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LOT 2243
The Old West - Complete Series of 26 Vintage Volumes
1973-1980 A.D.
20 3/4 x 17 x 14 1/2 in. (60 kg, 53.5 x 43 x 37 cm including box).
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. [26, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
FootnotesA 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.
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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. -
Proud Miss Sydney by Geraldine Mocker
1896 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Geraldine Mocker, London, 1896, hardcover, 192 pp, with three illustrations by G. Demain Hammond, rare. 360 grams, 18.3 x 13 cm
Provenance: 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.
