ALL THINGS PAPER INCLUDING BOOKS, ENGRAVINGS, STAMPS, CIGARETTE CARDS ETC
Wednesday 13th April 2022
at Wolverhampton Auction Rooms at 10:00am
Online only auction, commences at 10 am Wednesday 13th April
Viewing by appointment only Tuesday 12th April 10am till 2pm
Condition reports are also available - more details
All enquiries & commission bids prior to 4pm Tuesday 12th April
Sale starts 10am Wednesday
WE ARE CLOSED ON GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER MONDAY
Please read our information for buyers for full details, including payment and collection.
- There could be changes to the catalogue prior to the sale
- Lots with * have VAT added to the hammer price at the current rate of 20%
- Bidders are to consider electrical lots as spares and repairs, and to be purchased at their own risk
Sale Currency: GBP
Terms & Conditions of SaleLot 1
A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS to include 'Alice in Wonderland' illustrated by Gwynedd Hudson, 'The Whimsical Piglet' by Hilda Boswell, 'Another Job For Biggles' by W. E. Johns first edition with dust jacket, Alison Uttley, Beatrix Potter etc. (12)
Hammer price: £32
Estimate: £20-40
Lot 2
A BOX OF COLLECTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS to include Helen Bannerman - 'The Story of Little Black Quasha' with dustjacket and 'The Story of Little Black Mingo' without dustjacket, seven Little Grey Rabbit books, twenty two Beatrix Potter books - some with dustjackets etc.
Hammer price: £75
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 3
VINTAGE ANNUALS to include 'The Dandy Monster Comic' 1950, 'The Beano Book' 1951, 'The Beano Book' 1962, 'The Topper Book' 1961 and 'Blondie Annual' 1946, 'Eagle Annual' 1 and 2 (7)
Hammer price: £28
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 4
TWO BOXES OF ANNUALS to include Beano, Dandy, Fantastic Four etc. together with a box of mainly 1990s Marvel Comics, Tekno Comix etc.
Estimate: £20-40
Lot 5
TWO BOXES OF MAINLY CHILDREN'S COLLECTABLE BOOKS to include Roger Duvoisin - 'Petunia's Christmas' with dustjacket, Cecil Alden, Helen Bannerman, Enid Blyton Mary Mouse etc.
Hammer price: £38
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 6
BEATRIX POTTER - 'THE ROLY-POLY PUDDING', an early edition, possibly first but there is no title page, together with Leslie Brooke's Children's Books 'Oranges and Lemons' and 'Little Bo-Peep' (ex-library), Kate Greenaway 'Under The Window' (ex-library)and Harry Graham 'Ruthless Rhymes For Heartless Homes' (5)¦
View condition reportHammer price: £35
Estimate: £20-40
Lot 7
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS to include S. Baring Gould 'Amazing Adventures' drawn by Harry B. Neilson A/F, Ralston & Cole 'Tippoo A Tale of A Tiger', 'Buttercups and Daisies and other pretty flowers' and 'Caw! Caw! or The Chronicle of Crows A Tale of Spring-time', illustrated by JB, Kate Greenaway 'Under The Window' and four Juliana Horatia Ewing titles ( 9)
Hammer price: £45
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 8
COLLECTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, mainly A/F to include "The Beano Book" 1956, "The Dandy Book" 1955, "More Adventures of Rupert" Annual 1954, "Old Rhymes and New Stories" Bookano, "Magic Roundabout" books, "Huffy Puffy The Little Red Engine" (9)
Hammer price: £32
Estimate: £20-40
Lot 9
'MORE ADVENTURES OF RUPERT' 1942 softback Daily Express publication, rare wartime issue¦
View condition reportHammer price: £190
Estimate: £200-300
Lot 10
'MORE RUPERT ADVENTURES' 1943, softback Daily Express publication, rare wartime issue¦
View condition reportHammer price: £55
Estimate: £50-80
Lot 11
COLLECTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS to include Cicely Mary Barker 'Flower Fairies of the Summer' and 'Fairies of the Trees' (with dustjacket), Alison Uttley (3 titles), Ladybird book 'The Story of Cinderella' (early version with dustjacket), Jack & Jill Books Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8 (four with dustjackets), four small Noddy softback books, two 'Chuffalong' and two 'Sammy The Shunter' books, six Magic Roundabout mini books, Vilhelm Hansen Bruin books (in very good condition), Enid Blyton B.O.M., Pixie Books etc.
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 12
FOUR TRAYS OF RUPERT INTEREST to include 39 yellow Little Bear Library books, 1990s comics, a range of ephemera, videos etc.
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £40-60
Lot 13
WHAT MY CAMERA SAW BEHIND THE FARM GATE BY GILBERT CONSLAND, published by Collins c.1930s
Hammer price: £18
Estimate: £20-40
Lot 14
BERNARD CORNWELL SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS, to include 'Wildtrack', 1988 'Crackdown' 1990, 'The Bloody Ground' 1996, (x 2 one British edition, one US edition), 'Sharpe's Fortress' 1999, 'Harlequin' 2000, 'The Last Kingdom' 2004, together with three signed reprints - 'Sharpe's Gold' 1996, 'Sharpe's Eagle' 1996, 'Sharpe's Company' 1996 and two signed paperbacks 'Sharpe's Christmas' and 'Sharpe's Skirmish' (12)
Hammer price: £170
Estimate: £80-120
Lot 15
TERRY PRATCHETT SIGNED FIRST EDITION - 'MOVING PICTURES', Victor Gollancz ltd. 1990, inscription reads "To Jean Extra Wishes..."¦
View condition reportHammer price: £75
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 16
TERRY PRATCHETT SIGNED - 'THE LAST CONTINENT', Doubleday, reprint 1998, dedication reads "To Jean, No worries, mate!..."¦
View condition reportHammer price: £50
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 17
TERRY PRATCHETT SIGNED FIRST EDITION - 'CARPE JUGULUM', Doubleday, 1998, dedication reads "To Jean Go For The Throat!..."¦
View condition reportHammer price: £55
Estimate: £30-50
Lot 18
PETER LOVESEY SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS to include 'The Detective Wore Silk Drawers' Macmillan 1971, 'A Case of Spirits' Macmillan 1975, 'Waxwork' Macmillan 1978, 'Upon A Dark Night' Little, Brown & Co. 1997 (4)
Hammer price: £38
Estimate: £30-50
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