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Preisdatenbank abonnierenA mid 18th Century wine glass with waisted bucket shaped bowl to stem with double series opaque white twist - an opaque gauze - surrounded by an opaque white spiral band to plain base, 16.5 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Some light general wear, plus various small specks and deposits, and small bubbles within the glass, overall appears sound.
A mid 18th Century wine glass with waisted trumpet shaped bowl, the stem with a top knop, two inverted balusters and a base knop, to a domed foot, 17 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Overall some light general wear. Various bubbles and blemishes within the glass, particulalry to the footrim and stem plus a few to the bowl, and a few specs and deposits within the glass, but overall appears sound.
A mid 18th Century goblet with a tall waisted cup shaped bowl and multiple spiral air twist stem to plain foot, 16 cm high, and an early 18th Century trumpet shaped dram glass, the moulded pedestal stem with hollow column to folded foot, 11 cm high (2) CONDITION REPORTS Show general wear with some light scratches conducive to age. There are a couple of air bubbles to main body. Foot has a few deeper scratches to underside.
A Lalique "Gui" (Mistletoe) vase inscribed "R. Lalique" to base, 17 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Base to underside is entirely frosted and bears a moulded mark in capital letters "R. LALIQUE", mould mark visible vertically through top rim and down side of vase in four places (opposing), base also bears a scratched/etched mark which appears to be the letters "F W", overall some light general wear and scuffs.
A miniature glass mug, etched "Coronation of King George June 22nd 1911", with fern to reverse, 5.5 cm high, together with a miniature glass mug etched "Tak A Wee Drappie", with fern to reverse, 5 cm high, an early 19th Century Waterford port glass with cut glass sides, facet cut stem and plain base, 8 cm high, a mid 18th Century waisted beaker, 6.5 cm high, a toasting glass of bucket shape, 6.5 cm high, a mid 19th Century schnapps toasting glass with trumpet shaped bowl and solid glass inverted trumpet foot, 8.75 cm high, an early 19th Century custard glass with bell shaped bowl, the stem with a single knop and plain foot the pontil mark ground out, 9 cm high, and a mid 18th Century firing dram with bucket shaped bowl and heavy thick foot, 6.5 cm high, and a firing glass with bucket shaped bowl and thick base etched with Masonic symbols, 8 cm high (9) CONDITION REPORTS All items show signs of general wear, with some light scratching and several glasses have original bubbles / faults. The small handled cup has a small pinhead size chip to the underside of the rim. One of the smaller glasses with image of underside has a large original air bubble to the foot. Another glass's stem has a deep scratch to the foot. Another glass with handle has some deep scratches the main body.
A set of five early to mid 20th Century ceiling lights, each supported on a pendant fitting with cast copper oak leaf decoration to the cylinder form lights fitted with cut glass sectional uprights, 101 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Overall with wear and scuffs, posts to the top appear to have been altered and cut down, some bear screw fittings and others appear to have had these cut away, appears to have been some repairs to the metalwork, some chips to the glass prisms and a few of the prisms with some losses, three of the lights appear to have all of their glass fittings although in each case there is one upright which is just a plain thin section of glass (so possibly a later replacement), one of the lights appears to have one or more of the glass prisms missing and the fifth light has about half of the glass fittings missing, there are four floral shaped glass sections which fit above the bulb present and one is missing, there are five circular metal ceiling fittings with screw holes present, there are two cut glass domed sections present only, each of the light frames bear a small swivel "hatch" through which the glass prisms can be inserted or removed. Size of each cylindrical section (which holds the glass prisms) is approx 23.5 cm high excluding acanthus fitments and finnials, and approx. 19.5 cm diameter, height of the acanthus decorated and baluster/ring decorated section above the cylindrical frames is approx 20.5 cm high, and the posts above this are approx 55 cm long, the five circular metal ceiling brackets do vary slightly and some still appear to have the sections of the sawn off post attached to them, they do have some mis-shaping also.
