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Preisdatenbank abonnierenCRICKET WISDEN A collection of 10 original paper back brown coloured soft back John Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1904-1913 (41st to 50th editions). All bar the 1905 edition are rebound in light brown hard covers embossed with gold writing. The 1905 edition is rebound with dark brown covers. All lack outer wrappers. Fair to generally good
A collection 30 Roman Imperial coins comprising of Salonina billon tetradrachm, Constantine II billon centenionalis, Lucilla sestertius, Constantine II billon centenionalis x 2, Gallienus, Trebonius / Volusian sestertius, Gallienus billon antoninianus x 2, Constans Augustus billon light maiorina, Constantine II centenionalism, Constans 1/2 cententionalis, Constantius II x 2, Gallienus billon antoninianus x 11 and more.
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan signed 7x3 page dated 23rd January 1894 . Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, GCB, PC (30 September 1788 - 28 June 1855), known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British Army officer. When a junior officer, he served in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign, latterly as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He also took part in politics as Tory Member of Parliament for Truro, before becoming Master-General of the Ordnance. He became commander of the British troops sent to the Crimea in 1854: his primary objective was to defend Constantinople, and he was also ordered to besiege the Russian Port of Sevastopol. After an early success at the Battle of Alma, a failure to deliver orders with sufficient clarity caused the fateful Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Despite further success at the Battle of Inkerman, a poorly coordinated allied assault on Sevastopol in June 1855 was a complete failure. Raglan died later that month, after having dysentery and depression.
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan signed 4x3 card. Field Marshal George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, GCB (16 April 1800 - 10 November 1888), styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British Army officer. He was one of three men, along with Captain Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, The Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal.
The Last Enemy signed by Richard Hillary. Hardback book 1942 First Edition with no dust jacket, pencil note inside front page Many Happy Returns with love from Richard July 2nd 1942. In reasonable condition, a little discoloured to spine and a small paper loss to bottom of one page and couple light creases on 2 pages towards end. St Johns and Red cross Hospital Library sticker on inside page. Flight Lieutenant Richard Hope Hillary (20 April 1919 - 8 January 1943) was an Anglo-Australian Royal Air Force fighter pilot during the Second World War. He wrote the book The Last Enemy about his experiences during the Battle of Britain. Hillary was called up to the Royal Air Force in October 1939 and in July 1940, having completed his training, he was posted to B Flight, No. 603 Squadron RAF, located at RAF Montrose, flying Spitfires. The Squadron moved south to RAF Hornchurch on 27 August 1940 and immediately saw combat. In one week of combat Hillary personally claimed five Bf 109s shot down, claimed two more probably destroyed and one damaged. On 3 September 1940 he had just made his fifth kill when he was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 flown by Hauptmann Helmuth Bode of II./JG 26. Unable to bail out of the flaming aircraft immediately, Hillary sustained extensive burns to his face and hands. Before it crashed he fell out of the stricken Spitfire unconscious. Regaining his senses whilst falling through space, he deployed a parachute and landed in the North Sea, where he was subsequently rescued by lifeboat Lord Southborough (ON 688) from the Margate Station. Hillary was taken for medical treatment to the Royal Masonic Hospital, Hammersmith, London; and afterwards, under the direction of the surgeon Archibald McIndoe, to the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, in Sussex. He endured three months of repeated surgery in an attempt to repair the damage to his hands and face, and went on to become one of the best known members of McIndoe's Guinea Pig Club. He wrote an account of his experiences, published in 1942 under the title Falling Through Space in the United States, and as The Last Enemy in Great Britain. Hillary was killed in his 24th year on 8 January 1943, along with Navigator/Radio Operator Sgt. Wilfred Fison, when he crashed a Bristol Blenheim during a night training flight in adverse weather conditions, the wrecked aircraft coming down on farmland in Berwickshire, Scotland.
Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere signed 9x8 photo the oval image depicting Frere in a semi profile head and shoulders pose signed in fountain pen to the lower photographers mount and dated 4th February 1877 in his hand. Some very light minor foxing to the mount . Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCSI, PC (29 March 1815 - 29 May 1884) was a Welsh British colonial administrator. He had a successful career in India, rising to become Governor of Bombay (1862-1867). However, as High Commissioner for Southern Africa (1877-1880), he implemented a set of policies which attempted to impose a British confederation on the region and which led to the overthrow of the Cape's first elected government in 1878 and to a string of regional wars, culminating in the invasion of Zululand (1879) and the First Boer War (1880-1881). The British Prime Minister, Gladstone, recalled Frere to London to face charges of misconduct; Whitehall officially censured Frere for acting recklessly.
