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Lot 363

NO RESERVE Thatcher (Margaret) The Path to Power, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author and Dennis Thatcher on title, additional signed presentation inscription from Dennis Thatcher on half-title, plates, some abrasion to fore-edge, original boards, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, 8vo, 1995.

Lot 366

Thompson (Edward) The Making of the English Working Class, first edition, light toning strip on endpapers, wrappers laminated onto boards, 1963 § Sykes (Christopher) Four Studies in Loyalty, first American edition, dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author "to Diane Abdy [print] from Christopher, 'with this I bury all unkindness' on dedication page, original boards, spine ends rubbed, dust-jacket, rubbing and chipping to extremities, New York, 1948, 8vo (2)⁂ The first mentioned is an important work of English social history written by E. P. Thompson, a New Left historian. It was placed in the top 100 Modern Library best Nonfiction books of the 20th century.

Lot 367

Thorndike (Russell) The Slype, "author's edition", signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, New York, [1930] § Tilton (Alice) Cold Steal, first edition, New York, 1939 § [Murdock van DeVenter (Emma), "Lynch Lawrence". The Last Stroke: A Detective Story, [1896] § Crossley (Maud) and Charles King. The Forbidden Hour, second printing, signed presentation inscription from the authors on front free endpaper, [1925], original pictorial or decorative cloth, light bumping to spine ends; and 6 others, crime and mystery fiction, 8vo (10)

Lot 369

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, folding map at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light soiling marks to cloth, 1954; The Two Towers, folding map at end, endpapers browned, spine sunned, light fading to upper panel, faint spots to panels, 1955; The Return of the King, lacking folding map, light spotting on endpapers, cloth soiled and spotted, 1955, first edition, second impressions, original cloth, spines dulled, ends and extremities bumped and creased; and 2 others sets of the same work, comprising third or fourth impressions, and a second edition set, all without jackets, 8vo (9)

Lot 37

Bates (H.E.) The Darling Buds of May, first edition, endpapers lightly toned, 1958 § Wodehouse (P.G.) Cocktail Time, first edition, first impression, original red boards with gilt spine, jacket price-clipped, overprice sticker torn away, [McIlvaine A81a], 1958 § White (T.H.) The Sword in the Stone, first American edition, ownership name on half-title, 1939, original boards, dust-jackets, light chipping and nicks to extremities, still overall excellent copies; and 22 others, 20th century literature, v.s. (25)

Lot 374

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, first edition, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, boards with light scuffing to corners, otherwise fine, jacket lightly rubbed along joints, creasing and rubbing to corners, 1962; Farmer Giles of Ham, third impression, 1961, original boards, dust-jackets; and 4 others by Tolkien, including a second edition set of The Lord of the Rings, 8vo (6)

Lot 375

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, first single-volume edition, original wrappers designed by Pauline Baynes, light marks to fore-edge, creasing and light rubbing to edges, 1968; Smith of Wootton Major, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original boards, lightly rubbed, spine ends bumped, 1967, 8vo & 4to (2)

Lot 378

Toole (John Kennedy) A Confederacy of Dunces, first English edition, original boards, dust-jacket, exceedingly minor peeling to upper edge, otherwise fine, 8vo, 1981.⁂ A superb copy of John Kennedy Toole's satiric masterpiece. Toole committed suicide in 1969, in part due to his lack of publishing success. His mother subsequently began promoting the book, which was finally published in 1980, later winning the Pulitzer Prize that year.

Lot 379

Vance (Jack) Vandals of the Void, first edition, jacket frayed and creased at extremities with some nicks, Philadelphia, 1953; The Eyes of the Underworld, jacked sunned, San Francisco, 1977; Big Planet, San Francisco, 1978, original boards, dust-jackets; and 25 others by Vance, v.s. (28)

Lot 383

[Vickers (William Edward)], "David Durham". The Exploits of Fidelity Dove, first edition, initialed inscription from the author on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly browned with light foxing, original cloth, rather sunned, 8vo, [1924].⁂ Very scarce collection of stories featuring a female criminal (it was later printed under the author's other pseudonym of Roy Vickers. Ellery Queen, in his bibliography, The Detective Story, was unaware of this title, only listing the 1935 edition. Exceedingly scarce with any inscription from the author - we can trace no other like copy at auction. The inscription seems to urge the unknown recipient not to use this book as a form of moral guidance.