A George V Kings Shropshire Light Infantry Officer's sword, the engraved blade with shagreen covered grip and pierced knuckle guard inscribed "KSLI", 99 cm long overall, housed in a leather covered scabbard CONDITION REPORTS Scabbard with quite heavy wear and scuffs, some tears to leather, various replacement sections of leather (please see photos). Sword has some general wear, scuffs and scratches, knuckle guard is rusted, fitments with wear and scuffs, grip with wear and scuffs, please see photos for details of condition.
An RAF dress sword in the manner of Wilkinsons of Pall Mall, the engraved fullered blade with shagreen and wirework grip, the pierced brass knuckle guard with RAF insignia, the handle with eagles head finial, 96 cm long overall, housed in a brass mounted leather scabbard, together with a black leatherette outer scabbard bearing label inscribed "Flight. Lieut. E H Fielden" crossed out to read "Wing Commander", and another label inscribed "HRH The Duke of Kent, K.G. Wing Commander E H Fielden ..." (Provenance : Air Vice Marshall Sir Edward "Mouse" Fielden GCVO, CB, DFC, AFC [deceased], personal pilot to Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, Chief Air Pilot and Extra Equerry, then Captain of the King's Flight/Queen's Flight - for further information please contact the Auctioneers) CONDITION REPORTS Outer black cover with chamois interior is quite worn and creased and has replacement strap, and some small tears, bears "HRH The Duke of Kent KG" label with ink inscription verso "EHF's sword cover hanging in Fr. Hall", and inscribed in pen "Wing Commander Fielden" and a label stamped "Flight.Lieut H Fielden", and written in ink "Wing Commander". Scabbard has had some repairs and inserted sections (please see photos), and has wear and scuffs. Sword : the very tip is bent over, blade generally with some light wear and scuffs, grip and knuckle guard with some general wear and scuffs, some of the wirework has moved/is coming loose, some slight tarnish.
An early 20th Century Court sword, the etched blade inscribed "Hill Brothers, Old Bond St, London", with engraving of flags verso, the hilt of shaped cup form inscribed with Victorian Royal cypher, the wirework handle with wrythen twist decorate knuckle guard and Queens Crown pommel, 92 cm long overall, housed in an engraved brass mounted leather scabbard, together with leatherette outer case CONDITION REPORTS Outer black case is quite worn and deteriorated with some losses to surface of fabric and some small splits and repairs. Scabbard with some wear and scuffs, and some splits to leather. Very tip of the sword is slightly bent, blade with some light general wear and scuffs, grip with some light wear and a small section of the wound wirework is separating.
A collection of various scrapbooks and photograph albums relating to E.H. Fielden and family, mainly 1920's and 1930's including a large album containing various photographs of 1930's Aircraft Carriers and Naval Operations, various photographs of foreign visits and associated aircraft, various maps, letters, ships menus, invitations, club membership cards e.g. The English Club, Buenos Aires 1931, and various other ephemera and memorabilia, a photograph album including many photographs from "West Indies Cruise SS Homeric January 27th - March 8th 1934", together with various tickets, personal inscriptions, photographs, menus, etc., a photograph album containing photographs of trip January 11th - April 9th 1935 on the SS Chitral including India and Egypt with personal and military ephemera, a simulated snakeskin covered photograph album containing photographs circa 1925-1928 including skiing in Pontresina 1925, Oxford and Cambridge Ice Hockey St. Moritz 1925, various aircraft photographs, car racing photographs from Brooklands 1926 including Dick Howey, J.G.P. Thomas, etc., aerial display 25 Squadron Hendon 1925, results of air crashes at Duxford 1924, skiing Wengen 1926, and a circa 1900 embossed clothboard bound photograph album (very few photographs) (5) (Provenance : Air Vice Marshall Sir Edward "Mouse" Fielden GCVO, CB, DFC, AFC [deceased], personal pilot to Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, Chief Air Pilot and Extra Equerry, then Captain of the King's Flight/Queen's Flight - for further information please contact the Auctioneers) CONDITION REPORTS The small album - binding very worn, rips and tears to edges, a large amount of foxing to the paper and very browned, some rips to pages, most documentation is old newspaper cuttings and a few personal photos of people and house. The dark blue/black leather crocodile skin effect album - very worn to edges, general wear to leather, first two pages are quite crumpled and have foxing, photos generally have some browning/yellowing but are clear. Album with Jamaica etc - outside has scuffs, marks and wear, overall in reasonably good condition with some foxing to the edges of the boards and to one or two photos but overall images are in reasonably sound condition and clear with small amount of browning to some. Album of India - binding has some general wear, fading and scuffs, a small amount of foxing on the edges of the boards, overall photos reasonably good with some very light browning, some of the invitations have browned and have some foxing. The largest album - has got very damp on the outside and the board is splitting, wear to covers, corners and edges, and first page is very foxed and with some dried mould, pages and boards are worn to edges and have signs of wear and damp and with some rips to edges, photos have browning to some but very little foxing, there are well over 50 images of aircraft throughout the albums, plus numerous aerial photos. The various documentation, maps, letters etc are all quite browned and worn and some have got damp, although all are very readable and have been stored away for some considerable time. Some images are very creased.
