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Click here to subscribeFive Royal Doulton character jugs; D6755 'The Guardsman', D6697 'The Fireman', D6611 'North American Indian', D6654 'Mark Twain' and D7237 'Napoleon Bonaparte' limited edition no. 321/1500, with certificate, and a smaller Kelsboro ware example (the first four of second quality) (6). CONDITION REPORT: Fireman with crack to interior, general surface wear.
Travel/Exploration/Mountaineering Interest: Hunt, John. The Ascent of Everest, first edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1953, with front-free endpaper signed twice by Edmund Hillary and once by George Lowe, with dust-jacket, as found. Together with a Companion Book Club edition of the same work, again signed by Hillary and Lowe (2)Provenance: Vendor's mother worked at the Prestige Cooker factory in Derby and collected the first Hillary autograph when he visited the factory in 1954; she collected the other autographs in the early 2000s when Hillary visited the village of Hazelwood
Books and illustrations - a group of four pen and ink WWII comical original illustrations on postcards, two monogrammed to bottom corner, and Cecil Hunt 'Hand Picked Howlers', illustrated by Blampied, First Edition 1937, and E C Bentley 'Baseless Biography', illustrated by Nicholas Bentley, First Edition 1939
'A history of the English turf' by Theodore A Cook, first edition published in a six volume set in 1901. Bound in green cloth with gold tooled titles, 1 vol missing 32 X 26cm (please remember to check condition of lots before bidding at auction & absentee payments are requested by BANK transfer)
CLINTON BILL: (1946 - ) American President 1993-2001. Book signed, a hardback edition of Giving, First Edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2007. Signed ('Bill Clinton') in bold black ink to the title page. Bound in blue cloth. Accompanied by the dustjacket. Together with Hillary Clinton (1947- ) American Politician. Book signed, a hardback edition of Living History, First Edition published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2003. Signed ('Hillary R Clinton') in bold black ink to the title page. Bound in black cloth. Accompanied by the dustjacket. Also including Monica Lewinsky (1973- ) American Activist, and Television Personality, a former White House intern with whom President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an 'inappropriate relationship'. Book signed, a hardback edition of Monica's Story, written by Andrew Morton, First Edition published by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd, London, 1999. Signed ('Monica Lewinsky') in bold blue ink to the free endpaper. Bound in blue cloth. Accompanied by the dustjacket. VG, 3
WORLD WAR II: Book signed, a hardback edition of Escort to Berlin, by Garry Fry and Jeffrey Ethell, First Edition published by Arco Publishing Inc., New York, 1980. Signed by two American pilots of World War II, comprising Robin Olds and Erwin 'Dusty' Miller. Both signed in pencil to the free-end paper, each adding their squadron numbers beneath their signatures. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Together with a second multiple signed book, a hardback edition of Red Tail Captured, Red Tail Free by Alexander Jefferson with Lewis Carlson, First Edition published by Fordham University Press, 2005. Signed by various Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, including Alexander Jefferson, Leo Gray, William Holloman, Bill Wheeler, Howard Baugh, Harry Sheppard etc. All are signed in pencil to clear areas of the half-title page (both sides), most adding their squadron numbers beneath their signatures. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG, 2
