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Sat 20th Feb 2021 -
10:30am
Antique & Collectors Book Sale
This is our first sale catalogue of 2021. Due to the current restrictions, we felt this sale was the best type of sale to return with- welcome to our first ever ‘Rare & Collectable Book Sale’…
Firstly, please note that all lots within this sale catalogue are used and have varying levels of use and age-related wear. However, we can inform that all entries have come from the same vendor, whom, was the owner of an established book shop.
There are some new and remaining alterations that we are making to our sales, they are as follows:
1- There will continue to be no viewing for this sale. Each lot has a description based on the information we have. Furthermore, there are multiple images to accompany each lot (which can be zoomed in on). If there is a question you have (that cannot be answered through the description or images) please contact us via email.
2- The sale will continue to be held from home; however, we will be working with a further reduced workforce. We will be unable to answer phone calls on sale day and therefore ask that if you have a request for a condition report, that these are in by 12pm on Friday 19th and that all commission bids are placed by 7pm on this same date- anything received after these times, will not be accepted.
3- Due to our current reduced workforce and the restrictions, we are working with, we will only be able to pack and send individual books. If you purchase multiple books, you will be required to arrange a courier. Alternatively, if you prefer to collect your winning lot/s in person, we can hold these until restrictions are eased and you are able to do so.
4- Please, please, please only bid on lots that you are certain to pay for within our terms (5 working days on receipt of your invoice). We would be so incredibly grateful for your cooperation with this.
Firstly, please note that all lots within this sale catalogue are used and have varying levels of use and age-related wear. However, we can inform that all entries have come from the same vendor, whom, was the owner of an established book shop.
There are some new and remaining alterations that we are making to our sales, they are as follows:
1- There will continue to be no viewing for this sale. Each lot has a description based on the information we have. Furthermore, there are multiple images to accompany each lot (which can be zoomed in on). If there is a question you have (that cannot be answered through the description or images) please contact us via email.
2- The sale will continue to be held from home; however, we will be working with a further reduced workforce. We will be unable to answer phone calls on sale day and therefore ask that if you have a request for a condition report, that these are in by 12pm on Friday 19th and that all commission bids are placed by 7pm on this same date- anything received after these times, will not be accepted.
3- Due to our current reduced workforce and the restrictions, we are working with, we will only be able to pack and send individual books. If you purchase multiple books, you will be required to arrange a courier. Alternatively, if you prefer to collect your winning lot/s in person, we can hold these until restrictions are eased and you are able to do so.
4- Please, please, please only bid on lots that you are certain to pay for within our terms (5 working days on receipt of your invoice). We would be so incredibly grateful for your cooperation with this.
451 Lots
Lot 100A
This is our first sale catalogue of 2021. Due to the current restrictions, we felt this sale was the best type of sale to return with- welcome to our first ever ‘Rare & Collectable Book Sale’…Firstly, please note that all lots within this sale catalogue are used and have varying levels of use and age-related wear. However, we can inform that all entries have come from the same vendor, whom, was the owner of an established book shop.
There are some new and remaining alterations that we are making to our sales, they are as follows:
1- There will continue to be no viewing for this sale. Each lot has a description based on the information we have. Furthermore, there are multiple images to accompany each lot (which can be zoomed in on). If there is a question you have (that cannot be answered through the description or images) please contact us via email.
2- The sale will continue to be held from home; however, we will be working with a further reduced workforce. We will be unable to answer phone calls on sale day and therefore ask that if you have a request for a condition report, that these are in by 12pm on Friday 19th and that all commission bids are placed by 7pm on this same date- anything received after these times, will not be accepted.
3- Due to our current reduced workforce and the restrictions, we are working with, we will only be able to pack and send individual books. If you purchase multiple books, you will be required to arrange a courier. Alternatively, if you prefer to collect your winning lot/s in person, we can hold these until restrictions are eased and you are able to do so.
4- Please, please, please only bid on lots that you are certain to pay for within our terms (5 working days on receipt of your invoice). We would be so incredibly grateful for your cooperation with this..
