Auction No 409, Category: Books
52 Lots (displaying 21 - 40)
P.G. Wodehose Everyman’s Library Editions, 2000 to 2012, a VF collection of 24 different titles (plus a duplicate),
P.G. Wodehose Everyman’s Library Editions, 2000 to 2012, a VF collection of 24 different titles (plus a duplicate),
Lot 32
Lot: 32
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £44
MORE DETAILSP.G. Wodehouse Everyman's Library Editions, 2000 to 2012, a VF collection of 24 different titles (plus a duplicate), all in the Andrzej Klimowski illustrated jackets, fine, mylar-proteted, including Frozen Assets, Blandings Castle etc; plus two other Wodehouse titles from the Autograph edition in toned jackets, Yours Plum, The Letters of P.G. Wodehouse, and three biographical works. Good/VF (31)
Edwin Arnold "The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation", Kegan Paul, 1908, special edition bound in full vellum, gilt, slightly marked o/w VG;
Edwin Arnold "The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation", Kegan Paul, 1908, special edition bound in full vellum, gilt, slightly marked o/w VG;
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSEdwin Arnold The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation, Kegan Paul, 1908, special edition bound in full vellum, gilt, slightly marked o/w VG; top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere; light browning to endpapers and the margins of the tissue-guarded photogravure plates.
Karl Eyth (compiler) "Das Farbige Malerbuch", E.A. Seemann, 1901, tall quarto, a collection of 93 (of 96) coloured plates,
Karl Eyth (compiler) "Das Farbige Malerbuch", E.A. Seemann, 1901, tall quarto, a collection of 93 (of 96) coloured plates,
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSKarl Eyth (compiler) Das Farbige Malerbuch, E.A. Seemann, 1901, tall quarto, a collection of 93 (of 96) coloured plates, plus introductory pages, in the issued binding case, now opened on three sides; the plates represent a collection of inspirational ideas for interiors, many of an art nouveau flavour. VG
"Le Décor de Votre Reve est dans Cette Collection", 1920s, landscape quarto, original wraps, creasing at one corner, 12 full-page colour plates
"Le Décor de Votre Reve est dans Cette Collection", 1920s, landscape quarto, original wraps, creasing at one corner, 12 full-page colour plates
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSLe Décor de Votre Reve est dans Cette Collection, 1920s, landscape quarto, original wraps, creasing at one corner, 12 full-page colour plates of art-deco interiors. Title page a little soiled o/w VG.
"The Graphic Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art", The Graphic, London, [c.1892]; folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, VG;
"The Graphic Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art", The Graphic, London, [c.1892]; folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, VG;
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Graphic Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art, The Graphic, London, [c.1892]; folio, publisher's gilt cloth, VG; a bound volume of the Supplements issued from 1884 to 1892, illustrated throughout, mostly in b/w but including many in full colour, some plates folding. A few plates with faults but largely fine.
M.A. Racinet "L'Ornement Polychrome:Cent Planches en Couleurs or et Argent Contenant Environ 2,000 Motifs de Tous les Styles Art Ancien et Asiatique
M.A. Racinet "L'Ornement Polychrome:Cent Planches en Couleurs or et Argent Contenant Environ 2,000 Motifs de Tous les Styles Art Ancien et Asiatique
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSM.A. Racinet L'Ornement Polychrome: Cent Planches en Couleurs or et Argent Contenant Environ 2,000 Motifs de Tous les Styles Art Ancien et Asiatique Moyen Age Renaissance, XVII et XVIII Siecle. Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, [1880], complete with 100 full-page chromo-litho coloured plates; folio, front board detached, lacking spine; title pages and the text with foxing, the superb plates fine.
M.D. Wyatt "The Art of Illuminating", Day & Son, 1860, the text & plates loose & incomplete; 72 plates remain, mostly fine, 5 with foxing.
M.D. Wyatt "The Art of Illuminating", Day & Son, 1860, the text & plates loose & incomplete; 72 plates remain, mostly fine, 5 with foxing.
