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ROBERT BROWNING
“The Poetic and Dramatic Works”, 7 vols, Boston 1893, half-
tan morocco, gilt; together with Macaulay, Works, in a similar
binding, 5 vols; together with Alfred Tennyson, “The Poetical
Works”, Boston (13)
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€100 - 200
415
OLIVER GOLDSMITH
“The Works” (4 vols) London (John Murray) 1854; together with
BYRON, “The Poetical Works”, new edition 1855 (6 vols) in
matching half brown morocco
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€200 - 300
416
THE AEROPLANE MAGAZINE
from June 1939 to December 1942, bound into seven volumes
and a volume of FLIGHT for 1939-1942 in uniform binding
*covers the interesting period of introduction of Hurricanes and
Spitfires and the Battle of Britain
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€100 - 200
417
THE BOOK OF HOME (8 VOLS)
art nouveau cover, plates, etc., London 1901/1902
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€50 - 100
418
CHARLES DANA GIBSON
Three oblong folios of cartoons published New York, c.1900 -
Tenniel’s cartoons from “Punch” 1871-1881 - Leech’s Pictures of
Life and Character - and four bound-up magazines (9)
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€300 - 500
418A BURKES IRISH FAMILY RECORDS
(American edition, London 1976), armorial crimson cloth;
Burke’s Peerage and Baronage, 105th edition (1980)
(2)
€100 - 200
419
S.F. TOUCHSTONE
“History of Celebrated English and French Thorough-Bred
Stallions and French Mares”, oblong folio, London (John
Nimmo) 1890, with the sixty attractive chromo-lithograph por-
traits of horses and their pedigrees, loose in binding
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€500 - 800
420
WALTER SCOTT
“The Novels”, 25 vols, Edinburgh, in good 19th century calf
‘library’ binding
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€100 - 200
421
THE GENERAL STUD BOOK,
vols 1-49 in 42, 5th edition 1891-1992, a fine composed set in
similar calf binding
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€200 - 300
422
THE RACING CALENDAR
Vols 114-181 in standard uniform binding and later editors in
binders
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€100 - 200
423
“STUD BOOK FRANÇAIS”,
vol XIV - XXXI (1906-1958), in uniform tan pig-skin; together
with “Revue des Eleveurs de Chevaux de Pur Sang”, 7 vols from
the 1920’s and “Etalons de Pur Sang” (vol II) (25)
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€200 - 300
LOT 418
LOT 419
