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Lot 295
Illustrated books: A selection including Arthur Street's Moonraking, first edition, illustrated throughout by Lionel Edwards, black lettered cloth 4to., 1936; Williamson, Henry - The Patriot's Progress ..., first edition, numerous illustrations by Frank Kermode, gilt lettered cloth and dust wrapper, 1930; Burnett, Frances-Hodgson - The Secret Garden, 2nd impression, 8 coloured plates by Charles Robinson, gilt pictorial cloth and pictorial endpapers, 1912; with 22 others (25)CONDITION: Street - cloth v.sl. marked, sl. spotting to prelims, otherwise clean; Williamson - cloth trifle marked, d/w. few sl. edge tears (minor loss), generally clean inside, lino cut illus.; Burnett - cloth good (just v.sl. rubbed head and tail of spine), e/ps. spotted and elsewhere in places (heavier now and again), plts. with guards, 6pp. publr's advts. at end, Ist printing was Oct. 1911
Lot 285
Greene, Graham - Our Man in Havana: an entertainment, first edition, blue gilt cloth and dust wrapper, 1958; Greene, Graham - The Comedians, first edition, green gilt cloth and dust wrapper, 1966; together with 9 others by this author (11)CONDITION: Havana - good cloth and d/w. (only v.sl. rubbing top and tail of spine portion), some spotting/fading inside back flap and cover (not clipped); Comedians - good cloth and d/w. (sl. rubbing top/tail of spine portion), this piece of sellotape on inside front flap above price (non-obscuring) and two pieces on inside back flap (one above the 2 other titles given, the other above publisher's name - both just touching wording); Other titles incl. Travels With My Aunt, The Honoury Consul, Doctor Fischer of Geneva, Getting to Know The General - all Ist eds. in d/wrappers
Lot 286
Waugh, Evelyn - Wine in Peace and War, First Trade edition, decorations by Rex Whistler, coloured pictorial paper boards, (privately printed), Saccone & Speed (1947); Waugh, Auberon - The Foxglove Saga, first edition, gilt and coloured cloth, dust wrapper, 1960; with some other literary titles (14)CONDITION: Wine - sl. marked boards and trifle spine wear, e/p spotting; Foxglove- vg. cloth and (unclipped) d/w., title illus.; Others include - Frost's Complete Poems (Ist UK., 1951), vg. unclipped d/w, some inside spotting; Waugh's Tourist in Africa (Ist ed. 1960), vg. in unclipped d.w; Lawrence's The Mint (2,000 numbered, 1955), quarter morocco and slipcase; with 12 others
Lot 289
Williamson, Henry - Goodbye West Country, first edition, photo plates, gilt cloth and dust wrapper, 1934; Williamson, Henry - The Lone Swallows and Other Essays of Boyhood and Youth, new enlarged and illustrated edition, wood engraved illustration by C.F. Tunnicliffe, dust wrapper, 1933; together with 5 others by this author (7)CONDITION: W. Country - vg. (though contemp. incsription front e/p.); Swallows - good copy (sl. blemish upper wrapper beneath illus.), raised text; others (all d.ws.) incl. Story of a Norfolk Farm (5th imp., 1944); Clear Water Stream (Ist, 1958); Tales of Moorland and Estuary (Ist, 1953)
Lot 281
Mawson, Sir Douglas - The Home of the Blizzard; being the story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911 -1914, Abridge Popular edition, numerous photo plates, other illustrations, three folded maps, gilt cloth, 1930, Lawrence, T.E. - Seven Pillars of Wisdom ... First Trade edition, numerous portraits, other illustrations, four folded maps, gilt cloth, 1935; together with 12 other books (travel related) (14)CONDITION: Mawson - vg copy, sl title etc. foxing, text note says 'the revision of the whole'; Lawrence - vg. mostly clean, others incl. Lawrence's Revolt in the Desert (Ist trade 1927, vg);Simmonds's All About Airships/1911, vg. coloured pictorial cloth)
Lot 294
Wagner, Richard - Tannhauser: a dramatic poem ..., numerous illustrations and decorations, some coloured and mounted by Willy Pogany, gilt pictorial and decorated cloth, pictorial dust wrapper, 4to, (ca.1928); Brangwyn, Frank & Preston, Hayter - Windmills, first edition, coloured plates and text decorations, pictorial cloth and decorated endpapers, 4to, 1923; with 5 other illustrated books (7)CONDITION: Wagner - vg. cloth, d/w. with little spine damage, little inside spotting, generally good; Brangwyn - cloth lt. marked and dusted, generally good copy, spine appears to have been replaced - retaining old label; Others incl. Kipling's East of Suez (1936), col. mounted plates, etc. (Donald Maxwell), gilt cloth and d/w. (few sl. edge tears and spots), sl. inside spotting, good copy; 7 books in total
Lot 292
Yeats, W.B. - Poems, 1899-1905, first edition, gilt decorated cloth, 1906; Yeats, W.B. - Stories of Red Hanrahan and the Secret Rose, 2 coloured plates and other illustrations by Norah McGuinness, gilt pictorial cloth and dust wrapper, Macmillan 1927; together with a selection of other booksCONDITION: Yeats Poems - little e/p. foxing, generally vg. copy; Yeats Stories - cloth vg. (just v.sl.rubbed head of spine), unclipped d/w. (vg., save 2 slight spine tears), embrowned part both pastedowns (d/w. 'flap gap' - as usual); Others incl. Mitofrd's Our Village (1893), 100 illus. (Hugh Thomson), gilt pictorial cloth (sl. letter fading upper board), generally v.g. copy; 25 books in total
