4th Dec, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 70
 

70

Lawrence, T.E. Secret Despatches from Arabia. The Golden Cockerel Press, [1939]. 4to, quarter Niger

Lawrence, T.E. Secret Despatches from Arabia. The Golden Cockerel Press, [1939]. 4to, quarter Niger over linen by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g.; port. frontis. Limited ed., no. 940 of 1000.
idem
The Mint. Jonathan Cape, 1955. 4to, org. cloth and jacket. First ordinary ed.
Bell, Gertrude
The Arab War. The Golden Cockerel Press, [1940]. 4to, quarter Niger over linen by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Limited ed., no. 240 of 500. [3]

Sold for £380
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

Linen boards a touch marked, spine of Arab War dulled, internally v. slight foxing but evidence of water-staining to lower edges of both, more concentrated towards inner margins.

 


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Auction: Books, Maps & Ephemera, 4th Dec, 2019

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