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Lot 366
Emery (M.F.) Switzerland Through The Stereoscope: A Journey Over and Around the Alps, sml. 4to, cloth, illus., with a booklet of maps and plans in rear cover wallet, 1901; Muddock (J.E.) (Editor) The J.E.M. Guide to Switzerland: The Alps and How To See Them, 12mo, soft covs., illus. with maps and plates, 1886; and four other books on Switzerland; together with Mantovani (Roberto) and Diemberger (Kurt) K2: Challenging the Sky, folio, cloth, illus., first edition 1995; Ohmori (Koichiro) and Bonnington (Chris) Over The Himalaya, obl. 4to, cloth, illus., 1994, with d.w; and other modern illustrated books on Mountains and Mountaineering. (21)
Lot 374
Greenaway (Kate) An Alphabet, 64mo, glazed, colour-illus. soft covs, illus. in colour, George Routledge & Sons, 1885; Greenaway (Kate) (Illustrator) A Day in a Child's Life with Music by Myles B. Foster and others, 4to, printed boards, illus. in colour, George Routledge & Sons, first edition, 1881; Harte (Bret) The Queen of the Pirate Isle, 4to, printed cloth, illus. in colour by Kate Greenaway, Chatto & Windus, 1886; and Taylor (Jane and Ann) Little Ann and Other Poems, 8vo, printed boards, illus. in colour by Kate Greenaway, Frederick Warne & Co., 1883.
Lot 401
Hunt (John) Our Everest Adventure, 4to, cloth, illus., first edition, 1954, with d.w; Jackson (Monica) and Stark (Elizabeth) Tents In The Clouds, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1956; Jackson (John A.) More Than Mountains, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1955; and other books on climbing Everest; together with Marshall (Howard) Men Against Everest, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1954, with d.w; Harrer (Heinrich) Seven Years In Tibet, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1953, with d.w; Lambert (Raymond) and Kogan (Claude) White Fury, 8vo, cloth, illus., first British edition, 1956; and other books on Mount Everest and Tibet. (29)
Lot 408
Fennett (A.R.) Across The Great St. Bernard, 8vo, cloth, illus., 1904; Michelet (Jules) The Mountain (translated into English), 4to, gilt-cloth, illus., 1872; and other books on Mountaineering; Rey (Guido) Peaks and Precipices: Scrambles in the Dolomites and Savoy, lge. 8vo, gilt-cloth, illus., first edition, 1914; and other books on climbing in the Dolomites. (7)
Lot 853
Star Wars - Episode I - x2 Dark Horse issued limited edition artist signed comic books. The first being #1 Dynamic Forces Exclusive Gold Foil Edition signed to the cover by Howard M. Shum, the second Anakin Skywalker #1 Dynamic Forces Exclusive Gold Foil Edition signed by Steve Crespo. Both as new, sealed, with certificates.
Lot 325
London: William Heinemann, 1921-19278vo, various pages, original beige hardcover bindings with black lettering to spines, and facsimile of author’s signature to the front boards.20 Volume complete set. Vol. 1 signed by Joseph Conrad on limitation page. Limited edition of 780 sets, of which this is no. 534. “Notes on Life and Letters†(Vol. 18) appears here as a first edition.This uniform complete edition in 20 volumes includes the following of Conrad’s works: Almayer’s Folly, Tales of Unrest, An Outcast of the Islands, The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’, Typhoon, Lord Jim, Youth, Romance (with F. M. Hueffer, better known as Ford Maddox Ford), Nostoromo, The Secret Agent, The Inheritors, A Set of Six, Under Western Eyes, A Personal Record, The Mirror of the Sea, ‘Twixt Land and Sea, Chance, The Shadow Line, Within the Tides, Victory, The Arrow of Gold, The Rescue, Notes on Life & Letters, The Rover, Suspense.Condition: Very good. Small superficial chip to front board of vol. 12. Minor bump to bottom edge of vol. 13. Small section of the cloth binding missing from the bottom corner of front board of vol. 20, and a light stain to the same volume’s bottom corner of rear board. Overall the volumes have some light rubbing to the boards, slight shelfwear to the tops and tails of spine, and the spines have some light sunning. Each volume has clean and clear texts, and all are well bound.
