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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Books, Maps and Manuscripts | |||
| Auctioneer: | Lawrences, Crewkerne | Location: | South Street, Crewkerne |
| Contact: | Telephone: 01460 73041 Fax: 01460 270799 | ||
| Date: | 21st July 2011 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Monday 18th July 9am to 4.30pm Tuesday 19th July 9am to 4.30pm Wednesday 20th July 9am to 4.30pm Thursday 21st July 9am to 10.30am |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
| 3051 | |||
| DISNEY, WALT. Mickey L'Africain [1939] 4to., orig. pictorial boards (spine repaired). Coloured illustrations. — FURNEAUX, WILLIAM S., ed. Philips' Popular Mannikin or Model of the Human Body, n.d. Tall thin folio, orig. pictorial cloth backed boards. Coloured cut out with lift-up sections. (2) £30-50 |
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| 3052 | |||
| DODGSON, Rev. CHARLES LUTWIDGE, "Lewis Carroll". The Hunting of the Snark. First Edition, 1876. 12mo., orig. pictorial cloth gilt, a.e.g. Illustrations by Henry Holiday. Presentation copy inscribed on half title, "Beatrice Muller, from the Author. Mar. 29. 1876". Printed leaflet "An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves "Alice"." pasted to front free endpaper, also inscribed "Beatrice", apparently by the author. With bookplate of Beatrice Colyer-Fergusson. Wombwell Hall, Gravesend and Ightham Mote, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks. See Illustrations on page 201. Beatrice Muller, daughter of Friedrich Max Muller, a lifelong friend of Dodgson's, married Thomas Colyer-Fergusson in January 1890. £1500-2500 |
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| 3053 | |||
| DORÉ, GUSTAVE, illus. The Story of Elaine. Moxon, 1871. Large folio, orig. cloth gilt (spine worn). 9 mounted plates. With 10 others including Groves. "On Service" (chromolithographic plates with some abrasions), and 2 copies of Fletcher & Kipling. History of England, 1911. (11) £60-90 |
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| 3054 | |||
| DOYLE, RICHARD. In Fairyland. Second Edition, 1875. Folio, orig. cloth gilt (soiled, spine worn, loose in binding). 16 coloured plates (a few margins. torn, some frayed, edges browned) — CRANE, WALTER. Triplets, 1899. No. 283 of 500 copies. 4to., orig. cloth gilt (spine and inner joints crudely repaired). Coloured illustrations. (2) £100-200 |
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| 3055 | |||
| FLINT, Sir WILLIAM RUSSELL, illus. The Odyssey of Homer, Done into English Prose by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang. Medici Society, 1924. No. 34 of 530 copies. 4to., orig. cloth, t.e.g., other edges uncut (slightly soiled). Colour plates; DRAWINGS. No. 165 of 500 copies, signed by the artist, 1950. Folio, orig. cloth backed boards, slipcase (slipcase broken and soiled). Plates (lacks a portrait of Moira Shearer). Sold not subject to return. (2) £50-70 |
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| 3056 | |||
| FRASER, CLAUDE LOVAT, illus. GAY, JOHN. The Beggar's Opera. No. 427 of 430 copies, 1921. 4to., orig. cloth gilt. 8 tipped in colour plates. £50-70 |
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| 3057 | |||
| GARNETT, RICHARD. The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales. With an Introduction by T.E. Lawrence [1924]. d.w. Illustrations by Henry Keen. — BEDIER, JOSEPH. The Romance of Tristram and Iseult. London and Philadelphia, 1910. 20 tipped in colour plates by Maurice Lalau. — DULAC, EDMUND, illus. QUILLER-COUCH, Sir ARTHUR. The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales, n.d. 15 tipped in colour plates — ECCLESIASTICUS. With illustrations by Violet Brunton 1927. Colour Plates. With 19 others. Mostly 8vo., orig. cloth. (23) £200-300 |
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| 3058 | |||
