Auction No 438, Category: Books
57 Lots (displaying 21 - 40)
Church Architecture and History including Howard "Mediaeval Styles of the English Parish Church" 1936, inscribed by the author;
Church Architecture and History including Howard "Mediaeval Styles of the English Parish Church" 1936, inscribed by the author;
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Church Architecture and History including Howard Mediaeval Styles of the English Parish Church 1936, inscribed by the author; Sykes Ramsden Street Independent Chapel Huddersfield 1925; Crossley English Church Monuments 1150-1550 Batsford [1921]; Corroyer Gothic Architecture 1893; and Lang Rebuilding St.Paul's Oxford 1956. Good to fine. (13)
John Ruskin "The Seven Lamps of Architecture" 1855, 2nd Edn., orig. cloth; Cordingley "Normand’s Parallel of the Orders of Architecture" 1951;
John Ruskin "The Seven Lamps of Architecture" 1855, 2nd Edn., orig. cloth; Cordingley "Normand’s Parallel of the Orders of Architecture" 1951;
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
John Ruskin The Seven Lamps of Architecture 1855, 2nd Edn., orig. cloth; Cordingley Normand's Parallel of the Orders of Architecture 1951; Rasmussen Towns and Buildings described in Drawings and Words 1951; and others, architecture related, Seven Lamps with damp staining to frontispiece. (14)
Walter Godfrey "Gardens in the Making" Batsford [1914]; Storey "Theory and Practice of Perspective", 1910 (ex-lib.);
Walter Godfrey "Gardens in the Making" Batsford [1914]; Storey "Theory and Practice of Perspective", 1910 (ex-lib.);
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £30
Walter Godfrey Gardens in the Making Batsford [1914]; Storey Theory and Practice of Perspective, 1910 (ex-lib.); Macmillan Elizabeth Blackadder 1999; Stephen Marks Concerning Buildings 1996; and various others including four on gardens. Mainly VG/VF (13)
George Carpozi "Marilyn Monroe" Belmont 1961, first printing, browning to text, small tear to half-title; "The Pocket Playboy" No.4, 1974,
George Carpozi "Marilyn Monroe" Belmont 1961, first printing, browning to text, small tear to half-title; "The Pocket Playboy" No.4, 1974,
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
George Carpozi Marilyn Monroe Belmont 1961, first printing, browning to text, small tear to half-title; The Pocket Playboy No.4, 1974, Marilyn Monroe issue (few pages loose); Dougherty The Secret Happiness of Marilyn Monroe 1976; and three related; all p/bks. (6)
Jane Meiring "Jock: the art of Edmund Caldwell", Frank Read Press, Rhodesia 1978. Folio, No.136 of 250; quarter leather, gilt, a little marked & worn;
Jane Meiring "Jock: the art of Edmund Caldwell", Frank Read Press, Rhodesia 1978. Folio, No.136 of 250; quarter leather, gilt, a little marked & worn;
Lot 49
Lot: 49
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £50
Jane Meiring Jock: the art of Edmund Caldwell, Frank Read Press, Rhodesia 1978. Folio, No.136 of 250; quarter leather, gilt, a little marked & worn; fine internally, illustrated throughout, complete with the colour plates.
[Sir Walter Scott] "Six Engravings in Illustration of ‘The Antiquary' for Members of The Royal Association for Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland"
[Sir Walter Scott] "Six Engravings in Illustration of ‘The Antiquary' for Members of The Royal Association for Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland"
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £60 - £80
[Sir Walter Scott] Six Engravings in Illustration of ‘The Antiquary' for Members of The Royal Association for Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, 1867, folio, original gilt cloth, various artists; together with companion volumes issued 1868-78, similarly bound, each with six engravings for The Lady of the Lake, Old Mortality, The Pirate, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Bride of Lammermoor, A Legend of Montrose, and The Fair Maid of Perth. Browning to first plate of Lady of the Lake o/w clean throughout, tissue-guards intact. (8)
Judaica interest with four illustrated editions of "The Haggadah", one bound in gilt cloth with metallic inlay and Gustave Dore wood engravings;
Judaica interest with four illustrated editions of "The Haggadah", one bound in gilt cloth with metallic inlay and Gustave Dore wood engravings;
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Judaica interest with four illustrated editions of The Haggadah, one bound in gilt cloth with metallic inlay and Gustave Dore wood engravings; a bilingual copy of Siddur Avodat Israel in elaborate metallic binding; 1940 Prayer Book for Jewish Members of H.M. Forces issued by HMSO; and a ceremonial pictorial satin cloth. Good to fine.
Arthur Ransome 1937-47 first editions comprising "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea", "The Big Six", "Missee Lee", "The Picts and the Martyrs",
Arthur Ransome 1937-47 first editions comprising "We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea", "The Big Six", "Missee Lee", "The Picts and the Martyrs",
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £40
Arthur Ransome 1937-47 first editions comprising We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, The Big Six, Missee Lee, The Picts and the Martyrs, and Great Northern?, all Jonathan Cape published in fair/good d/jkts, mylar protected, Great Northern and Picts & Martyrs with gift inscriptions. (5)
Alan Garner "Thursbitch" Harvill Press, 2003, 3rd printing, signed by the author on title page, in a fine d/jkt
Alan Garner "Thursbitch" Harvill Press, 2003, 3rd printing, signed by the author on title page, in a fine d/jkt
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Alan Garner Thursbitch Harvill Press, 2003, 3rd printing, signed by the author on title page, in a fine d/jkt.