An Omar Ramsden beaten silver pedestal bowl with flared rim raised on a circular stepped base with rope twist decoration, inscribed "Omar Ramsden fecit" to base (London 1933), 8.4 cm high, approx. 8.4 oz CONDITION REPORTS Diameter approx. 12 cm. Overall with some light general wear and scuffs, shaping is slightly uneven but overall appears sound.
A pair of David Andersen novelty peppers in the form of owls with white and black enamelled decoration, stamped "D.A Norway Sterling 925S" to base CONDITION REPORTS Both have some light general wear and scuffs, but generally appear to be OK, foot rims are slightly uneven in shape and the stoppers are made of plastic.
A white gold dress ring set with two grey pearls and two diamonds approx 0.55 carat each, the ring inscribed "16-2-56", size Q CONDITION REPORTS Overall with some light general wear and scuffs. We are unable to comment on colour or clarity of stones, and would suggest viewing in person. There are some joins visible to the interior of the ring where the band/shoulder meets the settings.
A late 19th Century half pearl hinged bangle of two rows of graduated half pearls set on a pierced shank, approx 5.8 cm diameter, housed in a Skinner Silversmith box CONDITION REPORTS Box with various wear, scuffs and scratches. Bangle with some wear, scuffs and some light scratches to the gold, but overall appears in good condition. Gross weight including stones and fitments 18.4 gms,
A pair of gold cufflinks bearing Royal cypher and "G" for George Duke of Kent and a pair of 9 carat gold cufflinks with initials "EE" reversed (Provenance : Air Vice Marshall Sir Edward "Mouse" Fielden GCVO, CB, DFC, AFC [deceased], personal pilot to Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, Chief Air Pilot and Extra Equerry, then Captain of the King's Flight/Queen's Flight - for further information please contact the Auctioneers) CONDITION REPORTS Cufflinks bearing "G" have some general wear and scuffs, and a few small scratches. Cufflinks with engraved decoration have general wear and scuffs, and some light scratches and tiny knocks to edges, and these are hallmarked. Gross weight of cufflinks bearing "G" is 14.3 gms, and gross weight for cufflinks bearing "EE" is 7.9 gms.
A pair of gold and garnet set cluster style earrings CONDITION REPORTS Has some light general wear and some slight scratching particularly to backs and some tiny knocks to edges of floral decoration, but otherwise appear in reasonably good condition. Gross weight including stones and fitments 2.9 gms.
A turned ivory and stained ivory chess set, the pieces turned by A. W. Jones in the early 80's from the buttons rescued from the organ of The United Reform Church Putney during it's bombing in 1944, one of only two produced, the other owned by Prince Charles, housed in a converted mahogany and birdseye maple music box, together with a modern chess board (Article 10 Certificate No 536579/01) CONDITION REPORTS Some light general wear, some pieces with some slight yellowing, white King is signed to base "A W Jones", small fault/blemish to one of the sections of turning to the white Queen - possibly a fault line in the ivory or blemish within the ivory, and some similar blemishes to the Castle, stained ivory pieces are a dark reddish-brown colour, has some light wear and a few minor scuffs, but overall condition appears to be good. Converted box has lined compartments within, some of the compartments have linings missing. Chess board has some wear and scuffs, and some separating at joins, veneer missing to one side and veneers to other side appear to be of a formica type material and with a plyboard type base.
