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Los 81

Zola (Émile) [The Works], translated by Arthur Symons, Ernest Dowson, Havelock Ellis and others, 12 vol., one of 10 sets on Japanese vellum, titles printed in red and black, some light spotting to endpapers, contemporary polished calf, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red a brown morocco labels, light rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, covers a little spotted, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, Printed by the Lutetian Society for private distribution amongst its members, 1894-95.*** An attractive set of this handsome edition. 

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Woolf (Virginia) On Being Ill, one of 250 copies signed by the author, this one of 25 "preliminary state" copies, woodcut illustration on final f., light browning to endpapers, original vellum-backed cloth, light fading to covers, uncut, [Kirkpatrick A14; Woolmer 245], 8vo, Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1930.*** This one of the rare so-called preliminary state copies, likely given out to friends of the Woolfs with the limitation corrected from 125 to 250 and with "out of series" note in Leonard Woolf's hand in purple ink in place of the number.  "The preliminary state probably comprises 25 copies which were distributed free, probably without a dust jacket" - Kirkpatrick. 

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Crowe (Catherine) Ghosts and Family Legends. A Volume for Christmas, first edition, armorial bookplate of Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe to front pastedown partially obscuring the ink ownership inscription of his father, Richard Monckton Milnes, original cloth, very slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spine, minor fraying to spine tips and corners, light rubbing, a sharp, near-fine example overall, preserved in custom green morocco drop-back box, spine lettered in gilt with red morocco labels and image of a grey spectre, [Sadleir 664a; Summers pp.32-33] 8vo, Thomas Cautley Newby, 1859.*** Crowe's final collection of supernatural tales, rare in the cloth in such superb condition. 

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[Maturin (Charles Robert)], "Dennis Jasper Murphy". Fatal Revenge; Or, The Family of Montorio. A Romance, 3 vol., first edition, vol. 2 lacking final blank f. and rear endpaper, vol. 3 lacking final advertisement f. and with front free endpaper laid onto pastedown, foxing and occasional light browning, some light creasing, some marking or staining to margins, ink and pencil ownership inscriptions to front endpapers, contemporary tree calf, spines gilt, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, bumping to corners, rubbing and slight wear to extremities, preserved in custom calf-backed drop-back box with gilt spines, [Sadleir, 1664; Summers p.31; Tymn 1-239; Wolff 4648], 12mo, Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807.*** Maturin's scarce first novel, a typically convoluted Gothic work that nevertheless brought him to the attention of Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron. 

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Jepson (Edgar) Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author to John Gawsworth "Modern Civilization has all the stimulation of ozone from a fried fish shop" to front free endpaper, additionally signed by Arthur Machen (below his portrait facing p. 60), M.P. Shiel (as "Matthew R[ex]" on p. 242), Frederick Carter (below his portrait of Ford Madox Ford facing p. 262) and Henry Savage (on p. 279), pencil note below each inscription and to rear pastedown in Gawsworth's hand, frontispiece working loose, plates, some scattered spotting, original cloth, some slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light toning and surface soiling to panels, extremities rubbed, preserve in custom folding chemise and slip-case, 8vo, 1937.*** A fine presentation copy of a scarce book in its rare dust-jacket. 

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[Hogg (James)] The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, first edition, engraved facsimile letter frontispiece, some very light marginal soiling but a very clean copy generally, book label of John Sparrow to front pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, rebacked, retaining much of (chipped and browned) backstrip, covers rubbed, uncut, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1824:50; Sadleir 1198; Tymn 1-165; not in Wolff], 8vo Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824.*** The John Sparrow copy in boards of Hogg's gothic masterpiece. "Hogg's theme of the disintegration of the self paved the way for the mature Gothics of Poe and Hawthorne in the 1830s" - Tymn.

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Beardsley (Aubrey).- Dowson (Ernest) The Pierrot of the Minute. A Dramatic Phantasy in One Act, one of 30 large paper copies on Japanese vellum, from an edition limited to 330, title printed in red and black, frontispiece, pictorial initial letter, title-vignette, head- and tailpiece and cover design by Aubrey Beardsley, original pictorial vellum, gilt, slight bowing and light marking to covers, but a bright, near-fine example generally, preserved in custom vellum-backed drop-back box, [Lasner 115], 4to, Leonard Smithers, 1897.*** A superb example of Dowson's only dramatic work in the delightful vellum binding designed by Beardsley.

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[Fuller (Henry Blake)] Autograph manuscript comprising the first four chapters of an unfinished novel, 77pp., in black ink on ruled paper, recto only, numbered in pencil at head, some occasional light creasing or chipping to extremities, original limp cloth-backed boards, spine broken and contents loose, chapter divisions in the author's hand to upper cover, chipping with loss and some rudimentary repairs, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, n.d.*** The opening portion of an apparently abandoned novel bearing the hallmarks of Fuller's keen eye and wit. Fuller manuscripts are exceptionally rare at auction.

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Symons (Arthur) Charles Baudelaire, one of 100 copies signed and numbered by the author, title printed in red and black, portrait frontispiece and 7 plates, 2 illustrations, newspaper clipping tipped onto front free endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original vellum-backed boards, some discolouration to spine, light browning to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, small 4to, Elkin Mathews, 1920.

