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Click here to subscribeAllen Kurzweil, A Case of Curiosities (New York, Frankin Library). Signed first edition. Shrink wrapped; Isabel Allende, The Infinite Plan (New York, Frankin Library). Signed first edition. Shrink wrapped; Pete Dexter, Brotherly Love (New York, Frankin Library). Signed first edition. Shrink wrapped; Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried (New York, Frankin Library). Signed first edition. Shrink wrapped. 4 volumes.
Laurie Lee The First Born (signed copy) H.E. Bates Oh! To Be In England 1963 First Edition, The Country Heart 1949, Tom Sharpe Blott On The Landscape 1975, Philip Larkin High Windows, Dylan Thomas Quite Early One Morning, Stanley Spencer (signed by Author), Chistopher Isherwood & 2 others (10)
A Treatise on Copyholds by Charles Watkins. The 4th edition by Thomas Coventry 1825 in 2 volumes, The First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England or a Commentary upon Littleton by Edwardo Coke 1823 volume 1, with Improved Interest Tables at Five per Cent by William Reed 1803 and another in contemporary & original boards (5)
[Rackham] Peter Pan In Kensington Gardens from the Little White Bird by J.M. Barrie A New Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham published Hodder & Stoughton (1912) first edition in this format containing 50 mounted colour plates with lettered guards and black & white illustrations, publisher's gilt decorated cloth
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales with Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, published Constable 1913 first edition with mounted colour plates and many black & white illustrations in gilt decorated cloth, Andrew Lang's True Story Book 1893 and a group of Lang Fairy Books (including Blue, Green and Lilac) all in cloth gilt with a first edition copy of Arthur Ransome (11)
[John Piper] On The Making of Gardens by Sir George Sitwell with an introduction by Sir Osbert Sitwell and decorations by John Piper, published The Dropmore Press 1949, first edition limited to 1000 copies only on handmade paper in green cloth with silver decoration and original dust-wrapper
[Polar] The Last of The Arctic Voyages; Being a Narrative of The Expedition in H.M.S. Assistance, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher in search of Sir John Franklin during the years 1852-53-54 with Notes on The Natural History, published Lovell Reeve 1855 in 2 volumes first edition complete with 4 maps (2 in pocket at rear) and 36 lithographed plates with many in colour, bound in original publisher's gilt decorated blue cloth
Iris Murdoch, The Book of the Brotherhood (Chatto & Windus, 1987). First edition, first printing in fine dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch, An Unofficial Rose (Chatto & Windus, 1962). First edition, first printing. Green boards in pictorial dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince (Chatto & Windus, 1973). Purple boards. First edition, first printing in near fine dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch, The Unicorn (Chatto & Windus, 1963). Green boards. First edition, first printing. Each volume is signed at the start of her illness on the title pages by Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch, The Nice and the Good (Chatto & Windus, 1968). Brown boards. First edition, first printing. Very good dust wrapper. Signed by Murdoch at the start of her illness on the title page. Iris Murdoch, The Book of the Brotherhood (Chatto & Windus, 1987). First edition, first printing in fine dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch, Les Eaux Péché . A rare French edition of her novel The Bell (Plon, 1958). Signed and dedicated on the ffep by Iris Murdoch at the start of her illness.
Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green (Chatto & Windus, 1965). Black boards, first edition, first printing. Signed by Murdoch at the start of her illness on the title page. Plus, Iris Murdoch, The Book of the Brotherhood (Chatto & Windus, 1987). First edition, first printing in fine dust wrapper. Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat (Chatto & Windus, 1970). First edition, first printing. Dust wrapper. Signed by Iris Murdoch at the start of her illness.
A collection of 166 Squadron (166 Sqd) memorabilia to include a signed limited edition print after Howard Bourne 'K Kings' Last Trip' and a larger print entitled 'And they Called it Manna', also after Howard Bourne, signed by HRH The Prince of The Netherlands and Honourable Air Marshall, Air Commodore Andrew J W Gedds and others, a brown leather attaché case marked 'CS' to the front for Air Vice Marshall Sir Colin Scragg containing a typed copy of the notes of his story, capture and time as a prisoner of war, another similar hide attaché case and a small quantity of signed first edition aviation RAF books by other pilots and air crew from WWII.
A collection of good quality maritime and transport reference books to include, first edition 'Patrick O'Brian's Navy', first edition 'The Kingdom of Macbrayne' Robbins and Meek, signed first edition 'Indian Narrow Gauge Steam Remembered' Lawrence G Marshall, first editions such as 'Narrow Gauge Railways of the British Isles' P B Whitehouse and J B Snell, 'Steam Coasters' C V Waine, 'Coastal Vessels in Detail' Charles V Waine, 'The Maritime Paintings of Robert Taylor' with a foreword by The Right Honourable Edward Heath KG MBE MP etc.
The London Mint; a 2010 limited edition of 500 silver crown, a set of the last and first pre-decimal penny and half-penny coins, two Royal Air Force commemorative mint coins for the Vickers Valentia and Gloucester Meteor, a quantity of British copper and silver coinage, plastic packs for mint coins etc.
