Trafford Books

My Bids (0)

Next Auction: Wed 29th May 2024 12:00 BST
  1. < back to catalogue

Auction No 362, Category: Books

126 Lots (displaying 101 - 120)

John Dryden "Annus Mirabilis. The Year of Wonders, M.DC.LXVI., An Historical Poem.

Lot: 114

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £180 - £220
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

John Dryden Annus Mirabilis. The Year of Wonders, M.DC.LXVI., An Historical Poem. Also a Poem on the Happy Restoration and Return of His Late Sacred Majestey Charles the Second. Likewise a Panegyrick on His Cononation. Together With a Poem to My Lord Chancellor Presented on New-Years-Day. 1662. Henry Herringman and Jacob Tonson, London, 1688. Small 4to, stitch bound in wraps, [20], 116pp, each poem with its own title page. The initial title page dust-affected and small ink-mark at foot o/w VG. (Wing 2240)

George Bernard Shaw "Saint Joan" Constable 1924, first edition, signed by Sybil Thorndike

Lot: 118

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

George Bernard Shaw Saint Joan Constable 1924, first edition, signed by Sybil Thorndike on the front endpaper; orig.cloth, gilt, VG; endpapers browned. (Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan especially for Sybil Thorndike who went on to play the title role with great success on stage and in a short film adaptation of 1927.)

Virginia Woolf "Mrs Dalloway" Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1925, First Edition in dustjacket;

Lot: 119

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £300 - £400
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

Virginia Woolf Mrs Dalloway Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1925, First Edition in dustjacket; the rare first state dustjacket, now in three pieces, is chipped & worn with the lower half of the spine largely missing but is still worthy of professional repair; the cloth-covered boards and title label are sound though the spine is somewhat faded; the text block is uncut on 2 sides with some spotting which has also strayed on to pages 286 to 288.          

Robert Boyle "Some Considerations Touching the Style of the H. Scriptures" Henry Herringman, London, 1663, [2nd Edn],

Lot: 120

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

Robert Boyle Some Considerations Touching the Style of the H. Scriptures Henry Herringman, London, 1663, [2nd Edn], octavo, worn leather, rebacked with gilt title, later endpapers, front board detached; spotting to title page. [42], 254pp.  [Robert Boyle (1627-1691) is better known as a celebrated experimental Scientist, a founding member of the Royal Society.]   (Wing 4026)

[Pliny the younger] C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi "Epistolae et Panegyricus" edited Johannis Minellii,

Lot: 121

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

[Pliny the younger] C. Plinii Caecilii Secundi Epistolae et Panegyricus edited Johannis Minellii, J.L. Gleditsch & M.G. Weidmann, 1712, 12mo, worn full leather, gilt, red title label; marble edged & endpapers; title page in red & black; engraved initials; text complete but affected by variable degrees of foxing & browning. [12], 1314pp + extensive index.

Publications of Philip Lee Warner and the Riccardi Press comprising Ludovic C. Purser (Ed.) "Psyche et Cupido"

Lot: 122

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILS

Publications of Philip Lee Warner and the Riccardi Press comprising Ludovic C. Purser (Ed.) Psyche et Cupido, 1913, (numbered 204 but one of only 12 bound in vellum with fabric ties) fine, in slipcase; and Boccaccio The Story of Griselda, no. 473 of 500. (2)

Ron Embleton (after Capt. W.E. Johns) "Biggles Joins a Revolution and the Bullion Robbers"

Lot: 123

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £76
MORE DETAILS

Ron Embleton (after Capt. W.E. Johns) Biggles Joins a Revolution and the Bullion Robbers and Biggles Encounters a Brain Storm and the Rocket Saboteurs, Express Publications, 2007, each issued in a limited edition of 30; large format softback graphic novels. Plus a related item. VF (3)

"Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future" Vols 1 to 12, 1988 to 1997, large format pictorial boards, deluxe editions;

Lot: 124

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £44
MORE DETAILS

Dan Dare – Pilot of the Future Vols 1 to 12, 1988 to 1997, large format pictorial boards, deluxe editions;  Vol. 4 a reissue in smaller format; previous owner’s bookplate inside front covers. Vol. 2 with some damage to spine. (12)

