Auction No 443, Category: Books
42 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
Joseph Lambeth "Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries" 1937, 2nd edition, complete with the many plates (some in colour),
Joseph Lambeth "Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries" 1937, 2nd edition, complete with the many plates (some in colour),
Lot 2
Lot: 2
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £70 - £90
Joseph Lambeth Lambeth Method of Cake Decoration and Practical Pastries 1937, 2nd edition, complete with the many plates (some in colour), the 48pp Supplement & adverts; lacks the loosely inserted template o/w fine. Decorated gilt cloth, tall 4to. Gift inscription dated 1938 to front endpaper.
"The Book of the Home" Gresham 1900, eight volume set, first edition, in the Talwin Morris art nouveau bindings, complete with colour & b/w plates.
"The Book of the Home" Gresham 1900, eight volume set, first edition, in the Talwin Morris art nouveau bindings, complete with colour & b/w plates.
Lot 3
Lot: 3
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £100 - £130
The Book of the Home Gresham 1900, eight volume set, first edition, in the Talwin Morris art nouveau bindings, complete with colour & b/w plates. VG condition.
William S. Murphy "The Textile Industries" Gresham 1910, eight volume set, complete with 24 coloured plates and 101 monochrome plates,
William S. Murphy "The Textile Industries" Gresham 1910, eight volume set, complete with 24 coloured plates and 101 monochrome plates,
Lot 4
Lot: 4
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
William S. Murphy The Textile Industries Gresham 1910, eight volume set, complete with 24 coloured plates and 101 monochrome plates, sectional model of Ribbon Loom laid down on rear pastedown of volume one. Decorated gilt cloth bindings. Some light foxing but generally very clean internally.
Maurice Adams "Modern Decorative Art", Batsford 1930, numerous plates, plans/diagrams in pocket at rear; and "Houses, Cottages & Bungalows"
Maurice Adams "Modern Decorative Art", Batsford 1930, numerous plates, plans/diagrams in pocket at rear; and "Houses, Cottages & Bungalows"
Lot 5
Lot: 5
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
Maurice Adams Modern Decorative Art, Batsford 1930, numerous plates, plans/diagrams in pocket at rear; and Houses, Cottages & Bungalows Architectural Press 1926, illustrated throughout. Bindings marked. Also The Practical Grocer Gresham 1911, Vols 1 & 2 only.
Publications of the Society of Wood Engravers (3), Murray’s Railway Timetable for Scotland 1951, "Christmas Boxes" Mandeville Press 1990
Publications of the Society of Wood Engravers (3), Murray’s Railway Timetable for Scotland 1951, "Christmas Boxes" Mandeville Press 1990
Lot 7
Lot: 7
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £50
Publications of the Society of Wood Engravers (3), Murray's Railway Timetable for Scotland 1951, Christmas Boxes Mandeville Press 1990 (signed by authors & illustrator) and other Christmas related titles; plus ephemera and an 18th Century map of Africa. VG/VF (26 items).
Selection on Banknote collecting, cheques etc, including catalogues of German inflation notes and Notgeld, UK Provincial notes etc,
Selection on Banknote collecting, cheques etc, including catalogues of German inflation notes and Notgeld, UK Provincial notes etc,
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £50
Selection on Banknote collecting, cheques etc, including catalogues of German inflation notes and Notgeld, UK Provincial notes etc, and related reference works. VG/VF (21)
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 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £50
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 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £60
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. This was the 14th flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. A resume of the book identifying the signatures of each astronaut is loosely inserted.
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 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
Jimmy Nelson Before They Pass Away teNeues Publishing, 2015, large format, in d/jkt, fine. (Weight 5.5 kilos)
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 14
Lot: 14
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £60
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)
Nathaniel Hawthorne "A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys" London 1892, illustrated by Walter Crane, pictorial cloth, armorial bookplate,
Nathaniel Hawthorne "A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys" London 1892, illustrated by Walter Crane, pictorial cloth, armorial bookplate,
Lot 33
Lot: 33
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £50
Nathaniel Hawthorne A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys London 1892, illustrated by Walter Crane, pictorial cloth, armorial bookplate, gift inscription dated 1892; some light wear to spine ends o/w fine.
