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Lot 397: A Collection of Reference, Fiction, and Humour Books
An assortment of hardback and paperback books spanning various genres including reference, literature, and humour. Reference titles include a large-format Collins Thesaurus, a Collins Concise Dictionary, The Dictionary of Quotation, The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference, and How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs by Mark Collier and Bill Manley. The group also contains Einstein’s Mirror by Hey and Walters, alongside smaller volumes such as a Collins Gem French dictionary and a Hugo English dictionary. Fiction is represented by works including Was by Geoff Ryman, You’re an Animal, Viskovitz! by Alessandro Boffa, and The Complete Stories and Poems of Lewis Carroll. Humorous and illustrated works include Faxes from Biff by Chris Garratt and Mick Kidd, Billy the Bare Bear by Toni Goffe, The Iron Tonic by Edward Gorey, and titles from the I hate… series published by Sphere, including I hate… Rich Bastards and I hate… Poseurs. Also present are Boiling Water in a Paper Cup by Jerome S. Meyer and The David Soul Gift Book.
Condition report:
The collection shows signs of use and age-related wear throughout. Visible wear includes creasing to spines, shelf wear to covers, and occasional bumping to corners. One volume features a small adhesive auction lot label.
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