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Tuesday 3rd Decemberr starting at 10:00am
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 576 |
SIEGFRIED SASSOON: MEMOIRS OF A FOX-HUNTING MAN
ill. William Nicholson, Faber and Faber, 2nd imp. 1929, cloth (marked)
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£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 577 |
ERIC GILL: VARIOUS CATALOGUES
and other publications (7)
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 578 |
A S BYATT, POSSESSION
ist edition 1990, with Peter Carey and Margaret Atwood 1st editions
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 579 |
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS
Toynbee; Friend Apart 1954, Braine; The Vodi 1959, Williams; Wooden Horse 1949, Origo; War in Val D'Orcia 1947, Hemingway; Farewell to Arms 1929 (5)
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 580 |
CHARLES CROMBIE: 'THE RULES OF GOLF EXPLAINED'
printed by Bemrose and Sons Ltd, for Perrier (all loose, some damage)
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£30 - £50 | £90 | View |
| 581 |
THOMAS HARDY/HARDY PLAYERS INTEREST: GERTRUDE BUGLER
her own signed copy of 'Far from the madding crowd', and various photographs including the Central Hotel, the Bugler's premises in Dorchester, and a photo of Edward Smith (1874-1938) the husband of…
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£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 582 |
RALPH EDWARDS: 'THE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH FURNITURE' REVISED EDITION
published by Country Life, 1954, 3 vols, with Frederick Litchfield 'How to collect old furniture', Geo, Bell and Sons 1906 (4th imp), and two volumes of 'Documents D'Art, Mobilier National de France'…
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£40 - £80 | - | View |
| 583 |
HOPKINSON, TOM, 'MIST IN THE TAGUS' AND 'DOWN THE LONG SLIDE'
both first editions, published by Hogarth Press 1946 and 1949, with dust wrappers, together with other books
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£100 - £200 | - | View |
| 584 |
NEVILE R. WILKINSON: WILTON HOUSE PICTURES, Vol 1
introduction by Sidney Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Chiswick Press 1907, 139/300 bookplate signed by the author, cloth (some marks, spotting to ends) (Vol. 1 only)
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£50 - £80 | - | View |
| 585 |
PALMER COX: 'THE BROWNIES THEIR BOOK'
The Century Co, New York 1887, issues 1,2, and 3 in a modern slip case, with Barry Moser (illus.) 'Alice', and various other Victorian and later children's books, and a Walt Disney animation cell …
|
£80 - £120 | £80 | View |
| 586 | A COLLECTION OF BOOKS OF CRICKETING INTEREST | £40 - £60 | - | View |
| 587 |
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MOSTLY DECORATIVE CLOTH BOUND
G.A. Henty, Jules Verne, L.T. Meade, Kipling, Alcott etc (some poor, notably Verne)
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£40 - £60 | £140 | View |
| 588 |
'THE JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO T'HE HEBRIDES WITH SAMUEL JOHNSON'
by James Boswell, Henry Baldwin, London 1786, another 1813 edition (re-bound), Johnson's 'Rambler' (2 vols), Dictionary, Edinburg 1797 (re-bound), Diary of a journey into North Wales (1816), and…
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£40 - £60 | £100 | View |
| 589 |
THE FOLIO SOCIETY: VARIOUS VOLUMES
including W. Beckford; 'Vathek', ill. Edward Bawden, 1958, and others
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 590 |
G.K. CHESTERTON: 'THE COLOURED LANDS'
ill. by the author, Sheed and Ward 1938, cloth bound with dust jacket, with a further quantity of books including 'Le Diable Boiteux; or, the Devil upon two sticks' vol 2, London 1741, John Hunt; …
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£30 - £60 | £25 | View |
| 591 |
JACK ZAJAC (AMERICAN, B.1929)
Dante Alighieri 'The Ante-Purgatorio', trans. Longfellow, with ten original etchings, Racolin Press, 1964, copy 137/200, in (worn) slipcase
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£100 - £200 | £60 | View |
| 592 |
J.M. BARRIE: 'PETER PAN', ILLUSTRATED BY STEVE HUTTON
