ABCR Auction 45 - Page 8

1. Good. Some light inner haze and dirt, the dirt will clean up. Nibbled impact to left base edge is about 7 x 5 mm,...

1. Good. Dull and very scratched and scuffy. The front left neck has an area of about 15 x 10 mm that has rust stain...

1. Poor. Well the bottle is fine with some stain and general marks but the ceramic label is fairly toasted. Hard one to get so...

1. Very Good. 3 x 3 mm chip to the front lip. Some scuffs and scratches. A bit of haze. Great embossing. 2. Very Good....

1. Very Good. Polished. Four small impact nibbled flakes to upper left region, the largest is only 2 x 2 mm. These are amongst an...

1. Very Good. Cap is very rusty so I would be worried about it leaking contents. Bottle shows plenty of wear and tear from repeated...

1. Very Good. Grimy throughout, including internally. Inner grime is oil residue. Some very light haze inside. Little impact surface flake to base edge at...

1. Very Good. Scuffs down the front right including leaving some stain on the surface of the print. Some haze inside. General wear. scratches and...

1. Excellent. Some scuffs and crate wear around. A little scratch or two to the print. The odd pit mark and the like. 2. Excellent....

1. Very Good. Dull stain. Scuffs and scratches. Looks like someone has started to polish it around the back but then just left it smooth...

1. Very Good. Some dirt inside. Scuffs and scratches. A little nick at the front base edge. Nice deep rich colour. Attractive little bottle. 2....

1. Good. A few little nibbled flakes to outer lip crown. Some very light inner haze. Nibbled impact to rear base edge has an associated...

1. Very Good. A little bit dull. Lightly scratched and scuffed all over. Some baby oil inside. Great embossing. Very attractive bottle. 2. Very Good....

1. Fair. Most of the bottle is nice, couple of small marks on the lip Thin little fisheye bruise on the front neck and some...

1. Good. Dull and a bit grimy. 5 mm fracture in the outer left lip. A few other little marks around the lip. Some sticker...

1. Good. Looks unusual with march larger embossing than the other examples of this type. Some big patches of wear. Pitting around. 25 x 5...

1. Very Good. Dull. Fine scratches all over. A few little pit marks. Interesting bottle. 2. Good. Stained. Dull. Scratches and wear. Some pitting. Little...

1. Excellent. Tiny spot of wear on the seam to the left lip. Couple of tiny nicks to base heel. A few scratches and minor...

1. Very Good. Scratches and haze inside from cleaning. General scratches and wear. A little mark on the front. Great embossing. Good looking bottle overall....

1. Very Good. A bit dull. Baby oil inside. Scuffs to the surface. Some deeper scratches down the back. Nice embossing first G. Archer we've...

1. Fair. Large 40 x 13 mm chip across the right base edge. Big 16 x 25 mm horseshoe shaped bruise over the back shoulder....

1. Good. Dull and scuffy. 8 x 6 mm bruise at the right base edge. Some fleabites on the lip. Little marks and impacts around....

1. Very Good. Some grime which will clean off. 6 x 10 mm sliver to front right neck goes under the applied lip, this is...

1. Very Good. Hazy. Some fisheyes, scuffs and scratches scattered around. A bit of crate wear to some of the embossing. 2. Good. Quite extensive...

1. Very Good. Oiled internally. Stained throughout with some swirled surface etching. Pitted impact fisheye to base edge. Tiny flake to base heel edge. Spot...

1. Very Good. Some inner dirty looking haze looks like it will mostly soak out. A few fisheyes. A few small discoloured scuff marks near...

1. Good. Dull and stained all over. Scratches and scuffs. 16 x 7 mm open bubble at the front right shoulder. Needs a good clean....

1. Good. Impact at the front base edge with a really large 60 x 25 mm bruise over the underside of the base. Scuffy and...

1. Very Good. Metal spout tightly on and we have not removed it. Dirty and grimy. Later type. Some scratches and scuffs. Unusual with the...

