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![Ratcliffe (Dorothy Una). Hoops of Steel, 1935, signed numbered ltd. edition, cloth [2 copies]; Rigby (Ray). The Hill, 1965,](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2748757/257-165-10041_468x382.jpg)
Lot 335
KIPLING, Rudyard; Just So Stories, For Little Children, MacMillan & Co. London 1902, First Edition, original red cloth boards with black and white stamped pictures, 249 pages, illustrated by the author, twenty-two black and white plates: and a first reprint of 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Second Jungle Book', Macmillan & Co. London June 1894 and December 1895 respectively, both with blue cloth boards and stamped gilt pictures,
Lot 1554
A pair of Minton pâte-sur-pâte porcelain limited edition vases and covers, circa 1992, each two handled urn shaped body worked in white relief by Gordon Brooks, Stephen Oakes and Malcolm Bratt on a peacock blue glazed body, one titled 'Nymph Training Cupid' by Alboin Birks, the other 'Nymph with Cupid in Armour' by Alboin Birks, gilt bicentenary mark and 'No 54' of 200 to bases, height approx 36cm. Note: a similar pair of vases are illustrated in Joan Jones' Minton: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production, p.320.
Lot 62
Hartman, George The true preserver and restorer of health. Being a choice collection of select and experienced remedies... Together with excellent directions for cookery; as also for preserving, and conserving and making all sorts of metheglin, sider, cherry-wine, &c. London: T.B. for the author, 1682. First edition, 2 parts in one volume, 8vo, full-page woodcut plate, contemporary calf, some light spotting, neatly rebacked Note: Wing H1004. A good copy of a rare work. The second part, Excellent directions for cookery has a separate title page. The third part covers recipes for metheglin, sider and cherry-wine. Between p. 6 and 9 in part 2 is a cancelled leaf 2A4, replaced by a woodcut plate depicting the 'engin for dressing of meat'. In some copies this is found on a wider stub and is therefore sometimes found folded.
Lot 70
Charnock, John Biographical memoirs of Lord Viscount Nelson with observations, critical and explanatory. London: Symonds, 1806. 2 parts in 1 vol. 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece, 5 plans, 1 facsimile plate, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, rubbed and worn, frontispiece mounted, and repair to outer margin of the titlepage; Duncan, Archibald The life of …. Horatio Nelson ... including ample and authentic accounts of the brilliant victories … interspersed with interesting anecdotes of distinguished naval officers … to which is added an official account of the ceremonies of his funeral … London: James Cundee, 1806. First edition, 2 parts in 1 volume, 12mo., engraved portrait frontispiece and 13 plates and plans, several folding, contemporary calf, rebacked, some patches of foxing (2)
Lot 72
Collingwood, Cuthbert, Lord. A selection from the public and private correspondence … interspersed with memoirs of his life, by G. L. Newnham Collingwood. London, 1829. 4th edition, portrait frontispiece, folding plan, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, edges rubbed Note: Compiled by Collingwood’s son-in-law, it was first published in 1827 and ran to 5 editions. The present copy has inserted at the front a 3 page MS letter from Collingwood to General Fox, dated Malta, 19 July, 1807. The letter relates to the evacuation of Alexandria for which orders had been received from England and which Collingwood was trying to delay in the light of an improvement to the situation.
Lot 77
Graviere, E. Juien, de la Sketches of the last naval war; translated by The Hon. Captain Plunkett. London, 1848. 2 volumes, 8vo., original cloth; Pettigrew, T.J. Memoirs of the life of Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson. London, 1849. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., original cloth, rebacked;Thursfield, James R. Nelson and other naval studies. London,1909. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Warner, Oliver. A portrait of Lord Nelson. London. 1958. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dust wrappers; Moorhouse, E.H. Nelson in England. London, 1913. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Pope, Dudley The great gamble. London, 1972. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Pocock, Tom Remember Nelson: the life of Captain Sir William Hoste. London, 1977. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Ibid. The young Nelson in the Americas. London, 1980. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers and 18 others. [28]
Lot 78
Halloran, Laurence The Battle of Trafalgar: a poem. London, for the author, 1806. First edition, 8vo., modern half cloth, marbled boards, edges uncut Note: Educated at Christ’s Hospital, Halloran entered the Navy in 1781 but was gaoled for stabbing and killing a fellow midshipman. He afterwards posed as a clergyman becomng a chaplain in the Navy and in 1805 was on the Britannia at the Battle of Trafalgar. His bizarre career continued after expulsion from the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope via transportation to Australia via England for forgery where he also earned his living passing himself off as a clergyman based on forged letters. In Australia he established a school and a weekly paper called the Gleaner. He died in 1831.
