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Lot 291

Iain M. Banks - “The Player of Games” published by Macmillan, first edition 1988 (one red cloth hard bound volume with slip case, signed limited edition, No. A of 201 copies)

Lot 292

Iain M. Banks - “The Start of the Art” published by Mark V. Ziesing, Willimantic, Connecticut, first edition 1989 (one cloth bound volume with dust wrapper and slip case, inscribed)

Lot 293

Iain M. Banks - “Consider Phlebas” published by Macmillan, first edition 1987 (one blue cloth bound volume with dust wrapper and slip case, No. A of 176 copies, signed and inscribed)

Lot 294

Iain M. Banks - “Consider Phlebas” published by Macmillan, first edition 1987 (special edition, one yellow cloth bound volume with dust wrapper, inscribed)

Lot 33

Ian Fleming - `The Spy Who Loved Me` first edition 1962 by Gildrose productions, original dust jacket and plastic slip cover.

Lot 114

Sir John Hunt - The Ascent Of Everest, first edition 1953 with dust jacket, published by Hodder and Stoughton.

Lot 131

BARRY (Sir Edward) Observations Historical, Critical, and Medicinal on the Wines of the Ancients, London: for T.Cadell 1775, first edition, frontispiece with slight offset staining onto vignette title, otherwise clean, contemporary calf with gilt spine, joints cracked and edges worn

Lot 135

ARBUTHNOT (John) An Essay concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of them, according to the different constitutions of human bodies, London: J. Tonson, 1731, 8vo, first edition, first blank leaf loose, old ownership name stamped to head of title in black, a good impression on thick paper, worn cracked panel calf gilt

Lot 174

SHELLEY (Percy Bysshe) Queen Mab, London: W.Clark 1821, first edition, without the dedication leaf, advert leaf at end, t.e.g., fine green-brown morocco gilt signed C.E.G. [Captain Gladstone, RN, d.1919], with circular floral spandrels to the panel boards, and trailing flowers to the spine. Note: the binder was a relative of the current owner

Lot 236

Literary Printing and Private Press. The Criterion. A Quarterly Review, edited by T. S. Eliot. London: R. Cobden Sanderson (and others), October 1922 - July 1924, vols. 1-8, including no.1 with the first appearance of Eliot`s `The Waste Land`, published about two months before it came out in book form, all in red and black printed paper wrappers, some creasing, slight fraying to edges and dust staining but internally clean; GUTHRIE (James, editor) and the Pear Tree Press. The Bookplate, Nos. 2 and 3 (1920-21), and no.1, new series (1922); The Morland Press - The Bookplate Magazine, no. 1 July 1919; Root and Branch, vol. 2 no.1; Type, no.5; The First Edition, no. 1 1924; Ariel Poems no.1; three Winnie the Pooh series dust wrappers (later editions); few other small items

Lot 262

Lock (Anton) (British 1893-1979), Six original book illustrations, including `Lord of the Jungle` artwork in gouache for a book jacket, a first edition of the book 1947, another in gouache, and four pencil or charcoal drawings of jungle animals, largest 30 x 43cm (6)

Lot 271

MILNE (A.A) Now We Are Six, first ed, 1927; The House At Pooh Corner, first ed, 1928; another copy, 2nd ed; When We Were Very Young, 6th ed, 1924; Winnie The Pooh, 1956 edition; together with Little Meg`s Children, circa 1860, no date, all in original cloth gilt (some typical rubbing and fading)

Lot 281

DULAC (E) A Fairy Garland being Old Tales from the Old French, Cassell & Co 1928, first edition, signed and numbered 303 of 1000, 12 colour plates, occasional slight spotting, vellum backed cloth, t.e.g.

