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Lot 90
NO RESERVE Dexter (Colin) The Wench is Dead, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, 1989 § Leonard (Elmore) Cat Chaser, first English edition, signed by the author to title, 1986 § James (P.D.) The Private Patient, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tom Maschler on title, with his bookplate to pastedown, first edition, 2008, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies, 8vo (3)
Lot 192
NO RESERVE Koestler (Arthur) Arrival and Departure, first English edition, 1943; The Age of Longing, first American edition, jacket price-clipped, spine ends a little chipped, extremities creased and chipped, New York, 1951; Twilight Bar, first American edition, 1945; Scum of the Earth, Left Book Club edition, original boards, rubbed, 1941, original boards, all but the last with dust-jackets, light creases and chips to spine ends and extremities; and c.55 others, by or relating to Koestler, 8vo (c.60)
Lot 125
NO RESERVE Fraser (George MacDonald) Flashman on the March, one of 1000 copies signed by the author, original boards, slip-case, sealed in publisher's original cellophane wrapping, 2005; The Light's on at Signpost, first edition, signed by the author to title, original boards, dust-jacket, 2002; McAuslan in the Rough, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, 1974; and 8 others by the same, 8vo (11)
Lot 13
Armenian Genocide.- Gates (H. L.) Ravished Armenia. The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, first edition, photographic frontispiece and 3 plates, map illustration, facsimile letter from Mardiganian loosely inserted, contemporary ink gift inscription to verso of frontispiece, scattered foxing, original cloth with pictorial onlay to upper cover, rubbed, spine ends a little frayed, small stain to lower cover, 8vo, New York, 1918.⁂ Mardiganian's account of her experiences in the Armenian Genocide. This edition is scarce, with no copies traced at auction. The book inspired the 1919 film Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, which is advertised to the verso of the dedication leaf.
Lot 122
Forsyth (Frederick) The Day of the Jackal, light browning to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, 1971; The Odessa File, 1972; The Dogs of War, endpapers toned, 1974; The Shepherd, 1975; The Biafra Story: The Making of an African Legend, first hardback edition, signed by the author to title, 1983; The Biafra Story, first edition, original wrappers, lightly creased, 1969, mostly first editions, all but the last original boards, dust-jackets; and 14 others by the same, 8vo (20) ⁂ A good run of Forsyth's early novels, including the scarce first edition (in paperback) of The Biafra Story.
Lot 111
Fermor (Patrick Leigh) The Violins of Saint Jacques, first edition, first few pages lightly spotted, original cloth, spine lightly faded, dust-jacket, chips to spine ends and corners, short tear along lower joint spine head, otherwise an excellent copy, 8vo, 1953.⁂ Fermor's only novel, a fantastical tale of a Mardi Gras Ball set on Caribbean volcanic island Saint-Jacques. Rare in this bright condition.
Lot 57
Chandler (Raymond) The Long Goodbye, first edition, endpapers lightly toned, original cloth, dust-jacket, nicks and tears to extremities and along joints, portions of loss to spine ends, corners chipped, some tears repaired with tape verso, light rubbing and cockling to lower panel, 8vo, 1953.
Lot 96
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Lost World, first edition, frontispiece, occasional light spotting or foxing, original cloth with portrait decoration to upper cover, gilt, lettered in white, lightly rubbed, spine ends creased and frayed, still a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1912.⁂ A science-fiction title concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. The author is in disguise as Professor Challenger in the photo frontispiece.
Lot 352
NO RESERVE Wells (H.G.) Les Premiers Hommes dans La Lune, first van Maële edition, 12 plain and 4 colour plates by Martin van Maële, some tissue-guards (lightly foxed), original pictorial cloth, gilt, light fading and discolouration to joints, Paris, 8vo, 1901.⁂ First van Maële edition, the most desirable issue, perhaps the most extraordinary graphic realization of Wells's classic lunar novel. Van Maële's striking visualizations of the moon and its Selenite inhabitants accompany Davray's first French language translation, being one of three French editions of his version published in the same year as Wells's English original.
