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Lot 199
Le Carré (John) The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, first edition, original boards, spine lightly faded, ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, very light creasing to spine ends and corners, one or two light marks to lower panel, otherwise a near-fine copy, 8vo, 1963.⁂ Unusually unfaded spine, making this a remarkably bright and crisp copy.
Lot 218
***Please note, the description to this lot has changed.***Lowry (Malcolm) Under the Volcano, first English edition, light spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, lightly faded, spine a little browned, covers a little bowed, dust-jacket, spine lightly faded, extremities a little chipped, rubbing along joints, light discolouration to upper panel, one or two short closed tears, 8vo, 1947.*** The first English edition was published just several months after the first American edition.
Lot 363
Woolf (Leonard) A Calendar of Consolation, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author "Tony from LW Nov. 1967" to front free endpaper, endpaper lightly toned, one manuscript correction by Woolf to p.78, original boards, dust-jacket, light fraying to spine ends, spine a little faded, otherwise near-fine, 8vo, 1967.⁂ An uncommon Leonard Woolf item, scarce signed. Features two quotes from his late wife Virginia for entries on p.16 and 34.
Lot 121
Forester (C.S.) Flying Colours, first edition, signed by the author on title, original red cloth, light browning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine chipped at head, foot of spine with neat and expert restoration, light surface soiling to lower panel, a few short tears or nicks to foot with creasing, a little rubbing, 8vo, 1938.⁂ First published earlier the same year in a single volume with A Ship of the Line, this edition is by far the rarer of the two editions, especially so signed.
Lot 362
Woolf (Virginia) A Writer's Diary. Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf, advance excerpt, publisher's promotional letter loosely inserted, original wrappers, light marginal toning, New York, 1954 § Woolf (Leonard) Beginning Again: An Autobiography of the Years 1911 - 1918, uncorrected proof copy, critic Leon Edel's copy with his markings to text and upper cover, publisher's Advance Proof Label to upper cover, original wrappers, 1964; Downhill All the Way. An Autobiography of the Years 191 to 1939, first American edition, signed by the author on title, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket with creasing and tears to foot, New York, 1967; The Journey Not the Arrival Matters,. An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969, first American edition, review slip loosely inserted, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, New York, 1969, 8vo (4)⁂ The first a rare Woolf item, seemingly unrecorded by Kirkpatrick.
Lot 101
Eliot (T.S.) Murder in the Cathedral, first edition, T.L.s from the author thanking the recipient "Father Nicholson" for his praise of the book, on Faber & Faber letterhead paper, folds, loosely inserted, light foxing to endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, spine faded, small chip to spine, spine ends lightly creased but overall a near-fine example, 8vo, 1935.
Lot 158
NO RESERVE Heller (Joseph) Catch-22, first English edition, second issue dust-jacket,1962 § Bradbury (Malcolm) The History Man, first edition, 1975 § Ackerley (J.R.) We Think the World of You, jacket spine sunned, 1960; Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal, jacket spine lightly browned, ends a little creased and chipped, 1932, original boards, dust-jackets; and another, 20th century literature, 8vo (5)
Lot 12
NO RESERVE Anti-Apartheid Movement.- Mandela (Nelson) Nelson Mandela Speaks: speeches, statements and articles. South Africa Studies 4, illustrations, occasional marginal ink-marks throughout, original pictorial wrappers, neatly rebacked, abrasion marks to covers where tape removed, rubbed and worn, London & South Africa, The Publicity and Information Bureau, African National Congress, [1970] § Shaw (Bernard) The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, first edition, vignette title and woodcut illustrations, one or two faint spots to endpapers, original pictorial wrappers, fractional bumping to corners and spine extremities, 1932; 8vo (2).