Lot 386

NO RESERVE Waugh (Evelyn) Scoop, first edition, second issue with 'a' in last line of p.88, original cloth, spine ends bumped, dust-jacket without the Daily Beast masthead, small chips and creasing to extremities, spine faded, small portion of loss to spine head, 8vo, 1933; Mr Loveday's Little Outing, second impression, gift inscription on endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, potted, chipping and fraying to extremities, 1936; and 2 others by Waugh, 8vo (4)

Lot 387

NO RESERVE Wesker (Arnold) Fears of Fragmentation, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tom Maschler, bookplate of Tom Maschler to front pastedown, 1970; Said the Old Man to the Young Man, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tom Maschler, 1978 § Arden (John) Left-Handed Liberty, limited edition signed by the author, jacket with light toning to spine, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light creasing to head, near-fine otherwise; and 2 others including a copy of Declaration with signed letters from John Wain, Colin Wilson and Tom Maschler, 8vo (6)⁂ An excellent group of works relating to the Angry Young Men. The first two are excellent association copies, double-signed with lengthy inscriptions from the author to his publisher.

Lot 388

Wheatley (Dennis, editor) A Century of Horror Stories, first edition, ownership inscription on title, jacket with extremities rather frayed, tear to lower panel, small portion of loss to lower panel upper corner, otherwise intact, [1935] § Lindley (Charles) Lord Halifax's Ghost Book, first edition, jacket toned and rubbed, creased and chipped to extremities, 1936 § Summers (Montague) Victorian Ghost Stories, ownership name to endpapers, cloth spine sunned, jacket frayed and chipped at extremities, 1936 § Evening Standard (The) Book of Strange Stories, first edition, ownership name on title, endpapers toned, cloth upper board soiled, jacket with minor chips and creases along edges, otherwise excellent, [1934]; and 3 others, collected ghost and horror stories, 8vo (7)

Lot 39

NO RESERVE Bentley (E. C.) Trent's Last Case, first edition, 1913 § Le Queux (William) If Sinners Entice Thee, 1898 § Chesterton (G. K) Irish Impressions, 1919 § Oppenheim (E. P) The Governors, reprint, endpapers browned, 1911, original cloth, light bumping and fraying to spine ends, extremities a little scuffed; and c.55 others, late Victorian writers, 8vo (c.60)

Lot 390

NO RESERVE Whitaker (Malachi) Frost in April, first edition, publisher's printed prospectus for The Huntress loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, light surface soiling to lower panel, a near-fine copy overall, 8vo, 1929.⁂ A superb example of this collection of short stories by the "Bradford Chekov", rare in such condition.

Lot 392

NO RESERVE White (Patrick) The Tree of Man, first edition, 1956; Riders in the Chariot, first edition, 1961 § Carey (Peter) Oscar and Lucinda, first edition, 1988; The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith, proof copy, original wrappers, 1994, all but the last original boards, dust-jackets, light fraying to spine ends, otherwise excellent copies; and 22 others, Australian novelists, 8vo (26)

Lot 394

NO RESERVE Wilder (Thornton) The Bridge of San Luis Ray, first edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light spotting to covers and spine, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, an excellent example, 8vo, 1927.⁂ Precedes the US edition by a few days. Wilder would win the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for this classic tale of a monk seeking spiritual answers following the collapse of a bridge in Peru.

Lot 395

NO RESERVE Williams (Tennessee) Memoirs, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on title, original cloth, lightly stained, dust-jacket, short tear along upper panel lower edge, with light tape stain, 1976; and 2 others, mixed literature, 8vo (3)

Lot 396

NO RESERVE Williamson (Henry) Tarka the Otter, first edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine browned, light nicks to corners and spine ends, light tape stain to lower panel, otherwise very good, 8vo, 1927

Lot 398

Wodehouse (P.G.) The Pothunters, first edition, hinge neatly repaired, second state cloth, rubbed and discoloured, spine faded, 1902; The Gold Bat, gift inscription on front free endpaper, 7 plates, light spotting, spine faded, corners and spine ends creased and bumped, 1911; Mike, second edition, plates, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, cloth spine ends bumped and frayed, light soiling, 1910, original cloth; and 2 others by Wodehouse, early 20th century titles, 8vo (5)

Lot 399

Wodehouse (P.G.) A Prefect's Uncle, first edition, first issue, 5 plates by R.Noel Pocock only (of 8), 1 plate loose, spotting, endpapers browned, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, slight fading to spine, but in effect a very good copy, [McIlvaine A2a], 8vo, 1903.

