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Andy Warhol - - 1928 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York After the Party. 1979. Farbserigrafie. Feldman/Schellmann/Defendi II.183. Signiert und nummeriert. Eines von 1000 Exemplaren. Auf Velin von Arches. 54,5 x 77,3 cm (21,4 x 30,4 in), blattgroß. Gedruckt von Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (mit dem Trockenstempel). Herausgegeben von Grosset and Dunlap, Inc., New York. [SM]. • Ein Exemplar dieser Serigrafie befindet sich in der Sammlung des Museum of Modern Art, New York. • Andy Warhol ist der erste Künstler des 20. Jahrhunderts, der den Siebdruck als Ausdrucksform der bildenden Kunst legitimiert. PROVENIENZ: Privatsammlung Süddeutschland. Aufrufzeit: 19.06.2021 - ca. 15.54 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.ENGLISH VERSIONAndy Warhol -1928 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York After the Party. 1979. Silkscreen in colors. Feldman/Schellmann/Defendi II.183. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 1000 copies. On Arches wove paper. 54.5 x 77.3 cm (21.4 x 30.4 in), the full sheet. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp). Published by Grosset and Dunlap, Inc., New York. [SM]. • A copy of this silkscreen is part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. • Andy Warhol, master pop artist of the 20th century, is one of the first artists in modern times to legitimize the screenprint as a fine art technique. PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany. Called up: June 19, 2021 - ca. 15.54 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.

Andy Warhol - - 1928 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York Northwest Coast Mask. 1986. Farbserigrafie. Feldman/Schellmann II.380. Signiert und nummeriert. Aus einer Auflage von 250 Exemplaren. Auf festem Büttenkarton. 91,5 x 91 cm (36 x 35,8 in), blattgroß. Blatt 8 aus der Mappe 'Cowboys and Indians'. Gedruckt bei Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (mit dem Trockenstempel) und herausgegeben von Gaultney, Lineman Art Inc., New York (verso mit dem Stempel, teils handschriftlich bezeichnet). [EH]. • Nur sehr wenige Serigrafien Warhols zeigen Motive der First Nations. • Mit den beiden Portfolios 'Cowboys and Indians' (Feldman/Schellmann 373-376, 377-386) zeigt er ein Jahr vor seinem Tod Persönlichkeiten und Motive der Ureinwohner Amerikas. • Northwest Coast Mask führt Andy Warhol auch als Gemälde aus. • Warhols auffällige und plakative Schöpfungen gelten als Ikonen der amerikanischen Pop-Art. PROVENIENZ: Privatsammlung Norddeutschland. Aufrufzeit: 19.06.2021 - ca. 15.59 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.ENGLISH VERSIONAndy Warhol -1928 Pittsburgh - 1987 New York Northwest Coast Mask. 1986. Silkscreen in colors. Feldman/Schellmann II.380. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 250 copies. On firm board. 91.5 x 91 cm (36 x 35.8 in), the full sheet. Sheet 8 from the portfolio 'Cowboys and Indians'. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp) and published by Gaultney, Lineman Art Inc., New York (verso with the stamp and inscription). [EH]. • Very few of Warhol's silkscrens show motifs of the First Nations. • A year before his death Andy Warhol showed motifs of American Natives in the two portfolios 'Cowboys and Indians' (Feldman/Schellmann 373-376, 377-386). • Andy Warhol also made Northwest Coast Mask as a painting. • Warhol's striking creations are icons of American pop art. PROVENANCE: Private Collection Norhern Germany. Called up: June 19, 2021 - ca. 15.59 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.

Erwin Wurm - - 1954 Bruck an der Mur - lebt und arbeitet in Wien und NewYork Untitled. 2018. Aluminium, silbern gefasst. Eines von 5 Exemplaren. Höhe: 80 cm (31,4 in). [SM]. • Nach der Gewürzgurke wird die Wurst zur Kunst - Alltagsgegenstände werden vom Künstler umgedeutet und auf eine andere Ebene gehoben. • 'Die Wurst ist ja quasi eine mitteleuropäische, eine österreichische Ikone', E. Wurm. • Erstmals auf dem internationalen Auktionsmarkt angeboten. Aufrufzeit: 19.06.2021 - ca. 17.44 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regelbesteuert angeboten (R).ENGLISH VERSIONErwin Wurm -1954 Bruck an der Mur - lebt und arbeitet in Wien und NewYork Untitled. 2018. Aluminum, in silver. From an edition of 5 copies. Height: 80 cm (31.4 in). [SM]. • After the pickle, he made the sausage an art object - everyday objects are reinterpreted by the artist and taken to another level of meaning. • 'The sausage is practically a Central European, an Austrian icon', E. Wurm. • Offered on the international auction market for the first time. Called up: June 19, 2021 - ca. 17.44 h +/- 20 min. This lot can only be purchased subject to regular taxation (R).

Anke Doberauer - - 1962 Bad Homburg - lebt und arbeitet in Marseille und München Leentje & Sauro. 2014. Farblithografie. Signiert, datiert, nummeriert und bezeichnet. Aus einer Auflage von 50 Exemplaren. Auf Velin. 50,2 x 40,1 cm (19,7 x 15,7 in), Blattgröße. [AM]. • Erstmals auf dem internationalen Auktionsmarkt. • Anke Doberauer ist seit 2003 Professorin für Malerei und Grafik an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München. • 2006 Teilnahme an der Art Basel 37. Aufrufzeit: 19.06.2021 - ca. 17.53 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.ENGLISH VERSIONAnke Doberauer -1962 Bad Homburg - lebt und arbeitet in Marseille und München Leentje & Sauro. 2014. Lithograph in colors. Signed, dated, numbered and inscribed. From an edition of 50 copies. On wove paper. 50.2 x 40.1 cm (19.7 x 15.7 in), size of sheet. [AM]. • On the international auction market for the first time. • Since 2003 Anke Doberauer has been teaching painting and graphic art in Munich. • In 2006 the artist participated in Art Basel 37. Called up: June 19, 2021 - ca. 17.53 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.

[MAP OF POLAND AND THE BALTIC STATES] ALBRECHT CARL SEUTTERDucatus Pomeraniae Citerioris et Ulterioris. Principatibus, Comitatibus urbibus suis definitae Nova et Ampla Descriptio geographica. Augsburg, c. 1760. Six sheets joined to one large map, 98 x 167.5 cm. Map and title cartouche coloured. Paper slightly browning. First edition of Seutter’s 6-sheet map of Pomerania, first published in about 1760. The map was later re-issued by Conrad Tobias Lotter, with the title re-engraved. Seutter’s map is a simplified version of Lubben’s map, issued in approximately the same scale, but with numerous revisions and improvements. Showing the region on the south coast of the Baltic shared between Germany and Poland, from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the west, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdansk in the east. Created by Professor Lubben of Rostock University on the orders of Philipp II, Duke of Pomerania, who wanted a large-scale map that would be a comprehensive geography and history of the duchy. Although Lubben had mapped the island of Rugen on the Pomeranian coast in 1609, he had very little geographic information to guide him: the only map to precede this one of Pomerania was a small map by Peter Artopaus (later used by Münster and Ortelius). Lubben spent two years travelling throughout the country taking thousands of measurements, it was then another 6 years before the copperplates were completed, by Geelkerken in Amsterdam. However, although a very small number of the sheets printed in 1618 are known to have been presented to the Pomeranian court, the shortage of paper, and the 30 Years’ War intervened, and no known copies of this printing have survived. It was not until 1757, after Geelkerken’s original copperplates were discovered in the in Stralsund (a town featured in a vignette on the map), that the map was reissued. Lubben’s map was the model for virtually all atlas maps of Pomerania of the seventeenth century, including those of Blaeu and Janssonius, and Hondius dedicated his famous wall map of Asia to Lubben: see Shilder, «Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica» VI, pp.150-151. It remained the only map of consequence of the region from its inception in 1618 until the Prussian topographical survey of the eighteenth century.