A.R. Hope-Moncrieff "Romance & Legend of Chivalry" [1912] and the five other volumes in the Gresham ‘Myth & Legend’ series, art nouveau bindings,
A.R. Hope-Moncrieff "Romance & Legend of Chivalry" [1912] and the five other volumes in the Gresham ‘Myth & Legend’ series, art nouveau bindings,
Lot 34
Lot: 34
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
A.R. Hope-Moncrieff Romance & Legend of Chivalry [1912] and the five other volumes in the Gresham ‘Myth & Legend' series, art nouveau bindings, all bar Teutonic Myth & Legend with the front endpapers removed, Egyptian Myth & Legend with frontispiece loose. (6)
Charles Kingsley "The Water Babies" illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, Hodder & Stoughton for Boots the Chemists, pictorial cloth, gilt,
Charles Kingsley "The Water Babies" illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, Hodder & Stoughton for Boots the Chemists, pictorial cloth, gilt,
Lot 35
Lot: 35
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £20 - £30
Charles Kingsley The Water Babies illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith, Hodder & Stoughton for Boots the Chemists, pictorial cloth, gilt, some occasional spotting (plates unaffected), gift inscription dated 1929.
"The Grey City of the North: A Book of Drawings by Jessie M. King", Foulis, 1910, card wraps, in d/jkt; and "The Wind in the Pines" Foulis 1922,
"The Grey City of the North: A Book of Drawings by Jessie M. King", Foulis, 1910, card wraps, in d/jkt; and "The Wind in the Pines" Foulis 1922,
Lot 36
Lot: 36
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £20 - £30
The Grey City of the North: A Book of Drawings by Jessie M. King, Foulis, 1910, card wraps, in d/jkt; and The Wind in the Pines Foulis 1922, faded cloth, some light foxing, art nouveau illustrations. (2)
Children’s Books published by Blackie, c.1910-20, all bar one with VG matching art nouveau bindings designed by Ethel Larcombe, spines a little faded;
Children’s Books published by Blackie, c.1910-20, all bar one with VG matching art nouveau bindings designed by Ethel Larcombe, spines a little faded;
Lot 37
Lot: 37
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £40 - £60
Children's Books published by Blackie, c.1910-20, all bar one with VG matching art nouveau bindings designed by Ethel Larcombe, spines a little faded; all with plates, some foxing, nine with prize bookplates or inscriptions. (12)
American comics with many Marvel, DC, and Valiant plus a variety of others, 1980s/1990s, mostly VG to VF. (328).
American comics with many Marvel, DC, and Valiant plus a variety of others, 1980s/1990s, mostly VG to VF. (328).
Lot 38
Lot: 38
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £60 - £80
American comics with many Marvel, DC, and Valiant plus a variety of others, 1980s/1990s, mostly VG to VF. (328).
"Shakespeare’s Comedy of The Tempest with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac" Hodder & Stoughton, gilt cloth, 40 colour plates, VG;
"Shakespeare’s Comedy of The Tempest with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac" Hodder & Stoughton, gilt cloth, 40 colour plates, VG;
Lot 39
Lot: 39
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £20 - £30
Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac Hodder & Stoughton, gilt cloth, 40 colour plates, VG; gift inscription dated 1919.
Allen Ginsberg "Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960", City Light Books 1978, signed & inscribed by Ginsberg on title page, obtained in 1979
Allen Ginsberg "Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960", City Light Books 1978, signed & inscribed by Ginsberg on title page, obtained in 1979
Lot 40
Lot: 40
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £50 - £70
Allen Ginsberg Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960, City Light Books 1978, signed & inscribed by Ginsberg on title page, obtained in 1979 during his visit to Manchester. Fine
John Peel and others "The Star Trek Files" and related titles, 1980s/90s, 12 different; and a selection of 26 American comics by Valiant, Marvel
John Peel and others "The Star Trek Files" and related titles, 1980s/90s, 12 different; and a selection of 26 American comics by Valiant, Marvel
Lot 41
Lot: 41
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £30 - £40
John Peel and others The Star Trek Files and related titles, 1980s/90s, 12 different; and a selection of 26 American comics by Valiant, Marvel and similar. (38)
Shannon Chakraborty "The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi" Harper Voyager 2023, special signed first edition in a limited edition binding
Shannon Chakraborty "The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi" Harper Voyager 2023, special signed first edition in a limited edition binding
Lot 42
Lot: 42
- Auction Date: Wed 10th Jun 2026 12:00 BST
- Est: £20 - £30
Shannon Chakraborty The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi Harper Voyager 2023, special signed first edition in a limited edition binding in a complete d/jkt.