Auction No 431, Category: History
53 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
North West England interest including Rathbone "The Life of Kitty Wilkinson", Liverpool 1910; "Harwood’s Views of the Lakes", c.1842,
North West England interest including Rathbone "The Life of Kitty Wilkinson", Liverpool 1910; "Harwood’s Views of the Lakes", c.1842,
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSNorth West England interest including Rathbone The Life of Kitty Wilkinson, Liverpool 1910; Harwood's Views of the Lakes, c.1842, with 18 fine tissue-guarded plates; Birtill Over the Five Barred Gate, Chorley, 1967; Johnston Mawdsley Street Chapel, Bolton-Le-Moors 1808-1908, Sherratt & Hughes; and others including guides with some mixed condition. (25)
Softback publications with many pamphlets, including G.R. Woodward "St. Halward, the Martyr", 1929 (No. 37 of 120);
Softback publications with many pamphlets, including G.R. Woodward "St. Halward, the Martyr", 1929 (No. 37 of 120);
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSSoftback publications with many pamphlets, including G.R. Woodward St. Halward, the Martyr, 1929 (No. 37 of 120); Wartime Rationing and Consumption, League of Nations, 1942 (bound in library cloth); Doreen Thomas Strike a Light: John Walker 1781-1859, author signed; Menezes Historical Notes on Goa, 1978; and wide range of others. (57)
Pamphlets, historical & literary, including "Instructions of King Henry VIII for the General Visitations of the Monasteries and Nunneries 1538-39"
Pamphlets, historical & literary, including "Instructions of King Henry VIII for the General Visitations of the Monasteries and Nunneries 1538-39"
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSPamphlets, historical & literary, including Instructions of King Henry VIII for the General Visitations of the Monasteries and Nunneries 1538-39, and a related item, both in the Historical Reprints series, 1885-86; Manchester related titles by Ernest Axon (4); Martin Byron's Lyrics, 1940; Williams Mandell Creighton: Modern Carlisle's Greatest Son, 1933; Hubback The Parents in Jane Austen's Novels; and others. Good to VF (21)
T.E. Swindells "Manchester Streets and Manchester Men", J.E. Cornish, 1906-1908, five volume set, gilt cloth;
T.E. Swindells "Manchester Streets and Manchester Men", J.E. Cornish, 1906-1908, five volume set, gilt cloth;
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILST.E. Swindells Manchester Streets and Manchester Men, J.E. Cornish, 1906-1908, five volume set, gilt cloth; and Francis Espinasse Lancashire Worthies, 1874, worn & faded cloth; small ownership stamps of Robert Holland Ford.
Edward Fernie "The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….including the whole of the Register
Edward Fernie "The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….including the whole of the Register
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSEdward Fernie The Poll for Two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….including the whole of the Registered Electors, London, 1868; gilt cloth, 270pp. Browning to title and final page; lower right corner of front board bumped.
Potteries interest including William Scarratt "Old Times in the Potteries", 1906, b/w plates; Harold Owen "The Staffordshire Potter", 1901;
Potteries interest including William Scarratt "Old Times in the Potteries", 1906, b/w plates; Harold Owen "The Staffordshire Potter", 1901;
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSPotteries interest including William Scarratt Old Times in the Potteries, 1906, b/w plates; Harold Owen The Staffordshire Potter, 1901; Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition, Stoke-on-Trent, 1911, fine folding map; Richards 1837-1953, Richards Tiles Ltd, Stoke, 1953; Julia Wedgwood The Personal Life of Josiah Wedgwood, 1915; and four others. Mostly first editions. Cloth binding of Josiah Wedgwood badly faded. (9)
Adrian Forman "Bravery, Courage and Valour: Decorations and Awards of the Third Reich", 2008; pictorial boards, large format, profusely illustrated.
Adrian Forman "Bravery, Courage and Valour: Decorations and Awards of the Third Reich", 2008; pictorial boards, large format, profusely illustrated.
