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Lot 135
Faulkner (William) The Wild Palms, first English edition, light spotting to endpapers and first few pages, original cloth, a little faded, dust-jacket, light chipping and fraying to extremities and spine head, one or two nicks and tears, expertly repaired and restored but in effect a tight example, 8vo, 1939.
Lot 141
Faulks (Sebastian) Birdsong, first edition, signed by the author on title, light marginal toning, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, slight sunning to spine, light creasing to spine tips and corners, else fine, 1993; and the Folio Society edition of the same, 8vo (2)
Lot 143
Fitzgerald (F. Scott) The Great Gatsby, first English edition, abrasion and restoration to pastedown, spotting to fore-edge, very small portion of loss to corner of final page though not affecting text, original cloth, rebacked preserving original spine, light restoration and retouching to spine ends, corners a little bumped and frayed, 8vo, 1926.
Lot 145
Fleming (Ian) Dr. No, first edition, a few scattered edge-spots, original second state boards with silhouette, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, light rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 2 small nicks to upper panel, very light creasing to head and foot, some light soiling to lower panel, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1958.
Lot 146
Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, ink ownership stamp to endpaper, original boards with skull design in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, light vertical crease to spine, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light creasing to head and foot, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1959.
Lot 147
Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, jacket rather creased, heavier to spine ends, light soiling to lower panel, 1960; Dr. No, Bookclub Edition, light browning to endpapers, jacket spine faded, a little creased and frayed to extremities, 1958; The Diamond Smugglers, 1957; The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962, all but the second first editions, original boards, first two with dust-jackets; and 2 others by Fleming, 8vo (7)
Lot 148
Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, ink ownership stamp and pencil inscription to endpaper, original boards with skeletal hand design in blind, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping and light rubbing to spine tips and corners, small internal chip to rear panel, faint creasing to head, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1961.
Lot 152
Football.- Chapman (Herbert) Herbert Chapman on Football, first edition, frontispiece, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, some faint marking to panels, but a near-fine copy overall, 8vo, 1934.⁂ A collection of writings by the legendary Huddersfield and Arsenal manager, published after his death in 1934. Rare in such superb condition.
Lot 159
NO RESERVE Forester (C.S.) The Gun, first edition, first few pages lightly foxed, rear endpapers a little stained, original cloth, lightly discoloured, dust-jacket, price-clipped, small portion of loss to spine head, other nicks and chips to extremities, light rubbing along joints, 8vo, 1933.
Lot 16
Awdry (Rev. W.) The Three Railway Engines, first edition, second or third printing with "Fat Director" to pp.40, 42, 52, 54, 56 and 60 and advert for Thomas the Tank Engine at rear, colour illustrations, original light green pictorial cloth, dust-jacket priced at 4/-, chipping to spine ends and corners, tear to lower panel, creasing to head and foot, rubbing and surface soiling, [1946]; and a first edition Thomas the Tank Engine, oblong 8vo (2)
Lot 160
Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, first edition, 3pp. advertisements, occasional spotting, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, hinges neatly strengthened, label removed from front pastedown, original cloth, slight darkened, to spine, patches of light fading to upper cover, a little rubbed, [Kirkpatrick A10a], 8vo, 1924.
Lot 165
NO RESERVE Fry (Christopher) The Firstborn, signed by the author to title, ownership name to front free endpaper, small nicks to jacket extremities, 1949 § Miller (Arthur) The Price: A Play, first English edition, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, 1968 § Williams (Tennessee) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, first English edition, 1956 § Pinter (Harold) The Homecoming, first edition, 1965, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets, light creasing or chipping to extremities, spines faded; and c.45 others, plays, 8vo (c.50)
Lot 167
Gershwin (George) Rhapsody in Blue, first Czech edition, one of 2500 copies, original printed wrappers by Jiri Rathousky, Prague, 1966; another edition, one of 2500 copies, original pictorial wrappers, Moscow, State Music Publishers, 1956, light rubbing to spines and corners, 4to (2)⁂ Two rare survivals from the Eastern Bloc in lovely condition. Jiri Rathousky (1924-2003) was an important Czech designer.
