A collection of art books to include The Life and Work of John Ruskin, by W. G. Collingwood, limited edition on Arnold's handmade paper, numbered 150 of 300 for sale, in two quarter-vellum volumes, London: Methuen, 1893; The Art Annual: The Life and Work of Luke Fildes, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, W. Holman Hunt, Hubert Herkomer, illustrated with numerous engraved plates, London: Art Journal Office, 1895; Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones, by G B-J [Georgiana Burne-Jones], in two volumes, London: Macmillan, 1904; Praeterita, by John Ruskin, first edition in two volumes, Suunyside: George Allen, 1886-87; The Seven Lamps of Architecture, by John Ruskin, second edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1855, and other works by or about Ruskin, condition varied, sold with all faults (22)
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Eugène Constant (French, active Italy, 1848-55). Four views of Rome, salt print or similar process, very fine paper mounted on individual card sheets, the lower-left of each image bearing Eugène Constant's blind-stamp, and again at the lower-right of each card mount. The four views comprising: Arch of Septimius Severus, 16.2cm by 21.6cm; Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore, 16.4cm by 21.9cm; Arch of Titus, 15.6cm by 21.7cm; The Colosseum, 15cm by 21.8cm. The images themselves are well-preserved and bright, but two of the card mounts have marks and insect damage. The first two images have a lilac/silvery-grey tone; the last two images have a slightly golden/reddish-brown hue. The first three images are very well-preserved with only some incredibly faint spotting visible in the sky; the final image has some light handling marks and a few small blots. Together with three images that appear to be a similar process with the same matte finish, this time bearing no blind-stamps to images or card mounts: Castel Ponte Sant'Angelo, 18cm by 25cm (very good, a few incredibly faint spots, lifting slightly from mount at lower-right); Tiber & Castel Sant'Angelo [possibly by James Anderson], 16cm by 24.3cm (very good with some pale spotting, lifting from mount at lower-right); Tomb of Caecilia Metella, 20.6cm by 29.7cm (very good); the card mounts of these three in varying condition with stains & wear (7)
![Shaw, Stebbing. The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire, Vol. I & Vol. II Part I [all published], London: J. Nichols & S](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/0c6bc24f-7234-4cb2-b08f-afb70112a70f/468x382.jpg)
Shaw, Stebbing. The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire, Vol. I & Vol. II Part I [all published], London: J. Nichols & Son, 1798-1801. Folio, half crushed morocco lettered in gilt with raised bands and marbled boards, bearing armorial bookplates for the Marquess of Carnarvon and Lord Hindlip on front pastedowns, complete with all 82 illustrated plates as called for, including the two folding maps, plus genealogical tables (Vol. I: 5 introductory plates, 39 main plates, 18 smaller plates on the letterpress; Vol. II: 38 main plates, 13 smaller plates), some plates & page numbers out of sequence, Vol. I without half-title, pp. [iii-xxiv], 125, [xxxviii], 434, 38, Vol.II pp. [xxxii], 14, 290, 20. Contents generally good with toning and pale spotting, a few nicks & tears in places, the first folding map with tape repairs, bindings good, tight & square, some rubbing to boards, bumping to corners and slight wear to extremities. (2)Provenance: Purchased at the Sale of Staffordshire History & Topography Books, Arnold & Son Auctioneers, Uttoxeter Town Hall, 19 August 1976, Lot 30, where it was sold together with the Unpublished Plates for Shaw's Staffordshire (please see previous Lot in this sale). NB. The original annotated catalogue & purchase invoice from the Arnold & Son auction comes with this Lot
Leroux, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera, first American edition, first printing with 'Press of Braunworth & Co. Bookbinders and Printers Brooklyn, N. Y.' at foot of copyright page, New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1911. Octavo, publisher's terracotta cloth with blind-embossed illustration on upper board, illustrated with four double-page colour plates by Andre Castaigne [lacking frontispiece]. Contents very good & clean, plates well-preserved & vibrant, a short tear to the top of p. 171 but not affecting text, ffep working loose, binding a little shaken with wear to inner gutters
Livingstone, David. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, London: John Murray, 1857. Octavo, half crushed morocco with title label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, complete with all illustrations, plates and maps as called for (two colour, including the frontispiece). Contents good & bright, the plates & folding maps are well preserved (the larger map is housed in a wallet at rear), a few light handling marks and pale spots in places, the endleaves with offsetting & spotting, pale spotting to frontis/title, binding good, tight & square, some bumping/wear to corners & headcaps, bookplate & sticker for M. P. Manfield on front pastedown, loosely-inserted letter from Blackwell's, Oxford, 1972, expressing their interest in purchasing this 'moderately scarce item'
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, 11th issue, signed & inscribed by the author, 'To Anna, Best wishes, J. K. Rowling, 17/3/98', London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback. Contents good & bright, some light fold-lines to page corners and a few small marks in places, covers creased with slight wear to corners but otherwise bold & vibrant, one neat owner inscription being the vendor & recipient of author's inscriptionProvenance: Our vendor has kindly provided the following statement for inclusion in our catalogue: 'The founder and CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing, Nigel Newton, had a daughter in my class at Putney High School (Alice Newton). The school was doing a series of talks by different children’s authors and Nigel arranged for JK Rowling to be one of these. She came in on 17th March 1998, when I was 9, and spoke to us about The Philosopher’s Stone. She read an excerpt from it and we were all hooked. My mum had bought me the book prior to JK Rowling’s visit, therefore I was able to get it signed and meet the author. I adored all the books in the series and devoured each one as soon as they were released. It was a big part of my childhood and I hope this book goes to someone who will treasure it and enjoy the magical world it transports you to.'
