Potter (Beatrix). Nursery Frieze, Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., 1950s, colour-printed paper frieze in three sections, complete, depicting a variety of characters from the stories, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Mrs. Tiggywinkle, Jeremy Fisher, Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, etc., imprint to lower margin with copyright date 1952, some light spotting, small faint stain to upper margin, pin hole to each corner, each 24.5 x 101.5 cm (Qty: 3)An attractive piece of Beatrix Potter ephemera, intended to be discarded after use; such survivals are usually in poor condition.
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Aldin (Cecil). Old Manor Houses, [1923], 12 tipped-in colour plates, numerous illustrations and decorations to text, a few light spots (mainly at fore-margins), bookplate of Eva Christian Hyde Hyde-Thomson, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original vellum-backed boards, both lower corners with some surface loss, some dust-soiling, 4to, together with Greenaway (Kate) , Under the Window , Pictures & Rhymes for Children, 1st edition, [1878], first issue, with no printer's ornaments to ei the r side of 'Edmund Evans' on title, with 'End of Contents' printed at foot of page14, and with the three illustrations dropped from later editions, edges stained yellow, blue endpapers, original blue cloth backed glazed pictorial boards, rubbed and some wear to extremities, small 4to, plus Mack (Lizzie & Mack, Robert Ellice) , Old Father Christmas Picture-Book, Ernest Nister, [1888], chromolithographed plates (some offset onto facing page), stitching showing, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, somewhat soiled with some minor marks, corners slightly showing, small 4to, and eight others, including Teddy Bear and Other Songs from When We Were Very Young, by A.A. Milne, 1926, with dust jacket (Qty: 11)First item: limited edition, 23/380 total copies, signed by the artist, with an original illustration of a dog. Second item: Schuster & Engen 201.1a.
Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed, 'Enid Blyton', letterhead of Hotel Grosvenor, Swanage, Dorset, 26 March 1947, to [Robert M.] Holbrow in response and thanks for his offer to help her on his forthcoming trip to America, 'I think it is possible that some of the publishers you call on may know of me or my books or even be publishing them, so if you could just say a word about their popularity in England it might be a help to me and of interest to them. I am sending you a photo-stat copy of some "personal particulars" which Macmillans, my publishers here, have kindly sent me 2 dozen copies of, for use in America or on the Continent. The material is not copyright in any way, and can be used by anyone anywhere, as it is "blurb"! ... I have 12 Continental publishers now, and 4 American ones... ', with a vertically written postscript, 'I am here til the 31st, playing golf all day one!', two pages, light rust mark from old paperclip to upper left corner, 8vo, together with two carbon copies of letters from R.M. Holbrow [assistant editor of the News and Book Trade Review], the first dated 24 March 1947 offering Enid Blyton his help and to which her letter is the reply, the second later letter dated 23 June 1947, after his return from America, saying that he and his wife had a very enjoyable time, and 'I was interested to find copies of your books in several of the public libraries I visited and in some of the bookshops', giving further details about how he had tried to help, offering his congratulations on her American medal and saying 'may your books soon be in just as big a demand in the USA as they are in this country', each two pages, 8vo, plus a five-page stapled carbon copy (including cover page), titled 'Facts Concerning Enid Blyton', to which Blyton refers in her letter, 4to (Qty: 4)
Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed, 'Enid Blyton', Enid Blyton Green Hedges letterhead, 18 March 1952, to Mrs Potter, thanking her for her nice letter, 'I am so glad you like my books. As I write for all the ages up to 15 - different subjects, of course - your small daughter will have plenty to read if you go on with my books! She must have been very disappointed with her incomplete jigsaw - it's not worth writing to the manufacturer about it, so I am sending her a new one, with my love - and I HOPE it is complete. How young she is to do jigsaws - she must be very forward. Have you seen the little Noddy & Big Ears toy figures? They are quite adorable - there will soon be a Noddy pack of snap-cards, I hope, too. Give the small girl my love and tell her I will write her plenty more stories', some creasing and light browning, two pages on letterhead printed in red, 8vo (Qty: 1)
Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Photographic postcard signed, no date, real photo postcard showing a head-and-shoulders close-up of a smiling Enid Blyton by Dorothy Wilding, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint pen to blank margin beneath, 'Best wishes to Mrs Baker from Enid Blyton', a little creasing and splitting at head, light diagonal crease, framed and glazed (not examined out of frame) (Qty: 1)
Brangwyn (Frank, illust.). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, London & Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, Nov. 1919, 15 tipped-in colour plates with browned tissue guards, decorative borders to text, light damp mottling to few leaves at rear of volume, light offsetting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original full vellum, gilt decorated spine, slight mottling to lower board, 4to (Qty: 1)Limited edition of 350 copies printed on hand-made paper.
