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GREAT BINDINGS, SETS AND A SCI-FI COLLECTION.
[BINDINGS] BRENTANOS 6 VOLUMES ON LAID[SCI-FI] SIMAK, CLIFFORD. CITY. GNOME PRESS, 1952[GRABAU] TENNYSON QUEEN MARY LONDON 1875
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CBA INAUGURAL AUCTION OF NEARLY 400 LOTS. INCLUDING: FINE BINDINGS. A selection of bindings by John F. Grabau and other Thomas Wise forgeries finely bound. From the library of Charles Cobb Walker, Boston, (1871-1950) A large collection of SCI-FI and fantasy books rescued from being forgotten in an old warehouse. Including: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Edgar Rice Burroughs, etc. A library selection from the estate of C. Adrienne Taylor, former librarian at Wycliffe, UofT. Including Folio Society and First Editions by Canadian authors, etc. A selection of prints and engravings, and photographic albums. SPECIAL NOTE ON CONDITION AND PROVENANCE. Books from the library of Charles Cobb Walker were owned in a New England institution and have no outer markings, though a blind stamp appears on the title page and one other page in each volume marked CCW at the end of the descriptions. Each book contains at least one engraved bookplate. The science fiction and a number of the books in dust jackets were rescued from being abandoned in a warehouse for about 50 years, as such they are dusty and can have foxing, staining or mold spotting. Books from the estate of C. Adrienne Taylor can contain a bookplate inside the front cover and/or her signature. In-house packing and shipping arranged by USPS or Canada Post.
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[ILLUS.] 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHER: [ILLUS.] 4 volumes sold together including: Reed, E.T. TAILS WITH A TWIST. London: Edward Arnold, [Undated]. 8vo. Illustrated. * Boghandel, PETERS JUL. Gyldendalske Boghandel, [Undated]. 8vo.
0076: [ILLUS.] 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHEREst. CA$100-CA$200
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[ILLUS.]ALLAN, MARGUERITE BULLER. THE RHYME GARDEN: Allan, Marguerite Buller. THE RHYME GARDEN. London, New York & Toronto: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1917. Illustrated by the author in colour and black and white. 4to, full black calf , stamped
0077: [ILLUS.]ALLAN, MARGUERITE BULLER. THE RHYME GARDENEst. CA$100-CA$200
[ILLUS.] LITTLE BOOK OF CHILDREN: [ILLUS.] Brown, Dr. John. THE LITTLE BOOK OF CHILDREN. London: T. N. Foulis, n.d. Extra illustrated with engravings. 12mo, 1/2 green morocco and marbled boards, head of spine chipped, 5 raised bands.
0078: [ILLUS.] LITTLE BOOK OF CHILDRENEst. CA$100-CA$200Lot Passed
[FRENCH] LA PIE DE MARGUERITE: [FRENCH] LA PIE DE MARGUERITE., Stahl, P.J. LA PIE DE MARGUERITE. Paris: Bibliotheque d’Education et de Recreation, J. Hetzel et Cie, [Undated]. 8vo. Gilt cover. Illustrated. Condition report
0079: [FRENCH] LA PIE DE MARGUERITEEst. CA$80-CA$120Lot Passed
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[FRENCH ILLUSTRATED] LELOIR 2 VOLUMES: [French Illustrated] 2 richly illustrated volumes sold together. Leloir, M & Gustave Toudouze. LE ROY SOLEIL. Paris: Furne, 1904. Illustrated with colour plates, some double page. Folio, decorated
0080: [FRENCH ILLUSTRATED] LELOIR 2 VOLUMESEst. CA$400-CA$600
[KENT, ROCKWELL] 6 VOL: KENT, ROCKWELL. 6 volumes sold together. Including: N BY E, NY, 1930. 8vo. (without Dj) * VOYAGING SOUTHWARD FROM THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN. NY, Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. 4to. Dj and rear covers with
0081: [KENT, ROCKWELL] 6 VOLEst. CA$100-CA$200Lot Passed
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[MAXFIELD PARISH] ARABIAN NIGHTS 1925: [MAXFIELD PARRISH ILLUS.]. (Wiggan, Kate Douglas, and Smith, Nora, ed.). THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. 4to, full black leather, gilt
0082: [MAXFIELD PARISH] ARABIAN NIGHTS 1925Est. CA$100-CA$200
[MAXFIELD PARRISH] ILLUSTRATED CALENDAR: [Maxfield Parrish, illustrator]. THE CALENDAR OF CHEER. Dodge Pub. Co., 1942 string tied. [Sold with]: THE SUNLIT ROAD CALENDAR. Dodge Pub. Co., 1931. Partial box, each 20 x 15.5 cm. Condition report
0083: [MAXFIELD PARRISH] ILLUSTRATED CALENDAREst. CA$100-CA$200Lot Passed
[LIT] ATWOOD, MARGARET. 2 VOLUMES: [ATWOOD] 2 volumes sold together including: Atwood, Margaret. STONE MATTRESS NINE WICKED TALES. [No place]: McLelland & Stewart, 2014. 289pp. 8vo. Signed. Wrapper. * Atwood, Margaret. THE JOURNALS OF
0084: [LIT] ATWOOD, MARGARET. 2 VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
[LIT] ATWOOD, MARGARET. 26 VOLUMES TOGETHER: [MARGARET ATWOOD] 26 volumes sold together including: Atwood, Margaret. WILDERNESS TIPS. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1991. 247pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. * Atwood, Margaret. STONE MATTRESS. London:
0085: [LIT] ATWOOD, MARGARET. 26 VOLUMES TOGETHEREst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
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[LIT] CATHER, WILLA. SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL: [CATHER] Cather, Willa. SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL. New York: Alfred. A. Knopf, 1940. 295pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. 1st edition. Generally in very good condition. Condition report available upon request.
