Auction No 439, Category: Books
54 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Vernon "Estate Fences: Their Choice, Construction & Cost" 1899; Meyer "A Handbook of Ornament" 1974; Ruddock "Arch Bridges and their Builders
Vernon "Estate Fences: Their Choice, Construction & Cost" 1899; Meyer "A Handbook of Ornament" 1974; Ruddock "Arch Bridges and their Builders
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Vernon Estate Fences: Their Choice, Construction & Cost 1899; Meyer A Handbook of Ornament 1974; Ruddock Arch Bridges and their Builders 1735-1835, 2008; Kilby The Cooper and his Trade, 1971; Burke The Making of Dutch Towns, 1956; Sjoberg The Swedish Room 1974, and various others. Many in d/jkt. VG/VF (17)
John Jamieson and others "An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language" Alexander Gardner 1879-1887, five vols, incl. "Supplement",
John Jamieson and others "An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language" Alexander Gardner 1879-1887, five vols, incl. "Supplement",
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £40
John Jamieson and others An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Alexander Gardner 1879-1887, five vols, incl. Supplement, gilt cloth, some wear, last few leaves of Supplement frayed at fore-edge, good clean text.
"Manchester Evening News", bound volumes for February and August 1943, editorial department's file copies. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards.
"Manchester Evening News", bound volumes for February and August 1943, editorial department's file copies. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards.
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £70
Manchester Evening News, bound volumes for February and August 1943, editorial department's file copies. Half-leather, gilt, marbled boards. Some wear to binding; few leaves with peripheral faults, generally VG internally. (2)
Softback publications with many of Architecture interest, some Scotland, local history, a few exhibition catalogues. Good/VF (68)
Softback publications with many of Architecture interest, some Scotland, local history, a few exhibition catalogues. Good/VF (68)
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £50
Softback publications with many of Architecture interest, some Scotland, local history, a few exhibition catalogues. Good/VF (68)
American comics with Marvel, DC and other issuers, 1980s/ 1990s, mostly good to VF. (approx.330)
American comics with Marvel, DC and other issuers, 1980s/ 1990s, mostly good to VF. (approx.330)
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £70
American comics with Marvel, DC and other issuers, 1980s/1990s, mostly good to VF. (approx.330)
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 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Alan Garner Thursbitch Harvill Press, 2003, 3rd printing, signed by the author on title page, in a fine d/jkt.
"Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works" Universe Publishing 2001, card wraps; Andrea Palladio "The Four Books on Architecture" M.I.T.
"Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works" Universe Publishing 2001, card wraps; Andrea Palladio "The Four Books on Architecture" M.I.T.
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £50
Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works Universe Publishing 2001, card wraps; Andrea Palladio The Four Books on Architecture M.I.T. 1997, printed boards; and three others. Fine. (5)
Pitt-Rivers "King John’s House, Tollard Royal, Wilts" 1890, privately published, 25 plates, folding map; Emery "Dartington Hall" Oxford, 1970;
Pitt-Rivers "King John’s House, Tollard Royal, Wilts" 1890, privately published, 25 plates, folding map; Emery "Dartington Hall" Oxford, 1970;
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Pitt-Rivers King John's House, Tollard Royal, Wilts 1890, privately published, 25 plates, folding map; Emery Dartington Hall Oxford, 1970; and ten related. VG/VF (12)
Richardson & Eberlein "The Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance 1660-1830", Batsford 1925; Cook & Smith "English Cottages and Farmhouses"
Richardson & Eberlein "The Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance 1660-1830", Batsford 1925; Cook & Smith "English Cottages and Farmhouses"
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £60
Richardson & Eberlein The Smaller English House of the Later Renaissance 1660-1830, Batsford 1925; Cook & Smith English Cottages and Farmhouses 1954, in d/jkt; King The Bungalow 1984, in d/jkt; and others on domestic architecture including some journals. VG to fine. (22)
Francis Bond "An Introduction to English Church Architecture" 1913, 2 vols, some wear, and "Gothic Architecture in England" 1906;
Francis Bond "An Introduction to English Church Architecture" 1913, 2 vols, some wear, and "Gothic Architecture in England" 1906;
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £30
Francis Bond An Introduction to English Church Architecture 1913, 2 vols, some wear, and Gothic Architecture in England 1906; plus others on church architecture. (17)
"John Soane: Architect", Royal Academy 1999; Peters "Darley Abbey" 1974; Fawcett "The Future of the Past - Attitudes to Conservation" 1976, in d/jkt
"John Soane: Architect", Royal Academy 1999; Peters "Darley Abbey" 1974; Fawcett "The Future of the Past - Attitudes to Conservation" 1976, in d/jkt
