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Lot 407
A R Horwood and Lord Gainsborough, The Flora of Leicestershire and Rutland (London, Oxford University Press, 1933) blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Complete with pictorial dust-jacket and two folding maps, first edition. Together with C T Green, Flora of the Liverpool District (1933)
Lot 584
A large lot of interesting Poetry (approx. 60), mainly First Edition Paperbacks, many Signed. Includes Signed volumes by Les Murray, Richard Murphy, Derek Mahon (3), David Wheatley, George MacBeth, Oliver Reynolds, Peter Redgrove and many others. Also, some Als laid in. Unsigned includes Seamus Heaney, Anne Tallentire, Anne Stevenson, Julie O'Callaghan. As a lot. (60 approx)
Lot 171
Porter (Peter) The Animal Programme, (Anvil 1982) Signed. V.g.+ . No 374 of Ltd 500; Preaching to the Converted, (Oxford 1972) V.g. in wrappers as issued; The Last of England, (Oxford 1970) Signed. V.g. in wrappers as issued; Living in a Calm Country, (Oxford 1975) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in wrappers as issued; The Cost of Seriousness, (Oxford 1978) V.g. in wrappers as issued, covers faded; The Automatic Oracle, (Oxford 1987) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in wrappers as issued; Fast Forward, (Oxford 1984) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in wrappers as issued, One als, one mls, five acs, one orig. env., laid in ; Beer (Patricia) Friend of Heraclitus, (Carcanet 1993) First Edn. V.g. in wrappers. Mls. laid in; Silkin (John) Amana Grass, (Hogarth 1971) First Publ Edition. Signed. About v.g. in soiled, rubbed wrappers; Fry (Christopher) A Sleep of Prisoners, (Oxford 1951) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth/d.w. Non-author gift inscription. Mls, laid in. (10)
Lot 225
McCann (Colum) This Side of Brightness (Phoenix House 1998) First Edn., signed, dated, Jan 12, '98. V.g. + in cloth, d.w.; Let the Great World Spin (Bloomsbury 2009) First UK Edn., v.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; Zoli (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2006) v.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; Let the Great World Spin (Random House 2009) First US Edn., v.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; Songdogs (Metropolitan/ Henry Holt 1995) First Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w. D.w. rubbed. A beautiful set of First Editions.; Transatlantic (Bloomsbury 2013) First Trade Paperback, v.g. (There was also a cased edition). (6)
Lot 224
Longley (Ml) An Exploded View: Poems 1968 - 72, (Gollancz 1973) First Edn. Signed. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w., faded. In protective cover. Inscribed: "For Phil / blessings / Michael Longley 16 ix. 99".; Poems 1963 - 1983, (Wake Forest 1987) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in wrappers. Inscribed: "For Philip/ Warm wishes / Michael Longley; The Ghost Orchid, (Wake Forest n.d. [ 1995]) First Edn. Signed. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. faded. In protective cover. Inscribed: "For Philip/ Warmest wishes / Michael Longley; Gorse Fires, (Secker 1991) First Publ. Edn. V.g. in rubbed wraps. flat-signed; Broken Dishes, (Abbey Press 1998) First Publ. Edn. No. 180 of Ltd Edn. of 250 copies, numbered and signed by author. (Total Edition 1000); 20th Century Irish Poems, (Faber 2002) First Edn. Edited by Longley. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. Non-author gift inscription to ffep. (6)
Lot 6
