Auction No 426, Category: Books
110 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)
Maurice Maeterlinck "Hours of Gladness", illustrated by E.J. Detmold,1912, first edition; quarto, cream cloth, gilt, 19 fine colour plates,
Maurice Maeterlinck "Hours of Gladness", illustrated by E.J. Detmold,1912, first edition; quarto, cream cloth, gilt, 19 fine colour plates,
Lot 45
Lot: 45
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSMaurice Maeterlinck Hours of Gladness, illustrated by E.J. Detmold, 1912, first edition; quarto, cream cloth, gilt, 19 fine colour plates, lacking frontispiece; boards slightly bowed; in the rare issued d/jkt which is chipped in places and has some internal repairs.
DC "Action Comics", "Superman", "Adventure Comics" and few similar, from 1960s, mostly 1970s, a selection in VG/Fine condition. (40)
DC "Action Comics", "Superman", "Adventure Comics" and few similar, from 1960s, mostly 1970s, a selection in VG/Fine condition. (40)
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSDC Action Comics, Superman, Adventure Comics and few similar, from 1960s, mostly 1970s, a selection in VG/Fine condition. (40)
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) "Dogma and Preaching", Franciscan Herald Press,1985,1st Edn., in d/jkt; and four others by Ratzinger,
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) "Dogma and Preaching", Franciscan Herald Press,1985,1st Edn., in d/jkt; and four others by Ratzinger,
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSJoseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) Dogma and Preaching, Franciscan Herald Press, 1985, 1st Edn., in d/jkt; and four others by Ratzinger, all first editions in d/jkts, including Journey Towards Easter, 1987, Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures, 2006, and Church, Ecumenism & Politics 1988. Also a pamphlet. Fine, no inscriptions. (6)
"The Library Shakespeare Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank and R. Dudley", William Mackenzie,1873, three volume set,
"The Library Shakespeare Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank and R. Dudley", William Mackenzie,1873, three volume set,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSThe Library Shakespeare Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank and R. Dudley, William Mackenzie, 1873, three volume set, half-leather worn & rubbed, gilt title labels, marble-edged and marbled endpapers; complete with 32 colour plates (one loose) and numerous b/w illustrations and monochrome plates. Spotting to prelims and occasional tone mark internally o/w VG internally.
Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] "Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton…… " Downey & Co, 1899, no.31 of 50 large paper copies
Nimrod [Charles James Apperley] "Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton…… " Downey & Co, 1899, no.31 of 50 large paper copies
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSNimrod [Charles James Apperley] Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton…… with notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits, Downey & Co., 1899, No.31 of 50 large paper copies, numbered & signed by the publisher; two-colour cloth, gilt, spine a little darkened; recased with new end papers. Top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere. xxii, 238pp + 20 hand-coloured plates after Henry Alken with printed tissue-guards. A few leaves affected by browning.
"Letters of Edward Fitzgerald", Macmillan, 1894, two volumes, and "Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883", Richard Bentley, 1895,
"Letters of Edward Fitzgerald", Macmillan, 1894, two volumes, and "Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883", Richard Bentley, 1895,
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSLetters of Edward Fitzgerald, Macmillan, 1894, two volumes, and Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883, Richard Bentley, 1895, each with a frontispiece; engraved bookplates of E.L.de Rothschild to each volume, uniformly bound in half-vellum by Hatchards with gilt leather title labels, t.e.g., uncut elsewhere. An attractive group.
Terry Pratchett "Maskerade", Gollancz, 1995, First Edition in d/jkt, signed & inscribed by the author on title page
Terry Pratchett "Maskerade", Gollancz, 1995, First Edition in d/jkt, signed & inscribed by the author on title page
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSTerry Pratchett Maskerade, Gollancz, 1995, First Edition in d/jkt, signed & inscribed by the author on title page together with his grim reaper handstamp. Fine, in a complete d/jkt.
