Auction No 436, Category: Books
45 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Newspapers and Journals, mostly British and some French, 18th & 19th century, but around 25% German including a bundle of early 1930s.
Newspapers and Journals, mostly British and some French, 18th & 19th century, but around 25% German including a bundle of early 1930s.
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £60
MORE DETAILSNewspapers and Journals, mostly British and some French, 18th & 19th century, but around 25% German including a bundle of early 1930s. Some mixed condition. (approx. 200)
Various including firsts in d/jkts of Paustovsky "Years of Hope", "The Restless Years", and "Southern Adventure"; works on Old Norse / Icelandic (6);
Various including firsts in d/jkts of Paustovsky "Years of Hope", "The Restless Years", and "Southern Adventure"; works on Old Norse / Icelandic (6);
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £15
MORE DETAILSVarious including firsts in d/jkts of Paustovsky Years of Hope, The Restless Years, and Southern Adventure; works on Old Norse / Icelandic (6); and others. (11)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 18 with jackets designed by Lynton Lamb. VG condition. (44)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 18 with jackets designed by Lynton Lamb. VG condition. (44)
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSA collection of ‘World's Classics' including 18 with jackets designed by Lynton Lamb. VG condition. (44)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 49 in dust- jackets. Includes a few early editions by Grant Richards. (91)
A collection of ‘World’s Classics’ including 49 in dust- jackets. Includes a few early editions by Grant Richards. (91)
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSA collection of ‘World's Classics' including 49 in dust-jackets. Includes a few early editions by Grant Richards. (91)
Lynton Lamb illustrated books, largely in d/jackets, seven with his artwork confined to the jacket only, others with line-drawings or woodcuts
Lynton Lamb illustrated books, largely in d/jackets, seven with his artwork confined to the jacket only, others with line-drawings or woodcuts
Lot 5
Lot: 5
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSLynton Lamb illustrated books, largely in d/jackets, seven with his artwork confined to the jacket only, others with line-drawings or woodcuts by the artist. Mostly VG/VF (24)
"Partisan Review" 1947 (5 issues), Joseph Toole "Fighting Through Life" 1935 1st edn., (rear hinge frayed), "World Review" 1950 (George Orwell number)
"Partisan Review" 1947 (5 issues), Joseph Toole "Fighting Through Life" 1935 1st edn., (rear hinge frayed), "World Review" 1950 (George Orwell number)
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £84
MORE DETAILSPartisan Review 1947 (5 issues), Joseph Toole Fighting Through Life 1935 1st edn., (rear hinge frayed), World Review June 1950 (George Orwell number), and others, many Socialism related, with monographs, journals and pamphlets. Some Spanish Civil War interest. Mainly good/fine. (49)
Mixed fiction with several firsts in d/jkt including Isaac Asimov "The Winds of Change", Granada 1983; Winston Graham "Warleggan" 1953
Mixed fiction with several firsts in d/jkt including Isaac Asimov "The Winds of Change", Granada 1983; Winston Graham "Warleggan" 1953
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSMixed fiction with several firsts in d/jkt including Isaac Asimov The Winds of Change, Granada 1983; Winston Graham Warleggan 1953 (d/jkt damaged); and Zelda Fitzgerald Save Me the Waltz Cape, 1968. (16)
Sir Walter Scott "Chronicles of the Canongate" 1st & 2nd series, in five vols; together with "The Antiquary" in three vols; and others
Sir Walter Scott "Chronicles of the Canongate" 1st & 2nd series, in five vols; together with "The Antiquary" in three vols; and others
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSSir Walter Scott Chronicles of the Canongate 1st & 2nd series, in five vols; together with The Antiquary in three vols; and other historical novels, all uniformly bound in half-calf, gilt; Edinburgh, 1816-29. Occasional minor foxing but generally very clean internally. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. (18)
"The Novels of George Eliot", William Blackwood, 1890s, eight vols in seven, half-leather gilt, VG, b/w plates, very clean internally,
"The Novels of George Eliot", William Blackwood, 1890s, eight vols in seven, half-leather gilt, VG, b/w plates, very clean internally,
Lot 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £32
MORE DETAILSThe Novels of George Eliot, William Blackwood, 1890s, eight vols in seven, half-leather gilt, VG, b/w plates, very clean internally, no inscriptions. (7)
"The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his Writings", London 1801, 2nd Edition, four vols., full diced calf, gilt
"The Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his Writings", London 1801, 2nd Edition, four vols., full diced calf, gilt
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £48
MORE DETAILSThe Works of Robert Burns; with an Account of his Life, and a Criticism on his Writings, London, 1801, 2nd Edition, four vols., full diced calf, gilt; repair to backstrip of vol.3, clean internally, previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. (4)
Arthur Ransome "The Hoofmarks of the Faun", Martin Secker, 1911, First Edition, orig.cloth, title label to spine, light spotting to prelims
Arthur Ransome "The Hoofmarks of the Faun", Martin Secker, 1911, First Edition, orig.cloth, title label to spine, light spotting to prelims
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £42
MORE DETAILSArthur Ransome The Hoofmarks of the Faun, Martin Secker, 1911, First Edition, orig.cloth, title label to spine, light spotting to prelims & last few leaves, uncut two sides.