Crompton, Richmal. William and the Tramp, 1952; William and the Moon Rocket, 1954; William and the Space Animal, 1956; William's Television Show, 1958, all first editions, London: George Newnes Limited, together with later reprints of 22 other William books, condition varied, sold with all faults (26)
Thomas, Dylan. Deaths and Entrances, first edition, London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1946. 12mo, bright orange cloth lettered in gilt, unclipped dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean, bright, appears unread, a few incredibly faint spots to endpapers, binding tight & square, cloth vibrant, jacket bold & bright, some pale spotting to rear cover, slight chipping to extremities. An excellent example
Orwell, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four, true first American edition as stated on copyright, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Octavo, publisher's cloth, first state dust-jacket priced $3.00 on front flap, blue variant [no priority], pp. [iv], [i-ii], 3-314. Contents very good, clean, bright, some light handling marks in places, binding good with slight wear to cloth at edges, dust-jacket well-preserved & vibrant with a short tear at top-right of upper cover, slight loss at upper corner & top of spine, formerly US library with a few small stamps to endpapers, one stamp recording the date, 6 June 1949 [pre-dating the official release date in the US of 13 June 1949, presumably owing to it being for a library], wear to pastedown from a previous label, rental price to lower spine, housed in protective mylar covers. A true first American edition of this iconic and hugely influential novel, published the same year as the first UK edition
![Queen, Ellery [pseud. Frederic Dannay & Manfred Bennington Lee]. An autograph letter signed by Frederic Dannay on Ellery Quee](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/140640fd-4c35-4c25-bdef-afb800b4339b/468x382.jpg)
Queen, Ellery [pseud. Frederic Dannay & Manfred Bennington Lee]. An autograph letter signed by Frederic Dannay on Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine letterhead, 16 January 1979, giving a grateful and generous response to a fan, Hilary Bigg, complete with original postmarked envelope, together with a large collection of Ellery Queen novels, including The Dragon's Teeth, first edition, New York: IRL, 1939; Ladies in Crime, first UK edition, London: Faber & Faber, 1947; The New Adventures of Ellery Queen, New York: Triangle Books, reprinted November 1941; The Origin of Evil, first edition, Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1951, and others, including Gollancz reprints and paperbacks, plus DVDs & CDs, the whole in one cartonProvenance: By descent of Alfred Ben Bigg & Hilary Bigg. Alfred was a well-known Executive Head Chef in London who catered for the Lord Mayor of London and numerous dignitaries at venues including the Mansion House and Guildhall. Hilary was a keen royalist and sports enthusiast
Royal Memorabilia & Ephemera. A mixed collection to include an original menu for the Royal Coronation Luncheon for HM Queen Elizabeth II, 12 June 1953, plus original press photograph of the Guildhall preparing for the occasion, and a colour print of the event, the three separately framed & glazed; an original press photograph of a young King Charles III when Duke of Cornwall holding a cockatoo with Princess Anne and David Attenborough, 28 April 1958, bearing press captions verso; five original menus for receptions & luncheons given to HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH Prince Philip, the earliest example being 19 Nov 1951 (then Princess Elizabeth), the others dated 1957, 1960, 1961 & 1963; a cased film strip & viewer telling 'The Film Story of the Coronation'; a box of 16 colour transparencies depicting Princess Margaret's wedding and baby pictures; 16 well-filled scrapbooks of clippings relating to the Royal Family, 1960-1978, plus other royal souvenirs and limited edition first day covers, in two cartons (2)Provenance: By descent of Alfred Ben Bigg & Hilary Bigg. Alfred was a well-known Executive Head Chef in London who catered for the Lord Mayor of London and numerous dignitaries at venues including the Mansion House and Guildhall. Hilary was a keen royalist and sports enthusiast
Curtis, William. Flora Londinensis: Or Plates and Descriptions of Such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, first edition, in three volumes, London: Sold by the Author, 1777 [1777-1798]. Folio, half crushed morocco lettered in gilt with marbled boards. Contents very well-preserved, clean and bright. Exquisitely illustrated as follows: Vol.I: vignette title, engraved portrait of the author, 103 beautifully hand-coloured plates, and 81 uncoloured plates; Vol. II: 118 hand-coloured plates, 73 uncoloured plates; Vol. III: 116 hand-coloured plates, 91 uncoloured plates. A total of 582 botanical plates. Each volume has corresponding pages of text for each plant being illustrated. Vol. I includes a dedication the Earl of Bute, 2pp. list of subscribers, 2pp. preface, 4pp. index, 3pp. manuscript appendix to the index, 6pp. catalogue of plants. Each volume bears a small engraved ownership plate for Richard Knight on the front pastedown. An important and exceptionally illustrated work in very good condition, the plates retaining their vibrant colours, only a few plates have small paper repairs, only a few pale spots in places, expertly rebacked & cornered in dark green morocco, the original marbled boards with some rubbing (3)
