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SOLD Lot 1 - Münster's Map of Sea Monsters and Fantastical Beasts / "Munsters Monsters"

Münster's Map of Sea Monsters and Fantastical Beasts / "Munsters Monsters"

lot 1 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Map of Sea Monsters and Fantastical Beasts [Sea Monsters]: "Meerwunder und Seltzame Their", (often referred to as "Munsters Monsters") by Sebastian ... read more

Sold for £180 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 2 - Two maps of Europe

Two maps of Europe

lot 2 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Two maps of Europe comprising: "Orbis Romani", hand coloured, in frame; and "Tabula Italiae Antiquae Geographica", by D'Anville, hand tinted, in ... read more

Sold for £45 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 3 - Two maps by Robert Morden

Two maps by Robert Morden

lot 3 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Two maps by Robert Morden comprising: "Northumberland", hand tinted, in frame; and "Westmorland", hand tinted, in frame. (2)

Sold for £25 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 4 - A Plan of Turin as Besieged in 1706

A Plan of Turin as Besieged in 1706

lot 4 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

"A Plan of Turin as Besieged in 1706", for Mr Tindal's Continuation of Mr Rapin's History of England, hand-tinted, in frame.

Sold for £30 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 5 - Two maps of Switzerland

Two maps of Switzerland

lot 5 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Two maps of Switzerland comprising: "Switzerland Schweiz La Suisse", published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838, hand ... read more

Sold for £25 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 7 - Maps of Northumberland and Durham

Maps of Northumberland and Durham

lot 7 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Northumberland and Durham, comprising: "Northumberland" by Robert Morden, and a "A Map of Durham", by J. Cary, hand-tinted, in frames. (2)

Sold for £25 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 8 - Maps of Yorkshire

Maps of Yorkshire

lot 8 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Yorkshire, by John Speede, comprising: "The West Ridinge of Yorkeshyre", and "The North and East Ridins of Yorkshire", hand-tinted, in frames. ... read more

Sold for £240 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 9 - Maps of Durham and Lancaster

Maps of Durham and Lancaster

lot 9 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Durham and Lancaster, by John Speed, comprising: "The Countie Pallatine of Lancaster", and "Episcopatvs Dvnelmensis Vulgo The Bishoprike of ... read more

Sold for £95 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 11 - Three geological maps of the North East

Three geological maps of the North East

lot 11 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Ordnance Survey of England and Wales geological maps comprising: two Geological Survey maps of Durham, colour offset lithographs, both unframed; and ... read more

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SOLD Lot 12 - Six maps of Yorkshire

Six maps of Yorkshire

lot 12 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Yorkshire including: "Lincolnshire", by T. Kitchin, hand tinted, in frame; "A New Map of Yorkshire", by T, Kitchin, hand tinted, in frame; ... read more

Sold for £200 More details 7  

SOLD Lot 13 - A collection of maps of Northumberland and Cumberland

A collection of maps of Northumberland and Cumberland

lot 13 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A collection of maps of Northumberland and Cumberland including: "Northumberland", with text below, hand tinted, in frame; "A Mapp of Ye County of ... read more

Sold for £120 More details 13  

SOLD Lot 14 - A collection of maps of Durham

A collection of maps of Durham

lot 14 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A collection of maps of Durham including: "The County Palatine of Durham", by H. Moll, hand tinted, in frame; "A New Map of Durham", by Thomas ... read more

Sold for £30 More details 7  

SOLD Lot 15 - Six maps of Asia

Six maps of Asia

lot 15 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A collection of maps of Asia, all unframed, comprising: "British India", hand tinted; "A New and Accurate Map of the Southern Provinces of Hindoostan" ... read more

Sold for £95 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 16 - Two maps of Durham

Two maps of Durham

lot 16 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Two maps of Durham comprising: "An Accurate Map of the County Palatine of Durham", dedicated to The Right Reverend Joseph Butler, Lord Bishop of ... read more

Sold for £25 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 17 - Maps of Northumberland and Durham

Maps of Northumberland and Durham

lot 17 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Northumberland comprising: "A Mapp of Northumberland" by Richard Blome, " Northumberland", by Pieter van den Keere, "The Bishopprick of ... read more

Sold for £60 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 18 - Maps of the Canary Islands