Lot 170
Golding (Louis) Magnolia Street, first edition, edge-spotting, original cloth, spotting, dust-jacket, light browning to spine and head of panels, closed tear with creasing to head of lower joint, light fraying to head of spine, an excellent example, original Book Society wraparound band, toning to spine, 8vo, 1932.⁂ Louis Golding's most famous novel, a depiction of the Jewish and gentile communities in a working class street in Manchester. Rare in the jacket with wraparound.
Lot 171
Golding (William) The Scorpion God, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, chip with creasing to head of lower joint, 1971; The Spire, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers, light creasing and toning to spine, [1964]; The Lord of the Flies, eighth impression, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1965; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (5)
Lot 175
Gorham (Maurice) The Local, first edition, illustrations by Ardizzone, original boards, light rubbing to extremities, small chips to spine ends, original glassine dust-jacket with paper flaps, portions of loss to upper and lower segments, large tear to lower panel, 8vo, for Cassell & co., at the Curwen Press, 1939.⁂ Scarce to find in the rare glassine jacket. The book's scarcity is explained by Maurice Gorham in his Foreword to their follow-up book Back to the Local (1949): "[The Local's] career ended when unsold copies, sheets, and plates of the drawings went up together in the burning of Cassells' premises in Belle Sauvage Yard [during the Blitz]".
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Lot 177
Grafton (Sue) [The Alphabet novels], nearly all first English editions, 'Q' is for Quarry third impression, 'G' is for Gumshoe and 'L' is for Lawless signed by the author to title, original boards, some spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jackets, near-fine or fine copies, 8vo, 1986-2017.⁂ A complete run of Grafton's Alphabet books, all but one first edition, first impression.
Lot 179
Grahame (Kenneth) The Wind in the Willows, first Shepard-illustrated edition (thirty-eighth overall), illustrations by Ernest Shepard, 8pp. advertisements at end, some very light foxing in initial and final few pp., The Gateway Library advertisement pamphlet loosely inserted, ink gift inscription with charming colour illustration of Toad smoking a cigar to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, small nick to head of spine, some light spotting and marking to panels, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example, 8vo, Methuen, 1931.⁂ The first edition to include Shepard's superb illustrations which have become so closely associated with the work.
Lot 18
NO RESERVE Bagnold (Enid) Letters to Frank Harris, and other friends, first edition, one of 400 copies signed by the author, original cloth, slip-case, 1980 § Mitchison (Naomi) All Change Here: Girlhood and Marriage, ownership inscription to front pastedown, original boards, spine sunned; You May Well Ask, photographic illustrations, edges foxed, original cloth, 1979, first editions, signed or with presentation inscription from the author, dust-jackets; and 3 others, similar, v.s. (7)
Lot 183
Graves (Robert) Good-Bye to All That, first edition, second issue with poem excised from pp.341-343, plates, pencil notes to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, short closed tears to head and foot of lower joint, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1929.
Lot 186
Greene (Graham) The Name of Action, ex-library copy with stamp and bookplate, cloth rather rubbed, joints rubbed and frayed, 1930 § Conrad (Joseph) Within the Tides, endpapers browned, 1915 § Waugh (Evelyn) Scoop, 1933 § O'Flaherty (Liam) Thy Neighbour's Wife, endpapers browned, jacket with portion missing from spine head and upper panel, short tears to extremities, lightly toned, 1923 § Swift (Graham) Waterland, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, fine otherwise a tear to spine, 1983 § Sebald (W.G.) Vertigo, first English edition, 1999 § O'Brian (Patrick) The Last Pool and Other Stories, jacket with large tears to upper panel, portions from spine ends and joint lacking, 1950, first editions, original cloth, last four with dust-jackets, light fraying or creasing to spine ends; and c.120 others, modern literature, v.s. (c.125)
Lot 187
Greene (Graham) The Name of Action, first edition, 1930; Confidential Agent, first edition, 1939; The Man Within, second impression, 1939; Stamboul Train, second impression, 1932; A Gun for Sale, second impression, 1936; Brighton Rock, second impression, bookplate removed from pastedown, cut upper panel of original dust-jacket laid down to front free endpaper, small hole affecting first 100p., 1938, spotting to endpapers or first few pages, original cloth, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and frayed, but overall excellent and tight copies, 8vo (6) ⁂ A good group of Greene's pre-war novels, first or early impressions.
