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LOT 2257
Books on Various Subjects - 4 Titles
1910-1943 A.D.
6 1/8 x 4 1/8 - 8 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (1.65 kg total, 15.5 x 10.5 - 22 x 14.5 cm).
Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte-Cristo Vol I - London and Glasgow, hardback, 794 pp, monochrome illustrations; J. Macdonald Oxley - North Overland with Franklin - London, hardcover, 256 pp; C. B. Rutley - Wildlife in Canada - London, 1943, hardcover, 63 pp, monochrome illustrations; C. Walter Hodges - Columbus Sails - London, hardcover, 199 pp, monochrome illustrations. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Books on Britain - 5 Titles
1955-1982 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Nicholas Witchell - The Loch Ness Story -London, 1979, hardback with dustjacket, 240 pp, monochrome images; The Essex Review. A Quarterly Journey for the County, July 1955, 208 pp, monochrome images; James Herriot's Yorkshire with photographs by Derry Brabbs, London, 1980, hardcover with dustjacket, 223 pp, colour images; The Best of James Herriot. Favourite Memories of a Country Vet, London, 1982, hardcover, 503 pp, monochrome and colour illustrations; Times Gone By - A photographic record of Great Britain 1856-1956, London, 1977, hardcover with dustjacket, 223 pp, monochrome images. 4.35 kg total, 21.7 x 14.2 - 29.2 x 22 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Proud Miss Sydney by Geraldine Mocker
1896 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Geraldine Mocker, London, 1896, hardcover, 192 pp, with three illustrations by G. Demain Hammond, rare. 360 grams, 18.3 x 13 cm
Provenance: From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Chums: An Illustrated Paper for Boys by H. Rider Haggard
1906 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An exceedingly rare publisher's binding of Chums: An illustrated Paper of Boys dated 1906 on spine and 1906 on title page; publisher's original binding of red cloth titled and decorated in black, brown and gilt on spine and cover, and in blind on back cover; containing an index, and complete issues from August 16, 1905 - August 8, 1906, profusely illustrated. 2.91 kg, 31.5 x 24 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
Chums was a boys' weekly newspaper started in 1892 by Cassell & Company, which were gathered into monthly and annual editions by the publisher. The magazine is one of the most highly sought-after boys' papers by collectors due to its distinctive and attractively illustrated red covers.