Lot 282

GRIMM. Little Brother and Little Sister, illustrated by Rackham, first edition 1917, 4to, 12 tipped in colour plates, crease to first plate, cloth gilt with slight spotting to fore edges

Lot 302

DICKENS (C) Pickwick Papers, first edition 1837, 8vo, plates lightly spotted, half calf a.e.g.; KIPLING (R) Just So Stories, 1st reprint edition 1902, lightly stained, cloth rubbed; Cinderella`s Picture Book, circa 1897, 4to, colour printed, contents working loose; others literature and poetry, etc (13)

Lot 312

GODDARD (John) and Brian CLARKE. The Trout and the Fly: A New Approach, 1980, 4to, first edition, number 24 of 25 de luxe copies signed by the authors and the fly tyer, illustrations, some in colour, with 7 dressed flies by Stewart Canham in oval recessed mount to inside rear cover, full green morocco gilt by Aquarius, gilt lettered spine, a.e.g., cloth slip-case, a very good copy

Lot 313

HILLS (John Waller) A Summer On The Test, 1924, 4to, first edition, numbered 64 of 300 copies, signed by the author, 12 dry-point plates by Norman Wilkinson, captioned tissue guards, uncut and unopened, contents clean, cloth with some slight bumping and loss to spine

Lot 315

HALFORD (Frederic M.) The Dry-Fly Man`s Handbook, A Complete Manual including the Fisherman`s Entomology and the Making and Management of a Fishery, first edition, London 1913, 4to, number 15 of 100 deluxe large paper copies signed by the author to title, with half-title, title in red and black, photogravure frontispiece, 43 plates (many mounted on India paper), tissue guards, slight spotting to margins of plates, contemporary half red calf, rather rubbed and stained

Lot 316

HALFORD (Frederic M.) Dry-Fly Fishing, second edition, 1889, 8vo, frontispiece and 25 plates (some colour), advert leaf at end, half title slightly stained otherwise generally clean, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed; with - Modern Development of the Dry Fly, first edition 1910, 8vo, plates, dark blue cloth (spine slightly worn) (2)

Lot 318

HILLS (John Waller) A Summer On The Test, 1924, 4to, first edition, numbered 227 of 300 copies, signed by the author, 12 dry-point plates by Norman Wilkinson, captioned tissue guards, publisher`s green cloth, a good clean copy

Lot 324

Fly-Fishing interest. AFLALO (F G) A Book of Fishing Stories, 1913, 4to, plates, cloth gilt; GRIMBLE (A) The Salmon Rivers of Scotland, 3rd edition 1913, 8vo, maps and plates, unopened and uncut, vellum backed boards (slightly soiled), label rubbed; HODGSON (W Earl) Trout Fishing, 1904 8vo, cloth gilt; HAMILTON (E) Recollections of fly Fishing for Salmon, Trout and Grayling, 1884, 8vo, mezzotint frontispiece, plates, slight yellowing and spotting to first leaves, cloth gilt; AUSTIN (A B) An Angler`s Anthology, illustrated by Norman Wilkinson, first edition 1930, 4to, cloth (slight sunned); one other (6)

Lot 325

Fly-Fishing interest. DEWAR (George A B) The Book of the Dry Fly, 1st ed., 1897, 8vo, photogravure frontispiece, 7 plates (of which 3 are hand coloured), marginal toning, publisher`s cloth rather worn; SKUES (G E M) Side-Lines, Side-Lights and Reflections, 1932, some spotting, publisher`s cloth; HALFORD (F M) The Dry-Fly Man`s Handbook, first edition 1913, 8vo, few neat library blind stamps, plates, marginal toning, spine ends worn; HILLS (J W) A Summer on the Test, 2nd edition 1930, part unopened; 3 others (7)

Lot 328

Hunting and Sporting. Fur and Feather Series, 3 vols; Fur, Feather and Fine Series, 2 vols; `TANTARA` Hare Hunting, London 1893, cloth (chipped spine); BB`s Fairy Book, Meeting Hill, 1948, in damaged dust wrapper; Tide`s Ending, 1950, first edition; A Portrait of Shooting, 1979, 1 of 1100 copies, in slipcase; ALDIN (Cecil) Ratcatcher to - Scarlet, no date (10)

