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Auction No 403, Category: Children's Books

4 Lots (displaying 1 - 4)

Lt. Col. Frederick S. Brereton "The Dragon of Pekin: A Tale of the Boxer Rebellion", Blackie & Son, [1922]; octavo, pictorial cloth, near fine;

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 1st Sep 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Lt. Col. Frederick S. Brereton The Dragon of Pekin: A Tale of the Boxer Rebellion, Blackie & Son, [1922]; octavo, pictorial cloth, near fine; abrasions to front pastedown (removal of old bookplate), endpapers browned, and occasional minor tone mark in margin affects a few pages. Seven b/w plates.

Frank Richards and others "The Magnet", Amalgamated Press, issues for 1929 complete, July-Dec.1930, July-Dec.1937, and Jan-June 1938,

Lot: 27

  • Auction Date: Wed 1st Sep 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £76
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Frank Richards and others The Magnet, Amalgamated Press, issues for 1929 complete, July-Dec.1930, July-Dec.1937, and Jan-June 1938, fine, in 5 bound volumes, gilt cloth, the pictorial wraps intact. (130 issues)

Maria Edgeworth "Harry and Lucy Concluded: being the Last Part of Early Lessons", London, 1827, 4 volumes; quarter-leather, gilt,

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 1st Sep 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Maria Edgeworth Harry and Lucy Concluded: being the Last Part of Early Lessons, London, 1827, 4 volumes; quarter-leather, gilt, worn, chipped at head of spines; endpapers with ownership inscriptions dated 1859; sporadic light foxing affects most pages. (4)

"Excelsior: Helps to Progress in Religion, Science, and Literature", James Nisbet & Co., 1854-56, six vols; half-leather, gilt, over marbled boards,

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 1st Sep 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Excelsior: Helps to Progress in Religion, Science, and Literature, James Nisbet & Co., 1854-56, six volumes; half-leather, gilt, over marbled boards, the boards rubbed in places; marbled edges & endpapers; few pages browned but generally fine internally, enhanced by 58 wood engravings. (6)