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Preisdatenbank abonnierendating: about 1860 provenance: France, Cylindrical, wooden shaft (with some cracks) with metal chape. Angled deer horn grip, wooden at the base and with double white metal ring nut.The extraction of the grip releases a percussion pistol with round barrel, blued, featuring a light moulded nozzle and an opening to insert the percussion at the girdle, folding trigger. Spring firing pin (the locking mechanism needs revision). length 29.5 cm.
dating: 19th Century provenance: Persia, Curved, single-edged blade with light traces of damask, the right side a floral decoration at the base, a face and a short inscription, on the left side the same decoration as the one at the base, two portraits and a long decoration with racemes. Iron quillon with small missing parts at the back. Horn grips with small damages and signs of time. length 87 cm.
dating: Late 19th Century provenance: Caucasia, Straight, double-edged blade with double fuller and thin, central groove, ribbed at the foible and provided with enlarged tip, three areas on both facets with remains of gold-inlaid decorations. Horn grip scales, light on the front and dark on the back. A rivet with a stud, the other is missing. Slightly engraved central band. length 59,3 cm.
dating: early 18th Century provenance: France, Smooth-bore, two-stage, 15 mm cal. barrel, octagonal and round, with moulded decorations at the base and brass fore-sight near the nozzle, flat back through all the length. Lock with slightly roundish plate, cock shaped as a swan neck. In working order. Wooden, full stock (small crack on one side). Smooth, brass mounts, rear escutcheon and counter-plate, slightly engraved. Simple, light wood ramrod with brass tip. Provenance: R. Brooker collection, inventory n. 324. length 58,5 cm.
dating: Mid 18th Century provenance: France, Smooth-bore, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrel, with fore-sight. Lock with flat plate with recessed tang and remains of signature '... FREGONNET'. Wooden, full stock (some crack). Brass mounts. Light wood ramrod with brass tip. Provenance: R. Brooker collection, inventory n. 1608. length 48 cm.
dating: First half of the 18th Century provenance: Paris, Smooth-bore, two-stage, octagonal and round, 14 mm cal. barrel, with rings, frames and moulded muzzle. Engraved and chiselled lock, with effigy of a warrior and signed 'DUTREVIL A PARIS'. Cock and batterie engraved and chiselled with rinceaux. Wooden, full stock. Brass mounts, butt-plate with a warrior's portray, vase-shaped trigger-guard, rear escutcheon with a crown with seven pearls. Light wood ramrod with brass tip. Provenance: R. Brooker collection, inventory n. 1644. length 51 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: France, Smooth-bore, two-stage, octagonal and round, 18 mm cal. barrel, marked, with fore-sight. Lock with flat, outlined plate and small engravings, marked with crowned 'S E B' and signed 'Simon Jourjon'. Wooden, full stock (restored at the tip). Brass mounts. Iron-tipped ramrod made of light wood. Provenance: R. Brooker collection, inventory n. 249. length 48 cm.
dating: Second half of the 18th Century provenance: France, Smooth-bore, two-stage, octagonal and round, 18 mm cal. barrel, stamped, with fore-sight. Lock with flat, outlined plate and remains of small engravings, marked with crowned 'S E B' and signed 'Simon Jourjon'. Brown wood, full stock. Brass mounts. Iron-tipped ramrod mare of light wood. Provenance: R. Brooker collection, inventory n. 244. length 46,5 cm.
dating: 1920 - 1930 provenance: France, Short and thin stiletto blade of triangular section, the upper band with floral engravings. Curved grip with opening button. Wooden shaft with spirals, light wooden upper part painted with floral motifs and with short inscription (signature?). Disk-shaped, deer horn mouthpiece. length 36 cm.
