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LOT 2236
The Wide World Magazine - Volumes 1 - 4
APRIL 1898-MARCH 1900 A.D.
9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (6.6 kg total, 24.5 x 19 cm each).
The Wide World Magazine. An Illustrated Monthly of True Narrative: Adventure, Travel, Customs and Sport, London, hardcover, bound editions, profusely illustrated. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s
FootnotesThe 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.
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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. -
The Cabinet in the Corresponding & Reporting Styles of Phonography Vol 11 for the year 1873
1873 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
James Butterworth, London, 1873, leather-bound hardcover, 336 pp; rare, we are unable to find another copy ever being offered on the market. 280 grams, 17 x 11 cm
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s. -
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.