Estimate: £ 1 - £ 2
Lot 108
A Collection of mixed genre books which includes titles such as: Evolution by J.A Thomas and P.Geddes, The Scott Library, Dangerous Play by Andrew Motion, Glass Flowers by Fritz Kredel, The Sonnet of William Shakespeare, Bibliography of Robert Louis Stevenson, Southern Harvest by Clare Leighton, Scottish Crafts by Ian Finlay, A Marriage song for the Princess Elizabeth by John Buxton and booklets titled 'Judgment Day' by R.S. Thomas, A First Visit to the outlook Tower 1906 and University studies and university residence..Hammer: £ 65
Lot 109
A Collection of mixed genre books and booklets to include: Shelley by Francis Thompson, Edward Lowbury New Poems signed by the author [180 copies], Two copies of The Ugly Duchess by Lion Feuchtwanger, Lieder Und Bilder Fur Jung Und Alt, Highways & Byways in the west Highlands illustrated by Sir D.Y.Cameron, Two copies of Juliana Horatia Ewing and her books by Horatia K.F.Gatty, Defense de la poesie Francaise par Emile Legouis, Thom Gunn A bibliography 1940-78, Four copies of The Adelphi and a set of two volumes of Anglo- American First Editions: East to West by I.R.Brussel.Hammer: £ 28
Lot 110
A Collection of mixed collectable books and booklet which includes titles: A Piece of Chalk by G.K.Chesterton, Adrian Savage by Lucas Malet, The History of a Kiss as told to and reported by Andrew Reid Cowan, Lafcadio first editions and values, Cambridge books and printing 1931 [first edition], The Maximus Poems by Charles Olson, Insect Natural History by A.D.Imms and Birket Foster by H.M. Cundall..Hammer: £ 20
Lot 111
A Collection of collectable books which include titles such as: The Scottish Land Tourists Pocket Guide, The Scenery of the West Highlands, A Portrait of the Artist as a young man by James Joyce, Two copies of the 1940's How to pay for the war by John Maynard Keynes, The Masque of learning 1912, The Masque of Medieval modern learning by Patrick Geddes, Problems of sex, Three copies of Forward from Liberalism by Stephen Spender, Dorothy Raeburn by Reginald Turner, The World without and the world within by Patrick Geddes, James Merrill- Braving the elements, Loves Proxy by Richard Bagot, William Makepeace Thackeray- A Bibliography by Lewis Melville, Catalogue of an exhibition of the works of William Makepeace Thackeray and Tell me, Tell me by Marianne Moore..Hammer: £ 70
Lot 112
A Collection of mixed genre uncorrected proof and proof copies which include, The Poetry of nature selected by Leonard Clark, Rainer Maria Rilke 1959 & 1963, The Young Caesar by Rex Warner, A Sense of Guilt, La Turista by Sam Shepard, Rabelais by Jean Louis Barrault, A Local Habitation by Norman Nicholson, A Choice of Wordworths verse by R.S.Thomas, Declaration edited by Tom Maschler,The Age of the Rainmakers by Wilson Harris, Getting on by Alan Bennett, Alban Berg letters to his wife by Bernard Grun, Collected poems and Epigrams by J.V. Cunningham, Dawn and the Darkest Hour by George Woodcock, Religion and Literature by Helen Gardner, A Point of order by Gwyn Thomas, The Foursome by E.A. Whitehead, On the Contrary by Mary McCarthy and The Moment of Eclipse by Brian W.Aldiss..Hammer: £ 35
Lot 113
A Selection of collectable books which include A Sequence of little sonnets by Roland Harris [1 of 130 copies], Le Rappel A L'Ordre by Jean Cocteau [1926], Le Vie Secrete Roman by Edouard Estaunie, Lawrence Durrell by John Unterecker, The Exquisite Instrument by Ron Butlin, After the cries of the birds by Lawrence Ferlinghetti [Signed], Her by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Serial Fiction by Graham Pollard, More Binding Variants by John Carter, A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, Edward Thomas Exhibition 1968, James Clarence Mangan by Rudolf Patrick Holzapfel, A Fountain in Kennedy by John Frederick Nims, Novels and tales of the 19th & 20th centuries, The Victorian Novel 1837-1901, John Drinkwater exhibition 1962, Fanfrolicana 1928, The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick club by George W. Davis, The Drunk in the Furnace by W.S. Merwin, The Christmas that almost wasn't by Ogden Nash, The Fire Screen by James Merrill, Horses of Britain by Lady Wentworth, Lawrence Durrell A Study by G.S. Fraser, A World Away by Maeve Gilmore, Anthony Trollope by James Pope Hennessy, T.S Elliot a bibliography by Donald Gallup, Vita Sackville-west a bibliography by Nigel Nicolson, Arthur Ransome a bibliography by Wayne G. Hammond and George Orwell a bibliography by Gillian Fenwick..Hammer: £ 90
Lot 114