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Crowley (Aleister) Aceldama, a Place to Bury Strangers In. A Philosophical Poem by a Gentleman of the University of Cambridge, one of 88 copies on hand-made paper, from an edition limited to 100, book label of Nicholas C. Bishop-Culpeper to upper cover verso, spine neatly repaired with japan tissue, light browning and surface soiling to covers, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Yorke 1], 8vo, Privately Printed, 1898.*** Crowley's rare first published work, we can trace only 2 copies at auction in the last 70 years. The only review for the work appeared in an issue of Cantab and expressed a view that characterised opinion towards Crowley for much of his career: "Induced by we know not what course of reading, the book is not one that we can recommend to the young, for though its stanzas are sufficiently musical, there runs through them a vein of scepticism and licentiousness which required to be treated with caution."

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[Beckford (William)] Vathek, fourth edition, revised and corrected, lacking half-title, with engraved frontispiece after Westall, the author's copy with five pencil notes in his hand to rear free endpaper, with later ink inscription and notes to front free endpaper (see below), frontispiece with light marginal foxing and slightly offset onto title, engraved book-label of ducal coronet and initials SEHBC to front pastedown, nineteenth century tan calf, gilt, rebacked preserving old gilt spine with green roan label, g.e., very slightly rubbed and marked, preserved in modern calf-backed cloth drop-back box by Trevor Lloyd, spine gilt in compartments with green calf label in similar style to book, [Chapman 3(A).iv], 8vo, W.Clarke, 1823.*** The later ink inscription reads, "F.C.Brooke Esqre. Token of regard & esteem [illegible signature] N.B. This was the author's own copy, given by him to the Duchess, from whom I received it - many copies want the print upon the fly-leaf" on front free endpaper and with another tipped in, "I failed in procuring the original French Edition; & (strange to say) I have not been able to find one in amongst the Duchess's books - Easton Park Nov. 24th 1851 [illegible signature again]".

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Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, one of 200 copies signed by the author, title printed in red and black, additional spine label tipped onto rear endpaper, very light browning to endpapers but a clean copy internally, bookplate of Rowland Burdon Muller, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, very light browning to label and head of covers, light rubbing to spine tips and corners but a sharp and excellent example overall, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in folding chemise and green morocco-backed slip-case (with dent to foot of spine), [Kirkpatrick A10a], 8vo, Edward Arnold & Co., 1924.*** A lovely example of one of Forster's most acclaimed novels, winner of the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

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[Beckford (William)] Azemia: A Descriptive Novel...By Jacquetta Agneta Mariana Jenks, of Bellegrove Priory in Wales, 2 vol., first edition, with half-titles but lacking M8 at end of each vol. (advertisement leaf in vol.1 and probably blank in vol.2), light spotting and browning, some staining particularly in vol.1, K10 in vol.2 with paper flaw loss to fore-margin not affecting text and M6 lacking lower outer corner just touching catchword, H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate to rear pastedown, another engraved bookplate to front, contemporary half calf, spine titled and ruled in gilt, rubbed, joints cracked, corners worn, preserved in modern calf-backed drop-back box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt in compartments with floral motifs and five raised bands, [Chapman 5.i; Garside, Raven & Schowerling], 12mo, Sampson Low, 1797.*** Rare satirical novel, a companion piece to Modern Novel Writing of the previous year, this being dedicated to the supposed author of that work. At the end of vol.2 are 20pp. entitled 'To the Reviewers of all the Reviews; and all the Newspapers' with a running heading of "Criticisms Anticipated".Library Hub records only 2 copies of this first edition (V & A, Dyce Collection; and University of Oxford); WorldCat adds 2 further copies in America. We have been able to trace only a few copies at auction, the most recent being this copy in 1990.

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Shiel (M. P.) Shapes in the Fire, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Harold Taves to front free endpaper, address panel to Taves in Shiel's hand loosely inserted, pictorial title, 14pp. advertisements and 12pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, faint tape marks to endpapers, original brown cloth, lettered and decorated in red, spine lettered in gilt, spine very slightly darkened, light rubbing and bumping to extremities, uncut, an excellent copy, 8vo, John Lane, 1896.*** Shiel's second short story collection, including his weird fiction classics "Xelucha" and "Vaila", scarce inscribed. Harold Taves was a friend and correspondent of Shiel's who helped to sell Shiel's novels in Hollywood. 

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[Morier (Sir James Justinian)] [Collected oriental romances], 24 vol., first editions, comprising The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, 3 vol., vol.1 only with half-title, lacking in vol.2 & 3, title in vol.1 and a few other leaves very lightly soiled, 1824; The Adventures of Hajji Baba, of Ispahan, in England, 2 vol., vol.2 lacking half-title (not called for in vol.1), vol.1 with final otherwise blank imprint leaf, 1828; Zohrab the Hostage, 3 vol., vol.1 lacking advertisement leaf at beginning, vol.2 & 3 lacking half-titles, 1832; Ayesha, the Maid of Kars, 3 vol., 1834; Abel Allnutt. A Novel, 3 vol., vol.1 lacking half-title, 1837; The Banished: a Swabian Historical Tale, 3 vol., vol.2 & 3 lacking half-titles, vol.3 also 4pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 1839; The Mirza, 3 vol., half-titles, inscribed to Sir Robert Harry Inglis Bart. "from his faithfl. & ever obliged friend, The Author" on half-title (cropped just shaving one letter), 1841; St.Roche. A Romance, from the German, 3 vol., half-titles, genealogical table at end of vol.3, 1847; Martin Toutrond: A Frenchman in London in 1831, half-title, etched frontispiece and wood-engraved illustrations by Measom, frontispiece lightly browned at edges, 1849, Zohrad the Hostage, Ayesha and Abel Allnut inscribed "from the author" on titles,  very occasional light spotting, some titles with small ink stamp of Robert Inglis on verso, engraved bookplate to front paste-downs, handsome uniform mottled calf, by Riviere & Son, covers with small Greek key border in gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red morocco labels, the first t.e.g., others uncut, the rest g.e., slight rubbing to extremities, [Sadleir 1793, 1794, 1801, 1796, 1792, 1798, 1797, 1802 & 1803; Wolff 4925, 4926, 4933, 4927, 4924, 4930, 4929, 4934 & 4932], Richard Bentley, 8vo.*** A superb set of most of Morier's fictional output. James Justinian Morier (1782-1849) worked for his father's business in Smyrna before becoming a diplomat. He published two accounts of his travels before turning to fiction and beginning the sequence of orientalist novels on which much of his fame now rests. 

