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Dahl (Roald). James and the Giant Peach, 1st edition, 1st issue, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961, colour and monochrome illus

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Lot 630

Dahl (Roald). James and the Giant Peach, 1st edition, 1st issue, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961, colour and monochrome illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert, original red blindstamped cloth, dust jacket, spine a little faded with chip and loss at head, small chips and nicks to folds and panel edges, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:The first printing, with 'Bound by H. Wolff, New York' to colophon and no ISBN to the rear panel. Roald Dahl's first children's book, the US first edition preceding the first UK edition by six years.

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Johns (W. E.). Biggles Buries A Hatchet, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1958, colour frontispiece, 5 colour illu

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Lot 753

Johns (W. E.). Biggles Buries A Hatchet, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1958, colour frontispiece, 5 colour illustrations, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, original pale blue cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, together with:Biggles in Mexico, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1959, colour frontispiece, 5 colour illustrations, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, original pale blue cloth, dust jacket, neat ownership inscription to front flap, 8vo, withBiggles' Combined Operation, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1959, 6 colour illustrations, original pictorial red cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with 7 other Biggles first editions in dust jackets, including Biggles at World's End, Biggles and the Leopards of Zinn, Biggles Goes Home, Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy, Biggles Forms a Syndicate, Biggles and the Missing Millionaire and Biggles Goes AloneQTY: (10)

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Tolkien (J. R. R.). The Hobbit, or there and back again, 1st edition, 4th impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1946,

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Lot 813

Tolkien (J. R. R.). The Hobbit, or there and back again, 1st edition, 4th impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1946, colour frontispiece, further black and white illustrations (many full-page), cartographic endpapers, contemporary ownership inscription of 'Eleni Nowell' to head of front blank, preliminary and rear leaves lightly spotted, a few water spots to text, original pictorial green cloth, extremities rubbed, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:A scarce reprint of the first edition. We can only trace four copies of the fourth impression appearing at auction.

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Hughes (Griffith). The Natural History of Barbados. In Ten Books. By the Reverend Mr. Griffith Hughes, A. M. Rector of St. Lu

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Lot 15

Hughes (Griffith). The Natural History of Barbados. In Ten Books. By the Reverend Mr. Griffith Hughes, A. M. Rector of St. Lucy's Parish in the said Island, and F.R.S., 1st edition, London: Printed for the Author, 1750, title, dedication leaf, list of subscribers, folding engraved Map of the Island of Barbados, by Thomas Jefferys (plate size 43 x 36 cm), short closed tear without loss to right margin, 30 full-page engraved plates of mostly botanical and natural history subjects by James Mynde and George Bickham after Georg Dionysius Ehret and others, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, some spotting, mainly at front of volume and to margins, bookplate to front pastedown removed, contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed and joints partly cracked, folio (text block 36 x 23 cm) QTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen 950; Sabin 33582; Hunt 536; Great Flower Books p. 60.According to Hunt, this work 'is one to place beside Catesby's Natural History'. Hughes's Natural History of Barbados is the first book to describe a grapefruit calling it the Forbidden-Fruit-Tree.

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Pratchett (Terry). The Colour of Magic, 1st edition, Gerrard's Cross: Colin Smythe, 1983, a little minor marginal spotting, S

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Lot 796

Pratchett (Terry). The Colour of Magic, 1st edition, Gerrard's Cross: Colin Smythe, 1983, a little minor marginal spotting, Shropshire County Library ink stamp to title verso and lending label pasted to front endpaper, front hinge slightly tender, original cloth, dust jacket, spine faded and rubbed at ends, small adhesive tape repair to verso of fold of front flap, front flap with a few letters of text rubbed away, some adhesion marks, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Scarce first 'Discworld' novel. The majority of the 500 or so copies printed were sent to libraries.

