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(JAMES) WOOLLEY OF CODNOR (DERBYSHIRE); an 18th century oak cased eight day longcase clock, the brass dial with applied chapter ring bearing Arabic and Roman numerals with applied pierced detail depicting cherubs and crowns to the corners, the hood with blind fret panel to the cornice, raised on plinth base, height 196cm.Additional InformationComplete with pendulum and weights. The dial is approx. 28.5cm/11.22" wide. The chapter ring diameter is 26cm. There is a repair to the top of the dial (see additional images). Old worm holes to the gilt sections of the columns and with losses to the gesso. One of the carved and gilt corner blocks at the back is lacking. The door has a crack to the top. The hinges and lock are not original. The sides of the back board are later timber and other later timbers in the construction. Some losses to the blind fret of the hood at both corners. Other general age wear throughout. 

MAJOR SCHOFIELD OF SALFORD; a 19th century mahogany cased eight day longcase clock, the hood with carved scrolls, applied with gilt rose heads above blind fret detail, and two columns with metal tips, housing the silvered dial with moon phase dial, above dial with Arabic and Roman numerals, and subsidiary date and minute dial, the corners with chased detail of figures with courting scenes, the case with Greek key style moulding and blind fret panel, raised on block feet, height 224cm.Additional InformationThe piece of missing mounding from the side of the trunk is present. 

A 19th century gilt wood and gesso rectangular over mantel mirror with scroll work surmount and blind fret side panels, height approx 89cm, width 112cm, together with a smaller rectangular wall mirror (2).Additional InformationThe over mantel mirror has a large blemish to the silvering at the bottom middle of the plate and with other spotting throughout the plate. The scroll detailing to the top has many chips and losses and other general wear and losses throughout. The other mirror with some greying to the mirror plate to the bottom left and general wear to the frame, there is a loss to the bottom right hand corner. The mirror plate to the rectangular wall mirror is not original.

A 1920s/30s oak bookcase with pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing three adjustable shelves and blind fret carved decoration to the top and gallery back, width 103cm, depth 31cm, height 123cm.

A Russian 916 standard silver and enamel basket, with swing handle and decorated with foliate motifs against a green ground, on three ball feet, diameter 11cm, the underside stamped with an emperor's head and 916 and also with a maker's mark ‘AF?’, gross weight 198.5g.Additional InformationThe interior is grubby and will need cleaning. Traces of gilt to the underside of the handle and to the rim. There is a small blind chip in the green enamel. There is also a shallow chip to the green enamel at the upper edge. There is a small chip to a red enamel section to the left of this and a small loss to the green between this red section and the rim.

An Edwardian silver plated epergne, with fixed central trumpet and three detachable trumpets, on circular base, height approx. 27cm, with a silver plated three piece decanter stand with three cut glass decanters and stoppers, and a small collection of spoons.Additional InformationThe epergne with wear to the plate throughout, a slight tilt and a small knock to the base. The decanter stand with one of the ball feet lacking and heavily tarnished throughout, two of the decanters with blind chips to the rim, the other decanter with some small nicks to the rim. One of the stoppers is lacking much of the lower section meaning it sits lower in the collar than the other two, all stoppers with some wear and chips. Overall tired.

A 17th Century oak coffer:, of small size, with a rectangular plain twin panel moulded top and interior candle box, the carved front with a blind fret foliate frieze and twin arcaded panels with flowerhead, leaf and lozenge ornament, the central stile with a stylised tulip stem flanked by strapwork decorated through stiles, 88cm (2ft 10 1/2in) long.

An Edwardian carved mahogany rectangular silver table:, with a pierced fret tapered gallery and blind fret frieze, on acanthus and scroll decorated cabriole legs, terminating in claw and ball feet with castors, 79cm (2ft 7in) x 73.5cm (1ft 9in).

JOHN SWANNELL (BRITISH 1946) 'RODIN SERIES No 4' a limited edition photographic print 19/295, signed to lower margin with blind stamp, no certificate, approximate sizes - image 44cm x 53cm, frame 83cm x 91cm (ARR) (Condition:- frame edges lightly marked)

TWO CAST IRON BLIND STAMP PUNCHES, the first for 'The Midland Brewery Company', the second for 22 Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, together with a horses hoof converted to an inkwell - missing liner, and a box of assorted thread plug gauges, UNC and UNF, etc

2x Bachmann 'OO' Gauge Class 37 and 47 Locomotives. Comprising of 37684 'Peak National Park' (repaint / weathered) and 32-817 47745 'Royal London Society for the Blind'. Both models are boxed. (2)

