Auction No 372, Category: History
40 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)
"The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature, of the Year 1759"
"The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature, of the Year 1759"
Lot 8
Lot: 8
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £80 - £120
SOLD £125
MORE DETAILSThe Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politicks, and Literature, of the Year 1759, Dodlsey, 1760; and 24 subsequent volumes from 1760 to 1842; octavo, uniform tree-calf bindings, some wear, mainly to the backstrips which are chipped in places; texts complete and generally VG, but the volumes for 1760 and two later are dampstained. Our photo shows 18 of the 25 volumes in this lot. (25)
"The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne", Chatto & Windus, 1912, 6 volume set, orig.cloth, VG;
"The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne", Chatto & Windus, 1912, 6 volume set, orig.cloth, VG;
Lot 9
Lot: 9
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSThe Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne, Chatto & Windus, 1912, 6 volume set, orig.cloth, VG; Robert Peary My Arctic Journal, 1893, 1st Edn, later cloth, VG; Parry Some Famous Medical Trials, 1927, orig gilt cloth, VG; John Pudney The Seven Skies, 1959, in d/jkt; and others, chiefly aviation and criminal history. Fair to VF (22)
Folio Society publications all in slipcases, including set of Pepys' Diaries. Few slipcases slightly marked
Folio Society publications all in slipcases, including set of Pepys' Diaries. Few slipcases slightly marked
Lot 10
Lot: 10
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSFolio Society publications all in slipcases, including set of Pepys’ Diaries. Few slipcases slightly marked . VG/VF (16)
Folio Society publications all in slipcases. VG/VF (17)
Folio Society publications all in slipcases. VG/VF (17)
Lot 11
Lot: 11
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £36
MORE DETAILSFolio Society publications all in slipcases. VG/VF (17)
Folio Society publications all in slipcases. Includes several by the Brontes (one with spine rubbed).
Folio Society publications all in slipcases. Includes several by the Brontes (one with spine rubbed).
Lot 12
Lot: 12
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSFolio Society publications all in slipcases. Includes several by the Brontes (one with spine rubbed). Mainly VG/VF (25)
John Harwood Hill "The History of the Parish of Langton with…the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire, 1867"
John Harwood Hill "The History of the Parish of Langton with…the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire, 1867"
Lot 13
Lot: 13
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSJohn Harwood Hill The History of the Parish of Langton with…the Hundred of Gartree, Leicestershire, 1867, folio, poor binding, front board detached, VG internally; Tegetmeier Pheasants: Their Natural History and Practical Management, 1881, some pages loose; Woman’s Weekly Nov.4th 1911 to May 4th 1912, bound volume; Bagshaw History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire, 1846, poor binding, map loose and damp-affected, fine text; and a wide range of others, 19th & 20th Century, a few modern, h/bk and s/bk. Poor to VF (21)
A collection of letters (44) and ephemera, 1880s/1890s concerning Lieut. Sidney Veale Byland on military service in India
A collection of letters (44) and ephemera, 1880s/1890s concerning Lieut. Sidney Veale Byland on military service in India
Lot 51
Lot: 51
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £185
MORE DETAILSA collection of letters (44) and ephemera, 1880s/1890s concerning Lieut. Sidney Veale Byland on military service in India, and his father, with both personal and military content, plus 1872 auction catalogue, a sketch book and Christmas card. VG/VF
Archive of papers concerning the sisters Elizabeth Alder (d.1829) of Ryton-on-Tyne and Newcastle,
Archive of papers concerning the sisters Elizabeth Alder (d.1829) of Ryton-on-Tyne and Newcastle,
Lot 52
Lot: 52
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £185
MORE DETAILSArchive of papers concerning the sisters Elizabeth Alder (d.1829) of Ryton-on-Tyne and Newcastle, and Isabella Alder of Weetslett, covering the period 1775-1830s, including legal documents, accounts, receipts, estate letter books, and personal letters. (Large qty., in carton). Good to fine
Archive of papers concerning Major John Frankland, gentleman farmer of Branton (West Glanton), Northumberland,
Archive of papers concerning Major John Frankland, gentleman farmer of Branton (West Glanton), Northumberland,
Lot 53
Lot: 53
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £250 - £300
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSArchive of papers concerning Major John Frankland, gentleman farmer of Branton (West Glanton), Northumberland, covering the period 1774-1832, including legal papers & documents, accounts, letters (some with annotated transcriptions or typescript copies), farming diaries, etc. Good to VF. (Large qty., in carton & 2 files)
"Jane's Fighting Ships 1942" and "1943-4", Sampson Low, original gilt cloth, VG; former with ownership label front endpaper,
"Jane's Fighting Ships 1942" and "1943-4", Sampson Low, original gilt cloth, VG; former with ownership label front endpaper,
Lot 54
Lot: 54
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £22
MORE DETAILSJane's Fighting Ships 1942 and 1943-4, Sampson Low, original gilt cloth, VG; former with ownership label front endpaper, latter with front inner hinge weak; fine internally. (2)
Yefim Gordon "Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons", 2004, and "German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia"
