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Auction No 373, Category: Books

60 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Jock Scott "Fine & Far Off: Salmon Fishing Methods in Practice",1952, in d/jkt; William Scrope "Salmon Fishing in the Tweed"

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Jock Scott Fine & Far Off: Salmon Fishing Methods in Practice, 1952, in d/jkt; William Scrope Salmon Fishing in the Tweed, 1975, in d/jkt; and wide range of others, chiefly non-fiction, all h/bk, some in d/jkt. Good to VF.  (27)

Assortment in carton with interest in Military History, Lancashire & Yorkshire local history and dialect verse,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Assortment in carton with interest in Military History, Lancashire & Yorkshire local history and dialect verse, various softbacks including poetry & religious pamphlets, Criminal History, and others. Mainly VG/VF (61)

Folio Society publications, all very fine in VG/VF slipcases. (18)

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £36 - £46
SOLD £58
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Folio Society publications, all very fine in VG/VF slipcases. (18)

Folio Society publications, all very fine in VG/VF slipcases. Slight duplication. (17)

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £36 - £46
SOLD £54
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Folio Society publications, all very fine in VG/VF slipcases. Slight duplication. (17)

Alford & Barker "A History of the Carpenters Company", 1968, in d/jkt; Drayson "The Art of Practical Whist", 1879;

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Alford & Barker A History of the Carpenters Company, 1968, in d/jkt; Drayson The Art of Practical Whist, 1879; Halifax Amateur Operatic Society Programmes 1930-1952 fine bound volume; Dewey The True Science Of Living, 1902; William Boos Poison Parade, 1940; Chernichewski Anthropological Report on a London Suburb, 1935; and range of others with much social history interest. Mainly good to fine. (46)         

                                                                                                

Harry Garbett "The History of Harthill-w-Woodall", A. Stockwell, 1950, original cloth, front cover discoloured,

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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Harry Garbett The History of Harthill-w-Woodall, A. Stockwell, 1950, original cloth, front cover discoloured, one plate loose; The Child’s Magazine and Sunday Scholars Companion for 1837, J. Mason, 16mo, orig.cloth, VG; Leyland The Yorkshire Coast, 1892; Burritt A Walk from London to John O’Groat’s, 1864, recased; Hawker Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting, 1825, binding damaged; walking guides by George Birtill (5); Wallace Hills A History of East Grinstead, 1906; and a few others. Mostly good to VF. (17)

Folio Society publications including "The Brontes: A Life in Letters", and boxed sets of "The Making of the Middle Ages"

Lot: 7

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £54
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Folio Society publications including The Brontes: A Life in Letters, and boxed sets of The Making of the Middle Ages and The Complete Novels of Mrs Ann Radcliffe. All in slipcases, VF. (15)

"The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne", Chatto & Windus, 1912, 6 volume set, orig.cloth, VG;

Lot: 9

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne, Chatto & Windus, 1912, 6 volume set, orig.cloth, VG; Robert Peary My Arctic Journal, 1893, 1st Edn, later cloth, VG; Parry Some Famous Medical Trials, 1927, orig gilt cloth, VG; John Pudney The Seven Skies, 1959, in d/jkt; and others, chiefly aviation and criminal history. Fair to VF (24)

Folio Society publications all in slipcases. Includes several by the Brontes (one with spine rubbed).

Lot: 10

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £54
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Folio Society publications all in slipcases. Includes several by the Brontes (one with spine rubbed). Mainly VG/VF (25)

John Harwood Hill "The History of the Parish of Langton with...the Hundred of Gartree", Leicestershire, 1867,

Lot: 11

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £15
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John Harwood Hill The History of the Parish of Langton with…the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire, 1867, folio, poor binding, front board detached, VG internally; Tegetmeier Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management, 1881, some pages loose; Woman’s Weekly Nov.4th 1911 to May 4th 1912, bound volume; Bagshaw History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire, 1846, poor binding, map loose and damp-affected, fine text; and a wide range of others, 19th & 20th Century, a few modern, h/bk and s/bk. Poor to VF (21)