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Johns (W. E.). Biggles in The Blue, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1953, colour frontispiece, colour illustratio

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Lot 755

Johns (W. E.). Biggles in The Blue, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1953, colour frontispiece, colour illustrations, original grey cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, together with:Biggles in The Gobi, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953, colour frontispiece, colour illustrations, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, withBiggles Cuts It Fine, 1st edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1954, colour frontispiece, colour illustrations, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with six other Biggles first editions in dust jackets, including Biggles and The Pirate Treasure, Orchids for Biggles, Biggles Sets A Trap, Biggles Takes It Rough, Biggles Takes A Hand, Biggles Special CaseQTY: (9)

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Pound (Ezra). Cathay. Translations by Ezra Pound for the most part from the Chinese of Rihaku, from the notes of the late Ern

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Lot 794

Pound (Ezra). Cathay. Translations by Ezra Pound for the most part from the Chinese of Rihaku, from the notes of the late Ernest Fenollosa, and the decipherings of the Professors Mori and Ariga, 1st edition, London: Elkin Mathews, 1915, a little minor spotting, 'With the Publisher's Compliments' ink stamp, original wrappers, a little dust soiled and rubbed at spine ends, 8vo, together with Pavannes and Divisions, 1st US edition, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1918, portrait frontispiece, light spotting at front, original cloth, spine lettering dulled, some stains to covers, 8voQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Alan Clutton-Brock (1904-1976), art critic at the Times. First work Gallup A9.

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Floyer (John). A Comment on Forty Two Histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his epidemics, 1st e

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Lot 218

Floyer (John). A Comment on Forty Two Histories discribed by Hippocrates in the first and third books of his epidemics, 1st edition, London: J. Isted, 1726, title ruled in red, 6 pp. manuscript index and 4 pp medical notes bound at front and rear, signed 'R. M'., occasional light dust-soiling, front hinge cracked, 20th-century crushed red half morocco gilt, spine lightly faded, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:ESTC T113304. Uncommon, not listed in the Wellcome Library catalogue.

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* English playing cards. Ludlow & Co Patent Knight's Cards, Thomas Wheeler, circa 1800, 50 (of 52, without ace of clubs &

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Lot 268

* English playing cards. Ludlow & Co Patent Knight's Cards, Thomas Wheeler, circa 1800, 50 (of 52, without ace of clubs & 10 of spades) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), engraved aces representing different Orders of chivalry, single figure courts of early Wheeler design, and with a single suit sign to top corner, Ludlow Garter type A3 ace of spades (die no. 42, 1st recut), unusual suit signs throughout, clubs and diamonds with uncoloured centres, spades and hearts with additional outlines in colour (possibly hand-coloured), browned and spotted, some brown stains or marks, a little wear to some corners, ace of spades with tiny blue stain to lower right corner, many cards poorly centred/trimmed, affecting some court card borders, and affecting one suit sign outline on four of hearts, square corners, gilt edges, versos plain white, each card approximately 88 x 61 mm, ace of clubs present as a photocopy, 20 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum, 1876,1014.1565-1616 (Willshire, English 280) for the double-ended version; The Playing Card, vol.31, no.1 (July-Aug 2002) pp.20-33 (this actual pack illustrated pp.24-25); Tilley, p.118 (illustrated).This design, with only one pip sign on the courts, is possibly the first edition of these Ludlow Knight's Cards: other packs are known with two pips signs on the courts, one at each end. This single figured version seems to be a little less commonly found than the slightly later double-ended edition.

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Johns (W. E.). Biggles Foreign Legionnaire, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954, colour frontispiece, 5 colour il

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Lot 754

Johns (W. E.). Biggles Foreign Legionnaire, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954, colour frontispiece, 5 colour illustrations, pictorial red cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, together with:Biggles' Chinese Puzzle, 1st edition, Leicester: Brockhampton Press, 1955, colour frontispiece, 5 colour illustrations, original patterned green cloth, slightly cocked, dust jacket, 8vo, withBiggles in Australia, 1st edition, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1955, colour frontispiece, 5 colour illustrations, original red pictorial cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with first editions in dust jackets of No Rest For Biggles, Biggles Takes Charge, Biggles Makes Ends Meet, Biggles of The Interpol, Biggles on The Home Front, Biggles Presses On and Biggles on Mystery Island QTY: (10)

