NO RESERVE Sackville-West (Vita) The Dark Island, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, light toning to endpapers, original cloth, light fading to upper and lower edges, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine chipping to head and foot, crease with some splitting to spine with neat tape repair to verso, extremities rubbed, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A30b], 8vo, Garden City, NY, 1934.
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Lewis (C.S.) Till We Have Faces, first edition, light browning to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, light spotting to lower panel, rubbing to spine tips and corners, creasing to foot, 1956; Till We Have Faces, first American edition, jacket with light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and chipped, light toning to lower panel, New York, 1957, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent copies; and the uncorrected proof of The Dark Tower, 8vo (3)
NO RESERVE Sackville-West (Vita).- Bridgman (John) An Historical and Topographical Sketch of Knole, in Kent, first edition, half-title, 9 engraved plates, light foxing, ink ownership inscriptions, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 1817 § Sackville-West (Lionel) Knole House: Its State Rooms, Pictures and Antiquities, signed presentation inscription from Lady Sackville to endpaper, plain and colour plates, lacking plate facing p.72, ink ownership inscription, original cloth, light fading to spine and covers, Sevenoaks, Privately Printed, 1906 § Osborne (Charles Francis, editor) Historic Houses and Their Gardens, photographic illustrations, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, Philadelphia, 1908, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme U46, U13 & B1]; and c.20 others on Knole, Sisinghurst and other stately homes and their gardens, v.s. (c.25)
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Poison Belt, first American edition, faint foxing to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket priced at $1.20, very slight darkening to spine, spine ends and corners chipped affecting publisher's imprint at foot and just touching title at head, chip to upper fore-edge, extremities rubbed, light creasing to head and foot, but a very good copy overall of a rare jacket, [Green and Gibson A38c], 8vo, New York, 1913.⁂ A rare dust-jacket not recorded by Green and Gibson. We can trace only one other example at auction in the last 50 years. The Poison Belt features Doyle's science fiction counterpart to Holmes, Professor Challenger.
Allingham (Margery) Hide My Eyes, first edition, slight browning to endpapers, original boards, dust-jacket with tear to head of spine and a little rubbed and soiled, 1958 § Hill (Reginald) A Clubbable Woman, first edition, 1970; A Pinch of Snuff, first edition, 1978, both signed by Warren Clarke (D.Supt Andy Dalziel) on front free endpaper, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (3)
Maugham (William Somerset) Then and Now, first American edition, two signed presentation inscriptions from the author to Elsie Tritton "to while away and idle hour on board ship" to endpaper and "Almost the author's last novel" to half-title, original cloth, light rubbing to spine ends, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear to foot of lower panel, light creasing to head and foot, [Stott A64a], 8vo, New York, 1946.⁂ Two charming inscriptions with an excellent association. Elsie Tritton (1897-1983), noted collector and friend of Maugham's who introduced the author to Alan Searle, Maugham's private secretary and companion for the final two decades of his life.
NO RESERVE Waugh (Evelyn) The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, first edition, top-edge stained blue, 1957; Helena, 1950 § Waugh (Alec) My Brother Evelyn and Other Profiles, 1967, endpapers browned, original cloth, dust-jackets, small tears to spine ends but overall very clean and crisp copies; and 20 others by or relating to Waugh, 8vo (23)
Reed (Jeremy) Inhabiting Shadows, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to tile, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1990; Vicissitudes, author's copy with signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title verso, small amount of soiling at gutter title, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine toned, tape remains lower flap, 1972; Dicing for Pearls, number 5 of 35 copies signed by the author, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, sunned, 1990; and 16 others by the same, many signed, v.s. (19)
NO RESERVE [Plowman (Max)] "Mark VII". A Subaltern on the Somme in 1916, first edition, damp-stain upper edge rear endpaper, browning to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, dust-jacket, spine toned, small tear upper edge lower panel, some damp-staining, 8vo, 1927.⁂ Scarce with dust-jacket. Regarded as a classic account of life in the trenches during World War I, Plowman evokes a deeply personal account of the Battle of the Somme, during which his own battalion in real life, the 10th West Yorkshires, suffered among the highest casualties loosing nigh on half their men in a single day. Wounded and sent home in 1917, Plowman went on to become a pacifist and conscientious objector and spent time in prison for his beliefs after the War.
