Auction No 431, Category: Books
143 Lots (displaying 101 - 120)
Colm O Lochlainn "Irish Street Ballads" and "More Irish Street Ballads", both Three Candles Ltd, Dublin, 1965, latter in d/jkt;
Colm O Lochlainn "Irish Street Ballads" and "More Irish Street Ballads", both Three Candles Ltd, Dublin, 1965, latter in d/jkt;
Lot 150
Lot: 150
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
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MORE DETAILSColm O Lochlainn Irish Street Ballads and More Irish Street Ballads, both Three Candles Ltd, Dublin, 1965, latter in d/jkt; G.M. Tweddell Rhymes and Sketches to illustrate the Cleveland Dialect, Stokesley, 1875, limp cloth, very worn; and three others, regional poetry. (6)
"Ben Brierley’s Tales and Sketches of Lancashire Life", Abel Heywood, 1882-85, nine volumes, gilt cloth; bookplates of W.H. Lever of Thornton Manor
"Ben Brierley’s Tales and Sketches of Lancashire Life", Abel Heywood, 1882-85, nine volumes, gilt cloth; bookplates of W.H. Lever of Thornton Manor
Lot 151
Lot: 151
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
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MORE DETAILSBen Brierley's Tales and Sketches of Lancashire Life, Abel Heywood, 1882-85, nine volumes, gilt cloth; bookplates of W.H. Lever of Thornton Manor and ownership stamps of Robert Holland Ford. Most with front endpaper removed, hingeing weak in places, Vol.VI with few loose pages. Some foxing to prelims. (9)
Dialect stories, mostly Lancashire, including works by Edwin Waugh (9), Samuel Laycock, John Hartley and others.
Dialect stories, mostly Lancashire, including works by Edwin Waugh (9), Samuel Laycock, John Hartley and others.
Lot 152
Lot: 152
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSDialect stories, mostly Lancashire, including works by Edwin Waugh (9), Samuel Laycock, John Hartley and others. Two rebound; two others with tape repairs to inner hinges, and the map in Waugh's Rambles with similar repairs. Fair to fine. (15)
Gollancz Thrillers and Crime Fiction, with works by W.J. Burley (5), June Drummond (4) and three others. All fine First Editions in VG/VF d/jkts,
Gollancz Thrillers and Crime Fiction, with works by W.J. Burley (5), June Drummond (4) and three others. All fine First Editions in VG/VF d/jkts,
Lot 153
Lot: 153
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
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MORE DETAILSGollancz Thrillers and Crime Fiction, with works by W.J. Burley (5), June Drummond (4) and three others. All fine First Editions in VG/VF d/jkts, Wycliffe and the Quiet Virgin price-clipped. (12)
Gollancz Thrillers and Crime Fiction, a selection of First Editions including Iain Pears "The Titian Committee", 1991, and "The Raphael Affair", 1990,
Gollancz Thrillers and Crime Fiction, a selection of First Editions including Iain Pears "The Titian Committee", 1991, and "The Raphael Affair", 1990,
Lot 154
Lot: 154
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSGollancz Thrillers and Crime Fiction, a selection of First Editions including Iain Pears The Titian Committee, 1991, and The Raphael Affair, 1990, both signed by the author, and works by John Sherwood (4) from 1961. All in d/jkts, mostly fine but Del Shannon's Case Pending with signature on front of jacket, and H.R.F. Keating's A Rush on the Ultimate with spine darkened and chipped. Also an uncorrected proof of Anthony Price Other Paths to Glory, 1974. (12)
John Harland "Ballads and Songs of Lancashire", Whittaker & Co., 1865, the author's personal copy & signed by him on front endpaper;
John Harland "Ballads and Songs of Lancashire", Whittaker & Co., 1865, the author's personal copy & signed by him on front endpaper;
Lot 155
Lot: 155
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSJohn Harland Ballads and Songs of Lancashire, Whittaker & Co., 1865, the author's personal copy & signed by him on front endpaper; alterations and annotations in Harland's hand to 'The Blessed Conscience' extending from pp.47 to 55 based on a manuscript provided to him after the book's initial publication. Small ownership stamp of the collector Robert Holland Ford at top of half-title. Together with Edwin Waugh Th' Owd Blanket and other stories, 1867; and Robert Dottie The Rambles and Recollections of “R' Dick”, Manchester 1898. (3)
C.S. Lewis selection including "The Abolition of Man", Oxford 1944, a pamphlet, unopened; "Broadcast Talks", 1943, in d/jkt; "Miracles", 1957,
C.S. Lewis selection including "The Abolition of Man", Oxford 1944, a pamphlet, unopened; "Broadcast Talks", 1943, in d/jkt; "Miracles", 1957,
Lot 156
Lot: 156
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSC.S. Lewis selection including The Abolition of Man, Oxford 1944, a pamphlet, unopened; Broadcast Talks, 1943, in d/jkt; Miracles, 1957, First Edition; Of This And Other Worlds, 1982, First Edn., in d/jkt; and Poetry and Poetry and Prose in the Sixteenth Century, 1990, in d/jkt. VG/VF (7)
Friedrich Nietzsche "Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None", T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, 2nd printing, gilt cloth, uncut,
Friedrich Nietzsche "Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None", T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, 2nd printing, gilt cloth, uncut,
Lot 157
Lot: 157
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSFriedrich Nietzsche Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908, 2nd printing, gilt cloth, uncut, small library stamp on reverse of title page o/w VG.