Caldecott (Randolph). A complete set of R. Caldecott's Picture Books, Routeledge & Sons, [1878-1885], full-page colour illustrations, numerous black & white illustrations, variable (generally light) spotting, original pictorial wrappers, generally somewhat soiled, lightly rubbed in places, Babes in the Wood covers detached, Sing a Song spine worn, Fox Jumps Over spine reinforced with cloth and surface loss to rear cover at tail, contained together in a drop-back box, either 4to or oblong 4to (Qty: 16)Titles comprise: The House that Jack Built, The Diverting History of John Gilpin, The Mad Dog, The Babes in the Wood, The Milkmaid, Sing a Song for Sixpence, The Queen of Hearts, The Farmer's Boy, Hey Diddle Diddle..., The Three Jovial Huntsmen, A Frog he Would a-Wooing go, The Fox Jumps Over the Parson's Gate, Come Lasses and Lads, Ride a-Cock Horse..., Mrs Mary Blaize, The Great Panjandrum Himself.
MacDonald (George). At the Back of the North Wind, Strahan & Company Limited, [1872?], half-title present, letterpress illustrations, some light spotting to first and final leaves, leaf 8-8 with short tear in blank upper margin, stitching strained, hinges sometime strengthened (repair to upper hinge beginning to split), all edges gilt, original gilt decorated green cloth, lightly rubbed in places and a few small marks, spine ends a little frayed (and with discreet repair at foot), 8vo (Qty: 1)This undated edition appears to be in all other respects identical to the first edition of 1871; probably, therefore, the first edition sheets issued with a new title-page. NB: Revised estimate, now £150-200
Milne (A. A.). Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st deluxe edition, Methuen, 1926, numerous black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, scarce light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers (lightly spotted), all edges gilt, original blue limp leather gilt, some light rubbing and marks in places (mostly to rear cover), spine faded, tailcap a trifle frayed, 8vo, together with Now We Are Six, 1st deluxe edition, Methuen, 1927, numerous black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, scarce light finger-soiling, half-title and imprint page toned, pictorial endpapers (lightly spotted), blue silk ribbon marker (detached), all edges gilt, original blue limp leather gilt, lightly rubbed in places, spine somewhat faded, tailcap a trifle frayed, 8vo, plus The House at Pooh Corner, 1st deluxe edition, 1928, numerous black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, occasional minor marks or finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers (spotted), all edges gilt, original blue limp leather gilt, extremities slightly rubbed, spine somewhat faded, 8vo, with When We Were Very Young, later deluxe edition (20th on title page), 1930, numerous black & white illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, scarce light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers (spotted), all edges gilt, original blue limp leather gilt, lightly rubbed in places, spine somewhat faded with slight fraying at ends, 8vo (Qty: 4)
Moveable. Neues Verwandlungs -Bilderbuch, Esslingen: J. F. Schreiber, [1875], six chromolithographed plates, by W. von Breitschwert, each with a large moveable horizontal flap that transforms the image, with lines of verse below, three flaps creased, finger-soiling throughout, all folds and hinges repaired, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, cloth renewed, boards rubbed with some wear to extremities, a few minor marks, rear board spotted, slim 4to, together with What I'd Like To Be [cover-title], by Bruno Munari, Harvill Press, 1945, four double-page colour illustrations, each with a moveable flap revealing a picture with verse, somewhat toned, mainly to margins, original pictorial boards, somewhat toned, especially to spine, light spotting and soiling, mianly to rear cover, slim folio (Qty: 2)The first item is an unusual moveable which illustrates a boy being naughty, the transformed picture revealing the consequences of his actions.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit , 1st trade edition, Warne, [1902], early issue with 'wept' for 'shed' on p.51, thirty-one colour illustrations, some light finger-soiling, page 65 somewhat soiled (mainly to lower margin), grey leaf-patterned endpapers, front free endpaper has early ink signature at head, stitching strained, original grey boards lettered in silver-grey, with rectangular pictorial panel to upper board, extremities a little rubbed, 16mo (Qty: 1)Linder p. 421; Quinby 2.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st edition, 1903, colour illustrations, a couple of small marginal closed tears and adhesion marks, one or two light fingermarks, illustrated endpapers, original maroon boards with triangular inset illustration to upper cover, light fading to spine, 16mo (Qty: 1)Quinby 4.
