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Auction No 355, Category: History

12 Lots (displaying 1 - 12)

John Reilly "History of Manchester" Judd & Glass, 1864, and Abraham Stansfield (Ed.) "The Manchester Monthly" 1893-94

Lot: 78

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
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John Reilly History of Manchester Judd & Glass, 1864, and Abraham Stansfield (Ed.) The Manchester Monthly Nov. 1893-October 1894, bound volume, both original cloth, good; together with Manchester area and Derbyshire ephemera, photos and literature, late-19th Century to modern, including early 20th Century military photos. (Qty.)

19th Century carte-de-Visite portrait photographs by a wide range of UK photographers from Isle of Wight to Scotland,

Lot: 79

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £52
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19th Century carte-de-Visite portrait photographs by a wide range of UK photographers from Isle of Wight to Scotland, but with some emphasis on the North West England. A few badly faded but largely good to VF. (107)

Victorian leather bound Photo Album with brass clasp, in very good condition, containing cabinet (17) and carte-de-visite (38) family portraits,

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £52
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Victorian leather bound Photo Album with brass clasp, in very good condition, containing cabinet (17) and carte-de-visite (38) family portraits, chiefly UK photographers but including two Italian. 

Victorian leather bound album with presentation inscription of 1892 pertaining to a Conference held in Ashton-under-Lyne, VG condition;

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Victorian leather bound album with presentation inscription of 1892 pertaining to a Conference held in Ashton-under-Lyne, VG condition; containing 24 cabinet portraits including the Mayor of Ashton and 40 carte-de-visite. 

Executions and torture at Sicawei, Shanghai, 1927, a selection of original photos,

Lot: 82

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £58
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Executions and torture at Sicawei, Shanghai, 1927, a selection of original photos, PC size or 4 x 6", all with inscriptions on reverse. Most are gruesome. (12)

The San Francisco Earthquake 1906, a set of Stereographs, all coloured collotype prints,

Lot: 83

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
UNSOLD
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The San Francisco Earthquake 1906, a set of Stereographs, all coloured collotype prints, all with descriptive text on reverse, two creased, four others with a small abrasion on face, otherwise VG. (60)

Richard Lawson "A History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme" 1898

Lot: 84

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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Richard Lawson A History of Flixton, Urmston and Davyhulme,  Richard Lawson, 1898, original printed boards very worn, good internally, signed & inscribed by the author to H.G. Mills. 152pp + 10 plates

The Jamaica Earthquake 1907, a selection of Stereographs, all photogravures,

Lot: 85

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £46
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The Jamaica Earthquake 1907, a selection of Stereographs, all photogravures, descriptive captions, some minor peripheral wear to the mounts otherwise VG. (24)

Sales Catalogue for the Pendleton Estate, Manchester, 1912, issued Knight,Frank & Rutley of London, including two large and impressive folding Maps

Lot: 88

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
UNSOLD
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Sales Catalogue for the Pendleton Estate, Manchester, 1912, issued by Knight,Frank & Rutley of London, including two large and impressive folding Maps in rear pocket; folio, the cover worn and detached, an additional key map as frontispiece, extensive descriptive text. Also some related papers. 

19th Century Newspapers comprising The South Pacific Times (Callao, Peru, Dec. 1874), and New York Herald (1898, 6 issues, plus a Supplement),

Lot: 90

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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19th Century Newspapers comprising The South Pacific Times (Callao, Peru, Dec. 1874), and New York Herald (1898, 6 issues, plus a Supplement), together with a related item. Folds, some minor faults. (7)

Large format magazines 1930s to 1950s including "Life", "Illustrated", "Cine-Revue", "Paris Match" etc, all with Film Star front cover photos

Lot: 102

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £50
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Large format magazines 1930s to 1950s including Life, Illustrated, Cine-Revue, Paris Match etc, all with Film Star front cover photos, including Jayne Mansfield, Shirley Temple, Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh, Gracie Fields etc. (25)

Billheads, receipts and correspondence 1860s to 1940s arranged in folder and mostly Berwickshire

Lot: 195

  • Auction Date: Wed 18th Nov 2015 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £44
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Billheads, receipts and correspondence 1860s to 1940s arranged in folder and mostly Berwickshire, but including 15 of Sunderland 1885/86. Wide variety of items, some of the letters accompanied by brief research notes. (68 items)