Auction No 436, Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST
246 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Newspapers and Journals, mostly British and some French, 18th & 19th century, but around 25% German including a bundle of early 1930s.
Newspapers and Journals, mostly British and some French, 18th & 19th century, but around 25% German including a bundle of early 1930s.
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSNewspapers and Journals, mostly British and some French, 18th & 19th century, but around 25% German including a bundle of early 1930s. Some mixed condition. (approx. 200)
Various including firsts in d/jkts of Paustovsky "Years of Hope", "The Restless Years", and "Southern Adventure"; works on Old Norse / Icelandic (6);
Various including firsts in d/jkts of Paustovsky "Years of Hope", "The Restless Years", and "Southern Adventure"; works on Old Norse / Icelandic (6);
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSVarious including firsts in d/jkts of Paustovsky Years of Hope, The Restless Years, and Southern Adventure; works on Old Norse / Icelandic (6); and others. (11)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 18 with jackets designed by Lynton Lamb. VG condition. (44)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 18 with jackets designed by Lynton Lamb. VG condition. (44)
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSA collection of ‘World's Classics' including 18 with jackets designed by Lynton Lamb. VG condition. (44)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 49 in dust- jackets. Includes a few early editions by Grant Richards. (91)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 49 in dust- jackets. Includes a few early editions by Grant Richards. (91)
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSA collection of ‘World's Classics' including 49 in dust-jackets. Includes a few early editions by Grant Richards. (91)
Lynton Lamb illustrated books, largely in d/jackets, seven with his artwork confined to the jacket only, others with line-drawings or woodcuts
Lynton Lamb illustrated books, largely in d/jackets, seven with his artwork confined to the jacket only, others with line-drawings or woodcuts
Lot 5
Lot: 5
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLynton Lamb illustrated books, largely in d/jackets, seven with his artwork confined to the jacket only, others with line-drawings or woodcuts by the artist. Mostly VG/VF (24)
Selection of cuttings from vintage magazines set in card mounts; and four early-19th Century playbills for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
Selection of cuttings from vintage magazines set in card mounts; and four early-19th Century playbills for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £8
MORE DETAILSSelection of cuttings from vintage magazines set in card mounts; and four early-19th Century playbills for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Also three prints of landscapes by Andrea Thomas signed on the mounts. The playbills with faults. (20 items)
Miscellany in carton including "Olympia" magazine issue No.1, 1962; set of 84 Marilyn Monroe trade cards; three sets of cigarette cards;
Miscellany in carton including "Olympia" magazine issue No.1, 1962; set of 84 Marilyn Monroe trade cards; three sets of cigarette cards;
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSMiscellany in carton including Olympia magazine issue No.1, 1962; set of 84 Marilyn Monroe trade cards; three sets of cigarette cards; philatelic items including GB 1984 &1985 Year Packs; Cinema magazines (7); portfolio of five prints after Roy Lichtenstein; 1910 Drury Lane programme for visit of the Kaiser; and other items. (Qty.)
