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Click here to subscribeNO RESERVE Deighton (Len) Action Cook Book, uncorrected proof, illustrations, original wrappers, printed label to upper cover, very light creasing to spine and to head, very light surface soiling but a near-fine example overall, 1965; and a first edition of the same, oblong 8vo (2)⁂ Rare proof of Deighton's cult cookbook, now regarded as influential in its presentation of cooking as a suitable pursuit for a man.
Fielding (Helen) Bridget Jones's Diary, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light creasing to head, near-fine, 8vo, 1996.⁂ Fielding's enormously successful book, adapted for the hit film and arguably the work the began the chick-lit movement, scarce signed.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., comprising The Fellowship of the Ring, folding map at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, light soiling marks to cloth, 1954; The Two Towers, folding map at end, endpapers browned, spine sunned, light fading to upper panel, faint spots to panels, 1955; The Return of the King, lacking folding map, light spotting on endpapers, cloth soiled and spotted, 1955, first edition, second impressions, original cloth, spines dulled, ends and extremities bumped and creased; and 2 others sets of the same work, comprising third or fourth impressions, and a second edition set, all without jackets, 8vo (9)
Keynes (John Maynard) The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money, first edition, ink ownership inscription to pastedown, endpapers lightly toned, pencil annotations throughout, occasionally in pen, original dark blue-green cloth, spine rubbed and lightly discoloured, spine ends bumped, [PMM 423], 8vo, 1936.⁂ One of the iconic books in the development of economic thought by one of the outstanding economists of his generation.
King (Stephen) Cujo, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "for Jean-Robert, with all good wishes, don't let this dog bite!" on half-title, 1f. of front endpapers torn out, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, one or two nicks and a little creased at extremities, a few surface scuffs, 8vo, New York, 1981.
NO RESERVE Camberton (Roland) Scamp, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, splash marks to lower cover, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a very good copy, 8vo, 1950.⁂ Scarce first novel by the Hackney writer Camberton (real name Henry Cohen) who wrote only 2 novels before disappearing into obscurity.
Wodehouse (P.G.) America, I Like You, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to David Jasen "for David from Plum/P.G. Wodehouse" on endpapers, original boards, spine ends rubbed, dust-jacket, torn along upper panel joint, light nicks along edges, light browning on spine, [McIlvaine A79a], New York, 1956; Mr Mulliner Speaking, reissue, ownership stamps to endpapers, [McIlvaine A40b], New York, 1930 § Usborne (Richard) After Hours with P.G. Wodehouse, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to his publisher James Heineman, additionally signed on title with strikethrough printed author name, jacket lightly faded, New York, 1991; and 5 others, by or relating to Wodehouse, published in America, v.s. (8)
NO RESERVE Clarke (Kingston) Men v. Devils, first edition, signed by the author on endpapers, spotting to fore-edge, original decorative cloth, fine, 1901 § Thorne (Guy) And it Came to Pass, ownership inscription to endpapers, original cloth, light bumping to spine ends, [1915] § Armstrong (Martin) The Bazaar, signed presentation inscription from the author, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, edges toned, spine faded, corners bumped, 1924; and c.50 others, supernatural, occult, and mystery fiction, v.s. (c.55)
NO RESERVE Egan (Beresford) Epilogue, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, plates and illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly faded, 8vo, 1944.⁂ Inscribed to Edith Templeton (1916-2006), who was a Bohemian novelist also known as her pseudonym Louise Walbrook.
Lewis (C.S.) Perelandra, first edition, original cloth, light fading to spine, sunning to spine ends, dust-jacket, price-clipped but with 8s. 6d. price still visible, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, 2" portion of restoration to foot of spine, 1/2" portion of restoration to head, affecting title, 2 small central points of restoration to spine, corners neatly restored, light creasing, 8vo, 1943.
Hemingway (Ernest) In Our Time, first English edition, book-label on pastedown, ink number and small stamp on endpapers, original cloth, spine lightly faded, corners and spine ends bumped, dust-jacket, price-clipped, lower flap creased, upper panel rather heavily foxed and stained, spine browned, top edge creased, chipping to spine end, small paper label on spine tail, [Hanneman A32], 8vo, 1926.⁂ A stained but scarce jacket.
Shaffer (Peter) Amadeus, first edition, signed by the author on front free endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, light bumping to extremities, otherwise fine, 8vo, 1980.⁂ Shaffer adapted his own play for the Milos Forman film which won them both Academy Awards, as well as Best Picture and Best Actor for F. Murray Abraham. Scarce signed.