dating: 1888 provenance: USA, Rifled, round, 45-70 cal. barrel (very light pitting in small areas inside, visible rifling) with foldaway and adjustable rear sight and foresight, 'V', 'P' and 'A' marks. Bolt marked 'U.S. MODEL 1884'; serial number '543xxx'. Lock marked 'U.S. SPRINGFIELD' and with eagle. Full wooden stock with various numbers and military stamp, iron mounts. Remains of old browning. Integrated and retractable tubular bayonet. Working mechanism. length 131,5 cm.
dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Swiss, Smoothbore, round, 14 mm cal. barrel at the nozzle, with clutch for the bayonet and foresight, bearing at the base the remains of the numbering, Liège test bench mark, and the mark 'M' within a circle. Breech with fixed rear sight. Forward spring lock, working one-snap mechanism. Full stock in light wood with various stamps and numbers. Brass mounts, iron ramrod. length 128,5 cm.
dating: 1889 provenance: Sweden or Norway, Rifled, round, 8 mm cal. barrel at the nozzle, with foresight, clutch for the bayonet, foldaway and adjustable rear sight, bearing a crowned 'C' mark, and marks 'O.G.' and 'G.M.', with serial number and other numbers. Clean bore, visible rifling. Remains of old bluing. Frame with traces of casehardening, with crowned 'C' mark, date '1876', serial numbers on various parts coeval with the barrel and marks 'H.A.J.' and 'W.N.'. Working mechanisms. Butt and fore-end in light wood with various stamps and numbers, coeval serial numbers. Iron mounts; two bands. Iron ramrod. length 124,3 cm.
dating: 18th Century provenance: Tuscan-Emilian area, Smooth, two stage, octagonal and round, 11 mm cal barrel with remains of three flower-shaped marks at the base, one of them with remains of gilding surrounding a squared mark (not clearly legible); thin rigs at the girdle. Round at the second part, and with slightly bell-mouthed nozzle. Flintlock with flat plate featuring lowered borders. Cock, plate and batterie engraved with spirals and leaves. The head of the top jaw screw engraved with a rosette. Working mechanism, the pan cover slides with difficulty. Wooden full stock with fine butt-plate featuring a mask at the center surrounded by engraved and slightly-relieved leaves and flowers. The tang of the barrel with a wide, engraved mount, the back escutcheon crowned and edged with spirals, the counter-plate decorated with flowers. Trigger guard with floral decorations. Brass-tipped, light wood ramrod with iron cartridge extractor. length 23,5 cm.
dating: Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Hachi made of a light metal plate, painted in black and decorated with raisers, gilded metal tehen-kamono, mabizaashi and shikoro worked en suite, fine brass fukigaeshi lined with brown leather and featuring Tomoe-mon. Brass Maedate. Lined with polychrome cloth. In peacetime, among the other duties, the samurais were also asked to prevent and extinguish fires, which obviously were a serious threat to inhabited centers. height 24 cm.
dating: Period (1603-1867) provenance: Japan, Shinogi zukuri yori mune blade (nagasa 41,1 cm.) , O-kissaki. Hada: thicj ko mokume with chikei (Bizen-style manufacturing). Hamon: Suguha in thick nioi deki. Boshi: suguha ko maru kaeriyoru. Nakago: light suriage kurijiri. Yasurime: kesho o-sujikai. Horimono: kurikara ura omote (dragon). Mei: 'Sakuyo Bakka-shi Hosokawa Masamori Koku-in / Bunkyu Ni-nen nigatsu-hi'. (Manufactured by Hosokawa Masamori of Mimasaka area, servant of the Bakufu). Shinshinto-Bunkyu era (1862), Hosokawa Masayoshi (Yukihide) school. In elegant koshirae with tsuba in shakudo spaed as mokko featuring a dragon among relieved clouds. The fuchi-kashira and menuki with dragons. All the elements en suite with the blade (kurikara). The fuchi signed 'Goto Seijo' (fmaybe forth generation). A dragon also at the kozuka. Saya with a very beautiful dragon lacquered in gold and red. Eldest son of Masayoshi, he was hired by the Chief of the Tsuyama clan, in the Mimasaka region. length 59 cm.
