Bidspirit auctions | Chaucer Auctions Auction Oct 24, 2025

Chaucer Auctions, Oct 24, 2025. 608 lots, estimates 8 - 20 £.

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Lots in this catalog (608)

• Lot 1139: Double-Cross, by Captain A. O. Pollard. Published by Hutchinson and Co. Circa. 1950s. 192 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1140: The Minister's Daughter and Old Anthony's Will, Tales for the Young, by M. M. Pollard. Published by W. P. Nimmo, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1141: The Tale of Mr Tod, by Beatrix Potter. Published by Frederick Warne. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1142: The Tale if Mr Tod, by Beatrix Potter. Published by Frederick Warne and Co, London. First edition 1912. (The date, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1143: The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan, by Beatrix Potter. Late dust wrapper only. Excellent condition. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1144: Brochure, EMI Film Productions Limited, Tales of Beatrix Potter Filmed Ballet. Dancers of the Royal Ballet, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1145: Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter. Published by George G. Harrop. First edition 1927. 255 pages. Publisher's blue boards, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1146: Pollyanna Grows Up, by Eleanor H. Porter. Published by George G. Harap. 1927. 255 pages. Publisher's blue boards, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1147: The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman. Published by Scholastic Press. First edition, (1st issue) 1997. Mint copy, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1148: The Amber Spyglass 111 (No 3), by Philip Pullman. Published by David Fickling Scholastic Books, 2000. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1149: The Amber Spyglass 111 (No. 3), by Philip Pullman. Published by David Fickling Scholastic Books, 2001. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1150: The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions, by Howard Pyle. Published by Chapman and Hall Limited. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1151: The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, the Howard Pyle Brandy Wine edition 1853-1933. First edition 1933. 296 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1152: Otto of the Silver Hand, written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. Published by Charles Scribner's and Sons, New York. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1153: The King of the Golden River, by John Ruskin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Published by George Harrap. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1154: Mary Plain and the Twins, by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williamson. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1155: Mary Plain's Big Adventure, by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williamson. Published by George Routledge. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1156: Mary Plain V.I.P., by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williamson. Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1157: Mary Plain in War Time, by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williamson. Published by George Routledge. Reprint 1944. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1158: Mary Plain goes Bob-A-Jobbing, by Gwynedd Rae. Illustrated by Irene Williamson. Published by Routledge and Kegan Paul. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1159: Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Published by J. M. Dent. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1160: The Book of Friendship, essays, poems, maxims and prose passage arranged by Arthur Ransome. Published by T. C. and E. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1161: Winter Holiday, by Arthur Ransome. Published by Jonathan Cape. First edition 1933. 360 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1162: Great Northern?, by Arthur Ransome. Published by Jonathan Cape. First edition 1947. 352 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1163: Stories by Chateaubriand, edited by Arthur Ransome. Published by T.C. and E.C. Jack. First edition 1909. 143 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1164: Stories by Gustave Flaubert, edited by Arthur Ransome. Published by T.C. and E.C. Jack. First edition 1910. 146 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1165: The Pied Piper of Hamelin, by Robert Browning. Illustrated by Arthur Ransome. Published by George Harrap. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1166: The War of the Birds and Beasts, by Arthur Ransome. Illustrated by Faith Jaques. Published by Jonathan Cape. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1167: The Autobiography of Arthur Ransome, with prologue and epilogue by Rupert Hart-Davis. Published by Jonathan Cape. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1168: Despatches x 5 Copies, reports from H.O. and Regional Groups. Details of A.G.M. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1169: A.G.M. Papers x 2 Copies- from 1998-1999 from the Arthur Ransome Society Limited. Single vendor book auction. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1170: Ships Log x 3 Copies, news of the happenings from the Arthur Ransome Society 1994-1996. Single vendor book auction. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1171: Signals x 16 Copies, regional letters of the Arthur Ransome Society. 1994-2000. Single vendor book auction. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1172: Mixed Moss x 12 Copies, the Journal of the Arthur Ransome Society. 1992-2000. Seasonal. Single vendor book auction. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1173: Various Correspondence, between members of the Arthur Ransome Society dating from 1991 to 1997. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1174: Arthur Ransome's Lakeland, for the real 'Swallows and Amazons' country by Roger Wardale. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1175: Where It All Began, Origins of Swallows and Amazons, by Pauline Marshall. 1991. 48 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1176: A Day in Fairyland, by Sigrid Rahmas. Pictures by Ana Mae Seagren. Circa. 1945. Appears to lack rear board. 14 x18½ . — £8 - £12
• Lot 1177: The Disappearance of Tom Merry, by Frank Richards. Published by Spring Books. First edition circa. 1950. 293 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1178: The Disappearance of Tom Merry, by Frank Richards. Published by Spring Books. First edition circa. 1950. 293 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1179: Tom Merry's Secret and Tom Merry's Rival, 2 paperbacks in good condition in publisher's pictorial card covers. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1180: Cardew's Catch!, by Frank Richards. Published by Spring Books. First edition circa. 1950. 300 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1181: The Rivals of Rookwood School, by Owen Conquest. Published by Spring Books. First edition 1951. 188 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1182: Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Charles Skilton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1183: Billy Bunter's Beanfeast, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Cassell and Co. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1184: Billy Bunter's Christmas Party, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Charles Skilton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1185: Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Charles Skilton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1186: Billy Bunter's Postal Order, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Charles Skilton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1187: Billy Bunter and the Blue Mauritius, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Charles Skilton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1188: Billy Bunter's Double, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Cassell and Co. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1189: Billy Bunter Afloat, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by R. J. Macdonald. Published by Cassell and Co. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1190: Bunters Last Fling, by Frank Richards. Illustrated by C. H. Chapman. Published by Cassell and Co. First edition 1965. — £12 - £16
