Books

Auction Friday 30th May 2003 at 9.30am

Viewing Thursday 29th May, 9am till 7pm;
and on morning of sale from 9am

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Books

 

Commencing at 9.30am on
Friday 30th May 2003

 

From a Private Collection

 

1                Fleming. Scottish Pottery
£20-£40

 

2                Millais, J.G.
The Natural History Of British Surface Feeding Ducks.
£100-£150 

 

3                Millais, J.G.
The Natural History Of British Surface Feeding Ducks
£100-£150 
 sold for £90

 

4                Maxwell, Sir Herbert
The Story Of The
Tweed. 
Illustrated by D.Y. Cameron
£50-£80 
 sold for £90

 

5                Morris, Rev. F.O.
History Of British Birds, 6 Vols.
Green decorated cloth
£200-£250
 sold for £190

 

6                A Review Of The State Of The British Nation,
5 Vols. 2,6,6,7,8
£50-80

 

7                Gellii, A,
Attic Notes, 1526, Full calf rebacked
£50-£100

 

8                Fairbairn.-Crests Of Families Of Great Britain And Ireland, 2 Vols, 1860, Brown cloth; damp stained
£30-£50 
 sold for £20

 

9                Von Raumer, Frederick
England In 1835, 3 Vols, 1836
£50-£80
sold for £65

 

10             Horsefield, Rev.,
The History And Antiquities Of Lewes,
2 Vols, Full calf
£50-£100
sold for £100

 

11             Cattermole, Rev.,
The Great Civil War, 30 engravings, Blue decorated leather
£30-£50
sold for £35

 

12             Early 19th Century Scrap Book and two others
£50-80
sold for £105

 

13             Historical And Literary Tour Of A Foreigner In England And Scotland,
2 Vols, 1825, Green cloth
£50-£80 
 sold for £30

 

14             Cigarette Cards
9 albums
£60-90
sold for £55

 

15             Cyclopedia Of Useful Arts,
2 Vols, Leatherbacked gilt spines
£40-£60 
 sold for £40

 

16             Lot Of Books On Pottery & Porcelain
63 volumes
£100-£150 
 sold for £190

 

17             Lot Of Books On Book-Collecting
37 books
£60-£100 
 sold for £90

 

18             Lot Of Books On Mythology And Folklore,
45 volumes
£100-£150 
 sold for £200

 

19             Lot Of Books On Book-Collecting,
40 volumes
£60-£100 
 sold for £50

 

20             Lot Of Books On Gun-Collecting,
62 volumes
£100-£150 
 sold for £260

 

21             Lot Of Books On English Topography,
66 volumes
£100-£150 
 sold for £110

 

22             General Art Books,
2 shelves
£50-£80 
 sold for £20

 

23             Lot Of Books On Cinema
£30-£50 
 sold for £24

 

24             Lot Of Books On Ancient History,
65 volumes
£100-£150 
 sold for £160

 

25             Lot Of Books On Art & Design,
57 volumes
£50-£80 
 sold for £40

 

26             Lot Of Books On English Literature,
75 volumes
£80-£100 
 sold for £70

 

27             Lot Of Books On Fashion & Costume,
57 volumes
£80-£100 
 sold for £30

 

28             Lot |Of Books On Glass & Glassware,
29 volumes
£30-£50 
 sold for £45

 

29             Lot Of Books On Literature,
24 volumes
£40-£60 
 sold for £16

 

30             Small Lot Of Books On Cars,
16 volumes
£30-50 
 sold for £20

 

31             Small Lot Of Books On Clocks & Watches,
22 volumes
£30-£50 
 sold for £35

 

32             Lot of Reference Books On Various Subjects,
2 shelves
£50-£80 
 sold for £30

 

33             Lot Of Books On Erotica,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £35

 

34             Lot Of Books On Railways,
1 shelf
£40-£60 
 sold for £140

 

35             Lot Of Military Books,
3 shelves
£100-£150 
 sold for £240

 

36             Lot Of Books On Exploration & Travel,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £30

 

37             Lot Of Books On Coins,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £50

 

38             Lot Of Books On Exploration & Travel,
1 shelf
£80-£100 
 sold for £30

 

39             Lot Of Books On Modern History,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £110

 

40             Lot of Theology Books,
3 shelves
£150-£200 
 sold for £50

 

41             Large Lot Of Books On London;
History & Topography
£150-£200 
 sold for £105

 

42             Lot Of Books On Anthropology,
2 shelves
£80-£100 
 sold for £35

 

43             Lot Of Books On Antique Collecting
£80-£100 
 sold for £75

 