1. Good. Polished. Wide, deep pitted scratches in three or four bands around the bottle. A few other deep shorter pitted scratches. Still looks dull....

1. Very Good. Looks great, but has had an acid dipped polish treatment. Would have been hazy prior so has come up nicely. Fracture looking...

1. Very Good. Heavily grimy, this will soak out. 8 x 4 mm bruise to inner lip from a tiny nick. A few pitted scratches....

1. Excellent. Heavily grimy, this will soak out. Fine annealing marks to inner lip from making. Some minor scratches and the odd fine scuff mark....

1. Good. We have sold 7 blue examples before, but only one aqua! This has a couple of shallow flakes to the upper lip. Burst...

1. Good. Polished. Still stained internally. Some etching. A couple of small burst bubbles with dirt inside. Deeply pitted scratches around the wide part of...

1. Very Good. Heavily grimy, this will soak out. Some deep scratches to the inner lip. Little impact nick or two to lip. Larger 5...

1. Good. Heavily polished. Embossing is very rounded and flat. 14 x 5 mm inner lip bruise. Some pitted scratches. Impact flakes scattered around. Fisheyes,...

1. Very Good. Dirty haze internally looks like it will clean up a little. A few pitted scratches. Some little fisheyes and impact marks. Some...

1. Very Good. A few annealing marks to the inner neck. Long thin open bubble to inner neck. Some haze in places. Just a few...

1. Very Good. Bit of haze inside. Scratches and some wear. Shallow 4 x 3 mm chip to the outer left lip. A crude machine...

1. Very Good. 5 x 5 mm flake to rear lip. Stained throughout, this is etched in places. A few little pitted marks and fisheyes....

Good to Very Good. Some deep marks on the Beckett, one on the front and a handful to the back. Both are dull and scuffy....

1. Very Good. Oiled. 4 x 2 mm flake to inner left lip, couple of other little lip nicks. Impact to right base heel has...

Syphon looks great with minor wear and marks. The top is tightly on and we have not removed it. Maugham is Good. There is a...

1. Good. The first A of the first Abbotsford is non-existant. Looks like it just missed on being printed as the rest is quite deep....

1. Good. Cleaned. OK but lots of wear and a lot of corrosion underneath. Dents and marks over the surface. Solid. 2. Very Good. Uncleaned....

All see to be Very Good. Interesting group of what would mostly be throw away items. Good impressed stamps in the tops. Dirt and grime....

1. Very Good. Some stain inside. Little flake to the inner lip. Scratches all over. Nice colour and whittled glass. Great embossing. 2. Good. Scratches....

1. Good. Cut down the middle of the main label and has some other small tears and marks. Only the edges of the neck label...

1. Excellent. This is a beauty. Dust and grime is the main thing. Bit of dirt inside. Label has some light stain and minor marks....

1. Good. Bottle looks quite early with a true applied top. Label probably around 1900s though. Bottle has a small chip at the back lip....

1. Very Good. Lovely dark colour. Some haze and stain. Scruffy, scratched surface. Great embossing. 2. Very Good. A bit dull in patches. Scratches and...

1. Near Mint. Dirty and grimy. Interesting commemorative bottle. This is a beauty. 2. Excellent. Cap is a bit stained. Label is in great shape....

1. Very Good. Just a bit scuffy and scratched. Couple of small nibbles on the back lip. A bit of hazy stain. Great colour. A...

1. Good. Oiled internally with associated grime. Flake to upper left lip has been ground down with some grinding around the upper lip to blend...

1. Very Good. Remains of the original capsule and some chunky rust to bottom of lip. A little fine inner dirt will soak out, not...

1. Good. Polished. In the tumbler this has slipped creating a deep band of wear around the base edge. A bit dull. Remains of sucffs...

1. Good. Worn. Binding slightly loose. Wear and some stain. Minor marks. Contents in great shape overall. Really interesting booklet for bottle collectors. 1912 date...

