Auction No 445, Category: Antiquarian
10 Lots (displaying 1 - 10)
William Curtis "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed" 1795-1798, Vols.9 to 12, with 138 (of 144) hand-coloured plates.
William Curtis "The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed" 1795-1798, Vols.9 to 12, with 138 (of 144) hand-coloured plates.
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £250 - £300
William Curtis The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed 1795-1798, Vols.9 to 12, with 138 (of 144) hand-coloured plates. The plates are mostly VG/VF, some from vol.12 with creasing, and around half of vol.11 with light staining at upper right corner. Lacking boards, backstrip split and partly missing.Vol.9 incomplete, the first page of text heavily soiled.
19th Century Photograph Album containing 127 tipped-in topographical and portrait photos plus few prints, chiefly views especially Scotland,
19th Century Photograph Album containing 127 tipped-in topographical and portrait photos plus few prints, chiefly views especially Scotland,
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £70 - £100
19th Century Photograph Album containing 127 tipped-in topographical and portrait photos plus few prints, chiefly views especially Scotland, Lake District, few Bristol and others. Includes a carte-de-visite photo of Harriet Martineau. The binding is worn and detached.
S.B. Beal & Co, 1880s carte-de-visite political cartoon featuring Gladstone & Disraeli, publisher’s label on verso. VG
S.B. Beal & Co, 1880s carte-de-visite political cartoon featuring Gladstone & Disraeli, publisher’s label on verso. VG
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £20 - £30
S.B. Beal & Co, 1880s carte-de-visite political cartoon featuring Gladstone & Disraeli, publisher's label on verso. VG
Selection of early-19th Century Broadsides, mostly patriotic verses, one published by T. Pearson, Manchester. Peripheral faults. Approx 24 x 16.5cm
Selection of early-19th Century Broadsides, mostly patriotic verses, one published by T. Pearson, Manchester. Peripheral faults. Approx 24 x 16.5cm
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £80
Selection of early-19th Century Broadsides, mostly patriotic verses, one published by T. Pearson, Manchester. Peripheral faults. Approx 24 x 16.5cm (4)
"Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library Manchester", J.E. Cornish, Manchester, 3 vols, 1899, full buckram,
"Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library Manchester", J.E. Cornish, Manchester, 3 vols, 1899, full buckram,
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library Manchester, J.E. Cornish, Manchester, 3 vols, 1899, full buckram, worn title labels; uncut two sides. Very clean. Ex-library. Offered on behalf of Englesea Brook Museum.
J.D. Sainter "The Jottings of some Geological, Archaeological, Botanical, Ornithological and Zoological Rambles round Macclesfield", 1878
J.D. Sainter "The Jottings of some Geological, Archaeological, Botanical, Ornithological and Zoological Rambles round Macclesfield", 1878
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £20 - £30
J.D. Sainter The Jottings of some Geological, Archaeological, Botanical, Ornithological and Zoological Rambles round Macclesfield, 1878 with plates & map. Orig. gilt cloth. Ex-library. Offered on behalf of Englesea Brook Museum.
Edward Hichcliffe "Barthomley: in Letters from a former Rector to his Eldest Son", London 1856, later cloth, gilt leather title, seven litho plates,
Edward Hichcliffe "Barthomley: in Letters from a former Rector to his Eldest Son", London 1856, later cloth, gilt leather title, seven litho plates,
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Edward Hichcliffe Barthomley: in Letters from a former Rector to his Eldest Son, London 1856, later cloth, gilt leather title, seven litho plates, folding pedigree. Ex-library. Offered on behalf of Englesea Brook Museum.
"Worrall’s Directory of Warrington, Wigan, St.Helens, Widnes, Leigh, Tyldesley….and adjoining Districts", Oldham, 1876, gilt cloth, complete
"Worrall’s Directory of Warrington, Wigan, St.Helens, Widnes, Leigh, Tyldesley….and adjoining Districts", Oldham, 1876, gilt cloth, complete
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
Worrall's Directory of Warrington, Wigan, St. Helens, Widnes, Leigh, Tyldesley….and adjoining Districts, Oldham, 1876, gilt cloth, complete with adverts, ex-library. Scarce. Offered on behalf of Englesea Brook Museum.
Documents & correspondence 18th & 19th Century, concerning the Rev. Robert Henry Goodacre, one-time chaplain at Stafford Prison, and his family,
Documents & correspondence 18th & 19th Century, concerning the Rev. Robert Henry Goodacre, one-time chaplain at Stafford Prison, and his family,
Lot 67
Lot: 67
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £120 - £150
Documents & correspondence 18th & 19th Century, concerning the Rev. Robert Henry Goodacre, one-time chaplain at Stafford Prison, and his family, together with the Vickers, Litchfield and other families of Mansfield; including letters to Goodacre at Stafford Gaol, a 16pp sermon delivered at Leek Union Workhouse during an outbreak of cholera, a photograph of Goodacre by Lafayette, Legal Documents (12) from 1770s to 1890s, several issued by the Mansfield Court Leet concerning surrenders of land and agreements notably concerning a large stone quarry, Goodacre's brother's Last Will & Testament (he died intestate), sundry billheads, etc. Includes an extraordinary letter from his great grandfather to a prisoner on death row threatening harm to the executioner. Goodacre made contributions to the Chaplain's Journal which brought him into conflict with the governing authorities at Stafford Prison. (44 items).
Samuel Butler "Hudibras, in three parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended with Large Annotations and a Preface
Samuel Butler "Hudibras, in three parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended with Large Annotations and a Preface
Lot 72
Lot: 72
- Auction Date: Wed 9th Sep 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £130 - £150
Samuel Butler Hudibras, in three parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended with Large Annotations and a Preface by Zachary Grey, Cambridge 1744, two volumes, full mottled calf, recased with new backstrips and gilt titles. Frontisp. portrait, and 16 other plates after William Hogarth. Pencil ownership signature of Samuel Knight. Fine throughout, no browning.