Auction No 435, Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST

262 Lots (displaying 21 - 40)

Zane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts, plus 40 p/bk

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Zane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts, plus 40 p/bks. Mixed condition but mostly VG. (81)

Arthur Ransome (Ed.) "The Book of Friendship" and "The Book of Love" T.C. & E.C. Jack, full vellum, gilt, together with maritime related fiction

Lot: 22

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £82
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Arthur Ransome (Ed.) The Book of Friendship and The Book of Love T.C. & E.C. Jack, full vellum, gilt, together with maritime related fiction by Jeffery Farnol and others, all with introductions by Arthur Ransome, mostly in d/jkts. Good to VG. (9) 

Howard Spring fiction published by Collins including "All the Day Long" signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)

Lot: 23

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Howard Spring fiction published by Collins including All the Day Long signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)

"Bapu’s Letters to Mira 1924-1948", Navajivan Publishing, Ahmedabad, 1949, first edition, signed and inscribed by Mira on front endpaper.

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £46
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Bapu's Letters to Mira 1924-1948, Navajivan Publishing, Ahmedabad, 1949, first edition, signed and inscribed by Mira on front endpaper. Errata slip loosely inserted. Printed boards, slightly marked; fine internally. ‘Bapu' was the nickname of Mahatma Gandhi and ‘Mira' was his friend Madeleine Slade.

William Wordsworth "Our English Lakes, Mountains, and Waterfalls" London, 1864, full leather, gilt, rebacked; illustrated with 13 photographs

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £28
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William Wordsworth Our English Lakes, Mountains, and Waterfalls London, 1864, full leather, gilt, rebacked; illustrated with 13 photographs laid down, most with tissue guards. Sporadic foxing.

H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.

George Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top.

Lot: 27

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
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George Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top. Small peripheral splits at the folds.  

George Bernard Shaw: 1940 autograph letter signed on a photographic postcard of the author, thanking the recipient for a photo of Ensor Walters

Lot: 28

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £250
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George Bernard Shaw: 1940 autograph letter signed on a photographic postcard of the author, thanking the recipient for a photo of Ensor Walters (Methodist minister & housing reformer), the photograph of Shaw by Marcel Sternberger. Written from Whitehall Court, London. Walters had passed away in 1938.  

Rudyard Kipling: 1920 typed letter signed, replying to an enquiry regarding the origin of his Christian name; written from his residence in Burwash.

Lot: 29

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £135
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Rudyard Kipling: 1920 typed letter signed, replying to an enquiry regarding the origin of his Christian name; written from his residence in Burwash. Fine, complete with the original envelope. [Kipling lived at Bateman's until his death in 1936. The property is now administered by the National Trust.]

William Somerset Maugham: 1939 typed letter signed, written while on a visit to New York.

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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William Somerset Maugham: 1939 typed letter signed, written while on a visit to New York.

P. G Wodehouse: 1965 autograph letter signed, from his residence in America, returning a manuscript which had been submitted to him

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £88
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P. G Wodehouse: 1965 autograph letter signed, from his residence in America, returning a manuscript which had been submitted to him, and, in addition, commenting on his problem with arthritis.

Enid Blyton: 1954 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard, written to Grace Kimber who had recently joined the Famous Five Club.

Lot: 32

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
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Enid Blyton: 1954 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard, written to Grace Kimber who had recently joined the Famous Five Club. The postcard depicts the Famous Five. Some slight foxing.

Catherine Cookson: autograph letter signed, from her home in Corbridge, together with a cut signature matted with a photo, in card mount.

Lot: 33

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Catherine Cookson: autograph letter signed, from her home in Corbridge, together with a cut signature matted with a photo, in card mount.

Harold Pinter: 1965 brief autograph letter signed, from his London flat, together with a signed photo, the latter in fibre pen, the letter with folds

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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Harold Pinter: 1965 brief autograph letter signed, from his London flat, together with a signed photo, the latter in fibre pen, the letter with folds.

Frank Richards: 1950-51 pair of typed letters signed, from his home in Broadstairs, commenting on his Billy Bunter books and other matters. (2)

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £54
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Frank Richards: 1950-51 pair of typed letters signed, from his home in Broadstairs, commenting on his Billy Bunter books and other matters. (2)

Keith Waterhouse: 1994 autograph letter signed, from his home in London, commenting on "Billy Liar".

Lot: 36

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
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Keith Waterhouse: 1994 autograph letter signed, from his home in London, commenting on Billy Liar.  

John Galsworthy: 1915 autograph letter signed, from his flat in London, commenting on the death of his mother.

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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John Galsworthy: 1915 autograph letter signed, from his flat in London, commenting on the death of his mother.

T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. ‘Lawrence of Arabia’): 1922 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard of Crackington Haven, posted from Boscastle.

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £1500 - £2000
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T.E. Lawrence (a.k.a. ‘Lawrence of Arabia'): 1922 autograph letter signed, on reverse of a postcard of Crackington Haven, posted from Boscastle. I set off to the East Monday and will write to you from there. Yours, T.E.Lawrence.

Compton Mackenzie: 1950 2-page autograph letter signed, from his home in Berkshire, concerning a planned trip to the North West of England;

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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Compton Mackenzie: 1950 2-page autograph letter signed, from his home in Berkshire, concerning a planned trip to the North West of England; together with an autographed photo dated 1961.

Peter Brough: three autographed PC size photos; together with Peter Brough’s book "Educating Archie" 1955, first edn. in d/jkt. (4 items)

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 25th Jun 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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Peter Brough: three autographed PC size photos; together with Peter Brough's book Educating Archie 1955, first edn. in d/jkt. (4 items)