First Editions Signed Jordan (Neil)The Past (Cape,1980). Specially bound Ltd. Edition 9/50, five raised bands, a.e.g, in matching slipcase, fine, edges of slip case faded; The Past, (Cape,1980) signed, dated, inscribed "with best wishes". V.g. in cloth, d.w.; The Past, uncorrected proof inscribed "to Phil, Best wishes" signed, in red card wraps. V.g.; Sunrise with Sea Monster (Chatto & Windus, 1994) signed, dated, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Shade (Murray/ Hodder, 2004) v.g. in cloth, d.w., slight spotting to edges; The Dream of a Beast (Chatto & Windus, 1983), signed, inscribed "best wishes, April Fool", v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Night in Tunisia (Co-Op,1976) v.g. in wraps (no cloth Edn. of First Printing) signed and dated,15. 12. 1976, Wraps lightly rubbed; Night in Tunisia (Writers & Readers, 1979) First thus, signed, dated, 1st April 1987, v.g. in removable, glassine-protected d.w., edges dusty; Night in Tunisia Advance sheets for Chatto & Windus paperback, 1983. Signed, inscribed with best wishes, dated June 2002. (9)
Lot 190
Muldoon (Paul) A Half-Door near Cluny, (Gallery, privately printed ) Christmas 1997. Edn. of 175 copies. Single folding card. V.g.+ copy; The Point, (Gallery, privately printed ). From an Edition of 125 copies, single folding card. V.g.+ copy; Hard Drive, (Gallery, privately printed, Dec 1998) Edn. of 175 copies, single folding card with text of the poem of the same name . This copy signed by Muldoon. V.g.+; John Luke: The Fox (Gallery, privately printed, Dec 1999) Edn. of 175 copies. V.g., slight bump at head of 'spine'; Horace: Book lll Ode XVlll, (Gallery, privately printed, Dec 2001) V.g.+. Single folding card with text of the poem of the same name.; The End of All Souls' Night by W B Yeats, Inaugural Lecture before University of Oxford, 2 Nov. 1999, where Muldoon was Professor of Poetry. (OUP 2000) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in printed card wrappers.; The Drowned Blackbird, (Gallery, privately printed, June 1999) Edn. of 100 copies. Single folding card with text of the poem of the same name, translated by him from the Irish. V.g.+; The Beagles, (Gallery, privately printed, December 2000) Edn. of 175 copies. V.g.+ Single folding card with text of the poem of the same name, this copy signed.; Laird (Nick) To a Fault, (Faber 2005) First Edn. V.g.+ in wrappers, as issued; Szirtes (George) Metro, (Oxford Poets1988) First Edn. Signed. V.g. increased wrappers.; Flynn (Leontia) These Days, (Cape 2004) 2nd imp. V.g. in wrappers. (11)
Lot 155
Healy (Dermot) The Ballyconnell Colours, (Gallery1992) Inscribed "For Phil Murray / 4th Nov. 92 Dermot Healy". Also signed by Sean McSweeney who designed the cover; The Reed Bed, (Gallery2001) First Edition. Signed. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. Inscribed " To Philip, Good luck, Dermot H"; What the Hammer, (Gallery 1992) Inscribed "For Philip Murray / with admiration /Dermot Healy". (Gallery1998); A Fool's Errand, (Gallery 2010) First Edition. Signed. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. Inscribed " Keohane's , Oct 8th 2010 / to Vivien & Philip, Good luck, Dermot Healy". Grennan (Eamon) Out of Breath, (Gallery 2007) First Edition. V.g. in cloth, d.w. Grennan (Eamon) The Quick of It, (Gallery 2004) First Edition. Signed. V.g. in cloth, d.w. Inscribed "For Philip the Bookman / Bless the work! / Eamon 2. 8. 05 - Sligo"; Fallon (Peter) The Company of Horses, (Gallery 2007) First Edn. V.g. in cloth, d.w. Inscribed "For Philip, for nothing ends / with family and friends - Peter -September 2007"; Muldoon (Paul) Vera of Las Vegas, (Gallery 2001) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, d.w.; Woods (Vincent) The Colour of Language, (Dedalus 1994) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, d.w. One mls two als, one acs, laid in. (9)
