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Click here to subscribeGreene (Graham) Loser Takes All, uncorrected proof copy, original wrappers, light creasing to spine and head of upper cover, 1955; Loser Takes All, first edition, original cloth, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket, light toning to spine and panel margins, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chipping to head of upper panel, 1955; and 2 others, the promotional film edition and the first American edition, 8vo (4)
Byzantine architecture.- Wheler (Sir George) An account of the churches, or places of assembly, of the primitive Christians; from the churches of Tyre, Jerusalem, and Constantinople. Described by Eusebius, first edition, 5 folding engraved plates, lacking final 3 blank ff., plate 2 with repaired tear, with very minor loss, foxing and some staining, lightly browned throughout, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine in compartments and with red leather label, [Atabey 1330; Blackmer 1788; Wing 1606], small 8vo, Printed by S. Roycroft, for R. Clavell at the Peacock at the west-end of S. Pauls, 1689.⁂ Rare to find with all plates present. 'An especially interesting work for its period. At this time very few antiquaries were interested in Byzantine architecture' (Blackmer). Provenance: Dr. Jos. Smith (18th century engraved armorial bookplate).
Fleming (Ian) Casino Royale, first edition, spotting to edges and endpapers, original boards, faint mottling to upper cover, light bumping to tips of spine and corners, first issue dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, spotting and light browning to lower panel, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, a very good example overall, 8vo, 1953.⁂ A very good, unsophisticated example of the first James Bond novel. Increasingly difficult to find not price clipped and unrestored.
Greene (Graham) Stamboul Train, first edition, first issue with Q.C. Savory to pp. 77, 78, 82, 98 and 131, some very light scattered foxing, minor splitting to upper hinge but holding firm, original cloth, some very light fading to spine, rubbing and minor fraying to tips of spine and corners, some light mottling and splash marks to covers, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, 1932.⁂ The rare first issue, one of only a handful of copies distributed prior to the changes forced on Greene by the publishers (see previous lot).
Lapland.- Schefferus (Joannes) Lapponia id est regionis Lapponum et gentis nova et verissima descriptio, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title (dated 1674), printed title in red and black and with woodcut vignette, folding engraved map, woodcut illustrations in text, some full-page, errata f. at end, some underlining and passage marking in brown or ordinary pencil, single small wormhole to inner gutter of around first half of the work, little offsetting to map, foxing, occasional staining, lightly browned, later vellum, flat gilt spine in compartments and with black stamped floral motifs and a black leather label, yapp edges, little marked and stained, small 4to, Frankfurt, Johann Andreae for Christian Wolff, 1673.⁂ First edition of the first comprehensive study of the Sami people, and for long the most important source of information on Lapland and its inhabitants.
Herbert of Cherbury (Edward, Lord) The Life and Raigne of King Henry the Eighth, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by T. Cecill, title in red and black, occasional light browning, the odd patch of soiling, contemporary calf, 19th century reback, rubbing and surface wear, [Wing H1504], E. G. for Thomas Whittaker, 1649; and Sanderson's Compleat History, lacking the first portrait, folio (2)
Hobbes (Thomas) Thomae Hobbes Angli Malmesburiensis Philosophi Vita, edited by R[ichard] B[lackburne], first collected edition, engraved portrait of Hobbes, lacks A1-2 (blanks), contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, gilt label, joints and spine slightly rubbed, [Macdonald & Hargreaves 93; Wing H2268], 8vo, Carolopoli. apud Eleutherium Anglicum [colophon, London, apud Guil. Crooke], 1681.⁂ With commendatory verses by Abraham Cowley, Ralph Bathurst and John Aubrey.
Davenant (Sir William) Gondibert: an Heroick Poem, first edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut decorated initials and tail-pieces, N2 and N4 cancellanda, lacks first and last ff. blank, slight stain in margin of title, slightly browned, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked in later calf, [Wing D324; Pforzheimer 252], sm. 4to, printed by Tho. Newcomb for John Holden, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Anchor in the Nevv-Exchange, 1651.⁂ "John Dryden, who succeeded Davenant as laureate at his death, described the poem [Gondibert] as 'rather a play in narrative ... than an heroic poem'." - Oxford DNB.Rumours circulated in the seventeenth century, not least from Davenant himself, that he was Shakespeare's illegitimate son, conceived by the poet at a sojourn with Jane Davenant at the Tavern in Oxford.
