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Lot 502
Dickens (Charles). A Christmas Carol, in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, 1st edition, 1st issue, Chapman & Hall, 1843, half-title printed in blue, title-page printed in red and blue, verso printed in blue, 2-page publisher's advertisement at end, hand-coloured etched frontispiece and 3 plates by John Leech (all but frontispiece offset to text), 4 wood-engravings in the text by W.J. Linton after Leech, ownership signature of J.M. Henrett(?) dated 1843 at head of half-title, a little scattered spotting and finger-soiling, light green endpapers, all edges gilt, original reddish-brown fine-ribbed cloth with decorative blind border surrounding central gilt cartouche and lettering on upper cover, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, spine darkened and slight spine lean, spine ends discretely strengthened, 8vo (163 x 102mm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Eckel, p. 110; Smith II:4. First edition, first issue with 'Stave I' as the first chapter heading and no text changes. The binding conforms to William B. Todd's first impression, first issue with the closest interval between blind-stamping left margin and left extremity of wreath 14-15mm, and 'D' of 'Dickens' within wreath on front cover in perfect condition. (The Book Collector, Winter 1961, pp. 449-454.) A Christmas Carol was published on 19 December 1843, selling 6,000 copies in the few days before Christmas. Despite its enormous success it was a financial disaster for Dickens. It was a separate commission requested by him of his publishers Chapman and Hall, with Dickens insisting on a fine coloured binding and endpapers with gilt lettering. Although it went into seven editions by May 1844 almost all the profits were absorbed in the expenses of binding, special papers, coloured plates and advertising, and Dickens found himself overdrawn on his Coutts account, and had to ask his friend Mitton for another loan. Dickens had requested the title be printed in red and green with green endpapers to match, but he was disappointed with the appearance of the green printing. The title was subsequently printed in red and blue, the title-page date changed to 1843 (rather than the gift book convention of using the following year's date), and the green endpapers replaced with yellow. This first issue copy appropriately bears an ownership inscription dated 1843.
Lot 510
Shakespeare (William). The Plays of Shakespeare, 9 volumes, London: William Pickering, 1825, all edges gilt, original black morocco with gilt-blocked decoration, head & foot of spines of some volumes a little worn, 16mo in 8s (8 x 4.3cm)Qty: (9)Footnote: Bondy p.88. The first "diamond classic" in English is the superb 9-volume edition of Shakespeare's Plays which was also issued in 38 parts bound in printed wrappers. The parts are dated 1823 while the edition in cloth is dated 1825. The volumes measure 3 3/8 by 1 7/8 inches, the parts and a very small number of the bound sets are splendidly illustrated with 38 plates, most of them designed by Thomas Stothard. (Bondy)
Lot 512
Trades & Pastimes. A collection of leaves with hand-drawn illustrations, circa 1832, 10ff., each with 10 pen, ink and watercolour illustrations to recto, each drawing within a decorative frame (the frames shaped differently on each leaf), a couple with pencilled titles, depicting a variety of people, animals, and activities, e.g. astronomer, fishing, sword-swallower, dentist, maypole dancing, hawking, portraitist, bell-ringing, laundering, watch-seller, cooper, coffee merchant, cobbler, barber, hat-seller, etc., first page lightly spotted and dust-soiled, remainder with occasional spotting and margins a little dusty, watermarked Whatman 1832, disbound, sheet size 21.8 x 19.6cm (8.5 x 7.75ins)Qty: (1)Footnote: A charming and well-executed set of illustrations, each nicely-detailed and attractively arranged on each page.
