Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 27 April 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 27 April 2026

Catalogue

Lot 904: An Assortment of Approximately 75-80 Books Including Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Classic Literature

This auction ended on April 28, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £6

A large collection of approximately 75-80 volumes comprising a mixture of trade paperbacks and hardcovers across various genres. The fiction selection includes contemporary thrillers and romance titles by authors such as Ian Rankin (Rather Be the Devil), Michael Connelly (Fair Warning), Nora Roberts (The Search, Obsession, The Law is a Lady), J.D. Robb (Seduction in Death, Immortal in Death, Holiday in Death), and Sidney Sheldon (Master of the Game). Classic literature and modern classics feature a Viking Kestrel edition of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book illustrated by Michael Foreman, Jack London’s The Sea Wolf, Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, and Iris Murdoch’s The Black Prince. The collection includes a hardcover copy of Agatha Christie’s Passenger to Frankfurt with dust jacket and a hardcover copy of Ian Fleming’s For Your Eyes Only. Non-fiction subjects encompass gardening (Container Gardening), health and cookery (Quick Cooking for Diabetes), and regional British interest (James Herriot’s Yorkshire, West Country Historic Houses). Biographies and memoirs include Jennifer Worth’s Call the Midwife and The Freddie Trueman Story. The lot also contains a 1952 Preview film annual and commemorative books for the Queen Mother’s 90th Birthday. Many hardcovers retain their original dust jackets, while others are bound in cloth or boards.