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Click here to subscribeNIGHTINGALE, FLORENCE, 'NOTES ON NURSING - WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT IS NOT', first edition, 1860, with advertisements for Burke's Peerage CONDITION REPORTSpine in poor condition, front cover with water damage and cup ring stain, front few leaves loose and section of back leaves nearly loose, barely bound. leaves with fixing and generally yellowed, some scribblings in pencil.
Fleming [Ian]: Thunderball, pub by Jonathan Cape, issued by The Book Club, first edition 1961, with dustwrapper; Three Others, 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', first edition 1963, 'You Only Live Twice', first edition 1964 and 'The Spy Who Loved Me', first edition 1962, all with dustwrappers. (4)
Curtis [Charles H]: Orchids For Everyone, pub by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1910, green cloth boards, inscribed; John [Rev.C.A.]: Flowers in the Field, pub by George Routledge and Sons Ltd, 1911, fourth impression and Wood [Rev Canon Theodore and Pycroft [W.P.]: The British Bird Book, illus by Roland Green, pub A and C Black Ltd, 4-6 Soho Square, London WI, first edition, 1901. (3)
L'Epee Fondee an 1839, c.1980/90, a rare gilt brass limited edition brass gilded carrousel type tourbillon Gorge cased carriage clock, the white enamel dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, Arabic five-minute numerals, alarm setting, date and days of the week dials below, aperture for the moon phases with lunar calendar, blued steel Breguet hands, the signed movement numbered 79, striking on a gong, the case numbered 79, 14 x 9.5 x 8cm, key. When this model was first produced L?Epée made the following statement: L?Epée has decided to return to one of the firm?s key areas of expertise that has made the company famous over the years by designing and developing one of the complications most sought-after by connoisseurs: a ?Carrousel? type tourbillon. In this type of complication, the balance, the spring and the escapement are housed within a carriage of which the rotation axis coincides with the centre of the escapement and performs one complete turn per minute. This finely tuned carriage contains a poising weight and its rotation is driven by the barrel via a classic gear train. Condition report, overall very good condition, good case, good dial, good glass, the working movements keeps time, all features appear to work but not guaranteed. Appears original key.
THE BEATLES - A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES & EPHEMERA comprising The Beatles Monthly, Nos 2-17 & 19-31 inclusive (Sept. 1963 - Feb. 66); Lennon, John. In His Own Write, first edition, Cape, London, 1964; Lennon, John. A Spaniard in the Works, first edition, Cape, London, 1965; Beat Monthly, Nos 1-23 (May 1963 - March 1965); and other items.
Framed Tower of London Ceramic Poppy from 2014. World War I commemorative item sculpted by the artist Paul Cummins these were displayed in the Towers Moat and each symbolised a British Military fatality from WWI. A wonderful poignant display. ''Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red'', also included is a Royal Mail commemorative tin containing First Day covers marking the Great War 1914 and a Royal Mint 2 pound coin as well as a framed FLANDERS FIELD ltd edition commemorative coin and a 1981 Diamond Jubilee plate. interesting collection.
JAMES BOND memorabilia to include framed 3 RICHARD KIEL autographs on a first day cover on May 18 2001, a 1978 publicity shot from The Spy Who Loved Me, and also a publicity shot from Moonraker with ROGER MOORE, frame size 81cmx35.5cm, plus a framed JAMES BOND GREATEST HITS showing the cover and LP, frame size 77cmx42.5cm and a boxed 007 Ultimate Casino edition of 22 James Bond DVDs and container (perspex cracked) with unopened playing cards and casino chips (48cmx15cmx21cm)Approx 3 pieces
A FIRST EDITION copy of THE THIRTY NINE STEPS by John Buchan published Blackwood and Sons 1915, has sustained some water damage with one loose page, plus a copy of part 1 of the author's copyright edition of 800 LEAGUES UP THE AMAZON by Jules Verne, some foxing to pages, also MEMORIES by John Galsworthy, illustrated by Maud Earl, printed by Heinemann in 1919, some colour illustrations (one loose page),Approx 3 pieces
dating: 1878 provenance: USA, Round, rifled barrel (clean bore, visible rifling), provided with front sight and small folding rear sight, without visible marking of the 44/40 caliber. Frame with working mechanism, upper tang with model, serial number '263xx' in the lower part, saddle ring on the left side. Some pitting. Smooth wooden butt and fore-end. Iron mounts, butt plate with compartment. Together with a letter from the Cody Firearms Museum confirming that the weapon was received in the warehouse on December 29, 1878 and was shipped on April 7, 1879. The serial number of this interesting piece is in the range of the 'Late First Model' (see Flayderman's Guide 9th Edition, page 308, 5K-039). The dust cover has no checkered thumbrest, and slides under the guides, which are located on the sides of the opening of the receiver. All this also confirmed by the accompanying letter. length 98 cm.