Lot 148
Greene (Graham) Reflections on Travels With My Aunt, one of 250 books signed by the author, original wrappers, New York, Firsts & Company, 1989; The Third Man, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, lightly creased and frayed at spine ends and corners, light surface rubbing to panels, 1950; In Search of Character, one of 600 advance copies specially designed for friends of the author and publishers, original buckram-backed boards, corners bumped, 1961, 8vo (3)
Lot 358
Wodehouse (P.G.) The Great Sermon Handicap, first edition, half-title, light spots to fore-edge, original imitation morocco, blind-stamped and lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, still a bright copy overall, [Mc Elvaine A49a], 12mo, [1933].⁂ A short story featuring Jeeves and Wooster. Originally published in The Strand Magazine in 1922 and then Cosmopolitan, it was collected within The Inimitable Jeeves in 1923. Separate publication, in a single volume, formed part of Hodder and Stoughton's 'Little Books of Laughter' series.
Lot 318
Vance (Jack) Slaves of the Klau, first edition, signed by the author to title, 1958; The Palace of Love, signed by the author to title, 1967; The Space Pirate, first edition, 1953; The Dying Earth, first edition, 1950, original wrappers, one or two creases or nicks to extremities but overall remarkably clean copies; and c.45 others, early paperback editions by Vance, 8vo (c.50)
Lot 138
NO RESERVE Graves (Robert) Poems 1965-68, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Simon Wilson, sprig of rosemary loosely inserted in small bag and labelled as coming from the bush by Graves' graveside, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, else excellent, 8vo, 1968.⁂ Simon Wilson OBE is an art historian and retired Tate curator, author of numerous books on British and modern art.
Lot 300
Thomas (Leslie).- Harris (Thomas) Fatherland, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author to Leslie Thomas "From a novice to a master" to title, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1992 § Higgins (Jack) The Eagle has Landed, ninth printing, signed presentation inscription from the author "Good God - what a genius I had when I wrote this book - Swift said that not me!! Anyway - if you like this sort of thing then this is the sort of thing you will like!" to endpaper, photograph of the author loosely inserted, jacket spine slightly faded, extremities rubbed, light creasing to head and foot, New York, 1975 § Smith (Wilbur) Birds of Prey, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, slight shelf-lean, 1997, all with letters of provenance loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jackets; and 5 others, by Gore Vidal, Terry Pratchett, Peter Ustinov, Cecil Parkinson and Harold Robbins, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions to Leslie Thomas, 8vo (8)⁂ The letter from the author's son states that this and the title offered in the previous lot were removed from the author's personal library.
Lot 196
NO RESERVE Lawrence (D.H.).- Dahlberg (Edward) Bottom Dogs, first edition, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, price-clipped, lightly toned, a little nicked and frayed, spine head with portion of loss affecting author's name, 8vo, 1929.⁂ An unusually good copy of Dahlberg's first book. Long out-of-print, Bottom Dogs still stands in the main line of American "proletarian naturalism" and the social novels of the 1930s.
Lot 234
Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, half-title, illustrations by Ernest Shepard, light browning strip to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, lightly faded, spine ends lightly frayed, dust-jacket, discoloured and faded, heavier to upper edge and spine, corners and spine ends chipped with portion of loss to spine head, 8vo, 1928.