"Partisan Review" 1947 (5 issues), Joseph Toole "Fighting Through Life" 1935 1st edn., (rear hinge frayed), "World Review" 1950 (George Orwell number)
"Partisan Review" 1947 (5 issues), Joseph Toole "Fighting Through Life" 1935 1st edn., (rear hinge frayed), "World Review" 1950 (George Orwell number)
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £84
MORE DETAILSPartisan Review 1947 (5 issues), Joseph Toole Fighting Through Life 1935 1st edn., (rear hinge frayed), World Review June 1950 (George Orwell number), and others, many Socialism related, with monographs, journals and pamphlets. Some Spanish Civil War interest. Mainly good/fine. (49)
Mixed fiction with several firsts in d/jkt including Isaac Asimov "The Winds of Change", Granada 1983; Winston Graham "Warleggan" 1953
Mixed fiction with several firsts in d/jkt including Isaac Asimov "The Winds of Change", Granada 1983; Winston Graham "Warleggan" 1953
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSMixed fiction with several firsts in d/jkt including Isaac Asimov The Winds of Change, Granada 1983; Winston Graham Warleggan 1953 (d/jkt damaged); and Zelda Fitzgerald Save Me the Waltz Cape, 1968. (16)
Sir Walter Scott "Chronicles of the Canongate" 1st & 2nd series, in five vols; together with "The Antiquary" in three vols; and others
Sir Walter Scott "Chronicles of the Canongate" 1st & 2nd series, in five vols; together with "The Antiquary" in three vols; and others
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSir Walter Scott Chronicles of the Canongate 1st & 2nd series, in five vols; together with The Antiquary in three vols; and other historical novels, all uniformly bound in half-calf, gilt; Edinburgh, 1816-29. Occasional minor foxing but generally very clean internally. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. (18)
"The Novels of George Eliot", William Blackwood, 1890s, eight vols in seven, half-leather gilt, VG, b/w plates, very clean internally,
"The Novels of George Eliot", William Blackwood, 1890s, eight vols in seven, half-leather gilt, VG, b/w plates, very clean internally,
Lot 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSThe Novels of George Eliot, William Blackwood, 1890s, eight vols in seven, half-leather gilt, VG, b/w plates, very clean internally, no inscriptions. (7)
"The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his Writings", London 1801, 2nd Edition, four vols., full diced calf, gilt
"The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his Writings", London 1801, 2nd Edition, four vols., full diced calf, gilt
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSThe Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his Writings, London, 1801, 2nd Edition, four vols., full diced calf, gilt; repair to backstrip of vol.3, clean internally, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. (4)
Arthur Ransome "The Hoofmarks of the Faun", Martin Secker, 1911, First Edition, orig.cloth, title label to spine, light spotting to prelims
Arthur Ransome "The Hoofmarks of the Faun", Martin Secker, 1911, First Edition, orig.cloth, title label to spine, light spotting to prelims
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSArthur Ransome The Hoofmarks of the Faun, Martin Secker, 1911, First Edition, orig.cloth, title label to spine, light spotting to prelims & last few leaves, uncut two sides.
Arthur Ransome "The Imp and the Elf and the Ogre", James Nisbet, 1910, First Edition, two-colour cloth, gilt, four plates. VG.
Arthur Ransome "The Imp and the Elf and the Ogre", James Nisbet, 1910, First Edition, two-colour cloth, gilt, four plates. VG.
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSArthur Ransome The Imp and the Elf and the Ogre, James Nisbet, 1910, First Edition, two-colour cloth, gilt, four plates. VG. The book comes with an improvised d/jacket.
Arthur Ransome, a collection, mostly his works for children published by Cape (UK) and Lippincott (USA) including 32 in fair to fine d/jkts.
Arthur Ransome, a collection, mostly his works for children published by Cape (UK) and Lippincott (USA) including 32 in fair to fine d/jkts.
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £70
MORE DETAILSArthur Ransome, a collection, mostly his works for children published by Cape (UK) and Lippincott (USA) including 32 in fair to fine d/jkts. Also his Autobiography in d/jkt, and two works in p/bk on Revolutionary Russia in a slipcase. (45)
Dornford Yates (pseud. of Cecil William Mercer). A collection of fiction published by Ward, Lock & Co., with 24 in d/jkt.
Dornford Yates (pseud. of Cecil William Mercer). A collection of fiction published by Ward, Lock & Co., with 24 in d/jkt.
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSDornford Yates (pseud. of Cecil William Mercer). A collection of fiction published by Ward, Lock & Co., with 24 in d/jkt. Includes a biography by A.J. Smithers. Some mixed condition. (35)
Zane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts,
Zane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts,
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSZane 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)
Howard Spring fiction published by Collins including "All the Day Long" signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)
Howard Spring fiction published by Collins including "All the Day Long" signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £15
SOLD £7
MORE DETAILSHoward Spring fiction published by Collins including All the Day Long signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)
H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.
H. Rider Haggard: early 20th Century 2-page autograph letter signed, written from his residence in Bungay.
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSH. 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.
George Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top.
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £80
MORE DETAILSGeorge Bernard Shaw: 1950 autograph letter signed, to the Linotype & Machinery Ltd with their datestamp of receipt at top. Small peripheral splits at the folds.