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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Selected Antique Furniture & Collectors’ Items Books, Maps & Ephemera | |||
| Auctioneer: | W & H Peacock | Location: | Bedford |
| Contact: | Tel: 01234 266366 | ||
| Date: | 4th April 2014 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing Details Friday 28th March, 5pm - 8pm Saturday 29th March, 9am - 1pm Thursday 3rd April 9am - 6pm Morning of the sale from 9am |
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| Auction Lots - Page 8 | |||
| 501 | |||
| Potter B. : The Roly Poly Pudding, 1908. 1st.Ed. ( Square 8vo format as required ). Maroon cloth binding with bevelled edges, colour illus. inset. Colour frontis and plates. Scarce. Estimate £100 - £150 |
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| 502 | |||
| 'The Cricket Field', 1892, 93 & 94. Vols. 1,2 & 3. Qto. The first two volumes with a maroon qtr. binding, leather spines gilt, marbled eps.,aeg. The third volume in a contemporary and appropriately illustrated cloth binding. Bound copies of a magazine published weekly during the cricket season, otherwise monthly. Engraved illustrations. Bound sets scarce. Estimate £150 - £200 |
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| 503 | |||
| Mastin J. : The History and Antiquities of Naseby, in the County of Northampton. 1818. Folding engraved plan of battle. Second edition with additions by author. Small 8vo. Qtr. binding, marbled boards and edges. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 504 | |||
| Wilson H. : The Great War - The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict, 1919. 13 Vols. Folio, maroon qtr. binding gilt. Complete set including index volume. Illustrated. In exceptional, near fine condition Estimate £120 - £150 |
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| 505 | |||
| Smith G. : Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1826. First Ed. 4to. Calf binding. Engraved tp. Coloured,engraved frontis, engraved plates throughout, many h/c. Scarce. Estimate £200 - £300 |
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| 506 | |||
| Buffon G. : Natural History, Nd.C.1820. Vol.1 ( of 2 ). Smellie's trans. Qto. Full tree calf binding. Hand coloured plates. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 507 | |||
| Natuurkundige Verhandeligan Van Bataafsche Maatschappy Der Wetenschappen Te Harlem. 1st. Ed.1799. 8vo. Fine qtr. binding. A set of five pioneering scientific papers on Natural History presented to the Dutch Society of Science in Harlem. 1. Swaving A. : Microscopic Observations of the Crystalisation of Various Metals (inc. Gold, Copper & Zinc); 2. Apparatus for the Illumination of Opaque Substances under Microscopic Observation; 3. Discourse on the Preparation of Microscopic Animals and Plants for Examination Under the Microscope; 4. Willemse J. : Discourse on Tooth Decay; 5. Van Marum M. Discourse on the Nature and Origin of Peat Deposits. The first four papers are accompanied by detailed engraved plates, many hand coloured. There are 15 plates for the first paper with two microscopic slide illustrations on each and a detailed folding plate for the second paper illustrating the apparatus deployed. Swaving also makes reference to Van Leeuwenhoek in second paper. The book is in very good, near fine condition. Estimate £75 - £100 |
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| 508 | |||
| The Application of Art : A collection of titles which have reference to Art and its expression in Commerce and Design etc. Titles include : Billcliffe R. : Charles Rennie Mackintosh - the complete furniture, furniture drawings & interior designs; Lesieutre A. : The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco; Newark T. : Camouflage; Osborne J. : John Piper and Stained Glass; Wiedemann J. : Illustration Now; Glaser M. : Art is Work; Rennert J. : Alphonse Mucha - the complete posters and panels; Jones O. : Grammar of Ornament ( Studio 1986 ); Audsley G. : Grammar of Japanese Ornament ( Studio 1989 ). Together with 12 further other titles. All the books are generally 4to hbs and in vg. condition Estimate £75 - £100 |
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| 509 | |||