| GIBSON, CHARLES DANA, illus. The Education of Mr. Pipp, New York 1900; Pictures of People, New York and London, 1900; A Widow and Her Friends, New York and London 1901. With 3 others by the same. Oblong folio, orig. cloth backed pictorial boards (some soiling). Illustrated. (6) £60-80 |
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| 3059 | |||
| GOBLE, WARWICK, illus. OWEN, DORA, ed. The Book of Fairy Poetry, 1920. 4to., orig. cloth (slightly soiled). Tipped in colour plates (2 with slight crease). £100-150 |
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| 3060 | |||
| HOOD, THOMAS. The Comic Annual, 11 vols (complete set), 1830 - 39 & 1842, 8vo., cont. speckled calf gilt, a.e.g., by Root, with orig. cloth covers or wraps. bound in at end. Hand coloured illustrations. (11) Uncommon with hand coloured illustrations. See Illustration. £200-400 |
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| 3061 | |||
| ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. 8 various volumes including: Wheatley, Francis. Cries of London. With an Introduction by Stanford Rayner, n.d. (1929). Folio, orig. cloth backed boards (upper cover slightly soiled). Presentation copy inscribed to Sir Gerald Du Maurier "for the generous fulfilment on May 1. 1931 of a flippant remark to me in 1910 when I was vicar of the Harrow Mission. Edgar Stogdon". Tipped in colour plates. - MAXWELL, Sir HERBERT. Sixty Years a Queen, n.d. Folio, cont. black morocco gilt, a.e.g. Chromo-lithographic frontispiece, numerous illustrations. (8) £80-100 |
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| 3062 | |||
| JOHNS, Capt. W.E. Biggles Takes Charge, 1956. d.w. (2 small tears); Biggles at World's End, 1959, d.w. (creased, and torn at spine and short tear at lower edge). First Editions, Leicester, 8vo., orig. cloth. Colour plates. With 7 others by the same. (9) £50-70 |
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| 3063 | |||
| KIPLING, RUDYARD. The Second Jungle Book. First Edition, 1895. 8vo., orig. cloth gilt, (spine slightly bruised). Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling. Recent bookplate. £40-60 |
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| 3064 | |||
| KIPLING, RUDYARD. Just So Stories, First Edition, 2nd printing October 1902. 8vo., orig. cloth (faded). Black and white illustrations. £30-50 |
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| 3065 | |||
| LELOIR, MAURICE, illus. DUMAS, ALEXANDRE. The Three Musketeers. Trans. William Robson, 2 vols., edition de luxe, No. 626 of 750 copies, 1894. 4to., cont. half calf, t.e.g. (rubbed, spines faded). Plates. £30-50 |
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| 3066 | |||
| LITTLE FOLKS : A Magazine for the Young. Vols 1 - 7, n.d. [vol. 1 dated 1873 on flyleaf] 8vo., cont. half maroon stained calf. Numerous illustrations (final leaf torn in vol 7, and a few other tears). With The Charm, 3 vols., (1853 - 54) and 6 other volumes. Sold as periodicals, not subject to return. (16) £80-120 |
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| 3067 | |||
| MERRY LITTLE TALES for Merry Little Hearts. Third Edition, Leipsic and London, n.d. 8vo., orig. hand coloured pictorial boards (soiled, wear to spine). Hand coloured illustrations. Clean internally. With another volume. (2) £30-50 |
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| 3068 | |||
| MILLS, ALFRED. London in Miniature, 1814. 47 engraved plates (lacking frontispiece); Pictures of English History in miniature, vol 1 only, 1815. Engraved frontispiece and 47 plates. 64 x 60 mm., uniform red morocco (slightly rubbed). (2) £150-180 |
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| 3069 | |||
| MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT, Daily Express [1937]. 4to., orig. cloth backed boards (soiled). Numeous illustrations (p. 79/80 torn with very slight loss, some pages with lower blank corners torn away). £80-100 |