Maps of the Canary Islands

lot 18 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of the Canary Islands comprising: "The Canarie Islands" by Robert Morden, "Les Isles Canaries" by Robert de Vangondy, "Isle Canaries" by Piere ... read more

Sold for £150 More details 13  

SOLD Lot 19 - Maps of the West Indies

Maps of the West Indies

lot 19 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of the West Indies comprising: "A New and Accurate Map of the Isles of Guadaloupe, Marie-Galante & etc" by J. Gibson, "A Map of the Island of ... read more

Sold for £95 More details 8  

SOLD Lot 20 - Strip maps of Northumberland

Strip maps of Northumberland

lot 20 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Strip maps of Northumberland comprising: "The Road from Tinmouth Northumberland to Carlisle", "The Continuation of the Road from London to Barwick", ... read more

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SOLD Lot 21 - A map of Holy Island

A map of Holy Island

lot 21 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A map of Holy Island: "Insvla Sacra Vulgo Holy Island et Farne", by Blaeu, hand-tinted, in frame.

Sold for £120 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 22 - Maps of Northumberland

Maps of Northumberland

lot 22 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Northumberland including: "Northumberland" by Robert Morden, "Northumberland" by J & C Walker, "Northvmbrlae" by Christopher Saxton, and ... read more

Sold for £70 More details 13  

SOLD Lot 24 - A collection of maps of Durham

A collection of maps of Durham

lot 24 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A collection of maps of Durham, including: "Dvnelmensis" by Christopher Saxton, "The County Palatine of Durham" by H. Moll, "Episcopatus Dunelmensis ... read more

Sold for £60 More details 9  

SOLD Lot 25 - Two maps of Northumberland

Two maps of Northumberland

lot 25 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Maps of Northumberland comprising: "Newcastle uppon Tyne" by Capt. G. Collins, hand-tinted, in frame; and "A New and Improved Map of Northumberland" ... read more

Sold for £75 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 26 - A map of "Holy Island Staples and Barwick" by Capt. Greenvil Collins

A map of "Holy Island Staples and Barwick" by Capt. Greenvil Collins

lot 26 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A map of "Holy Island Staples and Barwick", dedicated and presented to Capt. Will Davies by Capt. Greenvil Collins, to the King, hand tinted, in ... read more

Sold for £75 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 27 - A sea chart and map off the East Coast of England and Scotland

A sea chart and map off the East Coast of England and Scotland

lot 27 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A sea chart and map off the East Coast of England and Scotland: "Nieuwe Paskaert vande Oost Cust van Engeland en Schotland Beginnende van't ... read more

Sold for £25 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 28 - Map of Shropshire

Map of Shropshire

lot 28 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Map of Shropshire: "Shropshire", by Robert Morden, hand-tinted, in frame.

Sold for £20 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 29 - Greenwood and Fowler's Map of Edinburgh and Holy Island

Greenwood and Fowler's Map of Edinburgh and Holy Island

lot 29 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A folding map of the County of Edinburgh, by Thomas Sharp, C. Greenwood and William Fowler, 1828 with hand colouring and linen-backed in gilt, ... read more

Sold for £680 More details 13  

SOLD Lot 30 - Teesdale's Maps of Yorkshire and Lancashire

Teesdale's Maps of Yorkshire and Lancashire

lot 30 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A folding map of Yorkshire, by Henry Teesdale and C. Stocking, 1828, hand-coloured and linen-backed in solander box-case; together with a folding map ... read more

Sold for £420 More details 24  

SOLD Lot 31 - Russell's Atlas and two maps of England and Wales

Russell's Atlas and two maps of England and Wales

lot 31 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Russell (J. C.), A New School Atlas of Modern Geography, 8vo, half calf, containing 25 hand coloured maps of the world, c. 1830; John Andrews' New ... read more

Sold for £240 More details 11  

SOLD Lot 32 - Paterson’s Roads and Howitt’s Rural Life

Paterson’s Roads and Howitt’s Rural Life

lot 32 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Paterson (Daniel), A New and Accurate Description of All the Direct and Principal Roads in England and Wales, 8vo, full calf, fourteenth edition, ... read more

Sold for £65 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 33 - North Country maps

North Country maps

lot 33 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

An antique Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile, covering the region around Highgreen and Otterburn, c.1910 in original slip case; a folding ... read more

