Auction No 415, Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT

214 Lots (displaying 81 - 100)

E.F. Hancock, K. P. Bland & J. Razowski "The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 5, Tortricidae", Parts 1 & 2, Brill, 2015,

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
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E.F. Hancock, K. P. Bland & J. Razowski The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 5, Tortricidae, Parts 1 & 2, Brill, 2015, second printing, with revisions, A4 format, pictorial boards, as new condition. (2) 

John Heath & A. Maitland Emmet "The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland", Harley Books, 1985-2002, softback editions,

Lot: 82

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £76
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John Heath & A. Maitland Emmet The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Harley Books, 1985-2002, softback editions, comprising vols. 1, 2, 3, 4 (parts 1 & 2), 7 (parts 1 & 2), 9, and 10; plus companion volumes on Dragonflies and Grasshoppers. Fine/VF, no inscriptions. (11)

Freshwater Biological Association scientific publications 1954-1975, a collection of 18 different softbacks, mostly fine,

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Freshwater Biological Association scientific publications 1954-1975, a collection of 18 different softbacks, mostly fine, one with stained cover, no internal markings/inscriptions. (18)  

W.J. Gordon "Our Country’s Shells", Simpkin [1901], colour plates,ownership inscription o/w fine; Clayton The Living Seashore", 1974, in d/jkt, fine;

Lot: 84

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
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W.J. Gordon Our Country's Shells, Simpkin [1901], colour plates, ownership inscription o/w fine; Clayton The Living Seashore, 1974, in d/jkt, fine; Adams The Collector's Manual of British Land and Freshwater Shells, 1884, colour plates, ownership inscription o/w VG; and related titles; mostly VG/Fine. (11)   

Frederick Warne ‘Wayside and Woodland Series’ on Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars, four in d/jkts; various editions.

Lot: 85

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £56
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Frederick Warne ‘Wayside and Woodland Series' on Butterflies, Moths and Caterpillars, four in d/jkts; various editions. The volume Pyralid & Plume Moths with few library marks, South's Butterflies with gift inscription. Fair to fine. (9)      

M.G. Morris "Orthocerous Weevils", Royal Entomological Society, 1990, and five others by same publisher; Wood "Common British Insects",1883;

Lot: 86

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £30
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M.G. Morris Orthocerous Weevils, Royal Entomological Society, 1990, and five others by same publisher; Wood Common British Insects, 1883; Cooter & Cribb A Coleopterist's Handbook, 1975; Hofmann The Young Beetle-Collector's Handbook, 1908, colour plates; and related titles. Mainly VG/VF, two with ownership signatures, J.C. Wood's Common British Beetles in fair condition only. (15)    

Frederick Warne ‘Wayside and Woodland Series’, a collection including Longfield "Dragonflies" 1949, in d/jkt; Hammond "Flies", 1951;

Lot: 87

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £145
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Frederick Warne ‘Wayside and Woodland Series', a collection including Longfield Dragonflies 1949, in d/jkt; Hammond Flies, 1951; Savory The Spider's Web, 1952, in d/jkt; Linssen Beetles, 1959, 2 vols, in d/jkts; Southwood & Leston Land & Water Bugs, 1959, in d/jkt; all VG/Fine, no inscriptions; and seventeen others (nine in d/jkts) of which three with inked ownership signatures; mostly VG/VF but Ford's Practical Entomology is ex-library. (23)

W.P.K. Findlay "Wayside & Woodland Fungi", Frederick Warne, 1978, in price-clipped d/jkt; and six other Frederick Warne titles in d/jkts

Lot: 88

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £36
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W.P.K. Findlay Wayside & Woodland Fungi, Frederick Warne, 1978, in price-clipped d/jkt; and six other Frederick Warne titles in d/jkts including Colyer & Hammond Flies of the British Isles, 1968, and E.H. Eason Centipedes of the British Isles, 1964. Mostly VG/VF without inscriptions etc, but Ragge's Grasshoppers is ex-library. (7)

M.C. Cooke "Our Reptiles and Batrachians",1893, colour plates; Goater "British Pyralid Moths", 1986 in fine d/jkt;

Lot: 89

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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M.C. Cooke Our Reptiles and Batrachians, 1893, colour plates; Goater British Pyralid Moths, 1986 in fine d/jkt; Riley & Prior British and Irish Pug Moths, 2003, pictorial boards; Skinner The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles, 1998 in VG d/jkt; Massee British Fungi, Routledge [1911], colour plates; Hilderic Friend British Earthworms and How to Identify Them Epworth Press (in d/jkt) and nine other ‘How to Identify' titles; and other natural history, etc, in mixed condition. (53). (Over 22 kilos)

"Die Olympischen Spiele in Los Angeles 1932", and "Die Olympischen Spiele 1936", Volume 1; H.F. & P.F. Reemtsma, Hamburg,

