Auction alert: Auction of Books for charity

There’ll be an online-only auction of books being sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Hospice charity. It will be held by Chaucer Auctions on Wednesday 2^nd November 2022 from 10am.

300 lots of vintage books on subjects such as art & design, fashion & jewellery, music and nature. We’ve selected 8 lots below that we’d love for our own library. Soft and hardback books by illustrators that we admire and have featured here on our blog, including David Gentleman and John Burningham.

Chaucer’s buyer’s premium stands at 19.95% with an added online commission of 3%.

We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99

Online bidding is also available via Invaluable, Live Auctioneers and The Saleroom. Please check each of these websites individually to find any additional fees that they charge.

Lot 4: David Gentleman’s London by David Gentleman 1986 First Paperback Edition
Softback Book with 192 pages. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Lot 15: England by John Burningham 1992 First Edition Hardback Book
Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Lot 21: Industrial Design by Raymond Loewy 1979 First UK Edition Hardback Book
With 250 pages. Published by Faber and Faber Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Lot 44: British Butterflies and Moths by W Furneaux 1923 Fifth Edition Hardback Book
With 350 pages. Published by The Library Press Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Lots 103 & 104: A History Of Everyday Things in England 1733 – 1942 by M and C H B Quennell 1945 Third Edition Hardback Book
With 214 pages. Published by B T Batsford Ltd some ageing good condition.
A History Of Everyday Things in England 1066 – 1799 by M and C H B Quennell 1945 Eighth Edition Hardback Book
With 224 pages published by B T Batsford Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimates: £6 – £8

Lot 265: The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics 2 Edited by Alan Aldridge 1971 First Edition Softback Book
With 123 pages. Published by Dell Publishing Co Inc New York some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £40 – £60

Lot 275: And Miss Carter Wore Pink by Helen Bradley 1971 First Edition Hardback Book
With 31 pages. Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd some ageing good condition.
Estimate: £6 – £8

Designer Desire: John Burningham

Lyon & Turnbull is holding an auction next week (28th Feb 2018) which includes some fabulous original artworks from John Burningham’s own personal collection. I thought it would be a good opportunity to feature a few of them as part of our weekly Designer Desire series.

If we had the spare cash, I’d love to own one or two of the ones that are up for sale from John Burningham’s ABC, a lovely children’s book first published by Jonathan Cape in 1964 – estimates for these range from £1,000 – £2,000.

His most famous illustrations for a children’s book is surely Ian Fleming’s (he of 007 fame) Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang. Other books of his own include Borka: the Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers (1963), Trubloff: The Mouse Who Wanted to Play the Balalaika (1964), Cannonball Simp (1966), Harquin: The Fox Who Went Down to the Valley (1968) and Mr Gumpy’s Outing (1970).

Although best known for his books, he also produced poster designs for London Transport and British Transport and magazine covers for periodicals such as Punch.

Just this month, Burningham and his wife Helen Oxenbury received BookTrust’s first ever joint lifetime achievement award.

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