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SOLD Lot 34 - Ordnance Maps of Newcastle and Northumberland

Ordnance Maps of Newcastle and Northumberland

lot 34 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Eleven antique, unframed ordnance maps of East and West Matfen, Houghton, Wallhouses, Aydon Castle, Haydon and Chesterwood, Corbridge and Aydon, and ... read more

Sold for £75 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 35 - Commander Frank Wild C.B.E, Shackleton's Last Voyage

Commander Frank Wild C.B.E, Shackleton's Last Voyage

lot 35 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Wild (Commander Frank), Shackleton's Last Voyage: The Story of the 'Quest', 2nd Edition, 8vo, cloth, with maps, photographs, and illustrations, ... read more

Sold for £220 More details 8  

SOLD Lot 37 - Young's Six Month Tour, 1771

Young's Six Month Tour, 1771

lot 37 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Young (Arthur), A Six Month's Tour Through the North of England, 4 vols, 8vo, full calf, illus., with fourteen folding plates, six folding charts and ... read more

Sold for £300 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 38 - d'Arviux's Arabia, 1718 and Mogul Tales, 1736 / Mogul Tales, 2 Vols

d'Arviux's Arabia, 1718 and Mogul Tales, 1736 / Mogul Tales, 2 Vols

lot 38 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

d'Arviux (Laurent), The Chevalier d'Arviux's Travels in Arabia the Desert; two which is added a general description of Arabia, by Sultan Ishmal ... read more

Sold for £500 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 39 - A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, 1786

A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, 1786

lot 39 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Sparrman (Andrew), A Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Towards the Antarctic Polar Circle and Around the World, 2 vols., 4to, calf, illus., with one ... read more

Sold for £450 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 42 - Herbert Ward's A Voice from the Congo, first edition

Herbert Ward's A Voice from the Congo, first edition

lot 42 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Ward (Herbert), A Voice From The Congo, 8vo., with illustrations and photographs by the author, William Heinemann, first edition, 1910; together with ... read more

Sold for £60 More details 9  

SOLD Lot 43 - Archibald Duncan The British Trident, 5 vols

Archibald Duncan The British Trident, 5 vols

lot 43 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Duncan (Archibald), The British Trident, or, Register of Naval Actions, 5 vols, 12mo, half calf, illus., James Cundee, London, vol I (1809), vols ... read more

Sold for £45 More details 6  

SOLD Lot 44 - The Female Spectator

The Female Spectator

lot 44 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Haywood (Eliza, Publisher), The Female Spectator, 4 vols, 8vo, full calf, illus., with engraved frontispiece, 1755, signed by previous owner J. D. ... read more

Sold for £380 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 46 - The Art of Midwifery, 1728 and Observations in Surgery, 1739 / Observations in Surgery

The Art of Midwifery, 1728 and Observations in Surgery, 1739 / Observations in Surgery

lot 46 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Daventer (Henry), The Art of Midwifery Improved (English language version), 8vo, calf, illus., with fold-out plates, 3rd edition, 1728; and Le Dran ... read more

Sold for £200 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 48 - A Turkish Spy, 1770 and Code of Gentoo Laws, 1781

A Turkish Spy, 1770 and Code of Gentoo Laws, 1781

lot 48 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Marano (Giovanni Paolo), Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy, Who Lived Five and Forty Years Undiscovered at Paris, 8vo, 6mo, calf, 1770; and Halhed ... read more

Sold for £180 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 49 - A Treatise on Magnetism, 1787

A Treatise on Magnetism, 1787

lot 49 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Cavallo (Tiberius), a Treatise on Magnetism in theory and practice with original experiments, 8vo, half calf, lacking plates and preliminary blank ... read more

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SOLD Lot 50 - J.G. Zimmerman, Solitude or the Effect of Occasional Retirement and W.DeBritaine, Human Prudence

J.G. Zimmerman, Solitude or the Effect of Occasional Retirement and W.DeBritaine, Human Prudence

lot 50 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Zimmerman (John George), 2 vols, 8vo, full calf, illus., 1799; and DeBritaine (W.), Human Prudence or the Art by with a man may raise himself and his ... read more

Sold for £75 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 51 - Edmund Burke’s Speeches