A collection of three books comprising: The Flames: A Fantasy, by Olaf Stapledon, first edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1947, internally very good & bright, dust-jacket with some discolouration & wear; The Night of the Hunter, by Davis Grubb, stated first edition, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953, octavo, publisher's blue & black cloth lettered in white, unclipped dust-jacket, internally very good & bright, endpapers with stamps for Clinton Hill Chemists, Brooklyn, d.j. mounted onto pastedowns by Womrath's Bookshops & Libraries and in their protective mylar covers, which can't be removed; The Hunting of the Snark, by Lewis Carroll, London: Macmillan, 1900, octavo, publisher's gilt illustrated cloth, all edges gilt, some pale spotting & wear (3)
Dahl, Roald. Presentation Copy. The Gremlins, New York: Random House, 1943. Dahl's scarce first book. Signed & inscribed by the author to W.C. John Alexander, D.F.C. (who formed a friendship with Dahl when they were serving together in the RAF), 'To John, who wrote the bloody thing anyway. Roald Dahl, 25/5/43.' First edition, possibly an earlier state or proof, the text-block stapled within quarter-cloth and pictorial boards (not glued or attached to boards), with corrections by Dahl in pencil (including two instances where Dahl has amended 'Barry' to 'Gus', and an arrow with the word 'No' pointing to a colour illustration of a gremlin next to a teapot).14 full-page colour illustrations (including one double-page). Contents generally good and bright with occasional light discolouration/marks, a couple of little nicks at edges of two pages, ffep has lifted away from staples of text-block but is not loose (bound to cloth spine as issued), boards vibrant with some light rubbing/wearProvenance: Ex-Lot 26 in our Library Auction, 21-26 May 2020 (hammer £6,500 plus premium), and featured in issues 2443 and 2448 of Antiques Trade Gazette. By descent from W.C. John Alexander, D.F.C. to our previous vendor - who believes Alexander helped come up with the plot for this book
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass, two signed US first edition hardbacks, one inscribed, 'For Erik and Tamaradela, with my best wishes - Philip Pullman', the other with a signed Scholastic bookplate, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996, full number lines, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', unclipped dust-jackets with protective mylar covers, both in fine, unread condition. Together with a first issue Uncorrected Proof of the same, paperback with folding card gate cover, full number line, '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10', Knopf, 1996, with loosely-inserted "tell a friend" card, unused, very good condition with light wear to extremities (3)
![Young, Edward. The Complaint, or Night Thoughts, in two volumes, London: [publisher not identified], 1783. 12mo, contemporary](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/0131a666-11f3-4b7b-bde0-afb70111ca19/468x382.jpg)
Young, Edward. The Complaint, or Night Thoughts, in two volumes, London: [publisher not identified], 1783. 12mo, contemporary calf with morocco title labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, 12cm. Association copy belonging to Admiral Charles Gordon, CB (1781-1860), officer of the British Royal Navy, signed by him in the first volume and bearing his armorial bookplate in both. Complete. Vol. I: half-title, title, pp. [ii], 3-160; Vol. II: half-title, title, pp. [iii], 4-189. Contents good & bright, early ink marks or underlining in places (presumably by Admiral Gordon), some very pale stains & marks in places, calf intact but worn (2)
Morris, William (Transl.). Beowulf, first trade edition, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1898. Octavo, contemporary black cloth with paper title label, untrimmed edges, pp. [v], vi-x, [i], 2-191. Contents very good & bright, some pale spotting to endpapers, ffep trimmed at corner with later owner inscription, binding tight & square, bumped to corners & edges, light surface scuffs & marks, paper label discoloured, slight wear to corners & headcaps. Scarce
Milton, John. The Poetical Works, in four volumes, London: Longman et al., 1852. Octavo, full calf with contrasting morocco title labels lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges, engraved frontispiece portrait of the author to first volume. Contents very good, clean, bright, some pale spotting to endleaves, bindings very good, tight & square, light surface scuffs, a decorative set (4)