Lot 528
Playing cards. Advertisement for Monmouth Rebellion playing cards, The London Gazette, Numb. 2085, November 12 1685, single leaf of laid paper printed in double-column to recto and verso, verso with Advertisements, including 'A New Pack of Cards, Representing (in curious lively Figures, the two late Rebellions throughout the whole course thereof in both Kingdoms, Price one shilling. Sold by D. Brown at the Black-Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar, and A. Jones, at the Flying-horse in Fleet-street near St. Dunstans Church', toned, 1 or 2 nicks in fore-edge, pinhole in blank left-hand margin, paper weak at horizontal fold, disbound, 28 x 17.3cm (11 x 6 3/4ins)Qty: (1)Footnote: A rare piece of ephemera advertising a deck of playing cards issued in late 1685 to commemorate the failed coup staged by James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685) earlier that year. The Monmouth Rebellion consisted of two invasions: the first, led by Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, landed in Scotland, and became known as Argyll's Rising; the second, led by James Scott, landed at Lyme Regis, and became known as the Pitchfork Rebellion. Ultimately the attempt to overthrow James II was unsuccessful, both of the main protagonists lost their heads, and the overthrow of the king was left to William of Orange in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
Lot 529
* Playing cards. Marlborough's Victories, London, circa 1707, 52 copper-engraved pictorial cards (complete), comprising 4 suits of 13, numbered I to X, and lettered knave, queen, king, several cards with head & shoulder portraits of monarchs, remainder with battle, allegorical, and other scenes, each with suit sign top right, numeral/name top left, and caption to lower margin, some close-trimmed, king of spades with consequent loss of upper single line border, some faint toning and occasional small fox spots, plain versos, each approximately 91 x 61mmQty: (1)Footnote: Hargrave, p.197; Tilley, p.123; Whiting, pp.138-149; Wowk, p.94. A rare complete deck of early playing cards in very good condition, commemorating the events of the reign of Queen Anne up to 1706, and particularly the victories of John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) fought by England and her allies against the French and the Austrians. Queen Anne appears as the queen of clubs (as well as in her victory chariot on the ace of hearts), and other members of royalty represented include King Charles III of Spain and Victor Amadeus of Savoy. The entire suit of spades is devoted to satirical depictions of Louis XIV and the French, including an image of the French king in bed captioned 'Give Him Blood to Drink', and a portrayal of Madame de Maintenon as a turkey seller. "This pack is often acclaimed as one of the most finely engraved of the early English political cards and features a 'rogues gallery' of the monarchs involved with the war". (Kathleen Wowk, Playing Cards of the World, 1983, p.94)
Lot 534
Académie Universelle. Académie Universelle des Jeux; contenant les regles des jeux de cartes permis: celles du Billard, du Mail, du Trictrac, du Revertier, &c. &c. Avec des instructions faciles pour apprendre à les bien jouer, nouvelle edition, augmentée du Jeu des Echecs, par Philidor; du Jeu de Whist, par Edmond Hoyle, traduit de l'Anglois; du Jeu de Tre-sette; du Jeu de Domino, &c. &c. avec figures, 3 volumes, Amsterdam: D. J. Changuion & T. Van Harrevelt, 1786, titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece depicting various games being played, reverse with ownership signature of Lady Francis Osborne dated 1811, 5 folding engraved plates depicting card sequences in volume 1, volume 3 with 2 folding engraved plates depicting backgammon and chess pieces respectively, second volume with some marginal water-staining to first and final leaves, early 19th century half calf, rubbed, some splitting to joints and lifting of spines at ends (with a couple of small losses), upper cover of first volume near-detached, 8vo, together with another copy of the same work, volume 1 only (of 3), and: Ombre. Le Jeu de l'Hombre, Augmenté des Decisions Nouvelles sur les Difficultez et Incidens de ce Jeu, 2 parts in one, Paris: Pierre Ribou, 1709, engraved frontispiece by Jean Baptiste Bonnart depicting two men and a woman playing cards, separate title-page to second part, full-page illustrations of playing cards, largely toned, ownership inscription on title inked out, recent marbled sheep, gilt decorated spine with red leather label, 8vo, plus 2 others (Traité du Jeu de Whist, by Edmond Hoyle, new edition, The Hague: Frederic Staatman, 1765, modern boards, 8vo, and Académie Universelle des Jeux, new edition, 2 parts in one, Amsterdam, 1763, contemporary mottled calf gilt, 8voQty: (7)Footnote: Depaulis 131; Hargrave, p.412; Horr 43 (black title-page). First work with the ownership signature of Lady Francis Osborne dated 1811 in volume 1. Lady Osborne was Elizabeth Charlotte Eden (1780-1847), later wife of the politician Lord Francis Osborne, 1st Baron Godolphin.