Michael Lyne(1912-1989) "Grand National canal turn", Ltd Ed Print blind stamped, signed lower right, by Frost & Reed 53cm x 64cm. Good original condition

George III Chippendale design mahogany chest, dentil cornice over blind fretwork frieze and two short and three long graduated cock beaded drawers, raise on ogee bracket supports, formally the top section of a chest on chest

Paul Nash (1889 - 1946), limited edition woodcut, book plate for Samuel Courtauld, published by Garton & Cooke May 1985, printed on Japanese hosho paper, blind stamp for Paul Nash Trust, image 10cm x 8.5cm, mountedGood condition

Stanley Spencer, double-sided sheet of pencil/watercolour sketches, group of figures with an umbrella, 25cm x 19cm, with mountain studies on reverse, blind stamp from artist's Studio sale, double-glazed frameA light horizontal crease through the centre and slight paper discolouration, generally good

A monumental Chinese hardstone sectional koro, early 20th Century, elaborately open and blind fretwork carved throughout incorporating dragons amongst scrolling foliage, numerous ring handles of varying size, on a circular fluted outswept foot, 80cm high

Sir Alfred James Munnings K.C.V.O., P,R.A., (British, 1878-1959), After the Race, signed l.r., colour print, Frost & Reed 1954, Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp l.l., 48 by 62cm, framed. Note: Artist Resale Rights apply

Sir Alfred James Munnings K.C.V.O., P,R.A., (British, 1878-1959), Brown Jack, signed l.r., colour print, Frost & Read 1935, Fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp l.l., 45 by 56cm, framed. Note: Artist Resale Rights apply

A George II mahogany tea caddy, circa 1740, caddy top with cast metal scroll swing handle, Chinese blind fretwork frieze, Rococo metal escutcheon, the velvet lined fitted interior with triple divisions containing triple silver tea canisters/mixing vessel each with matching bright cut engraved stag heraldry, the largest hallmarked for maker Thomas Newton, London 1740, 15.5cm high, 24.5cm wide, 15.5cm deep

Thomas Noel Smith (1840-1900) Country cottage with figures, signed, watercolour, together with E Pilsburg (19th century) Farm pond, signed, watercolour and After Natalia Nazarova (20th century) Ballerina, watercolour and etching, titled, signed and blind stamped (3)

After Sir David Wilkie RA (British 1785-1841): 'Blind Man's Buff' together with six other engravings after the artist, max 18cm x 25cm (7)

NO RESERVE Jonson (Ben) The Workes..., [vol.1 only (of 3)], 2 parts in 1 vol., engraved portrait by Robert Vaughan and architectural title by William Hole, woodcut head-pieces and initials, portrait and title soiled and rather crudely partly coloured with red crayon, both laid down (portrait trimmed, title torn and missing small portion from lower margin), damp-stained causing fraying to fore-margins (most leaves reinforced), some spotting towards end, ex-library copy with a few ink stamps, modern calf ruled in blind, new endpapers preserving engraved armorial bookplate of George Stanhope D.D., Dean of Canterbury, [Greg 1073; STC 14753], folio, Richard Bishop [and Robert Young], and are to be sold by Andrew Crooke, 1640; sold not subject to return⁂ The first volume of Jonson's works, first published in 1616; the second and third volumes followed later in 1641.

NO RESERVE World.- Montagu (Irving) Wonderings of a War Artist, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, plates, spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, rubbed, ink and gilt stamps of Manchester Artillery Officers' Library, W.H. Allen & Co., 1889 § Muston (Rev. Dr. Alexis) The Israel of the Alps: A History of the Persecutions of the Waldenses, translated by William Hazlitt, wood-engraved frontispiece, additional vignette title, plates and vignettes, occasional spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, spine faded, 1852; and 5 others, Travel, including a French edition of Shackleton in original pictorial cloth (defective), v.s. (7)

NO RESERVE Judaica.- Josephus (Flavius) The Whole Genuine and Complete Works..., edited by George Henry Maynard, double-column, engraved frontispiece and plates, engraved map hand-coloured in outline, 4pp. list of subscribers at end (one leaf defective), some soiling and staining, frontispiece frayed at edges (laid down), some other marginal tears and defects, modern calf with border tooled in blind, spine with old red roan label, a little rubbed, spine faded, for C.Cooke, [?1795] § Buxtorf (Johannes) Lexicon Chaldaicum, Talmudicum et Rabbinicum, with additional engraved architectural title dated 1639 but without portrait (as often), double-column, contemporary ink inscription to title, lightly browned, contemporary vellum, rubbed and soiled, lacking ties, spine torn at head, Basle, Ludwig König, 1639-40, folio; sold not subject to return (2)