A Selection of collectable books and booklets which includes: The British Bibliography of Edgar Wallace, Edward Thomas and Modern Literary First editions catalogue, The Book- Collector's Quarterly 1933, Walter De La Mare 1956, Novels in English catalogue 1973, Ireland in Fiction I By Stephen J Brown, A Bibliography of Arthur Waley by Francis A Johns, A Bibliography of Norman Douglas by Cecil Woolf, The Minerva Press 1790-1820 by Dorothy Blakey, A Bibliography of the works of Louis Macneice, A Bibliography of Siegfried Sassoon by Geoffrey Keynes, Forrest Reid a portrait and study by Russell Burlington, A Bibliography of Fredrick Rolfe by Cecil Woolf, Herbert Read by Francis Berry, Housman Centenary Exhibition 1959, Hugh MacDiarmid 1967 catalogue, Mark Twain catalogue, Beardsley Collection catalogue, George Elliot in original cloth A Bibliography Catalogue, The Hound of Heaven catalogue, A Critical Bibliography of works by and about Francis Thompson by Myrtle Pihlman Pope, A Writer's life and Scottish Sculpture..Hammer: £ 40
Lot 132
A Selection of collectable books which include titles : Lyrics & Poems from Ibsen translated by F.E. Garrett, McConnachie and J.M.B., Speeches BY J.M.Barrie 1938, Two copies of Gillian the Dreamer by Neil Munro dated 1899, Prose Dramas- Emperor and Galilean: A World- Historic drama: by Henrik Ibsen dated 1890, Pitman's Art & Life series 'Films' by Andrew Buchanan dated 1932, 1st edition Fleet Street and other poems by John Davidson dated 1909 and Not so deep as a well by Dorothy Parker dated 1937. Mostly all 1st editions..Estimate: £ 30 - £ 60
Lot 133
A Selection of collectable books which includes titles: Reverses; or, Memoirs of the Fairfax Family dated 1833, The Charles Men by Verner Von Heidenstam volume I&II dated 1920, Towards Democracy by Edward Carpenter dated 1896, God The Known and God the Unknown by Samuel Butler dated 1909 [1st edition], No Gains without Pains. A true life-story for boys. by H.C. Knight dated 1874, The Story of Sir David Wilkie- His life and works by A.L. Simpson dated 1879, Friendship Offering and Winters Wreath: dated 1836, Voices from the crown; and other poems by Charles Mackay second edition, A Lame dogs diary by S. Macnaughtan dated 1905 and Nature's Mighty Wonders by Richard Newton.Hammer: £ 32
Lot 134
A Selection of 19th century books which includes titles and authors : Johnsons Pocket Dictionary of the English Language- Belfast- dated 1839, Orberry's Edition- The Maid of the Mill- an opera by Isacc Bickerstaff- London 1818, Literary Parables by T.W.H. Crosland, Black Sheep- a novel- by Edmund Yates- new edition- 1869, Urith- A tale of Dartmoor by S. Baring Gould Vol I & II- 1891, The Tree of Knowledge by G.M. Robins Volume I, II & III- 1889 and The Keeper of the keys by F.W. Robinson Volume I, II & III 1890. Three volumes of Prince Roderick, three volumes of Pit town Cornet and three volumes of suspense..Hammer: £ 30
Lot 136
A Large quantity of mixed genre books which includes The Findlater Sisters by Eileen Mackenzie, Masterpiece of Thrills, Eric Linklater The Royal House of Scotland, The Poets Tongue, Osbert Sitwell Pound Wise, A winter's Journey by Richard Hart, Various Welsh Review booklets, The Victors, Angel Pavement by J.B. Priestley, Three books by Marcel Proust and various poetry booklets..Hammer: £ 36
Lot 137
A Collection of Poem books, booklets and various French Ballet and Italian Opera booklets. Includes Twenty- Four Poems by William Kean Seymour, Anthology of Georgian Poetry, A Poets Sketch Book by Robert Buchanan, Various Poem books by William Watson, The Beggar's Opera, Alsace De Lorraine les Voyage booklets, Sixteen Years of Ballet Rambert, Studies of Robert Helpmann and various Royal Italian Opera Booklets..Hammer: £ 22
Lot 139
A Collection of Books and Booklets which include: The Photo Drama of Creation, 'Touch' Poems by Thom Gunn, Journey to the Frontier by Peter Stansky, The Life of our Lord by Charles Dickens, Field & Farm by Richard Jeffries, Inscribed by the author 'Gerard Manley Hopkins' book, Christopher Marlowe edited by Havelock Ellis 'Unexpurgated Edition' 1887 and A Fantastic Journey by Paul Murray..Hammer: £ 28
Lot 140
A Selection of Science Fiction hardback books. Includes Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction by H.L. Gold, The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1950, Venus Equilateral by George O. Smith 1947, Omnibus of Science Fiction by Groff Conklin, The Best Science- Fiction Stories: 1953 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T.E. Dikty, New Tales of Space and Time edited by Raymond J. Healy, Science in Wonderland by Professor A.M. Low 1935, The Tenth Galaxy Reader edited by Frederik Pohl dated 1968, The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1951 edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T.E. Dikty and signed by T.E. Dikty, Star Science Fiction Stories by Frederik Pohl and Adventures in Tomorrow edited by Kendell Foster Crossen..Hammer: £ 60