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Lot 162

Byron (May) Cecil Aldin`s Merry Party first edition" 30 fine mounted colour plates some double-page and illustrations by Cecil Aldin some foxing original cloth-backed pictorial boards slightly rubbed and soiled t.e.g. [Heron p.193] 4to " 1913.

Lot 168

Crane" Walter A Masque of Days from the Last Essa first edition double-page colour plates with integrated text in black and red original cloth-backed colour boards dust-jacket d/j torn and rubbed with some loss [Gumuchian 1931 not in Osborne] 1901 § Foster (M.) Clever Funny Folk colour frontispiece other illustrations in black and white original glazed pictorial boards hinges cracked presentation bookplate to front paste-down Ernest Nister [c.1880] § Gorey (Edward) Fletcher and Zenobia Save the Circus first edition illustrations by Victoria Chess original boards dust-jacket New York 1971 " v.s.

Lot 175

[Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)] "Lewis Carroll". The first edition" presentation inscription pinned onto front endpaper "Ada Gertrude Duckworth from the Author" in the usual purple ink frontispiece illustrations by Henry Holiday original pictorial cloth spine slightly darkened upper hinge slightly cracking old catalogue description pasted to verso of front free endpaper slipcase 8vo " 1876.

Lot 176

[Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)] "Lewis Carroll". Alic first trade edition" 13 colour plates illustrations by Arthur Rackham captioned tissue guards some foxing original pictorial cloth gilt partly faded [Riall p.77] [1907] § Poe (Edgar Allen) Tales of Mystery and Imagination first trade edition 12 colour plates illustrations by Arthur Rackham captioned tissue guards original pictorial cloth gilt 1935 " v.s(2)

Lot 185

Taylor (Jane & Ann) Little Ann first edition" first issue colour-printed illustrations by Greenaway bright yellow endpapers some light spotting and minor marking large gift inscription on front fly-leaf original half buckram rubbed and lightly soiled [Schuster & Engen 109.1a] 8vo " [1882].

Lot 186

Greenaway (Kate) Almanack for 1883 [1884" 1885 19 together 5 vol. colour illustrations original cloth boards or cloth-backed boards some pictorial gilt with glassine wrappers 1883 - 1928; Birthday Book for Children colour and black & white illustrations original pictorial cloth soiled front hinge cracked a few pages with annotations [1880]; Mother Goose first edition illustrations original cloth some foxing [1881]; another copy very worn and soiled [1881] § Carroll (Lewis) Alice`s Adventures Under Grouond first edition illustrations original cloth gilt slightly bumped and soiled p. 43-48 with fold and tear p. 87-88 fold 1886; and another " v.s.(10)

Lot 187

Harte (Bret) The Queen of the Pirate Isle first edition" colour-printed illustrations by Greenaway original cloth a very good example [Schuster & Engen 165.1a] small 4to " [1886].

Lot 188

Griset (Ernest) Funny Picture-Book first edition" 48 colour illustrations contemporary inscription on front free endpaper original decorated green cloth slightly rubbed one page with small tear not affecting text 4to " [1874].

Lot 192

Richards (Frank) Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School first edition (10" 0000) 1947; Billy Bunter in Brazil 1949; Billy Bunter`s Christmas Party 1949; Billy Bunter`s Benefit 1950 first editions illustrations original boards or cloth first mentioned with spine almost detached rubbed ownership inscription to front pastedowns; and 5 other Billy Bunter titles first edition similar " 8vo.(9)

Lot 194

Jacques (Brian) Redwall first edition" illustrations original boards dust-jacket a little minor creasing 8vo " 1986.

Lot 207

Johns (Captain W.E.) Biggles Flies North first edition" colour frontispiece by Howard Leigh 6 full-page plain illustrations by Will Narraway light stain to head of front free endpaper original russet cloth with compass & plain on upper cover very good dust-jacket ?from a later issue (mentions the 1940 title Biggles - Secret Agent on lower panel) price-clipped rubbed and torn with loss 8vo " 1939.

