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Preisdatenbank abonnierenYeats (William Butler) Per Amica Silentia Lunae, scattered spotting, faint ink ownership inscription to endpaper, light sunning to spine, light rubbing, 1918; Poems 1899-1905, light browning to endpapers, spine tips and corners a little rubbed and bumped, 1906, first editions, original cloth, [Wade 120 & 64]; and another by the same, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Yeats (William Butler) Plays in Prose and Verse, light browning and spotting to endpapers, dust-jacket, lightly browned, extremities a little creased and lightly rubbed, 1922; Poems 1899-1905,1906, first editions, original cloth, spine ends bumped and creased, second cloth a little marked; and 7 others, poetry, including a set of Poems by Sturge Moore in the original publisher's box, 8vo (8)
Adichie (Chimamanda Ngozi) Half of a Yellow Sun, signed by the author on half-title, some very light sunning to jacket spine, 2006 § Márquez (Gabriel García) Love in the Time of Cholera, a few small light discolouration marks to covers, spine ends bumped, jacket with some light sunning, small amounts of bumping to corners, 1988 § Adiga (Aravind) The White Tiger, 2008, all first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and c.100 others mainly twentieth century literature, 8vo (c.100)
Amis (Kingsley) One Fat Englishman, signed presentation inscription from the author "A first edition at last to good old Bryan [Forbes]" to endpaper, 1963; Ending Up, presentation inscription "Kingsley Amis raises a glass to Bryan Forbes" to title, tipped in f. with additional inscription from Amis to Forbes at front, light creasing to endpaper, dust-jacket for The Riverside Villas Murder bound at rear, 1974, first editions, bookplate of Bryan Forbes to front pastedowns, attractive 20th century red half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, 8vo (2)⁂ Bryan Forbes (1926-2013), film director, screenwriter, producer and author, adapted Amis' novel That Uncertain Feeling for film.
Cousins (James H.).- Heroic Romances of Ireland, translated by A. H. Leahy, 2 vol., first edition, James Cousin's copy with his ink ownership inscriptions to front pastedowns and his notes and annotations to vol. 1, some light spotting, 4pp. typescript "The Exile of the Sons of Doel Dermait" loosely inserted, original cloth, spines a little darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, 1905 § Cousins (James H.) Wandering Harp. Selected Poems, first American edition, presentation inscription "from the author" to front free endpaper, portrait frontispiece, light browning to title, spine ends and corners a little bumped, New York, 1932, 8vo (3)
Angelou (Maya) Gather Together in My Name, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, original boards, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends a little creased, otherwise excellent 8vo, New York, 1974.⁂ The second in Angelou's 7-book memoir series, following immediately on from the events in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Written three years after Caged Bird, the book depicts a single mother's descent down the social ladder into poverty and crime and touches on similar themes of poverty, racial abuse, family and identity.
Barnes (Julian) Pulse, slipcase, sealed within original cellophane wrapping, 2011; The Lemon Table, dust-jacket, single minor instance of bumping to upper edge, 2004; Cross Channel, dust-jacket, scuff marks to upper panel, very light creasing at spine ends, 1996, first editions, the first two signed by the author, original cloth; and 10 others, of which 2 signed by the author, 8vo (13)
NO RESERVE δ Brockman (James, binder).- Beerbohm (Max) Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story, first edition, advertisement leaf at beginning, half-title, bound in Oxford dark blue goatskin, by James and Stuart Brockman, with onlays of oars in black calf & citron goatskin, back-to-back heads in black goatskin tooled in gilt in outer corners and silhouette of Oxford buildings in black calf across bottom partly obscured by parallel gilt lines, dark & light blue marbled endpapers, t.e.g., others uncut, binder's printed note signed by James Brockman and dated 2017 bound in at end, preserved in modern dark blue cloth drop-back box, gilt-stamped black goatskin label inset to spine, binders' ticket inside lid, 8vo (c.200 x 135mm.), 1911.⁂ A specially-commissioned binding on this famous Oxford tale. The binder's note reads, "The design illustrates aspects of Oxford taken from the story - the oars of Eights Week, the Sheldonian Emperors and the Oxford skyline (behind the gold lines) suggesting the Undergraduates sinking below the water of the Isis...".δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Carey (Peter) True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, spine foot a little bumped, bump mark to fore-edge, jacket with some light bumping and creasing to edges, 2001; Theft; first edition, 2006; Parrot and Olivier, first edition, 2010, the last two signed by the author on title, original boards and cloth, dust-jackets; and 10 others by the same, of which 4 signed by the author, 8vo (13)
NO RESERVE Chandler (Raymond) Playback [2 copies], light browning to endpapers, jacket with a few small nicks or tears to head and foot with light rubbing and creasing, 1958; Spanish Blood, toning to text, jacket spine with light sunning to spine, rubbing to spine tips and corners, New York, 1946; Red Wind, jacket with light sunning to spine, a few small nicks to spine ends, light rubbing to extremities, New York, [1946], first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 3 others, detective fiction, 8vo (7)
Christie (Agatha) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, early printing, lacking title and front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, some light rubbing and minor fraying to extremities, but a bring and excellent example overall, 8vo, [1921].⁂ A lovely copy of Christie's first novel, sadly lacking the title.