"Royles Limited, Engineers, Irlam", 1926 Trade Catalogue, printed boards, illustrated throughout, 138pp;

Lot: 15

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £26
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Royles Limited, Engineers, Irlam, 1926 Trade Catalogue, printed boards, illustrated throughout, 138pp; and Ronald Clark The Development of the English Steam Wagon, 1963, gilt cloth, b/w illustrations, 207pp + appendix. Very Good (2)

East Kent Road Car Company Bus Timetables for 1945 (three different) and 1949;

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £96
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East Kent Road Car Company Bus Timetables for 1945 (three different) and 1949; the 1949 issue with rusted staples o/w VG/VF (4)

South of England Bus Timetables comprising Hants & Dorset June 1933 (rusted staple) and June 1934

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £80
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South of England Bus Timetables comprising Hants & Dorset June 1933 (rusted staple) and June 1934 (h/bk, printed boards); Southdown Motor Services 1938 (with folding map); and Aldershot & District Traction Co. for 1952 and 1962. Good to VF (5)

Tour Guides for Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co 1926 (ink inscription front cover) and The Grey Cars Ltd

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £66
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Tour Guides for Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co 1926 (ink inscription front cover) and The Grey Cars Ltd (1930s); plus fine Bus Timetables for Southdown 1953 and Bournemouth Corporation 1954-55 (three different) with folding maps. Fair to VF (6)

Yorkshire Bus Timetables, all pre-WW2, comprising Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd. June 1932 and April 1934,

Lot: 22

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £135
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Yorkshire Bus Timetables, all pre-WW2, comprising Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd. June 1932 and April 1934, West Riding Tramways & Omnibuses 1923, East Yorkshire Motor Services 1932, and York-West Yorkshire 1935 and 1937; also York Train & Bus Guide 1953. Four with folding maps. Good to Fine. (7)

Selection of Bus Timetables comprising Scottish Motor Services for Edinburgh (5) and Border District (1), 1946-1950;

Lot: 23

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £140
SOLD £120
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Selection of Bus Timetables comprising Scottish Motor Services for Edinburgh (5) and Border District (1), 1946-1950; Lewis Omnibus Co. of Watford 1932, Hobbs of Luton 1935 and 1939, Stockton Corporation 1935, and Green Bus Services of Newcastle 1928 (2, the same, one with grubby interior). Mostly VG/VF (13)

Timetables comprising North Western Road Car Co. coach tours from Stockport 1933;

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £76
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Timetables comprising North Western Road Car Co. coach tours from Stockport 1933; Potteries Motor Traction Co. 1939 Bus Services; Blackpool Corporation Tram & Bus Timetables (5) and Street Plans (3) 1956-1958. VG/VF (10)

Scottish Transport comprising 1907 Dundee Guide by the Tramcar Routes (illustrated);

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £70
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Scottish Transport comprising 1907 Dundee Guide by the Tramcar Routes (illustrated); Dundee 1955 Tram & Bus Fares & Time Tables; Edinburgh S.M.T. Timetables (3) 1946-49; Glasgow 1956 Fuel Rationing leaflet; Macbrayne’s Coaches 1960; and another. Good to fine. (8)

 

Ribble Motor Services Bus Timetables with 1937 Staff working timetables (3, two different),

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £60
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Ribble Motor Services Bus Timetables with 1937 Staff working timetables (3, two different), 1939 for the Cumbria area, and 1941 National Emergency Timetable for North West Lancashire (Omnibus Society handstamp on front cover). All with folding maps; VG/VF (5)

Bus Timetables comprising South Wales Transport Co. 1954; Trent Motor Traction 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953 and 1954;

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £82
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Bus Timetables comprising South Wales Transport Co. 1954; Trent Motor Traction 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953 and 1954; Guildford & Woking ABC 1957 (2 difft.) and St. Helens Corporation (1963?); all with folding maps bar the ABCs. Fair to VF (9)