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSAdrian Forman Bravery, Courage and Valour: Decorations and Awards of the Third Reich, 2008; pictorial boards, large format, profusely illustrated. 420pp. VF
John Bigland "A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York", London [1819], half-leather, gilt title label, three folding maps,
John Bigland "A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York", London [1819], half-leather, gilt title label, three folding maps,
Lot 29
Lot: 29
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSJohn Bigland A Topographical and Historical Description of the County of York, London [1819], half-leather, gilt title label, three folding maps, 25 engraved plates, an additional plate bound in opposite engraved title page. Some occasional foxing, some offset from the plates, but generally clean. First free endpaper with corner cut away and ownership signature of 1947. [This and the following 57 lots are from the collection of the late Clifford Elmer.]
Charles Couper "Report of the Trial…against the Directors and Manager of The City of Glasgow Bank", Edinburgh 1879, fold-out plates,
Charles Couper "Report of the Trial…against the Directors and Manager of The City of Glasgow Bank", Edinburgh 1879, fold-out plates,
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £20
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSCharles Couper Report of the Trial…against the Directors and Manager of The City of Glasgow Bank, Edinburgh 1879, fold-out plates, worn cloth & title label, inner hinges strengthened with cloth strips, clean text; viii,476pp
Fletcher Moss "A History of the Parish of Cheadle, in Cheshire", Manchester, 1894, No.53 of 250 printed, signed by the author and Joseph Watts,
Fletcher Moss "A History of the Parish of Cheadle, in Cheshire", Manchester, 1894, No.53 of 250 printed, signed by the author and Joseph Watts,
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSFletcher Moss A History of the Parish of Cheadle, in Cheshire, Manchester, 1894, No. 53 of 250 printed, signed by the author and Joseph Watts, quarter-cloth, printed boards darkened; together with Louis Hayes Reminiscences of Manchester, 1905; and an ex-library copy of Fletcher Moss Didsbury: Sketches, Reminiscences and Legends, 1890, signed by the author. (3)
Bradbury "In the Derbyshire Highlands", J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson "Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities"
Bradbury "In the Derbyshire Highlands", J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson "Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities"
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSBradbury In the Derbyshire Highlands, J.C. Bates, 1881, gilt cloth, spotting to prelims; Gibson Northumbrian Castles, Churches, and Antiquities, 1848, first series, tissue-guarded plate; Cunliffe Excavations at Fishbourne, Leeds, 1971, 2 vols., fine, in the d/jkts; and other local history & topography. (15)
Social and political history including six by George Ewart Evans (mostly first editions) and other mainly 20th Century works, most in d/jkts. (31)
Social and political history including six by George Ewart Evans (mostly first editions) and other mainly 20th Century works, most in d/jkts. (31)
Lot 43
Lot: 43
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSocial and political history including six by George Ewart Evans (mostly first editions) and other mainly 20th Century works, most in d/jkts. (31)
Americana including "‘A Grand Terrible Dramma’…The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed", 2000; Mullen "The Donner Party Chronicles…1846-1847"
Americana including "‘A Grand Terrible Dramma’…The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed", 2000; Mullen "The Donner Party Chronicles…1846-1847"
Lot 44
Lot: 44
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSAmericana including ‘A Grand Terrible Dramma'…The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed, 2000; Mullen The Donner Party Chronicles…1846-1847, 1997; The Virginia Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1795-1798, 1977, two vols., and various others, most in d/jkts, Lawmen & Desperadoes signed by the author. (12)
Walter Bell "Fleet Street in Seven Centuries", Pitman, 1912, gilt cloth; Burton "At the Sign of the Bible and Anchor," London Press, [1932],
Walter Bell "Fleet Street in Seven Centuries", Pitman, 1912, gilt cloth; Burton "At the Sign of the Bible and Anchor," London Press, [1932],
Lot 46
Lot: 46
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSWalter Bell Fleet Street in Seven Centuries, Pitman, 1912, gilt cloth; Burton At the Sign of the Bible and Anchor, London Press, [1932], one of 250; Cloake Cottages and Common Fields of Richmond and Kew, 2001, in d/jkt; Sheppard Memorials of St. James's Palace, Longmans, 1894, 2 vols, gilt cloth; John Taylor Our Lady of Battersey, George White, 1925; and another. All with fine b/w plates. (7)
Thomas Shotter Boys "Original Views of London", Charles Traylen, 1972, folio, two vols, s/backs in d/jkts, 26 full-page colour plates.