Lot 4
NO RESERVE Allen (Robert) Captain Gardiner of the International Police, first edition, original pictorial cloth, light bumping to spine ends, [1916] § Astor (John Jacob) A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future, first edition, illustrations, library stamp to pastedown, upper hinge cracked, original decorative cloth, rubbed, spine frayed, 1894 § Waterloo (Stanley) Armageddon, first edition, ink ownership stamps to endpapers, original decorative cloth, spine lightly sunned, Chicago and New York, 1898 § Mitchell (M. E.) 'Yet in My Flesh', first edition, endpapers browned, original cloth, spine ends sunned, dust-jacket, creased and rubbed, chipping to spine ends and extremities, 1933; and 17 others, futurism novels, 8vo (21)
Lot 340
NO RESERVE Wallace (Edgar) The Man Who Knew, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine rubbed and faded, chipping to extremities, 1933 § Barter (John) The Sword of Somerled, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, light creases to extremities, otherwise excellent, 1953 § Collins (Gilbert) The Starkenden Quest, first edition, endpapers browned, original cloth, light bumping to extremities, 1925 § Hyde (Mark Powell) The Strange Inventor, first edition, original cloth, 1927; and 40 others, adventure fiction, 8vo (44)
Lot 21
Barrie (J.M.) Peter and Wendy, first edition, illustrations by F. D. Bedford, endpapers lightly browned, bookplate removed from pastedown, endpapers browned, occasional light foxing, heavier to first few pages, original pictorial cloth, gilt, lightly rubbed and dulled, stain to lower cover, spine ends bumped, [1911]; and another fifth edition of the same, 4to (2)
Lot 40
NO RESERVE Briggs (Raymond) The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, original wrappers, 1984 § Bateman (H.M.) Rebound, first edition, original pictorial boards, lightly rubbed along joints and extremities, 1927 § Emett (Rowland) The Early Morning Milk Train, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, lightly toned, 1976; and another, illustrated, large 4o (4)
Lot 49
Caen (Herb) San Francisco. The Guide to the City and the Bay Area Today, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, 2 Typed Notes signed by the author loosely inserted, ex-library ink stamp to title verso and remains to label to endpaper, light tape-stain to endpapers, 1 or 2 other light internal markings, original cloth, shelf-lean, tape marks to covers, dust-jacket, extremities rubbed, ink staining to foot of spine, 8vo, Garden City, NY, 1965.⁂ Scarce signed. Pulitzer Prize-winner Caen's column for the San Francisco Chronicle was an essential compendium of the goings-on, gossip and diversions of San Francisco. The notes are both addressed to a Korki Dunbar, thanking them for ("Korki, that's a beaut!") for tips for the column.
Lot 270
Rodham Clinton (Hillary) Hard Choices, "autographed collector's edition" in box (a little torn inside), 2014; What Happened, original photographs of the author's book signing loosely inserted, 2017; Living History, 2003 § Obama (Michelle) Becoming, 2018, first editions, signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, New York ; and 3 others, similar, 8vo (7)
Lot 211
δ Blek Le Rat. Getting Through The Walls, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Sheena, thank you so much for your interest in my art" with an outline drawing of a rat on title, photographic illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, 4to, 2008δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Lot 6
NO RESERVE Ambler (Eric) A Coffin for Dimitrios, first American edition, endpapers toned, first and last few pages lightly spotted, original decorative cloth, dust-jacket, creasing to edges with some nicks and chips, spine ends rubbed with small portions of loss, some tape repairs verso, still a good copy overall, 8vo, New York, 1939.
Lot 315
Vance (Jack) Vandals of the Void, first edition, light toning to endpapers, original boards, spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jacket, one or two nicks to extremities, spine a little faded, 1" tear along lower joint, but overall a remarkably crisp and bright copy, 8vo, Philadelphia & Toronto, 1953.⁂ Rare in such bright condition.
Lot 219
*** Please note, the description to this lot has changed.***Lowry (Malcolm) Under the Volcano, first English edition, cut section of original jacket flap laid down to front free endpapers, ex-library copy with returns slip to rear endpapers, original cloth, rather faded and spotted, rubbed, 1947; Ultramarine, ink gift inscription to front free endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, creased and rubbed to extremities, 1963; Under the Volcano, proof copy of later edition, original wrappers, a little faded and corners bumped, 1967; and c.30 others by or relating to Lowry, 8vo (c.35)
Lot 278
NO RESERVE Sade (Donatien Alphonse François, Ma) The Story of Juliette, 7 vol., first English edition, original wrappers, vol. 2-5 with ink repricing stamp to lower cover, all but vol. 7 in original glacine, vol. 1 spine chipped, 8vo, Paris, Olympia Press, 1958.⁂ The first integral English translation of the second part of La Nouvelle Justine. Scarce complete.