Buckland, Rev. William. Reliquiae Diluvianae: Or, Observations on the Organic Remains Contained in Caves, Fissures and Diluvial Gravel, first edition, London: John Murray, 1823, illustrated with 27 plates & maps, three coloured, one folding, and a folding table of species. Quarto, later half-calf with marbled boards & endpapers, contents clean, binding discoloured & worn
A collection of books on ferns, comprising: The Fern World, by Francis George Heath, first edition, London: Sampson Low, 1877; An Analysis of the British Ferns and Their Allies, by G. W. Francis, fifth edition, London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1855; The Ferns of Great Britain, by Charles Johnson, illustrated by John E. Sowerby, London: Sowerby, 1855; A History of British Ferns, by Edward Newman, London: John van Voorst, two editions, 1840 & 1854. Condition varied, sold with all faults (5)
Thomas, Edward. Collection, some first editions, to include Poems, London: Selwyn & Blount, 1917; Rest and Unrest, London: Duckworth, 1910; Rose Acre Papers, London: Duckworth, 1910; The Country, London: Batsford, 1913; Maurice Maeterlinck, London: Methuen, 1911; In Pursuit of Spring, London: Thomas Nelson, 1914; Walter Pater, London: Martin Secker, 1913; Beautiful Wales, London: A. & C. Black, 1905; Some British Birds, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908; British Butterflies, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908, and others, including biography, condition appears good but varied, small ownership labels in most, sold with all faults (27)
Axe, Professor J. Wortley. The Horse, first edition in nine volumes, London: Gresham, 1906. Quarto, publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt with Art Nouveau patterns, condition generally good but varying, sold with all faults (9)NB. Proceeds from the sale of this Lot will be going to The Brooke Hospital for Animals (Registered No. 1085760)
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Left Hand of Darkness, signed by the author, New York: Walker & Company, stated 1969 but printing unknown. The first edition should be in slate boards with a topstain to pages, and the jacket should include a price on the front flap. Book Club Editions should be stated as such on the front flap. This book doesn't conform to either. The printer & binder is given as Berryville Graphics at foot of copyright page. Octavo, blue paper-covered boards lettered in black. Contents very good, clean, bright, appears unread, binding very good, tight & square, dust-jacket very good & bright with light creasing to edges
![Koontz, Dean. Star Quest [first edition of the author's first novel], New York: Ace, 1968, an "Ace Double" paperback coupled](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/dd33d98e-ded2-41b6-b52b-afb70111374d/468x382.jpg)
Koontz, Dean. Star Quest [first edition of the author's first novel], New York: Ace, 1968, an "Ace Double" paperback coupled with Doom of the Green Planet, by Emil Petaja, together with Beastchild, by Dean Koontz, first edition, New York: Lancer Books, 1970, and a loose compliments slip inscribed & signed by the author, 'Boo! Dean Koontz, 5/15/93'. Both books internally good with usual toning, covers with some creasing & wear (2)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter collection comprising: Philosopher's Stone, second issue, Ted Smart, 1998; Chamber of Secrets, first issue, Ted Smart, 1998; Prisoner of Azkaban, first issue, Ted Smart, 1999; Order of the Phoenix (x2), first edition, Bloomsbury, 2003; Half-Blood Prince, first edition, Bloomsbury, 2005 (lacking dust-jacket); Goblet of Fire, second issue, Bloomsbury, 2000, all hardbacks with dust-jackets except Half-Blood Prince, condition varied, sold as one collection with all faults (7)
A miscellaneous collection of books comprising The People of the Abyss, by Jack London, first UK edition, London: Isbister & Co., 1903; The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle, New Edition, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1913; Rodney Stone, by Arthur Conan Doyle, London: Thomas Nelson, [1917]; The Mystery of the Sea, by Bram Stoker, London: Rider & Co., [c. 1914]; Aucassin & Nicolete, by Michael West, George G. Harrap, [c. 1910]; Liverpool, History of the Mersey, by Benjamin Blower, with the Streets of Liverpool, by James Stonehouse, Liverpool: Edward Howell, n.d.; Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire & Dorsetshire, 1931; The Sorceress in Stained Glass & Other Ghost Stories, edited by Richard Dalby, London: Tom Stacey, 1971. Condition varied, sold with all faults (8)
Thomas, Dylan. Under Milk Wood, first edition, London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1954. Octavo, publisher's cloth lettered in gilt, vibrant dust-jacket, unclipped. Contents very good, clean, bright, appears unread, binding tight & square, well-preserved with only slight chipping to extremities. An excellent example
James Bond. Miscellaneous collection to inc. James Bond Annual, World Distributors, 1965 (x 2); James Bond Annual, World Distributors, 1968; James Bond: The Legacy, first edition, Boxtree, 2002; Permission to Die, graphic novel, by Mike Grell; Casino Royale, graphic novel, by Hern, Gammidge, McLusky, and others (22)
