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Lot 40
Johnson, Samuel. 1816 The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., a New Edition in Twelve Volumes. With an Essay on his Life and Genius by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Printed by G. Woodfall for Nichols and Son, F. C. and J. Rivington etc. Stipple engraved frontispiece to the first volume, ownership bookplate of James Corry Sherrard to the front pastedown of each volume. Bound in full calf, with intricately gilt tooled spine and borders, marbled edges and endpapers. Light rubbing to the head and tails of the spines and joints, otherwise in very smart condition. A beautiful early 19th century library set of Johnson's works. Small 8vo.
Lot 73
A collection of five wartime & post-war mid century British poetry collections, four published by Faber and Faber. Comprising 1950 Mountains Beneath the Horizon by William Bell, 1942 Poetry in Wartime edited by M. J. Tambimuttu, Elegies by William Bell (stated first edition), 1939 Look, Stranger! by W. H. Auden (third imp.), and 1937 My Funniest Story (fourth imp.). Each presented in the original dust wrapper. 8vo.
Lot 56
Lancelyn Green, Roger. Two scarce modern first edition fantasy works, comprising undated 1948 From the World's End and 1958 The Land of the Lord High Tiger, publ. G. Bell & Sons Ltd. Each presented in original smart dust wrapper & protective brodart. Lancelyn Green was best known for his role in the Inklings writing group, comprising himself, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, with The Land of the Lord High Tiger bearing many similarities to the latter's Chronicles of Narnia fantasy works. 8vo.
Lot 69
Chesterton, G. K. A collection of five works, comprising 1922 Eugenics and Other Evils publ. Wm. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., copyright edition in publisher's wraps with Art Deco front cover by Vermeersch; 1928 Generally Speaking, a Book of Essays, first ed. publ. Methuen & Co. Ltd.; 1926 A Gleaming Cohort being Selections from the Writings of G. K. Chesterton, first ed. publ. Methuen & Co. Ltd.; 1910 George Bernard Shaw by Gilbert K. Chesterton publ. John Lane the Bodley Head; and 1938 The Coloured Lands illustrated by Chesterton, publ. Sheed & Ward and presented in the original unclipped dust wrapper. 8vo.
Lot 68
1923 The Smugglers, Picturesque Chapters in the History of Contraband (2vol), by Lord Teignmouth and Charles G. Harper. Published Cecil Palmer, stated first edition to limitations page. Each presented in original smart dust wrapper, in publisher's full cloth binding. Illustrated by Paul Hardy and the authors. An interesting work on the history of smuggling in Britain. 8vo.
Lot 7
Lewis, C. S. The Chronicles of Narnia - 1952 The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. First edition, published Geoffrey Bles. With illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Presented in the original dust wrapper, wrappers, Voyage of the Dawn Treader with loss to the spine affecting title & illustration, historic tape repairs, edgewear & closed tears to extremities, lacking front flap. 8vo.
Lot 100
Austen, Jane. 1894 Pride and Prejudice. First Peacock edition, with a preface by George Saintsbury and illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Publ. George Allen, 1894. Bound in recent full crushed morocco, gilt borders, raised bands and title to spine, gilt edges, dentelles and marbled endpapers. The original decorative gilt cloth front board and spine tipped in at rear. 8vo.
Lot 5
Edward Earl of Clarendon. 1707 The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, begun in the Year 1641. Printed at the Theater, Oxford 1707. Illustrated frontispiece portrait of the author. Six volumes bound in full contemporary calf, blind-stamped detail to the boards and gilt titles to spine. Bumped to the extremities, occasional slight loss to the leather at the head and tail of the spine, spines are rubbed and dried. Prior owner's inscription to the ffep. The first edition of this work in octavo format.
Lot 4
Einstein, Albert & Infeld, Leopold. 1938 The Evolution of Physics, the Growth of Ideas from the Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta. First edition, published Cambridge at the University Press, 1938. Publisher's original full cloth binding, in original unclipped dust wrapper. Prior owner's inscription to ffep. D/w just a touch scuffed to extremities. 8vo.