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSM.D. Wyatt The Art of Illuminating, Day & Son, 1860, the text & plates loose & incomplete; 72 plates remain, mostly fine, 5 with foxing.
"Vogue Patterns, November 1953", Vogue Pattern Service, Greenwich, USA; folio, cloth bound with very worn pictorial onlay, corners bumped;
"Vogue Patterns, November 1953", Vogue Pattern Service, Greenwich, USA; folio, cloth bound with very worn pictorial onlay, corners bumped;
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSVogue Patterns, November 1953, Vogue Pattern Service, Greenwich, USA; folio, cloth bound with very worn pictorial onlay, corners bumped; section tabs at fore-edge well-thumbed; first page soiled o/w clean internally with many 100s of coloured illustrations; 14 pages damaged with large pieces cut away. Prices are in UK Sterling and Canadian Dollars. Approx 1000pp.
G.E. Studdy "The Bonzo Book, being the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio", large format, 33.5 x 25.5cm, pictorial wraps badly frayed & detached,
G.E. Studdy "The Bonzo Book, being the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio", large format, 33.5 x 25.5cm, pictorial wraps badly frayed & detached,
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSG.E. Studdy The Bonzo Book, being the Third Studdy Dogs Portfolio, large format, 33.5 x 25.5cm, pictorial wraps badly frayed & detached, the contents loose but complete & clean, with title page and 15 plates; includes three on golf humour.
"Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten", Berlin, 1894, Volume VIII, folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, worn at extremities o/w VG;
"Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten", Berlin, 1894, Volume VIII, folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, worn at extremities o/w VG;
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten, Berlin, 1894, Volume VIII, folio, publisher's gilt cloth, worn at extremities o/w VG; many full-page plates, mainly in b/w, and other illustrations in text. Three plates torn.
"Art - Gout - Beaute, Feuillets de l’Elegance Feminine", issues for Nov. 1924, August 1925, and Sept. 1925, all fine with hand coloured illustrations
"Art - Gout - Beaute, Feuillets de l’Elegance Feminine", issues for Nov. 1924, August 1925, and Sept. 1925, all fine with hand coloured illustrations
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £115
MORE DETAILSArt – Gout – Beaute, Feuillets de l'Elegance Feminine, issues for Nov. 1924, August 1925, and Sept. 1925, all fine with the hand coloured illustrations, many as tipped-in plates, bound together with a French 1920s edition of Vogue magazine; in a fine modern full leather binding, gilt title to spine. Original wraps preserved.
"Art - Gout - Beaute, Feuillets de l’Elegance Feminine", issues for Christmas 1922, March and November 1926 and September 1927;
"Art - Gout - Beaute, Feuillets de l’Elegance Feminine", issues for Christmas 1922, March and November 1926 and September 1927;
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £130 - £150
SOLD £145
MORE DETAILSArt – Gout – Beaute, Feuillets de l'Elegance Feminine, issues for Christmas 1922, March and November 1926 and September 1927; all with the original wraps, each with a pictorial onlay, string bound; all with the hand-coloured illustrations, many as tipped-in plates; the issue for March 1926 has had a page partly cut-away o/w VG/Fine (4)
"Art - Gout - Beaute, Feuillets de l’Elegance Feminine", issues for Christmas 1922, July 1923, and April & July 1926; all in the original wraps
"Art - Gout - Beaute, Feuillets de l’Elegance Feminine", issues for Christmas 1922, July 1923, and April & July 1926; all in the original wraps
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £120
MORE DETAILSArt – Gout – Beaute, Feuillets de l'Elegance Feminine, issues for Christmas 1922, July 1923, and April & July 1926; all in the original wraps with pictorial onlay, the issues for Christmas 1922 and April 1926 handstamped SPECIMEN on front cover; all with the hand-coloured illustrations, many as tipped-in plates, the issue for July 1923 with some plates removed. Fair to fine. Housed in a slipcase. (4)
"Croquis Artistiques: Taille Extra", Summer, 1940, large format, original printed wraps, with 24 full-page hand-coloured fashion plates;
"Croquis Artistiques: Taille Extra", Summer, 1940, large format, original printed wraps, with 24 full-page hand-coloured fashion plates;
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSCroquis Artistiques: Taille Extra, Summer, 1940, large format, original printed wraps, with 24 full-page hand-coloured fashion plates;covers a little worn, the front cover chipped at one corner. Fine internally. Introductory trilingual text.
