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Lot 65

Conrad (Joseph) A Set of Six, eleventh edition, signed presentation inscription from the author's wife "To Harold & Ada Conrad affectionately from Jessie Conrad, 1934" to endpaper, light rubbing to extremities, 1931; Notes on Life and Letters, first trade edition, second state, light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1921, original cloth; and another by the same, 8vo (3)⁂ The first an interesting association copy, inscribed to Harold Goodburn, Science master at King's School, Canterbury and private maths tutor to the Conrads' son John, along with his wife.

Lot 162

Joyce (James) Pomes Penyeach, first edition, half-title, errata slip tipped-in at end, original pale green boards, "Price One Shilling" to lower board, fractional sunning to extremities, ?later dust-jacket, a little rubbed, a near-fine copy, 16mo, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1927.

Lot 103

Grass (Günter) The Tin Drum, first English edition, cut signature of the author on title, light spotting to fore-edge, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, neat tape repair to lower fore-edge verso, light soiling to extremities, 8vo, 1962.

Lot 105

Graves (Robert) Over the Brazier, first edition, second impression, scattered faint spotting, original paper wrappers, upper cover with woodcut by Claud Lovat Fraser, 'second impression' at top corner, slight chipping and creasing to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1916.⁂ The author's first work.

Lot 265

Strachey (Lytton) Elizabeth and Essex. A Tragic History, first edition, A.Ls. by the author inserted in pocket on front pastedown, ink gift inscriptions to front pastedown, remains of adhesion to reverse of frontispiece, plates, original cloth spine faded, 8vo, 1928.⁂ With a charming letter dated February 1929 on Ham Spray House headed paper. Discussing English weather "the wind whistles and the sleet pelts" and stating happy he is that the recipient liked his book "I wish I could write one a week, if that would give you pleasure, but...!"

Lot 102

Golding (William).- Gekowski (R. A.) and P. A. Grogan. William Golding. A Bibliography 1934-1999, letter "I" of 26 lettered copies reserved for the authors and publishers from an edition limited to 126 copies specially-bound and signed by Golding, errata slip tipped in, original morocco-backed cloth, g.e., slip-case, 1994; A Moving Target, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, 1982, first editions, fine copies; and 2 others, first editions by the same (4)

Lot 179

Lee (Harper) To Kill A Mockingbird, first English edition, original cloth, lightly sunned at head, dust-jacket, slight chipping to extremities, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1960.

Lot 80

Eliot (T.S.) Murder in the Cathedral, first edition, [one of 750 copies], original wrappers, some very slight creasing to corners, a fine copy, 8vo, Canterbury, H. J. Goulden, 1935.⁂ Sold at the first performances of the play at Canterbury Cathedral. The production used a shorter version of the text to that published by Faber later in the year. This is the only printing of the text in this form.

Lot 3

Aiken (Conrad) Senlin: A Biography, first separate edition, light browning to endpapers, light toning to spine, [Woolmer 55], Hogarth Press, 1925; The Kid, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Ruth Herschberger, dust-jacket, short closed tear to foot of spine, 1947, original boards; and another inscribed by the same, 8vo (3)

Lot 81

Eliot (T.S.) Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, first edition, original upper cover and spine bound in at end, modern full tan crushed morocco, gilt, 8vo, 1939.⁂ A handsomely rebound copy of the first edition of the basis for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats".

Lot 9

Ardizzone (Edward) Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, first edition, illustrations by Ardizzone, original pictorial paper-covered boards, spine ends and lower corners very lightly scuffed, dust-jacket, small tear to upper panel top edge and lower joint head, tape repair to verso, small chip lower panel lower edge, minor bumping and creasing to upper and lower edge, a few light scuffs to spine, folio, 1936.

Lot 113

Greene (Graham) The End of the Affair, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine and panels, minor chipping to head of spine and corners, small chip to head of upper panel, an excellent example, 8vo, 1951.

Lot 165

King (Stephen) The Shining, first edition, first issue with code 'R49' present, light soiling and marking to front free endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, spine rubbed and faded, bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, an excellent example, 8vo, New York, 1977.