An Attic Black-Figured Eye-CupCirca Late 6th Century B.C.Width 11 1/2 inches (29 cm). Provenance:Summa Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, mid 1980s.The Allen E. Paulson Living Trust, acquired from the above in 1985. Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 3 June 2009, Lot 115.Royal Athena Galleries, New York 2010, (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXI , no. 140).Royal Athena Galleries, New York 2013, (1000 Years of Ancient Greek Vases II, no. 58).Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 6 June 2013, Lot 559.Intact. Inspected under UV light, 10x loupe, and acetone test; nothing was revealed. Insignificant possible overpaint in one minor area. Lacunae near the medallion. Repaired from multiple fragments. Very attractive, fine, and stable condition overall.
An Etruscan Bone Mirror HandleCirca 6th Century B.C.Height 8 3/32 inches (20.6 cm).O'Gara and Wilson, Ltd., Antiquarian Booksellers, Chesterton, IndianaProvenance:Private Collection of an Archaeologist, Italy, prior to 1949.Father Angelico Rinaldo Zarlenga (1919-1985), Italy and United States; thence by descent to his brother.Fra Angelico Art Foundation, Riverside, Illinois; where acquired by the current owner, 14 August 2008.Note:This rare and finely carved bone handle depicts a mythical scene from the ninth labor of Hercules in which Hercules draws his sword to kill Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons, and take her belt. Themes from Greek mythology were immensely popular and often the motif of choice for Etruscan toiletries. Originally a bronze mirror engraved with similar subject matter would have connected to this handle.Used primarily by women, these mirrors were designed to include relevant visual metaphors and allegories. As is the case with the handle seen here, the dark subject matter of death is made light with sexual overtones. Hercules is depicted in the nude with a warrior's physique holding an erect sword close to his hip, while Hippolyta is shown in full panoply with shield held high and in a defensive position. Together, these two figures fill the entire tableau, their bodies overlapping multiple times around the handle. Hercules' right arm can be seen tucked behind Hippolyta's shield, and left leg pressing against her inner thigh. They are facing each other, heads in profile, both with expressive smiles. Thus, it comes as no surprise that the spirit of this decoration was intended for the boudoir.Although the subject matter on this handle depicts a purely Greek scene, it is heavily Etruscanized. The geometric stylization, difference in scale, distinct drill work, archaistic features, and slight variations to mythological iconography, places this object in Etruria, Italy during the 6th Century B.C. when Etruscan culture was flourishing most. For a bone handle with similar scene, see The British Museum of Art (Inv. no. 1884,0614.30).Height with stand 8 13/16 inches (22.4 cm).
A Palmyrene Limestone ReliefCirca 3rd Century A.D.24 x 27 inches. 24 x 34 inches. Property from a Midwest Private CollectionProvenance:Royal Athena Galleries, New York, 2002.Note:Unlike the more common funerary relief busts that are forward facing, this relief (now in two parts) is in profile and depicts two merchants, one with saddled horse and the other with loaded camel, engaging in trade. The caravan city of Palmyra was a popular destination for traders along the Silk Road. Goods from both the East and West were frequently exchanged which in turn brought prosperity and wealth to the region. It is probable the deceased for which this relief was commissioned was a wealthy merchant.Two separate panels intact as preserved on a single moveable metal mount. Left panel with horizontal crack meandering across horse's legs, palm tree, and at left boarder. Larger loses to horse's front legs with minor loses and chips overall. Subtle infilling on cracks typical of ancient limestone reliefs only evident under UV light. Fine, stable and attractive condition overall.
A Mid 20th Century Green Onyx Mantle Timepiece, Ellitto, retailed by Winsor Bishop - Norwich, square case with shaped top on plinth base to a signed brass and silvered dial with black finished hands to a spring driven movement.Height 15.5cmCase - All over light age related wear to case.Dial - Original.Movement - Currently free and running.
