Auction No 413, Category: Books
83 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)
Ngaio Marsh "Vintage Murder", Geoffrey Bles, 1949 in good edgeworn d/jkt, ownership stamp to front endpaper, library stamp on copyright page
Ngaio Marsh "Vintage Murder", Geoffrey Bles, 1949 in good edgeworn d/jkt, ownership stamp to front endpaper, library stamp on copyright page
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSNgaio Marsh Vintage Murder, Geoffrey Bles, 1949 in good edgeworn d/jkt, ownership stamp to front endpaper, library stamp on copyright page (no other markings) foxing to fore-edge; and other Ngaio Marsh crime including Spinsters of Jeopardy, Collins, 1954, 1st Edn in slightly chipped d/jkt, A Man Lay Dead Collins 1981 in VG d/jkt and others in mixed condition. (14)
John D. Macdonald novels including "The Moving Target", Alfred Knopf, 1949, in price-clipped d/jkt, browned throughout;
John D. Macdonald novels including "The Moving Target", Alfred Knopf, 1949, in price-clipped d/jkt, browned throughout;
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSJohn D. Macdonald novels including The Moving Target, Alfred Knopf, 1949, in price-clipped d/jkt, browned throughout; Murder for the Bride, Robert Hale, 1977, 1st UK Edn.in price-clipped d/jkt; Wine of the Dreamers Greenberg, 1951, 1st Edn, in complete but heavily tape-stained d/jkt, endpapers browned; and a selection of others in mixed condition, three ex-library. (10)
John Rhode fiction comprising "The Vanishing Diary", Geoffrey Bles, 1961, 1st Edn, in worn d/jkt, the book in VG condition;
John Rhode fiction comprising "The Vanishing Diary", Geoffrey Bles, 1961, 1st Edn, in worn d/jkt, the book in VG condition;
Lot 47
Lot: 47
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSJohn Rhode fiction comprising The Vanishing Diary, Geoffrey Bles, 1961, 1st Edn, in worn d/jkt, the book in VG condition; The Motor Rally Mystery, 1938, p/bk in chipped wraps; and a poor copy of Robbery with Violence, 1957 in repaired d/jkt and ink marks to publications list. (3)
Georges Simenon first editions including "Maigret Goes to School", 1957, worn cloth, in chipped & browned d/jkt;
Georges Simenon first editions including "Maigret Goes to School", 1957, worn cloth, in chipped & browned d/jkt;
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSGeorges Simenon first editions including Maigret Goes to School, 1957, worn cloth, in chipped & browned d/jkt; of the others two have facsimile d/jkts, another ex-library. (5)
"Sacred Writings: Confucian, Hebrew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedan", Easton Press, Millennium Edition, 2 volumes; full leather, gilt,
"Sacred Writings: Confucian, Hebrew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedan", Easton Press, Millennium Edition, 2 volumes; full leather, gilt,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSacred Writings: Confucian, Hebrew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Mohammedan, Easton Press, Millennium Edition, 2 volumes; full leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged, ribbon bookmarkers. Mint condition. (2)
"English Poetry", 3 volumes, and "Prefaces & Prologues to Famous Books", Easton Press, Millennium Edition,full leather, gilt,
"English Poetry", 3 volumes, and "Prefaces & Prologues to Famous Books", Easton Press, Millennium Edition,full leather, gilt,
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSEnglish Poetry, 3 volumes, and Prefaces & Prologues to Famous Books, Easton Press, Millennium Edition, full leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged, ribbon bookmarkers. A plate of Shakespeare has a small abrasion o/w condition is mint. (4)
Montaigne & others "Literary and Philosophical Works"; "English Essays, Sidney to Macaulay"; and Pascal "Thoughts, and Minor Works".
Montaigne & others "Literary and Philosophical Works"; "English Essays, Sidney to Macaulay"; and Pascal "Thoughts, and Minor Works".