Lot 329

FERGUSON (James) Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton`s Principles, 2nd edition London: for the author 1757, 4to, folding frontispiece and 13 folding plates as required, slightly toned, inner hinge weak, first leaf torn inscribed with former owners names

Lot 337

Various. PATERSON (Daniel) Paterson`s British Itinerary, 2 vols, for Carrington Bowles 1785, small 8vo, lacking folding map, rebacked calf; CARY`S Traveller`s Companion or a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads.., 1828, 8vo, county and folding maps (damaged); DICKENS (C) The Pickwick Papers, 1837, first edition in book form (stained); an illustrated German poetry book in morocco gilt boards (5)

Lot 341

WILDE (Oscar) An Ideal Husband, first edition London: Leonard Smithers and Co 1899, one of 1000 copies, half title, slightly skewed, publisher`s cloth gilt (slightly faded and stained)

Lot 342

WELLS (H G) The War of the Worlds, first edition Heinemann 1898, title slightly stained, original cloth with signs of handling; The New America, first edition 1935, in dust jacket; Men Like Gods, 1923; few others; also - DIXON (Charles) 1500 Miles an Hour, 1895; and others including fantasy novels (17)

Lot 344

CLARE (John) A collection of related works and ephemera all once the property of George Dixon, a founder of the John Clare Society, including - Rural Life and Scenery, 4th ed, 1821, recased; DE WILDE (G.J ) Rambles Roundabout and Poems, 1872, (with a chapter on Clare); CHERRY (J.L) Life and Remains of John Clare, (Chandos Classics Edition), later bound; BAKER (A.E) Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases, 2 vols, 1854, binding detached; another similar work by Thomas Sternberg, 1851; The London Magazine Jan-June 1822, with first publication of several John Clare poems (worn); MARTIN (F) The Life of John Clare 1865; and various others, soft and hardback, and pamphlets with inscription or reference to Edmund Blunden, Edward Storey, Anne Tibble, Ronald Blythe etc (a box)

Lot 361

NESBIT (E) The Book of Dragons, first edition 1901, illustrated, occasional staining, original publisher`s gilt decorated cloth (wear to spine ends and edges)

Lot 362

NESBIT (E) The Railway Children, first edition London: Wells, Gardner, Darton and Co. Ltd. 1906, illustrated by C.E.Brock, 10 pp adverts at end, pictorial cloth

Lot 363

Literature, various. GASKELL (E) Cranford, 1904, illustrated by Brock, vellum gilt; 4 other similar works by Brock in cloth gilt; HAGGARD (H Rider) King Solomon`s Mines, first edition 1886, folding frontispiece (small tear), lacks first free end paper, title and dedication a little spotted, other scattered spotting, adverts at rear, red cloth; other works including first editions or those signed by authors, mainly early 20th century (a box)

Lot 365

WELLS (H G) The Time Machine, an Invention, first edition London: William Heinemann 1895, half title, 16pp adverts at end, fore-edge untrimmed, slight occasional dust staining and marginal darkening, a few page tips creased, contents otherwise good, end papers typically glue stained, original cloth with some slight dust/age soiling

Lot 366

HAGGARD (H.Rider) Colonel Quaritch, V. C. A Tale of Country Life, 3 volumes first edition, London 1888, slight occasional age staining, red publishers cloth; Eric Brighteyes, 1891, first edition; Beatrice, 1890, first edition, (some spotting), spine ends chipped; Nada The Lily, 1892, first edition; The World`s Desire, first edition 1890 (some spotting, tear to head of spine); Black Heart and White Heart, 1900; Report on the Salvation Army Colonies in the United States and at Hadleigh, England, London HMSO 1905, folio, blue printed covers (tape repairs), in a cloth binding (9)

Lot 370

FLEMING (Ian) Live and Let Die, first edition, Jonathan Cape 1954, cloth in damaged dust jacket, endpapers and very first and last leaves spotted, edges spotted, jacket rear soiled; with - The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition 1962 in unclipped slightly stained dust wrapper (2)