A Mid-Victorian Amethyst Riviere Necklace, with pendant drop, comprising thirteen graduated oval cut amethysts and suspending from the larger centre stone a further removable pendant teardrop amethyst, all finely claw set in fine Fleur de Lys and crescent claw mounts, largest stone 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm, and with hidden box clasp, yellow precious metal tests for 18 ct gold; 16 inches or 40.6 cm L, 56.2 g gross weight.Note: the stones have been tested under polarized light and appear to be amethyst
Pamphlets.- [Defoe (Daniel), attributed to] Atalantis Major, first edition, title with woodcut typographic ornament, water-stained, occasional spotting /damp-spotting, some light browning (including title), [Moore 196], Printed in Olreeky [Edinburgh], no printer, 1711 [?1710 ('Published before 26 December 1710')(Moore)] bound with [Defoe (Daniel), attributed to] The Re-representation: or, A modest search after the great plunderers of the nation: being a brief enquiry into two weighty particulars, necessary at this time to be known, viz. I. Who they are that have plundered the nation. II. Why they are not detected and punished, half-title, [not in Moore; Goldsmiths' 4777; Hanson 1468], no printer, 1711 and "Medley's Footman". An answer to the Examination of The management of the war, title with woodcut typographic ornament, [Goldsmiths' 4974], Printed for A. Baldwin, 1711 and 7 others, Pamphlets, together 10 works in 1 vol., water-stained, occasional spotting / damp-spotting, lightly browned, contemporary panelled calf, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, upper compartment detached and loosely inserted, lower cover detaching, upper joint split, but holding firm, rubbed, 8vo⁂ In a letter to Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford, Defoe describes the first mentioned as a 'Bitter Invective against the D of Argyll, the E of Mar, and the Election of the Peers.'.
Used by Gibbon for Decline and Fall.- Antoninus (Augustus) Vetera Romanorum itineraria, siue Antonini Augusti itinerarium, Edward Gibbon's copy, half-title, engraved frontispiece, title in red and black and with engraved printer's device, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, richly gilt spine in compartments, covers detached, worn, 4to, Amsterdam, Wetstein & Smith, 1735.⁂ This copy used by Gibbon for research and quoted by him in his great The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1776-1789, see Chapter XXI note 145, for example. Provenance: Edward Gibbon (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown); Maggs Bros., bought at the sale of Gibbon's books, Sotheby's, Thursday, 20th December, 1934, lot 10.
Judaica.- [Mears (Abraham)], "Gamaliel ben Pedahzur". The book of religion, ceremonies, and prayers; of the Jews, as practised in their synagogues and families On all Occasions...with the Hebrew Title of each Prayer made English, 2 parts in 1, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, occasional contemporary ink corrections to text and marginalia, later pencil markings, related contemporary folding French engraving bound in before B1 (not called for), library ink stamp to front free endpaper, title with purple library ink stamp recto and small later cutting mounted verso, some spotting or light staining, lightly browned, endpapers renewed, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, spine in compartments and with chipped leather label, upper cover detached, spine creased, corners worn, rubbed, [Cecil Roth, Magna Bibliotheca Anglo-Judaica, p. 302, no. 6; The Great Synagogue, (1950), pp. 73-74], 8vo, Printed for J. Wilcox, at Virgil's Head, opposite to the New Church in the Strand, 1738.⁂ The first translation of any part of the Jewish prayer book into English. According to Cecil Roth Mears was 'an apostate member of one of the oldest families of the Ashkenazi community in England', and his 'description of Jewish rites and ceremonies...is of considerable interest, giving as it does a graphic, detailed, and at times not unamusing picture of London Jewish life, in particular, it must be accentuated, the life of the community of the Great Synagogue, in which Mears had been brought up in the first half of the eighteenth century'. Provenance: Edward Nicholas Hurt (engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown).
Fielding (Henry) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, 6 vol., second edition with vol.I contents extended to c8 recto instead of errata leaf, B5 in vol.VI unsigned, lacking final blanks in vol.I (K12) and vol.III (R12), bookplates to pastedown, occasional light foxing, 19th century speckled morocco by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt in compartments with red and green morocco labels, very minor rubbing to some joints, but overall a very attractive set, g.e., [Rothschild 850], 12mo, A. Millar, 1749.