![[Alliette, Jean-Baptiste]. Manière de se Récréer avec le Jeu de Cartes Nommées Tarots. Pour servir de troisiéme [-quartrieme]](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/1d03cbfa-2463-43c8-b299-adf30109b786/468x382.jpg)
Lot 537
[Alliette, Jean-Baptiste]. Manière de se Récréer avec le Jeu de Cartes Nommées Tarots. Pour servir de troisiéme [-quartrieme] Cahier à cet Ouvrage, par Etteilla, 1st edition, Amsterdam & Paris: Segault, Legras, 1783[-1785], comprising: the third cahier of Manière de se Récréer avec un Jeu de Cartes; the Supplement to the third cahir (title missing?); Fragment sur les Hautes Sciences; and the fourth cahier (without the Supplement), 7 engraved plates, including folding plate at rear titled 'Horloge Planetaire', 3 engraved diagrams mounted on letterpress, occasional early marginalia, some minor light toning and marks, intermittent worming to lower blank margin, bound with Jeu des Tarots, ou le Livre de Thot, ouvert à la Maniere des Égyptiens, Memphis [i.e. Paris, 1788], worming as before, edges untrimmed, contemporary blue wrappers, spine chipped with loss, slightly frayed to edges, 12moQty: (1)Footnote: The Manière was originally published as four cahiers in 1783, with supplements to each of the cahiers being added in 1785. The Fragment sur les Hautes Sciences, present here, and a fifth cahir designed to precede the others, titled Philosophie des Hauts Sciences ..., meant that the final work consisted of a total of 10 parts. All combinations of the parts are scarce. The frontispieces to Cahiers III and IV are of Temperance and Prudence, presumed to illustrate designs from the author's cartomantic tarot packs. French occultist Jean-Baptiste Alliette was one of the first to popularise tarot cards as a means of divination and to make a living from the same. His work, linking tarot cards to the mythical Egyptian Book of Thoth, was published hard on the heels of Court de Gébelin and Comte de Mellet's 1781 hypothesis linking tarot cards with Egyptian mysticism, Alliette arguing a claim of priority over the two authors whose work had beaten his to the press. Alliette's Jeu des Tarots, with the spurious imprint of Memphis, has been described as "no more than a prospectus for his professional services." (Dummett, The Game of Tarot, pp.107/8)
Lot 541
Duhamel du Monceau (Henri-Louis). Art du Cartier [extract from Descriptions des Arts et Métiers, published by the Académie Royale des Sciences between 1761 and 1788], [Paris], 1762, printed title, 38pp. printed text, and 5 copper engraved plates (each with 5cm crease in fore-margin, 2 plates toned), first 6 leaves and signature F with some mottled toning to margins, signatures E and H browned, occasional fox spots, red edges, modern grey boards, partially faded, folio, together with: [Diderot, Denis & D'Alembert, Jean-Baptiste le Rond ]. Cartier [extract from Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers], circa 1760, 5pp. printed text, and 6 copper engraved plates by Robert Bernard depicting the manufacture of playing cards, letterpress and first plate lightly toned, a number of blank leaves at front and rear, red edges, modern black morocco-backed cloth with gilt lettered spine, a few faint marks to upper cover, folio, plus a plate loosely inserted, engraved for the New Royal & Universal Dictionary of Arts & Sciences, numbered XXI, depicting a card-making workshop, tools, and an uncut sheet of playing cards and stencil overlay, margins toned and 2 small edge-tears (one with slight loss)Qty: (2)Footnote: Duhamel du Monceau's treatise on the complicated process of playing card manufacture was published as a fascicle of Description des Arts et Métiers, the most comprehensive and accurate eighteenth-century manual of the mechanical and industrial arts. The author, a physician, naval engineer and botanist, published works on a huge variety of subjects, including metallurgy, rope-making, sail-making and boat-building, fishing, the process of refining sugar, and the manufacture of tobacco pipes, candlesticks, paste, soap, and locks, amongst other things.
