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WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American pop artist. Book signed, being a hardback edition of Warhol, first edition published by The Tate Gallery, London, 1971, as the exhibition catalogue for Warhol´s works on display at the gallery from 17th February to 28th March 1971, featuring a foreword by Norman Reid, an essay by Richard Morphet, and various illustrations (some in colour). Signed by Warhol with his name alone to the front cover of the colour dust jacket which features his famous 1964 image of Marilyn Monroe (an image of Elizabeth Taylor entitled Liz from 1963 appears on the back cover). The signature is a little light although remains perfectly legible. Some light wrinkling and minor age wear to the dust jacket and some very light foxing to the title pages, otherwise about VG

MAUPASSANT GUY DE: (1850-1893) French Writer. A good A.L.S., Guy de Maupassant, three pages, 8vo, 10th rue de Montchanin, Paris, n.d., written to first, third and fourth page, to Henry Kistemaeckers, in French. Maupassant responds to his correspondent who requests works to publish and makes him an offer to publish his "Nouvelles" ("News"), adding all the contract conditions he wishes, selling prices, and many more details. Maupassant, considered a father of the modern short story, states in part `Mon cher ami, Vous m´avez, tacitement, reproché de ne vous rien donner. Voici ce que je vous propose. Un volume de nouvelles, comprenant Dix Nouvelles pour paraitre dans le courant de décembre ou de janvier. Je fixe cette date pour que vous ne mettiez point en vente en même temps qu´un autre volume de moi. C´est donc un volume un peu plus gros que M.elle Fifi. Vous feriez une gentille édition, demi luxe, mais pas tout à fait pareille aux volumes d´exploitation ordinaires, car je ne veux pas inonder Paris de volumes de nouvelles de ce format. Le prix de vente serait de 3fr.50 ou quatre francs. Vous aurez pendant 5 ans la seule propriété de cet ouvrage...´ (Translation: "My dear friend, You tacitly reproached me for not giving you anything. Here is what I propose to you. A volume of short stories, including Ten Short Stories to appear during December or January. I set this date so that you do not put on sale at the same time any other volume of mine. It is therefore a slightly larger volume than M.elle Fifi. You would make a nice, semi-luxury edition, but not quite the same as ordinary operating volumes, because I don't want to flood Paris with volumes of short stories in this format. The sale price would be 3fr.50 or four francs. You will have sole ownership of this work for 5 years...") Maupassant further explains what payment on account he expects against which payment he would deliver half of the works, and establishes payment schedules, stating in part `Nous avons tiré les Soeurs Rondoli à 4400 - le tout payé d´avance. Je vous montrerai mon traité si vous voulez. Je n´ai pas encore pu parler de Autour d´un Clocher, mais je vais m´efforcer de le faire incessamment... si cette affaire ne vous convient point je la donneraià Marpon´ (Translation: "We published the Rondoli Sisters at 4400 copies - all paid in advance. I will show you my contract deal if you want. I have not yet been able to talk about Autour d´un Clocher, but I will endeavor to do so shortly... if this matter does not suit you I will give it to Marpon") A letter of good content and association. Very small minor age wear with an extremely small tear to the edge fold, otherwise G to VGHenry Kistemaeckers (1851-1934) Belgian Publisher.Mademoiselle Fifi is a short story by Maupassant, published in 1882 in a collection with the same title. Like many of his short stories, the story is set during the Franco-Prussian war and explores themes of class barriers, contrasts between the French and German participants, and the pointlessness of the war.Les Soeurs Rondoli ("The Rondoli Sisters") is a short story by Maupassant, published by L´Echo de Paris in 1884Autour d´un Clocher (1884) is a novel by French writer Louis Marie Desprez (1861-1885) published by Belgian editor Henry Kistemaeckers (1851-1934). Desprez was taken to court and subject of legal proceedings following the publication of Autour d'un clocher. His trial will raise numerous protests and indignation from writers and in particular from Émile Zola who will write an article on this affair. The trial of Louis Desprez took on considerable importance in the 19th century when the question of morality and freedom of expression were called into question numerous times. But it was above all the tragic death of this writer, following his incarceration in prison, which sparked controversy at the time and which led to this unforgettable sentence from Zola: "Those who killed this child are wretches!".