Arnold Bachwitz "Croquis Parisiens, Modeles Classiques", Summer 1927, original printed wraps, contents loose comprising 11 hand-coloured plates,
Arnold Bachwitz "Croquis Parisiens, Modeles Classiques", Summer 1927, original printed wraps, contents loose comprising 11 hand-coloured plates,
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £26 - £36
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSArnold Bachwitz Croquis Parisiens, Modeles Classiques, Summer 1927, original printed wraps, contents loose comprising 11 hand-coloured plates, 30.5 x 19.5cm, on blue paper, fine.
"Sport-Dresses No.2, Summer 1925", large format (33 x 19.5cm), original printed wraps, string bound, complete with 30 fine hand-coloured plates.
"Sport-Dresses No.2, Summer 1925", large format (33 x 19.5cm), original printed wraps, string bound, complete with 30 fine hand-coloured plates.
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £175
MORE DETAILSSport-Dresses No.2, Summer 1925, large format (33 x 19.5cm), original printed wraps, string bound, complete with 30 fine hand-coloured plates. 2pp introductory text. Very scarce.
"Modelles Originaux, Hiver 1916/17", printed wraps,abrasion to front cover, some plates removed but still containing 52 hand-coloured fashion plates;
"Modelles Originaux, Hiver 1916/17", printed wraps,abrasion to front cover, some plates removed but still containing 52 hand-coloured fashion plates;
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £82
MORE DETAILSModelles Originaux, Hiver 1916/17, printed wraps, abrasion to front cover, some plates removed but still containing 52 hand-coloured fashion plates; tall quarto, somewhat reduced by the binder affecting a few of the images. Free from foxing.
"My Home and Modern Home", a fine bound volume of the colour supplements, 1932-45, most with artwork by Watson Charlton,
"My Home and Modern Home", a fine bound volume of the colour supplements, 1932-45, most with artwork by Watson Charlton,
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSMy Home and Modern Home, a fine bound volume of the colour supplements, 1932-45, most with artwork by Watson Charlton, quarto, cloth bound, gilt, for “R.F.J.” and entitled My Collection 1932-45 with gilt lettering to front and spine. Colour illustration throughout, 600pp.
"Modern Book Illustrators and Their Work", The Studio, 1914, profusely illustrated with b/w and colour plates by Rackham, Dulac,
"Modern Book Illustrators and Their Work", The Studio, 1914, profusely illustrated with b/w and colour plates by Rackham, Dulac,
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSModern Book Illustrators and Their Work, The Studio, 1914, profusely illustrated with b/w and colour plates by Rackham, Dulac, Jessie M. King etc, in orig. printed wraps, spine frayed, some occasional tone marks, colour plates unaffected; plus The Studio Vol.51, 1911, bound volume; and Modern Pen Drawings: European and American, The Studio, 1901, bound volume. (3)
Owen Jones "The Grammar of Ornament", Bernard Quaritch, 1868; folio, rebound in modern cloth with gilt leather title;
Owen Jones "The Grammar of Ornament", Bernard Quaritch, 1868; folio, rebound in modern cloth with gilt leather title;
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSOwen Jones The Grammar of Ornament, Bernard Quaritch, 1868; folio, rebound in modern cloth with gilt leather title; title page & preface damaged & repaired (with some loss); 70 fine coloured plates (of 112).