Christopher Baron (1941-2023) grew up in Birkdale, Lancashire and loved reading from a young age. After leaving school, he took a position with the National Westminster Bank. His love of books led him to buy and sell books, initially as a hobby, from the late 1960s. In 1985 due to job relocation from Natwest Bank, he moved to Hale, outside Altrincham in Greater Manchester. In 1991, he took early retirement and dedicated more time to dealing and collecting. He was a regular attendee at book fairs across the country, often joined at larger fairs by his wife Sheena (1953-2002). Christopher had an eclectic interest in many subjects, including Dylan Thomas, games and magic books and Terry Pratchett, to name but a few. He gained a great deal of joy from his books and from supporting customers to find what they were looking for. He continued to work right up until his death in 2023. His collection is a wonderful combination of stock for book fairs as well as personal treasures and favourites.
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Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th October 2024 from 10:00am to 5:00pm
The Cheshire Saleroom
Withyfold Drive
Macclesfield
Cheshire
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Lot 1 - POWER (H), EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY IN THREE...
Lot 8 - DESAGULIERS (J.T), A COURSE OF EXPERIMENTAL...
Lot 22 - CARY (J), CARY'S NEW AND CORRECT ENGLISH ATLAS,...
Lot 25 - FERGUSON (J), LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS, in...
Lot 29 - A miscellany of antiquarian and other bindings,...
Lot 31 - DEWHURST (H), BARCLAY’S UNIVERSAL ENGLISH...
Lot 33 - STRUTT (J), THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF THE...
Lot 34 - THE PROPHETIC MESSENGER FOR 1833, with hand...
Lot 35 - COMBE (W), THE HISTORY OF JOHNNY QUAE GENUS,...
Lot 36 - CRUIKSHANK (R), PIERCE EGAN’S FINISH TO THE...
Lot 37 - STRUTT (J), THE SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF THE...
Lot 40 - HOPKINS (G), EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE, pictorial...
Lot 45 - A collection of mostly 19th century leather...