Auction No 429, Category: Books
33 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Laurence Eachard "A Most Compleat Compendium of Geography", London, 1691, worn leather, 2pp of maps, bookplate of Robert Bertie,
Laurence Eachard "A Most Compleat Compendium of Geography", London, 1691, worn leather, 2pp of maps, bookplate of Robert Bertie,
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £64
MORE DETAILSLaurence Eachard A Most Compleat Compendium of Geography, London, 1691, worn leather, 2pp of maps, bookplate of Robert Bertie, faults to fore-edge of first few leaves; The Book of Common Prayer, Eyre & Spottiswoode, exquisite binding in gilt leather, ivory covered boards and enamelled brass monogram; Mrs Chapone's Letters, Dr. Gregory's Legacy, and Lady Pennington's Advice, London 1821, full-leather, gilt, engraved title & frontispiece, scattered spotting; Old English Ballads, Ward, Lock, and Tyler, [1871], 50 illustrations by Birket Foster and others; and a leather-bound bible of 1874 with brass clasp. (5)
Lewis Carroll "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland", The Bodley Head, n.d., eight fine colour plates by W.H. Walker, gift inscription dated 1932, VG;
Lewis Carroll "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland", The Bodley Head, n.d., eight fine colour plates by W.H. Walker, gift inscription dated 1932, VG;
Lot 5
Lot: 5
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £54
MORE DETAILSLewis Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Bodley Head, n.d., eight fine colour plates by W.H. Walker, gift inscription dated 1932, VG; a selection of Observer books (13), seven in d/jkts including Automobiles 1966; and various others in varied condition including John Betjeman Old Lights for New Chancels, 1940, first edn., boards discoloured. (23)
Autograph reference with about 130 photos/ postcards many with facsimile signatures, plus magazines, biographical notes of celebrities
Autograph reference with about 130 photos/ postcards many with facsimile signatures, plus magazines, biographical notes of celebrities
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £34
MORE DETAILSAutograph reference with about 130 photos/ postcards many with facsimile signatures, plus magazines, biographical notes of celebrities in three exercise books & a folder, books with facsimiles of autographs, etc. (Qty.)
"Encyclopaedia Britannica", 1771, facsimile edition, three volumes, in leatherette bindings. Some foxing spots. (3)
"Encyclopaedia Britannica", 1771, facsimile edition, three volumes, in leatherette bindings. Some foxing spots. (3)
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSEncyclopaedia Britannica, 1771, facsimile edition, three volumes, in leatherette bindings. Some foxing spots. (3)
"Sibford Magazine" and Annual Reports, 1931-73, issued by the Quaker school at Sibford, Banbury. Few early issues in mixed condition, mostly VG/Fine.
"Sibford Magazine" and Annual Reports, 1931-73, issued by the Quaker school at Sibford, Banbury. Few early issues in mixed condition, mostly VG/Fine.
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSibford Magazine and Annual Reports, 1931-73, issued by the Quaker school at Sibford, Banbury. Few early issues in mixed condition but mostly VG/Fine. (45)
F. Hackwood "Staffordshire Worthies", 1911, gilt cloth; "The History of the House of Stanley….to which is added a Complete History of the Isle of Man"
F. Hackwood "Staffordshire Worthies", 1911, gilt cloth; "The History of the House of Stanley….to which is added a Complete History of the Isle of Man"
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £76
MORE DETAILSF. Hackwood Staffordshire Worthies, 1911, gilt cloth; The History of the House of Stanley….to which is added a Complete History of the Isle of Man, 1821, nicely rebound in half-leather, five plates, few pages repaired, some loss of text; Bury related pamphlets (4) including Sanitary Inspector Reports for 1883, 1888 and 1895; brochure of 1885 concerning the proposed restoration of the Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, London, with hand-coloured plan; Lancashire bibliographies, etc. (13)
"Illustrated London News" for 1947, complete in two bound volumes, spines faded, very clean internally. (2)
"Illustrated London News" for 1947, complete in two bound volumes, spines faded, very clean internally. (2)
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSIllustrated London News for 1947, complete in two bound volumes, spines faded, very clean internally. (2)
Ian Fleming "For Your Eyes Only", signed First Edition. Jonathan Cape, 1960, original cloth, gilt title, ‘Eye’ design in white to front board,
Ian Fleming "For Your Eyes Only", signed First Edition. Jonathan Cape, 1960, original cloth, gilt title, ‘Eye’ design in white to front board,
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £6000 - £8000