Lot 103
NO RESERVE Eliot (T.S.) Little Gidding, first edition, original wrappers, stained and faded, 1942 § Larkin (Philip) The North Ship, small ownership initials to front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, spine faded and ends chipped, 1966 § Gallup (Donald) T.S. Eliot: A Bibliography, second edition, original boards, dust-jacket, lightly discoloured, 1970; and c.40 others, poetry and related works, 8vo (c.45)
Lot 189
King (Stephen) Christine, first English edition, 1983; Pet Sematary, first edition, New York, 1983; Misery, first edition, New York, 1987; Misery, first English edition, 1987, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to spine ends, otherwise near-fine copies; and 9 others by the same, 8vo (13)
Lot 357
Williams (Charles) The Sailcloth Shroud, first English edition, faint spotting to endpapers, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, 1960 § Ship (Reuben) The Investigator, first edition, frontispiece and illustrations by Ronald Searle, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, 1956 § Penn (E. M.) The Curio Shop, first edition, signed by author, scattered spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket. short tears to edges, old tape repairs to verso, a little rubbed, 1933 § Comryn (Alec J.) Your Policemen are Wondering, half-title, ex-library with usual labels and stamps, original cloth, library stamp to upper cover, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, chipping and tender edges, tape repairs to verso, library labels to spine foot, rubbed, 1947; and others, first edition, 8vo (c.75)
Lot 86
NO RESERVE Deighton (Len).- Milward-Oliver (Edward, author of Deighton's bibliography, 1946- ) Collection of Typed and Manuscript material relating to Deighton, including dummy books from the publisher, signed by Deighton and Milward-Oliver, loose publication sheets, and an annotated interview by Deighton, typed and autograph letters from Deighton, v.s., v.d., [c.1984-85].⁂ Material includes: (1.) A first edition of Len Deighton: An Annotated Bibliography 1954-1985, number 2 of 375 copies signed by the author and Deighton, and with page from London Match proof laid in as issued, additionally signed by Deighton. (2.) Bound advance typescript of Len Deighton: An Annotated Bibliography 1954-1985, number 1 of 5 copies, signed by the author.(3.) 2 copies of unbound dummy books of the same work, both signed by the author, proof sheets loose in dummy wrapper binding.(4.) Autograph Letter signed from Deighton to Milward-Oliver, 1pp., thanking him for everything [regarding the bibliography] and enclosing an typed sheet of 'Outstanding Interview Questions' entitled 'Mechanics of Creation' which Deighton has annotated in manuscript. (5.) Typed interview between Deighton and Milward-Oliver, 10pp., with manuscript note from Deighton on the upper wrapper (loose), West Berlin, December 1984. Additional manuscript annotations and notes from Deighton. (6.) Typed 'Foreword' by Julian Symons to the same work. (7.) Typed Letter signed to Milward-Oliver from Deighton, praising him on the bibliography "the result of all your work must make you very proud...I am such a slow worker that I've always felt I must put in long hours, long days and long years too. Its the hare and the tortoise, I suppose", 1p., 12th April 1985. (8.) Autograph Letter signed to Milward-Oliver from Deighton, thanking him for his hard work on the bibliography, 23rd March 1985. (9.) 3 printer's landscape proof sheets of the same work.
Lot 252
Pinter (Harold) Landscape, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title verso, original cloth, spine sunned, otherwise fine, 1968; Poems, number 100 of 200 copies signed by the author, original morocco-backed cloth, joints lightly rubbed, 1968; Monologue, number 14 of 100 copies signed by the author, original tan calf, unopened as issued, slip-case, 1973; and 2 others by Pinter, another signed, 4to (5)
Lot 239
Morton (J.B.), "Beachcomber". By the Way, first edition in book form, illustrations by Nicholas Bentley, upper hinge cracked, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, one or two nicks to extremities, otherwise an excellent example, 8vo, 1931.⁂ Scarce in jacket.