DUMAS ALEXANDRE Pere: (1802-1870) French Writer whose works include The Three Musketeers. A clean A.L.S., `Al Dumas´, one page, 8vo, n.p. [Paris], n.d., to Paul Gavarni, in French. An excellent content letter on which Dumas refers to his work The Three Musketeers. On his personal stationery, bearing a blind embossed seal with his laureated capital initials to the upper left corner of the letter, Dumas refers to the option of negotiating with his correspondent for 200 illustrations he wishes Gavarni to do for his work The Count of Montecristo (1844), and states in part `Cher Ami, Avez-vous un instant à nous donner, montez-vous à cheval, voulez-vous que mon domestique par le premierbeau temps aille vous chercher avec un cheval de main, voulez-vous venir tout seul, y a t-il un chemin qui vienne d´Auteuil à Saint Germain. Je vous fais toutes ces questions parce que je sais combien le temps est précieux à nous autres travailleurs.´ (Translation: "Dear Friend, Do you have a moment to give us, do you ride a horse, do you want my servant to go and pick you up with a hand horse in the first good weather, do you want to come alone, is there a path which comes from Auteuil to Saint Germain. I'm asking you all these questions because I know how precious time is to us workers.") Dumas further refers to the drawings he wishes his correspondent to do for his work The Count of Montecristo and asks him if he has read his work, stating `Si j ´étais sûr que nous puissions terminer une grande affaire j´aurais moins de remords. Mais vous êtes le roi de l´illustration et vous avez le droit de dénigrer une liste civile que mes libraires ne sont peut-être pas assez riches pour vous donner. Avez-vous lu Montecristo?...´ (Translation: "If I were sure that we could complete a big affair I would have less remorse. But you are the King of illustration and you have the right to denigrate a civil list that my booksellers are perhaps not rich enough to pay you. Have you read Montecristo?...") With blank address leaf. VG to EX Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) French illustrator. Paul Gavarni was the pen name of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier. Gavarni had a close and friendly relationship with Dumas, Balzac and other authors. He illustrated Dumas´ work The Count of Montecristo, as well as some Balzac´s novels, and made drawings for Vautrin one of the main characters of Balzac´s La Comédie Humaine. The drawings Dumas refers to are the ones of The Count of Montecristo, for the edition to be published after the publication by volumes in the Le Siecle journal. The 200 drawings were for portraits of the main roles. Dumas will be shortly after very pleased with the final drawings by Gavarni.

RILKE RAINER MARIA: (1875-1926) Austrian poet and novelist. A.L.S., Rainer Maria Rilke, to one side of a plain correspondence card, Rue de l'Abbe de l'Epee, Paris, 5th February 1903, to a gentleman, in German. Rilke asks his correspondent if they could send two copies of Geschichten vom Lieben Gott ('Stories of God') within the next few days, and concludes by expressing his gratitude. With a pencil annotation and a single diagonal pencil stroke through Rilke's text, indicating that the request was actioned. Two file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise EXRilke's correspondent is likely to have been Rudolf von Poellnitz, the founder and director of the German publishing house Insel, based in Leipzig. In 1902 Insel had published a second, modified edition of Geschichten vom Lieben Gott.Stories of God was written by the twenty-three year old Rilke in 1899 and the collection of tales were inspired by a trip to Russia that the young poet had made in the previous year. All of the great themes of Rilke's later powerful and complex poetry can be found in Stories of God, yet their charming, folk-tale like quality has made them among the most accesible of Rilke's works, admired by all ages. The present letter dates from Rilke's first stay in Paris, where he arrived in August 1902 to work on his monograph of Auguste Rodin, later becoming the sculptor's secretary (1905-06).

DOUGLAS LORD ALFRED: (1870-1945) English poet and journalist, and a lover of Oscar Wilde. A good A.L.S., Alfred Douglas, two pages, 4to, Hove, Sussex, 4th February 1934, to Samuel M. Steward. Douglas thanks his correspondent for their letter although asks not to be flattered too much ('except as a counterpoise to over abuse (of which nowadays I get very little) it is not good for me'). further agreeing to inscribe a copy of The True History of Shakespeare's Sonnets and explaining that he shall call in at Martin Secker's when next in London to do so, and at the same time correct some misprints, adding that he will ask Secker to send it with an invoice and remarking 'Please do not think me mean not to send you a copy as a present, but I have given away such a lot that I simply have had to stop. The sale of the book so far is very small (only about 500 copies out of an edition of 1000) though it was universally praised in the reviews & brought me a lot of kind appreciation from "eminent Shakespearean scholars" (much to my surprise, as I quite expected them to fall upon me in a mass attack). I am longing for a 2nd edition as I have now got almost conclusive evidence of the actual exsistence of Master Will Hughes to whom (as I think with Malone, Butler & Wilde) the sonnets were addressed'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Douglas to Steward at the Ohio State University and bearing a good wax seal to the verso. Some very light, minimal creasing, VGSamuel Steward (1909-1993) American tattoo artist and pornographer. Steward taught English at Ohio State University in Columbus from 1932-34 and at the same time became close friends with Gertrude Stein, later paying her a visit at her country house in France during the summer of 1937. It was on this visit that Steward met Lord Alfred Douglas, as well as other literary figures including Thornton Wilder and Andre Gide.William Hughes is one potential candidate for the person on whom the 'Fair Youth' of Shakespeare's Sonnets is based. The identification was first proposed by Thomas Tyrwhitt in the 18th century and was endorsed by Edmond Malone in a 1790 edition of the sonnets. Samuel Butler also accepted some aspects of the theory, and Oscar Wilde explored the idea in greater detail in his short story The Portrait of Mr. W. H. (1889).