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Poesias Eroticas Escolhidas, half-title, dedication neatly ruled and decorated in gold, 4 finely-engraved plates depicting well-endowed monks at play, some very light offsetting, contemporary green morocco, gilt, spine richly gilt in compartments, very slight rubbing to spine tips and corners, g.e., preserved in custom morocco drop-back box with gilt in imitation of the binding, 18mo, Paris, n.p., 1818.*** A handsome copy of this rare illustrated collection of erotic poetry. 

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Shiel (M. P.) The Dragon, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "The fact that God has a predilection for pigtails and microbes (to judge from their number) has always struck me, and there seemed to me such a picture in their overflowing with a stare into the West... But "the readers" seemed to prefer the first work to the second better - pigs as regard tales! M.P. Shiel. 1924" to front free endpaper, 28pp. advertisements dated 1913 at rear, light browning to endpapers, slight surface abrasion to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, spine a little darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing and marking, preserved in custom chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo, Grant Richards, 1913.*** A future war novel and the second of Shiel's "yellow peril" titles, with a lengthy inscription discussing its inspiration and reception. 

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Wilde (Oscar) The Picture of Dorian Gray, first published appearance in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, English issue, rare variant ?for overseas sale, unpriced and with "August 1890" to title and upper wrapper, occasional light marking or soiling, light foxing to title, lacking all after "Round Robin Talks II" (p.140), modern purple cane toad-backed cloth, upper wrapper (rather stained with light browning and short tear to fore-edge) bound in, [Mason 81], 8vo, Ward, Lock & Co., 1890.*** A highly unusual copy of Wilde's celebrated story, published in the July issue of Lippincott's magazine but with the month here given as August on both the upper wrapper and title and without the usual "One Shilling" price to the upper wrapper. It may be that this copy was intended for sale in Australia or another far-flung corner of the British empire, but we have been unable to trace another example. 

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Augustus Edwin John (1878-1961)Head study of Ronald Firbank (1886-1926)Pencil, signed in the upper right corner, sheet 175 x 125 mm (6 7/8 x 4 7/8 in), under glass, minor surface dirt and light stains, some handling creases visible, framed, [circa 1915]Provenance:Miriam Benkowitz (author of the biography and bibliography of Firbank)*** Miriam Benkovitz wrote in her biography of Firbank that he was 'very much concerned with his appearance', and had hoped to capture his youth through the portraits produced by his friends and associates. [Miriam Benkovitz, Ronald Firbank. A Biography. New York: Alfred A, Knopf, 1969, pp. 112-113]'It is a curious fact that the numerous extant portraits of Firbank bear almost no resemblance to each other, seeming indeed, to depict a series of entirely disparate persons. During his life he was drawn or painted by Charles Shannon, Augustus John, Wyndham Lewis, Alvara Guevara and probably (for he was fond of sitting for his portrait) by other artists as well; yet it remains extraordinarily difficult to form an exact mental picture of his features.' [Jocelyn Brooke, Ronald Firbank. London, Arthur Barker Ltd., 1951, p. 34.]

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Beardsley (Aubrey).- Symons (Arthur) The Savoy: An Illustrated Quarterly, 8 vol., first edition, plates and illustrations by Beardsley, Sickert, Rothenstein, Beerbohm, Rossetti, Shannon etc., loosely inserted Christmas card in volume 1. without publisher's slip in vol.7, some foxing, vol.1 and 2 in original pink pictorial boards, the rest in original green pictorial wrappers, some light rubbing, soiling and fraying, vol. 4 with tear to head of upper cover, but generally a sharp and excellent set, with the original pink-wrappered suppressed prospectus, preserved in custom drop-back box, [Lasner 103 & 103a], 4to, Leonard Smithers, January-December, 1896.*** An excellent set of what Holbrook Jackson called "the most satisfying achievement of 'fin de siecle' journalism in England." The arrest of Oscar Wilde and the dismissal of Aubrey Beardsley as the art editor of The Yellow Book created difficulties for the artists and writers of the 1890s. Smithers's enterprise was therefore most timely. However, employing Beardsley was not without its problems - his cover illustration for no.1 having to be suppressed, for example, as it depicted a young boy urinating on The Yellow Book. Symons' editorship was crucial in recruiting writers such as Yeats, Conrad, Shaw, Verlaine, Ernest Dowson and John Gray.

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Crowley (Aleister) The Star and the Garter, first edition, [one of 50 copies], this copy with editorial corrections in the author's hand to pp. 52, 72 & 78 and pencil inscription head of p. 87 "This is to show you how a king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar", half-title, some light foxing and finger-soiling, bookseller's label of Galloway & Porter Ltd." to front pastedown, 20th century blue crushed morocco, spine slightly darkened, light discolouration to covers, t.e.g., others uncut, original wrappers bound in, [Yorke 15a], 4to, Watts & Co., 1903.*** The rare true first edition, including the appendix. This copy with minor corrections as well as a typically vivid comment from Crowley. 

