Coleridge family copy.- ?Cottonian binding.- Godwin (William) Lives of Edward and John Philips, nephews and pupils of Milton, first edition, half-title, 3 engraved portraits (including frontispiece), offsetting, occasional spotting, contemporary ?Cottonian binding of red and black patterned fabric over boards, manuscript label to spine, spine faded and worn at head and near foot, upper joint split, but holding, rubbed, 4to (binding 300 x 232mm.), Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1815.⁂ Cottonian bindings are associated with the library of the romantic poet Robert Southey. The books were covered by his own daughters, and those of other romantic poets, including Sara Coleridge and Dora Wordsworth. Provenance: Coleridge family copy (bookplate of Bernard, 2nd Baron Coleridge, and an 1857 signature of another unidentified member of the Coleridge family to front free endpaper).
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Keats (John) Endymion: A Poetic Romance, first edition, half-title, with imprint "T. Miller, Noble Street, Cheapside" to verso, single line errata leaf, bound without the 2 leaves of advertisements (as often), occasional light foxing, lower hinge cracked but holding firm, 19th century half green morocco over marbled boards, gilt, by W. Pratt, lightly rubbed, heavier to spine ends and corners, upper joint repaired but cracked, t.e.g., others uncut, [MacGillivray 2; Hayward 232], 8vo, 1818.⁂ An excellent example of Keats' first major work, containing one of his most enduring lines: "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever". This copy is without the additional 5-line errata slip. While its absence is sometimes believed to indicate a first issue (including by MacGillivray), Hayward has shown that both errata leaves were printed before the book was published, and therefore do not constitute an issue point.Provenance: Fernand Spaak (bookplate).
Conjuring.- Houdini (Harry) The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, first edition, presentation copy signed twice by the author, numerous illustrations, hinges weak and index/list of illustrations detached at rear and slightly frayed/soiled at fore-edge, original pictorial cloth, spine lettering faded, 8vo, New York, 1908.⁂ Fine association copy. The inscription on front free endpaper reads "With the compliments of the author Houdini May 14/20 in turquoise ink; the author has further signed the book in full "Harry Houdini" on the rear endpaper. Additionally this copy bears the ownership inscription and address of Gordon Freeman, the self-proclaimed "'World's Worst Inventor' and Entertainer Magician".
Dickens (Charles) A Christmas Carol, first edition, first issue, second state, with "Stave I" heading, title page printed in red and blue dated 1843 and green endpapers, half-title in blue, 4 hand-coloured etched plates by & after Leech and 4 plain woodcut vignettes by Linton after Leech, ink ownership inscription to title, occasional light spotting or marginal finger soiling, upper hinge broken, back-strip peeling from textblock, lower hinge weak, original first issue brown fine-ribbed cloth, with unbroken 'D' within wreath and minimum 14mm gap between blind border and gilt cartouche, spine defective, lacking upper portion, lower portion almost detached, corners worn, g.e., [Smith II 4], 8vo, Chapman & Hall, 1843.
Tyser (C.R., translator) and others. The Mejelle, first edition in English, title browned with ink ownership name to corner, contemporary half sheep, rubbed, endpapers renewed, 8vo, Cyprus, Government Printing Press, 1901.⁂ First edition in English translated from Al-Majallah al-Ahkam al-Adaliyyah. The civil code of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the first attempt to codify a part of Islamic law of the Ottoman empire. The code was prepared by a commission headed by Ahmet Cevdet Pasha, issued in sixteen volumes from 1869 to 1876 and entered into force in the year 1877. In its structure and approach it was clearly influenced by the earlier European codifications. It remained in force in Turkey until 1926, Albania until 1928, Lebanon until 1932, Syria until 1949, Iraq until 1953, Cyprus until the 1960s, The British Mandate for Palestine and, later, Israel formally until 1984. The Majalla also remains the basis of civil law in Jordan and Kuwait.