Lot 79
Horsley, John Britannia Romana, or the Roman antiquities of Britain. London: J. Osborn and T. Longman, 1732. First edition, folio, half-title, 21 engraved maps and 84 engraved plates, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, spine gilt Provenance: Rt. Hon. Robert James Lord Petre, Thorndon, Essex, armorial bookplate
Lot 80
Jeaffreson, John Cordy Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson. London, 1888. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., modern quarter calf, marbled boards; Gamlin, Hilda. Nelson’s friendships. London, 1899. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., original cloth; t.e.g.; Jeaffreson, John Cordy Lady Hamilton & Lord Nelson (Beaux & belles of England). London, [n.d.]. 2 volumes, publisher’s cloth, no 238 of an edition of 1,000 for the Grolier Society; Baily, J.T. Herbert Emma, Lady Hamlton. London, 1905. First edition, 4to., original cloth, soiled; Russell, Jack Nelson and the Hamiltons. London, 1969. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Pocock, Tom Nelson’s women. London, 1999. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Keate, E.M. Nelson’s wife. London, 1939. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Horatio Nelson, Viscount. Nelson’s letters to his wife and other documents 1785-1831; edited by George P. Naish. London, 1958. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Mahan, A.T. The life of Nelson. London, 1897. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., original cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, portrait frontispieces, plates; Ibid. Influence of sea power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812. London, 1892. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., maps, battle plans, half blue calf, marbled boards, t.e.g., edges rubbed; Ibid.Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy. London, 1902. First edition, 8vo., frontispiece, plates, original cloth; Ibid. Influence of sea power upon history 1600-1783. London, [1893]. First edition, 8vo., maps, plans, contemporary blue calf; Puleston, W.D. Mahan: the life and work … London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. First edition, 8vo., portrait frontispiece, plates, publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; and 12 other related works (30)
Lot 81
Lavery, Brian Nelson’s navy: the ships, men and organisation 1793-1815. London, 1992. 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Masefield, John Sea life in Nelson’s time. London, 1984. 4th edition, publisher’s cloth, dustwrapper; Baynhan, Henry. From the lower deck: the old navy 1780-1840. London, 1969. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Purser, William Mark At sea with Nelson. London, [1929]. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, portrait frontispiece loose; Hewitt, James Eye-witnesses to Nelson’s battles. Reading, 1972. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Pugh, P.D. Gordon Nelson and his surgeons. Edinburgh, 1968. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Padfield, Peter Nelson’s war. London, 1976. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Tunstall, Brian Naval warfare in the age of sail: the evolution of fighting tactics 1650-1815. London, 1990. First edition, large 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Trafalgar A collection of works on Trafalgar to include: Broadley, A.M. & Bartelot, R.G The three Dorest Captains at Trafalgar. London, 1906. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, t.e.g., joints split; inscribed from the authors to S.E.V. Filleul as “fons et origo of this volume”; Corbett, Julian S. The campaign of Trafalgar. London, 1910. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Maine, Rene. Trafalgar: Napoleon’s naval Waterloo. London, 1957. 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Warner, Oliver Trafalgar. London, 1961. 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Pocock, Tom The terror before Trafalgar. London, 2002. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Mackenzie, R.H The Trafalgar roll: the ships and officers. Annapolis, 1989. 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Bennett, Geoffey The battle of Trafalgar. London, 1977. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, and 12 others. (28)
Lot 83
Memoirs of the life and death of … Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson …comprehending authentic details of the glorious achievements under the British flag. Liverpool, 1806. 8vo., modern half cloth, frontispiece supplied in facsimile;The life of Nelson by the author of the Black Pirate; or the Phantom Ship. London, 1840. 8vo., contemporary mottled calf, rebacked; White, Joshua. Memoirs of the professional life of …. Horatio Nelson. 1806. 3rd edition, 12mo., modern half calf, cloth boards; Southey, Robert. Life of Nelson. London, 1867. 12mo, cloth, upper inner joint split; Mahan, A.T. The life of Nelson. London, 1899. 2nd revised edition, publisher’s cloth, rubbed, upper inner join cracking; Kircheisen, Friedrich M.Nelson. Tr. F. Collins. London, 1931. 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Oman, Carola. Nelson. London, 1947. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Gerin, Winifred. Horatia Nelson. Oxford, 1970. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Walder, David. Nelson. London, 1978. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, and 15 others. [24]
