Auction No 442, Category: Books
56 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Softback publications, photos, PPCs, tourist ephemera, cigarette cards etc, early to late 20th Century; including 1930 New South Wales Tourist Guide,
Softback publications, photos, PPCs, tourist ephemera, cigarette cards etc, early to late 20th Century; including 1930 New South Wales Tourist Guide,
Lot 1
Lot: 1
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Softback publications, photos, PPCs, tourist ephemera, cigarette cards etc, early to late 20th Century; including 1930 New South Wales Tourist Guide, Grey Cars tour brochure late-1920s, Tri-ang Railways catalogue 1960s, Miniature Autoworld magazine 1960s (10 issues), few childrens' books, advertising interest, and other items. (100s)
Grant "The Standard Catalogue of Provincial Banks and Banknotes" 1977; "Journal of the Institute of Bankers" London 1931-32, two vols, half-leather
Grant "The Standard Catalogue of Provincial Banks and Banknotes" 1977; "Journal of the Institute of Bankers" London 1931-32, two vols, half-leather
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £60
Grant The Standard Catalogue of Provincial Banks and Banknotes 1977; Journal of the Institute of Bankers London 1931-32, two vols, half-leather; The Bankers' Almanac and Year Book 1981-82 (UK & Foreign); and others, mainly banknote related. VG/VF (14)
19th Century French Newspapers, mostly 1812-22 with many Napoleonic Wars period especially "Le Moniteur Universel". Good to fine. (54)
19th Century French Newspapers, mostly 1812-22 with many Napoleonic Wars period especially "Le Moniteur Universel". Good to fine. (54)
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £80
19th Century French Newspapers, mostly 1812-22 with many Napoleonic Wars period especially Le Moniteur Universel. Good to fine. (54)
Roger Ressmeyer "Space Places" Collins, 1990, in d/jkt, signed by all 9 members of the crew and back-up crew of STS-55 or D-2 on contents leaf.
Roger Ressmeyer "Space Places" Collins, 1990, in d/jkt, signed by all 9 members of the crew and back-up crew of STS-55 or D-2 on contents leaf.
Lot 6
Lot: 6
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
Roger Ressmeyer Space Places Collins, 1990, in d/jkt, signed by all 9 members of the crew and ba ck-up crew of STS-55 or D-2 on contents leaf. This was the 14th flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. A resume of the book identifying the signatures of each astronaut is loosely inserted.
"Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association" 1998- 2003 comprising issue Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, No.8 being the Special Edition
"Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association" 1998- 2003 comprising issue Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, No.8 being the Special Edition
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £50
Parenthesis: The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association 1998-2003 comprising issue Nos.1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8, No.8 being the Special Edition in 2 vols, in slipcase, with two signed limited edition prints and other items.