![Heaton Cooper [William], "The Hills of Lakeland", first edition published by Frederick Warne & Co London 1938 in blue clo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/433134b8-5460-49cb-8f48-ac6400bfc994/24893586-f1a9-4295-a583-ac7200bf139c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 924
Heaton Cooper [William], "The Hills of Lakeland", first edition published by Frederick Warne & Co London 1938 in blue cloth binding (lacking dust wrapper). CONDITION REPORT: This volume has wear to the binding and is lacking its dust wrapper, internally the pages are in a fair condition with minor foxing to the front flyleaf. Note: Mitchells will donate additional buying fees on this lot to Calvert Lakes
Lot 402
A Collection of Five Westminster Mint Commemorative Coin Covers - "The 150th anniversary of the Crimean War" inset with silver five pound coin (No. 386 of edition of 450), "The 60th anniversary of D-Day" inset with three silver coins (No. 270 of edition of 1944), "The 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain" inset with silver two pound coin, "Centenary of the First World War" inset with silver five pound coin (No. 386 of edition of 495), and "The Diamond Wedding anniversary of Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip" inset with silver photographic coin (No. 221 of edition of 450), all in Westminster Mint presentation boxes or folders
Lot 898
A Collection of Diecast Model Buses and Coaches, including - "Exclusive First Editions" by Gilbow, and "Corgi Classics" Limited Edition models, all in original boxes, together with a mixed collection of diecast cars, delivery vehicles, military equipment and others, various, mostly boxed (approximately 125)
Lot 275
SPORTING INTEREST BOOKS to include 'Billy Wright's Book of Soccer' No. 1 1958 signed copy, A. W. Rumney - 'A Cyclist's Note Book' published by W & A. K. Johnston, Henry Cotton - 'This Game of Golf', first edition 1948 in dustjacket, 'Olympic and Early International Golf A Scrapbook' researched & assembled by Robert A. Smith, 'A History of Golf In Britain', Ivor Herbert - 'Arkle The story of a Champion', Susie Cornfield - 'The Queen's Prize' etc. (10)
Lot 102
ELEANOR FARJEON - 'MRS MALONE', illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, Oxford University Press 1962, first edition in dustjacket but missing first page, together with High Lofting - 'Tommy Tilly and Mrs Tubbs, Jonathan Cape 1937 first edition, Kate Greenaway - 'Mother Goose', Frederick Warne (an original and a facsimile), and Adventure Series No. 8 'Rupert and the Wicked Uncle' (5)Condition Report:Hugh Lofting - some illustrations crayoned in Mrs Malone missing first page (not title pages) and price cut out
Lot 166
THE HERBAL OF PSEUDO-APULEIUS from the ninth-century manuscript in the abbey of Monte Cassino (Codex Casinensis 97) together with the first printed edition of Joh. Phil. de Lignamine both in facsimile', described and annotated by F. W. T. Hunger. published by E. J. Brill 1935, a limited edition 75/200Condition Report:Spine a bit marked , corners slightly damaged
Lot 117
LIMITED EDITION BEATRIX POTTER - 'THE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKIN', published by Frederick Warne 2003 to commemorate the centenary of the first publication in 1903, in a presentation box with booklet, card and leather bookmark, 264 / 500Condition Report:Presentation box has small stains on inner frame
Lot 120
JACK VANCE - 'BAD RONALD', published by Underwood-Miller 1982, first trade edition, with dust jacketCondition Report:Book has light foxing on endpapers, dust jacket flaps and page edges but otherwise very goodDust jacket is a little grubby in places and discoloured with small stains on spine and nicks in edges
![Orwell, George [Eric Arthur Blair] Animal Farm London: Secker & Warburg, 1945. First edition, with original green cloth,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/0bb692a2-18a6-4de2-ac13-ac5c00db6162/22e4dc7c-3bf0-4063-a455-ac7800eaf434/468x382.jpg)
![[Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge)], "Lewis Carroll". Doublets: A Word Puzzle, first edition, bookplate to pastedown, title and endp](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/843fc81d-5b57-460a-bc71-ac7100ef3bf4/6649e0e4-380d-4d41-9c52-ac7100f66e33/468x382.jpg)
Lot 195
Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, light sunning to spine, red dust-jacket, spine faded and with 1" portion of loss to foot, spine ends and corners chipped, splitting to lower joint and upper fore-edge, tearing and creasing to head and foot, rubbed, 8vo, 1949.
