Auction No 362, Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST
285 Lots (displaying 81 - 100)
Description of a Tour in Italy 1869, an original manuscript entered in an exercise book, 66pp,
Description of a Tour in Italy 1869, an original manuscript entered in an exercise book, 66pp,
Lot 81
Lot: 81
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £250
SOLD £155
MORE DETAILSDescription of a Tour in Italy 1869, an original manuscript entered in an exercise book, 66pp, written in a clear hand, describing a holiday taken by Captain & Mrs. Armitage, their three children, governess and servant, of Alderley, Cheshire, who sailed via Bristol in October; and subsequent descriptions of a Tour on the Continent 1882 (40pp), the Channel Islands & Brittany 1892 (14pp), and Switzerland & the Tyrol 1893 (2pp). 9 x 7.25”, cloth-covered boards, a little marked. Fine internally.
John Goss "The Mapmaker's Art: A History of Cartography" Studio Editions, 1993,
John Goss "The Mapmaker's Art: A History of Cartography" Studio Editions, 1993,
Lot 82
Lot: 82
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
SOLD £10
MORE DETAILSJohn Goss The Mapmaker’s Art: A History of Cartography Studio Editions, 1993, large format h/b in d/jkt, superb illustrations Including fold-out maps.
John Ball (Ed.)"Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club" 1859
John Ball (Ed.)"Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club" 1859
Lot 83
Lot: 83
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSJohn Ball (Ed.) Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers. A Series of Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club Longman, 1859, 3rd Edn, original gilt cloth, VG; all maps & tissue-guarded plates present, most maps with some creasing, one with small repair; plus 3 related including Gribble Alpine Climbing 1904 in scarce d/jkt. (4)
Ashley P. Abraham "Rock-Climbing in Skye" Longmans, 1908, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth, VG,
Ashley P. Abraham "Rock-Climbing in Skye" Longmans, 1908, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth, VG,
Lot 84
Lot: 84
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSAshley P. Abraham Rock-Climbing in Skye Longmans, 1908, 1st Edn, original gilt cloth, VG, 31 tissue-guarded photo-plates, fine map in rear pocket; plus two related titles and a loose map. Scattered foxing. (3)
Ernest Baker "Moors, Crags & Caves of the High Peak and Neighbourhood", John Heywood, n.d.;
Ernest Baker "Moors, Crags & Caves of the High Peak and Neighbourhood", John Heywood, n.d.;
Lot 85
Lot: 85
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £66
MORE DETAILSErnest Baker Moors, Crags & Caves of the High Peak and Neighbourhood, John Heywood, n.d.; Eric Byne & Geoffrey Sutton High Peak, 1966, in VG d/jkt; Jones & Milburn Welsh Rock, 1986; and other climbing titles, all h/bk and mostly good to fine. (13)
Leslie Stephen "The Playground of Europe" 1894, new edition, title-page & frontispiece foxed;
Leslie Stephen "The Playground of Europe" 1894, new edition, title-page & frontispiece foxed;
Lot 86
Lot: 86
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSLeslie Stephen The Playground of Europe 1894, new edition, title-page & frontispiece foxed; Arnold Lunn The Bernese Oberland, 1958, 1st Edn in d/jkt; Slingsby Norway: The Northern Playground, 1941; and Claude Wilson Mountaineering, George Bell 1893. (4)
Henry Hall "Manual of South African Geography" Saul Solomon, Cape Town, 1866, 2nd Edn,
Henry Hall "Manual of South African Geography" Saul Solomon, Cape Town, 1866, 2nd Edn,
Lot 87
Lot: 87
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSHenry Hall Manual of South African Geography Saul Solomon, Cape Town, 1866, 2nd Edn, small octavo, original blind-tooled cloth, gilt, good; folding map; few ink annotations to the Appendix. vii + 192pp
E.A. Dutton "Kenya Mountain" Cape, 1930, spine faded; Benuzzi "No Picnic on Mount Kenya" 1952,
E.A. Dutton "Kenya Mountain" Cape, 1930, spine faded; Benuzzi "No Picnic on Mount Kenya" 1952,
Lot 88
Lot: 88
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILSE.A. Dutton Kenya Mountain Cape, 1930, spine faded; Benuzzi No Picnic on Mount Kenya 1952, 1st Edn in d/jkt; Mackinder The First Ascent of Mount Kenya Hurst & Co, 1991, 1st Edn in d/jkt; and 5 others. (8)
"The Alpine Journal: a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. By Members of the Alpine Club", Volumes 1 to 20,