Hanway (Jonas) The Defects of the Police. The Cause of Immorality, and the Continual Robberies Committed in and about the Metropolis, first edition, occasional light marginal foxing or marking, 2O2 torn with tape repair, bookplate of Haldane Macfall to pastedown, contemporary marbled boards, linen reback, extremities worn, rubbed, [Goldsmiths' 11353; Kress 7115], 4to, J. Dodsley; and Brotherton and Sewell, 1775.⁂ First edition of Hanway's proposal for improving the police in London as well as reducing the numbers of hangings and transportations.
Camden (William) Annales Rerum Anglicarum, et Hibernicarum, Regnante Elizabetha, first edition, woodcut initials and headpieces, lacks [pi]2 initial blanks and final errata leaf, slightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary calf, gilt diamond centre pieces, rebacked in later morocco, gilt, gilt morocco label, [STC 4496], folio, William Stansby for Simon Waterson, 1615.⁂ A second volume was published in 1627 after Camden's death, deferred because it dealt with people still alive.
Runic alphabet.- Worm (Ole) Runir [Runic], seu Danica literatura antiquissima, first edition, title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut illustrations and tables in text, occasional spotting, some staining, lightly browned, 19th century half calf, later gilt to spine, morocco label, rubbed, small 4to, Copenhagen, Melchior Martzan, 1636.⁂ Rare first edition of the first systematic work on the Runic alphabet.
More (Henry) Enchiridion metaphysicum, sive, De rebus incorporeis succincta & luculenta dissertatio, first edition, title in red and black, engraved illustrations, contemporary speckled calf, slightly rubbed, rebacked in later calf, gilt, morocco label gilt, [Wing M2654], sm. 4to, E. Fisher, for William Morden, 1671.⁂ "More consolidated his reputation as a leading philosophical mind of seventeenth-century England with his Enchiridion metaphysicum (1671). In this work he radically revises his earlier enthusiasm for Cartesianism in favour of his own theory that the operative causal agent in the natural world is an incorporeal spirit that he calls the 'Spirit of Nature' or 'Principium Hylarchicum'. In the course of this treatise he restates his theory of infinite space adumbrated in earlier writings." - Oxford DNB.
Faroe Islands.- Debes (Lucas Jacobsen) Faeroae, & Foeroareserata: that is A Description of the Islands & Inhabitants of Foeroe, translated by John Sterpin, first edition in English, folding map (torn), lacks folding plate of whirlpool, contemporary gilt panelled morocco, rebacked in later calf, gilt, g.e., [Wing D511], 12mo, printed by F.L. for William Iles, at the Flower-de-Luce in Little-Brittain, over against St. Bartholomews Gate, 1676; sold not subject to return.
Greene (Graham) The Burnt-Out Case, uncorrected proof copy, some very light marginal toning, original printed wrappers, "January 16th" in ink to upper cover, spine a little creased, toning to spine and covers, chip to head of upper joint, light creasing to extremities, 1961; A Burnt-Out Case, first edition, ink inscription to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, small nick to head of spine and 1 corner with neat tape repair to verso, light toning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example, 1961; and the first American edition of the same, 8vo (3)
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Conder Token Collectors’ Club, medallic tokens (8), 1999, in brass, by P. Flanagan, swan, rev. Lady Godiva, edge stamped 3, 39mm, 28.75g/12h (CTCJ 11, p.53); 2000, in bright bronze, by B. Timmons, rev. Uncharitable Monopolizer, edge stamped 003/250, 39mm, 26.39g/12h (CTCJ 19, p.4); 2001, in brass, by P. Flanagan, rev. Time seated on coin cabinet, holding shield inscribed wayne anderson 1941-1999, edge stamped 003/250, 39mm, 26.29g/12h (CTCJ 23, p.5, from the corrected rev. die); 2002, in brass, by P. Flanagan, similar but shield inscribed with error dates 1941-1991, edge stamped 003/250, 39mm, 26.30g/12h (CTCJ 23, p.5, from the incorrect rev. die); 2004 (2), in bright bronze and ‘gold’, revs. druid’s head left in wreath, both edges stamped 003, both 39mm, 26.31g/12h, 26.26g/12h (CTCJ 31, p.14); 2005, in frosted copper, rev. bull, edge stamped 003, 39mm, 26.41g (CTCJ 36, p.4); 2006, in frosted copper, rev. bust of Britannia right, edges stamped 006, 39mm, 26.34g/12h (CTCJ 41, p.4) [8]. All brilliant mint state £50-£100 --- This series of limited-edition medals was the brainchild of the late Philip Flanagan. The Club was founded in 1996 by Wayne Anderson (1941-99) and a steering group which included Joel Spingarn, Bill McKivor (member no. 3), Jerry and Sharon Bobbe, Allan Davisson and Robinson S. Brown Jr; at the time of its first newsletter (now journal) in August 1996 it could boast 89 members. The first medal was issued in March 1999 and the last, for the Club’s 10th anniversary, in November 2006. Various edition sizes have been reported; some of the silver issues were struck in very limited quantities and the late owner’s envelope states that only 25 medals bearing the incorrect year of Wayne Anderson’s death were made, contrary to the edge inscription