Lot 188
Greene (Graham) Journey Without Maps, first edition, photographic plates, map endpapers, edge spotting, original cloth, light soiling, corners bumped, spine faded, light rubbing to spine ends, but a very good and bright example overall, [Wobbe A11a], 8vo, 1936.⁂ Greene's first travel book and one of his rarest titles in first edition.
Lot 190
Greene (Graham) Ministry of Fear, first edition, original pale yellow cloth, slight bumping to foot of spine, else fine, second impression dust-jacket, very slight fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, repaired tears to panels and spine, a few small chips to head and foot, [Wobbe A18a], 8vo, 1943.⁂ The second impression dust-jacket with additional reviews by the Guardian and Spectator to the foot of the rear panel.
Lot 193
NO RESERVE Greene (Graham) The Third Man, first edition, later printing dust-jacket, ink ownership name to endpapers, 1950; Loser Takes All, 1955; The Quiet American, 1955; The Complaisant Lover, 1959; Travels With My Aunt, 1969, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, some light chipping to spine ends and extremities, some light toning, 8vo (5)
Lot 195
Greene (Graham) The Little Horse Bus, first edition, illustrations by Dorothy Craigie, original boards, slight bowing to covers, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tears to head and foot, upper joint split at foot, light creasing to head and foot, tape-staining to verso with some light show-through, [Wobbe A28a], 4to, 1952
Lot 199
Hamilton (Patrick) Monday Morning, first edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, sharp and bright, dust-jacket, one or two short tears to upper joints, very light surface dirt to lower panel, spine very lightly sunned, otherwise a remarkably clean and near-fine copy, 8vo, 1925.⁂ Hamilton's rare first novel, written when he was nineteen, follows a writer's attempt to set down to work on a fated Monday morning. Rare in such bright and unrestored condition.
Lot 20
Baldwin (James) Go Tell it on the Mountain, first English edition, ink ownership inscription to rear endpaper, light browning to front endpaper, original cloth, some light rubbing, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, light rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, but a near-fine example generally, 8vo, 1954.⁂ Baldwin's first novel, rare.
Lot 208
Heller (Joseph) Catch-22, first English edition, very light tape-marking to endpapers, original boards, second state dust-jacket with reviews to lower panel, light patches of staining to lower panel, minor chipping and light rubbing to spine tips and corners, short internal slash to upper panel, but a bright, near-fine example overall, 1962; and the 1978 signed limited Franklin Library edition of the same, 8vo (2)
Lot 210
Hemingway (Ernest) A Farewell to Arms, first English edition, first issue with 'seriosu' to p.66, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, small chip to head of spine, light creasing to head, a near-fine copy, [Hanneman 35A], 8vo, 1929.
Lot 211
Hemingway (Ernest) Death in the Afternoon, first English edition, plates, occasional scattered foxing, Advance Copy for Review slip giving publishing date of November 14th 1932 loosely inserted, neat pencil note to front pastedown noting misprint on p.124 with corresponding neat correction on that page, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, a few small nicks and tears to head and foot with light creasing, some light surface soiling, an excellent copy overall, [Hanneman 36A], 8vo, 1932.
Lot 212
Hemingway (Ernest) Green Hills of Africa, first English edition, original cloth, sunning to spine and upper edge, a few spots to covers, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light foxing and splash marks to lower panel, still an excellent example overall, [Hanneman A39], 8vo, 1936.⁂ Hemingway's account of big-game hunting in Africa. The English edition seemingly far rarer than the US true first.
Lot 216
Heyerdahl (Thor) The Kon-Tiki Expedition, first edition, signed by the author to endpapers, plates, occasional light foxing, bookplate to pastedown, original cloth, light fading and mark to spine, dust-jacket, neat and expert repairs to corners, light rubbing to joints, but a sharp and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1950.
