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Click here to subscribeW. B. Yeats. Reveries over Childhood and Youth. New York. 1916. First U.S. edition published in tandem with the London first. With coloured plate by Jack B. Yeats and 2 family portraits by John B. Yeats. The only Yeats book in which all the family participated. Beautiful original decorative cloth, superior to the London edition. Scarce
Ephemera and Collectables, a collection of items to include Butlins 17 Butlins badges and tokens, advertising leaflet and playing cards, folio Players Of The Day circa 1900 featuring tipped in colour prints of actors to include Charles Hawtrey, Seymour Hicks, Irene Vanbrugh etc. (spine split), Bottomley's Mint Rock cardboard advertising standee, advertising poster for the first edition of Do It Yourself magazine, paper backed book 'The Problem Of Palestine' by Maude Royden, early 20thC souvenir photograph book 'Baghdad', Iraq Petroleum Co. 'Iraq Oil in 1951' etc. (gen gd)
A Moorcroft vase in the 'Martinique' pattern designed by Jeanne McDougall, dated 1998, decorated with tropical fish in coral, numbered edition 64, 30.5cm highCondition:Good first-quality condition with no damages or repairs. One line of crazing to the underside of the base and a few other relatively sparse lines of crazing to the body.
A tall Moorcroft limited edition vase in the 'Lark Ascending' pattern designed by Philip Gibson, numbered 146/350, date indistinct but copyright 2001, painted marks to the base including Gibson's signature, 27.5cm highCondition:Good condition with no damages or repairs. First quality. Crazing to the glaze throughout.
Eight hand painted model soldiers, comprising a John Jenkins Designs Collectors’ Club 2010 model JJCLUB-2010, a First Legion ‘Glory Of Rome’ series model ROM13, a Trophy Miniatures Wales Ltd limited edition Cornet Player, a Patriot model NAO23, a Kronpinz Toy Soldiers model NP215, and two Corgi ‘Forward March’ series models CC59157 and CC59156, all in original packaging, with a further Kronprinz model in a associated Centurion box (8)
THE PHSIOLOGY OF PLANTS; OR THE PHENOMENA AND LAWS OF VEGETATION, believed to be first edition, 3/4 leather, gilt embossed title and decoration to spine, marbled block, green endpapers (possibly later), two engraved plates, further engraved illustrations in text, John Murray, London 1833; with Jesse (Edward), GLEANINGS IN NATURAL HISTORY, vols I and II only, full leather, gilt embossed titles and decoration to spines, gilt edges to blocks, John Murray, London 1835 and 1834; and BEWICK (Thomas), A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS, eighth edition, Bewick & Son, Newcastle Upon Tyne 1824 (4) (at fault)
Plot (Robert), THE NATURAL HISTORY OF STAFFORD-SHIRE, first edition, later 3/4 leather, orange cloth boards, laid paper, engraved vignette to title page, ‘Armes Omitted’ plate, eleven single page plates, twenty six fold-out plates, lacking map, index, printed at the Theater, Oxford 1686, ex Staffordshire County Library collection (at fault)
A miscellany of works on sports and recreation, comprising: Cooper (J. W.), GAME FOWLS, THEIR ORIGIN AND HISTORY, standard edition, published by the author, West Chester, Pennsylvania 1869; Acton (C. R.), SILK AND SPUR, first edition, DJ, Richards, London 1935; Fitz-Barnard (L), FIGHTING SPORTS, Odhams Press Ltd, London; and Hackwood (F. W.), OLD ENGLISH SPORTS, T. Fisher Unwin, London 1907 (4) (at fault)
Asimov (Isaac), SECOND FOUNDATION, US first edition, DJ, Gnome Press Inc, New York 1952 CONDITION REPORT:All pages show some age-related darkening, but no tears, foxing or staining. Boards show minor bumps to all corners and expected shelf wear to lower edges. DJ shows chips to top and bottom edges (particularly at spine), a 2.5cm tear at top of spine, a 2cm tear at base of spine and staining throughout, but no tape repairs.
Asimov (Isaac), FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE, US first edition, DJ, Gnome Press Inc, New York 1952 CONDITION REPORT:Publisher’s imprint at the foot of the spine measures 2.2cm across.Top of the text block (excluding boards) measures 2.3cm across.All pages show some age-related darkening, but no tears, foxing or staining. boards show minor bumps to all corners and expected shelf wear to lower edges. DJ shows chips to top and bottom edges (particularly at spine), a 3cm tear at base of spine and staining throughout, but no tape repairs.
