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Lot 393
Uhren. Gordon, George. Cartier – A Century of Cartier Wristwatches. London, Timekeepers International, ca. 1989. 4°. Mit eingeklebtem “Certificate of Ownership“. Mit zahlreichen Abb., teilweise farbig. 521 Seiten. 10 Bll. Anzeigen. Orig. Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Titel auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken. (77) * Umfangreicher englischsprachiger Spezialkatalog - “First Edition No. 03738“. Zustand: Einband berieben und bestoßen, am Rücken mit Fehlstellen und Defekten. Der Schuber fehlt. Gesuchter Spezialkatalog.
Lot 394
Uhren. Gordon, George. Rolex. London, Timekeepers International, ca. 1989. 4°. Mit eingeklebtem “Certificate of Ownership“. Mit zahlreichen Abb. teilweise farbig. 339 Seiten, 5 Bll. Anzeigen. Orig Pappband mit goldgeprägtem Titel auf Vorderdeckel und Rücken im Schuber. (77) * Umfangreicher englischsprachiger Spezialkatalog - “First Edition No. 16109“. Zustand: Einband gering berieben und bestoßen, mit Schuber. Gesuchter Spezialkatalog.
Lot 265
A Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 GX Urushi Royal Edition TLR Medium Format Camera, 1995, blue marble paint/brown snakeskin, serial no. 10025, with Rollei HFT Planar f/2.8 80mm lens, serial no. 8118714, body, E, shutter working, elements, E, complete with paperwork, instructions, gold filter and Rolleinar, wooden presentation box, maker's box and outer card packagingNote: Serial numbers of this special edition started at number 10025, making this the very first
Lot 410
The Master of the Bedford Book of Hours, chromolithograph in gold and colours on paper, St Mark writing his Gospel - Additional MS. 18850, from The Bedford Book of Hours (1423-1430), from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, printed by William Griggs and published by Longmans and Co. in a limited edition of 500 in 1903. The Bedford Book of Hours has been described as one of the finest examples ofFrench art of the first half of the fifteenth century. In this particularly charming page St Mark’s symbolic lion can be seen helpfully holding the Evangelist’s ink-pot andpen-case between his teeth whilst on the right is what appears to be St Mark’s wash-stand and towel . Condition Report:
Lot 388
George Grosz (1893-1959), lithograph on paper, Eheszene – Marriage Scene (1915), 20.5cm x 19.5cm, mounted, glazed and framed, from the first edition of EcceHomo, Berlin, 1923. Ecce Homo, Grosz’s depiction of the sordid and corrupt night-life of Berlin in the early 1920’s, is considered one of his greatest works, but only a small proportion of the first edition survived, as a result of the public book burnings of the Nazis in 1933 . Condition Report:
Lot 150
CONAN DOYLE SIR ARTHUR. The Sign of the Four or The Problem of the Sholtos. Lippincott`s Monthly Magazine for February 1890 containing The Sign of the Four with frontis. & title running from p.145 to p.223. Price "25 cts". 24pp of adverts dated "Philadelphia, February, 1890" at the front (no ads. at end), concluding with VIII pp "With the Wits". Original publisher`s printed wrappers with adverts. A good example of this work in a late quarter red morocco slip case. First appearance in print of the second Sherlock Holmes story, American issue. Gibson and Green note "in the American issue of the magazine the frontispiece faces a special title-page (as here) and is therefore considered by some to constitute the first edition." This, believed to be the 2nd issue thereof, contains adverts dated "February 1890". The survival of this in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in the original wrappers is rare.
Lot 1258
Jane Russell An Autobiography, signed first edition, signed to the dust wrapper Id be happy to show you but I cant get up JR, in black marker pen,, hardback book, red lettering to edges, red and ivory cloth material boards, dust jacket, facsimile of Russell's signature blind-stamped on front board panel, title page and again in the first few pages with her original signature in the in the first page signed Blessings!! Always Jane Russell in green penincludes a number of black & white photographs, published by Franklin Watts, 1993, pp 344; (1)Provenance: from the collection of a former supporting actor working in the film industry, amassed over a number of years.Condition Report: CR:- Both book and dust jacket in near fine condition, Worth viewing!
Lot 1259
SHOOTING STARS by RICKY SPEARS With multiple signatures to include Sandra Bernhard, Kyle McLachlan, Glenn Close, John Travolta, Julian Sands, Rupert Everett, Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks, Ray Liotta, Richard Gere, Matthew Modine, Meryl Streep, Kevin Costner & Luke Perry, first edition, first printing, hardback book, gold lettering to edges, red boards, no dust jacket, unclipped, includes a number of colour and black & white photographs, published by Stewart, Tabort & Chang, 1992, pp 216; (1)Provenance: from the collection of a former supporting actor working in the film industry, amassed over a number of years.