GEOFFREY A GODDEN: 3 titles: MINTON POTTERY AND PORCELAIN OF THE FIRST PERIOD 1793-1850, London, Herbert Jenkins, 1968, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w; CAUGHLEY AND WORCESTER PORCELAINS 1775-1800, London, Herbert Jenkins, 1969, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w; RIDGWAY PORCELAINS, Woodbridge Antique Collectors Club, 1985, 4to, original cloth gilt, d/w (3)

GEORGE WOOLISCROFT RHEAD & FREDERICK ALFRED RHEAD: STAFFORDSHIRE POTS AND POTTERIES, London, Hutchinson, 1906, 1st edition, 68 plates including 4 coloured as list, 4to, original cloth gilt, teg + LLEWELLYNN JEWITT: THE CERAMIC ART OF GREAT BRITAIN, London, J S Virtue [1883], new edition revised, original cloth gilt + W MOORE BINNS: THE FIRST CENTURY OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN, London, Hurst & Blackett, 1906, 1st edition, 72 plates including 45 coloured, 4to, original decorative cloth pink, green and gilt, teg + WILLIAM CHAFFERS: MARKS AND MONOGRAMS ON POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, London, J Davy & Sons, 1863, 1st edition, original blind stamped cloth gilt (4)

MAURICE GRIFFITHS: 5 titles, all signed: SWATCHWAYS AND LITTLE SHIPS, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1971, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w (price clipped); THE MAGIC OF THE SWATCHWAYS, Conway Maritime Press, 1972 reprint, original cloth, d/w (price clipped); THE FIRST OF THE TIDE, Greenwich, Conway Maritime Press, 1979, 1st edition, original cloth, d/w; ROUND THE CABIN TABLE, London, Conway Maritime Press, 1985, 1st edition, original pictorial wraps; LITTLE SHIPS AND SHOAL WATERS, London, Conway Maritime Press, 1985, 3rd impression, original cloth, d/w, all titles vgc (5)

THOMAS PAINE: RIGHTS OF MAN - RIGHTS OF MAN PART THE SECOND, London for Jeremiah Samuel Jordan, 1791, 1792, 1st Jordan edition, first part, 2nd edition, second part, 2 parts in one, both parts bound without half titles, the second part also bound without the adverts, stab holes visible, re-bound half calf marbled boards, spine gilt lettered and dated by W & G Foyle, new end papers

EMILE ERCKMANN-CHATRAIN: 4 titles: THE BLOCKADE OF PHALSBURG - THE INVASION OF FRANCE IN 1814, London, Smith Elder, 1871, 1871, 2 works in one, first work 4 plates as list, second work frontis as called for, contemporary half calf marbled boards worn; THE CONSCRIPT-WATERLOO, London, Smith Elder, 1872, 1871, 2 works in one, both works 4 plates as lists, contemporary half calf marbled boards worn + JULIA PARDOE: THE CITY OF THE SULTAN..., London, G Routledge, 1855, 4th edition, engraved frontis, some water staining, contemporary half calf worn (3)

HORACE WALPOLE: PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD NOW FIRST COLLECTED, London for Rodwell & Martin & Colburn & Co, 1820, 1st edition, 4 vols, vol 1 portfrontis, contemporary half calf marbled boards worn, vol 1 inner joint totally split (4)

Humphreys (Henry Noel). A Record of the Black Prince, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1849, title in red & black, with early ink presentation inscription to upper margin: L.L. Lifford, from her Father in law James Viscount Lifford, black letter text, six chromolithograph illustrations including some full-page, some tissue guards present, occasional spotting, mainly at front and rear, stitching a little strained, marbled endpapers, front hinge cracked, original moulded and pierced black papier-maché covers, on a crimson ground, dust-soiled, lower outer corners of covers chipped, a few hairline cracks to outer borders, black morocco spine (somewhat rubbed) with embossed title, gilt-decorated turn-ins and edges (rubbed), contained in cloth wallet, 8vo, together with: Ibid., Sentiments and Similes of William Shakespeare, 1st edition, 1851, printed throughout in gold and black, first leaf of text within chromo-illuminated border, some minor spotting, mainly at front and rear, front pastedown with near contemporary ink inscription, hinges strengthened with white cloth tape, all edges gilt, original moulded and pierced black papier-maché covers, on a gold ground, central terracotta oval relief bust of Shakespeare to upper cover, and similar central lozenge with his monogram to lower cover, dust-soiled with a few hairline cracks, rear cover with a couple of small pierced areas infilled, black morocco edges and spine, rubbed and rebacked, gilt-decorated turn-ins and edges, some wear to corners, 8voQty: (2)NOTESMcLean, Victorian Book Design, pp.151-152. Also pp.74-75 "The Black Prince is one of the most successful of all the gift or table books of this period. The binding is the most elaborate yet of the black papier mache kind...." and pp.77-78 (for Shakespeare).

Tabart (Benjamin). [Popular Fairy Tales; or, A Liliputian Library; containing twenty-six choice pieces of Fancy and Fiction, London: Sir Richard Phillips and Co.], 1st edition, 2nd issue, c.1820, 26 hand-coloured engravings on 13 plates as listed (including frontispiece), one uncoloured wood-engraved illustration, lacking title, generally toned with occasional marks or minor spots, lightly affecting plates, a few plates partly detached, front free endpaper detached, stitching somewhat strained, rear hinge cracked, contemporary green boards, worn, gilt-lettered title to front cover, detached front cover crudely re-attached to rear cover (loosely covering mostly detached spine), large 12mo, together with: Sherwood (Mary Martha), The History of Emily and her Mother, by Mrs. Sherwood, 4th edition, London: Houlston and Son, 1831, engraved frontispiece, some spotting, spine crudely strengthened, late 19th century boards, rubbed and dust-soiled, a little wear to extremities, spine sunned, 12mo, plus: Trimmer (Sarah), A Series of Prints designed to Illustrate the Roman History by Mrs. Trimmer, London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy..., 1821, 64 engraved plates, generally toned, with some spotting, staining and marks, two plates with loss at head (affecting plate numbers), contemporary brown morocco, rubbed and marked, spine ends a little frayed, short split to foot of rear joint, 16moNOTESPopular Fairy Tales: Moon 166[2]. Rare: one of the most elusive early fairy tale collections, which includes Jack and the Bean-stalk: Tabart had been the first to publish it with that name in 1807. There are several variations of this publication, this present copy contains the full issue of plates. The first issue, with only four plates, was originally thought to have been published in 1818, however Sir Richard Phillips wasn't at Bride Court until 1820.