'The Modern Light Aeroplane' - A Shell-Mex and B.P. promotional pamphlet, two of the coloured plates with hinged flaps showing the plane construction c1935, another 'The Modern Aeroplane' with hinged coloured plates and a photograph of an Avro 504K biplane. This plane was produced 1913-1932
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The British Campaign in France and Flanders, 6 vol., first editions, folding maps, illustrations, browning to endpapers, original cloth, vol.1-4 with dust-jackets, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing and surface soiling, vol. 3 with price sticker to spine, 8vo, 1916-20.⁂ Rare in the dust-jackets.
Snow (C. P.) Death Under Sail, light spotting to endpapers, lower joint broken, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, light toning to spine, 1932; Strangers and Brothers, light toning to spine, extremities rubbed, corners bumped, 1940; The Light and the Dark, dust-jacket, spine a little browned, spine ends and corners chipped, a few chips to fore-edges, 1947; Time of Hope, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, 1949; The Search, ink inscription to endpaper, dust-jacket, a few chips and tears with creasing to head and foot, 1958; Richard Aldington, frontispiece, original wrappers, light surface soiling, preserved in chemise and slip-case, 1938, first editions, all but the last in original boards; and 19 others, C. P. Snow, 8vo (25)
Larkin (Philip) The Less Deceived, long playing record, number 85 of 100 copies signed by Larkin on outer sleeve, original paper sleeve, tear towards centre, splitting to one side, original pictorial card sleeve, creasing, some lifting to laminate, light wear to corners, Hessle, Marvel Press, [1959]; and a first edition of Collected Poems, v.s. (2)
Conrad (Joseph) A Set of Six, eleventh edition, signed presentation inscription from the author's wife "To Harold & Ada Conrad affectionately from Jessie Conrad, 1934" to endpaper, light rubbing to extremities, 1931; Notes on Life and Letters, first trade edition, second state, light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1921, original cloth; and another by the same, 8vo (3)⁂ The first an interesting association copy, inscribed to Harold Goodburn, Science master at King's School, Canterbury and private maths tutor to the Conrads' son John, along with his wife.
Aiken (Conrad) Senlin: A Biography, first separate edition, light browning to endpapers, light toning to spine, [Woolmer 55], Hogarth Press, 1925; The Kid, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Ruth Herschberger, dust-jacket, short closed tear to foot of spine, 1947, original boards; and another inscribed by the same, 8vo (3)
Black Sun Press.- Crosby (Harry) Transit of Venus, second edition, number 128 of 200 copies, title printed in red and black, original printed wrappers, uncut and unopened, glacine dust-jacket, light browning and some chipping to spine, original gilt slip-case, broken, and a little worn, 16mo, Paris, 1929.⁂ Preceded by an edition of 44 copies issued the prior year.
Ardizzone (Edward) Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, first edition, illustrations by Ardizzone, original pictorial paper-covered boards, spine ends and lower corners very lightly scuffed, dust-jacket, small tear to upper panel top edge and lower joint head, tape repair to verso, small chip lower panel lower edge, minor bumping and creasing to upper and lower edge, a few light scuffs to spine, folio, 1936.
Amis (Kingsley) The Green Man, signed presentation inscription from the author to John Baxter, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, 1969; The Evans Country, Edwin Morgan's copy with his ink ownership inscription to head of title, original wrappers, some light toning, Oxford, Fantasy Press, 1962; What Became of Jane Austen? And other questions, signed presentation inscription from the author to John Baxter, light marginal toning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, light toning, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, 1970, first editions; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (5)⁂ John Baxter (b.1939) Australian author, journalist and book collector. In his memoir A Pound of Paper, he recounts the circumstances of Amis signing his books. Edwin Morgan (1920-2010) Scottish poet.