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| 3070 | |||
| RACKHAM, ARTHUR, illus. WAGNER, RICHARD. The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, 1910; Siegfried & The Twilight of the Gods, 1911. 2 vols., trans. Margaret Armour. 4to., orig. cloth gilt (soiled). Tipped in colour plates. (2) £50-70 |
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| 3071 | |||
| RACKHAM, ARTHUR, illus. Aesop's Fables..., 1912. No. 361 of 1450 copies, signed by the artist. 4to., orig. white buckram gilt, t.e.g., other edges uncut (soiled). 13 tipped in colour plates and other black and white illustrations (final plate with one crease). £250-350 |
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| 3072 | |||
| RACKHAM, ARTHUR, illus. STEPHENS, JAMES. Irish Fairy Tales, 1920. Small 4to., orig. cloth gilt (upper joint split, backstrip torn). 16 colour plates and other illustrations. With 5 other volumes. (6) £60-80 |
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| 3073 | |||
| ROBINSON, WILLIAM HEATH, illus. Absurdities A Book of Collected Drawings. [1934]. 4to., orig. pictorial boards (covers soiled, spine defective). With another by the same. (2) £30-50 |
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| 3074 | |||
| THOMSON, HUGH, illus. The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910; Our Village, 1910 (faded); As You Like It, n.d. (spine spotted) — ROBINSON, W. HEATH, illus. Twelth Night, n.d. 4to., orig. cloth gilt. Tipped in colour plates and other illustrations (some spotting mostly to text). With 6 others including Pycraft. Pads Paws & Claws. c. 1912 (a few of the colour plates with slight abrasions). (10) £150-200 |
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| 3075 | |||
| TRIMMER, Mrs. SARAH. A New Series of Prints...From the Old Testament. Printed for J. Harris 1808. 16mo., cont. sheep (rubbed, head and tail of spine and corners worn). 24 plates (lacks text vol.) — JOYCE, Rev. J. Scientific Dialogues: Intended for the Instruction and Entertainment of Young People, New Edition, Halifax 1850. 16mo., orig. cloth gilt. Additional engraved title and frontispiece. Woodcuts in text. (2) £30-40 |
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| 3076 | |||
| UPTON, BERTHA & FLORENCE K. The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart", 1901. Oblong 4to., orig. pictorial boards (rather worn). One double page and 29 full-page coloured illustrations (title torn, lacks front free endpaper). With 3 others in the same series, all imperfect, and 9 others, all illustrated. (13) £80-120 |
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| 3077 | |||
| VANITY FAIR: A Weekly Show of Political, Social, & Literary Ware. Vols 1 & 2, Nov. 1868 - Dec. 1869. 2 vols., folio, cont, red or green morocco gilt, a.e.g. by H. Sotheran & Co. (spine of vol 2 with small defect). Coloured portraits numbered 13 - 60, by "Spy", "Ape" and others, including Disraeli and Gladstone (a few captions shaved). With a further portrait with cut margins. and 2 other items, loosely inserted. (2) See Illustration. £150-200 |
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| 3078 | |||
| WAIN, LOUIS, illus. MORLEY, CHARLES. Peter A Cat o'One Tail. 1892. 4to., orig. half cloth (spine faded, some spotting to text and ink stain in lower margins) — LANG, ANDREW, ed. The Yellow Fairy Book, 1894 (joints split, covers soiled, one leaf loose). Illus. by H.J. Ford. — SERBIAN FAIRY TALES. Translated from the Serbian by Mme Elodie L. Mijatovich. 1917. Colour plates by Sidney Stanley. Stamped Presentation copy on title. With 4 other volumes. 8vo., orig. cloth. (7) £60-80 |
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| 3079 | |||