Blyton (Enid). The Adventurous Four, 4th edition, 1945; The Adventurous Four Again!, 1st edition, 1947, London: George Newnes, inscribed by author 'Love from Enid Blyton' or 'Joy, love from Enid Blyton' to front free endpaper, numerous illustrations, many with juvenile colouring, occasional marks, mainly to the first book, both front free endpapers with additional contemporary ink inscriptions relating to 'Joy', both original cloth, Adventurous Four somewhat rubbed, with some stains to front cover and spine sunned, Adventurous Four Again with some fading and rear cover bowed, 8vo, together with: Shadow, the Sheep-Dog, 3rd edition, 1945, inscribed by auther 'Joy, love from Enid Blyton' to front free endpaper (and additional contemporary ink inscription relating to 'Joy'), illustrations with juvenile colouring, a few marks or stains, some losses to blank corners, original cloth, somewhat rubbed and dust-soiled, with some marks, spine sunned, fornt cover lightly creased, 8vo, plus 7 other Enid Blyton, all inscribed by the author, comprising: The Treasure Hunters, 5th edition 1945; The Boy Next Door, 1st edition 1944; The Family at Red-Roofs, 1st edition 1945; Those Dreadful Children, 1st edition 1949 (with dust jacket); The Put-Em-Rights, 1st edition 1946; House-at-the-Corner, 1st edition 1947; The Caravan Family, 1st edition 1945Qty: (10)NOTESProvenance: Joy Clark, thence by descent. Joy Clark (born 1937) grew up in Beaconsfield with her parents Isabella and Cecil Clark. The Clarks ran an ironmongers shop in the town and Enid Blyton was a regular customer. For many years whenever one of her books was published, Blyton would kindly sign and give a book to Joy, who was a small child at the time.

Blyton (Enid). The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage, 1944; The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat, 1944; The Mystery of the Secret Room, 1945; The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters, 1046; The Mystery of the Missing Necklace, 1947; The Mystery of the Hidden House, 1948; The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat, 1949, all 1st editions except Burnt Cottage (2nd edition), London: Methuen, all inscribed by the author either 'Joy, love from Enid Blyton' or 'love from Enid Blyton' on the front free endpaper, that to Missing Necklace being on an adhered slip (apparently over incorrect inscription by Blyton), numerous illustrations, many with juvenile colouring, occasional marks and some minor losses to blank corners, mainly affecting the earlier books, Disappearing Cat title with small pen scribble, Spiteful Letters with some underlining to first few pages, four front endpapers with additional contemporary ink inscriptions relating to 'Joy', all original cloth, extremities lightly rubbed, Burnt Cottage & Disappearing Cat spines faded, covers with some marks and stains (Cat front cover creased), Secret Room & Spiteful Letters spines lightly sunned, covers dust-soiled with some minor marks, Necklace, House & Pantomime spines barely faded, House & Pantomime spines a little cocked, Pantomime a couple of small marks, 8voQty: (7)NOTESProvenance: Joy Clark, thence by descent. Joy Clark (born 1937) grew up in Beaconsfield with her parents Isabella and Cecil Clark. The Clarks ran an ironmongers shop in the town and Enid Blyton was a regular customer. For many years whenever one of her books was published, Blyton would kindly sign and give a book to Joy, who was a small child at the time.

Blyton (Enid). The Rockingdown Mystery, 1949; The Rilloby Fair Mystery, 1950, 1st editions, London: Collins, each inscribed by the author 'Joy, love from Enid Blyton' to front free endpaper, numerous illustrations, most with juvenile colouring, original cloth, lightly marked, spines faded, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, together with: The Secret of Killimooin, 1st edition, 1943; The Secret of Spiggy Holes, reprint 1942, Oxford: Basil Blackwell, each inscribed by the author 'Love from Enid Blyton' to front free endpaper, colour frontispiece to each, numerous illustrations, with juvenile colouring, scattered marks and finger-soiling, Killimooin with some pencilling at front, Spiggy Holes lightly toned throughout, with small losses to a few blank corners and stitching strained, both front free endpapers with additional contemporary ink inscriptions relating to 'Joy', original cloth, both covers loosely attached, Killimooin soiled and a trifle rubbed, Spiggy Holes soiled and stained, spine cocked, 8vo, plus: The Naughtiest Girl in the School, reprint 1940; The Naughtiest Girl Again, 1st edition 1942; The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor, 1st edition 1945, London: George Newnes, each inscribed by the author 'Joy, love from Enid Blyton' or 'Love from Enid Blyton' to front free endpaper, with additional contemporary ink inscriptions relating to 'Joy', numerous illustrations, with juvenile colouring, some soiling and marks, small losses to a few blank corners, hinges cracked, first title with stitching strained, all original cloth, soiled and marked with some stains, covers loose (that to the first title nearly detached), 8vo, with three other Enid Blyton, all 1st editions and inscribed by the author: A Book of Naughty Children, 1944; The Children's Life of Christ, 1943; Tales from the Bible, 1944Qty: (10)NOTESProvenance: Joy Clark, thence by descent. Joy Clark (born 1937) grew up in Beaconsfield with her parents Isabella and Cecil Clark. The Clarks ran an ironmongers shop in the town and Enid Blyton was a regular customer. For many years whenever one of her books was published, Blyton would kindly sign and give a book to Joy, who was a small child at the time.

* Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed 'Enid Blyton (Mrs Darrell Waters)', Green Hedges letterhead, 22 October 1948, to Mrs Stevens, 'Here are some books more suitable to Philippa's age! I hope she will enjoy them - I think it is such a good thing when a mother reads to a child. Philippa looks such an adorable little thing & has a most beautiful little face. I've never used that name in any of my stories, but I certainly must. It was so nice seeing you & Phillipa & we enjoyed talking to your husband on board. We shall hope to see you again sometime', one page on cream paper, letterhead printed in red, lightly creased, short split to edge of central fold, lower edge very slightly frayed, a couple of small pale marks, 8vo, together with: Autograph letter signed 'K.F. Darrell Waters', Green Hedges letterhead, 25 October 1948, to Mr Stevens, 'Herewith a cheque for the amount of duty undercharged. It was a coincidence that this should have happened after we had been talking about it ... It was very nice to have met your charming wife & your dear little girl. We both send our kind regards', two pages on blue paper, letterhead printed in red, lightly creased, 2.5cm split to central fold, with associated short closed tear, verso lightly toned with a couple of minor marks, 8vo, plus: Five Minute Tales, 16th edition, London: Methuen, 1947, inscribed by the author 'Philippa, love from Enid Blyton' on the front free endpaper, generally toned throughout, some marks and minor stains, one leaf with closed tear at head, small loss to one blank lower corner, stitching lightly strained, original cloth, marked and stained, some wear to extremities, 8vo, and one other related: The Third Holiday Book, half-title inscribed by author as above, defective (lacking cover)Qty: (4)NOTESMr. Stevens was a customs officer and in October 1948 was working on board the Queen Mary as it sailed from New York to Southampton. During this journey he became acquainted with Enid Blyton and her second husband Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters who were travelling home from the United States. On disembarking at Southampton, Enid went to meet Mrs. Marjorie Stevens and her young daughter Philippa, aged 4 at the time. Accompanying the two letters are two of the books preseumably given at the time to Philippa, as mentioned in the first letter, both with personal inscriptions by Enid Blyton.

