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Herbert Terry & Sons - Anglepoise - Model 90 - A matching pair of retro vintage mid 20th Century circa 1950s English articulated anglepoise work desk lamp light. One lamp in white enamel colourway and other in green enamel colourway. Both raised on a weighted circular base and pendant shade. Labels to each shade. Each measures approx 82cm tall.
Fry (Christopher) Curtmantle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to G.H. West to endpaper, original cloth, some light fading, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1961; and 19 others including 8 A.L.s. and 1 T.L.s. from Fry to West, v.s. (20)⁂ George West was a teacher at Bedford Modern School which was attended by Fry. Rather charmingly Fry addresses the letters to "Mr West", seemingly in deference to their original teacher-pupil relationship. The letters, which are dated between 28th June 1951 and 28th November 1966 cover a good part of Fry's early career and include discussions of his work and general life. An excellent group, many of the books include West's ownership inscription.
Golding (William) To the Ends of the Earth, number 179 of 400 copies, card slip-case, 1991 § Rushdie (Salman) The Moor's Last Sigh, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 1995 § Carey (Peter) True History of the Kelly Gang, 2001, first or first English editions, signed by the authors, original boards, dust-jackets; and 24 others, modern literature, 8vo (27)
Greene (Graham) Brighton Rock, first Australian edition, light toning to page, repair to head of title, original printed stiff stapled wrappers priced at 1/6, advert for George Saunders' Crime on my Hands to lower cover, light creasing to corners, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, Sydney, Invincible Press, 1945.⁂ A very good example of this scarce edition.
Greene (Graham) The Third Man and the Fallen Idol, first edition, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, small internal tear to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, lower panel with long tear and creasing with portion of loss to head, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1950.
Greene (Graham) Our Man in Havana, jacket with light toning to spine, tear to lower pane, with tape staining, 1958; ; A Burnt -Out Case, light browning to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, 1961; The Comedians, jacket price-clipped else fine, 1966, first edition, original boards, dust-jackets; and 23 others, Greene, 8vo (26)
Hill (Susan) The Enclosure, first edition, cut signature of the author to title, original boards, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, 2 short closed tears to head, light creasing to head and foot, a very good copy, 8vo, 1961.⁂ The author's scarce first novel, written when she was 15 and published when she was 19.
[Hope Hawkins (Sir Anthony)] "Anthony Hawkins". The Prisoner of Zenda, first edition, ?second or third issue, author's cut signature loosely inserted, with 'f' on spine uncrossed and 6 titles advertised on title verso, occasional light spotting, cracked upper hinge, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, lightly sunned spine, 8vo, Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, [1894].
NO RESERVE James (Henry) The Wings of the Dove, first English edition, first 4 pp. loose including half-title and title, very occasional light foxing or finger soiling, hinges broken, original cloth, library sticker to upper cover, covers scuffed, spine darkened, two small tears at spine head, 8vo, Archibald Constable & Co., ltd., 1902.
Kafka (Franz) Das Urteil. Eine Geschichte, first edition in book form, light browning to endpapers, original wrappers, upper cover detached and lower cover working loose, some small tears and portions of loss to margins of upper cover, Leipzig, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1916 § Gide (André) Montaigne, one of 300 copies signed by the author to limitation page, endpapers lightly spotted, original cloth, gilt, lightly faded, 1929 § Updike (John) Telephone Poles and Other Poems, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly marked with short tear to spine head, else an excellent copy, 1963; and 8 others, modern literature, 4to & 8vo (11)⁂ First is first book edition, altered from the first printing in "Arkadia" of 1913.
Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book [&] The Second Jungle Book, 2 vol., first editions, plates and illustrations, light foxing, ink ownership inscriptions, vol.1 with light damp-staining or cockling throughout, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, vol. 1 with chipping to spine ends and marking and staining to covers, g.e., 8vo, 1864-5.