Lot 85
Naval History A large collection of works on the history of the Navy to include: Corbett, J.S. Drake and the Tudor Navy. London, 1898. First edition, 8vo., 2 volumes, modern cloth; Rowse, A.L. Sir Richard Grenville of the Revenge. London, 1937, 2nd impression, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dust wrapper; Callender, G. The Naval side of British history. London, 1924. 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Lewis, M. The navy of Britain: a historical portrait. London, 1948. First edition, 8vo.,publisher’s cloth; [ibid.] A social history of the Navy 1793-1815. London,1960. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Mason, A.E.W. Life of Francis Drake. London, 1941. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Tracy, Nicholas. The Naval chronicle. London, 1998-99. First edition, 5 volumes, publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Keevil, J.J. et al. . Medicine and the Navy 1200-1900. Edinburgh, 1957-1963. First edition, 8vo., 4 volumes, publisher’s cloth, dust wrappers; Allison, R.S. Sea diseases. London,1943. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Hill, Richard. The prizes of war. Stroud, 1998. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Fabb, John. Victorian and Edwardian Navy from old photographs. London, 1976. 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Jarrett, Dudley. British Naval dress. London, 1960. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; and 46 others. [66]
Lot 86
Naval history and biography A collection of works relating to the role of the Navy in the two world wars, to include Chalmers. W.S The life and letters of David Beatty. London, 1951. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Roskill. S. Churchill and the admirals. Barnsley, 1977. 8vo. Publisher’s paper covers; Halpern, P.G. A naval history of World War I. London, 1994. 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Jameson, Wlliam. The fleet that Jack built. London, 1962. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Gibson, L. & Harper, J.E.T. The riddle of Jutland. London, 1934. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Morison, S.E. The two-ocean war. Boston, 1963. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Gordon, Andrew. The rules of the game: Jutland and the British Naval Command. London, 1996. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, signed by the author on the titlepage; Hough, Richard The longest battle: the war at sea 1939-45. London, 1986. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Macintyre, Donald. The battle for the Mediterranean. London, 1964. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Parkin, Ray Out of the smoke. London, 1960. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Cook, James The voyages … selected from his Journals and edited by C. Lloyd. London, 1949. 8vo., publisher’s cloth; Muir, John Reid The life and achievements of Captain James Cook. London, 1939. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, spine loose; British Museum. Captain Cook and the South Pacific. (British Museum yearbook 3). London, 1979. 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Lyte, Charles. Sir Joseph Banks. Newton Abbot, 1980. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrapper, damp stained; Aughton, Peter Endeavour: the story of Captain Cook’s first great epic voyage. Moreton-in-Marsh, 2002. First edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, Beaglehole, J.C. The exploration of the Pacific. London, 1975. Third edition, 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; and 56 others [73]
Lot 87
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount The dispatches and letters with notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas. 7 volumes, Second edition vol. 1, First editions vols. 2-7, 8vo., engraved portrait frontispiece to vol. 1, 2 battle plans, 3 folding facsimiles of letters, half morocco, cloth boards, edges rubbed, small blind library stamp on title-pages, inner joints of vol. 3 cracking (7)
Lot 93
Southey, Robert The life of Nelson. London: John Murray, 1813. First edition, 2 volumes, 8vo., engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, facsimile as frontispiece to volume 2, with half-titles, contemporary half calf, paper boards, rebacked Provenance: Bookplates of Thomas Hog of Newliston.