Potter (Beatrix). Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes, 1st edition, Warne & Co Ltd, 1922, half-title, colour illustrations throughout, original red boards, with colour illustration inset to upper cover, covers slightly dusty, spine a little faded, bottom spine end slightly cracked, cloth rubbed away top corner of front cover, faint pencil marks on front cover, 12mo, together with: Ginger and Pickles, 1st edition, London & New York, Warne, 1909, half-title, colour and black & white illustrations, pencil inscription to endpaper, closed tear to foot of p. 21, original buff boards, front cover with original pictorial panel, lacking spine, small 4to, plus: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, 1st edition, Warne, 1904, tape reinforcements to spine and inside front cover, well loved copy, 12 mo, and The Tale of Two Bad Mice, 1st edition, 1904, tape reinforcements to spine and inside covers, another well loved copy, stitching visible, 12 mo, along with 12 reprints of other Potter books and: Uttley (Alison). 20 books including 5 first editions: Water-Rats Picnic, 1943, Grey Rabbit and The Wandering Hedgehog, 1948, Little Grey Rabbit's Birthday, 1944, Little Grey Rabbit to the Rescue, 1945, The Speckledy Hen, 1945Qty: (35)NOTESLinder, page 430; Quinby 26.

Milne (A.A.). Now We Are Six, 1st edition, London: Methuen, 1927, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, a little minor spotting and toning, top edge gilt, original red cloth gilt, spine faded and a little rubbed at ends, together with When We Were Very Young, 3rd edition, 1924, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, pp. 79/80 with closed tear in illustration, occasional soiling and spotting, hinges a little tender, top edge gilt, original blue cloth gilt, joints and edges lightly rubbed, small stains to upper cover, 8vo, plus Winnie-the-Pooh, 3rd edition, 1927, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, light toning to first and final leaves, illustrated endpapers (front endpaper with tiny nick, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, spine a little darkened and rubbed at ends, 8vo, with four others by A. A. Milne including When We Were Very Young, 15th edition and Now We Are Six, 6th edition, 1931Qty: (7)

Potter (Beatrix). The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, 1st edition, Warne, 1906, first issue with "London & New York" on the rear cover, 14 colour illustrations with corresponding text leaves bound concertina-style, some light marks, folds rubbed and 3 leaves creased, original wallet-style olive green cloth binding with tab fastening and dark blue lettering, upper cover with mounted colour illustration, some juvenile pencil marks to covers, 16moQty: (1)NOTESLinder, p.426; Quinby 12.

Disch (Thomas M.) The Genocides, 1st UK edition, London: Ronald Whiting & Wheaton, 1967, original cloth, dust jacket, 8voQty: (1)NOTESFine copy of the author's first novel.

Johnson (B.S.) Travelling People, 1st edition, London: Constable, 1963, original cloth, dust jacket, printed price on flap crossed through with 2 later manuscript prices 15/- & 7/6 written beside, tiny nick and tear to front panel, very slight toning to rear panel, 8voQty: (1)NOTESA good copy of the author's first book.

* Jones (Daniel, 1912-1993). Original manuscript score of several songs for Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, circa 1953-54, 8 pages of autograph manuscript music and lyrics for songs included in the original radio production of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, first broadcast on the BBC third programme on the 25th January 1954, black ink on printed paper with musical stave, with annotations in pencil to margins, including 'Dent Thursday am', the various songs numbered in blue ink from 74153 to 74166, a few marks and occasional minor soiling, sheet size 310 x 245 mm (12.25 x 9.7 ins), contained in old brown manilla envelope with typewritten note to one side 'UNDER MILK WOOD - Dylan Thomas 74153 - 74166'Qty: (1)NOTESThe songs included here are: Johnnie Crack and Flossie Snail, Childrens' Game, Polly Garter's Song, and Mr. Waldo's Song. The 4 songs are divided in the manuscript into 7 parts, each with a page number indicated. A milestone of radio broadcasting, Under Milk Wood, first performed on 25th January 1954, was a 'play for voices' which revealed the hidden lives and dreams of a small Welsh village, Llareggub, in rich poetic and burlesque language and music. The composer Daniel Jones was a friend from boyhood of Dylan Thomas, as charted in his memoir My Friend Dylan Thomas (1977). During the Second World War, Jones had worked at Bletchley Park as a Captain in the Russian-Japanese section. Dylan Thomas never heard the BBC Radio premier (which famously included his friend Richard Burton as the narrator), dying of alcohol poisoning in New York on 9th November 1953 at the age of just 39. The first edition of Under Milk Wood consisting of 101 pages, includes a preface as well as 8 pages of musical score, all of which were provided by Daniel Jones.

Jones (David). In Parenthesis seinnyessit e gledyf ym penn mameu, London: Faber & Faber, 1961, introduction by T.S. Eliot, frontispiece and one illustration at end, top edge gilt, original blue buckram, original acetate wrapper, 8voQty: (1)NOTESLimited edition 8/70, signed by David Jones and T.S. Eliot. First published in 1937, David Jones's First World War poem was described by T.S. Eliot as "a work of genius" and W.H. Auden thought it was "the greatest book about the First World War" and did "for the British and Germans what Homer did for the Greeks and the Trojans". The book, based on Jones's own war experiences follows Private John Ball in the build-up to the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

Rhys (Jean). The Left Bank & Other Stories. With a preface by Ford Madox Ford, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1927, contents toned, half-title slightly soiled and with Foyles' Lending Library ink-stamp, recent yellow full morocco by Temple Bookbinders, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe author's first book, uncommon; the André Deutsch re-issue of 1968 is far more usually encountered.

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit or There and Back Again, 1st edition, 2nd impression, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1937, colour frontispiece, colour and monochrome plates and illustrations, map endpapers (slightly toned), original green pictorial cloth, spine a little toned and rubbed at ends, slight lean, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe second impression, published in the same year as the first, and the first with the colour plates.

Wodehouse (P.G.) Piccadilly Jim, 1st US edition, New York: Dodd, Mead, 1917, 8 colour illustrations by May Wilson Preston, light toning to textblock, a few spots, one or two short closed marginal tears, previous owner name, rear endpaper renewed, front hinge reinforced, original cloth, spine neatly strengthened, joints and edges a little rubbed, 8voQty: (1)NOTESMcIlvaine A20a. Precedes the first UK edition, which was published in 1918.

Wodehouse (P.G.) Something New, 1st US edition, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1915, 4 monochrome illustrations by F. R. Gruger, a few minor spots, front endpaper partially toned with 2 'Hotel Leighton' ink stamps, front hinge strengthened, rear hinge broken, original cloth, spine faded, 8voQty: (1)NOTESMcIlvaine A18a. Precedes the first UK edition which was titled Something Fresh, (1915), and the first of the 'Blandings' novels.

Golden Cockerel Press. Napoleon's Memoirs, edited by Somerset de Chair, 2 volumes, Golden Cockerel Press, 1945, wood-engraved title vignettes by John Buckland-Wright, map endpapers, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, a few faded areas, folioQty: (2)NOTESLimited edition 233/500. Presentation inscription to volume I frontispiece verso: "Presented to Dr G.E. Burton, as a token of appreciation and esteem by the Sawbridge A.R.P. First Aid Parties 1939-1946."

Shakespeare (William). The Works..., The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings: edited by Herbert Farjeon, 7 volumes, Cambridge: Nonesuch Press; New York: Random House, 1929-1933, top edge rough gilt, remainder untrimmed, original terracotta brown morocco gilt, 8voQty: (7)NOTESLimited edition 60/1600.