Lot 105
Twain (Mark) Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade) (Charles Webster & Co.) 1885. With one hundred and seventy Illustrations. V.g. in original pictorial cloth., bumped, boards sound and block tight. Boards damp-stained (not penetrating), rear board soiled edges worn and lightly frayed. Square, tight. Inscribed in pencil to ffep. "E W Thomson - from Joseph Courtenay Forde - San Francisco - June 1886". Presumably the Canadian writer of short stories and poetry, E W Thomson (1849 - 1924), later editor of the Toronto Globe. Endpapers, prelims and some early and late pages toned. First Edition, apparent 1st state, the list of illustrations lists "Him and Another Man" as appearing on page 87 rather than the correct page 88. Also on page 57, 11 lines up from bottom, the line reads 'with the was' (instead of 'with the saw' as later corrected. Overall, a very collectible copy. (1)
Lot 68-
Scarce First Edition & Limited Edition, Signed Garcia Marquez (Gabriel) One Hundred Years of Solitude (Harper & Row 1970) inscribed on dedication page "and for Philip / Gabriel" / 89". This is the second issue dust wrap, without the exclamation mark at the end of the first paragraph on the d.w. front flap; Love in the Time of Cholera (Knopf) No. 315 of 350 copies printed on special paper and specially bound, signed by the author, in printed glassine wrapper and matching yellow slip case. About Fine. Slip case very slightly soiled. (2)
Lot 36
First Edition Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, (Cape, 1959), black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Skull design, gilt eyes, to front board. "First published 1959". V.g., d.w. unclipped, rubbed and soiled at edges, small area of loss to head of spine, in removable protector. Front panel fresh, white paper rear panel age toned. Edges spotted, top edge dusty, block very slightly leaning, hinges a little loose. (1)
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Lot 314
Steinbeck (John) In Dubious Battle (World Publishing Co. 1947) Tower Books Edition. First thus [1936]. ), v.g. in cloth, lightly soiled/worn at edges, d.w. is torn (loss) to front and rear panels and spine ends, paper toned; The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Heinemann 1958). V.g. in near v.g. cloth, faded at edges, d.w. is soiled, lightly age-toned, corners worn (loss), all edges toned, top edges dusty. Burning Bright, (Heinemann 1951). near v.g. in cloth, d.w. age-toned, edges corners worn (loss to bottom front corner).; The Short Reign of Pippin lV. (Heinemann 1958), v.g. in cloth d.w. is age-toned, top corners are bumped, generally toned, spine darkened; Travels with Charley (Viking 1962) , v.g. in cloth, faded at edges, d.w. is clipped, soiled, edges and corners worn (slight loss). Page 19 is repaired with tape (long vertical tear) - no loss.; The Winter of our Discontent (Heinemann 1961) First UK Edn. VG in cloth, d.w. is clipped, worn and faded at edges, soiled and rubbed (slight loss). Two words stroked out in heavy biro presumably owner name. (6)
Lot 38
First Edition Fleming (Ian) Dr. No, (Cape, 1958) black cloth, silver lettering to spine, brown silhouette of woman to front board. "First Published 1958", d.w. priced 13/6. V.g. boards slightly bumped. Front panel and spine of d.w. quite fresh, rear panel age toned, some edge wear, chipping, closed tears, no loss. Edges, endpapers and d.w. verso are spotted/toned. (1)
