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North American Auction Company
Lot 561

Offered in this lot are The Boy Craftsman and Out Door Boy Craftsmen by A . Neely Hall. Both of these books are hardback First edition. The Boy Craftsman was published in 1905 and Out Door Boy Craftsman was published in1925. The Boy Craftsman has over four hundred illustrations by the author and Norman P. Hall. Outdoor Boy Craftsmen has over six hundred illustrations and working drawings by the author. Both books are still in good condition for there age with the green red and black covers still bright. The Boy Craftsman spine is broke at the first page and the page with the photo opposite the title has come loose and on the inside blank page is a name and the date 1926. These books are a wonderful collection

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North American Auction Company
Lot 567

Offered in this lot is a Charlie M. Russell Wall calendar from the C.M. Russell Lodge-Fryes Cafe-Bar-Gift Shop. The Calendar is a 1977 edition. Each sheet shows one Russell piece of art and has the dates for two months. The first page is January/ Febuary and shows "When The Red Man Talks War", March/ April shows "A Desperate Stand", May/June is "Land Of Good Hunting", July/August is "The Drifters", September/October is "Pony Raid" and November/December is "Two of a Kind Win" This calendar has been stored rolled and other that very slight damage on the bottom if the pages is in excellent condition.

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North American Auction Company
Lot 569

Included in this lot we have a hardcover first edition of Lone Cowboy My Life Story by Will James. The book was published in 1931 by Charles Scribner's Sons located in New York and London. The book details the life and adventures of Will James life as a cowboy. The piece contains 35 black and white illustrations, by the author, throughout the book. The cover of the book shows a green cloth cover with gilt gold lettering and a graphic of a cowboy on horseback. There is a portrait of Will James next to the title page. The book shows good condition overall with some light wear. The piece measures 8 1/2" tall by 6" wide.

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North American Auction Company
Lot 600

For your consideration is this 1918 first edition Indian Nature Myths by Julia Cowles. The book includes several illustrations by Dorothy Dulin and published by A. Flanagan Company Chicago, Il. This book includes nature stories from tribes such as: Ojibwa, Chippewa, Iroquois, Blackfeet, Algonquin, Shoshonee, and many more. The condition of this book is good with some wear to the corners of the book and the spine and includes slightly browned pages. The measurements of this book is 7 1/2" x 5 1/2".

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North American Auction Company
Lot 67

For your consideration is this excellent, very fine First Edition copy of "Stanley's Story or Through the Wilds of Africa".This is an 1890 First Edition copy, published by J.K. Gill & Company. The volume is bound in red cloth with stamped titles and pictorial decoration. The front cover and spine show a pictorial collage design stamped in black, gilt, and silver ink. The book features a fold out map and numerous illustrations, including eight full color, tissue-guarded illustrations. This book in in VERY FINE condition; tight binding, no shelf wear, edges NOT bumped, vivid and unfaded decoration; no ripped or loose pages. Foxing to the title page is the only negative. 8vo; 533 pages. Measures 7" x 9.5" x 2.5".

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North American Auction Company
Lot 681

For your consideration is this 1900 first edition The New Pacific by Hvbert Howe Bancroft. The book shows a bright gilt to the outside cover and spine of the book with a script that reads: "Ye Ancient Mariner - we were the first that ever burst into that silent sea-"; and includes topics such as the pacific rim, the Spanish War, naval history, Hawaii, and more. The condition of this book is fair, it shows some wear to the inside seam of the spine, otherwise the book shows fair overall condition. The measurements of this of this book 8 3/4" x 5 3/4".

