Lay's Auctioneers: Rare Books & Works on Paper- Polperro: The works of Arthur Wragg & Frederick Roberts Johnson, 21324, Cornwall

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 13, 2025 - February 13, 2025

Page Size: 756 items in 31 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
98		Henry Evans Maude (1906--2006) Four works 'The Gilbertese Maneaba'...			GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 43.82
99	Te Rangi Hiroa	The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)			GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 275.44
100	Mrs. Thomas Lascelles	(South Pacific Islands) Iremonger Our Daily Bread and Fifty Recipes in Gilbertese, Ellice and English	Suva	[c.1950]	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 43.82
101	Te Tiaokurebe	(Early Hawaiian publishing and ?lelo Hawai?i) Ae Taekan Aron Aonaba	Honolulu	1902	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 187.80
102		The Voyage of Captain Wallis Round the World: With an Account of the Progress of Captain Carteret After His Separation from Captain Wallis Near The Straits of Magellan	London	[c.1807]	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 56.34
103	GORDON CUMMING, C. F.	(Signed) A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-War	Edinburgh	1882	GBP 50.00 - 80.00	GBP 43.82
104		(The Mutiny of the Bounty and Pitcairn) Fifteen works Rev Thomas Boyles Murray. 'Pitcairn: The Island, The People, and The Pastor...			GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 162.76
105	B. S. Johnson	Albert Angelo	London	1964	GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 250.40
106	William Saroyan	Little Children	London	1937	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	GBP 87.64
107		Don Marquis archy does his part	London	1936	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 56.34
108	Pat Butler	(Boxing) British Welterweight Champion 1934-36...			GBP 30.00 - 50.00	Not Sold
109		(Boxing) A collection of twelve early 20th century photos and postcards			GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 50.08
110	Charley Vestrey	(Boxing) Champion Bag Puncher of the World Two signed cards		1934	GBP 30.00 - 50.00	GBP 18.78
111		(Boxing) Harry "Kid" Furness illustrations Historic Battles of the Prize Ring 1719 to 1910	Manchester	[c.1910]	GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
112		(Boxing) Black v White. Full and Authentic Account of the Great Battle for the World's Championship	Manchester	[c.1910]	GBP 150.00 - 200.00	GBP 162.76
113	Larry Gains	(Boxing) Two signed photographic postcards	Leicester	[c.1930]	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 112.68
114		(Wrestling) Little Hackenschmidt 'Champion Bantam Weight Wrestler of the World'			GBP 40.00 - 80.00	GBP 87.64
115	James "Jem" Mace.	(Boxing) World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 1870-71...			GBP 200.00 - 300.00	GBP 275.44
116		(Boxing) Miller boxing family ephemera...			GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
118	Cicely Mary Barker	The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies	London	1990	GBP 50.00 - 100.00	GBP 75.12
119	Rev. H. H. Dombrain and J. Andrews	(Botany Illustrations) The Floral Magazine: Comprising Figures and Descriptions of Popular Garden Flowers	London	1862	GBP 100.00 - 200.00	GBP 525.84
120	KOLLIKER, A; BUSK & HUXLEY (translators)	Manual of Human Histology...			GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
121	NEUMANN, Georg Paul	(Early 20th century flight) Die Deutschen Luftstreitkrafte Im Weltkriege	Berlin	1920	GBP 40.00 - 80.00	Not Sold
122	William Shakespeare	Twelve volumes...			GBP 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
123		ROUSSET, Lt-Col Histoire Generale De La Guerre Franco-Allemande (1870-1871)...			GBP 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold

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