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Lot 378
One volume “The Master of Game” by EDWARD II DUKE OF YORK, “The Oldest Book of Hunting”, edited by William A and F Baillie-Grohman with a foreword by with 52 facsimile photogravure plates and monotint reproductions, published by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co., London 1904, limited edition of 600 (this one un-numbered), bears inscription to front page by William A Baillie-Grohman “As a memento to my dear son Tom I have had this book bound in the skin of the first chamoix I killed quite alone. I shot the buck..?.. the grave wound in Brandenburg with my muzzle loader rifle at a great distance and carried it home to Metzen myself. The spot where I shot it can be seen from our corridors(?) at Metzen , dated London May 15 1905 and signed
Lot 105
Churchill, Winston S. The World Crisis. 1923-31 Volumes 2-6, First editions, original cloth, owner's name on volume 6 endpaper only, volume 3 binding slightly marked; Churchill, W.S. Arms and the Covenant. 1938, first edition, original blue cloth, spine slightly faded; Churchill, W.S. A Speech by the Prime Minister... in the House of Commons August 20th 1940, The Baynard Press, 1940. 8vo, original wrappers very spotted (7)
Lot 106
Clemens, Samuel Longhorne "Mark Twain" The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County London: G. Routledge, 1867. First English edition, 4pp. advertisements at end, small 8vo, original yellow pictorial wrappers, wrappers rubbed, dust-soiled & corners worn, spine repaired with paper tapeFootnote: Note: Mark Twain's first book.
Lot 108
Dickins, Frederick V., translator Chiushingura, or The Loyal League, a Japanese Romance Yokohama: The "Japan" Gazette Office, 1875. 8vo, Japanese calligraphic frontispiece, 30 plates and 4 leaves of Japanese text at rear, original wrappers, wrappers a little dust-soiled and worn, some foxing, particularly to initial leavesFootnote: Note: The first English language edition of The Forty-Seven Ronin, telling the story of a band of ronin, or leaderless Samurai, who avenged their master's death. The 18th century has become legendary in Japan.
Lot 113
Elyot, Sir Thomas The boke named the Gouernour deuised by syr Thomas Elyot knyght Londini: [in ædibus Thomæ Bertheleti typis impress. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum, An. 1544]. Fourth edition, small 8vo (137 x 81mm), a2-[a8], A1-8 - Z8, a-d8, fine late 19th century or early 20th century panelled calf gilt by Henderson and Bissett, lettered in gilt, g.e., several leaves professionally repaired not affecting text, contemporary pen drawing of a lady's face on a8, next to which in secretarial script is a prayer and the initials M. [D. ?, L. ? or (possibly) A. ?], presumably the owner: "From the horns of unicorns and the roaring of lions, good Lord, save thy poor handmaiden". The reference to unicorns and lions is taken from Psalm 22, v.21. Lady Elyot's (1500-1560/69) maiden name was Margaret à Barrow or Aborough, so one might speculate the initials are M.A.; lacking the title page, later reduced copies of Holbein's portraits of Sir Thomas and Lady Elyot bound in, [ESTC S100426]Footnote: Provenance: William Graham, JP, FRSAS (1855-1922), Banker, Author of "The One Pound Note", Antiquary & Book Collector; Family books relating to the Andersons and Grahams of Edinburgh Note: Sir Thomas Elyot's The boke named the Governour appeared in 1531, one year before Machiavelli's The Prince. This copy is the fourth edition, the last to be published during Sir Thomas's lifetime. It is reckoned the first book in Modern English and one of the earliest books exhibiting the spreading influence of the Renaissance and Humanism in England (see Printing and the Mind of Man, p.41, No. 191). Elyot's 19th century editor, Henry Croft, described it as "the earliest treatise on moral philosophy in the English language". It was intended to direct the education of those destined to fill high positions, and to inculcate those moral principles which alone could fit them for the performance of their duties. Margaret Elyot, née à Barrow or Aborough, was learned in her own right, personally tutored by Sir Thomas More, in whose house she was brought up. It may be speculated therefore that this might have been her copy: given the secretarial hand and her probable knowledge of the Miles Coverdale Bible (1535), the first complete Bible in Modern English, significantly comparable with her husband's "The Governour". The drawing and inscription is of particular interest. Drawing a "self-portrait" next to an inscription is not uncommon, and the drawing does echo Holbein's portrait of Margaret Elyot. If Margaret did not have her own copy of the Holbein portraits, it is conceivable that she may have drawn her own "copy" here.
