Bates (H. E.). Down the River, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the illustrator on front free endpaper, wood-engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker, some leaves with surface marks, binder's stamp and bookplate to front pastedown, bumping to spine and corners, a few surface marks to covers, second issue dust-jacket with quotation by Eric Gill, spine toned with bumping to ends with minor nicks and chips, some surface marks, foxing to covers, heaviest to lower panel, one or two small tears to lower panel and joint of lower panel flap, 1937 § Lawrence (T. E) The Mint, limited edition, title in red & black, bookplate to front pastedown, foxing to uncut edges, slip-case, toning to spine, bumping, some foxing and surface marks, 1955 § Giles (Lionel) The Analects of Confucius, letter from The Limited Editions Club loosely inserted, glassine dust-jacket, cloth drop-back box, New York, for The Limited Editions Club, 1970, original morocco or cloth, 4to; and 7 others, similar (10)
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Smith (Zadie) Changing Minds, first edition, signed by the author on title, 2009 § Hornby (Nick) High Fidelity, first edition, signed by the author on title, 1995 § Lynch (Paul) Prophet Song, reprint, signed bookplate by the author, dust-jacket, 2023 § Evaristo (Bernadine) Girl, Woman, Other, proof copy, original wrappers, 2019; and 14 others, Book prize winners or nominees, 8vo (18)
Joyce (James) Ulysses, first English trade edition, endpapers foxed with strips of toning, otherwise internally clean, original pictorial cloth, gilt, fine, dust-jacket, spine slightly browned, thin strip of toning on upper panel head, a few nicks to extremities but overall an extremely sharp and excellent copy, 4to, 1937.
Christie (Agatha) Three Act Tragedy, first edition, 4pp. advertisements, light spotting to fore-edge, original cloth, spine faded, extremities very lightly bumped, 8vo, 1935. *** First published in America titled Murder in Three Acts the year before, the story features Poirot and his friend Mr Satterthwaite collaborating together to solve the mystery. Satterthwaite previously appeared in the stories featuring Harley Quin. Scarce.
Asimov (Isaac) I, Robot, first English edition, original boards, light spotting on fore-edge, dust-jacket, few tears to corners and joints with some creeping onto panels, extremities chipped and nicked, creasing to edges, small portion of loss to spine head, 8vo, 1952. *** Asimov's most famous book, a short story collection in which he first coined the term "robotics" and proposed his Three Laws of Robotics.
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Samuel Whiskers Or, The Roly-Poly Pudding, first edition, second issue with undated title and without small advertisement to front free endpaper verso, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and illustrations, 17 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, original light red boards with mounted colour illustration, spine toned, spine ends and corners a little bumped, one small scuff to lower cover, unprinted glassine wrapper, a near-fine copy, [Linder p.427; cf. Quinby 15], 16mo, [1926]; The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, ink inscription dated "May 15th 1919", blue boards with mounted colour illustration, spine slightly toned, a little bumping, a few surface marks to upper cover, 1905; The Tale of Two Bad Mice, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, occasional light surface marks, grey boards with mounted colour illustration, spine toned, bumping to spine ends with a little loss and minor splitting, 1907; and one other by Potter (4)
Conrad (Joseph) The Mirror of the Sea, first edition, first printing with 40pp. adverts dated August 1906 at end, bookplate, spotting, uncut, 1906 § Maugham (W.S.) Ashenden, first edition, ownership name on pastedown, rubbing to cloth joints and corners, 1928 § Hope (Anthony) The Prisoner of Zenda, first edition, third issue with 6 titles listed on title verso and 2pp. advertisements, cloth state with 'f' on spine uncrossed, spine faded, extremities a little rubbed and chipped, [1894]; and 14 others, early 20th century literature, 8vo (17)
Sebald (W.G.) Austerlitz, first edition, dust-jacket, a fine copy, Munich, 2001; and 2 other editions of the same work, including the first English edition and the limited proof English edition, original boards, 8vo (3) *** A trio of editions of Sebald's last work before his untimely death in 2001.
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, first edition, first printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, very occasional light surface marks, ink inscription dated "28-02-1919" to half-title, pictorial endpapers, original green boards with mounted colour illustration, slight browning to spine, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, otherwise a near-fine copy, [Quinby 25; Linder p.430], 16mo [1918] *** This excellent copy includes the correct spelling of 'London' in the in the title-page imprint; however, the ink inscription date precedes the second printing.