Lot 127
Gardner (Erle Stanley) The Case of the Restless Redhead, first English edition, 1954 § Castle (Frank) The Violent Hours, first English edition, 1966 § Morland (Nigel) The Concrete Maze, 1960 § Brown (Edward) A Penny to Spend, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front free endpapers, 1966 § Waddell (Martin) Otley Forever, 1968; and 5 others, crime, 8vo (10)
Lot 226
NO RESERVE Mastin (John) Through the Sun in an Airship, first edition, foxing to first few pages, original cloth, rubbed and faded, extremities bumped, [1909] § Jones (Jingo) The Sack of London by the Highland Host, first edition, ownership name to half-title, original boards, extremities bumped, light rubbing, 1900 § Papp (Desiderius) Creation's Doom, first English edition, illustrations, light spotting to title, original cloth, lightly soiled, dust-jacket, edges creased and frayed, spine faded, chipping to extremities, 1934 § Simpson (William) The Man from Mars: His Morals, Politics, and Religion, ?third edition, original wrapper bound in (rubbed), chipping to page edges, some working loose, later morocco, San Francisco, 1893; and c.40 others, science-fiction, v.s. (c.45)
Lot 215
Lessing (Doris) The Grandmothers, first edition, signed by the author to title, 2003 § Smith (Ali) Girl Meets Boy, first edition, signed by the author to title, 2007 § Care (Peter) True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, signed by the author to half-title, loose map of New South Wales tipped onto 'Other Titles' leaf recto, 2000 § Byatt (A.S.) The Black Book of Stories, first edition, signed by the author to title, 2003, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies; and 24 others, all but one signed, 8vo (28)
Lot 77
Dahl (Roald) The Twits, signed presentation inscription from the author to other titles leaf, 1982; The Enormous Crocodile, signed by Quentin Blake to front free endpaper, 2000, illustrations by Blake, original wrappers, lightly toned; and 6 other first Puffin edition paperbacks by the same, 8vo (8)
Lot 191
Koestler (Arthur) Spanish Testament, first edition, foxing to first few pages, original cloth, spine lightly sunned, dust-jacket, spine browned, ends a little creased, marking and light staining to lower panel but still overall a very bright copy, 8vo, 1937.⁂ The scarce trade edition in original jacket.
Lot 179
NO RESERVE James (P.D.) Bad Language in Church, first edition in pamphlet form, signed presentation inscription from the author to upper wrapper, 4pp., original wrappers, 1988 § Stallworthy (Jon) Rounding the Horn: Collected Poems, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, original wrappers, 1998 § Banville (John) The Sea, signed by the author to title, original boards, dust-jacket, 2005; and 3 others, modern literature, 8vo (6)
Lot 129
NO RESERVE Garnett (Edward) An Imaged World: Poems in Prose, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Sidney Colvin on half-title, with Colvin's bookplate to pastedown, plates and decorations, original decorative cloth, gilt, lightly discoloured and rubbed at edges, 4to, 1894.⁂ The author's first work.
Lot 299
Thomas (Leslie) The Virgin Soldiers, first edition, author's own copy signed by him on title with accompanying letter of provenance loosely inserted along with publisher's review slip, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to head, else fine, 8vo, 1966.⁂ Thomas' own copy of his classic comic satire on the British troops during the Malayan Emergency. The letter from the author's son states that this and eight other titles (offered in the following lot) were removed from the author's personal library.
Lot 355
White (T.H.) Darkness at Pemberley, first edition, map frontispiece, front endpaper torn out, rear endpapers lightly browned, upper hinge rubbed but holding strong, original cloth, sunned and soiled, spine browned, rubbed, 8vo, 1932.⁂ Rare. White is best known for his Arthurian novels but this early mystery title stands alone as a "locked-room puzzle" which was dubbed by the author as a 'study in claustrophobia and fear'.
Lot 303
Tolkien (J.R.R.) Farmer Giles of Ham, first edition, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, ink ownership inscription to frontispiece recto, some very light foxing, original boards, some very light sunning to spine, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, closed tear to head of rear panel, 8vo, 1949.
Lot 11
Amis (Kingsley) Take a Girl Like You, first edition, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, sticker to pastedown, jacket worn with tears along joints and portions lacking to spine ends, rubbed and faded, 1960 § Amis (Martin) Time's Arrow, first edition, signed by the author to half-title, fine copy, 1991 § McEwan (Ian) Black Dogs, first edition, signed by the author to title, 1992, original boards, dust-jackets; and 32 others, modern literature, 8vo (35)
Lot 335
Vance (Jack).- Hewett (Jerry) & Daryl F. Mallett. The Work of Jack Vance, first edition, one of 250 copies signed by the contributors, original pictorial boards, slip-case, 1994 § Levack (J.H.) & Tim Underwood. Fantasms: A Bibliography of the Literature of Jack Vance, signed by Vance to title, original wrappers, light creasing to edge, San Fancisco, Ca., 1978; and 14 others relating to Vance, including other bibliographic material, as well as a small group of Vance miscellaneous items, some signed, v.s. (15)⁂ Other miscellaneous material includes a copy of The Many Worlds of Jack Vance, 1977; The Book of the Sixth World Fantasy Convention with guest of honour, Jack Vance; a science-fiction newspaper with records the World Fantasy Award going to Vance, amongst others.