Lot 98
WWI military interest. Three works regarding military history and strategy. Comprising 1924 History of the Guards Division in the Great War 1915-1918 by Cuthbert Headlam, in two volumes, first edition publ. John Murray. Small ownership bookplate of G. W. Headlam to front pastedown of first volume and of the author to the second, illustrated with folding diagrams and maps. Along with 1926 A Record of the 17th and 32nd Service Battalions Northumberland Fusiliers (N. E. R.) Pioneers 1914-1919, by Lt.-Col. Shakespear, ed. Major H. Shenton Cole. Publ. Northumberland Press Limited, illustrated with black and white photographic plates. 8vo.
Lot 48
Chesterton, Gilbert K. - The Napoleon of Notting Hill. First edition, published John Lane at the Bodley Head 1904. With seven full page illustrations by W. Graham Robertson and a Map of the Seat of War. Publisher's original pictorial cloth boards, occasional stain to boards & wear to the head and tail of the spine. W. H. Smith & Son's Subscription Library plate to the front pastedown. Hinge exposed & strained after the ffep. Complete with prior owner's receipt from George's bookshop, Park Street, Bristol dated 1983. 8vo.
Lot 97
Dickens, Charles. 1853 Bleak House, and 1857 Little Dorrit. With illustrations by H. K. Browne (Phiz). Publ. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1848. First edition bound from the original issues, with issue points as per John C. Eckel in 1913 The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens': Bleak House - 'elgble' to page 19 line 6, ‘chair’ to page 209 line 23, 'counsinship' to page 275 line 22, and ‘picter’ to page 529 line 32. Little Dorrit - with 'William' for 'Frederick on page 317 line 27, B2 instead of BB2 on page 371, and 'Rigaud' for 'Blandois' on pages 469-73. Each bound in full straight grain morocco with gilt tooling to spine, borders, edges and dentelles; each lacking original spine labels, Bleak House with author's name label half lacking, Little Dorrit with both boards loose but present, as well as ffep. In need of gentle restoration. 8vo.
Lot 65
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954 The Lord of the Rings Special First Edition box set. Comprising 1st edition The Fellowship of the Ring no impression stated, 1960 The Two Towers, stated seventh impression, and The Return of the King, no impression stated. Believed special box set first editions. With rare variant title page to The Fellowship of the Ring & The Two Towers stating publisher London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company; The Return of the King stating Houghton Mifflin Company Boston, The Riverside Press Cambridge. Ex - library volumes, each with original binding covered by yellow & orange striped pasted cover, original black cloth visible beneath, with library titles and numbers to the spine. Front endpapers removed (half removed in The Two Towers) of all volumes, prior owner's inscription crossed out to the front pastedown of The Two Towers, boards are battered, impressed upon and worn to extremities. Library stamps on occasion to first and last leaves, see images. These rare & early editions would be well suited to a lavish rebind to preserve them. Please take careful note of the condition of these volumes before bidding. 8vo.
Lot 34
Masefield, John. A collection of sixteen first edition titles by Masefield, including poetry collections, fiction and non-fiction. The lot to comprise The Bird of Dawning in original dust wrapper, two copies of Natalie Maisie and Pavilastukay in dust wrappers, King Cole in original glassine, A Letter from Pontus & Other Verse in dw and A Play of St. George in dw, with titles lacking dust wrappers being The Taking of the Gry, Eggs and Baker, Odtaa, Sard Harker, Badon Parchments, Gallipoli, The Midnight Folk, The Hawbucks and The Box of Delight. 8vo.
Lot 95
Dickens, Charles. 1848 Dombey and Sons by Charles Dickens. With illustrations by H. K. Browne (Phiz). Publ. London: Bradbury and Evans, 11, Bouverie Street. 1848. First edition bound from the original issues, with issue points as per John C. Eckel in 1913 The First Editions of the Writings of Charles Dickens': the vignette half title showing the hook on Captain Cuttle's left arm rather than his right; 'delight' rather than 'joy' to page 284 five lines from bottom; no apostrophe in 'aint' on page 14 ten lines from bottom; and 'fidgetty' for 'fidgety' on page 26 on line 11. Final issue point by Eckel not present - 'Captain' rather than 'Capitan' as the final word on page 324, as per first state. Bound in smart full straight grain morocco binding with gilt tooling to the spine and spine labels, gilt edges, borders and dentelles; slight loss to corner of title label to spine, and hinge starting lightly to rear board. 8vo.