Literature. 'A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art From late Sixteenth Century to Early Nineteenth Century by M. Harris and Sons, 44/42 New Oxford Street, London', in three volumes, 1938, first edition, together with M. HARRIS & SONS CENTENARY BOOK', 1968, limited first edition number 142 and four auction catalogues including: Sotheby's 'The Collection of Mr and Mrs Saul P. Steinberg' and Christie's 'Works of Art from Houghton', with price list. (8)
POTTER, Beatrix: (9 Titles, including): THE ROLY-POLY PUDDING. F. Warne, 1908, first edition, first issue with "All rights reserved" printed on the title page below the date. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering and colour picture of Samuel Whiskers laid on; illus endpapers. 69pp. Damp stain affecting bottom edges of boards and some pages; grubby finger marks. Inscription to front pastedown dated 1908; rear hinges cracked; The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Very early edition; A/F; Plus 7 others, including a French edn. (9)
POETRY: 1- Larking, P: Poems (Selected by Martin Amis). Faber, 2011, 1st. edn. 2nd. impr; 2- Aldington, R: Exile and Other Poems. 1923, 1st. Limited edition of 750. 61pp. Dw (torn with some loss), ownership name on ffep; 3- Sitwell, S: The People's Palace. Oxford, 1918, 1st. Plain paper covers with printed label, Engraved frontis and title page with decorated border. 53pp + 2pp publisher's list; 4- Gurney, EE: Poems. 1907, 1st. Covers unevenly darkened; foxing; 5- Ten Singers, an Anthology. 1925, 1st. Printed paper covers, 23 pp; (Contains first edition of four poems by Cecil Day Lewis); 6- The Poems of Ernest Dowson. 1906, 2nd. edn; 7- An Anthology Extracts from Letters Written By Miss May Chesshire a West Country Poet to Llewelyn Powys. Limited edn 250 copies; 8- Hodgson, R: Poets Remembered. 1967, Limited edn. 112/199 (8)
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK: Blomefield, Francis: An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: Volumes 1 & 2 only of 5; the rare first edition. Fersfield & Norwich, 1739 & 1745, First editions. Volume 1 Contains: the Hundreds of Diss, Giltcross, Shropham, The burgh of Thetford, Grimeshoe, Wayland and Forehoe; 808pp inc index; Volume: devoted to The History of the City of Norwich. 913pp inc index. The two volumes contain Numerous engraved illustrations of crests initial letters etc., but lacking all the plates apart from a ground plan of Norwich Cathedral. Sold A/F (2)
ATLASES : 1- BLACKIE, W G: Descriptive Atlas of the World and General Geography. ND, c.1890 (Population charts refer to 1891 census and no later). Above one hundred carefully executed maps; Half morocco with raised bands; 15.5 x 12.5 inches. Tear to title page and preface; 2- The Citizen's Atlas of the World. Newnes, 1898. Folio; containing 120 pages of maps and plans with a descriptive gazetteer and geographical statistics. Half leather. Title page has small tear at bottom and is finger marked; One map is working loose and with tear along the centre; 3- BLAEU, J: ATLAS Of GREAT BRITAIN. NO TITLE PAGE, (Amsterdam 1645, date to page after dedication leaf). Large Folio, cont. full vellum. LACKING ALL THE MAPS AND MANY TEXT PAGES. OVER 200 PAGES LEFT, SOME WITH ILLUSTRATION. Some damp staining; SOLD A/F; 4- Asprey's Atlas of the World. Published between the wars, a series of 145 coloured plates, with a Geographical and Statistical summary. Leather covers, AEG. 12mo. Spine faded; 5- JOHN SPEED’S ENGLAND, Part II: A Coloured Facsimile of the First Edition. 1953, with slipcase; 6- BLAEU, J: ATLAS MAIOR OF 1665. TASCHEN, FACSILILE EDN. 2 VOLS. IN SLIPCASE. FINE (6)
1- Lang, Andrew: The ORANGE Fairy book. 1906, And: The OLIVE Fairy book. 1907, both first editions, in the original gilt pictorial cloth and aeg. Covers little faded; 2- Lawrence, T E: Seven Pillars of Wisdom. J Cape, 1935, first trade edition, original cloth. Spine and part of covers faded; 3- Brahma, E: The Wallet of Kai Lung. G. Richards, 1923, Signed & Numbered Limited edition #10/250. Original cloth backed boards; 4- SIX ILLUSTRATED SPORTING BOOKS, mainly foxhunting; 1921-1934. (10)
Saunders, Edward: 1- The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands. L, Reeve & Co, 1896, first edition. With 55 Plates (51 hand-coloured lithographs). 391pp; original cloth gilt. Covers little rubbed; H.L.G.Stroyan’s copy, with his signed bookplate; 2- The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. L, Reeve & Co, 1892, first edition. With 32 Plates (31 hand-coloured lithographs). 350pp; original cloth gilt. Covers little rubbed; H.L.G.Stroyan’s copy, with his signed bookplate and also with his notes in ink at the head of a number of pages. (2)
Selection of some first edition and other books - to include Fresh Woods by Ian Niall with wood engravings by Barbara Greg, Fell days by Graham Sutton, The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, A Soldier with the Arabs by Lieutenant General Sir John Bagot Glubb, All the Mowgli stories by Rudyard Kipling and Lorna Doone by R.D Blackmore illustrated by C.E Brittana and C.E Brock.
Rugby Interest - England World Cup Champions 2003 Signed rugby shirt, complete with certificate of authenticity from UK Memorabilia, framed and glazed together with signed limited edition print of Johnny Wilkinson, framed, England rugby heroes first class stamps and a further first day cover (4)
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