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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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John Galsworthy Novel Group - 6 Titles
1927-1929 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: Volume 5 - The Dark Flower; Volume 12 - The Forsyte Saga, I, The Man of Property; Volume 14 - The Forsyte Saga, III, Awakening to Let; Volume 18 - Caravan, III, The First and The Last; Volume 19 - A Modern Comedy, I, The White Monkey, A Silent Wooing; Volume 20 - A Modern Comedy, II, The Silver Spoon Passers By. 1.48 kg total, 17.6 x 11.5 cm each
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Group of Various Novels - 8 Titles
1899-1980 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: Michael Scott - Tom Cringle's Log - hardcover, 576 pp; R.H. Barham - The Ingoldsby Legends - London, hardcover, 518 pp, monochrome illustrations, dedication to the front page; Hugh Walpole - The Cathedral. A novel - London, 1925, hardcover, 529 pp; Frederic W. Farrar - St. Winifred's or The World of School - London, 1899, hardcover, 536 pp, monochrome illustrations; W.H.G. Kingston - The Three Midshipmen - London, hardcover, 336 pp, colour illustrations, a prize for good conduct and regular attendance awarded to Willie Hennessey by St Clement Danes Sunday School in 1921; W. Peacock - Selected English Essays - 1923, hardcover, 543 pp; G Bernard Hughes - The Country Life. Collector's Pocket Book - Richmond upon Thames, 1980, hardcover, 351 pp, monochrome illustrations; Vera I. Arlett - Repertory Plays no. 60. A Corber in Dreams - 1927, 57 pp. 2.37 kg total, 15.2 x 10.5 - 18.5 x 13 cm
Provenance: From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
Animal Life - Described and Illustrated by E.P. Wright, M.D. F.L.S.
April 1898-September 1898 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
E. Perceval Wright - Animal Life: Being a Series of Descriptions of the Various Sub-Kingdoms of the Animal Kingdom - London, Paris 7 New York, illustrated hardcover, 610 pp, monochrome illustrations. 1.79 kg, 27 x 19 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s