NO RESERVE Annotated.- Locke (John) A Paraphrase and notes on the Epistles of St. Paul to the Galatians, I&ii Corinthians, Romans, and Ephesians, 18th & 19th century ink inscriptions and occasional marginalia, some extensive, occasional spotting (including a few ink spots to Xx2&3) or light staining, contemporary calf, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, upper cover detached, spine ends and edges worn, stained, 4to, printed for S. Birt, J. Walthoe, T. Longman [& others], 1751.⁂ Provenance: 'John Gregory E libris, bought of Mrs. Holmes. See p.100 [ink signature of an R. Holmes] - probably his widow'; 'From the library of the late Mrs. Joshua Wilson, presented by Mrs. Wilson, April, 1877' (ink inscriptions to front endpapers); Cheshunt College Library (bookplate).
Jamaica.- Slavery.- Royal Gazette (The) vol.3 only, numbers 90 (supplement only)-138, together 47 issues, each bound with accompanying supplement issue, damp-staining, some light worm-holing, numbers 90-92 worn with loss to text in lower right corner, some marginal tearing, some spotting or foxing, defective with loss of numerous pages (number 138 detached and loosely inserted), contemporary calf spine only (lacking covers), worn, 4to, Jamaica, by D. Douglass & W. Aikman, 1781.⁂ An important but dark fragment of 18th century American history of slavery, covering the period January 1781 to December 1781. These 47 issues of the weekly Jamaican newspaper contain news from the American colonies and Britain through extracts from the London Gazette. Reports on all the major battles relating to The War of Independence feature, including mentions of Washington's army, and the movements of General Cornwallis. Other highlights include a circular address to the rebel colonists from loyalists, a detailed description on the prisoner exchange with the French, and copies of letters from commanders. Also included are over 700 adverts for slaves - either 'Runaway', 'Taken Up', or 'To Be Sold', with given names and physical descriptions, as well as accompanying wood-cut vignettes: "Kingston, July 20, 1781 | Ran Away last night, from on board a Vessel in this Harbour, a Negro Fellow named Tom, but calls himself Tom Dickson: marked on his back, shoulders and breast R x F; is about 5ft4" high, has an impediment in his speech, and has lost his fore teeth, owing to a shot in his mouth..." A fuller description of the contents and defects is available on request.
Arabic Dictionary.- Muhammad ibn Yakub (Majd-al-din, al Firuzabadi) The Kamoos, or the Ocean; an Arabic Dictionary, 2 vol., titles and advertisement leaf at beginning of vol.1 in English, text in Arabic, a few minor tears and paper flaws/repairs, a few light stains, some inner margins strengthened, first and last few leaves detached, contemporary russia, stamped in gilt and blind, worn, covers detached, one backstrip missing the other loosely inserted, [Diehl 106], 4to, Calcutta, Printed at the Press of the Editor [M. Lumsden], 1817.⁂ Rare. The last copy at auction was in the David Loman sale at Bloomsbury in 2006; before that in 1967.Provenance: Henry B. H. Beaufoy (bookplate).
Borrow (George) The Zincali; or, an Account of the Gypsies of Spain, 2 vol., 1841; The Bible in Spain, 3 vol., 1843; Lavengro, 3 vol., 1851; The Roman Rye, 2 vol., 1857, first editions, half-titles, one or two spots, uniformly bound in 19th century polished calf by Zaehnsdorf, spine ornately gilt in compartments with brown morocco spine labels, inner gilt dentelles, t.e.g., others uncut, one or two very light scuffs but overall a very handsome and near-fine set; and 2 others of the same set, 8vo (14)
Thackeray (William Makepeace) Vanity Fair. A Novel without a Hero, first edition, first issue with the suppressed woodcut of Marquis of Steyne on p. 336 and "Mr. Pitt" for "Sir Pitt" on p. 453, initial advertisement leaf for "Great Hoggarty Diamond" present, etched frontispiece, additional vignette title-page, and 38 plates, wood-engraved vignettes, original covers bound in at end (lightly soiled), light foxing and offsetting to plates, 19th century blue panelled morocco by Ramage, spine gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, cream watered silk doublures and endpapers (edges very lightly frayed), leather book-label of Estelle Doheny, t.e.g., joints lightly rubbed but a very attractive copy overall, 8vo, 1848.⁂ Book-label of Estelle Doheny (1875-1958), philanthropist in Los Angeles and a renowned collector of books.
