Amis, Martin A collection of signed first editions, early impressions, proof copies and a deluxe edition including: Experience. Jonathan Cape, 2000. 8vo, black leather in slip case. Signed limited no. 128 of 150. idem London Fields, Jonathan Cape, 1989. 8vo, org. cloth in clipped jacket. First ed, signed on title page. idem The Moronic Inferno. Jonathan Cape, 1986. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. First ed, signed on title page. Plus two others. And Koba the Dread. Jonathan Cape, 2002. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. Third imp., signed on title page with signed proof copy. And one other unsigned proof. And a postcard from Amis to Marilyn Edwards on the occasion of her leaving Jonathan Cape. [8]
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Barnes, Julian Staring at the Sun; Talking It Over; The Porcupine; and Alphonse Daudet In the Land of Pain. Jonathan Cape, 1986-2002. 8vo (4 vols). Org. cloth in djs (Staring clipped with later price sticker). First eds, inscribed to Marilyn Edwards. With another inscribed second impression of Cross Channel. Also a signed limited proof of Cross Channel no. 277 of 500 and another unsigned proof of Love etc.
Benn, Tony Diaries 1940-1990. Hutchinson, 1987-94. 8vo (6 vols). Org. cloth in djs. All but 1940-62 inscribed by Benn to Marilyn Edwards. idem Arguments for Socialism and Arguments for Democracy. Jonathan Cape, 1979-81. 8vo (2 vols). Org. cloth in djs. Warmly inscribed to Marilyn. And three others (unsigned). [11]
Levin, Bernard A collection of inscribed first editions, including All Things Considered, In These Times, and the Way We Live Now. Jonathan Cape, 1984-95. 8vo (8 with duplicate of To The End of the Rhine). Org. cloth in djs. Variously warmly inscribed to Marilyn Edwards. With a publisher's proof of Speaking Up and an inscribed menu card from the East Midlands Branch of the Booksellers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland, at which he was a speaker.
MacLaverty, Bernard The Anatomy School. Jonathan Cape, 2001. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. First ed, inscribed to Marilyn [Edwards] with a proof copy of same with friendly inscription to Marilyn. idem A Time to Dance. Jonathan Cape, 1982. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. First ed, inscribed as above. And Walking the Dog. Jonathan Cape, 1994. 8vo, org. cloth in dj. First ed, inscribed likewise. With Lamb (inscribed first ed); Cal (first ed with inserted review copy slip); and Matters of Life & Death (publisher's proof copy). [7]
McEwan, Ian Solar. Jonathan Cape, 2010. 8vo, black leather in slip case still in brown paper delivery wrapper. Signed limited deluxe ed, no 20 of 100. idem The Child in Time and The Innocent. Jonathan Cape, 1998. 8vo (2 vols). Org. cloth in jackets. New ed, signed on title pages. With two uncorrected publisher's proof copies of Saturday and On Chesil Beach. [5]
The medal and archive of 25567 GNR : J Ash, 63rd BTY : RFA The Archive to include the Queen's South Africa medal 1899 for the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, with bars for Cape Colony, Tugela Heights and Relief of Ladysmith, his 1900 Queen Victoria Gift tin, a hand tinted photograph of him (both framed), a gilt locket frame with two photographs of soldiers in it, a silver cased open faced white Roman enamel dial with subsidiary seconds, key wind, marked J P Morton, The Arch Shop, Bedlinog, engraved inside Joan Ash, Bedlinog 1920 and the ear trumpet he used in later life