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, by Richard Wagner, 1910, 34 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting and offsetting, original cloth, gilt, spine a little faded, 4to, together with Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, 1911, 30 tipped-in colour plates, a little light spotting, original cloth gilt, spine faded, 4to, plus A Fairy Garland. Being Fairy Tales from the Old French, 1928, 12 colour plates by Edmund Dulac, scattered spotting, top edge gilt, original vellum-backed boards, a little rubbed with some light soiling, 4to, limited signed edition 580/1000, with three others illustrated by Arthur Rackham including Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, 1913 and The Complete Angler, 1913 (Qty: 6)
Schaller (Charlotte). En Guerre!, 1st edition, Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1914, pochoir illustrations throughout, some full or double page, occasional light marks, half-title and endpapers spotted, one leaf with short closed tear in lower edge, stitching strained, original cloth-backed colour pictorial boards, dusty and marked, edges rubbed (and slight loss to upper edge of lower cover), oblong 4to (Qty: 1)Rare First World War storybook showing children engaged in wartime pursuits, for example, directing toy soldiers from the vantage point of a rocking horse, playing at nurses, writing letters homes, knitting and wool-winding, etc.
Weedon (L.L., Evelyn Fletcher and others). The Model Menagerie, E. Nister, circa 1895, six pop-up chromolithographs, monochrome illustrations, a little light soiling and toning, contemporary presentation inscription, endpapers a little frayed, hinges tender, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, spine rubbed with splits, some light edge wear and soiling, oblong folio, together with Nister's Panorama Pictures, a novel colour book for children, E. Nister, circa 1890, five pop-up chromolithographs, some light spotting and toning, front endpaper detaching at gutter, front hinge tender, original cloth-backed boards, some light edge wear and soiling, 4to (Qty: 2)
Bairnsfather (Bruce, 1888-1959). Old Bill reprimanding a smoking youth, pen & ink, with traces of pencil, on paper, showing Old Bill smoking a pipe and absentmindedly pouring a tankard of beer over a flower in a pot, whilst pointing his finger at a slim youth wearing a flat cap and blowing smoke rings, signed lower right, some light spotting and marks, 32 x 26 cm (12.75 x 10 ins), mounted (Qty: 1)
Greenaway ( Kate , 1846-1901). A drawing of a young lady, pen & ink with traces of pencil, showing a girl in a bonnet holding gathered flowers in her overskirt and smelling a flower, leaning against a low wall, 13.2 x 8.9cm (5.25 x 3.5 ins), tipped onto the front free endpaper of Language of Flowers, 1st edition, Routledge and Sons, [1884], 1st issue, with title printed in brown on upper cover, and bright yellow endpapers, numerous colour illustrations, some light toning or spotting, edges stained yellow, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, a little rubbed and marked, some wear to extremities, slight creasing to both covers, 8vo, contained in a custom made green morocco gilt drop-back box by George Bayntun, Bookbinder and Bookseller, with an advertising leaflet and a typewritten letter signed by H. H. Bayntun-Coward on George Bayntun headed notepaper loosely inserted (Qty: 1)Language of Flowers: Schuster & Engen 107.1a.
Robinson (William Heath, 1872-1944). Compliments of the Season, pen & ink with pencil on thick paper, depicting a light aircraft in flight with a gentleman kneeling on one wing waving a flying helmet at crowds below gathered round a frozen lake on which skates a clownish figure, the plane's smoke trail spelling out 'A Merry Xmas' and the skating figure's trail spelling out 'Same to you' on the ice, annotated in ink in the artist's hand to lower margin 'Rough Sketch W. Heath Robinson', and titled below image, one horizontal crease and two faint vertical creases, a few faint spots and marks, image size 43.5 x 34.5 cm (17.25 x 13.75 ins), sheet size 56 x 38 (22 x 15 ins), tipped-in on card (Qty: 1)
Ambler (Eric). Uncommon Danger, 1st edition, 1937, six page advertisements at end, original cloth (some fading to spine, small light water stain at foot), dust jacket, slight toning to spine, edges a little rubbed with a couple of nicks, else a good copy, 8vo (Qty: 1)The author's second book.