Achebe (Chinua) Things Fall Apart, first American edition, ink ownership inscription and light browning to endpapers, original boards, sunning to spine tips, dust-jacket, spine sunned, spine ends and corners chipped, small slash to spine, some chipping and fraying to head, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, New York, 1959.⁂ Achebe's breakout first novel, the first book in his African trilogy and often hailed as one of the great African novels of 20th century.
Amis (Kingsley) Lucky Jim, first edition, signed by the author and dated February 1954 on endpaper, some spotting to fore-edge, original boards, very slight fading to spine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, light toning to head of rear panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short nick with creasing to lower corner of upper panel, some very light surface soiling, but a sharp and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1953.⁂ Amis' first and best-loved novel, rare signed and in its jacket in good condition.
Anderson (Sherwood) Winesburg, Ohio, first edition, first issue with top edge stained yellow, with "lay" for "lie" in line 5 on p. 86 and broken type in the word "the" in line 3 on p. 251., map of Winesburg, Ohio to front pastedown, original yellow cloth with paper label to spine, some chipping and fraying to spine ends and corners, light surface soiling to covers, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, front panel washed and faded with much of the printed text removed and two ring marks visible, closed tear to head of lower panel, a few small chips and nicks to head and foot of panels, light surface soiling to panels, 8vo, New York, B.W. Huebsch, 1919.⁂ Anderson's first novel, a classic of 20th century American fiction, rare in the dust-jacket in any condition.
Čapek (Karel) Krakatit, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author on half-title, title in red and black, errata leaf and 2ff. advertisements at end, original decorative upper wrapper bound in, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, 8vo, Prague, Aventinum, 1924.⁂ Important work of science fiction, rarely found signed.
Carle (Eric) The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first edition, first printing with complete number line 1-5 on copyright p. and "A3450" to rear board, colour illustrations by the author, ink ownership inscription to title, with additional reprint title page signed by the author with a drawing of a Caterpillar loosely inserted, original pictorial boards, light rubbing to spine tips, very faint toning to head, else fine, dust-jacket with "A3450" code to lower panel and 2 paragraphs to front flap, front flap price-clipped at head and foot, spine tips and corners a little rubbed, light creasing to head and foot, but near-fine generally, oblong 4to, Cleveland, World Publishing, 1969.⁂ A superb example of this famous children's rarity. Though reprinted thousands of times and ultimately selling tens of millions of copies, first editions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar are rare in the dust-jacket in good condition. All but one known copy in the dust-jacket are price-clipped and this was likely undertaken by the publisher's themselves prior to release.
Carr (John Dickson) It Walks By Night, first edition, traces of paper "seal" to gutter of pp. 210-11 and rear endpaper, very light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing, dust-jacket, extensive repairs and restorations to extremities, with portions of the head and foot of spine and head of lower panel supplied in good facsimile, in effect a bright and excellent copy, 8vo, New York, 1930.⁂ Carr's scarce first novel, a "locked room mystery". This title was a Harper Sealed Mystery and would originally have included a paper seal covering the final portion of the book.
Dahl (Roald) Danny The Champion of the World, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Roger, the great Mr. Fox, with love, Roald Dahl, 12 May 1976" to endpaper, illustrations by Jill Bennett, light edge spotting, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, spine very slightly dulled, light creasing to spine ends, house in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, along with a programme for the Thornbury Arts Festival '76 programme for the musical production of Fantastic Mr. Fox, signed by the composer Adrian Beaumont and Roald Dahl, 8vo, New York, 1975.⁂ An interesting association copy of Dahl's classic tale of a poacher and his son, inscribed to Roger Whittall who played Mr. Fox in the 1976 production which was attended by the author.
Dahl (Roald) Matilda, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Nicholas and Susannah love Roald Dahl" to half-title, original boards, very small patch of staining to lower corner, dust-jacket, a fine copy, housed in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1988.⁂ Dahl's classic children's novel, adapted twice for the cinema, including a new musical adaptation based on the successful West End production. Rare signed.