Lot 4

NO RESERVE [Watkins-Pitchford (D.J.)], "BB." The Little Grey Men, black and white illustrations, dust-jacket with small tear on upper cover with loss and several small tears at head on lower cover, creased, 1942; Down the Bright Stream, colour plates, later dust-jacket, [1948], first editions, original boards; and 5 others, including another first edition of the first mentioned, 8vo (7)

Lot 400

Wodehouse (P.G.) My Man Jeeves, first edition, 2pp. publisher's adverts at end, half-title, margins lightly toned, original decorative orange cloth, spine faded, spine ends creased and frayed, [McIlvaine A22a], 8vo, [1919].⁂ A very good copy of the first issue binding in orange cloth.

Lot 402

Wodehouse (P.G.) Very Good, Jeeves, first edition, one or two spots to fore-edge straying onto margins, cloth lightly soiled and faded, 1930; Young Men in Spats, first American edition, cloth a little faded, 1936; The Crime Wave at Blandings, first edition, 1937; Uncle Fred in the Springtime, first edition, bookplate of James Heineman on pastedown, endpapers a little toned, jacket price-clipped, 1939, original cloth, dust-jackets, creasing and nicks to extremities, light rubbing to corners, overall still very good or excellent copies, [McIlvaine A42a; A55b; A58a; A61a], New York; and 3 others, published in America and Canada, 8vo (7)⁂ A good group of Wodehouse's middle-period titles, all published in New York, all but one first editions preceding the first English editions. The last with good provenance, coming from the library of James Heineman, prominent Wodehousian and co-editor of McIlvaine's bibliography.

Lot 403

Wodehouse (P.G.) The Luck of the Bodkins, first edition, very light toning to endpapers, original variant orange cloth, dust-jacket priced 7/6, edges nicked and chipped, creasing to edges, larger triangular closed tear to lower panel, spine ends a little frayed, light rubbing along joints, still overall a very good jacket over fine cloth, [McIlvaine A54a], 8vo, 1935.

Lot 404

Wodehouse (P.G.) Young Men in Spats, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on endpapers, New York, 1936; He Rather Enjoyed It, first American edition, New York, 1925; The Prince and Betty, first Canadian edition, light marking to endpapers, Toronto, 1912; The Intrusion of Jimmy, first American edition, ownership name to pastedown, 1910, original cloth, spines lightly sunned, spine ends fraying; and 3 others, all first American editions, 8vo (7)

Lot 405

Wodehouse (P.G.) Laughing Gas, first edition, original cloth, second issue dust-jacket priced 2/6 on spine, chipping and fraying to extremities, still overall excellent, [McIlvaine 156a], 8vo, 1936.

Lot 406

Wodehouse (P.G.) Lord Emsworth and Others, first edition, endpapers toned, title and first few pages spotted, original variant grey cloth, first issue dust-jacket with 7/6 priced on spine, large portion of loss to upper panel foot and lower panel head, smaller portions of loss along lower panel foot, repairs to spine ends, corners and edges nicked and chipped, 1937; Heavy Weather, first English edition, ownership inscription to endpapers, light spotting to first few pages, original cloth, later dust-jacket priced 5' on spine, chipping to corners and spine head affecting title, 1933, [McIlvaine A57a; A50b] ; and 12 others, middle-period Wodehouse in jackets, 8vo (14)

Lot 407

NO RESERVE Wodehouse (P.G.) Uncle Fred in Springtime, first English edition, 8pp. publisher's adverts at end, bookplate, endpapers browned, spotting to first and last few pages, original colonial issue turquoise cloth, dust-jacket, 'Herbert Jenkins' Colonial Library' printed on oval-shaped panel on spine tail replacing original published price of '7/6 net', small portions of loss to spine tail and head, chipping and nicks to spine ends and extremities, [McIlvaine A61b3], 8vo, 1939.⁂ The scarce colonial issue binding with variant turquoise cloth.

