Auction No 420, Category: Books
88 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Penguin publications, 1937-1961, including thirty-nine first editions in Penguin; usual browning, varied condition. (None ex- library) (54)
Penguin publications, 1937-1961, including thirty-nine first editions in Penguin; usual browning, varied condition. (None ex- library) (54)
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £44
MORE DETAILSPenguin publications, 1937-1961, including thirty-nine first editions in Penguin; usual browning, varied condition. (None ex-library) (54)
"The Journal of Careers, and Monthly School Calendar", 1932-1936, bound into five volumes, gilt cloth, bookplates of Hulme Hall Library, VG. (5)
"The Journal of Careers, and Monthly School Calendar", 1932-1936, bound into five volumes, gilt cloth, bookplates of Hulme Hall Library, VG. (5)
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Journal of Careers, and Monthly School Calendar, 1932-1936, bound into five volumes, gilt cloth, bookplates of Hulme Hall Library, VG. (5)
"The Monthly Review", John Murray, April-June 1901, Oct.-Dec, 1903, and April-Dec.1906, bound into 5 volumes, gilt cloth,
"The Monthly Review", John Murray, April-June 1901, Oct.-Dec, 1903, and April-Dec.1906, bound into 5 volumes, gilt cloth,
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSThe Monthly Review, John Murray, April-June 1901, Oct.-Dec, 1903, and April-Dec.1906, bound into 5 volumes, gilt cloth, bookplates of Hulme Hall Library; includes contributions by Winston Churchill, Lady Gregory, William Archer, Isabella Blackwood, Arthur Symons, Edward Grey, A.T. Quiller-Couch, Roger Fry, and Capt. F.E. Younghusband. VG (5)
Hocking "Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam", gilt cloth, 2 vols, VG; plus mainly s/bk publications including WW2 HMSO (5),
Hocking "Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam", gilt cloth, 2 vols, VG; plus mainly s/bk publications including WW2 HMSO (5),
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSHocking Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam, gilt cloth, 2 vols, VG; plus mainly s/bk publications including WW2 HMSO (5), The Railway Gazette 1926 (2 issues), WW2 Air Crashes in UK & Ireland (5), and several relating to UK military aircraft including 11 Profile Publications pamphlets. Varied condition. (39)
"Chambers’s Miscellany", W.& R. Chambers, 1869-71, Vols. 1-8 and Vols.13-20 bound into eight, half-leather, gilt, VG, six with binder’s ticket
"Chambers’s Miscellany", W.& R. Chambers, 1869-71, Vols. 1-8 and Vols.13-20 bound into eight, half-leather, gilt, VG, six with binder’s ticket
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSChambers's Miscellany, W.& R. Chambers, 1869-71, Vols. 1-8 and Vols.13-20 bound into eight, half-leather, gilt, VG, six with binder's ticket of J. Hopwood, Accrington; together with Beresford & Wilson Nelson and His Times, Harmsworth [1897], half-leather, gilt, bound from parts, the original 10 front wraps bound in at rear, VG; and three others. (12)
"The Strand Magazine" 1891-1892, four volumes, Vols. 2-4 with the complete text of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Vol.1 in publisher’s cloth,
"The Strand Magazine" 1891-1892, four volumes, Vols. 2-4 with the complete text of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Vol.1 in publisher’s cloth,
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Strand Magazine 1891-1892, four volumes, Vols. 2-4 with the complete text of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Vol.1 in publisher's cloth, others in half-leather, gilt. Binding of Vol.1, worn, inner-hinge cracked; others with some discolouration to the cloth-covered boards o/w sound, some minor spotting to text. (4)
"Chambers’s Encyclopaedia", W. & R. Chambers, 1880, ten volumes, half-leather, gilt, snakeskin-edged & matching endpapers, some rubbing
"Chambers’s Encyclopaedia", W. & R. Chambers, 1880, ten volumes, half-leather, gilt, snakeskin-edged & matching endpapers, some rubbing
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSChambers's Encyclopaedia, W. & R. Chambers, 1880, ten volumes, half-leather, gilt, snakeskin-edged & matching endpapers, some rubbing mainly at corners o/w fine; complete with all the maps, clean internally. A VG set. (10)
"The Strand Magazine", George Newnes, 1891-1895 complete in 10 volumes, with "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and other Conan Doyle stories.
