Auction No 372, Category: Books

132 Lots (displaying 41 - 60)

Bus Timetables for Northamptonshire, Thames Valley and Aldershot, including United Counties (2)

Lot: 50

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £52
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Bus Timetables for Northamptonshire, Thames Valley and Aldershot, including United Counties (2) and Aldershot & District Traction Co. (6), 1960s & 1970s; eight with folding maps. Fair to fine. (12)

"Jane's Fighting Ships 1942" and "1943-4", Sampson Low, original gilt cloth, VG; former with ownership label front endpaper,

Lot: 54

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
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Jane's Fighting Ships 1942 and 1943-4, Sampson Low, original gilt cloth, VG; former with ownership label front endpaper, latter with front inner hinge weak; fine internally. (2)

Yefim Gordon "Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons", 2004, and "German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia"

Lot: 55

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £28
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Yefim Gordon Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons, 2004, and German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia, 2008; Radu Brinzan Vanator: Romanian Hunter, 2014; Gunston The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995, 1995; and related titles, all h/bk, mostly in d/jkts. VG/VF (6)

                                    

Buchner "Stormbird: Flying Through Fire as a Luftwaffe Ground-attack Pilot and ME 262 Ace", 2000

Lot: 56

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
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Buchner Stormbird: Flying Through Fire as a Luftwaffe Ground-attack Pilot and ME 262 Ace, 2000, and other military aviation history titles, all in fine d/jkts. (8)

20th Century Naval History, both British and German, large- format h/bks in d/jkt, plus one s/bk

Lot: 57

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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20th Century Naval History, both British and German, large-format h/bks in d/jkt, plus one s/bk. VG/VF (17)

 

"A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours"

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £135
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours, London, 1730-1766, the 2nd Edition, bound into 16 matching volumes, folio, quarter leather, very worn, boards partly loose or detached, all requiring rebinding; uncut, edges dust-affected, large body of the text clean; collated by previous owner as complete. (Weight approx. 85 kilos)

                                                            

Tom C. Smith "Records of The Parish Church of Preston", 1892, large paper copy, gilt cloth, fine, plates complete

Lot: 59

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
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Tom C. Smith Records of The Parish Church of Preston, 1892, large paper copy, gilt cloth, fine, plates complete, many folding, bookplate of Stephen Simpson; and H. Fishwick History of the Parochial Chapelry of Goosnargh, 1871, large paper copy, requiring restoration, text & plates clean and complete. (2)

"Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham", Athlone Press, 1968-1981, 8 volume set, original cloth, gilt

Lot: 60

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
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Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham, Athlone Press, 1968-1981, 8 volume set, original cloth, gilt, one with small fault at foot of spine. Mostly VG/Fine. (8)

Lt. General Pitt Rivers "Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore on the borders of Dorset and Wilts"

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £185
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Lt. General Pitt Rivers Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore on the borders of Dorset and Wilts, privately published, 1887-98, 4 large volumes, original gilt cloth; Vol. I with backstrip detached & in two pieces, covers loose, other volumes with small faults to top & foot of spine; text, plates and maps complete; VG internally and suitable for restoration. (4)

A.H. Clough (Ed.) "Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's", John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes

Lot: 62

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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A.H. Clough (Ed.) Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's, John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes, original gilt cloth, wear to top & foot of spines (esp. Vol.5); uncut two sides; armorial bookplates. Clean texts. (5)

Fred Harrison "Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders", 1986 in d/jkt; Winifred Duke "The Stroke of Murder"

Lot: 63

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
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Fred Harrison Brady & Hindley: Genesis of the Moors Murders, 1986 in d/jkt; Winifred Duke The Stroke of Murder, Robert Hale, 1937; and a collection of other true crime titles, all (bar one) h/bk,1902 to 1980s, many in d/jkt. Mainly Good to VF (36)

Francis Grose "Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time"

Lot: 64

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £100
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Francis Grose Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time, T. Egerton, 1801, New Edition (enlarged) including the supplement on armour and weapons; tall quarto, full leather, gilt, worn, very weak hinges, requiring restoration; 142 plates including frontispieces and plans, plus engraved titles; some spotting to the plates, mostly of a minor nature and affecting the occasional margin, the frontispieces and title pages most noticeably affected; clean text throughout.

                                                                                                

T. Rice Holmes "The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire", Oxford, 1923, 3 Volumes, all in d/jkts;

Lot: 65

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £22
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T. Rice Holmes The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire, Oxford, 1923, 3 Volumes, all in d/jkts; spines of jackets darkened o/w VG; fine internally, folding maps complete. (3)

Edward Gibbon "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Methuen, 1896-1900, 7 vols

Lot: 66

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Edward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Methuen, 1896-1900, 7 vols, edited by J. B. Bury; original gilt cloth, folding maps, VG set. (7)

John Parris "Scapegoat: the inside story of the trial of Derek Bentley", 1991 in d/jkt; C.Wendy East "The Green Bicycle Murder"

Lot: 67

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
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John Parris Scapegoat: the inside story of the trial of Derek Bentley, 1991 in d/jkt; C.Wendy East The Green Bicycle Murder, 1993 in d/jkt; and a collection of other true crime titles from early 20th Century, all (bar one) h/bk with many in d/jkt. VG/VF (38)

William Anderson "The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland

Lot: 68

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £50
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William Anderson The Speeches and Judgement of the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland upon the important cause, His Grace George James Duke of Hamilton and other, pursuers; against Archibald Douglas, Esq.; Defender. J. Balfour & others, Edinburgh, 1768, octavo, rebound in fine modern half-calf, gilt, marbled boards; uncut two sides, slight staining to margins of some leaves, few contemp. marginal annotations in ink, generally VG internally. vi,[1],620pp.

Sydney Tremayne (Ed.) "The Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse", 1931; Pearce "Unsolved Murder Mysteries", 1924, in d/jkt;

Lot: 69

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Sydney Tremayne (Ed.) The Trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse, 1931; Pearce Unsolved Murder Mysteries, 1924, in d/jkt; Bennett The Amazing Case of the Baron von Schauroth, 1966, in d/jkt; John Rowland The Wallace Case, 1949; and other crime history, from early 20th Century; all h/bks, some with spine faded, many others in good to fine d/jkt. Varied condition. (23)

John Frederic Bateman "History and Description of the Manchester Waterworks", Manchester & London, 1884

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £115
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John Frederic Bateman History and Description of the Manchester Waterworks, Manchester & London, 1884, large 4to, original gilt cloth, fine, new endpapers, red sides; plates and maps complete; fine internally. 

Roger Wilkes "Wallace: The Final Verdict", 1984 in d/jkt; Paul Capon "The Great Yarmouth Mystery", 1965, in d/jkt;

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Roger Wilkes Wallace: The Final Verdict, 1984 in d/jkt; Paul Capon The Great Yarmouth Mystery, 1965, in d/jkt; Joan Paisnel The Beast of Jersey, 1972, in torn d/jkt; Robert Hancock Ruth Ellis, Arthur Barker, 1963, in d/jkt; and other true crime, 1930s to 1990s, all h/bk, many in d/jkts. Mainly good to VF (25)

William Hodge's Famous Scottish Trials series including "Trial of Dr. Pritchard" 1906, "Trial of James Stewart" 1907

Lot: 72

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £82
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William Hodge's Famous Scottish Trials series including Trial of Dr. Pritchard 1906, Trial of James Stewart 1907, The Douglas Cause 1909, and other early 20th Century. Fair to VG. (9)