NO RESERVE Maritime.- Spiers (Capt. George) The Wavertree: Being an account of an ocean wanderer...around the Horn in 1907-1908..., Foreword by Alan Villiers, one of 500 copies signed by the author, original red rexine, gilt, slip-case, New York, 1969 § White (G.W.Blunt) "White Mist" to Rio: The 1953 South Atlantic Ocean Race, inscribed by the author "To Alan Villiers whom we always like to see, and who comes to Mystic far too seldom. Blunt" on title, original cloth-backed boards, spine browned, Mystic. Ct., 1953 § Villiers (Alan) By Way of Cape Horn, fourth impression, signed and inscribed by the author "For Jack and Bea from Alan Villiers. an early book which did well" on front free endpaper, 1952 § Wilson (Edward) Diary of the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic Regions 1901-1904, edited by Ann Savours, reprint, inscribed by the editor to Nancy and Alan Villiers on front free endpaper, Poole, 1975, illustrations, the last two original boards with dust-jackets, slightly rubbed; and 7 others, similar, 4to & 8vo (11)
NO RESERVE Maritime.- Villiers (Alan) The Western Ocean, first edition, inscribed by the author to his son "Kit's own copy, from Dad. Seamen used to call the N.Atlantic the Western Ocean Dad" on title, 1957; Vanished Fleets, first edition, inscribed by Villiers to his first wife "To Daphne, who helped so much with this, and all my other projects..." on title, New York 1931; Convict Ships and Sailors, signed by the author and with note "This grossly mis-edited edition of my 'Vanished Fleets' was never authorised by me, nor consented to, nor even known of before its publication" on front free endpaper, Philip Allan & Co., 1936; By Way of Cape Horn, third edition, with manuscript note on dedication to Ronald Walker "Lost at Sea while a seaman in the ship" and other annotations and underlinings, 1939; Cruise of the "Conrad", reprint, 1940, the last two inscribed by Villiers to his second wife, Nancie, on front free endpaper, some illustrations, original cloth with dust-jackets, all but the first rubbed and frayed, the second torn and severely defective; and c.70 others by Villiers, several in translation, many duplicates, a few signed, 8vo & 4to (c.75)
NO RESERVE Maritime.- Loomis (Alfred F.) Fair Winds in the Far Baltic, Edinburgh & London, 1928 § Villiers (Alan) The Set of the Sails: The Story of a Cape Horn Seaman, 1949 § Charlton (Warwick) The Voyage of Mayflower II, second edition, 1957 § Chichester (Francis) Alone across the Atlantic, second impression, 1961 § Rose (Alec) My Lively Lady, 1968, illustrations, some spotting, original cloth or boards, the last two with dust-jackets, rubbed; and c.75 others on sailing and voyages, 8vo & 4to (c.80)
Rasmussen (Knud). Greenland by the Polar Sea, the Story of the Thule Expedition from Melville Bay to Cape Morris Jesup, trans. Asta and Rowland Kenney, 1st English ed., 1921, half title, eight colour plates (inc. frontis.), b&w illustrations, folding colour map at rear, original cloth blocked in silver, covers faded and worn, 4to
Seaforth Highlanders Interest - A Victorian Group of Four Medals, awarded to 4382 Private.D McDonald, 1st and 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, comprising India Medal with clasp RELIEF OF CHITRAL, Queen's Sudan Medal, Khedive's Sudan Medal with two clasps THE ATBARA and KHARTOUM, and Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 and SOUTH AFRICA 1902
A Boer War/First World War Group of Four Medals, awarded to TPR.C.L.BELL LUMSDEN'S HORSE (later LIEUT: 3/HRS.) comprising Queen's South Africa Medal with three clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE and JOHANNESBURG, 1914 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, with two damaged medal boxes and a forwarding registered envelope Footnote:- the recipient was commissioned on 23rd September 1914 and is listed in the December Army List as an interpreter.