A ladies gold cased Omega wristwatch, the circular dial inscribed "Omega Swiss Made" with brown leather Apollo strap CONDITION REPORTS From a good local private vendor. Overall some light general wear, leather strap with some wear and creasing, back of watch with some wear and scuffs and some scratches, glass and face of watch appear to be in good condition. We can make no guarantee as to whether watch is complete or in working order. Gold untested, carat not known.
A framed and glazed black and white photograph of Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) signed "Elizabeth R" and dated Jan 18th 1941, a Christmas card depicting Henry Duke of Gloucester and Alice Duchess of Gloucester dated 1937 signed "Henry" and "Alice", an unframed black and white photograph of Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy inscribed "To you both with our good wishes, Alexandra and Angus" (1973), another inscribed "All good wishes, Happy New Year, Alexandra and Angus" (1974), an unframed postcard depicting General Georges, Commander of the French Army inscribed "A M A Commodore Fielden en Souvenir d'un Voyage Movemente 19.5.43 G R Georges" (given to Group Captain E.H. Fielden after picking up General Georges from France and delivering him to Maison Blanche, North Africa), and a framed and glazed photographic portrait study of gentleman in white tie and tails signed "Rusty" (Provenance : Air Vice Marshall Sir Edward "Mouse" Fielden GCVO, CB, DFC, AFC [deceased], personal pilot to Edward VIII when Prince of Wales, Chief Air Pilot and Extra Equerry, then Captain of the King's Flight/Queen's Flight - for further information please contact the Auctioneers) CONDITION REPORTS The photograph of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother has some fading and creasing, frame with some wear and scuffs and stamped "Jarrolds (Sloan Street)..". The Henry and Alice card has wear, dirt and scuffs, some creasing and fading and foxing. The photo inscribed Rusty has some wear and fading and frame has some stains and scuffs. General Georges postcard has wear and slight browning/discolouration and some slight creasing. 1973 card has extensive creasing / folds vertically through centre and is mis-shapen. The 1974 card has some small creases and some light wear and scuffs.
Dickens (Charles) - The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, first edition , second or later issue bound from the original monthly parts, frontispiece, engraved title and 40 etched plates, closed tears to 3 plates without loss, contemporary calf, blind-stamped and gilt, rebacked preserving original backstrip, lightly rubbed, 1837; The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, first edition in book form , portrait frontispiece and 34 plates, closed tears to 2 plates, 1 with loss, 2 text leaves loose, contemporary half morocco, extremities a little worn, 1839, both lacking half-titles, plates oxidised (as often), some light soiling and browning, 8vo (2)
Hardy (Thomas) - Far From the Madding Crowd, 2 vol., first edition, 10 engraved plates only (of 12), occasional light browning or finger-soiling to outer margins, contemporary library cloth with circulating library labels to upper covers (vol.1 label rather chipped and scuffed), rebacked, new endpapers, 8vo, 1874.
Doyle - Strand Magazine , 5 vol., illustrations, occasional spotting ( Sir Arthur Conan) Strand Magazine (The), 5 vol., illustrations, occasional spotting, some hinges broken, original pictorial cloth, light wear to spines, corners a little bumped, a little rubbed, 1891-93; and 9 others, 8vo (14)
Hardy (Thomas) - Tess of the D'Urbervilles, a Pure Woman, 3vol., first edtion, first issue , with chapter "35" numbered "25" on p.199 in vol. 2 and "load" mispelt as "road" on p.198 in vol.3, half titles, endpapers a little browned, paper catalogue discription mounted on front pastedown of vol. 3, hinges a little cracked, original cloth, gilt, upper covers with double vertical linear design of honeysuckle blossoms after Charles Ricketts, shelf-lean, spines darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light marks from library labels to upper covers, rubbed, [Sadleir 1114], 8vo , 1891.