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSIan Fleming For Your Eyes Only, signed First Edition. Jonathan Cape, 1960, original cloth, gilt title, ‘Eye' design in white to front board, in the dustjacket, signed by Ian Fleming on title page. The jacket is worn, with few peripheral tears, flaps intact, 16s on front flap, and suffers from browning with some fading to the spine. The book is in very good condition, with some slight foxing to edge of textblock and slight spotting to first few leaves but is o/w very clean internally and retains the bookseller's ticket of George's of Bristol. There are a couple of ink blobs to the title page, one just affecting the ‘Ian' of Ian Fleming's autograph. [From the collection of the late Dr. G.C. Kanjilal]
The Beatles "Yellow Submarine", New English Library, 1968, signed by all four Beatles. Paperback, pictorial wraps with light creasing,
The Beatles "Yellow Submarine", New English Library, 1968, signed by all four Beatles. Paperback, pictorial wraps with light creasing,
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £5000 - £6000
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Beatles Yellow Submarine, New English Library, 1968, signed by all four Beatles. Paperback, pictorial wraps with light creasing, autographed by The Beatles at the top of the first page of the main text. Signed with ball-point pen. Very clean internally. Offered ‘as is'. [From the collection of the late Dr. G.C. Kanjilal]
A Medieval Monastic Missal, probably 15th Century. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, incomplete, comprising 4pp summary of contents, 54pp of text,
A Medieval Monastic Missal, probably 15th Century. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, incomplete, comprising 4pp summary of contents, 54pp of text,
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £800 - £1200
SOLD £750
MORE DETAILSA Medieval Monastic Missal, probably 15th Century. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, incomplete, comprising 4pp summary of contents, 54pp of text, and a 2pp commentary in another hand. Illuminated initials throughout, one page with floral decoration in margin. Occasional contemporary marginal annotation. Darkening throughout especially the contents pages and one page of the main text, o/w good condition. Ownership inscription in Latin states “This book was given to Samuel Harvey by his friend Thomas Fearnhead in 1780”. Disbound, several loose pages, 14.7 x 10.5cm. [Provenance: obtained by the vendor's father from Peter Eaton Booksellers of London in 1958].
John Harland & T.T. Wilkinson (Eds.) "Lancashire Folk-Lore", 1867,1st Edn., half-leather,gilt; James Whittaker "I, James Whittaker", 1934 1st Ed
John Harland & T.T. Wilkinson (Eds.) "Lancashire Folk-Lore", 1867,1st Edn., half-leather,gilt; James Whittaker "I, James Whittaker", 1934 1st Ed
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £105
MORE DETAILSJohn Harland & T.T. Wilkinson (Eds.) Lancashire Folk-Lore, Warne, 1867, 1st Edn., half-leather, gilt; James Whittaker I, James Whittaker, 1934 1st Edn., printed cloth, ownership inscription to front pastedown; T. B. Lewis Meditations of a Cotton Spinner 1929, in d/jkt; and four related including a pamphlet. Good to fine. (7)
D.C. Thomson ‘Comic Library’ softbacks, 1980s / early-2000s, comprising "Beano" (59) and "Football Picture Story Monthly" (70). Largely fine.
D.C. Thomson ‘Comic Library’ softbacks, 1980s / early-2000s, comprising "Beano" (59) and "Football Picture Story Monthly" (70). Largely fine.
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSD.C. Thomson ‘Comic Library' softbacks, 1980s / early-2000s, comprising Beano (59) and Football Picture Story Monthly (70). Largely fine.
Assorted Comics, 1940 to modern, with many late-1980s & 1990s issues of "Dandy". Mostly fine, but 1940s issues of "The Magnet" with filing holes.
Assorted Comics, 1940 to modern, with many late-1980s & 1990s issues of "Dandy". Mostly fine, but 1940s issues of "The Magnet" with filing holes.
Lot 23
Lot: 23
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSAssorted Comics, 1940 to modern, with many late-1980s & 1990s issues of Dandy. Mostly fine, but 1940s issues of The Magnet with filing holes. (109)
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and William M. Rossetti: "The Germ" and "Art and Poetry", Elliot Stock 1901, a facsimile of the 1850 edition
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and William M. Rossetti: "The Germ" and "Art and Poetry", Elliot Stock 1901, a facsimile of the 1850 edition
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £170 - £200
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and William M. Rossetti: The Germ and Art and Poetry, Elliot Stock 1901, a facsimile of the 1850 edition comprising Issues Nos.1 to 4, William Rossetti's Preface, and a four-page autograph letter from Rossetti to a ‘Mr Ireland' on various (unrelated) matters. All in a fine solander box bound in quarter-leather. Some faults to the printed wraps of The Germ and Art and Poetry, Issue No.2 with a large piece missing from the front cover.