Lot 141
Greene (Graham) Stamboul Train, first edition, second impression with "Quin Savory", ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers and title, light foxing, to first few pages, original cloth lightly bumped, 1932; The End of the Affair, half-title browned, jacket with surface soiling, spine head chipped affecting text, 1951; The Quiet American, jacket spine lightly browned, light spotting to lower panel, 1955; Loser Takes All, jacket chipped and creased, closed tears to spine and lower panel, light foxing, 1955; Our Man in Havana, 1958, first editions, original boards, all but the first with dust-jackets; and 8 others by Greene, first editions, 8vo (13)
![INDIA - MYSORECOLEBROOK (ROBERT HYDE) [Twelve] Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from D](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef2e5e31-f32e-4e28-b6fe-b00e00c42f10/a5486da3-960b-49a6-8c7b-b00e00de33b2/468x382.jpg)
Lot 76
INDIA - MYSORECOLEBROOK (ROBERT HYDE) [Twelve] Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan, from Drawings taken on the Spot, FIRST EDITION, 6 uncoloured aquatint plates only (of 12), the word 'Twelve' excised from title-page, lacks list of subscribers, extensive ink explanatory annotations on the verso of two of the plates, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, worn [Abbey Travel 419 (with coloured plates, and date 1794); Tooley 149], oblong folio (515 x 350mm.), for the Author, 1793Footnotes:The plates comprise: 'The Lake of Mooty Tallow near Seringapatam', 'South View of Sewandroog', 'Prospect of the Country near Mooty Tallow', 'S.W. View of Ootra-Durgum', 'West View of Ramgherry', and 'N.W. View of Seringapatam'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 172
BYRD (RICHARD EVELYN)Little America. Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic. The Flight to the South Pole, NUMBER 905 OF 1000 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, photogravure portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, illustrations (most photographic), publisher's half boards, New York, G.P. Putnam's, 1930; Into the Home of the Blizzard, COPY NUMBER 95 from an unspecified edition, this copy presented to John Wells Morss, illustrations, bookplate ('from the Polar Collection') of Andrew Taylor, publisher's stiff wrappers [Spence 225], New York, New York Times, 1928--PETERSEN (CARL OSCAR) Med Byrd og Balchen mot Sydpolen. Nordmennene i Little America, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, 'To my good friend Dr. Daana Coman, one of the Norwegian members and good friends on the Byrd Expedition, with best wishes and thanks for the good time we had together at Little America. Hope we will be together on another expedition. Carl' on the title, photographic plates, publisher's cloth, dust-jacket (split at inner margin of upper cover), Oslo, Gyldenal, 1931, 8vo (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 18
BONGIOVANNI (LUIGI)L'Impero Cinese. Studio compilato d'ordine del Comando delle Regie Truppe in Cina... corredato di schizzi dimostrativi del Tenente di Fanteria Francesco Umberto Giordano, FIRST EDITION, THIS COPY 'NO. 17' FROM AN UNSPECIFIED LIMITED EDITION, the ink numeral beside purple stamp ('Ra Legazione d'Italia a Pechino') of the Italian Legation in Peking on the front free paper, this copy inscribed in ink for the Minister of the Italian Legation in Peking [Beijing], title within decorative border, 3 full-page maps in the the text, bi-folium list of the naval capacities of the foreign legations in China (1904) loosely inserted, 15 blue print/cyanotype maps and plans (of 17), each with map numeral in purple ink pasted to one corner, loose as issued in gatefold pocket at end, publisher's cloth with printed label of 'Tientsin Press Ltd... Publisher's Book-Binders and Stationers' inside upper cover, blueprint title (decorated with Chinese dragon design) pasted on upper cover, blueprint pictorial image on lower cover with pasted on text in red ink, worn, a few ink spots on lower cover, upper part of spine split at upper joint, large 4to (365 x 270mm.), Tientsen, [?Tientsin Press Ltd.], January 1904Footnotes:VERY SCARCE. Compiled for the benefit of Italian Legation and troops in China, a detailed report on the conditions of the Chinese Empire, including the geography, foreign spheres of influence, economy, political-administrative organisations, treaty ports, railways and telegraphic communications, religion, etc.The blue print maps and plans display cities, areas, harbours, foreign possessions in China, the plan of the new quartier of the foreign legations in Peking, Italian headquarters in various concessions and a map of Korea, all designed by the above-mentioned lieutenant.Provenance: Carlo Baroli, Italian Ambassador to China from 1904 to 1906, this copy inscribed 'Al... Regio Ministro d'Italia a Pechino'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![[DALVIMART (OCTAVIEN)]The Military Costume of Turkey, FIRST EDITION, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece by Thomas Charle](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ef2e5e31-f32e-4e28-b6fe-b00e00c42f10/4413e1c2-ebf0-49b6-9b6e-b00e00de21ae/468x382.jpg)