Christie (Agatha) A Murder is Announced, first edition, contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper, faint spotting to endpapers, original cloth, edges a little bumped, dust-jacket, price-clipped, nicks and chips to edges, tear on spine, light rubbing along joints, slight shelf-lean, 8vo, 1950.
Buchan (John) The Moon Endureth, signed presentation inscription from the author "Hugh Sheringham from John Buchan | Feb 1920" on slightly toned front free endpaper, light spotting to first few pages, original boards, evenly discoloured and faded, extremities rubbed, spine browned, extremities frayed, 1912; The Causal and the Casual in History, first edition, original boards, rubbed at extremities, 1929; Sick Heart River, first edition, ownership inscription on front free endpaper, first few pages spotted, dust-jacket, extremities rubbed, faded, 1941; and 14 others by or relating to Buchan, including a rare Buchan booklet, The Novel and the Fairy Tale, v.s. (17)
Buchan (John) The King's Grace, one of 500 copies signed by the author, gift inscription on front free endpapers, browned, original buckram, gilt, faded and discoloured, 1935; Montrose, first edition, endpapers toned, light foxing to first few pages, original cloth, extremities rubbed, dust-jacket, some browning, heavier to spine, extremities rubbed and frayed, 1928; and 16 others, by or relating to Buchan, including a work compiled by the author's wife with a typed letter signed from her on their home letterhead and a postcard from her, v.s. (18)
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing, with notice board lettering on p.14, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, one or two surface marks to a few leaves original green boards with mounted colour illustration, spine and edges of covers a little toned, slight bumping to spine ends, otherwise a near-fine copy, [Linder p.428; Quinby 16], 16mo, 1909.
Steinbeck (John) The Winter of Our Discontent, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Henry" on title, lacking front free endpaper, some scattered spotting, original boards, sunning to foot of spine, some bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, rubbing to extremities, else near-fine, 8vo, 1961.
Briggs (Raymond) Father Christmas, first edition, signed by the author "with best wishes from Raymond Briggs" on half-title, light spotting to first few pages, a few handling creases, original boards, dust-jacket, evenly toned, small stain to top corner, light surface marks, spine head a little frayed, 1973; and 3 others by Briggs, 4to & 8vo (4) *** A lovely and timely group of Raymond Briggs titles.
le Carré (John) The Tailor of Panama, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, light nicks to edges, 1996; Single & Single, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, light creases to extremities, 1999; A Most Wanted Man, one of 500 copies signed by the author, original boards, slip-case (a little marked), 2008; and the promotional edition of Single and Single, 8vo (4)
Wicks (Mark) To Mars Via the Moon, first edition, signed by the author on front free endpaper, spotting to first few pages and occasionally throughout, upper hinge broken, 1911 § Harris (Rev. W.S.) Life in a Thousand Worlds, upper hinge broken, spine faded, 1905 § Raymond (Rossiter) The Man in the Moon and Other People, front free endpaper partially torn away, stamp on endpaper, hinge cracked and rubbed, New York, 1874, original pictorial cloth, extremities rubbed; and c.95 others, science-fiction, v.s. (c.100)
Pullman (Philip) Count Karlstein, first edition, signed by the author on title, small surface abrasion to front free endpaper, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light creasing to head and foot, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, 1982.*** Pullman's third novel and his first for children. Rare signed and in such superb condition.
Banks (Iain M.) The State of the Art, one of 400 copies signed by the author and artist, illustrations by Arnie Ferner, slip-case, 1989; Excession, first edition, signed by the author, 1996; Inversions, first edition, signed by the author, 1998, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies; and 5 others by the same, many signed, 8vo (8)
Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards with skull design in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, extremities very lightly chipped and nicked, light toning and few toning marks to lower panel, spine a little faded, overall still sharp and excellent, 8vo, 1959.