Kipling (Rudyard) Kim, plates, foxing to title and endpapers, hinges a little cracked but holding firm, original cloth, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to extremities, 1901 § Lang (Andrew) The True Story Book, frontispiece and illustrations, some scattered spotting, prize bookplate to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, light bumping to spine ends and corners, sharp and bright otherwise, gilt prize stamp to lower cover, 1893, first editions; and 2 others, Baroness Orczy, 8o (4)
Lampedusa (Giuseppe di) The Leopard, [2 copies], jacket with light toning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1960 § Pasternak (Boris) Doctor Zhivago, ink inscription, light spotting and browning to endpapers, jacket with light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1958, first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, generally excellent examples; and 3 others, similar, 8vo (5)
Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, original buckram, gilt, dust-jacket, surface soiling, some creasing to head and foot, chip to head of lower joint, but generally excellent, 1935; The Mint, limited edition, original roan-backed cloth, uncut, original card slip-case (some light soiling and wear to extremities), 1955, 8vo (2)
Bentley (E. C.) Trent's Last Case, first edition, light marking to covers, [c.1900]; The Woman in Black, first American edition, light spotting to endpapers, New York, 1913; Cás deireanach Trent, first Irish language edition, spotting to endpapers, some fading and toning to covers, Dublin, 1934, original cloth, some toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little bumped, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of differing first editions of this classic mystery, including the rare first Irish language edition.
Le Carré (John) The Looking-Glass War, cut signature of the author to title, jacket price-clipped, spine sunned, closed tear to head of upper panel, 1965; A Small Town in Germany, bookplate signed by the author to title, light browning to endpapers, jacket with very light fading to spine and lower panel, 1968; The Naive and Sentimental Lover, bookplate signed by the author to title, jacket with very light sunning to spine, 1971, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, rubbing to head and foot, very good or excellent otherwise, 8vo (3)
Le Carré (John) The Naive and Sentimental Lover, uncorrected proof copy, some light spotting, original printed wrappers, light foxing and creasing to spine, proof dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, folding creases to spine and upper panel, creasing to head, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1971.⁂ Rare, we can trace no other example at auction in the proof dust-jacket which has notable differences to the jacket that accompanied the first edition.
Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, photograph of Alec Guinness as Smiley signed by the author loosely inserted, jacket price-clipped, sunning to spine, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, cut signature of the author to title, 1977; Smiley's People, cut signature of the author to title, jacket with very light toning to spine, neat tape repair to head, 1980, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light rubbing to head and foot, excellent or near-fine examples overall, 8vo.
Le Carré (John) Our Kind of Traitor, limited edition, slip-case, 2010 § Forsyth (Frederick) The Day of the Jackal, light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket spine ends and corners rubbed and a little chipped, 1971 § James (P. D.) Original Sin, light toning to margins, dust-jacket with short tear and light creasing to head, 1994 § Francis (Dick) Rat Race, light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket, price-lipped, 1970, first editions, original boards; and 10 others, thrillers, 8vo (14)
Lee (Laurie) Cider With Rosie, illustrations by John Ward, some light spotting, jacket with light toning to spine, chip to head of upper joint, some light rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, 1959; I Can't Stay Long, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Laurie Lee my doppelganger - Laurie Lee (I don't believe it) 75 to title, frontispiece and illustrations, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head and foot, 1975, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 8 others, Laurie Lee, 8vo (10)
Lee (Laurie) Cider With Rosie, reprint, 1965; As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, first edition, 1969; A Moment of War, first edition, 1991, all signed by the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some very light sunning to spines, some light creasing to head, but excellent or near-fine generally, 8vo (3)⁂ A signed set of Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy, his most significant literary contribution.