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Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance "To my darling little girl and Princess I give this book which is dedicated to her & by her chiefly inspired. May, 1909" to front free endpaper, book-labels of Bradley Martin and J. O. Edwards to front pastedown, original boards, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining much of original backstrip, some bumping and wear to corners, rubbing, marking and light wear to covers, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, along with seemingly unpublished photograph of a young Douglas and Custance (a little creased and faded, laid onto card with inscriptions to head and foot, 8vo, The Academy, 1909.*** A remarkable copy of this collection, including some of the author's best poetic output, his "To Olive" sonnets sequence. Douglas' use of "Princess" as a nickname for Custance (and her using "Prince" for him) was well-established; their courtship began with their corresponding in 1901 using these terms, indeed, Douglas uses the term in sonnet III, leaving little doubt that the present volume was intended for the author's wife. 

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Shiel (M. P.) The Young Men Are Coming!, first edition, bookseller's label to front pastedown, original cloth, very light toning to spine, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, minor chipping to corner tips, light rubbing and creasing to spine tips, a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1937.*** A superb example of this science fiction title, rare in the dust-jacket. 

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James (M.R.) Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary, first edition, frontispiece and 3 plates by James McBride, without advertisements, some very light scattered spotting, very light browning to endpapers, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, original buckram, yapp edges, very light toning and faint splash mark to spine, a near-fine example, [Currey p.261; Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature, 1973, pp.100-105; Tymn 3-125], 8vo, 1904.*** A superb copy of M.R. James' first collection of ghost stories.

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Crowley (Aleister) Moonchild. A Prologue, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original green cloth lettered in gilt, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket by Beresford Egan, light fading and toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, neat and professional strengthening tape repairs to spine tips and corners verso, light surface soiling to lower panel, light creasing to head, an excellent example, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, [Yorke 51], 8vo, Mandrake Press, 1929.*** A lovely example of this key Crowley title in the superb Beresford Egan dust-jacket. 

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[Crowley (Aleister)] The Tale of Archais: A Romance in Verse, first edition [one of 250 copies], title printed in red and black, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards with paper label to spine, soiling and browning to spines, wear to spine tips and corners, [Yorke 2], small 4to, Kegan Paul, Trench Trubner & Co., 1898.*** Crowley's second book of poems, scarce. 

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Douglas (Lord Alfred) The Complete Poems, signed presentation inscriptions from the author "Darling beloved Dame from Bosie. Xmas 1928. Given to Miss M. Mackay after my mother's death. Alfred Douglas. November 1935" to front free endpaper, extensive editorial markings in pencil throughout (some erased), newspaper clippings and proof sheet of the poem "Lust and Hypocrisy" to rear endpapers, scattered spotting, some light browning to endpapers, ownership inscription of Lady Sibyl, Marchioness of Queensbury to front pastedown, adhesion mark to front free endpaper, original boards, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, bumping and wear to corners, t.e.g., others uncut, later endpapers, 8vo, 1928.*** A presentation copy from the author to his mother, subsequently re-gifted at her death. This copy seemingly used as the basis for subsequent editions with numerous editorial markings to that effect. 

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Beckford (William) Italy; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, with 1p. Autograph letter from Beckford written in the third person to Messrs. Molteno and Graves of 20 Pall Mall dated from Bath 30 July 1834 regarding a fine art purchase “Mr. Beckford is perfectly satisfied with Mr. Molteno’s and Mr. Graves’s explanations and reconciled by the extreme beauty of the Campagnolas to the price” and hoping that they received payment of £50, bound in with envelope at beginning of vol.1, bookplate of Charles Robin Holloway, later half dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, by Roger de Coverly & Sons, spines gilt, t.e.g., very slightly rubbed at edges, preserved in modern blue morocco-backed cloth drop-backed box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine gilt in compartments with similar motifs, [Chapman 8.i], 1834; Recollections of an Excursion to the Monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha, first edition, 24pp. publisher's catalogue dated April 1835 bound in at beginning, half-title, engraved portrait, occasional light spotting, H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate, original boards, paper label to spine, uncut, a little rubbed and scuffed, preserved in modern grey morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, beige label, 1835, 8vo (3)

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Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, "bijou edition", one 50 copies on Japanese vellum initialled by the publisher, frontispiece, 2 illustrations and 8 plates by Aubrey Beardsley, 13pp. advertisements at end, some very light marginal toning, ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, original vellum, gilt, slight bowing to covers, light soiling, t.e.g., others uncut, an excellent example, [Lasner 105a], 16mo, Leonard Smithers, 1897.*** The second edition with a new cover design by Beardsley. Though the limitation of this special edition is nominally double that of the first edition, copies are seemingly more rare in commerce with only one copy traced at auction.

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Douglas (Norman) In the Beginning, limited edition signed by the author, signed presentation inscription "For dear Peggy [Guggenheim]. Small return for much whisky from Norman. Capri, Christmas, 1947" to front free endpaper, ink ownership inscription of Peggy Guggenheim to half-title, light scattered foxing, light browning to endpapers, contemporary cloth-backed patterned boards, remains of label to upper cover, light toning to covers, light wear to corners, housed in custom morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo, [Florence], Privately Printed, 1927.*** A lovely association copy with a charming inscription. Guggenheim knew Douglas through a number of mutual friends, most notably the photographer Kenneth Macpherson.