Braine (John). Room at the Top, 1st edition, 1957, light partial offsetting from flaps to endpapers, original cloth (spine lettering a little faded), dust jacket, spine lightly toned with nicks at ends, rear panel lightly soiled, 8vo, together with Alfie, by Bill Naughton, 1st edition, 1966, original cloth, dust jacket (tiny closed tear at foot of spine), 8vo, plus This Sporting Life, by David Storey, 1st edition, 1960, faint spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust jacket, foot of spine lightly toned, 8vo, with four others including Stan Barstow's A Kind of Loving, 1960 and Lynne Reid Banks' The L-Shaped Room, 1960 (Qty: 7)
Byron (Robert). The Station. Athos: Treasures and Men, 1st edition, Duckworth, 1928, 33 halftone photographic plates including frontispiece, light spotting to pastedowns, half-title partially browned, a few spots to edges, original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket (spine very slightly sunned, a little chipped at head, short splits and a little fraying to outer corners, rear panel slightly marked), 8vo (Qty: 1)The author's second book, preceding The Road to Oxiana and scarce in the dust jacket.
Clemens (Samuel L., "Mark Twain"). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1st US edition, early issue, Charles L. Webster, New York, 1885, frontispiece, portrait bust by Karl Gerhardt (2nd state), illustrations by E.W. Kemble, title with copyright dated 1884 to verso (2nd state), p.9 with 'decides' for 'decided' (2nd state), p.9 'with the saw' for 'with the was' (2nd state), occasional light soiling and a few stains, original green cloth gilt, some wear at spine ends and edges, a little rubbed with a few marks, small 4to (Qty: 1)BAL 3415. With an off white card (5.5 x 9.5cm) inscribed 'Truly yours Mark Twain' loosely inserted.
Deighton (Len). The Ipcress File, 1962; Horse Under Water, 1963; Funeral in Berlin, 1964; Billion Dollar Brain, 1966, 1st editions, Ipcress File with la little light spotting to fore margins, Horse Under Water without loose crossword competition, previous owner signature to Ipcress , original cloth, dust jackets, light offsetting to Horse rear panel, light stains to front panel, 8vo, with two other first editions: An Expensive Place to Die, 1967 (with wallet of documents) and Declarations of War, 1971 (Qty: 6)
Dexter (Colin). The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn, 1977; Service of all the Dead, 1979; The Dead of Jericho, 1981; The Riddle of the Third Mile,1983; The Secret of Annexe 3, 1986, 1st editions, light toning to Riddle of the Third Mile & Secret of Annexe 3 textblocks, original cloth, dust jackets, Riddle with light toning at head of rear panel, Annexe 3 with slight toning to rear panel and light spotting to flaps, 8vo, Silent World with loose notecard inscribed by the author, all bar Dead of Jericho signed by the author, together with six other Morse titles from The Jewel That Was Ours, 1991 to The Remorseful Day, 1999 and Morse's Greatest Mystery and other Stories, 1993, all signed or inscribed by the author (Qty: 11)
Doyle (Arthur Conan). The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1st edition, 1902, 1st issue with misprint 'you' for 'yours', line 3, p. 13, 16 monochrome illustrations by Sidney Paget, a little light spotting and soiling, front free endpaper renewed, original endpaper adhered to front pastedown, original red cloth gilt, spine ends a little rubbed, upper cover slightly bowed, 8vo (Qty: 1)
Eliot (T. S.) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, 1st edition, 1939, a few leaves roughly opened, contemporary presentation inscription at front, original cloth, spine a little toned, a few light marks, dust jacket, spine toned and chipped at foot, slight age-toning, 8voGallup A34a. Signed by the author to title.