"The Alpine Journal: a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. By Members of the Alpine Club", Volumes 1 to 20,
Lot 89
Lot: 89
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £800 - £1000
SOLD £600
MORE DETAILSThe Alpine Journal: a Record of Mountain Adventure and Scientific Observation. By Members of the Alpine Club, Volumes 1 to 20, Longmans, 1864-1901, publisher’s gilt cloth good to fine; plates & maps apparently complete including the additional coloured plate to Vol.2. One colour plate in Vol. 3 is foxed; Vol. 7 with front hinge partly split; panoramic folding plate in Vol. 8 detached. Overall condition is very good, the cloth-bound covers clean & bright, and internally largely free of browning. (20)
John Tyndall "Hours of Exercise in the Alps" 1871, First Edition, green cloth, repaired, plus another in half-leather;
John Tyndall "Hours of Exercise in the Alps" 1871, First Edition, green cloth, repaired, plus another in half-leather;
Lot 90
Lot: 90
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £140
SOLD £80
MORE DETAILSJohn Tyndall Hours of Exercise in the Alps 1871, First Edition, green cloth, repaired, plus another in half-leather; Glaciers of the Alps, John Murray, 1860, worn cloth; together with a collection of other works by Tyndall, mainly scientific, plus a few biographical; including Diamagnetism and Magne-Crystallic Action 1870 (rebound), Fragments of Science 1879 (2 vols) and Eve & Creasy Life and Work of John Tyndall, Macmillan, 1945. Sixteen are 19th Century publications of which six have been re-cased. (19)
George Abraham "Motor Ways in Lakeland" Methuen 1913, some foxing especially to prelims;
George Abraham "Motor Ways in Lakeland" Methuen 1913, some foxing especially to prelims;
Lot 91
Lot: 91
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £56
MORE DETAILSGeorge Abraham Motor Ways in Lakeland Methuen 1913, some foxing especially to prelims; W. Bezant Lowe The Heart of Northern Wales, 1912; Gordon Home The Motor Routes of England – Southern Section, and Western Section, 1909-1911; Ella & Florence Du Cane The Canary Islands, A. & C. Black, 1911, half-title foxed; and another. All first editions. (6)
E.S. Kennedy (Ed.) "Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers; being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club, Second Series"
E.S. Kennedy (Ed.) "Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers; being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club, Second Series"
Lot 92
Lot: 92
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSE.S. Kennedy (Ed.) Peaks, Passes, and Glaciers; being Excursions by Members of the Alpine Club, Second Series London, 1862, 2 Volumes,first edition, contemporary half-leather, worn, over marbled boards; 13 (of 14) fine folding maps, plus plates. Clean interiors
Charles Forbes "Iceland: its Volcanoes, Geysers, and Glaciers" John Murray, 1860, half-leather, folding map, fair condition;
Charles Forbes "Iceland: its Volcanoes, Geysers, and Glaciers" John Murray, 1860, half-leather, folding map, fair condition;
Lot 93
Lot: 93
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSCharles Forbes Iceland: its Volcanoes, Geysers, and Glaciers John Murray, 1860, half-leather, folding map, fair condition; John Gibson Great Waterfalls, Cataracts, and Geysers, T. Nelson, 1887, gilt cloth, VG; Edwin Balch Glacieres or Freezing Caverns, 1970 reprint; and E.B. Bailey Tectonic Essays, Mainly Alpine, 1968 reprint in d/jkt. (4)
John Judd "Volcanoes: What They Are and What They Teach" 1885, 3rd Edn; Mungo Ponton "Earthquakes and Volcanoes"1872, new edition;
John Judd "Volcanoes: What They Are and What They Teach" 1885, 3rd Edn; Mungo Ponton "Earthquakes and Volcanoes"1872, new edition;
Lot 94
Lot: 94
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSJohn Judd Volcanoes: What They Are and What They Teach 1885, 3rd Edn; Mungo Ponton Earthquakes and Volcanoes 1872, new edition; and six other related titles, all bar one 19th century. (8)
W. Boyd Dawkins "Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe"
W. Boyd Dawkins "Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe"
Lot 95
Lot: 95
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSW. Boyd Dawkins Cave Hunting: Researches on the Evidence of Caves respecting the Early Inhabitants of Europe Macmillan, 1874, First Edition, original pictorial cloth with some wear to top & tail of the spine; minor spotting to prelims; colour frontispiece; 129 woodcuts including maps; 453pp.