44             Lot Of Books On Ancient Civilisation,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £140

 

45             Lot Of Biography Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £40

 

46             Lot Of Books On Furniture Collecting,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £40

 

47             Lot Of Books On Heraldry,
1 shelf
£80-£120 
 sold for £210

 

48             Lot Of History Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £90

 

49             Lot Of Bindings,
1 shelf
£80-£120 
 sold for £110

 

50             Lot Of Bindings,
2 shelves
£50-£80 
 sold for £130

 

51             Lot Of Bindings,
1shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £700

 

52             Lot Of History And Book Catalogues,
1 shelf
£30-£50 
 sold for £30

 

53             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £32

 

54             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £16

 

55             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £25

 

56             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £20

 

57             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £20

 

58             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £16

 

59             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £20

 

60             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80
 sold for £22

 

61             Lot Of Various Books,
1shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £12

 

62             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £20

 

63             Lot Of Various Books
1shelf
£50-80 
 sold for £10

 

64             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £14

 

65             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £10

 

66             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £10

 

67             Lot Of Various Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £10

 

68             Lot Of Books On True Crime,
4 shelves
£150-£200 
 sold for £440

 

69             Lot Of Books On True Crime And Trials,
2 shelves
£80-£150 
 sold for £90

 

70             Lot Of "Notable British Trials",
and others,
1 shelf
£100-£150 
 sold for £170

 

71             Lot Of 'Saturday' Books
£50-£80 
 sold for £10

 

72             Lot Of Scottish Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £280

 

73             Lot Of Scottish Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80
sold for £130 

 

74             Lot Of Scottish Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £50

 

75             Lot Of Scottish Books,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £30

 

76             Quantity Of Books On Glasgow And Surrounding Area,
1shelf
£80-£100 
 sold for £140

 

77             Quantity Of Books On Glasgow And Surrounding Area,
1shelf
£80-£100 
 sold for £55

 

78             Quantity Of Books Of Scottish Interest,
1 shelf
£80-£100 
 sold for £90

 

79             Various Books On Glasgow,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £100

 

80             Quantity Of Books Of Scottish Interest,
1 shelf
£100-£150 
 sold for £400

 

81             Quantity Of Books Of Scottish Interest,
1shelf
£100-£150 
 sold for £70

 

82             Quantity Of Books Of Scottish Interest,
1 shelf
£50-£80 
 sold for £60

 

83             Various Odd Volumes,
4 shelves
£100-£150 
 sold for £320

 

84             Quantity Of Books On Various Subjects,
6 boxes
£30-£50 
 sold for £100

 

85             Quantity Of Books On Various Subjects,
5 boxes
£30-£50 
 sold for £20

 

86    to 100 Quantity Of Books On Various Subjects
£30-£50 each lot
sold for £204

 

101          Various books,
two shelves
£70-100
sold for £35

 

Various Properties

 

102          Bain, George,
Celtic Art, 1951,  gilt dec. cloth
£100-150

 

103          Grant, James,
Old & New
Edinburgh, 3 vols. Half calf
£70-100
sold for £65

 

104          Goldsmith, Oliver,
Animated Nature, 2 vols, full calf
£50-80

 

105          Nott, Stanley Charles,
Chinese Jade; Jacquemart, Albert, History of the Ceramic Art, 1873; and Birch, S., Ancient Pottery (3)
£50-80

 

106          Three various volumes
£40-60

 

107          Carroll, Lewis,
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, illustrated by Bessie Pease
£30-50
sold for £20

 

108          Horan, James D.,
Mathew Brady; and one other volume (2)
£20-40

 

109          Adams, W.H. Davenport,
Earth and Sea; and three others (4)
£30-50

 

110          Milne, A.A.,
Winnie The Pooh, 10th edition; and When We Were Very Young, 20th edition (2)
£30-50

 

111          Turbayne, A.A.,
Monograms & Cyphers, 1905; and five others (6)
£70-100

 

112          Purchase, William R.,
Practical Masonry, 1904; and four others (5)
£50-80

 

113          Picturesque Palestine,
volume one only; and two others (3)
£30-50

 

114          Bound volume of steel engraved portraits
£100-150

 

115          White, E.B.
Stuart Little, 1946, no dj.;
and one other (2)
£30-50
sold for £55

 

116          Harper, C.J.,
The
Hastings Road; and three others
£50-80

 

117          Armorie,
an album of monograms; and two others
£50-80

 

118          Various books
(a lot)
£30-50

 

119          Guns and Uniforms,
various volumes (a lot)
£80-100
  sold for £95

 

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