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[Smithers (Leonard) and Sir Richard Francis Burton, translators and editors] Priapeia; or the Sportive Epigrams of Divers Poets on Priapus, one of 250 copies, half-title, some light surface creasing, light finger-soiling to margins, bookplates of Robert Booth and another (designed by Stephen Gooden but with name excised) to endpapers, remains of earlier bookplate to front free endpaper, later crushed brown half morocco over original boards, original spine bound in, bumping to corners, t.e.g., [Penzer, p. 153], 8vo, Athens, Erotika Biblion Society, 1888.*** Scarce translation of classical erotic verses. Burton disassociated himself from the work but letters between him and Smithers clearly show his direct involvement. 

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Meyrink (Gustav) The Golem, translated by Madge Pemberton, first American edition, frontispiece, Boston Public Library bookplate to front pastedown, original purple cloth lettered in black, light rubbing and slight fading to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket by E. McKnight Kauffer, light discolouration to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, affecting one letter of imprint, short tear to head of upper joint, split to head of upper fore-edge, light rubbing to extremities, a very good example overall, 8vo, Boston and New York, 1928.*** Meyrink's first novel, a classic supernatural work of German Expressionism, set in the Prague ghetto. 

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Moore (George) A Modern Lover, 3 vol., first edition, 31pp. advertisements to end of vol. 3, pencil mark to vol. 1 M5, very occasional light finger-soiling, a very clean copy generally, original teal cloth lettered in black and gold, very slight toning to spines, minor bumping to spine tips and corners, a fine copy, preserved in folding chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, [Sadleir 1767; Wolff 4892], 8vo, Tinsley Brothers, 1883.*** A superb example of Moore's first novel, famously banned by Mudie's Circulating Library. In response Moore published his next novel A Mummer's Wife in one volume, the success of which was so great it contributed to the end of the triple-decker format and the lending libraries they supported. 

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Shiel (M. P.) Prince Zaleski, New Adelphi Library edition, Jorge Luis Borges' copy with his ink ownership inscription "Jorge Luis Borges, 1937, Adrogué" to rear pastedown, original cloth, light browning to spine, slight fraying to spine tips and corners, preserved in drop-back box, 8vo, 1928.

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[Polidori (John)] The Vampyre; A Tale, first edition, third issue, half-title, light foxing, attractive antique-style half calf, spine gilt with red morocco label, slipcase, [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1819:55; Tymn 1-304], 8vo, for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819.*** The circumstances surrounding the birth of this work and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein during a night of ghost-story telling with Byron and friends, is well documented. This third issue, without Byron's name on the title, with the preliminaries reset to 23 lines and with the word "almost" in last line of p.36 missing the first letter.

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Douglas (Lord Alfred) Perkin Warbeck and some other poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Fletcher Littledale dated "Venice March 1898" on half-title, title printed in red and black, browning to endpapers, bookplate of Littledale with book labels of Herbert Boyce Satcher and J.O. Edwards to front pastedown, original vellum-backed cloth, spine browned, light wear to corner tips, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Chiswick Press, 1897.*** Douglas' rare second book of poetry, we can trace no other copy at auction. The present copy was inscribed by Douglas in the period immediately after the months he spent living with Wilde in Naples.

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Blackwood (Algernon) Pan's Garden. A Volume of Nature Stories, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to George A. Van Nosdall to frontispiece recto, frontispiece and illustrations by W. Graham Robertson, 12pp. advertisements, some very light edge-spotting and light browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, very slight fading to spine, light rubbing and slight bumping to spine tips and corners, slight rubbing to extremities, an excellent copy, custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Tymn 3-35], 8vo, 1912.

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Wratislaw (Theodore) The Pity of Love. A Tragedy, one of five copies on Japanese vellum, light erasure marks to front free endpaper, original cloth, slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, upper joint splitting at ends but firm, light marking to head of upper cover, preserved in custom half morocco drop-front box, 8vo, Swan Sonnenschein, 1895.*** Exceptionally rare, we can trace no other copy of this limitation at auction. Wratislaw is one of the most elusive figures of the 1890s, both in his little-documented private life and in his works as most appeared to be published in small limited editions, as here. 

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Beardsley (Aubrey).- Wilde (Oscar) Salome: A Tragedy in One Act, translated from the French, first English and first illustrated edition, one of 100 large paper copies on Japanese vellum, title & list of plates with pictorial borders, 10 plates and tail-piece by Aubrey Beardsley, 16pp. publisher's catalogue dated 1894 at end, small ink stain to upper margin of pp. 61-64 and following plate, later crushed green half morocco, light toning to spine, joints rubbed, t.e.g., [Gallatin p.46; Lasner 59; Mason 351], small 4to, Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894.*** The limited issue on Japanese vellum of Beardsley's most celebrated work. Wilde had commissioned Beardsley to illustrate the book but was shocked by the results, feeling that the images overpowered his text. Beardsley mocked Wilde in his illustrations, depicting him as the 'Woman in the Moon' and as a jester in 'Enter Herodias'.

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Beardsley (Aubrey) The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser, first edition, one of 50 copies on Japanese vellum, from an edition limited to 300, light browning, upper hinge cracked but firm, chip to front free endpaper fore-edge, bookplate of Walter Delay Ward to front pastedown, original vellum, lettered in gilt, slight bowing to upper cover, light soiling, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, [Lasner 151], 4to, For Private Circulation, 1907.*** The first complete publication of Beardsley's unfinished erotic novel, later published as Under the Hill. 