Aldington (Richard) - Images (1910-1915), inscribed by the author , light spotting, original sewn pictorial wrappers, The Poetry Bookshop , [1915]; Death of a Hero, original cloth, dust-jacket by Paul Nash, spine browned with small stain to foot, otherwise very good , 1929; A Dream in the Luxembourg, number 158 of 308 copies signed by the author, foxing, original cloth-backed patterned boards, remains of ?original glacene jacket , 1930 § De Nerval (Gerard) Aurelia, translated by Richard Aldington, number 28 of 50 copies signed by the author , from an overall limitation of 700, lithographed plates, original cloth-backed patterned boards, spine sunned , 1932, first editions , last 2 t.e.g. and others uncut ; and 4 others, Aldington, 8vo (8)
Banks (Iain M.) - Consider Phlebas, signed by the author , light browning to margins, 1987; The Player of Games, New York, 1989; Use of Weapons, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1990; The State of the Art, signed by the author, 1989 ; Against a Dark Brackground, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1989, first or first American editions, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies ; and 18 others by the same, 8vo (23)
Banks (Iain) - The Wasp Factory, signed by the author, Boston, 1984; Walking on Glass, jacket spine very slightly faded, light creasing to head, 1985; The Bridge, signed by the author on bookplate, 1986; Espedair Street, signed by the author, 1987 ; Canal Dreams, signed by the author , 1989; The Crow Road, signed presentation inscription from the author , 1992, first or first American editions, original boards, dust-jackets ; and 23 others by the same, 8vo (29)
Barnes (Julian) - Flaubert's Parrot, a little rubbed at extremities, 1984; A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, light browning to covers, 1989 § Amis (Martin) Money, some light fading to spine, 1984 § Carey (Peter) Oscar & Lucinda, 1988, uncorrected proof copies, original wrappers ; and 47 others, uncorrected proof copies, 8vo (51) Including works by Graham Swift, Italo Calvino, Milan Kundera, Umberto Eco, Angela Carter and others.
Bellow (Saul) - Dangling Man, the author's first book , light spotting to extremities, ink name to front free endpaper, bookseller's small sticker on front pastedown, some dulling and spotting to jacket , 1946; The Victim, covers partly sunned, dust-jacket by Edward Bawden, a fine copy , 1948; Seize the Day, review copy with publisher's card inserted, jacket slightly rubbed at corners , 1957, first English editions , original cloth, dust-jackets ; and 11 others, Bellow, 8vo (14)
Chandler (Raymond) - Red Wind, jacket spine faded, short closed tears to head, New York, 1946; Playback, browning to endpapers, ink inscription, jacket spine faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, creasing, 1958 § Chandler (Raymond) and Robert B.Parker. Poodle Springs, one of 250 copies signed by Parker, slip-case, 1990 § Spicer (Bart) The Golden Door, light browning to endpapers, jacket a little creased at head and foot, 1951; Black Sheep, Run, 1952, first or first English editions, original boards, all but the third with dust-jackets ; and c.75 others, detective fiction and similar, 8vo (c.80)
Christie (Agatha) - Sad Cypress, ink ownership inscription to half-title, spine faded, spine ends and corners a little bumped, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipped, tape repairs to verso, damp-staining to rear panel, closed tears with accompanying creasing, 1940 ; The Labours of Hercules, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, some light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1947, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Christie (Agatha) - Evil Under the Sun, ink ownership inscription, spine slightly faded, jacket with ring-mark to upper panel, spine ends a little chipped, closed tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, 1941; Crooked House, ink stamp and light foxing to endpaper, some light mottling and fading to extremities, jacket with chips, closed tears and accompanying creasing to head and foot, 1949, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets , 8vo (2)
Christie (Agatha) - Five Little Pigs, spine ends and corners a little bumped, jacket browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1942; The Moving Finger, blind-stamp to title and half-title, ink ownership inscription, jacket price-clipped, spine a little browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, damp-staining to foot of lower panel, some light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1943; The Hollow, jacket spine a little faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1946, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets ; and another by the same, 8vo (4)
Conrad (Joseph) - Nostromo, light spotting to title, bookplate, 1904; Typhoon, 16 pp. advertisements, occasional soiling to outer margins, endpapers browned and soiled, 1903; Victory, 31pp. advertisements, spotting to title and half-title, spine darkened, light soiling, 1915, first editions, original cloth ; and 4 others by the same, 8vo (7)
Greene (Graham) - The Quiet American, slight shelf-lean, covers a little bowed, jacket with tape repairs to vers, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some light rubbing and creasing, 1955; The Comedians, jacket spine lightly browned, near-fine otherwise, 1966, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets ; and 7 others by the same, 8vo (9)
Hemingway (Ernest) - Winner Take Nothing, first edition, first issue with 'A' on verso of title and 'wo hundred and twenty-five pounds' on p.159, very light age-toning, original cloth, gilt, slight shelf-lean, otherwise a very good copy, dust-jacket, edge wear, chipped at corners and spine ends, rubbed at fore-edges, browning to spine, 8vo, New York, 1933. Fourteen of Hemingway's best short stories, six of which are first appearances, exemplifying the writing style and archetypes the author was most famous for.
