Auction No 371, Category: Books

136 Lots (displaying 61 - 80)

Lease of a Brewery and premises, dated 1836 between the Borough of Liverpool and the Schofield brothers,

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £10 - £15
SOLD £5
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Lease of a Brewery and premises, dated 1836 between the Borough of Liverpool and the Schofield brothers, with hand-drawn plan, on vellum, complete with tax stamp and impressive Seal of the Borough; plus 1850 document granting use of part of the land for a railway tunnel. Fine

                                                                                                                   

Wilhelm Ihne "Researches into the History of the Roman Constitution with an Appendix on the Roman Knights"

Lot: 73

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
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Wilhelm Ihne Researches into the History of the Roman Constitution with an Appendix on the Roman Knights, William Pickering, 1853, octavo, later full chocolate-brown calf, gilt, near fine; xii,185,[2]pp

Jonathan Goodman (Ed.) "The Trial of Ian Brady & Myra Hindley", David & Charles 'Celebrated Trials' series,

Lot: 76

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Jonathan Goodman (Ed.) The Trial of Ian Brady & Myra Hindley, David & Charles ‘Celebrated Trials’ series, 1973, 1st Edn. in VG d/jkt; plus The Archer-Shee Case, Trial of Elvira Barney and The Trial of Ruth Ellis, all in the same David & Charles series, all in good to VF d/jkts. (4)

 

J.S. Bayldon "The Art of Valuing Rents and Tillages, and the Tenants Right on Entering and Quitting Farms", London, 1824,

Lot: 77

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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J.S. Bayldon The Art of Valuing Rents and Tillages, and the Tenants Right on Entering and Quitting Farms, London, 1824, 2nd Edition (revised), original boards, backstrip very worn; ownership inscription front endpaper; uncut; hand-coloured plan; VG internally. 192pp

 

"The Regulations and Establishment of the Houshold of Henry Algernon Percy, the Fifth Earl of Northumberland

Lot: 78

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £250 - £300
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The Regulations and Establishment of the Houshold of Henry Algernon Percy, the Fifth Earl of Northumberland, at his Castles of Wresillnd Lekinfield in Yorkshire. Begun Anno Domini M.D.XII, London, 1770, full 19th Century calf, gilt, chipping to raised bands and corners, hinges weak; armorial bookplate; gilt edged; few pages with minor browning o/w fine internally; xxvi,x,[2],464,[4]pp.

Henry Fishwick "The History of the Parish of Rochdale", James Clegg and Elliot Stock, 1889, tall quarto,

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £78
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Henry Fishwick The History of the Parish of Rochdale, James Clegg and Elliot Stock, 1889, tall quarto, contemp. quarter leather, backstrip poor and partly detached; fine internally with all plates plus illustrations in text. 

Thomas Hodgkin "The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire", Folio Society, 2000, set of 8 volumes

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £62
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Thomas Hodgkin The Barbarian Invasions of the Roman Empire, Folio Society, 2000, set of 8 volumes in slipcases, VF. (8)

P. Louis Maimbourg "Histoire du Schisme des Grecs", Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, Paris, 1677, First Edition,

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £110
SOLD £40
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P. Louis Maimbourg Histoire du Schisme des Grecs, Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, Paris, 1677, First Edition, tall octavo, contemp.leather, worn, backstrip damaged, light damp staining to the upper part of the book; fine copper engravings comprise frontispiece, and head & tail pieces to each section; [28],702,[22]pp.

Charles Pratt "History of Cawthorne", Barnsley, 1882, octavo, original gilt cloth, nine laid down photographs as plates

Lot: 86

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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Charles Pratt History of Cawthorne, Barnsley, 1882, octavo, original gilt cloth, nine laid down photographs as plates (one loose); few minor fox marks; binding worn at extremities; vi,175pp

P. Mannex "Topography and Directory of Lancaster and Sixteen Miles Round; with an Essay on the Science of Geology"

Lot: 87

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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P. Mannex Topography and Directory of Lancaster and Sixteen Miles Round; with an Essay on the Science of Geology. P.Mannex & Co, Preston, 1881; octavo, original cloth discoloured, spine frayed and partly detached, gilt title to front, hinges weak; good clean text including extensive listing of all the householders and their occupations; adverts at front & rear; [8],349,[11]pp

G.F. Handel "The Messiah", Novello, 1902, quarto, orig. cloth, autographed by musicians of the 1930s & 1940s

Lot: 88

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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G.F. Handel The Messiah, Novello, 1902, quarto, orig. cloth, autographed by musicians of the 1930s & 1940s on the first few pages, including Isobel Baillie, Bessie Collins, Malcolm Sargent, Kathleen Ferrier, Margaret Collier, Heddle Nash, Norman Allin and Robert Easton. Internal binding weak o/w VG.

