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Auction No 390, Category: Books

8 Lots (displaying 1 - 8)

John Payne "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night", Villon Society, 1882, 9 volumes, No.181 of 500 printed; and "Tales from the Arabic",

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £76
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John Payne The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Villon Society, 1882, 9 volumes, No.181 of 500 printed; and Tales from the Arabic, Villon Society, 1884, 3 volumes, No.437 of 500; uniformly bound in superb full red morocco, gilt; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere. Occasional minor foxing o/w fine. (12)  

French Literature published by Imprimerie Nationale, 1970s/80s in full leather bindings, gilt, VG/fine. (7)

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £15
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French Literature published by Imprimerie Nationale, 1970s/80s in full leather bindings, gilt, VG/fine. (7)

Rudyard Kipling "Rewards & Fairies", Macmillan, London, 1910, orig. gilt cloth, VG, uncut two sides, one of 775 issued; spotting to endpapers.

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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Rudyard Kipling Rewards & Fairies, Macmillan, London, 1910, orig. gilt cloth, VG, uncut two sides, one of 775 issued; spotting to endpapers. This edition includes the first appearance of his poem “If” (pp.195/196). B/w plates. Fine internally

Selection including Nathaniel West "The Day of the Locust", Grey Walls Press, 1951, 1st UK Edn in VG d/jkt;

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £86
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Selection including Nathaniel West The Day of the Locust, Grey Walls Press, 1951, 1st UK Edn in VG d/jkt; Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl, Doubleday, 1952, 1st U.S. Edn. in slightly chipped d/jkt; A Handbook to the Poetry of Rudyard Kipling, 1914, VG; and various others. Fair to fine. (7)

Softback publications and pamphlets, 1907-1985, chiefly 1930s to 1960s, including political, Pidjin, Liverpool Bus Timetable 1937,

Lot: 19

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £46
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Softback publications and pamphlets, 1907-1985, chiefly 1930s to 1960s, including political, Pidjin, Liverpool Bus Timetable 1937, railways, philosophy etc. Good to VF (44)

A selection of small h/b books, 1890s to 1981, chiefly 1920s/50s, five with d/jkts, including Manchester interest, humour, poetry;

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
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A selection of small h/b books, 1890s to 1981, chiefly 1920s/50s, five with d/jkts, including Manchester interest, humour, poetry; some illustrated. Good to VF (17)

"Mrs Beeton’s Household Management", Ward Lock, 1930s, in complete dustjacket; colour & b/w plates. Fine

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Mrs Beeton’s Household Management, Ward Lock, 1930s, in complete dustjacket; colour & b/w plates. Fine 

Postcard Literature including "Railway Postcards of the British Isles" (2 vols), James "The Price Guide to Photographic Cards",

Lot: 93

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Feb 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £16
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Postcard Literature including Railway Postcards of the British Isles (2 vols), James The Price Guide to Photographic Cards, White Collecting British Army Postcards, Mashburn Fantasy Postcards with Price Guide and Black Americana Postcard Price Guide; plus others, a few unrelated. Softbacks. Good to VF (16)