![[Gibbs, Henry Hucks]. The Game of Ombre, London: printed for private circulation, 1874, half-title, 2 hand-coloured plates (i](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/69c7c9da-6219-473f-b627-adf30109bbd4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 543
[Gibbs, Henry Hucks]. The Game of Ombre, London: printed for private circulation, 1874, half-title, 2 hand-coloured plates (including frontispiece), armorial bookplate of Samuel Chichester, Baron Carlingford (Irish MP), front free endpaper with ink inscription from the author 'Carlingford. From the Author May 1874 Henry Hucks Gibbs', top edges gilt, original green cloth gilt, 8vo, together with a second and a third edition of the same book, both in original cloth, privately printed, 1878 & 1902, 2nd edition inscribed on front free endpaper, 'Henry Lloyd Gibbs, Xmas 1878', and: Cadogan (Lady Adelaide). Illustrated Games of Patience, First & Second Series, 2 volumes, 5th and 1st edition respectively, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1885/1887, coloured plates to each, decorative green and blue cloth respectively, lightly rubbed and marked, Second Series with faded spine, 4to, Steinmetz (Andrew). The Gaming Table: its Votaries and Victims, in all Times and Countries, especially in England and in France, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Tinsley Brothers, 1870, volume 1 with half-title, and with circular embossed library stamp on front free endpaper, scattered foxing (including to edges), front pastedowns with book ticket of John Standring, hinges split, and rear cover and spine of first volume detached at rear hinge, original blind-blocked red cloth, spines faded and slightly frayed at ends, 8vo, plus 4 others relatedQty: (9)Footnote: Gibbs: Jessel 637, 639 & 640: "a full and lucid description of this excellent game". The first edition ran to 200 copies, and the second to 100 copies. Cadogan: Jessel 205; Horr 253. Steinmetz: Jessel 1539; Horr 1223; Hargrave, p.388.
Lot 546
Hoyle (Edmond). Traité du Jeu de Whist. Traduit de l'Anglois d'Edmond Hoyle, Turin, Italy: Reycends & Guibert, 1765, woodcut device on title-page, woodcut head and tail-pieces and initial letters, final page with Imprimatur of François Antoine Mairesse, dated 24th November 1764, partly uncut, original star-patterned wrappers, lacking spine and with some staining, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Depaulis 99. Believed to be the first edition of this translation; and the third translation into French of Hoyle's Short Treatise on the Game of Whist. The first French translation was published in Brussels in 1761.
![[La Marinière, Denis de]. La Maison Academique contenant les Jeux du picquet, du Hoc, du Tric-Trac ... & autres jeux face](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/11004a50-3b78-4f40-a7ff-adf30109bfbf/468x382.jpg)
Lot 549
[La Marinière, Denis de]. La Maison Academique contenant les Jeux du picquet, du Hoc, du Tric-Trac ... & autres jeux facessieux & divertissans, Paris: Estienne Loyson, 2nd edition, 1659, pp.[xii]+452 (i.e. 372 due to various mispaginations), integral engraved frontispiece (faint contemporary ownership signature in lower margin), woodcut initials and head and tail-pieces, ink stain to verso of title and recto of first leaf of the dedicatory letter, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary limp vellum with ink title to head of spine, lightly soiled, 12moQty: (1)Footnote: Depaulis 13 (with 318pp.); Hargrave, p.409; Horr 893. A rare early collection of rules and descriptions of games, including chess, billiards and card games, first published in 1654 under the title La maison académique, contenant un recueil ge?ne?ral de tous les jeux divertissans, and based, at least in part, on Charles Sorel's La Maison des Jeux, published in 1642. This second, enlarged and revised, edition includes a number of additional games, including an early account of culbas, the first of the European fishing games, but leaves out a section on Italian games found in the first edition (which was copied verbatim from Sorel). The name of La Marinière appears at the end of the dedicatory letter in the first edition only, and subsequent editions have most commonly been ascribed to him (see the Bodleian Library's entry for their copy of this edition).