1. Very Good. Some foxing to the corners. A little wear to cover. Some minor discolouration to the pages. 2. Very Good. Some wear to...

1. Good. Used with some softness to the edges. Minor wear and marks. 2. Good. Some stain and foxing. Some marks around. Contents in great...

1. Very Good. Fairly minor wear and tear. A bit of foxing and some general marks. A few pencil marks inside. 2. Very Good. Some...

1. Excellent. Just a little dint to the upper corners of the cover. Some minor marks from storage. 2. Near Mint. Has been signed by...

US - Very Good+. Haven't looked closely but they appear to be pretty much as new with just some light wear and use. UK -...

1. Very Good. Some tears and marks to the dustjacket. A bit of foxing and wear inside. Lovely book. We have left the post it...

1. Excellent. Some slight bending to the upper corners. minor marks. Book plate inside the front cover: Ex Libris. David Jones. 2. Excellent. Lovely copy...

Mostly Very Good. Some wear and tear. Bit of foxing amongst them. Nice group. EST: $50 - 75

A couple are very worn and the Tins one is loose of its cover. Most look nearly unused. EST: $50 - 70

Mostly Very Good. Some of the magazines are well used but contents seem ok. Some bindings loose. Stains and marks. Interesting mix of outdated information...

Good+. The British two are a bit later. The Australian ones are in two groups - 1970s to 1980s and then 2004 - 2012. Looks...

Very Good. Large book has some fading on the cover and minor marks. Looks to have been used a little bit but is pretty close...

Good to Very Good. Used. Some signed and some with previous owners names inside. All look to be nice and solid. Good group of books. EST:...

Good+. Fair bit of wear to the covers of the Codd and Ginger Beer books. Some tears and marks to the cover of the Vader/Murray...

Good+. A couple of these have very worn covers and are well used. One or two are pretty much unused. Contents of all seems to...

All well used with wear and tear. Some fading and usual marks. Contents look ok on a quick flick through. EST: $30 - 40

1. Good. Right side of dust jacket is very faded. Spine is also faded. A tear or two and some other fading. Page 93 onwards...

1. Very Good. A bit of fading around the spine region. Some knocks to the edges and corners. Some spotty dark stains to the outside...

Very Good+. Great looking lot. Some light bends and folds. General minor marks. Hours of reading in this lot! (David Jones reference collection) EST: $50 -...

Very Good+. Look to be in nice used condition. Some great info in these. Some fascinating information in these. Really handy references with mentions of...

Good+. Some torn pages. Stain and marks. Varies a lot amongst them but the contents are mostly in good shape. Some amazing information for collectors...

1. Very Good. Some wear and marks to the cover. A bit of light stain and foxing to some pages. Binding seems good. Nice example...

Good. Used. Worn and marks. Some pages loose in the Bottles, New & Old but all seem to be there. Interesting group. EST: $20 - 30

Well used. Worn around the edges. Contents are in nice shape. Some stain, foxing and marks. Generally good clean examples. Interesting to note the descriptions...

All are used. Some of the early ones have a bit of wear and tear, the later ones are pretty much as printed. A massive...

1. Near Mint. Signed by the author. Minor storage marks. 2. Near Mint. Just some very minor discolouration and storage marks. 3. Near Mint. Signed...

All are used. Some wear, folds and the odd pen mark here and there. EST: $10 - 20

1. Near Mint. Some minor wear to cover from storage. Great item full of pictures. 2. Excellent. Just some minor marks to the bottom of...

1. Excellent. Slightly wavy cover, but that is due to the plastic dust jacket. 2. Excellent. Bottom of rear cover has an odd section that...

1. Good. Some texta and pencil marks. Some foxing. A little discolouration. 2. Very Good. A little wear and some bends to the cover. Pretty...

1. Excellent. Some stains and minor discolouration. Bend or two to the cover and some minor wear. 2. Near Mint. Some minor storage marks, otherwise...

1. Excellent. Some wear to the dust jacket and a few tears, one to the rear has been taped up. Inner pages are really good....