4 vintage James Bond 007 hardback novels written by Ian Fleming, published by Jonathan Cape, including 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' missing dust jacket and with name written in biro on first page (First Published 1963) together with 'Octopussy and The Living Daylights', this edition First Published 1966, with dust jacket, price clipped. Two other Ian Fleming hardback 'James Bond' novels published by Cape, are also included, both have dust jackets although are ex-Library copies and have various stamps and marks throughout - 'Dr No' this edition being a 1970's reprint and 'The Man With The Golden Gun' ( Second Impression May 1965). This lot also includes a copy of 'The James Bond Dossier' by Kingsley Amis, also published by Cape, this edition First Published 1965, complete with dust jacket, price unclipped. (5) [NO RESERVE]
7 James Bond 007 hardback novels by John Gardner, three published by Jonathan Cape, 'Icebreaker' (1983), and two copies of 'Licence Renewed' a 1981 Reprint and an ex-Library copy, 'First Published 1981) together with three further copies of 'Licence Renerwed' all published by Book Club Associates and a copy of 'No Deals Mr Bond' published by Guild (2nd Printing 1988). 2 hardback Ian Fleming James Bond novels are also included, both' Book Club' editions, 'Dr No' and 'From Russia With Love'. All have dust jackets.. (9) [NO RESERVE]
A BOXED CHAD VALLEY SNOW WHITE DOLL, with part boxed Doc and smaller Bashful dwarf dolls, 1930's felt and cloth dolls with painted features, Snow White has original dress, knickers, shoes and bow but is missing cape, dwarfs outfits appear complete, clothing all in fairly good condition with some minor marks, yellowing and wear to Cinderellas dress, colours on dwarf clothing still bright and crisp, all in original boxes (one for Doc missing lid), with Chad Valley Hygenic Textile Toys label to one end (label for Bashful damaged) showing the name of the doll contained and catalogue number in some cases, boxes retain string for securing the dolls but all have damage and wear, the two dwarf figures retain their original card swing name tags, height of Snow White approximately 44cm, height of Doc approximately 27cm and height of Bashful approximately 17cm (3)
A tennis racquet used by Tony Trabert at an International Tournament, Cape Town 1965,Wilson Autograph Strata-Bow wooden tennis racquet, no stringing; sold with a letter of provenance from Leon Norgarb, the tournament director, who stepped in as a last moment replacement for Trabert's scheduled doubles partner Lew Hoad, when he became unable to play.ProvenanceSold in Sotheby's Olympia Auction 8th July 2003 lot 42. A copy of the auction catalogue is offered with this lot.
A Boer war medal awarded to Private A Thomas, 27th Bn Imp Yeo, 38105, with two bars for South Africa 1902 and Cape Colony together with a selection of WWI and WWII medals, comprising a Victory medal presented to A. CPL. A. Thomas of the Middlesex Regiment, L-10025, with original newspaper cutting announcing his death, and a Victory medal, British War medal and 1914-15 Star awarded to Private G. E. Thomas, 1 Lond. Reg., and three un-named WWII medals comprising 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star and War Medal 1939?1945, in original box with Ministry of Defence compliments slip.
Worldwide vintage postcard collection 75 items countries include Tangier, Malta, USA ,Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Jamaica, Switzerland and India. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
James Bond - Five hardback books including Colonel Sun by Robert Markham published by Jonathan Cape 1968 first edition with dust jacket, The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003 1/2 by R.D. Mascott published by Jonathan Cape 1967 first edition with dustjacket, Doctor No by Ian Fleming published by The Macmillan Company 1958 first edition with no dust jacket, For Special Services by John Gardner published by Jonathan Cape 1982 first edition with dust jacket and Role of Honour by John Gardner published by Jonathan Cape 1984 first edition with dust jacket (5).
British military disaster.- McDermot or McDermott (Henry, Lieutenant, later Captain, of the 88th Foot, the 'Connaught Rangers', served in the unsuccessful campaign at Buenos Ayres, wounded at the battles of Talavera and Vittoria, killed at the battle of Orthez, 1814) Diary of a voyage en route to South America, autograph manuscript, 47pp., interleaved with blotting paper, ownership inscription, one leaf excised, some leaves of blotting paper torn with losses, original limp calf, small tear to upper and lower spine, 8vo, 13th September 1806 - 4th June 1807.⁂ Slavery in the Azores. "This day I had the pleasure of witnessing a strong instance of the fidelity of a negro having purchased on our way to Ribiera grande a pair of Turkeys... we got him to carry them for the purpose of relieving the servants... we got to the orange grove when we found he was missing, we immediately sent in quest of him, but in half an hour this honest fellow made his appearance... [and]... accounted for his absence by his having gone to deliver a letter... . When I compare this slaves honesty with that of my countrymen I fear the ballance wd. be in favour of the African... ."A record of the voyage to South America of the second battalion of the regiment aboard the transport ship Nereia from Portsmouth to Montevideo via Palma, Santiago, Porto Praya, the Cape of Good Hope and St Helena, to take part in British military operations on the River Plate. The diary finishes a week before the fleet reached Montevideo.