Yefim Gordon "Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons", 2004, and "German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia"
Lot 55
Lot: 55
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £28
MORE DETAILSYefim Gordon Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons, 2004, and German Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia, 2008; Radu Brinzan Vanator: Romanian Hunter, 2014; Gunston The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875-1995, 1995; and related titles, all h/bk, mostly in d/jkts. VG/VF (6)
20th Century Naval History, both British and German, large- format h/bks in d/jkt, plus one s/bk
20th Century Naval History, both British and German, large- format h/bks in d/jkt, plus one s/bk
Lot 57
Lot: 57
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILS20th Century Naval History, both British and German, large-format h/bks in d/jkt, plus one s/bk. VG/VF (17)
"A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours"
"A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours"
Lot 58
Lot: 58
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £120 - £150
SOLD £135
MORE DETAILSA Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings Upon High Treason and other Crimes and Misdemeanours, London, 1730-1766, the 2nd Edition, bound into 16 matching volumes, folio, quarter leather, very worn, boards partly loose or detached, all requiring rebinding; uncut, edges dust-affected, large body of the text clean; collated by previous owner as complete. (Weight approx. 85 kilos)
Tom C. Smith "Records of The Parish Church of Preston", 1892, large paper copy, gilt cloth, fine, plates complete
Tom C. Smith "Records of The Parish Church of Preston", 1892, large paper copy, gilt cloth, fine, plates complete
Lot 59
Lot: 59
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSTom C. Smith Records of The Parish Church of Preston, 1892, large paper copy, gilt cloth, fine, plates complete, many folding, bookplate of Stephen Simpson; and H. Fishwick History of the Parochial Chapelry of Goosnargh, 1871, large paper copy, requiring restoration, text & plates clean and complete. (2)
"Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham", Athlone Press, 1968-1981, 8 volume set, original cloth, gilt
"Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham", Athlone Press, 1968-1981, 8 volume set, original cloth, gilt
Lot 60
Lot: 60
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £46
MORE DETAILSCollected Works of Jeremy Bentham, Athlone Press, 1968-1981, 8 volume set, original cloth, gilt, one with small fault at foot of spine. Mostly VG/Fine. (8)
Lt. General Pitt Rivers "Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore on the borders of Dorset and Wilts"
Lt. General Pitt Rivers "Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore on the borders of Dorset and Wilts"
Lot 61
Lot: 61
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £100 - £130
SOLD £185
MORE DETAILSLt. General Pitt Rivers Excavations in Cranborne Chase, near Rushmore on the borders of Dorset and Wilts, privately published, 1887-98, 4 large volumes, original gilt cloth; Vol. I with backstrip detached & in two pieces, covers loose, other volumes with small faults to top & foot of spine; text, plates and maps complete; VG internally and suitable for restoration. (4)
A.H. Clough (Ed.) "Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's", John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes
A.H. Clough (Ed.) "Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's", John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes
Lot 62
Lot: 62
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
MORE DETAILSA.H. Clough (Ed.) Plutarch's Lives: The Translation called Dryden's, John Nimmo, 1893, 5 volumes, original gilt cloth, wear to top & foot of spines (esp. Vol.5); uncut two sides; armorial bookplates. Clean texts. (5)
Francis Grose "Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time"
Francis Grose "Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time"
Lot 64
Lot: 64
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £150 - £200
SOLD £100
MORE DETAILSFrancis Grose Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army from the Conquest to the Present Time, T. Egerton, 1801, New Edition (enlarged) including the supplement on armour and weapons; tall quarto, full leather, gilt, worn, very weak hinges, requiring restoration; 142 plates including frontispieces and plans, plus engraved titles; some spotting to the plates, mostly of a minor nature and affecting the occasional margin, the frontispieces and title pages most noticeably affected; clean text throughout.
T. Rice Holmes "The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire", Oxford, 1923, 3 Volumes, all in d/jkts;
T. Rice Holmes "The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire", Oxford, 1923, 3 Volumes, all in d/jkts;
Lot 65
Lot: 65
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £22
MORE DETAILST. Rice Holmes The Roman Republic and the Founder of the Empire, Oxford, 1923, 3 Volumes, all in d/jkts; spines of jackets darkened o/w VG; fine internally, folding maps complete. (3)
Edward Gibbon "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Methuen, 1896-1900, 7 vols
Edward Gibbon "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", Methuen, 1896-1900, 7 vols
Lot 66
Lot: 66
- Auction Date: Wed 22nd Nov 2017 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
MORE DETAILSEdward Gibbon The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Methuen, 1896-1900, 7 vols, edited by J. B. Bury; original gilt cloth, folding maps, VG set. (7)