Lot 1246
Kenneth Williams. British actor and star of the Carry On films. Two signed hand written letters, a signed photograph and signed, first edition copy of 'Back Drops' by Kenneth Williams. The letters on Kenneth William's headed paper are dated 27.2.88 and 15.2.88, both discuss the possibility or not of further Carry On movies being made, with original envelop dated with post mark 19 Feb 1988. The signed photograph (14 x 9cm) is dedicated to Gavin, to whom the letters, photograph and book were sent in reply by the actor. The book Back Drops is signed to the inside and also dedicated to Gavin (4)
Lot 1260
JK ROWLING HARRY POTTER and THE DEATHLY HALLOWS -signed to title page, JK Rowling, first edition, first printing, hardback book, gold lettering to edges, green and gold pictorial boards, pictorial end papers, dust jacket, unclipped, includes a number of colour photographs, published by Pocket Books, 2005, pp 230; (1)Signed in person for our vendor.Provenance: from the collection of a former supporting actor working in the film industry, amassed over a number of years.Condition Report: CR:- In near fine condition.
Lot 1256
Paul McCartney Paintings, signed first edition, first printing, signed to the dedication page Paul McCartney, hardback book, silver blue lettering to edges, yellow boards, pictorial end boards, dust jacket, illustrated, includes a number of black & white and colour photographs, published by Little Brown Book, simultaneously by Bullfinch in the USA, 2000, pp 148; (1):Provenance: from the collection of a former supporting actor working in the film industry, amassed over a number of years.Condition Report: CR:- Both book and dust jacket in fine condition, recommended viewing.
Lot 143
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition, signed by the author on dedication page, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket with tiny crease at foot of spine, 8vo, 2000.*** A letter of authentication states that this copy was signed by the author at a book signing event at Harrods in London on 17 July, 2000.
Lot 120
Housman (A.E.) Last Poems, first edition, first issue with punctuation marks inserted at end of first two lines on p. 52 (probably by the author), signed by the author, light foxing and spotting, slightly heavier to title, origianl buckram, spine slightly faded, dust-jacket, finger-soiling marks, extremities nicked, vertical creasing, still overall an excellent copy, 8vo, 1922.*** A signed copy of this celebrated collection, this volume likely that belonging to Roger Clark with a bookseller's note annotated by him loosely inserted. Roger Clark (1871-1961) was a friend and patron of the Housmans, he would fund the building of Longmeadow house for Laurence and Clemence Housman.
Lot 54
Ariosto (Lodovico) Orlando Furioso in English Heroical Verse, 2 parts in 1, translated by Sir John Harington, engraved title incorporating portraits of Ariosto and Harington, 46 full-page engraved illustrations, typographical border to the argument for each chapter, woodcut initials, title with some staining and crude marginal repairs, Q2&3 browned, contemporary ink ownership inscription to final leaf verso, very occasional ink inscription to margin, some marginal tears, a couple affecting text, light occasional foxing to margin, the odd stain, eighteenth century calf, ruled in gilt, spine gilt in compartments, red morocco spine label, joints slightly cracked and worn with front free endpaper partially loose, slightly rubbed, folio, Printed by G. Miller for J. Parker, 1634. *** Third edition of Harington's 1591 translation. The engraved title also includes a portrait of Harington's dog Bungy in the lower left corner - referred to in the note at the end of Canto XLIII: "Marrie for the shaghaird dog, that could dance to please Ladies so well, and had such pretie qualities, I dare undertake my servant Bungy (whose picture you may see in the first page of the booke, and is knowne to the best Ladies of England) may compare with any Pilgrims dog that served such a saint this seven year..."
Lot 145
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, first edition, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket with very slight creases to spine, 8vo, 2005.*** This is one of the two copies of the first edition stolen from the warehouse at Corby prior to the launch of the book. A police investigation discovered that two security guards were responsible for the theft after they had tried to obtain money from the Sun newspaper in the form of a 'ransom'. The details of the book were not released early and the two responsible were dealt with by the criminal courts. After the court case, in which this copy was one of the exhibits, it was presented to the head of security as a reward for his work on the case.
Lot 296
Playfair (John) Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, first edition, light toning and spotting occasionally heavy, (N1-N8), very occasional staining, ink inscriptions on endpaper, title, and a2, a few light ink and pencil annotations to outer margins, later dark purple morocco, gilt stamped upper cover, fading to spine, g.e., 8vo, Edinburgh, William Creech, 1802.*** John Playfair's highly celebrated summary and improvements to James Hutton's Theory of the Earth led to the development of geological knowledge, enhancing Hutton's theory and the ideas of natural philosophy.
