Lot: 1
Varied selection including James Joyce Ulysses, The Bodley Head 1958 in VG d/jkt; Coward The Fauna of Cheshire, 1910, 2 Vols; Upper Teesdale: The Area and its Natural History, 1978, in d/jkt; and others, many ecology related. Fair to fine. (14)
Lot: 2
20th Century Photographs in 3 albums and loose; with VG group of photos of Sykes Tour Coaches, Warrington; many 1930s & 1950s holiday snaps, 1940s professional photos of production of Treasure Island at Whiteacre School, Clitheroe; and others. (Few 100)
Lot: 3
Adult Magazines 1990s to 2000s, large format, VG/VF (35
Lot: 4
Mixed ephemera including 1938 Opening of Parliament (10 items), 1943 “Message from Ceylon”, souvenir view albums, instruction booklets, programmes, letterheads, etc. Mostly pre-1950. Fair to fine. (abt. 120 items)
Lot: 5
Adult magazines, mostly large format, 1990s to 2000s, Fair to VF. (35)
Lot: 6
Selection of Illustrated books including The Language and Poetry of Flowers 1876; Richard Jefferies The Story of My Heart, Duckworth, 1912; M. Aumonier The Poetry of Gardens and Gardens in Sun and Shade; and 3 others. All with colour plates. Fair to VG. (7)
Lot: 7
Clearance lot in storage box with sundry covers, literature, cigarette cards, ephemera etc. (approx 8 kilos)
Lot: 8
Softback publications including magazines & newspapers, 20th Century, including pop music, guides, local history, juvenilia, socialism, Robert Browning The Pied Piper of Hamelin illustrated by Rackham 1939, and various others. Mixed condition but mostly good to VG. (61)
Lot: 9
The Captain magazine for 1909-10, fifteen issues including 11 with original colour adverts tipped-in or loosely inserted. All with original wraps in varied condition. Internally fine. (15)
Lot: 10
A correspondence of letters 1928-29 from across the UK to the Editor of Scripture Union Notes all with original envelopes, VG condition. (52)
Lot: 11
Mary Borden The Forbidden Zone, Heinemann, 1929, First Edn in a scarce dustjacket, the jacket darkened & stained with few pieces missing from periphery; gilt cloth binding & text VG. 199pp
Lot: 12
Documents, deeds etc on vellum and paper, from 1724, mostly 19th Century, mainly Channel Islands and mostly in French, some with impressed revenue stamps. Fair to fine. (26)
Lot: 13
Legal Documents pertaining to Guernsey, mostly on vellum, late-19th to early 20th Century, written in French. Good/Fine (28)
Lot: 14
An unpublished War-Time Diary in five hardback exercise books, written by Jessica Eliot of 45 Codrington Hill, Forest Hill, London, with detailed description of daily life, the many air-raids, comment on the progress of the war, Flying Bombs, V2 Rockets etc. Witten in a clear hand, partly in pencil, partly in ink. The writer was clearly well-educated and able to speak fluent German. Many newscuttings are loosely inserted between the pages together with some notes made by the author and a few letters from relatives. Condition is Very Good. 1940. Fri.29 Nov. Planes droning at 11.50. Sirens wailed at 11.55.to- at 12.45 heard a loud crash, then Sirens to 1.10p.m.; 1.45 to 2.40; at 6.20 guns began almost simultaneously with the Sirens. Left papers in the house, & in lull went in to get them. Soon the guns were appalling, shells tore through the air with great ferocity, like red hot iron hissing through steam, as well as the rattling noise of the machine guns.Every few minutes they come, & fresh outpourings of fire, by far the loudest we have had. On looking out of a creek of the door, we can see the flames to the Eastward, & parachute stars & concentration of searchlights. Next morning we heard one bomb had fallen in Sunderland Rd, & much damage in Stepney.
Lot: 15
William Sandford Phillips Considerations on the Increase and Progress of Crime, accompanied by documentary evidence as to the propriety and necessity of a revision and amendments of the existing penal statutes. With a View to the Abolition of corporeal punishments; and more particularly The Awful Penalty of Death. Liverpool, 1839. Octavo. Fine modern rebind in gilt quarter-calf, marbled boards; viii,83pp, but lacking prelimary pages v & vi otherwise fine internally.
Lot: 16
Collection of watercolour & pencil drawings, paintings, few prints etc, mostly 1970s/80s, stored in A2 portfolio, some signed, wide variety of styles & subjects, mainly VG condition. (92)
Lot: 17
Signed photographs of Cricketers, various sizes, including Mike Brearley, David Gower, Alec Stewart, Graham Gooch, Ian Botham and other well-known. VG/VF (15)
Lot: 18
Sports ephemera and related softback publications in carton, 1930s to 1990s, mainly 1960s/80s, including football, equestrian, cricket, golf, speedway, etc; with club rule books & scorecards, many programmes, football photographs (several signed by Peter Shilton). Mostly good to VF. (Large qty)
Lot: 19
Film, Theatre and music ephemera, with programmes, film stills and lobby cards, give-aways, some magazines etc, 1900s to 1980s, wide variety with many useful items. Fair to VF. (Approx.205 items)
Lot: 20
A selection by Seton Gordon including Hebridean Memories 1923, 1st Edn, gilt cloth, VG; The Cairngorm Hills of Scotland, 1925, 1st Edn., gilt cloth, backstrip badly faded; and 5 related titles. Mostly good to fine. (7)