[PICASSO PABLO]: (1881-1973) Spanish painter, a co-founder of the Cubist movement. VERDET ANDRE (1913-2004) French poet, painter and sculptor, a friend of Pablo Picasso. Book signed and inscribed, being a softcover edition of La Chevre de Picasso, published by Editions de Beaune, Paris, 1952, in an edition of 4,000 copies, featuring a printed French text essay by Verdet as well as a poem and with a number of black and white illustrations. Signed and inscribed by Verdet in bold fountain pen ink beneath one of the illustrations, ´Pour Loulou, mon pote de la Resistance et d´ailleurs, A Verdet´ (Translation: ´For Loulou, my pal from the Resistance and elsewhere, A Verdet´) and dated November 1953 in his hand. Some very light, minimal age wear, about VGVerdet was arrested by the Gestapo as a member of the Resistance during World War II and was first deported to Auschwitz and later moved to Buchenwald.

WRIGHT JAMES: (1927-1980) American poet, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1972. A scarce, small group of three T.Ls., two signed, James Wright, four pages (total), 8vo, New York, November 1974 - January 1975, all to Stephen Brook. The letters concern the proposed publication of some of Wright´s poems in a chapbook and state, in part, ´....it would make me very happy to have some of my work appear in your series. However, you may not wish to publish what I have in mind. If so, I will understand. In a chapbook I wish to publish 19 prose poems......Most of them will appear in magazines in the coming Spring......Also, I can easily find someone to write an appropriate introduction or afterword, should you so desire. My regular publisher, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, advises me to ask that you publish any chapbook of my work on a non-exclusive basis and only in the chapbook edition; that is, I wish to reserve to myself the right to include these prose poems in any future book of my own´ (unsigned; 15th November 1974), ´It´s true that the nineteen prose poems I sent you were in no particular order, and that a principle of organization is needed. May I propose an idea? What would you think of printing a chapbook in two sections? The first would include those prose poems which you mentioned as dealing with "art and culture" and the second with those which you call "autobiographical recollections". (These terms don´t quite satisfy me, but I see what you mean)´, continuing to list the twenty-one poems in his proposed order over the two parts and remarking ´You´ll notice that I´ve added two very short prose poems to the second group.......I think your ideas about organizing the prose poems which I sent you is a good one, and I´m curious to hear what you think of what I´ve done in response. In any case, dear Mr. Brook, please accept my gratitude for the thoughtfulness and care with which you´ve read the manuscript´ (8th December 1974), ´Although I´m of course disappointed that you´ve decided not to print my little manuscript of prose poems, I do quite well understand the reasons for your decision. Perhaps, according to your kind invitation, I will have another manuscript to submit to you one of these days. Meanwhile, please be assured of my admiration for your beautiful series´ (30th January 1975). Some creasing to two of the letters and one with three file holes to the left edge, G to VG, 3Stephen Brook (1947- ) English author and wine journalist, a former editor of The Atlantic Monthly Magazine and publisher at Routledge, Kegan & Paul from 1976-80.

O'BYRNE, William R. A Naval Biographical Dictionary: comprising the Life and Services of Every Living Officer in Her Majesty's Navy. London: John Murray, 1849. 2 vols., first edition, 8vo. 2 Vol. Period half calf, Morocco title label in gilt to spine, inner joint strengthened to vol 2.

Theology. Johann Ernst Schubert, Introduction in theologiam revelatam, first edition, some spotting, lacking free endpapers, contemporary vellum, some soiling, Melchior, Jena & Leipzig, 1749.

21 Books on Bees and Bee Keeping. The Bee-Keeper's Guide, second edition, illustrations, advertisements at end, original pictorial paper wrappers, 1938; Carter (George A.) Bees and Honey, first edition, half-title, plates, original boards, dust-jacket, 1945 § Bent (E. R.) Swarm Control Survey, colour frontispiece, folding plan at end, original cloth, Aldershot, 1946 and other books on bees.

Contributions to the history of the phosphorus-bases. By Augustus William Hofmann. First printed edition [first printed in the Philosophical Transactions in 1860. 4to. With figure illustrations. Period half calf [upper board detached]. Pagination; [3], 2-125pp. Scarce Science. No auction results.

Constantinople [Aziyade] By Pierre Loti. Translated by Marjorie Laurie. London. T. Werner Laurie ltd, 1927. Later English edition of Loti’s autobiographical first novel of forbidden love between an English naval officer and a Turkish woman in Constantinople, with colour frontispiece illustration. Period red cloth ,title label to spine 8vo. Small hole to the upper joint. [7], 8-266, [4]pp ads to the rear. Scarce.

DARWIN, Charles. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. 1860. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 2nd Issue, three quotations facing the title-page, half-title, no revision to title. browned, original green blind-stamped pebbled cloth, lacking table, damp stained first 51pp, foxed, D. Appleton and Company, New York. 432pp.