Lot 443
Camberwick Green - Robert Harrop - a Limited Edition resin statue CGS10 The Mayor & Lord Belborough 'The Balloon'. Limited to 1,000, this being a First Edition. Contents appear mint. Boxed. Note; from a large collection of Robert Harrop & other statues / figurines. Condition is stated within each description, however buyers are reminded that such statements are not forensic reports and all items will remain sold 'as is'. As a rule, statues do appear mint and undamaged, but this is not guaranteed. Boxes range in condition, and some have wear from storage. In all instances buyers are required to satisfy themselves. Certificates / paperwork are present if photographed, if there are no photographs of certificates then one isn't present.
Lot 476
Camberwick Green – Robert Harrop – CGMB5 Mickey Murphy's Baker's Van Musical Box (Limited Edition to 2,000 - First Edition). Highly detailed resin statue based on the classic children’s animated series. Statue appears mint, with no damage. Boxed. Note; from a large collection of Robert Harrop & other statues / figurines. Condition is stated within each description, however buyers are reminded that such statements are not forensic reports and all items will remain sold 'as is'. As a rule, statues do appear mint and undamaged, but this is not guaranteed. Boxes range in condition, and some have wear from storage. In all instances buyers are required to satisfy themselves. Certificates / paperwork are present if photographed, if there are no photographs of certificates then one isn't present.
Lot 35
Set of 10 original vintage advertising posters for German newspapers and magazines. 1. Uhu im August / in August, featuring a fun illustration of a gentleman reading a magazine while resting in a hammock. The Uhu was a monthly magazine published by Berlin Ullstein Verlag from 1924 to 1934; 2. Berliner Illustrierte / Berlin illustrated, a German weekly illustrated magazine that was published in Berlin from 1892 to 1945. The poster features a photograph of a gentleman and two silhouettes of ladies in the background, caption reads - mit dem neuen Roman Leben ohne Geheimnis von Vicki Baum / with the new novel Life without a Secret by an Austrian writer Vicki Baum (Hedwig Baum, 1888-1960); 3. Berliner Illustrierte / Berlin illustrated with a photograph of two elegantly dressed ladies in white gowns and long gloves with pink and black background pattern with April! on it; 4. Kohlers Taschen Liederbuch fur das Deutsche Volk / Kohler's pocket songbook for the German people, Jubilee edition containing 500 of the most popular fatherland, folk, student, drinking, soldier, warrior, wandering, etc. songs; 5. Die Grune Post / Green Post 20 pf, set over purple background. The Green Post was a Sunday newspaper for town and country from Ullstein Verlag, first published in 1927; 6. Modern youth with technical inclinations! You are interested in: The profession of mechanic. A guide through all mechanics - special jobs. The profession of the future! The book describes the requirements, training, activities and prospects of the mechanic in 17 special professions: truck driver, model mechanic, toolmaker, orthopaedic mechanic, sewing machine mechanic, socket maker, pilot, surgical mechanic, motor and vehicle fitter, optician, printing mechanic, techn . ship's officer, weaving machine mechanic, watchmaker, instrument maker, typewriter mechanic, bicycle mechanic; 7. Die Grune Post / Green Post 20 pf, brown lettering set over gradual green background; 8. Lieben Tage Funkblatter mit Programm 20 Pfennig / Dear Days Funkblatter with program, featuring pink and blue design; 9. Kolnische Illustrierte / Cologne illustrated, a German illustrated magazine that was published in Cologne from 1926 to 1945. The poster features a photograph of a gentleman, possibly a pope, talking to a lady, captioned - Moskau, Oktober 1929 zu unserem heutigen Aufsatz / Moscow, October 1929 for today's essay; 10. Kolnische Illustrierte / Cologne illustrated with a photograph of a gentleman sailing on a sailboat, caption below reads - Wie lange hält er das aus? / How long can he stand it? Various condition with tears, stains and losses, please examine the photos of the listing Country of issue: Germany, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 50x32, 55x36, 25x14, 39x29, 30x22, 40x28, 36x26, 39x27, year of printing: 1920s.
