Denhams Auction Catalogue

for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 14th of May 2008

Lot No Description Est Image
248 A A Milne "Winnie The Pooh" 39th edition 1949 with dust cover and Alexander Leonard "Winnie Illepu" Latin version with dust cover and Brian Staples "Domus Anguli Puensis" with dust cover £20-30 -
249 Graham Greene, "Brighton Rock" Uniform edition 1947 published by William Heinemann Ltd, with dust cover and Graham Greene "The Spy Bedside Book" first edition 1957, published by Robert Harper Hart Davis, with dust cover £20-30 -
250 P G Woodhouse "A Pelican at Blandings" 1969, published by Barrie & Jenkins, with dust cover and P G Woodhouse "Galahad at Blandings" 1965 published by Herbert Jenkins, London, with dust cover £20-30 -
251 P G Woodhouse, 3 volumes "Cocktail Time" 1958 published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd London, with dust cover, "Spring Fever" published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 3 Duke of York St, St James's London, with dust cover and "Ice in the Bedroom" 1961, published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, 3 Duke of York St, St James's London, with dust cover £30-50 -
252 Three P G Woodhouse first editions "Joy of The Morning", "Mulliner Knight" and "Heavy Weather" all published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd £40-60 -
253 Six P G Woodhouse second editions "Hot Weather", "The Luck of The Bodkins", "Big Money", "Mrs Mulliner Speaking", "Summer Lighting" and "Blandings Castle" all published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd £30-50 -
254 P G Woodhouse - "Uncle Fred in Spring Time" first edition published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, London 1939, "Uncle Dynamit" first edition by Herbert Jenkins Ltd (no dust covers), "My Man Jeeves" published by George Newnes Ltd London (no dust cover), "The Meaning of Spring" first edition, published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd, "The Code of the Worcester's" published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd (with inscription to the front) first edition 1939 (5) £30-50 -
255 J M Barrie "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens" with 24 illustrations by Arthur Rackham - 1 plate missing £40-60 -
256 A A Milne "Now We Are Six" sixth edition 1931, "The House at Pooh Corner" sixth edition 1934 and "Christopher When We Were Very Young" 18th edition 1929 £20-30 -
258 A Lansbourgh Thomas "British Birds and Their Nests" illustrated by George Rankin 1910 £30-50 -
259 Birket Foster "Pictures of English Landscape" Indian Proofs, limited edition 597/1000 (some water damage) £30-50 -
260 8 various bound editions "The London Mercury" and other unbound editions £20-30 -
261 A quantity of various books £20-30 -
262 A quantity of various books relating to Motor Racing etc £20-30 -
263 5 bound editions of "Chums" annual £20-30 -
287 A Persian manuscript double sided 13 1/2" x 9" £10-20 -
294 Edition 2 part 1, editions 3 and 4 part 2 and editions 5 - 21 Beatles Monthly Book 1963 and 1964 £30-50 -
295 The Reverend W Audrey, 5 volumes of Thomas The Tank Engine - railway series no 2 "Thomas The Tank Engine", no 4 "Tank Engine Thomas", no 7 "Toby The Tram Engine" and no 10 "Four Little Engines" and no 13 "Duck and The Diesel Engine", all approx. 1955 £15-25 -
296 Robert Louis Stephenson "Treasure Island" illustrated by N C Wyeth, published by Cassell & Co London, 1911 together with "Kidnapped" £20-30 -
297 James Mason "Cats In Our Lives", George Holbert Tucker "A Goodley Heritage", Enid Blyton "Before I Go To Sleep", "A Taste of Gleneagles", "Animals in Pottery and Porcelain", Agatha Christie "Elephants Can Remember" and "Monty Battlefields" all first editions £15-25 -
298 A collection of various books £10-20 -
318 A leather bound Family Bible £30-50 -
328 39 volumes from Cassell's National Library £10-20 -
386 An Oriental lacquered book cover with applied ivory decoration decorated a seated Geisha with teapot 11" x 14" (some damage) £10-20 -
396 S J Brewer "A History of England 1910", 1 vol "The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare" 1835, Samuel Rogers "Italy a Poem 1839", Heinrich Heine "Buchder Lieder" and a Forget Me Not birthday book £5-10 -