Lot: 90

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
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Die Olympischen Spiele in Los Angeles 1932, and Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume 1; H.F. & P.F. Reemtsma, Hamburg, complete with all coloured & b/w photos laid down, folding plates at rear; tall quarto, original cloth, gilt, rear outer hinge of the Los Angeles volume very worn which is also affected by light spotting to most pages (mainly confined to margins), the 1936 Berlin Olympics VG. (2)

[G.F. Pardon] "Beeton’s Handy Book of Games", S.O. Beeton [1862], orig. gilt cloth with some wear, fine internally;

Lot: 91

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
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[G.F. Pardon] Beeton's Handy Book of Games, S.O. Beeton [1862], orig. gilt cloth with some wear, fine internally; Hercat Card Tricks and Conjuring Up to Date, c.1898; and Berkeley & Rowland Card Tricks & Puzzles, George Bell, 1902. (3)

Bjorn Borg: fine autographed b/w 10x8” photo issued by the American tennis coach James Bollettieri; signed by Borg with ball-point pen.

Lot: 92

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
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Bjorn Borg: fine autographed b/w 10x8” photo issued by the American tennis coach James Bollettieri; signed by Borg with ball-point pen.

Jack Nicklaus: a fine autographed 10x8” colour photo of the celebrated American golfer, with dedication. Signed with fibre pen.

Lot: 93

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Jack Nicklaus: a fine autographed 10x8” colour photo of the celebrated American golfer, with dedication. Signed with fibre pen.    

Matt Busby (1909-1994): an autographed 1983 F.A. Cup Final Replay commemorative cover, signed with fibre pen. The match coincided with his birthday,

Lot: 94

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Matt Busby (1909-1994): an autographed 1983 F.A. Cup Final Replay commemorative cover, signed with fibre pen. The match coincided with his birthday, 26th May. A fine and scarce item.

Donald Dallas "Holland & Holland: The Royal Gunmaker", Quiller Press, 2003, 1st Edn., illustrated throughout, in d/jkt, fine.

Lot: 95

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £56
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Donald Dallas Holland & Holland: The Royal Gunmaker, Quiller Press, 2003, 1st Edn., illustrated throughout, in d/jkt, fine.

Donald Dallas "Purdey: Gun and Rifle Makers", 2000, in d/jkt; Austyn "Gun Engraving",1998, in d/jkt; Cooley & Newton "Cogswell & Harrison" 2000

Lot: 96

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
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Donald Dallas Purdey: Gun and Rifle Makers, 2000, in d/jkt; Austyn Gun Engraving, 1998, in d/jkt; Cooley & Newton Cogswell & Harrison, 2000, in d/jkt; first two with ownership signatures. Together with Text Book of Gun Carriages and Gun Mountings, HMSO, 1924 in poor condition, with numerous folding plates, photos etc. (4)

Gerald Burrard "The Modern Shotgun", 1986-90 reprint, 3 vols, VF; Austyn "Classic Sporting Rifles", 1997, and "Modern Sporting Guns",1994, in d/jkts;

Lot: 97

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Gerald Burrard The Modern Shotgun, 1986-90 reprint, 3 vols, VF; Austyn Classic Sporting Rifles, 1997, and Modern Sporting Guns, 1994, in d/jkts; Alsheimer & Watkins A Guide to Adirondack Deer Hunting, 1990, pictorial wraps; and related works, most with ownership signatures, VG/Fine; together with Donald Dallas Boss & Co, damp-stained at foot. (15)

"The Sporting Magazine or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chace, and every other Diversion", the plates only,

Lot: 98

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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The Sporting Magazine or Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chace, and every other Diversion, the plates only, taken from disbound volumes, mostly 1790s, some later, mostly wildfowl, dogs, wild animals, and poultry; some affected by foxing to varying degrees but the majority clean. (abt.270)

"Zeppelin-Weltfahrten", c.1932 comprising 264 photographs illustrating the history of German airships 1899-1932, laid down in special album;

Lot: 99

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £24
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Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, c.1932 comprising 264 photographs illustrating the history of German airships 1899-1932, laid down in special album; the album very worn with some damage, main text and photos fine

Selection of original Photographs, including Towers & Co delivery wagons, Liverpool; a Tillings-Stevens Motor Bus, Shadwell, Leeds;

Lot: 100

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Feb 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £60
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Selection of original Photographs, including Towers & Co delivery wagons, Liverpool; a Tillings-Stevens Motor Bus, Shadwell, Leeds; Hereford Flour Mills steam lorry; and early motor-cars (5). Sizes vary from snapshot to 10 x 8”, mostly 6 x 4” or larger. Mixed condition (one damaged, another badly faded). (15)