Lot 115
Fleming, Ian 15 volumes, including The Spy Who Loved Me. 1962, First edition, dustwrapper price clipped and slightly frayed; On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 1963, First edition; You Only Live Twice. 1964, 2 copies, First editions, one dustjacket frayed with slight loss; The Man with the Golden Gun. 1965, 3 copies, First editions, one copy price-clipped and with owner's inscription on endpaper; Octopussy and the Living Daylights. 1966, First edition; Markham, Robert. Colonel Sun. 1968, dustwrapper; Gardner, John. Licence Renewed.1981, 2 copies; For Special Services. 1982; Roll of Honour. 1984; Bond, Mary W. How 007 got his name. 1966; Fleming, Ian. Goldfinger. 1959. 2nd impression all with dustwrappers, lightly rubbed or lightly faded; sold not subject to return (15)
Lot 116
Goodsir Smith, Sydney 10 signed volumes, comprising Skail Wind. 1941, first edition and second edition, presentation copies, the second edition to James Harris, the first edition to Anna Macleod, boards slightly soiled; The Wanderer and other Poems. 1943, presentation copy to Anna, original wrappers; Selected Poems. 1947, signed copy, original wrappers; The Vision of the Prodigal Son. 1960, presentation copy to Anna from the author, original orange wrappers; Carotid Cornucopius. 1947, presentation copy to 'the Anna', original boards, worn; Carotid Cornucopius. 1964, 2 copies, both signed, one with long poetic inscription on front endpaper, one with frayed dustwrapper; The Apple and the Hazel. 1951, signed copy, original wrappers; Fifteen Poems and a Play. 1969, signed by author and Robin Orr, original boards (10)
Lot 117
Graves, Robert 13 volumes, 4 signed, comprising Country Sentiment. 1920, First edition, original boards, rubbed, lower joint split; Mock Beggar Hall. Hogarth Press, 1924. 4to, original decorative boards by William Nicholson, original boards, lacks spine; Mrs Fisher or the Future of Humour. 1928, 12mo, original boards, dustwrapper lightly frayed; Goodbye to all That. 1929, second issue (with pp.341-343 blanked out), original cloth; Goodbye to all That. November 1929. "Second Impression", original cloth, slightly soiled; Poems 1926-1930. 1931, 2 copies, first editions, original cloth, one with dustwrapper faded, fragile and repaired on verso; No More Ghosts. 1942, first edition, original boards, clipped dustwrapper; [R.G. with Alan Hodge and Norman Cameron] Work in Hand. Hogarth, 1942, original cloth, dustwrapper, ink inscription on front free endpaper; The More Deserving Cases. Marlborough College Press, 1962, number 563 of 750 copies signed by the author; original blue buckram; Love Respelt. 1964, 4to, 2 copies, number 154 and 44 of 250 copies signed by the author, original cloth, unclipped dustwrappers; The Green-Sailed Vessel. Privately Printed, 1971, 4to, number 237 of 500 copies signed by the author, original cloth, dustwrapper (13)
![Gray, Alasdair Lanark Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1981. First edition, presentation copy to Susie [Susan Boyd] "To Susie](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7585ab16-9d02-401a-8ea4-ad4000cd8dfd/d1ccd14a-f920-43a1-b116-ad4000f9ba3c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 118
Gray, Alasdair Lanark Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1981. First edition, presentation copy to Susie [Susan Boyd] "To Susie from Alasdair Easter, 1981, congratulating her on the start of her painting again in that age when the mighty are toppled from their places and the dormice begin to inherit", and with authorial note on following page "ERRATA. The five illustrations should be the same height as the type area - but are considerably smaller. The main illustrated title page has not been reproduced from the original negative, but from a print taken from it, and is therefor (sic) blurred", 17 other marginal notes and corrections by Alasdair in red ink, original cloth, dustjacketFootnote: Provenance: From the estate of Susan Boyd, a successful writer and one of the A-list writers for East Enders from its inception until she died in 2004. She was the daughter of the writer Edward Boyd. Susan went to Glasgow School of Art but dropped out in her second year.