Lot 80
Rackham, Arthur. 1915 A Christmas Carol told by Charles Dickens and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. First trade edition publ. William Heinemann. Pictorial endpapers printed in black, complete with all coloured plates with captioned tissue guards & vignette illustrations throughout. Bound in publisher's original cloth with gilt lettering and illustrations. Fading to back strip, boards slightly discoloured with small mark to front board, bumped corners and spine. Gift inscription to verso of title page with a small spot to top of verso and recto. Lacking one tissue guard. Scattered foxing to the fore-edge. 8vo.
Lot 1
Wodehouse, P. G. - The Gold Bat, 1904. First edition, first issue, published by Adam & Charles Black. 2pp publisher's advertisements to rear, with eight full-page illustrations by T. M. R. Whitwell. In publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Frontispiece & ffep loose but present. A little bumped to the head and tail of the spine, straining to front hinge, pages spotted. 8vo.
Lot 65
Margaret Thatcher (1925 - 2013) - Prime Minister - Statecraft: Strategies For A Changing World - 2002 first edition hardcover. Signed by Thatcher in blue ink to the title page, and further annotations to the flyleaf, '14th October 2004, For Matthew 'Politics is a war, not a battle" - Without unreasonable men to question, the world would never change - With fondness, Margaret .' In black ink. A unique piece of political history, with scarce handwritten quotes from Thatcher.
![[CLASSIC LITERATURE] Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, first edition, Chapman & Hall, Lond](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d834f8aa-82de-42c8-8e92-b0b3011cb705/4d285aac-d88e-4809-9f9a-b11e0118cbf4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 156
[CLASSIC LITERATURE] Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, first edition, Chapman & Hall, London, 1844, half calf, frontispiece, vignette half title (with corrected '£100' to signpost), and a further thirty-eight plate illustrations by 'Phiz' [Hablot K. Browne] (as called for), octavo. Condition Report : Slightly rubbed; lower joint partially split; lower hinge cleanly split open; plates with marginal toning; a few plates with lower fore-edge marginal staining; plate opposite p.448 with 5cm lower edge tear, without loss. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
![[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Fleming, Ian. You Only Live Twice, first edition, Cape, London, 1964, original black boards, dustjac](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d834f8aa-82de-42c8-8e92-b0b3011cb705/2d91b1e5-b389-4c5b-a84f-b11e0118ce8f/468x382.jpg)
Lot 161
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Fleming, Ian. You Only Live Twice, first edition, Cape, London, 1964, original black boards, dustjacket (price-clipped), octavo; together with The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, Cape, 1965, original black boards, dustjacket, octavo; and Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, Cape, 1966, original black boards, dustjacket (price-clipped), octavo, (3).
![[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Eleven assorted works, comprising Francis, Dick. Dead Cert, first edition, second impression, Joseph](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d834f8aa-82de-42c8-8e92-b0b3011cb705/9cf0f3e7-f4b5-400b-804d-b11e0118cf9a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 163
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Eleven assorted works, comprising Francis, Dick. Dead Cert, first edition, second impression, Joseph, London, February 1962, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Waugh, Evelyn. The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, first edition, Chapman & Hall, London, 1957, blue cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped; loss to one exterior fore-edge corner); Greene, Graham. A Burnt-Out Case, first edition, Heinemann, London, 1961, black cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Murdoch, Iris. The Nice and the Good, first edition, Chatto & Windus, London, 1968, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Peters, Ellis. Dead Man's Ransom (the Ninth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael), first edition, Macmillan, London, 1984, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; Peters, Ellis. The Pilgrimof Hate (the Tenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael), first edition, Macmillan, London, 1984, boards, dustjacket (non price-clipped), octavo; and five others works, all with dustjackets, all octavo.