Bryn Parry (B1956), cartoon depiction of a pike fishing for a tin of poached salmon, signed watercolour, 29cm x 32cm, five limited edition prints, "Casualty" 31/500, "Snagged" 30/500, "A Clash of Dates" 24/500, "Another Perfect Day" 39/500, "Safety First" 35/500, all in matching walnut effect glazed frames (6)
Paula Rego (British, born 1935)The Curved Planks each signed and numbered 15/75 in pencilthe complete set of six etchings with aquatint, 2009, on wove paper64.2 x 50 cm. (25 1/4 x 19 5/8 in.) and smallerprinted by Paupers Press, London, published by FB Editions, Paris (6)Footnotes:LiteratureT.G.Rosenthal Paula Rego - The Complete Graphic Work, London, 2012 (R.257-262)The Curved Planks series is a set of six etchings by Paula Rego, created in 2009, to accompany a written piece of text by the well-known poet, critic and essayist, Yves Bonnefoy. The pair were keen to collaborate since they were first introduced by Rego's husband in 1977 but Rego wanted Bonnefoy to write something specifically for her. Therefore, it wasn't until he proposed Les Planches Courbes saying 'she will make this her own' that they finally worked together on the portfolio offered for the first time at auction in this sale.The fable that accompanies Rego's six etchings illustrates a moral lesson described by Bonnefoy succinctly over three pages. It speaks of conventional assumptions of family life, the longing for something you don't have and the consequences that can come in its absence. The tale begins with a boy trying to persuade a giant to take him across a river on his very small boat. On the journey over, the giant interrogates the boy on the whereabouts of his family and how he came to be there. It transpires the boy has no family and he, therefore, asks the giant to be his father. The giant refuses but also protects the boy from the water by holding him in one arm and paddling with the other. As the pair get further through the choppy water, the boy climbs higher to allow the giant to paddle more easily but inevitably the tiny boat made of curved planks begins to sink due to the unusual weight of the load. In the end, the giant is forced to swim with the boy against the current and the reader is left both agonising and hoping for a happy outcome to this fatal journey. As with much of Rego's work and even with the writers she most admires, her expression of the narrative is never an exact rendering of the stories characters, landscapes, or descriptions. Rego's personal touch comes through clearly in these etchings, in the reoccurring characters instantly recognisable from her past oeuvre. Rego, in fact, made a total of twelve etchings for The Curved Planks portfolio before selecting six for the final edition of seventy-five.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
δ Harland Miller (b.1964)Fuck Art Let's Dance & Fuck Dancing Let's FuckThe set of two screenprints in colours, 2011, signed on the second plate, numbered from the edition of 50 and dated on the first plate, on wove paper, with full margins, each sheet 690 x 545mm (27 1/8 x 21 ½ in) (framed) (2)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Roland (George) -A Treatise on The Theory and Practice of The Art of Fencing, first edition, 12 plates of fencing positions as called-for, some internal spotting/browning, occasional light soiling, bound in 19th C blind-panelled calf, rubbed, wear to extremities and upper joint repaired, Edinburgh: Constable 1823
Hardback Book The Problem of Knowledge by A. J. Ayer First Edition 1956 published by Macmillan & Co Ltd with a dedication on the first page dated 1956 good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
David Wragg. Raf Handbook 1939 1945. A WW2 First Edition hardback book. Spine and dust jacket in mint condition. Published by Sutton Publishing. Multi signed on a limited edition 17/30 bookplate by RAF pilots: James Tait, Bob Knights, J A Castagnola, F Whitfield, J S Morrison and Tony Iveson. 323 pages. Good condition est.
