Lot: 102
Robert W. Service collection including Bar-Room Ballads, 1940, 1st UK Edn; The Roughneck, Grosset & Dunlap, 1924; Why Not Grow Young? 1928, 1st UK Edn; Ploughman of the Moon, Dodd Mead, 1945, fine h/bk in poor d/jkt; The Poisoned Paradise, 1923; and others, with several early editions, plus 4 biographical works. Mixed condition but mainly good to fine. (26). Also few photocopies.
Lot: 125
Mostly 19th Century Yorkshire Poetry 1st Editions in original cloth; including Matthew Willis The Mountain Minstrel, York, 1834; Stephen Fawcett Bradford Legends, 1872; William Newsam (Ed.) The Poets of Yorkshire 1845; Benjamin Dawson Poems, Ballads and Love Lyrics, Leeds, 1891; Joseph Senior Smithy Rhymes and Stithy Chimes, Sheffield, 1882; and Thomas Lister The Rustic Wreath, 1834. Mostly VG/Fine (12)
Lot: 126
Frederic Charles Spencer The Vale of Bolton…and Other Poems, Hurst, Chance & Co, [1829], Robert Carrick Wildon Tong, on a Summer’s Day; The Forbidden Union; and Other Poems, Leeds, 1850, some spotting to text; and William Dearden The Vale of Caldene, London & Halifax, 1844; all original worn cloth bindings, Caldene lacking front endpaper & half-title. (3)
Lot: 129
Primogene Duvard Poems by Primogene Duvard, Northallerton, James Pope, Northallerton, 1843, 2nd Edn, original embossed decorated cloth, VG; 148pp including list of subscribers.
Lot: 130
A Short Account of John Marriott, including Extracts from some of his Letters. To which are added, some of his Poetical Productions. D. Boys, Doncaster, 1803, 12mo, contemporary tree-calf, some light wear, gilt title; contemp. ownership signature; fine internally, [8],194,[2]pp
Lot: 133
The Poetical Works of John Critchley Prince, Abel Heywood, Manchester, 1880, quarto, 2 Vols, original gilt cloth, VG; large paper edition, No.45 of 100 issued; front inner hinge to Vol. 1 frayed o/w fine. (2)