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Auction No 376, Category: History

36 Lots (displaying 21 - 36)

William Blundell "A Cavalier's Note Book Being Notes, Anecdotes, & Observations of William Blundell of Crosby, Lancashire, Esquire"

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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William Blundell A Cavalier's Note Book Being Notes, Anecdotes, & Observations of William Blundell of Crosby, Lancashire, Esquire,  Longmans, Green & Co, 1880, original gilt & blind-tooled cloth, t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; half-title and final page browned o/w VG; and J.W. Ebsworth Cavalier Lyrics: For Church and Crown, Stephen Austin, 1886, No.74 of 150, later half-cloth, gilt, VG. (2)  

F. Tennyson Jesse (Ed.) "Trials of Timothy John Evans and John Reginald Halliday Christie", William Hodge, 1957

Lot: 27

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £72
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F. Tennyson Jesse (Ed.) Trials of Timothy John Evans and John Reginald Halliday Christie, William Hodge, 1957, 1st Edn in VG d/jkt; the scarce dustjacket slightly worn at top & tail of spine o/w complete; fine internally without inscriptions. Few minor tone spots; ci,379pp + 16 photo-plates. 

"The Gunner", 1920, magazine of the Royal Artillery, bound volume; tall quarto, cloth binding faded;

Lot: 28

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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The Gunner, 1920, magazine of the Royal Artillery, bound volume; tall quarto, cloth binding faded; lacking original pictorial wraps but text and adverts complete; well illustrated including excellent cartoons. Good

"The Trial of Richard Arkwright for an Invention of certain Machines", Hughes & Walsh, London 1785.

Lot: 29

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £86
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The Trial of a Cause Instituted by Richard Pepper Arden, Esq; His Majesty's Attorney General, by Writ of Scire Facias, to Repeal a Patent Granted on the Sixteenth of December 1775, to Mr. Richard Arkwright, for an Invention of Certain Instruments and Machines for preparing Silk, Cotton, Flax, and Wool for Spinning. Hughes & Walsh, London, 1785; tall quarto, contemporary boards, quarter-leather, rebacked in fine modern calf with gilt title; boards worn at front corners; large fold-out engraving of Arkwright's Machine at rear with some foxing; good clean text; 191pp

"Papers on Subjects connected with the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers", Vol.III, John Weale, 1839;

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £130 - £170
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Papers on Subjects connected with the Duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol.III, John Weale, 1839; quarto, original cloth, gilt, very good; complete with 26 double-page engraved plans and folding map; some occasional spotting o/w VG internally; library stamp of the Exeter Architectural Society on title page; vii, 199pp

Henry Fishwick "The History of the Parish of Bispham, in the County of Lancaster", Chetham Society, 1887;

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £24
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Henry Fishwick The History of the Parish of Bispham, in the County of Lancaster, Chetham Society, 1887; tall octavo, publisher’s blind-tooled & gilt cloth, VG; folding pedigrees; foxing to prelims o/w fine internally. Unopened. 142pp

Daniel P. Marston "Phoenix from the Ashes: The Indian Army in the Burma Campaign", Praeger, 2003

Lot: 32

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £16
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Daniel P. Marston Phoenix from the Ashes: The Indian Army in the Burma Campaign, Praeger, 2003, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, front board bowed, fine internally; 283pp plus plates.

                                                                                    

"Reports from the Commissioners..... Respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom...1800-1812"

Lot: 33

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Reports from the Commissioners, Appointed by His Majesty to Execute the Measures Recommended by a Select Committee of The House of Commons, Respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom with an Account of their Proceedings 1800-1812. House of Lords, 1812, folio, quarter-leather, backstrip damaged but gilt title preserved; library stamp on title page of the Royal Institute; VG internally and complete with 19 folding facsimile plates of pages from the Magna Carta and other Mediaeval documents; spotting to some pages (not affecting plates). 320pp plus list of plates and Index

"Appendix to Reports from the Commissioners .....respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom, &c: Engraved Facsimiles inserted in several works" 1819

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £250
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Appendix to Reports from the Commissioners appointed by His Majesty  to execute the measures recommended by a Select Committee of the House of Commons respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom, &c: Engraved Facsimiles inserted in the several works printed under the Commission. Eyre & Strahan for H.M. Government, 1819; folio, later cloth, gilt, near fine; very good internally and complete with 86 engraved facsimiles and plates of mediaeval documents, seals etc, many folding, including Magna Carta, with parallel transcriptions. An impressive publication. 

"A General Index to the Reports from Committees of the House of Commons 1715-1801;

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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A General Index to the Reports from Committees of the House of Commons 1715-1801; Forming the Series of Fifteen Volumes of Reports. House of Commons, 1803; folio, quarter leather, gilt, poor, crude tape repairs; text complete and clean but title page with large tear, and pp.131/2 with large piece missing from the margin. Uncut.

                                                            

Everard Wyrall "The History of the 62nd (West Riding) Division 1914- 1919", John Lane (n.d.), octavo, two vols,

Lot: 36

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £22
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Everard Wyrall The History of the 62nd (West Riding) Division 1914-1919, John Lane (n.d.), octavo, two vols, full vellum, gilt, grubby, boards of Vol.1 bowed; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere, partly unopened; fine internally with all folding maps and photo-plates.

Cecil C.P. Lawson A "History of the British Army Uniform" Norman Military Publications 1962-1967, 5 Volumes

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £16
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Cecil C.P. Lawson A History of the British Army Uniform Norman Military Publications 1962-1967, 5 Volumes, quarto, fine, all in d/jkts which have fraying to the spines. (5)

"The Regimental Journal of the Durham Light Infantry" 1952-1956 complete in three fine gilt cloth-bound volumes

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £44
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The Regimental Journal of the Durham Light Infantry 1952-1956 complete in three fine gilt cloth-bound volumes; Wilfrid Miles The Durham Forces in the Field 1914-18, Volume II: The Service Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry, Cassell, 1920, top of spine frayed; and other military titles in mixed condition. (9)

"Journal of the Royal United Service Institution" 1946-1952 complete in seven fine gilt cloth-bound volumes;

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £22
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Journal of the Royal United Service Institution 1946-1952 complete in seven fine gilt cloth-bound volumes; each with browning to the title page o/w fine internally. (7)

"Modes et Costumes Historiques Etrangers: Dessines et Graves par Pauquet Freres d'apres les Meilleurs Maitres..."1868

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £125
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Modes et Costumes Historiques Etrangers: Dessines et Graves par Pauquet Freres d'apres les Meilleurs Maitres de Chaque Epoque et les Documents les plus authentiques Paris [1868], tall quarto, half-leather, gilt, raised bands, VG; complete with 96 fine hand-coloured plates 

The A.J. Valpy edition of Latin texts, 1820s/30s, octavo, full calf, gilt, some light wear, two with a board detached,

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 23rd May 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £60
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The A.J. Valpy edition of Latin texts, 1820s/30s, octavo, full calf, gilt, some light wear, two with a board detached, all part-sets or odd volumes. All with the bookplate of Sir Robert Shafto Adair. Fine internally. (30)