Lot 95
Walker, Richard The Nelson portraits. London, 1998. First edition, 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, signed by the author on the titlepage; McCarthy, Lily Lambert. Remembering Nelson …. A record of the Lily Lambert McCarthy Collection at the Royal Naval Museum Portsmouth. Portsmouth, 1995. First edition, 8vo, paper covers; White, Colin. The Nelson encyclopaedia. London, 2002. First edition, 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, presentation inscription from the author; [ Ibid.] The Nelson companion. Stroud, 1995. 8vo., publisher’s cloth, dustwrapers, presentation inscription from the author; Balston, Thomas. Staffordshire portrait figures of the Victorian age. London, 1958. First edition, 4to. publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers, wrappers frayed; May, John & May, Jennifer. Commemorative pottery 1780-90. London, 1972. First edition, 4to., publisher’s cloth, dustwrappers; Sotheby’s. Trafalgar: Nelson and the Napoleonic wars including the Matcham collection, London 5 October 2005; Beresford, Charles, Lord & Wilson, H.W. Nelson and his times. London: Harmondsworth, 1897. 10 parts, folio, printed paper wrappers; Hardy, T.A. Nelson commemorative medals 1797-1905. North Walsham, 1985. 8vo., printed wrappers; Spink & Son Ltd. In aid of “Save the Victory” Fund: loan exhibition of Nelson relics catalogue. London, 1928. 8vo., original wrappers, printed paper label; Royal United Services Institution. Exhibition of Nelson Relics May 1st to October 31st 1905 in commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. London, 1905. 2nd edition, 8vo., printed paper boards, spine torn; and approximately 50 other booklets, pamphlets, etc. and other works of art reference and marine sale catalogues. (approx 88)
Lot 103
Burns, Robert Poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect...The third edition. London: A. Strahan & T. Cadell, Edinburgh: W. Creech, 1787. First London edition, engraved frontispiece, half-title, contemporary calf, worn, frontispiece with slight loss to fore margin of frontispiece, some light spotting, owner's name neatly erased from head of title and dedication Note: Egerer 5.
Lot 106
Byron, George Gordon Noel, Lord Childe Harold's pilgrimage. A romaunt. London: J. Murray, 1812. First edition, Randolph's 2d variant with BB3 cancelled & p. 97, line 11 reading "vengeance forego:", engraved facsimile leaf, advertisement leaf at end, 4to, contemporary calf, upper cover detached; The corsair. London: J. Murray, 1814. First edition, first issue, 8vo, contemporary olive morocco gilt, g.e.; [Ibid.] The giaour. London: J. Murray, 1815. Fourteenth edition, 8vo, contemporary olive morocco gilt, g.e.; [Ibid.] Childe Harold's pilgrimage. Canto the fourth. London: J. Murray, 1818. First edition, second issue, bookplate of Lt. Gen. Thomas Graham of Balgowan, Lord Lynedoch, contemporary half calf, piece lost from head of spine; [Ibid.] Sardanapalus. London: J. Murray, 1821. 8vo, signature of Lord Lynedoch on title, later half morocco; [Manuscript album] Manuscript album of poetry, 49 pages, maroon morocco gilt, pink silk endpapers, worn, upper hinge broken (6)
Lot 113
Clemens, Samuel L. "Mark Twain" Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1885. First American edition, early issue with BAL points: copyright notice dated 1884, "was" for saw on p.57, the "Him and Another Man" plate listed incorrectly as being at p.88, state "1(2?)" of pagination on page 155 with the final "5" lacking, photogravure plate by Heliotype Printing Co. of a portrait bust by Karl Gerhardt with tablecloth visible (BAL state 1), with the final blank leaf, also with the misprint "decided" on p. 9, later changed to "decides", frontispiece and 173 text illustrations by E.W. Kemble, original pictorial green cloth, blocked and lettered in gilt and black, folding cloth and marbled collector's box, very minor wear to head and tail of spine, scattered damp-flecks to boards Note: A very early issue of Mark Twain's masterpiece. The first reviews appeared in the USA in March 1885, and this copy is inscribed and dated by its first owner in early April 1885, making it one of the earliest inscribed copies to appear at auction. Blanck's Bibliograpy of American Literature [BAL 3415] Provenance: Mr Laurence Green, 6 April 1885, inscription on front endpaper
Lot 115