Joyce (James) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, first English edition, half-title, faint abrasion mark to front pastedown where inscription erased, original cloth, slight bumping and fraying to spine extremities, small split to spine head, fading to upper cover, otherwise a very good copy, [Slocum & Cahoon A12], 8vo, 1916 [but 1917].⁂ One of c.750 copies bound with sheets from the American first edition, after English printers refused to run the risk of printing it.
Peters (Ellis) A Morbid Taste for Bones, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket with minor dink to spine but not reaching board, near fine overall, 8vo, 1977.⁂ An excellent copy, inscribed "Sincere good wishes from 'Ellis Peters' (Edith Pargeter.) Shrewsbury, 1977", of the first Cadfael novel.
Orwell (George) Nineteen Eighty-Four, first edition, margins trimmed, occasional markings to margins, title with short tear to foot of gutter, endpaper collage of Orwell's eyes, modern red morocco, with blind-stamped design of the Ministry of Truth lettered in gilt above and onlayed fake eye above with blind-stamped lines radiating outwards, book title lettered in gilt on lower cover, 8vo, 1949.
Maugham (William Somerset) The Razor's Edge, first English edition, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, else fine, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends, light creasing to head and foot, some ery light surface soiling, a bright and excellent copy, [Stott A63c], 8vo, 1944.
Dahl (Roald) George's Marvellous Medicine, first edition, bookplate signed by the author and cut signature of the illustrator to title, illustrations by Quentin Blake, original boards, light bumping to spine ends and corners, light sunning to lower edge, dust-jacket, short tear to head of lower pane, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, 8vo, 1981.
O'Flaherty (Liam) The Puritan, first edition, first issue with date of 1931 to verso of title, signed presentation inscription from the author "To the pure all is pure" to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine slightly browned, spine ends and corners chipped, repair to head of spine verso, closed tears with some creasing to head, 8vo, 1931.⁂ A rare O'Flaherty title, especially so inscribed. The second of his novels to be banned by the Irish state.
Blackwood (Algernon) The Tales of Algernon Blackwood, first edition, signed by the author on frontispiece, endpapers browned,original cloth, dust-jacket, spine sunned, surface soiling, a few small water stains to spine and joints stained, tear lower panel fold, a few other small chips and tears, tape repairs to verso, [Tymn 3-38], 8vo, 1938.⁂ Scarce in dust-jacket. Marshall B Tymn, Horror Literature (1981) lists the same title [3-38] with publication year 1939.
Maugham (William Somerset) Of Human Bondage, first English edition, first issue with list of works facing half-title and list of works by other authors to half-title verso, without advertisements, light browning to endpapers, original blue cloth, neatly and sympathetically rebacked, retaining original backstrip, spine darkened, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case, [Stott A21b], 8vo, 1915.⁂ Maugham's most celebrated novel, first published in America in the same year where it was reviewed enthusiastically by Theodore Dreiser.
Sackville-West (Vita) Challenge, first edition, first printing, light browning and offsetting to front endpapers, ink gift inscription, original green cloth lettered in orange, light discolouration to spine, very light cockling to lower cover, light rubbing to extremities, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A9a], 8vo, New York, [1923].⁂ Rare. Challenge was a roman-à-clef that depicted the author's affair with Violet Keppel. Sackville-West substituted herself with a male character, Julian, making this the first time she was depicted as a man in fiction (prior to both Orlando and Broderie Anglais). Nevertheless the author's mother Lady Sackville felt that the substitution would be too clear to those who knew her and urged her daughter to withdraw the book from publication in the UK. The English sheets were sent over to the US and issued with a new title.
Maugham (William Somerset) Liza of Lambeth, Jubilee edition, one of 1,000 copies signed by the author, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Elsie [Tritton], the author's first book written when he was twenty one: with his love, 1st December 1947" to endpaper, original vellum-backed boards, slight bowing to covers, dust-jacket, sunning to spine, light creasing and some minor chipping to head, [Stott A1f], 8vo, 1947.⁂ An excellent association copy. Elsie Tritton (1897-1983), noted collector and friend of Maugham's who introduced the author to Alan Searle, Maugham's private secretary and companion for the final two decades of his life.
Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, first edition, variant issue with printer's quad mark to title, original boards, dust-jacket, spine a little dulled, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light foxing to lower panel, upper panel with light abrasion and short tear to upper corner, 8vo, 1962.
Maugham (William Somerset) Strictly Personal, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Elsie Tritton on endpaper, frontispiece portrait, some light marginal toning, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, creasing to head and foot, repairs to verso, [Stott A60d], 8vo, 1942.⁂ Maugham's collection of recollections from his period in France during the Second World War, rare signed. Elsie Tritton (1897-1983), noted collector and friend of Maugham's who introduced the author to Alan Searle, Maugham's private secretary and companion for the final two decades of his life.
Sackville-West (Vita) The Edwardians, first trade edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, very light fading to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few nicks or small chips to head and foot of panels with light creasing, but an excellent example overall, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A20a; Woolmer 235B], 8vo, 1930.
[Russell (William)] "Waters". Recollections of a Detective Police-Officer, first edition, engraved frontispiece, light offsetting, ink ownership inscription to p.[9], modern half calf with red morocco label to spine, upper corners and spine head a little rubbed, 12mo, 1856.⁂ Listed as No.2 in the Queen's Quorum, preceded only by Edgar Allan Poe's, Tales (1854). "Waters" is identified as a detective in the Metropolitan police and many of his cases are reported in this book, recounted in an engaging and readable style. The book is a result of the publicity and public relations during the development of the new Metropolitan Police during the 1820s, officially founded with the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829. An interesting and early historical book in the early days of crime and mystery fiction.
Burroughs (Edgar Rice) The Warlord of Mars, first edition, half-title partially browned, marginal spotting, endpapers renewed, contemporary advert card loosely inserted (slightly creased and stained), original cloth, dust-jacket, surface soiling and some toning, some creasing, chipping and some small tears, tape repairs to verso, 8vo, 1920.⁂ Scarce in dust-jacket. Contemporary advert card for this title and the early Tarzan series up to 1920.
Sackville-West (Vita) Family History, first edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket by George Plank, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped with tape repairs to verso, short split to head and foot of upper fore-edge, closed tear to head of upper panel, extremities rubbed, overall a very good example of a rare jacket, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A28a; Woolmer 307], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1932.
Forster (E.M.) The Story of the Siren, one of 500 copies, first edition, first state, unopened, original marbled paper wrappers, slight fading at spine, label to upper cover in first state, 2 tiny tears and faint creasing to top edge, else an excellent copy, [Kirkpatrick A6], 8vo, Richmond, Hogarth Press, 1920.
Maugham (William Somerset) Don Fernando, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Elsie Tritton to endpaper, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, tear to head to lower panel with creasing, light rubbing and creasing to extremities, [Stott A49a], 8vo, 1935.⁂ Elsie Tritton (1897-1983), noted collector and friend of Maugham's who introduced the author to Alan Searle, Maugham's private secretary and companion for the final two decades of his life.
Malamud (Bernard) The Magic Barrel, jacket with toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, New York, 1958 § Crichton (Michael) Sphere, signed by the author, jacket with light creasing to tips of spine and corners, New York, 1987, first editions; and 20 others, modern literature, including Tolkien first edition, later impression copies of Fellowship of the Ring and Return of the King, 8vo (22)
Beckett (Samuel) Waiting for Godot, first English edition, programme for the 1955 English-language premier (including notes, possibly for review) loosely inserted, tipped in publisher's note, browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, slight rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to panels, 8vo, 1956.
Maugham (William Somerset) Of Human Bondage, Cheaper Edition, spotting to edges, original cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, light surface soiling but an excellent example overall, [cf. Stott A21b], 8vo, 1931.⁂ A rare example of the dust jacket, which is almost identical to the suppressed jacket of the first edition, with Carey's club foot drawn on the wrong foot.