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Deighton (Len) The Ipcress File, first edition, a few leaves with small stain to upper margin, original orange boards with extremities slightly bumped and rubbed, dust-jacket slightly rubbed at edges and corners, 1962; Horse Under Water, crossword competition slip loosely inserted, 1963; Funeral in Berlin, 1964; Billion Dollar Brain, nick to head of spine, 1966; An Expensive Place to Die, Top Secret In Transit docket loosely inserted, jacket spine sunned, 1967, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine generally, 8vo (5)
Dostoevsky (Fyodor Mikhailovich) The Brothers Karamazov, A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue, Translated into English by Constance Garnett, first English language edition, front free endpaper lightly browned, lower hinge cracked, original cloth, spine faded, spine ends and corners bumped, light surface spotting and soiling to covers, worse to lower cover, 8vo, William Heinemann, 1912.
Eliot (T.S.) The Cocktail Party, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author, original cloth, dust-jacket with small piece missing from head and foot of spine, spine a little dulled, [Gallup A55a], 8vo, 1950.⁂ Inscribed "Margaret Mathew from T.S. Eliot 25.xii.50" on title and with her ownership signature on front free endpaper.
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Eliot (T.S.) The Complete Poems and Plays 1909-1950, first edition, presentation copy inscribed "For Ezra [presumably Pound], recover soon! With affection from Valerie Eliot" on title, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket rubbed at edges and with short tear to lower panel, 8vo, New York, 1971.
Fitzgerald (F. Scott) The Beautiful and the Damned, first English edition, scattered foxing, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing to extremities, slight fraying to spine tips and corners, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1922.⁂ Fitzgerald's second novel and the most difficult to obtain in the English edition. This printing was substantially different to its American counterpart, with hundreds of changes and omissions to the text.
Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original cloth, spine lettered in gilt, skeletal hand design in blind to upper cover, dust-jacket, short nick to foot of lower joint, a few light marks to upper panel, a few short nicks and some light creasing to head and foot, but a near-fine example generally, housed in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1961.
Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition variant issue with quad mark on title, original cloth, lettered in silver, dagger design to upper cover blocked in silver and blind, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, small nick to foot of upper joint, light rubbing to extremities, but a fine copy otherwise, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1962.⁂ The scarce variant issue with the quad mark appearing on title due to a printer's error. Gilbert estimates that as few as one copy in ten from the first impression exist in this state.
Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service, first edition, original board, spine lettered in silver, white ski-track motif to upper cover, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, faint creasing to head of spine, light rubbing to extremities, but a bright, fine copy overall, with the spine lettered bright, housed in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1963.
Fleming (Ian) You Only Live Twice, first edition, second state with "March 1964" on copyright p., original boards, silver lettering to spine, Japanese characters in gilt to upper cover, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, very short tear to head of upper panel, else fine, housed in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 1964; The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, second state plain boards, lettered in gilt on spine, dust-jacket, very small patch of browning to head of lower joint, minute spot to foot of lower panel, but a fine, bright example generally, housed in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 1965; and a near-fine copy of Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 8vo (3)
Grass (Günter) The Tin Drum, first English edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light toning to spine, closed tear with creasing to head of lower joint, corners a little chipped, light toning and soiling to panels, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1961.
Greene (Graham) A Burnt-Out Case, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author, upper hinge a little weak, original cloth, dust-jacket slightly dulled to spine, rubbed at head of spine and slightly foxed to lower panel, 8vo, 1961.⁂ The inscription on front free endpaper reads: "For Lenny with love from Graham. 1961"
Greene (Graham) The Comedians, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author, slight crease to right margin through much of book, foxing to fore-edge extending into margin occasionally, ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket very slightly rubbed at head of spine, 1966; and a signed copy of The Quiet American (reprint), 8vo (2)⁂ The author's inscription (beneath two other inscriptions) reads: "For Doctor Cynthia with good wishes from Graham Greene. Dec. 1966."