Dickens (Charles) Our Mutual Friend, 2 vol., first edition, bound from the original 19/20 monthly parts, first issue with part 1 without the printer's imprint on front wrapper, wood engraved frontispiece and 39 plates after Marcus Stone by Dalziel and W.T. Green, original wrappers bound together with 16pp. front advertisements only at end of each vol., bookplates to pastedown, occasional spot but generally very clean internally, wrappers trimmed without loss, fore-edges brittle, a few creased or stained, contemporary purple morocco, spine gilt in compartments, inner gilt dentelles, very light rubbing to joints, but overall an attractive set, [Hatton & Cleaver pp.343-370], 8vo, Chapman and Hall, 1864-5.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) The Pentland Rising: A Page of History. 1666, first edition, original printed wrappers, square patch of toning with remains of adhesion to head of upper wrapper, very light creasing, some faint surface soiling, but a very good example overall, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case (spine rubbed), [Prideaux II, 1], 8vo, 1866.⁂ Stevenson's scarce first book, written when he was sixteen for 200th anniversary of the Covenanters' rebellion and published at his father's expense.
[Stevenson (Robert Louis)] The Charity Bazaar: An Allegorical Dialogue, first edition, second issue with "discovered" on p.1, caption title, 4pp., signed by the author on p. 4, unbound as issued, horizontal folding crease, light creasing to extremities, pencil numbering to foot of p.1, housed in folding chemise with Library of the University of Texas bookplate to inside front flap, in custom red straight-grain morocco pull-tip box, [Pirdeaux II, 2], 4to, [Edinburgh, Privately Printed], [1868].⁂ Among the rarest of Stevenson items, written by the young author on occasion of a charity bazaar, "Every copy sold at the Bazaar or distributed at the time, was signed" - Prideaux. There are only 2 copies of the first issue recorded.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Notice of a New Form of Intermittent Light for Lighthouses, offprint, first separate edition, 4ff., integral wrappers, small nick to title fore-margin, some light surface soiling and minor creasing but very good generally, [Prideaux II, 3], 8vo, Edinburgh, Printed by Neill and Company, 1871.⁂ A rare pamphlet. Stevenson read his paper to the Royal Scottish Society of Arts on 27th March 1871 and it was awarded the society's silver medal. "A few copies - probably not exceeding fifty - were pulled separately from the types of the Transactions, with the pagination altered, and a title page added. Copies are now rarely met with." - Prideaux.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) On the Thermal Influence of Forests, original pale blue wrappers, upper cover detached, toning to upper and lower cover, extremities a little chipped, preserved in folding chemise, [Prideaux II, 4], Edinburgh, Neill [but Richard Clay], 1873 [but c.1895]; War in Samoa, half-title, some corner creasing, small nick with creasing to head of upper wrapper, very light fading to spine, housed in custom folding chemise, [Prideaux I, 37], 1893 [but c.1898], 8vo (2)⁂ A pair of Wise Stevenson forgeries. The first purports to be a slightly earlier, rarer edition of a genuine work that appeared in 1873. The second appeared in the Pall Mall Gazette in 1893 but no genuine separate edition appears to have been published.