Lot 94
Economics.- Keynes (John Maynard) The End of Laissez-Faire, first edition, single manuscript line marking in ink to p.39, a couple of leaves with faint stains, original cloth-backed boards with paper label to spine, a little discolouration at edges, dust-jacket, some toning and light soiling, spine ends slightly chipped, and some other light rubbing to extremities, small tape repairs to verso, 1926; The Economic Consequences of Mr. Churchill, original green printed wrappers, discolouration along spine and edges, some light rubbing and creasing, 1925; A Short View of Russia, original white printed wrappers, light finger or dust-soiling, joints a little rubbed, 1925, all first editions, [Woolmer 97; 66; 67], The Hogarth Press, 8vo (3) *** A trio of 1920s important works by this famous economist, published by the Hogarth Press.
Lot 213
France.- Sauvan (Jean Baptiste Balthazar) Picturesque Tour of the Seine, from Paris to the Sea, first edition, list of subscribers, hand-coloured aquatint title-vignette, cul-de-lampe and 24 plates by Sutherland and Havell after Pugin and Gendall, hand-coloured map, some light offsetting and occasional foxing, modern red half morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, slip-case, [Abbey, Travel 90; Tooley 445], 4to, R. Ackermann, 1821.*** A lovely copy. Pugin himself is listed as a subscriber and ordered 6 copies.
Lot 105
Chandler (Raymond) The Lady in the Lake, first English edition, original cloth, a few light scattered spots, small patch of fading to spine head, dust-jacket priced at 8/6, 2" tear down lower spine joint and across spine, neatly repaired, other few short nicks to edges, light surface marks to lower panel, Hamish Hamilton, 1944.
Lot 127
le Carré (John) Call for the Dead, first edition, signed by the author on title, Autograph Letter signed by the author loosely inserted, light browning, very minor scattered spotting, original boards, fading to spine, second impression dust-jacket, lightly stained, minor chipping to spine, tips, and corners, upper panel chipped at head, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1961.
Lot 137
*** Please note that the description of this lot has changed *** Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first paperback edition, with "Joanne Rowling", no space between "Taylor" and "1997" and full 10 to 1 number line on title verso, "wand" listed twice on p.53, usual light toning to text, a particularly crisp and clean copy, original pictorial wrappers with misprint "Philospher's" to lower cover, tiny bump to spine head else a fine copy, [Errington A1(aa)], 8vo, 1997.
Lot 338
Martin (John) Paradise Lost: By John Milton, first edition, five parts only (of 12), Imperial Quarto issue containing the larger set of mezzotint plates, with only 10 of the 24 plates (2 to each part) as issued, platemarks each c. 355 x 255 mm (14 x 10 in), sheets c. 385 x 276 mm (15 1/4 x 10 7/8 in), tissue-guards, some damp-staining and spotting, surface dirt and browning, original roan-backed grey-blue wrappers, some general soiling and browning to covers, dampspines splitting, owner's ink inscriptions to inside front free endpapers of some, untrimmed and partially unopened, folio, Septimus Prowett, 1825-26; together with The Paradise Lost of Milton, with Illustrations by John Martin, 24 mezzotint plates, original morocco, gilt, 4to, Henry Washbourne, 1849 (6) *** Rare in the original parts. The engravings were greeted with outstanding critical acclaim, prompting the release of 4 further editions by the end of 1827. The critic for The Literary Gazette proclaimed: "we know no artist, whose genius so perfectly fitted him being the illustrator of the mighty Milton; and in what we have seen of his conceptions he has more than realised the highest of our hopes. There is a wildness, a grandeur, and a mystery about his designs which are indescribably fine:- the painter is also a poet." [The Literary Gazette, April 2nd 1825]. Provenance: Robert H. & Donna L. Jackson (book-label to inside of drop-back box). Literature: Campbell & Wees, 1992, nos. 26-49.