dating: 1853 - 1857 provenance: London, Octagonal, rifled, 36 cal barrel (bore needs cleaning, visible rifling) with the rear marking 'ADDRESS. COL: COLT LONDON.' The left side featuring marks of the London test bench, number '5', and serial number '9xx'. Missing wedge screw. The barrel with 30% of its antique bluing. The cartridge rammer with remains of coeval bluing and without numbers. Polished cartridge rammer and with serial number coeval with the barrel. Six-shot cylinder with 40% of the antique bluing, marks of the test bench, a scene of a naval battle featuring the writing 'ENGAGED 16 MAY 1843', the mark 'COLT'S PATENT' and the same serial number as the barrel, remains of a scarcely-legible inscription 'Engraved ...' at the bottom, then with number '5'. Mechanism needs revision (the hammer rotates the cylinder, but does not load the trigger). Frame with 70% of bluing, 'COLT'S PATENT' marking on the left side, and coeval serial number at the bottom. Brass grip bands with most of the antique silver plating. Small rounded bridge. Serial number coeval with the other pieces on both bands, the one of the bridge with mark 'R'. Smooth walnut handle. Remains of a name marked on the bottom. In its antique case of the right size, with purple velvet lining (worn and with little damages), provided only with a flask marked 'J. BARLOW PATENT '. Interesting revolver with very low and coeval serial number on the components. The 'First Model' produced in London was provided with brass (not steel) bands on the handle, see 'Flayderman's Guide' 9th Edition page 90 (5B-062). length 33,3 cm.
Blunt (Wilfrid Scawen) The Land War in Ireland, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to the Franciscan Library at Crawley to endpaper, frontispiece portrait with light offsetting onto title, ink library stamp to title and endpaper, remains of label to endpaper, original buckram-backed boards, light toning to covers, 1912; Poetical Works, 2 vol., first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author as "Proteus" to endpapers, original cloth, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, 1914; and 3 others, Blunt, 8vo (6)
[Gogarty (Oliver St. John)], "Gideon Ouseley". The Enchanted Trousers, first edition, presentation inscription "To James Stephens with the writer's homage" on title, some light spotting, original wrappers, some light marginal sunning light creasing to corners, light markings, 8vo, Dublin, [1919].⁂ A rare early play by Gogarty, Library Hub lists only 3 copies. With an excellent association, inscribed to Gogarty's good friend and fellow Irish writer, James Stephens.
Greene (Graham) The Return of A.J. Raffles, first edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by the author to limitation page, original boards, spine gilt, dust-jacket, 1975; Yes and No and For Whom the Bell Chimes, one of 750 copies signed by the author to colophon page, original cloth, gilt, 1983, fine copies, 8vo (2)
[Gogarty (Oliver St. John)], "Alpha and Omega". Blight. The Tragedy of Dublin, first edition, initialed presentation inscription from the author to James Stephens dated "8.I.18" on title, light marginal toning, original printed wrappers, spine broken, covers detached, light toning and some chipping to margins, 8vo, Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1917.⁂ Gogarty's scarce second published work with an excellent association, inscribed to his good friend and fellow Irish writer, James Stephens.
Hemingway (Ernest) For Whom the Bell Tolls, first edition, first printing with "A" to copyright page, pp.339-365 with small marginal stain at lower edge, one or two other instances of soiling or spotting (including half-title), endpapers and pastedowns browned, bookplate, original cloth, spine toned and rubbed, small amount of soiling to lower cover, dust-jacket, second issue with photographer credit on lower panel, spine lightly toned, spine ends chipped, smaller chips to fold ends, one small tape repair to lower panel and 3 others to verso, creasing at edges, [Hanneman 18.A], 1940; and 3 other first editions (4)
NO RESERVE Hitchens (Christopher) Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and others. The General, 1990; History, 1990, first edition, signed by various authors to their respective stories, illustrations, original wrappers, very light rubbing to spine ends, otherwise fine copies, and 4 others from the Granta Penguin series, also signed by some authors, 8vo (5) ⁂ Signatures include Christopher Hitchens, Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Allan Gurganus, Gore Vidal, Julian Barnes, Martha Gellhorn, Bill Bryson and others.
