Auction No 409, Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST
221 Lots (displaying 21 - 40)
Collection of 1870s Political Autographs, all Members of Parliament, either loose (150) or laid down (120) in old ledger;
Collection of 1870s Political Autographs, all Members of Parliament, either loose (150) or laid down (120) in old ledger;
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £360
MORE DETAILSCollection of 1870s Political Autographs, all Members of Parliament, either loose (150) or laid down (120) in old ledger; most are signed Stranger's Gallery admission requests with the large majority struck through with an inked tick. Includes John Bright (2), A.M. de Rothschild, W.E. Gladstone (2), Samuel Plimsoll (2), Edward Stanhope, Randolph Churchill, and H.Campbell-Bannerman, these all laid down. Each item has a small spike hole not detracting from the signatures. Fair-VG (270)
Marian Isabel Hurrell "The Adventures of Friskers and His Friends with Sixteen Coloured Illustrations by Louis Wain", Robert Culley, [1907]
Marian Isabel Hurrell "The Adventures of Friskers and His Friends with Sixteen Coloured Illustrations by Louis Wain", Robert Culley, [1907]
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £66
MORE DETAILSMarian Isabel Hurrell The Adventures of Friskers and His Friends with Sixteen Coloured Illustrations by Louis Wain, Robert Culley, [1907] orig.gilt cloth with pictorial onlay, some wear & fading to spine; small tear to top of title page, binding rather slack with pages & plates loose, occasional fox marks to text, the plates VG and complete; together with another edition in poor condition, partly disbound and lacking two plates.
Louis Wain assortment including "Louis Wain’s Annual 1910-11" and "1911-12" plus "Tinker,Tailor illustrated by Louis Wain", all in poor condition;
Louis Wain assortment including "Louis Wain’s Annual 1910-11" and "1911-12" plus "Tinker,Tailor illustrated by Louis Wain", all in poor condition;
Lot 23
Lot: 23
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILSLouis Wain assortment including Louis Wain's Annual 1910-11 and 1911-12 plus Tinker, Tailor illustrated by Louis Wain, all in poor condition; plus 15 loose coloured plates (laid down on thick paper), and other hand-coloured illustrations including two in card mounts
"Louis Wain’s Annual 1912"; "Merry Times with Louis Wain"; "Louis Wain’s Baby’s Picture Book", 1903; and "In Louis Wain Land"
"Louis Wain’s Annual 1912"; "Merry Times with Louis Wain"; "Louis Wain’s Baby’s Picture Book", 1903; and "In Louis Wain Land"
Lot 24
Lot: 24
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSLouis Wain's Annual 1912; Merry Times with Louis Wain; Louis Wain's Baby's Picture Book, 1903; and In Louis Wain Land (with 7 colour plates, 3 damaged). Poor condition, with loose pages and other faults. (4)
Arthur Rackham coloured plates, a selection from disbound copies of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" 1908 (15) and the 1914 edition (6),
Arthur Rackham coloured plates, a selection from disbound copies of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" 1908 (15) and the 1914 edition (6),
Lot 25
Lot: 25
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSArthur Rackham coloured plates, a selection from disbound copies of A Midsummer Night's Dream 1908 (15) and the 1914 edition (6), and Rip Van Winkle 1905 (12); all VG/fine, tipped on to the original backing pages, most with the titled tissue-guards. (33 plates)
Margaret Tarrant selection comprising "Alice in Wonderland" (2 copies, one lacking 4 of the 48 plates), "Joan in Flowerland" (3 copies,
Margaret Tarrant selection comprising "Alice in Wonderland" (2 copies, one lacking 4 of the 48 plates), "Joan in Flowerland" (3 copies,
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
MORE DETAILSMargaret Tarrant selection comprising Alice in Wonderland (2 copies, one lacking 4 of the 48 plates), Joan in Flowerland (3 copies, one with a coloured plate torn), and Margaret Tarrant's Christmas Garland; together with around 200 loose plates in a folder. Some mixed condition but the plates generally fine.