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Owen (John & Bowen Emanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of

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Lot 37

Owen (John & Bowen Emanuel). Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd; being a Correct Coppy of Mr Ogilby's Actual Survey of all ye Direct & Principal Cross Roads in England & Wales..., 1st edition, Large Paper copy, printed and sold by Thomas Bowles & Eman. Bowen, 1720, engraved title, four pages of tables of roads, 273 uncoloured engraved strip road and county maps, printed back-to-back, slight staining, 19th century half morocco gilt, worn at extremities, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Chubb CXLVII. The first, second and third editions are all dated 1720, but this copy has the 'King of Spain' imprint on the title which Chubb indicates is the first edition.

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Part of the M.I. Hummel Club Clowning Around Series, First Edition is an adorable young girl pointing at all that she sees. G

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Lot 319

Part of the M.I. Hummel Club Clowning Around Series, First Edition is an adorable young girl pointing at all that she sees. Goebel and M.I. Hummel backstamp. 2089A. This item has its original box: 5"L x 7.5"W x 4"H. Certificate of Authenticity included. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 3.25"L x 1.5"W x 4.5"HManufacturer: Goebel HummelCountry of Origin: GermanyCondition: Age related wear.

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A collection of Harry Potter books, including four first edition hardbacks and other paperbacks. NO RESERVE

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Lot 2177

A collection of Harry Potter books, including four first edition hardbacks and other paperbacks. NO RESERVE

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NO RESERVE [Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB." Manka, the Sky Gipsy: The Story of a Wild Goose, first edition, black and white

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NO RESERVE [Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB." Manka, the Sky Gipsy: The Story of a Wild Goose, first edition, black and white illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, edges a little chipped, 1939; and 5 others by Watkins-Pitchford, 8vo (6)

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NO RESERVE [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, ill

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Lot 100

NO RESERVE [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, illustrations by Mervyn Peake, original wrappers, dust-jacket, spine faded, ends a little rubbed, 1946 § Huxley (Aldous) Vulgarity in Literature, one of 250 copies signed by the author, original buckram-backed boards, spine ends rubbed, 1930 § Galsworthy (John) Soames and the Flag, limited edition signed by the author, original vellum, spotted, 1930 § Adams (Richard) The Plague Dogs, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on title, 1977; and 11 others, mixed literature, including a broadside publication of Wodehouse, v.s. (15)

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NO RESERVE Doherty (P. C.) The Death of a King, 1985; The Prince Drakulya, jacket with small ring dent to lower panel, 1986;

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Lot 101

NO RESERVE Doherty (P. C.) The Death of a King, 1985; The Prince Drakulya, jacket with small ring dent to lower panel, 1986; The Lord Count Drakulya, jacket with slight sunning to spine, 1986; The Angel of Death, publisher's printed review slip loosely inserted, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1989, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, slight creasing to head and foot, near-fine generally; and a first edition of The Silver Pigs, 8vo (5)⁂ A good group of early titles, including Doherty's scarce first novel.

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NO RESERVE Driberg (Tom) Colonnade 1937-1947, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light creasing to spine ends,

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Lot 103

NO RESERVE Driberg (Tom) Colonnade 1937-1947, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light creasing to spine ends, otherwise a near-fine example, 8vo, 1949.⁂ Rare with dust-jacket.

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NO RESERVE Edmonds (Harry) The Death Ship, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpa

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Lot 108

NO RESERVE Edmonds (Harry) The Death Ship, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket priced 7/6, covering additional jacket, chips and nicks to extremities, rubbed, 1933 § Benet (Stephen Benet) Tales before Midnight, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly rubbed, New York, 1939 § Ross (Sutherland) Twopenny Diamond Mystery, second impression, illustrations, publisher's file copy stamp, original boards, dust-jacket, light bumps to extremities, 1958; and c.60 others, mostly 20th century mystery and crime fiction, v.s. (c.65)

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NO RESERVE Egan (Beresford) Epilogue, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author on front free endpap

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Lot 109

NO RESERVE Egan (Beresford) Epilogue, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly faded, 8vo, 1944.⁂ Inscribed to Edith Templeton (1916-2006), who was a Bohemian novelist also known as her pseudonym Louise Walbrook.