1918-1923 War of Independence and Civil War, four books.Barry, Tom. Guerilla Days in Ireland. Irish Press, Dublin, 1949, first edition, 8vo, blue cloth gilt and dust jacket; Henry, Robert Mitchell. The Evolution of Sinn Fein. Talbot Press, Dublin, 1920, 12mo, blue cloth gilt; McCardle, Dorothy. Tragedies of Kerry. Fitzpatrick, Dublin, 1937, 12mo, paper wrappers; Sigerson, George. The Last Independent Parliament of Ireland. Gill, Dublin, 1918,12mo, green cloth gilt. (4)
1945-1978 A collection of booklets and pamphlets of Irish literary and political interest.YEATS ( Elizabeth Corbet ) : -. Elizabeth Corbet Yeats. Born March 11th. 1868. Died January 16th. 1940 (Dublin : The Cuala Press. FIRST EDITION, (4)-pages, 8vo, sewn in oversized original printed paper wrappers : the wrappers slightly worn, but otherwise a very good copy..ALSO WITH THIS LOT: (1) YEATS ( Wm. B. ). Diarmuid and Grania. A play in three acts. By George Moore and W. B. Yeats. [in : The Dublin Magazine. Vol. XXVI. No.2 April - June 1951]. (Dublin) 1951. (2) CORRIGAN (Aidan) Eye-Witness in Northern Ireland. (Printed and published by the Voice of Ulster Publications) [1969]. FIRST EDITION, 36-pp, 8vo, According to an anonymous pamphlet, "Fianna Fail - The IRA Connection", published in the early 1970s, this booklet in fact printed in Dublin by the Cityview Press in 1969 and financed by the Government Information Bureau of the Republic of Ireland. (3) THOMAS (Ronald S.). Not That He Brought Flowers 1968. Edition (4) JOYCE ( James ). Corrections of misprints in Finnegans Wake. By James Joyce.. As prepared by the author after publication of the first edition. New York : The Viking Press (5) KENNELLY (Brendan ) & HOLZAPFEL ( Rudi ). The dark about our loves [: verse]. [Dublin : no publisher] Printed by John Augustine and Company [1962]. Inscribed on half-title "To Derry / 'Immortal Diamond' / from Brendan / 20/12/62". (6) [BERKELEY ( George )]. Maxims concerning Patriotism. By a Lady. Dublin : Printed in the Year MDCCL. Dublin : Trinity Closet Press, Reprint Series I, 1978. One of 250 numbered copies. Only three copies of the original edition are known. (7) [RUSSELL ( George )]. The inner and the outer Ireland. Dublin : Talbot, 1921. "Reprinted by permission from Pearson's Magazine, U.S.A."(7) Provenance: Whyte's, James Fenning Sale, 19 & 20 October 2012, lot 1417;Whence purchased by the present ownerOther Notes: This appreciation of the life and work of Elizabeth Corbet Yeats at the Dun Emer/Cuala Press enterprise was written and issued by her sister Lilly Yeats. The memoir was set, printed and bound by Mairie Gill and Esther Ryan, two highly competent presswomen, who had worked at the Press with Elizabeth for over thirty years. Although no publication date is given, the text is dated February 1st 1940. Liam Miller, in The Dun Emer Press, Later the Cuala Press (1973), states that the printing of an edition of 550 copies was finished in mid-February.
Egan, Pierce. Real Life in London or the further adventures of Bob Tallyho esq and his cousin Tom Dashall through the Metropolis.Jones & Co, London, 1821. First edition, two volumes. 8vo. 34 hand-coloured engraved plates, designed and engraved by Messrs. Alken, Dighton, Brooke, Rowlandson, &c., quarter red hide gilt.
Eliot, TS. Dante, signed first edition. Faber & Faber, London, 1929. 12mo, illustrated paper covered boards with matching dust jacket design by Rex Whistler, signed to the title page by TS Eliot, loosely inserted Faber and Faber compliment slip. Book in fine condition. Damp stains to fly leaves. Very slight sporadic foxing throughout. Top and bottom of spine bruised. Small water stain to bottom of spine. Dust jacket good. Losses to top and bottom of spine and to bottom cover. Edge tears and fold tears.