Thomas Shotter Boys "Original Views of London", Charles Traylen, 1972, folio, two vols, s/backs in d/jkts, 26 full-page colour plates.
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSThomas Shotter Boys Original Views of London, Charles Traylen, 1972, folio, two vols, s/backs in d/jkts, 26 full-page colour plates. Reprint of the 1842 edition.
E. Beresford Chancellor "The History of the Squares of London", 1907, gilt cloth, 36 tissue-guarded plates; and two others by Chancellor
E. Beresford Chancellor "The History of the Squares of London", 1907, gilt cloth, 36 tissue-guarded plates; and two others by Chancellor
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £18
MORE DETAILSE. Beresford Chancellor The History of the Squares of London, 1907, gilt cloth, 36 tissue-guarded plates; and two others by Chancellor comprising The XVIIIth Century in London, 1920, in chipped d/jkt, b/w plates, and London Recalled, 1937, colour & b/w plates after Alister Macdonald. (3)
Philip Norman "London Signs and Inscriptions", Elliot Stock, 1897, decorative cloth, armorial bookplate of George Heath Viner;
Philip Norman "London Signs and Inscriptions", Elliot Stock, 1897, decorative cloth, armorial bookplate of George Heath Viner;
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSPhilip Norman London Signs and Inscriptions, Elliot Stock, 1897, decorative cloth, armorial bookplate of George Heath Viner; Wheatley Hogarth's London, 1909, fifty-three plates; W.B. Boulton The Amusements of Old London, John Nimmo, 1901, 2 vols, gilt cloth, 12 hand-coloured plates with titled tissue-guards; and various others, London life & culture. (13)
William Smith "Old Yorkshire" 1881-84, five volumes, and the New Series additions of 1889-91 in three volumes; gilt cloth, b/w plates.
William Smith "Old Yorkshire" 1881-84, five volumes, and the New Series additions of 1889-91 in three volumes; gilt cloth, b/w plates.
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSWilliam Smith Old Yorkshire 1881-84, five volumes, and the New Series additions of 1889-91 in three volumes; gilt cloth, b/w plates. Some minor spotting to prelims. Attractive set. (8)
John Mayhall "The Annals of Yorkshire", Simpkin Marshall [1878], three vols., gilt cloth, red sides, b/w plates;
John Mayhall "The Annals of Yorkshire", Simpkin Marshall [1878], three vols., gilt cloth, red sides, b/w plates;
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSJohn Mayhall The Annals of Yorkshire, Simpkin Marshall [1878], three vols., gilt cloth, red sides, b/w plates; Henry Schroeder The Annals of Yorkshire, Crosby & Co, 1851-52, two vols., and a similar pair with modern title labels; together with Cartwright Chapters in the History of Yorkshire, B.W. Allen, 1872, gilt cloth, four folding plates, spotting to prelims. (8)
"The War Memorials of the West Yorkshire Regiment", [1926], quarto, gilt cloth, eight full-page plates, fine internally, abrasions to back cover.
"The War Memorials of the West Yorkshire Regiment", [1926], quarto, gilt cloth, eight full-page plates, fine internally, abrasions to back cover.
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £15
SOLD £8
MORE DETAILSThe War Memorials of the West Yorkshire Regiment, [1926], quarto, gilt cloth, eight full-page plates, fine internally, abrasions to back cover.