Jimmy Nelson "Before They Pass Away" teNeues Publishing, 2015, large format, in d/jkt, fine. (Weight 5.5 kilos)
Jimmy Nelson "Before They Pass Away" teNeues Publishing, 2015, large format, in d/jkt, fine. (Weight 5.5 kilos)
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £50
Jimmy Nelson Before They Pass Away teNeues Publishing, 2015, large format, in d/jkt, fine. (Weight 5.5 kilos)
Photographic works comprising Daniel Arasse "Anselm Kiefer" Thames & Hudson, 2001, and works signed by the photographers John Rankin Waddell,
Photographic works comprising Daniel Arasse "Anselm Kiefer" Thames & Hudson, 2001, and works signed by the photographers John Rankin Waddell,
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £70 - £100
Photographic works comprising Daniel Arasse Anselm Kiefer Thames & Hudson, 2001, and works signed by the photographers John Rankin Waddell, Belinda Knox, Ricky Spears, Jiang Guo Fang, Ron Bambridge and Tim Green; together with Kylie (unsigned) in slipcase. (8)
Cookery first editions, mostly signed by the authors, comprising Raymond Blanc "Foolproof French Cookery", Marco Pierre White "White Slave" 2006
Cookery first editions, mostly signed by the authors, comprising Raymond Blanc "Foolproof French Cookery", Marco Pierre White "White Slave" 2006
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £70 - £100
Cookery first editions, mostly signed by the authors, comprising Raymond Blanc Foolproof French Cookery, Marco Pierre White White Slave 2006 and White Heat 1990, Michel Roux Cooking with the Master Chef and At Home With the Roux Brothers, and Nigella Lawson How to be a Domestic Goddess. White Heat unsigned, some wear to the d/jkt. (6)
Selection of author-signed first editions including Tom Baker "Who on Earth is Tom Baker?" 1997, Simon Callow "My Life in Pieces" 2010,
Selection of author-signed first editions including Tom Baker "Who on Earth is Tom Baker?" 1997, Simon Callow "My Life in Pieces" 2010,
Lot 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
Selection of author-signed first editions including Tom Baker Who on Earth is Tom Baker? 1997, Simon Callow My Life in Pieces 2010, and Brian Blessed The Panther in My Kitchen 2017, all fine in d/jkts; and various others in fair to fine d/jkts. (11). Also 13 poetry pamphlets, one inscribed by the author.
Limited Edition printings, mainly Cambridge University Press including Susannah Whatman "Her Housekeeping Book" 1952,
Limited Edition printings, mainly Cambridge University Press including Susannah Whatman "Her Housekeeping Book" 1952,
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Limited Edition printings, mainly Cambridge University Press including Susannah Whatman Her Housekeeping Book 1952, Report on the Typography of the Cambridge University Press 1950, and Crutchley Two Men: Walter Lewis and Stanley Morison at Cambridge 1968. Includes two Greyfrairs Book Club titles bound in leather. Five in slipcases. VG/VF. (14)
"Pages of Books Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press" St. Aldates Oxford 1932, comprising 16 fine items in original rather worn wrapper,
"Pages of Books Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press" St. Aldates Oxford 1932, comprising 16 fine items in original rather worn wrapper,
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £70 - £100
Pages of Books Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press St Aldates Oxford 1932, comprising 16 fine items in original rather worn wrapper, including letter head, Works of Edmund Spenser and Geoffrey Chaucer, etc.
"Boxwood & Graver: A Miscellany of Blocks", privately printed 1958, quarter-vellum, gilt, glassine wrapper, a Christmas card signed by Allen Lane
"Boxwood & Graver: A Miscellany of Blocks", privately printed 1958, quarter-vellum, gilt, glassine wrapper, a Christmas card signed by Allen Lane
Lot 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Boxwood & Graver: A Miscellany of Blocks, privately printed 1958, quarter-vellum, gilt, glassine wrapper, a Christmas card signed by Allen Lane loosely inserted, Robert Louis Stevenson A Christmas Sermon 1928, privately printed for George Nelson; John Julius Norwich A Christmas Cracker 1980 (set of six pamphlets); and four other items
Gregynog Press publications comprising "On The Morning of Christ’s Nativity" 1937, front cover marked, half-title signed by John Hugh Jones;
Gregynog Press publications comprising "On The Morning of Christ’s Nativity" 1937, front cover marked, half-title signed by John Hugh Jones;
Lot 15
Lot: 15
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Gregynog Press publications comprising On The Morning of Christ's Nativity 1937, front cover marked, half-title signed by John Hugh Jones; Specimen Pages from Eros and Psyche 1935 (3 examples), Erewhon 1932, and Anne Boleyn 1934 (2 examples); and two publisher's lists.