Lot 11
Pontanus (Johannes Jovianus) Opera Omnia, edited by Franciscus Asulanus, 3 vol., collation: *4 a-z aa-ss8 : A-Z AA-QQ8 RR6 : aaa-zzz AAA-RRR8, italic type, woodcut printer's device to title of vol.1 and final verso of vol. 3, initial spaces with guide-letters, m8 and F8 blank, lacking blank ss8, vol.1&2 titles neatly mounted on stub, vol.1 m5 small repair to lower margin, vol.2 A4-7 loose, all vol. some spotting or mostly light foxing, [water]-staining, and light browning, 18th century English red panelled morocco, gilt, rebacked in modern wine red morocco in compartments, preserving the original black morocco labels, corners restored, covers with some chipping to original leather and rubbed and scuffed, 8vo (213 x 130mm.), [Venice], [House of Aldus & Andrea Torresani], [June, 1518 & April and September, 1519]. *** Bibliotheca Brookeriana set of the first collected Aldine edition. With fol. 64 in vol.2, which according to Renouard is often torn out because of its mocking of bishops, priests and monks. Includes a dedicatory epistle from Gian Francesco Asolano to Altobello Averoldi, legate at Venice to Pope Leo X. Pontanus (1429-1503) was an Italian humanist, diplomat, scholar and poet. Provenance: Harvard College Library, Charles Minot fund, received 31st October, 1895 (bookplates to front pastedowns); Bibliotheca Brookeriana (bookplates to verso of each title; initialled pencil note at end of vol.1 re. missing blank f.). Literature: Adams P1860; Ahmanson-Murphy 168, 178 & 183; Renouard, Alde, 82:3; 87:6 & 87:7; EDIT 16 CNCE 47484.
Lot 122
Joyce (James) Dubliners, first edition, page margins toned, original maroon cloth, lettered in gilt, spine lightly faded, extremities a little bumped and fractionally rubbed, light marking and spotting to covers, [Slocum and Cahoon A8], 8vo, Grant Richards Ltd, 1914. *** First edition of one of the cornerstone short story collections of Irish literature, one of only 746 copies bound by the publisher.
Lot 294
Lyell (Charles) Principles of Geology, 3 vol., mixed set, vol.1 and 2 second edition, vol.3 first edition, 2nd edition of volumes 1 and 2, 1st edition of volume 3, 2 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 6 uncoloured engraved or lithograph plates and 3 maps (2 hand-coloured and 2 folding), numerous wood-engravings illustrations, without publisher's adverts at rear of each vol., lacking half-title to volume 3, some foxing and offsetting, contemporary green half calf, burgundy spine labels, spines gilt,, a little rubbed, [PMM 344; Dibner 96; Grolier/Horblit 70; Milestones of Science 140; Norman 1398, all for first edition], 8vo, 1832-33.
Lot 70
Economics.- Smith (Adam) An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., first edition, half-title to vol. 2 only (as issued), vol. 1 lacking Sig. 3C (4 leaves) and final blank, half-title with vertical crease and vol. 1 title with few minor chips to edges, both very finely silked, occasional marginal note in ink or pencil in a few hands, some tears and repairs to vol. 1 Sig. B, partially obscuring some letters to B1, some other marginal defects and repairs, occasionally affecting text or obscuring few letters, occasional spotting, some soiling, scattered staining, ex-library copies with bookplate, shelfmark and small ink-stamp to titles, modern calf-backed cloth, library label to upper covers, spines little rubbed, [Goldsmith 11392; Kress 7621; PMM 221; Rothschild 1897; Sabin 82303], 4to, W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. *** First edition of the "first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM). Smith spent 10 years writing and perfecting The Wealth of Nations, the first major expression of the theory of free trade. "Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work" (PMM).
Lot 183
Middle East.- Scaliger (Joseph Justus) and Thomas Erpenius. Proverbiorum Arabicorum, second edition, text in Latin and Arabic, woodcut printer's device on title, repeated on otherwise blank final leaf, ink annotations, marginal browning, disbound and loosely inserted within contemporary limp vellum, soiled and lacking ties, 8vo, Leiden, Ex Typographia Erpeniana, Linguarum Orientalium, prostant apud J. Maire, 1623. *** Scarce second edition of this study of Arabic proverbs. It first appeared in 1614, but the second edition is considered superior as it was revised by Erpenius just before his death in 1624.
Lot 59
Dugdale (Sir William) Monasticon Anglicanum, 3 vol., first edition, additional engraved architectural title to vol. 1, 109 engraved plates only (?of 120) by Hollar and others, of which c.73 double-page or folding, few illustrations, of which one engraved full-page, titles in red and black, lacking vol. 2 c1&2 (2 leaves inserted between R3&4) and vol. 3 initial blank, vol. 1 half-title misbound after c3, bookplate of Charles Tennant, ownership inscription to titles dated 1731, vol. 2 sectional title at c2 with faded ink-stamps to verso, some light browning and spotting, some light water-staining to lower margin, few very small [rust-]holes within text and minor marginal defects, still overall good, attractively bound in later gilt-paneled russia, expertly rebacked, spines gilt with morocco labels, some light staining to vol. 3 covers, light rubbing to joints and extremities, [Wing D2483-5-6], folio, Richard Hodgkinsonne [Alice Warren; Tho. Newcomb], 1655-61-73. *** The number of plates called for appears to vary.
