Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 26 August 2026

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Lot 977: Waverley Cloth Bound The Book of Knowledge and The Book of Words Collection

This auction ended on August 27, 2026.

Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

Buyer's Premium: 18%

Sold for: £6

A collection of cloth-bound reference volumes published by The Waverley Book Company Ltd. The set comprises multiple volumes of The Book of Knowledge and The Book of Words, each featuring decorative hardback bindings with tan, red, and dark blue printed panels to the spines. The upper section of each spine is printed with the name WAVERLEY in uppercase letters. The volumes are approximately octavo in size. The spines display literal transcriptions including THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE, THE BOOK OF WORDS, and volume numbers 1 through 8, alongside alphabetical indicators such as A – BOM, BON – COT, G – Q, R – Z, GEO – LIN, FACT INDEX, A – F, COU – GEN, LIO – ONT, OPE – SCO, and SCU – ZWI.