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £26 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSMontaigne & others Literary and Philosophical Works; English Essays, Sidney to Macaulay; and Pascal Thoughts, and Minor Works. Three volumes. Easton Press, Millennium Editions, bonded red leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged, ribbon bookmarkers. Mint condition, two still in shrinkwrap. (3)
Selection of Folio Society books including Paul Scott "The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, A Division of the Spoils
Selection of Folio Society books including Paul Scott "The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, A Division of the Spoils
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSSelection of Folio Society books including Paul Scott The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, A Division of the Spoils, and The Towers of Silence, 2009; The Epic of Gilgamesh, 2013; Steven Runciman The Fall of Constantinople 1453, 2013; and two others. All VF in slipcases, the slipcase of The Raj Quartet split along two sides. (8)
Harvard Classics, four volumes comprising Virgil's "Aeneid", Plutarch's "Lives", works by Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero & Pliny,
Harvard Classics, four volumes comprising Virgil's "Aeneid", Plutarch's "Lives", works by Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero & Pliny,
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSHarvard Classics, four volumes comprising Virgil's Aeneid, Plutarch's Lives, works by Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Cicero & Pliny, all Easton Press, Millennium Editions, bonded leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged, ribbon markers. Mint condition, one still in shrinkwrap. (4)
Harvard Classics, six volumes including "Nine Greek Dramas", Homer "Odyssey", William Lane (trans.) "The Thousand and One Nights"
Harvard Classics, six volumes including "Nine Greek Dramas", Homer "Odyssey", William Lane (trans.) "The Thousand and One Nights"
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSHarvard Classics, six volumes including Nine Greek Dramas, Homer Odyssey, William Lane (trans.) The Thousand and One Nights, plus Folklore, Sagas, Aesop Fables, Holinshed Chronicles, etc; Easton Press, Millennium Editions, full leather, gilt, mint condition, two still in shrinkwrap. (6)
Harvard Classics, eleven volumes, mostly English & American Literature including "Elizabethan Drama" (two vols), Robert Burns "Poems and Songs"
Harvard Classics, eleven volumes, mostly English & American Literature including "Elizabethan Drama" (two vols), Robert Burns "Poems and Songs"
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £90 - £110
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSHarvard Classics, eleven volumes, mostly English & American Literature including Elizabethan Drama (two vols), Robert Burns Poems and Songs, Dana Two Years Before the Mast, and others; Easton Press, Millennium Editions,bonded leather, gilt, mint condition, eight still in shrinkwrap. (11)
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare", Easton Press, 1993, 39 volumes, quarto, full leather, gilt design and edges, illustrated, various artists
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare", Easton Press, 1993, 39 volumes, quarto, full leather, gilt design and edges, illustrated, various artists
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £300 - £400
SOLD £380
MORE DETAILSThe Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Easton Press, 1993, 39 volumes, quarto, full leather, gilt design and edges, illustrated, various artists, mint condition, most volumes still in shrinkwrap. (39)
Selection of Crime Fiction and Thrillers including first editions by Brian Flynn and Miles Burton, the Ian Fleming titles both ex- library.
Selection of Crime Fiction and Thrillers including first editions by Brian Flynn and Miles Burton, the Ian Fleming titles both ex- library.
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
MORE DETAILSSelection of Crime Fiction and Thrillers including first editions by Brian Flynn and Miles Burton, the Ian Fleming titles both ex-library. Mixed condition. (6)
M. Kumakiri (compiler) "A Line Drawing of Sarasa", Seidea, Osaka, 1993; large format, gilt cloth, slightly marked, fine internally,
M. Kumakiri (compiler) "A Line Drawing of Sarasa", Seidea, Osaka, 1993; large format, gilt cloth, slightly marked, fine internally,
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSM. Kumakiri (compiler) A Line Drawing of Sarasa, Seidea, Osaka, 1993; large format, gilt cloth, slightly marked, fine internally, illustrated throughout with b/w designs for fabrics and wallpapers. 201pp
WW2 R.A.F. Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book for 1685816 A. Johnson for his training as an Air Bomber
WW2 R.A.F. Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book for 1685816 A. Johnson for his training as an Air Bomber
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSWW2 R.A.F. Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book for 1685816 A. Johnson for his training as an Air Bomber during the period 5th July 1944 to 19th April 1945 in South Africa and Egypt, VG condition; plus related items including his illustrated notebook on Airmanship, and menus & guides during his RAF service. (19 items)
H.G. Wells "The Outline of History", Easton Press, 2012, two volumes in slipcase, bound in full leather, gilt, No.370 of 400 issued, very fine,
H.G. Wells "The Outline of History", Easton Press, 2012, two volumes in slipcase, bound in full leather, gilt, No.370 of 400 issued, very fine,
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSH.G. Wells The Outline of History, Easton Press, 2012, two volumes in slipcase, bound in full leather, gilt, No.370 of 400 issued, very fine, the gilt cloth-covered slipcase very slightly marked.
Edward Gibbon "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Easton Press, six volume set, bound in full leather, gilt. Very fine.
Edward Gibbon "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Easton Press, six volume set, bound in full leather, gilt. Very fine.
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSEdward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Easton Press, six volume set, bound in full leather, gilt. Very fine.
"American Historical Documents 1000-1904", Easton Press, Millennium Edition, full leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged,
"American Historical Documents 1000-1904", Easton Press, Millennium Edition, full leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged,
Lot 69
Lot: 69
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSAmerican Historical Documents 1000-1904, Easton Press, Millennium Edition, full red leather, gilt, raised bands, gilt-edged, ribbon bookmarker. 491pp. Mint condition.
Captain W.E. Johns "The Passing Show: A Garden Diary of an Amateur Gardener", My Garden, London, 1937, 1st Edn, signed by the author
Captain W.E. Johns "The Passing Show: A Garden Diary of an Amateur Gardener", My Garden, London, 1937, 1st Edn, signed by the author
Lot 70
Lot: 70
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSCaptain W.E. Johns The Passing Show: A Garden Diary of an Amateur Gardener, My Garden, London, 1937, 1st Edn, signed by the author on front endpaper and inscribed by the recipient H.L. Hogan, Chelsea Flower Show, 25.5.1938, with a related gift inscription of 1958. Original cloth; faint spotting to fore-edge; fine internally.
Pliny the Elder "Natural History", Folio Society, 2012, first printing, five volume set in slipcase, very fine.
Pliny the Elder "Natural History", Folio Society, 2012, first printing, five volume set in slipcase, very fine.
Lot 71
Lot: 71
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Nov 2022 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £82
MORE DETAILSPliny the Elder Natural History, Folio Society, 2012, first printing, five volume set in slipcase, very fine.