Auction No 370, Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST
295 Lots (displaying 181 - 200)
Lt.Col. P. Hawker "Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that Relates to Guns and Shooting"
Lt.Col. P. Hawker "Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that Relates to Guns and Shooting"
Lot 181
Lot: 181
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £92
MORE DETAILSLt.Col. P. Hawker Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that Relates to Guns and Shooting, Longman, Rees, Orme, 1833, 7th Edn, fine later three-quarter morocco by Bayntum-Riviere of Bath with raised bands & gilt decoration to the compartments; t.e.g.; fine internally with all engraved plates and woodcuts.
Paul Magriel "The Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza", Batsford, 1951, 1st Edn, fine in a faded d/jkt,
Paul Magriel "The Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza", Batsford, 1951, 1st Edn, fine in a faded d/jkt,
Lot 182
Lot: 182
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSPaul Magriel The Memoirs of the Life of Daniel Mendoza, Batsford, 1951, 1st Edn, fine in a faded d/jkt, chipped at corners; and James Fair Give Him to the Angels: The Story of Harry Greb, N.York, 1946, in a very worn d/jkt, with browning to endpapers, title page and text margins. (2)
George Basterfield "Mountain Lure", Titus Wilson, 1947, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, VG,
George Basterfield "Mountain Lure", Titus Wilson, 1947, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, VG,
Lot 183
Lot: 183
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSGeorge Basterfield Mountain Lure, Titus Wilson, 1947, 1st Edn, original printed cloth, VG, and Songs of a Cragsman, George Basterfield, 1935, printed boards darkened, signed & inscribed by Basterfield.
Nimrod [Charles Apperley] "The Life of a Sportsman", Kegan Paul, 1905, quarto, green gilt cloth, slightly worn
Nimrod [Charles Apperley] "The Life of a Sportsman", Kegan Paul, 1905, quarto, green gilt cloth, slightly worn
Lot 184
Lot: 184
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSNimrod [Charles Apperley] The Life of a Sportsman, Kegan Paul, 1905, quarto, green gilt cloth, slightly worn, fine internally with 36 hand-coloured plates each with a titled tissue-guard.
J. Burt "The Bristol Chess Club; its History, Chief Players, and 23 Years' Record of Principal Events", James Fawn, 1883
J. Burt "The Bristol Chess Club; its History, Chief Players, and 23 Years' Record of Principal Events", James Fawn, 1883
Lot 185
Lot: 185
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILSJ. Burt The Bristol Chess Club; its History, Chief Players, and 23 Years’ Record of Principal Events, James Fawn, 1883, original blind-tooled cloth, gilt; fox marks to end-papers and some minor tone marks affecting a few other pages but generally fine internally, without inscriptions. 202pp
G.A. MacDonnell "Chess Life-Pictures, containing Biographical Sketches, Caissana, and Character Sketches"
G.A. MacDonnell "Chess Life-Pictures, containing Biographical Sketches, Caissana, and Character Sketches"
Lot 186
Lot: 186
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSG.A. MacDonnell Chess Life-Pictures, containing Biographical Sketches, Caissana, and Character Sketches, Kelly & Co, 1883, original gilt cloth, spine darkened; original owner’s signature; tissue-guarded frontispiece; staples rusted and first two leaves of preface loose o/w fine internally; viii, 243pp. Scarce
Znosko-Borovsky "The Art of Chess Combination", 1951, Tartakower "A Breviary of Chess", 1956, both in d/jkts;
Znosko-Borovsky "The Art of Chess Combination", 1951, Tartakower "A Breviary of Chess", 1956, both in d/jkts;
Lot 187
Lot: 187
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSZnosko-Borovsky The Art of Chess Combination, 1951, Tartakower A Breviary of Chess, 1956, both in d/jkts; and other chess books from early 20th Century to 1970s including Franklin Young & Edwin Howell The Minor Tactics of Chess, 1910, VG but with some underling of text on two pages. Most are h/bks, some in d/jkts. Fair to VF (27)