Lot 359
Jewelled Binding.- Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Maud, and other Poems, first edition, half-title, 8pp. advertisements at end, in a jewelled binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, green levant morocco, the front cover with a floral design of lilies, red and white roses with morocco onlays, and larkspur, richly gold tooled and jewelled with rubies, moonstones and topazes, the surrounding portion decorated with a diaper design of hearts and flowers and completed by a border enriched at the corners by moonstones and lettered in gilt with the lines "Come into the Garden, Maud...", the third verse of the same song is illustrated on back cover by a central design of a violin and bow entwined with jasmine and jewelled with topazes, surrounded by a simlar diaper to front cover, border with lines from the verse and with corners enriched with amethysts, spine gilt in compartments, mauve morocco doublures tooled in gold and inlaid with suggestions of the author's poem "The Brook", a central design of a dragon-fly with wings of pearl together with water-lilies, weeds and fishes enclosed by a decorative border, rear doublure with a similar design but different central design, white silk endpapers tooled in gold, g.e., housed in a silk and velvet lined morocco drop-back box (slightly rubbed), lacking the silk pull-up tie, 8vo, 1855.*** An exquisite copy of "the late poet laureate's celebrated work", so described by the accompanying stitched typed description of the binding signed by Sutcliffe which accompanies the book.
Lot 293
Hutton (James) Theory of the Earth, first edition, 2 engraved plates, one offset, in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, vol. 1, some staining at beginning of volume, contemporary tree calf, gilt spine, cracking to joints, extremities worn, 4to, Edinburgh, J. Dickson, 1788.*** This is one of the earliest appearances of James Hutton's Theory of Earth and Theory of Rain. Both essays were incredibly influential, transforming the perception of the structure and formation of the Earth. His work laid the foundation of the study of geology.
Lot 142
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, second state with corrected text on p. 7, "J. K. Rowling" and printer's credit to copyright p. but without advertisement at rear, bookplate to front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, slight creasing to spine tips, overall a fine copy, [Errington A7(aa)], 8vo, 1999.
Lot 165
Egypt.- Rosellini (Ippolito) I Monumenti dell'Egitto e della Nubia, 3 vol. in 5, plate vol. only, first edition, half-titles, 394 engraved plates, linen-backed, of which c.140 with full or partial hand-colouring, vol. 2 letterpress title loose, one or two marginal chips, marginal water-staining to vol. 3, some foxing and surface soiling, some light browning, ex-library copies with bookplate, small ink-stamp to titles or first plate, 19th century red half morocco, with flap to cover top-edge, library stickers to foot of spines, extremities quite worn, large folio, Pisa, Niccolò Capurro, 1832-44. *** The 3 plate volumes only, without the 9 accompanying text volumes. Rosellini had a great influence on Egyptology in Italy. These volumes, which are his most renowned work, were based upon his 1828 expedition to Egypt, with his mentor and friend Jean Francois Champollion. The work is divided into three parts: monumenti storici, monumenti civili and monumenti del culto.
Lot 62
Milton (John) Paradise Lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, title in Pforzheimer's fifth state ('Angel' in imprint in roman), our copy with 'The Printer to the Reader' before 'The Argument' and with five lines excluding headline, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, A4 small repair to lower inner gutter, closely trimmed at head, very occasionally just touching a ruled border or headline, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, antique style blind-ruled calf, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, [Pforzheimer 718 & cf.716 (note); Grolier, Wither to Prior 603; Wing M2142], small 4to, Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain,1669.*** 'One of the greatest, most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced.' (John Dryden). In more recent times it was a great source of inspiration for Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials. Provenance: 'H. Meen, 1782' (ink inscription to title); Robert Ball (modern bookplate to front pastedown).
Lot 159
America.- Pownall (Thomas) A Topographical Description of Such Parts of North America as are Contained in the (Annexed) Map of the Middle British Colonies, &c. in North America, first edition, folding engraved map frontispiece, partially hand-coloured in outline and linen-backed (2 very small points marked in red ink, light creasing and short tear at inner-edge with very small loss, few tears and slight wear to some old folds with fractional loss), slight offsetting and some surface soiling to title, final 2 leaves reinforced at gutter affecting few letters, soiling and some surface abrasion to final f. verso with loss to some words, scattered spotting, light browning, ex-library copy with small ink-stamps to title and K1 lower margin, modern half calf, abrasion where label removed from lower cover, folio (map 535 x 860mm.), for J. Almon, 1776. *** A view of the interior of America as it was understood in the year of American Independence. Pownall draws upon Lewis Evans' influential map and analysis of 1755, his map issued from the original Evans plate but with substantial additions. He extends it east of Philadelphia to encompass all of New England and bordering parts of Canada, drawing upon his own explorations into the interior of Vermont and Maine. The western portion is updated to include the route of Christopher Gist's 1750-51 trek through the unexplored areas of Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. The Appendix includes memoirs of other frontier explorers such as Lewis Evans (1743), Captain Anthony Von Schaik (1756) and Captain Harry Gordon (1766).