Lot 220

Munro (H. H.), "Saki". The Chronicles of Clovis, first edition, light browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, spine darkened, light rubbing and bumping to spine tips and corners, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1912.

Lot 258

Sherwood (Robert E.) Idiot's Delight, first English edition, signed by the author and full cast for the initial run at the Apollo Theatre, London on half-title and facing p., frontispiece, light marginal toning to text, original cloth, light fading to spine, rubbing and abrasions to lower cover, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, closed tears to head and foot of upper joint with tape repair to verso, light rubbing and surface soiling, 1938; and a copy of the programme for the same production, 8vo (2)⁂ Sherwood's first play (of three) to win the Pulitzer Prize. Adapted for a film of the same name in 1939.

Lot 244

NO RESERVE Roberts (William).- Roberts (David) Fantasy for Flute, first edition, n.d. § The London Artist's Association, December 1928 § A Simple Guide to Healthy Food, third edition, 1953 § William Roberts R. A. Drawings and Watercolours, 1915-1968, 1969, illustrations by William Roberts, original wrappers; and 14 others with illustrations by Roberts, 8vo & 4to (18)

Lot 292

Wolfe (Tom) The Right Stuff, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on half-title, puncture marks to endpaper caused by author's pen, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, vertical crease to spine, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, else excellent, 8vo, New York, 1979.⁂ Wolfe's classic account of the early days of the NASA space program, adapted for the acclaimed Philip Kaufman film.

Lot 171

Le Carré (John) Call for the Dead, first Penguin edition, double-signed by the author on title, light marginal browning, original pictorial wrappers, light toning, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1964.

Lot 93

Fleming (Ian) On Her Majesty's Secret Service, first edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, slight toning to spine, spine a little chipped at head and with small patch of browning to foot, but a bright and excellent copy generally with the spine lettering brighter than is usually found, 8vo, 1963.

Lot 64

Cohn (Nik) Today There are No Gentlemen, first edition, plates, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, repaired tear with creasing to head of rear panel, small nick to head of upper joint, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1971.⁂ Rare. Cohn's landmark book on men's fashion quickly sold out and was never reissued.

Lot 178

Le Carré (John) Our Game, first edition, first printing, bookplate signed by the author on title, 1995; Our Game, second printing, signed by the author on title, 1995, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies, 8vo (2)⁂ The first in the original first state dust-jacket, suppressed due to the author's dislike of the design.

Lot 164

Kazantzaki (Nikos) [sic]. Zorba the Greek, first English edition, presentation inscription by Carl Wildman to front free endpaper, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine head, dust-jacket, tiny 5mm tear to spine foot, otherwise a fine copy, 8vo, 1952.

Lot 150

Johnson (B. S., editor) The Evacuees, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Julia [Trevelyan Oman], an evacuee herself, with respect & affection, Bryan" to title, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, some rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, 1968.⁂ A good association copy. Julia Trevelyan Oman (1930-2003) television and theatre set designer and photographer. She collaborated with Johnson on the photobook Street Children for which Johnston would supply the words and she the photographs.

Lot 212

Milne (A. A.) Now We Are Six, first edition, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, de luxe binding of original olive green roan, gilt, g.e., very slight rubbing to corners and small cockle to leather on upper cover, almost fine, 8vo, 1927.

Lot 47

Buchan (John) A Prince of Captivity, signed by the author on title, some spotting to fore-edge, spine darkened with short tear to head, light fraying to spine ends and corners, jacket spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, splitting to lower joint, tear to upper panel with tape repair to verso, rubbing and surface soiling, 1933; The House of Four Winds, jacket with light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, very good generally, 1935, first edition, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 3 others by the same, including 1 signed, 8vo (5)

Lot 223

Nabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, first English edition, spotting to fore-edge, original boards, light bumping to head of spine, dust-jacket, upper panel with chip to lower corner and short closed tears to head and foot, light creasing and rubbing to head and foot, light surface soiling, a very good copy overall, 1959; and the first English edition of Bend Sinister, 8vo (2)

Lot 122

Highsmith (Patricia) and Doris Sanders. Miranda The Panda Is On The Veranda, first edition, illustrations by Patricia Highsmith, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light rubbing and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, closed tears with creasing to head and foot of upper panel, light surface soiling, 4to, New York, 1958.⁂ Rare. Highsmith's only foray into writing for children and seemingly the only time she was published as an illustrator.