Edmund Burke’s Speeches

lot 51 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Burke (Edmund), Speeches on American Taxation, Conciliation with the Colonies, A Plan for the better security of the independence of Parliament and ... read more

Sold for £300 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 52 - Plutarch’s Lives, 1757

Plutarch’s Lives, 1757

lot 52 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Plutarch’s Lives, 2 vols, 8vo, full calf, Edinburgh, 1757, bearing the book-plate of George James Fergusson-Buchanan of Auchentorlie – Justice of the ... read more

Sold for £70 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 53 - Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book, 1869

Mrs Beeton’s Cookery Book, 1869

lot 53 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Beeton (Mrs Isabella Mary, Née Mayson), The Book of Household Management, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1869.

Sold for £200 More details 6  

SOLD Lot 54 - Works of Aleister Crowley and Anatomy of Melancholy

Works of Aleister Crowley and Anatomy of Melancholy

lot 54 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Crowley (Aleister), Works Of, 3 vols, 8vo, Foyers , Yogi Publication Society, Des Planines, Illinois, 1970; and Democritus Junior, The Anatomy of ... read more

Sold for £160 More details 1  

SOLD Lot 55 - Johannes, Trithemius:  Polygraphie et Universelle Escriture Cabalistique

Johannes, Trithemius: Polygraphie et Universelle Escriture Cabalistique

lot 55 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Trithemius (Johannes), (translated into French by Gabriel de Collange), Polygraphie et Universelle Escriture Cabalistique, two parts in one volume, ... read more

Sold for £3,000 More details 9  

SOLD Lot 56 - A collection of Richard Adams novels, most first editions and signed

A collection of Richard Adams novels, most first editions and signed

lot 56 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Adams (Richard), Watership Down, 1973, signed; Shardik, 1974, signed; The Plague Dogs, 1977, signed, with d.w.; The Girl in a Swing, 1980, signed, ... read more

Sold for £60 More details 6  

SOLD Lot 57 - A collection of C. P. Snow novels, most first editions and with dust wrappers

A collection of C. P. Snow novels, most first editions and with dust wrappers

lot 57 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Snow (Charles Percy), The Light and The Dark, first edition, 1947; Strangers and Brothers, second edition, 1948; Time of Hope, first edition, 1949; ... read more

Sold for £100 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 58 - A collection of Anthony Powell novels, most first editions and with dust wrappers

A collection of Anthony Powell novels, most first editions and with dust wrappers

lot 58 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Powell (Anthony), A Dance to the Music of Time 7 vols: At Lady Molly’s, first edition, 1957, with d.w.; The Kindly Ones, first edition, 1962, library ... read more

Sold for £170 More details 8  

SOLD Lot 61 - A selection of works by 20th Century female authors

A selection of works by 20th Century female authors

lot 61 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Macaulay (Rose), Orphan Island, first edition, 1924; Macaulay (Rose), The World My Wilderness, first edition, 1950, with d.w.; Spark (Muriel), The ... read more

Sold for £60 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 62 - A selection of mostly first edition novels

A selection of mostly first edition novels

lot 62 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A selection of novels, most British first editions, including: Sagan (Francoise), Those Without Shadows, translated by Irene Ash, first edition, 1957; ... read more

Sold for £45 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 64 - A collection of Paul Scott novels, all first edition

A collection of Paul Scott novels, all first edition

lot 64 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Scott (Paul), The Alien Sky, first edition, 1953, with d.w.; The Chinese Love Pavilion, first edition, 1960, with d.w.; The Jewel in the Crown, first ... read more

Sold for £65 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 65 - A collection of A. S. Byatt works, all first edition

A collection of A. S. Byatt works, all first edition

lot 65 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Byatt (Antonia Susan), The Virgin in the Garden, first edition, 1978, signed and dated October 14th 1981, with d.w.; Possession: A Romance, first ... read more

Sold for £40 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 66 - A collection of works by Alice Thomas Ellis

A collection of works by Alice Thomas Ellis

lot 66 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Ellis (Alice Thomas), The Sin Eater, first edition, 1977, with d.w.; Home Life Three, first edition, 1988, signed, with d.w.; The Skeleton in the ... read more

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SOLD Lot 67 - A selection of works by John Moore and works by J. L. Carr