                                    

Paul Dunbar "Les Aventures de Staline", Cirque Divers, 1980, large format s/back,

Lot: 89

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Paul Dunbar Les Aventures de Staline, Cirque Divers, 1980, large format s/back, creasing to top right corner o/w VG; a graphic novel; no internal inscriptions. One of 1000 printed. 58pp

"From Impressionism to the Avant-garde in the Carmen Thyssen- Bornemisza Collection"

Lot: 90

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £32
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From Impressionism to the Avant-garde in the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, 2000, large format h/bk in d/jkt, VF; colour plates throughout with commentary. 198pp    

"Malcolm Poynter - [Artworks]", 1981, No. 17 of 250, signed & numbered by the artist,

Lot: 91

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £250
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Malcolm Poynter – [Artworks], 1981, No. 17 of 250, signed & numbered by the artist, octavo, blue cloth, gilt, VF; reproductions of his drawings and installations, comprising 102pp, mostly b/w (with many hand-tinted) but including a selection of actual photographs in colour. 

Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi "L'Abcedario Pittorico dall' Autore Ristampato Corretto et Accresciuto di Molti Professori"

Lot: 93

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £80
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Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi L’Abcedario Pittorico dall’ Autore Ristampato Corretto et Accresciuto di Molti Professori, Bologna, 1719, 2nd Edition; quarto, full 19th Century leather, gilt title & compartments, hinges a little weak o/w good; woodcut initials, with a few tail-pieces and with five woodcut text illustrations of artists' monograms. Some foxing to text; 519,[1]pp. [A biographical dictionary of the Italian artists, plus an extensive related bibliography].

Collingwood and Woollams "The Universal Cook, and City and Country Housekeeper". Scratcherd & Letterman, 1806,

Lot: 94

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Collingwood and Woollams The Universal Cook, and City and Country Housekeeper. Scratcherd & Letterman, 1806, octavo, contemp. leather, very worn, front board detached; frontispiece and 12 plates of Bills of Fare. Clean text & plates. 

W. von Seidlitz "Geschichte des Japanischen Farbenholzschnitts", Dresden, 1910, quarto,

Lot: 95

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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W. von Seidlitz Geschichte des Japanischen Farbenholzschnitts, Dresden, 1910, quarto, black and red morocco, gilt, VG; fine internally with colour & b/w plates, further b/w illustrations in text; 228pp

R.W. Billings "Architectural Illustrations and Description of Kettering Church, Northamptonshire", Atchley & Co, 1869,

Lot: 96

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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R.W. Billings Architectural Illustrations and Description of Kettering Church, Northamptonshire, Atchley & Co, 1869, tall 4to, rebacked in leather, gilt, new endpapers, 20 fine engraved plates, interleaved; and Catherine Beale Memorials of the Old Meeting House and Burial Ground, Birmingham, 1882, tall 4to, orig.gilt cloth, some wear, all plates and diagrams but 2 plates loose. (2)

"Harry Furniss's Royal Academy: An Artistic Joke", Harry Furniss, 1888, folio, original gilt cloth,

Lot: 97

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £88
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Harry Furniss’s Royal Academy: An Artistic Joke, Harry Furniss, 1888, folio, original gilt cloth, a little worn top & tail of spine o/w VG; No.377 of 1000, numbered and signed by the artist; the 87 tissue-guarded etchings complete; spotting to limitation page and occasional minor tone spots elsewhere. 

G.D. Armour and Crascredo "Humour in the Hunting Field", Country Life, 1928, 1st Edn, folio, publisher's gilt cloth,

Lot: 98

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £125
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G.D. Armour and Crascredo Humour in the Hunting Field, Country Life, 1928, 1st Edn, folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, worn at extremities; uncut; fine internally with 20 fine tissue-guarded colour plates; together with G. Bowers Hunting in Hard Times, Chapman & Hall, [1889], oblong quarto, 20 tissue-guarded chromo-litho plates, pictorial onlay marked.