Teesdale (Henry), NEW BRITISH ATLAS, CONTAINING A COMPLETE SET OF COUNTY MAPS ON WHICH ARE DELINEATED ALL THE PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS […], first edition, later ¾ leather, green cloth boards, complete with all maps, Henry Teesdale, London 1830, ex Staffordshire County Library collection (at fault)
Ormerod (George), THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY PALATINE AND CITY OF CHESTER, 3 vols, first edition, ¾ embossed leather (re-bound with later endpapers), marbled boards, marbled block, tissue guarded engraved frontispiece to vol I, printed for Lackington, Hughes et al, London 1819, later slipcases, ex Staffordshire County Library collection (at fault)
Hewitson (William), COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS, ACCOMPANIED WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE EGGS, NESTS, ETC, first edition, 2 vols, 3/4 black leather, gilt embossed title to spines, marbled block, marbled endpapers, colour plates throughout, Jan Van Voorst, London 1846 (2) (at fault)
Shaw (Stebbing), THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF STAFFORDSHIRE COMPILED FROM THE MANUSCRIPTS OF HUNTBACH, LOXDALE, BISHOP LYTTELTON […], first edition, vol I only, large folio, later 3/4 leather, orange cloth boards, laid paper, folding map frontispiece, forty three plates including some fold-outs (most tissue guarded), further vignettes, head and tail pieces throughout, asterisk pages pp153-158 and, printed for J. Nichols, J. Robson et al, London 1798, ex Staffordshire County Library collection (at fault)
Ussher (Jacob), BRITANNICARUM ECCLESIARUM ANTIQUITATES [The Antiquities Of The British Churches], first edition, full leather, laid paper, marbled block, additional title to the appendix, and address to the reader bound in after p972, published by Dublinii ex officinâ Typographicâ Societatis Bibliopolarum, Dublin 1639 (at fault)
Plot (Robert), THE NATURAL HISTORY OF STAFFORD-SHIRE, first edition, later 3/4 leather, orange cloth boards, laid paper, engraved vignette to title page, eleven single page plates, twenty six fold-out plates, lacking map, index, printed at the Theater, Oxford 1686, ex Staffordshire County Library collection (at fault)
Collection of books on ceramicsto include 'Belleek, The Complete Collector's Guide and Illustrated Reference', Second Edition, Richard K. Degenhardt, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1993; 'Coalport 1795-1926, An introduction to the history and porcelains of John Rose and Company', Michael Messenger, Antique Collectors' Club, 1995 and 'Minton Pottery & Porcelain of the First Period 1793-1850', Geoffrey A. Godden, Barrie & Jenkins, 1968 (8) At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a condition report.
Gary Player signed limited edition print with signing photo In 1959, Gary won his first Open and the time was the youngest ever winner of an open. By 1961, Gary topped the money list on the US Tour. In 1965, he beat Arnold Palmer to win the US Masters and therefore finally winning each of the Majors.He would go to record 10 Major victories in total. He won the Open 3 times, the US Open once, the US PGS twice and the Masters 3 times.This stunning print shows Gary's delight at winning the British Open in 1968. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board.The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary.A stunning item of signed Golf memorabilia. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Giacomo Agostini signed limited edition print with signing photo Over the course of a remarkable career of 17 years, the peerless Giacomo Agostini won 15 world titles, 12 Isle of Man TT crowns and an astonishing 122 Grand Prix'. He became motor cycling's first genuine world superstar and, whether riding a 350cc or 500cc racing motorcycle, he was nearly always the man to beat whenever he took up his position on the starting grid.After winning his final world title in 1975, Agostini enjoyed his last competitive year in 1976. Fittingly, his last career victory came at the Nurburgring - the German venue where he had won his very first Grand Prix race back in 1965.This stunning print chosen by Giacomo, shows him on his favourite road circuit in the Isle of Man. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Autographed JIMMY GREAVES 1965 16 x 12 Limited-Edition : Limited to just 75 Editions, this wonderful image depicts Tottenham centre-forward JIMMY GREAVES scoring a magnificent third goal in a memorable 5-1 victory over Manchester United in a First Division encounter at White Hart Lane in 1965, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Greaves. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Herschelle Gibbs signed limited edition print with signing photo. Herschelle Gibbs was summoned from the school classroom as a 16-year-old to make his first-class debut in 1990 and at the crease Gibbs can be invincible. There is no shot beyond his compass, while Test-match opening has not tempered his desire for explosive entertainment The speed of his hands is hypnotic, frequently allowing him to hook off the front foot and keep out surprise lifters. With a career Test average at nearly 50 runs he has developed a terrific opening partnership with Graeme Smith This stunning print displays 3 action shots and the centre one with Smith as they celebrate another opening partnership of 300 runs. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image)Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image. Edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Autographed FRANCIS LEE 16 x 12 Limited-Edition : Limited to just 75 Editions, this wonderful image depicts Manchester City's FRANCIS LEE propelling himself into the air as he tries a spectacular overhead kick on the Tottenham goal, during a First Division encounter at White Hart Lane in 1970, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Lee. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Gary Kirsten signed limited edition print with signing photo. Gary Kirsten scored over 7,000 Test Match runs at an average of 45.27 and currently shares the South African individual Test record of 275 with Daryll Cullinan haunted England in 2003 and scored a crucial 130 in the Headingley Test. His good form in that series persuaded him to postpone his retirement until the end of the New Zealand tour in 2003-04Fittingly, he scored a century in the first Test of that series - his 99th - and scored a typically gritty 76 in his final game to help South Africa tie the series This stunning print shows images of Kirsten scoring three double centuries for South Africa. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image)Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image. Edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Joel Garner signed limited edition print with signing photo The first ever World Cup was won by the hugely successful West Indies team. The team had everything: reliable and free scoring batsmen and accurate wicket taking bowlers, including the legendary Joel Garner.Joel took 259 test wickets from just 58 matches at an average of 20.97 runs. This superb print shows 'Big Bird' Joel at Lords during the World Cup Final against England, where he took 5 for 38, playing a significant role as West Indies won by 92 runs.He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 500 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Shane Warne & Muttiah Muralitharan signed Limited Edition Lithograph with COA This absolutely stunning item of signed Cricket Memorabilia a striking action lithograph that takes you on a photographic and factual journey through Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan's continuing battle to become the world's greatest wicket taker. Personally signed by both spinners and independently authenticated and certified by the major chartered accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, 'Record Pursuit' is available in a strictly limited edition of 350Officially licensed by Cricket Australia and Sri Lanka Cricket, each are individually numbered and measure in at a large and impressive 650mm by 450mmRivals, friends, headline-makers and two of the world's greatest bowlers, Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan will remember 2004 as a watershed in their colourful careers, with both spinners passing 500 Test wickets and continuing their 'battle' to become the world's greatest-ever wicket taker Their race to be the first spin bowler to take 500 wickets was a classic ' cat and mouse' struggle during Australia's 3-Test series in Sri Lanka in March 2004. After a well-publicised and determined duel, Warne was victorious, taking wicket number 500 on March 12, during the 1st Test in Galle. By the end of the tour, the ledger read: Warne 517 wickets, Muralitharan 513 - with West Indian great Courtney Walsh's world record of 519 wickets ready to be broken It was Muralitharan who first claimed that illustrious 'crown', passing Walsh's record during Sri Lanka's Test series against Zimbabwe in May 2004. The champion off-spinner set a new world record when he captured his 520th wicket in the 1st Test in Harare on May 8. Muralitharan then dismissed a further seven Zimbabwean batsmen in the series to take his tally to 527. Shane Warne's quest to overhaul Muralitharan in the world wicket-taking began in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in Darwin and Cairns in July. Warne took 3 wickets in the 1st Test in Darwin to move within reach of Muralitharan, before equalling his world record mark with a sensational haul of 7 wickets in the 2nd Test in Cairns! Warne held the record until it was broken by Muralitharan on December 3, 2007A superb item of Cricket Memorabilia to celebrate the two statistically greatest Bowlers of all time! Edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Autographed BERT TRAUTMANN 16 x 12 Limited-Edition : Limited to just 75 Editions, this wonderful image depicts Manchester City goalkeeper BERT TRAUTMANN getting both hands on the ball to make a superb save during a 1-0 victory over Sunderland in a First Division encounter at Maine Road in 1955, signed to the lower border in fine black marker by Trautmann. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Burke's Guide to Country Houses - Volume I Ireland, Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Peerage Limited, 1978, First, "Limited Edition - Signed by Editor No 59 of 350"; AND Burke's and Savills Guide to Country Houses - Volume II - Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Peerage Limited, 1978 ,First "Limited Edition - Signed by Editor No 21 of 350"; and Birket Fosters Pictures of English Landscapes engraved by the Brothers Dalziel with Pictures in Words by Tom Taylor
A A Milne & E H Shepard: When We Were Very Young, Methuen and Company Ltd, 1924, First; The House at Pooh Corner, Methuen and Company Ltd, 1928, First; Now We Are Six, Methuen and Company Ltd1927, First ;Those Were the Days, The Day's Play, The Holiday Round, Once a Week, The Sunny Side, A. A. Milne, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1929, Limited numbered first, Limited Edition 234/250
A collection of books of Equine and Country and Dog interest, to include: G J Whyte-Melville: Uncle John; Cerise;Market Harborough and Inside the Bar; Songs and Verse and The True Cross; Sarchedon A Legend of the Great Queen; Sarchedon A Legend of the Great Queen;Black but Comely; Roy's Wife;Katerfelto; Kate Coventry;Riding Recollections; Satanella: A Story of Punchestown; Rosine and sister Louise; Tally Ho, Moyra Charltong, Lionel Edwards; Thoughts upon Hare & Fox Hunting in a Series of Letters to a Friend, Peter Beckford; ,Heavy Horses Breeds and Management, Biddell, Douglas, Dykes, Flemingm MacNeilage, Murray, Trotter, Vinton and Co,1894,First; Light Horses Breeds and ManagementBlew, Dixon, Fleming, Shaw,Vinton and Co,1894,Second Edition; Small Horses in Warfare, Sir Walter Gilbey,Vinton and Co,1900,First; The Great Horse Or The War Horse: From the time of the Roman Invasion till its development into the Shire Horse, Sir Walter Gilbey, Vinton and Co,1899,Second Edition; John and Jennifer's Pony Club, Gee Denes and Lady Kitty Ritson; The Dogs of War Wherein the Hero Worshipper Portrays the Hero and Incidentally Gives and Account of the Greatest Dogs' club In the World, Water Emanual, Cecil Aldin, Bradbury, Agnew and Co1906, Ex Libris - Viscount Bearsted; All Creatures Great and Small; Banjo The Puppy by Stoke and Harnett.