Essex House Press. An Endeavour Towards the Teaching of John Ruskin and William Morris, by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1901, wood-engraved illustration and initials, some toning to endpapers, previous owner signature, original limp vellum, a few small light marks, 8vo, together with American Sheaves & English Seed Corn. Being a Series of Addresses Mainly Delivered in the United States, 1900-1901, by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1901, printed in red and black, wood-engraved initials, first initial printed in red, occasional faint spotting to a few margins, original vellum, slight bowing to covers, 8voQty: (2)NOTESTomkinson 16 & 21. Limited edition 308/350 & 25/300. First work: "This was the first book printed in the pica type designed by C.R. Ashbee and known as the 'Endeavour' type." (Tomkinson).

Essex House Press. An Endeavour Towards the Teaching of John Ruskin and William Morris, by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1901, wood-engraved illustration and initials, slight toning to endpapers, small bookplate, original vellum, covers slightly bowed, 8vo, together with American Sheaves and English Seed Corn. Being a series of addresses delivered in the United States, 1900-1901, by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1901, printed in red and black, wood-engraved initials, first initial printed in red, a little faint spotting to a few margins, bookplate (detached) of Ken Tomkinson, original vellum, a few small marks, 8voQty: (2)NOTESTomkinson 16 & 21. Limited edition 91/350 & 122/300. Ken Tomkinson was the son of Geoffrey Stewart Tomkinson (1881-1963) private press collector and author of A Select Bibliography of the Principal Modern Presses Public and Private in Great Britain and Ireland (1928), his collection of private press books were sold in these rooms in July 2016.

Essex House Press. The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Goldsmithing and Sculpture, Essex House Press, 1898, 11 monochrome plates, illustrations, a few minor stains, original green cloth, spine faded with tiny tears at ends, one or two small stains, 4to, limited edition 274/600, together with The Last Records of a Cotswold Community: Being the Weston Subedge Field Account Book for the Final Twenty-Six Years of the Famous Cotswold Games, Hitherto Unpublished, and now Edited with a Study of the Old Time Sports of Campden and the Village Community of Weston, by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1904, wood-engraved illustrations, original cream buckram, spine toned, a few small marks and stains, 4to, limited edition 47/75, plus The Trinity Hospital in Mile End. An Object Lesson in National History, by C.R. Ashbee, The Guild School of Handicraft, Essex House, 1896Qty: (3)NOTESTomkinson 2 and 50 for the first two books respectively.

Fry (Roger). Twelve Original Woodcuts, 1st edition, Hogarth Press, 1921, 12 full-page woodcuts to alternate rectos, titles printed in red, advertisement leaf, light spotting to plate VII title leaf, light marginal toning to title and advertisement versos, original hand-decorated marbled wrappers, paper label to upper wrapper, some wear to spine and edges, 8voQty: (1)NOTESWoolmer 13. 150 copies printed. "Virginia Woolf in her diary entry for 25 November 1921... states, "Roger's woodcuts, 150 copies, have been gulped down in 2 days. I have just finished stitching the last copies - all but six." This suggests that the first impression may have been distributed by the end of November. In a letter to Vanessa Bell dated 13 November 1921... Virginia states, "By the way, Rogers [sic] cover paper was not designed by Carrington, I get it from a little man in Holborn; it is clearly an imitation of the Kew Gardens cover." " (Woolmer).

Humphreys (Henry Noel). Parables of our Lord, 1847, & The Miracles of our Lord, 1848, 16 thick card leaves to each, richly chromo-illuminated in gold and colours, margins lightly toned with some pale spotting, 2 leaves of printed notes to rear of second volume (dampstained and spotted), Parables final leaf with mark to lower margin, Miracles title a trifle finger-soiled, and preliminary blank with ink manuscript inscription dated 1871, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, both with gutta-percha perished, loose in original moulded papier maché boards, dust-soiled with hairline cracks, rear cover to Parables lower outer corner chipped, Miracles front cover chipped, black morocco embossed spines (rubbed), with embossed lettering to each, both 8voQty: (2)NOTESMcLean, Design (2nd edition), pp.99-105; McLean, Bindings in Paper, pp.51 & 53. '... one of the first of the so-called "papier-mache" bindings, contrived to look like carved ebony ... the result was splendidly gothic and impressive ... Noel Humphreys' designs ... are very warm and natural, in comparison with the more intellectual abstractions of Owen Jones'.

Kelmscott Press. The Story of the Glittering Plain, which has been also called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying, by William Morris, London: Kelmscott Press, 1894, 23 wood-engraved illustrations after designs by Walter Crane, text printed in red and black, ornamental woodcut borders and initials by William Morris, a few faint spots to last two leaves, presentation label to front pastedown, original limp vellum, silk ties (2 ties lacking), a little minor soiling, 4toQty: (1)NOTESPeterson A221; Tomkinson 22. One of 250 paper copies. "This has the odd distinction of being the only title printed twice... Morris was so eager to get the first edition [i.e. 1891] into print that he would not wait for Crane's illustrations" but later related by Morris's secretary Sydney Cockerell that "Morris was no less dissatisfied than [Philip] Webb with Crane's illustrations to his Glittering Plain & thought this volume his one Kelmscott Press Failure" (Peterson). Provenance: 'From the Library of James Granville Legge, given by his daughter C. Mireio Legge in memory of her visit to South Africa in 1929 with the British Association', printed presentation label. James Granville Legge (1861-1940) was a British author and educationalist.

Nash (Paul). Six leaves of proof illustrations for Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T.E. Lawrence, circa 1923-26, 5 colour lithograph proof illustrations, and one monochrome wood engraving on wove paper, one (Rocky Landscape) with pencil annotations by Paul Nash giving corrections for printing, sheet size 252 x 190 mm, a few light marks, loosely contained in old plain cream paper envelope, marked in pencil 'Paul Nash Corrections of proofs 7 Pillars of Wisdom', torn with consequent fraying, and some light soilingQty: (1)NOTEST.E. Lawrence selected some of the best artists of the day to produce illustrations for his Seven Pillars of Wisdom, which was first published in a subscriber's edition in 1926. Paul Nash delivered his illustrations to Lawrence in early January of 1924, and on 13th January Lawrence wrote to the artist 'They've come and I like the two pale ones of Jidda and the sandstone hills are gorgeous, and the palm grove is as a palm grove should be and the courtyard of the little palace at Azrak is the courtyard. Even the puff-puff gladdens me, though I did blow it up the poor thing. The waterfall is magnificent.' The present group includes 3 copies of Rocky Landscape (one of which is annotated in pencil by the artist), 2 copies of Mountains, and one sheet containing 2 printings on a single sheet of the railway engine Dhat el Haj.

St. Dominic's Press. Plays for Puppets, by H.D.C.P. (Harry Douglas Clark Pepler), Ditchling, Sussex, St. Dominic's Press, 1929, several wood-engraved illustrations to text, untrimmed, original quarter black cloth-backed printed boards, with wood-engraved vignette of a puppet cow to upper cover, 12mo, printed in an edition of 450 copies, together with: Ethel M. Mairet, Vegetable Dyes being a book of recipes and other information useful to the dyer, first published in 1916 it is now revised and reprinted for the fifth time, Ditchling, Sussex, St. Dominic's Press, 1931, several wood-engraved illustrations to text, partly untrimmed, original black cloth-backed patterned boards, small 8voQty: (2)

The Centenary of the First World War three coin gold set, issued by Gibraltar in 2014, each 22ct gold £5 coin measuring 38.61mm diameter and weighing 39.94grms, with a certificate of authenticity noting a limited edition of 11/45, encapsulated in a presentation case.