Lot 224

Lear (Edward) Laughable Lyrics first edition" illustrations 4pp. advertisements gutta percha perished with contents loose bookplate on front pastedown original green pictorial cloth gilt small 4to Robert John Bush " 1877.

Lot 228

Milne (A.A.) Winnie the Pooh first edition" ownership inscription on front free endpaper and half-title occasional slight soiling small stain on upper cover spine faded 1926; Another copy first edition lacking front free-endpaper p.85/86 torn in half with loss hinges splitting stiching shaken covers soiled 1926; Now We Are Six first edition ownership inscription on front free endpaper spine slightly faded slightly worn 1927; and 4 others similar not first edition 2 in Latin original pictorial cloth gilt extremities a little frayed t.e.g. " 8vo(7)

Lot 233

Myers (Alfred Moritz) History of a Young Jew first edition" wood-engraved frontispiece 2pp. advertisements light stain to some fore-edge margins contents become loose in original cloth with mounted titile light soiling 16mo Chester " 1840.

Lot 236

Nielsen (Kay).- In Powder & Crinoline first edition" 26 tipped-in colour plates by Key Nielsen plain illustrations and decorations pictorial endpapers original olive cloth lettered and decorated in brown worn at spine corners 4to H&S " n.d. [1913].

Lot 242

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mrs.Tittlemouse first edition" colour illustrations internally very good original boards colour illustration inset on upper cover lacking backstrip covers partly discoloured 16mo " 1910.

Lot 245

Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse first edition" colour illustrations pictorial endpapers original boards with mounted colour illustration minor abrading to corners and spine ends otherwise very good 16mo " 1918.

Lot 247

Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kens first Rackham trade edition" 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham captioned tissue guards map on front fly-leaf original russet cloth slightly dulled at spine rubbed at corners and spine ends with small tear 4to " 1906.

Lot 252

Irving (Washington) Rip Van Winkle first edition" second impression 50 colour plates by Arthur Rackham one double-page original pictorial cloth gilt some spotting to cloth slight wear Heinemann 1916 § Grimm (Brothers) Little Brother & Little Sister first trade edition 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham inscription original pictorial cloth gilt bookplate 1917 § Ingoldsby (Thomas) The Ingoldsby Legends second edition 3rd issue 24 colour plates by Arthur Rackham inscription to front free endpaper original pictorial cloth gilt slightly worn spine darkened 1912 " 4to(3)

Lot 254

Evans (Charles Seddon) Cinderella rackham first trade edition" with an original signed pen and ink drawing by Arthur Rackham tipped-in colour frontispiece and silhouette illustrations by Arthur Rackham 3 double-page illustrations printed in three colours original drawing on half-title dated `20.12.19` original cloth-backed pictorial boards slightly rubbed upper cover spotted dust-jacket spine ends and corners chipped upper corner of lower panel with small section missing a few other creases and nicks morocco-backed cloth slip-case 4to William Heinemann " 1919.

Lot 260

Burnett (Frances Hodgson) The Secret Garden first Robinson edition" colour plates by Robinson ownership inscription on front free endpaper original cloth slight rubbing 1911; and the second impression of the same " small 4to(2)

Lot 263

Robinson (William Heath) Bill the Minder first edition" 16 coloured plates and illustrations in text by the author occasional spotting tear to first illustrated page after front free endpaper affecting image original pictorial cloth gilt pictorial label on upper cover extremities a little rubbed spine faded ink inscription to front free endpaper bookplate Constable & Co. Ltd. 1912; Kingsley (Charles) The Water-Babies first edition 8 coloured plates original decorated cloth hinges cracked foxed throughout slightly rubbed 1915 " 4to. (2)

Lot 264

Robinson (William Heath) The Saintly Hun first edition" illustrations original wrappers colour plate mounted on upper wrapper closed tear near spine creased folio " [1917].

Lot 271

Stevenson.A Child`s Garden of Verses first edition" original cloth t.e.g. others uncut preserved in modern cloth drop-back box [Gumuchian 5440; Osborne II.662; Prideaux A35; Hayward 297; McKay 192] 8vo " 1885. ***A fine copy.