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Shiel (M. P.) Here Comes the Lady, first edition, 20pp. advertisements dated "Autumn 1928" at rear, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light sunning to spine, dent to foot of upper cover, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, small internal chip to spine, a few small nicks and small chips to head and top of panels with light creasing, small internal chip to spine, surface scratch to upper panel, a very good example overall, 8vo, The Richards Press, [1928].*** Shiel's fourth collection of short-stories, rare in the elegant dust-jacket. 

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Rilke (Rainer Maria) Poems, translated by J.B. Leishman, first English edition, initialled presentation inscription from the translator to John Everett Butt, some soiling to later pages, original cloth, light toning to spine, slight fraying to spine tips and corners, housed in cloth chemise, Hogarth Press, 1934; with 5 Autograph Letters., 1 Autograph Card and 1 Typed Letter, all signed from Stephen Spender, 2 Typed Letters signed from Margaret West and 4 Typed Letters signed from Leonard Woolf (one signed per procurationem) all to Leishman, house together in chemise and both chemises in custom morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo.*** An excellent series of letters that chart much of Leishman's efforts publishing his translations of Rilke and his famous collaboration with Stephen Spender on Duino Elegies.The letters from Woolf and West, dated from 18th July 1933 - 6th June 1935, show Woolf as initially hesitant, stating in July 1933, "I am afraid that my experience with Rilke, and with publications of poetry, indicates that they could only be published at a loss". Indeed, a month later and horrified at the actions of the Nazi regime, Woolf considered a complete abandonment "The more I think about the present situation in Germany, the more barbarous does the behaviour of the Government seem to me, and I feel that I do not want to have any personal or business relations with those who support or tolerate it." (in reference to Rilke's German publisher Insel-Verlag). Woolf clearly changed his mind (or was forced to by his contract) and publication continued.The Spender letters (undated though probably 1937-38) cover the initial proposal of a collaboration ("I am extremely interested in the idea of collaborating with you to translate the Duineser Elegien and thank you for the suggestion. In fact I would like to do so very much.") as well as comments on translations of the first two elegies. 

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Beerbohm (Max) Caricatures of Twenty-Five Gentlemen, first edition, first issue with "Leonard Smithers" to foot of spine, Edward Gordon Craig and Siegfried Sassoon's copy with bookplates to front pastedown (Sassoon's posthumous), pencil caricature of George Bernard Shaw by Craig titled "G.B.S. The Sailor's Friend" to rear endpaper, and drawing of a bat by Craig above the Frank Harris plate, plates by Beerbohm, some light corner creasing and light finger-soiling, book label of Henry Sotheran to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine a little darkened, light rubbing and bumping to extremities, preserved in custom chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, 4to, Leonard Smithers, 1896.*** An excellent provenance with evidence of Gordon Craig attempting his hand at caricature. Shaw and Craig knew each other well and feuded for much of their lives, though the drawing here appears to be an affectionate one. 

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Wilde (Lady Jane).- Saltus (Edgar) The Pace that Kills, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "Lady Wilde - with the duty and homage of Edgar Saltus. London November /89" to half-title, some light finger-soiling to margins, book label of Herbert Boyce Satcher to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine a little darkened, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, t.e.g., preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Chicago, New York and San Francisco, 1889.*** A presentation copy to Oscar Wilde's mother. See also lot XXX.

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Pickthall (Marmaduke) Saïd the Fisherman, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "I hereby certify that one A.J. Dawson discovered this humble work and set it before the public in a good light, thereby securing for it what renown it could achieve", some scattered spotting, bookplate of A.J. Dawson to front pastedown, original cloth, light bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities a little rubbed, housed in orange chemise and morocco-backed slip-case, 8vo, 1903.*** A good association copy of Pickthall's most celebrated work, inscribed to fellow novelist and traveller Alec John Dawson (1872-1951)

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Machen (Arthur) Ornaments in Jade, typescript, 47pp., signed presentation inscription from the author "for F[ytton] A[rmstrong]" (John Gawsworth) to upper wrapper (now detached), "Torture" signed by the author at head and with several editorial corrections, pencil note by Gawsworth "suppressed for England" to head of "The Idealist", with two additional ?proof pages for "The Rose Garden" with correction in the author's hand, all bound together with split pin butterfly clip to upper corner, slight browning, light surface creasing, preserved in custom chemise and slip-case, 4to, [1930s].*** A presentation copy of this short story collection, likely gifted by Machen to Gawsworth as part of the latter's attempt to publish the collection in the UK. The pages are largely carbon copies except for the story "Torture" which appears to be a working draft.Gawsworth has dated the upper wrapper "Amersham 16/xi/35" and written a longer note that provides some context: "Typed versions of the stories contained in "Ornaments in Jade" prepared for an English Edition. No English Edition was printed, however, but all the stories (excepting 'The Idealist', considered obscene) were printed in 'The Cosy Room'." The Cosy Room was a collection of Machen's stories curated by Gawsworth and published in 1936.

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Nesbit (E.) Fear, first edition, the dedication copy with signed presentation inscription from the author "To Paul Bland, to whom this book was dedicated and is dedicated, this copy on his birthday, from E. Nesbit, his mother, who wrote the book. June 28. 1910" to front free endpaper, 2pp. advertisements at front, 2pp. advertisements and 32pp. publisher's catalogue at rear, light browning to endpapers, original blue cloth lettered in gilt, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, some splitting and fraying to upper joint, some light marking, extremities rubbed, preserved in custom black morocco drop-back box with title lettered in red on spine, [Tymn 3-181], 8vo, Stanley Paul & Co., 1910.*** The dedication copy of Nesbit's most celebrated collection of supernatural stories. Includes one of her most adapted stories, "Man-Size in Marble". Her son Paul was also the dedicatee of The Railway Children.