Lot 157
Two first edition prints after Robert Taylor comprising Spitfire signed by Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, CBE, DSO, DFC and Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson, CB, CBE, DSO, DFC and Hurricane, signed by Wing Commander R R Stanford Tuck DSO, DFC, RAF (Retd), each mounted and framed under glass, approximately 40 cm x 52 cm image size. [2]
Lot 1564
(1908 - 1997) American film actor, star of 'Harvey' and 'It's a Wonderful Life', among many others. A signed first edition of his book: ‘Jimmy Stewart and His Poems’ (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.), 1989. 31pp. 8vo., hardback copy bound in red cloth, dustjacket included. Stewart boldly signs on the first flyleaf. Some light spotting on the dustjacket, else fine. Accompanied by an original advertisement for a book signing to promote this particular book.
Lot 268
(1893 - 1981) American general of World War II who commanded the largest ground force ever led by one man. He was later Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Good content T.L.S. on his five-star general's letterhead, 1p. 8vo., California, Feb. 17, 1975, to a family friend. In part: '...Thank you for the first edition of the Smythe Report on The Manhattan Project and for the volume on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings...moved by your thoughtfulness in searching for a gift...Kitty has long treasured your counsel and your friendship and the more I see of you the more do I see why...' Signed in blue ink at the conclusion. Fine.
Lot 1
Africa.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, half-title in vol.2 only (as issued), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates with tissue guards, 9 folding engraved maps and plans, 3 with partial hand-colouring, with Directions to Binder leaf at end of vol.2 but lacking 2pp. advertisements, occasional marginal foxing, light offsetting from maps, one or two with short tears to folds or fore-edge, X2 in vol.1 slightly creased at lower edge, with L.s. from Barrow loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, gilt, spines gilt with red roan labels, rubbed, joints cracked, spine of vol.1 neatly repaired at head, [Abbey, Travel 322; Tooley 85], 4to, 1806.⁂ The second and best edition, including plates after Daniell, not present in the first edition. The inserted letter is from Barrow in his position as Second Secretary to the Admiralty, a post which he held from 1804-06 and 1807-45. It is a partly-printed standard letter of acknowledgement with date, details, signature and addressee supplied in manuscript by Barrow, and is addressed to Rear Admiral Sir Graham P.Hamond Bt. of HMS Talbot at Devonport thanking him for his report of arrival at Plymouth in October 1834.
Lot 10
China.- de Tournon (Charles Thomas Maillard) Memoires pour Rome sur l'Etat de la Religion Chretienne dans la Chine, avec le Decret de... Pape Clement XI sur l'Affaire des Cultes Chinois, et le Mandement de M le Cardinal de Tournon, first edition, stamps and small ink ownership initials to front free endpaper and B5, contemporary speckled morocco, rebacked by Chivers of Bath, library number to spine, [Cordier 912], 8vo, n.p., 1709.⁂ Fascinating work relating to the Chinese Rites Controversy - a dispute among Roman Catholic missionaries over the religiosity of Confucianism and Chinese rituals during the 17th and 18th centuries. The controversy arose as the Jesuits argued that the Chinese rituals and Confucianism were secular customs, and thus should be tolerated, while the Dominicans and the Franciscans disagreed and urged Rome to condemn and ban these rites. This work stands as Tournon's decree to communicate the prohibition of Chinese rites. Eventually the Pope favored Tournon's side and issued a bill which officially condemned the Chinese rites in 1715. As a response, Kangxi Emperor revoked his edict of tolerance in 1717 and in 1721 the Christian missionaries were expelled from China.