Lot 87
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) The War Speeches, 7 vol., first edition, compiled by Charles Eade, half-titles, illustrations, vol. 3 title with faint abrasion mark, uniform half green crushed morocco, spines gilt, a very handsome set, 8vo, 1941-46. *** Vol. 1: Into Battle; vol. 2: The Unrelenting Struggle; vol. 3: The End of the Beginning; vol. 4: Onwards to Victory; vol. 5: The Dawn of Liberation; vol. 6: Victory; vol. 7: Secret Session
Lot 214
Italy.- Saint-Non (Jean Claude Richard, l'Abbé de) Voyage Pittoresque ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile, 4 vol. in 5, first edition, half-titles, titles with engraved vignette, engraved head- and tail-pieces (25 in vol.2 hand-coloured), 303 engraved maps and plates, some folding or double-page, plus full-page engraved illustration and engraved dedication in vol.1, a very good, clean copy, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with triple morocco labels (a few slightly chipped, one largely detched but loosely inserted, extremities worn, joints starting, folio, Paris, 1781-86.*** A handsome copy of "One of the monuments of French eighteenth-century book production" (Blackmer).
Lot 288
Dalton (John) A New System of Chemical Philosophy, vol. 1 only (of 2), comprising parts 1 & 2 in 1 vol., first edition, 8 engraved plates, ownership inscription of John Hargreaves dated March 1814 to front free endpaper, part 1 H1 tiny hole within text, part 2 with some light marginal damp-staining to plates, foxing, mainly affecting part 1 and plates, light browning, contemporary marbled calf, rebacked, wear to extremities, [PMM 261], 8vo, Manchester, for R. Bickerstaff, 1808-10. *** First edition of Dalton's classic work on the atomic theory of matter. The first part to a second volume appeared 17 years later in 1827, but was never followed by a second part.
Lot 361
Berridge (Jesse) The Sonnets of a Platonist, first edition, number 4 of 15 copies on Japanese vellum, bookplate of Robert Garrett, bound in attractive dark blue morocco with gilt-tooled border of tulips, spine gilt in compartments with tulip motifs and five raised bands, turn-ins ruled in gilt with three tulip heads to corners, t.e.g., others uncut, very slight rubbing to edges and a couple of bands, c.145 x 110mm., 1902 § Thomas (Helen) World Without End, first edition, old ink library stamp to rear endpaper, bound in red crushed morocco with border of leafy sprays, small dots and inlaid green flowers all tooled in gilt around title on upper cover and lines of small gilt leaves on lower, spine with vertical title and leafy tendril in gilt, turn-ins with similar flowers, leaves & dots in gilt, g.e., a little rubbed at edges with slight wear to some gilding and spine ends, c.185 x 120mm., 1931, 8vo (2)*** Jesse Berridge, later clergyman, archaeologist and novelist, was a close friend of Edward Thomas until the poet's death in 1917. Helen Thomas married Edward in 1899 while he was still an undergraduate and the second item is the second volume of her frank account of their life together.
Lot 149
Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de) The Little Prince, first edition in English, first issue with 5-line colophon, translated by Katherine Woods, numerous plain and colour illustrations by the author, bookplate, bookseller's ticket and contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, p.71 tear into text without loss, original salmon-coloured cloth, slight creasing to spine ends, some very light rubbing to spine ends and corners, first state dust-jacket with publisher's address listed as "386 Fourth Avenue" on front flap, priced $2.00, few light marks, panels lightly browned with some faint spotting, very slight creasing and some tiny nicks to extremities, spine and joints lightly rubbed with some small chips or short tears to ends, 4to, New York, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1943. *** An excellent example of the children's classic. The English (as here) and French editions were published concurrently in New York, but the French edition in France was not published until 1945.
Lot 134
Orwell (George) Animal Farm, first edition, splitting down upper hinge but holding firm, internally clean, original cloth, spine ends with patches of fading, dust-jacket with red Searchlight advertisement to verso, small portions of loss to spine ends and lower corner of upper panel, spine toned and creased along joints, the odd spot and surfae wear to panels, the odd nick to joints and edges, [Fenwick A10a], 8vo, 1945.