NO RESERVE Bröger (Karl) Pillbox 17. The Story of a Comradeship-In-Arms, first English edition, translated by Oakley Williams, small paper repair to half-title, original cloth-backed boards, 1930 § Farrar-Hockley (A. H.) The Somme, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, bookplate to front pastedown, photographic illustrations and maps, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine lightly sunned, 1964 § Benstead (Charles R.) Retreat. A Story of 1918, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine sunned, a few very small tears, 1930; and 3 others, First and Second World Wars, 8vo (7) ⁂ The presentation inscription from Farrar-Hockley in The Somme reads, 'For: Richard Adams, a famous author and sometime comrade-in-arms'. This book comes from Adams' library, his bookplate alluding to his famous work, Watership Down (1972).
Sackville-West (Vita) Collected Poems. Volume one [all published], number 74 of 150 copies signed by the author, very light browning to endpapers, original parchment-backed cloth, spine lettered in gilt, light rubbing to upper and lower edges, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A29b; Woolmer 331A], Hogarth Press, 1933; and the first trade edition of the same, 8vo (2)
Maugham (William Somerset) Liza of Lambeth, first edition, first issue, 6pp. advertisements for 1897, browning to endpapers, front free endpaper a little chipped with split to head of gutter, original green pictorial cloth, gilt, spine darkened, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, some light rubbing and faint surface soiling, but very good generally, slip-case, [Stott A1a], 8vo, 1897.⁂ Maugham's first novel, its success led to three issues appearing in rapid succession.
Lewis (C.S.) Hamlet. The Prince or the Poem?, first edition, browning and chipping to extremities, tape repairs to spine, From the Proceedings of the British Academy, [1942]; The Abolition of Man, Lawrence Whistler's copy with his ink ownership inscription to head of title, ink lettering to spine, spine chipped with loss, upper cover detached, extremities creased, Oxford University Press, 1943; The Weight of Glory, light toning to covers, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1942, first or first separate editions, original printed wrappers; and 9 others, pamphlets or works with essay contributions by Lewis, v.s. (12)
Bonfiglioli (Kyril) Something Nasty in the Woodshed, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author on front free endpaper, pages browned as usual, original boards, dust-jacket price-clipped, 8vo, 1976.⁂ The second in the Mordecai series, this set in Jersey. Inscribed copies are quite scarce. The inscription reads "For Donald - a new friend. If you believe my tales you'll believe anything! Kyril Bonfiglioli."
Lewis (C.S.) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, second impression, erased ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket price-clipped, light browning to spine, 1954; Prince Caspian, first edition, jacket price-clipped, spine browned with loss to head affecting title, closed tear to head of upper panel, light surface soiling to lower panel, [1951]; The Silver Chair, second impression, jacket with light browning to spine, chipping to head and foot with loss, a few tears to head and foot, 1956; The Horse and his Boy, first edition, some light browning to endpapers, jacket with light browning to spine, short split to head of upper joint, a few short nicks to head and foot, 1954; The Magician's Nephew, first edition, small ink annotation to Contents p., jacket with light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, extremities a little rubbed, 1955; The Last Battle, first edition, jacket price-clipped, light browning to spine, a few small nicks with light creasing to head and foot, 1956, plates, illustrations and maps by Pauline Baynes, including colour where called for, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (6)
Achebe (Chinua) Arrow of God, first edition, original boards, very slight bumping to spine ends and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, light rubbing a creasing to spine tips and corners, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 8vo, 1964.⁂ Achebe's third novel and the second in his celebrated African Trilogy, rare.
Fleming (Ian).- Moyle (Alan) Nature Cure Explained, first edition, original cloth, slight bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, small loss to spine head, light surface soiling to lower panel, slight creasing to extremities, 8vo, 1950.⁂ A relatively scarce source book mentioned in Ian Fleming's 'Thunderball.' James Bond is sent to a health clinic "Shrublands", where the provided bedside reading is this medical text.
[Turner (John Victor)] "David Hume". Bullets Bite Deep, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket slightly chipped at spine ends and to lower edge of upper panel, short tear to lower panel, generally a very good example of a rare jacket, 8vo, 1932.⁂ An excellent copy of a scarce book, the author's first novel, and the introduction of his most famous detective Mick Cardby - regarded as the first true English take on the American 'hard-boiled' school. The plot concerns the curious presence of various American attributes on a corpse discovered in rural Warwickshire (the author had attended Warwick School). The dustjacket, designed by Pat Keely, is particularly striking and most uncommon.
VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS: MOTHER-OF-PEARL, LACQUER AND DIAMOND LIMITED EDITION 'TSURUKAME' BUTTERFLY BROOCHThe mother-of-pearl wings decorated with cranes and turtles in vari-coloured lacquer, the body set with brilliant-cut diamonds, signed VCA, numbered CL 44025 and P.06/20, workshop mark, French assay marks, length 5.0cm, maker's case and certificate of authenticityFootnotes:Please note, this lot will be subject to US Fish and Wildlife regulations if imported into the USA.In 2011, Van Cleef & Arpels collaborated with the renowned Japanese lacquer-artisan, Mr. Junichi Hakose, on a collection of limited edition brooches called, 'Lacquered Butterflies'. Each butterfly - a symbol of metamorphism - was individually designed and hand lacquered by Mr. Junichi Hakose himself. The butterfly brooches were first produced in gold, with a mother-of-pearl base in the Van Cleef & Arpels workshops. The brooches were then sent to Wajima in Japan, where Mr. Junichi Hakose's workshop is located, to be lacquered with traditional motifs and innovative finishes. Each exquisitely rendered limited edition design is unique and numbered out of twenty.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Ω YΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS: WOOD, LACQUER, DIAMOND AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL LIMITED EDITION 'KIKUMAKIE' BUTTERFLY BROOCHThe wooden wings decorated with flowering chrysanthemums in vari-coloured lacquer, with mother-of-pearl accents and a repeating scroll motif composed of small studs, the body set with brilliant-cut diamonds, signed VCA, numbered CF 10980 and E 15/20, workshop mark, French assay marks, length 5.0cm, maker's case and certificate of authenticityFootnotes:Please note, this lot will be subject to US Fish and Wildlife regulations if imported into the USA.In 2011, Van Cleef & Arpels collaborated with the renowned Japanese lacquer-artisan, Mr. Junichi Hakose, on a collection of limited edition brooches called, 'Lacquered Butterflies'. Each butterfly - a symbol of metamorphism - was individually designed and hand lacquered by Mr. Junichi Hakose himself. The butterfly brooches were first produced in gold, with a mother-of-pearl base in the Van Cleef & Arpels workshops. The brooches were then sent to Wajima in Japan, where Mr. Junichi Hakose's workshop is located, to be lacquered with traditional motifs and innovative finishes. Each exquisitely rendered limited edition design is unique and numbered out of twenty.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Ω YΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BRUNO MARTINAZZI: A LIMITED EDITION GOLD 'APPLE SLICE' RING, 1971The apple slices in brushed 18 carat bicoloured gold, signed Martinazzi, numbered 3/6, maker's mark R&Co, London hallmark, ring size OFootnotes:This ring design was illustrated in a fashion feature for the 8th June 1972 edition of Country Life, as supplied by River, 17/18 Old Bond Street, London. Another 'Apple Slice' ring from this limited edition, numbered 2/6, sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge on 14th May 2014, lot 9. For similar pieces, see Bernabei, Robert, 'Contemporary Jewellers', Berg, Oxford & New York, 2011, chapter 13.The Italian artist, Bruno Martinazzi (1923-2018) studied music and chemistry in his native Turin. In 1951, he left the chemical industry to work as a goldsmith's apprentice to the Mussa brothers, while also attending night school at the Scuola Orafi Girardi. His art and sculpture studies then took him to Florence and Rome, where he held his first one man show of enamelled copper and silver reliefs in 1954. In 1960, Martinazzi participated in an exhibition of Italian jewellery at the Neiman-Marcus store in Dallas, Texas, of which Arnaldo and Gio Pomodoro were two of the organisers. The following year he received an award for his submissions to the International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery at the Goldsmiths Hall in London. In 1967, he completed his Marce della Pace in the form of a series of bracelets and brooches composed of abstract figures walking in step or standing in a crowd as a protest against the Vietnam War.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
each with mark of Metalimport Ltd, London 1965, in the form of a rectangular British postage stamp commemorating Sir Winston Churchill, the obverse with his bust, the reverse stamped 'REPLICA IN 18CT GOLD OF THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE STAMP NOVEMBER 1965 FIRST EDITION' numbered A2271 and B2278 respectively, 4 x 2.5cm, 40g gross, presented in the original fitted case with accompanying guarantee certificates

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