"The Strand Magazine", George Newnes, 1891-1895 complete in 10 volumes, with "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" and other Conan Doyle stories.
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSThe Strand Magazine, George Newnes, 1891-1895 complete in 10 volumes, with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and other Conan Doyle stories. Cloth bound with gilt leather titles, some moderate wear, occasional light foxing. (10)
Box with many steel and copper engravings from 17th Century, mostly topographical, plus some wood engravings and few 1920s etchings.
Box with many steel and copper engravings from 17th Century, mostly topographical, plus some wood engravings and few 1920s etchings.
Lot 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSBox with many steel and copper engravings from 17th Century, mostly topographical, plus some wood engravings and few 1920s etchings. Mixed condition. (145)
"Manchester Evening News", February 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards.
"Manchester Evening News", February 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards.
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSManchester Evening News, February 1943, bound volume, editorial department's file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding; few leaves with peripheral faults, generally VG internally.
"Manchester Evening News", August 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding.
"Manchester Evening News", August 1943, bound volume, editorial department’s file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding.
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSManchester Evening News, August 1943, bound volume, editorial department's file copy. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding. VG internally.
Assorted books & pamphlets including Havelock Ellis "Sonnets with Folk Songs from the Spanish", Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, fine;
Assorted books & pamphlets including Havelock Ellis "Sonnets with Folk Songs from the Spanish", Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, fine;
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSAssorted books & pamphlets including Havelock Ellis Sonnets with Folk Songs from the Spanish, Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, fine; John Ward Moston Characters at Play, 1905, with folding map, lacking title page; E. Darbyshire Ballads, Poems and Recitations, Sheffield, 1885; John Sutton The Date-Book of Nottingham 1878, 8 parts, and The Nottingham Date-Book, 1884, 19 parts, in the original wraps, mixed condition; Macaulay Essays, 1902 in a fine full-leather prize binding; Barrow Naval Worthies, 1845, ex-library; Wills and Inventories of New Mills People, 1995, Parts 1 & 2; Hewitson Our Churches and Chapels, Preston, 1869 (some loose pages); and various others. (57 items)
Selection of mostly signed books with signatures of Ahmed Rashid, Jennifer Saunders, Doug Walters, Deborah Devonshire, Pam Ayres and Tony Bullimore.
Selection of mostly signed books with signatures of Ahmed Rashid, Jennifer Saunders, Doug Walters, Deborah Devonshire, Pam Ayres and Tony Bullimore.
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSelection of mostly signed books with signatures of Ahmed Rashid, Jennifer Saunders, Doug Walters, Deborah Devonshire, Pam Ayres and Tony Bullimore. Also A.A. Thomson Hutton and Washbrook 1963 with signed cutting of Cyril Washbrook laid down on title page and Len Hutton signed page loosely inserted. Most are 1st Editions, all in d/jkts. (7)
"The Works of Hugh Latimer", Cambridge University Press for the Parker Society, 2 vols, 1844; and other Parker Society publications 1841-1847
"The Works of Hugh Latimer", Cambridge University Press for the Parker Society, 2 vols, 1844; and other Parker Society publications 1841-1847
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £170
MORE DETAILSThe Works of Hugh Latimer, Cambridge University Press for the Parker Society, 2 vols, 1844; and other Parker Society publications 1841-1847 including The Works of Nicholas Ridley D.D., Original Letters Relative to the English Reformation (2 vols), Writings and Translations of Myles Coverdale, Bishop of Exeter, and The Zurich Letters (2 vols). All bound in quarter-leather, gilt, by Wood of London for M.A. Stodart, showing minimal wear; top edges gilt. Front endpapers bear armorial bookplates of Elliott Lees with further ownership labels of M.A. Stodart to front pastedowns. Reverse of first endpapers and other endpapers foxed o/w fine internally without inscriptions / markings. (13)