Lot 103
NO RESERVE Obstetrics.- Ould (Fielding) A treatise of midwifry. In three parts., first edition, initial imprimatur f., 2 engraved plates of obstetrical instruments, a few marginal repairs, including imprimatur and title, occasional spotting or light staining, antique style calf-backed marbled boards, richly gilt spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [G&M 6151; Wellcome IV, p.275; Blake p.334], 8vo, Dublin, printed by and for Oli. Nelson at Milton's Head in Skinner-Row; and for Charles Connor at Pope's Head at Essex-Gate, 1742.⁂ Ould's 'Treatise is the first text-book of obstetrics of any importance in English.' (G&M). Identified on the title as 'man-midwife' Sir Fielding Ould (1710-89) was an Irish physician who practiced at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin, specialising in obstetrics.
Lot 105
NO RESERVE Steamship.- Hulls (Jonathan) A Description and Draught of a New-Invented Machine for carrying Vessels or Ships Out of, or Into any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind and Tide, or in a Calm..., number 25 of 27 small paper facsimile reprints, from an edition limited to 39, inscribed "Presented by Mr. [John] Sheepshanks, the Author of this Reprint, to Josiah Parkes" on front free endpaper, also with manuscript note of limitation at head, folding engraved frontispiece, contemporary half roan, by Rivière, rubbed, 12mo, [1855].⁂ A very limited reprint of an account of the first attempt to use steam to propel a vessel in water, first published in 1737 and containing one of the earliest detailed representations of a steam paddle boat. As the note on the endpaper states this is one of 27 copies reprinted the same size as the original edition; there were also 12 copies on old paper in small 4to.
Lot 109
NO RESERVE Mountaineering.- Alps.- Simler (Josias) Vallesiae et Alpium descriptio, second edition, engraved allegorical title by Duysend, light water-staining towards end, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed and scuffed, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, preserved in modern cloth slip-case, [Perret 4059; Willems 390], 24mo, Leiden, Elzevier, 1633.⁂ First published in 1574 this is considered to be the first work devoted to mountains. Chapters contain information on the dangers and difficulties of Alpine travel, and advice is given for climbing above the snow line. It also contains the first mention of crampons to be used by climbers, and there are sections on keeping warm and on snow blindness.
Lot 111
NO RESERVE Noel (Francis J., editor) Erotopaegnion, sive Priapeia veterum et recentiorum, 2 parts in 1, 2 engraved plates, light spotting, contemporary morocco, gilt, by J.Heritier of Paris, inner gilt dentelles, g.e., slightly rubbed, corners bumped, Paris, C.-F.Patris, 1798 § Campe (J.H.) Sümmtliche Kinder- und Jugendschriften, vol.22 only, engraved frontispiece of a tattooed Maori, folding engraved map of South Seas (spotted and torn, repaired), modern calf, Braunschweig, 1807 § Huet (Pierre Daniel) Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation des Anciens, second edition, contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt, rubbed, head of spine worn, Paris & Brussels, 1716 § Gillet (S.) Galenus moralis ac mysticus, praescribens alexipharmaca et amuleta..., second edition, 2 full-page engraved illustrations (one shaved at head), errata leaf at end, spotting and soiling at beginning and end, small ink stamp of Bibliotheca Heberiana to front free endpaper, contemporary roan-backed boards, spine worn and cracked, [Wellcome III, 116], Louvain, G.Lipsius, 1661; and a nineteenth century hand-coloured German alphabet, 8vo & 4to (5)⁂ The first is a handsomely-printed anthology of erotic verse dedicated to phallic worship; the second an account of Cook's travels in the South Seas written for children.
Lot 132
NO RESERVE Read (Herbert) The Innocent Eye, first edition, critic David Shillan's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, A.L.s. from Read to Shillan discussing his childhood "I had a lucky start in life. But the child has a capacity for making the best of his surroundings, & more than one poet was born in the suburbs" loosely inserted, frontispiece after Chagall, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine chipping, stained and browned, chipping and creasing to head and foot of panels, 1933; and a group of 5 A.L.s., T.L.s. and A.C.s. from Read to the pianist Andor Foldes, travelling the world, discussing music and coming works, v.s. (6)
![Pied Piper of Hamelin.- [Rowlands (Richard)], "Richard Verstegan". A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In antiquities, fir](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0f2ebae3-45a8-4ffe-bee3-aed300ff1b1f/86ce3fd1-8726-41e8-b693-aed301048378/468x382.jpg)
Lot 137
Pied Piper of Hamelin.- [Rowlands (Richard)], "Richard Verstegan". A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence: In antiquities, first edition, title in red and black with engraved vignette of the Tower of Babel, engraved illustrations, damp-staining throughout, heavy in places, attractive early 20th century brown morocco, gilt with floral and foliate tooling to covers and spines, [STC 21361], 4to, Antwerp & London, Printed at Antwerp by Robert Bruney, And to be sold at London...by John Norton and John Bill, 1605.⁂ Amongst many other anecdotes and curious tales, this work includes the first printing in English of The Pied Piper of Hamelin (pp.85-87), dating the episode to 22nd July 1376.