| 20th. Century Art and its Protagonists. A large collection of books which include titles which have reference to particular Artists and to different schools and movements. Titles include works on Ben Nicholson, Hans Arp, Emil Nolde, Tamara de Lempicka, Jasper Johns, John Bellany, W.Barnes-Graham, Edward Piper, Maurice Cockrill, Sean Scully, John Piper, Cyril Mann, Ceri Richards, Howard Hodgkin, Stasys Krasauskas, Jackson Pollock, David Hockney, Chuck Close, Freidensreich Hundertwasser, John Hoyland, Duncan Grant, Ken Kiff, Michael Morgan, Gillian Ayres, Kenneth Draper, Richard Powers, Andrew Wyeth, Banksy, Jacob Lawrence, Bob Thompson, John Virtue and Georgia O'Keefe. Titles referring to schools and movements include : Transition - the London Art Scene in the Fifties, Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, The School of London, Exhibition Road - Painters at the Royal College of Art, Modern Art in Britain 1910-1914, The Art of Bloomsbury. Books are all qto. mainly hbs. with a selection of pbs. and in vg near fine condition. Estimate £100 - £150 |
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| 510 | |||
| Classical, 19th. & Early 20th. Century Art selection. Artists featured include: Cezanne, Klee, Bonnard, Rouault, Rousseau, Picasso, Kandinsky, Constable, Munch, Wilkie, Spencelayh, Matisse, Monet, Braque, Sargent, Flint, Van Gogh, Chagall, Kokoschka, Klimt, Kirchner, Lowry, Schwitters, Corinth, Signac together with a number of other similar titles. Books mainly qto. hb. with a selection of pbs and most in vg., near fine condition. Estimate £50 - £100 |
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| 511 | |||
| Art Medium, Techniques and Styles : A collection of 60+ titles offering guidance and detailed instruction on a range of approaches including Watercolour, Oils, Pen and Ink, Pencil, Acrylic, Pastel, Collage, Pen & Wash, Crayons and Mixed Media. Also with titles on subject areas such as Landscape, Composition, Light & Shade, Portrait, Life Drawing and Weather. Mainly qto. hb. but including some pbs. All in vg. or near fine condition. Estimate £50 - £75 |
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| 512 | |||
| Art Collection. A collection of general art guides featuring earlier classical movements together with those of a more recent origin. Titles include works on Impressionism, Abstract, Vorticism, Expressionism, Portraiture, Pastoral, Symbolism and Surrealism. Movements within the UK, Europe, America and Russia are covered. There is also a collection of catalogues featuring the annual R.A. Exhibitions. Most books are 4to. hb together with some pbs. and smaller formats. All are in vg. near fine condition. |
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| 513 | |||
| Archer T. : The War in Egypt and the Soudan, 1885. 1st.Ed. Four vols. Qto., Brown cloth binding, bevelled edges, gilt titling, blind-stamped decoration. Portrait frontis., engraved plates, maps and plans. Some sporadic foxing otherwise a near fine set. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 514 | |||
| Children's Selection : Andersen H. : Fairy Tales, nd. C.1940. Qto. Illus. boards. Colour plates by Margaret Tarrant; Grimm : Fairy Tales, nd. C.1920. Qto. Illus. & decorated binding. Chromolithograph frontis., illus. throughout. Schnick Schnack, Trifles For Little-Ones, nd. C. 1880. 8vo. Original decorative binding, spine professionally re-backed with original laid down. Chromolithographic plates throughout accompanying simple verses. Blyton E. : Mr. Galliano's Circus, 1939. 8vo. Hb. Ilustrated. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 515 | |||
| Huxley T. : Man's Place In Nature, 1863. 1st. Edition. 8vo. Original textured green cloth binding, tinted orange eps. with adverts. Engraved frontis. and illustrations in the text. Some minor wear to binding, very slight sporadic foxing otherwise and vg copy. Estimate £60 - £80 |
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| 516 | |||
| Trail W. : Elements of Algebra. For the Use of Students in Universities. 1779. 8vo. Contemporary full calf binding. Author not indicated but present on spine label. Publishing details on tp read as follows: ''Aberdeen Printed; Edinburgh Reprinted for C.Elliot and W.Creech; And sold by T.Longman and T.Cadell, London. M,Dcc,LXXIX.'' Algebraic equations and diagrams printed in the text. Relatively scarce early edition. Binding worn at extremities but basically sound; text block quite clean and tight. Estimate £75 - £100 |
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| 517 | |||
| The Great Ouse Restoration Society Journal : 'The Lock Gate'. Professionally bound set of this periodic journal from October 1961 to November 1978 in four smaller qto.volumes each with an index. The volumes feature a wide range of articles on restoration projects, historical research relating to villages, towns and other specific locations along the river, boating club news, angling, locks, natural history and many other subjects, together with photographic reproductions, maps and plans. A fascinating and in depth coverage of a particular perspective of local history. Vg., near fine condition. Full sets scarce. Together with three Great Ouse Restoration Society Medallions for Roxton Lock :1972, Great Barford & Willington :1976 and Navigation Through to Bedford :1978. Estimate £75 - £100 |