Lot 119
Gray, Alasdair 14 First edition presentation copies, comprising Lanark. Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1981. First edition, signed "Alasdair Gray 27th February 1981", original cloth, dustwrapper; another copy. First edition, inscribed "To Katie [Gardiner] (who knew it was coming) from Alasdair 25th Feb 1981", original cloth, dustwrapper, faint dampstain at foot of wrapper, and slight discolouration at head of spine; The Book of Prefaces. London and New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2000. First edition, presentation copy "To Katy [Gardiner] from Alasdair here in Hamilton Park Avenue Sunday 28 May 2000", with a fine full-page portrait of Katy Gardiner, on verso of blue front free endpaper, dustwrapper; Poor Things. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1992. First edition, presentation copy, "from he of old Riddrie too, Alasdair Gray for Katie [Gardiner] on Tuesday 8 December 1992, here in 17 Lothian Street, I mean Road, no I mean house" with stylised portrait of sky, sun, moon and stars, dustwrapper spine a little faded; 1982. Janine. London: J. Cape, 1984. First edition, presentation copy "To SUSAN [Boyd] from Alasdair, June 1984, hoping she will find it forgivable after all: if only for the anarchist binding", dustwrapper slightly soiled and slightly faded; Sixteen Occasional Poems 1990-2000. Glasgow: Morag McAlpine, 2000, 2 copies, first editions, both inscribed, the first "To Susie [Boyd] with love -a wee toaty book, at last from Alasdair", the second "To Katy [Gardiner] from Alasdair, because 1 good wee book of verse deserves back another wee verse book, at least, 12th May 2000", both original wrappers; Working Legs. Glasgow: Dog and Bone, 1997, 2 copies, First editions, both inscribed, the first "To Susie [Boyd] from Alasdair that she need not buy one 12.12.1997", the second "To Katy [Gardiner] that she need not buy one 10.12.1997", both original wrappers, the second very slightly faded; Why Scots should Rule Scotland. Canongate. 1997, First edition, inscribed "To Katy [Gardiner] from Alasdair 10th April with love", original wrappers; Unlikely Stories, Mostly. Edinburgh: Canongate Publishing, 1983, First edition, presentation copy "To Sue [Boyd] from * Christmas 1983" [the asterisk is placed next to his printed signature], dustwrapper slightly discoloured; Old Negatives. London: J. Cape, 1989. First edition, presentation copy "To Susie [Boyd] with love from Alasdair", original wrappers; Mavis Belfrayge. London: Bloomsbury, 1996. First edition, presentation copy "TO KATIE [Gardiner] from Alasdair 16 May 1996", original cloth, duswrapper; A Life in Pictures. Edinburgh: Canongate, 2010. First edition, presentation copy to "Kate Gardiner, her book, says Alasdair with love 25.10, or rather 26th October 2010", original cloth, dustwrapper (14)Footnote: Note: Susan Boyd was the only child of Katy Gardiner and the author Edward Boyd, and half-sister of the vendor. Katy and Alasdair both went to Whitehill Secondary Schook in Dennistoun, ten years apart, and it was their art teacher who suggested to Alasdair that he get in touch with Katy in the mid 1950s because Alasdair was complaining that Riddrie was something of a cultural desert. Katy Gardiner was the vendor's mother's stage name which she used after separating from Eddie Boyd. The vendors took over the rent of Alasdair's huge Hill Street flat when he and his wife and young child moved to the ground floor in 1966. For further information please follow these links: Katy Gardiner - The Herald Susan Boyd - The Herald
Lot 120
Gray, John Silver Points London: Elkin Mathews and John Lane at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1893. First edition, tall 8vo, number182 of 250 copies, original patterned green cloth gilt, uncut, faintly inscribed in pencil on front endpaper "To Joanna [Forsyth] from John [Gold], Nov. 48", free endpapers a little browned
