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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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Group of Various Novels and Other Books - 8 Titles
Circa 1919-1935 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: Dorothy M. Macardle (ed.) - Selections from Le Morte D'Arthur of Sir Thomas Malory - London, 1922, card cover, 116 pp; William Le Queux - The Under Secretary - London, hardcover, 320 pp; Ernest Rhys (ed.) - Poetry and The Drama. Ben Jonson's Plays with an Introduction by Prof. Felix E. Schelling, volume two - London, hardcover, 738 pp; S. L. Loney - Mechanics and Hydrostatic for Beginners - Cambridge, 1935, hardcover, 309 pp; James Oliver Curwood - Kazan, The Wolf-Dog - 199, hardcover, 246 pp; Mrs Rundell - Domestic Cookery by a Lady - London, hardcover, 350 pp; Miss Braddon - Vixen - London and Edinburgh, hardcover, 565 pp; Robert Louis Stevenson - Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes - London and Glasgow, hardcover, 175 pp. 2.09 kg total, 16.1 x 11 - 17.8 x 12.3 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Harper's Monthly Magazine - European Edition
December 1889-May 1890 A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hardcover, 976 pp, profusely illustrated. 1.9 kg, 24.6 x 17.7 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
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.