Selection of signed first editions in d/jkt comprising Stephen Fry "Making History", Andrew Morton "Monica's Story" signed by Monica Lewinsky,
Selection of signed first editions in d/jkt comprising Stephen Fry "Making History", Andrew Morton "Monica's Story" signed by Monica Lewinsky,
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £30
Selection of signed first editions in d/jkt comprising Stephen Fry Making History, Andrew Morton Monica's Story signed by Monica Lewinsky, and four by Ian Rankin. Also Louis de Bernieres Birds Without Wings signed limited edition in slipcase. Fine. Obtained through Waterstones. (7)
Edgar Allan Poe "Le Corbeau - The Raven" illustrated by Edouard Manet, Easton Press, 1995, facsimile of the Richard Lesclide edition of 1875,
Edgar Allan Poe "Le Corbeau - The Raven" illustrated by Edouard Manet, Easton Press, 1995, facsimile of the Richard Lesclide edition of 1875,
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Edgar Allan Poe Le Corbeau – The Raven illustrated by Edouard Manet, Easton Press, 1995, facsimile of the Richard Lesclide edition of 1875, folio, quarter-leather, gilt, in the issued folder, a print on India paper loosely inserted, one of 240 printed. Fine.
Graphic Novels c.2009-2011, several published by Marvel, good to fine. (17)
Graphic Novels c.2009-2011, several published by Marvel, good to fine. (17)
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £30
Graphic Novels c.2009-2011, several published by Marvel, good to fine. (17)
American comics with Marvel, DC and other issuers, 1980s/1990s, good to VF. (approx.300)
American comics with Marvel, DC and other issuers, 1980s/1990s, good to VF. (approx.300)
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £70
American comics with Marvel, DC and other issuers, 1980s/1990s, good to VF. (approx.300)
"The Lothians Regional Survey and Plan" HMSO 1966, 2 vols, in d/jkts; Innes "Lectures on Scotch Legal Antiquites" 1872;
"The Lothians Regional Survey and Plan" HMSO 1966, 2 vols, in d/jkts; Innes "Lectures on Scotch Legal Antiquites" 1872;
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £70
The Lothians Regional Survey and Plan HMSO 1966, 2 vols, in d/jkts; Innes Lectures on Scotch Legal Antiquites 1872; Maidment The Court of Session Garland 1888; Campbell & Smellie The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1983; and other Scottish history & culture, several Edinburgh related. Mostly VG/VF (31, plus pamphlet & a map).
Scottish History. Stair Society publications including "The College of Justice: Essays by R.K. Hannay"1990;
Scottish History. Stair Society publications including "The College of Justice: Essays by R.K. Hannay"1990;
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Scottish History. Stair Society publications including The College of Justice: Essays by R.K. Hannay 1990; The Business of the College of Justice in 1600, 2003; Medieval Papal Representatives in Scotland: Legates, Nuncios, and Judges-Delegate, 1125-1286, 1997; and four others. Gilt cloth, fine. (7)
Scottish history including Macmillan "George Buchanan" 1906; Davie "The Domestic Intellect" 1964; "Scotland in the Reign of Alexander III", 1990;
Scottish history including Macmillan "George Buchanan" 1906; Davie "The Domestic Intellect" 1964; "Scotland in the Reign of Alexander III", 1990;
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £70
Scottish history including Macmillan George Buchanan 1906; Davie The Domestic Intellect 1964; Scotland in the Reign of Alexander III, 1990; Aitken A Forgotten Heritage: Original Folk Tales of Lowland Scotland 1973; and various others, many in VG/VF d/jkts. (27)
Scottish history including Rodger "The Transformation of Edinburgh" 2001, Moffat "The Great Tapestry of Scotland" 2013, Chadwick "Early Scotland" 1949
Scottish history including Rodger "The Transformation of Edinburgh" 2001, Moffat "The Great Tapestry of Scotland" 2013, Chadwick "Early Scotland" 1949
Lot 63
Lot: 63
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £50
Scottish history including Rodger The Transformation of Edinburgh 2001, Moffat The Great Tapestry of Scotland 2013, Chadwick Early Scotland 1949, and various others, many in d/jkts. (25)
Rodney de Little "The Windmills of England" 1997, in d/jkt, and a collection of others concerning British Windmills and Watermills
Rodney de Little "The Windmills of England" 1997, in d/jkt, and a collection of others concerning British Windmills and Watermills
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Rodney de Little The Windmills of England 1997, in d/jkt, and a collection of others concerning British Windmills and Watermills, their history and architecture, mostly fine. Includes 8 pamphlets. (27)
"Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" 1968-2013, a fairly complete run comprising Vols. 101 to 122, 124 to 135, and 137 to 143,
"Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" 1968-2013, a fairly complete run comprising Vols. 101 to 122, 124 to 135, and 137 to 143,
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £80
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1968-2013, a fairly complete run comprising Vols. 101 to 122, 124 to 135, and 137 to 143, some years in two volumes; plus two earlier volumes for 1935/36 and 1945/47, and the Index volume for 1974 to 1996. VG condition in gilt cloth bindings. (51) (60 kilos)
Keevil "Medieval Palaces - an Archaeology" 2000; Ewart "Dundrennan Abbey - Archaeological investigation" 2001; Metcalf "Coinage in Medieval Scotland"
Keevil "Medieval Palaces - an Archaeology" 2000; Ewart "Dundrennan Abbey - Archaeological investigation" 2001; Metcalf "Coinage in Medieval Scotland"
Lot 66
Lot: 66
- Auction Date: Wed 5th Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £50
Keevil Medieval Palaces – an Archaeology 2000; Ewart Dundrennan Abbey - Archaeological investigation 2001; Metcalf Coinage in Medieval Scotland 1977; and related works including few journals. (15)