Lot 331

Hobday (Col. E.A.) [With the Guns West and East] bound group of original artwork for 23 of the 24 illustrations supplied for the account of life during WW1 in Northern France" India and the Middle East by "Arnewood" (Lt. Col. Montague Cooke) pen and ink with monochrome ink wash heightened with body white v.s. all initialled and dated corners set into album leaves a list of recipients of presentation copies of the published book inscribed in pencil on the front free endpaper with 3 appreciative autograph letters of acknowledgment of reciept of a copy signed by W. Evans of the Royal Artillery Institution Lord Playfair and Enid Dawnay all loosely inserted with a letter from The Times advertisement department with attached classified advertisement cutting for the publication also loosely inserted cloth-backed plain blue boards rubbed 4to 1923; with a published copy of With the Guns West and East numbered 26 of an edition of 200 26 b&w illustrations by Lt-Col. E.A. Hobday and L. Raven Hill later inscription on half title uniformly bound in cloth-backed blue boards title label pasted onto upper board 4to Plymouth The Mayflower Press 1923(2) ***The classified ad describes the work as "a vivid story of Loos and a first hand account of the taking of Jerusalem. The author dwells particularly upon the doings of the 15th (Highland) 34th and 60th (London) Divisions. Visits to India and Germany add to the interest of a plain " unvarnished tale of considerable merit.".

Lot 422

Ravilious/Heath.Country Life Cookery Book first edition" wood-engraved vignettes by Eric Ravilious original cloth rubbed 8vo " 1937.

Lot 423

Ravilious/Richards (J.M.) High Street first edition" 24 colour lithograph plates and plain wood-engraved title vignette by Eric Ravilious neat ink signature on front pastedown original pictorial boards lightly rubbed at corners and edges small crack across spine and very slightly frayed at head and foot but generally a good copy 8vo Curwen Press for Country Life Ltd. " 1938. ***One of the best examples of Ravilious` experimentations with colour lithography produced for the Curwen Press.

Lot 439

Ricketts.Beyond the Threshold" 1/150 b`ing 1929 first edition [one of 150 copies] 5 plates by Charles Ricketts original burgundy morocco elaborately ruled and blocked in gilt to a design by Charles Ricketts signed at foot t.e.g. others uncut joints and corners worn spine scuffed and chipped at head and foot large 8vo privately printed at the Curwen Press [1929]. ***Dialogues of the dead between Flaubert Nietzsche and Oscar Wilde " amongst others.

Lot 470

Golden Cockerel.- Quennell (Nancy) first edition" number 71 of 150 copies signed by the illustrator frontispiece and plates by Osbert Lancaster original morocco rubbed at corners t.e.g. others uncut Golden Cockerel Press " 1936.

Lot 506

Fry (Edmund) Pantographia" 1799 first edition list of subscribers subscriber`s copy with bookplate of Robert Barclay title lightly spotted contemporary ink signature at head of title (slightly cropped) occasional light spotting contemporary half russia gilt a little worn 8vo " 1799.

Lot 541

Newton (James) Alexis`s Paradise or a Trip to the Garden of Love at Vaux-Hall" first edition? [1722?] § Love and Friendship or the Lucky Recovery first edition? 1754 § [Bickerstaffe (Isaac)] Love in the City second edition 1767 bound with four other plays of the same period contemporary calf lacking covers 8vo § The English Theatre vol. 4 and 6-8; part 2 vol. 2 3 5 and 6; part 3 vol. 2-5 12 vol. in all each containing four separately printed plays and general title 18 engraved frontispieces one vol. affected by damp contemporary calf gilt covers of one vol. loose 12mo W. Feales 1731-1732 § The Theatrical Review or New Companion to the Playhouse vol. 1 wrappers 12mo 1772 § The Drama or Theatrical Pocket Magazine vol. 4 engraved pictorial title-page and 7 portraits contemporary half calf spine defective 12mo 1823; and two others 8vo and 12mo(16) ***The plays in The English Theatre were printed by J. Tonson B. Lintot and others " 1718-1733.