Lot 122
Heaney, Seamus 12 works, 2 signed, comprising Electric Light. Faber & Faber, 2001. number 188 of 300 copies signed by the author, original black cloth-backed cream boards, slipcase; Electric Light. 2001, first trade edition, original black boards, orange dustwrapper; District and Circle. Faber, 2006, First edition, signed by the author on title, dustwrapper; The Spirit Level. Faber, 1996, first edition, dustwrapper; The Burial at Thebes. Sophocles' Antigone, translated by Heaney. Faber, 2004, First edition, original boards, dustwrapper; The Fire i' the Flint. O.U.P., 1974, original green wrappers; Spelling out Out. in honour of Brian Friel on his 80th Birthday. The Gallery Press, 2009, original brown wrappers; Dylan the Durable ? On Dylan Thomas. 1992, original pictorial wrappers; Diary of one who vanished, a song cycle by Leos Janacek in a new version by Seamus Heaney. Faber & Faber, 1999, original yellow wrappers; From the Republic of Conscience. Amnesty International, 1985, limited to 2000 copies, original wrappers; with Michael Longley. An Upstairs Outlook. Belfast, 1989, original wrappers; Sweeney Astray. Derry, 1983, First edition, original cloth, dustwrapper (12)
Lot 123
Hogg, James Scottish Pastorals, Poems, Songs, &c. Mostly written in the Dialect of the South. Edinburgh: Printed by John Taylor, Grassmarket, 1801. First edition, 8vo, [1-5], 6-62, with bound in 3pp. manuscript, not in Hogg's hand, probably in the hand of the former owner John Andrew, "Extracts from the Memoir of James Hogg... this manuscript was published in 1821", 19th century brown half morocco, armorial bookplate, inscribed at head of title "John Andrew, Newington, 1822", slightly rubbed. Rare
![Keneally, Thomas A collection of 6 signed works Schindler's Ark. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1982]. First UK edition, 8vo,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7585ab16-9d02-401a-8ea4-ad4000cd8dfd/e0c6243c-e058-443e-823c-ad4000f9c9cb/468x382.jpg)
Lot 126
Keneally, Thomas A collection of 6 signed works Schindler's Ark. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1982]. First UK edition, 8vo, signed by the author with an accompanying ticket to the event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, dust-jacket not price-clipped; and 5 other signed books by Keneally, comprising: Bring Larks and Heroes, 1967; The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, 1972; The Commonwealth of Thieves, 2006; Napoleon's Last Island, 2015; The Book of Science & Antiquities, 2018; all 8vo in unclipped dust-jackets (6)
Lot 127
Kipling, Rudyard Plain Tales from the Hills Calcutta: Thacker Spink & Co., London: W. Thacker, 1888. First edition, first issue of text with numbering error on p.192 and 24 pages of adverts, at end, dated Dec. 1887, second state of binding with landscape design on top cover, neatly recased, hinges strengthened, slightly rubbed
![Kipling, Rudyard 3 volumes, comprising The City of Dreadful Night and other Places. Allahabad and London, [1891], 3rd [first](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/7585ab16-9d02-401a-8ea4-ad4000cd8dfd/dcafd8e0-4759-4aa4-9658-ad4000f9cb9c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 128
Kipling, Rudyard 3 volumes, comprising The City of Dreadful Night and other Places. Allahabad and London, [1891], 3rd [first British] edition, original pictorial wrappers; Kipling, Rudyard. Under the Deodars. Allahabad and London, [1890]. First British edition, original pictorial wrappers; Kipling, Rudyard. The Story of the Cadsbys. Allahabad and London. Fourth British edition, original pictorial wrappers, edges and spines slightly discoloured (3)
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