Books Illustrated Ltd, 2015 3/200, signed by Hutton, with Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights' illustrated by Christian Birmingham, 2016, signed, 1/200 both with slipcase (2)
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£50 - £100 | £260 | View |
| 593 |
JACK ZAJAC (AMERICAN, B.1929)
Dante Alighieri ' The Ante-Purgatorio, Trans. Longfellow, with ten original etchings, Racolin press, 1964, copy 126/200, all plates signed
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£100 - £200 | £50 | View |
| 594 |
RAILWAY INTEREST: THE LMS AT WAR
and other books published by railway companies, GWR< SR, British Railways, with other transport books and timetables
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£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 595 |
A COLLECTION OF WISDEN'S CRICKETING ALMANACKS
1950s and later, and a further collection of cricketing interest books
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£40 - £60 | - | View |
| 596 |
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS ABOUT BUSES AND COACHES
also railways and other subjects
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 597 |
A LARGE QUANTITY OF ART BOOKS
mostly British and European, 18th century and later subjects, books and catalogues
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£40 - £60 | £50 | View |
| 598 |
DAVID BOWIE: SOTHEBY'S AUCTION SUMMARY CATALOGUE FOR BOWIE/COLLECTOR SALE
10 -11th Nov 2016 (single vol) (some crease to spine), and a further quantity of mixed auction catalogues
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£40 - £60 | £20 | View |
| 599 |
G. BRAMWELL EVENS, 'ROMANY' OF THE BBC:
a collection of books including Romany Magazine, The Romany Readers, and others (many in worn condition), a few audio books, and a CD of a 1940s recording
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£30 - £50 | £30 | View |
| 600 |
JOHN NORTON: THEMANY FACES OF AMERICA
Elephant Press, 1978
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£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 601 |
W. HEATH ROBINSON, ILLUSTRATOR: KIPLING; 'A SONG OF THE ENGLISH'
Hodder and Stoughton, decorative cloth bound, and a further quantity of illustrated books; Dulac, Detmold, Folkard, Thomson, Pogany etc (some wear , spotting etc) (15)
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£100 - £200 | £200 | View |
| 602 |
JOHN SPEED: 'THE HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAINE', SECOND EDITION
London 1627 (ex-public library copy; spine replaced, some damage and loss, portrait lacking)
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£100 - £200 | £220 | View |
| 603 |
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS; OBSERVER'S, I-SPY
Ladybird books, poultry keeping inc. Leslie Pearce-Gervis 'Complete poultry keeper and farmer' (signed), natural history, railways, country pursuits, plane spotter guides, tea card albums etc (many…
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£40 - £60 | £30 | View |
| 604 |
A LARGE QUANTITY OF BOOKS ON BIRDS
including Jean Delacour, 4 vols, HBW and BirdLife International 2 vols,, Praed and Grant 2 vols, etc
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£60 - £80 | £65 | View |
| 605 |
A LARGE PART RUN OF ‘THE CONNOISSEUR’ MAGAZINE
mostly early 20th Century together with some ‘The Bookman’ magazines
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£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 606 |
‘AN INVENTORY OF THE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN DORSET’
volume 1 - West, published by HMSO 1952, red cloth bound and a quantity of Dorset related books, pamphlets and maps
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£50 - £100 | £30 | View |
| 607 |
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO OUNDLE SCHOOL
and a further quantity of miscellaneous books; yachting, railway etc
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£30 - £50 | £20 | View |
| 608 |
WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: 'THE SECOND WORLD WAR'
6 vols, 1948-54, with 'A history of the English speaking peoples', Maj. Gen, Sir E.L. Spears, 'Assignment to catastrophe' vol I and II, and other books of WWII interest
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£40 - £60 | £20 | View |
| 609 |
A PART RUN OF ‘THE ANNUAL REGISTER’