English Poets, Oxford University Press, in full leather bindings, gilt, 1913-67, mostly 1943-51, the Elizabeth Barrett Browning a little faded,
English Poets, Oxford University Press, in full leather bindings, gilt, 1913-67, mostly 1943-51, the Elizabeth Barrett Browning a little faded,
Lot 158
Lot: 158
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
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MORE DETAILSEnglish Poets, Oxford University Press, in full leather bindings, gilt, 1913-67, mostly 1943-51, the Elizabeth Barrett Browning a little faded, one with gift inscription, o/w fine and attractive lot. (11)
Wesleyan interest including John Wesley "Sermons on Several Occasions", John Mason, 1863, 3 vols, gilt cloth;
Wesleyan interest including John Wesley "Sermons on Several Occasions", John Mason, 1863, 3 vols, gilt cloth;
Lot 159
Lot: 159
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSWesleyan interest including John Wesley Sermons on Several Occasions, John Mason, 1863, 3 vols, gilt cloth; Early Days; or, The Wesleyan Scholars Guide for the Year 1858, John Mason, gilt cloth, engraved plates; a 1779 pamphlet; The Primitive Methodist Hymn Book, 1878, bound in full stippled leather, with brass edges and clasp, and a Book of Common Prayer with similar binding; Swindells Brentnall Street Wesleyan Sunday School, Stockport, 1916; plus five others (one ex-library), and a fine engraving of the Wesleyan Conference Office, London, c.1860. (15)
George Bellairs Crime Fiction, all Thriller Book Club editions in good to near-fine d/jkts, none price-clipped, no inscriptions,
George Bellairs Crime Fiction, all Thriller Book Club editions in good to near-fine d/jkts, none price-clipped, no inscriptions,
Lot 160
Lot: 160
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £30
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MORE DETAILSGeorge Bellairs Crime Fiction, all Thriller Book Club editions in good to near-fine d/jkts, none price-clipped, no inscriptions, plus a duplicate Death in the Fearful Night with damp-stained d/jkt. (7)
George Sims thrillers, all 1st editions, comprising "Deadhand", Gollancz 1971; "The Keys of Death", Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed by the author);
George Sims thrillers, all 1st editions, comprising "Deadhand", Gollancz 1971; "The Keys of Death", Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed by the author);
Lot 161
Lot: 161
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSGeorge Sims thrillers, all first editions, comprising Deadhand, Gollancz 1971; The Keys of Death, Macmillan 1982 (signed & inscribed by the author); The Sand Dollar, Gollancz 1969 (ownership inscription); and Coat of Arms, Macmillan 1984. All in fine d/jkts. Also Sleep No More, Gollancz, 1966 with some damage to spine of d/jkt. (5)
Derek Robinson "Damned Good Show", Cassell 2002, and "A Good Clean Fight", Harvill 1993, both fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, mylar-protected;
Derek Robinson "Damned Good Show", Cassell 2002, and "A Good Clean Fight", Harvill 1993, both fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, mylar-protected;
Lot 162
Lot: 162
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £8
MORE DETAILSDerek Robinson Damned Good Show, Cassell 2002, and A Good Clean Fight, Harvill 1993, both fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, mylar-protected; together with Dan Fesperman The Arms Maker of Berlin, Alfred Knopf 2009, first edition signed by the author. (3)
Gwendoline Butler (a.k.a. Jennie Melville), a selection of UK First Editions in d/jkts including "Coffin in Malta" 1964, "The Interloper" 1959,
Gwendoline Butler (a.k.a. Jennie Melville), a selection of UK First Editions in d/jkts including "Coffin in Malta" 1964, "The Interloper" 1959,
Lot 163
Lot: 163
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
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MORE DETAILSGwendoline Butler (a.k.a. Jennie Melville), a selection of UK First Editions in d/jkts including Coffin in Malta 1964, The Interloper 1959, A New Kind of Killer, an Old Kind of Death 1970, Raven's Forge 1975, and Burning is a Substitute for Loving 1963. Raven's Forge signed by the author, the text browned throughout. None price-clipped. Also Coffin for Baby 1963, ex-library. (7)
Historical Fiction, all fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, including John Gloag "Caesar of the Narrow Seas", Cassell 1969, and "Artorius Rex",
Historical Fiction, all fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, including John Gloag "Caesar of the Narrow Seas", Cassell 1969, and "Artorius Rex",