King (Stephen) The Shining, first edition, first issue with code 'R49' present, light soiling and marking to front free endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, spine rubbed and faded, bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, an excellent example, 8vo, New York, 1977.
Sherwood (Robert E.) Idiot's Delight, first English edition, signed by the author and full cast for the initial run at the Apollo Theatre, London on half-title and facing p., frontispiece, light marginal toning to text, original cloth, light fading to spine, rubbing and abrasions to lower cover, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, closed tears to head and foot of upper joint with tape repair to verso, light rubbing and surface soiling, 1938; and a copy of the programme for the same production, 8vo (2)⁂ Sherwood's first play (of three) to win the Pulitzer Prize. Adapted for a film of the same name in 1939.
Wolfe (Tom) The Right Stuff, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title, puncture marks to endpaper caused by author's pen, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, vertical crease to spine, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, else excellent, 8vo, New York, 1979.⁂ Wolfe's classic account of the early days of the NASA space program, adapted for the acclaimed Philip Kaufman film.
Lewis (Wyndham, editor) Blast...Review of the Great English Vortex, No.1 & 2 (all published), plates and illustrations by Wyndham Lewis, Edward Wadsworth, Jacob Epstein, Gaudier Brzeska, Christopher Nevinson, William Roberts and others, advertisements at end, those in vol.1 with border printed in blue, spotting to vol.1, original printed wrappers (vol.1 pink, vol.2 with woodblock design), light browning to spines, vol.1 spine cracked but holding with chipping to ends, vol.2 spine neatly repaired, light rubbing and soiling to covers, vol. 2 with neatly repaired tears, vol. 2 lower cover with light surface abrasion, but a very good set generally, housed together in custom drop-back box, [Morrow & Lafourcade C1 & C2], 4to, 1914-15.⁂ "Long Live the Vortex!" The two volumes of the Vorticists' short-lived collection of manifestos and commentaries, featuring literary contributions by Wyndham Lewis, Ezra Pound, Ford Madox Hueffer, Rebecca West and T.S.Eliot amongst others. No. 1 especially difficult to find in good condition and without repairs.
Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, jacket price-clipped, small patched of browning to upper panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, very short closed tear to head of lower joint, 1965; [Another copy], jacket with light browning to spine, ring-mark and spotting to upper panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, extremities a little rubbed, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 11 others, v.s. (13)
Cohn (Nik) Today There are No Gentlemen, first edition, plates, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, repaired tear with creasing to head of rear panel, small nick to head of upper joint, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1971.⁂ Rare. Cohn's landmark book on men's fashion quickly sold out and was never reissued.
Orwell (George) The Lion and the Unicorn, ink ownership inscription and ownership stamp to endpaper, light browning to head and foot, jacket price-clipped, light browning, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1941; The English People, light browning, marking and abrasions to endpapers, boards rubbed at head and foot, jacket with rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1947, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 15 others, v.s. (17)
Seymour (Gerald) Harry's Game, bookplate to endpaper, jacket with light sunning to spine, repaired tear to head of upper panel, a few small nicks and tears to head and foot, 1975; The Glory Boys, ink ownership inscription, light toning to jacket, 1976; Kingfisher, jacket with a few nicks and tears to head and foot, light creasing, 1977; Red Fox, 1979; The Contract, 1980; THe Archangel, jacket price-clipped, 1982; In Honour Bound, 1984, first editions, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to head and foot; and 16 others by the same, 8vo (23)⁂ An extensive collection of works by Seymour including an unbroken run of his early works.