Heaney, Seamus. Death of a Naturalist, Door Into the Dark and Wintering Out, signed and inscribed by Heaney.Death of a Naturalist, first paperback edition, Faber and Faber, 1966, inscribed to the flyleaf, 'for Mab Wilson Moltke with gratitude for your patronage through the American Irish Foundation Seamus Heaney'; Door Into the Dark, first paperback edition, Faber and Faber, 1969, inscribed to the flyleaf, 'for Mab Wilson Moltke 'to set the darkness echoing Slainte! Seamus Heaney' ;Wintering Out, first edition, 1972, London, Faber and Faber, first edition, card covers (the first edition was printed thus) inscribed to the half-title page, 'from Seamus Heaney who 'Summered In' thanks to the AIF - for Mab Wilson Moltke'. (3)
Heaney, Seamus. Wintering Out, inscribed by the poet.1974, London, Faber and Faber, first edition, 2nd reprint, 8vo, card covers (the first edition was printed thus). Inscribed by Heaney on title page in black ink, "From Seamus Heaney now summering in thanks to the AIF - with good wishes to Lenahan O'Connell - go raibh míle maith agat!" Other Notes: Lenahan O'Connell held many prestigious positions in Boston, among these membership of the America-Irish Fund. He lived to celebrate his 100th birthday.BOOKS
Heaney, Seamus. The Tree Clock, signed, limited edition. The Linen Hall Library, Belfast, 1990. first edition, 8vo, signed by Seamus Heaney and numbered 47 of 120 signed, numbered copies to colophon page (at rear) linen buckram and marbled boards gilt embossed with title to top board and on title page, in matching publisher's slip-case linen. In extremely fine condition. Bottom of slip case very slightly shelf-rubbed. Very fine black line 3/8" long on title page.
Kavanagh, Patrick. Self Portrait1963, first edition, dust jacket illustrated with portrait photograph of Kavanagh. Other Notes: Patrick Kavanagh was displeased with the photograph of him used on the dust jacket of this, first edition of Self Portrait. He reportedly felt that it made him appear like a country bumpkin.
Mac Gialla Meidhre, Briain. (Brian Merriman) Mediae Noctis Consilium, a heroic comic poem.M.H. Gill, Dublin, 1879. first edition, 16mo, (2) 32pp. original wrappers bound in, full blind and gilt embossed calf. First edition published by Gill after death of John O'Daly who had published a private publication under a false imprint & date in 1879.
Mitchell, Flora. Vanishing Dublin.1966, Dublin: Allen & Figgis, First Edition. 4to, green cloth gilt with dust jacket. Illustrated with 50 full page colour plates by the author. Published in an edition of only 600, with many of those broken up to sell the individual prints, Vanishing Dublin is a scarce and much sought-after book.
Rackham, Arthur (illustrator) and Washington, Irving. Rip Van Winkle, deluxe limited edition, signed by Arthur Rackham.William Heinemann, London, 1905, deluxe first edition, quarto, bound in vellum with gilt titles and vignette, numbered 4 of 250 and signed by Arthur Rackham to the colophon page, frontis and 50 colour plates, tissue-guarded and mounted on heavy brown paper at rear of book, 57 pages of text.
Walker, Dorothy. Louis le Brocquy, signed, limited edition.Limited edition print, Samuel Beckett, (no. 43 from an edition of 125); signed, dated 1981 and numbered, laid in frontis. River Ward Press, Dublin, first edition, 1981, 4to, quarter tan calf, gilt with blind embossed buckram boards. In slipcase.
Wild, Frank. Shackleton's Last Voyage and Mill, Hugh Robert. The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton.Wild. Shackleton's Last Voyage. Cassell and Company, London, 1923. first edition, royal 8vo, pp. xvi, 372. blue cloth illustrated and gilt, color frontis, numerous maps and over 100 illustrations from photograph; Mill. The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton. W. Heinemann, London, 1924. 8vo, 312pp, 20 photo ills, blue cloth gilt. (2)
STEPHEN FRY - THE FRY CHRONICLES (2012) - Signed Ltd Edition Sealed Slipcase - Signed by STEPHEN FRY to a limited edition of 750 copies. The number is #509/750 and remains sealed within the publishers original shrink wrap. (New and unread UK first edition, first impression print of this STEPHEN FRY autobiography)
ROWLING (J.K), HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, first de luxe edition, pictorial green cloth, Bloomsbury, London, 1999 (1) CONDITION REPORT: This is a first edition of the 'de luxe' edition. It is pin what is believed to be an original wrapper, therefore, it has not been opened. It is presumed in good condition.