NO RESERVE Berkshire.- Tighe (Robert Richard) & James Edward Davies. Annals of Windsor, being a History of the Castle and Town, 2 vol., 2 folding linen-backed colour plan frontispieces, 1 folding linen-backed hand-coloured plan, 3 folding lithograph plates, one hand-coloured, one trimmed, additional albumen print tipped-in, woodcut illustrations, one or two short marginal tears, previous owner's ink signature to titles and blanks, ex-library with usual labels and occasional blind-stamps, later morocco-backed boards, blind-stamp to upper covers, 8vo, 1858.

[Smith (Charlotte)] Beachy Head: with other poems, lacking title, half-title, becoming loose, previous owner's ink inscription to verso, [?1807], bound with, Atherstone (Edwin) A Midsummer Day's Dream. A Poem, engraved frontispiece, 1824, and, [Pratt (Samuel Jackson)] [The Lower World: a poem in four books], lacking title, 1810, together 3 works bound a 1, spotting, ex-library with bookplate, ink-stamps and occasional blind-stamps, later morocco-backed boards, library stamp to upper cover § Atkin (John) Jonah Tink, a poem, near contemporary ink signature of Eliza Gregg to blank, occasional spotting, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, abrasion mark to front free endpaper where label removed, modern half-calf, small abrasion mark to spine foot, Newark, 1823 § Bailey (Thomas) The Carnival of Death. A Poem, occasional faint spotting, ex-library with bookplate and occasional ink-stamps, original boards, library label to spine foot, rubbed,bumping to corners and extremities, 1822, 8vo (3)

Kennedy (James) Conversations on Religion with Lord Byron and others, large paper copy, typewritten slip tipped-in 'only 12 copies of this large-paper edition (issued simultaneously with the octavo edition) were printed. The present location of the other eleven copies is unknown', front free endpaper detached, occasional faint spotting, without the facsimile of other editions, advertisements at end, signature 'D' becoming loose, broken upper hinge, ex-library with bookplate and occasional blind-stamps, original drab boards, lacking spine label, rubbed, 1830 § Prospectus of the First Complete and Uniform Edition of the Works of the Rt. Hon. Lord Byron, ex-library with pencil shelfmark to title verso, modern cloth-backed boards, 1831 § Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) The Poetical Works ..., 12 vol., half-titles, titles dated in pencil, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, contemporary parchment spine, modern boards and printed spine labels, browned spines, Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh, [1891-92]; 4to & 12mo (14)⁂ The last is also known as 'The Bijou Byron.'

Thackeray (William Makepeace) The Virginians, first edition in the original 24 parts, plates and illustrations, advertisements, occasional spotting or browning, original yellow paper wrappers, some small blind-stamps or ownership names partially removed to upper wrappers, lightly faded and rubbed, some spines worn, upper wrappers to parts 20 & 24 detached, housed in 2 modern drop-back boxes, 8vo, 1857-9.

[Evans (Marian)], "George Eliot". Silas Marner, first edition, half-title, 16pp. publisher's catalogue at end, hinge repaired with tape, covers lightly stained, [Sadleir 819; Wolff 2063], 1861; The Spanish Gypsy, first edition, spine discoloured, 1868; Adam Bede, 3 vol., second edition, 1859, bookplates to pastedown, some spotting, original blind-stamped cloth, spine ends bumped and creased, 8vo (5)

[Evans (Mary Ann)], "George Eliot". Felix Holt, 3 vol., first edition, bookplates to pastedown, original blind-stamped cloth, spine gilt, lightly rubbed, spine ends frayed, 8vo, 1866.

NO RESERVE Devon.- Jenkins (Alexander) The History and Description of the City of Exeter and its Environs, first edition, extra illustrated, engraved frontispiece, engraved folding map, detached and loosely inserted, small split to fold, 2 engraved maps, 19 engraved plates, one or two newspaper clippings tipped-in, manuscript note dated 1885 to front free endpaper verso, occasional marginal annotations, spotting, bookplate, ex-library with bookplate and occasional blind-stamps, contemporary vellum, gilt, upper joint beginning to split but holding firm, rubbed, Exeter, P. Hedgeland, 1806.