Buchan (John) A Prince of Captivity, signed by the author on title, some spotting to fore-edge, spine darkened with short tear to head, light fraying to spine ends and corners, jacket spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, splitting to lower joint, tear to upper panel with tape repair to verso, rubbing and surface soiling, 1933; The House of Four Winds, jacket with light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, very good generally, 1935, first edition, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 3 others by the same, including 1 signed, 8vo (5)
Nabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, first English edition, spotting to fore-edge, original boards, light bumping to head of spine, dust-jacket, upper panel with chip to lower corner and short closed tears to head and foot, light creasing and rubbing to head and foot, light surface soiling, a very good copy overall, 1959; and the first English edition of Bend Sinister, 8vo (2)
NO RESERVE Auster (Paul) The Music of Chance, 1990; Man In the Dark, 2008 § Baker (Nicholson) U and I, 1991; Vox, 1992, first editions, signed by the authors on titles, original cloth-backed boards, the last cloth, dust-jackets, some extremely light bumping to edges, overall near-fine; and 9 others by the same, 8vo, (13)
Greene (Graham) The Quiet American, spotting to edges, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, light toning to spine, dust-jacket, light spotting, small tears to spine head, slight chipping to corners and extremities, 1955; Our Man in Havana, original cloth, faint mark to upper cover, dust-jacket, lightly sunned spine, fractional bumping to spine extremities, 1958; The Comedians, previous owner's ink inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, slight bumping to spine head, price-clipped dust-jacket, short tear to spine head, slight creasing to corners and extremities, 1966; first editions, 8vo (3).
NO RESERVE Ardizzone (Edward) Tim to the Lighthouse, jacket with acetate cover attached to verso head and foot but seemingly removeable, 1968; Tim's Last Voyage, jacket with some very light sunning, 1972; Tim and Ginger, 1965, first editions, first two signed by the author/illustrator on front endpaper and endpaper verso, illustrations by Ardizzione, original pictorial paper boards, dust-jackets, some very light bumping or creasing along upper edges; and 3 others by or illustrated by the same (6)
Highsmith (Patricia) and Doris Sanders. Miranda The Panda Is On The Veranda, first edition, illustrations by Patricia Highsmith, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light rubbing and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, closed tears with creasing to head and foot of upper panel, light surface soiling, 4to, New York, 1958.⁂ Rare. Highsmith's only foray into writing for children and seemingly the only time she was published as an illustrator.
Thomas (R.S.) Between Here and Now, signed by the author on title, 1981; Tares, very light browning to endpapers, 1961; The Bread of Truth, light toning to jacket, 1963; Experimenting with an Amen, jacket with light spotting to flaps, 1963; Not that he Brought Flowers, jacket with very light sunning to spine, 1968, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, generally near-fine; and 4 others by the same (9)
Burroughs (William S.) The Naked Lunch, first edition, later issue with lower wrapper priced at 18 francs, original wrappers, light browning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to extremities, Paris, Olympia Press, 1959; The Naked Lunch, first English edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, 1964, excellent copies generally, 8vo (2)
Bradbury (Ray) The Machineries of Joy, "For Bob! With friendly wishes from Ray Bradbury, Feb. 27, 1964" to endpaper, light staining to spine, jacket price-clipped, spine sunned and chipped at head, tape repair to upper joint, abrasions to upper panel, light rubbing and creasing, 1964; Death is a Lonely Business, jacket with very light sunning to spine, 1985; When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners, a little chipped and creased, a few small nicks or tears to head of upper panel, extremities rubbed, 1973, first or first trade editions, signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, New York, 8vo (3)⁂ All inscribed to or from the collection of the journalist and bibliophile John Baxter.
Lewis (Wyndham) Blasting and Bombardiering. Autobiography (1914-1926), jacket spine browned, tear with creasing to lower panel, creasing to head, light surface soiling, 1937; Wyndham Lewis the Artist. From 'Blast' to Burlington House, ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, jacket spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, extremities a little rubbed, 1939; and 9 others, Lewis, v.s. (11)
Williams (Tennessee) Orpheus Descending with Battle of Angels, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, signed presentation inscription "A le Grande Robert, Orpheus descend avec La Bataille des Angels, Tennessee Williams '82" to title in thick felt pen, additionally inscribed "and much more - but this is honest for now - Tenn Wms." at foot of introduction, "Le Fin! 10" on p.118 (the end of the first work) and "La Bataille des Angels - Avant! Tenn 10" on p.119, some light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light spotting to spine, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, very short closed tear to head of lower joint, light rubbing to extremities, [Crandell A19.1.a], 8vo, New York, New Directions, [1958].⁂ An extraordinary copy inscribed multiple times by the allegedly inebriated Williams whilst in New Orleans.