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| 518 | |||
| Mansel-Sympson E. : Memorials of Old Lincolnshire, 1911. 1st.Ed. Royal 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt titling and heraldic shield, teg. Colour frontis together with many monochrome photographic plates. Vg. copy. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 519 | |||
| Naval Intelligence Division, Italy February 1944,45. Geographical Handbook Series. 8vo. Four volumes. A 'restricted' publication compiled by British Naval Intelligence Division as material for the discussion of naval, military and political issues - a comprehensive assessment of the contemporary aspects of Italy at the time issued to inform the development of tactical strategies. The books include photographic plates, maps and plans together with folding maps in rear pockets. Spine bindings a little faded otherwise a very good, complete set. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 520 | |||
| Williamson W. : Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain, 1858. Ray Society Pub. Folio, original flexible card covers. Text with 7 plates ( as called for ) with tissue guards at the rear, featuring multiple engraved illustrations of microscopic subjects on each plate against a black background, some tinted. Binding a little worn and somewhat loose, some moderate, sporadic foxing. Relatively scarce. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 521 | |||
| Hertfordshire Miscellany : Huyshe W. : The Royal Manor of Hitchin and its Lords Harold and the Balliols, 1906. 1st.Ed. Signed dedication from author to Robert Cust on fep. Royal 8vo. Engraved frontis, plates and vignette illus. in the text. Hine R. : Dreams and the Way of Dreams, 1913. 1st.Ed. Signed dedication by author with his initials on fep. 8vo. Relatively scarce. Confessions of an Un-Common Attorney, 1945. 1st. Ed. 8vo. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 522 | |||
| Roberts F. : Forty-One Years in India, from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief. 1897. Vols. 1 & 2. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt. Portrait frontis, plates, maps & plans. Stevenson R. : Prince Otto, 1925. 8vo. Estimate £15 - £20 |
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| 523 | |||
| Furst H. : Modern Woodcutters - Frank Brangwyn, Sturge Moore, Gwendolen Raverat & Edward Wadsworth. Fifty-four examples of the most characteristic modern work. Nd. C.1920. Qto. Qto. Buckram spine, plain boards. 54 plates. 'Combined' edition scarce. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 524 | |||
| Justice of the Peace - and County, Borough, Poor Law Union, and Parish Law Recorder. 13 Volumes of this, the oldest legal weekly journal in England and Wales, between the years 1873 & 1889. Qto. qtr. bindings, gilt ribbed spines, maroon labels and marbled boards. First published by Richard Shaw Bond and now known as Criminal Law & Justice Weekly. This collection affords not only a magnificent display on the study bookshelves but also provides a fascinating, comprehensive, diverse and sometimes amusing insight into the contemporary Victorian legal scene. Viz: GWR vs. Bishop : Nuisances Removal Act : ''Gives power to justices only to abate such nuisances as are injurious to health; and where water percolated through a railway bridge on the heads of people passing underneath...'' .... Joseph Feldon was charged with having neglected to provide food and clothing for his family....... Hotel Keeper heavily fined for permitting card playing in his house..... A young Irish woman, called as a witness and asked to take the oath, strongly objected to kiss the Testament, saying, if she did so, she would not get over her trouble. And many more Estimate £50 - £70 |
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| 525 | |||
| Theological and Liturgical Collection : Law W. : A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection, 1726. 1st.Ed. 8vo. Recent professional cloth rebind and partial conservation. Engraved initial letters and headpieces. First Ed. scarce. Allestree R. : The New Whole Duty of Man Containing the Faith as well as the Practice of a Christian. Nd. ( 16th.Ed. C.1760 ). 8vo. Contemp. calf. Engraved frontis and tp. Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis, 1881. Royal 8vo. Illus. upper board. Title page with engraved illustrations and ornate script. Latin text with with engraved initial letters and headpieces. Rose H.J. The History of Our Lord Jesus Christ exhibited in a series of seventy-two coloured engravings. 1855. 8vo Landscape. 'Fold out' tp. followed by plates. Very scarce. Estimate £80 - £120 |
