Sales catalogue 11: Andrew Block

Date:
1930
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/26/6
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 11: Andrew Block. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    462 Fire-Arms—Remarks on Rifle Guns, with Specific Remarks on Fowling Pieces, the Percussion Lock, and Fire-Arms in General, by Ezekiel Baker, front. and illusts., colrd. by hand, Lond., 1829, old bds. (worn). 10/6 463 Fireworks.—(Perrinet d’Orval) Manuel de l Artificier, 2nd Edn:, Revue, Corrigee & Augmentee, Paris, Jombert, 1757, with folding tables and plts., 8vo, contemp. cf., gt. back, fine. 30/- Flecker (James Elroy) Hassan : the Story of Hassan of Bagdad and How he came to make the Golden Journey to Samar- kand: a Play, in Five Acts, Ist Edn., Lond., 1922, 8vo, orig. cl., fine, in dust- wrappers. 30/- Flecker’s most important work. ‘‘Form”: a Quarterly of the Arts, the First Number, with the extra proof etching of *‘ Finis” by Charles Ricketts, folio, orig. wrapps., SCARCE. &6 6/- This is a unique copy, containing the following extra matter :— (a) Bernard Shaw’s Subscription Form filled in, with his name, address and date in his hand. (b) The signature of the Editor (Austin Spare) on the title-page. (c) Yeats’ signature mounted next to his poem. (d) Sturge Moore’s signature mounted under- neath his poem. (e) J. C. Squire’s signature beneath his poem (mounted). (f) Brangwyn’s signature mounted underneath his. woodcut. (9) Rickett’s signature mounted underneath his etching The suave from the collection of the Editor, Austin Spare. 466 Freemasonry.—Preston (William) ILLus- TRATIONS of MASONRY, 8vo, contemp. cf. (cover loose), Lond., 1801. 15/- 467 Freemasonry.—Waite (Arthur Edward) Emblematic Freemasonry and the Evolu- tion of its Deeper Issues, Lond., 1925, 8vo, orig. cl., good copy. 10/6 Furniture.—JouRDAIN (M.) English De- coration and Furniture of the later X VIIIth Century (1760-1820): an Account of its Development and Characteristic Forms, profusely illus., Lond., Bataford (1922), 4to, orig. cl., fine, tn dust-wrappers. £2 2/. (pub. £3 3/- net) Furniture.—LitcHrie.p (Frederick) Illus- trated History of Furniture, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Lond., 1892, orig. cl., very good copy. 21/- 470 Furniture.—Specimens of Ancient Furni- ture drawn from Existing Authorities, by Henry Shaw, with Descriptions by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, Lond., Pickering, 1836, folio, hf. roan. £5 5/- Large Paper Copy. Fine Coloured Illustrations. 471 Galsworthy (John) Beyond, Ist Edn., Lond., 1917, 8vo, orig. cl. (slight mark on back cover), otherwise very good copy. £4 10/- 472 Galsworthy (John) Caravan, the Assembled Tales, lst Hdn., 8vo, orig. cl., Lond., 1925, fine, in dust-wrappers. £3 10/- 464 465 468 469 473 Calsworthy (John) The Burning Spear: being the Experience of Mr. John Lavender in Time of War, recorded by A. R. P.-M., lst Edn., ZLond., 1919, 8vo, orig. cl., fine, in dust-wrap pers. £2 10/- 474 Calsworthy (John) Captures, Ist Hdn., 8vo, orig. cl., Lond., 1923, fine 30/- 475 Galsworthy (John) Collected Plays, | 1st Edn., 8vo, orig. cl., fine in dust- peranERNe, Lond., 1929, 12/6 Contains the first appearance of “The Roof. » 476 Galsworthy (John) The Dark Flower, Ist Edn., Lond., 1913, 8vo, orig. cl., good copy. £6 10/- 477 Galsworthy (John) Exitep: an Evolu- tionary Comedy, in Three Acts, lst Edn,, sm. 4to, orig. cl., Lond., 1929, fine, im dust-wrappers. 7/6 in Four Acts, lst Edn., Lond., 4to, orig. wrapps., fine. &1 479 Calsworthy (John) The Foundations: an Extravagant Play, in Three Acts, Ist Edn., Lond., 1920, sm. 4to, orig. wrapps., fine. 15/- 480 Galsworthy (John) Fraternity, ist Edn., 8vo, orig. cl., Lond., 1909, very good copy. & The first issue. Calsworthy (John) The Freelands, lst Edn., Lond., 1915, 8vo, orig. cl., very good copy. £4 First Issue with the Gilt Lettering. Calsworthy (John) In Chancery, lst Edn., Lond., 1920, 8vo, orig. cl., fine, in dust- wrappers. £6 6/- 483 [CGalsworthy (John)] Kallas, Aino, The White Ship: Estonian Tales, trans. by Alex. Matson, with a Foreword by John Galsworthy, lst Edn., Lond., 1924, 8vo, orig. cl., uncut, fine, in dust-wrappers. 10/6 484 Galsworthy (John) The Man of Property, Ist Edn., Zond., 1906, 8vo, orig. cl., good copy, VERY RARE. £40 In 1929 a copy of this book brought £185 at Sotheby’s. First Issue with the broken bar of music on p. 200 and the tipped-in fly-title to Book 2 485 Galsworthy (John) A Modern Comedy, with folding pedigree, Ist Edn., Lond., Tre 8vo, orig. cl., fine, in dust-wrappers, 12/6 Galsworthy (John) The Patrician, Kdn., Lond., 1911, 8vo, orig. cl., £6 10/- Calsworthy (John) The Pigeon: a Fan- tasy, in Three Acts, Ist Edn., Lond., 1912, sm. 4to, orig. cl. (4 tiny stains on cover), otherwise very good copy. 18/- Calsworthy (John) Plays, Fifth Series: a Family Man, Loyalties, Windows, Ist 481 482 486 Ist good copy. 487 488 Edn., Lond., 1922, sm. 4to, orig. cl., fine. £2 10/- 489 Calsworthy (John) The Roof, lst Edn., Lond., 1929, sm. 4to, orig. cl., dust-wrapper. 17/6 fine, in
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