NO RESERVE Sitwell (Osbert) Before the Bombardment, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Somerset Maugham "with affection, homage and fear... 2. Oct. 1926" to endpaper, light browning to endpaper, original cloth, light sunning to cover margins, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, short nick to foot of lower joint, else fine, 8vo, Duckworth, 1926.⁂ A superb copy of Sitwell's first novel with an excellent literary association.
NO RESERVE Whitaker (Malachi) Frost in April, first edition, publisher's printed prospectus for The Huntress loosely inserted, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, light surface soiling to lower panel, a near-fine copy overall, 8vo, 1929.⁂ A superb example of this collection of short stories by the "Bradford Chekov", rare in such condition.
NO RESERVE Osborne (John) Look Back in Anger, first edition, Autograph Note signed by the author tipped onto front free endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to head and foot, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1957.⁂ In the note, Osborne refers to himself as a "sometime playwright" and apologises for the delay in writing which was due to the message to him being sent "c/o The Royal Court Theatre, where I have been Persona Non Grata for many years".
NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) 'Foreign News' in The Kemsley Manual of Journalism, first edition, endpapers spotted, original buckram, spine faded, discoloured and lightly soiled, 1950; 'The Islanders: Jamaica' in House & Garden Weekend Book, first edition, edited by Elisabeth Brayne, original boards, dust-jacket, lightly toned, frayed at top edge, [1969]; and 9 others by or relating to Fleming, including 5 James Bond novels, first editions, in crisp boards, 8vo & 4to (11)
Naipaul (V. S.) A House for Mr Biswas, first edition, light spotting to first few pages, original boards, very light strip of fading to spine head, otherwise excellent, dust-jacket, small portion of loss to spine head, light nicks and fraying to extremities, spine very lightly faded, 8vo, 1961.⁂ Naipaul's post-colonial novel which received world-wide acclaim and remains his most loved work. Scarce in such bright and unrestored condition.
Amis (Kingsley) The Old Devils, first edition, one of 250 copies signed by the author, 1986; A Case of Samples Poems 1946-1956, jacket price-clipped, 1956; Stanley and the Women, 1986; Difficulties With Girls, 1988, first editions, all signed or with signed presentation inscription "To Charles | Kingsley Amis" from the author on title, original boards, all but the first with dust-jackets, light creasing to spine ends, otherwise fine; and another by the same, 8vo (5)
NO RESERVE Wodehouse (P.G.) Uncle Fred in Springtime, first English edition, 8pp. publisher's adverts at end, bookplate, endpapers browned, spotting to first and last few pages, original colonial issue turquoise cloth, dust-jacket, 'Herbert Jenkins' Colonial Library' printed on oval-shaped panel on spine tail replacing original published price of '7/6 net', small portions of loss to spine tail and head, chipping and nicks to spine ends and extremities, [McIlvaine A61b3], 8vo, 1939.⁂ The scarce colonial issue binding with variant turquoise cloth.
Bates (H.E.) The Darling Buds of May, first edition, endpapers lightly toned, 1958 § Wodehouse (P.G.) Cocktail Time, first edition, first impression, original red boards with gilt spine, jacket price-clipped, overprice sticker torn away, [McIlvaine A81a], 1958 § White (T.H.) The Sword in the Stone, first American edition, ownership name on half-title, 1939, original boards, dust-jackets, light chipping and nicks to extremities, still overall excellent copies; and 22 others, 20th century literature, v.s. (25)
Pope (Dudley) Rammage, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "in the hope that the next few dozen in the series keep him busy" on title, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine ends, else fine, 8vo, 1965.⁂ The first book in the popular Napoleonic naval series.
Wodehouse (P.G.) A Prefect's Uncle, first edition, first issue, 5 plates by R.Noel Pocock only (of 8), 1 plate loose, spotting, endpapers browned, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, slight fading to spine, but in effect a very good copy, [McIlvaine A2a], 8vo, 1903.
NO RESERVE Coetzee (J.M.) Life & Time of Michael K, first English edition, signed by the author on title, slight abrasion to front free endpaper, ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, original boards, bump to foot of spine, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, light creasing to spine tips, original "Winner 1983 Booker Prize" printed wraparound (spine slightly faded), a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1983.⁂ A lovely example of Coetzee's first Booker prize-winning novel.