Christmas publications, mostly Private Press, 1940s/1960s, British & American, comprising pamphlets (16) and greetings cards (18),
Christmas publications, mostly Private Press, 1940s/1960s, British & American, comprising pamphlets (16) and greetings cards (18),
Lot 16
Lot: 16
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £80 - £120
Christmas publications, mostly Private Press, 1940s/1960s, British & American, comprising pamphlets (16) and greetings cards (18), Includes Marie Mauron Santons of Provence 1959; [Swinburne] Christmas Antiphones In Church 1950 and Phillips Brooks A Christmas Carol 1958, both published by George Arents; and some items signed by the printers/publishers. Mostly fine. (34).
The Ashendene Press 1922-24 Publicity Sheets (4), a letter counter-signed by W.W. Downing, two unused order forms and a short note. Fine (8 items)
The Ashendene Press 1922-24 Publicity Sheets (4), a letter counter-signed by W.W. Downing, two unused order forms and a short note. Fine (8 items)
Lot 17
Lot: 17
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
The Ashendene Press 1922-24 Publicity Sheets (4), a letter counter-signed by W.W. Downing, two unused order forms and a short note. Fine (8 items)
Claude Flight "Christmas and Other Feasts and Festivals" Routledge 1936, printed cloth, forty-five coloured lino-cut illustrations;
Claude Flight "Christmas and Other Feasts and Festivals" Routledge 1936, printed cloth, forty-five coloured lino-cut illustrations;
Lot 18
Lot: 18
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £80 - £120
Claude Flight Christmas and Other Feasts and Festivals Routledge 1936, printed cloth, forty-five coloured lino-cut illustrations; ownership signature dated 1937 to front endpaper; sporadic foxing especially to first few leaves, the illustrations with occasional light spotting.
J. W. Goodison "Reynolds Stone: His Early Development as an Engraver on Wood" Cambridge 1947, one of 200 printed; quarter cloth, gilt,
J. W. Goodison "Reynolds Stone: His Early Development as an Engraver on Wood" Cambridge 1947, one of 200 printed; quarter cloth, gilt,
Lot 19
Lot: 19
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £100 - £150
J. W. Goodison Reynolds Stone: His Early Development as an Engraver on Wood Cambridge 1947, one of 200 printed; quarter cloth, gilt, decorated boards, half-tone portrait, 26 wood-cut illustrations. Fine.
Golden Cockerel Press publications comprising Villiers David "The Wedding" 1938 inscribed by the author; catalogues for 1954 and 1955-56,
Golden Cockerel Press publications comprising Villiers David "The Wedding" 1938 inscribed by the author; catalogues for 1954 and 1955-56,
Lot 20
Lot: 20
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
Golden Cockerel Press publications comprising Villiers David The Wedding 1938 inscribed by the author; catalogues for 1954 and 1955-56, and an unused Christmas card with wood-cut by John Nash. (4 items).
Oxford University Press (New York) Christmas pamphlets 1945-1963, four by William Crawford, one with John Begg signed greetings card loosely inserted
Oxford University Press (New York) Christmas pamphlets 1945-1963, four by William Crawford, one with John Begg signed greetings card loosely inserted
Lot 21
Lot: 21
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £50
Oxford University Press (New York) Christmas pamphlets 1945-1963, four by William Crawford, one with John Begg signed greetings card loosely inserted; together with Gilbert Highet The Old Gentleman 1952 from same publisher. Most are pre-1958. (10)
Small books & pamphlets, many private press, UK & American, including Shakespeare Head Press (4), The Society of Wood Engravers (2) Curwen Press
Small books & pamphlets, many private press, UK & American, including Shakespeare Head Press (4), The Society of Wood Engravers (2) Curwen Press
Lot 22
Lot: 22
- Auction Date: Wed 29th Apr 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £100 - £150
Small books & pamphlets, many private press, UK & American, including Shakespeare Head Press (4), The Society of Wood Engravers (2), Curwen Press, Whitehead & Alliger, William E. Rudge's Sons, E. Grabhorn (San Francisco), Rampant Lions Press, James & Beatrice Masters, De la More Press (3), etc. Also two greetings cards and a menu. 1900s to modern, all periods represented. Good to VF (34 items)