Lot 319
Signed First Edition of Author's Scarce First Novel Snow (C.P.) Strangers and Brothers (Faber 1940) v.g. in cloth, about v.g., d.w., bowed. Inscribed "To Philip Murray / with warm greetings / from CP Snow / Jan 29. 80". Neat owner name to front board verso, hidden by flap, d.w. is age toned, unclipped, is worn at edges, some loss, in cellophane protective wrapper, spine faded. Als. laid in. (1)
Lot 353
Mistry (Rohinton) Passages: Magnum Readings No. 8, Pp 11. (Pub. By Magnum Book Store 1991) First thus, Signed. This is No. 22 from an edition of 30 copies, 26 of which were for sale, signed by author. "Issued as a reading series fundraiser". With mls with orig envelope, laid in. Auster (Paul) Auggie Wren's Christmas Story, (Delos 1992) First thus. Copy No. 181 of Ltd Ed. 299 copies in marbled paper wraps. Total ed. 450 copies; Auster (Paul) contributes: New Yorker Dec. 25 1995 : 'Why Write?'. With a typed single A-4 sheet of pink card, laid in. headed 'Early History of a Writer', apparently an adapted and abridged version of Section 5 of the article in the magazine. Signed by Auster, dated 11/7/ 94 for Bernadette (typed) and with one m/s correction; Kenneally (Thomas) The Cut-Rate Kingdom Special Collector's Item, (Wildcat Press 1980) Magazine format. (4)
Lot 401
Important Variant Association Copy of First Edition Wilde (Oscar) De Profundis, 8vo L. (Mathuen & Co.) 1905. First Edn. hf. title, 151pp & with 40pp Catalogue at end of text, Dated February 1905, orig. blue cloth, with gilt lettering and decorations, small stain in rt. upr. corner of front cover, otherwise v. good. (1) * Important Variant Copy, with Catalogue at end dated February 1905, not March 1905 as stated in S. Mason's bibliography. Important association copy. Inscribed on hf. title 'No. 1 West 87 Street, New York. To Douglas Hyde from John Quinn Decoration Day, May 30 1906'. An exceptional rarity in fine condition. Mason 388.
Lot 189
Muldoon (Paul) New Weather, (Faber 1973) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in wrappers (no HB was published). Signed - boldly and legibly! Spine faded. Very nice copy of poet's first collection; Why Brownlee Left,(Faber 1980) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in wrappers (no HB was published). Covers rubbed, front cover creased, the poet's 3rd collection; Out of Siberia, (Deerfield /Gallery 1982) Limited Edition 300, signed. Illustrated by Timothy Engelland. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. creased, faded at top of front panel, spine lightly toned; Moy Sand and Gravel - Uncorrected Proof, (FSG 2002) V.g.+ in wrappers. (4)
Lot 226
McMurtry (Larry) Lonesome Dove (Simon & Schuster 1985) True First Edition with "none" (for "done") page 621, line 16. V.g. in cloth, d.w., spine cloth faded in spots, d.w. in protective cover, is creased at extremities, edges toned; Moving On (Simon & Schuster 1980) v.g. in cloth, d.w., front hinge weak, loose, d.w. has one closed tear, no loss, in protective removable cover. (2)
Lot 519
Signed Scarce First Edition of Francis' Autobiography Francis (Dick) The Sport of Queens (Ml Joseph, 1957) First Edn. Signed, v.g. in original blue cloth, unclipped d.w., block tight but front hinge weak, open at 2nd front endpaper and at rear board. Owner name and address to ffep. Endpapers toned and very slightly soiled, cloth edges very slightly rubbed, d.w. in removable protective plastic cover is tone-darkened and slightly creased at spine ends. Signed on title page, inscribed "HI! - Dick Francis". Page edges are toned, top edge dusty.