A quantity of books by G A Henty A Roving Commission,William Rainey Blackie and Son,1900,?First;The Treasure of the Incas ,Wal Paget,Blackie and Son,1903,First;Rujub the Juggler,Chatto & Windus,1896,New Edition,First 1893 Both Sides the Border,Ralph Peacock,Blackie and Son,1899,First;In the Heart of the Rockies,G C Hindley,Blackie and Son,1895,?First;The Tiger of Mysore,W H Margetson,Blackie and Son,c. 1896?First;With Clive in India,Gordon Browne,Blackie and Son,c.1884?First;With Cochrane the Dauntless,Blackie and Son;Maori and Settler,Alfred Pearse Blackie and Son,1891,First; In Freedom's Cause,Gordon Browne,Blackie and Son,c. 1889,? First;With Lee in Virginia,Gordon Browne,Blackie and Son,c. 1890,? First;At Agincourt,Wal PagetBlackie and Sonc. 1897;The Dash for Khartoum,Joseph Nash and John Sch�nberg,Blackie and Son1892,First;The Lion of St. Mark,Gordon Browne,Blackie and Son c. 1889,first;Officers and Gentlemen,Evelyn Waugh,Chapman and Hall,1955,First,Look out for others in the trilogy. Men at Arms (1952), Unconditional Surrender (1955) and Officers and Gentlemen (1955) .
A quantity of P.G. Wodehouse books: The Small Bachelor,,Methuen & Co. Ltd.London; Ice in the Bedroom,,Herbert Jenkins,London;The Luck of the Bodkins,Herbert Jenkins Limited,London 1935;,Psmith in the City,A & C Black 1930,Second Edition Reprint ;Young Men in Spats,Herbert Jenkins,1933, First; Thank You Jeeves,Herbert Jenkins,1934,First;Right Ho Jeeves,Herbert Jenkins,1934,First; Carry On Jeeves,Herbert Jenkins,1925,First; Uncle Fred in the Springtime,Herbert Jenkins,1939,First; Summer Moonshine,Herbert Jenkins,1938,First; The Luck of the Bodkins,Herbert Jenkins, 1935,First; Laughing Gas,Herbert Jenkins,1936,First; Meet Mr Mulliner,Herbert Jenkins,The Inimitable Jeeves,Herbert Jenkins,9th Printing; Love Among the Chickens,Herbert Jenkins,11th Printing; Money For Nothing,Herbert Jenkins,4th Printing; Indiscretions of Archie,Herbert Jenkins,11th Printing;The Adventures of Sally,Herbert Jenkins,8th PrintingEggs, Beans and Crumpets ,Herbert Jenkins,1940,First; Jill the Reckless,Herbert Jenkins,10th Printing; The Code of the Woosters,Herbert Jenkins,1938,First; The Man with Two Left Feet,Methuen and Co. Ltd,1934,13th Edition;Sam the Sudden ,Methuen and Co. Ltd,1934,10th Edition; Piccadilly Jim,Herbert Jenkins, 16th Printing; A Damsel in Distress, Herbert Jenkins, 15th Print ; Mr Mulliner Speaking, Herbert Jenkins, 1929, First; The Small Batchelor, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1933, 7th Edition; Ring for Jeeves, Herbert Jenkins, 1953, First; Uneasy Money, Methuen and Co. Ltd, 1934, 17th Edition; Quick Service, Herbert Jenkins, 1940, First; Meet Mr Mulliner, Herbert Jenkins, Ninth Impression of First Edition
Everest and Mountaineering interest. A collection of eighteen reference books. The lot comprising Everest, the Official History by George Band, Everest - 50 Years of Struggle to Reach the Top of the World by George Craig, Everest - South West Face by Chris Bonington, Left for Dead by Beck Weathers, Everest by Walt Unsworth, Man of Everest by James Ramsey Ullman (Reprint Society edition), Everest - the West Ridge by Hornbein, Everest the First Ascent by Harriet Tuckey, Sir Edmund Hillary View from the Summit, Facing Up, Eric Shipton Everest and Beyond by Peter Steele, Lost on Everest the Search for Mallory and Irvine by Peter Firstbrook, Everest by Stephen Venables, Everest the Hard Way by Chris Bonington and others. 18 in lot, all in dust wrappers. 8vo.