A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Colors for Painting. Vergnaud, Fesquet. 1874. Philadelphia Henry Carey. 1874. First English Edition. Bound in recent green cloth, gutters reinforced, with 80 illustrations. Occasional library Stamps

Mr. Woolston's defence of his discourses on the miracles of our Saviour. Against the Bishop’s of St. David’s and London, and his other Adversaries. Part 1 2nd Edition. London Printed for the author.. 1729. With half title, [8], 71pp. Unbound. Scarce, this being the first part [the second part was printed the following year in 1730]. No auction results. Scarce. Small 8vo.

Memoirs of a Physician By Alexander Dumas. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Dumas's first novel in the Mémoires d'un médecin series, named for the Comte de Cagliostro, originally published from 1846. Vol 1+2, 1847. Bound in period half calf, Morocco title label to the spine. Pagination;[3], 6-316, [2], 319, [1], 2 parts in 1 vol. Both with titles, ad leaf to the end of vol 1. A partial English translation of just the first 57 chapters was advertised by George Peirce in 1846. This volume would form part of Simms and M'Intyre's Parlour Library series, which would have been announced at the start of each volume in the place of a half-title. The delay in publication between volumes 1 and 2 was caused by a lawsuit between Dumas and the periodical Le Constitutionnel. Some foxing throughout

Lectures on subjects connected with clinical medicine: comprising diseases of the Heart. 1846 First Edition. P. M. Latham. 2 Vol set. Bound in period calf, vol 1’s upper board cracked, strengthened to the inner joints. Lower panel chipped to vol 2. Lacking title labels to the spine. Some rubbing. Presented to W. H. Duncan Smith Esq, signed by three medical officers, London including William White Copper [Author, Surgeon], and two others,

A Brief Account of the Rise and Progress of the change in Religious Opinion now taking place in Dingle, and the west of the county of Kerry, Ireland. 1846 First Edition. Mrs D. P. Thompson. Bound in the original green tooled and ribbed cloth binding, gilt title to the spine, lemon end blanks, Folding map frontis, vignette to the title, 4 plates. 208pp. Rare on the Market. Bookplate to the front pastedown, glue residue to inner joint.

Set of 36 bronze medallions by John Pinches, 'Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales', first edition proof set, in album with a further album containing information leaflets of each medallion (36)

Five John Pinches sterling silver ingot sets, including three 'The Flags of the United Nations' international edition, two ingot sets and two 'The One Hundred Greatest Cars Silver Miniature Collection', four ingot sets together with a 1965 proof coin set, a pre-decimal proof coin set and Royal Wedding First Day Covers

GB stamps: Two maroon folders of QEII philatelic lithographs; first of 27 commemoratives 1979-82, limited edition no 1950 of 9500 plus 37 of Isle of Man, same detail, in 2nd folder. In addition, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Royal Wedding philatelic numismatic cover.

Hollywood Collectibles Group Rambo First Blood Part II Sylvester Stallone Signature Edition Knife, LE 2316/10000. Near Mint, within Good Plus opened packaging. Please Note - Shipping to UK only & Over 18 only, ID may be required. 

Hollywood Collectibles Group Rambo First Blood Sylvester Stallone Signature Edition Knife, LE 1785/10000. Near Mint, within Good Plus opened packaging. Please Note - Shipping to UK only & Over 18 only, ID may be required. 

§ § Hamish Mackie (b.1973), bronze, 'Little Owl', first of an edition of 22, signed in the bronze, on a fossil marble plinth, created in aid of WildEast for Co-existence, 44cm wide, 66cm high**conditionreport**Overall in good untouched condition with original patination, a little dusty but no real faults noted.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

CHAGALL, MARC (1887-1985), Farblithografie / Künstlersteinzeichnung: "Femme Oiseau", auf dem Druck signiert, rückseitig mit Zertifikat von 1988, Edition "Derriere Le Miroir, Maeght, First Edition, Paris, 1950". Hinter Glas und Passepartout gerahmt. Unausgerahmt bearbeitet. Druck ca. 26 x B.20 cm.

60s ARTISTS/ ROCK N ROLL - LP COLLECTION. A collection of around 79 LPs. Artists/ titles include The Innocence (KLPS 8059), Brooklyn Bridge inc S/T (BDS 5034), The Second (BDS 5042). The Tradewinds - Excursions, The Sugar Shoppe, Salt Water Taffy, The Tokens - It's A Happening World, The New Colony Six - Breakthrough, The Cowsills - Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools, Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart, Tommy Roe, The Monkees - Head, Marie Laforet, The First Class, Andre Popp, Guy Skornik, Dave Berry, Off The Beatle Track, The Byrds, Karen Beth, Jim & Dean, The First Edition, Richard & Mimi Farina, Elvis Presley inc Kissin Cousins, Paradise Hawaiian Style, Frankie And Johnny, Something For Everybody, A Date With Elvis and Blue Hawaii. Condition is generally VG to Ex, odd one may drop below.