Lot 308
Hemingway (Ernest) The Fifth Column and The First Forty-Nine Stories (Scribner 1938) First Edn., with Scribner code "A". V.g. in cloth, unclipped d.w. Neat book store sticker to board verso, endpapers very slightly age-toned, d.w. in cellophane wrapper, is v.g., slightly creased to edges and rubbed to spine ends, a few small closed tears (no loss), edges are toned, top edge dusty. Overall a lovely copy of this very scarce first edition (1)
Lot 191
Bonnefoy (Yves) Things Dying Things Unborn, (Menard Press 1985) Copy X of a Special Edition of 26 lettered copies plus four reserved copies, signed by poet, translator (Anthony Rudolf) and artist (Willow Winston). V.g. in wrappers, as issued, top edges faded, some toning.; Ashbery (John) As We Know, (Viking 1979) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, boards toned, d.w. toned, rubbed; Heath-Stubbs (John) Birds Reconvened (Enitharmon 1980) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, rubbed d.w. Inscribed "Best wishes - John Heath-Stubbs, 1984". Two als. laid in.; Wain (John) Wildtrack, (Macmillan 1965) First Edn. Signed. V.g. in cloth, d.w. has closed tear to head of spine (no loss); Wain (John) Feng, (Macmillan 1975) Signed Uncorrected Proof. V.g. in wrappers. Three mls, one acs from Wain, two orig. env., laid in. (6)
Lot 42
First Edition Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me (Cape, 1962), black cloth, silver lettering, dagger to front board, "First Published 1962", d.w. clipped, with some spotting to edges, faint water-type stain to rear panel. Two small bookseller labels to inside front board. Block very slightly leaning. (1)
Lot 162
Murphy (Richard) Care, (Cornamona Press 1983) First Edn. No. 53 of 150 copies stitched in hand marbled paper wrapping by Geert van Daal, of a total edition of 200 copies. V.g.+ in original yellow card slip case. Inscribed "For Philip Murray / with good wishes / Richard Murphy / Sligo 20. 8 . 85". (1)
Lot 5
Toibin (Colm) The Master, Ltd. Edn. 32/50, First Edition (Picador), specially bound in quarter green goatskin, raised bands, t.e.g., in matching slipcase, fine; The South First US, (Viking, 1990); The Blackwater Lightship (Picador, 1999) non-author inscription; Brooklyn First US (Viking, 2009); The Heather Blazing, First US (Viking,1992), signed; The Master (Second Edn. Picador, 2004) inscribed "with all best wishes"; also The South, (The Serpent's Tail Press, 1990), pb. (7)
Lot 103
Scarce First Edition Lowry (Malcolm) Under the Volcano (Reynal & Hitchcock, 1947) First US (True First Edition) v.g., bright, clean copy in grey cloth, cloth slightly faded at edges, d.w. in removable protective cover is rubbed at edges, with slight loss at spine ends, front panel colour fresh, rear panel age-toned, hinges weakened, block tight. (1)
Lot 67-
Garcia Marquez (Gabriel) In Evil Hour, (Cape 1980) signed "Gabriel", dated "89", v.g. in cloth, d.w., front edge slightly foxed, top edge dusty, d.w. in removable cover; One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cape 1970) signed "Gabriel", dated "89" with ink drawing of a fish. V.g. in cloth, d.w., front edge slightly foxed, top edge dusty, d.w. in removable cover.; Pas de Lettre pour le Colonel (Grasset, 1980) [Text in French], v.g. in lightly soiled stiff card.; Living to Tell the Tale (Knopf 2003) First US Edn., v.g./v.g.+ in cloth, d.w. V slightly dust-soiled ffep.; The Doom of Damocles (Editorial Universidad para La Paz, 1986).Text in English. V.g. in stapled pictorial wrappers, staples slightly rusted, text unaffected.; El general en su Laberinto. (Editorial Oveja Negra 1989). Trade edition. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. All top edges dusty. (6)
Lot 535
Original Typescript Extensively Corrected by Author Moore (George Augustus (1852-1933) Corrected typescript of his collection of short stories. A Story-teller's Holiday [1918], very extensive autograph emendations, cancellations and additions, to almost every page in the first quarter, 380 pages, 4to (numbered), in red cloth slipcase. * A Story-teller's Holiday relates, a series of Irish folk tales of poets, monks and nuns within the autobiographical framework of a journey from London to Mayo and back. It was first published in 1918 in a Limited Edition under the sign of the fictitious Society of Irish Folklore - an attempt by Moore to evade the controversy that had surrounded the publication of The Brook Kerith (1916) and Lewis Seymour and some Women (1917).
