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Auction No 371, Category: Books

136 Lots (displaying 81 - 100)

G. Bowers "Leaves from a Hunting Journal", Chatto & Windus, 1880, oblong quarto, pictorial boards, good

Lot: 99

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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G. Bowers Leaves from a Hunting Journal, Chatto & Windus, 1880, oblong quarto, pictorial boards, good, foxing to endpapers and title page, a few foxmarks elsewhere, 20 coloured plates; and Finch Mason Country Sketches, A.H. Baily, c.1881, oblong quarto, pictorial boards chipped at corners, 20pp of b/w cartoons. (2)

                                                            

"Journal Des Dames et Des Modes", Paris, January to March 1808, eighteen issues complete,

Lot: 100

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £130
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Journal Des Dames et Des Modes, Paris, January to March 1808, eighteen issues complete, with 21 attractive hand-coloured fashion-plates; loosely bound together in a contemp. worn card cover.

                                                                                    

Geoffrey Stavert "A Study in Southsea: The Unrevealed Life of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle", Milestone, 1987

Lot: 101

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Geoffrey Stavert A Study in Southsea: The Unrevealed Life of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle, Milestone, 1987, 1st Edn in fine d/jkt, signed by the author; plus The Seven Per-Cent Solution, 1975 in VG d/jkt; and others either by or about Arthur Conan Doyle, h/bk & s/bk, poor to fine. (27)

Robert W. Service collection including "Bar-Room Ballads", 1940, 1st UK Edn; "The Roughneck", Grosset & Dunlap, 1924;

Lot: 102

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £70
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Robert W. Service collection including Bar-Room Ballads, 1940, 1st UK Edn; The Roughneck, Grosset & Dunlap, 1924; Why Not Grow Young? 1928, 1st UK Edn; Ploughman of the Moon, Dodd Mead, 1945, fine h/bk in poor d/jkt; The Poisoned Paradise, 1923; and others, with several early editions, plus 4 biographical works. Mixed condition but mainly good to fine. (26). Also few photocopies.

Collection of late 1960s & 1970s Comics with many Marvel and DC, plus some Carlton and others;

Lot: 103

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £62
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Collection of late 1960s & 1970s Comics with many Marvel and DC, plus some Carlton and others; together with Battle Picture Library (10), War Picture Library (6) and four similar. Fair to fine. (116). Also few modern and a small qty. of badly damaged. 

                                                

Edith Mary Pargeter selection of signed & inscribed novels (7) including Macmillan First Editions in VG/F d/jkts

Lot: 104

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £32
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Edith Mary Pargeter selection of signed & inscribed novels (7) including Macmillan First Editions in VG/F d/jkts of Afterglow & Nightfall 1977, The Marriage of Megotta 1979, The Hounds of Sunset 1976, and The Dragon of Noonday 1975; also unsigned Heinemann firsts of Fallen into the Pit 1951 and The Soldier at the Door 1954 in poor to fair d/jkts (9)

Ellis Peters (Edith Mary Pargeter) "One Corpse Too Many", Macmillan, 1979, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt,

Lot: 105

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £130 - £180
SOLD £170
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Ellis Peters (Edith Mary Pargeter) One Corpse Too Many, Macmillan, 1979, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt, the spine a little discoloured, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page

Ellis Peters (Edith Mary Pargeter) "Monk's-Hood", Macmillan, 1980, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt,

Lot: 106

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £115
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Ellis Peters (Edith Mary Pargeter) Monk’s-Hood, Macmillan, 1980, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt, corners bumped, spine slightly rolled, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. 

Ellis Peters (Edith Mary Pargeter) "The Leper of Saint Giles", Macmillan, 1981, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt,

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £105
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Ellis Peters (Edith Mary Pargeter) The Leper of Saint Giles, Macmillan, 1981, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt, browning to top edge of text block, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page.

Ellis Peters "The Leper of Saint Giles", Macmillan, 1981, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt,

Lot: 108

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £80
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Ellis Peters The Leper of Saint Giles, Macmillan, 1981, 1st Edition in VG complete d/jkt, light tanning to text block, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. The front endpaper bears the signature of the previous owner.

                        

Ellis Peters "Mourning Raga", Macmillan, 1969; "Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers", Macmillan, 1976;

Lot: 109

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Ellis Peters Mourning Raga, Macmillan, 1969; Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers, Macmillan, 1976; City of Gold and Shadows, Morrow 1974; Death To the Landlords!  Macmillan, 1972; and Rainbow’s End, Morrow, 1979; all First Editions signed & inscribed by the author on title page in fair to good dustjackets, Landlords with tape repair. (5)

                                                                                    

Ellis Peters signed reprint hardbacks in complete good to fine dustjackets comprising "Death Mask" (2 copies),

Lot: 110

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Ellis Peters signed reprint hardbacks in complete good to fine dustjackets comprising Death Mask (2 copies), The Grass Widow’s Tale, Flight of a Witch (U.S. 1st Edn), The Piper in the Mountain, Mourning Raga, and Death and the Joyful Woman. Signed on the title page or half-title. (7)

Ellis Peters "The Virgin in the Ice", Macmillan, 1982, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 111

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £105
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Ellis Peters The Virgin in the Ice, Macmillan, 1982, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, light tanning to text block, spine of d/jkt toned, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page.

Ellis Peters "The Virgin in the Ice", Macmillan, 1982, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 112

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £66
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Ellis Peters The Virgin in the Ice, Macmillan, 1982, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, tanning to text block, spine of d/jkt slightly toned and very slightly frayed at top, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. The front endpaper bears the signature of the previous owner. 

Ellis Peters "The Devil's Novice", Macmillan 1983, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 113

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £105
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Ellis Peters The Devil’s Novice, Macmillan 1983, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, browning to top edge of text block, spine of d/jkt lightly toned, signed & warmly inscribed by the author on the title page.

Ellis Peters "Dead Man's Ransom", Macmillan, 1984, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 114

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £82
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Ellis Peters Dead Man’s Ransom, Macmillan, 1984, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, light browning to top edge of text block, spine of d/jkt lightly toned, signed & inscribed by the author on the title page. 

Ellis Peters "The Pilgrim of Hate", Macmillan, 1984, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 115

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £82
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Ellis Peters The Pilgrim of Hate, Macmillan, 1984, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, spine rolled, signed & inscribed by the author on the title page.

            

Ellis Peters "The Pilgrim of Hate", Macmillan, 1984, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 116

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £66
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Ellis Peters The Pilgrim of Hate, Macmillan, 1984, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, top edge of text block slightly browned, spine of d/jkt slightly faded, spine rolled, signed & inscribed by the author on the title page. 

Ellis Peters "An Excellent Mystery", Macmillan, 1985, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket,

Lot: 117

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £58
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Ellis Peters An Excellent Mystery, Macmillan, 1985, 1st Edition in VG complete dustjacket, top edge of text slightly browned, spine of d/jkt slightly faded, signed & inscribed by the author on the title page.

Ellis Peters "A Morbid Taste for Bones", Fawcett Popular Library, New York, 1980, paperback edition,

Lot: 118

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £300
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Ellis Peters A Morbid Taste for Bones, Fawcett Popular Library, New York, 1980, paperback edition, slight creasing to cover and spine o/w good; signed and inscribed by the author on title page. Very Scarce