Hueffer [- Ford] (Ford Madox) - The Heart of the Country: A Survery of a Modern Land, title printed in red & black, 2pp. advertisements, some spotting, ink name of novelist Stephen Reynolds on front free endpaper, original cloth, spine slightly sunned, t.e.g., others uncut , 1906; Women & Men, number 68 of 300 copies, loose portrait of the author loosely inserted, original printed wrappers, light dust-soiling, small hole near spine, Paris, Three Mountains Press , 1923; Some do not , light toning, front free endpaper browned, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine browned with some light marking, a few small chips and minor closed tears , 1924, first editions ; and 12 others, Ford, 8vo (15)
Hunter (Evan) - The Blackboard Jungle, facsimile dust-jacket, New York, 1954; Second Ending, jacket with short closed tear to head and accompanying creasing, 1956; Strangers When We Meet, jacket a little rubbed, New York, 1958; A Matter of Conviction, light browning to margins, jacket a little rubbed, New York, 1959; Mothers and Daughters, New York, 1961, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets ; and 27 others by the same, 8vo (32)
Huxley (Aldous) - Antic Hay, 1923; Those Barren Leaves, 1925; Do What you Will, 1929, some marginal spotting, orginal cloth, dust-jackets, spines slightly browned otherwise attractive copies ; Arabia Infelix and other poems, one of 692 copies signed by the author, pictorial title, original cloth-backed boards , 1929; The World of Light , number 60 of 130 copies signed by the author, original buckram-backed patterned boards, t.e.g. , 1931 § Chapman (J.B.) Genealogy of Aldous Huxley and some others, one of 50 copies , this unnumbered , foreword signed by Huxley at end, fold-out format as issued, some browning and light dust-soiling , 1931, first editions ; and 21 others, Huxley, 8vo (27)
Huxley (Aldous) - Brave New World, ink ownership inscription, original cloth, spine lightly browned, vertical crease to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 1932 § Maugham (W.S.) Liza of Lambeth, Jubilee Edition, limited edition signed by the author, light foxing to endpapers, original vellum-backed boards, spine browned, a little warped, dust-jacket, browned at spine and margins, a little chipped at head, 1947; and 3 others, modern first editions, 8vo (5)
Mailer (Norman) - The Naked and the Dead, one of 240 deluxe copies for the Collector's Book Club, upper hinge weak, original morocco, spine faded, spine chipped at head, rubbed and scuffed, 1949 § Monsarrat (Nicholas) The Cruel Sea, first edition, jacket with closed tear to upper panel, some light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, excellent otherwise, 1951 § Jones (James) From Here to Eternity, first English edition, jacket spine slightly browned, some light rubbing to head and foot, New York, 1951 , last 2 in original boards and dust-jackets ; c.80 others, modern first editions and others, 8vo (c.85)
Schulberg (Budd) - What Makes Sammy Run, jacket price-clipped, spine slightly faded, closed tear and creasing to upper panel, spine chipped at head, additional facsimile dust-jacket covering original, [c.1941]; The Harder They Fall, jacket spine slightly faded, 2 very short closed tear to head of upper panel, light creasing to spine ends, New York, 1947; The Disenchanted, jacket price-clipped, spine slightly faded, some light damp-staining to foot, New York, 1950; Some Faces in the Crowd, jacket price-clipped, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners a little chipped, New York, 1950, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets ; and 9 others by the same, 8vo (13)
Shaw (George Bernard) - Typed Letter signed to Fred Wormall, with autograph deletions, 1p., light folds, framed & glazed, Ayot St Lawrence, 31st December 1947, encouraging Mr Wormall in his foundation of a 'Men's Rights' movement, but withholding any active support: "I have other fish to fry; and anyhow I am far too old; so I can only send you this Attaboy"; with 52 books by or on Shaw, 4to et infra (53)
