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Catalogue for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction held on Wednesday 1st of November 2023

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  • Maxwell William, "British Battles" being history of great contest in Which in a British nation has been engaged from the time of William The Conqueror to the ascension of King Edward VII, with a descriptive account of their battles and of their influence on the Empire and the gross of our vast colonial possessions told by a series of pictures painted specially by Henri Dupray, Charles Letts and Co 1902, quarter bound Morocco and cloth boards, folio, tipped tin plates throughout

642

Maxwell William, "British Battles" being history of great contest in Which in a British nation has been engaged from the time of William The Conqueror to the ascension of King Edward VII, with a descriptive account of their battles and of their influence on the Empire and the gross of our vast colonial possessions told by a series of pictures painted specially by Henri Dupray, Charles Letts and Co 1902, quarter bound Morocco and cloth boards, folio, tipped tin plates throughout

sold for £30
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  • "The Political Works of John Milton" with memoir and glossarial notes etc, London Suttaby, 8 vo., bound in full tree calf with gilt boarder and gilt spine, dedication to half title dated 1886

643

"The Political Works of John Milton" with memoir and glossarial notes etc, London Suttaby, 8 vo., bound in full tree calf with gilt boarder and gilt spine, dedication to half title dated 1886
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  • Lever Charles, "Charles O'Malley The Irish Dragoon" in 2 volumes London, Chapman and Hall 1862, 8vo., 3/4 Morocco and marble boards, dedications to title and pages and ownership labels to paste downs

644

Lever Charles, "Charles O'Malley The Irish Dragoon" in 2 volumes London, Chapman and Hall 1862, 8vo., 3/4 Morocco and marble boards, dedications to title and pages and ownership labels to paste downs

sold for £20
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  • Moore Thomas, "Paradise and The Peri" cloth and ornate gilt tooling boards, chromolithograph plates throughout (mostly loose), folio, Day and Son London, circa 1870

645

Moore Thomas, "Paradise and The Peri" cloth and ornate gilt tooling boards, chromolithograph plates throughout (mostly loose), folio, Day and Son London, circa 1870

    withdrawn from auction
  • Bunyan John "The Pilgrims Progress" with notes by The Reverend Robert McGuire, Cassell, Petter and Galpin London, illustrated by H C Selous and Paolo Priolo, 4to. bound in full Morocco and gilt

646

Bunyan John "The Pilgrims Progress" with notes by The Reverend Robert McGuire, Cassell, Petter and Galpin London, illustrated by H C Selous and Paolo Priolo, 4to. bound in full Morocco and gilt

sold for £20
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  • Thompson Seton Ernest, "Lives of the Hunted" London David Knutt 1902, 8vo. cloth and gilt boards, "Wild Animals I Have Known" 1898 3rd impression (dedication to end papers) 8vo., cloth and gilt boards, "Two Little Savages" Doubleday Page and Co New York Page B Page 1903, "Book of Rustom" 1908, quarter bound in Morocco gilt spine, green gilt boards, "Wild Animals at Home" 1913, "Billy" (two copies), "Johnny Bear" together with "The Kindred of The Wild" by Charles G D Roberts Duckworth London 1903

648

Thompson Seton Ernest, "Lives of the Hunted" London David Knutt 1902, 8vo. cloth and gilt boards, "Wild Animals I Have Known" 1898 3rd impression (dedication to end papers) 8vo., cloth and gilt boards, "Two Little Savages" Doubleday Page and Co New York Page B Page 1903, "Book of Rustom" 1908, quarter bound in Morocco gilt spine, green gilt boards, "Wild Animals at Home" 1913, "Billy" (two copies), "Johnny Bear" together with "The Kindred of The Wild" by Charles G D Roberts Duckworth London 1903

sold for £40
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  • Sir Walter Scott, "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, Addressed to J G Lockheart" second edition London John Murray 1831, one quarter bound in calf with marbled boards and gilt spine, 18 mo.

649

Sir Walter Scott, "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, Addressed to J G Lockheart" second edition London John Murray 1831, one quarter bound in calf with marbled boards and gilt spine, 18 mo.

sold for £80
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  • A collection of early gardening volumes to include "Pot Pourri From a Surrey Garden" Earle London Smith, Elder & Co 1905 8vo., full green Morocco, "More Pot Pourri From a Surrey Garden" Earle, Smith Elder & Co 1904 8vo., full green Morocco, "Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden" Gertrude Jekyll third edition London Country Life 1914, "Gardens of England" E T Cook, A & C Black London 1911, full brown calf with blind tooled decoration 8vo. together with Rev. C A Johns "Flowers of The Field" 29th edition London 1899

650

A collection of early gardening volumes to include "Pot Pourri From a Surrey Garden" Earle London Smith, Elder & Co 1905 8vo., full green Morocco, "More Pot Pourri From a Surrey Garden" Earle, Smith Elder & Co 1904 8vo., full green Morocco, "Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden" Gertrude Jekyll third edition London Country Life 1914, "Gardens of England" E T Cook, A & C Black London 1911, full brown calf with blind tooled decoration 8vo. together with Rev. C A Johns "Flowers of The Field" 29th edition London 1899

sold for £50
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  • Smollett Tobias, 4 volumes including "The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker", "The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves", "The History and Adventures of an Atom", "The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom" and "The Adventures of Roderick Random", all 8vo., 3/4 bound in polished brown calf with gilt spines and marbled boards