Christie (Agatha) The Big Four, first edition, ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, original cloth, spine a little dulled, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, some light marking to covers, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1927.⁂ The fourth Hercule Poirot novel, The Big Four also includes a number of elements of the spy fiction genre.
Dolmen Press.- The Voyage of St. Brendan: Journey to the Promised Land, translated by John J. O.Meara, number 6 of 50 copies signed by the translator and with the illustrations coloured by hand, original pictorial calf with gilt decoration and lettering, spine a little faded, light rubbing to extremities, slip-case, 8vo, Dublin, Dolmen Press, 1976.⁂ A scarce and charming production.
Christie (Agatha) Taken at the Flood, ink ownership inscription erased from front free endpaper, light damp-stain to head of covers, jacket spine ends and corners a little rubbed and creased, short tears with creasing to head and foot of rear panel, light damp-stain to head, 1948; Mrs. McGinty's Dead, jacket price-clipped, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1952; After the Funeral, jacket with light browning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1953, first edition, original cloth, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine copies; and 2 others by the same in similar condition, 8vo (5)
Christie (Agatha) The Pale Horse, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light spotting, mainly to lower panel, very small amounts of wear at spine and fold ends, 1961 § Greene (Graham) The Comedians, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities very lightly bumped, 1966 § McEwan (Ian) Saturday, one of a limited edition signed by the author, c.pp30-60 with light small light yellow stain at lower edge, original cloth, presentation slip case, cloth with illustration onlay to upper cover, 2005; and 66 others modern literature, 8vo (69)
Comley (Gertrude) The Mansel Disappearance Mystery, light spotting, original cloth, light fading to spine, split to head of upper joint, light marking to covers, jacket with light sunning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, vertical crease to spine, 1929 § Golding (Louis) The Doomington Wanderer, jacket spine sunned, spine ends and corners chipped tear to upper panel, tape repairs to verso, 1934 § Wren (P. C.) Good Gestes, spotting, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing, creasing and surface soiling, neat tape repairs to verso, 1929, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 4 others, similar, 8vo (7)
Deighton (Len) Funeral in Berlin, jacket with light creasing to head, 1964; An Expensive Place to Die, In Transit Docket loosely inserted at rear as issued, jacket spine sunned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1967; Bomber, jacket spine slightly sunned, tears with creasing to head and foot, 1970; Declarations of War, ink gift inscription to endpaper, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped with neat tape repairs to verso, spine sunned, 1971, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 28 others, Deighton, 8vo (32)
NO RESERVE Disney (Walt) Mickey Mouse in Pigmy Land, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, boards slightly bevelled, dust-jacket, small tears or chips at spine and fold ends, those at top edge with tape repairs to verso, some light surface toning and creasing, 1935; Mickey Mouse Sky High, 4 colour plates, illustrations, some with stencil colouring, boards rubbed at extremities with light surface soiling, [c.1937], first editions, ink ownership inscription to front endpapers, pictorial boards, 4to (2) ⁂ The first scarce in dust-jacket.
NO RESERVE Douglas (Lord Alfred) The Collected Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, occasional very light scattered spots, portion of neat paper repair to endpapers, very lightly touching first line of inscription, original cloth, spine ends bumped, spine faded and label a little chipped and discoloured, still overall a clean copy, 8vo, 1919.⁂ Inscribed from the author to "Miss de Lorey" and dated February 1920.
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Hound of the Baskervilles, first edition, with 'you' for 'your' on p.13 line 3, half-title, 16 plates by Sidney Paget, one slightly frayed at fore-edge, another with small nick, very occasional soiling, light foxing to endpapers, original red pictorial cloth, gilt, a little rubbed and with a few minor splash marks, spine a little faded, [Green & Gibson A26; Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone], 8vo, George Newnes, 1902.⁂ Generally an extremely good copy of Doyle's masterpiece.
Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, Lord) Time and the Gods, number 49 of 250 copies signed by the author and artist, frontispiece and 9 photogravure plates by S. H. Sime, foxing, original vellum-backed cloth, corners bumped, dust-jacket, spine a little darkened, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, surface abrasion to upper and lower panel, but an excellent example overall, 4to, 1922.⁂ An important early fantasy title, each plate signed at foot by the artist as issued. Scarce in the dust-jacket.