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Eliot (T.S.) [Four Quartets], 4 vol., comprising East Coker, first Faber edition, ink ownership inscription of J. H. Plumb on

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Lot 110

Eliot (T.S.) [Four Quartets], 4 vol., comprising East Coker, first Faber edition, ink ownership inscription of J. H. Plumb on endpapers, light foxing, spine broken, chipping and browning to extremities, splitting to joint, 1940; Burnt Norton, first separate edition, light soiling mark to upper wrapper, 1941; The Dry Salvages, first edition, light toning to marks, edges a little creased, 1941; Little Gidding, first edition, ink ownership inscription on endpapers, first issue sewn wrappers, spine lightly faded, 1942, original wrappers, [Gallup A36c, A37, A39 & A42], 8vo.⁂ East Coker with the ownership inscription of John H. Plumb (1911-2001), an eminent British historian.

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NO RESERVE [Everett (Percy W., attributed to as editor)] Ghost Stories and Other Queer Tales, first edition, light spotting t

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Lot 113

NO RESERVE [Everett (Percy W., attributed to as editor)] Ghost Stories and Other Queer Tales, first edition, light spotting to first few pages, cloth lightly rubbed, jacket with light abrasion marks to upper cove, nicks and chips to extremities, spine browned, 1931 § Sullivan (Alan) The Jade God, "Popular edition", jacket with new price sticker on upper panel, central portion of spine lacking, ends chipped, extremities frayed, 1924 § Sorensen (Villy) Strange Stories, first English edition, light creasing to spine ends, 1956, original boards, dust-jackets; and 6 others, ghost stories and weird fiction, 8vo (9)

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Fermor (Patrick Leigh) Between the Woods and the Water, first edition, signed by the author on title with strike through prin

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Lot 115

Fermor (Patrick Leigh) Between the Woods and the Water, first edition, signed by the author on title with strike through printed name, jacket spine lightly faded, 1986; Three Letters from the Andes, signed by the author on front free endpaper, jacket price-clipped, spine faded, 1991; A Time of Gifts, light tape stains to endpapers, jacket extremities lightly creased, price-clipped, 1977, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (3) ⁂ Sharp and excellent copies.

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Fielding (Helen) Bridget Jones's Diary, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, price-cli

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Lot 116

Fielding (Helen) Bridget Jones's Diary, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light creasing to head, near-fine, 8vo, 1996.⁂ Fielding's enormously successful book, adapted for the hit film and arguably the work the began the chick-lit movement, scarce signed.

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) 'Foreign News' in The Kemsley Manual of Journalism, first edition, endpapers spotted, original buckr

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Lot 118

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) 'Foreign News' in The Kemsley Manual of Journalism, first edition, endpapers spotted, original buckram, spine faded, discoloured and lightly soiled, 1950; 'The Islanders: Jamaica' in House & Garden Weekend Book, first edition, edited by Elisabeth Brayne, original boards, dust-jacket, lightly toned, frayed at top edge, [1969]; and 9 others by or relating to Fleming, including 5 James Bond novels, first editions, in crisp boards, 8vo & 4to (11)

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Fleming (Ian) Live and Let Die, second impression, very small ink marking to corner of front endpapers, original boards with

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Lot 119

Fleming (Ian) Live and Let Die, second impression, very small ink marking to corner of front endpapers, original boards with gilt medallion to upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, second state dust-jacket with credit to Kenneth Lewis to front flap, large portions of paper restoration and retouching along joints and spine ends, affecting spine title, light even toning to lower panel, heavier strip along upper edge, upper edge lightly nicked, still in effect a very good copy, 8vo, 1954.⁂ Dust-jacket for the first edition, second state with credit to Kenneth Lewis on front flap, directly below paragraphs.