Allingham (Margery) Hide My Eyes, ink ownership inscription front endpaper, dust-jacket, two small tears at joints spine head (no loss), very minor chipping or bumping to fold corners and spine ends, 1958 § Bentley (Nicolas) browning to final page, light spotting to half-title and title, dust-jacket, small tear lower panel upper edge, very small amounts of chipping to spine head and foot, fold corners a little scuffed, 1950 § Carstairs (Henry) Cruel Dart, dust-jacket, small tears and chipping to fold and spine ends, two small holes to spine, light surface soiling and scuffing, 1947, first editions, original cloth; and 20 others similar, first editions, mid C20th, 8vo (23)
Le Carré (John) Our Game, second printing, signed by the author on title, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 1995; The Russia House, first edition, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head and foot, 1989; The Night Manager, first edition, jacket creased at head and foot, tear to head of spine, 1993, original boards, dust-jackets; and 3 others by the same, 8vo (6)
Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, jacket with light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, light creasing to head and foot, extremities a little rubbed, 1961; The Man with the Golden Gun, jacket with slight chipping and creasing to spine ends and corners, 1965, first editions, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jackets; and a first edition of Carte Blanche, 8vo (3)
Pargeter (Edith) Hortensius, Friend of Nero, first edition, illustrations by John Farleigh, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, browning to spine, minor chipping to head of spine and upper panel, some light surface soiling, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1936.⁂ Parteger's first book, preceding the crime fiction, first under the name Jolyon Carr then as Ellis Peters, for which she became best-known.
Carey (Peter) The Fat Man in History, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For John Baxter, without whom..." to half-title, light marginal toning, original boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1974.⁂ The author's first book, inscribed to the Australian journalist and author John Baxter.
Scott-Moncrieff (Colin, editor) The Quad. A Terminal Magazine, nos.1-3 (of 4), signed presentation inscription from the editor, A.L.s. from the editor loosely inserted, contemporary half morocco, lettered in gilt, light sunning to spine, 1900 § Dalmon (C. W.) Song Favours, signed presentation inscription from the author, later ink ownership inscription and light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light marking and toning, 1895, first editions; and 4 others, poetry, 8vo (6)
Wells (H.G.) The World of William Clissold, 3 vol., first trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, some light spotting, publisher's order slips loosely inserted in each vol., original cloth, dust-jackets, light toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light surface soiling, 8vo, 1926.⁂ Wells' longest novel, scarce signed.
Johnson (B. S.) House Mother Normal, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to William Miller to title, additionally signed by the author on title, original boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, sunning to spine, rubbing and wear to extremities, 1971; Johnson (B. S.) Szerencsetlenek [The Unfortunates], signed presentation inscription from the author to June Tillinghast to title, original wrappers, some light rubbing and creasing, upper joint split at food, Budapest, 1969; Trawl, first edition, original boards, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, light toning and very short tear to head of rear panel, 1966; Street Children, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the photographer to Richard Levin to endpaper, photographic illustrations by Julia Trevelyan Oman, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, some light toning, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short tears to head and foot, 1964; and 18 others, Johnson, v.s. (22)⁂ William Miller, editor at Panther Paperbacks which would publish Johnson's works. June Tillinghast, wife of Tony Tillinghast, Johnson's long-standing friend and correspondent whose death from cancer in 1964 inspired The Unfortunates. June Tillinghast remained friends and correspondents following Tony's death. Richard Levin (1910-2000), head of design for BBC Television.
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