Carton of illustrated children’s books (20), all with coloured plates, notably Anne Anderson, plus Arthur Rackham (2), Kate Greenaway (4),
Carton of illustrated children’s books (20), all with coloured plates, notably Anne Anderson, plus Arthur Rackham (2), Kate Greenaway (4),
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £70
MORE DETAILSCarton of illustrated children's books (20), all with coloured plates, notably Anne Anderson, plus Arthur Rackham (2), Kate Greenaway (4), Walter Crane (2), Detmold and Willebeek Le Mair. Also loose pages from works by Walter Crane. Very mixed condition.
Thomas Archer "Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, Works and Characters. With Eighteen full-page Sketches…by Frederick Barnard".
Thomas Archer "Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, Works and Characters. With Eighteen full-page Sketches…by Frederick Barnard".
Lot 28
Lot: 28
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £92
MORE DETAILSThomas Archer Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, Works and Characters. With Eighteen full-page Sketches…by Frederick Barnard. Cassell & Co and Waverley Book Co., folio, complete in 6 parts, each in the illustrated boards, part 6 dust-affected o/w VG; the plates with varying degrees of foxing, occasionally affecting the text.
Edmund Dulac (illustrator) "Stories from the Arabian Nights retold by Laurence Housman", Hodder & Stoughton 1907; poor condition
Edmund Dulac (illustrator) "Stories from the Arabian Nights retold by Laurence Housman", Hodder & Stoughton 1907; poor condition
Lot 29
Lot: 29
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSEdmund Dulac (illustrator) Stories from the Arabian Nights retold by Laurence Housman, Hodder & Stoughton 1907; poor condition but still with 45 of 50 fine tissue-guarded plates.
"Chatterbox 1902" and volumes for 1903, 1904 and 1905, all in VG publisher’s gilt decorated cloth, a.e.g.,complete with the coloured plates
"Chatterbox 1902" and volumes for 1903, 1904 and 1905, all in VG publisher’s gilt decorated cloth, a.e.g.,complete with the coloured plates
Lot 30
Lot: 30
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSChatterbox 1902 and volumes for 1903, 1904 and 1905, all in VG publisher's gilt decorated cloth, a.e.g., complete with the coloured plates and numerous b/w illustrations. Foxing and pencil ownership inscriptions to endpapers o/w fine internally. The 1903 issue with one gathering a little loose. (4)
"Trafalgar, illustrated by W.J. Ellam", Castell Bros, London, [1891], a crest-shaped booklet, chromo-litho boards & six illustrations,
"Trafalgar, illustrated by W.J. Ellam", Castell Bros, London, [1891], a crest-shaped booklet, chromo-litho boards & six illustrations,
Lot 31
Lot: 31
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £24
MORE DETAILSTrafalgar, illustrated by W.J. Ellam, Castell Bros, London, [1891], a crest-shaped booklet, chromo-litho boards & six illustrations, plus title page & 5pp of verse etc. Some offset from the illustrations. Recently strengthened with additional stitching o/w VG. Scarce
P.G. Wodehose Everyman’s Library Editions, 2000 to 2012, a VF collection of 24 different titles (plus a duplicate),
P.G. Wodehose Everyman’s Library Editions, 2000 to 2012, a VF collection of 24 different titles (plus a duplicate),
Lot 32
Lot: 32
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £44
MORE DETAILSP.G. Wodehouse Everyman's Library Editions, 2000 to 2012, a VF collection of 24 different titles (plus a duplicate), all in the Andrzej Klimowski illustrated jackets, fine, mylar-proteted, including Frozen Assets, Blandings Castle etc; plus two other Wodehouse titles from the Autograph edition in toned jackets, Yours Plum, The Letters of P.G. Wodehouse, and three biographical works. Good/VF (31)
Edwin Arnold "The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation", Kegan Paul, 1908, special edition bound in full vellum, gilt, slightly marked o/w VG;
Edwin Arnold "The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation", Kegan Paul, 1908, special edition bound in full vellum, gilt, slightly marked o/w VG;
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
MORE DETAILSEdwin Arnold The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation, Kegan Paul, 1908, special edition bound in full vellum, gilt, slightly marked o/w VG; top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere; light browning to endpapers and the margins of the tissue-guarded photogravure plates.