Lot 138
Trade and timber.- Smith (Captain John) England's Improvement Reviv'd, first edition, water-staining and foxing, A1 becoming loose, wide margins, upper hinge weak, later half morocco, rubbed, [Wing S4092; Kress 1274; Goldsmiths' 1933; Keynes, Evelyn Bib. 125], 4to, In the Savoy, Printed by Tho. Newcomb for the Author, 1670.⁂ Scarce work dealing largely with forestry and timber, which was greatly in demand at the time for shipbuilding. It also Includes a description of the Orkneys and Shetlands and the Dutch fishing and trading in those areas. The treatise ends with a variety of subjects: 'Several observations about sheep', 'Several directions to make an aviary: also a fish-pond; and several observations about pigeons', 'The choice of cows for a dairy' and 'Directions to plant hops'.
Lot 140
NO RESERVE High Treason.- Collection (A) of the several Statutes, and Parts of Statutes, Now in Force, relating to High Treason, and Misprision of High Treason, second printing, initial imprimatur leaf, contemporary panelled calf, small manuscript label to spine, a little rubbed, by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, 1709 § Warrington (Henry Booth, Earl of) The Works, first edition, 10pp. advertisements at end, light browned, engraved bookplate of Newburgh Hamilton mounted on verso of title, ex-library copy with a few stamps, modern calf-backed marbled boards, [Wing D873], for John Lawrence...and John Dunton, 1694, 8vo et infra (2)
Lot 145
Cookery & Crafts.- Valuable Secrets in Arts and Trades, 3pp. advertisements at end of Preface, light spotting and soiling, contemporary manuscript recipe to front free endpaper, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, rebacked preserving old spine, corners repaired, for J.Barker..., 1800 § Tingry (P.F.) The Painter and Varnisher's Guide, second edition, 2 engraved plates (one folding), folding letterpress table, 4pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink signature to front pastedown and manuscript recipe for making "an excellent azure" to front free endpaper and others to rear, P5 & 6 torn, some light water-staining, original boards, uncut, a little rubbed, rebacked, 1816, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is a compendium of recipes and methods for making dishes, preserves, wines, oils, and vinegars, mixing paints and glues, preparing building materials, dyeing fabrics, successful engraving and casting, stain removal etc. ESTC lists only 2 copies of this edition (BL and Wellcome).
![[Combe (William)] [The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax], comprising The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque; The](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0f2ebae3-45a8-4ffe-bee3-aed300ff1b1f/685dad56-9a76-4d3f-b7c4-aed301043e48/468x382.jpg)
Lot 146
[Combe (William)] [The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax], comprising The Tour of Doctor Syntax in Search of the Picturesque; The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of Consolation; The Third Tour of Doctor Syntax, in Search of a Wife, 3 vol., first edition, 2 hand-coloured aquatint vignette titles (vol. 2 without) and 78 hand-coloured aquatint plates by Thomas Rowlandson, offset, vol. 2 with frontispiece laid down, a few plates trimmed close at fore-edge, not affecting image, very occasional spotting, later polished calf by Riviere & Sons, gilt, red and green morocco labels to spines, very lightly rubbed, g.e., large 8vo, 1812-21.
