18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Charlton (Lionel)
The History of Whitby and of Whitby Abbey ..., York: A. Ward ..., 1779, first edition, quarto, folding plan frontis, three engraved plates, lacking final index leaf/leaves, marbled endpapers, contemporary calf gilt [with]
Graves (John), The History of Cleveland in the North Riding of the County of York, Carlisle: F. Jollie ..., 1808, first edition, quarto large paper copy, frontis, engraved title, folding engraved map (hand-coloured in outline), eight engraved plates, folding pedigree, contemporary tree calf with gilt tooled spine, Sir H. Vane-Tempest's copy with ms. note to the binder at rear, Vane Londonderry bookplate to both books (2)
Sold for £600
Estimated at £300 - £500
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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