WW2 Colditz Escaper Pat Reid signed Book Winged Diplomat By P.R. Reid Signed First Edition 1962 R.A.F. Interest. No dust jacket. Inscribed inside To Bruno in appreciation from Pat July 1962. Patrick Robert Reid, MBE, MC was a British Army officer and author of history. As a British prisoner of war during the Second World War, he was held captive at Colditz Castle when it was designated Oflag IV-C. Reid was one of the few to escape from Colditz, crossing the border into neutral Switzerland in late 1942. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Night Pilot Rare 1955 First Edition Signed 22 WW2 RAF Bomber Command Veterans. Night Pilot" by Colonel Jean Calmel DFC Ld'H, originally published in Paris as "Pilots de Nuit", this copy is a British First Edition published 1955. The book and dust cover are in average condition see photos, but is a rare first edition. The story of French heavy bomber groups stationed in Great Britain in WW2, leading up to - and beyond - May 1942 when the French took over from the Canadians at Elvington. This copy comes with a matted bookplate signed by the following22 WW2 RAF Bomber Command Veterans. F/O Jeff Brown - 576 Sqd, Flt Sgt Jack Cook - 100/104 Sqd, Flt Lt Sydney Grimes - 617 Sqd, Flt Lt Frank Hogan - 622 Sqd, Flt Sgt Jim Ibbotson - 102 Sqd, W/O Ken Johnson - 61/9 Sqd, W/O Syd Marshall - 103 Sqd, W/O Joe Musgrove - 214 Sqd, W/O Eric Parker DFM - 12 Sqd, W/O Harry Parkins - 630/576 Sqd, Flt Lt Alan Payne DFC - 630 Sqd, W/O Reg Payne - 50 Sqd, F/O Doug Petty - 429 Sqd, F/O Lawrence Rogers - 218/75 Sqd, W/O Maurice Snowball - 550 Sqd, W/O Sam Thompson - 103/9 Sqd, W/O Frank Tilley - 617 Sqd, W/O Frank Tolley - 625 Sqd, W/O Ron Tomlin - 10 Sqd, F/O Jack Warner DFM - 428 Sqd, W/O Colin Wood - 106/83 Sqd, F/O Ray Worrall - 44 Sqd. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Flt Lt Les Colquhoun DFC GM DFM signed 50th ann WW2 cover Operation Dragoon Invasion of Southern France JS50/44/8. Limited edition cover numbered and certified to back, flown by the RAF with flight cachets. He joined the Royal Air Force in August 1940 and trained as a pilot. His first posting was to 603 Squadron where he flew the Supermarine Spitfire on operations over France and convoy protection patrols. Later in 1941 Colquhoun was delivering a photographic reconnaissance Spitfire to Cairo but during a stop at Malta he was ordered to join 69 Squadron when it was decided that their need for a PR Spitfire was more important. For nine months in 1941 and 1942, Colquhoun flew operational sorties in his unarmed and pale blue painted Spitfire over Italy. By the time more aircraft arrived in May 1942 aboard HMS Eagle Colquhoun had carried out 154 operational sorties. For his work with 69 Squadron Sergeant Colquhoun was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal and commissioned as a Pilot Officer. Colquhoun returned to the United Kingdom where he trained to fly the photographic reconnaissance variant of de Havilland Mosquito at 2 OTU in Scotland. In 1943 he joined 682 Squadron based in Algeria and later moved to Italy. He stayed with the squadron until October 1944 and carried out 262 operational sorties. For his work with 682 Squadron he was awarded the DFC. After a short period as an instructor at 2 OTU he was posted to Vickers Supermarine as a production test pilot. He was part of a team that test flew Spitfires as they left the production lines. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)Le Livre blanc Première édition illustrée et la première dans le commerce, tirage à 450 exemplaires, un des 22 exemplaires HC, celui-ci exemplaire 'd' nominatif imprimé pour Germaine Krull, comportant un frontispice et 17 dessins hors texte de Jean Cocteau, coloriés à la main par M.B. Armington, artiste-peintre, broché, chemise et étui de papier glacé blanc de l'éditeur, petit in-4 (282 x 228 mm), Paris, Éditions du Signe, 1930Très bel envoi autographe signé à l'encre, à la photographe Germaine [Krull] (1897-1965), illustré d'une belle tête d'homme de profil entourée d'étoiles, sur un feuillet blanc : 'à ma chère Germaine ce livre de miroirs déformants, reformants et transparents. avec mon amitié reconnaissante Jean Cocteau'. Germaine Krull offrit à son tour l'exemplaire au poète brésilien Augusto Frederico Schmidt (1906-1965) : 'pour mon grand ami Augusto Frederico Schmidt en gage de retour et de mon amitié de tout coeur Germaine Krull Nice juillet 42'Envoi à l'encre au verso du précédent feuilletEerste geïllustreerde editie en de eerste in de handel, gedrukt in een oplage van 450 exemplaren, een van de 22 exemplaren HC, dit is een nominatief 'd' exemplaar gedrukt voor Germaine Krull, inclusief een frontispice en 17 uit de tekst tekeningen van Jean Cocteau, met de hand ingekleurd door M.B. Armington, schilder, gebonden in paperback, witte glanzende papieren omslag en slipcase van de uitgever, small in-4 (282 x 228 mm), Parijs, Éditions du Signe, 1930Zeer fraaie autograafbrief gesigneerd in inkt aan de fotografe Germaine [Krull] (1897-1965), geïllustreerd met een prachtig hoofd van een man in profiel omringd door sterren, op een wit vel papier: 'aan mijn lieve Germaine dit boek van vervormende, hervormende en transparante spiegels. met mijn dankbare vriendschap Jean Cocteau'. Germaine Krull gaf op haar beurt het exemplaar aan de Braziliaanse dichter Augusto Frederico Schmidt (1906-1965): 'aan mijn grote vriend Augusto Frederico Schmidt als tegenprestatie en als blijk van mijn innige vriendschap Germaine Krull Nice juillet 42'Verzonden in inkt op verso van vorige paginaFirst illustrated edition and the first in trade, printed in an edition of 450 copies, one of 22 copies HC, this one a nominative 'd' copy printed for Germaine Krull, including a frontispiece and 17 out-of-text drawings by Jean Cocteau, hand-coloured by