Lot 408

NO RESERVE Wodehouse (P.G.) Quick Service, first edition, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at end, endpapers browned, original red cloth, bumping at extremities, spine faded, dust-jacket, nicks and tears to extremities, short tear from upper edge affecting text, chipped at spine head, [McIlvaine A63a], 8vo, 1940.

Lot 409

Wodehouse (P.G.) Money in the Bank, first English edition, ownership stamp on endpapers, 1946; Joy in the Morning, first English edition, [1947]; The Mating Season, first edition, 1949, original cloth, dust-jackets, creasing and fraying to edges, still overall very good or excellent copies, [McIlvaine A64b; A65b; A69a]; and 18 others by Wodehouse, mid-century works, 8vo (21)

Lot 41

Betjeman (John) Selected Poems, second impression, signed presentation inscription from the author to his secretary "E.D. To Miss Jill Menzies with love and kisses from John Betjeman | Corpus Christie Day 1951" with doodle of hockey stick and tennis racket on front free endpaper, light spotting, jacket tail with small portion of loss, edges chipped and frayed, spine a little browned, 1950; Summoned By Bells, first edition, ink gift inscription on half-title, jacket stained on lower panel, spine browned, ends a little chipped and creased, 1960; Continual Dew, first edition, jacket spine browned, light creasing to extremities, joints tender with tear along upper joint, 1937, original boards, dust-jackets; and 10 others by Betjeman, 4to & 8vo (13)⁂ A note of provenance is included in the first mentioned volume, relaying the account of Betjeman and his close friendship to his secretary Jill Menzies, the recipient of the book.

Lot 410

NO RESERVE Wodehouse (P.G.) Spring Fever, first English edition, light spotting to fore-edge, otherwise internally clean, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, neat and expert repairs along upper edge and corners, still in effect a near-fine copy, [McIlvaine A67b], 8vo, [1948].⁂ Rare in this condition.

Lot 411

Wodehouse (P.G.) Mike and Psmith, first Herbert Jenkins edition, light surface soiling to lower panel of jacket, corners lightly scuffed, otherwise fine, 1953; Louder & Funnier, first edition, later issue peacock-blue cloth, light soiling to spine, later issue jacket, price-clipped, spine rubbed, 1932; The Swoop! and Other Stories, first edition, signed presentation inscription from David Jasen on front endpapers, light creasing to jacket, New York, 1979, original cloth, dust-jackets, [McIlvaine A12c3; A45; B20a]; and 10 others, by or relating to Wodehouse, mixed editions, v.s. (13)

Lot 413

Wodehouse (P.G.) America, I Like You, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to David Jasen "for David from Plum/P.G. Wodehouse" on endpapers, original boards, spine ends rubbed, dust-jacket, torn along upper panel joint, light nicks along edges, light browning on spine, [McIlvaine A79a], New York, 1956; Mr Mulliner Speaking, reissue, ownership stamps to endpapers, [McIlvaine A40b], New York, 1930 § Usborne (Richard) After Hours with P.G. Wodehouse, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to his publisher James Heineman, additionally signed on title with strikethrough printed author name, jacket lightly faded, New York, 1991; and 5 others, by or relating to Wodehouse, published in America, v.s. (8)

Lot 415

Wodehouse (P.G.) The Golf Omnibus, first edition, green crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., 1973; 'The Lost Lambs' in The Captain: A Magazine for Boys & Old Boys, pp. 43-54, morocco-backed cloth, original pictorial cover laid down to upper cover, spine gilt, 1908, 4to (2)⁂ The second features a part of a six part serialisation of Wodehouse's school story starring Psmith, predating the first book appearance part 2 of Mike.

Lot 417

NO RESERVE Woolf (Virginia) Jacob's Rum, first Swedish edition, original wrappers, creasing to spine, chipping to extremities, [Kirkpatrick D191], 8vo, Stockholm, 1927.⁂ Seemingly the first translation of any of Woolf's works, rare in the original wrappers.