Mechanical Engineering Interest. A collection of eight books comprising: A Treatise on Mechanics, by Kater & Lardner, London: Longman, 1844; The Engineer's and Mechanic's Encyclopaedia, by Luke Herbert, in two volumes, London: Thomas Kelly, 1856; Register of the Arts and Sciences, First Volume (containing nos. 1-24), London: G. Hebert, 1824; The New London Mechanics' Register, by the Most Eminent Professors, in two volumes, London: Hunt & Clarke, 1827-28; The Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures, by G. Francis, London: W. Brittain, 1842; The Cabinet of Arts and Mechanic's Guide, by Clarke & Dougall, London: J. McGowan & Son, [c. 1825], condition varied, some nice engraved illustrations, sold with all faults (8)
Johns, Captain W. A. Biggles Works It Out, 1951; Biggles in Australia, 1955; No Rest for Biggles, 1956; Biggles' Combined Operation, 1959; Biggles on Mystery Island, 1958, all first editions in unclipped dust-jackets, Hodder & Stoughton, together with Biggles at World's End, first edition, Brockhampton Press, 1959, unclipped d.j., and seven later impressions of other Biggles books, condition varied, sold with all faults (13)
![[Pluche, Noel Antoine]. Spectacle de la Nature: Or, Nature Display'd, Being Discourses on such Particulars of Natural History](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/4721fd37-17cb-4bc7-acdb-afb7011229c6/468x382.jpg)
[Pluche, Noel Antoine]. Spectacle de la Nature: Or, Nature Display'd, Being Discourses on such Particulars of Natural History as were thought most proper to Excite the Curiosity and Form the Minds of Youth, translated by Mr. [Samuel] Humphreys, third edition, two parts bound as one, London: J. & J. Pemberton, 1736. Octavo, pp. [vi], xiii, v, 196, 208, 13pp. index, 3pp. advertisements, illustrated with 25 plates (including 14 folding), plus woodcut head/tail-pieces & capitals. Contents generally good & bright with marks & wear in places, heavier at first & last leaves, rebound, sold with all faults
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, 23rd issue, signed by the author, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first issue, signed by the author, London: Bloomsbury, 1998, paperback. Together with an original photograph of Rowling with school pupils at the signing event (Waterstones in Wells, Somerset), plus two unsigned first issue paperbacks of Chamber and Azkaban. The two signed books are internally good, clean, bright, a few tiny knocks & nicks to extreme edges, a very pale mark beneath signature of P.S., covers good with very light creasing from handling, some bumping to corners, spines faded. The photograph, which was taken at the signing event, has a few surface scratches and tiny pin-holes at corners (5)Provenance: Our vendor was the librarian at Millfield Preparatory School in Glastonbury and was invited to take a group of Year 6 pupils to meet J. K. Rowling at Waterstones in Wells, Somerset in the spring of 1999, which is where these books were signed. The original photograph included in this lot shows Rowling with pupils at the event
A miscellaneous collection of books, comprising: The Book of Common Prayer, Cambridge: John Burges, 1799, octavo, full morocco; The Newcomes, by Arthur Pendennis [William Makepeace Thackeray], first edition in two volumes, London: Bradbury & Evans, 1854-55, octavo, half-calf; Essays, Political, Economical, and Philosophical, by Benjamin Count of Rumford, Vol. II only, London: T. Cadell, 1798, octavo, paper-covered boards with later slipcase; Windsor Castle and Its Environs, by Leitch Ritchie, London: Longman, 1840, octavo, rebound with original cloth covers on upper & lower panels; The General Gazetteer, by R. Brookes, 17th edition, London: Rivington et al., 1820, octavo, rebound; The London Dispensatory, by Anthony Todd Thomson, fifth edition, London: Longman, 1830, octavo, rebound. Condition varied, sold with all faults (7)
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Tom Kitten, first edition, London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1907. 16mo, dark blue-green boards, colour frontispiece, pp. 85, 26 colour illustrations. Contents generally good with handling marks and occasional folded corners, contemporary inscription on front pastedown, some wear to front gutter, lacking spine with wear to corners. Together with a collection of fairly early editions, including The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, pre-1918 [Warne not Limited], 1910 to verso of title; Tom Kitten, Flopsy Bunnies, Ginger & Pickles, Mrs. Tittlemouse, Timmy Tiptoes, Pigling Bland, Johnny Town-Mouse, all post-1918 [Warne Limited], and Fierce Bad Rabbit [1975], condition varied, sold with all faults (10)
Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, seventh printing, reprinted three times in November 1929 [same year as the first edition]. Octavo, black cloth with gilt paper title labels. Internally very good, square ownership label on ffep, binding good with general discolouration and some light bumping & wear
Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita, first UK edition, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1959. Octavo, publisher's black cloth, unclipped dust-jacket priced 21s. Contents very good, clean, bright, neat contemporary gift inscription on ffep, binding & cloth well-preserved, dust-jacket with some creasing & wear, protective mylar covers
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Ted Smart, The Book People Ltd., 1998, hardback, unclipped dust-jacket, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', in protective mylar cover. In near fine, unread condition, light bump to base of spine, otherwise appears new
Pullman, Philip. His Dark Materials, trilogy in one volume, signed, first edition thus, London: Scholastic, 2001, hardback with unclipped dust-jacket and protective mylar covers, loosely-inserted "letter of acknowledgement", very good & bright with some light bumping & creasing to edges of jacket, ffep lifting to expose gutter at half-title, upper board feeling a little shaken
Cartoonists & Illustrators. A collection of books by or about cartoonists & illustrators of the 19th/20th century, to include Seymour's Humorous Sketches, by Alfred Crowquill, London: T. Miles & Co., n.d., tall octavo, publisher's cloth, internally good & bright, binding worn; Zoodiac, by Ronald Searle, stated first American edition, New York: Pantheon, 1977, hardback with dust-jacket, internally good & bright, d.j. torn; Pen and Pencil in Parliament, by Harry Furniss, London: Sampson Low, 1897, publisher's illustrated boards, internally good, boards rubbed & worn to corners; The Horkey, A Provincial Ballad, by Robert Bloomfield, London: Macmillan, 1882, publisher's illustrated boards, internally well-preserved & bright, boards marked & worn at corners; Hogarth Illustrated, by John Ireland, London: Routledge, 1884, contemporary cloth, internally good with some spotting, binding a little worn, and others, condition varied, sold with all faults, in two cartons (2)
Travel & Exploration. A collection of four books comprising: Sketches of India, Written by An Officer for Fire-Side Travellers at Home, [J. Moyle Sherer], fourth edition, London: Longman, 1826, rebound; Beside the Bamboo, by John MacGowan, first edition, London: Missionary Society, 1914, publisher's cloth; On the Threshold of Central Africa, by Francois Coillard, second edition, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1902, publisher's cloth; Easy Lessons in Egyptian Hieroglyphics, by E. A. Wallis Budge, second impression, 1902, publisher's cloth. Condition varied, sold with all faults (4)
Richardson, Captain. Horsemanship; Or, The Art of Riding and Managing a Horse, first edition, London: Longman, 1853. Octavo, quarter red leather, top edge gilt, red endpapers with advertisements, steel-engraved frontispiece, pp. [xii], 140, illustrated with five steel-engraved plates (inc. frontis.), 24pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Contents good & bright, most plates with protective tissue-guards, some pale spotting, binding tight & square, corners bumped & worn
![Yeats, W. B. The Poetical Works, signed by the author, Vol. I [of two], New York: Macmillan, 1913. Octavo, publisher's gilt b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/d51fc71b-a8e2-4525-b82b-afb701111a0a/468x382.jpg)
Yeats, W. B. The Poetical Works, signed by the author, Vol. I [of two], New York: Macmillan, 1913. Octavo, publisher's gilt blue cloth, top edge gilt, bearing blind-embossed ownership stamp at foot of title (from the personal library of Kenneth Anderson), neat owner inscription from the same on ffep, a bookseller's note in pencil states that this first volume is autographed and the second [no longer present] was initialled. Contents very good, clean, bright, slight surface wear to ffep from previous cataloguing notes in pencil, binding tight & square, cloth well-preserved with light bumping & wear to extreme corners
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, first edition, signed by the author on Bloomsbury bookplate, London: Bloomsbury, 2005, hardback with dust-jacket. In fine, unread condition - a pristine exampleProvenance: Western Mail, Harry Potter Book Competition, 2005, runner-up prize. The book comes with a typed letter signed by the Consumer Marketing Assistant at Western Mail informing our vendor that they have won this book, dated 9 August 2005
Herbert, Frank. The Dune Encyclopedia, first Book Club Edition, New York: Berkley Books, 1984. Octavo, hardcover with unclipped dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean, bright, binding good, tight & square, some light bumping, dust-jacket very well-preserved within a mylar cover, some chipping to extremities
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Pigling Bland, first edition, London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1913, date at foot of title, 12mo., pp. 94, 15 colour plates, illustrated endpapers, publisher's maroon boards with colour onlay. A very good, clean, bright example, light creasing to the corners of a couple of leaves
