29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Manuscripts

 
Lot 78
 

78

York - Minster and Churches.
Halfpenny (Joseph)
, Gothic Ornaments in the Cathedral Church of York, drawn and etched by Joseph Halfpenny.
1795, quarto, engraved title, one hundred and five plates (two coloured), worn half calf (joints split);
Browne (John), The History of the Metropolitan Church of St Peter, York …
Longman and Co. et al., 1847, two large quarto volumes, text volume and plate volume with one hundred and fifty plates (thirteen coloured), some foxing/staining, bookplate of Earl of Wharncliffe, all edges gilt, re-backed leather bindings;
Anon., Views of the Parish Churches in York; With a Short Account of Each.
York: A Barclay, 1831, quarto, 23 + 1 plates, foxing, worn half roan;
Fawcett (Joshua), The Churches of York [illustrated] by W. Monkhouse & F. Bedford.
[H. Smith et al.] no date, folio, litho. title with replacement lower section (loss to imprint), twenty-two (of 23) tinted lithographic plates and three litho. plans, the missing plate replaced in facsimile, leather-backed cloth gilt (binding weak);
Shaw (Rev. P.J.), An Old York Church, All Hallows in North Street, Its Medieval Stained Glass and Architecture depicted by Mabel Leaf & E. Ridsdale Tate.
York: 1908, numbered limited edition of 500, nine colour plates including title and twenty-eight monochrome plates as called for, worn cloth;
Wild (Charles), Twelve Perspective Views of the Exterior and Interior Parts of the Metropolitical Church of York …
Published by the author, 1809, large quarto in twos, twelve hand-coloured plates, a folding ground plan and a plate of capitals, later cloth-backed boards;
Wellbeloved (Charles), Account of the Ancient and Present State of The Abbey of St Mary, York ....
Society of Antiquaries, 1829, folio, litho plan, nine plates, worn half roan;
Freeman (E.A.), Cathedral Cities, York, Lincoln & Beverley, Drawn and Etched by R. Farren.
Cambridge: Macmillan & Bowes, 1896, folio, engraved title and eighteen plates, original cloth gilt.
MacGregor ( John) et al., An Attempt to Ascertain the True Age of the Porch of St. Margaret's Church, York ...
York: by the author, quarto, frontis, [2], ii, 30, pages, disbound. (9)
[plates counted but text not collated, Hugh Murray Collection]

Sold for £650
Estimated at £200 - £400


 

Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023


Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.

 

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