29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Blyton (Enid).
Childs Whispers.
J. Saville, no date [1922], first edition (no issue stated), oblong octavo, 24 pages, original wraps, priced 2/6 nett (staples rusted as usual, covers a little marked and creased).
Sold for £480
Estimated at £400 - £600
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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