Lewis (C.S.) That Hideous Strength, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a few small chips or short tears to head and foot, creasing to head of spine, internal tear to lower joint, light rubbing to head and foot, but generally excellent overall, 1945; and 6 others by the same, 8vo (7)
NO RESERVE Mailer (Norman) The Naked and the Dead, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1949 § Jones (James) The Thin Red Line, light spotting to endpapers, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1963 § Malamud (Bernard) The Fixer, jacket with light toning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1967 § Updike (John) Bech: a Book, 1970 § Shaw (Irwin) The Young Lions, jacket with light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, extremities rubbed, 1949, first English editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 37 others, American literature, 8vo (41)
Maugham (William Somerset) Don Fernando, number 139 of 175 copies signed by the author, glacine jacket with detached card flaps loosely inserted, 1935; Cosmopolitans, number 140 of 175 copies signed by the author, light fading to spine and covers, 1936, some light foxing to endpapers, original buckram, t.e.g., others uncut, original slip-cases with faint pencil numbering to head of spines, 8vo (2)
Miller (Henry) The Rosy Crucifixion. Book One. Sexus, 2 vol., first edition, light scattered spotting to edges, original cloth, vol. 1 spine with light damp-staining, Paris, Obelisk Press, 1949; Max and the White Phagocytes, second edition, scattered spotting, usual light marginal browning, original wrappers, spotting to covers, creasing to spine, split to head of upper joint, Paris, Obelisk, 1949; and the Turret Books edition of What are you going to do about Alf, 8vo (4)
NO RESERVE Milne (A. A.) Winnie-The-Pooh, first edition, front pictorial endpapers defective with corners torn away, first gathering working loose, occasional light spots, upper cover marked, 1926; The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, endpapers lightly stained and torn, pencil scribblings to first few pages, fore-edge spotted, 1928; When We Were Very Young, second edition, small ink ownership name to pastedown, lightly browned, 1924; Now We Are Six, second edition, ownership inscription and bookplate to endpapers, lightly spotted,1927, original pictorial cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed, spine ends bumped and creased, 8vo (4)
Betjeman (John) Ghastly Good Taste [2 copies], one of 200 copies signed by the author, original roan-backed cloth, some rubbing to spine, slip-case, Anthony Blond, 1970; Summoned By Bells [2 copies], first trade edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light toning to spine and spotting to upper panel, 1960; and 22 others, Betjeman and Piper, 4to & 8vo (26)
O'Duffy (Eimar) King Goshawk & the Birds, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, spine slightly browned, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, internal tear to spine, chipping and creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1926.⁂ Satirical novel by the Irish nationalist author, rare signed.
O'Neill (Eugene) Anna Christie, one of 750 copies signed by the author to limitation page, jacket spine and flap joint faded, tape repairs to spine and light marking to cover, uncut, 1930 § Simon (Neil) Barefoot in the Park, 1964 § Welty (Eudora) The Optimist's Daughter, light marking to jacket including ring mark to upper cover, 1972 § Warren (Robert Penn) Promises: Poems 1954-1956, very light marking to jacket covers, 1957, first editions, all signed to title or with signed card loosely inserted, original cloth or boards, gilt, dust-jackets, 8vo & 4to (4)⁂ All Pulitzer Prize winners.
Orwell (George) The Road to Wigan Pier, some scattered spotting, original limp orange cloth, light creasing and fading to spine, short split to head of spine, some light discolouration to covers, 1937 § Maclaren-Ross (J.) Bitten by the Tarantula, spotting to endpapers, jacket with a few very short tears to head and some light surface soiling or discolouration, 1945 § Fournier (Alain) The Wanderer, jacket spine faded and with some light surface soiling, [1928] § Du Maurier (Daphne) "My Cousin Rachel", jacket spine ends and corners chipped, some creasing to head and foot, 1951, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 16 others, modern literature, 8vo (20)
[Blixen (Karen)] "Isak Dinesen". Seven Gothic Tales, first edition, colour frontispiece by Rex Whistler, some light scattered spotting to edges, ink name erased from endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, some creasing to head, light rubbing to extremities, but a very good example overall, 8vo, 1934.⁂ The author's first book.
Peake (Mervyn).- Strange (Edward F.) Japanese Colour Prints, fifth edition, Mervyn Peake's copy with ink note "Bought in Charing X Road Spring 1931" with pencil note below "left by M. L. Peake" with Sark Art Gallery bookplate and pencil sketch of hunched figure all to pastedown, front and rear endpapers with small laid-down paper slips, each identifying the signature and dates of a Japanese woodblock artist, plates, some light soiling or creasing to text, a few pencil notes or underlinings, original cloth, rubbed, spine ends and corners bumped, 8vo, 1923.⁂ An intriguing Peake-related item, seemingly owned by him whilst studying at the Royal Academy.
