29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Betjeman (Sir John).
Summoned by Bells.
John Murray, 1960, first edition, signed by the author on mounted slip, dust jacket (priced 16s., chipped and a little stained, press cutting to title verso). The dust jacket refers to a signed limited edition, however this copy is not numbered and therefore appears to be a signed trade edition;
idem, Autograph Letter Signed, from John Betjeman to the Asst. Librarian at Durham University, 24th August 1973, 'Oh how sad, & how ignorant of me. I forgot who told me about the missals being at Durham', part typescript, part autograph, ink on paper, single folded sheet;
idem, An Oxford University Chest.
John Miles, December 1938, first edition, original cloth-backed marbled boards. (3)
Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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