Lot 49

Burroughs (William S.) The Naked Lunch, first edition, later issue with lower wrapper priced at 18 francs, original wrappers, light browning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to extremities, Paris, Olympia Press, 1959; The Naked Lunch, first English edition, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, 1964, excellent copies generally, 8vo (2)

Lot 291

Williams (Tennessee) Orpheus Descending with Battle of Angels, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, signed presentation inscription "A le Grande Robert, Orpheus descend avec La Bataille des Angels, Tennessee Williams '82" to title in thick felt pen, additionally inscribed "and much more - but this is honest for now - Tenn Wms." at foot of introduction, "Le Fin! 10" on p.118 (the end of the first work) and "La Bataille des Angels - Avant! Tenn 10" on p.119, some light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light spotting to spine, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, very short closed tear to head of lower joint, light rubbing to extremities, [Crandell A19.1.a], 8vo, New York, New Directions, [1958].⁂ An extraordinary copy inscribed multiple times by the allegedly inebriated Williams whilst in New Orleans.

Lot 177

Le Carré (John) Our Game, second printing, signed by the author on title, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 1995; The Russia House, first edition, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head and foot, 1989; The Night Manager, first edition, jacket creased at head and foot, tear to head of spine, 1993, original boards, dust-jackets; and 3 others by the same, 8vo (6)

Lot 90

Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, jacket with light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, light creasing to head and foot, extremities a little rubbed, 1961; The Man with the Golden Gun, jacket with slight chipping and creasing to spine ends and corners, 1965, first editions, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jackets; and a first edition of Carte Blanche, 8vo (3)

Lot 232

Pargeter (Edith) Hortensius, Friend of Nero, first edition, illustrations by John Farleigh, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, browning to spine, minor chipping to head of spine and upper panel, some light surface soiling, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1936.⁂ Parteger's first book, preceding the crime fiction, first under the name Jolyon Carr then as Ellis Peters, for which she became best-known.

Lot 70

Didion (Joan) Play It As It Lays, first English edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine very lightly sunned, minor bumping to spine ends and edges, 8vo, 1971.

Lot 52

Carey (Peter) The Fat Man in History, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For John Baxter, without whom..." to half-title, light marginal toning, original boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, St. Lucia, University of Queensland Press, 1974.⁂ The author's first book, inscribed to the Australian journalist and author John Baxter.

Lot 230

Owens (Iris) After Claude, first edition, signed by the author on half-title, original cloth, dust-jacket, small very light stain to foot of upper panel, else fine, 8vo, 1973.⁂ Rare signed, the author's first novel published under her own name.

Lot 282

Wells (H.G.) The World of William Clissold, 3 vol., first trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, some light spotting, publisher's order slips loosely inserted in each vol., original cloth, dust-jackets, light toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light surface soiling, 8vo, 1926.⁂ Wells' longest novel, scarce signed.

Lot 158

Johnson (B. S.) House Mother Normal, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to William Miller to title, additionally signed by the author on title, original boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, sunning to spine, rubbing and wear to extremities, 1971; Johnson (B. S.) Szerencsetlenek [The Unfortunates], signed presentation inscription from the author to June Tillinghast to title, original wrappers, some light rubbing and creasing, upper joint split at food, Budapest, 1969; Trawl, first edition, original boards, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, light toning and very short tear to head of rear panel, 1966; Street Children, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the photographer to Richard Levin to endpaper, photographic illustrations by Julia Trevelyan Oman, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, some light toning, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short tears to head and foot, 1964; and 18 others, Johnson, v.s. (22)⁂ William Miller, editor at Panther Paperbacks which would publish Johnson's works. June Tillinghast, wife of Tony Tillinghast, Johnson's long-standing friend and correspondent whose death from cancer in 1964 inspired The Unfortunates. June Tillinghast remained friends and correspondents following Tony's death. Richard Levin (1910-2000), head of design for BBC Television.