SOUL/DANCE/POP - 12"/LP/CD BOX SETS. Quality bundle of 6 x limited edition box set releases. Titles are Mariah Carey - 12s (1998 complete 10 x 12" promo set, MARIAH 1 - records primarily in lovely Ex+ condition/sleeves generally Ex to Ex+/Ex outer box with some minor scuffing), Tommy Boy Greatest Beats - The FIrst Fifteen Years 1981-1996 (CD set, sealed), Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 (7 double LPs, 781 620-1), Pet Shop Boys - Before (12RX 6431), Masters At Work: The Tenth Anniversary COllection Part Two 1996-2000 and Loleatta Holloway - The Queen's Anthems. Condition elsewhere is typically Ex to Ex+ (records/sleeves) and VG+ to Ex+ (outer boxes).

Vintage Star Wars First Edition Millennium Falcon. Large scale model of the most famous Star Wars spacecraft, commissioned by Kenner and dated 1979. A few smaller parts are missing (such as the antenna) and there are smaller repairs (for example, the access hatch is glued in place). Hard to find and collectible vintage Star Wars collectible. The length is approx. 52 cm

Herman Gunaratne Signed Book God s Secret Agent A Battle against Dark Forces First Edition 2017 Softback Book Signed by Herman Gunaratne on the Title page published by Sri Serendipity Publishing Worldwide. Good condition Est.

Ray Parlour Signed Book. Titled Its Only Ray Parlours Autobiography the Romford Pele. Dedicated. First paperback edition. 281 pages with colour illustrations/photos. good condition. Good condition Est.

7 FIRST EDITION VOLUMES OF HARRY POTTER

A FOLK ART RED PAINTED PINE TRUNK BELONGING TO THE FAMED MUNTHE FAMILY, FROM SOUTHSIDE HOUSE, WIMBLEDON VILLAGE,96cm x 53cm x 53cmInitialled G.M.S to lid.Axel Munthe was born in Oskarshamn in 1857 and died in the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1949. He had by then lived outside Sweden for 67 years and had had such a singular a career that he could have made his own the last words uttered by Charles XIV John: ”No one has followed a path like mine.”Munthe was a man of paradoxes.Having qualified as a doctor of medicine at the Sorbonne aged 22 (the youngest on record in France), he soon became one of the most successful doctors of his time, with a reputation as a worker of miracles. Among his patients were members of the upper classes and aristocracy of both Europe and America, but he also worked amongst the poor in Paris, Rome and Naples.The newspaper report he wrote about his work in cholera-stricken Naples in the autumn of 1884 made him famous at a stroke. However, he was not a professional writer, and his real success only followed 45 years later. The Story of San Michele was published in 1929 and became one of the most successful books of the 20th century. It was written in English, has been translated into a large number of other languages and new editions are still being printed.Munthe was not an architect, but on Capri he caused to be built one of the most famous villas of Europe: Villa San Michele, which has been described by experts as a work of architectural genius.He was a fervent anglophile, but his favorite philosopher was Schopenhauer, his favorite poet Heine, his favorite composers were Schubert, Wagner, Schumann and Hugo Wolf. And despite his republican outlook on life, his most important patient was not only royal and German born, but also strongly German-orientated.Munthe’s relationship with Crown Princess Victoria, from 1907 Queen of Sweden, plays a central part in his biography. He was not only her personal physician, but also her closest friend and confidant. Munthe’s importance to both her physical and moral well-being cannot be sufficiently underlined. His contribution to Victoria’s health was due to psychological insights which, however, were not present in his personal relationships. He was married twice, first to Ultima Hornberg, then to Hilda Pennington Mellor who bore him two sons. The first marriage ended in divorce, the second with marital separation.The continuing great interest in Munthe is explained by the abundance of his talents and the contradictory nature of his character. ”The man from Ultima Thule is an incurable idealist, a vague dreamer, a mute poet whose heart holds an unwritten paean to the Sun”. Thus wrote Axel Munthe in the preface to the Italian edition of The Story of San Michele and he continued with a paradox: ”The Southerner is a realist, the blood that courses in his veins is hotter, but his head is cooler than that of people of the North. He is passionate, even violent in love and hatred, but he is no enthusiast.”But that was Axel Munthe.- Bengt Jangfeldt, biographer of Axel Munthe.

SIR WALTER SCOTT: 'THE LADY OF THE LAKE', JOHN BALLANTYNE 1810 FIRST EDITION, LEATHER BOUND.

