Auction No 400, Category: Literature
11 Lots (displaying 1 - 11)
W.R.M. "The Dark Lantern: A Short Fantasy About Fairies & Some Mortals", 1920, gilt cloth, privately published; and seven others, good/VG. (8)
W.R.M. "The Dark Lantern: A Short Fantasy About Fairies & Some Mortals", 1920, gilt cloth, privately published; and seven others, good/VG. (8)
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSW.R.M. The Dark Lantern: A Short Fantasy About Fairies & Some Mortals, 1920, gilt cloth, privately published; and seven others, good/VG. (8)
18th & 19th Century leather bound books, mostly English literature, with several odd volumes including Shakespeare (from 1711);
18th & 19th Century leather bound books, mostly English literature, with several odd volumes including Shakespeare (from 1711);
Lot 5
Lot: 5
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILS18th & 19th Century leather bound books, mostly English literature, with several odd volumes including Shakespeare (from 1711); engraved plates present; mostly worn bindings though boards are all attached. (22)
"Leader Magazine", Hulton Press, December 1948-1950, a collection of 78 different issues, all complete with original pictorial wraps,
"Leader Magazine", Hulton Press, December 1948-1950, a collection of 78 different issues, all complete with original pictorial wraps,
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £150
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLeader Magazine, Hulton Press, December 1948-1950, a collection of 78 different issues, all complete with original pictorial wraps, contained in publisher's binding cases (easily removed); contributors includes Laurie Lee (several), John Betjeman, John Farleigh, Mervyn Peake (illustrations), Michael Ayrton, and other well-known writers and illustrators. Some rusting to staples o/w VG/Fine. (78)
Gustave Dore illustrated works, all tall quarto, published by Cassell & Co; comprising "The History of Don Quixote", [1880], half-leather, gilt,
Gustave Dore illustrated works, all tall quarto, published by Cassell & Co; comprising "The History of Don Quixote", [1880], half-leather, gilt,
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £94
MORE DETAILSGustave Dore illustrated works, all tall quarto, published by Cassell & Co; comprising The History of Don Quixote, [1880], half-leather, gilt, front endpapers creased; Milton's Paradise Lost, 1905, half-leather gilt, endpapers browned; and Cassell's Dore Gallery, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, [1885]. The Gallery is bound in full leather, gilt, a.e.g., rubbed & chipped in places, front hinge cracked & repair needed at foot of backstrip, and contains 250 fine full-page plates. All three with text & plates clean & free from foxing. Fair to VG. (3)
"Works of Charles Dickens" together with John Forster’s "The Life of Charles Dickens", Chapman & Hall, 1890-92, 18 volumes, quarto
"Works of Charles Dickens" together with John Forster’s "The Life of Charles Dickens", Chapman & Hall, 1890-92, 18 volumes, quarto
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSWorks of Charles Dickens together with John Forster's The Life of Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1890-92, 18 volumes, quarto, printed cloth, gilt titles; illustrated, each with a tissue-guarded frontispiece, uncut two sides; spine of Bleak House damaged, two others with paint splashes to covers, VG internally, no foxing. Previous owner's bookplates to front pastedowns. (18)
"The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal", Longmans, A&C Black and others, 1878-1885, six different volumes;
"The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal", Longmans, A&C Black and others, 1878-1885, six different volumes;
Lot 29
Lot: 29
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £250
SOLD £70
MORE DETAILSThe Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal, Longmans, A&C Black and others, 1878-1885, six different volumes; and Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers 1861-1863, Vols 1 to 7 complete. All in half-leather over marbled boards, some wear, fine internally. (13)
Alexander Pope (trans.) "The Iliad of Homer", Bernard Lintot, London, 1732, the 3rd Edition, six volumes; 12mo, full calf with gilt ruling,
Alexander Pope (trans.) "The Iliad of Homer", Bernard Lintot, London, 1732, the 3rd Edition, six volumes; 12mo, full calf with gilt ruling,
Lot 34
Lot: 34
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £82
MORE DETAILSAlexander Pope (trans.) The Iliad of Homer, Bernard Lintot, London, 1732, the 3rd Edition, six volumes; 12mo, full calf with gilt ruling, red sides, gilt devices to backstrips which are very worn and lacking title labels; some browning to endpapers; VG internally with all plates, occasional minor tone or ink marks. (6)
William Harrison Ainsworth illustrated selection, mostly published by Routledge especially their "Original Illustrated Edition".
William Harrison Ainsworth illustrated selection, mostly published by Routledge especially their "Original Illustrated Edition".
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSWilliam Harrison Ainsworth illustrated selection, mostly published by Routledge especially their Original Illustrated Edition. Various bindings, previous owner's bookplates at front. Clean texts. Fair to fine. (25)
Collected Works of the British Poets published by James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1850s, octavo, uniformly bound in elaborate blind-tooled morocco
Collected Works of the British Poets published by James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1850s, octavo, uniformly bound in elaborate blind-tooled morocco
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £165
MORE DETAILSCollected Works of the British Poets published by James Nichol, Edinburgh, 1850s, octavo, uniformly bound in elaborate blind-tooled morocco with gilt titles and sides, some with small faults but mostly VG. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown of each volume. (48)
Arthur Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, P.G. Wodehouse, and others "The Strand Magazine" Vols.62 & 63, July 1921 to June 1922,
Arthur Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, P.G. Wodehouse, and others "The Strand Magazine" Vols.62 & 63, July 1921 to June 1922,
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £250 - £300
SOLD £200
MORE DETAILSArthur Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill, P.G. Wodehouse, and others. The Strand Magazine Vols.62 & 63, July 1921 to June 1922, original pictorial cloth, gilt, VG, including Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone, The Problem of Thor Bridge and two other stories by Doyle; seven short stories by Wodehouse; and Churchill's Painting as a Pastime complete including the colour illustrations. Browning to endpapers and hingeing a little weak in a couple of places o/w fine internally. (2)
Arthur Conan Doyle, P.G. Wodehouse, W. Somerset Maugham, Edgar Wallace and others. "The Strand Magazine", Vol.64, July-Dec.1922,
Arthur Conan Doyle, P.G. Wodehouse, W. Somerset Maugham, Edgar Wallace and others. "The Strand Magazine", Vol.64, July-Dec.1922,
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Apr 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSArthur Conan Doyle, P.G. Wodehouse, W. Somerset Maugham, Edgar Wallace and others. The Strand Magazine, Vol.64, July-Dec.1922, original pictorial cloth, gilt, VG, including Doyle's Billy Bones, six stories by Wodehouse, and Maugham's On a Chinese Screen. Browning to endpapers and hingeing a little weak in places o/w fine internally.