G. F. Browne "Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland" Longmans, 1865, 1st Edition, orig.cloth, gilt,
G. F. Browne "Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland" Longmans, 1865, 1st Edition, orig.cloth, gilt,
Lot 96
Lot: 96
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSG. F. Browne Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland Longmans, 1865, 1st Edition, orig.cloth, gilt, small piece missing from base of spine o/w VG; G.Hartwig Marvels Under Our Feet, Longmans, 1888, orig. pictorial cloth, VG; together with Thomas Knox Underground, or Life Below the Surface, 1875, rebound in leather, text browned. (3)
Edouard Alfred Martel "Irlande, et Cavernes Anglaises", Delagrave, Paris, 1897, 1st Edn, signed & inscribed by the author,
Edouard Alfred Martel "Irlande, et Cavernes Anglaises", Delagrave, Paris, 1897, 1st Edn, signed & inscribed by the author,
Lot 97
Lot: 97
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £150
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSEdouard Alfred Martel Irlande, et Cavernes Anglaises, Delagrave, Paris, 1897, 1st Edn, signed & inscribed by the author, in original worn wraps, uncut two sides, fine internally with many illustrations & three folding maps;contained in a fine cloth-covered case with gilt leather titles; together with two others on caves & caving. (3)
Alpine Maps 1910-1911, a selection published Edward Stanford (3) and Schweiz Landestopographie,
Alpine Maps 1910-1911, a selection published Edward Stanford (3) and Schweiz Landestopographie,
Lot 98
Lot: 98
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £15 - £20
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSAlpine Maps 1910-1911, a selection published Edward Stanford (3) and Schweiz Landestopographie, all dissected, linen-backed folding types,of areas around Theodulpass, Interlaken, Rhone Valley, and Sion. In card covers.(4)
John Tyndall "Mountaineering in 1861. A Vacation Tour" London, 1862, First Edition,
John Tyndall "Mountaineering in 1861. A Vacation Tour" London, 1862, First Edition,
Lot 99
Lot: 99
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £90 - £110
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSJohn Tyndall Mountaineering in 1861. A Vacation Tour, London, 1862, First Edition, 19th Century grained cloth, gilt, a little worn & marked; old (small) bookseller’s label on front pastedown; uncut 2 sides; VG internally, two tissue-guarded plates; plus Tyndall’s Hours of Exercise In the Alps, Longmans, 1871, 2nd Edn, original gilt cloth, and The Forms of Water in Clouds & Rivers, Ice & Glaciers, 1889, 10th Edn. (3)
R.M. Murray Gilchrist "The Gaffer's Masterpiece" Medway School of Arts & Crafts, Rochester, 1936,
R.M. Murray Gilchrist "The Gaffer's Masterpiece" Medway School of Arts & Crafts, Rochester, 1936,
Lot 100
Lot: 100
- Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSR.M. Murray Gilchrist The Gaffer's Masterpiece Medway School of Arts & Crafts, Rochester, 1936, five wood engravings, 14pp, printed wraps; and two other Medway School publications. (3)