Lot 148
NO RESERVE Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord) Lara, A Tale; Jacqueline, A Tale, first edition, with half-title but lacking the 2 final advertisement leaves, bookplate of Edw. Crawshaw, attractive diced calf with decorative gilt border, by Zaehnsdorf, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 1814 § Trollope (Anthony) The Small House at Allington, 2 vol., second edition, wood-engraved plates by J.E.Millais, handsome later half brown morocco, by Morrell, spines gilt, t.e.g., 1864 § Pater (Walter) Marius the Epicurean, 2 vol., second edition, later half navy blue morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 1885 § Brontë (Charlotte, Emily & Anne) [Works], 6 vol., contemporary half burgundy morocco, by Mudie, slightly rubbed and faded, together in modern cloth slip-case, 1880-81; and c.55 others, miscellaneous, mostly literature, v.s. (c.60)
Lot 150
Mill (James) Elements of Political Economy, second edition, 5pp. advertisements at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription to head of title, some foxing to first and last few leaves, endpapers browned, contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spine with small loss to label, not affecting text, 1824 § Inglis (H. D.) Rambles in the Footsteps of Don Quixote, engraved frontispiece, title vignette and 5 plates by George Cruikshank, some foxing, corners and spine ends bumped, 1837 § Lord Kingsdown's Recollections of His Life at the Bar and in Parliament, ink ownership inscription to head of title, some splitting at gutter, very light spotting to first and last few leaves, spine sunned with small loss to ends, for Perusal by Private Friends only, 1868, last two in original cloth, spines gilt, rubbed; and 2 others, 19th century, 8vo (5)
Lot 154
NO RESERVE Maritime.- Kerigan (Thomas) Moore's Navigation Improved, second edition, very occasional spotting, 1835; The Complete Mathematical and General Navigation Tables, 2 vol., vol. 1 second edition, engraved folding frontispiece, vol. 2 new edition, first 100pp. or so with browning, including to title, front endpaper damp-stained, 1838-45, uniform contemporary half calf, vol. 2 upper cover large portion missing (board exposed), other covers lightly scuffed, 8vo (3)
Lot 155
Dickens (Charles) Master Humphrey's Clock, first edition, bound from the weekly parts, frontispieces and prefaces, an original upper wrapper from a weekly and monthly part bound at the front of each vol., some with hand-colouring, wood-engraved illustrations by G. Cattermole and H.K. Browne, bookplates of Charles Plumptre Johnson, 19th century half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, t.e.g., others uncut, lightly faded, still an attractive set overall, [Hatton & Cleaver 161-182], tall 8vo, 1840-41.⁂ Master Humphrey's Clock was one of the first works to appear in both weekly as well as monthly parts, containing the two novels The Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge.
Lot 156
NO RESERVE Borrow (George) Lavengro, 3 vol., first edition, portrait frontispiece, spotting, original cloth, paper spine labels, sunned spines, bumping to corners and extremities, rubbed, 1851 § Verne (Jules) The Demon of Cawnpore, frontispiece, plates, scattered spotting, previous owner's pencil inscription, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, a little rubbed, 1881 § Kipling (Rudyard) Humorous Tales, first edition, frontispiece, plates, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1931 § Goodchild (George) Q33, first edition, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, sunned spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1933; and others similar, 8vo (c.200)
Lot 158
NO RESERVE Gilchrist (Alexander) Life of William Blake "Pictor Ignotus", 2 vol., first edition, half-titles, plates and illustrations, occasional spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spines faded, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, some fraying to joints, London & Cambridge, 1863; and another, antiquarian, 8vo (3)
Lot 162
NO RESERVE Cope (Sir William) The History of the Rifle Brigade ... Formerly the 95th, frontispiece, plates and maps, scattered spotting, later half-morocco, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to corners, 1877 § Wellesley (Lord Gerald) & John Steegmann. The Iconography of the First Duke of Wellington, portrait frontispiece, plates, bookplate, original buckram, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1935 § Badges and Insignia of the British Armed Services, first edition, plates and illustrations, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, lightly sunned, small loss to spine foot, tape repairs, creasing to edges, 1974; and others military history, v.s. (39)
