18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
2128
Bibliographies and Sale Catalogues
Lowndes (William Thomas), The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature ...., George Bell, c.1858, four volumes, quarter morocco;
Wing (Donald), Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed ...., 1641-1700, N.Y: MLA, 1972, three volumes, quarto, cloth;
Sotheby & Co., The Holford Library, 1927-28, the four sale catalogues bound as one, cloth binding with original wraps bound in, leather spine label;
Sotheby & Co., Catalogue of the Celebrated Collection, The Property of C.E. Kenney, 1965-68, the eight sale catalogues bound as one, cloth binding with original wraps bound in, subjects include Trade and Economics, Geography, Navigation, Science and Surveying;
Sotheby & Co., Catalogue of A Selected Portion of the Famous Library formed by the Late Mortimer Schiff, 1938, two parts bound as one, cloth binding with original wraps bound in;
with a large quantity of other bibliographies, reference works and auction and bookseller catalogues. (qty)
Sold for £150
Estimated at £300 - £500
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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