Lot 542

[Addison (Joseph)] Remarks third edition" contemporary panelled calf upper cover loose 12mo 1726 § Sharpe (Samuel) Letters from Italy describing the Custom and Manners of that Country second edition contemporary calf rebacked 8vo 1767 § [Prevost (Antoine François)] Histoire du Chevalier Des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut 2 parts in one vol. first title-page soiled later sheep-backed boards with circular Craig bookplate 24mo Londres 1782 § Campardon (Emile) Madame de Pompadour et la Cour de Louis XV engraved frontispiece half vellum original printed wrappers bound in 8vo Paris 1867 § Lossow (H.) Metamorphosen title-page contents and 12 mounted plates loose in original portfolio joints split folio Munich 1884; and seven others " various sizes(12)

Lot 545

[Holmes (E.)] A Ramble among the Musicians by a Musical Professor" first edition original cloth spine and paper label somewhat worn stitching weak uncut 8vo Hunt and Clarke " 1828.

Lot 551

Calvert (Walter) Sir Henry Irving a record of over twenty years at the Lyceum Theatre" first edition number 131 of 300 copies illustrations original padded morocco g.e. 8vo 1897. ***The book contains many comments on the illustrations written by Edward Gordon Craig in 1951. A few comments are favourable but many illustrations are dismissed as "rubbish" "thoroughly bad" "rather less than Irving & more like Chas. Wyndham" "quite inadequate" " etc. The book is summed up at the end with "Its not well written but it is full of thorough rubbish with a few bits here and there reliable". A number of the comments are signed with initials.

Lot 559

Craig (Edward Gordon) The Art of the Theatre first edition" 7 plates a few leaves loose original pictorial wrappers 1905; De Kunst van het Theater 6 plates and decorations in text some pencil annotations in Dutch original wrappers Amsterdam 1906; On the Art of the Theatre 16 plates original cloth-backed boards dust jacket with circular Craig bookplate and loosely inserted Christmas card by Teddy Craig 1925; Another edition portrait frontispiece and 7 new plates original cloth 1957; O sztuce teatru portrait and 8 plates original boards Warsaw 1964 § Scenografia vol.1 and 3 selected sections interleaved and extra-illustrated by Craig sheep with bookplate and ownership inscription dated 1915 annotated and inscribed "For Teddy 1962" n.d. " 8vo(7)

Lot 564

Craig (Edward Gordon) A Living Theatre first edition" illustrations original wrappers uncut a fine unopened copy Florence 1913; Ellen Terry and her Secret Self first edition plates "A Plea for G.B.S." in pocket inside lower cover original buckram gilt slightly stained [1931] § Yeats (W.B.) Plays for an Irish Theatre first edition 4 plates by Edward Gordon Craig original buckram-backed boards spine soiled label on spine worn uncut 1911; Another copy second impression 1913 8vo(4) ***The first Yeats volume contains a loosely inserted wood-engraving by Craig " depicting a man entering a dark room with a cloaked figure leaning over a table.

Lot 566

Craig (Edward Gordon).- Drawings and Models (exhibition catalogue with preface and foreword by Craig)" 6 plates text foxed one description cut from text original wrappers small 4to Leeds 1913 § Rose (Enid) Gordon Craig and the Theatre plates original cloth 8vo [1931] § Marotti (Ferruccio) Appia e Craig presentation copy inscribed by the author to Edward Craig illustrations original wrappers small 4to Venice 1963 § Craig (Edward) Gordon Craig the Story of his Life the author`s proof copy of the first edition with his extensive revisions and corrections original wrappers 8vo 1968; Another copy marked in pencil with cuts for the continent 8vo 1968 § Müller-Krumbach (Renate) Harry Graf Kessler und die Cranach-Presse in Weimar plates original cloth folio Hamburg 1969 § Loeffler (Michael Peter) Gordon Craigs frühe Versuche zur Uberwindung des Bühnenrealismus plates original boards 8vo Bern 1969 § Craig (Ellen Gordon) Edward Gordon Craig: The Last Eight Years limited to 345 copies this one of 65 for Edward Craig presentation copy inscribed "For Tom from Gramp with love" portait frontispiece original cloth-backed boards 8vo Whittington Press 1983; and three others " various sizes(11)