Lot 169
NO RESERVE Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Ian Hamilton's March, first edition, frontispiece, folding map at end, loss to bottom edge affecting image, publisher's catalogue at end, scattered spotting, original cloth, sunned spine, bumping to corners and extremities, 1900; London to Ladysmith via Pretoria, first English edition, folding map frontispiece, tear into image, 2 folding maps, publisher's advertisements at end, broken upper hinge, original pictorial cloth, backstrip splitting at joints, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, 1900; My African Journey, first English edition, frontispiece, plates, 2 loose, lacking 2 plates, 2 maps only (of 3), scattered spotting, advertisements at end, original pictorial cloth, sunned spine, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, 1908, [Woods A5; A4; A12]; and others on or by Churchill, 8vo (c.90)
Lot 174
NO RESERVE Lane (Edward William) The Thousand and One Nights commonly called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, 2 vol., additional vignette titles, illustrations, bookplate, original decorative cloth, sunned boards, bumping and chipping to corners and extremities, 1912 § Kipling (Rudyard) Limits and Renewals, first edition, original cloth, small tear to upper board, dust-jacket, slight creasing and chipping to edges, 1932 § Huxley (Aldous) Vulgarity in Literature, first edition, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, creasing and chipping to edges, 1930; and others including some odd volumes, 8vo & 12mo (c.250).
Lot 178
NO RESERVE Beerbohm (Max) The Works, 10 vol., limited edition signed by author, original cloth, fading to spines and top edges, bumping to corners and extremities, 1922 § Fleming (Ian) Octopussy and The Living Daylights, first edition, faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, light spotting, slight creasing to edges, 1966 § Betjeman (John) Continual Dew, signed by author, illustrations, original decorative cloth, gilt, slight bumping to spine foot, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slight creasing to edges, 1977; and others similar, 8vo (c.100)
Lot 190
Miller (Henry) Quiet Days in Clichy, first edition, half-title, photographic illustrations by Brassai, some damp-staining to first few leaves, occasional splitting at gutter, lower hinge largely broken but holding, original printed wrappers, rubbed at joints and extremities, patch of surface soiling and small chip to foot of upper cover, 8vo, Paris, The Olympia Press, 1956.⁂ With "first and original edition" to head of title.
Lot 191
NO RESERVE Shute (Nevil) On the Beach, first edition, previous owner's pencil inscription, scattered spotting to first and last few leaves, original cloth, lightly spotted spine, slight bumping to corners and extremities, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, slight creasing to spines and extremities, 1957 § Theroux (Paul) Jungle Lovers, first edition, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, 1971 § Murdoch (Iris) The Book and the Brotherhood, first edition, bookplate, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to edges, 1987 § Styron (William) Sophie's Choice, first edition, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, price-clipped dust-jacket, a little rubbed, 1979; and others fiction, 8vo (c.100)
Lot 194
Lee (Laurie) Cider with Rosie, signed presentation inscription from the author to Harold Butler to front free endpaper, dated 1967, original cloth, 1965 § Lessing (Dorris) The Good Terrorist, first American edition, signed by the author to title, original cloth-backed boards, 1985 § Ransome (Arthur) Pigeon Post, signed by the author to title, the odd spot, 20th century half morocco, preserved original endpapers, spine gilt but sunned, a little rubbed, t.e.g, 1947 § Moore (George) The Brook Kerith, A Syrian Story, one of 375 copies signed by the author and illustrator, wood-engraved title vignette, head- & tail-pieces and 9 plates by Stephen Gooden, bookplate of K. W. C. Down, ink ownership inscription to half-title, slight offsetting, endpapers lightly toned, original vellum, spine gilt, some light toning and soiling, slip-case, 1929; first two with spine ends bumped and dust-jackets, lightly rubbed and creased at extremities; and others, literature, including first editions of H. G. Wells and Henry James, v.s. (10)
Lot 199