NO RESERVE Adams (Richard) A Nature Diary, first edition, signed by the author and illustrator, illustrations by John Lawrence, dust-jacket, price-clipped, 1985 § [Watkins-Pitchford (Denys)], "BB". The Naturalist's Bedside Book, first edition signed by the author on endpaper, illustrations by the author, dust-jacket, 1980 § Williams (Kit) Masquerade, limited edition signed by the author, illustrations by the author, 1982, original boards, near-fine, 8vo (3)
Forster (E.M.) The Longest Journey, contemporary ink ownership inscription on front free endpaper, lightly spotted, original cloth, soiled, spine ends rubbed, [Kirkpatrick A2a], 1907; Pharos and Pharillon, original cloth-backed boards, edges toned and rubbed, spine ends frayed, 1923; Nordic Twilight, original wrappers, ink ownership name to upper wrapper, 1940; Virginia Woolf, first American edition, review copy with stamp to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly toned at edges, chips to extremities, New York, [Kirkpatrick A24b], [1942], first or first American editions; and 10 others by or relating to Forster, including a Kirkpatrick bibliography, 8vo (15)
NO RESERVE Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first Large Print edition, 2001 § Tiffany (John) & Jack Thorne. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, first edition, "special rehearsal edition script", 2016 § Smith (Sean) J. K. Rowling: A Biography, first edition, 2001, original boards, dust-jackets; and a quantity of others, comprising books, board games, cassettes, collectable stickers, and other promotional material for the book and film franchise, v.s. (qty.)
Wodehouse (P.G.) Money in the Bank, first English edition, ownership stamp on endpapers, 1946; Joy in the Morning, first English edition, [1947]; The Mating Season, first edition, 1949, original cloth, dust-jackets, creasing and fraying to edges, still overall very good or excellent copies, [McIlvaine A64b; A65b; A69a]; and 18 others by Wodehouse, mid-century works, 8vo (21)
NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, occasional light corner creasing, original second state plain boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light foxing to panels, extremities a little rubbed, 1965; and a first edition of On Her Majesty's Secret Service with some damp-staining to jacket and boards, 8vo (2)
Wodehouse (P.G.) Lord Emsworth and Others, first edition, endpapers toned, title and first few pages spotted, original variant grey cloth, first issue dust-jacket with 7/6 priced on spine, large portion of loss to upper panel foot and lower panel head, smaller portions of loss along lower panel foot, repairs to spine ends, corners and edges nicked and chipped, 1937; Heavy Weather, first English edition, ownership inscription to endpapers, light spotting to first few pages, original cloth, later dust-jacket priced 5' on spine, chipping to corners and spine head affecting title, 1933, [McIlvaine A57a; A50b] ; and 12 others, middle-period Wodehouse in jackets, 8vo (14)
Wodehouse (P.G.) The Golf Omnibus, first edition, green crushed morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, spine gilt in compartments, g.e., 1973; 'The Lost Lambs' in The Captain: A Magazine for Boys & Old Boys, pp. 43-54, morocco-backed cloth, original pictorial cover laid down to upper cover, spine gilt, 1908, 4to (2)⁂ The second features a part of a six part serialisation of Wodehouse's school story starring Psmith, predating the first book appearance part 2 of Mike.
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light fraying to spine ends, otherwise fine, 1938; Seven Gothic Tales, first American edition, original half-cloth, dust-jacket, portion of loss to upper panel top edge affecting title, edges chipped and frayed, spine browned, New York, 1934, 8vo (2)
Wodehouse (P.G.) Young Men in Spats, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on endpapers, New York, 1936; He Rather Enjoyed It, first American edition, New York, 1925; The Prince and Betty, first Canadian edition, light marking to endpapers, Toronto, 1912; The Intrusion of Jimmy, first American edition, ownership name to pastedown, 1910, original cloth, spines lightly sunned, spine ends fraying; and 3 others, all first American editions, 8vo (7)
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed *** Adams (Douglas) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first hardback edition, some faint browning and spotting to endpapers, original boards, spine tips lightly rubbed, second state dust-jacket with blank lower panel, very light sunning to spine, light rubbing and slight creasing to head and foot, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1979.
