Auction No 371, Category: History
33 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
18th & 19th Century selection including William Cullen "First Lines of the Practice of Physic", 1802, 2 Vols,
18th & 19th Century selection including William Cullen "First Lines of the Practice of Physic", 1802, 2 Vols,
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILS18th & 19th Century selection including William Cullen First Lines of the Practice of Physic, 1802, 2 Vols, half-leather, title label of Vol. 2 badly chipped o/w VG; Charles Duclot Mémoires secrets sur les règnes de Louis XIV et de Louis XV, Chez Buisson, 1791, 2nd Edn, 2 vols, contemp.leather, gilt, chipped in places; Knatchbull-Hugessen Whispers from Fairyland, Longmans, 1877, orig.decorated cloth; and 3 others. Fair to VG (8)
Folio Society publications, all in slipcases, including sets of Mervyn Peake (3 volumes) and Jane Austen (7 volumes).
Folio Society publications, all in slipcases, including sets of Mervyn Peake (3 volumes) and Jane Austen (7 volumes).
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £92
MORE DETAILSFolio Society publications, all in slipcases, including sets of Mervyn Peake (3 volumes) and Jane Austen (7 volumes). Good to VF (25)
"The Palatine Notebook for 1881" J.E. Cornish, Manchester, and subsequent volumes for 1882-1884,
"The Palatine Notebook for 1881" J.E. Cornish, Manchester, and subsequent volumes for 1882-1884,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £140
MORE DETAILSThe Palatine Notebook for 1881 J.E. Cornish, Manchester, and subsequent volumes for 1882-1884, tall octavo, set of 4 vols, uniform blind-tooled & gilt cloth, VG; together with fine 3 autograph letters of 1886 from the Editor, J.E. Bailey of Stretford, concerning local history matters. (7 items)
Wingfield Watson "Prophetic Controversy No. 2", 1887, 28pp, and "The Book of the Mormon", 1899, 18pp;
Wingfield Watson "Prophetic Controversy No. 2", 1887, 28pp, and "The Book of the Mormon", 1899, 18pp;
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSWingfield Watson Prophetic Controversy No. 2, 1887, 28pp, and The Book of the Mormon, 1899, 18pp; Edward Couch The Sabbath and the Restitution, 1891, 81pp; all 1970s reprints, together with other reprinted 19th Century pamphlets of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. VF (20)
Victorian leather-bound Photo Albums (2) with metal clasps, VG condition, containing 72 carte-de-visite photographs,
Victorian leather-bound Photo Albums (2) with metal clasps, VG condition, containing 72 carte-de-visite photographs,
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £90
MORE DETAILSVictorian leather-bound Photo Albums (2) with metal clasps, VG condition, containing 72 carte-de-visite photographs, plus 19 larger including cabinet types; all portraits including 5 Military and 2 Police; also leather-bound photo-album intended for snapshots containing few scraps (from 1842) laid-down photos, many cartoons, and inscriptions. The photographs range from 1870s to WWI.