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 131

1933 first edition of the H.C. Beck London Underground diagrammatic card POCKET MAP with the famous cover slogan "A new design for an old map....." A heavily-used example with wear and stains to the cover, pencil ticks on the reverse but the map-side is not too bad. A candidate for framing? [1]

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 347

1926 London Underground linen-card POCKET MAP from the Stingemore-designed series of 1925-32. This is the second edition, dated January 1926, and is in the smaller size of the first 5 editions. A generally very good example, very light wear and a little age-spotting on the cover. [1]

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 373

1933 London Underground H C Beck diagrammatic, card POCKET MAP from the first-year series titled 'Underground Railways of London'. This is the edition with no print-code, issued c. August 1933 and has 'LPTB' inside the bullseye logos. Refers to re-naming of Dover St station to Green Park and the merger of Holborn and British Museum stations, all in September that year. In very good condition, an excellent example with just very minor blemishes. [1]

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 39

1926 London Underground linen-card POCKET MAP from the Stingemore-designed series of 1925-32. This is the second edition, dated January 1926, and is in the smaller size of the first 5 editions. A generally very good example, very light wear and a little age-spotting in places. [1]

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 404

1933 first edition of the H.C. Beck London Underground diagrammatic card POCKET MAP with the famous cover slogan "A new design for an old map....." A lightly-used example with a little wear but generally in good to very good, unmarked condition. [1]

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 432

1874 District Railway MAP of London, Second Edition. Published in the same year as the first edition, presumably to show the Hammersmith extension now open. Shows the early sections of London's first underground railways - District and Metropolitan, though the inner circle was not yet complete, and other railways then in operation or authorised, some of which never materialised. A paper map inside cloth covers, opens out to 36.5" x 25" (93cm x 63cm). Short fold-partings but generally good, backed on further layer of paper, covers are very worn. [1]

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Transport Auctions of London
Lot 93

1923 and 1928 London Underground MAPS of the Electric Railways of London "What to see and how to travel", the first dated 1/1/23, designed by MacDonald Gill with his distinctive style of calligraphy and map border and the version which shows the British Empire Exhibition stations with red dots. 50% parting to one vertical fold. The second is the Summer 1928 edition, designed by E G Perman with elaborate calligraphy of station names and border etc. Short partings to one horizontal fold. [2]

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Wessex Auction Rooms
Lot 270

The Beatles Memorabilia- Magical Mystery Tour Two Record Set contained within it's original book sleeve 1967 plus a Paperback Book ' Here are the Beatles, Beatles, Beatles ' first edition dated 1964 with over 100 black and White Pictures and a 1960's The Beatles Song Book featuring the full words of 20 hits and given free with Fabulous magazine

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Bonhams
Lot 177

A Bentley Six and a Half Litre Six Cylinder Standard Model sales catalogue, Export Edition, number 27, dated October 1928,brown hard covers with gilt Winged 'B' emblem and cream quarter-bound spine, produced by F.A.Corbett at the Press of Herbert Fitch & Co.Ltd, 35 numbered pages, the frontispiece with tipped-in print after F.Gordon Crosby depicting a Saloon model on an Alpine road, further illustrated with engine, chassis and other mechanical features and views of Weymann Touring Car, Open Touring Car, Cabriolet Coupe, Weymann Saloon, Weymann Enclosed Limousine, Enclosed Limousine, Fixed Cabriolet de Ville by Thrupp & Maberly and Sports Pullman Landaulette models, the first page with hand-written name in pencil, some light wear and light staining to covers, 4to. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 207

