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Sale date:

Book Sale on Tuesday 21st November 2006

Lot numbers:

476-507 of 663

Lot

Description & Estimate

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474

THE LETTERS OF GEORGE MEREDITH, collected and edited by his son, published Constable & Co, London 1912, two volumes, Sir Frederick Treves, "The Elephant Man and other Reminiscences and other books (a collection) #30-60

Nil

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190
475 ALBERT GOODWIN, RWS (1845-1932): An edition of his works produced by Chris Beetles Ltd no. 484/1000 copies #30-60

Nil

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20
476 ARTHUR CHARLES FOX-DAVIES: "Armorial Families - A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-Armour", 7th edition, published Hurst & Blackett 1929, two volumes and five other books (7) #50-100

Nil

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477 J M BARRIE: "Peter Pan and Wendy" decorated by Gwynedd Hudson, published Hodder & Stoughton, Robert Louis Stevenson, "A Child's Garden of Verses" and other books (a lot) #40-70

Nil

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478 J F BORTE: "Sir Edward Elgar", published Tegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., 1921, "Sir Charles Stamford", "Edward MacDowell", "John Carter", "Books and Book Collectors" and other volumes (a collection) #40-70

Nil

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479 SIR WALTER SCOTT: "The Poetical Works", Oxford University Press, 1894, calf bound and two other volumes (3) #30-60

Nil

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480 A COLLECTION OF ALBUMS of old photographs, encompassing various subjects including, "Flying, 1913-14", "Polo in the Colonies", "Leopard Shooting", "Gurka Rifles" and family albums (a collection) £100-200

Nil

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380
481 LIONEL EDWARDS: "Horses and Ponies" - a book of sketches, published Country Life, J H Dowd & Brenda E Spender, "Serious Business", Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Book", published New York 1899 and The Second Jungle Book" and other books (a collection) #50-100

Nil

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482 ELENOR FORTESCUE BRICKDALE: Golden Book of Famous Women", published Hodder & Stoughton and other early 20th century books, the majority published by A & C Black and T N Foulis, London and Edinburgh (a collection) #50-100

Nil

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40
483 OLIVER GOLDSMITH: "The Vicar of Wakefield" with 25 coloured illustrations after Thomas Rowlandson, printed at the Chiswick Press, 1926, and four other books (5) #40-70

Nil

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240
484 HENRY WILLIAMSON: "Tarka the Otter", with original dust covers, engraved by Hester Sainsbury, published G P Putnams & Sons, London & New York, 1927 with an inscription by Henry Williamson on the frontispage -" The maid (as we still call them in Devon) in the story became my wife...." #100-200

Nil

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400
485 HENRY WILLIAMSON: "The Wet Flanders Plain", issued by the Beaumont Press, printed on handmade parchment vellum, signed by the author, artist and publisher, no. 77/80 #100-200

Nil

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130
486 HENRY WILLIAMSON: "The Flax of Dreams: Book Two", "Dandelion Days", limited edition, no. 90/200, signed by the author, published Faber & Faber, and "The Dream of Fair Woman, Book Three" (2) #100-200

Nil

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487 HENRY WILLIAMSON: "How Dear is Life", published MacDonald, London, "Dandelion Days", "Young Phillip Maddison", "The Labour in Life" and "The Story of a Norfolk Farm" (5) #80-150

Nil

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100
488 J B PRIESTLY: "Angel Pavement" signed by the author with original dust covers, published by William Heinemann, "John Masefield", "Right Royal" and two other books (4) #50-100#

Nil

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489 J D LOCKHART: "Cosmo Gordon Lang", published Hodder & Stoughton Ltd and other volumes (a collection) #50-100

Nil

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490 SIR WALTER SCOTT: "The Works", published Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh 1871, marble boards, calf bound #50-100

Nil

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491 CAPTAIN ARTHUR JOCELYN: "The Orders, Decorations and Medals of the World" - The British Empire, published Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1934, "Awards of Honour", published A & C Black and other volumes (a collection) #50-100

Nil

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492 JOHN STUART MILL: "Principals of Political Ecconomy", published John W Parker, West Strand, London 1848, two volumes, and John Locke, "Two Treatises on Government", published London 1821 (3) #40-70

Nil

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450
493 COSTUME: C WILLETT CUNNINGTON, "English Woman's Clothing in the 19th century" and the companion "English Women's Clothing in the Present Century", two volumes of "The Studio" and other books (a collection) £50-100

Nil

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495 AUTOGRAPH: Three bound volumes of St. Martin's Christmas Matinee Books, 1958-1963, containing letters mostly to the Vicar of St Martin in the Fields, London relating to charitable Christmas matinee performances from Sir Malcolm Sargeant, Dame Flora Robson, Wilfred Hyde White, Agatha Christie, Richard Attenborough, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and others, three volumes #200-400

Nil

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750
496 HENRY WILLIAMSON: A small collection of letters and postcards relating to Tarka the Otter and other works from Florence Hardy, Walter de la Mare and others, (a collection) #100-200

Nil

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190
497 JOHN WESLEY: A letter to the Reverend Dr Wait, The Rectory, Blagdon, Langford, Bristol from London, dated Wednesday September 16th 1829 £100-200

Nil

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498 CHARLES DICKENS: A business card inscribed "Mr Charles Dickens, short hand writer, 10 Norfolk Street, Fitzroy Square" #700-1500

Nil

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750
499 A WORLD CUP PROGRAMME: Jules Rimet Cup World Championship, England 1966, July 11th - 30, together with ticket stubs (a lot) #30-50

Nil

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320
501 J RILEY WILMER "Scenes from the Arabian Nights", signed, watercolour and bodycolour, 5.5" x 3.5", three illustrations in a single frame and two others, 5.5" x 3.5" in single frames (5 in three frames). See illustration £300-600

Nil

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380
502 OSCAR WILDE: A series of fifteen drawings by Donia Nachshen ( published by Collins of London) including "You are too much alone, Dear Dr. Chasuble. You should Get Married", from "The Importance of being Ernest" and other illustrations from "An Ideal Husband", "The Canterville Ghost", "Lady Windermere's Fan" and others (a collection). See illustration #1000-2000Donia Nachshen came from a Jewish Family. She was a book illustrator for John Lane, who also designed posters for the P

Nil

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503 H BROCK: Illustrations from "What Katy Did", including "Katy untied and lifted the lid of the largest basket", "It's a Christmas Tree for You" and "At that moment the Door Opened, there stood Miss Jane", signed, watercolour and bodycolour, 12.25" x 8" (3). See illustration £200-300

Nil

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300
504 AN AMERICAN MANUMISSION for the Release of a Slave. "I Oswin Ricks of the County of Southampton and State of Virginia, having under my care a Negro man named Moses, aged about 25 years, whom I have heretofore held as a slave, but being of opinion that it is my duty to do by others, as I would be done by, therefore I do hereby ... set free the said Moses...", signed Oswin Ricks and dated July 1817, 13. 5" x 8.25". See illustration #500-1000

Nil

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 505

THE SAN FRANSISCO EARTHQUAKE: A silkwork poster inscribed "Metropolitan Opera House, Friday May the fourth 1906 - "Benefit in aid of the relief fund of the San Fransisco sufferers under the auspices of the combined theatre managers of Greater New York", 16.5" x 11.5". See illustration #200-400

Nil

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