Lot 133
[DALVIMART (OCTAVIEN)]The Military Costume of Turkey, FIRST EDITION, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece by Thomas Charles Wageman, additional hand-coloured title with vignette, and 29 plates (watermarked 'Charles Wise 1818'), light spotting throughout, slight offsetting to text, contemporary green straight grained morocco gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed [Abbey Travel 373], small folio (360 x 260mm.), B.R. Howlett for T. McLean, 1818This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 128
BAINES (THOMAS)The Victoria Falls Zambesi River Sketched on the Spot (During the Journey of J. Chapman & T. Baines), FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured lithographed pictorial title and 10 hand-coloured lithographed plates by by T.Picken, R.M.Bryson, F.Jones and E.Walker after Baines, tissue guards, light spotting to title otherwise very clean throughout, opening few leaves working loose, publisher's cobalt blue blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, g.e., age-soiling to spine and margins of upper cover [Mendelssohn (1979) I, p.113], folio (570 x 360mm.), Day & Son, 4 October 1865Footnotes:A FINE COPY OF THE HAND-COLOURED ISSUE OF BAINES MOST IMPORTANT PUBLISHED WORK ON THE VICTORIA FALLS.In 1858, at the recommendation of the Royal Geographical Society, Baines (1820-1875) was appointed artist and storekeeper to David Livingstone's Zambesi expedition. In 1861 he had joined James Chapman on an expedition from the south-west coast of Africa to the Victoria Falls, during which he made many sketches and paintings.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 70
GOLD (CHARLES)Oriental Drawings Sketched Between the Years 1791 and 1798, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'To his kind & excellent friend Colonel Wm. Cunningham, from the delineator C. Gold' on blank leaf facing title, 49 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Gold by John Hassell, Thomas Medland and others, one uncoloured aquatint illustration, occasional light spotting, some off-setting from plate to facing text, twentieth century red half morocco gilt, t.e.g., upper joint repaired [Abbey Travel 428], 4to (320 x 255mm.), G. and W. Nicoll, 1806This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 399
Tom Wesselmann, First Rosemary Drawing (Edition Steel Drawing)Alkyd auf geschnittenem Metall Ca. 23 x 36 cm. Unter Glas gerahmt. Rückseitig signiert, datiert, betitelt und nummeriert sowie mit Maßangaben. Exemplar 14/25 (+6 A.P.). Edition Sidney Janis Gallery, New York. - Mit geringfügigen Altersspuren.ProvenienzPrivatbesitz, Niederlande
Lot 404
Four boxes of assorted vintage books to include WINSTON CHURCHILL "A History of the English Speaking Peoples" Volumes I-IV, published Cassell & Co. Ltd, first edition, ANTON KERNER VON MARILAUN and F.W. OLIVER "The Natural History of Plants...", published Blackie & Son, London 1895, four volumes, etc.
Lot 362
The Reader's Guide to Everyman's Library. A catalogue of the first 888 volumes by R Farquharson Sharp (sometime Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum). With an essay by Ernest Rhys. Published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, Toronto, New York. 1st edition 1932. 255 pages. Publisher's red boards, titled in gilt. Excellent copy. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. 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
Lot 533
Mein Kampf. By Adolf Hitler. Unexpurgated edition. Two volumes in one. First Volume - A Retrospect Second Volume - The National Socialist Movement Published by Hurst and Blackett Ltd, London, New York, Melbourne. This translation of the unexpurgated edition of Mein Kampf was first published on March 21st, 1939, and was reset for this edition in April 1942. 384 pages including index. Fine copy in publisher's blue boards, decorated and titled in gilt. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. 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
Lot 529
London Tradesmen's Cards of the XVIII Century. An account of their origin and use by Ambrose Hill. Over 100 illustrations. Published by Dover Publications, New York. 1st edition 1968. This edition, first published in 1968, is an unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published by B.T. Batsford Ltd, in 1925. 110 pages including index. Publisher's highly illustrated card covers. Very good condition. Protected by clear plastic. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. 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
Lot 817
BEWICK THOMAS; 'A General History of Quadrupeds', engravings by T. Bewick, first edition published 1790, Newcastle Upon Tyne, containing wood engravings, hard cover in tan Morocco tooled leather with tooled spine.Condition Report: The cover has knocks to the corners and edges, spine is damaged at the top, missing top section, is very worn and cracked. Interior is lightly foxed and page 5 is missing a section at the bottom corner and has further damage within the page. The rest seems good.
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