M.B. Armington, painter, paperback, publisher's white glossy paper sleeve and slipcase, small in-4 (282 x 228 mm), Paris, Éditions du Signe, 1930Beautiful autograph letter signed in ink to the photographer Germaine [Krull] (1897-1965), illustrated with a beautiful head of a man in profile surrounded by stars, on a white sheet of paper: 'To my dear Germaine this book of deforming, reforming and transparent mirrors. With my grateful friendship Jean Cocteau'. Germaine Krull in turn gave the copy to the Brazilian poet Augusto Frederico Schmidt (1906-1965): 'to my great friend Augusto Frederico Schmidt in return and as a token of my wholehearted friendship Germaine Krull Nice juillet 42'Ink inscription on the verso of the preceding leafFootnotes:ProvenanceGermaine Krull (envoi) Augusto Frederico Schmidt (envoi)Sale, Sotheby's, Paris, Livres et Manuscrits, 15 December 2020, lot 133Private collection, France acquired from the aboveSold with Annie Guédras certificate of authenticity dated 1 February 2021The anonymous publication of the text in 1928 caused a scandal. For this illustrated edition, Jean Cocteau appears here only as the illustrator of the work and not as its author. He acknowledges his authorship half-heartedly in a text reproduced in facsimile concerning the illustration: 'It has been said that Le Livre blanc was my work. I suppose that's why you asked me to illustrate it, and why I agreed [...] But whatever good I think of this book -- if it were mine -- I wouldn't want to sign it because it would take the form of an autobiography, and I reserve the right to write my own, which is even more singular. So I'm content to give my stamp of approval to this anonymous effort to clear a field that has remained too uncultivated. May 1930. Jean Cocteau'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Jean Genet (1910-1986)Querelle de Brest, with an original drawing by Jean Cocteau Edition originale illustrée de 29 dessins libres à pleine page de Jean Cocteau, non signés, tirés en lithographie, n°XI des 15 exemplaires numérotés en chiffres romains sur vélin de Lana, comportant un dessin original de Cocteau et une suite des illustrations sur Lana (comprenant les 28 dessins du texte), broché, chemise d'éditeur à lacets, in-4, [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947]Exemplaire enrichi d'un grand dessin libre original de Cocteau (218 x 270 mm), ayant servi à l'illustration (p. 107)Eerste editie geïllustreerd met 29 ongesigneerde vrije paginagrote litho-tekeningen van Jean Cocteau, n°XI van 15 genummerde exemplaren in Romeinse cijfers op Lana perkament, met een originele tekening van Cocteau en een reeks illustraties op Lana (inclusief de 28 tekeningen in de tekst), paperback, mapje met vetersluiting van de uitgever, in-4, [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947]Verrijkt met een grote originele vrije tekening van Cocteau (218 x 270 mm), gebruikt voor de illustratie (p. 107)First edition illustrated with 29 unsigned free full-page lithograph drawings by Jean Cocteau, n°XI of 15 numbered copies in Roman numerals on Lana vellum, with an original drawing by Cocteau and a suite of illustrations on Lana (including the 28 drawings in the text), paperback, publisher's lace-up folder, in-4, [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947]Enriched with a large original free drawing by Cocteau (218 x 270 mm), used for the illustration (p. 107)Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, FranceFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Jean Genet (1910-1986)Querelle de Brest, with important autograph inscription on the half-title from the author Edition originale illustrée de 29 dessins libres à pleine page de Jean Cocteau, non signés, tirés en lithographie, exemplaire A, le premier, de la tirage unique à 525 exemplaires sur vélin Lana à la forme, tous hors commerce, cette exemplaire comportant une suite des illustrations sur chine fort (comprendant les 28 dessins du texte, mais ni le frontispice ni la couverture), maroquin couleur chair, dos à quatre nerfs orné en pied d'un profil doré d'après Jean Cocteau, doublures et gardes de daim bordeaux, tranches dorées sur témoins, couverture illustrée et dos conservés, étui (reliure de l' époque), in-4, [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947]Important envoi autographe signé sur le faux-titre : à monsieur Hubert de Saint-Senoch Monsieur, J'aurais quelque joie à vous présenter ce livre s' il n' était que de moi. Ma fierté c'est de pouvoir vous présenter les dessins du plus cher et du plus admiré des amis. Je connais, monsieur, l'affection qu' il vous porte, c'est donc sous - comme on le dit quelquefois dans votre monde - sous l'Egide de son nom, sous son autorité, que je vous offre mon amitié. Jean Genet octobre 47Eerste editie geïllustreerd met 29 ongesigneerde vrije litho's over de hele pagina van Jean Cocteau, exemplaar A, het eerste, van de unieke editie van 525 exemplaren op Lana vellum à la forme, alle hors commerce, dit exemplaar inclusief een suite van illustraties op chine fort (inclusief de 28 tekeningen in de tekst, maar noch het frontispice noch het omslag), vleeskleurig marokijn, vierribbige rug versierd aan de voet met een verguld profiel naar Jean Cocteau, bordeaux suède voering en schutbladen, vergulde randen op de getuigen, geïllustreerde omslag en rug bewaard, slipcase (period binding), in-4, [Parijs, Paul Morihien, 1947]Belangrijke autograaf brief gesigneerd op de valse titel: Aan Monsieur Hubert de Saint-Senoch Monsieur, Ik zou u met plezier dit boek aanbieden als het alleen van mij was. Ik ben er trots op u de tekeningen van mijn dierbaarste en meest bewonderde vriend te kunnen aanbieden. Ik weet, meneer, hoeveel genegenheid hij voor u koestert, dus het is onder - zoals we soms zeggen in uw wereld - onder de auspiciën van