A collection of children's illustrated books, to include THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO; RAILWAY RIBALDRY, illustrated by William Heath Robinson 1935; HOFFMANN (DR H), THE ENGLISH STRUWWELPETER, 33rd ed; STRONG (P), HONK THE MOOSE, first edition, George G Harrap, 1936; THE POP ANNUAL 1925; SAWBONES & CO; ROSALINDA AND OTHER FAIRY TALES; WOODS (B), THE APPLE ELVES; BARKER (C), THE FLOWER FAIRIES OF AUTUMN, (x2); WHEELER (D), THREE LITTLE KITTENS, etc (Qty)
A miscellany of 19th century and later leather and cloth bound books, various subjects, to include BUCHAN (J), SICK HEART RIVER, Hodder & Stoughton 1941; LORD OF THE RINGS - first paper back edition, George Allen & Unwin 1968; THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE, 1880; JOHNSON - DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, 12th ed, 1800; FIELDING (H), HISTORY OF TOM JONES, 2 vols in 1, 1825 etc (Qty)
Book: Petronius. A Revised Latin Text of the Satyricon with the earliest English Translation (1694) Now First Reprinted with an Introduction Together with One Hundred Illustrations by Norman Lindsay, Privately Printed by Ralph Straus, London 1910, limited edition 113/250, 303 pages, 33cm high, signed by Norman Lindsay and the printer, Ralph Straus
dating: first quarter of the 20th Century provenance: France, 'Principes d'Equitation', Ernest Lalanne, Paris, 222 pages; 'Le Cheval', P. Le Hello, Saumur, 1907, 322 pages with illustrations. 'Le Cheval Soins pratiques', Comte de Comminges, Paris, 1916, 341 pages. 'Manuel des Piqueurs, Cochers, Grooms', Comte de Montigny, Paris, 1878, 565 pages with illustrations. 'L'Attelage Le Cheval de Selle', Lefebvre des Noettes; Edition Picard, Paris, 1931, 312 pages with 500 illustrations (in two volumes). All with hardcovers. height 18 - 22 cm.
Hans Weisshaar & Margaret Shipman - Violin Restoration, A Manual for Violin Makers, first limited edition 1615/2000, also Kevin Coates - Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie, volumes 7 and 8 of The Modern Carpenter and Joiner and Cabinet Maker; also two other small books relating to violin repair (6)
Charles Lindbergh Pioneer Aviator Signed Letter.This three sided hand written letter is dated 11th July 1938 and was written from an address in France. The letter is addressed to “Sir Francis” and refers to a visit to Cambridge. Signature clear. ... Accompanied by a second two sided letter dated 9th October 1937 written by Anne Lindbergh from an address in Kent again to Sir Francis. Signature clear. ... Accompanied by a 1938 edition of “Listen the Wind” by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Charles Lindbergh pioneer aviator was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. These letters were written in Europe, this following the Kidnap of his son and the trial of his murderer.
RAF Signed Print “Mosquito” by Frank Wootton Plus Other.limited edition print number 163/850 showing five Mosquitos in flight, signed by 6 various crew and the artist. Unframed. Together with “St Croix Sur Mer” by Robert Taylor. This depicting Spitfires taking off from the first landing ground in France after D-Day. Limited edition number 55/1250, signed by 4 pilots. Unframed. 2 items.
Typed letter signed ('G. Chinard') to Mrs Gaston Plantiff, regarding his biography of Thomas Jefferson and reading I felt highly complimented by your request and I am returning the book with the signature of the culprit. You will find enclosed a separate statement about a grievous error in the first edition. Ever since I discovered it I have been haunted by a sense of guilt and apologized to the readers whenever I had a chance to do it, one page, mailing folds, light creasing, 4to, 93 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey, 11 December 1954.Also included is a copy of Thomas Jefferson by Chinard, signed and inscribed To Gaston Plantiff, this very imperfect study of a great American by a French admirer, December 11, 1954 in black ink on front free endpaper, wear to spine extremieties, dust jacket missing, hardback, 4to, Little Brown, 1929 (2)
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