1922 Delage CO2 4½-Litre Dual Cowl TourerRegistration no. NNU 313Chassis no. 12868*One of the most advanced and fastest touring cars of its day*One of a handful of survivors worldwide*Overhead-valve engine; four-speed gearbox; four-wheel brakes*Professionally restored by The Delage Garage in *Australia 2009-2012*Enthusiastically campaignedFootnotes:Introduced in 1921 as the Grand Sport, the Delage CO2 was the overhead-valve version of the lacklustre CO sidevalve and suffered somewhat by association with its dowdier progenitor. Fitted with a cross-flow cylinder head, the CO2's 4½-litre six-cylinder engine produced ample power, which was transmitted to the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox. With a sturdy and stiff chassis and excellent four-wheel brakes, it was one of the most beautifully engineered and technologically advanced cars of the era. Only some 300 (including Grand Sport models) were produced.Only a few Delage CO2s are known to have survived worldwide, which is perhaps unsurprising given the low production numbers. Another reason for the low survival rate was the cars' high aluminium content, which, unfortunately, meant that many European examples were scrapped during WW2 to cater for the demands of military aircraft production. Some CO2s were sold new in Australia through agents Joubert & Joubert and, without a war being waged on the doorstep, a few survived intact. On 15th February 1923, a CO2 broke the Melbourne to Sydney record with a time of 13 hours and 47 minutes, impressive when that same journey still takes at least nine hours on tarmac roads! Latterly, Owen Platt Hepworth competed with a CO2 in the Vintage Sports Car Club of Australia speed events, regularly ruffling the feathers of the Vauxhall and Bentley owners.The early history of this fine CO2 is not known, the model's factory records having been destroyed, along with many of the cars, during WW2. The previous owner purchased this Delage, together with another, in the western district of Victoria, Australia. Both cars were dismantled but largely mechanically complete including radiators and bulkheads, but no coachwork was present. The previous owner is a leading authority on Delage, and owned and managed one of Australia's foremost restoration companies: The Delage Garage, which restored this car between 2009 and 2012. Mechanical work was carried out in house under the watchful eye of the owner, with Ken Styles, a former toolmaker and meticulous engineer, responsible for machining and assembly. In the absence of any original coachwork, respected coachbuilder Richard Stanley constructed a torpedo body similar in style to those offered for the Delage chassis in period. Upholstery of the dual-cowl coachwork was entrusted to Blackmans & Melbourne, and is finished in ostrich hide rather than traditional leather. In 2014 the Delage was imported into the UK and subsequently purchased by the current owner. Since purchasing the CO2, he and his wife have enjoyed numerous events with the car, both in the UK and on Malta where they have another residence. The Delage's first event post-purchase was The Royal Concours at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh in 2015, where the car completed the pre-concours tour and was very well received. A copy of the event book containing the Delage's entry is in the file accompanying the car. After the Royal Concours, and following a period of the engine running rich, a piston picked up as a result of the associated carbon build-up. Luckily the issue was diagnosed extremely quickly and practically no damage was caused apart from a shallow scoring of one cylinder bore. All of the repair work was entrusted to Barry Owen, a talented and experienced Vintage motor engineer, who at the time was based in Malta. While in his care, the CO2's engine was dismantled and de-coked, the cylinder bore honed, and new piston rings and a cylinder head gasket sourced. The engine was then carefully reassembled and tuned to perfection, with the triple Solex carburettors carefully balanced. Barry Owen commented that he was extremely impressed with the quality of the work carried out on the engine internals in Australia. All subsequent work has been entrusted to Barry Owen, who in recent years has moved his workshops from Malta back home to Anglesey. Further works have included an overhaul of the electrical charging system to ensure that it works perfectly, while more recently the two sets of high-tension leads have been replaced. As well as the aforementioned Royal Concours, this fine Delage has also been a feature car at the Borders Vintage Automobile Club's annual Classic Festival at Thirlestane Castle, one of Scotland's biggest Vintage car events. Furthermore, it has also picked up numerous prizes at the Concours d'Élégance held for the Mdina Grand Prix on Malta.Sold only due to the current owner's desire for a slightly more 'modern' 1930s touring car, this magnificent and rare Vintage sports-tourer is ideally suited to long-distance rallies and tours, being both comfortable and effortlessly fast from low revs. The late Bill Boddy perhaps best sums up the CO2 when, in concluding an article about the CO Delages in Motor Sport (August 1997 edition, copy on file) he states: 'So, among the great cars of the past, let us not forget this masterpiece of Monsieur Delage.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Bonhams
Lot 210