Signed Hardback Book Revue by Beverley Nichols First Edition 1939 published by Jonathan Cape Ltd some age-related fading and foxing good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Hardback Book Margin Released by J. B. Priestley first Edition 1962 published by William Heinemann Ltd some ageing good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Hardback Book A Galaxy of Feathers by Frank Swinnerton 1966 First Edition published by Hutchinson & Co Ltd good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hardback Book the Hunter and The Whale by Laurens Van der Post 1967 First Edition published by The Hogarth Press good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Hardback Book Last Orders by Graham Swift First Edition 1996 published by Picador good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
John Nicol. After the Flood. What The Dambusters Did Next. A WW2 First Edition hardback book. Printed by Clays LTD of St Ives. Spine and dust jacket in near perfect order. Multi signed by 617 sqn Pilots: Reg Spencer, Bernard Mahey, Benny Goodman, John Bell, Frank Tilley, G Johnson, Charles Avery, Colin Cole and others. 336 pages. Good condition est.
Signed Hardback Book More Than just a Pretty Face by Thomas D Rees MD 1987 First Edition published by Little, Brown and Company good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Ralph Barker. Ship Busters. A WW2 hardback book in great condition. New First Edition. Signed by the author. 272 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Signed Softback Book Dan Leno and The Lighthouse Golem by Peter Akroyd First Edition 1994 published by Sinclair Stevenson good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2. Roger A Freeman Signed First Edition Book. Titled Wolfpack Warriors. Signed and Dated 20/8/2004, Dedicated. Spine and dust jacket in near mint condition. 256 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Louise Williams. Great Escaper. A Young POW in the Most Audacious Breakout of WW2. a WW2 First Edition Hardback book. Dust jacket and spine in great condition. Multi signed by RAF pilots: David Fellows, Ron Gard, David Franks, H Wagner, Jimmy Taylor, Harry winter and few others. 285 pages. Good condition est.
Signed Hardback Book England, England by Julian Barnes First Edition 1998 published by Jonathan Cape good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hardback Book Trio Stories by W. Somerset Maugham First Edition 1950 published by William Heinemann Ltd with dedication on title page some ageing and small tears to dust cover good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2. Jozef Garlinski Signed First Edition Book. Titled Poland S O E and the Allies by Jozef Garlinski. Signed and Dated 23.9.2003 in London. First Edition, Hardback book. Spine and dust jacket showing signs of age. 248 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
John Sweetman. Bomber Crew. Taking On the Reich. A WW2 First Edition Hardback book. Dust jacket and spine in mint condition. Published by Little, Brown of London. Signed by RAF Bomber Crew Pilots: Charles Avey, John Bell, Basil Fish, Benny Goodman, Arthur Poore and one other. Good condition est.
WW2. Raymond Baxter Multi Signed First Edition Book. Titled Operation Big Ben by Craig Cabell and Graham A Thomas. Signed by Raymond Baxter, Craig Cabell and Graham A Thomas on title page. Spine and dust Jacket in near mint condition. 206 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hardback Book First Catch your Eland by Laurens Van Der Post 1977 First Edition published by The Hogarth Press Ltd good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hardback Book Songs of Peace by Francis Ledwidge First Edition with an introduction by Lord Dunsany, inscription on first page reads Sent to R H G Leigh by Lady Dunsany July 9th, 1918, published by Herbert Jenkins Ltd 1917 good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2. Sqdn Ldr Peter Brown Signed First Edition Book. Titled Honour Restored, by Peter Brown. Signed on title page, Dedicated to son of Robert Stanford Tuck with personal inscription. Spine and dust jacket in mint condition.250 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hardback Book The Tragedy of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon 1940 First Edition with a dedication on the first page signed by Wallace McCook Cunningham published by Philosopher's Press good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Colin Higgs and Bruce Vigar. Voices in Flight: The Dambuster Squadron. A WW2 First Edition hardback book. Dustjacket and spine in mint condition. Printed by Pen and Sword Aviation of South Yorkshire. Multi Signed by Dambuster Pilots: Benny Goodman, John Bell, Frank Tilley, G Johnson, Bernard Mably and one other. 196pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Hardback Book Studies in Italian Literature by Catherine Mary Phillimore First Edition 1887 published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington with a dedication on the first page dated 1890 some ageing foxing on first & Last pages good condition. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2. Captain Eric Winkle Brown Signed First Edition Book. Titled Wings of The Navy, by Eric Winkle Brown. Hardback Book. Signed on title page. Spine and dust jacket in fair condition. 176 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Chris Ward and Andy Lee. Dambusters. The Definitive History of 617 Squadron at War 1943 1945. A WW2 First Edition Hardback book. Dust jacket and spine in near perfect condition. Printed by The Cromwell Press. Multi signed by RAF pilots: Basil Fish, Reg Scrivener, Colin Cole, R. Barton, Benny Goodman, John Bell, Phil Spence, Harry Johnson, Norman Boorer, Freddie Watts and others. Also signed by the Author Chris Ward. 288 pages. Good condition est.
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