651

Smollett Tobias, 4 volumes including "The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker", "The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves", "The History and Adventures of an Atom", "The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom" and "The Adventures of Roderick Random", all 8vo., 3/4 bound in polished brown calf with gilt spines and marbled boards

sold for £20
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  • Carole Lewis, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" illustrated John Tenniel McMillan 1882 70th thousand edition and "Alice's Adventures Underground" McMillan 1886, 12 mo., both bound in original red cloth and gilt

652

Carole Lewis, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" illustrated John Tenniel McMillan 1882 70th thousand edition and "Alice's Adventures Underground" McMillan 1886, 12 mo., both bound in original red cloth and gilt

sold for £130
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  • "Cranford" by Mrs Gaskell, McMillan 1892 and "Our Village" by Mary Russell Mitford McMillan 1893, both illustrated by Hugh Thomson, bound in green cloth with paper labels to spine, 8 vo.

653

"Cranford" by Mrs Gaskell, McMillan 1892 and "Our Village" by Mary Russell Mitford McMillan 1893, both illustrated by Hugh Thomson, bound in green cloth with paper labels to spine, 8 vo.
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  • Garnett T, "Observations on a Tour Through The Highlands and The Western Isles of Scotland, particularly Staffa and Icolmkill, to which are added a description of the falls of the Clyde of the country round Moffatt and an analysis of its mineral waters", in 2 volumes, first edition London 1800, folding map is present though taped, both quarter bound in calf gilt with marbled boards and paste down

654

Garnett T, "Observations on a Tour Through The Highlands and The Western Isles of Scotland, particularly Staffa and Icolmkill, to which are added a description of the falls of the Clyde of the country round Moffatt and an analysis of its mineral waters", in 2 volumes, first edition London 1800, folding map is present though taped, both quarter bound in calf gilt with marbled boards and paste down
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  • Beeton Isabella, "The Book of Household Management" with coloured cookery plates, circa 1870, green cloth, red and gilt spine, together with Mrs Beeton's "All About Cookery" New Edition 1915 with green and gilt boards and coloured plated

655

Beeton Isabella, "The Book of Household Management" with coloured cookery plates, circa 1870, green cloth, red and gilt spine, together with Mrs Beeton's "All About Cookery" New Edition 1915 with green and gilt boards and coloured plated

sold for £55
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  • Pliny the Elder, "The Historie of the World", commonly called The Natural Historie of C. Plinius Secundus.Adam Islip, 1601, translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke, two volumes as one in folio in panelled calf - MISSING TITLE PAGE

656

Pliny the Elder, "The Historie of the World", commonly called The Natural Historie of C. Plinius Secundus.Adam Islip, 1601, translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke, two volumes as one in folio in panelled calf - MISSING TITLE PAGE

sold for £800
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  • Carroll Lewis, "Alice in Wonderland" illustrated by Gwynedd Hudson published Hodder & Stoughton for Boots Chemists, blue cloth boards with gilt illustrations 8vo, circa 1920's

657

Carroll Lewis, "Alice in Wonderland" illustrated by Gwynedd Hudson published Hodder & Stoughton for Boots Chemists, blue cloth boards with gilt illustrations 8vo, circa 1920's

sold for £30
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  • Robinson and William "Flora and Sylva", 3 volumes 1903-1905, folio, green cloth and gilt binding

658

Robinson and William "Flora and Sylva", 3 volumes 1903-1905, folio, green cloth and gilt binding

sold for £80
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  • Dale Chihuly, "Black Book" Sidereel Fine Art Press 2008, registration number 18 of 125, 1 volume with 3 colour plates and catalogue with dedication on front page from Dale Chihuly to Sol Kerzner, boxed

659

Dale Chihuly, "Black Book" Sidereel Fine Art Press 2008, registration number 18 of 125, 1 volume with 3 colour plates and catalogue with dedication on front page from Dale Chihuly to Sol Kerzner, boxed

sold for £140
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  • Dumas Alexandre, 22 volumes of his works "The Aramis Edition" London Blackfriars Publishing Company, all red cloth with gilt spine, colour and mono plates, 8vo.

663

Dumas Alexandre, 22 volumes of his works "The Aramis Edition" London Blackfriars Publishing Company, all red cloth with gilt spine, colour and mono plates, 8vo.

sold for £30
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  • A Steiff limited edition Phantom of the Opera teddy bear no.73 of 2000, 30cm together with a voice controlled musical box, boxed

723

A Steiff limited edition Phantom of the Opera teddy bear no.73 of 2000, 30cm together with a voice controlled musical box, boxed

    withdrawn from auction
  • A Steiff limited edition Teddy Bear Christmas Rose no.448 of 1500 30cm boxed and with certificate, 1 other Teddy Bear Lumia no.688 of 1500 boxed and with certificate and a Roald Dahl Charlie Bucket no.430 of 1916 complete with golden Ticket, boxed

735

A Steiff limited edition Teddy Bear Christmas Rose no.448 of 1500 30cm boxed and with certificate, 1 other Teddy Bear Lumia no.688 of 1500 boxed and with certificate and a Roald Dahl Charlie Bucket no.430 of 1916 complete with golden Ticket, boxed

sold for £110
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  • Forty miniature editions of "The Works of Shakespeare" by Allied Newspapers Ltd. contained in an oak finished 3 tier book rack (the back has been glued and repaired)

757

Forty miniature editions of "The Works of Shakespeare" by Allied Newspapers Ltd. contained in an oak finished 3 tier book rack (the back has been glued and repaired)

sold for £85
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