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Lot 300
Aldrovandi (Ulisse) Quadrupedum omniu[m] Bisulcoru[m] Historia, second edition, engraved title, woodcut illustrations, scattered spotting, ex-Bologna with occasional ink-stamps, previous owner's small ink signature to front free endpaper, contemporary vellum, yapped edges, title in manuscript to spine, rubbed, remnants of small paper label to lower cover, [Nissen ZBI 76; Graesse I, 65], folio, Gian Battista Ferroni for Marco Antonia Bernia, 1641. *** Second edition of a ground-breaking investigation into hoofed (ungulate) quadrupeds, first published in 1621. Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) is regarded as the father of modern natural history due to his pivotal contribution to zoology, botany and geology. An erudite scholar of wide-ranging interests, he was the first professor of natural science at Bologna University. There, he established a renowned botanical garden and gathered a steady amount of specimens and detailed drawings of faunal and floral rarities in his private museum. Everything was later bequeathed to the City Senate. The majority of his extensive essays were published posthumously by his pupils with the support of the Bolognese Commune.
Lot 121
Isherwood (Christopher) Goodbye to Berlin, first edition, light browning to endpapers, upper hinge cracked, original cloth, browning to spine and fore-edge, dust-jacket, some light spotting and surface soiling, repairs and restoration, extensive to lower panel, neat and expert retouching to spine ends, in effect a tight example, [Woolmer 451], 8vo, Hogarth Press, 1939.
![Alighieri (Dante) Le Terze Rime, [edited by Pietro Bembo], collation: a-z8 A-G8 H4, italic type, l2 blank, woodcut printer's](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a5601c33-1ba1-4909-bf2c-b21b00f2c20a/83e31c07-2b71-4ddd-95cc-b21b00f41959/468x382.jpg)
Lot 5
Alighieri (Dante) Le Terze Rime, [edited by Pietro Bembo], collation: a-z8 A-G8 H4, italic type, l2 blank, woodcut printer's device to final verso, initial at the opening of each of the three parts supplied in gilt on a red, green or blue ground within a double filet gilt border, title (a1) supplied in good facsimile on 16th century paper (with paschal lamb within a circle watermark), obliterated ink inscription to lower margin of first recto of each of the three parts, c8 short tear in lower margin, piece torn from blank l2, water-stained, some spotting, mostly lightly browned, later vellum, spine in compartments, little stained and marked, 8vo (155 x 97mm.), [Venice], [Aldus Manutius], [August, 1502]. *** First Aldine edition, second issue (with printer's device to final verso). It was the first small format edition of Dante, and was edited by the Venetian scholar, poet, and literary theorist Cardinal Pietro Bembo (1470-1547).Literature: Adams D83; Ahmanson-Murphy 59.5; Renouard 34:5; EDIT 16 CNCE 1144.
Lot 172
West Indies.- Sloane (Sir Hans) A Voyage to the Islands of Madera, Barbados, Nieves, S. Christophers and Jamaica, with the Natural History..., 2 vol., first edition, titles in red and black, errata f., large folding engraved map, 284 engraved plates, double-page or folding and mounted on stubs, vol. 2 without 6B2 (seemingly blank), few minor tears to text margins or plate folds repaired, including very short tear to vol. 1 title lower margin, few corrections in ink manuscript and errata crossed through, occasional very light spotting or browning, some light marginal soiling, ex-library copies with bookplate, small ink-stamps to vol. 1 title and plates, 19th century half cloth, rebacked preserving original backstrips, library label to upper covers and small sticker to foot of spines, little rubbed, [Sabin 82169; Hunt 417], folio, B.M. for the Author, 1707-25. *** Sloane's most important published work, containing the first illustrations of the flora and fauna of Jamaica and the neighbouring islands. Of the 2 volumes, one contains the text to both vol. 1 & 2, the other the plates.
Lot 281
Cornwall.- Borlase (William) The Natural History of Cornwall, first edition, list of subscribers, folding engraved map and 28 folding plates, all slightly creased at outer edge, errata leaf at end, some water-staining , mostly marginal and near beginning, occasional foxing, contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, lower joint split at head, a little rubbed, corners worn, folio, Printed for the Author by W. Jackson, 1758.
![[Polidori (John)] The Vampyre; A Tale, first edition, third issue, lacking half-title, occasional light soiling, Printed for](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a5601c33-1ba1-4909-bf2c-b21b00f2c20a/d443a4ea-9266-4bb7-bbc2-b21b00f4c59d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 76
[Polidori (John)] The Vampyre; A Tale, first edition, third issue, lacking half-title, occasional light soiling, Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819, bound with 2 others 19th century, together 3 works in 1 vol., book-label of J.O. Edwards and small binder's ticket to front pastedown, some light browning and damp-staining to second and third works, contemporary half calf, morocco spine label lettered "Vampyre" in gilt, quite worn in places, rubbed, 8vo. *** The circumstances surrounding the birth of this work, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, during a night of ghost-story telling with Byron and friends is well documented. This is the third issue, without Byron's name on the title, with the preliminaries reset to 23 lines and the word "almost" in the last line of p.36 missing the first letter. The two other works are Don Pedro, Kind of Castile by Lord Porchester (1828) and The Battle of Talavera, tenth edition (1816).