Botany.- [Darwin (Robert W.)] Principia Botanica: Or, a Concise and Easy Introduction to the Sexual Botany of Linnæus, third edition, ink signature to title, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, spotting, later morocco-backed boards, library blind-stamp to upper cover, slight bumping to spine extremities, Newark, 1810 § Darwin (Erasmus) The Botanic Garden, a Poem, in Two Parts ..., engraved portrait, 9 engraved plates, chart, advertisements at beginning, ink signature to title, 1824, bound before, The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society: a poem, half-title, advertisement at end, 1824, together 2 works in 1, spotting, ex-library with bookplate, contemporary morocco-backed boards, small paper label to upper cover, rubbed, small loss to spine extremities, 8vo (2)

Medicine.- Taylor (Charles Bell) Verbatim Report of a Speech ... on the second reading of a Bill for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts of 1866-1869, paper label pasted inside upper cover, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, original printed wrappers, small labels to upper cover, lightly browned, slightly chipped at extremities, Nottingham, [1883] § Thompson (John Northon) Practical Observations on Blindness from Cataract, frontispiece, several small holes to frontispiece, ex-library with occasional blind-stamps, disbound, n.d. § Morris (Beverley R.) Observations on the construction of Hospitals for the Insane, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, later paper wrappers, chipping and small tears to extremities, 1844; A Theory as to the Proximate Cause of Insanity together with some Observations upon the Remote Causes of the Disease, occasional faint spotting, ex-library with occasional ink-stamps, original wrappers, ink-stamp to upper cover, a little rubbed, 1844 § Bayley (Thomas) The Present Aspect of the Vaccination Question. A Plea for Further Investigation into the causes of the recent epidemic of Small-pox in Gloucester, ex-library with ink-stamp to title verso, remnants of paper wrappers only, [1897], 8vo (5)⁂ Scarce medical pamphlets.

Early 19th-century mahogany stool, rectangular stuff-over upholstered seat, square section chamfered legs decorated with blind strapwork, fretwork brackets.53cm (21") x 42cm (16") height 46cm (18")Condition report: Overall condition good, seat more recently upholstered in modern fabric.

Late 19th-century Georgian style mahogany chest of drawers, the rectangular top above two short and three long drawers, canted corners with blind fretwork, bracket feet.width 81cm (32"), depth 43cm (17"), height 80cm (32")Condition report: Replacement handles, locks missing, pine drawer linings, top with two shrinkage cracks (see photographs).

Edwardian mahogany bow-front chest of drawers, top with moulded edge, drawers with matched quartered veneers, crossbanded and decorated with stringing and cock-beading, brass ring-pull handles, brass lock, hardwood drawer linings, blind base.112cm (44"), depth 63cm (25"), height 110cm (43")Condition report: Overall in good original order, clean drawer linings, original handles.

George III mahogany chest on chest, dentil cornice above blind fretwork, top section two short and three long graduated drawers, canted corners, lower section brushing slide three graduated drawers, ogee bracket feet, original handles and escutcheons.width 105cm (41"), depth 50cm (20"), height 182cm (72")Condition report: Overall good colour, two sections of cock-beading to top right short drawer, right-hand side third drawer down top section (see photographs) otherwise generally in good order and good colour.

Victorian mahogany bookcase on cupboard, constructed as one piece (does not split), canopy with dentil decoration above Gothic design, blind fretwork, two arched glazed doors covering three adjustable shelves, lower section with two mirrored single panel doors opening to reveal two short drawers with brass folding handles and one fixed shelf, all standing on blind pediment.width 137cm (54”), depth 50cm (20”), height 255cm (100”)Condition report: Overall condition good, good colour, original backboards and door furniture.

Collection of prints to include an abstract study of a head, etching, signed & dated 'M. Evans 1956' (no provenance); Francis Wells, Evening on Snowdon, aquatint etching blind-stamped 'Artists Proof'; View of Caernarvon Castle from Anglesea, aquatint etching by Wiliam Daniell, published by Longman, 1814, and others, including various late-20th century signed limited edition prints by Freda Ward; Brian Halton; W. M. Ireland; Raymond K. Boyes; J. Beddows; H. Carlisle; J. Baxter. Together with a watercolour of clowns, signed John Hill, 1983 (14)

A set of Mintons hand painted cabinet plates: By J P Hewitt, comprising The Carpenter, A blind beggar, and Geisha girls & blossom. Diameter 22cm. (Hairline cracks to 2 and damage to blossom plate, pieces present). (4)

Wedgwood Jasperware Blind Mans Buff vase: Height 30cm.