Lot 409

VISCONTI (Giammartino Arconati) Diario di un Viaggio in Arabia Petrea (1865), 2 vol., 1872: Turin, V. Bona, 4to (305 by 255mm.), first edition, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to title, 40 mounted photographs, 6 plates and 2 folding maps, some dust and finger staining, publisher`s cloth, somewhat faded and worn, t.e.g.; with seven essays and verses in worn or damaged paper wrappers by the same author 1871-72, each inscribed to Miss Schletter

Lot 411

Arctic Exploration. A Collection of works including GWYNN (Stephen) Captain Scott, first edition 1929, in original cloth; MILL (H.R) The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1923; JONES (M) Dr Kane The Arctic Hero, 1882; BARLETT (Captain R.A) The Log of Bob Bartlett, 1928 (USA), ex library; SULLIVAN (W) Quest For A Continent, 1957, in dust jacket; SEAVER (G) "Birdie Bowers of the Antarctic", 1951 reprint, in damaged dust jacket; AMUNDSEN (R) The South Pole, 1976 reprint ed; The Norwegian with Scott, HMSO 1984; MOUNT EVANS (Lord) South with Scott, 1957; and another 1958, etc. (approx 45 vols, including some paperback)

Lot 1847

Two Beswick Birds, first edition Goldcrest and Wren.

Lot 1856

Two Aynsley Limited Edition Commemorative Plates, one for the Silver Jubilee, 1977, the other no. 89/1000 to commemorate the first marriage of Prince Charles, 1981.

Lot 310

AFTER ROBERT TAYLOR “Lancaster”, two planes over cloudy skies, Photo Print, signed by Leonard Cheshire and probably first edition, 35cm x 47cm in moulded mahogany finished glazed frame (Sold in aid of The Bomber Command Memorial Fund)

Lot 781

`First Among Equals` by Nicolas Watts, a limited edition framed and glazed print depicting Ayrton Senna`s first Grand Prix victory, signed by Nicolas Watts in pencil, 331/850.

Lot 216

Four first edition hard back books of military and general interest, all signed by authors

Lot 26

China - autograph - Mayling Soong Chiang first edition copy of Sian: A Coup Detat by Mayling Soong Chiang (wife of Chiang Kai-Shek) China Publishing Co 1937 de-luxe edition printed on specially prepared Chinese paper made by hand from bamboo fibre with silk covered boards. Signed by Mayling Soong Chiang to inside cover good condition. Together with a small group of ephemera relating to Mayling Soong Chiang together with a copy of Reminiscences of a sister S Florence Edwards by E G Kemp. A little distressed and two other unrelated books

Lot 243

Literature - Shakespeare The Puritan or the Widow of Watling Street by Mr William Shakespeare London 1734. Engraved frontispiece repaired modern boards 60pp 8vo. A Shakespearean curiosity. The play first published around 1606 was attributed to Shakespeare because the author on the first edition was described as `W S`. As a result it was included in the 1664 edition of the Third Folio of Shakespeare`s plays. It is highly unlikely however that this by Shakespeare and suggestions for its authorship have included Wentworth Smith and more likely Thomas Middleton.

Lot 243A

Literature - Shakespeare Volume 1 (of 7) of the 1709 edition of Shakespeare containing The Tempest The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Merry Wives of Windsor Measure for Measure The Comedy of Errors Much Ado about Nothing and Love`s Labour Lost together with `An Account of the Life &c of Mr William Shakespeare` later binding ownership inscriptions but generally good. A rare edition of Shakespeare. This is one of seven volumes of the complete works which were the first to be produced after the folios. They were also the first to carry illustrative plates. This volume also carries Shakespeare`s biography which was the first attempt to survey his life and career.

Lot 284

Palestine and Israel The Kaddish Prayer its meaning significance and tendency explained and commented upon by Rabbi Jacob Hubscher Berlin 1929 first edition. Rare.