Lot 139
Montague (John) Collected Poems, (Gallery 1995) First Edn., No 33 of Limited Edition of 50 Copies, specially bound and signed by author, fine in cloth, slip case; Chosen Lights, (Gallery 2009) First Edn., V.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; Christmas Broadside : Last Chance, (State University of Buffalo, NY December 1980) First Edn. 2000. Folded card with text of Last Chance, illustrated with quilt design by Evelyn Montague. Signed by designer and poet. V.g. (3)
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Lot 146-
Carver (Raymond) All of Us, (Knopf, 1998) First US Edn. [First Uk 1996]. V.g.+ in cloth, d.w. rubbed.; Beginners, (Cape 2009). V.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; Cathedral, (Knopf, 1983). First Edn. V.g. in cloth, d.w. creased. Carver's third major collection of short stories, including 'A Small, Good Thing,' 'Where I'm Calling From and 'Cathedral'; Where I'm Calling From, (Atlantic Monthly Press 1988). First Trade Edn. V.g. in cloth, d.w.; A New Path to the Waterfall, (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989) First Edition. V.g. in cloth/d.w. (5)
Lot 292
Forster (E M) Howard's End (Edward Arnold 1910) First Edition, in original red cloth, lacks d.w. Edward Baring's copy, with his signature and book plate. About v.g., bumped, some wear/fraying to spine ends (no loss), small turn-down mark to pages 32/33 and small closed tear to page 3 (no loss), hinges weak, open at title verso/page 1, 32/33 and 48/49. Top edge dusty. (1)
Lot 276
Boyd (William) On the Yankee Station (Morrow, 1981) First US Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w, rubbed, lightly creased. Signed by the author and inscribed "To Philip Murray / with all good wishes "; A Good Man in Africa (Hamish Hamilton 1981) First edition of the Author's First Novel. Signed by the author and inscribed "For Philip Murray / with all good wishes ", v.g. in cloth d.w., bumped to head of spine. Ex-libris with stamping confined to copyright page, block leaning.; Brazzaville Beach (Sinclair Stevenson 1990) v.g. in cloth, d.w.; School Ties (Morrow) First US Edn. v.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; The Blue Afternoon (Morrow) First US Edn., v.g.+ in cloth, d.w., signed, dated 13/9/ 93, v.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; The New Confessions (HH 1987) signed v.g. in wraps. Covers lightly soiled. (6)
Lot 157
Ackroyd (Peter) Country Life, (Ferry Press 1978) First Edn. Signed. Limited Edition 350. V.g. in card wrappers as issued. Signed on title page “Peter Ackroyd / London November 25, 1990”; London Lickpenny, (Ferry Press 1973) First Edn. Signed. VG in card wrappers as issued. Limited Edition 500. Signed on title page “Peter Ackroyd / London November 25, 1990” (2)
Lot 283
Exceptional Set of Eleven US & UK First Edition Novels Theroux Paul Waldo (Houghton Mifflin 1967) V.g. in cloth, d.w. edge-rubbed, creasing to spine end, in clear protective covering. Very nice copy of Author's First Novel; Fong and the Indians (Houghton Mifflin 1968) Signed v.g. in cloth, d.w. edge-rubbed, creasing to head of spine, one closed tear (no loss) in clear protective covering; Girls at Play (Houghton Mifflin 1969) Signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w. edge-rubbed, creasing to spine end, in clear protective covering; The Black House (Houghton Mifflin 1974 ) Signed; The Family Arsenal (Houghton Mifflin 1976) Signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w. edge-rubbed, creasing to spine end, in clear protective covering; The Mosquito Coast (Houghton Mifflin 1982) Signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Half Moon St. (Houghton Mifflin 1984) Signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w. V.g. in cloth, d.w.; Picture Palace (Hamish Hamilton 1978) Signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; The London Embassy (Hamish Hamilton 1982) Signed v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Dr Slaughter (Hamish Hamilton 1984) Signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Chicago Loop (Hamish Hamilton 1990) Signed v.g. in cloth, d.w. (11)