Lot 444
JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN (1892-1972), THE HOBBIT, first paperback edition, signed by the author in blue ink on the title page, Puffin Book No 161, 1961; sold with copy of the dust jacket design for the book, believed to be a design proof or an unused jacket , by Pauline Baynes and signed by the artist in blue biro to the name aperture, 35 x 35cm, framed and glazed; sold with two further copies of the 1961 first edition paperback (4) Provenance: Purchased in 2003 from St. Mary's Books & Prints of Stamford, with three documents from the bookseller, comprising a signed statement of verification from St. Mary's detailing that the autograph has been verified by 'a leading autograph specialist', a deposit invoice for the Hobbit book dated 15/02/03, and a further letter with information about hardback signed Hobbit from the booksellers customer Mr Postgate. Also, a photocopy of a typed and signed letter from the original owner of the book, Ian C. Postgate, detailing the circumstances in which the book was signed for him which are detailed below. This book was originally owned by Ian C. Postgate, a student at Malvern College studying Anglo-Saxon and Early English under Mr. George Sayer. Mr. Sayer was aware of his student's interest in Tolkien, Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, and, as he himself was a good friend of Tolkien's, arranged for Tolkien to sign the book while on a visit to Oxford and gifted this autographed copy to Mr. Postgate who kept it for forty years before selling it to St. Mary's. Mr. Sayer is credited as the person who convinced a depressed Tolkien not to burn the manuscripts of The Lord of the Rings when he was struggling to find a publisher, hence this book holds additional significance for Tolkien enthusiasts. It is possibly the only copy that Tolkien signed for his good friend Mr. Sayer. Mr. Sayer was also involved in the editing the Lord of the Rings manuscripts, and is believed influential in obtaining a publishing deal with Allen & Unwin. He regularly received Tolkien at his home and it was at his home that Tolkien recorded excerpts from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings in 1952 which were later released as LP records.This book was sold in auction by Adam Partridge Auctioneers on 5th November 2020, Lot 365. The buyer of the book has consigned it to this auction with the additional unsigned copies and the Pauline Baynes signed cover design which is believed to be a proof. There are four proof copies of the cover design in the Pauline Baynes archive held in the library at Williams College Massachusetts.Also accompanying this lot is a signed letter detailing provenance for the Pauline Baynes book cover and signature. It was discovered in a scrap book relating to an exhibition at Corby Grammar School on the 20th and 21st November 1961, to encourage children to buy paper backs. From this album it has been framed with the signature and was purchased by the current vendor from the gentleman who has penned this letter. Condition Report: One third of front cover attached from top down the soine crease, the lower two-thirds detached. Creases and scuffing to covers and spine, small tear to rear cover, fading and yellowing/browning in colours, browning to pages.
Lot 294
Noddy Watercolour. Harmsen van der Beek (1897-1953) - original preparatory watercolour, circa 1951, for the Frontispiece from Enid Blyton (1897-1968)'s First Edition of 'Noddy and his Car', published 1951, titled They got out of the Car and went into the Fair. They looked all around', on firm wove paper, inscribed in pencil above 'Book 3 / p 6' image and below image 'Includes 1 African / W Indies, 1 Asian / Golly replaced by Mr Sparks (everbody was there)', image 17.2cm x 12.3cm, sheet 25.2cm x 15.3cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 29 October 1997, lot 80.
Lot 295
Noddy Watercolour. Harmsen van der Beek (1897-1953) - original preparatory watercolour, circa 1951, for the illustration '"Quick, quick, you'll lose your train", Noddy said to the toy cat' Enid Blyton (1897-1968)'s First Edition of 'Noddy and his Car', published 1951. On firm wove paper, inscribed in pencil above 'Book 3 / p 23' image and below image 'Includes 1 African / W Indies', image 17.2cm x 12.3cm, sheet 25.2cm x 15.3cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, London, 29 October 1997, lot 82
Lot 173
A 1937 dated, first edition of Olympia Der Arbeit book, by Artur Axmann. Paperback, with 86 pages, containing photographs and text propaganda relating to the reconstruction of Germany under the NSDAP, through its various paramilitary branches. Approximately 20cm width, 26.9cm length. Condition: overall, a good example of its type. Slight edge bumps to the corners and the top edge, and light soiling to the back cover. The internal page are clean and stain free, with only a light ripple to the top edge (suggesting it may have been in a damp environment).