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £60 - £80
John Soane: Architect, Royal Academy 1999; Peters Darley Abbey 1974; Fawcett The Future of the Past – Attitudes to Conservation 1976, in d/jkt; Harris & Snodin Sir William Chambers 1996; Lewis The Pedestrian in the City 1965, in d/jkt; Meller Patrick Geddes – Social Evolutionist and City Planner 1993; Johnson-Marshall Rebuilding Cities 1966, in d/jkt; and others on architecture and urban history. (53)
[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 31
Lot: 31
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £50 - £70
[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)
John Adey Repton "Norwich Cathedral at the end of the Eighteenth Century", Gregg Press 1965, 454 of 1000, folio, gilt cloth, in slipcase;
John Adey Repton "Norwich Cathedral at the end of the Eighteenth Century", Gregg Press 1965, 454 of 1000, folio, gilt cloth, in slipcase;
Lot 32
Lot: 32
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £40 - £50
John Adey Repton Norwich Cathedral at the end of the Eighteenth Century, Gregg Press 1965, 454 of 1000, folio, gilt cloth, in slipcase; George Street Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain John Murray 1869, half morocco, gilt, many plates, some folding; and others, mostly Architecture related. VG/VF (20)
Laurence Weaver "Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens", Country Life 1913, numerous photo-plates; and "Edwin Lutyens" Academy Editions 1986 in d/jkt;
Laurence Weaver "Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens", Country Life 1913, numerous photo-plates; and "Edwin Lutyens" Academy Editions 1986 in d/jkt;
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £30
Laurence Weaver Houses and Gardens by E.L. Lutyens, Country Life 1913, numerous photo-plates; and Edwin Lutyens Academy Editions 1986 in d/jkt; Houses and Gardens with some ink staining to lower edge of text block. (2)
Raphael & J. Arthur Brandon "An Analysis of Gothick Architecture" 1874, New Edition, 2 vols, quarto, gilt cloth, 158 plates, some repair to hinges
Raphael & J. Arthur Brandon "An Analysis of Gothick Architecture" 1874, New Edition, 2 vols, quarto, gilt cloth, 158 plates, some repair to hinges
Lot 34
Lot: 34
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Raphael & J. Arthur Brandon An Analysis of Gothick Architecture 1874, New Edition, 2 vols, quarto, gilt cloth, 158 plates, some repair to hinges, around 30 plates affected by foxing o/w clean internally.
"The Architecture of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts", Secker & Warburg, 1984, in d/jkt; Farey & Edwards "Architectural Drawing Perspective & Rendering"
"The Architecture of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts", Secker & Warburg, 1984, in d/jkt; Farey & Edwards "Architectural Drawing Perspective & Rendering"
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
The Architecture of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Secker & Warburg, 1984, in d/jkt; Farey & Edwards Architectural Drawing Perspective & Rendering, Batsford, 1949; and related works. VG/VF (18)
Scottish architecture, history & culture, a carton of softback publications including 28 issues of "Architectural Heritage" from issue No.1 (1990)
Scottish architecture, history & culture, a carton of softback publications including 28 issues of "Architectural Heritage" from issue No.1 (1990)
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Scottish architecture, history & culture, a carton of softback publications including 28 issues of Architectural Heritage from issue No.1 (1990). VG/VF (62)
Scottish Architecture and construction including Moss "The Magnificent Castle of Culzean" 2002; Davis "Scots Baronial" 1996;
Scottish Architecture and construction including Moss "The Magnificent Castle of Culzean" 2002; Davis "Scots Baronial" 1996;
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Scottish Architecture and construction including Moss The Magnificent Castle of Culzean 2002; Davis Scots Baronial 1996; Paxton & Shipway Civil Engineering Heritage 2008 (2 volumes); and Tindall Memoirs & Confessions of a County Planning Officer 1998. Fine lot. (19)
Architecture interest with "The Letters of Edwin Lutyens" 1985; Fowler & Cornforth "English Decoration in the 18th Century" 1986;
Architecture interest with "The Letters of Edwin Lutyens" 1985; Fowler & Cornforth "English Decoration in the 18th Century" 1986;
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £20 - £30
Architecture interest with The Letters of Edwin Lutyens 1985; Fowler & Cornforth English Decoration in the 18th Century 1986; Frank Lloyd Wright An Autobiography 1945, 1st Edn (rebound); Choisy Histoire de l'Architecture 1996 (2 vols in one); and others. Fair to fine. (21)
Architectural design & history including "Demetri Porphyrios - Buildings & Writings" 1993 and works on Palladio (2), Serlio, Marcel Breuer,
Architectural design & history including "Demetri Porphyrios - Buildings & Writings" 1993 and works on Palladio (2), Serlio, Marcel Breuer,
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 17th Dec 2025 12:00 GMT
- Est: £30 - £40
Architectural design & history including Demetri Porphyrios – Buildings & Writings 1993 and works on Palladio (2), Serlio, Marcel Breuer, Piranesi, and Alberti. Mainly VG/VF (11)