| WHITE, ADAM. The Instructive Picture Book. Seventh Edition, Edinburgh, n.d. Hand coloured additional title and 27 double page plates; The Instructive Picture Book..., Second Edition, Edinburgh 1867. 60 hand coloured plates (4 loose); The Instructive Picture Book..., Third Edition Carefully Revised, Edinburgh 1863. 31 double page hand coloured plates. Bound together, small folio, orig. half cloth (discoloured). Plates clean. See Illustration. £200-300 |
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| 3080-3081 | |||
No LotsBRITISH TOPOGRAPHY |
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| 3082 | |||
| ALDIN, CECIL, illus. Cathedrals of England. No. 167 of 350 copies, signed by the artist [1924]. 4to., cont. qtr. vellum gilt, t.e.g., other edges uncut (slight wear). 16 tipped in colour plates. £50-70 |
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| 3083 | |||
| BARCLAY, Rev. JAMES. A Complete and Universal Dictionary of the English Language, New Edition, enlarged, improved...by B.B. Woodward. n.d. (c. 1848). 4to., cont. diced calf (spine faded, slightly rubbed). Engraved title, frontispiece, 22 world maps, hand coloured in outline, 49 county maps and town plans, 11 portraits and plates (fp. torn, eng. title spotted, inner hinge cracked). Sold not subject to return. See Illustration on page 203. £400-500 |
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| 3084 | |||
| BESANT, WALTER. London. New Edition, 1894. 8vo., cont. half brown morocco gilt, a.e.g., by Ramage. Illustrations. — SUMMERLY, FELIX. A Hand-Book for the Architecture, Tapestries...and Grounds of Hampton Court. New Edition, n.d. 12mo., orig. wraps. (joints split). Illustrations. With 2 other volumes. (4) £20-40 |
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| 3085 | |||
| [BRADLEY, Rev. EDWARD]. pseud Cuthbert Bede. Glencreggan: Or, A Highland Home in Cantire. 2 vols. bound together, 1861. 8vo., orig. cloth (short tear to head of spine). Three partly coloured maps, 8 chromolithographs and numerous woodcuts (frontis. loose in vol 1, some stitching broken). Half titles. (2) £60-80 |
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| 3086 | |||
| BRADSHAW'S SHAREHOLDERS' GUIDE, RAILWAY MANUAL AND DIRECTORY for 1860; 1865; 1875; 1880; 1885; 1892; 1895; 1898; & 1904. 8vo., 4 vols. in orig. cloth, the remainder in old brown or red morocco. Folding maps and adverts. (1860 lacks a map, some other vols. with loose or torn maps, some missing adverts). With 2 other volumes. Sold not subject to return. (11) £200-400 |
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| 3087 | |||
| BRITTON, JOHN. The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain, 4 vols. (ex 5), 1807 - 14. Large paper, 4to., old full green morocco gilt, a.e.g. by J. Clarke, with arms on sides (rubbed). Engraved additional titles and plates. Bookplates of John Bouch. Sold not subject to return. (4) £100-200 |
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| 3088 | |||
| BROODBANK, Sir JOSEPH. History of the Port of London. 2 vols., 1921. 8vo., orig. cloth. Coloured and plain plates. With 6 vols. reproductions A - Z of London maps, Harry Margary and London Topographical Society, 1979 - 2007, and 2 others on London. (10) £100-150 |
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| 3089 | |||
| BULLEID, ARTHUR, and HAROLD ST. GEORGE GRAY. The Meare Lake Village. 3 vols., P.P., Taunton Castle 1948 - 66. 4to., orig. cloth backed boards (upper cover of vol 1 slightly spotted, 2 corners of vol 3 scraped). Plates, some folding, text illustrations — WEDLAKE, W.J. Excavations at Camerton Somerset. Camerton Excavation Club, 1958. 4to., orig. cloth (spine faded, upper cover soiled). Plates. (4) £70-100 |
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| 3090 | |||
| COLLINSON, Rev. JOHN. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset. First Edition, 3 vols., Bath 1791. 4to., cont. calf gilt (rebacked). Folding map, 41 engraved plates (map repaired at folds). Bookplate of William Holmes Ravenhill. (3) See Illustration. £200-250 |