1932 Alta 1½-Litre Supercharged SportsRegistration no. KXD 666Chassis no. 16*Ultra-rare British competition car*In-period Brooklands race history*Regularly campaigned in historic races*FIA/MSA papers (issued 2000)*'On the button' and ready to useFootnotes:'The name of Alta may not have the aura of ERA, Maserati, Bugatti or Alfa Romeo, but nonetheless it holds an important niche in the history of British motor racing and was the result of the endeavours of one man.' - Denis Jenkinson, Motor Sport.The late Geoffrey Taylor was a small specialist manufacturer with a difference. Where others concocted hybrids from proprietary bits and pieces, he not only designed but also made every part of the Alta sports and competition models, even down to superchargers. The little Alta factory near the Kingston by-pass (only demolished in the early 1960s) was largely put up with his own hands. Completed in 1929, Taylor's first Alta was a 1,074cc sports car. The Alta engine featured cast-iron wet liners, twin overhead camshafts with vertical shaft/skew gear drive, hemispherical combustion chambers, and Nitralloy steel crankshafts, making it one of the more advanced designs of the day. Engines were available in supercharged and un-blown form, producing 76 or 49bhp respectively. Lightness and low build were two of Taylor's objectives, so the frame was under-slung, and even the little 1100s wore 13' brake drums. It is estimated that 13 cars were made, of which it is believed five survive. Taylor was keen to give the impression that his cars were being built in significant numbers, and thus the chassis numbers are not an accurate guide to the actual number of cars completed.According to the information in the history file, this Alta, chassis number '16', was, in fact, only the sixth built and was originally supplied to a Mr R A Gardiner. Originally registered as 'KJ 8421' and painted black with red upholstery, chassis number '16' was the first of a limited series of open four-seaters. It was later converted by the works to its present two-seater configuration with pointed tail, reregistered and repainted with the original colour scheme reversed. It is believed that by 1934 ownership had passed to Douglas L Briault, and both he and J H Bartlett competed in the Alta at Brooklands on a number of occasions between 1934 and 1937. On 23rd June 1934 the Alta was a finisher in the BARC British Empire 300-mile race, and on 14th March 1936 won the second handicap race at the BARC meeting. By the outbreak of WW2 the car was owned by John Jesty, who in 1941 wrote a charming article about his adventures in the Alta for the 69th edition of 'Talking of Sports Cars', a regular feature in The Autocar magazine during the war years (copy on file). Said article includes Jesty's hilarious account of an expedition from Cambridge to London during which the left leg of his trousers got caught in the exposed prop-shaft linkage. The garment was shredded, only to be regurgitated later, covered in oil, onto the dress of a young lady he was taking out for the first time. In 1961 the Alta was acquired in a partially dismantled state by Robin Morgan-Giles, of the famous yachting family. The cylinder block and head castings were missing, having been sent away for repair by a previous owner and never returned. They were still missing when the current owner acquired the car 40 years later from Morgan-Giles, the sale being arranged by the famous gentleman racing driver and historic-car motor dealer, Dan Margulies. Fortunately, Dan's racing mechanic, the Hon. Edward Wodehouse, substituted one half of a new Alfa Romeo 8C block/head casting, which happened to fit the Alta crankcase perfectly. This increased the capacity to 1,500cc, which meant fitting new pistons and con-rods, but all the other Alta internals, including the camshafts, camshaft drive, valve-gear and crankshaft, were incorporated into the rebuild, as was the secondary supercharger from Dan's Grand Prix Maserati 4CL. While in current ownership, the car has been displayed at the Cartier Style et Luxe Concours at Goodwood Festival of Speed, 1996; VSCC Silverstone Spring Start in April 2003 at the celebration of the Alta marque's 75th Anniversary; and used in both VSCC competition with success and for road use. Following a period of storage and having not been used for several years the engine has recently been thoroughly re-commissioned by Edward Way and the bodywork refreshed by Ben Brown. Details of the works carried out over the years, as well as a substantial photographic record, may be found in the accompanying extensive history (four box files), which also includes copious correspondence with previous owners (perusal highly recommended). A very rare, important and unique car, this is a wonderful piece of British motor racing history.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Duggleby Stephenson of York
Lot 130

Bram Stoker- The Watter's Mou' Acme Library first edition published 1895, original cloth, gilt, small 8vo - Condition Report

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Duggleby Stephenson of York
Lot 131

Bingley (Rev. W., F.R.S.), A Tour Round North Wales, Performed During the Summer of 1798: Containing [...] a Sketch of the History of the Welsh Bards; An Essay on the Language; Observations on the Manners and Customs; and the Habitats of above 400 of the more rare Native Plants; intended as a Guide to future Tourists, first edition, two-volume set, contemporary half calf - Condition Report