Blackwood (Algernon) The Dance of Death, first edition, light toning strip on endpapers, original blind-stamped cloth, dust-jacket, spine faded, light chipping to extremities but excellent overall, 1927 § The Listener, new edition, book-label, endpapers toned, original boards, dented, dust-jacket, chips to extremities, toning to spine and on panels, spine ends frayed and creased, 1930 § Thompson (Stanbury) Tales of the Supernatural, light spots to jacket, light nicks to spine head, otherwise an excellent and sharp copy, 1963; and 6 others, weird fiction, 8vo (9)
Dick (Philip K. ) The World Jones Made, first hardback edition, library stamp on printing page, few spots and light patches of staining on margins, light surface abrasion and paper remnants on endpapers, original boards, extremities bumped, dust-jacket, extremities chipped, a few light surface marks, shelf-lean, 8vo, 1968. *** First published by Ace Books in 1956 as a paperback dos-á-dos with Agent of the Unknown by Margaret St. Clair, it was only Dick's second published novel at the time.
Mandel (Emily St. John) Station Eleven, first English edition, signed by the author with quote "This silent landscape" on title, original boards, dust-jacket, fine, 2014 § Taylor (G.P.) Shadowmancer, first edition, one of 2,500 privately printed for the author, unread, typographical error 'right s' on title, original wrappers, a fine copy, for the author, Finland, 2002; and two others, signed copies of Howay's Wool omnibus, 8vo (4)
Conrad (Joseph) The Arrow of Gold, first English edition, first state with title intact on p.67, toning on endpapers, cloth bright and fine, dust-jacket, portion of loss to spine head affecting title, tears to edges, chips and fraying along edges, 1919; Within the Tides, first edition, spots on fore-edge with a few straying onto margins, endpapers toned, 1915; Suspense, first English edition, bumps to spine ends, dust-jacket, surface scuffs on upper panel, chips to edges, some tears along joints, 1925; and 3 others by Conrad, 8vo (6)
Murakami (Haruki) Colorless Tsukuru Tasaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, first American edition, signed by the author on leaf tipped in at front, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket with decorative cutouts, some slight wear to foot of cutouts, rubbing to lower edge, near-fine, 8vo, New York, 2014.
Boyd (William) Stars and Bars, first edition, signed by the author on title,, toning to margins, 1984; Any Human Heart, second printing, signed by the author on title, 2002; Fascination, first edition, 2004, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to edges, otherwise fine; and 3 others, 2 by Boyd and a first issue copy of Ishiguro's An Artist of the Floating World with the Tanner and Butler imprint, 8vo (6)
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, some surface soiling, bookplate pasted to front free endpaper verso, ink inscription dated "Christmas 1903" to half-title, original blue boards with mounted colour illustration, spine lightly toned, slight bumping to spine ends, a near fine-copy, [Linder p.423; Quinby 5], 16mo, 1903.
Fleming (Ian).- Inspiration for James Bond.- Pearson (John) The Life of Ian Fleming, first edition, lengthy signed presentation inscription from William Stephenson "For our friend Kenneth Till..." on title, original boards, dust-jacket, spine ends torn and frayed, extremities rubbed, 1966 § Montgomery (H.) The Quiet Canadian: The Secret Service Story of Sir William Stephenson, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Stephenson to Till, lightly toned endpaper, newspaper clippings inserted, jacket spine faded, 1962; and c.8 others relating to William Stephenson, including letters to Stephenson from the Bond biographer Pearson, v.s. (5) *** An interesting group of material relating to William Stephenson, Canadian fighter pilot and spymaster, 1897-1989. He is best known by his wartime intelligence code name, Intrepid. Many people consider him to be one of the real-life inspirations for James Bond. Fleming himself once wrote, "James Bond is a highly romanticised version of a true spy. The real thing is... William Stephenson." Fleming's biographer writes in a letter to Stephenson "Many of the most interesting letters in Ian's correspondence are addressed to you, and I know the important role you played in his career from his days in Naval Intelligence onwards. At the moment, however, there are naturally many points of mystery and near-mystery in the story, and several vital points on which I believe you are the only person who can give me the true account of what actually happened..."
Bond (Michael) More About Paddington, first edition, illustrations by Peggy Fortnum, prize bookplate on front free endpaper, majority of library bookplate removed from lower endpapers but leaving paper residue, light strip of toning, original cloth, dust-jacket, light chipping to extremities and along edges, 1" tears down lower spine joints from bottom edge, one to upper panel lower edge, 5" tear up lower flap joint, 8vo, 1959.
