Auction No 393, Category: Literature
16 Lots (displaying 1 - 16)
Robert W. Service "Why Not Grow Young? or Living for Longevity", Ernest Benn, 1928, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, VG;
Robert W. Service "Why Not Grow Young? or Living for Longevity", Ernest Benn, 1928, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, VG;
Lot 48
Lot: 48
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSRobert W. Service Why Not Grow Young? or Living for Longevity, Ernest Benn, 1928, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, VG; occasional minor spotting; b/w frontispiece. 224pp
Oxford Standard Authors editions of the Poetical Works of Burns, Wordsworth and Milton, all in gilt lambskin bindings,
Oxford Standard Authors editions of the Poetical Works of Burns, Wordsworth and Milton, all in gilt lambskin bindings,
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSOxford Standard Authors editions of the Poetical Works of Burns, Wordsworth and Milton, all in gilt lambskin bindings, the backstrip of the Burns with slight scuff, all in issued slipcases (these with some small faults) (3)
George Bellairs "Corpse at the Carnival", Penguin, 1964, VG p/bk; and Wagstaff & Poole "Agatha Christie: A Reader’s Companion",
George Bellairs "Corpse at the Carnival", Penguin, 1964, VG p/bk; and Wagstaff & Poole "Agatha Christie: A Reader’s Companion",
Lot 50
Lot: 50
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSGeorge Bellairs Corpse at the Carnival, Penguin, 1964, VG p/bk; and Wagstaff & Poole Agatha Christie: A Reader’s Companion, quarto, h/bk in d/jkt, fine. (2)
Samuel Beckett "Imagination Dead Imagine", Calder & Boyas, 1965, First trade edition, VG in original wraps; fine internally
Samuel Beckett "Imagination Dead Imagine", Calder & Boyas, 1965, First trade edition, VG in original wraps; fine internally
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSamuel Beckett Imagination Dead Imagine, Calder & Boyas, 1965, First trade edition, VG in original wraps; fine internally (no inscriptions). 14pp + 2 blanks
Samuel Beckett "All That Fall", Faber, 1957, First Edition, original wraps, near fine, no inscriptions or the usual browning.
Samuel Beckett "All That Fall", Faber, 1957, First Edition, original wraps, near fine, no inscriptions or the usual browning.
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSamuel Beckett All That Fall, Faber, 1957, First Edition, original wraps, near fine, no inscriptions or the usual browning. 37pp plus 14 blanks.
Ernest Hemingway "A Farewell to Arms" and "Men Without Women", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s editions in decorated full-leather,
Ernest Hemingway "A Farewell to Arms" and "Men Without Women", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s editions in decorated full-leather,
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSErnest Hemingway A Farewell to Arms and Men Without Women, Easton Press, 1990, collector’s editions in decorated full-leather, gilt edged, silk moire endpapers and ribbon markers. VF (2)
"Letters of Edward Fitzgerald", Macmillan, 1894, 2 vols; and "Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883", Richard Bentley, 1895;
"Letters of Edward Fitzgerald", Macmillan, 1894, 2 vols; and "Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883", Richard Bentley, 1895;
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLetters of Edward Fitzgerald, Macmillan, 1894, 2 vols; and Letters of Edward Fitzgerald to Fanny Kemble 1871-1883, Richard Bentley, 1895; uniformly bound in half-vellum, gilt, bookplates of E.L. de Rothschild. Boards slightly bowed o/w VG (3)
Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", Dent 1907, 3rd Edition, octavo, full decorated vellum, gilt, VG; illustrated by Charles Brock
Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol", Dent 1907, 3rd Edition, octavo, full decorated vellum, gilt, VG; illustrated by Charles Brock
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £54
MORE DETAILSCharles Dickens A Christmas Carol, Dent 1907, 3rd Edition, octavo, full decorated vellum, gilt, VG; illustrated by Charles Brock including eight colour plates; top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere
"The Works of John Trafford Clegg: Stories, Sketches and Rhymes chiefly in the Rochdale Dialect", Aldine Press, Rochdale, 1898;
"The Works of John Trafford Clegg: Stories, Sketches and Rhymes chiefly in the Rochdale Dialect", Aldine Press, Rochdale, 1898;
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Works of John Trafford Clegg: Stories, Sketches and Rhymes chiefly in the Rochdale Dialect, Aldine Press, Rochdale, 1898; octavo, two volumes, original gilt cloth, VG; 18 b/w plates; fine internally though one tissue-guard has fox marks. (2)
Joseph Conrad "Typhoon and Other Stories", Heinemann, 1903, First UK Edition, original gilt cloth, slight wear, front inner hinge weak,
Joseph Conrad "Typhoon and Other Stories", Heinemann, 1903, First UK Edition, original gilt cloth, slight wear, front inner hinge weak,
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £90 - £120
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJoseph Conrad Typhoon and Other Stories, Heinemann, 1903, First UK Edition, original gilt cloth, slight wear, front inner hinge weak, spotting to endpapers; uncut two sides; includes single leaf publicising The Nigger of the “Narcissus”, and Copyright note on reverse of title page; publisher’s blindstamp device to rear board; variant issue without 32pp catalogue at rear.