Stevenson (Robert Louis).- Today is published by S. L. Osbourne & Co. A Second Collection of Moral Emblems, 1 p., broadside, woodcut decoration to head and foot, light horizontal folding creases, light creasing to corners, numbering in pencil to foot, folding chemise with Library of the University of Texas to front flap, morocco-backed slip-case (spine a little rubbed and faded), [Prideaux II, 11], 8vo, [1882].⁂ Rare announcement flier, we can trace no copy other than this at auction since 1952.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Moral Emblems, A Second Collection of Cuts and Verses, first edition, 5 woodcut illustrations by the author, integral wrappers, stitched, light crease to upper cover, some minor soiling, housed in folding chemise with morocco book label of Harry Glemby to inside front flap, morocco-backed slip-case (spine worn at head), [Prideaux II, 11], 16mo, Davos-Platz, S. L. Osbourne & Company, [1882].⁂ Rare and charming little booklet created by Stevenson while living in Switzerland, printed by hand by his stepson Lloyd Osbourne.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) A Child's Garden of Verses, first edition, first issue, lacking rear endpaper, ink gift inscription to the poet Ethel Clifford and his sister Alice from her "Uncle Fred" to endpaper, light browning to front endpapers, original blue cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine a little darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light soiling to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, [Prideaux I, 14], 8vo, 1885.⁂ A good copy of the first issue of this classic book of poetry for children; with the apostrophe on spine like the number 7, "of" on spine in smaller type, and no mention of Two Series in list of other works by the author.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) and Lloyd Osbourne. The Wrong Box, first American edition, bookplate of William Prescott Watts to front pastedown, New York, 1889; The Wrecker, first edition, frontispiece, plates, light bumping to foot of spine and lower corners, otherwise bright and fine, ?publisher's plain dust-jacket, lower panel torn and creased, graphite rubbing on spine lettering visible, 1892; The Ebb-Tide, light toning to endpapers, spine darkened, bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners, ink stain to lower cover, 1894, original cloth, [Prideaux I, 29, 34 & 40], 8vo (3)⁂ Stevenson's trio of collaborations with his stepson.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) The Body Snatcher, first separate edition, frontispiece, 3 plates, 3pp. advertisements, some light marginal toning, gutter cracking in places, light tape marks to endpapers, original lilac cloth, spine slightly darkened, spine tips and corners a little rubbed and frayed, some light marking, but a very good example overall, [Prideaux I, 43], 12mo, New York, [1895].⁂ The first of Stevenson's horror stories based in part around the notorious Burke and Hare murders.
Trollope (Anthony) The Last Chronicle of Barset, 2 vol. first edition in book form, first issue, bound from parts, frontispieces and 30 wood-engraved plates by G. H. Thomas, vignette illustrations, occasional scattered foxing, original decorative cloth, gilt, spines a little darkened, extremities lightly bumped, joints a little rubbed, Smith, Elder and Co., 1867; The Warden, first edition, title lightly browned with small bookseller stamp to top right corner, occasional light finger-soiling or browning, without advertisements, late 19th century half morocco, spine gilt in compartments with morocco spine labels, [Sadleir 4, 26], 1855, 8vo (3)
Wilde (Oscar) Lady Windermere's Fan. A Play about a Good Woman, first edition, [one of 500 copies], 16pp. publishers' catalogue at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, light scattered spots to first few pp., endpapers and pastedown very lightly browned, but a clean copy overall, original lilac cloth gilt designed by Charles Shannon, extremities lightly bumped, lightly faded, uncut, [Mason 357], 1893; and a copy of De Profundis, The Collector's Bookclub Edition, 8vo & 4to (2)
Wilde (Oscar) The Importance of Being Earnest, first trade edition, number 74 of 1000 copies, signed by the author to front free endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, light spotting or foxing to first and last few pp. but generally clean throughout, original lilac cloth and spine bound in at rear, contemporary green half morocco, spine gilt in Art Nouveau design, spine faded, t.e.g., others uncut, [Mason 381], 4to, 1899.⁂ A rare signed copy of Wilde's celebrated farcical play.
India.- Chatterjee (Ramananda) The Golden Book of Tagore: A Homage to Rabrindranath Tagore from India and the World in Celebration of His Seventieth Birthday, number 579 of 1,500 copies, plates and illustrations including 10 tipped-in colour (only, of 11), captioned tissue-guards, some light marginal marking or soiling, the odd tear to tissue-guards, facsimile letter by Tagor loosely inserted, original cloth, paper labels to spine and upper cover, a few worm-holes to upper cover, some light soiling, later endpapers, 4to, Calcutta, The Golden Book Committee, 1931.⁂ Rare tribute to the Indian polymath with tributes from numerous luminaries of the day including Gandhi, Nehru, Einstein, Yeats, André Gide and Theodore Dreiser.