Herbert (Frank) Dune, first English edition, original boards, slight bumping to head of spine, dust-jacket, 2 patches of surface abrasion and internal tear to spine, spine ends a little creased, laminate lifting to upper joint, a bright and excellent example overall, original publisher's wraparound band (closed tears to upper joint and fore-edge, short nick to head), 8vo, 1966.⁂ The scarce first English edition of this science fiction classic, especially rare with printed wraparound band.
Hughes (Langston) The Langston Hughes Reader, first edition, presentation copy inscribed to Thurgood Marshall, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket with several defects and creases, 8vo, New York, 1958.⁂ A superb association copy. The inscription reads: "Especially for His Honour Judge Thurgood Marshall - Well Done! - You did it!! Sincerely, Langston. Harlem, October, 1961." Marshall himself has also signed the book on the half-title.Thurgood Marshall (1908-93) was the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967. He was a prominent Civil Rights lawyer who argued (and won) many cases relating to racial segregation in schools, most notably the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. Hughes and Marshall met while students at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, living for some time in the same dormitory together.This book would presumably have been given to Marshall when President Kennedy appointed him to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in October 1961.
Isherwood (Christopher) Sally Bowles, first edition, ink ownership inscription of John Rayner to endpaper, slight rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, slight browning to spine, spine chipped at foot, portion of spine at head torn, some light marking and surface soiling to panels, a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1937.
Ishiguro (Kazuo) A Pale View of Hills, first edition, signed by the author on title, publisher's printed promotional flier and ticket to a Cheltenham Literature Festival event with the author loosely inserted, light scattered spotting to endpapers, ink date to rear endpaper, original boards, light edge spotting, small bump to foot of spine, else fine, dust-jacket, very slight sunning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, 8vo, 1982.⁂ Ishiguro's first novel.
Ishiguro (Kazuo) The Remains of the Day, first edition, signed by the author on title, Booker Prize 1989 bookmark signed by Ishiguro and loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jacket, a mint copy, 8vo, 1989.⁂ A superb copy of this Booker Prize winner, basis for the classic 1993 Merchant & Ivory film adaptation.
Kerr (Judith) The Tiger Who Came to Tea, first edition, colour illustrations by the author, light soiling to 2pp., very light toning to endpapers, original pictorial boards, light bumping to spine ends and corners, light toning to cover margins, dust-jacket, light toning to panels and spine, closed tear to foot of upper joint, creasing to spine tips and corners, short nick to head of upper panel, a near-fine example otherwise, 4to, 1968.⁂ Judith Kerr's first book and her most beloved. Rare, especially so in the dust-jacket; we can trace only one such example at auction and no copies available online.
Larkin (Philip) A Girl in Winter. A Novel, first edition, original cloth, light fading to spine, extremities a little rubbed, dust-jacket, neat and expert repairs and restoration to head and foot, repaired tear to lower flap, some light surface soiling, but in effect a bright and excellent copy, 8vo, 1947.⁂ Larkin's second and final novel, scarce in the dust-jacket.
Le Carré (John) Call for the Dead, first edition, second impression, signed presentation inscription from the author "good luck with your new novel!" to title, gutter at p. 7 cracked and weak, beat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, light sunning to spine, second impression dust-jacket, light browning to spine, some marginal toning and ink inscriptions to panels, 1 or 2 small nicks and some light creasing to head and foot, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1961.
Le Carré (John) The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "I send you my warmest wishes on your 65th, & my strict advice to pay no attention to the occasion, but continue as if nothing had happened..." to endpaper, ink ownership inscription of recipient to endpaper, some slight edge spotting, original blue boards, slight shelf-lean, sunning to foot of spine, mark to foot of lower cover, dust-jacket, very slight sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped and rubbed, slight marking to lower flap, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1963.⁂ Le Carré's third novel with an unusually lengthy and warm presentation inscription.