Lot 222
Yourcenar (Marguerite) L'Œuvre au noir, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Étienne Couch de la Ferté on half-title, original wrappers, light creasing to spine, light surface soiling to covers, 8vo, Paris, [1968].⁂ Yourcenar's celebrated historical fiction novel, published as The Abyss in the UK. Étienne Couch de la Ferté, author of numerous works on ancient jewellery.
Lot 220
Yourcenar (Marguerite) Le Coup de Grâce, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, light browning to margins, original wrappers, light creasing and browning to spine, spine ends chipped, light creasing to extremities, 8vo, Paris, 1939.⁂ Yourcenar's classic war novel, set during the Russian Civil War, adapted for film in 1976.
Lot 204
Smith (Frederick Edwin, Earl of Birkenhead) The World in 2030, first edition, plates by E. McKnight Kauffer, bookplate to pastedown, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, some light discolouration to covers, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing and fraying to head, rubbing to extremities, 8vo, [1930].⁂ First edition of this utopian work, rare in the dust-jacket.
Lot 157
Dunsany (Edward Plunkett, Lord) Time and the Gods, first edition, plates by Sidney H. Sime, occasional scattered foxing, browning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards with pictorial onlay, light dulling to spine, light rubbing to extremities, uncut, 4to, 1906.⁂ An attractive example of this important early fantasy work.
Lot 264
Parrot Presses.- Legrove (Judith, editor) & others. A Musical Eye: The Visual World of Britten and Pears, one of 650 copies, colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, Artists' Choice Editions, 2012 § James (Henry) Winchelsea, Rye & 'Denis Duval', introduction by Alan Tucker, one of 192 copies signed by Tucker and the artist, illustrations by Rigby Graham, original pictorial boards, Previous Parrot Press, 1991 § Neil (William) Galloway Landscapes: Poems, number III of XXXVI special hand-coloured copies signed by the author and artist, from an edition limited to 214, hand-coloured woodcuts by Stan Dobbin, original pictorial boards, slip-case, Previous Parrot Press, 1997 § Sayers (Dorothy L.) The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers, one of 225 copies, linocuts by Annie Newnham, original pictorial boards, spine slightly faded, Headington, Inky Parrot Press, 1982, the first three Church Hanborough; and 8 others from the presses including a portfolio of specimen printing, prospectuses etc., 4to & 8vo (12)
Lot 18
NO RESERVE Mills (Henry) An essay on generosity and greatness of spirit. The builders of colleges, hospitals and schools, prais'd and commended...with A particular View to Archbp Whitgift's Foundation, in Croydon Surry, first edition, half-title, blue pencil numbers to verso of title, occasional marginal staining, mostly at end, contemporary speckled calf, gilt, rebacked, preserving original gilt backstrip with red morocco label, corners repaired, printed for J. Pemberton, at the Buck, near St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1732 § Stockdale (Percival) An Examination of the important question, whether education, at a great school, or by private tuition, is preferable? With remarks on Mr. Knox's book, entitled Liberal education, first edition, errata slip loosely inserted, some staining to title, marginal repairs at head, affecting the odd page number, modern boards, some staining, printed for J. Dodsley, 1782; and 3 others, including John Clarke on Grammar schools, 1730, 8vo & 12mo (5)
![Tolkien (J.R.R.) Smith of Wootton Major [2 copies], first edition, illustrations by Pauline Baynes, ink gift inscription, boo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/843fc81d-5b57-460a-bc71-ac7100ef3bf4/edfd4c20-174f-493b-9591-ac7100f67a68/468x382.jpg)
Lot 133
Boyd (William) An Ice Cream War, signed by the author, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 1982 § Searle (Ronald) Back the the Slaughterhouse, signed presentation inscription from the author to publisher Tony Godwin, illustrations, jacket chipped and creased at head, 1951 § Le Carré (John) Smiley's People, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, ink gift inscription to endpaper, jacket spine a little discoloured, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, New York, 1980 § Mantel (Hilary) The Mirror & the Light, signed by the author, 2020 § Winton (Tim) The Shepherd's Hut, one of 26 specially-bound copies signed by the author, original morocco, slip-case, 2018 § Glück (Louise) Firstborn, first English edition, jacket with light soiling and some rubbing to extremities, 1969, first or first American editions, all but the last in original boards and dust-jackets; and c.65 others, modern literature, v.s. (c.70)