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| 3091 | |||
| COLLINSON, Rev. JOHN. The History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset. 4 vols., including index. Bath 1791 - Taunton 1898. 4to., 3 vols., cont. calf (rebacked; index. cont. calf gilt, covers detached from Sherborne Library, with gilt arms on upper cover). Folding map (torn at inner edge) and 40 plates. (4) £150-200 |
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| 3092 | |||
| DARTMOOR. 22 vols., including: Crossing, William. A Hundred Years on Dartmoor. Plymouth 1901 — PILKINGTON-ROGERS, C.W. Days on Dartmoor, 1930 8vo., orig. cloth. Illustrated. (22) £40-60 |
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| 3093 | |||
| DOMESDAY BOOK. County Edition, Somerset. No. 407 of 1000 copies, Editions Alecto, 1987 - 88. 3 vols., folio, orig. cloth backed boards, in orig. red morocco backed cloth box. Domesday Book Studies volume Second Impression. Facsimiles and maps. (3) £50-80 |
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| 3094 | |||
| EXMOOR. 23 various volumes, including 2 by Hope L. Bourne, one of them signed. Mostly 8vo., orig. cloth, d.ws. Illustrated. (23) £30-50 |
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| 3095 | |||
| EXMOOR, STAGHOUNDS etc. 12 vols., including: Fisher, Arthur O. Exmoor and Other Days, 1930. Two by Richard Lethbridge, both signed. d.ws. Mostly 8vo., orig. bindings. Illustrated. (12) £30-40 |
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| 3096 | |||
| GREEN, EMANUEL. Bibliotheca Somersetensis. 3 vols., Taunton 1902. 4to., cloth. (3) £100-150 |
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| 3097 | |||
| JEBOULT, EDWARD. A General Account of West Somerset, Description of The Valley of the Tone, and the History of the Town of Taunton, 3 parts in one, Taunton, 1873. 4to., orig. cloth gilt (spine chipped, small discolouration on upper cover, new endpapers). Mounted photographic plates. £60-80 |
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| 3098 | |||
| LEWIS, SAMUEL. A Topographical Dictionary of England. 4 vols., First Edition, 1831. 4to., cont. half maroon morocco gilt (spines faded, rubbed). 43 county maps, some folding, and folding general map and plan of London (occasional spotting). (4) £100-150 |
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| 3099 | |||
| LLOYD, JOHN H. The History, Topography, and Antiquities of Highgate. Highgate, Printed by Subscription, 1888. Out of series copy. 4to., cont. qtr. brown morocco gilt (top of upper cover faded). Map, portrait and illustrations. £100-150 |
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| 3100 | |||
| NICHOLLS, J.F. and JOHN TAYLOR. Bristol Past and Present. 3 vols. in one, Bristol 1881 - 82. Maps and plates (one map with frayed edge) — JEBOULT, EDWARD. A General Account of West Somerset. Taunton 1873. Map and photographic illustrations (spotted). Both 4to., orig. cloth. With another volume. (3) £80-120 |
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| 3101 | |||
| [PENNECUIK, ALEXANDER]. A Geographical, HIstorical Description of the Shire of Tweeddale. With A Miscellany and Curious Collection of Select Scotish Poems. Edinburgh, Printed by John Moncur 1715. Small 4to., old diced calf gilt (upper joint cracking, head and tail of spine worn). Bookplate of James R. Fergusson. £80-120 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Books, Maps and Manuscripts | |||
| Auctioneer: | Lawrences, Crewkerne | Location: | South Street, Crewkerne |
| Contact: | Telephone: 01460 73041 Fax: 01460 270799 | ||
| Date: | 21st July 2011 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing: Monday 18th July 9am to 4.30pm Tuesday 19th July 9am to 4.30pm Wednesday 20th July 9am to 4.30pm Thursday 21st July 9am to 10.30am |
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