• Lot 1191: Magazine, The Best of Magnet and Gem, 1960s. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1192: Collectors Digest x 31 copies, 6½ x8 . All 1980s, all individual issues in mint condition. Single vendor book auction. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1193: The True Annals of Fairyland, edited by William Canton. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. The reign of King Herla. — £12 - £16
• Lot 1194: The Plant Hunters; Adventures Among the Himalya Mountains, by Captain Mayne Reid. Published by George Routledge. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1195: The Lost Mountain, A Tale of Sonora, by Captain M. Reid. Published by George Routledge. First edition 1885. 304 pages, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1196: The Boy Hunters, by Captain M. Reid. Published by George Routledge. First edition circa. 1880s. 296 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1197: The Boy Slaves, by Captain M. Reid. Published by George Routledge. Circa. 1880s. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1198: The Desert Home or The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness, by Captain Reid. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1199: Ragged Robin, poems by James Reeves. Pictures by Emma C. Clark. Published by Walker Books. First edition 1990. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1200: Uncle Remus or The Story of Mr Fox and Brer Rabbit, by Joel Chandler Harris with 8 coloured plates by Harry Rountree. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1201: Stead's Masterpiece Library, stories of 'Old Brer Rabbit'. Book II. 'Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit'. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1202: Jimmy Cranston's Crony, by Walter Rhoades. Illustrated by Frank Wright. Published by Blackie. 1930s? 255 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1203: Legends From River and Mountain, by Carmen Sylvia (H.M. the Queen of Romania) and Alma Strettell. Illustrated by T. H. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1204: The Arabian Nights, with 130 illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, Helen Stratton and others. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1205: The Mothers Book of Song, illustrations by Charles Robinson. Published by London and Wells, Gardner, Darton and Co. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1206: The Song of Frithiof, retold in modern verse by G. C. Allen. D. D. Illustrations by T. H. Robinson. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1207: The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes, edited by Walter Jerrold. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1208: Monarchs of Merry England, Volumes 1 to 4, Volume 1, William I to Henry III, Volume 2, Edward I to Richard III, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1209: Arabian Nights, illustrated by W. H. Robinson. Published by the Children's Press. Circa. 1930s. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1210: Three Kittens in a Boat, by Geraldine Robinson. Published by Frederick Warne. Circa. 1920s. 54 pages. Generally, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1211: Wings Beyond Rio, by J. Gordon Robinson. Published by the Children's Press. Circa. 1945. 255 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1212: The Worst Squadron in France, by George E. Rochester. Published by Eldon Press. Circa. 1940? 247 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1213: The Black Hawk, by George E Rochester. Published by John Hamilton. 1940? 220 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1214: A Knight of the Nineteenth Century, by E. P. Roe. Published by W. P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell with frontispiece. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1215: The Forest Foundling, by S. H. Hamer. Illustrated by Harry Rountree. Published by Duckworth and Co. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1216: Singing Fever and Mishy, by Mabel Marlowe. Pictures by Harry Rountree. Published by Basil Blackwell. Undated. 31 pages. — £12 - £16
• Lot 1217: Animal Tales from Africa, by J. H. Macnair. Illustrated by Harry Rountree. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1218: The Adventures of Wicked Tim, depicted by Harry Rountree. Published by Valentine and Sons. Circa. 1900. — £12 - £16
• Lot 1219: 3 x Stiff Card Booklets (Offered as one lot), (a) Lorry at Sea, by Kenneth Rudge. Illustrated by Olive Coughlan. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1220: The First Cruise of Three Middies, by Fox Russell. Published by Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. First edition 1896. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1221: Pursued by the Swastika, by C. Bernard Rutley. Illustrated by M. B. Critchlow. Published by Blackie. Circa. 1940. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1222: Box Set, Harry Potter Collection, containing 'The Philosopher's Stone', issue no. 27, 'The Chamber of Secrets', — £8 - £12
• Lot 1223: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. Issue no. 44. Paperback. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1224: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. Issue no. 53. Paperback. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1225: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First paperback issued 1999. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1226: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2000. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1227: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2003. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1228: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2003. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1229: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2003. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1230: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2005. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1231: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2005. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1232: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2005. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1233: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2005. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1234: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2005. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1235: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2007. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1236: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2007. