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Auction No 396, Category: Books

19 Lots (displaying 1 - 19)

Folio Society publications, all in slipcases including boxed sets of "Lord of the Rings" and "Great Stories of Crime & Detection".

Lot: 1

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £62
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Folio Society publications, all in slipcases including boxed sets of Lord of the Rings and Great Stories of Crime & Detection. Mostly fine but the Lord of the Rings (1977) rather worn, the slipcase repaired. (14)

Folio Society publications, all in slipcases including boxed sets. VG/VF (18)

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £54
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Folio Society publications, all in slipcases including boxed sets. VG/VF (18)

Folio Society publications, all fine in good/fine slipcases. (14)

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £54
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Folio Society publications, all fine in good/fine slipcases. (14)

Adult magazines, mostly large format, 1990s to 2000s. Fair to VF. (35)

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £24
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Adult magazines, mostly large format, 1990s to 2000s. Fair to VF. (35)

John Buchan "The Adventures of Richard Hannay", Folio Society, 2003, VF set of five volumes including "The Thirty-Nine Steps",

Lot: 12

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
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John Buchan The Adventures of Richard Hannay, Folio Society, 2003, VF set of five volumes including The Thirty-Nine Steps, in slightly marked slipcase.

C.S. Lewis "The Chronicles of Narnia", Folio Society, 1996, fine seven volume set in VG illustrated slipcase.

Lot: 13

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £100
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C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia, Folio Society, 1996, fine seven volume set in VG illustrated slipcase.

Roald Dahl "The Best of Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake", Folio Society, 2002, set of six volumes in slipcase.

Lot: 14

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £58
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Roald Dahl The Best of Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake, Folio Society, 2002, set of six volumes in slipcase. The slipcase has a prominent grease stain, the front covers of three of the volumes with some light moisture staining. Scarce set.

T.H. White "The Once and Future King", Folio Society, 2003, VF in slipcase.

Lot: 16

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £34
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T.H. White The Once and Future King, Folio Society, 2003, VF in slipcase.

Magnus Magnusson (trans.) "The Icelandic Sagas", Folio Society, 1999-2002, two volume set, each in its slipcase. VF (2)

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £120
SOLD £115
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Magnus Magnusson (trans.) The Icelandic Sagas, Folio Society, 1999-2002, two volume set, each in its slipcase. VF (2)

Rachel Storm "Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East", Folio Society, 2003, VF; and William Radice "Myths and Legends of India",

Lot: 19

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £28
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Rachel Storm Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near East, Folio Society, 2003, VF; and William Radice Myths and Legends of India, Folio Society, 2001; both quarter-leather bindings, in slipcases, the India volume with pictorial covers rubbed. (2)

J.R.R. Tolkien "The Silmarillion", Folio Society, 1997, first printing, VF; and "The Hobbit", Folio Society, 1997, first printing with new binding,

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £40
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J.R.R. Tolkien The Silmarillion, Folio Society, 1997, first printing, VF; and The Hobbit, Folio Society, 1997, first printing with new binding, spine a little faded; both in slipcases which shows some slight wear. (2)

Folio Society publications including Andrew Lang "The Blue Fairy Book", 2003, and other children’s literature,

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £74
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Folio Society publications including Andrew Lang The Blue Fairy Book, 2003, and other children’s literature, all Fine in VG/Fine slipcases. (8)

Folio Society publications including Herman Melville "Moby Dick", 1998, all fine in good to fine slipcases. (5)

Lot: 22

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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Folio Society publications including Herman Melville Moby Dick, 1998, all fine in good to fine slipcases. (5)

Arthur Rackham illustrated books, all in fair to fine d/jkts, comprising Wagner "The Ring of the Niblung", Heinemann, 1976, 2 Vols;

Lot: 23

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £44
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Arthur Rackham illustrated books, all in fair to fine d/jkts, comprising Wagner The Ring of the Niblung, Heinemann, 1976, 2 Vols; The Romance of King Arthur, Godfrey Cave, 1979; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. (4)

Walter Pater "Cupid and Psyche", Faber & Faber, 1977, illustrated by Errol Le Cain, tall quarto, pictorial boards;

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
SOLD £50
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Walter Pater Cupid and Psyche, Faber & Faber, 1977, illustrated by Errol Le Cain, tall quarto, pictorial boards; some minor tone spots, no internal inscriptions. VG

J.C. Maggs (illustrator) "Old English Coaching Inns, from the Collection of the late Lord Dewar", John Dewar & Sons, c.1910;

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £34
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J.C. Maggs (illustrator) Old English Coaching Inns, from the Collection of the late Lord Dewar, John Dewar & Sons, c.1910; oblong folio, full leatherette, gilt, 16 full-page chromolitho plates. VG

Winston S. Churchill "The Second World War", Folio Society, 2000, first printing, set of six volumes in pair of illustrated slipcases, VF. (6)

Lot: 29

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £50
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Winston S. Churchill The Second World War, Folio Society, 2000, first printing, set of six volumes in pair of  illustrated slipcases, VF. (6)           

Ian Allan "Famous Trains" series, pocket softbacks, Nos. 1 to 8, the complete set, 1959-63, a few with minor creasing to covers.

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £26 - £36
SOLD £34
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Ian Allan Famous Trains series, pocket softbacks, Nos. 1 to 8, the complete set, 1959-63, a few with minor creasing to covers. Good to fine. (8)

Railway Official Rambling books, 1935-51, comprising BR (6), LNER (3) and Southern Rlys.

Lot: 44

  • Auction Date: Wed 4th Nov 2020 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Railway Official Rambling books, 1935-51, comprising BR (6), LNER (3) and Southern Rlys. Softbacks, varied condition, one with spine tape repaired. (10)