18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Bibliographies
Schwerdt (Carl Franz Georg Richard Schwerdt), Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, illustrated in a catalogue of books, manuscripts, prints and drawings, Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1985, four volumes, illustrated, leatherette bindings;
Zimmer (John Todd), Catalogue of the Edward E. Ayer Ornithological Library, Chicago, 1926, first edition, colour frontis, twelve plates, cloth;
Lisney (Arthur A.), A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera, 1608-1799, Chiswick Press, 1960, first edition, plates as called for, original cloth;
with sixteen others (22)
Sold for £180
Estimated at £200 - £400
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.
Viewing
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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