Lot 140:
Description
A large collection of books, maps, and assorted ephemera focusing on regional topography, theology, and natural history. The library includes multiple hardback and softcover volumes such as The Golden Alphabet by C. H. Spurgeon, The Desire of Ages by Ellen G. White published by Pacific Press, and a leather-bound edition of The Methodist School Hymnal. Local interest is represented by titles including A Century of Plymouth by Guy Fleming, Plymouth in the Seventies by Chris Robinson, and various walking guides for Cornwall. Natural history subjects include The Observer’s Book of British Birds, Pond Life, and Trees.
The assortment of ephemera comprises a souvenir program for the 1975 season of Frantic Follies in Whitehorse, Yukon, alongside Canadian Pacific Railway literature and various Arctic-themed postcards. A significant group of folded maps is included, featuring Ordnance Survey One-Inch series for Bournemouth and Truro & Falmouth, Geographia street plans, and A-Z Premier maps for Bristol and Plymouth. The lot also includes a blue cardboard storage box marked Magnum Digital A4.
Condition report:
The collection shows varying degrees of age-related wear across the volumes and documents. Several hardback books exhibit sun-bleached spines, frayed cloth at the head and foot, and bumped corners (photo 3). The softcover books and pamphlets show creasing to the covers and minor edge tears (photo 2). The folded maps show typical wear along the fold lines and some overall toning and handling marks (photo 5). Ephemera items such as the souvenir program and postcards show light surface wear and corner softening (photo 4).
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