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Waller (Pickford Robert) A sketchbook with over 180 pp. of original drawings, designs, studies of ornament, interiors, and cuttings, including studies of birds and animals, flowers, furniture, ornament sketches for architecture, candlesticks, art nouveau design, and some internal studies of various rooms in Buckingham Palace, pen and inks, watercolours, printed cuttings, the cuttings all neatly tipped onto album leaves, the drawing executed directly onto the album leaves, each leaf approx. 92 x 152 mm (3 5/8 x 6 in), some light offsetting in places, minor surface dirt, Waller's bookplate to front pastedown, original crushed brown half morocco, gilt, spine gilt in compartments, in crushed brown half morocco drop-back box replicating binding, g.e., oblong 8vo, [circa 1900-1920s].*** Pickford Waller (1849-1930) was an artist, illustrator and designer of bookplates, wallpapers and fabrics in the Art Nouveau style. He was a friend of Whistler and James Guthrie of the Pear Tree Press, for whom he worked on several books

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Riddell (Mrs. J.H.) Weird Stories, first edition, presentation inscription from the author "W. Riddell with the author's best wish for a happy new year" on title, 6pp. advertisements, very occasional scattered foxing, 1 or 2 gatherings a little proud, lacking rear endpaper, original pictorial cloth, spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped and a little frayed, some soiling to covers and light rubbing to extremities, an excellent copy, preserved in custom morocco drop-back box, [Sadleir 2070; Tymn 3-220; Wolff 5828], 8vo, James Hogg, [1882].*** A presentation copy of this exceptionally rare and celebrated collection of supernatural stories, we can trace no copies at auction or in UK institutions. WorldCat lists 5 copies only (one in Germany and 4 in the US). This copy with the covers and spine blocked with a black leaf decoration, unlike that described by Sadleir. 

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Crowley (Aleister) Thumbs Up!, one of 100 copies signed by the author, tipped in frontispiece, errata slip tipped onto title page, original stitched printed wrappers, very light marginal toning, a fine copy, preserved in folding chemise and slip-case, [Yorke 42a], 4to, Published by the O. T. O., 1941.*** A superb example of this scarce limited edition. 

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Beckford (William) Modern Novel Writing, or the Elegant Enthusiast; and Interesting Emotions of Arabella Bloomville. A Rhapsodical Romance...By the Right Hon. Lady Harriet Marlow, 2 vol. in 1, first edition, errata leaf in vol.1, wood-engraved tail-pieces, light browning to corners of first title and final leaf, very occasional light spotting, F6 of vol.2 lacking part of fore-margin (repaired), H.Bradley Martin's copy with his small bookplate, later polished tan calf, gilt, by Rivière, spine gilt in compartments with floral motifs and roan labels, g.e., joints a little rubbed and cracked, very slight rubbing to corners, preserved in modern calf-backed cloth drop-back box, spine gilt in compartments with green morocco labels, [Chapman 4; Garside, Raven & Schowerling 1796: 22], 12mo, G.G. & J.Robinson, 1796.*** Scarce satirical novel. According to the Bradley Martin catalogue "This is the variant (of indeterminate priority) without the dedication leaf in volume 2". We have been able to trace only a few copies at auction, the most recent being this copy in 1990.

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Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, title printed in red and black, frontispiece, 6 plates and 2 illustrations, all by Aubrey Beardsley, Blairhame morocco book label to front pastedown, original pictorial vellum, gilt after a design by Beardsley, some light marking to endpapers, original pictorial vellum, gilt, slight bowing to covers, spine a little rubbed and dulled but a bright and excellent copy generally, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in custom vellum-backed drop-back box, [Lasner 105], 4to, Leonard Smithers, 1896.*** A lovely example of one of Beardsley's rarest and most technically accomplished works. This copy with the book label of noted collector and bibliophile Natalie Knowlton Blair (1887-1951).

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Sade (Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de) Opus Sadicum, number 1 of 50 copies using the sheets of the first edition in English, half-title, title printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, dark green crushed half morocco, gilt, by Bayntun, spine gilt in compartments, light sunning to spine, t.e.g., others uncut, 8vo, Athens, by the Erotika Biblion Society for Private Distribution, 1889.*** An excellent example of this rare edition, we can trace no other copy at auction. The first edition in English was published by Isadore Liseux in Paris. Harry Sidney Nichols bought 50 sets of sheets and published them in the present edition for his society members. 

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Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, pencil, watercolour wash, some gold heightening, each signed in pencil and dated between 1919 and 1922, on card, various sizes between 145 x 295 mm (5 3/4 x 11 1/2 in) and 270 x 280 mm (10 1/2 x 11 in), each laid onto mounts with "cobweb" tissue guards, loose, circa 1919 to 1922; Der verliebte Flamingo, introduction by Max Krell, first edition, one of 150 copies, 10 hand-coloured plates, original wrappers, the front cover printed with a design in blue and gold, 1923, all housed together in near-contemporary pink velvet drop-back box with grey velvet inlay all decorated in gilt and central painted circular vellum disk (some light staining and fading to box, some splitting to joints and head and foot, contained within marbelled card drop-back box and modern pink velvet drop-back box with upper cover in imitation of the published work, large 4to.*** A beautiful collection of original drawings for Pellar's privately published erotic masterpiece. The Austrian artist Hanns Pellar, renowned for his unique Art Nouveau aesthetic, gained recognition for his use of graceful lines, intricate decorative motifs, and a frequent focus on mythological and allegorical themes. In 1911, he was invited by the Grand Duke of Hessen to join the Künstlerkolonie in Darmstadt, where he primarily focused on portraiture, earning acclaim among a select group of art connoisseurs. Pellar’s works often depicted high-society women adorned in lavish attire, celebrated for their vivid creativity and radiant quality. His contributions to art were deeply rooted in the Jugendstil movement, which flourished in Austria and Germany during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This movement mirrored artistic trends elsewhere in Europe, including the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain and the Art Nouveau styles prominent in France and Belgium.

