28th Apr, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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Guinness Brewery
A colourful collection of twenty-four Guinness annual promotional booklets: The Guinness Alice (1933); The Guinness Legends (1934); Jabberwocky Re-versed (1935); The Guinness Scrapbook (1937); Alice Aforethought, Guinness Carrolls (1938); Guinness Sportfolio [1950]; Album Victorianum (1951); Alice Where Art Thou [1952]; Game Pie (1955); Can This Be Beeton (1956); Happy New Lear (1957); Hobby Horses (1958); Alice Versary (1959); Reigning Cats and Dogs (1960); My Goodness! My Gilbert and Sullivan! (1961); Pen Portraits by A.P.H. [1962]; Guinness NonScience (1963); All My Own Work (1964); A Visit to Bedsyde Manor (1965); A Prescription for Foreing Travel (1966);; What Will They Think of Next; Prodigies and Prodigals; Untopical Songs; Songs of our Grandfathers.
Colour illustrated by various artists including Ardizzone and Tenniel, original wraps. (24)
Sold for £420
Estimated at £400 - £600
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Apr, 2023
A rare late 18th century diary written by Lady Mary Broughton detailing a two-year Grand Tour around Europe, is one of the highlights of the sale. Not only is it a remarkable and detailed travel diary written from a rare female perspective, but it is an important document recording the everyday social history of Europe and a treasure trove of information on picture collections and museums of the era. Also of note is a 17th century Manuscript Account Book with a connection to Crosthwaite in the Lake District, a fine John Speed Map of the World published in 1676, and a copy of John C. Bourne's 'The History and Description of the Great Western Railway'. Amongst the children's literature in the sale is a first edition set of C.S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia', and a first edition of Roald Dahl's 'The Twits'.
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