After Paul Henry (1877-1958), Irish landscape, limited edition colour print, blind stamped and signed in pencil, published by W J Stacey London WC1, 46cm by 54cm

Snaffles, Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967) hunting scene, 'The Finest View in Europe' blind stamped and signed in pencil 43cm by 67cm

Snaffles, Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967) hunting scene, 'The Gent in Ratcatcher' coloured print, blind stamp and signed in pencil 40cm by 37cm

Snaffles, Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967) Three First World War prints, 'Le Poilu' French Infantry soldier 'Le 75' two soldiers at a cannon with spent shell cases, 43cm by 34cm and soldiers on horseback, 'Gunners', all blind stamped, 36cm by 57cm

Three Eric Clapton LPs: 461 Ocean Boulevard; Delaney & Bonnie on tour; and Eric Clapton; together with Derek and the Dominos 'Layla' LP; and five Cream LPs: Blind Faith; Best Of; Live Cream; Goodbye; and Disraeli Gears. (9)

[RELIGION & THEOLOGY] The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, Oxford University Press, 1854, full bevelled and blind-stamped brown leather with a gilt metal clasp fastening (upper mount lacking pin), all edges gauffered gilt, large quarto; together with The Parallel Bible: The Holy Bible... in Parallel Columns, Oxford University Press, 1885, full black leather, all edges gilt, quarto, (2).

A 19th century rosewood sewing box, with brass gallery, single drawer and blind drawer, painted floral decoration, 77x74cmH

Antique French Charles Dix porcelain clock with blind mark. In the style of Jacob Petit. Circa 1840. Eight-day movement, half-hourly strike, string pendulum. Glued + damaged. Dimensions: 41 cm. In decent shape.

Antique French porcelain Charles Dix Cartel table clock with console. blind mark. Circa 1840. With floral gold decoration, tendrils at the top of the clock damaged, otherwise good. Eight-day movement, half-hourly strike, string pendulum. Dimensions: H 41 cm. In decent shape.

Rare antique three-piece German KPM porcelain tea set. Circa 1880 - 1900. With blind mark. With hand-painted decor. Farm / fowl yard + insects on lid. Dimensions: 12 - 26 cm. In good condition.

Wien.: Führer durch die Kaiserstadt und auf den besuchtesten Routen durch Österreich-Ungarn unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Welt-Ausstellung. Hildburghausen, BI 1873. Mit 10 Karten, 23 Plänen u. Grundrissen sowie 26 Ansichten in Stahl- und Holzstich. X S., 4 Bl., 589 Sp., 36 S. Flex. Olwd. mit Blind- u. Goldpräg. (Etw. berieb.). - (= Meyers Reisebücher). - Insgesamt gutes Ex.

Königlichen Museen in Berlin, Die.: Eine Auswahl der vorzüglichsten Kunstschätze der Malerei, Sculptur und Architektur der norddeutschen Metropole. Lpz. u. Drsdn., Payne (1853-55). 4°. Mit gest. Titel u. 99 Stahlst.-Taf. 2 Bl., IV, 260 S. Blind- u. goldgepräg. Lwd. d. Zt. mit Goldschn. (Verzogen, Gelenke angeplatzt). Vor allem wegen seiner Berliner Ansichten beliebtes Galeriewerk: Schloss, Zeughaus, Universität, Charlottenburg, Brandenburger Tor, Gendarmenmarkt und Opernhaus. - Stockfleckig.

A Georgian mahogany secretaire bookcase with dentil and blind fret cut cornice above astragal glazed doors and well fitted secretaire drawer above a further three drawers on bracket feet. H.224 W.111 D.57cm

Genet (Jean) Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs, roman, first edition, number 118 of 350 copies, 7-line signed presentation inscription from the author incorporating the book's title, portrait of the author trimmed from magazine and laid onto title, David Diamond's copy with his blind-stamp to head of title, near-contemporary morocco-backed vellum with gilt lettering to spine and upper cover and with initials "D. D." to foot of spine, light rubbing, 4to, Monte-Carlo, au depens de l'auteur, [1942].⁂ Genet's debut novel in an attractive binding with a lengthy, poetic, almost romantic inscription likely to the composer David Diamond. Regarded as scandalous upon initial publication, Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs has since been show to have an enduring impact, influencing the figures from the Beats to musicians and the filmmaker John Waters. David Diamond (1915-2005), composer (see lot 315 also 58, 312 and 316). The inscription implies that the recipient is gay and may have at some point been a lover of Genet's. While it seems that Diamond and Genet moved in similar circles, we have been unable to establish whether the pair ever had a closer relationship.