Forsyth (Frederick) The Odessa File, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to dedication p., 4 Typed Letters, one Typed Note and Autograph Card all signed by the author and 1 Typed Letter signed by the author's wife, light tape marking to endpapers, original boards, light bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, a near-fine copy, 1972; and an inscribed first paperback edition of The Biafra Story, 8vo (2)⁂ Including a series of lengthy, personal letters from the author sent over a 35-year period.
NO RESERVE Orwell (George) The English People, first edition, plates and illustrations, light browning to endpapers, original boards, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, jacket with very light toning to spine, very light creasing to head, 1949; Burmese Days. A Novel, first uniform edition, very light sunning to spine and head and foot of covers, 1949, dust-jackets, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, excellent examples overall, [Fenwick A.11a & A.2e], 8vo (2)
NO RESERVE Sinclair (Upton) The Jungle, first American edition, second issue with battered print on copyright page, endpapers lightly browned, bookplate carefully removed from pastedown, spine faded, ends lightly creased, 8vo, New York, 1906.⁂ Sinclair's powerful exposure of the Chicago meat-packing industry.
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first English edition, first issue with date altered by hand on upper cover, ownership inscription on half-title, advertisement leaf at end for second edition of 'A Child's Garden of Verses' (detached and with numbers in blue crayon to verso), original wrappers printed in red and blue, spotted and very slightly frayed at corners, lacking spine and lower wrapper, [Prideaux 17], 8vo, 1886.⁂ Originally intended for publication at Christmas 1885 but postponed until January 1886 to ensure less competition on the bookstalls.
NO RESERVE Edmonds (Harry) The Death Ship, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket priced 7/6, covering additional jacket, chips and nicks to extremities, rubbed, 1933 § Benet (Stephen Benet) Tales before Midnight, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly rubbed, New York, 1939 § Ross (Sutherland) Twopenny Diamond Mystery, second impression, illustrations, publisher's file copy stamp, original boards, dust-jacket, light bumps to extremities, 1958; and c.60 others, mostly 20th century mystery and crime fiction, v.s. (c.65)
Hughes (Ted) The Hawk in the Rain, first edition, printed invitation with autograph note signed from Frieda Hughes to Rosemary Goad, loosely inserted, 1947; Lupercal, 1960; Wodwo, 1967; Crow, 1970, first editions, original boards or cloth, some light fading to spine ends, dust-jackets, spines toned, chips and creases to edges; and 3 others by Hughes, 8vo & 4to (7)⁂ First mentioned with exhibition invitation addressed to Rosemary Goad (1928-2021) from Frieda Hughes. Goad was the first woman to become a director of Faber & Faber, and would have worked closely with the Hughes family.
NO RESERVE Pym (Barbara) A Glass of Blessings, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, short closed tear to foot of upper joint, lower panel a little browned with some light surface wear, minor chipping to foot of flaps, light surface soiling, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, 1958.⁂ Pym's fifth novel, rare.
NO RESERVE Achebe (Chinua) Arrow of God, first edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, slight creasing to head, otherwise excellent, 1964; and a signed first edition of Wole Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn, 8vo (2)⁂ The final book in Achebe's acclaimed African trilogy.
Adams (Richard) Tales from Watership Down, first edition, signed presentation inscription and original illustration from the illustrator of rabbit in pen, pencil, and watercolour, on dedication page, ALs from the illustrator loosely inserted, jacket with light creasing to spine ends, 1996 § Pullman (Philip) The Amber Spyglass, first edition, signed by the author on title, 2000, original boards, dust-jackets; and 2 others, modern literature, 8vo (4)
NO RESERVE Lowndes (Mrs. Belloc) Cressida: No Mystery, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Lady Bonham Carter to front free endpaper, original cloth, very light fading to spine, rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear to upper panel, neat tape repairs to verso, panels with 1 or 2 short nicks with light creasing, a very good copy, 8vo, 1928.⁂ Lowndes' Christmas mystery novel inscribed to the politician and patron of the arts Violet Bonham Carter (1887-1969) with whom the author was an occasional correspondent.
Stark (Freya) [Autobiography], 4 vol., comprising Traveller's Prelude, reprint, signed by the author on half-title, boards very lightly marked, 1951; Beyond Euphrates, first edition, 1951; The Coast of Incense, first edition, 1953; Dust in the Lion's Paw, reprint, 1962, photographic illustrations, light browning and spotting to preliminaries or endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, price-clipped with new price stickers, light nicks to edges, otherwise a very sharp and bright set, 8vo. ⁂ A remarkably bright set of Stark's autobiographical quartet.
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