A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MALLES MOYNAT DOMED TOP TRUNK BELONGING TO THE FAMED MUNTHE FAMILY, FROM SOUTHSIDE HOUSE, WIMBLEDON VILLAGE,122cm x 58cm x 50cmAxel Munthe was born in Oskarshamn in 1857 and died in the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 1949. He had by then lived outside Sweden for 67 years and had had such a singular a career that he could have made his own the last words uttered by Charles XIV John: ”No one has followed a path like mine.”Munthe was a man of paradoxes.Having qualified as a doctor of medicine at the Sorbonne aged 22 (the youngest on record in France), he soon became one of the most successful doctors of his time, with a reputation as a worker of miracles. Among his patients were members of the upper classes and aristocracy of both Europe and America, but he also worked amongst the poor in Paris, Rome and Naples.The newspaper report he wrote about his work in cholera-stricken Naples in the autumn of 1884 made him famous at a stroke. However, he was not a professional writer, and his real success only followed 45 years later. The Story of San Michele was published in 1929 and became one of the most successful books of the 20th century. It was written in English, has been translated into a large number of other languages and new editions are still being printed.Munthe was not an architect, but on Capri he caused to be built one of the most famous villas of Europe: Villa San Michele, which has been described by experts as a work of architectural genius.He was a fervent anglophile, but his favorite philosopher was Schopenhauer, his favorite poet Heine, his favorite composers were Schubert, Wagner, Schumann and Hugo Wolf. And despite his republican outlook on life, his most important patient was not only royal and German born, but also strongly German-orientated.Munthe’s relationship with Crown Princess Victoria, from 1907 Queen of Sweden, plays a central part in his biography. He was not only her personal physician, but also her closest friend and confidant. Munthe’s importance to both her physical and moral well-being cannot be sufficiently underlined. His contribution to Victoria’s health was due to psychological insights which, however, were not present in his personal relationships. He was married twice, first to Ultima Hornberg, then to Hilda Pennington Mellor who bore him two sons. The first marriage ended in divorce, the second with marital separation.The continuing great interest in Munthe is explained by the abundance of his talents and the contradictory nature of his character. ”The man from Ultima Thule is an incurable idealist, a vague dreamer, a mute poet whose heart holds an unwritten paean to the Sun”. Thus wrote Axel Munthe in the preface to the Italian edition of The Story of San Michele and he continued with a paradox: ”The Southerner is a realist, the blood that courses in his veins is hotter, but his head is cooler than that of people of the North. He is passionate, even violent in love and hatred, but he is no enthusiast.”But that was Axel Munthe.- Bengt Jangfeldt, biographer of Axel Munthe.

JACK VETTRIANO (B.1951): A PRINT TITLED 'BETRAYAL - FIRST KISS', Signed by the artist in pencil, limited edition 67/100. 42cm x 35cm Mounted in a frame and glazed. 71cm x 61cm

A COLLECTION OF BOOKS TO INCLUDE FRANCE SON HISTOIRE, GEORGES MONTORGUEIL, ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA POSSIBLY FIRST EDITION, JANE AUSTEN BOOKS (QTY)

Royal crown derby 1998 first edition blue tit pin tray together with old Imari Christmas robin pin tray

FRANK WOOTTON (BRITISH, 1914-1998) (2)The First for the Few signed in pencil 'Frank Wootton' (lower central margin) and numbered '244' (of 850) a limited edition reproduction print 44.5 x 61cm ARR together with The Tangmere Wing, 1941, a signed limited edition reproduction print, no. 405/850 by Robert Taylor (2)

A limited edition Iron Maiden 10LP 'The First Ten Years' box set.

A good collection of Harry Potter books to include several First Edition copies including The Goblet of Fire, The Cursed Child, The Philosopher's Stone, Deathly Hallows, etc. Full set of 2014.

IAN FLEMING; 'Casino Royale', 1953, first edition, with the dust wrapper showing the 10s 6d price to both the front and the rear flap.Condition Report: Photographs of the dust wrapper including close ups of the damage have been added to the online catalogue.Internally the book is in good order. There is no writing to the end papers. The first front free end paper has two fold lines, this is more evident to the rear than the front.There is a slightly stain to the page edges, noticeable when the page is shut but does not appear to affect the pages itself.The top of the pages are dirty

A. A. MILNE, 'The House at Pooh Corner', 1928, first edition, together with by the same author, 'When we were Young', 1928, seventeenth edition (2)

TWO BOXES OF CHARLES DICKENS NOVELS AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR BY WINSTON CHURCHILL to include titles such as 'A Tale of Two Cities,' 'Hard Times & Sketches,' 'Great Expectations,' 'Old Curiosity Shop,' 'Barnaby Rudge,' 'Life of Dickens,' Oliver Twist,' 'Bleak House,' 'Little Dorrit,' 'David Copperfield,' 'Dombey & Son,' 'Martin Chuzzlewit,' 'Nicholas Nickleby,' and 'Pickwick Papers,' all hardback published by Caxton, and The Second World War by Winston Churchill Volumes 1 to 5, vol 1 a revised edition Nov 1949, vols 2 to 5 first editions (2 boxes) (s.d, mould)

A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include 19th century topographical prints - mostly Devon and Cornwall, a Gerald Coulson signed limited edition print 'The First Blow', amateur watercolours and assorted other prints etc

MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1925, seventh edition, blue cloth gilt, 8vo; with IBID, fourteenth edition,1926; with IBID, Toad of Toad Hall, a play from Kenneth Grahame's Book 'The Wind in The Willows', London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1930, second edition, light blue cloth gilt, 8vo; together with CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, London: Macmillan and Co. 1872, thirty-first thousand, worn red cloth gilt, tape repairs, lacking/torn 2nd ffep, 8vo. (4)