Nicolson, Benedict. Joseph Wright of Derby, in two volumes, London: Routledge, Kegan Paul, 1968. Quarto, bearing bookplates of Michael Robert Handley, Newby Hall. Contents good & bright, dust-jacket of first volume with slight wear at top of spine, protective mylar jackets. Together with three other works on Wright of Derby: Life & Works, Bemrose, [c. 1885], featuring six etched plates (The Twins, by F. Seymour Haden inscribed '1st Proof') and other illustrations, 4pp. plus illustrations, remainder of book blank/unused leaves; a catalogue of paintings, Henry Graves' Galleries, 1910; Wright of Derby, by Judy Egerton, Tate, 1990, condition varied, sold with all faults (5)
Noble, Mark. Memoirs of the Protectoral-House of Cromwell, second edition in two volumes, Birmingham: Pearson & Rollason, 1787, illustrated with 12 engraved plates including frontispiece, five of which are folding. Octavo, full contemporary calf with morocco title labels lettered in gilt, bearing armorial bookplates for George Montgomery Traherne. Vol. I., pp. [xxxii], 448, additional subscribers tipped-in; Vol. II., pp. [viii], 464. Contents very good & bright, plates well-preserved, bindings worn with upper board of first volume detached (2)
Robinson, William. Gas and Petroleum Engines: A Practical Treatise on the Internal Combustion Engine, first edition, London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1890. Octavo, publisher's gilt cloth, folding frontispiece, illustrated throughout, pp. xxiv, 596, plus 28pp. publisher's advertisements at rear. Contents very good, clean, bright, cloth binding feeling a little wobbly with some bumping & wear to corners/edges, gift & owner inscriptions on half-title & endleaves
Thomas, Dylan. Collected Poems 1934-1952, first edition, signed by the author in blue ink, limited edition numbered 41 of 65 [only 60 of which were issued for sale], London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1952. Octavo, full crushed morocco lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait of the author by Augustus John, pp. xiv, 178. Contents very good, clean, bright, binding tight & square, morocco well-preserved within a protective mylar cover, some offsetting to endleaves from mylar cover, one tiny hole on lower spine. A very good example of this scarce limited edition
![Nightingale, Florence. Notes on Nursing, first or early edition, London: Harrison, n.d. [c. 1860], slim octavo, 79pp., origin](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/9514fb91-98c3-4281-942c-afb700d210ec/727758fc-0b3c-4a3a-b1b1-afb701129635/468x382.jpg)
Nightingale, Florence. Notes on Nursing, first or early edition, London: Harrison, n.d. [c. 1860], slim octavo, 79pp., original charcoal pebble cloth lettered in gilt, some splitting to spine, some staining to top corner of pages, advertisement endpapers, pencil & ink ownership note on title
A collection of vintage football programmes, mostly 1960s to 1970s, predominantly Derby County (home & away) with approximately 50 programmes for the 1969-70 & 1970-71 seasons, to include four earlier programmes for DCFC games against Aston Villa on 26 May 1945 (wartime Midland Cup Final), Luton Town on 3 April 1946, Arsenal on 19 April 1946, Charlton Athletic on 27 April 1946 ("Victory" Cup-Final Souvenir); to also include FA Cup Final programmes for 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, several programmes for international games, a complete (filled) Mexico 70 World Cup Soccer Stars album, and a reasonably well-filled (but not complete) Picture Stamp album of First Division Soccer Stars 1967-68, the whole in one plastic container, condition generally very good, the 1940s programmes creased & worn, sold with all faults
Edmund Hillary (1919-2008). Autograph. Signed in bold black ink on The Ascent of Everest first day cover, 2003Provenance: By descent of Alfred Ben Bigg & Hilary Bigg. Alfred was a well-known Executive Head Chef in London who catered for the Lord Mayor of London and numerous dignitaries at venues including the Mansion House and Guildhall. Hilary was a keen royalist and sports enthusiast
Freeman, John George. Holiday Rambles: Scotland, 1876, South Wales, 1877. Manuscript travel journal, pp. 200 (both sides of 100 leaves), copiously filled with an attractive handwritten script in black ink, embellished with very fine, charming pen & ink illustrations including architectural & topographical views and homorous cartoons. Small quarto, contemporary crushed morocco lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, featuring 62 ink vignette illustrations, including two manuscript maps, plus decorated titles for the two sections, headings in blue ink, and floral dividers. The humorous style is reminiscent of Three Men in a Boat and The Diary of a Nobody, though it pre-dates both of these famous works. The author's dry wit is expertly delivered in his erudite prose. He describes travelling on steamers and trains, the difficulty of sleeping, the exploits of eccentric or drunken passengers, long excursions on foot, hotels, food, scenery, weather. The places visited include Gravesend; Edinburgh; Stirling; numerous towns & landmarks in the Scottish Highlands; Chepstow; Symonds Yat; Ross-on-Wye; Hereford; Hay-on-Wye; Builth Wells; Aberedw; Newbridge; Doldowlod; Ponterwyd; Aberystwyth; Newport. The work includes a loosely-inserted manuscript leaf, 'Please not to lend this book to children & keep it clean. John George Freeman, 134 Regent St, London. Should this book be lost the finder is requested to bring it to the above address when he will be rewarded.' Contents well-preserved, clean, bright, some pale spotting to endleaves, binding worn with loss to morocco spine. Extracts:'Usually I manage to go to sleep almost immediately, but then our house at Regent St is a stationary one, and I did not seem to take kindly to the continued motion of the boat...to my surprise I found two ladies and four gentlemen had made themselves beds and intended to pass the night in the open air, the latter were lying on their backs and singing "Hold the Fort" with not a very charming effect.' 