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| 526 | |||
| Railwayana Collection : Nock. O. : The Great Northern Railway, 1958; Leleux S. The Leighton Buzzard Light Railway, 1996; Dingwall R. : Narrow Gauge Tracks in the Sand - Laighton Buzzard Light Railway, 1997; Goslin G. : Bedford to Wellingborough 2004; St.Albans to Bedford, 2003; Betjeman J. : Trains and Buttered Toast, 2006; Barnes E. : Midland Main Line, 1969. Together with 25+ other railway titles featuring local and branch line histories and other specialist titles, hb & pb. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 527 | |||
| Rokewode J. : A Memoir on the Painted Chamber in the Palace of Westminster. Part work of an unidentified work, Vol.6 , C.1840. Large folio volume, recent qtr. binding with marbled boards. Fourteen plates ( XXVI - XXXIX ) of Charles Stothard's series of Drawings from the Paintings upon the Walls of the Chamber, 10 of which are coloured, published by the Society of Antiquaries. Estimate £100 - £150 |
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| 528 | |||
| Wortley Axe J. : The Horse - Its Treatment in Health and Disease, 1905. Qto. 9 vols. Green cloth art-nouveaux design, gilt. Colour and monochrome plates, engraved vignettes in the text. Estimate £40 - £50 |
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| 529 | |||
| Boys Own Paper 1889 - 1894. Qto. Uniform cloth binding, gilt titles. Six volumes of bound copies for each year, chromolithic and engraved plates together with other illustrations in the text. Generally very well preserved, clean set. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 530 | |||
| Natural History Miscellany : (Knapp J.) : Journal of a Naturalist, 1829. 8vo. Engraved tp; 7 engraved plates ( 1 aquatint ). Catlow M. : British Entomology, 1852. Hand col. engraved frontis and 15 plates. Hulme F. : Wild Fruits of the Countryside 1902, Royal 8vo. 36 colour plates. Watkins-Pitchford D. : The Countryman's Bedside Book, 1942. Plates & vignettes using scraperboard technique. Johns C. : Flowers of the Field, 1910. Decorative,gilt maroon binding, colour plates; Catlow M. : Popular British Entomology, 1852. Hand-col. engraved plates. Together with 2 other related titles. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 531 | |||
| Bunyan J. : Pilgrim's Progress and The Holy War, nd. C.1870. Large qto., brown cloth binding, gilt with decorative blind-stamped design,bevelled edges. Engraved portrait frontis, plates and vignettes throughout. Attractive, well preserved edition. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 532 | |||
| Bindings. Large collection of over 60 volumes of 'Public General Statutes, County of Huntingdonshire.' All 8vo qtr. bound with ribbed spines, maroon gilt labels and marbled boards. Impressive and decorative additions for the domestic study/library shelves or superb 'props' for the film studio or theatre stage. Estimate £50 - £80 |
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| 533 | |||
| Family Bible, nd. C.1870. Folio,full leather binding with gilt titling and decoration. Boards with decorative brass edges and working clasps. Aeg. Scott commentary notes. Chromolithograph plates. Family register pages unused. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 534 | |||
| Children's Selection : Kingsley C. : The Water-Babies, Nd. C.1940 (Tuck). 8vo. Colour plates by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Colour plate mounted on upper board. Grimms' Fairy Tales, nd. C. 1940. Qto. Illus. upper board. Colour plates by Anne Anderson; Blyton E. : The Naughtiest Girl in the School, 1940. 1st.Ed. 8vo. Scarce 1st.Ed.; The Secret of Spiggy Holes, nd. C 1945. 8vo. Col. frontis; Adventures of the Wishing Chair, 1939, 2nd.Ed. 8vo. Col. frontis. Estimate £50 - £100 |
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| 535 | |||
| Modern Fiction Signed by Authors : Grisham J. : A Painted House, Feb.2001; The Brethren, Feb.2000; Crichton M. : Timeline, 1999; Rice A. : Violin, 1997; Servant of the Bones, 1996; Herbert J.: Others, 1999; Gemmell D.:Hero in the Shadows, 2000. All 1st.Eds. Estimate £60 - £80 |
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| 536 | |||
| Herbert J. : The Ghosts of Sleath, Nd. No. 91 of 500 copies of the unedited typescript of The Ghosts of Sleath, signed by the author. Qto. plastic ring binding. Estimate £30 - £60 |
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| 537 | |||
| Mrs. Beeton's Cookery Book, 1892. Small 8vo. Illus. red cloth binding. Chromo. frontis, engraved plates and vignettes throughout. Near fine copy. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 538 | |||