Lot 7224
Sir Samuel Ferguson, 2 titles: 'Poems', Dublin, William McGee; London, George Bell, 1880, 1st edition, first issue (with "The 'Fountain' Badge" notice following the contents page), copy of the Irish writer, literary figure and translator, T.W. Rolleston (1857-1920), with his ownership signature on FFEP dated September 1886, some relevant news cuttings mounted to verso of half title with his m/s notes, m/s pen & ink note on dedication page stating the latin printed dedication "Georgio, Amico, Condiscipulo, Instauratori." is to George Fox, author of 'The County of Mayo', and some m/s notes to rear pastedown, 'Congal: A Poem in Five Books', Dublin, Sealy Bryers and Walker; London, G. Bell, 1897, 2nd edition, some pencil annotations/markings to margins, uniform original decorative blue cloth gilt (2)
Lot 7270
Sixteen titles wildfowling, shooting, geese etc, including Michael Bratby: 'Grey Goose', London, Geoffrey Bles, 1939, 1st edition, colour frontis by Peter Scott + b/w plates as called for, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Bill Powell, 2 titles, both 1st editions in dust wrappers: 'My Wild Goose Chase', 1954, signed by author at foot of frontis, 'The Grey Geese Call', 1956, ownership sig. John Humphreys (1939-2012); Arthur Cadman: 'Tales of a Wildfowler', 1957, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys and with ALS to him from author loosely inserted, orig. cloth, d/w; "Wildfowler" (Lewis Clement): 'Public Shooting Quarters. Wildfowling in 1881', Penrith, David Grayland, 1995, limited edition, number 32 of 300 copies, facsimile/reissue of original 1881 edition, frontis + 4 plates, orig. cloth gilt; Colin Willock, four 1st editions, including 'The Gun-Punt Adventure', 1958, ALS from author to John Humphreys loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, 'Kenzie the Wild Goose Man', 1962, signed and with original pen & ink sketch by the illustrator Mackenzie Thorpe to title page, orig. cloth, d/w, plus 2 others Colin Willock; plus first editions by Richard Perry, Coombe Richards, R.N. Winnall, J.C.M. Nichols etc (16).From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Lot 7269
Twenty four assorted books and booklets on The Fens, including Phil Gray, 4 titles, all published Reedbush Press, all orig. cloth, dust wrappers: 'Fenland Fowler', 2001, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys (1939-2012), 'Fowler's Footsteps', 2007, 'Whittlesey Wildfowlers and Conservationists Fifty Years On', 2010, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys, 'September the First', 2011, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys; J.M. Heathcote: 'Reminiscences of Fen and Mere', L, Longmans, 1876, 1st edition, xvi, 134pp, grangerized copy extra illustrated with engravings, sketches, cuttings etc, original pictorial cloth gilt, rebacked; Charles Lucas: 'The Fenman's World', 1930, 1st edition, frontis + full page & in text ills., orig. cloth gilt; Alan Bloom: 'The Skater's of the Fens', Cambridge, Heffer, 1958, orig. cloth, d/w, some relevant material loosely inserted; Audrey James: 'Memoirs of a Fen Tiger. The Story of Ernie James of Welney', 1986, 1st edition, signed & inscribed by Ernie James, orig. cloth, d/w; Lesley Goad: 'Fen Farming Family', 2014, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to Angela Humphreys, orig. cloth, d/w; T. Cook & R. Pilcher: 'The History of Borough Fen Decoy', 1982, ALS from publisher loosely inserted, orig. pictorial wraps; plus 9 others including Fenland Molecatcher, Legends of Fenland People, Reach, Eric Ennion 'Adventurers Fen', 1949, Fenland Memories, Fenland Waterways etc, plus 4 related booklets (24).From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Lot 7252
Denys Watkins-Pitchford "BB", 15 titles by or illustrated by him, including: 'A Summer on the Nene', Little Egret Press, 2005, limited edition, number 376 of 600 copies, numbered and signed by the publisher, original cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'Letters from the Round House 1965-1970', Roseworld, 2006, limited edition, one of 380 clothbound copies, unnumbered out of series, stated as review copy and signed to limitation page by the editor Bryan Holden, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper, 'Confessions of a Carp Fisher', [nd], c.1950, signed D.J. Watkins-Pitchford "BB" on half title, scraper board ills., rebound three quarter morocco gilt, 'The Fisherman's Bedside Book', L, E & S, 1945, 1st edition, original cloth gilt, in a 2nd edition copy dust wrapper, 'The Shooting Man's Bedside Book', L, E & S, 1948, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, d/w, 'Wild Lone', L, E & S, 1938, 1st edition, frontis + 12 full page plates & numerous head & tailpieces as called for, original two tone cloth gilt, dust wrapper, H. Hesketh Prichard: 'Sport in Wildest Britain', L, Phillip Allan, [1936], 2nd edition, 8 etched plates by BB as called for, believed to be the first book illustrated by BB, orig. cloth gilt, 'Manka, the Sky Gipsy', 1970, new edition, orig. cloth, d/w, plus 'Indian Summer', 1984 1st edition in wrapper, 'Letters from Compton Deverell', 1950 1st edition in wrapper, 'BB Remembered', 2006, 1st edition, plus 4 others (15). From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Lot 7094