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, slight toning to head and endpapers, original boards, eye design

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Lot 121

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, slight toning to head and endpapers, original boards, eye design stamped in white to upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light fading and slight rubbing to spine, rubbing to spine tips and corners, otherwise excellent 8vo, 1960.

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original blind-stamped boards, spine lettered in gilt, slight sunning to

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Lot 122

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original blind-stamped boards, spine lettered in gilt, slight sunning to spine, light mottling to covers, small dent to foot of lower cover, dust-jacket, 3 short closed tears with light creasing to foot, faint creasing to head, 8vo, 1961.

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Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, original boards with dagger motif blocked to front board in silver and bli

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Lot 125

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, original boards with dagger motif blocked to front board in silver and blind, spine lettered in silver, dust-jacket, very light creasing to upper edge and corners, one short nick to upper joint head, one or two very faint marks to lower panel, otherwise an excellent and crisp copy overall, 8vo, 1962.

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thrilling Cities, uncorrected proof, second state with photographic plates, scattered spotting, orig

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Lot 126

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thrilling Cities, uncorrected proof, second state with photographic plates, scattered spotting, original printed wrappers, spotting to covers, creasing, chip to foot of spine, extremities rubbed, 1963; Ian Fleming introduces Jamaica, first edition, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, rubbing to spine tips and corners, light creasing with some laminate lifting to head and foot, 1965; and a first trade edition Thrilling Cities in excellent condition, 8vo (3)

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, occasional light corner creasing, original second state

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Lot 129

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, occasional light corner creasing, original second state plain boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light foxing to panels, extremities a little rubbed, 1965; and a first edition of On Her Majesty's Secret Service with some damp-staining to jacket and boards, 8vo (2)

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 14th printing paperback edition, marginal browning, "Domino" letter loosely inserted, o

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Lot 130

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 14th printing paperback edition, marginal browning, "Domino" letter loosely inserted, original pictorial wrappers, creasing to spine, extremities rubbed, 1965 § Eco (Umerto) and Oreste del Buono, editors. The Bond Affair, first English edition, original boards, dust-jackets, some light marking or soiling, 1966, 8vo (2)⁂ The first with the 'movie cover', being a promotional copy of Player's Cigarettes, accompanied by the scarce letter from "Domino" to James Bond, addressed as "Darling", reminiscing about their first supper together and mentioning Player's Cigarettes. The second is a consideration of the influence of James Bond, following the success of the films, a scarce Umberto Eco item.

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and the Living Daylights, first edition, signed by Maryam d'Abo on title, original boards,

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Lot 131

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and the Living Daylights, first edition, signed by Maryam d'Abo on title, original boards, upper cover and spine lettered in silver, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, second state dust-jacket with price sticker to front flap, light creasing to head and foot, else fine, 8vo, 1966.⁂ Signed by d'Abo who played Bond girl Kara Milovy in the 1987 film The Living Daylights.

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NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian).- Gardner (John) License to Kill, The Armchair Detective Library, 1990 § Benson (Raymond) High Time

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Lot 132

NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian).- Gardner (John) License to Kill, The Armchair Detective Library, 1990 § Benson (Raymond) High Time to Kill, signed by the author on title, 1999; Doubleshot, signed by the author on title, 2000, first edition, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine; and 11 others, James Bond novels, 8vo (14)

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Ford (Ford Madox) Ring for Nancy, first American edition, frontispiece and plates by F. Vaux Wilson, faint damp-stain to half

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Lot 133

Ford (Ford Madox) Ring for Nancy, first American edition, frontispiece and plates by F. Vaux Wilson, faint damp-stain to half-title and front free endpaper, University of Nevada Library bookplate to front pastedown, original cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, the odd short tear or chip to head with light creasing, light surface soiling, a very good copy, [Harvey A42], Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, [1913]; and a first American edition of Henry for Hugh, 8vo (2)⁂ A revised and expanded version of The Panel (published in the UK in 1912), rare in the dust-jacket.