zijn naam, onder zijn gezag, dat ik u mijn vriendschap aanbied. Jean Genet oktober 47First edition, illustrated with 29 full-page lithographed illustrations by Cocteau, copy A, the first, from the edition of 525 copies on vélin Lana, all hors commerce, with a suite of illustrations on chine fort (including the 28 drawings in the text, but neither the frontispiece nor the cover), contemporary morocco, spine decorated at foot with a gilt profile after Cocteau, doublures in maroon suede, illustrated cover and spine preserved, slipcase, 4to [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947]Important autograph inscription on the half-title: to monsieur Hubert de Saint-Senoch Monsieur, I would be delighted to present you with this book if it were mine alone. I am proud to be able to present you with the drawings of my dearest and most admired friend. I know, sir, the affection he has for you, so it is under - as we sometimes say in your world - under the aegis of his name, under his authority, that I offer you my friendship. Jean Genet October 47Footnotes:ProvenanceSale, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, Mille nuits de rêve II Collection Geneviève et Jean-Paul Kahn, 9 October 2020, lot 122Private collection, France acquired at the aboveA bibliophile and art collector - some of his furniture was designed by Bérard - Hubert de Haincque de Saint-Senoch (1913-1983) was a close friend of Jean Cocteau, who drew several portraits of himFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MATISSE HENRI: (1869-1954) French artist. A good T.L.S., H Matisse, two pages (separate leaves), 4to, Paris, 18th September 1951, to Monroe Wheeler, in French. Matisse states that he is taking advantage of his son, Pierre, taking a flight to deliver the two covers that Wheeler had asked him to create, remarking ´ Je dois avant tout vous prier de m´excuser de ne pas avoir compose la couverture du catalogue en trois couleurs seulement. La chose ne m´a pas ete possible et j´espere que son attrait pour le publie ainsi vous permettra d´en vendre suffisemment pour couvrir les frais de l´impression des six couleurs´ (Translation: ´First of all, I must apologise for not having composed the catalogue cover in three colours only. It was not possible for me to do so, and I hope that the appeal of publishing it in this way will enable you to sell enough to cover the cost of printing the six colours´) and further offering some instructions for the printing process, ´1. Pour aider l´imprimeur a trouver pour l´impression des couleurs absolument fideles, je joins a la composition des echantillons de ces couleurs de surfaces plus grandes. 2. Le noir des yeux doit etre le meme que celui de la band noire. 3. Les noms des Musees qui font l´exposition doitent etre imprimes en caracteres petits mais tres noirs sur la bande blanche inferieure. 4. Les petits filets blancs entre les bandes de couleurs ne doivent pas exister: la jonction des deux couleurs est une ligne droite. 5. Pour l´epaisseur du dos du catalogue veuillez ajouter la quantite necessaire de jaune et de rose a la ligne indicant la pliue de la couverture´ (Translation: ´1. To help the printer find absolutely faithful colours for printing, I am enclosing samples of these colours on larger surfaces. 2. The black of the eyes must be the same as that of the black band. 3. The names of the Museums in the exhibition must be printed in small but very black characters on the lower white band. 4. The small white lines between the colour bands must not exist: the junction of the two colours is a straight line. 5. For the thickness of the back of the catalogue please add the necessary amount of yellow and pink to the line indicating the fold of the cover´). The artist also makes reference to a dust jacket and lithograph, writing ´Pour la jaquette du livre de Monsieur Barr - j´ai toujours cru que c´est une couverture a relier que vous m´avez demande et je suis tres surpris qu´elle ne doit servir que de jaquette. Vous pourrez imprimer le titre du livre sur la partie rouge du dos. Quant a la lithographie que j´avais remis a la maison Mourlot, je ne pourrai pas signer et numeroter toutes les epreuves. Etant un peu fatigue actuellement, ce travail serait trop long pour moi. Je me suis donc souvenu que votre premiere idee etait que je signe la lithographie dans le corps de la planche et c´est moi qui vous ai dit que je ferai davantage - je signerai chaque epreuve. Je vous prie de m´excuser de n´avoir pas realise ma bonne intention´ (Translation: ´For the dust jacket for Mr Barr's book - I always thought it was a binding cover that you asked for and I am very surprised that it is only to be used as a dust jacket. You can print the title of the book on the red part of the spine. As for the lithograph I gave to Mourlot, I will not be able to sign and number all the proofs. As I'm a bit tired at the moment, this work would take too long. So I remembered that your first idea was that I should sign the lithograph in the body of the plate and it was I who told you that I would do more - I would sign each proof. I apologise for not realising my good intention´). A letter of excellent content and associations. VGMonroe Wheeler (1899-1988) American publisher and museum curator who was employed in several posts at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, including as Director of Publications.Alfred H. Barr Jr. (1902-1981) American art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.Matisse´s letter refers to his collaboration in the publication of Barr´s Matisse: His Art and His Public by the Museum of Modern Art in 1951. The work was also published in a limited edition of 495 copies signed by Barr and with an original lithograph by Matisse created especially for the edition bound in opposite the limitation page.