Frank Patterson (1871-1952), two titles illustrated with his drawings of cycling in the first half of the 20th century: 'The Art of Frank Patterson', Cyclists Touring Club, 1979, 1st edition, 'Memories of Frank Patterson', 1990, 2nd edition, both profusely illustrated in black & white throughout, both large 4to, original boards gilt, dust wrappers (2)
Lot 7229
Charles Dickens. 4 titles. 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' Twelve Illustrations and a Portrait by S.L. Fildes. Chapman and Hall, 1870. Additional engraved title. Contemporary half green calf/marbled boards. 1st edition..(with) . 'Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son' With Illustrations by H.K.Browne. Bradbury and Evans, 1848. Engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title and 38 engraved plates, some spotting to plates. Half brown calf/marbled boards, sometime rebacked retaining original spine, new labels and endpapers. 1st edition.(with) 'Our Mutual Friend' Illustrations by Marcus Stone. Chapman and Hall, 1865. 2 vols. Bound from the parts. 40 engraved plates, half-titles present, with the '(To) The Reader' slip before page one. Contemporary pink pebbled binder's cloth, worn along joints of vol 1. First edition.(with) Dickens. 'American Notes for General Circulation' With a frontispiece by C. Stanfield, R.A. Chapman and Hall, 1850. First cheap edition. Small 8vo. Double column. Ad leaf at end. Contemporary quarter calf/paper boards, upper joint splitting. (5)
Lot 7311
Winston Churchill, five titles by, or relating to him, including Winston Churchill: 'The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill Centenary Limited Edition. Volume II The Story of the Malakand Field Force; Volume VII Mr. Brodrick's Army and Other Early Speeches', The Library of Imperial History, 1974, volumes 2 & 7 only, each from a limited edition of 1750 copies actually issued (edition originally intended to run to 3000 copies), each original full vellum gilt, all edges gilt, vol. II original slipcase, vol. VII with orig. printed slip stating it as copy number 1084 commissioned for Major H.H. Trevor Dawson; 'The Unwritten Alliance Speeches 1953 to 1959', L, Cassell, 1961, 1st edition, orig. cloth gilt, 'For Free Trade: A Collection of Speeches delivered at Manchester or in the House of Commons during the Fiscal controversy preceding the late General Election', The Churchilliana Co, 1977, facsimile reprint of original 1906 edition, constituting the first US edition, orig. cloth gilt; Mary Soames: 'Winston Churchill. His Life as a Painter. A Memoir by His Daughter Mary Soames', Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1990, 1st US edition, signed by Mary Soames to title page, 4to, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper (5)
![Sixteen mainly pre-war crime fiction and mystery novels, including Michael Innes [i.e. J.I.M. Stewart]: 'Death at the Preside](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/8f6f6644-c9d9-4d10-afdf-b1180103985e/4784ab94-66b2-4fcb-a372-b11b00fa2c13/468x382.jpg)
Lot 7163
Sixteen mainly pre-war crime fiction and mystery novels, including Michael Innes [i.e. J.I.M. Stewart]: 'Death at the President's Lodging', London, Victor Gollancz, 1936, 1st edition, folding plan at end, rebound contemporary cloth. The author's first novel, scarce; J. Jefferson Farjeon: 'The 5.18 Mystery', L, Literary Press, c.1929, orig. decorative cloth gilt, Dolf Wyllarde: 'There Was a Crooked Man', L, Methuen, 1916, 2nd edition, orig. cloth; Anthony Abbot: 'The Murder of the Night Club Lady', W. Collins, 1934, 4th impression, orig. cloth; Victor L. Whitechurch: 'Shot on the Downs', L, T Fisher Unwin, 1930, 3rd impression, orig. cloth; John Ferguson: 'Death of Mr. Dodsley', 1937, 2nd impression, orig. cloth; Fred M. White, 3 novels bound in 1: 'The Mystery of the Ravenspurs', 1913, 'The Slave of Silence', 1908, 'The Secret of the Sands', 1913, all pub Ward Lock, all with b/w frontispieces, 2nd title with 1 further b/w plate, contemp. half cloth gilt; R. Austin Freeman: 'When Rogues Fall Out', 1932, 1st edition, ex-lib, orig. cloth; plus 8 Hodder & Stoughton Yellow Jackets from the late 1930's-early 1940's (of which 7 Sapper Bulldog Drummond series and the other Leslie Charteris 'The Saint', [nd], c.1941), all orig. cloth in dust wrappers, plus 1 other similar (16)
Lot 7196
H.P. Lovecraft: 'The Outsider and Others, collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei', Sauk City, WI, Arkham House, 1939, 1st edition, original cloth, facsimile dust wrapper. Scarce first collected edition of Lovecraft's important and best stories, mostly originally published in horror and fantasy pulp magazine Weird Tales first published in 1923.