India to England.- Griffith (Mrs. M.E., ?widow of Major General John Gilbert Griffith, Commissary of Stores, Bombay) Journal of Common Occurences..., autograph manuscript, 97pp. excluding blanks, first gathering loose, slightly browned, original half calf, edges, corners and spine repaired, sm. 8vo, September 1831 - January 1832.⁂ The diary of an English woman and her young son, John, travelling from Bombay to England, via Ceylon, the Cape, St. Helena and Ascension Island, on board the steamer "Sarah". Before leaving Mrs Griffith gives an account of life in Bombay, dining with various families and visiting the Wilderness, a bungalow in Bombay. Mrs. Griffith provides a vivid description of weather, sailing conditions and life on board. At St. Helena they visit Napoleon's tomb at Longwood.Bombay. "The poor spotted deer died this day after three days sickness, supposed to be... by a bite from a snake, two very venemous ones killed in the Hall on Sunday night last)... List of Passengers on board the Sarah - Mr and Mrs Lucas - Artillery two children and European servant - Mrs Girdlestone a widow with four children... Poor Mrs Girdlestones baby died about 7 o clock a happy release - I walked on deck after tea and retired about 8."Colombo, Ceylon. "Mr Ackland waiting at the landing place with two carriages... Mrs Jefferies drove us through the Cinammon gardens and round the race course - the island is extremely pretty a beautiful lake is in the centre of Colombo... the carriages are merely Palanquins on wheels drawn by one horse - the men instead of driving has a rein and runs by the side of the horse... ."St Helena. "... went to the Governors... and Napoleons Tomb and house... Sir Wm Dovetons is a very pretty place... we mounted again and rode on for Longwood - in turning a sharp corner - my horse went too near the edge - the ground gave way and he tumbled down a ravine to the great risk of my neck... fortunately I got clear of the saddle and jumped... . I remounted and we reached Longwood safely I felt quite grieved at seeing a place in which so great a man lived and died converted into a chaff-cutting machine - the only room left is the Billiard room with his table in it - I felt much disgust at the old house being so used."
China.- Daniell (Thomas and William) A Picturesque Voyage to India, by the way of China, first edition, 50 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates with grey wash border, all on thick paper, text and plates mounted on stubs, some light browning or soiling, modern red morocco, a little spotted and marked, one or two small gouges to lower cover, spine faded, [Abbey Travel 516; Tooley 173], a very good copy, oblong folio, bound as folio, 1810.⁂ The Daniells left England in April 1785 on board the Indiaman Atlas, arriving in Whampoa, China, in August. Having spent several months in China they then sailed on to Calcutta. Includes views of Madeira, the Cape of Good Hope, Java, Macao and Canton with roughly half the plates depicting China (views, costumes, interiors etc.).
India.- Faden (William) The Southern Countries of India from Madrass to Cape Comorin, Describing the Routes of the Armies Commanded by Colonels Fullarton and Humberston during the Campaigns of 1782, 1783, & 1784, Surveyed by Col. Kelly & Capt. Wersebe and Others, showing south from Mangalore, including the northern part of Ceylon, engraving with outline hand-colouring, 905 x 1040 mm. (35 5/8 x 41 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some minor spotting and surface dirt, folding into contemporary marbled slipcase, with ink manuscript label to upper cover, rubbed and worn, 4to, 1791.