Arthur Ransome "The Imp and the Elf and the Ogre", James Nisbet, 1910, First Edition, two-colour cloth, gilt, four plates. VG.
Arthur Ransome "The Imp and the Elf and the Ogre", James Nisbet, 1910, First Edition, two-colour cloth, gilt, four plates. VG.
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £72
MORE DETAILSArthur Ransome The Imp and the Elf and the Ogre, James Nisbet, 1910, First Edition, two-colour cloth, gilt, four plates. VG. The book comes with an improvised d/jacket.
Arthur Ransome, a collection, mostly his works for children published by Cape (UK) and Lippincott (USA) including 32 in fair to fine d/jkts.
Arthur Ransome, a collection, mostly his works for children published by Cape (UK) and Lippincott (USA) including 32 in fair to fine d/jkts.
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £70
MORE DETAILSArthur Ransome, a collection, mostly his works for children published by Cape (UK) and Lippincott (USA) including 32 in fair to fine d/jkts. Also his Autobiography in d/jkt, and two works in p/bk on Revolutionary Russia in a slipcase. (45)
Dornford Yates (pseud. of Cecil William Mercer). A collection of fiction published by Ward, Lock & Co., with 24 in d/jkt.
Dornford Yates (pseud. of Cecil William Mercer). A collection of fiction published by Ward, Lock & Co., with 24 in d/jkt.
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSDornford Yates (pseud. of Cecil William Mercer). A collection of fiction published by Ward, Lock & Co., with 24 in d/jkt. Includes a biography by A.J. Smithers. Some mixed condition. (35)
Zane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts,
Zane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts,
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
MORE DETAILSZane Grey, a collection of Westerns and similar including h/bks (41) mostly published Hodder & Stoughton and Walter Black, 14 in d/jkts, plus 40 p/bks. Mixed condition but mostly VG. (81)
Howard Spring fiction published by Collins including "All the Day Long" signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)
Howard Spring fiction published by Collins including "All the Day Long" signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £10 - £15
SOLD £7
MORE DETAILSHoward Spring fiction published by Collins including All the Day Long signed by the author, 4 in d/jkts. Good/VG (6)
English Literature with works by Graham Greene, Storm Jameson, Ted Hughes, and a variety of others, with several first editions. Many in d/jkts.
English Literature with works by Graham Greene, Storm Jameson, Ted Hughes, and a variety of others, with several first editions. Many in d/jkts.
Lot 26
Lot: 26
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £50
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSEnglish Literature with works by Graham Greene, Storm Jameson, Ted Hughes, and a variety of others, with several first editions. Many in d/jkts. VG condition. (34)
Literary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie
Literary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie
Lot 27
Lot: 27
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £200 - £300
SOLD £150
MORE DETAILSLiterary Autographs, a collection, with many signed letters, few photos, cut signatures etc; including Kingsley Amis (ALS), Compton Mackenzie (two ALS), John Betjeman (TLS), William Somerset Maugham (TLS), Stephen Spender (TLS), Lord Longford (TLS), E.F. Benson (ALS), Keith Waterhouse (ALS), Hillaire Belloc (3 items), Arthur Bryant (TLS), Catherine Cookson (two cut signatures), Harold Pinter (3 items incl. signed photo), Peter Shaffer (ALS), John Ruskin (cut signature), Thomas Hughes (two ALS), and other well-known. (68 items).
Richard Allen "The Manchester Royal Exchange - Two Centuries of Progress", Manchester, 1921, full leather, gilt, together with subscriber’s tickets
Richard Allen "The Manchester Royal Exchange - Two Centuries of Progress", Manchester, 1921, full leather, gilt, together with subscriber’s tickets
Lot 28
Lot: 28
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £70
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSRichard Allen The Manchester Royal Exchange – Two Centuries of Progress, Manchester, 1921, full leather, gilt, together with subscriber's tickets of 1900 (2) one bound in leather and named to Walter Wallwork. (3 items)
Window Press (Petworth) limited editions by Peter Jerrome comprising "Not All Sunshine Hear - A History of Ebernoe", 1996, No.98 of 150, signed;
Window Press (Petworth) limited editions by Peter Jerrome comprising "Not All Sunshine Hear - A History of Ebernoe", 1996, No.98 of 150, signed;
Lot 30
Lot: 30
- Auction Date: Wed 13th Aug 2025 12:00 BST (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSWindow Press (Petworth) limited editions by Peter Jerrome comprising Not All Sunshine Hear – A History of Ebernoe, 1996, No.98 of 150, signed; and So Sweet as the Phlox is – The Diary of Florence Rapley 1909-1912, 1993, No.98 of 250. Bound in black cloth with title labels, A4 format. (2)