Durrell (Gerald) [The Corfu Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising My Family and Other Animals, spotting to endpapers, ink ownership inscription with address to endpaper, spine ends and corners a little bumped and faded, jacket spine dulled, spine ends and corners chipped affecting title at head and imprint at foot, a few small nicks and tears with creasing to head and foot, foxing and marking to panels, 1956; Birds, Beasts and Relatives, light toning to jacket, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, extremities a little rubbed, 1969; Garden of the Gods, light sunning to upper and lower edge, jacket price-clipped, a little toned with light creasing to head and foot, short tear to foot of upper panel, 1978, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo.⁂ Durrell's entertaining autobiographical trilogy, subject of two television adaptations.
Dolmen Press.- O'Grady (Desmond) The Gododdin, one of 650 copies, illustrations by Louis le Brocquy, some light offsetting, original boards, dust-jacket, some light rubbing, light toning to spine, Dublin, Dolmen Press, 1977 § Colum (Padraic) The Poet's Circuits, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 175 copies, colour frontispiece, original calf-backed boards, light rubbing to spine, slip-case, Dublin, Dolmen Press, 1981; and 10 others from the press, 8vo (12)
Fleming (Ian) Dr. NO, light stain to fore-edge, 1958; You Only Live Twice, jacket spine toned, 1964; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, slight shelf lean, jacket with damp-stain at spine head, some light toning, 1963, first editions, original cloth, last two with dust-jackets, very small amounts of wear to spine and fold ends; and another by the same, 8vo (4)
Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, neat label to front free endpaper, light edge spotting, jacket with light toning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, a bright and excellent example, 1962; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, light spotting, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some splitting to head of joints, rubbed, jacket spotted, extremities rubbed, 1963, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service, first edition, original brown cloth (no priority), dust-jacket, some light toning, extremities very lightly rubbed, price clipped, 1963 § Greene (Graham) Our Man in Havanna, first edition, some light marginal browning, ink ownership inscription front endpaper, dust-jacket, spine, lower panel and folds lightly toned, extremities very light bumped, price clipped, 1958 § Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first illustrated edition, colour illustrations by Barnett Freedman, occasional marginal spotting, hinges a little cracked but firm, original pictorial cloth, spine a little sunned, 1931; and 52 others literature, some other first editions and a couple signed by the authors, 8vo (55)
Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service jacket chipped at head and foot, 1963; You Only Live Twice, foxing to edges, jacket toned, chipped at head and foot, 1964; The Man with the Golden Gun, light foxing to edges, jacket with marginal chips to extremities, light foxing to flaps 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (3)
Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service, first edition, original boards, slight shelf-lean, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light surface wear to spine, light surface soiling, minor chipping and light rubbing to spine tips and corners, a very good, bright copy, 1963; and a first edition From Russia, With Love, in a later in issue dust-jacket, 8vo (2)
Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first state, slight shelf-lean, jacket spine a little dulled, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1964; The Man with the Golden Gun, some foxing to head, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket spine slightly browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, small patch of staining to lower panel, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and a first edition of Octopussy, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 14th impression, original pictorial wrappers, light creasing to spine, Pan, with promotional "Domino" letter endorsing Player's Cigarettes, 227 x 149mm., folds, loosely inserted, 1965 § Horowitz (Anthony) Forever and a Day, 2018; A Line to Kill, 2021, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original boards and cloth, dust-jackets; and 3 other first edition James Bond novels, 8vo (7) ⁂ The first with the 'movie cover', being a promotional copy of Player's Cigarettes, accompanied by the scarce letter from "Domino" to James Bond, addressed as "Darling", reminiscing about their first supper together and mentioning Player's Cigarettes.
Fleming (Ian).- Faulks (Sebastian) Devil May Care, limited first edition signed by the author, original pictorial boards, g.e., original decorative hinged presentation box, lined in black satin, 2008 § Horowitz (Anthony) Trigger Mortis, first edition, original pictorial cloth, dust-jacket, a few extremely light instances of bumping and surface wear, 2015, 8vo (2)
Fowles (John) The French Lieutenant's Woman, jacket price-clipped, very light sunning to spine, 1969 § Bowen (Elizabeth) The Death of the Heart, spotting, some light marginal toning, title with cracking to gutter, jacket with light browning to spine, light fading to panels, minor chipping to spine ends, 1938 § Hughes (Richard) A Hight Wind in Jamaica, jacket with light browning to spine, some light staining, 1929 § Banks (Lynne Reid) The L-Shaped Room, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light rubbing to tip of spine, 1960, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, generally excellent copies; and 6 others, 8vo (10)
Frank (Anne) The Diary of a Young Girl, first English edition, photographic frontispiece, original cloth, some light edge spotting, dust-jacket, two tears at spine head, along upper joint and into lower cover, staining from pervious tape repairs, some very light surface soiling along folds, 8vo, 1952.⁂ Scarce in dust-jacket.
