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Auction No 373, Category: Books

60 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)

Manchester & Salford interest including Corbett "The River Irwell" 1907, nicely rebound;

Lot: 57

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Manchester & Salford interest including Corbett The River Irwell 1907, nicely rebound; John Lloyd The Township of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 1972, in d/jkt; John Ward Moston Characters at Work, 1911, folding map and plates; etc. Mainly good to VF. (7)

James Boardman "Records & Traditions of Deane Church, Village, and Parish", 1904, 2 Vols,

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £34
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James Boardman Records & Traditions of Deane Church, Village, and Parish, 1904, 2 Vols, orig. gilt cloth, backstrips relaid, small ink inscription foot of title page Vol.1; Dowsett Holcombe Long Ago and Notes on Holcombe, facsimile reprints; Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, 1876, 2nd Edn, gilt cloth, recased with new endpapers, fine colour plates; and related titles. Fair to VF (9)

                                                

Robert Leader "Reminiscences of Old Sheffield, Its Streets & People", Leader & Sons, 1875, recased, new endpapers,

Lot: 60

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Robert Leader Reminiscences of Old Sheffield, Its Streets & People, Leader & Sons, 1875, recased, new endpapers, original cloth, backstrip repaired; fine internally; 324pp

 

"History of Brighouse and Its Co-Operative Society", [1863], original gilt cloth, b/w plates;

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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History of Brighouse and Its Co-Operative Society, [1863], original gilt cloth, b/w plates; Scruton Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old Bradford, 1891, 2nd Edn; La Page The Story of Baildon, 1951; Brian Law Fieldens of Todmorden, 1995, in fine d/jkt; Witham’s Illustrated Historic Almanac and Barnsley Commercial Advertiser for 1883, Barnsley, original oriented wraps, VG; and other Yorkshire titles. Mainly good to fine. (11)

 

A.H. Clough (Ed.) "Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's", John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes

Lot: 65

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £8
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A.H. Clough (Ed.) Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's, John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes, original gilt cloth, wear to top & foot of spines (esp. Vol.5); uncut two sides; armorial bookplates. Clean texts. (5)

Fred Harrison "Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders", 1986 in d/jkt; Winifred Duke "The Stroke of Murder"

Lot: 66

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Fred Harrison Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders, 1986 in d/jkt; Winifred Duke The Stroke of Murder, Robert Hale, 1937; and a collection of other true crime titles, all (bar one) h/bk,1902 to 1980s, many in d/jkt. Mainly Good to VF (36)

Sydney Tremayne (Ed.) "The Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse", 1931; Pearce "Unsolved Murder Mysteries", 1924, in d/jkt;

Lot: 68

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Sydney Tremayne (Ed.) The Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse, 1931; Pearce Unsolved Murder Mysteries, 1924, in d/jkt; Bennett The Amazing Case of the Baron von Schauroth, 1966, in d/jkt; John Rowland The Wallace Case, 1949; and other crime history, from early 20th Century; all h/bks, some with spine faded, many others in good to fine d/jkt. Varied condition. (23)

Roger Wilkes "Wallace: The Final Verdict", 1984 in d/jkt; Paul Capon "The Great Yarmouth Mystery", 1965, in d/jkt;

Lot: 69

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Roger Wilkes Wallace: The Final Verdict, 1984 in d/jkt; Paul Capon The Great Yarmouth Mystery, 1965, in d/jkt; Joan Paisnel The Beast of Jersey, 1972, in torn d/jkt; Robert Hancock Ruth Ellis, Arthur Barker, 1963, in d/jkt; and other true crime, 1930s to 1990s, all h/bk, many in d/jkts. Mainly good to VF (25)

G. Tyrrell "Versions and Perversions of Heine and others", Elkin Mathews, 1909, gilt quarter cloth in plain d/jkt;

Lot: 73

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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G. Tyrrell Versions and Perversions of Heine and others, Elkin Mathews, 1909, gilt quarter cloth in plain d/jkt; Rafael Sabatini Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition 1913; and William Andrews Bygone Punishments, 1899 (cloth discoloured). Good to VG (3)

E.W. Brayley & John Britton "A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Chester"