NO RESERVE Causley (Charles) Twenty-One Poems, one of 75 copies signed by the author and illustrator from an edition of 300, illustrations by Robert Tilling, in colour, tipped-in, morocco backed boards, uncut, slipcase, The Celandine Press, 1986; Underneath the Water, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light surface soiling and wear, 1968; and 12 others by the same, 8vo, (13)
Lot 204
NO RESERVE Illumination.- Todd (Rev. James Henthorn) Descriptive Remarks on Illuminations in Certain Ancient Irish Manuscripts, first edition, 4 chromolithographed plates, original printed wrappers, spine slightly frayed, preserved in modern cloth portfolio, Society of Antiquaries, 1869 § Pollard (Alfred W., editor) Bibliographica, 12 parts in 3 vol., plates and illustrations, some colour, modern half morocco, original wrappers bound in at end, 1895-1897 § Liverpool Sunday School Union. Illuminated Testimonial to George Bevan Heyworth, manuscript on vellum, written in red & black ink on two facing leaves, initials in red/blue and gold with decorative floral borders in pen & ink and watercolour, signed by the officers at end, mounted in handsome burgundy morocco with Heyworth's initials to upper cover and floral corner-pieces in gilt, bevelled edges, original cloth drop-back box, 1926; and 4 others, mostly on illuminated manuscripts, v.s. (9)
Lot 21
NO RESERVE Italy.- Orioli (G.) Moving Along. Just a Diary, first edition, title with tipped in vignette illustration, occasional light foxing, original cloth, light bumping to spin ends and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small chip to foot of upper panel, light creasing ot head and foot, surface soiling, 8vo, 1934.⁂ Scarce journal of a walking tour in Italy.
Lot 213
NO RESERVE Britton (Lionel) Hunger and Love, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Louis Sterling, here is an attempt to sum up the aims and destiny of man" to endpaper, 1931 § Jacobs (W. W.) Odd Craft, signed presentation inscription from the author "There ought to be teetotalers for love the same as wot there is for drink" on dedication p.,light foxing, ink ownership inscription, spine dulled, extremities a little rubbed, [1903]; and 3 others, modern literature, 8vo (5)
Lot 215
NO RESERVE Carey (Peter) Oscar and Lucinda, first edition, toning to margins, original boards, dust-jacket, Australia, University of Queensland Press, 1988; True History of the Kelly Gang, first paperback edition, very light marginal toning, bookplate of John Baxter to inside front cover, original stiff wrappers, Australia, University of Queensland Press, 2000; True History of the Kelly Gang, first English edition, loosely inserted map signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, 2001, all signed by the author, near-fine generally; and 4 others by the same, 8vo (7)⁂ Including signed first edition of both Booker Prize-winning novels by Carey. John Baxter (b.1939) Australian-born writer, journalist and film-maker.
Lot 216
NO RESERVE Chardonne (Jacques) Eva, translated by Viola Gerard Garvin, first English edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1930; and 2 others, all published by Gollancz, 8vo (3)
Lot 217
NO RESERVE Cornford (Frances) Death and the Princess. A Morality, advance copy, original stiff wrappers, publisher's compliment and other stamp to upper cover, ink gift inscription, Cambridge, 1912; Collected Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, 1954; and 3 others, Frances Cornford, 8vo (5)
Lot 218
NO RESERVE Day-Lewis (Cecil) Beechen Vigil and other Poems, first edition of the author's first book, original wrappers, light creasing to extremities, short nick to head of spine, Fortune Press, 1925 § The Echoing Green, An Anthology of Verse, edited by Cecil Day-Lewis, first edition, signed by the editor on endpaper, endpapers a little foxed, original limp cloth, rubbed, light fraying to foot of spine, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1937; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (4)
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Lot 219
NO RESERVE [Ellerman (Winifred)], "Bryher". Film Problems of Soviet Russia, first edition, photographic plates, some light foxing, ink ownership inscription, original cloth, very light sunning to spine, Territet, POOL, 1929; Beowulf, Roman d'Une Maison de Thé dans Londres Bombardé. Préface d'Adrienne Monnier. Traduit par Hélène Malvan, first French edition, one of 100 copies on Vélin, original wrappers, light toning to spine, a few light stains to upper cover, Paris, 1958; and another by the same, 8vo (3)
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