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 116

LIONEL EDWARDS 'My Hunting Sketch Book', volumes I & II, illustrated, Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1928, first edition, together with 'Sketches in a Stable and Kennel', G.P. Putnam's Sons, London 1933, first edition, (3 volumes)

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 201

T.E. LAWRENCE 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom, A triumph' 1935, first published edition, Jonathan Cape, London, WINSTON S. CHURCHILL, 'The Second World War', volumes I-III, 'The Gathering Storm', 1949, 'Their Finest Hour' 1951 and 'The Grand Alliance' 1950 with dust wrappers, 'A History of The English Speaking Peoples' volumes I and II, 1956, and RANDOLPH S. CHURCHILL, 'Winston S. Churchill volume I Youth 1874-1900', dust wrapper, and 'Volume II Young Statesman 1901-1914', published 1966-67, 8 volumes

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 204

WILLIAM DUGDALE 'The Antiquities of Warwickshire', with maps, portraits and additional plates inserted, printed by Thomas Warren, London 1656 (first edition) leather bound, replaced spine, inscriptions and glued in cuttings, includes a bookplate 'T he Library, Haseley Hall'

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 212

GRAHAM GREENE 'Travels with my Aunt', first edition 1969, The Bodley Head, with dust wrapper, together with three other Greene volumes, 'Our man in Havana', 'Loser takes it All' and 'The Quiet American', (4)

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 213

EVELYN WAUGH 'Men in Arms', published by Chapman & Hall London 1952, first edition, together with three other Waugh volumes,; 'Unconditional Surrender', 'The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold' and 'Officers and Gentlem' (4)

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 214

WILLIAM GOLDING 'The Spire', Faber & faber, first edition, 1964, with dust wrapper, together with Golding's 'Darkness Visible', Faber & faber, 1979, first edition with dust wrapper (2)

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Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers Limited
Lot 215

ERNEST HEMINGWAY 'Green Hills of Africa', Jonathan Cape, first edition 1936, together with two John Updike novels, 'Museums and Women' and 'Bech; a book', both with dust wrappers

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Bloomsbury Auctions
Lot 17

Ɵ Edmondo de Amicis, Constantinople, first edition, 2 volumes [Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates & co., 1896] 2 volumes, complete, frontispieces and photographic plates throughout, original tissue-guards, some faint scattered foxing to endleaves otherwise excellent condition, original gilt decorated cloth, mint condition, original cloth dust-jackets with spines lettered in gold, a little darkened at edges, gilt edges, overall and impeccable set, 8vo 

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Bloomsbury Auctions
Lot 43

Ɵ Ignatius of Loyola, Kitab al-Riyadat al-Ruhiya ... (The Spiritual Excercises of Ignatius of Loyola), translated from the Latin original Exercitia Spiritualia into Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Jerusalem, dated 10 August 1703 AD]single volume, 170 leaves, apparently complete, single column, 17 lines cursive naskh with headings in red, a few scattered spots and stains, some faint finger-soiling, overall clean and presentable condition, 145 by 90 mm.; contemporary leather over pasteboards, covers tooled in blind, spine with raised bands, spine ends worn, covers rubbedIgnatius of Loyola (1491-1556 AD) was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest who co-founded the Jesuit Order. He is best known for producing this treatise, the Spiritual Exercises, a practical text containing meditations, prayers and mental exercises for the reader, originally in Spanish, but then translated into Latin for the first edition published in 1548 (during the author's lifetime). The present Arabic translation was presumably produced for an itinerant Jesuit resident in the Holy Land, who used it during his attempts to convert Muslims there, hence its small pocket-sized format. Other Jesuit translations of this work into Arabic are recorded throughout the eighteenth century, and the Maronite author Gabriel Farhat (1670-1732) also composed an Arabic spiritual handbook based on Ignatius' work.  