Schoolgirl fiction by Monica Edwards (4), Margaret Biggs (6), Gwendoline Courtney (5) & various others,

Lot: 125

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILS

Schoolgirl fiction by Monica Edwards (4), Margaret Biggs (6), Gwendoline Courtney (5) & various others, all modern reprint softbacks in the Girls Gone By series (21

"Schoolgirls' Own Library" Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) late 1940s to early 1960s,

Lot: 126

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £62
MORE DETAILS

Schoolgirls’ Own Library Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) late 1940s to early 1960s, a collection in varied condition, most with worn spines but covers largely intact with bright colours. (136)

"Schoolgirls Own Library" Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) late 1940s to early 1960s,

Lot: 127

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

Schoolgirls’ Own Library Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) late 1940s to early 1960s, a collection in varied condition, most with worn spines but covers largely intact with bright colours. (130)

"Girls' Crystal" Amalgamated Press 1942-1946, a collection in folders contained in two lever-arch files,

Lot: 128

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILS

Girls’ Crystal, Amalgamated Press 1942-1946, a collection in folders contained in two lever-arch files, plus one issue from 1939. Most with rusted staples. (163 issues)

"Girls' Crystal" Amalgamated Press 1947-1952, a collection in folders contained in three lever-arch files,

Lot: 129

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

Girls' Crystal Amalgamated Press 1947-1952, a collection in folders contained in three lever-arch files, most 1947 issues with rusted staples and some also with hole punches in margin, later issues good to fine. Light duplication. (249 issues)

"Girls' Crystal" Amalgamated Press 1954-1960, a collection in 2 box-files, mostly with rusted staples.

Lot: 130

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
MORE DETAILS

Girls' Crystal Amalgamated Press 1954-1960, a collection in 2 box-files, mostly with rusted staples. (135 issues)

Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster "Superman Archives" Vols 1 to 7, 1989-2006, quarto, hardbacks in d/jkts;

Lot: 131

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £76
MORE DETAILS

Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster Superman Archives Vols 1 to 7, 1989-2006, quarto, hardbacks in d/jkts;  The Supergirl Archives Vols 1 & 2, 2001-2003; ​Superboy Annual 1962-63 (worn hinges & rubbed); plus 2 others, and a few related DVDs. Mostly VF

                                                

Rod Barzilay & Others "Spaceship Away....The original Dan Dare returns" Issues 1 to 22, 2003 to 2010,

Lot: 132

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

Rod Barzilay & Others Spaceship Away....The original Dan Dare returns Issues 1 to 22, 2003 to 2010, A4 softbacks, pictorial card wraps. (22)

"Schoolgirls' Weekly", Amalgamated Press, Issues 786 (1937) to 865 (1939), a complete run,

Lot: 134

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £54
MORE DETAILS

Schoolgirls' Weekly, Amalgamated Press, Issues 786 (1937) to 865 (1939), a complete run, rusted staples o/w VG. (80)

"Wonder Woman" D.C. Comics, 1973-79, a good collection in folders stored in lever-arch file,

Lot: 135

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILS

Wonder Woman D.C. Comics, 1973-79, a good collection in folders stored in lever-arch file, VG to VF (40). Also 7 modern Wonder Girl. 

W.M. Marston and H.G. Peter "Wonder Woman Archives" DC Comics 1998-2007, quarto, volume 1 to 5 in d/jkts;

Lot: 136

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £64
MORE DETAILS

W.M. Marston and H.G. Peter Wonder Woman Archives DC Comics 1998-2007, quarto, volume 1 to 5 in d/jkts; Gail Simone & others Wonder Woman – The Circle” DC Comics, 2008, in d/jkt; Les Daniels Wonder Woman – The Complete History, 2000, h/bk; and other related titles with some DVDs etc. (Qty)

"The Strand Magazine" George Newnes, Vol.3, Jan-June 1892, and Vol. 6, July-Dec. 1893,

Lot: 137

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Sep 2016 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £12
MORE DETAILS

The Strand Magazine George Newnes, Vol.3, Jan-June 1892, and Vol. 6, July-Dec. 1893, bound volumes both containing The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. One is a later re-bind, the other worn quarter-leather. (2)