Lot 569

Blok (Aleksandr) Les Douze traduit du russe par Serge Romoff" limited to 510 copies this not numbered 7 mounted illustrations by Mikhail Larionov original wrappers lacking upper cover uncut unopened 4to Paris 1920 § Maurois (André) The Island of the Articoles translated by Richard Garnett first English edition four full-page wood-engravings by Edward Carrick original cloth dust jacket with repeated illustration slightly frayed 8vo 1928 § Heine (Heinrich) Portrait of Heine: Translations by Humbert Wolf number 500 of 500 copies signed by the translator original roan t.e.g. Cresset Press 1930 § Dawe (Cerdic) Conté presentation copy inscribed by the author to Edward Craig illustrations original boards dust jacket 4to The Studio 1956 § A Garland for Jake Zeitlin edited by J.M. Edelstein limited to 800 copies presentation copy inscribed by Jake Zeitlin to Edward and Mary Craig with the accompanying A.L.s. 4pp. 8vo Nov.16 1977 original cloth 8vo Los Angeles 1967; and seven others " 8vo and 4to(12)

Lot 571

Craig (Edward Gordon) The Mask vol.2 no.4-6" 7-9 no.10-12 (2 copies) vol.9 and vol.12 no.3 illustrations by Edward Gordon Craig and others fore-margins of two issues cut down affecting side notes vol.9 in contemporary sheep-backed boards original wrappers bound in the remainder in original wrappers vol. 9 with the ownership inscription "Teddy 1923" vol.12 no.3 inscribed "not too bad EGC 1959 (reread)" folio and 4to 1909-1926; A Living Theatre first edition illustrations original wrappers upper cover loose uncut Florence 1913 § Guidry (Lorelei) The Mask: introduction and index 2 copies one with the bookplate of Teddy Craig original cloth New York 1968; and two periodicals with contributions by Craig " various sizes(11)

Lot 574

Craig (Edward) "Edward Carrick". translated by Richard Garnett" first English edition four full-page wood-engravings by Edward Carrick original cloth dust jacket with repeated illustration sample pages loosely inserted 1928 § Review of Revues and other Matters edited by C.B. [Cochran] illustrations and decorations by Edward Carrick and others calendar at end by Edward Bawden 4pp. with Carrick illustration removed original cloth-backed boards 1930 § Sitwell (Dame Edith) In Spring number 226 of 305 copies; Blunden (Edmund) In Summer limited to 305 copies this marked "Xtra"; Palmer (Herbert) In Autumn number 88 of 260 copies; Davies (W.H.) In Winter limited to 305 copies this one of 15 on hand-made paper 4 vol. first editions each signed by the author the last three also by the artist illustrations by Edward Carrick those in the first wood-engraved original boards spine of the second worn 1931 § Known Signatures new poems edited by John Gawsworth (including the four season poems above) copy G of 80 copies signed by the editor endpapers designed by Edward Carrick original boards edges worn t.e.g. 1932 " 8vo(7)

Lot 575

Craig (Edward Gordon) Henry Irving first edition" presentation copy inscribed by the author to his daughter "Nelly from P. X September 1930" plates illustrations in text original buckram dust jacket 8vo 1930. ***This book has the recipient`s transcriptions of Craig`s annotations in his own copy " and the bookplate of Teddy Craig. .

Lot 623

Acton (Harold) Five Saints and an Appendix first edition" signed presentation copy from the author and with his ink correction on verso of half-title original cloth-backed boards rubbed 1927 § Lewis (C. S.) Riddell Memorial Lectures.. The Abolition of Man Oxford University Press 1943 § Eliot (T. S.) Annual Lecture on a Master Mind.. Milton 1947 all but the first original printed wrappers spine and edges a little browned " 8vo(3)

Lot 624

Adams-Restaurant at the End of the Universe first hardback edition" original boards spine ends a little bumped dust-jacket small nick to foot of spine otherwise a very good copy 8vo " 1980.

