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LOT 2249
Group of Various Novels and Other Books - 8 Titles
1913-1959 A.D.
6 1/2 x 4 1/2 - 8 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (1.88 kg total, 16.7 x 11.5 - 21.9 x 11.5 cm).
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. [7, 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
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. -
The Wide World Magazine - Volumes 1 - 4
April 1898-March 1900 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The Wide World Magazine. An Illustrated Monthly of True Narrative: Adventure, Travel, Customs and Sport, London, hardcover, bound editions, profusely illustrated. 6.6 kg total, 24.5 x 19 cm each
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s
The Wide World Magazine was a British monthly illustrated publication that featured travel stories and true-life adventures from around the world. Occasionally, some famous names wrote for the magazine, such as Arthur Conan Doyle, Douglas Reeman, and Henry Morton Stanley. The magazines were illustrated with many photographs and drawings by artists. -
Books on Tools - 2 Titles
1998-2004 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: Sandor Nagyszalanczy – The Art of Fine Tools – Newtown, 1998, Card covers, 232 pp, colour images Sandor Nagyszalanczy – Celebrating the World’s Most Amazing Tools – Newtown, 2004, Card covers, 210 pp, colour images. 2.43 kg total, 26 x 25 - 26 x 26 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