NO RESERVE Fry (Christopher) Open Door, first edition, signed inscription from the author "Kenneth: I think the date of printing was 1934 with best wishes Christopher" to title, original wrappers, lightly toned, 1935; The Firstborn, first edition, signed by the author to title, original play programme and typed letter from the author loosely inserted (programme lightly faded and rust-stained from staple), original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning, faint ring marks to lower panel and one or two spots, Cambridge, 1946; and 6 others, plays by authors, 8vo (8)
Garland (Alex) and Nicholas Garland, The Coma, one of 50 copies signed by the author and artist, with an original signed woodcut by Nicholas Garland (loose in paper portfolio), woodcut illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, drop-back cloth box, some light sunning and surface scuffing, folio, 2004.
Gask (Arthur) The Poisoned Goblet, uncorrected proof copy, occasional pencil proof markings, "Please return" ink stamp to endpaper, light corner creasing, original plain wrappers, lacking lower cover, spine chipped and worn, upper cover creased, 8vo, [1935].⁂ Featuring the detective Gilbert Larose. Scarce.
Gielgud (John).- Fordham (Hallam) John Gielgud. An Actor's Biography in Pictures, Sir John Gielgud's ink presentation inscription to himself "For John. Yours ever John Gielgud" on title, erased ink inscription to title, photographic illustrations, original cloth, fading, dust-jacket, some chipping and fraying to head and foot, 1952 § Fitzgerald (Percy) The Life of David Garrick, 2 vol., frontispieces, folding table, ink inscription on titles, bookplate of Sir John Gielgud to front pastedowns, contemporary half morocco, joints cracking rubbed, 1868 § An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber, 2 vol., number 129 of 305 copies with plates in two states, light spotting, bookplate of Sir John Gielgud to front pastedowns, original cloth, spine labels a little chipped, spine ends and corners a little bumped light rubbing to extremities, 1889, first editions, John Gielgud's copies; and 16 others, all from the library of Sir John Gielgud, v.s. (21)
Greene (Graham) Stamboul Train, first edition, second issue with "Quin Savory", original cloth, spine ends bumped, light soiling patch to lower cover, dust-jacket, price-clipped, excellent paper repairs and restorations verso, slight creasing to edges, spine and lower panel lightly discoloured, still in effect a sharp and excellent copy, 8vo, 1932.
Early 20th century gold three stone old cut diamond and emerald ring, stamped 18ct Plat, the inside initialled and dated 24.7.32, total diamond weight approx 0.40 carat Condition Report:Approx 2.25gm, size J-K, bright diamonds good colour, one good the other with some light inclusions visible under 10x loop, couple of very very slight nibbles to one diamond edge visible under 10x loop, emerald good condition with inclusions measuring approx 4.5mm x 4mm x depth 3.05mm
Chinese silver full hunter key wound lever pocket watch, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and numbered 30450, case with Chinese and Swiss hallmarksCondition Report:Movement not currently functioning, overwound, dial some light browning and very faint hairline from 12-4 o'clock, case closes tight with light scratches, decoration good, case diameter = 48mm
Rolex silver manual wind gentleman's wristwatch, Edinburgh 1929, white enamel dial with Roman numerals and red 12 o'clock, back case No. 3631209 and engraved with initials 'JB', on brown leather strapCondition Report:Movement currently functioning, hands moving freely, replacement crown, case diameter = 30mm, dial few light spots otherwise good, back case doe not quite close tight - possibly replacement, scratches to case
Omega Seamaster automatic gentleman's stainless steel wristwatch, Ref. 14700 SC-61, Cal. 552, serial No. 19367328, on black leather strap with Omega buckleCondition Report:Movement currently functioning and clean, hands moving freely, case diameter = 33mm (excluding crown), some light spots to dial, few scratches to case
Omega Geneve automatic gentleman's stainless steel bracelet wristwatch, Ref. 166.0191, Cal. 1012, silvered dial with date aperture, on original stainless steel braceletCondition Report:Movement currently functioning and clean, hands moving freely, dial good, some light scratches to glass and case, case diameter = 36mm excluding crown
Omega Seamaster Chronograph Electronic f300HZ stainless steel wristwatch, on original stainless steel strapCondition Report:Movement not working - has been tested with a battery, dial good, light scratches to glass and scratches to bracelet, clasp good bracelet needs attention a couple of links damaged and one with a hole
Zenith 9ct gold manual wind gentleman's wristwatch, back case No. 34864 2174/1, London 1976, on original brown leather strap, boxedCondition Report:Movement currently functioning and clean, dial good, light scratches to glass (not detrimental), approx 28gm gross (inner metal core keeping movement still), case diameter = 33mm
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