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur - Sherlockiana A collection of material on Conan Doyle and Sherlockania, including The Strand Magazine Volumes I, IV-XXVIII, 1891- 1904. Large 8vo, contemporary red cloth gilt, volume I faded and worn, others rubbed at edges, some light foxing; Conan Doyle, Arthur Sunlight year-book. London, 1898, containing short story "Burgers secret" [p. 436-456] written specially by Doyle for this volume, original decorative red cloth; Ibid. Uncle Bernac, a memory of the Empire. London, 1897. First edition, 8vo, frontispiece, original red cloth gilt, uncut; Ibid. The tragedy of the Korosko. London, 1898. 8vo, frontispiece, illustrated, original red cloth gilt, some fading; Ibid. A study in scarlet. London, 1894. 8vo, frontispiece, illustrations in text, original cloth, discoloured, rubbed at edges; Klinger, Leslie The annotated Sherlock Holmes. New York, 2005. 3 volumes, 4to, original cloth, dustwrapper, slipcase, a fine set; Ernst, Bernard & Carrington, Hereward Houdini and Conan Doyle, a story of a strange fellowship. London, 1933. 8vo, frontispiece, original red cloth, bubbled; Norden, Pierre Conan Doyle. London, 1966. 8vo, original green cloth, lacking dustwrapper; Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Illustrated Sherlock Holmes. London, 2006. 4to, number 2022 of 10,000 copies, original green decorative cloth gilt; Baker Street Irregulars The adventure of the blue carbuncle. New York, 1948. 8vo, number 1470 of 1500 copies, original blue cloth, decorative slipcase, some slight rubbing to edges; Bell, H. W. Baker Street studies. London, 1934. 8vo, original cloth, dustwrapper, some chipping to edges; Boucher, Anthony The case of the Baker Street Irregulars. Cleveland, 1942. Tower Books edition, 8vo, original cloth, dustwrapper, some tears to edges; and a large quantity of material by or about Conan Doyle, a large proportion relating to Sherlock Holmes (qty)
Lot 117
Fleming, Ian--Sir Fitzroy Maclean Bt Casino royale. 1953. First edition, first issue (without Sunday Times review), dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities and lightly soiled; Live and let die. 1954. Second impression, dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities and slightly soiled; Moonraker. 1955. First edition, dust-jacket very slightly frayed and very slightly soiled; Diamonds are forever. 1956. First edition, inscribed "Fitzroy Maclean" on endpaper; From Russia, with love. 1958. Fourth impression, inscribed "Fitzroy Maclean" on endpaper, dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities; Dr. No. 1958. First edition, second impression, brown dancing lady on cover, dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities and lower wrapper somewhat soiled; Goldfinger. 1959. First edition, second impression, dust-jacket very slightly frayed & with small biro scribble to lower wrapper; For your eyes only. 1960. First edition, dust-jacket very slightly rubbed at extremities and very slightly soiled; Thunderball, 1961. First edition, dust-jacket frayed at extremities and small stain to upper wrapper; The spy who loved me. 1962. First edition, dust-jacket with slight adhesion to upper wrapper and slight stain to lower; On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 1963. First edition, dust- jacket slightly discoloured at spine ends; You only live twice. 1964. First edition, dust-jacket slightly frayed at head of spine; The man with the golden gun. 1965. First edition, dust-jacket; Octopussy and the living daylights. 1966. First edition, dust-jacket; Amis, K. The James Bond dossier. 1965. First edition, dust-jacket Markham, R. Colonel Sun. 1968, dust-jacket slightly frayed at head of spine, four volumes with House of Commons headed paper signed by Sir Fitzroy Maclean Bt. loosely inserted Note: A fine collection of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, from the library of Sir Fitzroy Maclean Bt, considered to be one of the main inspirations for the character of James Bond. With a collection of personal material relating to Sir Fitzroy Maclean Bt including photographs of Maclean with Tito, in a British military jeep and on horseback in Belgrade in 1944 and in the Western desert, four portrait photographs (including a duplicate of Maclean taken in Moscow in 1937), luggage tags, 1951 letter to Sir Fitzroy from a former German employee, visiting cards as Secretary at the British Embassy, Jonathan Cape's promotional leaflets for Eastern Approaches, A Person from England and Disputed Barricade, 2pp. autograph manuscript eulogizing the wartime qualities of the Yugoslavs ("I saw what great qualities you possessed during the war - courage, endurance, determination, independent mindedness, how you combined against a common enemy..."), headed stationery from the British Embassy and Legation, Belgrade, the War Office, the British Embassy, Paris, the House of Commons, a Christmas card from British Embassy, Moscow, signed by Maclean, and other papers. Most interesting perhaps is Fitzroy's passport [C63923], issued at Moscow on 1 June 1938, giving his residence as Moscow (British Embassy), with the manuscript note that it is valid for "British empire, all countries in Europe including Union of Soviet Socialist Republics & Turkey, China, Japan & all Countries in the Far East" with Iran and Iraq added in another hand. This was the passport, valid until 1 June 1943, that accompanied Maclean on his famous journeys in central Asia in 1938-39, and has entry and exit stamps for China, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Germany, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Poland, Estonia, France and Italy. Various