"The Industries of Yorkshire, Part First: Leeds and Bradford, Dewsbury, Batley, Keighley, &c,"
"The Industries of Yorkshire, Part First: Leeds and Bradford, Dewsbury, Batley, Keighley, &c,"
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Industries of Yorkshire, Part First: Leeds and Bradford, Dewsbury, Batley, Keighley, &c, Historical Publishing Co. (c.1890), quarto, orig. gilt cloth, new endpapers, 348pp, VG; The Century’s Progress – Lancashire, London Printing & Engraving Co, 1892, quarto, orig. gilt cloth, 294pp, VG; and Robert Clough The Lead Smelting Mills of the Yorkshire Dales, Leeds, 1962, quarto, photo-plates & diagrams, fine. (3)
Mathew "For Lawyers and Others", 1937; E.S. Fay "The Life of Mr. Justice Swift", 1939, in worn d/jkt;
Mathew "For Lawyers and Others", 1937; E.S. Fay "The Life of Mr. Justice Swift", 1939, in worn d/jkt;
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSMathew For Lawyers and Others, 1937; E.S. Fay The Life of Mr. Justice Swift, 1939, in worn d/jkt; Cecil Bishop C.I.D. From Information Received, 1932; Arthur Griffiths Memorials of Millbank and Chapters in Prison History, 1884, binding repaired; and others on Crime and the Law. All h/bk. Fair to fine. (13)
Antiquarian selection needing rebinding including Gardiner "Englands Grievance Discovered, in relation to the Coal Trade"
Antiquarian selection needing rebinding including Gardiner "Englands Grievance Discovered, in relation to the Coal Trade"
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILSAntiquarian selection needing rebinding including Gardiner Englands Grievance Discovered, in relation to the Coal Trade, 1796, complete with Map of the Tyne & Newcastle, and other plates; Clarendon and Whitlock Compar’d. London, 1727, full leather, front board detached; and Langdale A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire, 1822, with folding map and table. Mixed condition. (6)
"Kelly's Directory of Cheshire 1914", complete with folding coloured map; quarto, original gilt cloth,
"Kelly's Directory of Cheshire 1914", complete with folding coloured map; quarto, original gilt cloth,
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSKelly’s Directory of Cheshire 1914, complete with folding coloured map; quarto, original gilt cloth, worn at extremities, spine a little faded; previous owner’s bookplate on free endpaper; 1084pp plus adverts. Good
"Kelly's Directory of Cheshire 1902", complete with folding coloured map; quarto, original gilt cloth,
"Kelly's Directory of Cheshire 1902", complete with folding coloured map; quarto, original gilt cloth,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSKelly’s Directory of Cheshire 1902, complete with folding coloured map; quarto, original gilt cloth, spine and rear cover stained; VG internally; 1003pp plus adverts.
T. Ormerod "Calderdale: A Descriptive Account of the Streams Forming the Lancashire Calder
T. Ormerod "Calderdale: A Descriptive Account of the Streams Forming the Lancashire Calder
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILST. Ormerod Calderdale: A Descriptive Account of the Streams Forming the Lancashire Calder and of Objects of Interest on or near them, Burnley, 1906, 4to, orig. gilt cloth, worn at extremites, map in rear pocket; Thomas Newbigging History of the Forest of Rossendale, 1893, 2nd Edn, rebound in modern gilt cloth, fine; and J.M. Mather Rambles Round Rossendale, 1894, 2nd Series, Ex-Library, orig.cloth. (3)
Henry Heginbotham "Stockport Ancient and Modern", Sampson Low, 1882-1892, large quarto, 2 Vols,
Henry Heginbotham "Stockport Ancient and Modern", Sampson Low, 1882-1892, large quarto, 2 Vols,
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £78
MORE DETAILSHenry Heginbotham Stockport Ancient and Modern, Sampson Low, 1882-1892, large quarto, 2 Vols, original gilt cloth, VG, plates and other illustrations complete. (2)
William Buchanan "Reports of Certain Remarkable Cases in the Court of Session, and Trials in the High Court of Judiciary
William Buchanan "Reports of Certain Remarkable Cases in the Court of Session, and Trials in the High Court of Judiciary
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSWilliam Buchanan Reports of Certain Remarkable Cases in the Court of Session, and Trials in the High Court of Judiciary, Archibald Constable, Edinburgh, 1813; octavo, fine modern half-leather, marbled boards, gilt; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; occasional library stamps of the Dundee Advertiser; contemp. ownership signature top of title page; clean text; [viii], 471,133,[2],8pp. Scarce
"The Trial of Mungo Campbell, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland,
"The Trial of Mungo Campbell, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland,