3 Harry Potter first edition books includes the order of the phoenix, the half blood prince and the deathly hallows

CORGI; three boxed Heavy Haulage models comprising 18001 Econofreight Heavy Transport Ltd, limited edition no.2225/4100 with certificate, 31003 Chris Miller AEC Ergomatic Articulated and 16601 Pickfords Scammell Highwayman (3).Additional InformationSome wear to boxes, particularly the first model, but otherwise appear good and complete, although we cannot guarantee the presence of all components and accessories.

BRITAINS; a group of boxed figures including 1997 Collectors Club edition The Queen's Colour Squadron Royal Airforce Regiment, limited edition The Band of the Royal Marines set with certificate number 463, 8856 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, 48007 First Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders (79th), 50000C Cold Stream Guards Colour Party, 20017 Zulu War British 24th Foot and Barricade no.1, 36026 British 42nd (Black Watch) Highlander, ,etc, a further loose figures include Britains and Dell Prado examples, and a group of unpainted Britains models including mounted examples.Additional InformationBoxes generally worn, internal models appear good although bidder must satisfy themselves either by viewing or requesting further images, loose figures with play wear and some accessories, components, some bent and misshapen, accessories, components such as swords and guns. Postage on this lot would be a medium box.

Cartier. A Limited Edition 18K gold manual wind reversible rectangular wristwatchModel: Tank Basculante 150th Anniversary 'I Love Cartier' Collection Privee, Limited Edition No.18/150Date: Purchased 25th May 1997Movement: Jewelled manual windDial: Silvered with guilloché engraved centre, black Roman numerals, secret signature at 7, black inner minute track with 5 minute markers, blued steel sword handsCase: Brushed and polished reversible rectangular, cabochon set below 6, personal engraving to reverse, No.A109227Strap/Bracelet: Burgundy Cartier alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 23mm x 37mm Accompaniments: Cartier box, outer card, International Guarantee Certificate, instruction bookletFootnotes:The Tank Basculante was first designed in 1932 and was aimed at an elite clientele looking to protect their timepieces from impact whilst predominantly playing sport. The case is composed of 3 parts allowing the central body to be inverted in order to present a smooth solid case back thus protecting the more vulnerable glass side. Due to its similar first introduction date, the Tank Basculante is often compared with the 1931 Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. Although sharing a similar goal and developed by the same company Spécialités Horlogers, the Basculante differs from the Reverso in several key ways. In particular the method used to invert the case on the Basculante is via a swinging frame that pulls the central body out towards you before flipping and replacing. In comparison the Reverso is set within a track that allows you to slide the body out to the side before turning over.The original production of the Basculante was quite limited before being briefly revived in the 1990s. The current example hails from the late 90s and was presented in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Cartier.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Patek Philippe. A fine and rare Limited Edition lady's 18K rose gold and diamond set World Time wristwatch with central moon phaseModel: World Time MoonphaseReference: 7175R-001Date: Purchased 10th March 2015Movement: 35-jewel Cal.240 HU LU automatic, Gyromax balance, adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism & 5 positions, gold micro-rotor, stamped with the Seal of Geneva, No.5869216Dial: Black star spangled central disc, champagne chapter ring with silvered dot hour markers, outer champagne and matte silvered revolving diurnal and nocturnal 24-hour chapter, further outer silvered revolving chapter bearing the names of 24 world cities, pierced rose gold handsCase: Polished round with unusual bombé lugs, snap on back, world time adjusting button in band, No.6018192Strap/Bracelet: Associated strapBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 38mm Accompaniments: Patek Philippe 175th Anniversary presentation box, outer card, Certificate of Origin, setting tool, brochures, original 18K rose gold folding clasp and spring barsFootnotes:The Reference 7175 was made in 2014 to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of Patek Philippe. It was launched as part of a 'his and hers' set of World Time references with the 5575 forming the other half of the pairing. Whilst the 5575 was limited to 1300 pieces, the 7175 was produced on an even smaller scale of just 450 pieces and was available exclusively in rose gold. It is this rose gold combined with diamonds and a centred moon phase that makes this model such an exquisite timepiece to behold exuding pure class.Housed within this reference was the new Cal.240 HU LU explicitly developed to achieve a smooth synthesis between the world's 24 time zones and the lunar cycle. To acknowledge Patek Philippe's heritage, Central European Time is represented by the city of Geneva.Patek Philippe first employed the World Time complication in its wristwatches during the 1930s, when the complication was first invented by Swiss watchmaker, Louis Cottier (1894-1966). Cottier's classic World Time wristwatch depicted 24-time zones simultaneously, with the local time zone of the wearer controlled through a pusher in the case whilst automatically correcting the position of the 24 hour dial.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Girard-Perregaux. A fine and unusual 18K rose gold Limited Edition automatic skeletonised rectangular tourbillon wristwatch with three gold bridgesModel: Vintage 1945 Tourbillon BridgesReference: 9987, Limited Edition No.95Date: Circa 2015Movement: 30-jewel Cal.GP9600C automatic, one minute tourbillon, No.95Dial: Silvered guilloché engraved barrel and fine tourbillon carriage all mounted under distinctive three bridges, polished dagger handsCase: Brushed and polished rectangular, back secured by 4 screwsStrap/Bracelet: Black alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K rose gold folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 32mm Accompaniments: Girard-Perregaux box, outer card, Certificate of Authenticity, instruction bookletFootnotes:Constant Girard (1825-1903) designed a Tourbillon with three gold bridges in the mid 1860's for which he won a medal at the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition. Only about twenty examples of this proprietary design were ever manufactured with the last first generation triple-bridge tourbillon made in 1911.Fast forward over half a century and in 1981 Girard-Perregaux re-introduced the movement for a Limited Edition of twenty pocket watches. Ten years later, to celebrate their 200th anniversary, the manufacture again launched the movement but this time housed in a wristwatch. In order to fit, Girard Perregaux miniaturized the movement and re-positioned the triple bridge tourbillon from the back of the watch to the front.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ralph Chubb (British, 1892-1960)The Heavenly Cupid or the True Paradise of Loves... Designed, Illustrated, Composed & Printed in Script by the Author, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, NUMBER 36 OF 45 COPIES, lithographed throughout on hand-made Hayle Mill paper, frontispiece (signed and dated 'R.N. Chubb 1944' beneath image), large vignette on title, full-page plates and numerous illustrations throughout, 4 printed sheets of publisher's advertising materials (2 versions of a hand-printed prospectus; order form with perforated section intact; sheet of press notices) loosely inserted, publisher's half morocco over green corduroy, spine sun faded [Reid A10], folio (390 x 280mm.), Fair Oak, near Kingsclere, by the Author, [1933]Footnotes:ProvenanceJohn Raymond Danson (1893-1975), bookplate designed by Stephen Gooden. Danson served in both World Wars, and was made a Lieutenant Colonel commanding the Fourth Battalion Cheshire Regiment at Dunkirk during the Second World WarLIMITED TO ONLY 43 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 'One day in this corporeal age there appear'd to me a lovely youth. He seem'd of fifteen years: he was naked. In face and form he was loveliest of all flesh I had ever beheld'. The most lavishly illustrated, and one of the most forthright, of Ralph Chubb's idiosyncratic self-published works on the attractions of male youth. This copy includes four rare pieces of advertising ephemera for the publication, comprising two prospectuses, order form and printed notice of reviews. The Times Literary Review drew comparisons with the visionary illustrated books of William Blake, but notes that Chubb's ''Sybilline Book' devotes more space to sexual than to mystical problems, though the two are inextricably mixed...'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ralph Chubb (British, 1892-1960)The Sun Spirit. A visionary Phantasy, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION, NUMBER 2 OF 30 COPIES, this one of 24 uncoloured copies, printed on Hollingworth paper, one page printed in red, 7 full-page lithographed plates and other illustrations by Chubb (some full-page), original half morocco over cloth, the upper cover gilt-stamped with the title and the figure of nude boy [Reid A9a], folio (385 x 280mm.), Fair Oak, near Kingsclere, Designed & Decorated by the Author, 1931Footnotes:The first edition of one of Ralph Chubb's self-published, Blake-inspired visionary works of Uranian literature, this one printed in an edition of only 30 copies. Dedicated to 'you true visionary lovers of the boyhood divine', Chubb proclaims that 'God is Love & Love is a Naked Nuptial Adolescent Youth without Blemish'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Ralph Chubb (British, 1892-1960)Manhood, a Poem... Designed and Engraved by the Author, second edition (of approximately 25 copies, the first edition of approximately 200 copies appearing in the previous month), woodcut frontispiece, and illustrations (including vignette on title), type set by Ethel Chubb, publisher's pictorial wrappers, edges frayed with a few small losses, Curridge, Printed by L.J. Chubb 'with the hand-press made by him', March 1924; A Fable of Love & War. A Romantic Poem, NUMBER 186 OF 200 COPIES, signed with initials on the colophon, the first issue with an additional illustration on the upper cover, woodcut illustrations by the author [Reid 3], publisher's grey wrappers printed in green, edges a little creased, Curridge, Printed by E.R. Chubb for R.N. Chubb, 1925; A Book of God's Madness, NUMBER 82 OF 95 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the colophon, woodcut vignette on the title, 2 full-page woodcut plates by the author, publisher's red wrappers, printed title label on upper cover, edges frayed with a few small losses, Written A.D. 1923 and Only Now for the First Time Privately Printed A.D. 1928, 8vo(3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Jean Genet (French, 1910-1986)Querelle de Brest, first edition, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Genet filling the dedication leaf and with a shorter inscription on half-title, ONE OF 40 COPIES ON PAPIER VÉLIN reserved for 'les amis de Querelle', signed and numbered by Genet, from an overall edition of 525, 29 erotic illustrations by Jean Cocteau, black half calf by Patrick Loutrel, original wrappers bound in, slipcase, 4to, [Paris, Paul Morihien, 1947]Footnotes:'CE LIVRE EST COMPOSÉ AVEC DES CENTAINES DE GARÇONS QUI SONT MES MAÎTRES': Genet's astonishing, candid dedication to the brothers Hervé and Gérard Mille, within his celebrated Cocteau-illustrated novel. 'This book,' he writes, 'is written with the help of the hundreds of boys who are my masters. Each encounter with them is a celebration for me... They are its origin' ('Chaque rencontre avec eux m'est une fête... Eux, c'est l'origine').Written in 1946, the novel Querelle de Brest presents the depraved actions of the attractive bisexual sailor, thief, traitor, drug dealer, and murderer Georges (Jo) Querelle in the port city of Brest. This first edition was clandestinely published by Paul Morihien in 525 copies of which this is one of forty copies signed and numbered by Genet 'Pour les amis de Querelle'. With its explicit homoerotic illustrations by Cocteau, the book was prosecuted for affront to public decency in 1954, but later cleared on procedural grounds (Indiana University, 'Banned Books' web site).Hervé Mille co-founded Paris Match and became editorial director of Marie-Claire, and lived with his brother Gérard, a decorator, in rue de Varennes. There, they entertained the beau monde - Coco Chanel, Colette, Serge Lifar, André Malraux, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, and indeed Cocteau and Genet. In his long inscription, Genet thanks them for their hospitality and friendship; he is clearly touched that two such affluent gentlemen should have welcomed into their home a man who had been in and out of prison for theft, vagabondage, and lewd acts. He acknowledges their offer to buy a copy of his book, and expresses his delight that it has ended up in such good hands. He ends, 'je vous aime beaucoup'.While presentation copies of Genet's works are not uncommon, such a dedication - revelling in the sexual genesis of Querelle - is almost unparalleled.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

