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Books, Manuscripts & Maps Sale - Timed Auction

David Lay Auctions, Alverton Road, Penzance, TR18 4RE, United Kingdom
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Date of the auction: 15.10.2021

Lot number 1
DAVID TEW. 'The Oakham Canal.' Signed author, ltd edn, Illustrated by Rigby...

DAVID TEW. 'The Oakham Canal.' Signed author, ltd edn, Illustrated by Rigby Graham, Two postcards...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£30 - £60
ca. US$40 - US$81
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 2
EDAWARD THOMAS. 'In Pursuit of Spring.' First Edition, original cloth, top...

EDAWARD THOMAS. 'In Pursuit of Spring.' First Edition, original cloth, top edge etc gilt, 1914, very...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$135 - US$271
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 3
DYLAN THOMAS. 'Under Milk Wood.' First edition, vg condition with slightly...

DYLAN THOMAS. 'Under Milk Wood.' First edition, vg condition with slightly worn dj, 1954; 'Collected...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£40 - £80
ca. US$54 - US$108
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 4
STREATFEILD, NOEL, Harlequinade. Lithographs by Clarke Hutton, lacks dj...

STREATFEILD, NOEL, Harlequinade. Lithographs by Clarke Hutton, lacks dj. good; BLAKELOCK, DENYS. In...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£50 - £100
ca. US$67 - US$135
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 5
CHARLES DAVID BADHAM. 'A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England.' Ten...

CHARLES DAVID BADHAM. 'A Treatise on the Esculent Funguses of England.' Ten hand-coloured plates...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£40 - £80
ca. US$54 - US$108
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 6
T. E. LAWRENCE. 'The Mint.' Limited edition of 2000, of which this is...

T. E. LAWRENCE. 'The Mint.' Limited edition of 2000, of which this is Number 1040, goatskin-backed...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£60 - £120
ca. US$81 - US$163
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 7
MERVYN PEAKE ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Hunting of the Snark.' Two copies in...

MERVYN PEAKE ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Hunting of the Snark.' Two copies in fair/good condition. Lacking...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£30 - £60
ca. US$40 - US$81
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 8
MERVYN PEAKE. Various books in various editions. Condition: Postage: 35...

MERVYN PEAKE. Various books in various editions. Condition: Postage: 35 Please note that the postage...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£30 - £60
ca. US$40 - US$81
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 9
WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS. 'The Tower.' Original cloth gilt, designed by Thomas...

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS. 'The Tower.' Original cloth gilt, designed by Thomas Sturge Moore, vg...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$135 - US$271
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 10
Father Tuck Little Books. 28 vols, plus 4 in the "A Pixie Book" series. All...

Father Tuck Little Books. 28 vols, plus 4 in the "A Pixie Book" series. All in dustjackets and in...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£40 - £80
ca. US$54 - US$108
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 11
MERVYN PEAKE. 'Shapes and Sounds.' Village Press, 1974. Captain...

MERVYN PEAKE. 'Shapes and Sounds.' Village Press, 1974. Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor. The...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£30 - £60
ca. US$40 - US$81
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 12
AGNES CATLOW. 'Popular Garden Botany: A Familiar and Scientific...

AGNES CATLOW. 'Popular Garden Botany: A Familiar and Scientific Description.' 20 hand-coloured...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£20 - £40
ca. US$27 - US$54
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 13
ANES CATLOW. 'Popular Greenhouse Botany.' Twenty hand-coloured plates...

ANES CATLOW. 'Popular Greenhouse Botany.' Twenty hand-coloured plates complete, uncut, 1857...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£20 - £40
ca. US$27 - US$54
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 14
THOMAS MOORE. 'A Popular History of the British Ferns and Allied Plants...

THOMAS MOORE. 'A Popular History of the British Ferns and Allied Plants, comprising the Club-Mosses...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£15 - £30
ca. US$20 - US$40
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 15
DEREK TANGYE. 'Somewhere a Cat is Waiting.' Signed title page by author...

DEREK TANGYE. 'Somewhere a Cat is Waiting.' Signed title page by author, very well bound in morocco...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£50 - £100
ca. US$67 - US$135
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 16
DEREK TANGYE. 'A Cat at the Window.' Signed title page by author, well...