British Entertainers’ Autographs 1920s/1940s, a collection of signed photographs plus a few cut signatures, all laid down in an album,
British Entertainers’ Autographs 1920s/1940s, a collection of signed photographs plus a few cut signatures, all laid down in an album,
Lot 34
Lot: 34
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £64
MORE DETAILSBritish Entertainers' Autographs 1920s/1940s, a collection of signed photographs plus a few cut signatures, all laid down in an album, including signed photos of Hermione Gingold, Jack Hulbert and Harry Roy, and similar radio & stage performers of the period; the album large format, the pages loose. (46)
Karl Eyth (compiler) "Das Farbige Malerbuch", E.A. Seemann, 1901, tall quarto, a collection of 93 (of 96) coloured plates,
Karl Eyth (compiler) "Das Farbige Malerbuch", E.A. Seemann, 1901, tall quarto, a collection of 93 (of 96) coloured plates,
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSKarl Eyth (compiler) Das Farbige Malerbuch, E.A. Seemann, 1901, tall quarto, a collection of 93 (of 96) coloured plates, plus introductory pages, in the issued binding case, now opened on three sides; the plates represent a collection of inspirational ideas for interiors, many of an art nouveau flavour. VG
"The Bath Rose", Joseph Myers & Co, 1860s, a fold-out multi-vignette novelty with illustrations both sides, complete with its original packet;
"The Bath Rose", Joseph Myers & Co, 1860s, a fold-out multi-vignette novelty with illustrations both sides, complete with its original packet;
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £250 - £300
SOLD £150
MORE DETAILSThe Bath Rose, Joseph Myers & Co, 1860s, a fold-out multi-vignette novelty with illustrations both sides, complete with its original packet; together with The Cheltenham Rose, The Southampton Rose and a similar item showing coloured lithograph views of Germany (these lacking the packets). A rare group. Cheltenham with some light foxing o/w fine. (4)
"Le Décor de Votre Reve est dans Cette Collection", 1920s, landscape quarto, original wraps, creasing at one corner, 12 full-page colour plates
"Le Décor de Votre Reve est dans Cette Collection", 1920s, landscape quarto, original wraps, creasing at one corner, 12 full-page colour plates
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSLe Décor de Votre Reve est dans Cette Collection, 1920s, landscape quarto, original wraps, creasing at one corner, 12 full-page colour plates of art-deco interiors. Title page a little soiled o/w VG.
M. Racinet "Le Costume Historique", Firmin-Didot [1888], folio, original cloth, worn & marked; 95 of 100 full-page chromo-litho plates
M. Racinet "Le Costume Historique", Firmin-Didot [1888], folio, original cloth, worn & marked; 95 of 100 full-page chromo-litho plates
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSM. Racinet Le Costume Historique, Firmin-Didot [1888], folio, original cloth, worn & marked; 95 of 100 full-page chromo-litho plates in good condition. Title page with spotting. All plates loose.
"The Graphic Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art", The Graphic, London, [c.1892]; folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, VG;
"The Graphic Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art", The Graphic, London, [c.1892]; folio, publisher’s gilt cloth, VG;
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Graphic Gallery of Ancient and Modern Art, The Graphic, London, [c.1892]; folio, publisher's gilt cloth, VG; a bound volume of the Supplements issued from 1884 to 1892, illustrated throughout, mostly in b/w but including many in full colour, some plates folding. A few plates with faults but largely fine.
M.A. Racinet "L'Ornement Polychrome:Cent Planches en Couleurs or et Argent Contenant Environ 2,000 Motifs de Tous les Styles Art Ancien et Asiatique
M.A. Racinet "L'Ornement Polychrome:Cent Planches en Couleurs or et Argent Contenant Environ 2,000 Motifs de Tous les Styles Art Ancien et Asiatique
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 18th May 2022 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSM.A. Racinet L'Ornement Polychrome: Cent Planches en Couleurs or et Argent Contenant Environ 2,000 Motifs de Tous les Styles Art Ancien et Asiatique Moyen Age Renaissance, XVII et XVIII Siecle. Firmin Didot Freres, Paris, [1880], complete with 100 full-page chromo-litho coloured plates; folio, front board detached, lacking spine; title pages and the text with foxing, the superb plates fine.