Housman (Laurence) The Cloak of Friendship, first edition, with A.L.s. from the author loosely inserted, discussing his sister Clemence's new book, and regretting missing an invitation, presentation inscription from the author with his initials to front free endpaper, endpapers browned, uncut, original decorative cloth, lightly soiled, 1905; and 5 others by Housman, 4to & 8vo (6)⁂ A good group of Housman books, with an interesting manuscript letter from the author: "I am sorry that circumstances are against my coming on Saturday, not that I should have got any talk with you at all, but the subject and the speaker are both good, and I should have probably joined in the rampage. For I am very gone on the decay of the West, and believe that salvation though it "cometh neither from east and from the west and yet from the south" will come on the breath of an east wind and that in the process much of our western civilization will be blown inside out..." October 19th, 1905.
Gregory (Isabella Augusta, Lady).- Mr. Gregory's Letter-Box, 1813-1830, edited by Lady Gregory, first edition, William Robert Gregory's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper dated 4/3/'98, frontispiece portrait, title a little browned, some light marginal marking, 2 tipped-in newspaper clippings towards end, upper hinge weak, original cloth, light rubbing and fraying to spine tips and corners, 1898 § Hull (Eleanor, editor) The Poem-Book of the Gael, first edition, Lady Gregory's copy with her bookplate to front pastedown, and Autograph Note "With the author's compliment" tipped onto front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, some creasing and fraying to head and foot, 1912 § [Boyd (Ernest Augustus)] The Worked-Out Wad. A Sinn Fein Allegory, first edition, Lady Gregory's copy with her ink ownership inscription to title, browning to text, original wrappers, light toning, Talbot Press, 1918; and 8 others, Lady Gregory, including a Gregory family photograph and scrap album of children at Coole Park, 8vo & 4to (11)
Ishiguro (Kazuo) The Buried Giant, one of 200 copies, signed by the author, original boards with circle cut-out, 2015, with two facsimile manuscript pages, loose in portfolio, both items together in presentation cloth slipcase, gilt; The Buried Giant, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, 2015; Never Let Me Go, one of a limited edition signed by the author, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, presentation slipcase with illustration overlay to upper cover, sealed in original cellophane wrapping, 2005, overall in fine condition; and 3 other first editions by the same, 8vo (6)
James (M.R.) More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, first edition, half-title, advertisement leaf and 24pp. publisher's catalogue at end, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, some foxing, original pictorial cloth, spine faded and rubbed, fraying along joints and to extremities, small stain to upper cover, 4to, 1911.
NO RESERVE Jansson (Tove).- [Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". Alice I Underlandet [Alice in Wonderland], first Jansson edition, illustrations by Tove Jansson, some colour, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine and panel margins, chip to head of upper panel, 8vo, Stockholm, 1966.
NO RESERVE Jansson (Tove) Bildhuggarens Dotter [Sculptor's Daughter], first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine and panel margins, 2 puncture marks to spine, small patches of surface abrasion to lower panel, a very good copy overall, 8vo, Helsinki, 1968.⁂ The author's first book for adults, a memoir of her childhood in Finland.
Lawrence (D.H.) Apocalypse, first edition, number 71 of 750 copies, portrait frontispiece, bookplate, original boards, lightly sunned spine, dust-jacket, small hole to spine, small tears to extremities, sunned spine and edges, a little rubbed, Florence, G. Orioli, 1931 § Bradbury (Ray) The October Country, first English edition, illustrations, previous owner's ink inscription, original cloth, dust-jacket, a little rubbed, fractional creasing to spine extremities, 1956 § Conrad (Joseph) Suspense, first edition, half-title, frontispiece, faint spotting, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, loss to spine extremities, upper flap detached but present, creasing to top edge, rubbed, 1925; and 2 others, first editions, (5).
Le Carré (John) The Looking-Glass War, first edition, cut signature of the author to title, jacket price-clipped, very light sunning to spine, 1965; A Small Town in Germany, signed by the author on title, 1968; The Naive and Sentimental Lover, signed by the author on title, 1971, first editions, original boards, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jackets, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 8vo (3)
Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, cut signature of Alec Guinness to page facing title, jacket spine sunned, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, jacket with chip to head of spine, very slight sunning to spine, closed tear to foot of upper joint, 1977; Smiley's People, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1980, first editions, cut signature of the author to titles, original boards, some slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jackets, a little rubbed and creased at head and foot, 1974-80; and a first edition Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with a signed bookplate in a variant, possibly library, cloth, 8vo (4)
Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, first edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket spine sunned, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, fourth impression, signed presentation inscription from the author to Victor Ross on dedication p., 1977; Smiley's People, second impression, signed presentation inscription from the author to Victor Ross "with fraternal greetings!" to endpaper, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1980, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo.
Le Carré (John) The Honourable Schoolboy, first edition, signed by the author on title, map endpapers, original boards, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, short nick to head of upper panel rubbing and creasing to head and foot, still excellent overall, 8vo, 1977.⁂ The second title in the Karla trilogy. There are two issues with either map or plain endpapers, seemingly without any established primacy.