Gide (André) Le Retour du Tchad, frontispiece, upper joint split and upper cover working loose, spine chipped, with a large contemporary photographic print of the author in pith helmet with a marmoset on his shoulder, Gallimard, 1928; Oedipe, spine creased with some splitting and chipping to foot, Gallimard, 1931; Le Roid Candaule, one of 30 copies on chine, publisher's perforated blind-stamp to final pp. and lower cover, spine chipped, extremities chipped and creased, Éditions de la Revue Blanche, 1901, first editions, all with signed presentation inscriptions from the author to Pierre de Lanux, browning to text, original wrappers, Paris; and 3 others, all inscribed to Lanux, 8vo (6)⁂ An excellent group of association copies. Pierre de Lanux (1887-1955) was Gide's secretary and long-standing friend.

Golding (William) The Inheritors, first edition, E. M. Forster's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper and signed presentation inscription from the author below in pencil, original cloth, some very light rubbing and fading to head and foot, else fine, dust-jacket, Harrods book department blind-stamp to rear flap, light browning to spine, very light creasing to head and foot, near-fine overall, 8vo, Faber & Faber, 1955.⁂ A superb association copy of Golding's second novel. Forster's enthusiastic early review of Lord of the Flies had helped make it a success. His quotes were added to a promotional wraparound for that novel and even appear on the rear flap of the present volume. This copy was signed during a visit by Golding to see Forster at Cambridge to thank him for his favourable review. Forster asked Golding to sign the books he owned and as neither writer had a pen the writers borrowed the cha lady's pencil.

Baldwin (James) The Price of the Ticket. Collected Non-Fiction 1948-1985, number 71 of 150 copies signed by the author, original blind-stamped cloth, light mark to head of upper joint, else fine, slip-case (extremities rubbed), 8vo, New York, St. Martin's/ Marek, 1985.

NO RESERVE Isherwood (Christopher) Kathleen and Frank, first English edition, George Cukor's copy with presentation inscription to him from the author to endpaper, plates, Cukor's bookplate to pastedown, blind-stamp of Bernie Taupin to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chipping and creasing to head of upper panel, 8vo, Methuen & Co., 1971.⁂ A charming Hollywood provenance. George Cukor (1899-1983) director of such classic films as The Philadelphia Story, Adam's Rib, My Fair Lady and A Star is Born. He moved in similar Hollywood circles to Isherwood and Bachardy, attending their famous parties. Cukor would later set the opening of his 1981 film Rich and Famous at Isherwood and Bachardy's Santa Monica house, with the hosts both briefly appearing in the film.

McCullers (Carson) The Ballad of the Sad Café, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For dear David [Diamond] from his loving Carson" to endpaper, ownership blind-stamp of David Diamond to title, with neat pencil notes and markings to a few margins, original cloth, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few very short tears and some light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, but an excellent example overall, preserved in custom drop-back box, 8vo, Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951.⁂ A remarkable association copy inscribed to the composer David Diamond, a crucial figure in McCullers' life, the subject of a passionate love triangle involving Carson and Reeves McCullers and the unmentioned dedicatee of the eponymous novella. David Diamond (1915-2005), American composer, first met Carson and Reeves McCullers at a party in May 1941. In his diaries from the time he reported falling immediately in love with both husband and wife and these feelings were apparently reciprocated. A passionate and loving triangular relationship then ensued although seemingly without sexual consummation, this largely dictated by Carson's own ambivalence towards sex. Though asexual the relationship was nevertheless at times tempestuous with husband and wife engaging in quarrels over Diamond. Matters came to a head when Reeves began to realise his sexual attraction towards Diamond and attempted to move in with him. The shifting of loves and affections of this complex relationship were both upsetting and hugely influential for Carson and both The Member of the Wedding and The Ballad of the Sad Café were inspired by it. In Virginia Spencer Carr's book The Lonely Hunter: A Biography of Carson McCullers, which discusses this relationship in some detail, Carr notes several times that the novella The Ballad of the Sad Café was written by McCullers for Diamond: ""Darling, The Ballad of the Sad Café is for you," she told Diamond, to whom she knew the work would speak more directly than to anyone else.", pp.152-3 (see also pp. 171 and 208). Diamond was also the acknowledged bases for Mr Brook in Madam Zilensky and the King of Finland and his markings related to chiefly to that story along with The Sojourner and A Domestic Dilemma. For David Diamond see also lots 58, 165, 312 and 316.