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Auction No 420, Category: Antiquarian

33 Lots (displaying 21 - 33)

The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography, William Mackenzie, [1858-64], 4to, complete in 16 divisions, 94 (of 96) steel-engraved plates;

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography, William Mackenzie, [1858-64], 4to, complete in 16 divisions, 94 (of 96) steel-engraved plates; publisher's gilt cloth, worn at spine extremities, browning to tissue-guards and few pages with foxing, plates VG/VF. Ownership inscription to front endpaper of one volume. (16)

Andrew Lang "Prince Charles Edward", Goupil & Co, 1900; tall 4to, No.897 of 1500, bound in gilt half-morocco over tartan-covered boards,

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
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Andrew Lang Prince Charles Edward, Goupil & Co, 1900; tall 4to, no.897 of 1500, bound in gilt half-morocco over tartan-covered boards, worn bookplate of Richard Banastre Crosse; few cuttings tipped on to front endpapers, fine internally with all plates, titled tissue-guards. Small faults to tartan cloth of rear board. 

J.A. Spencer "History of the United States", Johnson, Fry & Co.,[c.1868], 4 vols, half-leather gilt, complete with many steel-engraved plates

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £48
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J.A. Spencer History of the United States, Johnson, Fry & Co., New York, [c.1868], 4 vols, half-leather gilt, complete with many steel-engraved plates; leather corners rubbed & worn, fine internally.

John Keltie (Ed.) "History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments", William Mackenzie, ‘New Edition’, [c.1890], tall 8vo

Lot: 73

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £52
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John Keltie (Ed.) History of the Scottish Highlands, Highland Clans and Highland Regiments, William Mackenzie, ‘New Edition', [c.1890], tall 8vo, 3 vols in 2; half-leather, gilt, some wear, complete with the steel engravings and coloured tartans. Front inner hinges cracked (still holding). (2)

[Walter Scott] "Six Engravings in Illustration of The Antiquary for Members of The Royal Association for Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland",

Lot: 82

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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[Walter Scott] Six Engravings in Illustration of The Antiquary for Members of The Royal Association for Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, 1867, folio, original gilt cloth, together with seven companion volumes issued 1868-78, similarly bound, each with six engravings for The Lady of the Lake, Old Mortality, The Pirate, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Bride of Lammermoor, A Legend of Montrose, and The Fair Maid of Perth. Browning to first plate of Lady of the Lake o/w clean throughout with all text and tissue-guards. Front cover of Fair Maid of Perth slightly stained. (8)    

Elisee Reclus "Africa and Its Inhabitants", H. Virtue & Co, [1899], 4 vols in 8, gilt cloth, a.e.g., complete with coloured maps (3),

Lot: 96

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £40
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Elisee Reclus Africa and Its Inhabitants, H. Virtue & Co, [1899], 4 vols in 8, gilt cloth, a.e.g., complete with coloured maps (3), tissue-guarded plates, and many other maps/wood-engravings in text. 11 x 7.5”. Near fine. (8)

F.O. Morris "A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland", William Mackenzie [1880],

Lot: 97

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
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F.O. Morris A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, William Mackenzie [1880], quarto, volumes 1 to 4 (of 6), full red crushed morocco, gilt, coat of arms to front boards, slightly rubbed at extremities o/w fine; 160 tissue-guarded chromo-litho plates. Variable foxing, mostly affecting text, tissue-guards and plate margins. (4)  

"Picturesque Europe with Illustrations on Steel and Wood", Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co [1876-79], 5 vols bound in 10, tall 4to, gilt cloth,

Lot: 98

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £44
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Picturesque Europe with Illustrations on Steel and Wood, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co [1876-79], 5 vols bound in 10, tall 4to, gilt cloth, now mylar-protected; each vol. with steel-engraved title & frontispiece, plus a further 55 steel-engraved plates and many wood-engravings. VG condition, couple of endpapers creased, some discoloration to couple of rear boards. (10)

H.W. Bates (Ed.) "Illustrated Travels: A Record of Discovery, Geography, and Adventure", Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1869-75]; 4to, 6 vols in 3;

Lot: 99

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £115
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H.W. Bates (Ed.) Illustrated Travels: A Record of Discovery, Geography, and Adventure, Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1869-75]; 4to, 6 vols in 3; half-leather, gilt, some wear to extremities, a.e.g.; marbled endpapers; fine internally with numerous wood engravings after Gustave Dore and other artists. (3)

H.M. Stanley "Through the Dark Continent", Newnes, 1899, 2 vols, half-leather, gilt, worn at extremities; fine internally with large folding-map.

Lot: 100

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
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H.M. Stanley Through the Dark Continent, Newnes, 1899, 2 vols, half-leather, gilt, worn at extremities; fine internally with large folding-map. 

Fridtjof Nansen "Farthest North", Archibald Constable & Co.,1897, 2 vols, gilt cloth, some wear, complete with the colour & b/w plates & folding-maps

Lot: 101

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
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Fridtjof Nansen Farthest North, Archibald Constable & Co., 1897, 2 vols, gilt cloth, some wear, complete with the colour & b/w plates and folding-maps; J.Arthur Bain Life and Explorations of Fridtjof Nansen, Scott Publishing, new (expanded) edition,[1898], VG; Sven Hedin Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet, 1909, 2 vols, complete with plates & maps; and another. Some sporadic light foxing to text of Nansen ‘Farthest North', the plates etc unaffected. (6)

George Nicholson (Ed.) "The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening: An Encyclopaedia of Horticulture", L. Upcott Gill, c.1900, nine volume set

Lot: 106

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
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George Nicholson (Ed.) The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening: An Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, L. Upcott Gill, c.1900, nine volume set including the Index & Century Supplement. 27 colour plates. Publisher's gilt cloth, a.e.g. Ownership inscriptions to front endpapers of William Rodgers of Balruddery Gardens, Dundee. VG (9)    

Richard Lydekker (Ed.) "The Royal Natural History", Frederick Warne, 1893-96, six volume set, pictorial gilt cloth, 72 colour plates

Lot: 107

  • Auction Date: Wed 13th Sep 2023 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Richard Lydekker (Ed.) The Royal Natural History, Frederick Warne, 1893-96, six volume set, pictorial gilt cloth, 72 colour plates and many in b/w, all with tissue-guards; rear endpaper to Vol.5 near-detached, one b/w plate in Vol.6 coming loose; very clean internally, no ownership inscriptions. An attractive set. VG (6)