[*] Ruscha, Edward -- Every Building on the Sunset Strip. Black and white photographs in 9 sections tipped together and folded as a leporello. 18 x 14,5 cm. Original white wrappers (corners bumped, spine with creases, front cover slightly soiled), with original silver paper covered slipcase (bumped along lower and upper edges, cracked along edges, creases, some light rubbing). Los Angeles, Edward Ruscha, 1966.First edition, second issue (as issued, without rear flap). The Open Book. Hasselblad Center. pp. 198-201. "Ruscha's books and the photos in them have had a greater influence on younger artists and photographers than his paintings" (101 Books). – Two pages with small light brown stain (double page with Weatherly cross street), otherwise very good copy inside.

A good collection of children's books on art, cookery and others to include a series of Alison Uttley Little Grey Rabbit and other stories including Little Grey Rabbit Goes to the Sea 1954 First Edition, Kathleen Hale Orlando the Marmalade Cat books, Kay Thompson's Eloise in Paris First Edition, The Golliwog News, The Book of the Clock illus by Margaret TarrentLocation: 1:2/3

A Herend porcelain first edition cup and saucer in original box, together with three crystal decanters, two silver spirit labels and a set of six painted glass tumblers, 9:2

Pliny (the Elder). The Historie of the World. Commonly called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke, 2 volumes in one, 1st English edition, 2nd issue, London: Impensis G.B. [Tome II: printed by Adam Islip], 1601, general title within elaborate woodcut architectural border and with early ownership signature of John Booker (old worm trails & holes to margins, leaf trimmed at foot and lined to verso), woodcut device to title of second volume, woodcut initials and headpieces, without errata leaf and initial & final blanks (as often), first and last few leaves repaired (the two final index leaves slightly defective, the last crudely lined to verso & repaired), some occasional marginal worming (no loss of text), occasional damp stains mostly at front and rear, endpapers renewed, contemporary panelled calf, rebaked preserving earlier maroon morocco title label, board corners & fore-edges repaired, worn to board edges at head & foot, folio (32.3 x 20.5 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESESTC S94749; STC 20029.5; Pforzheimer 496 - 'this vast labour was the second of Holland's'. This is the second issue (possibly produced a few years later), with the imprint of G[eorge] B[ishop] on the title to volume 1, and is more uncommon than the Islip title. The early ownership signature of John Booker could possibly be that of John Booker (1606-1667) the almanac maker and astrologer.

Prichard (Samuel). Masonry Dissected, 4th edition, Edinburgh: printed and sold by William Gray at Magdalen's Chappel, 1748, pp.22, untrimmed, contemporary drab wrappers, somewhat soiled and worn, inside front wrapper with contemporary inscription 'Ex Libris Roberti Armour, Prelium est Obulus, Anno Dom: 1749', slim 8voQty: (1)NOTESSamuel Prichard's exposé of the Masonic world was one of the earliest, and was first published in 1730. All editions are scarce; this edition not listed in ESTC.