'On nearing our destination, a very stout individual (who must have weighed quite sixteen stone) accosted us, and desired to know "why we wore those white things on our heads?" On being told it was to protect them from the sun's rays he seemed to think it was a splendid idea, saying it was quite time he did something in that direction, as he had suffered very much from the late extreme heat (he was about 60 years of age, and walking about without any coat): he appealed to one of his countrymen as to the utility of the invention, but this gentleman was of a taciturn disposition and declined to pass an opinion on the subject, still if the reader should at any time happen to be passing near Buchlyvie and see a very obese individual wearing a puggaree, he will of course at once know how to account for so curious a sight.''5.30am. I was awakened by a tremendous noise, and soon became aware it was caused, not by the descent of the top of our bedstead, but by a neighbouring bell which was loudly pealing to warn all "early birds" that the "worms" had already began to take their morning walks, or in other words that it was time to get up.''In Princes Street are a number of shoe-blacks, two of whom we engaged to polish our boots, and were rather surprised at their demand of two pence per pair for their labour, on our saying the London charge was only half that amount, they retorted no Shoe-black Society existed here, so they fixed their own tariff.''Having seated ourselves in the train, after the usual delay, it started off with a tremendous jerk which caused most of the passengers to make motions as if they wished to visit the opposite end of the carriage...[one passenger] said that when the company had sufficient money they would use horses instead of the present engine, and so be able to proceed at a reasonable speed.''The man who was so intoxicated last night now made an attempt to perform his toilet, and to my astonishment endeavoured to shave, what with the motion of the vessel and the equally unsteady movements of his hand it is a puzzle to me how he accomplished this feat without cutting his face.''The intoxicated passenger once more appeared on deck and declared he had lost his watch, this was rather unpleasant for those who had slept near him, though of course no one could tell but that he had thrown it overboard during the night...he brought his holiday to a fitting termination by confessing he had not enough money to pay his bill.''The name of this drunkard deserves to be recorded...should the reader ever come in contact with Mr Trotter, hosier, of 20 Newgate Street he will do well to avoid his company.''After a very uncomfortable night's rest which was disturbed by a donkey, cock, and cat, - doubtless they were anticipating the enjoyments of the coming bank holiday - we rose.''A young lady was trying to sing songs to a pianoforte accompaniment, at first it was endurable but afterwards she attempted something much beyond her capability and was evidently "feeling" for the notes, I suppose my face indicated the agony I endured as the question was asked "Do you object to the music (?) Sir?" to this I replied it was rather difficult to write at the same time (which I was trying to do).'The beautifully illustrated diaries of John George Freeman - who travelled across Britain during the 1870s with his brothers, Charles and Joseph - formed the basis for Three Men and a Bradshaw: An Original Victorian Travel Journal, edited by Ronnie Scott [Random House, 2015], which is described as, 'an enchanting description of a distant but nonetheless recognisable Britain which blends together the singularly English wit of Jerome K. Jerome and the Pooterish pathos of the Grossmith brothers' most famous comic creation.'
Awdry, Rev. W. Railway Series. Collection of 11 first editions comprising: Toby the Tram Engine, 1952; Gordon the Big Engine, 1953; The Eight Famous Engines, 1957; Duck and the Diesel Engine, 1958; The Little Old Engine, 1959; The Twin Engines, 1960; The Gallant Old Engines, 1962; Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine, 1963; Mountain Engines, 1964; Very Old Engines, 1965; Small Railway Engines, 1967, worn cloth bindings, lacking dust-jackets. Together with reprints of ten other titles, 1950s & 1960s, including Tank Engine Thomas Again, fifth edition, 1952. Condition varied, sold with all faults (21)
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