Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Antiques, Estate & Job Lot Auction – 12 November 2026

Catalogue

Lot 234: A Collection of Modern Reference and Non-Fiction Books, 20th Century (DJ)

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Start price: £10

Estimated price: £10 - £20

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A collection of non-fiction and reference volumes covering diverse subjects including history, science, biography, and cookery. Notable historical works include A.J.P. Taylor, English History 1914-1945, published by Oxford University Press, and Antony Beevor, Stalingrad and Berlin: The Downfall 1945, published by Viking. Scientific biography is represented by James Gleick, Genius: Richard Feynman and Modern Physics, published by Little, Brown and Company. Other volumes include Peter Ryan, The National Trust, published by Dent, and Claudia Roden, Mediterranean Cookery. The assortment features a mixture of publisher’s cloth hardcovers with dust jackets and various softcover trade paperbacks. The collection is housed across three plastic and cardboard containers and includes a VHS tape titled Indiscreet.