Lot 218
Hill (Susan) The Woman in Black, first edition, signed by the author on title with autograph quotation of the first line of the novel, illustrations by John Lawrence, original boards, light sunning, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, else fine, 8vo, 1983.
Lot 219
Hines (Barry) A Kestrel for a Knave, first edition, signed by Ken Loach on title and with bookplate signed by the author facing title, Autograph Note signed by Loach loosely inserted, original boards, slight sunning to spine, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1968.⁂ In the note from Loach, on the reverse of a promotional postcard for Sorry We Missed You, he states "How satisfying to see an original hardback cop of Barry's book. He was a fine writer".
Lot 220
*** Please note, the description to this lot has changed.***NO RESERVE Hueffer (Ford M.) The Critical Attitude, "Reader's Library edition", endpapers browned, occasional light pencil annotations, original boards, dust-jacket, spine darkened, one or two nicks to extremities, otherwise a tight copy, [Harvey A34], 8vo, 1911 [but 1915].⁂ Very scarce in this 1915 issue jacket, especially in such clean condition. Reprinted from the 1911 first edition.
Lot 223
NO RESERVE Hughes (Ted) Gaudete, first English edition, light foxing to edges, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine slightly sunned, light spotting to back panel, 1977 § Graves (Robert) Lars Porsena, one of 100 copies signed by the author, original cloth, slip-case, 1972 § Occasional Poets, edited by Richard Adams, first edition, proof copy belonging to contributor Neville Braybrooke, with letter signed by Richard Adams loosely inserted, slight creasing to some pages, occasional manuscript annotations, original cloth, dust-jacket; and 16 others, poetry, all first or first English editions, v.s. (19)
Lot 230
NO RESERVE Hunter (Norman) The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm, first edition, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Heath Robinson, 1933 § Lofting (Hugh) Doctor Dolittle's Puddleby Adventures, first edition, 1953 § Gray (Alexander, translator) Historical Ballads of Denmark, illustrations by Edward Bawden and George Mackie, Edinburgh, tear to jacket upper cover, 1958, original cloth, corners a little bumped, last two with dust-jackets, lightly toned, small chips to extremities, still overall very sharp copies; and 6 others, illustrated works, and a framed lithograph Edward Bawden print, v.s. (10)
Lot 235
Huxley (Aldous) Point Count Point, first trade edition, edge-spotting, Poetry Bookshop book label to front pastedown, original cloth, some light surface soiling, to head, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, short nick to head and foot of panels, some light creasing, some light spotting and surface soiling but an excellent example generally, 8vo, 1928.⁂ Scarce with the delicate jacket in good condition.
Lot 239
Innes (Hammond) Wreckers Must Breathe, first edition, 1940; Attack Alarm, jacket spine head torn, rubbing along joints, 1941; The Trojan Horse, 1940; Dead and Alive, 1946; The Lonely Skier, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, jacket price-clipped, 1947; Killer Mine, signed bookplate from the author to front free endpaper, 1947, first editions, original cloth, all but the first with dust-jackets, rubbing and creasing to extremities, some chipping to spine ends; and 30 others by Innes, 2 others signed, 8vo (36) ⁂ A superb run of the mystery writer's works. The Conquistador and The Delta Connection are signed by the author.
Lot 24
Banks (Iain M.) Inversions, jacket with very light fading to spine, 1998; Look to Windward, 2000; Surface Detail, 2010; The Hydrogen Sonata, 2012, first editions, signed or with signed presentations inscriptions by the author, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine; and a first edition of State of the Art, 8vo (5)⁂ A good group of works from Banks' acclaimed Culture series.
Lot 241
Isherwood (Christopher) Goodbye to Berlin, first edition, endpapers spotted, original cloth, spine sunned, dust-jacket, chipping and portions of loss to spine ends and corners, lightly rubbed and creased, large tear neatly repaired and restored, in effect a very good copy, [Woolmer 451], 8vo, 1939.⁂ The author's evocative classic set against the backdrop of the last days of Weimar Germany prior to the rise of Hitler.
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