Lot 419

NO RESERVE Zafon (Carlos Ruiz) The Shadow of the Wind, first English edition, 2004; The Angels Game, 2009; The Prisoner of Heaven, 2012; The Labyrinth of the Spirits, 2018, first or first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies; and 5 others by the same, 8vo (9)

Lot 42

NO RESERVE Betjeman (John) Summoned by Bells, limited edition signed by the author, publisher's bookmark loosely inserted, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, short split to lower joint with neat tape repair to verso, minor chipping to spine tips, 1960 § A Catalogue of Works by Sir John Betjeman from the collection of Ray Carter with an unpublished poem, one of 80 copies signed by Betjeman, John Piper, Phillida Gili and Glynn Boyd Harte, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, else fine, Warren Editions, 1983, first editions; and another, Betjeman, 8vo (3)

Lot 420

Zamyatin (Yevgeny) We, first English edition, jacket with light nicks to extremities, otherwise excellent, 1970 § Lindley (Charles) Further Stories from Lord Halifax's Ghost Book, first edition, jacket spine browned, nicks to spine and spine ends, 1937, original boards, dust-jackets; and 8 others, weird and science-fiction, 8vo (10)

Lot 421

Zelanzy (Roger) Creatures of Light and Darkness, first English edition, jacket lightly creased at spine ends, 1970; For a Breath I Tarry, first edition, original wrappers, San Francisco, 1980; Sign of the Unicorn, first English edition, 1977; The Doors of his Face, The Lamps of his Mouth and Other Stories, first English edition, 1973, most original boards, dust-jackets, fine or near-fine copies; and 7 others by the same, first or first English editions, 8vo (11)

Lot 47

NO RESERVE Blake (Peter).- [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". Alice Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, one of 500 copies signed by the artist, 8 tipped-in plates by Peter Blake, numerous illustrations, prospectus loosely inserted, original cloth with pictorial onlay, fine, 2004; and a signed first edition of Peter Blake's ABC, 4to & small 4to (2)

Lot 49

[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light fraying to spine ends, otherwise fine, 1938; Seven Gothic Tales, first American edition, original half-cloth, dust-jacket, portion of loss to upper panel top edge affecting title, edges chipped and frayed, spine browned, New York, 1934, 8vo (2)

Lot 50

Blochman (Lawrence G.) Clues for Dr. Coffee, first edition, light creasing and nicks to jacket edges, Philadelphia, 1964 § Steele (Chester K.) The Golf Course Mystery, reprint, jacket with heavy creasing and short tears to edges, chips to extremities, New York, 1919 § Goodchild (George) Jack O'Lantern, first edition, jacket with large closed tear along jacket upper panel affecting boards, spine ends frayed, New York, 1930, original boards, dust-jackets; and 20 others, crime and mystery fiction, 8vo (23)

Lot 54

Bowen (Marjorie) More Great Tales of Horror, first edition, spotting to first and last few pages, foxing to pp.216-244, cloth with bumping to spine ends, jacket with chipping and creasing to edges, short tear to lower joint, light foxing on inner flap, 1935; The Last Bouquet, reprint, 4pp. adverts at end, ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, cloth lightly soiled, jacket with very faint foxing to flaps, otherwise a remarkably crisp and bright example, 1933, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)⁂ A pair of scarce horror stories by Bowen; the second is in an remarkably bright example of a rare jacket.

Lot 55

NO RESERVE Boyd (William) A Good Man in Africa, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, slight sunning to top edge, spine tips a little bumped, dust-jacket, sunning to spine and head of upper panel, minor chipping to spine tips, light creasing to head and foot, 8vo, 1981.⁂ The author's first novel, winner of the Whitbread Book and Somerset Maugham awards.

Lot 57

NO RESERVE Braine (John) Room at the Top, first edition, some scattered edge spotting and small patch of staining, original boards, sunning to head and foot, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners with neat tape repairs head of spine verso, light spotting to lower panel, original publisher's wraparound band (a little sunned at spine), an excellent example, 8vo, 1957.⁂ The author's first book and a key title by one of the Angry Young Men.

Lot 61

NO RESERVE Burgess (Anthony) The Worm and the Ring, first edition, some light spotting to fore-edge, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, short nick to head and foot of lower panel, light rubbing to corner tips, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1961.⁂ Burgess' suppressed early novel, scarce, especially such good condition. The Worm and the Ring was closely based on Burgess' experiences at the Banbury Grammar School with several of the characters recognizable as staff there. The secretary, Gwendoline Bustin, objected to her inclusion and Heinemann agreed to pulp any unsold copies of the book.