George Pretyman [Tomline] "Elements of Christian Theology", London 1799, two vols, first edition, rebound in cloth with gilt leather titles;
George Pretyman [Tomline] "Elements of Christian Theology", London 1799, two vols, first edition, rebound in cloth with gilt leather titles;
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSGeorge Pretyman [Tomline] Elements of Christian Theology, London 1799, two vols, first edition, rebound in cloth with gilt leather titles; contemporary inked footnote to p.211 of Vol.2. Few minor tone marks; xix,(1),531,(1)pp + (1),568pp.
J.R.R. Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings", George Allen & Unwin,1961, three volume set in issued slipcase, all in complete d/jkts, maps at rear;
J.R.R. Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings", George Allen & Unwin,1961, three volume set in issued slipcase, all in complete d/jkts, maps at rear;
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £400 - £500
SOLD £660
MORE DETAILSJ.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings, George Allen & Unwin, 1961, three volume set in issued slipcase, all in complete d/jkts, maps at rear; Two Towers and Return of the King eighth impressions, Fellowship of the Ring eleventh impression. Spines of the jackets dulled and marked. Fellowship of the Ring shows discolouration to the cloth binding at the foot of the spine. Fine internally, no inscriptions, appear unread. The slipcase with some staining and dust-affected.
Andrew Lang "The Olive Fairy Book", Longmans, 1907, first edition, orig. gilt cloth, complete with the colour & b/w plates;
Andrew Lang "The Olive Fairy Book", Longmans, 1907, first edition, orig. gilt cloth, complete with the colour & b/w plates;
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £115
MORE DETAILSAndrew Lang The Olive Fairy Book, Longmans, 1907, first edition, orig. gilt cloth, complete with the colour & b/w plates; ownership signature in pencil to front pastedown, minor spotting to prelims; together with Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales with Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, Hodder & Stoughton for Boots the Chemist, c.1930, some foxing.
"Charles Dickens Library", Educational Book Co., c.1910, 18 volume set, half-leather gilt, illustrated by Harry Furniss with 1200 illustrations
"Charles Dickens Library", Educational Book Co., c.1910, 18 volume set, half-leather gilt, illustrated by Harry Furniss with 1200 illustrations
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSCharles Dickens Library, Educational Book Co., c.1910, 18 volume set, half-leather gilt, illustrated by Harry Furniss with 1200 illustrations including 500 plates; occasional minor fox marks, discolouration to the cloth-covered boards. (18)
[Charles Benjamin Taylor] "A Fireside Book, or the Account of a Christmas Spent at Old Court", J.A. Hessey, London, 1828; orig. boards,
[Charles Benjamin Taylor] "A Fireside Book, or the Account of a Christmas Spent at Old Court", J.A. Hessey, London, 1828; orig. boards,
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILS[Charles Benjamin Taylor] A Fireside Book, or the Account of a Christmas Spent at Old Court, J.A. Hessey, London, 1828; orig. boards, scuffed, rebacked with replacement title label, uncut, engraved frontispiece after George Cruikshank, clean internally. (3),229,(2)pp
"The Golden Ass of Apuleius", trans. by William Adlington, Chiswick Press for George Bell & Sons, 1904, no.12 of 220, large paper copy,
"The Golden Ass of Apuleius", trans. by William Adlington, Chiswick Press for George Bell & Sons, 1904, no.12 of 220, large paper copy,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSThe Golden Ass of Apuleius, trans. by William Adlington, Chiswick Press for George Bell & Sons, 1904, no.12 of 220, large paper copy, uncut two sides, rubricated text, impressive tissue-guarded frontispiece & engraved title. Hinges a little frayed at extremities.
Agatha Christie "Death Comes as the End", Collins,1945, second impression, in a price-clipped d/jkt, slightly chipped at extremities,
Agatha Christie "Death Comes as the End", Collins,1945, second impression, in a price-clipped d/jkt, slightly chipped at extremities,
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSAgatha Christie Death Comes as the End, Collins, 1945, second impression, in a price-clipped d/jkt, slightly chipped at extremities, ownership signature to front endpaper, good clean text.
