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LOT 2256
Group of Various Novels and Other Books - 8 Titles
CIRCA 1919-1935 A.D.
6 3/8 x 4 3/8 - 7 x 4 7/8 in. (2.09 kg total, 16.1 x 11 - 17.8 x 12.3 cm).
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. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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Group of Various Novels and Other Books - 8 Titles
1913-1959 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: H.G. Wells - The World of William Clissold, vol II - London, hardcover, 510 pp; Ethel M. Dell - A Man Under Authority - London, 1930, hardcover, 316 pp; Camp Fire Songs, reprinted 1959, card covers, 40 pp; Light Fare Recipes for Corn Flour and 'Raisley' Cookery - London, hardcover, 121 pp; George Meredith - The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of a Father and Son - London, 1913, hardcover, 455 pp; Olivia Fowell - Patricia's Promotion - London, hardcover, 309 pp, presented to Doris Feldham in 1928 for regular attendance and good conduct; Paul Trent - Max Logan - 1919, hardcover, 256 pp; Johanna Spyri - Heidi - edited by Ernest Rhys for Everyman's Library, hardcover, 262 pp. 1.88 kg total, 16.7 x 11.5 - 21.9 x 11.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
The Old West - Complete Series of 26 Vintage Volumes
1973-1980 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A complete 26-volume set of Time Life Books' "The Old West" series, leatherette bindings with embossed western-style covers, full-colour photos and illustrations, and monochrome illustrations, comprising: The Trailblazers, The Railroaders, The Ranchers, The Frontiersmen, The Alaskans, The Spanish West, The Pioneers, The Soldiers, The Rivermen, The Great Chiefs, The Townsmen, The Expressmen, The Gunfighters, The Forty-Niners, The Canadians, The Miners, The Indians, The Gamblers, the Scouts, The Women, The End and the Myth, The Cowboys, The Mexican War, The Chroniclers, The Loggers, and The Texans. 60 kg, 53.5 x 43 x 37 cm including box
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
A classic and collectible vintage set, each volume offers an in-depth, richly illustrated look into a specific facet of the American Old West — from cowboys and lawmen to towns, trails, and Native American cultures. -
Lorna Doone - A Romance of Exmoor by R.D. Blackmore
Circa 1920 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
R.D. Blackmore, London & Edinburgh, hardcover, 687 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations, awarded to Edith Evans for dressmaking, session 1919-1920 by Lancasterian Continuation School, Church Road, Tottenham. 324 grams, 17 x 11.5 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