Fleming (Ian). Live and Let Die, 1954; Moonraker, 1955; Diamonds are Forever, 1956, 1st editions, a little light spotting, Live and Let Die endpapers renewed, original boards, slight fading, all in later dust jackets, 8vo, plus From Russia, With Love, 2 copies, 1st editions, 1957 in later jackets, Thunderball, 1st edition, 1961, later jacket, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963 ,3 copies (two first editions and uncorrected proof), The Man With the Golden Gun, 1st edition, 1965 and later printings/reprints of a few others (Qty: 16)
Fleming (Ian). The Spy Who Loved Me, 1st edition, 1962, a little light spotting, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, spine a little rubbed, 8vo, together with On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1st edition, 1963, a few light spots, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, head of spine repaired to verso, 8vo, with three other first editions: You Only Live Twice, 1964, The Man With the Golden Gun, 1965 and Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 1966 (Qty: 5)
Fleming (Ian). Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1964-65, colour illustrations, small bookseller label at front of volume 3, original boards, light spotting to volume 1 and to extremities of volume 3, dust jackets, volume 3 price-clipped, closed tear to volume 1 front panel, some slight overall soiling, 8vo (Qty: 3)
Francis (Dick). Dead Cert, 1962; Nerve, 1964; For Kicks, 1965; Odds Against, 1965; Flying Finish, 1966; Blood Sport, 1967, 1st US editions, a few minor spots and stains, closed tear to Odds Against half title, bookplate, original cloth, a couple of spines and covers a little rubbed with light stains, dust jackets, a few small closed tears and one or two spines a little rubbed, Dead Cert with small reinforcement to verso (Qty: 6)
Francis (Dick). Nerve, 1962; For Kicks, 1965; Odds Against, 1965; Flying Finish, 1966, 1st editions, one or two minor spots, original cloth, dust jackets, Nerve price-clipped with small reinforcement at foot to verso, light fading to spine, slight edge wear, the last three titles signed or inscribed by the author (Qty: 4)
Gardner (John). Licence Renewed, 1981; For Special Services, 1982; Icebreaker, 1983, 1st editions, some light spotting and toning, original cloth, dust jackets, a little light spotting to flaps, edges lightly rubbed, 8vo, plus four other Bond titles by Gardner, Kingsley Amis's The James Bond Dossier, 1965, Ian Fleming's Thrilling Cities, 1963, Airline Detective, by Donald Fish, introduced by Ian Fleming, 1962, inscribed by Fleming biographer John Pearson etc (Qty: 19)
Heaney (Seamus). North, 1st edition, 1975, endpapers a little spotted and toned, original cloth, small light flecked stains to upper cover, dust jacket, spine a little faded, a few minor spots to flaps, 8vo, together with The Haw Lantern, 1st edition, 1987, some toning to text block, original cloth, dust jacket, small losses at foot of front panel from insect predation, 8vo, plus The Book and Brotherhood, by Iris Murdoch, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1987, original cloth, dust jacket, signed by the author to tipped-in Sunday Times 1987 Booker Prize Shortlist label, with eight others including Philip Larkin's All What Jazz, 1970, and High Windows, 1970 (Qty: 11)
Hemingway (Ernest). For Whom the Bell Tolls, 1st edition, Charles Scribner, New York, 1940, first issue with letter 'A' to copyright page, minor spotting to fore edges, original cloth (a couple of light stains), price-clipped dust jacket, a few tears and losses, old tape repairs, 8vo (Qty: 1)
Hemingway (Ernest). Works, 19 volumes, Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1990, colour and monochrome illustrations, all edges gilt, each volume attractively bound in an array of multi-coloured morocco with gilt and polychrome decorations, 8vo (Qty: 19)Another volume, True at First Light, was published by the Easton Press in 1999 (not present here).
Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, 1st edition, 1932, half title, a little offsetting to pages 2 & 3, top edge gilt, modern black half morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, 8vo, together with Orwell (George). Coming Up For Air, 1st edition, 1939, half title, a little light spotting and toning, modern black half morocco gilt, 8vo (Qty: 2)
James (Henry). The Europeans. A Sketch, 1st US edition, Houghton Osgood, Boston, 1879, some light toning and marginal soiling, original cloth gilt, small indentations to upper cover and splits at spine ends, a few small stains, 8vo, together with The Bostonians, 2nd one volume issue, Macmillan, 1886, advertisement leaf at end, original blue & black cloth gilt, some mottled stains, 8vo, plus The Wings of the Dove, 1st edition, Archibald Constable, 1902, publisher's catalogue at end, some light toning, original blue cloth gilt, 8vo, with 13 others by Henry James including Portraits of Places, Boston, 1884, The Other House, 2 volumes, 2nd edition,1896, The Spoils of Poynton, Heinemann, 1897, The Soft Side, Methuen, 1900, The Sacred Fount, Methuen, 1901 and The Better Sort, Methuen, 1903 (Qty: 16)
Johns (Captain W.E.) Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D., 1946; Biggles Hunts Big Game, 1948; Biggles in the Gobi, 1953; Biggles and the Black Raider, 1953; Biggles Makes Ends Meet, 1957; Biggles in Mexico, 1959; Biggles' Combined Operation, 1959, 1st editions, colour illustrations, a little light spotting and toning, presentation inscription to Make Ends Meet, original cloth, dust jackets (In the Gobi & Make Ends Meet price-clipped), a few chips, tears and losses, 8vo, together with seven other 1st editions: Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn, 1960, Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy,1961, Biggles Looks Back (3 copies), 1965, Biggles and the Blue Moon, 1965 and Biggles and the Little Green God, 1969, plus 13 reprints (Qty: 27)
Lewis (C.S.) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, 1st edition, 1950, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes,a little light spotting to title and endpapers, presentation inscription and signature to front endpaper, original green cloth, some fading to spine and extremities, professionally restored dust jacket, slight spotting to flaps, 8vo (Qty: 1)
McEwan (Ian). First Love, Last Rites, 1975; In Between the Sheets and other Stories, 1978; The Cement Garden, 1978; The Imitation Game, 1981, 1st editions, one or two light stains to In Between the Sheets, original cloth, dust jackets In Between the Sheets and Cement Garden spines a little faded, Imitation Game price-clipped, 8vo, together with eight others by McEwan including Or Shall We Die?, 1983 and The Innocent, 1990, most signed by the author (Qty: 13)
Murdoch (Iris). Joanna Joanna. A Play in Two Acts, Colophon Press, 1994, original cloth, 8vo, limited signed edition 6/125, together with Things to Come, by H.G. Wells, 1st edition, 1935, some light spotting, original cloth, spine a little darkened, 8vo, signed to front endpaper by the author, plus I Know the Place. Poems by Harold Pinter, Greville Press, Warwick, [1977], illustrations, original cloth, head of spine bumped, 8vo, limited signed edition 227/500, with six others including Sir Frank Swettenham's Arabella in Africa, 1st edition, 1925 (with illustrations by Rex Whistler and Mary Forster-Knight),George Orwell's Animal Farm, August 1945 reprint, Mervyn Peake's The Rhyme of the Flying Bomb, 1962, Dans l'Argile de Picasso. Poemes se Henri-Dante Alberti, 1957 (with linocut illustration by Picasso) and Seamus Heaney' s Sweeney Astray, 1986 reprint (inscribed by the author) (Qty: 9)
O'Brian (Patrick). The Road to Samarcand, 1st edition, 1954, original cloth, dust jacket, slight fading to spine, 8vo, together with On Her Majesty's Secret Service, by Ian Fleming, 1st edition, 1963, light spotting to fore edges, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with seven others including John Steinbeck's Burning Bright, 1st UK edition, 1951, Joyce Cary's The Captive and the Free, 1959, Nancy Mitford's Don't Tell Alfred, 1960 and The Water Beetle, 1962 (Qty: 9)
Orwell (George). Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, 1949, book shop ink stamps to margins of a few leaves, foot of title with piece torn away, lacking rear endpaper, clear tape residue marks front and rear, a few stains, original green cloth, some fading, slight lean, green dust jacket, a few chips, tears and losses to spine ends and front panel, clear tape marks to flap edges, 8vo, together with Animal Farm, 1st illustrated edition, 1954, additional colour title , illustrations by Joy Batchelor & John Halas, a few light spots to fore edges, original red cloth silver, dust jacket, spine a little faded with closed tears and tiny nicks at ends, small rubbed patch to rear panel, 8vo (Qty: 2)
Orwell (George). The Road to Wigan Pier, 1st edition, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1937, 16 halftone photographic plates, light spotting to endpapers and preliminaries, a few isolated spots to margins, stronger spotting to edges, original blue cloth, spine lettering darkened, 8vo (Qty: 1)Trade issue, considerably scarcer than the Left Book Club issue in printed orange wrappers.

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