| Rose H. & Burgon J. : The Picture Bible - A series of beautifully tinted engravings illustrative of the Old and New Testaments. Nd. C.1870. Alternative title on the binding reads ''Scripture Prints for the School & Cottage.'' Folio cloth folder binding, gilt and blindstamped. 20 + Large tinted engravings of biblical scenes together with title and comentary. Plates now separated/disbound ( as would have been the original intention to facilitate display ) but generally in vg condition. Together with a further set of similarly themed coloured engravings by Charles Longuet Higgins, of Turvey Abbey, Bedfordshire. Very scarce. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 539 | |||
| Batty Langley : Title unknown . 8vo. Engraved plates dated.1738. Contemporary full calf. 77 engraved plates relating to the classical orders of architecture together with many other illustrations relating to building structures and monument designs. Although the date on the plates is early, this volume may in fact be a later edition of one his more well known works in a reduced format for popular consumption. Estimate £100 - £150 |
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| 540 | |||
| Carroll L. Alice in Wonderland, nd.C.1910. Qto. Colour illus. boards. 12 colour plates by Mabel Lucie Attwell. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 541 | |||
| Animals In Their Homes. 'Father Tuck's Panorama Series' : Raphael Tuck children's publication. Nd. C.1890. Landscape qto. 'concertina' board book with cloth hinges featuring chromolithic illustrations of a variety of familiar animals located in their natural environment. Some of the hinges on this 'book' are a little fragile otherwise it is remarkably well preserved despite its vulnerability. Estimate £75 - £100 |
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| 542 | |||
| Lyon G. : The Private Journal, 1824. 1st.Ed. 8vo. Contemp. qtr. marbled boards. Engraved frontis, folding map & 6 plates. Narrative relating to Captain W.Parry's Expedition to discover a North-West Passage. Estimate £80 - £120 |
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| 543 | |||
| Irving W. : Rip Van Winkle, 1907. Small qto., olive green cloth binding with gilt illustration on upper board. Tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham with titled tissue guards. Estimate £180 - £220 |
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| 544 | |||
| Chamisso A. : The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man; Hauff W. : The Cold Heart.Nd. C. 1920. Qto. Hb.Gilt illustrated boards, teg. Illustrated by Forster Robson, tipped in colour plates with titled tissue guards. Estimate £30 - £40 |
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| 545 | |||
| Roosevelt T. : Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, 1901. Qto. Gilt illus. cloth binding, teg. Engraved type frontis and illus. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 546 | |||
| Erlam D. : Ranks and Uniforms of the German Army, Navy and Airforce, nd. C.1940 8vo. Colour plates and illus. in the text. Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 547 | |||
| Sotheby W. : A Tour Through Parts of Wales, Sonnets, Odes and other Poems, with Engravings from Drawings taken on the spot, 1794. Qto. Later glazed board binding. Tinted engraved plates. Estimate £50 - £60 |
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| 548 | |||
| New Display of the Beauties of England, 1776. Vols.1 & 2. 8vo.Contemp.qtr. binding marbled boards. Engraved tp. Engraved plates. Estimate £50 - £100 |
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| 549 | |||
| (Anstey C. ) : The New Bath Guide or Memoirs of the B_N_R_D Family in a Series of Political Epistles, 1779. Small 8vo, contemp. qtr. binding. Engraved frontis Estimate £20 - £30 |
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| 550 | |||
| ( Williams O. ) : British Theatre - Comprising Tragedies, Comedies, Operas and Farces. From the most classic writers and with biography, critical account and explanatory notes by an Englishman, 1828. Royal 8vo. Contemp. Publisher's binding, cloth spine, original label, boards. Estimate £20 - £30 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Selected Antique Furniture & Collectors’ Items Books, Maps & Ephemera | |||
| Auctioneer: | W & H Peacock | Location: | Bedford |
| Contact: | Tel: 01234 266366 | ||
| Date: | 4th April 2014 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Viewing Details Friday 28th March, 5pm - 8pm Saturday 29th March, 9am - 1pm Thursday 3rd April 9am - 6pm Morning of the sale from 9am |
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