum a Germanis per multas aetate gestarum historia
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJohannis Pistory Illustrium veterum scriptorum, qui rerum a Germanis per multas aetate gestarum historia vel annales posteris reliquerunt. Andrae Wecheli, Frankfurt, 1583, folio, 2 Volumes, bound in full vellum-covered boards dated 1609, later gilt leather titles and red sides; the covers wormed but text unaffected. Text fine and complete. Bookplates of Edward Davenport.
"The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers upon the Impeachment Exhibited
"The Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers upon the Impeachment Exhibited
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSThe Whole Proceedings in the House of Peers upon the Impeachment Exhibited by the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, in Parliament Assembled, in the Names of Themselves and of all the Commons of Great Britain; against Simon Lord Lovat, for High Treason. Samuel Billingsley, 1747, folio, worn quarter-leather, 188pp; bound with Proceedings for High Treason against 3 others, 1746, 39pp; text and preliminaries clean and complete.
Frederick T. Jane "The Torpedo in Peace and War", W.Thacker, 1904, 2nd Edn, oblong quarto,
Frederick T. Jane "The Torpedo in Peace and War", W.Thacker, 1904, 2nd Edn, oblong quarto,
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSFrederick T. Jane The Torpedo in Peace and War, W.Thacker, 1904, 2nd Edn, oblong quarto, orig.printed cloth; pronounced browning to prelims and final page of text; b/w art illustrations by the author. 164pp
Christopher Alisby "Waffen-SS: The Unpublished Photographs 1923-1945", in d/jkt;
Christopher Alisby "Waffen-SS: The Unpublished Photographs 1923-1945", in d/jkt;
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSChristopher Alisby Waffen-SS: The Unpublished Photographs 1923-1945, in d/jkt; When all our brothers are silent: the Book of Photographs of the Waffen-SS, 1988, in d/jkt; and related titles, mostly concerning Germany in WW2. Good/VF (8)
Homer Croy "Trigger Marshal: The Story of Chris Madsen", 1958, in d/jkt; Leon Metz "Dallas Stoudenmire: El Paso Marshal",
Homer Croy "Trigger Marshal: The Story of Chris Madsen", 1958, in d/jkt; Leon Metz "Dallas Stoudenmire: El Paso Marshal",
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSHomer Croy Trigger Marshal: The Story of Chris Madsen, 1958, in d/jkt; Leon Metz Dallas Stoudenmire: El Paso Marshal, 1979, in d/jkt; Glenn Shirley Guardian of the Law, 1988, in djkt; and other biography including seven additional Western Frontier subjects. Good to VF (15)
John Watson "The History and Antiquities of The Parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire", T. Lowndes, 1775,
John Watson "The History and Antiquities of The Parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire", T. Lowndes, 1775,
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 31st May 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSJohn Watson The History and Antiquities of The Parish of Halifax, in Yorkshire, T. Lowndes, 1775, quarto, full calf, rebacked with gilt title label & raised bands, and new endpapers; title page has signature cut away at top; complete with 10 plates (4 folding); some light browning, largely confined to margins.