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Trial of Mungo Campbell, before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, For The Murder of Alexander Earl of Eglintoun. From an Authentick Copy, Extracted from the Records of the Court; bound with Information for Mungo Campbell, Late Officer of Excise at Saltcoats, in a Criminal Prosecution before the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland, for the Alleged Murder of the late Alexander, Earl of Eglinton; Archibald now Earl of Eglinton and James Montgomery Esq. His Majesty's Advocate, Prosecutors. D. Wilson & G. Nicol 1770; contemp. half-leather, very worn; very good internally; [4],111,[6 including map],146pp
"Memoir of the Life and Trial of James Mackcoull", Edinburgh, 1822, rebound in modern boards;
"Memoir of the Life and Trial of James Mackcoull", Edinburgh, 1822, rebound in modern boards;
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSMemoir of the Life and Trial of James Mackcoull, Edinburgh, 1822, rebound in modern boards; The Trial of Patrick Herbert Mahon, New York, 1928; Hopkins Life and Death at the Old Bailey, 1935, in VG d/jkt; Deale Memorable Irish Trials, 1960; and related titles, all original cloth; plus a collection of newscuttings of late-19th Century Trials in a leather-bound volume. Good to VF (12)
Crime selection with emphasis on Forensic Science, Violent Crime, and Poisoners including Lefebure "Evidence for the Crown", 1955;
Crime selection with emphasis on Forensic Science, Violent Crime, and Poisoners including Lefebure "Evidence for the Crown", 1955;
Lot 66
Lot: 66
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSCrime selection with emphasis on Forensic Science, Violent Crime, and Poisoners including Lefebure Evidence for the Crown, 1955; Illustrated Life and Career of William Palmer of Rugeley….Poisoner, 1856, half-leather, some foxing; John Glaister Final Diagnosis, 1964, in d/jkt; Eugene Block The Chemist of Crime, 1959, in d/jkt; and Roger Smith Trial by Medicine, 1981, in d/jkt. All h/bk, many in VG/VF d/jkt. (24)
G.D. Roberts "Without My Wig", 1957; A.E. Bowker "A Lifetime with the Law", 1961; A.E. Bowker "Behind the Bar", 1947;
G.D. Roberts "Without My Wig", 1957; A.E. Bowker "A Lifetime with the Law", 1961; A.E. Bowker "Behind the Bar", 1947;
Lot 67
Lot: 67
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSG.D. Roberts Without My Wig, 1957; A.E. Bowker A Lifetime with the Law, 1961; A.E. Bowker Behind the Bar, 1947; Edward Grice Great Cases of Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, 1937; Jackson The Life and Cases of Mr.Justice Humphreys, 1951; The Last Serjeant: The Memoirs of Serjeant A.M.Sullivan Q.C., 1952; J.D.Casswell A Lance for Liberty, 1961; and other biographical or autobiographical works of Judges and Barristers, many First Editions in d/jkt. Good to VF (15)
Military History including Sheldon "The German Army at Ypres" 1914, 2010; Winston Churchill "The River War", 1940,
Military History including Sheldon "The German Army at Ypres" 1914, 2010; Winston Churchill "The River War", 1940,
Lot 70
Lot: 70
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSMilitary History including Sheldon The German Army at Ypres 1914, 2010; Winston Churchill The River War, 1940, foxing to endpapers and half-title; Adams Nothing of Importance: A Record of Eight Months at the front with a Welsh Battalion, 1988; Histories of Two Hundred and Fifty-One Divisions of the German Army which participated in the War (1914-1918), 1989 reprint; and other mainly WWI titles. Largely h/bk in fine d/w. (18)
John Porter "History of the Fylde of Lancashire", W. Porter, 1876, orig. gilt decorated cloth, VG;
John Porter "History of the Fylde of Lancashire", W. Porter, 1876, orig. gilt decorated cloth, VG;
Lot 71
Lot: 71
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSJohn Porter History of the Fylde of Lancashire, W. Porter, 1876, orig. gilt decorated cloth, VG; and Frederic Riley The Ribble from its Source to the Sea, J.W. Lambert, 1914, original cloth, 21 plates and 4 Maps, fine. (2)
Lease of a Brewery and premises, dated 1836 between the Borough of Liverpool and the Schofield brothers,
Lease of a Brewery and premises, dated 1836 between the Borough of Liverpool and the Schofield brothers,
Lot 72
Lot: 72
- Auction Date: Wed 11th Oct 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £15
SOLD £5
MORE DETAILSLease of a Brewery and premises, dated 1836 between the Borough of Liverpool and the Schofield brothers, with hand-drawn plan, on vellum, complete with tax stamp and impressive Seal of the Borough; plus 1850 document granting use of part of the land for a railway tunnel. Fine