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Click here to subscribeConrad (Joseph) Youth: a Narrative, and Two Other Stories, 8vo, original green cloth, Edinburgh & London, 32 pp. advertisements at end dated 11/02, 1902, first edition; The Mirror of the Sea, 8vo, green cloth, 40 pp. advertisements at end, 1906, first edition; Almayer's Folly... Second edition, 8vo green cloth, 1896; A Set of Six... Second edition, 8vo, green cloth, 1908. (4)
Spender (Stephen) Forward from Liberalism, 12mo, orange cloth wrappers, Left Book Club Edition, 1937, first edition, with a membership flyer for the Left Book Club loosely inserted; Learning Laughter, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1952, first edition; World within World, 8vo, cloth, 1953; The Temple, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1988, first edition; Isherwood (Christopher) A Single Man, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1964, first edition; Christopher and his Kind, 1929-1939, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1977; People One Ought to Know, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1982, and 2 others, all signed by their authors. (9)
Auden (W.H.) Epistle to a Godson, 8vo, boards, d-j, 1973, signature 'W.H. Auden' pasted on title; Thank you, Fog, 8vo, boards, d-j, 1974, signature 'W.H. Auden pasted on title; Beckett (Samuel) Dream of Fair to Middling Women, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1992, signature 'Samuel Beckett' pasted on title; Pinter (Harold) Various Voices, 8vo, cloth, d-j, 1998, first edition, signed by author, and 7 others. (11)
Stoker (Bram) Dracula, 8vo, original yellow cloth lettered in red, Westminster, 1897, first edition, first printing on thicker paper, with one final blank leaf and no advertisements, ownership inscription of Mr Oliver Taylor, Neville Terrace, Durham, 1903, a journalist on the Durham County Advertiser. See illustration
Necker (Jacques) De l'administration des finances, 3 vols, 8vo, contemporary mottled calf gilt, three-line border, spines gilt in compartments with red and green leather labels, three half-titles, one folding table, [Paris], 1784. First edition of this first account of the finances of pre-Revolutionary France, written by the director general of finances.
Barrie, J. M. Rackham Arthur illust, 1907, Hodder and Stoughton, third edition, fifty tipped in colour plates, 4to gilt red cloth; Rackham (Arthur illust) Undine, 1909 first Rackham edition, William Heinemann, fifteen tipped in colour plates, 4to, gilt dec blue cloth; Washington, Irving; Rackham (Arthur illust) Rip Van Winkle, 1907, third edition, fifty tipped in colour plates, 4to gilt dec cloth; Rackham (Arthur illust) Some British Ballards, N.d, Constable, sixteen tipped in colour plates, 4to, blue dec cloth (4). Provenance: Durand baronets and thence by descent.
(London) General Country Services 'Official Omnibus' TIMETABLE, Northern Section dated March 1932 - the first edition following the change of control from National, a notice to that effect inside. Includes a map of the northern Country Area routes in the centrefold, still titled 'National'. The original single staple has been removed, otherwise in very good, unmarked condition. [1]
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' First Edition/First Issue with the incorrect 'you' instead of 'your' on page thirteen, line 3. Published by George Newnes Limited, London 1902, sixteen plates by Sidney Paget, red cloth gilt. Condition Report: Bumps and wear to cover, foxing to page edges and some pages, binding generally good. 2cm hole on page 195/196.
Cumbria English crystal The Longest Reign Perfume bottle Commissioned exclusively by Goviers of Sidmouth this stunning perfume bottle incorporates a new technique developed by the prestigious glass studios in Cumbria. This is the first time they have blown a coloured bowl within the heavily cut and engraved flask. The base will carry a commemorative inscription 'To commemorate the reign of H M Queen Elizabeth II, September 9th 2015' Limited edition
WILLIAM FISHLEY HOLLAND (1889-1969); a red earthenware harvest jug covered in shiny green glaze with iron brush decoration, incised signature, height 19.5cm, and Fishley Holland's first edition book Fifty Years a Potter (1958) (2). (D) Provenance: The Geoffrey Godden Collection of Studio Pottery, purchased at Bonhams, 1995. CONDITION REPORT: Some crazing, otherwise appears good with no obvious signs of faults, damage or restoration. This lot qualifies for Artist Resale Rights. For further information, please visit http://www.dacs.org.uk
'Derby porcelain' by F Brayshaw Gillespie first published 1961, this edition 1965 Joseph Pickford of Derby 'A Georgian Architect' , ''The Derbyshire Dales' by Norman Price illustrations by Frederick J Knowles published Frederick Warne and Co Ltd 1953 - 1st edition 'Derbyshire' by Weltie Kirkham, edited by Clough abd Annabel Williams - Ellis 1st edition 1947 and 'History of Derbyshire' by John Pendelton, published Eliot Stock 1886 (5)
NUMA POMPILIUS SECOND ROI DE ROME; Par M De Florian, rare 18th century edition. 1789, A Bruxelles. Small volume, marbled boards, with leather spine and gilt lettering. Rare book. From the Gifford ' George ' Stansfield Broun collection (the majority of which was sold in our Militaria sale on Feb 26th this year). A gentleman from a wealthy background who travelled around Africa in the early 20th century (c 1905 - 1920) and travelled through Africa at the outbreak of the First World War WWI, taking his private journals and photograph albums with him. This is from his personal collection at that time. Rare.