Lot 310
Rare First Edition - Poetry Hemingway (Ernest) God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, (House of Books 1933) First Edn. No 258 of Limited Edition 300. In original red cloth and glassine wrapper (no d.w. issued). Gilt spine & front board, paper is toned but clean and strong, binding tight. An exceptional copy . (1)
Lot 77
Set of First Editions Banks (Iain M) Cleaning Up Ltd Edn. No. 453 of 500, signed. (BSFG 1987), v.g. in printed card; The State of the Art (Ziesing 1989) signed, dated 28/9/89, v.g.+ in cloth, d.w.; Consider Phlebas (Macmillan, 1987) Ltd Edn. No 162 of 176. Signed Copies, v.g. in slightly dusty slip case; The Player of Games (Macmillan, 1987) Ltd Edn. No 44 of 201 Signed Copies, v.g. in slightly rubbed, slightly dusty slip case; Consider Phlebas (Macmillan, 1987) First UK Trade Edition, signed, v.g. in cloth, d.w.; The Player of Games (Macmillan, 1987) First UK Trade Edition, signed, inscribed "Best wishes from Iain M Banks 13/8/88", v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Use of Weapons (Orbit 1990) First UK. Inscribed "To Dr Philip Murray /All the best" and signed, dated 26/9/90.; [As Iain Banks]: The Wasp Factory (Houghton Mifflin, 1984) First US Edn., top edges dusty. A Lovely collection. One a.c.s., and one note signed by author, laid in. (8)
Lot 564
Cope (Wendy) If I don't Know, (Faber 2001) First Edn. Fine in slipcase. Copy No. 100 of 150 copies specially bound and signed by the poet; Men & their Boring Arguments, (Wykeham Press 1988) 1st ed. No. 38 of limited edition 110. Endpapers toned, otherwise v.g.+; Does She Like Word-Games? (Anvil Press1998) v.g. in printed wraps. No. 106 of 600 copies Signed by author. (3)
Lot 289
Forster (E M) Where Angels Fear to Tread (Blackwood 1905) First Edition, in original blue cloth, lacks d.w., good+, bumped and edge-rubbed, general edge wear, spine cloth darkened and faded, partly erasing "E" of author's name and publisher's name, small closed tears to spine ends, neat owner name in ink to hf title, very light age to a few pages, hinges weak, open at title page and rear board, otherwise stitching tight and paper bright, edges dusty. In specially made clam shell case A scarce copy of Forster's First Book. (1)
Lot 33
First Edition Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, (Cape, 1964) black cloth, silver lettering to spine, gilt Japanese script to front panel. "First Published 1964". Corners and top back board bumped and slightly worn. Edges spotted, d.w. soiled, edges worn, with some loss at spine ends. Bookseller stamp to front board; The Man with the Golden Gun. Second Impression, 1965, black cloth (lacking gold revolver to front board). Block leaning. Top edge dusty, edges spotted. D.w. clipped, worn at extremities, tape repaired at ends and edges, tiny areas of loss. (2)
Lot 79
Signed First Edition Greene (Graham) The Name of Action (Heinemann, 1930), d.w. price 7/6, about v.g., cloth rubbed at edges, light soiling, corners bumped, rear board frayed at bottom edge, slight loss. Pale liquid splashes to pages 21/22 and 30/31, not affecting text. Oily thumb marks to bottom margins of pages 240/241 Edges spotted, top edge dusty, hinges a little loose, stitching generally tight, prelims and some endpapers foxed. Unclipped d.w., (in removable glassine cover) is slightly soiled. Corners chipped, with some loss to front corners and at top of spine. Inscribed on title page by author, "For Doctor Philip Murray from Graham Greene". Overall a very presentable copy of one of the author's scarcest titles. (1)