A selection of works by John Moore and works by J. L. Carr

lot 67 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A collection of first novels by John Moore, including: Portrait of Elmbury: The Biography of a Market Town, first edition, 1945, with d.w.; Brensham ... read more

Sold for £250 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 68 - A selection of first edition 20th Century novels

A selection of first edition 20th Century novels

lot 68 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Hughes (Richard), A High Wind in Jamaica, first edition, 1929, with d.w.; In Hazard, first edition, 1938, with d.w.; The Fox in the Attic, first ... read more

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SOLD Lot 69 - Doris Lessing’s Canopus in Argos

Doris Lessing’s Canopus in Argos

lot 69 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Lessing (Doris), Canopus Argos series, five vols, all first edition, comprising: Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta, 1979, with d.w.; The Marriages ... read more

Sold for £80 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 70 - John Braine first edition novels

John Braine first edition novels

lot 70 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Braine (John), Room at the Top, first edition, 1957, with d.w.; The Vodi, first edition, 1959, with d.w.; The Jealous God, first edition, 1964. (3)

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SOLD Lot 71 - A collection of Joyce Porter and other 20th Century novels

A collection of Joyce Porter and other 20th Century novels

lot 71 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Porter (Joyce), Dover One, first edition second impression, 1964; Dover and the Unkindest Cut of All, first edition, 1967, with d.w.; Dover Goes to ... read more

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SOLD Lot 72 - A collection of works by C. S. Lewis and other 20th Century authors

A collection of works by C. S. Lewis and other 20th Century authors

lot 72 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Lewis (Clive Staples), Till We Have Faces, first edition second impression, 1956, with d.w.; That Hideous Strength, first edition, 1945; The Great ... read more

Sold for £110 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 73 - A selection of novels by 20th Century female authors

A selection of novels by 20th Century female authors

lot 73 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Howard (Elizabeth Jane), The Beautiful Visit, first edition, 1950; The Long View, first edition, 1956, with d.w.; The Sea Change, first edition, 1959; ... read more

Sold for £40 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 74 - A selection of novels by female authors

A selection of novels by female authors

lot 74 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Manning (Olivia), The Play Room, first edition,1969, with d.w.; Williams (Ursula Vaughn), Set to Partners, first edition, 1968, with d.w.; O’Brien ... read more

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SOLD Lot 75 - A collection of 20th Century novels

A collection of 20th Century novels

lot 75 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Salinger (Jerome David), Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, first edition third impression, 1963, with dedication page after the ... read more

Sold for £150 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 76 - A selection of books relating to Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings

A selection of books relating to Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings

lot 76 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A selection of books relating to Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings, including: Russell (Gary), The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring, first edition, ... read more

Sold for £75 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 78 - J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings

lot 78 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel), The Fellowship of the Ring, eleventh impression, 1961, with d.w.; The Two Towers, ninth impression, 1962, with d.w.; The ... read more

Sold for £250 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 79 - A collection of first edition novels by Iris Murdoch

A collection of first edition novels by Iris Murdoch

lot 79 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Murdoch (Iris), Under the Net, first edition, 1954; The Severed Head, first edition, 1961; An Unofficial Rose, first edition, 1962, with d.w.; The ... read more

Sold for £140 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 80 - A collection of first edition novels by Iris Murdoch

A collection of first edition novels by Iris Murdoch

lot 80 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Murdoch (Iris), A Fairly Honorable Defeat, first edition, 1970, with d.w.; An Accidental Man, first edition, 1971, with d.w.; The Black Prince, first ... read more

Sold for £65 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 81 - A collection of works by and about Iris Murdoch

A collection of works by and about Iris Murdoch

lot 81 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Murdoch (Iris), The Message to the Planet, first edition, 1980, with d.w.; The Green Knight, first edition, 1993, with d.w.; A Year of Birds, with ... read more

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SOLD Lot 82 - A selection of modern novels and other works, most first editions

A selection of modern novels and other works, most first editions

lot 82 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

McCowen (Alec), Double Bill, first edition, 1980, signed, with d.w.; Holleran (Andrew), Dancer from the Dance, first edition 1978, with d.w.; Gordon ... read more

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SOLD Lot 83 - A selection of modern novels and other works, most first editions

