18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Folio Society
A collection of books published by the Folio Society including Raymond Chandler's Complete Novels (seven volumes), The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (seven volumes) and Graham Greene's The Complete Entertainment (six volumes), 122 volumes in total, 119 in slipcases (122)
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £400 - £600
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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Tuesday 17 May 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am. Viewing is open to the public, there is no need to make an appointment.
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