![Mortier (J.C.). A Bas Tous les Jeux, 1st edition, Paris: Pelletié, [1803?], signed by the author on leaf following title ("to](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/d884b015-8268-40b0-80df-adf30109c233/468x382.jpg)
Lot 552
Mortier (J.C.). A Bas Tous les Jeux, 1st edition, Paris: Pelletié, [1803?], signed by the author on leaf following title ("tout les exemplaires seront signés de l'auteur"), engraved frontispiece captioned "Frémissez! voila du joueur le sort inévitable!!" (toned, trimmed and slightly frayed to fore-margin), half-title discarded, title-page toned, staining and marks throughout, mainly to margins, untrimmed, a number of blank leaves bound in at rear, marbled endpapers, later 19th century brown half morocco gilt, by Townsend with his ink stamp to verso of front free endpaper, 8vo, together with: Collections des Jeux. Collection des Jeux de Société, nouvelle édition, revue, corrigée et acceptée par toutes les Académies de Paris, avec les décisions des meilleurs joueurs, sur les coups les plus difficiles, Paris: Aubry, [1800?], woodcut on title-page, tables on letterpress, first and final leaves foxed, leaf 9[i] with paper fault to lower outer corner (with loss of several letters), final leaf ('Table') with paper fault and consequent loss to lower blank margin, contemporary calf-backed speckled boards with vellum corners, gilt decorated spine with morocco label, 12mo in 6s, Académie Universelle. Académie Universelle des Jeux, contenant les Régles des Jeux de Quadrille, & Quintille, de l'Hombre à Trois, du Piquet, du Réversis, des Echecs, du Trictrac; & de tous les autres jeux. Avec des instructions faciles pour aprendre à les bien joüer, nouvelle edition, Paris: Theodore le Gras, 1739, woodcut on title-page, head and tail-pieces and initial letters, tables and illustrations on letterpress, a few minor marks, including ink stains on Aa8, marbled pastedowns, armorial bookplate of Cedercrantz, early ink annotations on front free endpaper, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated spine with morocco label, rubbed and a little scuffed in places, 12mo, plus 4 18th and 19th century booklets related, and a hollowed out early 19th century gilt decorated calf binding (with a number of leaves remaining), 4to, containing 2 decks of 20th century Crown playing cards and 2 bridge score books, armorial bookplate of Bibliotheca del Principe di TorellaQty: (8)Footnote: Rare: four copies only listed in WorldCat. The frontispiece provides a warning of the dangers of gambling, depicting a man shooting himself whilst at a gaming table, his fellow gamesters oblivious to his fate. This is the only edition of the second work that we have been able to identify; there are three copies located in WorldCat (Nevada, Leipzig and Oxford). The contents lists 21 games, including Piquet, Boston Whist, Roulette, Quinze, Dominoes and Billiards. Depaulis 147 gives the suggested date.
Lot 553
Ombre. Regole Generali per il Giuoco dell'Ombre, 1st edition, Florence: Si vende dal Dispensatore della Gazzetta Universale presso le Scalere di Badia, 1807, 31pp., foxed, contemporary cream wrappers, dusty and foxed, spine worn, 12mo, together with: Attributed to Antonio Rodrigues Veloso de Oliveira. Tratado do jogo do Voltarete, com as Leis Geraes do Jogo, 1st edition, Lisbon: Simão Thaddeo Ferreira, 1794, index leaves bound at rear, Ai a little soiled to lower margin, occasional foxing, red sprinkled edges, contemporary speckled sheep, some minor worming to spine (sometime consolidated with adhesive), corners showing, 8vo, Ombre. Le Jeu de l'Hombre. Comme on le Joue presentement à le Cour, & à Paris. Avec les Pertintailles. Enrichy de cartes figurées, qui représentent les jeux qui se joüent, cinquieme edition, Paris: Veuve de Claude Barbin, 1705, engraved illustrations of card hands on letterpress, without the engraved frontispiece by Antoine Clouzier (as Depaulis 43), some toning and foxing, especially to first and final leaves, untrimmed (corners curled), wrappers composed of a contemporary waste sheet with letterpress on recto and musical notation on verso, dusty and frayed, 8vo, plus 4 others related, including volume 2 only (of 2) of the 1765 Leclerc printing of Académie Universelle des Jeux, and Traite du Jeu de Whist, by Edmond Hoyle, Turin, 1765Qty: (7)Footnote: First item rare; only the Oxford and Newberry Library copies cited in WorldCat.