Lot 161

Johnson (B. S.) Aren't You Rather Young to be Writing Your Memoirs?, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated 5/11/73 to front free endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original boards, slight bumping to foot of spine, dust-jacket, some very light toning, some minor nicks or creased to spine tips and corners, but near-fine generally, 8vo, 1973.⁂ Rare signed, this copy was inscribed eight days before Johnson took his own life.

Lot 58

Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) My African Journey, first edition in book form, half-title, frontispiece and plates, 3 maps with routes in red (1 folding), publishers' advertisements at end, very light browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, slight dulling to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing to upper cover, some light marking but a bright and excellent copy generally, [Czech p.37, Hosken p.46], 8vo, 1908.

Lot 279

Walcott (Derek) Omeros, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, ink ownership inscription of Simon Rae to endpaper, occasional pencil notes to margins, publisher's press release notice with inscription "Simon Rae 5-600 by 21 September" to head loosely inserted, original cloth, light rubbing to head and foot, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1990.⁂ A good association copy inscribed to fellow-poet Simon Rae who seemingly was sent the copy for review and has made a few notes to that end in the margins. Scarce signed and now regarded as the Nobel Prize-winner's most significant work.

Lot 123

Hitchcock (Alfred).- Greenwood (Edwin) Old Goat. A fantasia on the theme of Blackmail and Sudden Death, first edition, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light fading to spine, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, 1937.⁂ A scarce book by the writer and director Greenwood, notable for its printed dedication to Alfred Hitchcock. Greenwood collaborated with Hitchcock on a number of films, including Young and Innocent, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Jamaica Inn (the last as an actor).

Lot 202

Mann (Thomas) Lotte in Weimar. Roman, first edition, original cloth, ring-mark to upper cover, dust-jacket, browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to foot of upper panel, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent copy, 8vo, Stockholm, Bermann-Fischer, 1939.⁂ Scarce in the dust-jacket.

Lot 293

Woolf (Virginia) Between the Acts, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Denis Healey to his mother dated August '41 to endpaper, endpapers a little browned, original cloth, spine sunned, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, extremities rubbed, light marking to covers, dust-jacket by Vanessa Bell, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, split to head of upper joint, some light spotting and ink marking to lower panel, extremities a little rubbed, a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1941.

Lot 141

Johnson (B. S.) Travelling People, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Royleen, Who believed in this novel when no one else did, and who is responsible for it being published at all" dated 27.3.63 to endpaper, A.L.s. from the author addressed to Molly Kershaw discussing the Somerset Maugham award and his film 'You're Human Like the Rest of Them' loosely inserted, newspaper clippings loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, some chipping to head of spine and corners, 1963; and another first edition of the same inscribed by Royleen to her mother, 8vo (2)

Lot 125

Hughes (Ted) The Earth-Owl and the Moon-People, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, else fine, 1963; Football, number 11 of 100 copies signed by Hughes and Battye, colour illustrations by Christopher Battye, folding concertina style into original boards, 1995; and 2 others, poetry, 8vo (4)

Lot 25

Banks (Lynne Reid) The L-Shaped Room, first edition, signed by the author on title, A.L.s. from the author loosely inserted, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, minor chipping to head of spine, light creasing to head, generally excellent overall, 8vo, 1960.⁂ In the letter Banks discusses the error to the dedication "which might if books work anything like stamps, make it more valuable one day." Due to a secretarial error, Banks' father Jamie was listed as "Janice" which "caused a terrible row at the time".

Lot 91

Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, original boards, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, 2 short closed tear to head, light creasing to head and foot, still an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1962.

Lot 234

Petrović-Njegoš (Petar II) The Mountain Wreath, translated by James W. Wiles, first English edition, plates, ink gift inscription from A. Wiles to endpaper, spotting, original cloth, dust-jacket, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1930.⁂ First English edition of Njegoš' epic poem, a masterpiece of Slavic literature and the national epic of Serbia, Montenegro, and Yugoslavia. Rare in the dust-jacket.

Lot 39

Briggs (Raymond) The Snowman, first edition, illustrations by the author, original pictorial boards, spine ends and corners bumped, Hamish Hamilton "£3.95" price sticker to lower cover, some light surface soiling and slight toning, but generally excellent overall, 8vo, 1978.