Simenon (Georges) - Magnet of Doom, 1948; A Wife at Sea, 1949; Aunt Jeanne, 1953; Act of Passion, 1953; Danger Ahead, 1955, first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, but mostly excellent overall ; and c.80 others by the same, mostly Maigret, 8vo (c.85)
Waugh (Evelyn) - Brideshead Revisited, Book Society edition, faded in patches, dust-jacket, spine browned, loss to spine ends, corners chipped, surface soiling, 1945; Black Mischief, first edition, some light scattered spotting or finger-soiling to prelims, bookplate, spine faded, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 1932; Scoop, first edition, light browning to endpapers, spine faded, some light rubbing to extremities, 1938, original cloth ; and 4 others by the same, 8vo (7)
Wells (H.G.) - Bealby. A Holiday, first edition , 4pp. advertisements dated 'Spring, 1915' and 31pp. publisher's catalogue at end, a little light spotting to margins and edges of earlier ff., original cloth, slightly mottled, spine lightened , original orange dust-jacket printed in black with mounted colour illustration on upper panel, rubbed, some edge wear, split at upper fore-edge, spine lightened with some fraying at ends, [Wells 57], 8vo , 1915.
Golden Cockerel Press.- - Mabinogion, translated by Gwyn Jones and Thomas Jones, number 430 of 550 copies, wood-engraved frontispiece, pictorial title, map and full-page illustrations by Dorothea Braby, bookplate of Sybil & Wallace Warner, original pictorial half morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, light soiling to boards, corners slightly worn, 1948 § Whitfield (Christopher) Together and Alone, number 88 of 100 specially-bound copies signed by the author and artist , from an edition limited to 500, wood-engraved illustrations by John O'Connor, original morocco-backed marbled cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, slightly rubbed at edged, 1945, small folio & 8vo, Golden Cockerel Press (2)
Sassoon (Siegfried) - The Path to Peace: Selected Poems, number 80 of 500 copies, printed in blue and black, initials supplied by hand by Margaret Adams, the first in gold, the rest in red and blue, with the additional poem 'Awaitment' loosely inserted (often missing), and with 3 other additional Sassoon poems printed by the press ('A Prayer at Pentecost', 'Nativity' and úith Unfaithful') tipped into wrappers and loosely inserted, original vellum-backed patterned-paper boards, transparent wrapper, Worcester, Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1960; Something about Myself, reproduction of illustrated calligraphic manuscript by Margaret Adams, printed in blue and brown, original cream wrappers, cat in gold on upper cover, spine soiled, Worcester, Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1966; Satirical Poems, first edition , light browning to half-title and final leaf, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little soiled, spine browned, 1926; and 4 others by or about Sassoon, 4to & 8vo (7)
Attwell (Mabel Lucie).- Barrie (J.M.) - Peter Pan and Wendy, plates and illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell, [1921] § Dickens (Charles) The Personal History of David Copperfield, plates by Frank Reynolds, [n.d.] § Stacpoole (H. de Vere) The Blue Lagoon, tipped-in plates by Willy Pogany, occasional light foxing, 1910 , original pictorial cloth, gilt, generally excellent ; and 11 others, children's and illustrated books, v.s. (14)
Milne (A.A.) - Winnie the Pooh, some light creasing and browning to endpapers, slight shelf-lean, 1926; Now We Are Six, some light browning and small damp-stain to endpapers, spine darkened, fading to fore-edge, 1927, first editions, frontispiece and illustrations by Ernest H.Shepard, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, g.e., 8vo (2)
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