Occultism.- [Spearman-Cook (Gladys)] Occult Gazette. Truth Through Universal Eyes, issue nos. 1-181, a complete run from September 1960 - January 1976, earlier issues with some light browning to margins and some whole pages, some very small chips and tears to edges, 1960-1976, bound with Royal Cosmic Theology, issue nos. 1-20, a complete run from October 1976 - July 1981, together all issues bound in 3 vol., text in columns, black and white illustrations, modern rexine-backed cloth, folio (c.380 x 254mm.) (3) ⁂ Spearman-Cook was a British medium who founded the spiritualist organisation, School of Universal Philosophy and Healing, based upon the teachings of her spirit guide "Ra-Men-Ra". The School's purpose was to awaken the soul to its spiritual destiny and participate actively in the workings of the cosmos. Both of these publications were published through the School.
Thatcher (Margaret).- Official Cabinet photograph for July 1983, 533 x 456 mm., signed beneath by all the sitters, some sunning and yellowing to image, a few signatures faded, some light soiling to mount, two corners bumped, unframed, July, 1983.⁂ The general election was held on 9th June 1983, in which the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher won the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945, with a majority of 144 seats. This photograph shows her new Cabinet a month later.
Pound (Ezra) and Olivia Shakespear.- Budge (E.A. Wallis) The Book of the Dead: The Papyrus of Ani, a Reproduction in Facsimile, 2 vol., illustrations, folding plates, pencil inscription to vol.1 front free endpaper "To O[livia] S[haskespear] from E[dith] M. W[ood]" followed by "Given to EMW by Mr Ezra Pound, October 19, 1938, in memory of O.S. who passed on Oct. 3." below which in red crayon "Left to C[onstance] S[itwell] by E.M.W. 1954, original cloth, light marking and toning to spines rubbed, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, 4to, 1913.⁂ With an intriguing literary provenance. Apparently initially gifted by Wood (a member of the Shakespear family) to Olivia Shakespear who then either lent or gifted the book to Pound who in turn would gift it back to Wood following the death of his mother-in-law Olivia.
Conrad (Joseph) Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River, first edition, uncut, bookplate to pastedown, light browning to endpapers, occasional light spotting, original cloth, spine gilt, spine ends bumped, slight shelf lean, 8vo, 1895.⁂ Rare first edition of Conrad's first novel. Set in the Borneo jungle, Conrad's first book traces the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer and his daughter Nina. The author notes in 1895 that the first printing consisted of 1100 copies, though later estimates range from 1000 (suggested by the publisher) to 2000 (Wise).
Conrad (Joseph) Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories, first edition, light splatter soiling to pp.327-334, 32pp. advertisements dated 10/02, original cloth, spine faded, light rubbing to joints, extremities lightly bumped and creased, but still a sharp and attractive copy overall, 8vo, 1902.⁂ An excellent example of Conrad's most important short story collection, including Heart of Darkness, one of the most celebrated novellas of the 20th century.
Conrad (Joseph) Victory, first edition, first issue with comma after "Essex Street" on title, advertisements dated "Autumn 1915", publisher's pamphlet loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, half-title and fore-edge lightly spotted, original cloth, spine gilt, spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jacket, tears to front panel, light chipping to fore-edge and corners, small chip to spine head affecting title, back panel lightly soiled but still an attractive copy with the rare jacket, 8vo, 1915.
Du Maurier (Daphne) Jamaica Inn, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess "Tod - with love from Daphne. Xmas 1935" to endpaper, spotting to first and last few pp., some light tape staining to endpapers and pastedowns, original cloth, spine slightly sunning with short split to head and light staining to foot, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine with 1" portion of restoration to head affecting title, foot of spine and corners a little chipped, some light chipping and fraying to head of panels, small chips to fore-edges, light rubbing and surface soiling, 8vo, 1936.⁂ A superb association copy inscribed from the author to her favourite governess in the year prior to publication. We can find no like association copy. Maud Waddell worked as one of several governesses for the Du Maurier children and she is now regarded as having had an important formative influence on Daphne in particular. Waddell (or, "Tod" as she was nicknamed by the children after the Beatrix Potter character) was a strong, independently-minded woman who instilled in Du Maurier a passion for reading and encouraged her early writing. Writing in her memoirs, Du Maurier recounts some early influences from Waddell's recommendations: "Wilde filled my reading hours, but a more lasting impression was made by the stories of Katherine Mansfield, introduced to me by Tod who had a brother in New Zealand, and I felt instinctively that if I could only one day in the distant future write some sketch that might compare, however humbly, to hers, I need not despair..." . Waddell later became a close friend and confident, and would even serve as governess for Du Maurier's own children many years later.