Photographs, celluloid negatives, various ages, in packets, each annotated inc. politicians, Mount St Helens eruption, Gdansk strike (15), New Hebrides Rebel Leader (2), Cape Town Riot Police (2), Somalia Refugees (2), Palestine, Kabul, South Korea, Angola Rebels, Soviet Labour Camp, Japan, social history etc (vg) (approx. 135)
James Bond, 007 - Fleming (Ian): Thunderball, first edition, Jonathan Cape, London 1961, h/b, pictorial dustjacket designed by Richard Chopping (1917-2008), sold by MPH, Singapore, their contemporary ticket to pastedown, neatly inscribed flyleaf, 12mo; The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, Jonathan Cape, London 1965, h/b, pictorial dustjacket designed by Richard Chopping (1917-2008), 12mo, [2] Condition Report: Please see further image
Modern First Editions - Waugh (Evelyn), Scott-King's Modern Europe, first edition, Chapman & Hall, London 1947, frontispiece and pictorial dustjacket designed by John Piper (1903-1992), h/b 12mo; Signed Dedication Copy, Cecil (Lord David), Sir Walter Scott, inscribed dedication, signed and numbered 72/1000 by the author, Raven Press, Harrow, [for] Constable and Company Limited, London, 1933, woodcut frontispiece gilt lettered vellum spine and blue cloth boards as issued, top edge gilt, 8vo; Auden (W.H.), Look, Stranger!, first edition, Faber & Faber Limited, London 1936, drab cloth boards only, 8vo; O'Casey (Sean): Windfalls: Stories, Poems, and Plays, first edition, Macmillan and Co., Limited, London 1934, h/b, d/j, 12mo & Red Roses for Me: A Play in Four Acts, first edition, Macmillan & Co Ltd, London 1942, h/b, d/j, small 8vo, (2); Durrell (Lawrence), A Private Country: Poems, first edition, Faber and Faber Limited, London 1943, printed on laid paper, grey cloth boards only, 8vo; Lewis (C. Day), Word Over All, first collective edition, Jonathan Cape, London 1943, h/b, d/j, small 8vo; Binyon (Laurence), The Burning of the Leaves and Other Poems, first edition, Macmillan & Co. Ltd, London 1944, card covers as issued, 8vo; Lawrence (T.E., [of Arabia]), Seven Pillars of Wisdom: a Triumph, first public edition, Jonathan Cape, London 1935, brown cloth, 4to; Middle East Anthology, edited by John Waller and Erik de Mauny, Lindsay Drummond Ltd, London 1946, h/b, d/j 8vo; Adam: International Review, Our Dylan Thomas Memorial Number [...], Year XXI, No. 238, 1953, card covers as issued, 8vo; Houseman (A.E.), Introductory Lecture [...] 1892, University Press, Cambridge 1937, h/b, d/j, 12mo; The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw, first collective edition, 1934, h/b, d/j, 8vo; World War Two, prose and verse; etc
Travel and Exploration - Barrow (John), An Account of Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa [...], first edition, volume II only, Printed by A. Strahan, London 1804, ten-fold map of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, 47cm x 70cm overall, 2 fold-out colour plates, 4 fold-out monochrome engravings, quarter-calf and marbled upper cover with perished calf spine only, 4to; Ayeen Akbery; or, The Insitutes of The Emperor Akber, Translated from the Original Persian by Francis Gladwin, volume II only, Printed by J Swan and Co., London 1800, contemporary mottled calf, 8vo; Voltaire, The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great, Printed for J. Nourse & P. Vaillant, London [n.d., 1763], contemporary speckled calf, 8vo, (faults); Cary's New Itinerary: or an Accurate Delineation of the Great Roads, Both Direct and Cross. throughout England and Wales [...], eleventh edition, Published by G. & J. Cary, London 1828, 20th century quarter-calf and marbled boards, thick 12mo; Thomson (James), Introduction to Modern Geography [...], eighteenth edition, Simms and M'Intyre, London 1845, contemporary black leather, 12mo; Frost (Thomas), Half-Hours with the Early Explorers, With numerous Illustrations, Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, London [n.d., c., 1875], King's College, London, presentation binding of panelled black pebble calf gilt, all edges gilt, inscribed presentation bookplate, 8vo; Amicis (Edmondo de), Morocco: Its People and Places, Translated by C. Rollin-Tilton, With Original Illustrations, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, London 1882, contemporary pictorial red cloth, all edges gilt, 8vo; Craigie (William A.), Scandinavian Folk-Lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the Northern Peoples, Alexander Gardner, Paisley 1896, red cloth, 12mo, [8]
Stamps - QV - GV collection, Commomwealth on pages, including Cape of Good Hope Triangles, FINE USED, MINT and USED from 1893 - 98, Newfoundland MINT and USED from 1861, 1d mint - 1928 Sierra Leone QV, Van Diemanland QV, Canadian Provinces MINT, QV Barbados, QV - EDVII Natal MINT and USED, h/v's £1 - £10's Condition Report: Please see additional images
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