A complete set of King Penguin first edition books

Militaria - WWI - three boxes to include Foulkes, Major General C.H. "  " Gas!" The Story of the Special Brigade"  William Blackwood & Sons 1935, frontis. folding maps and plans, and other ills, green cloth with gilt titles, ink inscription dated 1935 ffep., Fries, Amos A. and West, Clarence J. " Chemical Warfare" McGraw-Hill Book Company 1921, first edition, second impression, ills, green cloth,  Kennedy, Sir Alexander B.W. " Ypres to Verdun", Country Life ( 1921), ink inscription ffep., photographic ills, marbled endpapers, grey boards with photo paste down and titles, other titles and a collection of Pen and Sword publications (3 boxes)

Modern first and later editions to include Hanff, Helene " 84 Charing Cross Road" 1970 third printing with paste on ffep dedication and inscription by the author and another inked inscription on the half title, American edition, dust wrapper not price clipped, " Letter from New York" Aurum Press 1992, dustwrapper, Clavell, James " Shogun" Hodder and Stoughton 1981, dust wrapper, " Noble House" Hodder and Stoughton 1981 dust wrapper and " Whirlwind" Hodder and Stoughton 1986, dustwrapper, Smith, Wilbur " Sunbird" Heinemann 1972, dustwrapper. McIntosh , Pat, various titles to include "St Mungo's Robins", " The Nicholas Feast" , and Pearce, Philippa " Tom's Midnight Garden" Oxford University Press, reprint 1959, dust wrapper, not price clipped ( 2 boxes)

Military History, volumes relating to the First and Second World Wars and the Spanish Civil War, to include: Beevor (Anthony) The Spanish Civil War, Cassell, 1999 reprint; Macintyre (Ben) Agent Zigzag, London: Bloomsbury, 2007, original dust jacket, signed by the author; Ryan (Cornelius) The Longest Day, London: Victor Gonzalez, 1960, 8vo, original dust jacket; Masters (John) The Road Past Mandalay, London: Michael Joseph, 1961, 8vo, original dust jacket; Macdonald (Lyn) To the Last Man Standing Spring 1918, London: Viking, 1998, 8vo, original dust jacket; Corrigan (Gordon) Mud, Blood and Poppycock: Britain and the First World War, London: Cassell, 2003, first edition, original dust jacket, signed by the author; Brown (Malcolm) The Imperial War Museum Book of 1918: The Year of Victory, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1998, original dust jacket, among other thematically related volumes.Not collated. Wear and tear to all volumes consistent with age and use, including foxing, bumping and other general condition issues. Please contact Chorley's for further information on individual volumes.

Fiction to include: Gordon (Richard) Doctor at Large, London: The Book Club, original dust jacket, The Captain's Table, Doctor on Toast, Doctor in Love, Doctor and Son, Doctor at Sea, Doctor at Large, London: Michael Joseph, 8vo, mainly with original dust jackets; Ackroyd (Peter) London Under, London: Chatto & Windus, 2011, first edition, signed by the author, original dust jacket, along with other volumes by Ackroyd; Adams (Douglas) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, London: Book Club Associates, 1980, 8vo, original dust jacket, along with various hardback volumes by John Mortimer.Not collated. General wear to all volumes consistent with age. Please contact Chorley's for individual condition reports on specific volumes.

The Munsters The First Family of Fright Special 40th Anniversary Edition 12 inch Highly detailed action figure Marilyn, Universal Majestic Studios 2004. Opened complete. Box wear.

Superman Masterpiece Edition and 2000AD Annuals, Superman Masterpiece Edition Exclusive 8-inch Statue of 1938 Superman with reprint of the very First Superman Comic Book, Illustrated Hardcover Book Chronicling The Man of Steel’s Golden Age boxed New in good condition, Some damage left front corner, and Eleven 2000AD Annuals 1979-1985 good overall condition. (12 items)

Alistair J Johnston - signed "The Clapcott Papers" ltd ed 385/400, privately printed 1985 - signed by the author to the main title page with dedication "To David". The first collected edition of the eminent golf historian's important research archive - in original blue and gilt decorative cloth boards in unprinted acetate dust wrapper, comes with matching dark blue cloth slip case, together with authors pre-publication notification and rare additional information on Clapcott - hence (VG).

