Auction No 388, Category: Books
34 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
"The New Yorker" 1945-1946, special Armed Forces Overseas Editions, all with attractive pictorial wraps,
"The New Yorker" 1945-1946, special Armed Forces Overseas Editions, all with attractive pictorial wraps,
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe New Yorker 1945-1946, special Armed Forces Overseas Editions, all with attractive pictorial wraps, two with small cuttings taken from the back cover. Text pages browned due to paper quality o/w VG. (19)
Interesting selection in folder including elaborate 1867 Valentine with original 1d red Cover Stockport to Atherton (MANCHESTER S.T. b/s)
Interesting selection in folder including elaborate 1867 Valentine with original 1d red Cover Stockport to Atherton (MANCHESTER S.T. b/s)
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £74
MORE DETAILSInteresting selection in folder including elaborate 1867 Valentine with original 1d red Cover Stockport to Atherton (MANCHESTER S.T. b/s); plus a further Victorian valentine, documents, letters; 1922 St.Luke’s Church, Crosby, Grand Bazaar handbook (134pp, many adverts); business cards including Robert Colling 19th Century engraver of Liverpool; etc. (Qty)
Henry Prescott "Tobacco and its Adulterations", John Van Voorst, 1858, original gilt cloth, spine frayed at top & tail, 40 plates,
Henry Prescott "Tobacco and its Adulterations", John Van Voorst, 1858, original gilt cloth, spine frayed at top & tail, 40 plates,
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSHenry Prescott Tobacco and its Adulterations, John Van Voorst, 1858, original gilt cloth, spine frayed at top & tail, 40 plates, very good internally; and Manual of Tobacco Companies, Johnson & Sanderson, 1925, gilt cloth, VG.
"Songs by Burns", Otto Schulze, Edinburgh, 1901; quarter-vellum, gilt, spine darkened o/w VG; one of 500 printed.
"Songs by Burns", Otto Schulze, Edinburgh, 1901; quarter-vellum, gilt, spine darkened o/w VG; one of 500 printed.
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSSongs by Burns, Otto Schulze, Edinburgh, 1901; quarter-vellum, gilt, spine darkened o/w VG; one of 500 printed. Double-page illustrated title, each song with historiated initials. 99pp plus index & limitation page. Fine internally.
Izaak Walton "The Compleat Walton", Nonesuch Press, 1929, No. 114 of 1100 for sale in the UK, full grained-morocco, gilt, raised bands, fine;
Izaak Walton "The Compleat Walton", Nonesuch Press, 1929, No. 114 of 1100 for sale in the UK, full grained-morocco, gilt, raised bands, fine;
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £98
MORE DETAILSIzaak Walton The Compleat Walton, Nonesuch Press, 1929, No. 114 of 1100 for sale in the UK, full grained-morocco, gilt, raised bands, fine; engraved tissue-guarded plates; 631pp
Vasant G. Rele "The Mysterious Kundalini (The physical basis of the Kundali (Hatha) Yoga" D.B. Taraporevala, Bombay, 1927;
Vasant G. Rele "The Mysterious Kundalini (The physical basis of the Kundali (Hatha) Yoga" D.B. Taraporevala, Bombay, 1927;
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSVasant G. Rele The Mysterious Kundalini (The physical basis of the “Kundali (Hatha) Yoga”…) D.B. Taraporevala, Bombay, 1927; original printed cloth, darkened; fine internally; 118pp plus plates and glossary.
Joseph Conrad "Typhoon and Other Stories", Heinemann, 1903, First Edition, original gilt cloth, some wear; previous owner’s bookplate,
Joseph Conrad "Typhoon and Other Stories", Heinemann, 1903, First Edition, original gilt cloth, some wear; previous owner’s bookplate,
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSJoseph Conrad Typhoon and Other Stories, Heinemann, 1903, First Edition, original gilt cloth, some wear; previous owner’s bookplate, spotting to pastedown, uncut two sides, clean text.
"The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844", Oxford, 1987, two volumes, original gilt cloth, frontispiece & 8 other plates. Fine (2)
"The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844", Oxford, 1987, two volumes, original gilt cloth, frontispiece & 8 other plates. Fine (2)
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSThe Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844, Oxford, 1987, two volumes, original gilt cloth, frontispiece & 8 other plates. Fine (2)
Samuel Beckett "Poems in English", Calder, 1961, 1st Edn in worn d/jkt; "Two Poems by Walter de la Mare and Arthur Rogers", 1938,
Samuel Beckett "Poems in English", Calder, 1961, 1st Edn in worn d/jkt; "Two Poems by Walter de la Mare and Arthur Rogers", 1938,
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSSamuel Beckett Poems in English, Calder, 1961, 1st Edn in worn d/jkt; Two Poems by Walter de la Mare and Arthur Rogers, 1938, one of 200, inscribed by Rogers; Robert Burns Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Werner Laurie, 1927, with prospectus, all in a slipcase; Wheels: A Second Cycle, Blackwell, 1917; Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Poems of Pleasure, Siegle Hill, c.1919, illuminated edition; and other poetry. Good/Fine. (13)
H.G. Wells selection of First Editions, 3 in d/jkt; includes "The Wheels of Chance", 1896; "The New World Order", 1940; and "War in the Future", 1917
H.G. Wells selection of First Editions, 3 in d/jkt; includes "The Wheels of Chance", 1896; "The New World Order", 1940; and "War in the Future", 1917
Lot 23
Lot: 23
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £38
MORE DETAILSH.G. Wells selection of First Editions, 3 in d/jkt; includes The Wheels of Chance, 1896; The New World Order, 1940; and War in the Future, 1917 in chipped d/jkt; fair to VG. (17)
Angela Brazil schoolgirl stories, a selection published by Blackie, all bar one in worn & chipped d/jkts, pictorial cloth covers VG;
Angela Brazil schoolgirl stories, a selection published by Blackie, all bar one in worn & chipped d/jkts, pictorial cloth covers VG;
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSAngela Brazil schoolgirl stories, a selection published by Blackie, all bar one in worn & chipped d/jkts, pictorial cloth covers VG; some foxing to prelims. (8)
Selection including G. Henty (8, pictorial cloth), Ammon Wrigley (2), and Gerald Kersh "The Dead Look On", 1943, 1st Edn in d/jkt.