[Plath (Sylvia)] "Victoria Lucas". The Bell Jar, Contemporary Fiction (second English) edition, some spotting to edges, original board, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, light rubbing to extremities, otherwise excellent, 1964; and 8 others, Plath and Hughes, 8vo (9)
Powell (Anthony) A Buyer's Market, light damp-staining to upper cover, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipped with loss to imprint at foot of spine, a few small chips or tears to head and foot, some repairs and damp-staining to verso, 1952; The Acceptance World, light browning to endpapers, mottling to covers, jacket with light toning to spine, long closed tear to upper panel, spine chipped at head, 1955, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and a first edition of Lady Molly's, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Price (Harry) Poltergeist Over England, first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, some light spotting to covers, dust-jacket, a few short tears with creasing to head and foot with neat repairs to verso, some light rubbing and surface soiling, 1945; and 4 others, supernatural, 8vo (5)
Price (Anthony) The Labyrinth Makers, neat ink ownership inscription, jacket with light discolouration to spine, minor chipping to spine ends, 1970; The Alamut Ambush, 1971; Colonel Butler's Wolf, 1972; October Men, 1973; Other Paths to Glory, 1974; Our Man in Camelot, 1975; War Game, 1976, first editions, all with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some very light creasing to head, but generally near-fine overall; and 13 others by the same, all inscribed first editions, 8vo (20)⁂ A superb complete run of Price's novels as well as his only non-fiction work, The Eyes of the Fleet. Other Path's to Glory has an additional lengthy signed inscription from the author discussing his own works. Rare to find such a fine, comprehensive collection. Also included is an extensive typed discussion of the present works.
Pullman (Philip) The Haunted Storm, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title "To Laurence Lee with best wishes Philip Pullman. Since I wrote it I feel justified in substituting my original title, which I prefer in any case...!" with a strike through the printed title and the new title "The Two Brothers" supplied, 2 A.L.s. from the author loosely inserted with envelope postmarked 1973, original cloth, some light fading to upper and lower edges, dust-jacket, some very light sunning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, a sharp and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1971.⁂ The author's rare first novel with a superb inscription and 2 charming letters, the first written when the author has just embarked on a new career as teacher "At the moment I am trying to teach 15 year old thugs about the beauty of words & the delights and value of English Literature. They raise their fingers at me; I do not blame them. My soul is acquiring the texture of chip-board." The second mentions working on "a radio play called The Tiger in the Well about 19th century Hungary."
NO RESERVE Pullman (Philip) Galatea [2 copies], first edition, printed review slip loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, near-fine otherwise, 1978; Northern Lights, limited edition, signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, slip-case, 2007; and 13 others. Pullman, 8vo (16)
Blyton (Enid) Five Go Adventuring Again, later dust-jacket, 1943; Five Go to Camp, 1948; The Sea of Adventure, 1948; The Mountain of Adventure, 1949; The Castle of Adventure, 1946, The Valley of Adventure, 1947, first editions, some ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers, dust-jackets, light chipping and fraying to spine ends and corners, still bright and attractive copies; and 5 others by Blyton from the 'Mystery' series, and a reprint of the first, 8vo (11)
Rackham (Arthur).- Wagner (Richard) The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, 34 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, book-labels to endpapers, 1910; Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, 30 tipped-in colour plates by Rackham, 1911, first trade editions, captioned tissue-guards, illustrations and decorations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, light sunning to spine, spine ends a little bumped, light rubbing to extremities, otherwise bright and excellent; and Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare also illustrated by Rackham, 4to (3)
Robinson (W. Heath).- Kingsley (Charles) The Water-Babies, first trade edition, 8 colour plates and numerous illustrations by Charles Kingsley, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine a little darkened, spine ends and tips of corners rubbed, dust-jacket priced at 6/-, spine darkened, spine ends and corners chipped with paper repairs to verso, extremities a little creasing, some light toning to panels, 4to, 1915.⁂ Rare in the dust-jacket.
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, eighth printing, signed by the author on dedication p., some light spotting, name erased with heavy black marker on front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, some bumping to extremities, dust-jacket, some creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1998.
Bond (Michael) Paddington on Top, signed by the author on half-title, illustrations by Peggy Fortnum, light browning to endpapers, bump to foot of spine, jacket price-clipped, closed tear to head of lower panel, light creasing to head and foot, 1974 § Smith (Dodie) The Starlight Barking, illustrations by Jane and Anne Graham-Johnstone, jacket price-clipped, light toning to spine, rubbing to spine tips and corners, short tear to head, 1967, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and another, 8vo (3)

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