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Ford (Ford Madox) Mr. Fleight, first edition, spotting to fore-edge, original orange cloth, sunning to spine, small patch of

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Lot 134

Ford (Ford Madox) Mr. Fleight, first edition, spotting to fore-edge, original orange cloth, sunning to spine, small patch of sunning to upper cover, light bumping to corners, light finger-soiling to upper cover, small ink marking to lower cover, a very good copy, [Harvey A39], 8vo, Howard Latimer, 1913.⁂ Rare, "In the event, the book was seized by the sheriffs office because Byless firm could not pay its printers bills, so that it was never actually published" - Ford Madox Ford, quoted in Harvey.

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Ford (Ford Madox) The Marsden Case, first edition, 16pp. advertisements at rear, light foxing, original green cloth, spine su

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Lot 135

Ford (Ford Madox) The Marsden Case, first edition, 16pp. advertisements at rear, light foxing, original green cloth, spine sunned, dust-jacket, later laminate covering, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, the odd short nick or tear to head and foot with some light creasing, [Harvey A53], 8vo, 1923.⁂ A rare title, especially in the attractive dust-jacket.

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Forster (E.M.) The Longest Journey, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, lightly spotted, original

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Lot 136

Forster (E.M.) The Longest Journey, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, lightly spotted, original cloth, soiled, spine ends rubbed, [Kirkpatrick A2a], 1907; Pharos and Pharillon, original cloth-backed boards, edges toned and rubbed, spine ends frayed, 1923; Nordic Twilight, original wrappers, ink ownership name to upper wrapper, 1940; Virginia Woolf, first American edition, review copy with stamp to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly toned at edges, chips to extremities, New York, [Kirkpatrick A24b], [1942], first or first American editions; and 10 others by or relating to Forster, including a Kirkpatrick bibliography, 8vo (15)

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NO RESERVE Forster (E.M.) Howards End, first edition, second issue with 12pp. advertisements at rear, the odd spot or patch o

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Lot 137

NO RESERVE Forster (E.M.) Howards End, first edition, second issue with 12pp. advertisements at rear, the odd spot or patch of light soiling, St. John Lucas' copy with his (slightly smudged) ink ownership inscription to endpaper, light browning and faint tape-staining to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, splash marks to upper cover, rubbing to spine tips and corners, [Kirkpatrick A4a], 8vo, Edward Arnold, 1910.⁂ With a good literary provenance, having belonged to Rupert Brooke's friend and mentor, the poet St. John Lucas (1879-1934).

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Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, first edition, 3pp. publisher's advertisements at end, light toning to endpapers, hinge cr

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Lot 138

Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, first edition, 3pp. publisher's advertisements at end, light toning to endpapers, hinge cracked, original cloth, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and creased, still overall a very good copy, 8vo, 1924.

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[Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB." Original watercolour dust-jacket design by Watkins-Pitchford for Fred Kitchen's novel "The

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[Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB." Original watercolour dust-jacket design by Watkins-Pitchford for Fred Kitchen's novel "The Ploughman Homeward Plods", upper cover and spine design laid down on card with pencil dimensions, upper cover design loose, some surface wear with slight loss, overall 315 x 254mm., [c.1960]; and a copy of the novel, The Ploughman Homeward Plods, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, 8vo, 1960 (2 pieces)

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Forsyth (Frederick) The Odessa File, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to dedication p., 4 Typed

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Lot 141

Forsyth (Frederick) The Odessa File, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to dedication p., 4 Typed Letters, one Typed Note and Autograph Card all signed by the author and 1 Typed Letter signed by the author's wife, light tape marking to endpapers, original boards, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, a near-fine copy, 1972; and an inscribed first paperback edition of The Biafra Story, 8vo (2)⁂ Including a series of lengthy, personal letters from the author sent over a 35-year period.

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NO RESERVE Fowles (John) The French Lieutenant's Woman, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-j

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Lot 142

NO RESERVE Fowles (John) The French Lieutenant's Woman, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, spine darkened, extremities a little rubbed, an excellent copy otherwise, 8vo, 1969.