Selection including G. Henty (8, pictorial cloth), Ammon Wrigley (2), and Gerald Kersh "The Dead Look On", 1943, 1st Edn in d/jkt.
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSSelection including G. Henty (8, pictorial cloth), Ammon Wrigley (2), and Gerald Kersh The Dead Look On, 1943, 1st Edn in d/jkt. Fair to fine. (16)
D.H. Lawrence "Studies in Classic American Literature", 1924, 1st Edn, "Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D.H. Lawrence", 1936, 1st Edn;
D.H. Lawrence "Studies in Classic American Literature", 1924, 1st Edn, "Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D.H. Lawrence", 1936, 1st Edn;
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSD.H. Lawrence Studies in Classic American Literature, 1924, 1st Edn, Phoenix: The Posthumous Papers of D.H. Lawrence, 1936, 1st Edn; and Helen Corke D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Princess’: A Memory of Jessie Chambers, Merle Press. 1951, No.166 of 200, signed by the author. VG/Fine (3)
Collected Letters, journals etc including Saint Theresa of the Infant Jesus (boxed set), Lord Macaulay (2 VF half-leather volumes),
Collected Letters, journals etc including Saint Theresa of the Infant Jesus (boxed set), Lord Macaulay (2 VF half-leather volumes),
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSCollected Letters, journals etc including Saint Theresa of the Infant Jesus (boxed set), Lord Macaulay (2 VF half-leather volumes), Dylan Thomas, George Gissing, Walter Scott, Horace Walpole. Also two works on Autographs. Five in d/jkt. Mainly good to VF. (11)
Catherine Lucy Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland "In Memory of Colonel the Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", London c.1887,
Catherine Lucy Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland "In Memory of Colonel the Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", London c.1887,
Lot 30
Lot: 30
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSCatherine Lucy Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland In Memory of Colonel the Honourable Everard Henry Primrose, London c.1887, half-morocco, gilt, wear to extremities; front inner hinge weak; photographic frontispiece; signed and inscribed by the author to the Viscount Halifax. Fine clean text. 254pp
"The National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XIV, Salford", National Publishing Co, London, n.d.; quarto, gilt cloth, VG;
"The National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XIV, Salford", National Publishing Co, London, n.d.; quarto, gilt cloth, VG;
Lot 31
Lot: 31
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSThe National Roll of the Great War 1914-1918, Section XIV, Salford, National Publishing Co, London, n.d.; quarto, gilt cloth, VG; half-title and final page of text browned o/w fine internally. 360pp
Charles Royle "Opened Doors: The Autobiography of Charles Royle, Ex-Mayor and Ex-M.P. for Stockport", Meat Trades’ Journal, 1949;
Charles Royle "Opened Doors: The Autobiography of Charles Royle, Ex-Mayor and Ex-M.P. for Stockport", Meat Trades’ Journal, 1949;
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSCharles Royle Opened Doors: The Autobiography of Charles Royle, Ex-Mayor and Ex-M.P. for Stockport, Meat Trades’ Journal, 1949; in slightly worn & spotted dustjacket; signed by the author. Fine internally. 112pp plus plates.
Edward Liveing "Adventure in Publishing: The House of Ward Lock 1854-1954", Ward Lock, 1954, fine in VG mylar-protected d/jkt.
Edward Liveing "Adventure in Publishing: The House of Ward Lock 1854-1954", Ward Lock, 1954, fine in VG mylar-protected d/jkt.
Lot 34
Lot: 34
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £8
MORE DETAILSEdward Liveing Adventure in Publishing: The House of Ward Lock 1854-1954, Ward Lock, 1954, fine in VG mylar-protected d/jkt.
Robert Dent "Old and New Birmingham", 1880; and 1860s/1870s Birmingham related Acts of Parliament in 5 bound volumes;
Robert Dent "Old and New Birmingham", 1880; and 1860s/1870s Birmingham related Acts of Parliament in 5 bound volumes;
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRobert Dent Old and New Birmingham, 1880; and 1860s/1870s Birmingham related Acts of Parliament in 5 bound volumes; one volume very worn, Dent’s history repaired. (6)
Innes & Castle "Covenants with Death", Daily Express, 1934, original printed cloth, worn corners, illustrated throughout.
Innes & Castle "Covenants with Death", Daily Express, 1934, original printed cloth, worn corners, illustrated throughout.
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Nov 2019 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSInnes & Castle Covenants with Death, Daily Express, 1934, original printed cloth, worn corners, illustrated throughout.