Lot 164
Lot: 164
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
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MORE DETAILSHistorical Fiction, all fine First Editions in complete d/jkts, including John Gloag Caesar of the Narrow Seas, Cassell 1969, and Artorius Rex, Cassell 1977; Meriol Trevor The New People, Macmillan 1957 & The Last of Britain, Macmillan 1956; and Bryher Roman Wall, Pantheon 1954. Also George Baker Whom Athene Loved, James Barrie 1950, fine First Edition in damaged d/jkt. Jackets mylar protected. No inscriptions. (7)
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including A.E.Maxwell "The Frog and the Scorpion", Doubleday 1986; Graham Ison "Blue Murder"
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including A.E.Maxwell "The Frog and the Scorpion", Doubleday 1986; Graham Ison "Blue Murder"
Lot 165
Lot: 165
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSModern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including A.E.Maxwell The Frog and the Scorpion, Doubleday 1986; Graham Ison Blue Murder, Little Brown & Co. 1996, and Working Girl, Severn House 2002; Anthony Gagliano Straits of Fortune, William Morrow 2007; and Jonathan Valin The Lime Pit, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1980. All fine in complete d/jkts; the works by Gagliano, Louise Erdrich, Martyn Waites, Priscilla Masters and Timothy Mo all signed by the authors, o/w uninscribed. (13)
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including John Gregory Dunne "True Confessions", Dutton 1977;
Modern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including John Gregory Dunne "True Confessions", Dutton 1977;
Lot 166
Lot: 166
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSModern First Editions, all Crime Fiction & Thrillers including John Gregory Dunne True Confessions, Dutton 1977; Roy Hart A Pretty Place for a Murder, Macmillan 1987; Kenneth Cook Chain of Darkness, Michael Joseph 1962; David Armstrong Until Dawn Tomorrow HarperCollins 1995; and Paul Bourquin The Lord of the Ravens, Faber 1961. All in VG/VF complete d/jkts, the works by Dunne, Karen Kijewski, and David Armstrong all signed by the author, o/w uninscribed. (14)
Modern First Editions in mainly fine d/jkts including Georges Simenon "The Rules of the Game," 1989; Timothy Holme "At the Lake of Sudden Death", 1987
Modern First Editions in mainly fine d/jkts including Georges Simenon "The Rules of the Game," 1989; Timothy Holme "At the Lake of Sudden Death", 1987
Lot 167
Lot: 167
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
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MORE DETAILSModern First Editions in mainly fine d/jkts including Georges Simenon The Rules of the Game, 1989; Timothy Holme At the Lake of Sudden Death, 1987 and The Assisi Murders, 1985; Thomas Perry The Burglar, 2019 (signed); MacDonald Harris The Balloonist, 1977; Meriol Trevor The Two Kingdoms, 1973 (price-clipped); and Tamora Pierce The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, 1989. Also Walter Van Tilburg Clark Track of the Cat, 1950 and Henry Treece The Rebels 1953 in chipped d/jkts, the latter with ownership signature. (14)
"Canonical Histories and Apocryphal Legends relating to the New Testament represented in drawings with a Latin text", Milan, 1873, privately printed,
"Canonical Histories and Apocryphal Legends relating to the New Testament represented in drawings with a Latin text", Milan, 1873, privately printed,
Lot 168
Lot: 168
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSCanonical Histories and Apocryphal Legends relating to the New Testament represented in drawings with a Latin text, Milan, 1873, privately printed, sm.folio, full vellum, gilt, darkened, gift inscription of 1874, fine internally, 160 illustrated pages + prelims; together with a Biblia Sacra, Paris 1839, half-leather, recased; and Francis Wormald The Winchester Psalter, Harvey Miller & Metcalf, 1973, in d/jkt. (3)
Alan Moorehead "The Rage of the Vulture", Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First Edn., in very scarce d/jkt, the author’s first novel.
Alan Moorehead "The Rage of the Vulture", Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First Edn., in very scarce d/jkt, the author’s first novel.
Lot 169
Lot: 169
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
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MORE DETAILSAlan Moorehead The Rage of the Vulture, Hamish Hamilton, 1948, First Edn., in very scarce d/jkt, the author's first novel. The d/jkt worn and chipped in places.