Österreichische Nachkriegsmoderne Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928 Wien - 2000 vor Australien)Olympische Spiele München 1972. 1971. Plakat. Farboffset auf glattem Offsetpapier. 101 x 64 cm. Drucksigniert, datiert und ortsbezeichnet "Lengmoos". Typographisch bezeichnet "Olympische Spiele München 1972", mit dem Copyright- und typographischem Druckvermerk. - Kanten teils etwas angestoßen. Punktuell leichte Griffspuren, verso leichte Anschmutzungen. Insgesamt gut. Hervorragender, farbkräftiger Druck der formatfüllenden Darstellung. Vgl. Koschatzky 54. - Eines von 35.000 Exemplaren der ersten Auflage. - Druck bei Kennedy Graphics. - Anlässlich der Sommer-Olympiade in München 1972 erschienen. Colour offset on smooth offset paper. Signed, dated and indicated. Typographically indicated "Olympische Spiele München 1972", with the copyright and typographical printer's mark. - Edges slightly bumped in places. Slight handling marks in places, slight soiling on the verso. Good overall. Excellent, colourful impression of the full-format depiction. - One of 35000 copies of the first edition. - Printed by Kennedy Graphics. - Published on the occasion of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Gerhard Richter. (1932 Dresden - lebt in Köln und Düsseldorf). Victoria I. 1987-2003. Farboffset auf glattem Velin. 60 x 40 cm (80 x 60 cm). In der Druckform signiert und datiert. - Äußerst wohlerhalten. Prachtvoller und farbsatter Druck mit breitem Rand. Butin/Gronert, S. 283f. - Victoria I aus der ersten Auflage 1987. Herausgegeben von der Achenbach Art Edition für die namensgebende Victoria Versicherung (heute ERGO). Nach dem in der Eingangshalle der Hauptverwaltung in Düsseldorf hängenden Original des Künstlers. Colour offset on smooth wove paper. With printed signature and dated. - Exceptionally well preserved. Splendid and colour-rich impression with wide margins. - Victoria I from the first edition in 1987. Published by Achenbach Art Edition for the insurance company Victoria Versicherung (today ERGO), which gave the name to the art works. After the original by the artist hanging in the entrance hall of the head office in Düsseldorf.

Klassiche Moderne Joan Miró (1893 Montroig - 1983 Mallorca)o.T., aus: "Anti-Platon". 1962. Farbaquatintaradierung auf Maschinenbütten. 14,7 x 12,3 cm (32,8 x 25,7 cm). - Verso wenige leichte Druckspuren. Insgesamt sehr gut. Ausgezeichneter, stellenweise gratiger und farbexperimenteller Druck mit breitem Rand, Schöpfrand an der rechten und unteren Seite. Cramer 77, Dupin 315. - Eines von 125 Exemplaren, die im Impressum signiert und nummeriert wurden. - Hg. Maeght, Paris. - Druck bei Lacourière und Frélaut, Paris. - Aus der Luxusausgabe "Anti-Platon". - Miró fertigte einige der Platten erstmals 1951 als Luxus-Grußkarte für die Galerie Maeght, Paris an. Später überarbeitete er sie und fügte 1962 figurale Radierungen hinzu, um eine Ausgabe zu Anti-Platon von Yves Bonnefoy zu illustrieren. Colour aquatint etching on machine-made laid paper. - Slight printing traces on the verso. Very good overall. Superb, partly burr-like impression, experimental within the colour aquatint, with wide margin and scoop margin on the right and bottom. - One of 125 copies that were signed and numbered in the collophone. - Publ. by Maeght, Paris. - Printed by Lacourière and Frélaut, Paris. - From the luxury edition "Anti-Platon". - Miró first produced some of the plates in 1951 as a luxury greeting card for the Galerie Maeght, Paris. He later reworked them and added figurative etchings in 1962 to illustrate an edition of "Anti-Platon" by Yves Bonnefoy.

Four hardback first edition Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett and one by Terry Brooks - Soul Music 1994, Monstrous Regiment (2003), A Hat Full of Sky (2004) and Unseen Academicals (2009) with Jarka Ruus (2003) by Terry Brooks

Five hardback first edition books by J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (childs), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (childs), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (adult and children's) and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Afra and Tobia SCARPA (1935- ) Exceptional set of a table and six chairs model "Africa" series Artona Created in 1975 Maxalto edition, stamped, in walnut, moulded plywood and wood marquetry, seat in black leather. The "Africa" chair, part of the "Artona" line, is the result of the marriage of sophisticated formal design by Afra and Tobia Scarpa with the excellence of Maxalto craftsmanship established in 1975. The sculptural quality of the Africa chair is accentuated by the assembly of beautiful, rich veneers and highly decorative inlays of noble wood that form an organic circular pattern visible from both sides. Until the early 90s, Afra and Tobia Scarpa were closely associated with Maxalto, with the ambition of revisiting the past while maintaining the highest quality of craftsmanship and materials. (A chip and a claw on the tabletop) - Weight: 35.00 kg - Shipping unavailable - Region: Italie - Sizes: TABLE H 690MM X D 1450MM / H 790MM X L 560MM - At first glance: normal wear / patina of use

A collection of stamps comprising, set of five Royal Mail - Sounds of Britain (2006), set of eight Royal Mail - Animal Tales Favourite Children's Book Animals (2006), set of ten Royal Mail -  England A British Journey (2006), a set of eight  Royal Mail -  Animal Tales Favourite Children's Book Animals First Day Cover (2006) together with The Cardinal Postage Stamp Album sixth edition containing various stamps. (5)