Du Maurier (Daphne) Rebecca, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess "Tod, with love from Daphne. July 1938" to front free endpaper, light marginal toning and some foxing, upper hinge tinder, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light fading to spine, spine with short split to head and fraying to foot, joints rubbed, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, neatly repaired tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1938.⁂ A superb association copy inscribed from the author to her favourite governess in the month prior to publication. Signed copies of Rebecca are rare, we can only trace a handful at auction, we can find no like association copy. Maud Waddell, "Tod", Du Maurier's governess and mentor, see lot 158.
Du Maurier (Daphne) Frenchman's Creek, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to her governess "To Tod, with love from Daphne. Sept. 1941" to endpaper, light marginal toning, spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine faded, fading and ring marks to upper cover, dust-jacket light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, with some paper strengthening and repair to verso, light sunning to lower panel, 8vo, 1941.⁂ A superb association copy inscribed from the author to her favourite governess in the year of publication.Maud Waddell, "Tod", Du Maurier's governess and mentor, see lot 158.
Du Maurier (Daphne) Hungry Hill, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to head governess "To Tod with love from Daphne. Easter 1943" to endpaper, light marginal toning, some scattered spotting, original cloth, very light fading to spine, some bumping to head and foot, light rubbing extremities, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, creasing to head and foot, toning and surface soiling, rubbed, 8vo, 1943.⁂ A superb association copy inscribed from the author to her favourite governess in the year of publication. Maud Waddell, "Tod", Du Maurier's governess and mentor, see lot 158.
Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, first edition, bookplate to pastedown, very light fore-edge spotting, original cloth, very light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, extensive tissue repairs verso, chipping with some loss to upper panel, head and tail, and joints, darkened at spine and panel margins, some browning from tape, still a near-fine copy of the original cloth, [Kirkpatrick A10], 8vo, 1924.⁂ An excellent copy in near-fine cloth of one of Forster's most celebrated works. Scarce in jacket.
Gibbons (Stella) Cold Comfort Farm, first edition, author's own copy, signed by her on title, with inscription to her husband "For my Darling Allan, first September 1932" to front free endpaper, and additional inscription dated 1972 with accompanying original sketch by Francis Marshall laid down to rear endpaper, some light scattered spots to first and last few pp., contemporary blue half morocco, t.e.g., spine gilt in compartments, upper joint broken, spine lightly faded, 8vo, 1932.⁂ A wonderful association copy of Gibbon's satiric rural novel. Specially bound for Gibbon while her late husband Allan Webb was a member of the Book Collector's Club. The first inscription is to Allan, and another later inscription accompanies a sketch by Francis Marshall (1901-1980, fashion illustrator and dust-jacket designer), "I saw and liked his jacket for Barbara Cartland's 'We Danced All Night,' & he sent me the rough sketch for it when I wrote offering to buy the original. When I wrote sending him an annotated copy of CCF he sent me this drawing in return, I'd said he probably wasn't old enough to remember Fanny Ward". Marshall was a renown fashion illustrator in his own right, and his sketch of Fanny Ward - a contemporary American actress - probably references the various mentions of her in the novel. The three dated notations from 1932, 1972, and 1985 attest to this well-loved and often re-visited copy belonging to the author.
Gibson (William) Neuromancer, first hardback edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, light bumping to lower corners and foot of spine, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine tips and corners, but a near-fine example overall, 8vo, 1984.⁂ Gibson's first novel and a landmark work of science fiction. Neuromancer is one of the earliest and most influential of the cyberpunk sub-genre, it popularised he term "cyberspace" and has been credited with influencing the development of the World Wide Web.
Grahame (Kenneth) The Wind in the Willows, first edition, half-title, frontispiece by Graham Robertson, tissue-guard, endpapers lightly browned, occasional light scattered spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, light rubbing to extremities, spine ends bumped with very light fraying, but overall a bright and attractive copy, housed in a custom-made box, 8vo, 1908.⁂ A bright and crisp copy of Grahame's classic riverbank children's tale.
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