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Auction No 416, Category: Books

36 Lots (displaying 21 - 36)

"The ‘Land & Water' Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons", Land & Water, London,1916-17, two volumes, tall quarto, half-leather, gilt, faded & worn, tape-r

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
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The ‘Land & Water' Edition of Raemaekers' Cartoons, Land & Water, London, 1916-17, two volumes, tall quarto, half-leather, gilt,  faded & worn, tape-repairs at spine extremities; front endpaper of Vol.1 creased o/w fine internally with 310 plates and text.

William A. Shaw "Manchester Old and New", Cassell, [1894], 3 vols, illustrated by H.E. Tidmarsh, b/w plates and illustrations in text;

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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William A. Shaw Manchester Old and New, Cassell, [1894], 3 vols, illustrated by H.E. Tidmarsh, b/w plates and illustrations in text; tall quarto, gilt cloth, worn at extremities, endpapers browned, few page corners toned o/w fine internally. A good set. (3)

Jeffrey Kluger "The Apollo Adventure", Boxtree, 1995, pictorial wraps, signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title. Fine. Signed in ball-point pen.

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £60
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Jeffrey Kluger The Apollo Adventure, Boxtree, 1995, pictorial wraps, signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title. Fine. Signed in ball-point pen.

F.O. Morris "A History of British Birds", 2nd Edn., 1870, a selection of the colour plates only, plus the preface & lists of contents;

Lot: 41

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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F.O. Morris A History of British Birds, 2nd Edn., 1870, a selection of the colour plates only, plus the preface & lists of contents; occasional minor foxing but largely in excellent condition, most with tissue-guards intact. (109 plates)

H.F. Witherby and others "The Handbook of British Birds", H.F. & G. Witherby, 1958, five volumes, in d/jkts,

Lot: 42

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £20
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H.F. Witherby and others The Handbook of British Birds, H.F. & G. Witherby, 1958, five volumes, in d/jkts, the spines of the jackets worn, fine internally, no inscriptions. (5)

David Norman "Birds in Cheshire and Wirral", 2008; Jeremy Mynott "Birdscapes", 2009; Graham Martin "Birds by Night", 1990;

Lot: 43

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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David Norman Birds in Cheshire and Wirral, 2008; Jeremy Mynott Birdscapes, 2009; Graham Martin Birds by Night, 1990; Mark Cocker Birds & People, 2013; and related titles, all bar one in d/jkts; eight with ownership inscriptions o/w fine internally. (11)   

A collection of modern Bird Watching titles, with many UK county/regional guides, plus European and Overseas. Almost all softbacks.

Lot: 44

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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A collection of modern Bird Watching titles, with many UK county/regional guides, plus European and Overseas. Almost all softbacks. Ownership inscriptions o/w VG/VF (52)

Freshwater Biological Association scientific publications 1954-1975, a collection of 18 different softbacks, mostly fine,

Lot: 45

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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Freshwater Biological Association scientific publications 1954-1975, a collection of 18 different softbacks, mostly fine, one with stained cover, no internal markings/inscriptions. (18)  

Manchester United programmes, a selection comprising 1947-48 Season Nos.20 and 21 (light toning o/w fine), 1948-49 Season No.16

Lot: 46

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Manchester United programmes, a selection comprising 1947-48 Season Nos.20 and 21 (light toning o/w fine), 1948-49 Season No.16 (worn & marked), and one later European fixture (played at Maine Road).

Birmingham F.C. v Nottingham Forest, 18th November 1922, Official Match programme, 8pp plus cover; staples rusted, cover damaged.

Lot: 47

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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Birmingham F.C. v Nottingham Forest, 18th November 1922, Official Match programme, 8pp plus cover; staples rusted, cover damaged. Very good internally. Very scarce.  

Everton v Liverpool, 27th October,1906, Official Match Programme, 16pp including cover; spine tape-repaired, cover chipped at periphery. Rare

Lot: 48

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £150
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Everton v Liverpool, 27th October, 1906, Official Match Programme, 16pp including cover; spine tape-repaired, cover chipped at periphery. Rare             

Everton v Liverpool, 23rd April 1910, Official Match Programme, 16pp including cover; spine tape-repaired, cover chipped at periphery. Rare.

Lot: 49

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £185
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Everton v Liverpool, 23rd April 1910, Official Match Programme, 16pp including cover; spine tape-repaired, cover chipped at periphery. Rare.

Sports softbacks including Everton v Manchester United 29/3/1937 official match programme, 32pp, tape stains to spine, (possible facsimile);

Lot: 50

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
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Sports softbacks including Everton v Manchester United 29/3/1937 official match programme, 32pp, tape stains to spine, (possible facsimile); many 1960s/70s Cricket year books especially Lancashire C.C.C.; and few Manchester City items including badges. (Qty., 8 kilos).

Gerald Burrard "The Modern Shotgun", 1986-90 reprint, 3 vols, VF; Austyn "Classic Sporting Rifles", 1997, and "Modern Sporting Guns",1994, in d/jkts;

Lot: 51

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £26
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Gerald Burrard The Modern Shotgun, 1986-90 reprint, 3 vols, VF; Austyn Classic Sporting Rifles, 1997, and Modern Sporting Guns, 1994, in d/jkts; Alsheimer & Watkins A Guide to Adirondack Deer Hunting, 1990, pictorial wraps; and related works, most with ownership signatures, VG/Fine; together with Donald Dallas Boss & Co, damp-stained at foot. (15)

Donald Dallas "Purdey:Gun and Rifle Makers", 2000, in d/jkt; Austyn "Gun Engraving", 1998, in d/jkt; Cooley & Newton "Cogswell & Harrison", 2000,

Lot: 52

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £90
SOLD £40
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Donald Dallas Purdey:Gun and Rifle Makers, 2000, in d/jkt; Austyn Gun Engraving, 1998, in d/jkt; Cooley & Newton Cogswell & Harrison, 2000, in d/jkt; first two with ownership signatures. Together with Text Book of Gun Carriages and Gun Mountings, HMSO, 1924 in poor condition, with numerous folding plates, photos etc. (4)

Motoring Advertisements c.1910-1960,extracted from issues of the "Saturday Evening Post" 1928-30 (44, artwork by McClelland Barclay),

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £120
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Motoring Advertisements c.1910-1960, extracted from issues of the Saturday Evening Post 1928-30 (44, artwork by McClelland Barclay), Illustrated London News, The Graphic, The Autocar and others. Together with 11 adverts for other products. Mostly good/fine. (115)