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Auction No 438, Category: Books

57 Lots (displaying 41 - 57)

M.J. MacManus "Eamon de Valera: A Biography", Talbot Press, Dublin, 1947, signed by Eamon de Valera on title page.

Lot: 68

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  • Est: £60 - £80
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M.J. MacManus Eamon de Valera: A Biography, Talbot Press, Dublin, 1947, signed by Eamon de Valera on title page. Presentation copy to ‘Tim McMahon' with gift inscription of the Lord Mayor & Lady Mayoress of Dublin, dated 1952 on front endpaper. Gilt cloth, b/w plates, VG.

"Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: First Series Nos. 1-30", London,1895

Lot: 69

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  • Est: £15 - £20
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Facsimiles of Royal, Historical, Literary and other Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts, British Museum : First Series Nos. 1-30, London, 1895; folio, quarter-leather, gilt title, re-cased with new endpapers; title page dust-affected.  

Eric Taplin "Near to Revolution - The Liverpool General Transport Strike of 1911", Bluecoat Press 1994, landscape A4 s/bk, 95pp

Lot: 71

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  • Est: £30 - £40
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Eric Taplin Near to Revolution – The Liverpool General Transport Strike of 1911, Bluecoat Press 1994, landscape A4 s/bk, 95pp

Rankine and Millar "A Manual of Machinery and Millwork" Charles Griffin 1887, 6th (thoroughly revised) edition, gilt cloth, spine with some fading

Lot: 72

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  • Est: £20 - £40
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Rankine and Millar A Manual of Machinery and Millwork Charles Griffin 1887, 6th (thoroughly revised) edition, gilt cloth, spine with some fading and worn at top o/w fine, good clean text.

"John Speed’s England", parts 3 & 4, edited by John Arlott, Phoenix House, 1954, folio, 22 coloured maps,

Lot: 73

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  • Est: £30 - £50
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John Speed's England, parts 3 & 4, edited by John Arlott, Phoenix House, 1954, folio, 22 coloured maps, slight marginal foxing (most maps unaffected), in slipcases; together with John Speed's Atlas of Wales, S.R. Publishers, in d/jkt. (3)

Barton "The Lost Rivers of London" 1962; "An Historical Atlas of Suffolk" 1999; Sharp "Oxford Replanned" 1948; "Essays in Agrarian History" 1968,

Lot: 74

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Barton The Lost Rivers of London 1962; An Historical Atlas of Suffolk 1999; Sharp Oxford Replanned 1948; Essays in Agrarian History 1968, 2 vols; Soulsby The Towns of Medieval Wales, 1983; and others, mostly topography; many in d/jkts. (16)

"Trolleybus Magazine: Journal of the Trolleybus Museum Company" 1982-1996, a virtually complete run of 83 issues, plus a bound volume for 1969.

Lot: 86

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Trolleybus Magazine: Journal of the Trolleybus Museum Company 1982-1996, a virtually complete run of 83 issues, plus a bound volume for 1969. Fine.

John Birks "National Bus Company 1968-1989", 1990, in creased d/jkt, 728pp, and a related volume; plus Colin Morris "Southdown" 1994, two vols,

Lot: 87

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John Birks National Bus Company 1968-1989, 1990, in creased d/jkt, 728pp, and a related volume; plus Colin Morris Southdown 1994, two vols, and Maund Ribble 1993-94, 2 vols, pictorial boards. (6)

Folkard & Platt "Devon General - a Pictorial History", 1994; Stanier "W. Cash & Sons Ltd, Newark", 1987; and other bus history,

Lot: 88

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Folkard & Platt Devon General – a Pictorial History, 1994; Stanier W. Cash & Sons Ltd, Newark, 1987; and other bus history, municipal and independents. A4 format, h/bk and s/bk. (20)

Eyre, Heaps & Townsin "Crossley", 2002, in d/jkt; Doggett & Townsin "Eastern Coach Works 1946-1965", 1983; and others on Bus manufacturers,

Lot: 89

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Eyre, Heaps & Townsin Crossley, 2002, in d/jkt; Doggett & Townsin Eastern Coach Works 1946-1965, 1983; and others on Bus manufacturers, including three others on ECW. A4 format, mostly h/bk. (17)

Lacey "A History of Newbury & District Motor Services Ltd 1919 to 1932" and "1932 to 1952", Wokingham 1985-87;

Lot: 91

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  • Est: £70 - £100
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Lacey A History of Newbury & District Motor Services Ltd 1919 to 1932 and 1932 to 1952, Wokingham 1985-87; Mawson Bournemouth Corporation Transport 1967, in d/jkt; and others on provincial bus services from 1934, mostly s/bk including some scarce pamphlets. (64)

London Transport titles, chiefly the bus services but including "The Brixton Extension of the Victoria Line" 1971 and few others on the Underground.

Lot: 92

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London Transport titles, chiefly the bus services but including The Brixton Extension of the Victoria Line 1971 and few others on the Underground. Mostly s/bk publications from 1947. (45)

"The Modern Tramway" 1949-1991, a good collection of this journal with some bound volumes of the 1960s but mostly loose;

Lot: 94

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  • Est: £70 - £100
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The Modern Tramway 1949-1991, a good collection of this journal with some bound volumes of the 1960s but mostly loose; together with many issues of Tramway Review 1970s to 2000s. Most are sorted into complete years. (Large qty.) (43 kilos)

Blackburn Corporation Transport Timetables (5) and Faretables (7) 1970-80, one with a folding map, mixed condition.

Lot: 95

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  • Est: £15 - £20
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Blackburn Corporation Transport Timetables (5) and Faretables (7) 1970-80, one with a folding map, mixed condition.

Coral Golf Classic 1978 Programme charity match, the autograph page with signatures of Tommy Horton, Bernard Gallagher, Henry Cooper, Sally Thomsett,

Lot: 99

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  • Est: £30 - £40
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Coral Golf Classic 1978 Programme charity match, the autograph page with signatures of Tommy Horton, Bernard Gallagher, Henry Cooper, Sally Thomsett, Harry Corbett, Johnny Speight, Jimmy Hill, Dickie Henderson, Jimmy Tarbuck and Kenny Lynch. Centre fold partly detached.

"The Field ‘Fox Hunting Map of Great Britain'", 1930s, linen-backed, dissected folding map, 44” x 38.5”, advertisements at periphery,

Lot: 105

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  • Est: £40 - £60
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The Field ‘Fox Hunting Map of Great Britain', 1930s, linen-backed, dissected folding map, 44” x 38.5”, advertisements at periphery, front board & backstrip detached.   

Manchester United programmes 1957-65, mostly early 1960s, including three away fixtures. Includes 1964 Youth Cup Final and Semi-Final

Lot: 106

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  • Est: £20 - £30
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Manchester United programmes 1957-65, mostly early 1960s, including three away fixtures. Includes 1964 Youth Cup Final and Semi-Final (both with creasing) (27). Also two Man City programmes, and 17 United programmes 1963-64 season with tokens removed. (46)