0086: [LIT] CATHER, WILLA. SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRLEst. CA$200-CA$300
[LIT] CHURCHILL, WINSTON. 2 VOLUMES: [CHURCHILL] 2 volumes sold together including: Churchill, Winston, Sir. THE UNKNOWN WAR. Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited, at St. Martin’s House, 1931. 387pp. 8vo. * Churchill,
0087: [LIT] CHURCHILL, WINSTON. 2 VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
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[LIT] ROALD DAHL. SOME TIME NEVER: Dahl, Roald. SOME TIME NEVER. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1948. 244pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. Generally very good condition. Condition report available upon request.
0088: [LIT] ROALD DAHL. SOME TIME NEVEREst. CA$80-CA$120
[LIT] DAVIES, ROBERTSON. 19 VOLUMES: [DAVIES] 19 volumes sold together including: Davies, Robertson; Guthrie, Tyrone. RENOWN AT STRATFORD. Toronto: Clarke Irwin & Company Limited, 1953. 127pp. 8vo. Illustrated. Dust jacket. * Davies,
0089: [LIT] DAVIES, ROBERTSON. 19 VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
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[LIT] WILLIAM FAULKNER. PYLON: [LIT] WILLIAM FAULKNER. PYLON Faulkner, William. PYLON. New York: Harris Smith and Robert Hass Inc, 1935. 315pp. 8vo. Partial dust jacket. 1st printing. Generally very good condition with
0090: [LIT] WILLIAM FAULKNER. PYLONEst. CA$100-CA$200
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[LIT] WILLIAM FAULKNER. THE UNVANQUISHED: [LIT] WILLIAM FAULKNER. THE UNVANQUISHED Faulkner, William. THE UNVANQUISHED. New York: Random House, 1938. 293pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. Drawings by Edward Shenton. Generally very good condition with
0091: [LIT] WILLIAM FAULKNER. THE UNVANQUISHEDEst. CA$800-CA$1,200
[LIT] GALSWORTHY, JOHN. 4 VOLUMES: [GALSWORTHY, JOHN] 4 volumes sold together. 8vo, cloth with original dust jackets, Generally very good. Including: MAID IN WAITING. London: William Heineman Ltd, 1931. * FLOWERING WILDERNESS.
0092: [LIT] GALSWORTHY, JOHN. 4 VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
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[LIT] HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHER: [LIT] HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHER. Hemingway, Ernest. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS. Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1940. 410pp. 8vo. 1st edition. * Hemingway, Ernest. TO HAVE AND HAVE
0093: [LIT] HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHEREst. CA$200-CA$300
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[LIT] HOGARTH PRESS. 3 VOLUMES: [HOGARTH PRESS] 3 volumes from Hogarth Press etc., sold together including: Green, Henry. BACK. London: The Hogarth Press, 1946. 208pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. * Sackville-West, V. ALL PASSION SPENT.
0094: [LIT] HOGARTH PRESS. 3 VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300
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[LIT] HOGARTH AND ERIC GILL. 5 ITEMS TOGETHER: [Hogarth Press and Eric Gill]. A lot of 5 items sold together, including: Fry, Roger. A SAMPLER OF CASTILE. Richmond: Hogarth Press, 1923. * [Gill, Eric]. PERPETUA. Howarth & Smith Monotype Ltd, n.d.
0095: [LIT] HOGARTH AND ERIC GILL. 5 ITEMS TOGETHEREst. CA$100-CA$200
[LIT] WORD OVER ALL, DUST JACKET PRINTED RV: [DUST JACKET] WORD OVER ALL, with dust jacket printed on reverse with A TIME TO KILL. Lewis, C. Day. WORD OVER ALL. London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. 8vo. Unusual printed dust jacket, with image of A TIME
0096: [LIT] WORD OVER ALL, DUST JACKET PRINTED RVEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
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[LITERATURE] 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHER: [LITERATURE] 4 volumes sold together. Hamilton, Walker. ALL THE LITTLE ANIMALS. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1968. 127pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. * Hughes, Langston. SIMPLE TAKES A WIFE. New York: Simon
0097: [LITERATURE] 4 VOLUMES SOLD TOGETHEREst. CA$100-CA$200
[LITERATURE] 11 PRE-WAR VOLUMES: [LITERATURE] 11 volumes sold together. Laas, Anita. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. 217pp. 8vo. * Bemelmans, Ludwig. NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP. New York: The Vikimg
0098: [LITERATURE] 11 PRE-WAR VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed
[LITERATURE] WOMEN 5 VOLUMES: [LITERATURE] WOMEN., 5 volumes sold together including: Sharp, Margery. THE GIPSY IN THE PARLOUR. London: Collins, 1954. 255pp. 8vo. Dust jacket. * Kennedy, Margaret. THE ORACLES. London: MacMillan &
0099: [LITERATURE] WOMEN 5 VOLUMESEst. CA$200-CA$300Lot Passed

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