"The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844", Oxford University Press, 1987, two volumes, original gilt cloth, frontispiece & 8 other plates.
"The Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844", Oxford University Press, 1987, two volumes, original gilt cloth, frontispiece & 8 other plates.
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSThe Journals of Mary Shelley 1814-1844, Oxford University Press, 1987, two volumes, original gilt cloth, frontispiece & 8 other plates. Each volume has a small handstamp “Damaged” on reverse of title page but apart from some light browning to the endpapers there appear to be no other faults to these scarce books. (2)
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux "Discours Prononce a L’Academie Francoise le quatre Fevrier 1743
Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux "Discours Prononce a L’Academie Francoise le quatre Fevrier 1743
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux Discours Prononce a L’Academie Francoise le quatre Fevrier 1743….lorsqu’il vint prendre séance a la place de feu M. l’Abbe’ de Hauteville. Avec la Reponse de M. l’Archeveque de Sens. Paris, 1743, title page + 22pp of text; later marbled boards, spine frayed with some loss; small bookplates of Lytton Strachey and Roger Senhouse. Clean text.
Phaedrus "Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae", [Aesop’s Fables] A.J. Valpy, 1822, 2 vols (bound into one), contemporary full leather, gilt,
Phaedrus "Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae", [Aesop’s Fables] A.J. Valpy, 1822, 2 vols (bound into one), contemporary full leather, gilt,
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £100
MORE DETAILSPhaedrus Phaedri Augusti Liberti Fabulae Aesopiae, [Aesop’s Fables] A.J. Valpy, 1822, 2 vols (bound into one), contemporary full leather, gilt, some light wear, gilt edged.; bookplate of Robert Shafto Adair, neat ownership signature top of title page. Fine internally. 756pp plus index.
Ernest Hemingway "For Whom The Bell Tolls", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s edition in decorated full leather binding, gilt edged,
Ernest Hemingway "For Whom The Bell Tolls", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s edition in decorated full leather binding, gilt edged,
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSErnest Hemingway For Whom The Bell Tolls, Easton Press, 1990, collector’s edition in decorated full leather binding, gilt edged, with silk moire end-papers and ribbon marker; fine.
Ernest Hemingway "The Garden of Eden", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s edition in decorated full leather binding, gilt edged,
Ernest Hemingway "The Garden of Eden", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s edition in decorated full leather binding, gilt edged,
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
MORE DETAILSErnest Hemingway The Garden of Eden, Easton Press, 1990, collector’s edition in decorated full leather binding, gilt edged, with silk moire end-papers and ribbon marker; fine
Ernest Hemingway "Across the River and Into the Trees" and "Winner Take Nothing", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s editions in decorated full leather,
Ernest Hemingway "Across the River and Into the Trees" and "Winner Take Nothing", Easton Press, 1990, collector’s editions in decorated full leather,
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 1st Jul 2020 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSErnest Hemingway Across the River and Into the Trees and Winner Take Nothing, Easton Press, 1990, collector’s editions in decorated full leather, gilt edged, silk moire endpapers and ribbon markers. VF (2)