Jon Gilbert "Ian Fleming: The Bibliography", Queen Anne Press, 2012, preface by Fergus Fleming, signed on title page by Jon Gilbert & Fergus Fleming
Jon Gilbert "Ian Fleming: The Bibliography", Queen Anne Press, 2012, preface by Fergus Fleming, signed on title page by Jon Gilbert & Fergus Fleming
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £170 - £200
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJon Gilbert Ian Fleming: The Bibliography, Queen Anne Press, 2012, preface by Fergus Fleming, signed on title page by Jon Gilbert & Fergus Fleming, quarto, bound in red cloth, gilt, in slipcase. The slipcase slightly marked o/w fine. Publisher's prospectus loosely inserted.
David Jones "The Book of Jonah taken from the Authorized Version of King James I., with Engravings on Wood by David Jones", Folio Society, 2017,
David Jones "The Book of Jonah taken from the Authorized Version of King James I., with Engravings on Wood by David Jones", Folio Society, 2017,
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £76
MORE DETAILSDavid Jones The Book of Jonah taken from the Authorized Version of King James I., with Engravings on Wood by David Jones, Folio Society, 2017, No.498 of 750 numbered copies, in d/jkt, together with Sebastian Carter's Essay, in the illustrated solander box. In ‘as new' condition.
Pop-Up Books, a collection, many 1980s, with better items including Wyllie & Paul "Dinner with Fox", 1990; "The Pop-Up Book of Gnomes", 1979;
Pop-Up Books, a collection, many 1980s, with better items including Wyllie & Paul "Dinner with Fox", 1990; "The Pop-Up Book of Gnomes", 1979;
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPop-Up Books, a collection, many 1980s, with better items including Wyllie & Paul Dinner with Fox, 1990; The Pop-Up Book of Gnomes, 1979; Jan Pienkowski Dinner Time, Orchard Books, 1981, 1st UK Edn; The Phantom of the Opera, Aurum Press, 1988; Jakubowski & Van de Meer The Great Movies, 1987; Froud Goblins 1983; The Ugly Duckling, Hallmark, n.d.; and reproductions of 19th Century pop-ups comprising Entrez dans la Ronde, The City Park, and Al Giardino Zoologico (2 copies). Largely fine but a copy of Skylab in poor condition. (28). Also four pop-up greetings cards (modern)
"Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management", Ward Lock, [1950], two-colour cloth, colour & b/w plates, neat ownership inscription to front pastedown;
"Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management", Ward Lock, [1950], two-colour cloth, colour & b/w plates, neat ownership inscription to front pastedown;
Lot 28
Lot: 28
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSMrs. Beeton's Household Management, Ward Lock, [1950], two-colour cloth, colour & b/w plates, neat ownership inscription to front pastedown; xvi,1680pp + plates. VG
"Reale Galleria di Firenze Illustrata", Giuseppe Molini, Florence, 1817-1824, ten volumes, original printed boards,
"Reale Galleria di Firenze Illustrata", Giuseppe Molini, Florence, 1817-1824, ten volumes, original printed boards,
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSReale Galleria di Firenze Illustrata, Giuseppe Molini, Florence, 1817-1824, ten volumes, original printed boards, rebacked in cloth with paper titles (in English); paper protective strips at periphery of boards; complete with the numerous engravings, many folding; sporadic spotting/browning. Also W.E. Henley A Century of Artists: a memorial of The Glasgow International Exhibition 1888, James MacLehose, 1889, gilt buckram, quarto. (11)
Pappalardo & Ciardiello "Greek and Roman Mosaics", Abbeville Press, in slipcase; Delon "The Libertine:The Art of Love in Eighteenth Century France"
Pappalardo & Ciardiello "Greek and Roman Mosaics", Abbeville Press, in slipcase; Delon "The Libertine:The Art of Love in Eighteenth Century France"
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Oct 2024 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPappalardo & Ciardiello Greek and Roman Mosaics, Abbeville Press, 2012, in slipcase; Delon The Libertine: The Art of Love in Eighteenth Century France, Abbeville Press, 2013; and a work on Goya. All in the d/jkts. Fine, no inscriptions. (3)