J.A. Hammerton (Ed.) "The War Illustrated", Amalgamated Press, Aug.1914 to Feb.1919, bound into eight volumes (vols.8/9 as one),
J.A. Hammerton (Ed.) "The War Illustrated", Amalgamated Press, Aug.1914 to Feb.1919, bound into eight volumes (vols.8/9 as one),
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJ.A. Hammerton (Ed.) The War Illustrated, Amalgamated Press, Aug.1914 to Feb.1919, bound into eight volumes (vols.8/9 as one), publisher's pictorial cloth, VG/Fine. (8). [Offered on behalf of The National Trust]
Henry Fishwick "The History of The Parish of Rochdale",1889, first edition, complete with all plates, pedigrees and illustrations in text.
Henry Fishwick "The History of The Parish of Rochdale",1889, first edition, complete with all plates, pedigrees and illustrations in text.
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSHenry Fishwick The History of The Parish of Rochdale, 1889, first edition, complete with all plates, pedigrees and illustrations in text. Minor spotting to half-title o/w fine internally. Quarto. Handsomely rebound in quarter-morocco, gilt, with buckram covered boards. Boards slightly bowed. (8),588pp.
"Souvenir of the Eagle’s Nest", c.1948, string-bound album, 6 x 8.5”, with 20 mounted photographs, descriptive captions in manuscript,
"Souvenir of the Eagle’s Nest", c.1948, string-bound album, 6 x 8.5”, with 20 mounted photographs, descriptive captions in manuscript,
Lot 66
Lot: 66
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £130
MORE DETAILSSouvenir of the Eagle's Nest, c.1948, string-bound album, 6 x 8.5”, with 20 mounted photographs, descriptive captions in manuscript, including the SS barracks and Hitler's house, two showing bomb damage to adjacent buildings. [These were produced for tourists individually and vary in content. Few have survived. The captions suggest that Hitler's house was itself damaged by RAF bombing but this is incorrect.]
Catherine L.W. Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland "In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", privately published, London, [1887].
Catherine L.W. Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland "In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose", privately published, London, [1887].
Lot 67
Lot: 67
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSCatherine L.W. Powlett, Duchess of Cleveland In Memory of Colonel The Honourable Everard Henry Primrose, privately published, London, [1887]. Octavo, 257pp, frontispiece portrait. Half-leather, gilt, rubbed at extremities. Inscription by author to title page. A scarce title.[Primrose, 1848-85, served in the Grenadier Guards and as the Military Attache at Vienna. He was the brother of Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery. His mother who is the author was a very close companion to Queen Victoria and was bridesmaid at her wedding].
Lt.Col. J.J. Thomas "A History of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly known as the 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers"
Lt.Col. J.J. Thomas "A History of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, The King's (Liverpool Regiment), formerly known as the 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers"
Lot 68
Lot: 68
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSLt.Col. J.J. Thomas A History of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, ‘The King's' (Liverpool Regiment), formerly known as the 1st Lancashire Rifle Volunteers. From its inception in 1859 to the end of June, 1908. Liverpool, 1909, privately published. Gilt cloth. No inscriptions. No examples recorded on Copac or Worldcat. 103pp
[Andrew] Ducarel "A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester", London, 1782, half-leather, rebacked,
[Andrew] Ducarel "A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester", London, 1782, half-leather, rebacked,
Lot 69
Lot: 69
- Auction Date: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILS[Andrew] Ducarel A Repertory of the Endowments of Vicarages in the Dioceses of Canterbury and Rochester, London, 1782, half-leather, rebacked, light spotting to prelims, front pastedown with label of Henry Wood, Lewisham, and obituary newscutting of the author; iv,215pp; and Thomas Olyer Kent Epitaphs and Inscriptions from the Churches of Kent, 1912, gilt cloth, 125pp (2)