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Robinson (William Heath).- Carse (Roland) All the Monarchs of Merry England (William I to Edward VII), 40 colour plates and black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, ink gift inscription to front endpaper, light foxing at beginning and end, pictorial endpapers lightly browned, original decorative crimson morocco, gilt, wear to spine ends and corners, very lightly rubbed elsewhere, lower joint starting, [c.1907] § Shakespeare (William) A Midsummer-Night's Dream, first trade edition, 12 tipped-in colour plates and black and white illustrations by W. Heath Robinson, ink gift inscription to pastedown, front endpaper with later school prize bookplate and inscription, occasional cracking at gutter, one plate with creasing to lower margin, the odd patch of soiling, endpapers toned, original pictorial cloth, gilt, a few marks, spine slightly faded and with small residue-mark to foot, spine ends and corners rubbed and a little bumped, some light rubbing to covers, 1914; and 3 others illustrated by the same, 8vo & 4to (5)*** The first a scarce, single-volume alternative to Carse's four volume "Monarchs of Merry England", each published with 10 plates by Heath-Robinson. Not recorded in WorldCat.
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, first edition, official signed Bloomsbury bookplate by the author on front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, fine, 2005; and a quantity of other Potter-related material, including c.20 other books and catalogues, as well as printed ephemera relating to the books and films and to Rowling herself, v.s., v.d. (sml qty) *** As there was no official signing for this title, official signed bookplates were sent to a select number of bookshops.Ephemera includes a Tiffany and Co. silver Harry Potter bookmark, postcards, badges, a prop box for a wand from Olivander's shop, and other related objects and ephemeral items.
Cocteau (Jean) Opium: the Diary of an Addict, first English edition, translated by Ernest Boyd, illustrations by the author, some spotting to fore-edge and throughout, heavier to peripheral pages, original cloth, edges faded, dust-jacket, lower panel spotted, spine browned, small hole to lower spine joint, edges nicked and slightly frayed, spine ends and corners chipped, 8vo, 1933. *** Rare in the jacket.
Isherwood (Christopher) Goodbye to Berlin, first edition, endpapers foxed and spotted with small Hatchards sticker on pastedown, original cloth, edges toned, dust-jacket, few nicks to edges, spine ends chipped and frayed, one or two short tears, corners a little chipped, but overall a sharp and unrestored copy, [Woolmer 451], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1939.
Naipaul (V. S.) The Mystic Masseur, first edition, Canadian novelist John Metcalf's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light toning to spine, a little rubbed, 8vo, 1957.
Potter (Beatrix) The Tailor of Gloucester, first trade edition, first printing with date on title and single-page endpaper recurring 4 times, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, a few finger and surface markings, one or two small tears to lower margins of a couple leaves, some cracking to gutter with contents a little shaken, ink inscription to front free endpaper verso dated "Dec 23 1903" original red boards with mounted colour illustration, toning to spine, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, [Linder p.423; Quinby 4], 16mo, 1903.
Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, first edition, original cloth, slight rubbing and bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, slight chipping to spine tips and corners, short nick to head of upper fore-edge, light creasing to head of upper panel, light surface soiling to lower panel, light rubbing to extremities, a very good, sharp copy, 8vo, 1961.
Naipaul (V. S.) A House for Mr. Biswas, first edition, publisher's review slip loosely inserted, some very light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, a few short nicks and tears with creasing to head and foot, extremities rubbed, ligth surface soiling to lower panel, 8vo, 1961.*** Naipaul's post-colonial novel which received world-wide acclaim and remains his most loved work. Scarce in such bright and unrestored condition.
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Christie (Agatha) [And Then There Were None], first edition, one or two spots to endpapers, fore-edge a little spotted with a few straying onto margins, original cloth, slightly bowed, spine faded, extremities lightly bumped, spine ends a little frayed, 8vo, 1939. *** Christie's most widely read work, and the world's top best-selling mystery. She cited it as being the most difficult novel to write. First released under this other title, the work was issued under the title And Then There Were None in 1940 for the first American and subsequent editions.
Banks (Iain M.) Consider Phlebas, first edition, signed by the author on title, light marginal toning, original boards, slight bumping to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, 8vo, 1987.*** A superb example of the first in Banks' Culture series.
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