Lot 81
Dahl (Roald) Rhyme Stew, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author "to Jane of Pisa love Roald 1989" on front free endpaper, 1989; Danny Champion of the World, first edition, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, 1975; Revolting Recipes, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author's wife Liccy "to Jane with lots of love Liccy" to title, 1994; My Year, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author's wife "Dear Jane, I think this is the perfect combination of Roald and Quentin..." on half-title, 1993, original boards, all but the third with dust-jackets, light toning, otherwise fine copies, 8vo & 4to (4)
Lot 350
NO RESERVE Waugh (Evelyn) Officers and Gentlemen, first edition, ownership inscription to endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, some nicks to edges, scuffing to upper panel, spine a little faded, lower panel a little discoloured, still overall a tight and sharp copy, 1955; The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, endpapers very lightly toned, original boards, dust-jacket, short tear to upper panel joint, light chips to spine ends, otherwise an excellent copy, 1957; and c.35 others relating to Waugh, including an album of newspaper cuttings relating to Waugh, v.s. (c.35)
Lot 123
Fothergill (John) & others. The Fothergill Omnibus: for which seventeen eminent authors have written short stories upon one and the same plot, first edition, number 248 of 250 copies signed by Fotherill and 17 other contributors on specially-printed limitation page to half-title verso, original green morocco, t.e.g., lightly faded, housed in original box (rubbed), 4to, 1931.⁂ Signed by Martin Armstrong, H.R. Barbor, Elizabeth Bowen, Gerald Bullett, Thomas Burke, G.K. Chesterton, A.E. Coppard, E.M. Delafield, L.P. Hartley, Storm Jameson, Margaret Kennedy, Edward Shanks, Helen Simpson, J.C. Squire, L.A.G. Strong, Frank Swinerton and Rebecca West.
Lot 237
NO RESERVE Moore (Brian) The Feast of Lupercal, first English edition, light even foxing to first few pages, one or two nicks to jacket ends, 1958; Judith Hearne, first edition, name removed from endpapers, lightly toned, jacket with neat tape repairs to spine head, spine a little faded, 1955, original boards, dust-jackets, overall very bright and crisp examples, 8vo (2)
Lot 311
Trevor (William) Trevor (William) A Standard of Behaviour, first edition, original boards, spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jacket, lightly spotted or marked, spine toned, panels faintly spotted, extremities chipped and frayed, 8vo,1958.⁂ Preceding the 1964 novel, The Old Boys, generally regarded as Trevor's first novel, A Standard of Behaviour was disowned by Trevor after publication and has been largely forgotten, 1958.
Lot 50
NO RESERVE Cameron (David) For the Record, one of 500 copies signed by the author, original cloth lettered in gilt, cellophane wrapping, 2019 § Blair (Tony) A Journey, first edition, signed bookplate by the author laid down to dedication page, original boards, dust-jacket, a fine copy; and another copy of the first, trade edition, 8vo (3)
Lot 41
Brodkey (Harold) The Runaway Soul, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Tom Maschler to endpaper, jacket with light toning to head, 1991 § Mitchell (David) Cloud Atlas, first edition, signed by the author, jacket with light sunning to spine, 2004 § Chevalier (Tracy) Girl with a Pearl Earring, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on title, first state jacket, spine slightly faded, 1999, original boards, dust-jackets; and 22 others, all signed or inscribed, 8vo (25)
Lot 202
Le Carré (John) Smiley's People, first American trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Nanny from one of her literary babies with good wishes for happy Christmas John le Carré" on half-title, light spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, one or two nicks to spine head and corners, spine very lightly faded, otherwise fine, 8vo, New York, 1979.
Lot 102
Eliot (T.S.) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, first American edition, some cracking to title gutter but holding firm, original cloth, some light foxing, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine sunned, spine ends chipped with loss to foot, some chipping to fore-edge, [Gallup A34b], 4to, New York, [1939].
Lot 212
Leavitt (David) While England Sleeps, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, fine copy, 1993 § Sims (George) The Terrible Door, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, fine copy, 1964 § Murakami (Haruki) The Elephant Vanishes, first edition, original cloth-backed boards, New York, 1993 § Pullman (Philip) Once Upon a Time in the North, one of 1500 copies signed by the author and illustrator, compass inserted to rear pocket, original cloth with pictorial only to upper cover, slip-case, 2008; and 12 others, modern literature, 8vo (16)⁂ The first is a rare item, which was withdrawn by Leavitt's former publisher after Stephen Spender threatened legal action, alleging that Leavitt had plagiarised his life, and, worse, bowdlerised his own record of it, World Within World. This being one of only a few copies that was not recalled by the publisher.
Lot 288
Spark (Muriel) The Go-Away Bird, first edition, signed presentation inscription to her friends Neville and June Braybrooke, "June and Neville dears with fondest love Muriel 20.11.58" to front free endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, a couple of nicks to edges, otherwise an excellent copy, 8vo, housed in custom-made drop-back box, 1958.
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