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1237: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2007. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1238: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling. Published by Bloomsbury. First edition 2007. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1239: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, special rehearsal edition script. Parts 1 and 2. J. K. Rowling, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1240: What Price on Early Potter?, a four-page article with four columns text per page. Many illustrations. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1241: Harry Potter DVDs, in cases. 7 consecutive titles of Harry Potter. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1242: Harry Potter, A History of Magic DVD. Single vendor book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1243: Fantastic Beasts DVD. Single vendor book auction. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1244: Harry Potter DVD Box Set, includes 6 consecutive films. 'Philosophers Stone' to 'Half Blood Prince'. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1245: Harry Potter and 'the Philosopher's Stone', Blue Ray Disc, 'Philosopher's Stone' DVD and 'Philosopher's Stone', — £8 - £12
• Lot 1246: Le Petit Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. Published by Gallimard. 1946. Approximately 95 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1247: Bambi, by Felix Salten. Foreword by John Galsworthy. First American edition 1929. Published by Simon and Schuster, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1248: The Little Gipsy, by Elie Sauvage. Illustrated by Lorenz Frolich. Translated by Anna Blackwell. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1249: Bambi, by Felix Salten. Published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag, Germany. 1931. 251 pages. Publisher's green boards, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1250: Jenny's Little Black Friend, by Maria Salter. Published by the Religious Tract Society. Undated, circa. 1880. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1251: The Elusive Grasshopper, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1252: Not Scarlet but Gold, by Malcolm Saville. Published by Collins. Revised edition 1972. 159 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1253: Strangers at Snowfell, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Wynne. Published by Lutterworth Press. First edition 1949. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1254: Young Johnie Bimbo, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts. Published by John Murray. First edition 1956. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1255: Lone Pine Five, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. First edition 1949. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1256: The Buckinghams at Ravenswyke, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Alice Bush. Published by Evans Brothers. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1257: The Gay Dolphin Adventure, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1258: The Hidden of the Hidden Pool, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts. Published by John Murray. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1259: Dark Danger, by Malcolm Saville. Published by Heinmann. 1976 reprint. 194 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1260: Redshanks Warning, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts. Published by Lutterworth Press. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1261: Treasure at the Mill, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Harry Pettit. Published by George Newnes. First edition 1957. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1262: Spring Comes to Nettleford, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1263: The Riddle of the Painted Box, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Lunt Roberts. Published by Noel Carrington. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1264: The Sign of the Alpine Rose, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Wynne. Published by Lutterworth Press. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1265: Mystery at Witchend, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. Reprint 1957. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1266: Open Air Scrap Book for Boys and Girls, by Malcolm Saville. Published by Gramol Publications. Circa. 1940s. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1267: Christmas at Nettleford, by Malcolm Saville. Published by the Children's Book Club. 1952. 192 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1268: Malcolm Saville's Country Books, published by Cassell. First edition 1961. 86 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1269: See How It Grows, Introduction to Gardening for Boys and Girls, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Robert Micklewright. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1270: Christmas at Nettleford, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1271: Christmas at Nettleford, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1272: Mystery at Witchend, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. 1949. 248 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1273: Mystery at Witchend, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newness. Reprint 1960. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1274: Strangers at Witchend, by Malcolm Saville. Published by Collins. Reprint 1971. 192 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1275: Lone Pine Five, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. First edition 1949. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1276: Man with Three Fingers, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Michael Whittlesea. Published by Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1277: The Secret of Grey Walls, by Malcolm Saville. Published by George Newnes. First edition 1947. 248 pages. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1278: The Secret of Grey Walls, by Malcolm Saville. Published by George Newnes. Third edition 1947. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1279: The Sign of the Alpine Rose, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Wynne. Published by Lutterworth Press. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1280: The Gay Dolphin Adventure, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1281: All Summer Through, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe. Published by Hodder and Stoughton. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1282: Strangers at Snowfell, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Wynne. Published by Lutterworth Press. First edition 1949. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1283: The Elusive Grasshopper, by Malcolm Saville. Published by Collins. First published in this revised edition 1970. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1284: The Neglected Mountain, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1285: Saucers Over the Moor, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Bertram Prance. Published by George Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1286: Treasure at Amory's, by Malcolm Saville. Illustrated by Terence Freeman. Published by George Newnes. — £8 - £12
• Lot 1287: Sea Witch Comes Home, by Malcolm Saville. Published by the Children's Book Club. First edition 1960. 247 pages. Good, — £8 - £12
• Lot 1288: The Secret of the Gorge, by Malcolm Saville. Published by George Newnes. First edition 1958. 255 pages. — £8 - £12