Lipton, Matthews, Rice "Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art", Faber, 1963 in VG d/jkt;
Lipton, Matthews, Rice "Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art", Faber, 1963 in VG d/jkt;
Lot 188
Lot: 188
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSLipton, Matthews, Rice Chess Problems: Introduction to an Art, Faber, 1963 in VG d/jkt; Paul Schmidt How Chessmasters Think, 1989, printed wraps; Chess Combination as a Fine Art, Crowood Press, 1989; and other Chess titles, many devoted to Chess Problems. Mainly good to VF (27)
Collection on Chess Openings including Jovicic "Modern Chess: French Defence", 1998;
Collection on Chess Openings including Jovicic "Modern Chess: French Defence", 1998;
Lot 189
Lot: 189
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSCollection on Chess Openings including Jovicic Modern Chess: French Defence, 1998; Hartston The Exchange Variation of the Gruenfeld; Bill Wall 500 King’s Gambit Miniatures, 1986; Minev & Donaldson Dutch Defense, 2003; Wade & Harding The Marshall Attack, 1974, in d/jkt. Fair to Fine. (28)
Chess Strategy including Wenman "I75 Chess Brilliancies", 1947 in d/jkt; Speelman "Endgame Preparation", 1989;
Chess Strategy including Wenman "I75 Chess Brilliancies", 1947 in d/jkt; Speelman "Endgame Preparation", 1989;
Lot 190
Lot: 190
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSChess Strategy including Wenman I75 Chess Brilliancies, 1947 in d/jkt; Speelman Endgame Preparation, 1989; Rubin & Emms Chess for the Rank and File, Tournament Chess, 1992; and others with many modern softbacks; fair to fine, mostly VG/Fine. (38)
Edward North Buxton "Two African Trips with Notes and Suggestions on Big Game Preservation in Africa"
Edward North Buxton "Two African Trips with Notes and Suggestions on Big Game Preservation in Africa"
Lot 191
Lot: 191
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £88
MORE DETAILSEdward North Buxton Two African Trips with Notes and Suggestions on Big Game Preservation in Africa, Edward Stanford, 1902, 1st Edn, original pictorial buckram, spine darkened and a little frayed at extremities; internal hingeing weak in places; uncut; clean interior with 80 fine photographic plates; fine map in rear pocket.
Edward North Buxton "Short Stalks: or Hunting Camps North, South, East and West", 1892 and 1893,
Edward North Buxton "Short Stalks: or Hunting Camps North, South, East and West", 1892 and 1893,
Lot 192
Lot: 192
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILSEdward North Buxton Short Stalks: or Hunting Camps North, South, East and West, 1892 and 1893, the First and Second Editions, and Short Stalks – Second Series, 1898, all in the original pictorial buckram, the spines badly darkened. The 1892 and 1898 editions have been recased, the former with new endpapers; the texts and plates all clean and complete, the Second Series with fine folding maps in front and rear pockets. (3)
Augustus Grimble "More Leaves from My Game Book", London, 1917, half-vellum, darkened, gilt title label,
Augustus Grimble "More Leaves from My Game Book", London, 1917, half-vellum, darkened, gilt title label,
Lot 193
Lot: 193
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSAugustus Grimble More Leaves from My Game Book, London, 1917, half-vellum, darkened, gilt title label, one of 250 issued; previous owners’ signatures to front endpaper; clean text & illustrations. 270pp
J.J. Manley "Notes on Game Shooting". L. Upcott Gill, The Bazaar Office, London, 1880, original gilt cloth
J.J. Manley "Notes on Game Shooting". L. Upcott Gill, The Bazaar Office, London, 1880, original gilt cloth
Lot 194
Lot: 194
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSJ.J. Manley Notes on Game Shooting. L. Upcott Gill, The Bazaar Office, London, 1880, original gilt cloth, worn at extremities, corners bumped; foxing to frontispiece and occasional minor spotting elsewhere but largely clean internally with all illustrations; publisher’s 32pp catalogue at rear dated 1885.