Lot 192
Nesbit (E.) The Incomplete Amorist, first American edition, presentation inscription from the author to front free endpaper, 1906; The Wonderful Garden, 1911; The Literary Sense, 1903 § Burnett (Frances Hodgson) A Little Princess, 1905; The One I Knew Best of All, 1893, first editions, some with illustrations, some with occasional light spotting, original pictorial cloth, gilt, some light marking or rubbing to extremities but overall bright, crisp copies; and 10 others by the Nesbit or Burnett, 8vo (15)
Lot 288
India.- Richardson (David Lester) The Anglo-Indian Passage; Homeward and Outward, first edition, inscribed and initialled by author, frontispiece, map, 11 plates, illustrations, occasional marginal spotting, publisher's advertisements bound at beginning, later half-morocco, a little rubbed, 12mo, 1845.
Lot 298
Polar.- Peary (Robert Edwin) Northward over the "Great Ice", 2 vol., first English edition, portrait frontispieces, plates and maps, illustrations, original cloth, very slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1898 § Messner (Reinhold) The Challenge, first edition, signed by author, plates and illustrations, original cloth, very slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, slight creasing to spine extremities, 1977, 8vo (3)
Lot 104
Brontë (Charlotte).- Gaskell (Elizabeth C.) The Life of Charlotte Brontë, 2 vol., first edition, half-titles and frontispieces, 16pp. advertisements dated March, 1857 to end of vol. 2, some foxing to frontispieces but a very good, clean copy generally, original cloth, shelf-lean, contents a little shaken, some bumping and minor wear to spine ends and corners, light rubbing, 8vo, 1857.
Lot 16
NO RESERVE Kindergartens & Infants.- Bainbrigge (William Henry) Early education: being the substance of four lectures delivered in the public hall of the Collegiate Institution, Liverpool. Printed by request, first edition, presentation copy from the author, half-title, some spotting or mostly light foxing, original blind-stamped cloth, spine little chipped to head and with paper label removed from foot, g.e., Blackadder and Co., 1854; and 9 others, 19th century Kindergartens & Infants, v.s. (10)
Lot 14
NO RESERVE Further education.- Whewell (Rev. William) On the principles of English University Education, first edition, publisher's catalogue at end, occasional spotting or marking, original cloth, spine repaired, rubbed and marked, John W. Parker, 1837 § Hudson (James William) The History of adult education, in which is comprised a full and complete history of the mechanics' and literary institutions, athenæums, philosophical, mental and Christian improvement societies, literary unions, schools of design, etc., of Great Britain, Ireland, America, etc. etc., first edition, presentation copy from the author (ink inscription to head of title partially faded), publisher's catalogue at end, some spotting and staining, modern cloth, Longman [& others.], 1851; and 7 others, Further education, 8vo (9)
Lot 108
NO RESERVE Coventry Patmore's copy.- Stevenson (Robert Louis) Father Damien, first trade edition, half-title, occasional spotting, rear endpaper foxed, original printed wrappers, spine little chipped, lightly creased and spotted, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1890.⁂ Provenance: Coventry Patmore (1823-1896) English poet and an acquaintance of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (ink signature to half-title).
Lot 143
NO RESERVE Cricket.- James (C. L. R.) Beyond a Boundary, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, spine faded, spine ends and corners rubbed and a little chipped, light browning to lower panel, light rubbing, 8vo 1963.⁂ First edition of this celebrated cricket memoir, often regarded as one of the great books about cricket, now rare in the jacket.
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