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Auction No 377, Category: Books

25 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Folio Society publications, all bar two in slipcases of which one has a gift inscription of 1951;

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £26 - £36
SOLD £26
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Folio Society publications, all bar two in slipcases of which one has a gift inscription of 1951; mainly fine. (10)

Manchester ephemera 1928-1960, mainly pre-1950; including Corporation Centenary Handbook 1938,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
UNSOLD
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Manchester ephemera 1928-1960, mainly pre-1950; including Corporation Centenary Handbook 1938, What’s On in the City Jan. 1944, Duckworth & Co. Export Price List 1928, Diesel Timetable 1960 bewtween London Road and Oxford Road stations, etc. Good to VF. (8)

"The British Printer", 1900-1908, Raithby Lawrence & Co, a selection of nine different issues,

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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The British Printer, 1900-1908, Raithby Lawrence & Co, a selection of nine different issues, all with original pictorial wraps, one with spine partly frayed o/w fine; together with trade/reference works including Cotton Spinners Directory 1928-29 and The People’s Year Book 1922 and 1940 issued by the Co-Op. Good to VF (14 items)

                                                                                                

Folio Society publications including two boxed sets of Jane Austen novels and a further boxed set of Bronte novels.

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £44
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Folio Society publications including two boxed sets of Jane Austen novels and a further boxed set of Bronte novels. No internal inscriptions. All in slipcases. Good to VF (25)

The A.J. Valpy edition of Latin texts, 1820s/30s, octavo, full calf, gilt, some light wear, two with a board detached,

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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The A.J. Valpy edition of Latin texts, 1820s/30s, octavo, full calf, gilt, some light wear, two with a board detached, some others with weak hinges, all part-sets or odd volumes. All with the bookplate of Sir Robert Shafto Adair. Fine internally. (30)

[Arthur Young] "The Farmer's letters to the people of England...." 1768

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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[Arthur Young] The Farmer's letters to the people of England: containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance [ ] to which are added, SYLVÆ: or occasional tracts on husbandry and rural economics. W. Nicoll, London, 1768, 2nd (enlarged) Edition; octavo, full contemporary calf, raised bands, gilt title; some wear, mainly to extremities, weak hinges; fine internally though lacks half-title. [4],482pp

William H. Draper "Adel and its Norman Church", Richard Jackson, 1909, quarto, full vellum, gilt,

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £28
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William H. Draper Adel and its Norman Church, Richard Jackson, 1909, quarto, full vellum, gilt, some discolouration; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; No. 14 of 100 printed; complete with all plates. 242pp.

Henry Fishwick "The History of the Parochial Chapelry of Goosnargh in the County of Lancaster"

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
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Henry Fishwick The History of the Parochial Chapelry of Goosnargh in the County of Lancaster, Charles Simms, 1871; tall octavo, gilt cloth, recased & rebacked; complete with folding pedigrees and plates; few tone spots to prelims o/w fine internally; vii,237pp. Errata slip at rear.

J.-E. Van Den Driessche "Histoire de Tourcoing", Georges Frere, 1928, second edition, 2 volumes;

Lot: 19

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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J.-E. Van Den Driessche Histoire de Tourcoing, Georges Frere, 1928, second edition, 2 volumes; quarto, original printed wraps and protective glassine dustjackets, VG; uncut; complete with all plates. (2)

Thomas Brayshaw & Ralph Robinson "A History of the Ancient Parish of Giggleswick", Halton & Co, 1932;

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Thomas Brayshaw & Ralph Robinson A History of the Ancient Parish of Giggleswick, Halton & Co, 1932; quarto, original gilt cloth, spine a little faded; fine internally; 17 plates, 281pp

Stephen Glynne "Notes on the Churches of Lancashire", Chetham Society, 1893, tall quarto, large paper copy

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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Stephen Glynne Notes on the Churches of Lancashire, Chetham Society, 1893, tall quarto, large paper copy and one of only three printed, with Chetham’s presentation label on pastedown; original blind-tooled and gilt cloth, VG; vii,127pp. A related pamphlet loosely inserted. 

ABC Bus & Coach Guide 1950s & 1960s, a selection from 1953, including five 1950s,

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
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ABC Bus & Coach Guide 1950s & 1960s, a selection from 1953, including five 1950s, fair to VF. Also modern reprint of 1953 issue. (9)

Ribble Motor Services Bus Timetables (40) 1951 to 1970s, 36 with folding maps including six 1950s;

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £195
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Ribble Motor Services Bus Timetables (40) 1951 to 1970s, 36 with folding maps including six 1950s; plus related leaflets/pamphlets (21), a newspaper and 2 related books. Mainly good to VF

London Bus & Tram history & nostalgia, a collection of softback publications, 1950s to 1990s

Lot: 28

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £50
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London Bus & Tram history & nostalgia, a collection of softback publications, 1950s to 1990s with much 1960s/80s. Mainly VG/VF (61)

Bus & Coach Magazine 1952-1954, a selection of 22 issues, some with frayed or repaired spines,

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £24
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Bus & Coach Magazine 1952-1954, a selection of 22 issues, some with frayed or repaired spines, some duplication, fair to fine. (22) 

Scottish Bus & Coach history & nostalgia, a collection of softback publications, 1945-1990s,

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £40
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Scottish Bus & Coach history & nostalgia, a collection of softback publications, 1945-1990s, with much 1970s/80s, fair to VF (39)

Ian Allan "British Bus Fleets" publications, 1960s, small (8) and medium format softbacks,

Lot: 32

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £50
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Ian Allan British Bus Fleets publications, 1960s, small (8) and medium format softbacks, three of the larger format with entries marked off in pen or pencil. Mostly VG/VF (31)

Bus & Tram history & nostalgia softbacks, mostly 1970s to 1990s. Much local history interest.

Lot: 33

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £34
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Bus & Tram history & nostalgia softbacks, mostly 1970s to 1990s. Much local history interest. Good to VF (36)

Scottish Bus Timetables (27) 1950s to 1980s, mostly 1960s/1970s and most with folding maps;

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £88
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Scottish Bus Timetables (27) 1950s to 1980s, mostly 1960s/1970s and most with folding maps; plus related leaflets/brochures/maps. Several leaflets with punched filing holes. Fair to VF (83 items)

Trams & Bus literature, country-wide, 1950s to 1990s, with many of local history interest, mostly softbacks

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 11th Jul 2018 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £42
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Trams & Bus literature, country-wide, 1950s to 1990s, with many of local history interest, mostly softbacks. Good to VF (54)