Lot 20

Ardizzone (Edward) Johnny's Bad Day, first English edition, original pictorial paper boards, dust-jacket, spine lightly sunned, 1970 § Thomas (Dylan) A Child's Christmas in Wales, original pictorial paper boards, dust-jacket, some corners very lightly bumped, 1978 § Brand (Christianna) Naughty Children, original cloth, dust-jacket, small chip head of lower fold, spine ends a little scuffed, 1962 § Corrin (Stephen) The Fantastic Tale of the Plucky Sailor and the Postage Stamp, original pictorial paper boards, dust-jacket, 3 small tears along upper edge, light spotting to flaps, 1954, all signed by or with signed presentation inscriptions from Edward Ardizzone, illustrations by Ardizzone; and 49 others similar children's illustrated by Ardizzone, several signed by Ardizzone, v.s. (53)

Lot 74

Dostoevsky (Fyodor Mikhailovich) Poor Folk, Translated from the Russian... by Lena Milman with an Introduction by George Moore, first edition in English, title in red and black with illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, Ralph Partridge's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, Free Russia Library ink stamp to endpaper, original cloth after design by Beardsley, spine darkened, spine ends and corners bumped and frayed, light rubbing and soiling, 8vo, 1894.⁂ Ralph Partridge (1894-1960) member of the Bloomsbury Group.

Lot 175

Le Carré (John) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, uncorrected proof copy, bookplate double-signed by the author on title, original wrappers, light creasing to spine, else fine, proof dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example, 8vo, 1974.⁂ The scarce proof dust-jacket, differing from that on the first edition in several respects being slightly shorter, with the blurb to the upper flap in a different format and lacking the ISBN number on the lower flap.

Lot 6

NO RESERVE Allonby (Edith) The Fulfillment, first edition, half-title, portrait frontispiece, tissue-guard, front free endpaper and half-title becoming loose, cracked hinges, scattered faint spotting, original decorative cloth, sunned spine, bumping to corners and extremities, 8vo, 1905.⁂ Allonby (1875-1905) was a school teacher and fantasy author. Due to the poor sales of her earlier books, Allonby's publisher rejected this title. As a result Allonby committed suicide, aged only 30, leaving a note that read in part, "I have tried in vain ... yet shall The Fulfilment reach the people to whom I appeal, for I have found another way." This act changed the publishers minds, and made this posthumous book a sensation of the time.

Lot 228

NO RESERVE Orwell (George) Collected Essays, first edition, marginal pencil markings throughout, original green cloth, dust-jacket, very short neat tear to head of lower panel, spine with a few small spots at head and slightly browned, in all a very good copy of a seemingly rare book in commerce, 8vo, Secker & Warburg, 1961.

Lot 75

Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Hound of the Baskervilles, first edition, with "you" for "your" on p.13 line 3, 16 plates by Sidney Paget, ink stamp to contents page, occasional spotting, occasional cracking at gutter, original red pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt and black, upper cover slightly scuffed, some toning, mainly to spine, [Green & Gibson A26; Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone], 8vo, 1902.

Lot 241

Rand (Ayn) The Fountainhead, first English edition, cracking to gutter of title-page but holding firm, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few small nicks and tears with light creasing to head and foot, extremities a little rubbed, a very good copy, 8vo, 1947.

Lot 66

Curtois (M. A.) In the Minden Town, first edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to extremities, a bright and excellent example, 8vo, 1926.⁂ A scarce early Faber mystery novel, especially so in the dust-jacket.

Lot 226

Orwell (George) Animal Farm, first edition, original cloth, sunning to spine and cover margins, spine ends and corners a little bumped and with some minor fraying, 8vo, 1945.

Lot 170

Le Carré (John) Call for the Dead, first edition, second impression, bookplate double-signed by the author to title, light browning to half-title, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends, facsimile dust-jacket, 8vo, 1961.

Lot 249

Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, first 'adult' hardback edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, slight bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine light creasing to head, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 2005.⁂ Rare to find flat-signed.

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