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NO RESERVE Francis (Dick) Dead Cert, first edition, light browning to endpapers, faint tide-mark to fore-edge, original board

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Lot 143

NO RESERVE Francis (Dick) Dead Cert, first edition, light browning to endpapers, faint tide-mark to fore-edge, original boards, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, faint damp-staining, spine ends and corners a little chipped, neat repairs and small portion of restoration to flaps, still a very good example overall, 8vo, 1962.⁂ The author's first novel.

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Freeman (R. Austin) The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb, first edition, cloth fine, [1927] § Phillips Oppenhei

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Lot 144

Freeman (R. Austin) The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb, first edition, cloth fine, [1927] § Phillips Oppenheim (E.) General Besserley's Puzzle Box, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, Boston, 1935 § Stoddard (Charles Warren) The Island of Tranquil Delights, ink ownership inscription and stamp to endpapers and half-title, 1904 § Kuppord (Skelton) A Fortune from the Sky, presentation bookplate, 1903, some light spotting or foxing to preliminaries, original decorative or pictorial cloth, all but the first lightly rubbed at extremities with spines a little faded; and 6 others, weird fiction, 8vo (10)⁂ First mentioned is rare in this condition. The work comprises six short stories, all linked by the protagonist's efforts to locate a hidden treasure.

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NO RESERVE Goddard (Richard E.) The Whistling Ancestors, first edition, endpapers lightly spotted, original cloth, dust-jacke

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Lot 153

NO RESERVE Goddard (Richard E.) The Whistling Ancestors, first edition, endpapers lightly spotted, original cloth, dust-jacket, extremities nicked and creased, spine a little faded, 8vo, 1936.⁂ A scarce weird fiction novel, from a curious source: Goddard was a British Sales Guru in the 1930's, known for his book "General Cargo: An Introduction to Salesmanship". Rare in the striking, if disturbing, jacket.

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Graves (Robert) John Kemp's Wager, ALs from the author discussing persons involved in putting on the opera, including a menti

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Lot 155

Graves (Robert) John Kemp's Wager, ALs from the author discussing persons involved in putting on the opera, including a mention of a promise from Vaughan Williams to arrange the music, folds, on his letterhead, 1925, together with 2 other letters written in 1953, one to Vaughan Williams asking whether this original plan ever came into fruition, and a TLs response from Williams, all loosely inserted, light toning and rust-stain from staple on half-title, original boards, edges browned and creased, upper joint cracked, Oxford, 1925; Welchman's House, first edition, one of 525 copies, wood engravings by Paul Nash, bookplate and book-label on pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, spine lightly rubbed, 1925; Count Belisarius, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author on endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, light fading and creasing to spine, 1970; and another work signed by Graves, 4to & 8vo (4)

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Gray (Alasdair) Lanark, first English edition, signed and dated by the author on front free endpapers, ownership inscription,

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Lot 156

Gray (Alasdair) Lanark, first English edition, signed and dated by the author on front free endpapers, ownership inscription, original boards, dust-jacket, 8vo, Edinburgh, 1981.

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NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) The Man Within, first edition, forest green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, spine gilt in

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Lot 158

NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) The Man Within, first edition, forest green half crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, spine gilt in compartments, t.e.g., 8vo, 1929.

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[Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB.".- Northumberland (Alan Ian, eighth Duke of) The Shadow on the Moor, first illustrated editi

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[Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB.".- Northumberland (Alan Ian, eighth Duke of) The Shadow on the Moor, first illustrated edition, number 130 of 200 copies, illustrations by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford, ink inscription on front free endpaper, original cloth, gilt, 8vo, Privately printed, 1967.

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Greene (Graham) The Confidential Agent, first American edition, ink ownership name to endpapers, title and pastedowns lightly

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Lot 160

Greene (Graham) The Confidential Agent, first American edition, ink ownership name to endpapers, title and pastedowns lightly toned, original pictorial cloth, lightly marked, dust-jacket, extremities and edges creased, chips to spine ends and corners, light toning to spine, rubbing along joints and the odd scuff to panels, [Wobbe A15b], 8vo, New York, 1939.