A selection of modern novels and other works, most first editions

lot 83 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Graham (Ysenda Maxtone), The Real Mrs Miniver, 2001, with d.w.; Pears (Iain), The Dream of Scipio, first edition, 2002, with d.w.; Maupin (Armistead), ... read more

Sold for £40 More details 4  

SOLD Lot 84 - A selection of modern poetry

A selection of modern poetry

lot 84 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A selection of modern poetry, including: Armstrong (Peter), Risings, first edition, 1988, with manuscript letter from the author; Eliot (Thomas ... read more

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SOLD Lot 85 - Robertson’s History of Scotland and Scottish Heraldry

Robertson’s History of Scotland and Scottish Heraldry

lot 85 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Robertson (William), The History of Scotland, 2 vols, 8vo, full calf, illus., with engraved frontispiece, 1794; and Innes (Sir Thomas), Scots ... read more

Sold for £70 More details 2  

SOLD Lot 86 - The Odyssey Trans by Homer and T. E. Lawrence, 1932

The Odyssey Trans by Homer and T. E. Lawrence, 1932

lot 86 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Homer, and Lawrence (T. E.) (Trans.), The Odyssey of Homer, imperial 8vo, calf , illus., with gilt roundels emulating styles used in ancient Greek ... read more

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SOLD Lot 87 - The Illustrated London News 1889 and 1895

The Illustrated London News 1889 and 1895

lot 87 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Bound volumes of The Illustrated London News, January to June 1889 and January to June 1895.

Sold for £80 More details 15  

SOLD Lot 88 - Book collecting and ephemera

Book collecting and ephemera

lot 88 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Slater (J. H.), How to Collect Books, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1905; Muir (Percy), English Children’s Books, 4to, cloth, illus., 1979 with d.w.; Rustler ... read more

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SOLD Lot 89 - Books on English Country Houses

Books on English Country Houses

lot 89 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Jekyll (Gertrude) and Jones (Sydney R.), Old English Household Life, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1945; Davie (W. Galsworthy) and Dawdar (E. G.), Old Cottages, ... read more

Sold for £45 More details 3  

SOLD Lot 91 - Books on gardens and gardening

Books on gardens and gardening

lot 91 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Jekyll (Gertrude), Children and Gardens, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1908; Jekyll (Gertrude), A Gardeners Testament, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1937; Jekyll ... read more

Sold for £120 More details 5  

SOLD Lot 92 - Books on gardens and gardening

Books on gardens and gardening

lot 92 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Robinson (W.), The Wild Garden, 8vo, gilt velum, illus. by Alfred Parsons, limited edition, 1895; Hellyer (A. G. L.), The Amateur Gardener, 8vo, ... read more

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SOLD Lot 93 - Antique Miniature Books for Children

Antique Miniature Books for Children

lot 93 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Joyce (Rev. J.), Scientific Dialogs Intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People, 6 vols, 16mo, quarter calf and marbled boards, ... read more

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SOLD Lot 96 - Books on woodworking and other crafts

Books on woodworking and other crafts

lot 96 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Jack (George), Wood Engraving; Macbeth (Ann) and Spence (May), School and Fireside Crafts; Rogers (George Alfred), Art of Wood Carving; John ... read more

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SOLD Lot 97 - Books on tapestries and other textiles

Books on tapestries and other textiles

lot 97 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Wingfield Digby (George), The Devonshire Hunting Tapestries; Fifteen Craftsmen on Their Crafts, edited by John Farleigh; Swain (Margaret), Figures on ... read more

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SOLD Lot 98 - Books on the British Countryside

Books on the British Countryside

lot 98 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Street (Arthur George), Country Calendar; Lampson (Godfrey Locker), The Country Gentleman & Other Essays; Pakington (Humphrey), English Villages and ... read more

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SOLD Lot 99 - Books on Britain

Books on Britain

lot 99 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Morton (Henry Canova Vollam), In Search of Scotland; Morton (Henry Canova Vollam), The Call of England; Varley (Telford) and Ball (Wilfrid), ... read more

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SOLD Lot 100 - Books on Religion

Books on Religion

lot 100 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

The Garden of the Soul, 16mo., calf, 1755; The Oeconomy of Human Life, translated from Indian manuscript, 12mo., calf, 1751; The Office for the Dead, ... read more

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SOLD Lot 103 - Henry Moore, The Mystery of Godliness, 1660

Henry Moore, The Mystery of Godliness, 1660

lot 103 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Moore (Henry), An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness, folio, half calf, 1660.