DEREK TANGYE. 'A Cat at the Window.' Signed title page by author, well bound by Sangorski and...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£50 - £100
ca. US$67 - US$135
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 17
DOREEN TOVEY. 'Raining Cats and Donkeys.' Illustrated by Maurice Wilson...

DOREEN TOVEY. 'Raining Cats and Donkeys.' Illustrated by Maurice Wilson, six line dedication to the...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£60 - £120
ca. US$81 - US$163
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 18
DOREEN TOVEY. 'Cats in May.' Illustrated by Maurice Wilson, first edition...

DOREEN TOVEY. 'Cats in May.' Illustrated by Maurice Wilson, first edition, 1959; 'Donkey Work...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£30 - £60
ca. US$40 - US$81
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 19
THE DECORATIVE ART OF LEON BAKST. Appreciation by Arsene Alexandre. Notes...

THE DECORATIVE ART OF LEON BAKST. Appreciation by Arsene Alexandre. Notes on the Ballets by Jean...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£200 - £300
ca. US$271 - US$407
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 20
EDMUND DULAC ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Tempest.' By William Shakespeare, 40...

EDMUND DULAC ILLUSTRATIONS. 'The Tempest.' By William Shakespeare, 40 tipped in coloured plates with...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£25 - £50
ca. US$33 - US$67
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 21
DICCIONARIO DE LA LENGUA CASTELLANA. 'por la Real Academia Espanola.' Orig...

DICCIONARIO DE LA LENGUA CASTELLANA. 'por la Real Academia Espanola.' Orig marbled leather, labels...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£50 - £100
ca. US$67 - US$135
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 22
MURIEL HANDLEY SPICER. 'Toy Dogs and How to Breed and Rear Them being The...

MURIEL HANDLEY SPICER. 'Toy Dogs and How to Breed and Rear Them being The Life of a Griffon...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£20 - £40
ca. US$27 - US$54
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 23
LAURA KNIGHT. 'Oil Paint and Grease Paint.' 3 vols., first Penguin edition...

LAURA KNIGHT. 'Oil Paint and Grease Paint.' 3 vols., first Penguin edition, 1941, vg; Plus other...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£100 - £200
ca. US$135 - US$271
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 24
W. T. GREENE. 'Birds I have Kept in Years Gone By.' Sixteen colour litho...

W. T. GREENE. 'Birds I have Kept in Years Gone By.' Sixteen colour litho plates comp, orig cloth...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£40 - £80
ca. US$54 - US$108
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 25
W. LAUDER LINDSAY, MD. 'A Popular History of British Lichens, comprising an...

W. LAUDER LINDSAY, MD. 'A Popular History of British Lichens, comprising an account of their...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£30 - £60
ca. US$40 - US$81
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 26
AMBROSE HEATH. 'Good Food from the Aga.' Cover and decorations by Edward...

AMBROSE HEATH. 'Good Food from the Aga.' Cover and decorations by Edward Bawden, second impression...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£20 - £40
ca. US$27 - US$54
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 27
ARTHUR G LANGDON. 'Old Cornish Crosses.' With an article on their ornament...

ARTHUR G LANGDON. 'Old Cornish Crosses.' With an article on their ornament by J Romilly Allen, FSA...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£20 - £40
ca. US$27 - US$54
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 28
SAM SMITH. 'Rover's Regatta Day.' Illustrated glazed boards, profusely...

SAM SMITH. 'Rover's Regatta Day.' Illustrated glazed boards, profusely illustrated by the sculptor...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£50 - £100
ca. US$67 - US$135
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 29
MARRIOTT EDGAR. 'Albert Arold and Others compiled and written by Marriott...

MARRIOTT EDGAR. 'Albert Arold and Others compiled and written by Marriott Edgar. Performed by...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£15 - £30
ca. US$20 - US$40
Price realised:
n. a.
Lot number 30
G F SCOTSON-CLARK. 'Cut-Outs.' The Shadow Picture Book. 23 0f 24 cut-outs...

G F SCOTSON-CLARK. 'Cut-Outs.' The Shadow Picture Book. 23 0f 24 cut-outs which have been cut out...

David Lay Auctions, 15 Oct 2021
Estimate
£20 - £40
ca. US$27 - US$54
Price realised:
n. a.
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