Lot 7333
(Arctic exploration, Franklin expedition, Inuit.) Captain Charles Francis Hall: 'Life with the Esquimaux: The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall, of the Whaling Barque "George Henry," from the 29th May, 1860, to the 13th September, 1862, with the results of a long intercourse with the Innuits... and deductions in favour of yet discovering some of the survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition', London, Sampson Low, 1864, 1st edition, 2 volumes, engraved frontispiece, folding lithogroph map + 100 illustrations and maps (of which some full page) as called for, uniform old half calf gilt. Account of Captain Hall's first Arctic expedition 1860-62, during which he searched for traces of Franklin's ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition. After being forced to spend the winter on Baffin Island, local Inuit told Hall about relics of Martin Frobisher's 16th Century mining venture at Frobisher Bay, to which Hall traveled to inspect these items. He was assisted by his newly recruited Inuit guides, husband and wife Ipirvik and Taqulittuq. (2)
Lot 7208
(Modern first editions &c, all with dust jacket except where stated) Alison Lurie, 'The Truth about Lorin Jones', 1988, signed presentation copy from the author; Dick Francis, 'Driving Force', 1992, signed presentation copy; Evelyn Waugh, 'The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold,' 1957; John Steinbeck, 'The Log from the Sea of Cortez', 1958, first UK ed.; William Boyd, 'An Ice-Cream War', 1982; John Le Carre, 'The Russia House', 1989; Robert Harris, 'Conclave', 2016, 1st edition 3rd impression, signed presentation copy; John Fowles, 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', 1969; Rosemary Sutcliffe, 'Sword at Sunset', 1963; John Updike, 'Rabbit is Rich', uncorrected proof copy, Deutsch, copyright date 1981, paper wraps; Zadie Smith, 'Changing My Mind. Occasional Essays', 2009 later impression, issued without dust jacket. Signed presentation copy. (11)
Lot 7235
Victorian literature etc., 5 various titles, including Frances Trollope: 'The Life and Adventures of Michael Armstrong, the Factory Boy', London, Henry Colburn, 1840, 1st one volume edition, published the same year as the first 3 vol. edition, engraved frontis + plates by Hervieu, 387pp, contemporary half green morocco gilt; Charles Lever: 'The O'Donoghue; A Tale of Ireland Fifty Years Ago', Dublin, William Curry, 1845, 1st edition, frontis + engraved plates by H.K. Browne, 410pp, old half calf gilt; Augustus Mayhew: 'Paved with Gold, Or the Romance and Reality of the London Streets', L, Chapman & Hall, 1858, 1st edition in book form, engraved frontis & plates by H.K. Browne, 408pp, original blindstamped cloth gilt (worn); plus 'Evenings at Haddon Hal', 1846, frontis + engraved plates by George Cattermole, original blindstamped decorative cloth gilt, all edges gilt, and a circa mid 19th Century 'Boy's Own Book', lacks all before p.9, content/engraved illustrations of various sports including Rackets, Football, Cricket, various minor sports, indoor sports, sports with toys etc, plus chapters/ills. Domestic Fowls, Magnetic Amusements, tricks with cards etc etc, contemporary half calf gilt (5)
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