Solorzano Pereira (Juan de). Emblemata centum, regio politica. Aenis ligneis laminis affabre caelata, vividisque et limitatis carminibus explicata, & singularibus commentarijs affatim illustrata…, Madrid: In typographia Domin. Garciae Morras, 1653, [38], 844, [84] pp., 100 fine engraved emblems in text, contemporary vellum, lettered on spine, 4to (31 x 21 cm)Qty: (1)NOTEScf. CCPBE 000184536-5; cf. Campa FH1 & FH2; Palau 318 996; Sabin 86538. A reissue of the first edition of 1651, lacking the engraved frontispiece that Campa goes to great lengths to describe; the ´Tassa´ is dated 8 March 1653. Palau points out the error of Sabin's supposition that the 1651 edition did not exist; and Campa too is erroneous in citing this Madrid edition of 1653 as the editio princeps. Both editions have pagination errors: pages 52, 499, 590, 594 & 746 are mis-numbered 58, 449, 950, 592 & 747.

Wilkins (John). A Discovery of a New World, or, a discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another habitable world in the moon. With a discourse concerning the probability of a passage thither. Unto which is added a discourse concerning a new planet, tending to prove that 'tis probable our earth is one of the planets, 2 parts in 1, 5th edition, corrected and amended, London: J. Rawlins for John Gellibrand, 1684, woodcut illustrations, some toning and spotting, a few marginal stains, previous owner signature, later blindstamped calf gilt, modern calf reback, 8voQty: (1)NOTESESTC R22749; Wing 2186. The earliest work in English to consider the mechanics of space travel. First published in 1638 as 'The Discovery of a Worlde in the Moone' in 1638, Wilkins discusses the controversial question of the motion of the earth and supports the arguments of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo that the earth behaved as other planets, and that the moon is not a shining disk but a world with natural features and the possibility that it might be inhabited. There is a fifth edition copy recorded at auction with a portrait frontispiece and additional engraved title, as in the fourth edition, but ESTC does not state these to be present in this fifth edition.

Bembo (Pietro). Gli Asolani, Venice: Heirs of Aldus the Elder, May 1515,130 leaves, italic letter, Aldine anchor device on title and final blank verso, ink signature of Philippe Desportes at foot of title and a second signature near top neatly crossed through, old ink stain to upper margin of front endpapers (free endpaper near detached) and just affecting upper margin of first 3 leaves, bound with: Sannazaro (Jacopo). Arcadia del Sannazaro, Venice: Heirs of Aldus the Elder, 1534, 92 leaves, italic letter, Aldine anchor device on title and final blank verso, bookplate of John L. Nevinson, 17th-century French calf with gilt-decorated spine, joints cracked, 8vo (157 x 91mm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance for lots 123-138: John Lea Nevinson (1904-1986); Donald King (1920-1998) & Monique King (1922-2020). Adams B579 & S320; Renouard 72:5 & 112:5. The Bembo work is a reprint of the 1505 edition with the dedication to Lucretia Borgia which was suppressed in most copies of the first edition. This copy is from the library of Philippe Desportes (1545-1606), the celebrated poet known as the French Tibullus. There are no ownership marks in the second work, a reprint of the 1514 edition, and it is impossible to say whether this also belonged to Desportes, the works seemingly bound some time after his death.

Cicero (Marcus Tullius). Officia. Ein Buch zu seynem Sune Marco. Von den tugentsamen ämptern und zugehörungen, eynes wol und rechtlebenden Menschen, Translated by Johannes von Schwarzenberg and Johann Neuber, 1st edition, second printing, Augsburg: Heinrich Steyner,29 April 1531, [8], 91 leaves, large woodcut on title and near full-page portrait of Schwartzenberg by Hans Weiditz after Dürer to verso, 101 mostly half-page woodcuts by Weiditz, title-page fraying professionally repaired at all but upper margins and rehinged without affecting image or text, some additional slight soiling and closed tear to lower margin, paper strengthening or repairs to inner margins of following 3 leaves and one corner tip not affecting text, single wormhole to lower margin of first two signatures, some minor soiling, lacks final blank, bookplate of John L. Nevinson, modern boards with old parchment, folio (31 x 20.5cm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: John Lea Nevinson (1904-1986); Donald King (1920-1998) & Monique King (1922-2020). Fairfax Murray 118; VD 16 C 3239. One of the finest 16th-century books with woodcut illustrations. Sixty-seven of Weiditz's woodcuts (including three repeats) were designed specifically for the Cicero. Subjects include a conjurer performing sleight-of-hand tricks, gaming, painters’ studios, draper's and armourer's shops, an astrolabe and a dancing bear.

Giovio (Paolo). Dialogo dell' imprese militari et amorose…, Lyon: Guillaume Rouillé, 1574, 280, [14] pp., Rouillé’s woodcut device to title (an eagle perched on a pedestal, wings outspread, flanked by two snakes), oval woodcut portrait of Giovio to title verso, several large initial capitals, 102 oval woodcut emblems, lacks final blank, title dust-soiled and professional paper strip repair beneath imprint, scattered light browning, armorial bookplates of Wrest Park and John L. Nevinson, all edges gilt, 19th-century blind-stamped red morocco, gilt-titled spine with five raised bands, a little rubbed, 8vo (173 x 113mm)Qty: (1)NOTESProvenance: John Lea Nevinson (1904-1986); Donald King (1920-1998) & Monique King (1922-2020). Not in Adams; Landwehr 345. Giovio’s dialogue was the first treatise on devices, originally published without illustrations in Rome in 1555. Rouillé issued the first illustrated edition in 1559.

Martin (Cornelius). Les genealogies et anciennes descentes des Forestiers et Comtes de Flandre, avec brieves descriptions de leurs vies et gestes…, edited by Petrus Baltazar, 1st edition, Antwerp: Andre Bax for Pierre Baltazar, circa 1580, [6], 119, [3] pp., engraved title, 40 engraved portraits, numbered 1-7 and 1-33, three other full-page plates, woodcut coats-of-arms in text, closed tear to lower margin of M1, bound with: Barlandus (Hadrianus). Hollandiae comitum historia et icones…,2 parts in one, 1st edition, Leiden: Christopher Plantin, 1584, [8], 127, 31 pp.,printer’s device to both titles, 34 full-length portrait plates by Ph. Galle after Wilhelm Thibaut, scattered minor soiling to both works, light old damp-stain to foremargin of final leaves, ink ownership inscription of ‘Guglielmi Regemortr’ri 1675’ to front free endpaper and bookplate of John L. Nevinson to pastedown facing, contemporary calf with gilt centre-pieces, old neat gilt-decorated calf reback to match, slightly rubbed, folio (30.5 x 19.5cm)NOTESProvenance: John Lea Nevinson (1904-1986); Donald King (1920-1998) & Monique King (1922-2020). Adams M717 & B211. The Barlandus work is the first illustrated edition of the Low Countries and one of the first humanist histories of any European country. It was printed in an edition of 400 copies and was the first work published by Plantin's Leiden establishment, although it was at least partly printed in Antwerp. Of the 36 portraits published by the artist in 1578 only 34 have been used for this edition of 1584 (nos. 1-27 & 29-35).