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LOT 2255
Chums: An Illustrated Paper for Boys by H. Rider Haggard
1906 A.D.
12 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (2.91 kg, 31.5 x 24 cm).
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. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
FootnotesChums 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.
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LOT 2255
Chums: An Illustrated Paper for Boys by H. Rider Haggard
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Kelly's Kent Directory - 1930
1930 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Kelly's Directory, Kent, with new map, London, 1930, hardback, 1109 pp, black and white illustrations; good condition. 2.08 kg, 26.7 x 18.1 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Observer Book Collection - 14 Titles
1951-1982 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising The Observer's books on: architecture, aircraft, dogs (2), soccer, horses and ponies, show jumping and eventing, flags, motorcycles, music, manned spaceflight and castles; all hardback, some with dustjackets, monochrome illustrations. 2.36 kg total, 14.5 x 9.3 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Group of Various Novels and Other Books - 7 Titles
1897-1930 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: The Wayfarer's Library - Pebbles on the Shore - hardcover, 255 pp; G.C. Field - Prejudice and Impartiality - London, hardcover, 232 pp; D.H. Edwards - Sixteenth Series. Modern Scottish Poets. With biographical and critical notices - 1897, hardcover, 315 pp; James Lane Allen - The Choir Invisible - London, 1909, hardcover, 256 pp; Stories From Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion - retold by Beatrice Clay, hardcover, 208 pp; J. Rawson Lumby - The Acts of The Apostles with introduction and notes - Cambridge, 1898, hardcover, 160 pp; Poems by Robert Herrick, hardcover, 374 pp. 1.34 kg total, 15.5 x 10.6 - 18 x 11 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