H.C. Folkard "The Wild-Fowler: A Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-Fowling, Historical and Practical,"
H.C. Folkard "The Wild-Fowler: A Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-Fowling, Historical and Practical,"
Lot 195
Lot: 195
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £86
MORE DETAILSH.C. Folkard The Wild-Fowler: A Treatise on Ancient and Modern Wild-Fowling, Historical and Practical, Piper, Stephenson and Spence, 1859, First Edn, orig.gilt cloth, tissue-guarded engravings complete, some minor foxing; together with the 3rd Edn of 1875 (published Longmans); and related titles including Payne-Gallwey The Fowler in Ireland 1882 (recased) and Gladstone Record Bags and Shooting Records 1922. Mixed condition. (6)
J. H. Walsh "The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle" 1882-84, two volumes, recased, plus a further Vol. 2 requiring attention;
J. H. Walsh "The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle" 1882-84, two volumes, recased, plus a further Vol. 2 requiring attention;
Lot 196
Lot: 196
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSJ. H. Walsh The Modern Sportsman’s Gun and Rifle 1882-84, two volumes, recased, plus a further Vol. 2 requiring attention; “Marksman” The Dead Shot or Sportsman’s Complete Guide, 3rd Edn, 1862; Henry Sharp Modern Sporting Gunnery, 1906; P. Hawker Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting, 10th Edn, 1854; mostly fair to VG, and another title in poor condition. (7)
Grantley Berkeley "Reminiscences of a Huntsman", Longman, 1854, orig. gilt cloth, worn, fine plates after John Leech;
Grantley Berkeley "Reminiscences of a Huntsman", Longman, 1854, orig. gilt cloth, worn, fine plates after John Leech;
Lot 197
Lot: 197
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSGrantley Berkeley Reminiscences of a Huntsman, Longman, 1854, orig. gilt cloth, worn, fine plates after John Leech; The Reminscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow, 1889, quarto, two vols, fine later half-morocco, fine plates after Joseph Grego; and A.E. Pease The Cleveland Hounds as a Trencher-Fed Pack, Longmans, 1887, orig. cloth, frayed top & tail of spine, folding map, rules, etc. Fair to VG (3)
Lord Wolverton "Five Months' Sport in Somali Land", Chapman & Hall, 1894, orig. buckram, gilt, spine darkened;
Lord Wolverton "Five Months' Sport in Somali Land", Chapman & Hall, 1894, orig. buckram, gilt, spine darkened;
Lot 198
Lot: 198
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSLord Wolverton Five Months’ Sport in Somali Land, Chapman & Hall, 1894, orig. buckram, gilt, spine darkened; 2-inch tear to map requires repair, roughly opened along top edge, plates & text fine; C.G. Schillings With Flashlight and Rifle, Hutchinson, 1906, 2 vols, orig.gilt cloth, spines a little faded o/w good; and two related titles in poor condition. (5)
John Henry Cliffe "Notes and Recollections of an Angler: Rambles Among the Mountains, Valleys and solitudes of Wales
John Henry Cliffe "Notes and Recollections of an Angler: Rambles Among the Mountains, Valleys and solitudes of Wales
Lot 199
Lot: 199
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
MORE DETAILSJohn Henry Cliffe Notes and Recollections of an Angler: Rambles Among the Mountains, Valleys and solitudes of Wales, London, 1860, recased with new endpapers, employing part of the original cloth, fine internally; and ‘Stonehenge’ Manual of British Rural Sports, 1856, quarter leather, gilt, hinges frayed, complete with all plates etc,, clean interior, 720pp. (2)
Nat Fleischer boxing softbacks comprising "Max Baer, the Glamour Boy of the Ring", 1942, 44pp;
Nat Fleischer boxing softbacks comprising "Max Baer, the Glamour Boy of the Ring", 1942, 44pp;
Lot 200
Lot: 200
- Auction Date: Wed 30th Aug 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSNat Fleischer boxing softbacks comprising Max Baer, the Glamour Boy of the Ring, 1942, 44pp; Jack McAuliffe, the Napoleon of the Prize Ring, 1944, rust marks to title page,77pp; and Terrible Terry, the Brooklyn Terror, 1943, ex-library, some damp-staining, 64pp. Fair to fine. (3)