Louisa Alcott, Little Women pub. Roberts Brothers, 1869, later impression of first edition, in two vols, bound in publishers green cloth, with each vol having four full page black and white illustrations, and a list of the publishers works to the rear of each vol, eight pages in vol. I to include Jean Ingelow's writings and six pages in vol. II
Enid Blyton, six titles from the Famous Five Series, all pub. Hodder & Stoughton, to include; Five Go Down to the Sea pub. 1953, first edition, in price clipped dust-wrapper; Five on a Hike Together pub. 1952, second impression, in price clipped dust-wrapper; Five on a Kirrin Island Again pub. August 1947, first edition, no dust-wrapper; Five on a Treasure Island pub. October 1949, sixth impression, in price clipped dust-wrapper; together with a two copies of Five go off in a Caravan pub. July 1950, fourth imp., and 1954, eighth imp., with both lacking dust-wrappers (6)
Last Term at Malory Towers pub. 1951, first edition, with dust-wrapper; In the fifth term at Malory Towers pub. 1950, first edition, no dust-wrapper; Third Term at Malory Towers pub. 1958, no dust-wrapper together with five other Malory Towers books, later impressions and without dust-wrappers (8)
Enid Blyton, a collection of five books from the Malory Towers series to include; Upper Fourth at Malory Towers, pub. 1949, dust-wrapper; Last Term at Malory Towers pub. 1951, first edition no dust-wrapper; In the Fifth Term at Malory Towers each pub. 1950, first edition, no dust-wrapper; Second Term at Malory Towers pub. 1947, first edition, no dust-wrapper; Third Year at Malory Towers pub. 1948, first edition, no dust-wrapper (5)
Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudon pub. Chatto & Windus, 1952, first edition, with it's dustwrapper, together with George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier pub. Left Book Club, 1937, first edition, with a quantity of other books relating to literature, Thomas the Tank Engine and a book of photographs of Jerusalem
Rev. W. Awdry, a collection of seven first edition books from the Railway Series, each with their dust-wrappers to include; No. 14 The Little Old Engine pub. 1959; No 15 The Twin Engines pub. 1960; No. 18 Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine pub. 1963; No. 19 Mountain Engines pub. 1964; No 20 Very Old Engines pub. 1965; No 21 Main Line Engines pub. 1966 and No 22 Small Railway Engines pub. 1967 together with Henry the Green Engine and the Elephant Pop-Up Book (8)
Enid Blyton, a collection of six titles from the Famous Five series, all with their dust-wrappers to include; Five go off to Billycock Hill pub. 1957, first edition; Five have Plenty of Fun pub. 1959, first ed, fourth imp.; Five go down to the Sea pub. 1962, first ed, sixth imp.; Five go to Mystery Moor pub. 1967; Five get into Trouble pub. 1952, first ed, fourth imp.; and Five Fall into Adventure pub. 1962, first ed,, ninth imp. (6)
Enid Blyton, collection of eight books from the Mystery Series to include; Mystery of the Vanished Prince pub. 1951, first edition, with dust-wrapper, and another later copy, lacking dust-wrapper pub. 1956 reprint; Mystery of the Pantomine Cat pub. 1965 reprint with its dust-jacket; Mystery of Tally Ho Cottage pub. 1955 reprint, with its dust-jacket, and another duplicate copy lacking its dust-wrapper, and another copy pub. 1957, reprint, lacking its dust-wrapper; Mystery of the Secret Room pub. 1948, fourth edition, with its dust-jacket and Mystery of Invisible Thief pub. 1950, first edition, no dust-jacket (8)
Antiquarian Books - The Family Physician: A Manual of Domestic Medicine, by Physicians and Surgeons of the Principal London Hospitals, To Which is Added The Ladies' Physician, Subscription Edition, Cassell and Company Limited, London [c. 1800], two-volume set, two colour plates precede text of first volume, the first a cross-section of the human torso, the second an internal view with several lift-the-flap style overlays showing arrangement of organs, engraved illustrations throughout, 4to
Rare First Edition of Irish National Anthem - The Soldier's Song, Words by Peadar O'Cearnaigh [Peadar Kearney] . Music by Padraig O'hAoinaigh. Arranged by Cathal Mac Dubhgahill. Lg. 4to Pub: Whelan & Son, 17 Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin (December 1916), FIRST EDITION. 4pp. orig. decor. title with rifle within a Celtic design border (1).
MILNE (A.A.) Winnie -The-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. First Edition. gilt-pictorial cloth, map on e/ps. 1926; GRAHAME (K.) The Wind in the Willows. 75th edition. contemp. green levant morocco, gilt-tooled covers & gilt-panelled spine with red labels, g.e. & patterned e/ps. (by Sangorski & Sutcliffe), sm. 8vo. 1944. sold with 'Alice's Adventures' & 'Through the Looking Glass' (People's Edition, 1901) (4)
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