Lay's Auctioneers: Rare Books and Works on Paper, 52324, Cornwall

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 23, 2024 - May 23, 2024
Page Size: 504 items in 21 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Denys Val Baker (editor)

'The Cornish Review'

GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 100.16
2 (Arthur Conan Doyle contributor).

'The Strand Magazine' Assorted issues in original parts

GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 400.64
3

(Building, Construction and Carpentry) Five good works

London 1828 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 338.04
4 KNIGHT, Laura

'Oil Paint and Grease Paint'

New York 1936 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 125.20
5 Kirkwall: WM. Peace & Son (Publishers)

Hand-Book To The Orkney Islands,'

c.1911 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 87.64
6 (Botany) James Sowerby illustrations

'English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants,'

London, no date, 1836-1839. GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 225.36
7

(Cornwall) Six guides

[circa 1865] GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 187.80
8

Six classic works

Bristol 1889 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 125.20
9 (Trinity House) WHORMBY, John.

'An Account of the Corporation of Trinity House of Depford Strond and of Sea Marks in General, Antiquam Exquirite Matrem 1746,'

1861 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 125.20
10 (Scarce signed cookery book) REBOUL, J. B.

'La Cuisinere Provencale,'

c.1900 GBP 80.00 - 120.00 GBP 125.20
11 LANYON, Andrew

LANYON, Andrew Nine Publications

2010 GBP 100.00 - 200.00 GBP 313.00
12 Bryan PEARCE (signed) Ruth Jones

'The Path Of The Son'

1999 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 162.76
13 (Manchester) Ware, S. Hibbert; Palmer, J.; Whatton, W. R.

'History of the Foundations in Manchester of Christ's College, Chetham's Hospital, and The Free Grammar Schoolm'

Manchester 1830-1828 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 100.16
14

Six works

London, n.d GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 100.16
15 BURNS, Robert

'Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'

T. Cadell 1794 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 313.00
16 WALTON, Izaak

'The Complete Angler,'

London 1876 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 50.08
17 COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor.

'Poems on Various Subjects,'

London, Bristol 1796 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 1,565.00
18 BORLASE, William.

'Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall,'

London 1769 GBP 300.00 - 500.00 GBP 375.60
19 P. R. Russell, Owen Price

'England Displayed. Being a New Complete and Accurate Survey and Description of the Kingdom of England and Principality of Wales,'

London 1769 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 438.20
20 (Cornwall) DRAYTON, Michael

'Poly-Olbion,'

London 1612 GBP 600.00 - 800.00 GBP 1,314.60
21

'The Cornish Telegraph. Mining, Agricultural, and Commercial Gazette,' A very good collection

1854-1871 GBP 150.00 - 200.00 GBP 187.80
22

'Old Cornish Crosses' Printers blocks used in the seminal work by Arthur G. Langdon.

1896 GBP 500.00 - 700.00 GBP 813.80
23 MOULE, Thomas.

'The English Counties Delineated,'

London 1837 GBP 40.00 - 80.00 GBP 212.84
24 Rev. Daniel Lysons & Samuel Lysons.

'Magna Britannia, Being a Concise Topographical Account of the several Counties of Great Britain. Volume the Third Containing Cornwall,'

London 1814 GBP 100.00 - 150.00 GBP 50.08
25

(Cornwall) Eight scarce publications.

Penzance 1847 GBP 50.00 - 100.00 GBP 37.56
  • Manuscript Masterpieces from the Schøyen Collection
    London auction, 11 June
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    Christie’s, Explore now: The Holkham Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, decorated manuscript on vellum [Toledo, 2nd quarter 13th century]. £1,500,000–3,000,000
    Christie’s, Explore now: The Crosby-Schøyen Codex. In Coptic, manuscript on papyrus [Upper Egypt, middle 3rd century / 4th century]. £2,000,000–3,000,000
    Christie’s, Explore now: The Geraardsbergen Bible. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, late 12th century]. £700,000–1,000,000
    Christie’s, Explore now : Jean de Courcy (fl. 1420). The Chronique de la Bouquechardiere. In French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1480]. £200,000–300,000
    Christie’s, Explore now: The ‘Catherine de Medici’ Hours. In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1485]. £120,000–180,000
  • Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IN THE BAL FIRST BINDING. $12,000 - $18,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: PUZO, Mario (1920-1999). The Godfather. FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY in wrappers. SIGNED BY PUZO. $3,000 - $5,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HUGHES, Langston. Scottsboro Limited. 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO NOEL SULLIVAN. $6,000 - $8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HOMANN, Johann Baptist, HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER. [Composite Atlas]. [maps dated between 1728-1765]. $30,000 - $40,000.
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