Lot 62

NO RESERVE Burland (Brian) A Few Flowers for St. George, first edition, signed presentation copy from the author with extensive inscriptions and annotations on various pages throughout, original boards, dust-jacket, autograph corrections on the flap by author, 8vo, 1969.

Lot 63

Burnett (W. R.) The Asphalt Jungle, first edition, original patterned boards, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket by E. McKnight Kauffer, very small patch of surface wear to lower panel, extremities a little rubbed, faint creasing to head and foot, a near-fine example overall, 8vo, New York, 1949.⁂ A superb copy of this crime classic, adapted for the excellent 1950 John Huston film of the same name.

Lot 65

NO RESERVE Butler (Gwendoline) Coffin on the Water, first edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper, 1986 § Christie (Agatha) The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, first edition, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, jacket very lightly soiled, 1962 § Morrow (Susan) Murder May Follow, first English edition, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, 1960 § Blake (Nicholas) A Penknife in My Heart, first edition, ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, 1958, original cloth, dust-jackets, light creasing and fraying to spine ends, corners scuffed; and c.45 others, Crime Club, 8vo (c.50)

Lot 66

NO RESERVE Camberton (Roland) Scamp, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, splash marks to lower cover, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a very good copy, 8vo, 1950.⁂ Scarce first novel by the Hackney writer Camberton (real name Henry Cohen) who wrote only 2 novels before disappearing into obscurity.

Lot 67

Canetti (Elias) Auto-Da-Fe, first edition in English, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly stained, some nicks to joints, spine ends very lightly frayed but overall still a sharp copy, 8vo, 1946.⁂ Nobel Prize-winning author's most well-known work, and his only novel.

Lot 69

Chatwin (Bruce) In Patagonia, original boards, dust-jacket, spine very lightly faded, otherwise fine, 1977; Utz, original boards, dust-jacket, fine, 1988; The Attractions of France, out-of-series copy from an edition of 211, original cloth, 1993; The Songlines, one of 150 copies signed by the author, original cloth-backed boards, 1987, first editions, 8vo (5)⁂ First mentioned is scarce to find in this condition without the usual heavy fading to spine.

Lot 72

NO RESERVE Clarke (Kingston) Men v. Devils, first edition, signed by the author on endpapers, spotting to fore-edge, original decorative cloth, fine, 1901 § Thorne (Guy) And it Came to Pass, ownership inscription to endpapers, original cloth, light bumping to spine ends, [1915] § Armstrong (Martin) The Bazaar, signed presentation inscription from the author, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, edges toned, spine faded, corners bumped, 1924; and c.50 others, supernatural, occult, and mystery fiction, v.s. (c.55)

Lot 73

Clarke (Arthur C.) 2001: A Space Odyssey, first edition, bookplate signed by the author to title, pictorial endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small patch of damp-staining to foot of upper panel, light toning, 8vo, New York, 1968.

Lot 75

NO RESERVE Coetzee (J.M.) Life & Time of Michael K, first English edition, signed by the author on title, slight abrasion to front free endpaper, ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, original boards, bump to foot of spine, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, light creasing to spine tips, original "Winner 1983 Booker Prize" printed wraparound (spine slightly faded), a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1983.⁂ A lovely example of Coetzee's first Booker prize-winning novel.

Lot 76

NO RESERVE Colfer (Eoin) Artemis Fowl, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, 2001; and 19 others by Colfer, including 2 other copies of the same book, with singed presentation inscriptions from the author to other dedicatees, v.s. (22)

Lot 77

Collier (John) His Monkey Wife or Married to a Chimp, first edition, browning to endpapers, one or two spots to first few pages, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine sunned, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, still a very good example, 1930 § Stevens (Wallace) The Palm at the End of the Mind, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York, 1971; and 2 others, including a first edition of Le Carré's Murder of Quality, without a jacket, 1962, 8vo (4)

Lot 81

Cronin (A. J.) Hatter's Castle, first edition, original boards, fine, dust-jacket, Book Society wraparound, spine and edges lightly toned, light fraying and nicks to upper edge, otherwise excellent and sharp, 8vo 1931.⁂ Scarce with Book Society wraparound.

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