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1284

Dawson [Lucy]: Dogs Rough and Smooth, pub by Collins, London 1937, first edition, dustwrapper (torn), cloth binding.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1285

Bond: [Michael] A Bear Called Paddington, illustrated first edition book, published by Collins 1958, featuring drawings by Peggy Fortnum, dust cover present.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1286

Milne: [A.A] The House at Pooh Corner, first edition 1928 with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepherd, published by Methuen & Co, another in poor condition; Now We Are Six, first edition 1927. (3)

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1289

Fleming [Ian]: You Only Live Twice, published by Jonathan Cape Ltd., first edition 1964, black cloth boards, dustjacket.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1290

Fleming [Ian]: On Her Majesty's Secret Service, published by Jonathan Cape Ltd., first edition 1963, brown cloth boards, dustjacket.

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1292

McShane [Stanley]: Bitter River Ranch, pub by Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd., London, first edition 1937; Emerson [L.W.] : Bronco Blood, pub by Ward Lock & Co Ltd., London, first edition 1943; Johns [Captain W.E.]: Sky High, and fourteen other boys and sci-fi novels. (17)

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Sheffield Auction Gallery
Lot 1294

Thomas [Dylan]: Early One Morning, pub by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, first edition 1954; Sherriff [R.C.]: and Bartlett [Vernon]: Journeys End, pub by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1930; Joyce [James]: Ulysses, and fourteen other works including novels, sport, children', etc. (17)

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TW Gaze
Lot 434

Dartington Glass - "The First 20 Years 1967 - 1987", paperback guide to the Art of Frank Thrower, 2007 first edition now out of print, Stuart and Linda Smithson, signed by the authors

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Atkins Auctions Ltd
Lot 393

A collection of twenty three Biggles adventure books by Capt. W E Johns. Eleven in picture dust jackets. Twelve plain hardback covers including a first edition of "Biggles Takes Charge"

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Durrants
Lot 1023

"The Collector and Researchers Guide to the Great War", first edition, volume I, together with "A Dictionary of Great War Abbreviations", by Howard Williamson, good condition

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Durrants
Lot 1058

"The Commission of HMS Terrible 1898-1902", by George Crowe, first edition, reasonable condition

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Durrants
Lot 1060

"History of the Kings Bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard", by Hennell, published 1904, reasonable condition together with "The Yeoman of the Guard 1485-1885", published by Nichols & Sons, first edition and "His Majesty's Bodyguard of The Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms", by Harvey Hearsly, first edition, published 1937, good condition

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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 149

From the collection of Valerie Leon - Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) - autographed first edition copy of his autobiography ' An Actor and His Time '. Signed by Gielgud to the title page in black ink, undedicated. The book still retaining its original dust cover. Rare. 

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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 339

From the collection of Valerie Leon - ' The Beggar's Opera ' and ' Polly: Being The Second Part Of The Beggar's Opera ' by John Gay. The first volume appearing to be an unregistered copy from an edition of one thousand copies (this edition not numbered). Undated, but likely circa 1920. Retains original dust cover. ' Polly ' being a 1923 William Heinemann of London edition. Rare antique books, each complete with all plates present. 

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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 406

From the collection of Valerie Leon - collection of books - to include; a gifted copy of ' Film Review 2010 ' - gifted to Ms Leon by one of the authors - Michael Darvell (signed and dedicated to Valerie on the title page by Darvell). Along with a vintage WH Smith produced ' Screen Goddesses ' book (unsigned), a copy of ' The Authorised Biography Of John Gielgud ', and a first edition copy of ' The Gilbert & Sullivan Book ' (1952 by Leslie Baily). Supplied with an autographed colour photograph of Ms Leon, signed and dedicated neatly in blue ink to a light area of the image. 

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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 485

From the Estate of Peter Wyngarde - a suit ensemble comprising; a blue ' First Concept Edition ' made suit jacket, along with a pair of striped blue trousers by CXI and a small tooled leather belt. Possibly production worn. 

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East Bristol Auctions
Lot 524

From the Estate of Peter Wyngarde - The Darling Buds Of May by HE Bates - 1958 First Edition hardcover (second impression) of the classic book. The book generally in excellent condition (including the original dustcover). A small pencil dedication to the title page ' For Peter '. Rare. 