Lot 627

Bates (H.E.) The Seekers first edition" original boards 1926; A Threshing Day one of 300 copies signed by the author 1931; The Story without an End one of 130 copies signed by the author frontispiece White Owl Press 1932 the last two original cloth all uncut all with spines a little faded or browned the first also nicked " 8vo(3)

Lot 629

Betjeman (John) Continual Dew first edition" insribed by Betjeman to Gilbert h[arding] on half-title illustrations original cloth g.e. gilt dust-jacket by E.McKnight Kauffer spine badly torn with loss edge wear and browning 8vo " 1937.

Lot 630

Betjeman (John) A Few Late Chrysanthemums first edition" inscribed by Betjeman on front free endpaper with further gift inscription from another to Gilbert [Harding] original cloth dust-jacket small tear 8vo " 1954.

Lot 631

Betjeman (John) Collected Poems first edition" full-page inscription from the author to Gilbert H[arding] on front free endpaper original cloth dust-jacket 1958; and 4 others Betjeman all inscribed to Gilbert Harding plus 3 A.Ls.s. from Betjeman 2 to Gilbert & 1 about him plus a typescript poem entitled Caprice inscribed by Betjeman to Harding " v.s.(9)

Lot 638

Christie" Agatha Murder in the Mews and Other Stor 1937; Ten Little Niggers 1939; Five Little Pigs 1942; Crooked House 1949 all first edition uniformly bound in half tan morocco gilt black cloth sides t.e.g. " 8vo.(4)

Lot 639

Clarke (Arthur C.) 2001" A Space Odyssey first English edition original boards dust-jacket a fine copy 8vo " 1968.

Lot 643

Crompton (R) William and the Pop Singers first edition" original pictorial cloth gilt dust-jacket some wear to extremities 8vo " 1965.

Lot 645

Doyle (Arthur Conan) Hound of Baskervilles first edition" 15 plates only (of 16) by Sidney Paget original red cloth decorated in gilt & black rubbed at corners and spine ends 8vo " 1902.

Lot 649

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball first edition" ink ownership stamp on front free endpaper original boards dust-jacket slightly rubbed and creased at extremities 8vo " 1961.

Lot 650

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me first edition" original boards dust-jacket a fine copy 8vo " 1962.

Lot 651

Fleming (Ian) The Spy who Loved Me 1st first edition" original pictorial boards dust-jacket corners very slightly chipped slightly rubbed at extremities a very good copy " 1962.

Lot 653

Fleming On her Majesty`s Secret Service first edition" original boards dust-jacket a few repairs to verso a few small Tstains 1963; and 8 others Fleming including a first of You only Live wice most paperback editions " 8vo(9)

Lot 661

Fleming (Ian) Octopussy" 1966 first edition original boards dust-jacket some slight marking price label on inner flap (over original price) 8vo " 1966.

Lot 662

Forester (C.S.) The African Queen first edition" half-title occasional spotting original cloth spine slightly faded spine ends bumped 8vo " 1935.

Lot 666

Greene (Graham) The Name of Action first edition" the author`s second book occasional spotting or light foxing original cloth central crease to spine rubbed at extremities a few light scuff marks 1930; It`s a Battlefield first edition original cloth spine faded a few water splashes rubbed 1934; and 12 others by the same " 8vo(14)

Lot 667

Greene (Graham) The Heart of the Matter 1948 first edition" original cloth dust-jacket spine faded 2 corners with short splits a few other nicks or very short tears rubbed at extremities still a good copy 8vo " 1948.

Lot 675

Hilton (James) Good-bye" Mr.Chips first edition with 2 contemporary advertisements loosely inserted original boards a fine sharp example dust-jacket surface rubbing and slight edge wear a few small chips and closed tears 8vo " 1934.

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