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NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) Our Man in Havana, first edition, usual light marginal browning, slight cockling to endpapers, ori

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Lot 162

NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) Our Man in Havana, first edition, usual light marginal browning, slight cockling to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, very slight toning to spine, original publisher's wraparound band, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1958.

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Grisham (John) The Firm, first edition, signed by the author on title, original first state cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket,

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Lot 165

Grisham (John) The Firm, first edition, signed by the author on title, original first state cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, 8vo, New York, 1991.

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Hamilton (Bruce) To Be Hanged, second impression, 1930 § Derr Biggers (Earl) The Black Camel, first edition, Indianapolis, 19

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Lot 167

Hamilton (Bruce) To Be Hanged, second impression, 1930 § Derr Biggers (Earl) The Black Camel, first edition, Indianapolis, 1939 § Leroux (Gaston) Lady Helena, or The Mysterious Lady, first edition, 1931, light toning to endpapers, original decorative or pictorial cloth, spines a little faded, spine ends and corners a little bumped; and 7 others, crime and mystery fiction, 8vo (10)⁂ The first a scarce title by the brother of Patrick Hamilton, and godson of Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Hanff (Helene) 84, Charing Cross Road, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "to an unknown book-lov

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Lot 169

Hanff (Helene) 84, Charing Cross Road, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "to an unknown book-lover", original boards, dust-jacket, light even toning, nicks to upper edge, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1971.⁂ A charming classic documenting the twenty-year correspondence between the author and Frank Doel, chief buyer of Marks & Co antiquarian booksellers, located at the eponymous address in London.

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NO RESERVE Achebe (Chinua) Arrow of God, first edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light ton

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Lot 17

NO RESERVE Achebe (Chinua) Arrow of God, first edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, slight creasing to head, otherwise excellent, 1964; and a signed first edition of Wole Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn, 8vo (2)⁂ The final book in Achebe's acclaimed African trilogy.

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Hartley (L. P.) The Go-Between, first edition, signed by the author on title, faint foxing to first few pages, bookplate and

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Lot 170

Hartley (L. P.) The Go-Between, first edition, signed by the author on title, faint foxing to first few pages, bookplate and ownership inscription on pastedown, light spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, dust-jacket, small portion of loss to spine head though not affecting title, short closed tears along joints and edges, very light creases and nicks to extremities, still a sharp example overall, 8vo, 1953.

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NO RESERVE Hartley (Dorothy) Food in England, first edition, plates and illustrations, neat ink ownership inscription to endp

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Lot 171

NO RESERVE Hartley (Dorothy) Food in England, first edition, plates and illustrations, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, occasional light foxing, original cloth, light mottling to covers, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped with neat tape strengthening to head of spine verso, some light marking and surface soiling to panels, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy, 8vo, 1954.⁂ Dorothy Hartley's classic combination history and cookbook, rare with the dust-jacket in such good condition.

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Heaney (Seamus) Door into the Dark, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine head, short 1cm clos

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Lot 174

Heaney (Seamus) Door into the Dark, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine head, short 1cm closed tear to lower panel on upper edge, otherwise a fine copy, 8vo, 1969.

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NO RESERVE Heller (Joseph) Catch-22, first English edition, library stamp to title verso, very light soiling strip to endpape

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Lot 176

NO RESERVE Heller (Joseph) Catch-22, first English edition, library stamp to title verso, very light soiling strip to endpapers, otherwise internally clean, original boards, second issue dust-jacket with reviews to lower panel, a fine copy, 8vo, 1962.

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Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first English edition, book-label on pastedown, ink number and small stamp on endpapers, orig

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Lot 177

Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first English edition, book-label on pastedown, ink number and small stamp on endpapers, original cloth, spine lightly faded, corners and spine ends bumped, dust-jacket, price-clipped, lower flap creased, upper panel rather heavily foxed and stained, spine browned, top edge creased, chipping to spine end, small paper label on spine tail, [Hanneman A32], 8vo, 1926.⁂ A stained but scarce jacket.

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