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Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 213

POTTER BEATRIX.  The Tale of Pigling Bland. Col. plates & other illus. Orig. dark pink brds. with picture of the pig, a nice copy. First Edition, 1913.

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Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 217

HALE KATHLEEN.  Orlando's Magic Carpet. Illus. Oblong. Orig. pict. brds. in chipped d.w's. First Edition, 1958; also 5 other Orlando books incl. Harlequin Books.  (6).

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Clarks Auction Rooms Ltd
Lot 84

Book: 1960 First edition, James Bond, For Your Eyes Only by Ian Fleming with dust cover, plastic protector & canvas trim

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Tayler & Fletcher
Lot 765

A hardback first edition 'Graham Sutherland' with an introduction by Robert Melville, limited edition of 2,000 copies (dated 1950) by the Ambassador Publishing Co Ltd, 40 Park Lane, London W1, containing a variety of monochrome and colour plates etc., together with one similar sized book 'The Master's 63 Sutherland' with text by Andrew Revai (2)

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Tayler & Fletcher
Lot 767

A hardbacked volume 'Winter' by Ali Smith; a signed first edition dated 2017

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TW Gaze
Lot 7009

George Newbold & "Cicero": 'History of the Great International contest Between Heenan and Sayers, at Farnborough, on the 17th April, 1860', London, George Newbold, 18601st and only edition, 232pp + 12pp publishers catalogue of adverts at end (p[233]-244), without the key plate for the fight (text on FFEP suggests this was issued separately by the publisher, so presumed often lacking and extremely scarce). A scarce account of the first 'world title' international boxing match 150 years ago, that was an illegal affair lasting two hours and 27 minutes. Sporting historians on each side of the Atlantic accept that Heenan v Sayers, US v England, in a Hampshire field, was the one and only true beginning - the very first of many thousands of "fights of the century". The fields near the tiny village of Farnborough were black with people as the contestants stripped down. Each severely battered and bloodied, yet unbowed, they would finish, level pegging, tit for tat, their business unsettled as a draw and with all bets off, fully two hours 27 mins and 42 rounds later when the Aldershot police, brandishing magistrates' warrants, stormed the ring. The two men shared the "purse" of £400. Sayers also dodged the police and entrained "to drink champagne at The Swan in the Old Kent Road". He never fought again and was dead at 39, more than 30,000 attending his Highgate funeral in November 1865. Post-fight, Heenan spent 48 hours "in a totally darkened room in Osborne's Hotel in the Adelphi"; he died in poverty in Wyoming in 1873, aged 38. Who also beat a hasty retreat that morning was the 19-year old Prince of Wales, Charles Dickens, WM Thackeray and the prime minister, Lord Palmerston, who, within days, was being asked pertinently sharp questions in the House of Commons

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TW Gaze
Lot 7036

J. Whitaker: 'Scribblings of a Hedgerow Naturalist', Nottingham, Walter Black & Co, 1904, 1st edition, scarce subscription edition, signed and inscribed by author to first blank, scarce subscription edition, includes chapter on the Blickling and Woodbastwick herds, frontis + 12 plates as called for, original pictorial cloth

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TW Gaze
Lot 7155

Francis Blomefield and Charles Parkin: 'An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk...', Fersfield and Lynn, 1739-1775, first edition, five volumes, numerous engraved plates/plans/folding genealogical tables + numerous engravings in the text, folio, volumes I & II in uniform contemporary calf gilt worn, volumes III, IV and V in a different but uniform contemporary calf gilt worn, some boards detached but present (5)

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TW Gaze
Lot 7238

John Nalson: 'An impartial collection of the great affairs of state : from the beginning of the Scotch rebellion in the year MDCXXXIX. to the murther of King Charles I. Wherein the first occasions, and the whole series of the late troubles in England, Scotland, and Ireland, are faithfully represented', London, S. Mearne et al, 1682-83, 1st edition, 2 volumes, 2 engraved allegorical frontispieces + engraved portrait of Thomas Earle of Strafforde as called for, contemporary calf gilt worn, volume II with large losses of backstrip (2)

