BOOKS FOR AUCTION at Wahroonga 2010

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WAHROONGA ANNUAL GIANT BOOKFAIR:

Thurs-Fri July 15-16, 9am-9pm & Sat-Sun July 17-18, 9am-5pm

at Knox Grammar School, Pacific Hwy, Wahroonga.

1. Godwin’s Lives of the Necromancers
William Godwin Chatto & Windus, 1876 Text in good condition, boards and spine worn SOLD $45.50
2. The Mysteries of Freemasonry
John Fellows Reeves & Turner, 1877 Foxing on title page and early pages, otherwise near fine. SOLD $38
3. Freedom & Independence for the Golden Lands of Australia
John Dunmore Lang Longman, Brown, Green, and & Longmans, 1852. 1st ed. Sound copy, soiled edges SOLD $114
4. The Marriage Guide
Dr. F. Hollick Excelsior Publishing House, N.Y. 1883 Sound copy, soiled edges SOLD $12
5. The Poets & Poetry of Scotland
James Grant Wilson 2 Vols. Blackie & Son. Inscription 1895 Condition good but rubbed boards SOLD $57
6. Autobiographical Sketches
Vassili Verestchagin. painter, soidier, traveller Translated by F.H. Peters Richard Bentley & Son 1887 2 Vols. Fair and some creasing in Vol 1. Spines of both volumes darkened, no foxing to text. SOLD $143
7. The Golden Plums & Other Stories
Frances Clare Blackie & Son. n.d. – inscription July 1894 Title page foxed, otherwise good condition SOLD $32
8. Goblin Market
Christina Rossetti Frontispiece etching, D.G. Rosetti George Routledge & Sons Ltd ?1908 Leather binding, good condition with some damage to spine. RESERVED
9. That Girl
Ethel Turner Illustrations by Frances Ewan T. Fisher Unwin 1909 Sturdy copy, gilt illustrations on cover, foxing throughout , coloured edges. SOLD $72
10. The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss (Henry Frowde Hodder & Stroughton ?1910 Illustrations T. H. Robinson Very good condition, uncut pages, fading on cover & spine, gilt top edge SOLD $33
11. Before the Lamps are Lit
Tarella Quin, illustrated Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Robertson, Melbourne, 1911. This work was produced before Outhwaite's marriage, and initials on illustrations are "ISR." 188pp, title page missing, spine detached, some page detached. B&W illustrations complete. SOLD $22
12. The Fairy of Old Spain
Mrs Rodolph Stawell J.M. Dent & Sons 1912 Cover a little discoloured, condition very good apartfrom light foxing throughout, spine darkened, plate missing at p.94 SOLD $12
13. The Water Babies
Charles Kingsley Illustrated by Frank Adams Collins Clear Type Press. n.d. inscription (pencil) 1912. Text in good condition, some foxing, board and spine slightly rubbed. SOLD $22
14. Gibby of Clamshell Alley
Jasmine Stone van Dresser Illustrated by William Van Dresser Dodd Mead & Co 1916 Good copy with front of dust jacket illustration pasted to front board, text cream SOLD $26
15. Peter Pan & Wendy
J.M. Barrie Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell Hodder & Stoughton 1921 Sound condition apart from light foxing and rubbing to spine and boards SOLD $53
16. The Little White Elephant
Dorothy Burroughes Hutchinson's books for young people n.d. Very good condition, lightly foxed end papers SOLD $41
17. The Sentry and the Shell Fairy
Illustrated Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, author George Martin. Advertising ephemera printed for British Imperial Oil Company, 1924. Condition very good SOLD $650
18. Locomotive Photographs
The English Electric Co. Ltd c.1930 Album of 25 high quality photographs of locomotive and components RESERVED
19. VHUXX. The Story of an Aeroplane
P.G. Taylor Angust & Robertson 1st ed. No dust jacket. Good condition, some light foxing, dampened spine SOLD $62
20. Arms and the Covenant - Speeches on Foreign Affairs & National Defence
Winston Churchill George Harrap 1938 1st ed, with dust jacket (foxed). The beginning of Churchills warnings about the threat of war in Europe. A good tight copy. SOLD $322
21. The Third Biggles Omnibus
Captain W.E. Johns Oxford University Press 1942 Loose board, otherwise fair to good copy SOLD $50
22. Peg's Fairy Book
Peg Maltby Murfett 1945 Very good copy, some rubbing on boards SOLD $60
23. Vultures Limited
Berkeley Gray WM Collins & Sons pub ?1942 Good condition only aged text SOLD $16
24. The Ghost & Mrs Muir
R.A. Dick Harrap & Co, in assoc. with Australasian Pub Co. 1946 Remnant of dust jacket. Sturdy Copy, slightly fading to boards SOLD $21
25. In the Land of the Talking Trees
Michael Noonan August Robertson 1946 No dust jacket Very good condition, near fine. RESERVED