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Famous hoax.- Caraboo: A Narrative of a Singular Imposition, practised upon the Benevolence of a Lady residing in the Vicinity of the City of Bristol, first edition, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece by N. Braithwhite and folding engraved plate by E.Bird, some light spotting, final two leaves with marginal repairs, affecting a couple of letters of text, later half calf, 8vo, Bristol & London, 1817.*** The account of an elaborate hoax. In early 1817 a young woman arrived at Almondsbury in Gloucestershire speaking in a language which the villagers could not understand. Apparently of oriental descent, she was taken in by a local couple and became something of a cause celebre. From interpretation of various signs, gestures and words it was claimed she was Caraboo, a princess of Javasu in the Indian Ocean who had been captured by pirates and sold to the captain of a brig. She had escaped by jumping ship, swimming ashore and then eventually, after six weeks of wandering, found herself at Almondsbury. The local newspapers of Bath and Bristol gave her increasing attention but after about ten weeks she was exposed as Mary Wilcocks, the daughter of a shoemaker Thomas Wilcocks and Mary Burgess of Witheridge, Devon. She was also known as Mary Baker, the name of her supposed first husband.

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Lewis (Matthew Gregory) Romantic Tales, 4 vol., first edition, half-titles, without advertisements at end of vol. 4, scattered foxing and light browning, Horatia Nelson's copy with her ink ownership inscription to head of titles, armorial bookplate of John Croft Deverell to front pastedowns, contemporary red crushed morocco, gilt, spines gilt in compartments with pomegranate motifs, corners bumped, rubbed, t.e.g., [Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1808: 72], 8vo, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808.*** A collection of five Gothic tales and eight poems. This copy with the ownership inscription of Horatia Nelson, the illegitimate daughter of Nelson and Lady Hamilton. 

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James (M.R.) More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, first edition, occasional light foxing, very light browning and contemporary ink ownership inscription to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, slight toning to spine, light rubbing to joints, spine tips and corners, minor fraying to head of spine, some minor marking to covers, a sharp and excellent example overall, [Currey p.261; Tymn 3-126], 8vo, 1911.

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Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite of plain plates, from an edition limited to 200, 20 lithograph plates by Auguste Rodin signed by the artist on the stone, all but two colour, each bound with additional plain plate and captioned tissue guard, light foxing to a couple of plates, with 2 pencil preparatory drawings by the binder mounted on sheet and bound in at end (one marked with tool numbers), bound in dark purple goatskin, by Charles Lanoë, spine titled in gilt with five raised bands, red goatskin doublures with illustration from title-page tooled in blind to centre, signed at foot of front turn-in, dark red silk moiré linings, marbled flyleaves, original printed wrappers bound in, g.e., preserved in half dark purple goatskin chemise (spine a little rubbed and faded) and board slip-case (very slightly rubbed at edges), [Artist & the Book 261; Artist & the Book in France p.341; Manet to Hockney 19], 4to (binding c.330 x 250mm.), Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1902.*** Fine copy of Mirbeau's erotic novel, the only work to contain original plates by Rodin.

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Shiel (M. P.) The Purple Cloud, first edition, title printed in red and black, 4pp. advertisements and 31pp. catalogue (dated May 1901) at rear, light foxing, largely to title and following leaf, paper residue to front pastedown, original pictorial cloth, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped, rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, preserved in green morocco drop-back box with purple and black onlays replicating original cloth, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1901.*** Shiel's most enduring novel, an apocalyptic last man novel that influenced H.G. Wells and H.P. Lovecraft. Scarce in good condition. 

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[Beckford (William)] [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript: with Notes Critical and Explanatory, first (but unauthorised) edition, with errata leaf and final blank (often missing), p.48 misnumbered "84", woodcut illustrations of fans to p.316, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her ink signature to front free endpaper, note to foot of title and a few light pencil markings and annotations to text in her hand, title lightly stained, some foxing to text, Panshanger bookplate, a good tall copy, later red straight-grain morocco with single gilt fillet border, spine titled and ruled in gilt with five raised bands, g.e., a little spotted and rubbed, spine darkened, corners bumped, preserved in modern red morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, spine gilt in compartments, [Chapman 3(A).i; Garside, Raven & Schowerling 1786:15; Rothschild 352], 8vo (200 x 120mm.), for J.Johnson, 1786. *** A fine association copy of Beckford's influential Gothic novel, originally written in French and translated and edited by his friend Rev. Samuel Henley. Contrary to Beckford's wishes this edition preceded the first French edition which was published in December 1786 in Lausanne (but dated 1787).Lady Caroline Lamb (1785-1828), Anglo-Irish aristocrat and novelist, wife of William Lamb (later Lord Melbourne), who had a public and scandalous affair with Lord Byron and is reputed to have coined the phrase "mad, bad, and dangerous to know" about the poet. Her most renowned work is the Gothic novel Glenarvon published in 1816, which included recognisable portraits of herself, Byron and others, and which ensured her rejection from society. Her husband's sister, Emily, married the 5th Earl Cowper whose seat was Panshanger in Hertfordshire and which holds the papers of both Lord Melbourne and Lady Caroline.

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