Le Carré (John) Single & Single, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated "2 Mar '99" on title, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine tips and corners else fine, 1999; and a signed second printing of the promotional "juggling" edition of the same, 8vo (2)
Lee (Harper) Go Set A Watchman, first edition, one of a limited tribute edition, original paper-backed boards, dust-jacket, 2015 with Bragg (Rick) Tribute to Harper Lee, one of 714 copies signed by the author, original wrappers with mounted illustration (with a duplicate), and a print of the dust-jacket artwork by 'Nall', signed by the artist, within paper envelope, together 4 in 1, morocco slipcase with mounted illustration; and a first American and first English edition of the same, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Lewis (Wyndham) The Wild Body, first edition, number 10 of 79 copies signed by the author to limitation page, bookplate to pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, spine faded, corners lightly rubbed, 8vo, 1927.⁂ Series of short stories by Lewis which appeared in English and American editions between 1917-1922. These tales follow the life of Ker-Orr - a persona of the writer - in his adventures traipsing around Brittany.
Mantel (Hillary) Every Day is Mother's Day, first edition, ex-library copy with endpapers removed, Essex Library bookplate to front pastedown, front hinge repaired, ink mark to half-title, stamps to title verso, marginal toning, original boards, dust-jacket with light creasing to extremities otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1985.⁂ The author's scarce first novel.
Mantel (Hilary) Bring Up The Bodies,one of a limited edition signed by the author, original pictorial cloth, sealed in original cellophane wrappers, 2012; The Mirror & The Light, one of 500 copies signed by the author, original boards, dust-jacket, slipcase, sealed within original cellophane wrappers, 2020, both first editions; and a first trade edition of the first mentioned, signed by the author, overall in fine condition, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Masefield (John) End and Beginning, first edition, 1934 § Graves (Robert) More Poems, jacket toned with extremities chipped, 1961 § Lehman (John) The Sphere of Glass and Other Poems, first edition, wrappers toned and lightly stained, some chips and creases to extremities, The Hogarth Press, 1944 § Day Lewis (C.) An Italian Visit, 1953, some ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpapers, original boards or wrappers, spine ends a little bumped, second with dust-jacket; and 26 others, poetry, 8vo (30)
Miller (Arthur) Death of a Salesman, first edition, ink ownership inscriptions to front endpaper, upper hinge starting, original pictorial cloth, spine and top edge very lightly sunned, first issue dust-jacket with the 'D' of 'Death' partially within the patch of yellow, price-clipped, small amounts of chipping to spine ends and corners, some light surface soiling and other light surface wear, 8vo, New York, 1949.
Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, half-title, illustrations by Ernest Shepard, pictorial endpapers (a little browned), original pictorial pink cloth, gilt, light sunning, light bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped with loss to first word of title at head of spine, light soiling and toning to covers, light creasing to head, 8vo, 1928.
Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, half-title, frontispiece and illustrations by Ernest Shepard, pictorial endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, very slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to spine extremities and top edge, small tear to upper corner, 8vo, 1928.
Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, deluxe issue, half-title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, pictorial endpapers, small bookseller's sticker to top corner of pastedown, original pictorial blue limp calf, light fading to fore-edges and spine, spine lightly rubbed, extremities rubbed and bumped, 8vo, 1928.
NO RESERVE Morrison (Arthur) Tales of Mean Streets, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, to half-title, very light browning and spotting to endpapers, hinges weak or breaking, original cloth, a little rubbed, spine ends bumped, very lightly faded, 8vo, 1894.⁂ Rare signed copy of Morrison's first book, a collection of unfeigned tales of London's East End and working-class life.
NO RESERVE Munnings (Sir Alfred) An Artist's Life, first edition, 4 A.L.s from the author loosely inserted, one tipped in to pastedown, other related ephemera pasted down to front free endpapers, illustrations, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, spine ends lightly frayed, dust-jacket, spine toned, ends lightly creased and chipped, tear to spine head with small portion of loss affecting title, 8vo, 1950.⁂ A good association copy with multiple letters and ephemera relating to the author.
NO RESERVE Nevinson (C. R. W.) The Great War The Fourth Year, first English edition, A.L.s signed from the author replying to an editor at the London Evening Standard inviting Nevinson to contribute to an ongoing series which celebrates artists views, plates, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpapers, very light foxing, largely affecting margins, original cloth-backed boards, spine ends bumped and frayed, 4to, 1919.⁂ Nevinson joined the army in the autumn of 1914 and went to Flanders as a mechanic and driver. Though he was invalided in 1916 he became one of the great war artists, producing some of the most unflinching and harrowing images of the conflict.
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