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SOLD Lot 104 - German's Commentary Upon Ecclesiastes

German's Commentary Upon Ecclesiastes

lot 104 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

German (Michael), A Commentary Upon the Whole Booke of Ecclesiaste, or The Preacher, folio, full calf, 1639, in solander box case.

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SOLD Lot 105 - A Geneva Bible

A Geneva Bible

lot 105 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

A Geneva or "Breeches" Bible, translated into English, comprising: The Old Testament and Apocrypha, The Psalms, New Testament, and Preface "To the ... read more

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SOLD Lot 106 - Epistles of Cicero, 1684

Epistles of Cicero, 1684

lot 106 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Cicero (Marcus), Epistolarum Tullius, together with an extensive commentary, 8vo, velum, illus., with engraved frontispiece and title page, Amsterdam ... read more

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SOLD Lot 107 - Memoirs of Cromwell Vols. 1 and 2, 1784

Memoirs of Cromwell Vols. 1 and 2, 1784

lot 107 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Noble (Mark), Memoirs of the Protectorate-House of Cromwell, 2 vols, 8vo, half calf and marbled boards, with engraved frontispiece and fold-out ... read more

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SOLD Lot 110 - Life of Thomas Arnold of Rugby School

Life of Thomas Arnold of Rugby School

lot 110 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Stanley (Arthur Penrhyn), The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold, 2 vols, 8vo, full calf, embossed with the arms of Rugby School in gilt, with ... read more

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SOLD Lot 111 - R. de Thoyras' History of England

R. de Thoyras' History of England

lot 111 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

De Thoyras (Rapin), (translated into English by N. Tindal), The History of England, 2 vols, folio, half calf, illus., with engravings, charts, and ... read more

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SOLD Lot 112 - Strada's De Bellow Belgico, 1641

Strada's De Bellow Belgico, 1641

lot 112 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Strada (Famiano), De Bellow Belgico (The History of the Low-Countries Wars), 8vo, full calf, illus., with engraved plates and engraved tailpieces, ... read more

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SOLD Lot 113 - Halifax and its Gibbet-Law, 1780

Halifax and its Gibbet-Law, 1780

lot 113 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Midgeley (Dr. Samuel), Placed in a true Light, 16mo, full calf, illus., with engraved frontispiece, Halifax 1780. N.B. This book was first published ... read more

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SOLD Lot 115 - Tracts relating to the Pretender, 1756-46

Tracts relating to the Pretender, 1756-46

lot 115 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Relating to the Pretender: Remarks on the speech of James, late Earl of Derwentwater; The Remarkable affecting Case and dying Words of Mr Archibald ... read more

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SOLD Lot 116 - History of the Rebellion Begun in 1641

History of the Rebellion Begun in 1641

lot 116 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Edward Earl of Clarendon, The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641, vol 2, folio, full calf, illus., engraved ... read more

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SOLD Lot 118 - Burnetts History of His Own Times, two Vols

Burnetts History of His Own Times, two Vols

lot 118 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Burnett (B. P.), Bishop Burnett's History of His Own time, two vols, folio, full calf, 1724 - 1734, bearing the book-plate of Sir Joseph Radcliffe, ... read more

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SOLD Lot 119 - Discoveries of Heraclea, 1750

Discoveries of Heraclea, 1750

lot 119 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Di Venuti (Marquis Don Marcello) and Skurray (Wicks) (translator), A Description of the First Discoveries of Antient City of Heraclea, two parts in ... read more

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SOLD Lot 120 - Campbell's History Of Ireland, 1790

Campbell's History Of Ireland, 1790

lot 120 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Campbell (Thomas), Strictures on the Ecclesiastical and Literary History of Ireland, from the most ancient times, 8vo, calf, 1790, bound together ... read more

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SOLD Lot 121 - Robertson’s Life of Napoleon

Robertson’s Life of Napoleon

lot 121 (The Books Auction, 5th Jun, 2024)

Robertson (J. W.), The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 8vo, modern half calf, illus., with engraved frontispiece, Newcastle, circa 1816.

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