Lot 61

THREE BOXES OF LIMITED EDITION FIRST DAY LITHOGRAPHS - GREAT BRITAIN ( 51 SHEETS ), GUERNSEY ( 34 ), ISLE OF MAN ( 41 ) TOGETHER WITH TWO ALBUMS OF MISC. FIRST DAY COVERS AND PHQ CARDS

Lot 109

A BOX OF HARDBACK BOOKS, INCL. SOME LESS USUAL ITEMS ( EG. 1939 FIRST EDITION OF RAMSEY`S JAZZMEN )

Lot 111

A RARE FIRST EDITION OF J M BARRIE’S “PETER AND WENDY “(LATER PETER PAN AND WENDY). ILLUSTRATED BY F D BEDFORD AND PUBLISHED BY HODDER & STOUGHTON, LONDON IN 1911 (UNDATED, AS CALLED FOR THIS H & S FIRST PRINTING, VERIFIED BY INSCRIPTION ON FLYLEAF). OLIVE-GREEN CLOTH BOARDS WITH GILT DECORATIONS, COMPLETE BUT WITH SOME PLATES LOOSE AND FOXING TO PAGES.

Lot 151

A COLLECTION OF THREE SILVER PROOF COINS INCLUDING STERLING SILVER JOHN MC DOUGALL STUART COIN, £2.00 SILVER PROOF AND ONE OTHER TOGETHER WITH TWO GOLDEN JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE COINS, TOWER MINT WELLS CATHEDRAL PROOF COIN, HENRY VIII FIRST EDITION PROOF AND A EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY COIN ON FIRST DAY COVER. (8)

Lot 154

A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS FRANKLIN MINT AND STERLING SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COINS INCLUDING THE UN PEACE MEDAL, 1972 UN PEACE MEDAL, 1970 25TH ANNIVERSARY UN PEACE MEDAL, FOUR OTHER FIRST EDITION STERLING SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COINS INCLUDING THE UN PEACE MEDAL, 1972 UN PEACE MEDAL, 1970 25TH ANNIVERSARY UN PEACE MEDAL, FOUR OTHER FIRST EDITION STERLING SILVER PROOF COINS ON FIRST DAY COVERS. (7) APPROX 180 GM`S

Lot 367

BECKELHYMER, Hunter. Hocking Valley Iron Man; The Story of Gilbert B. Courtney. St. Louis: Printed as a Private Edition, The Bethany Press, 1962. 203 x 138 x 17mm. Dust jacket in fair condition with (minor loss and soiling). Red cloth covers with black stamping on spine. Overall good condition. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED by Gilbert B. Courtney. Minimum shipping costs apply, please request quote before bidding.

Lot 368

BROWNLOW, W.g. (1805-1877). Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession. Includes a Narrative of Personal Adventures among the Rebels. Philadelphia: George W. Childs, 1862. 190 x 130 x 35mm. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on first free page. Illustrated throughout. Brown cloth boards with raised wave pattern, gilt lettering on spine. (Tearing and loss to edges.) Overall fair condition. FIRST EDITION. Minimum shipping costs apply, please request quote before bidding.

Lot 374

EVEREST, Allan S. The War of 1812 in the Champlain Valley. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press: 1981. Dimensions: 233 x 157 x 18mm. Dust jacket (with very minor wear). Navy cloth cover, gilt lettering on spine, B & W photos and maps throughout. Overall very good condition. FIRST EDITION. Minimum shipping costs apply, please request quote before bidding.

Lot 375

FISHER, Harrison (1877-1934). American Beauties. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1909. FIRST EDITION. h: 11.25 x w: 9 x d: 1 in. Note condition: poor condition, binding and pages detached and certain pages with ink and pencil graffiti.

