Lot 373:
Sold for: £42
Description
A collection of theological and topographical books and associated religious brassware and ephemera. The lot includes several hardcover volumes featuring works such as Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis, published by John Lane The Bodley Head, and Crossing’s Guide to Dartmoor published by David & Charles. Theological titles include In the Steps of the Master and In the Steps of St. Paul by H.V. Morton, published by Methuen, alongside The Land and the Book by W.M. Thomson, and The Saint and His Saviour by C.H. Spurgeon. The books are bound in various styles including decorative Victorian cloth with gilt-stamped spines and later 20th-century cloth-bound editions.
Accompanying the volumes is a group of religious metalware and items including a large brass altar cross on a stepped rectangular base, a three-branch brass candelabrum, and a small religious figurine. Also included is a red plastic storage box with a white label reading The Holy Land 100 Colour Slides from originals on KODAK film Sami Awwad – Mount Scopus Hotel – Jerusalem. A novelty egg-shaped object is also present, decorated with blue grid lines and a printed message reading SPREADING GOD’S WORD AROUND THE WORLD.
Condition report:
The books show signs of age-related wear including rubbed covers, sun-faded spines, and fraying at the spine ends (photo 1). Out of the Silent Planet shows visible wear to the edges of the cloth binding (photo 2). The brass altar cross and candelabrum exhibit surface tarnish and light scratches consistent with use (photo 3 and 4). The red plastic slide box has minor surface scuffing to the lid (photo 1). No other visible faults were observed.
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