Franklin Library publications, all quarter-leather, gilt, comprising Homer’s "Odyssey", Hemingway "Farewell to Arms", Mark Twain "Huckleberry Finn"
Franklin Library publications, all quarter-leather, gilt, comprising Homer’s "Odyssey", Hemingway "Farewell to Arms", Mark Twain "Huckleberry Finn"
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSFranklin Library publications, all quarter-leather, gilt, comprising Homer's Odyssey, Hemingway Farewell to Arms, Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn, Cervantes Don Quixote, and Voltaire Candide. VG/VF, no inscriptions. (5)
Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks [Isabella Banks] "The Manchester Man", 1896, illustrated by Charles Green & Hedley Fitton, signed by Isabella Banks
Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks [Isabella Banks] "The Manchester Man", 1896, illustrated by Charles Green & Hedley Fitton, signed by Isabella Banks
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £400 - £500
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSMrs. G. Linnaeus Banks [Isabella Banks] The Manchester Man, 1896, illustrated by Charles Green & Hedley Fitton, signed by Isabella Banks on the half-title, complete with the many plates and three maps (two folding). Large paper edition, top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere. This scarce signed edition was jointly published by Abel Heywood of Manchester, and Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, London. Some variable foxing to text, the plates & maps largely unaffected, one map with small marginal tear strengthened with archival tape.
James Boswell "The Life of Samuel Johnson", John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides,
James Boswell "The Life of Samuel Johnson", John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides,
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJames Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson, John Murray, 1835, vols. IV to X, bound in half-leather, gilt, by Fletcher, polished marbled sides, Vol. IV with fold-out map, fold-out plate in Vol.VI, engraved frontisp. & half-title to each volume, some wear to extremities; and Annandale The Works of Robert Burns, Blackie & Sons [1887], four of five volumes (lacking vol.2), gilt cloth, two with front board slightly marked, many fine tissue-guarded engravings. All very clean internally, the Boswells with previous owner's attractive art-nouveau bookplates. (11)
"Fables de La Fontaine avec les Dessins de Gustave Dore", Hachette, Paris, 1890, folio, re-backed in fine red morocco, gilt,
"Fables de La Fontaine avec les Dessins de Gustave Dore", Hachette, Paris, 1890, folio, re-backed in fine red morocco, gilt,
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £58
MORE DETAILSFables de La Fontaine avec les Dessins de Gustave Dore, Hachette, Paris, 1890, folio, re-backed in fine red morocco, gilt, the cloth-covered boards worn & faded, cloth to back board torn; internally VG with most of the fine wood-engraved full-page plates after Dore clean, the last 60pp damp-stained upper right affecting the plate margins and straying on to four of the plates. A re-issue of the 1868 edition. Small ownership inscription to second free endpaper; lx,864pp
Cervantes "The History of Don Quixote….Illustrated by Gustave Dore", Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1870s], tall 4to., half-leather, gilt, marbled sides
Cervantes "The History of Don Quixote….Illustrated by Gustave Dore", Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1870s], tall 4to., half-leather, gilt, marbled sides
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSCervantes The History of Don Quixote….Illustrated by Gustave Dore, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1870s], tall 4to., half-leather, gilt, marbled sides & endpapers; browning to first & last few leaves o/w fine internally. Some wear to extremities of the binding. 118 full-page engravings.
"The Girl’s Own Annual" (Girl’s Own Paper) London, Oct.1886 to Sept. 1894, bound into 8 volumes, half-leather, gilt, colour plates by Kate Greenaway
"The Girl’s Own Annual" (Girl’s Own Paper) London, Oct.1886 to Sept. 1894, bound into 8 volumes, half-leather, gilt, colour plates by Kate Greenaway
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSThe Girl's Own Annual (Girl's Own Paper) London, Oct.1886 to Sept. 1894, bound into 8 volumes, half-leather, gilt, colour plates by Kate Greenaway and others. Includes the Summer and Christmas special numbers. VG condition. (8)