Lot 144
Carver (Raymond) At Night The Salmon Move, (Capra Press 1976) First thus. V.g. in blue pictorial wrappers. There was a cloth edition of 100 copies, this Edition of 1000 copies was unsigned, but this copy signed by Carver on title page. In removable protective covers; My Father's Life, (Babcock & Koontz 1986) First thus - it was originally printed in Esquire. This is No. 138 of Limited Edition 200, signed by the poet, stitched into Fabriano Roma wrappers. V.g.+. Wrappers faded. Carver's Memoir of his father in which he movingly quotes the end of his poem. Photograph of My Father in his his 22nd Year: "Father I love you / Yet how can I say thank you, I who can't hold my liquor either / and don't even know the places to fish". (2)
Lot 58
Five First Editions Landy (Derek) Skulduggery Pleasant (2007), signed; Skulduggery Pleasant Dark Days (2010) with specially printed sticker "Limited Collector's Edition only at W H Smith" signed, dated 23.9.10; Skulduggery Pleasant Playing With Fire (2008) signed; The Faceless Ones (2009), with matching "Limited Collector's Edition" sticker, signed. All v.g., cloth, d.w. in removable protective glassine. All First US (Harper Collins) in cloth. V.g.+; Skulduggery Pleasant (2007), First Paperback. V.g. (5)
Lot 446
Barker (Pat) Regeneration (Viking 1991) First Edn. V.g. in cloth, d.w.; The Eye in the Door (Viking 1993) First Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w. bowed. Signed on label "with all good wishes / Pat Barker"; The Ghost Road (Viking 1995) First Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Thomas (Leslie) The Virgin Soldiers (Constable 1966) First Edn., v.g. in cloth, d.w. Front hinge weak. Inscribed by author to hf title: "A first edition / this is something I don't possess / Leslie Thomas". DW rubbed. Creased to head of spine but overall this is a fresh copy. All edges toned. All top edges dusty. (4)
Lot 39
First Edition Fleming (Ian) From Russia With Love, (Cape, 1957) Black cloth, central vignette of Smith & Wesson to front board, "First published 1957", v.g., d.w. unclipped, neatly reinforced/repaired at top and bottom edges, age toned. Edges and endpapers spotted/toned. Neat, light pencil bookseller annotation to ffep., hinges just a little weak. (1)
Lot 291
Forster (E M) A Room with a View (Edward Arnold 1908) First Edition, in original red cloth, lacks d.w., neat owner name (Anthony Wallis) in ink to ffep., about v.g., spine cloth slightly faded, corners bumped, hinge s weak, open at pages 80/81. Prelims, late pages (advertisements for other titles) & title page foxed, age toning to edges and occasional light soiling throughout, and text bright and clean, paper strong. A nice copy. Top edge dusty. (1)
Lot 557
Flanagan (Richard) Death of A River Guide (Grove Press 1994) v.g.+ in cloth, d.w. in removable protective wrapper; The Sound of One Hand Clapping (Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997). Signed. First thus., v.g. in cloth, d.w.; Gould's Book of Fish (Picador 2001) First Edn. v.g.+ in cloth, d.w. Inscribed "For Phil - all good things - Richard Flanagan"; Death of A River Guide (Grove Press 1994) Advance Reader's Edition., v.g. in wrappers, signed. (4)
Lot 313
Steinbeck (John) Bombs Away The Story of a Bomber Team, (Viking 1942), v.g. in cloth, faintly damp stained, front panel of d.w. bright, rear panel age-toned, edges rubbed, a few small tears (loss), in removable protective wrapper. A very collectible copy of the US First Edn.; The Wayward Bus (Heinemann 1947) First UK Edn., v.g. in cloth., d.w. is rubbed and edge-worn, with large tear to head of spine (loss), rear panel soiled; Of Mice and Men (Acting Edition) 1964 reprint, v.g. in wrappers. (3)
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