Lot 71
Economics.- Ricardo (David) On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation, first edition, p.41 little creased with tear into text repaired, few marginal pencil notes, occasional very light spotting, some light surface soiling and few small stains, ex-library copy with bookplate, shelfmark and ink-stamp to title, contemporary half calf, old reback, worn, covers detached, [Goldsmith 21734; Kress B7029; PMM 277], 8vo, John Murray, 1817. *** First edition of Ricardo's most important contribution to the science of political economy. His exact mathematical approach and deductive methods influenced succeeding generations of economists in the fields of currency, banking, and political thought. "Ricardo was, in a sense, the first 'scientific' economist" (PMM).
Lot 312
Sowerby (James de Carle) and Edward Lear. Tortoises, Terrapins, and Turtles, first edition, 60 fine lithograph plates, all but 3 hand-coloured and heightened with gum arabic, some foxing, mostly to text and to plate guards, gutta percha perished with all leaves loose, original morocco-backed cloth, spine lettered in gilt, a little rubbed, [Nissen ZBI 1701], folio, London, Paris, and Frankfurt, Henry Sotheran, Joseph Baer & Co., 1872.*** Lear originally prepared the plates from Sowerby's drawings for Bell's Monograph of the Testudinata, published in parts from 1836 to 1842 but with only 40 plates as the publication was never completed. Sotherans bought up the remaining stock of plates including 20 unpublished ones and issued them in this format with text by J.E.Gray of the British Museum.
Lot 129
McCarthy (Cormac) The Orchard Keeper, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Peter & Pat, with very best wishes, Cormac McCarthy" on front free endpaper, the odd spot to margin, creasing to a few pages, original boards lettered in gilt, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, creasing to edges and joints with surface wear on panels, vertical creases heavier to spine affecting lettering, spine ends frayed and chipped, nicks to edges, blue ink stain to lower flap joint with splitting, 8vo, 1966.
Lot 324
Grahame (Kenneth) The Wind in the Willows, first edition, half-title, frontispiece by Graham Robertson, foxing, mostly towards beginning and end, feint ink inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, gilt, joints and edges a little rubbed, spine ends slightly frayed, uncut, 8vo, 1908.*** Overall a much better than usual copy of Grahame's classic tale of the riverbank, originally told as bedtime stories and then written in the form of letters to the author's son, Alistair, an unhappy boy who died tragically under a train while an undergraduate at Oxford in 1920.Provenance: Dame Freya Stark and her husband Stewart Perowne, with their Asolo bookplate .
Lot 114
Dahl (Roald) George's Marvellous Medicine, first edition, signed by author and dated '1981' one front free endpaper, illustrations by Quentin Blake, some very occasional light finger soiling to margins, original blue cloth, dustjacket, light fading to spine, light creasing to head and foot, otherwise excellent, 8vo, 1981.*** Among the most difficult Roald Dahl titles to find signed.
Lot 82
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, first edition, first issue, half-title, advertisement leaf at end, original wrappers printed in red and blue bound in at end (repaired at inner edge and upper cover with lower corner torn away), modern black morocco, gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, g.e., [Prideaux 17a. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone], 8vo, 1886.*** The first issue of Stevenson's classic horror story, with the date on the upper wrapper altered in ink to '1886'.
![[Smollett (Tobias)] The History and Adventures of an Atom, 2 vol., first edition, second issue with dates corrected, final bl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/a5601c33-1ba1-4909-bf2c-b21b00f2c20a/664826e9-63b5-4c7e-8102-b21b00f4b797/468x382.jpg)
Lot 69
[Smollett (Tobias)] The History and Adventures of an Atom, 2 vol., first edition, second issue with dates corrected, final blank to vol. 2, vol. 1 with folding key to characters in contemporary hand laid down to front pastedown, vol. 2 abrasion where bookplate removed, some browning and water-staining to endpapers, very light browning elsewhere, spines gilt, for Robinson & Roberts, 1769; The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, 3 vol., first edition, issue with erroneous date to vol. 1 title only, final blank to vol. 2, ownership name of J. Mumford to pastedowns, half-title margins browned, few short tears within text but no loss, some spotting, light browning, gutter cracked at few points, some chips to spine ends, for W. Johnston & B. Collins, 1671 [but 1771 as in vol. 2 & 3], half-titles, contemporary calf, morocco spine labels, rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners, some cracking to joints, [Rothschild 1923 & 25], 8vo (5) *** The first issue of the first mentioned has the erroneous date 1749 to both titles.
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