covering years 1775-85, 1789 & 1790, mixed editions, printed for W. Otridge et al, three quarter leather bound, together with a collection of leather bound books (most in poor condition)
|
£70 - £100 | £140 | View |
| 610 |
A PART RUN OF ‘GENTLEMAN’S MAGAZINE’
covering years 1747, 1749, 1751, 1753, 1754, 1757, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1763, 1792 (incomplete), 1811 (volume 1), 1827, 1829, 1830, 1831 (volume 1), 1832, and 1835 (volume 1), together with a copy of…
|
£100 - £200 | £540 | View |
| 611 |
‘A NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE ON HMS BEAGLE’
published by the Folio Society, 1977, with slip case, sixteeen other Folio Society volumes with slip cases, and a quantity of Victorian and later books including bound magazines (four shelves)
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£100 - £200 | £550 | View |
| 612 |
DEWAR, DOUGLAS: ‘GAME BIRDS’
illustrated with wood engravings by E. Fitch Daglish, published by Chapman & Hall 1928, green cloth bound and a quantity of books relating to floral, fauna, travel and architecture (five shelves)
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£100 - £200 | £100 | View |
| 613 |
BOND, FRANCIS - ‘AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE’
volumes 1 and 2, published by Humphrey Milford, OUP, 1913, blue cloth bound, and a quantity of books relating to churches, history and travel (contents of bookcase)
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£50 - £100 | £50 | View |
| 614 |
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS OF AVIATION INTEREST
military and civilian, biographical (including numerous 'new' copies of 'Plane Jane' by Jane Donaldson), Buccaneer, Hawk Hunter, de Havilland Moth, Aerobatics, bound 1930s 'Popular Flying' magazine,…
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£80 - £150 | £90 | View |
| 615 |
ARTHUR RACKHAM: VARIOUS ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES
including Izaak Walton; 'The compleat angler',Harrap 1931, and others, most with browning, spotting, wear to cloth etc (22)
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£100 - £200 | £300 | View |
| 616 |
A COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES OF MOTORING INTEREST
Classic and Sportscar, Supercar Classics (bound), Classic Cars, Vintage News, The Lagonda (Club magazine and newsletters), Volvo Enthusiast's Club etc
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£30 - £60 | - | View |
| 617 |
A COLLECTION OF AVIATION MAGAZINES
'The Moth' (mostly bound), 'Jabberwock', 'Fly Navy', 'Light Aviation' etc and items relating to Croydon Airport
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£30 - £50 | - | View |
| 618 |
EDEN, ANTHONY, 'FREEDOM AND ORDER'
front flyleaf signed by author and dated May 1948, published by Faber and Faber 1947, red cloth bound, lacking dust wrapper
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£100 - £200 | £50 | View |
| 619 |
JOHN CARY: CARY'S NEW MAP OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITH PART OF SCOTLAND...
June 11th 1791, with wash colouring, laid on linen appprox 180 x 225cm, on a spring-loaded roller with wooden batten to lower edge (detached), in a stained pine box with hanging rings (toning, tears,…
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£50 - £100 | £280 | View |
| 620 |
JOHN ROCQUE: A FOLDING MAP; 'ENGLAND AND WALES DRAWN FROM THE MOST ACCURATE SURVEYS'
1761, coloured, 117 x 100cm, mounted as 64 small sheets on linen (linen decayed some damage to paper edges, some losses, lacking case)
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£30 - £60 | £220 | View |
| 621 |
BACON'S POPULAR ATLAS OF THE WORLD, 1904
pub. G.W. Bacon and Co, cloth bound (a/f)
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£30 - £40 | £60 | View |
| 622 |
ADAM'S ILLUSTRATED PANORAMA OF HISTORY
published by A.H. Walker, London 1883 (5th ed) (wear, small losses, tape repaired spine)
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£40 - £80 | £70 | View |
| 623 |
ABRAHAM ORTELIUS A DETAILED MAP OF ANDALUSIA, SOUTHERN SPAIN
centred on Seville, for Hieronymo Chiaves's 'Hispalensis Conventus Delineatio', dated 1579 upper left, 37 x 48cm
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£100 - £200 | £220 | View |