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Lot 7254

Jane Austen: 'Works - Sense & Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey & Persuasion', illustrated Hugh Thomson (Pride & Prejudice illustrated C.E. Brock), Macmillan, 1908-1914, reprints, 5 volumes, contemporary half calf gilt (worn), plus 'Love & Freindship and other Early Works, now First Printed from the Original MS. by Jane Austen', Chatto & Windus, 1922, 1st edition, original quarter cloth, decorative paper covered boards gilt, dust wrapper, and 'Sanditon: Fragment of a Novel, written by Jane Austen, January - March 1817, now first printed from the Manuscript.', Ocford, 1925, 1st edition, original cloth backed boards, printed paper label to spine (7)

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Lot 7256

A.A. Milne, nine titles, including: 'Once on a time', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1917, 1st edition, coloured frontis, original cloth, printed paper label to top board; 'The Holiday Round', Methuen, 1912, 1st edition, original cloth gilt; 'Once a Week', Methuen, 1914, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (worn and soiled, backstrip near detached); 'The Red House Mystery', Methuen, 1922, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (worn, backstrip near detached); plus first editions of 'First Plays', 1919, 'Second Plays', 1921, 'Three Plays', 1923, 'Four Plays', 1926, each published Chatto & Windus, each original cloth, printed paper label to spine; plus one other (9)

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Lot 7258

Arthur Conan Doyle, three titles: 'The Valley of Fear', London, Smith, Elder, 1915, 1st edition, frontis by Frank Wiles, 306,[6]pp adverts at end, original cloth gilt, first edition of the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel; 'The Stark Munro Letters', London, Longmans, Green and Co., 1895, 1st edition, frontis, 24pp adverts at end dated July 1895, original bevelled edge cloth gilt worn, contemporary 'Borough of Leicester Fire Brigade' library printed label to front paste down; 'A Study in Scarlet', Ward Lock, 1898 reprint, original two tone cloth gilt, inner joint split (3)

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Lot 7263

Twenty six titles poetry, literature, modern firsts etc, including Anthony Powell: 'Casanova's Chinese Restaurant', London, 1960, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; Anthony Burgess: 'The Right to Answer', London, 1960, 1st edition, original cloth, dust wrapper; Dorothy Sayers: 'The Zeal of Thy House', London, Gollancz, 1937, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Henry Williamson: 'Genius of Friendship T.E. Lawrence', London, Faber, 1941, 1st edition, original cloth gilt (slightly soiled top edge of top board), dust wrapper (worn); Muriel Spark: 'The Only Problem', Franklin Library, 1984, first edition signed, original full decorative leather gilt, all edges gilt; White: 'Voss', 1957 1st in wrapper; Huxley: 'Island', 1962 1st in wrapper; Hyde: 'The Trials of Oscar Wilde', Hodge and Co, 1948, 1st edition, Hugh Brogan (1936-2019) bookplate to front paste down, original cloth gilt; William Kean Seymour: 'The Cats of Rome', Linden Press, 1970, 1st edition, signed and inscribed to Wynne-Tyson and manuscipt numbered 1 to verso of half title, original boards, dust wrapper; Beerbohm: 'Lytton Strachey', 1943, Hugh Brogan book plate and ownership signature, original boards, printed label top board; Patric Dickinson: 'This Cold Universe', London, 1964, 1st edition, signed and inscribed, original cloth, dust wrapper; Kingsley Amis 'Collected Poems 1944-1979', 1979 1st, Hugh Brogan book plate, dust wrapper; Harling: Notes on the Wood-Engravings of Eric Ravilious', Faber, 1946, 1st edition, original cloth; 'Henry and Eliza', Kit-Cat Press, 1984, Edward Bawden frontis; two Fortune Press limited editions, etc etc (26)

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Lot 336

ROWLING, J K, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998. First paperback edition, first issue, signed by J K Rowling on the dedication page

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Lot 372

11x Vintage books including Enid Blyton including 4 First Edition examples which are The Mystery Of Tally-Ho Cottage, Five Have A Mystery To Solve, The Famous Five Special and Five Go To Demon's Rocks.

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