BUÑUEL LUIS: (1900-1983) Spanish Filmmaker. A reference for many Film Directors and the leader in the avant-garde surrealism cinema. Rare signed book `Luis Buñuel´, to the half-title page, being the soft cover First Edition of Buñuel, edited by Pierre Seghers in 1962, 5 x 6 original trade cover, 224 pages, in French. The Ado kyrou work is an early critical study of the pioneering and influential Spanish Director, who made films in nearly every genre over his 50 year career. including experimental films, musicals, comedies, crime, documentary and westerns. The book contains illustrations with numerous photographs throughout. G to VGThe present signed book provenance is from the collection of noted cinephile French collector Pierre Goulliard.
SCOTT DAVE: (1932- ) American astronaut, Commander of the Apollo XV mission (1971) and the seventh man to walk on the Moon & LEONOV ALEXEI (1934-2019) Russian cosmonaut, the first person to conduct a spacewalk (1965). Book signed, being a hardback edition of Two Sides of the Moon: Our Story of the Cold War Space Race by Scott and Leonov, First Edition published by Simon & Schuster, London 2004. Signed by both Scott and Leonov individually in blue inks to the title page, Scott adding Apollo 15 in his hand beneath his signature and Leonov adding Voskhod 2, Soyuz-Apollo in his hand beneath his signature. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG
MOORE ROGER: (1927-2017) English actor, famous for his portrayal of the fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973-85. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Bond on Bond - Reflections on 50 Years of James Bond Movies, First US Edition published by Lyons Press, Guilford, Connecticut, 2012. Signed by Moore in black ink with his name alone to the title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. VG
TRUMP DONALD: (1946- ) American President 2017-21. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Trump - How to Get Rich, First Edition published by Random House, New York, 2004. Signed by Trump with his name alone in bold black ink to the half-title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket (some very light, minimal age wear to the edges and with a discount sticker affixed to the front cover). VG
[OPERATION VENGEANCE]: A multiple signed softcover edition of Yamamoto Returns! A True Story of Reincarnation by Dennis Dallison, published by the Unarius Educational Foundation, 1985, signed by seven American pilots who participated in Operation Vengeance, the American top secret military operation to kill Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Imperial Japanese Navy on 18th April 1943 during the Solomon Islands campaign in the Pacific Theatre during World War II, comprising Rex T. Barber (1917-2001) American Colonel and fighter pilot, credited for shooting down Yamamoto´s plane; Thomas G. Lanphier Jr. (1915-1987) Panama-born American Colonel and fighter pilot who was firstly given sole credit, and later partial credit, shared with Barber, for shooting down Yamamoto´s plane; John W. Mitchell (1914-1995) American Colonel, a flying ace who was the leader of Operation Vengeance; Louis Kittel (1918-1998) American Lieutenant Colonel; Doug Canning (1919-2016) American Lieutenant Colonel; Julius ´Jack´ Jacobson (d.2005) American Major; and Besby Holmes (1917-2006) American Lieutenant Colonel, the latter four all being fighter pilots who provided air cover and acted as reserves during the mission. Six of the ink signatures appear to the title page, most adding their ranks etc. beneath their signatures, and Holmes has signed to the opposite page with a lengthy inscription in his hand, in part, ´I had as you know two encounters with Admiral Yamamoto. The first when his forces beat the hell out of us at Hawaii Dec. 7 1941. The second was Apr 18 1943 when we intercepted Adm Yamamoto and his entire personal staff. No one knew who had shot down Adm Y until a portion of Adm Ugaki´s diary was published.....´. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
RICHTER GERHARD: (1932- ) German artist. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Patterns - Divided, Mirrored, Repeated, First edition published by Heni Publishing, London and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Cologne, 2012, the profusely illustrated oblong 8vo volume consisting of colour images taken from an abstract painting created by Richter in 1990 (CR: 724-4) and, as the introductory text explains 'divided vertically into 2, then 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, and 4096 strips', additionally stating 'This process (twelve stages of division) results in 8190 strips, each of which is the height of the original image. With each stage of division the strips become progressively thinner (a strip of the 12th division is 0.08 mm).....Each strip is then mirrored and repeated which results in patterns.....'. Signed ('Richter') by the artist in black ink to the half-title page. About EX
[DIANA]: (1961-1997) Princess of Wales, the first wife of King Charles III (when Prince of Wales). SPENCER CHARLES (1964- ) 9th Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp. British peer and author, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Book signed and inscribed, being a hardback edition of Earl Spencer´s Tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, privately published, Althorp, 1997. The handsome edition features the full text of the eulogy the Earl gave at the funeral of his sister, Princess Diana, at Westminster Abbey on 8th September 1997. Signed (´Charles Spencer´) and inscribed by the Earl in blue ink to the first page. Attractively bound in silk boards with gilt stamped title to the spine and a printed label to the front cover within gilt panelling and with marbled endpapers. Contained within the original pale blue card presentation box with the Althorp device printed in silver to the lid. Some very light, minor scuffing to the printed label on the front cover and with very minor age wear, about VG
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