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LOT 2244
Kelly's Sussex Directory - 1918
1918 A.D.
10 1/2 x 7 in. (1.98 kg, 26.5 x 18 cm).
Kelly's Directory, Kent, with new map, London, 1918, hardback, 1093 pp, black and white illustrations; good condition. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Group of Various Novels - 7 Titles
Circa 1929 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of Reader's Library editions of famous novels comprising: Hall Caine - The Manxman - London, hardcover, 378 pp; Jerome K. Jerome - Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog) - hardcover, 253 pp; Alexandre Dumas - The Black Tulip - hardcover, 253 pp; Hubert Dail - The Singing Fool - hardcover, 252 pp; Edgar Wallace - The Big Four - hardcover, 188 pp; Margaret Kennedy - The Constant Nymph - hardcover, 253 pp; Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield- hardcover, 243 pp. 1.24 kg total, 17 x 10.5 cm each
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Books on Various Subjects - 4 Titles
1910-1943 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. 1.65 kg total, 15.5 x 10.5 - 22 x 14.5 cm
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.
