International Autograph Auctions Ltd.
Lot 480
SIGNED BOOKS: Small selection of signed books by various famous men and women comprising Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) New Zealand Mountaineer, the first man, with Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest, 1953. Book signed, being a hardback edition of The Crossing of Antarctica (written with Vivian Fuchs), First Edition, published by Cassell, London, 1958. Signed by Hillary only with his name alone in black ink to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (some light staining) and with ownership signature to flyleaf. Together with a second signed book, a hardback edition of Schoolhouse in the Clouds by Edmund Hillary with his name alone in black ink to the title page. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (extensive tears to edges); E. Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-1960) English suffragette, daughter of Emeline Pankhurst. Book signed, a slim 8vo edition of A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde, published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine, 1908, being a second edition of 925 copies printed on Van Gelder paper. Signed by Pankhurst to the half title page. Some age wear and light staining to covers; Leslie Charteris (1907-1993) Chinese-English Author, creator of Simon Templar, The Saint. Book signed and inscribed, a hardback edition of The Holy Terror, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, February 1939 (reprint). Signed to the flyleaf, Charteris has also added a pin sketch of his fictional hero beneath his signature. Accompanied by the dust wrapper (some tears). Some light foxing to the signed page and others; a signed and inscribed hardback edition of Alone in the Sky by Jean Batten (1909-1982), New Zealand Aviatrix, First Edition published by The Airlife Publishing Company, Shrewsbury, 1979. Signed to the half title page and dated 18th September 1979 in her hand. Accompanied by the dust wrapper. G to VG, 5