Lot 379

LAWRENCE, D.H. (1885-1930). A Group of Six Novels. The Man Who Died. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. h:191 x w:120 x d:18mm. No dust jacket. Black cloth cover with minor wearing. The Lovely Lady. New York: The Viking Press, 1933. h:196 x w:130 x d:28mm. No dust jacket. Green cloth cover (with slight sunning/ fading and wearing of binding). FIRST EDITION. The Ladybird; The Fox; The Captain`s Doll. London: Martin Secker (Ltd.), 1923. h:196 x w:129 x d:34mm. No dust cover. Brown cloth cover (minor damage to corners). (Some foxing throughout.) FIRST EDITION. Women in Love. New York: The Viking Press, [1948-1950]. h:215 x w:140 x d:43mm. No dust jacket. Green cloth cover (minor wear to edges). Mild tearing from binding throughout interior. Lady Chatterly`s Lover. New York City: The Samuel Roth Edition as Originally Published by William Faro, Inc., 1932. h:232 x w:155 x d:40mm. No dust jacket. Brown cloth cover in good condition. Overall good condition. WITH: LAWRENCE, Frieda. “Not I, But the Wind...”. London and Toronto: William Heineman LTD, [1935]. 222 x 144 x 42mm. No dust jacket. Brown cloth cover, surface wear and minor damage throughout. FIRST UK EDITION. Minimum shipping costs apply, please request quote before bidding.

Lot 380

LAWRENCE, D.H. (1885-1930). John Thomas and Lady Jane. New York: The Viking Press, 1972. Published simultaneously in Canada by The Macmillan Company of New York: The Viking Press, 1972. The novel is an alternative version of the story that was told in the once controversial novel Lady Chatterley`s Lover, published in 1928. Dimensions: h:218 x w:150 x d:40mm. Dust jacket has minor losses to top edge and minor water stain, brown cloth cover in fair condition, minor water damage. Overall fair condition. FIRST U.S. EDITION. WITH: LAWRENCE, D.H. Apocalypse. New York: The Viking Press, 1982. Edited by Mara Kalnins. h:222 x w:145 x d:15mm. Dust cover with minor scuffing, over black board with stamped spine. Overall good condition. Minimum shipping costs apply, please request quote before bidding.

Lot 381

LAWRENCE D.H. (1885-1930). A Collection of Four Novels. Sons and Lovers. New York: The Modern Library, 1922. With an introduction by John Macy. 183 x 124 x 25mm. Dust jacket with moderate wear and loss to edges. Green cloth cover. Overall fair condition. The Virgin and the Gypsy. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1930. Posthumous Novel, published November, 1930; First and second printings before publication; third printing November 1930. 196 x 133 x 26mm. Dust jacket with moderate wearing, loses along edges. Light brown cloth cover. Women in Love. New York: Modern Library, [1922]. 182 x 125 x 28mm. Dust jacket in fair condition with minor loss to edges and fading over brown cloth cover. Overall good condition. Lady Chatterly`s Lover. New York: Grove Press Inc., [1928-1959]. This edition is the third manuscript version, first published by Giuseppe Orioli, Florence, 1928. 206 x 142 x 37mm. Dust jacket with some sunning and wear over cloth boards. Overall good condition. Minimum shipping costs apply, please request quote before bidding.

Lot 385

CRAWFORD SEEGER, Ruth (1901-1953). American Folk Songs for Children. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED by Carl Sandburg. Together with: SANDBURG, Carl. (1878-1967) The American Songbag. Illustrated. 4to, cloth New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1927.

Lot 386

WEBSTER, Marjorie Fraser. A Corner of My Heart. Self published; Printed and bound by The Horn-Schafer Company, Baltimore, MD, 1953. Dimensions: 222 x 146 x 10mm. Dust jacket in fair condition with minor tearing to edges. Green cloth cover. Overall good condition. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED, SIGNED, and DATED by author on front free page, 11/19/1953.

Lot 387

WILDE, Oscar. (1854 - 1900) Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life. London: Murdoch & Co., 1897. Dimensions: 171 x 114 mm. FIRST EDITION. Together with provenance: Richard S. Wormser, New York 1932.

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