26. Australian Photography 1947
Edited by Oswald Ziegler Zeigler Gotham Publications, 1947 No dust jacket Sound condition, some light foxing SOLD $26
27. Cottage & Garden in Australia
Edna Walling Oxford University Press 1947 1st edition, no dust jacket Fine condition, spine faded. SOLD $72
28. Horses of Destiny
Fairfax Downey and Paul Brown Charles Scribner's Sons 1949 ("A" denotes true first edition) with dust jacket. Text in good condition, dust jacket worn. SOLD $37
29. The Uncertain Trout
R. H. Wigram Georgian House, Melbourne 1951 Very good condition, dust jacket rubbed and torn SOLD $26
30. Lachlan Macquarie
M. H. Ellis Angus & Robertson 1952. 2nd edition, revised Signed by author Special edition of 120 copies, of which this is No.23 With slipcase The important biography by Ellis, very good condition with some fading and rubbing to the leatherboard spine SOLD $243
31. Lachlan Macquarie
M. H. Ellis Angus & Robertson 1952. 2nd edition, revised Signed by author Special edition of 120 copies, number space for this copy is blank. With slipcase The important biography by Ellis, very good condition with minor rubbing to the leatherboard spine SOLD $186
32. The Little Round House
Marion St John Webb Illustrated by Jean Walmsley Heap Collins 1956 Aged title page, otherwise text condition good. Damaged dust jacket SOLD $53
33. Illustrations of Regional Anatomy
E.B. Jamieson, M.D. E & S Livingstone, Edingburgh n.d. (after 1956) eighth edition. Complete set of 7 booklets SOLD $12
34. The House at Pluck's Gutter
Manning Coles Hodder & Stoughton 1963 Fine condition, dust jacket intact SOLD $36
35. When the Lion Feeds
Wilbur Smith Heinemann, London 1964 - reprinted before publication First book by this author Near fine, dust jacket fine and protected SOLD $217
36. On the Mountain
Dombrovskis, Flanagan and Kirkpatrick West Wind Press, Hobart 1966 Paperback, ISBN 9586833 IX Mint condition SOLD $123
37. The Seven Rivers
Douglas Stewart Illustrated by Margaret Coen Angus & Robertson 1966, 1st edition Signed by both author and illustrator Very good condition, rubbing to dust jacket SOLD $83
38. Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Boston Book & Art, April 1970, 3rd edition Large softbound LC No. 72-125937 Paper aged, sticky tape to spine, otherwise sound SOLD $122
39. Queen Mary - Ocean Liners of the Past
No. 6 in a series of reprints - Intro by Leslie Reade Patrick Stephens London 1972 Fine copy, complete with fine dust jacket SOLD $70
40. Normandie - Ocean Liners of the Past
No. 5 in a series of reprints - Intro by Leslie Reade Patrick Stephens London 1972 Fine copy, complete with fine dust jacket SOLD $28
41. The Book of Kells
Reproductions from the M.S. with a study ont he MS by Francoise Henry Thames & Hudson, 1974 Very fine copy, with slipcase. Private bookplate stuck to end paper with tape SOLD $109
42. The Talking Parcel
Gerald Durrell The Childrens Book Club London, 1975 Glossy hard cover with full coloured illustration Fine condition SOLD $37
43. Blast 1 & Blast 2
Edited Wyndham Lewis Black Sparrow Press 1981 ISBN 0876855214 ISBN 0876855230 both in mint condition SOLD $42
44. Robbery Under Arms
Rolf Boldrewood One title of a complete collection illustrated here, to indicate format and presentation of the collection of 33 titles, "The Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books" Times House 1987 All in mint condition WITHDRAWN
45. The Australian Merino, the Story of a Nation
Charles Massy Random House Australia 2007 Mint condition in all respects SOLD $125
46. Australia Twice Traversed
Ernest Giles Vol one and two Facsimile reprint Macarthur Press ISBN 086824015X In good condition No dust jacket, no slip case SOLD $47

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