Lot: 74

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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E.W. Brayley & John Britton A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of Chester, Sherwood, Neely & Jones, [1818], octavo, contemp. cloth, VG; fine folding hand-coloured map, plus six engravings, latter with some spotting. 120pp. [Originally published around 1791 as part of the 25 volume The Beauties of England and Wales]

Winifred Duke (Ed.) "The Trial of Field and Gray", William Hodge, 1939, 1st Edn, Notable British Trials series

Lot: 75

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Winifred Duke (Ed.) The Trial of Field and Gray, William Hodge, 1939, 1st Edn, Notable British Trials series, original printed cloth, plates & folding plans. VG

W. Henderson (Ed.) "Trial of William Gardiner (The Peasenhall Case)" William Hodge, 1934, 1st Edn,

Lot: 76

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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W. Henderson (Ed.) Trial of William Gardiner (The Peasenhall Case) William Hodge, 1934, 1st Edn, “Notable British Trials” series; original printed cloth, previous owner’s bookplate and signature; b/w frontisp. VG

T. D. Whitaker "The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York", 3rd Edition,

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £24
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T. D. Whitaker The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven in the County of York, 3rd Edition, E.J. Morten, 1973, reprint edition in two volumes, quarto, fine dustjackets; light browning to endpapers o/w VF. (2)

Richard Carew and Thomas Tonkin "Carew's Survey of Cornwall; to which are added, Notes Illustrative of its History and Antiquities"

Lot: 87

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £140 - £170
SOLD £110
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Richard Carew and Thomas Tonkin Carew’s Survey of Cornwall; to which are added, Notes Illustrative of its History and Antiquities, J.Faulder, 1811; quarto, full 19th Cent diced calf, gilt borders to covers, raised bands with gilt decorated compartments, a.e.g, hinges strengthened; bookplate of Sir Richard Hussey Vivian (1775-1842); engraved frontispiece; few leaves show minor foxing to margins o/w fine. 

Jack Kerouac "Big Sur", Andre Deutsch 1963, 2nd Impression, in VG dustjacket, gift inscription front endpaper;

Lot: 104

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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Jack Kerouac Big Sur, Andre Deutsch 1963, 2nd Impression, in VG dustjacket, gift inscription front endpaper; and The Dharma Bums, Andre Deutsch, 1973, 3rd Impression, in near fine price-clipped dustjacket, bookplate to front endpaper. (2)

"Playhour and TV Toyland", 36 issues from May 1967 to April 1968, good to fine,

Lot: 109

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £11
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Playhour and TV Toyland, 36 issues from May 1967 to April 1968, good to fine, all featuring The Magic Roundabout on front cover. (36)

Young Readers' selection 1930s to 1950s including Mickey Mouse mini-softbacks (3, Collins Press),

Lot: 112

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Young Readers’ selection 1930s to 1950s including Mickey Mouse mini-softbacks (3, Collins Press), Daily Express Children’s Annual No. 4 with 7 good Pop-Ups (spine damaged), few other novelty books (faults) and various others. Mixed condition. (17)

John Roscoe "Twenty-Five Years in East Africa", 1921; Henry M. Stanley "My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories"

Lot: 124

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £125
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John Roscoe Twenty-Five Years in East Africa, 1921; Henry M. Stanley My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories, 1893; Flinders Petrie Ten Years Digging in Egypt, 1892; W.P.Taylor African Treasures, 1932; Worthington Inland Waters of Africa, 1933; and 4 other African titles; mostly first editions, original cloth, a few recased, fair to fine. (9)

Willie Smith "Match-Winning Billiards", Mills & Boon, 1924, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth, VG;

Lot: 133

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £30
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Willie Smith Match-Winning Billiards, Mills & Boon, 1924, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth, VG; minor tone marks largely confined to endpapers o/w fine internally with 7 b/w plates and many diagrams. 215pp

Joseph Bennett "Billiards", Thos. De La Rue, 1873, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth over bevelled boards,

Lot: 134

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £88
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Joseph Bennett Billiards, Thos. De La Rue, 1873, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth over bevelled boards, repair to foot of spine, gilt edged, VG; errata slip facing p.1; fine internally with plates and diagrams.