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Catalogue for auction sale held at Christie's, New York, Wednesday January 10, 1990. 238 lots, 287 pages. Some light creases and indentations to covers. Many prices written next to lots by previous owner.
8vo., First Edition, with plates; green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy.
Name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Attached bookmark representing tram tickets. 71pp. The twilight of the Glasgow tram. 'An aesthete's trambulation in the gloaming of the tramway age in dear auld Gleska toon'. Captioned black & white photographs of trams in Glasgow, mainly towards the end of their working days in the late 1950s to early 1960s.
8vo., double-sided coloured map on paper measuring 14 x 22 ins (approx. 35 x 56 cms) folding in 10 panels to 8 x 5 ins (approx. 20 x 13 cms), some repairs at folds, light age-soiling, a good, clean copy.
Folding coloured map on cloth measuring 21 x 30 ins (approx. 53.0 x 76.0 cms) folding in 24 panels to 7.0 x 3.75 ins (approx. 18.0 x 9.5 cms); original pictorial card wrappers, wrappers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. The famous Popular Edition One Inch series was first published in 1919 with striking 'hiker' artwork by Ellis Martin. The present copy is the 1926 revision; the covers are the dark red and black variant with location map. Browne, 11.2.a
Folding coloured map on cloth measuring 22 x 30 ins (approx. 55.5 x 76.0 cms) folding in 21 panels to 7.5 x 4.25 ins (approx. 19.0 x 11.0 cms); original pictorial card wrappers, neat contemporary signature on front wrapper, wrappers lightly age-soiled else a very good, bright, clean copy. With the trade ticket of Moyse of Sheffield on rear wrapper. The Half Inch series was first published in 1919 with striking 'motorist' artwork by Ellis Martin. The present copy is the 1939 revision; the covers are the green and brown variant with green sheet name. Browne, 12.2.a
A miscellany on books and book collecting. Signed inscription from author on front free endpaper. Brown red cloth covers with gilt title on spine. Dust jacket faded on spine and creased on lower front corner. Page edges foxed and browned.
No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 167pp. Images and description of 675 Lots of motor car and motoring based items and motoring paintings and drawings. Four extra Lots on separate sheets tucked in.
No marks or inscriptions and no creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 159pp. Reprint of the 1914 'Rule Book' plus many added photographs and a large fold-out map of the Manchester's tramway network in 1914. Both this map and the fold-out representation of the general charging system in excellent condition.
Oblong 8vo., with numeous illustrations and maps; pictorial wrappers, a fine copy. Revised version of the original edition of 1988.
No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked or torn or creased. 158pp. A study of thirty eight classic products of the British national motor cycle industry from utility workhorses to snorting roadburners that still live on in modern legend.
67 p., 49 fig. n/b et coul. (Collection d'Archéologie Joseph Mertens vol. XI). Inv. 25542
Neat inscription on copyright page. No other marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and bumping to upper corners. Dust jacket price clipped but not marked with sunning, especially to spine and with nicks/creasing to upper rear edge. 153pp. Humour around cars and motoring from Punch Magazine drawn by many of the top humorous artists of the time.
144 p. Insert signed by the author. Applewood paperback. VERIA BX 1
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears.
Book has a tight binding. Edge wear and marks to cover, about 15 pages have underlining in pencil, previous owner's name (Nora Dudwick) neatly printed on front end paper, 320 pages. Photo shows a very similar copy with the price Xed out; this copy has no X.