Le Carré (John) The Looking-Glass War, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, closed tear to rear panel, two short tear to head of upper panel, light sunning to foot of upper panel and base of spine, rubbing to top edge, but an unusually bright copy generally, 8vo, 1965.
Haskell (Arnold. L.) Ballet Panorama, first edition, half-title, plates and illustrations, signed by Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann to verso of frontispiece, 32pp. catalogue for Batsford Books at end, handsome crushed dark blue goatskin by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, multi-coloured onlays and gilt in the shape of dancers to both covers, spine with stylised title in gilt, g.e., matching goatskin-edged slip-case, 8vo, Batsford, 1938.
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Martin (George R. R. ) A Game of Thrones, first edition, some marginal toning, original boards, dust-jacket, neat and expert repairs and restorations to spine tips and corners, 8vo, Harper Collins/Voyager, 1996.⁂ A near-fine copy of the true first edition of the first in the A Song of Ice and Fire Series.
Obama (Barack) Dreams From My Father, first edition, signed by the author "Dream big dreams!" on title, ticket for April 25, 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, faint creasing to spine tips, a mint copy, 8vo, New York, 1995.⁂ Barack Obama's first memoir, published when he was only 34 and still practicing civil rights law in Chicago.
O'Casey (Sean) The Silver Tassie, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Joe Cummins on endpaper, portrait frontispiece, light browning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, spine a little browned, 8vo, 1928.⁂ Joseph Cummins worked as a surgeon at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin, where O'Casey was treated for an ulcerated cornea when in his early twenties. Cummins took a personal interest in the young writer and the two remained friends afterwards.
Orwell (George) Animal Farm. A Fairy Story, first edition, neat ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, original cloth, slight sunning to upper and lower edge, dust-jacket, Searchlight advertisement printed in red on verso, minor chipping to corner tips, light rubbing to extremities, but a near-fine example overall, 8vo, 1945.⁂ A superb example of Orwell's classic satirical allegory. Rare in such good condition. Orwell struggled to find a willing publisher, eventually Secker and Warburg obliged after it was rejected by Gollancz (Orwell's usual publisher) as well as Faber and Faber and Jonathan Cape.
Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, endpaper collage of Orwell's eyes, small compartments to front pastedown revealing the Queen and George Washington's faces, binder's "Certificate of Authenticity" leather label to rear pastedown, modern olive morocco in jacket design with skull buttons and white lettering "Winston Smith" to the left breast, onlayed prosthetic eye to chest, title and date lettered in white on lower cover, 8vo, Secker and Warburg, 1949.⁂ This copy number 86 of 100 specially-bound copies. The compartments in the front pastedown conceal a ten shilling Bank of England note and an old one dollar bill.
Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, light spotting to endpapers and occasionally elsewhere, original cloth, light sunning to spine and cover margins, red dust-jacket, spine largely supplied in good facsimile, neat repairs and restorations to head and foot, light rubbing, but in effect a bright, attractive copy, 8vo, 1949.
Owen (Wilfred) Poems, first edition, portrait frontispiece, tissue-guard, usual light browning to title and frontispiece, endpapers with light browning and some faint surface abrasions, original cloth, paper label to spine partially restored, light creasing to covers, spine ends and corners a little bumped and slightly frayed, some light surface soiling, sm. 4to, 1920.⁂ The most important book of poetry from the first world war. Owen was killed one week before the armistice was signed in 1918.
Rand (Ayn) Atlas Shrugged, first edition, original cloth, first issue dust-jacket with "10/75" code to front flap, price-clipped, very slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, some light creasing and minor fraying to head and foot of panels, light rubbing to extremities, a very good example overall, 8vo, New York, 1957.
Rhys (Jean) Quartet, first American edition, very light toning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, small dent to head of upper cover, minor fraying to spine tips, faint rubbing, near-fine overall, 8vo, New York, 1929.⁂ Rhys' scarce first novel, a partially autobiographical account of her affair with Ford Madox Ford, published in the UK as Postures.