models have been suggested as the prototype for modern fiction's most famous hero, and of them all Sir Fitzroy Maclean - diplomat, war hero, traveller, clan chieftain and outstanding public servant - is one of the most plausible. A personal friend of Ian Fleming and his brother Peter, Maclean went, like Fleming, to Eton College and came from an Anglo-Scottish background. In 1935 Maclean was Third Secretary at the British embassy at Paris before moving to the British embassy at Moscow where he witnessed the Soviet show trials which Fleming was then covering for Reuters news agency. Travelling with and without permits through Central Asia in the 1930's, as he described in his classic memoir, Eastern Approaches, the Soviets naturally assumed Fitzroy was a spy. Although Fitzroy later denied being a spy in the early 1950's, when the Cold War was at its height, he was asked by Stewart Menzies, head of SIS, to do a recce to gather more information about a possible Soviet invasion of Turkey via the Caucasus. He did so, being debriefed on his return by the double-agent Kim Philby - a classic Bond scenario! There were other incidents among Fitzroy's wartime exploits that were straight out of James Bond. One was the successful kidnapping at gunpoint of the Persian collaborator with the Nazis, General Zahidi. Another Bond-like episde had murkier associations. In 1943 Fitzroy was due to leave Cairo in a Liberator plane bound for London. At the last minute he received instructions to delay his departure. The Liberator mysteriously crashed into the sea off Gibraltar, killing all passengers. Among them was General Sikorski, leader of the Polish government-in-exile. Several theories have been put forward to explain this incident, including the infamous accusation that Churchill was responsible. But Fitzroy privately suspected Philby who was in the Spanish section of MI6 at the time. In the war Maclean quickly volunteered for and distinguished himself in the newly established S.A.S. in North Africa and in 1943 was chosen personally by Churchill to liase with Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia, an exceptionally dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Even though Maclean may not have thought of himself as a spy, and never really confirmed or denied the connection with 007 in his lifetime, he certainly had many connections with, and contacts in, British intelligence, and led an adventurous life full of intrepid exploits that provided plenty of inspiration for the character of James Bond.
Lot 118
Fleming, Ian You only live twice. London: J. Cape, 1964. First edition, dust-jacket very slightly soiled and very slightly rubbed at extremities; [Ibid.] Octopussy and the living daylights. London: J. Cape, 1966. First edition, dust- jacket faintly marked and with minute nick to upper edge (2)
Lot 121
Fleming, Ian Thunderball. London: J. Cape, 1961. First edition, dust-jacket price clipped, short tear to lower wrapper and very slightly frayed at extremities; [Ibid.] Goldfinger. London: J. Cape, 1959. First edition, dust-jacket frayed at head and tail of spine and somewhat soiled; [Ibid.] On Her Majesty's secret service. London: J. Cape, 1963. First edition, dust-jacket frayed and soiled, inscription to endpaper; and a copy of the fourth impression of On Her Majesty's secret service, with dust-jacket (4)
Lot 123
Fraser, George Macdonald Flashman. London, 1969. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, backstrip slightly faded, slight foxing to title page; Ibid. Flashman at the charge. London, 1973. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, some fading to backstrip, interior clean; Ibid. Flashman's lady. London, 1977. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, some fading to backstrip, interior clean; Ibid. Flashman and the Redskins. London, 1982. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, fading to backstrip, interior clean; Ibid. Flashman and the mountain of light. London, 1990. 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper (5)
Lot 130
Huxley, Aldous Brave new world. London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. First edition, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrapper, section lacking at head of backstrip [approx 2cm by 4cm, lacking "Brave New" from title], some other small tears to other edges, small ink inscription on front fixed endpaper
Lot 137
Poe, Edgar Allan The works. Philadelphia: George Barry, [c.1900] Library edition, 6 volumes, 8vo, limited to 250 copies on Japan paper, plates, original green morocco gilt, g.e.; Finden, E.W. Landscape illustrations of the novels of the author of Waverley. London: C. Tilt, 1833. 3 volumes, 8vo, engraved facsimile and 118 engraved plates, contemporary green calf gilt, spines gilt, morocco labels, g.e.; Bronte, Charlotte The professor. London: Smith Elder & Co., 1857. First edition, 2 volumes in one, 8vo, cloth, lacking half-titles, one marginal repair (10)
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