Rhys (Jean) Voyage in the Dark, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, light sunning to spine, dust-jacket, neat and professional restoration to spine ends and corners, repaired horizontal repair to lower panel, neat repairs and some light retouching to extremities, in effect a bright and excellent example, 8vo, 1934.⁂ An inscribed copy of Rhys' classic modernist novel. Presentation copies of Rhys' early works are rare, we can trace no other presentation copy of this work at auction.
Rosen (Michael) We're Going On a Bear Hunt, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations by Helen Oxenbury, ticket to see Rosen speak at the 2017 Hay Festival loosely inserted, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, neatly price-clipped, slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, small nick to head and foot of upper panel, tear with creasing to head of rear panel, faint creasing to head and foot, an excellent example overall, oblong 4to, Walker Books, 1989.⁂ A modern children's classic, rare in the dust-jacket, especially so signed.
Rowling (J.K.) The Harry Potter Gift Set, 2 vol., comprising Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, fourth printing, signed by the author on half-title, jacket with extremely light fading to spine, fold heads lightly bumped, 1997; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, seventh printing, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, 1998, first editions, original pictorial boards, dust-jackets, overall near fine, in original pictorial card slipcase (light sunning to spine, minor scuffing to corners), 8vo⁂ The first collected edition of these two works, released just prior to the publication of The Prisoner of Azkaban. Scarce signed.
Sacks (Oliver) The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Anthony and Catherine Storr "with gratitude & affection (and remembrances of a lovely evening together) Oct 25/85" to endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, spine sunned, light creasing to head and foot, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1985.⁂ A good association copy of Sacks' most popular book, inscribed to the psychiatrist and Anthony Storr and his former wife, the children's author Catherin Storr.
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, first edition, 1928; Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first edition, jacket with near and expert repairs and restorations to spine tips and corners, 1930, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)⁂ Excellent copies of the first two volumes of Sassoon's autobiographical trilogy, without Sherston's Progress.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first illustrated edition, one of 320 copies signed by the author and artist, illustrations (many colour), pictorial endpapers, cover design, dust-jacket and slip-case by Barnett Freedman, original pictorial cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, dust-jacket with a few tiny nicks to top edge and slight fading to spine, original pictorial board slip-case a little rubbed, 8vo, 1931.⁂ An excellent copy of this superbly illustrated edition of Sassoon's classic memoir of WW1.
Stoker (Bram) Dracula, first edition, later issue with "The Shoulder of Shasta" advertisement f., 4 titles listed to half-title verso, without 16pp. advertisements at end, Graham Greene's copy with his ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers a little spotted, original yellow cloth, lettered in red, slight shelf-lean, spine slightly darkened, slight bumping and minor fraying to spine tips and corners, very light surface soiling, but a bright and excellent copy, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Westminster, Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.⁂ An attractive copy of a key horror novel with a remarkable literary provenance. While Greene was not a writer of horror fiction, the influence of the genre in his writing is clearly apparent in his almost other-worldly villains.; both Brighton Rock's Pinkie and Harry Lime of The Third Man appear to be invulnerable and hold a hypnotic influence over those they command. Provenance: Bought from Gekowski by Clive Hirschhorn, April, 1990 (sold, his sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, 25th October, 2012, lot 366).
Thompson (Hunter S.) Hell's Angels, first English edition, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, minor chipping to corner tips, chip to head of lower panel, closed tear and patch of surface tearing to head of upper panel, rubbed, still a very good example of a scarce jacket, preserved in custom drop-backed box, 8vo, 1967.⁂ The scarce first English edition of Thompson's classic work of gonzo journalism. This edition is far scarcer than the American true first edition, Thompson allegedly assumed that the book first appeared in Britain as a paperback as he'd never seen a hardback copy.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) A Middle English Vocabulary, first edition, first impression, original printed wrappers in first state without advertisements printed on front free endpapers, light rubbing to edges, spine splitting and fraying with portions missing to ends, 8vo, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1922.
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