![[Pisarri, Carlo]. Istruzioni Necessarie per chi Volesse Imparare il Giuoco Dilettevole delli Tarocchini di Bologna, 1st editi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/05b50f43-8207-424c-b519-adf30109c4a6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 556
[Pisarri, Carlo]. Istruzioni Necessarie per chi Volesse Imparare il Giuoco Dilettevole delli Tarocchini di Bologna, 1st edition, Bologna: Ferdinando Pisarri, 1754, engraved vignette on title-page, engraved headpiece depicting a group of men and women playing cards, ink library stamp on verso of title covered with portion of paper, scattered foxing, B8 with long vertical tear and associated stain, paper repair at lower margin on recto slightly encroaching on engraved tail-piece (repair itself with short worm trail), front free endpaper glued to pastedown, lacking rear free endpaper, and lower hinge with paper repair, contemporary boards, sometime crudely rebacked with paper, spine torn, with adhesive tape repair and loss, 8vo, together with: Attributed to Antonio Rodrigues Veloso de Oliveira. Tratado do jogo do Voltarete, com as Leis Geraes do Jogo, 1st edition, Lisbon: Simão Thaddeo Ferreira, 1794, first few leaves lightly water-stained at head of gutter, without index leaves bound at rear, red sprinkled edges, contemporary mottled sheep, rubbed and with some ink marks, rear cover bowed and joint splitting, upper joint split at head, 8vo, Tarot. Regole Generali del Giuoco delle Minchiate, Con diverse istruzioni brevi, e facili per bene imparare a giuocarlo, Florence: Stamperìa Vanni e Tofani, 1781, scattered foxing, and some toning, contemporary cream wrappers, dust-soiled, ink markings on front cover, small 8voQty: (3)Footnote: Carlo Pisarri's work is one of the earliest books describing the Italian trick-taking Tarot card game of Bolognese Tarocchini, played with 62 cards.
![[Préchac, Jean de]. La Noble Venitienne, ou La Bassette, Histoire Galante, Lyon: Thomas Amaulry, 1679, woodcut device on titl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/e99b0e29-c482-41e8-92d0-adf30109c563/468x382.jpg)
Lot 558
[Préchac, Jean de]. La Noble Venitienne, ou La Bassette, Histoire Galante, Lyon: Thomas Amaulry, 1679, woodcut device on title-page, woodcut head and tail-pieces and initial letters, occasional toning or spotting, red sprinkled edges, contemporary speckled calf, gilt decorated rubbed, title 'Venitienne' written in black ink in an early hand at head of upper cover, 12moQty: (1)Footnote: An uncommon novelette centred around the notorious Italian gambling game of Basset, first published in Paris by Claude Barbin in the same year as this edition. A key to the work is included at the end, together with an 8-page account of how to play the game. Seymour, in his Court gamester of 1725 described Basset as a game fit only for kings, queens and noblemen "by reason of such great losses, or advantages, as may be possible on one side or another, during the time of play".
Lot 562
Wells (Carolyn). The Rubáiyát of Bridge. With illustrations by May Wilson Preston, 1st edition, New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1909, printed in black and orange, full-page illustrations throughout, original green cloth (slightly marked), with colour illustration mounted on upper cover (dust-soiled and with a couple of faint stains), 8vo, together with: Silva (Henriques da). Tratado do Jôgo do Boston, com a História das Cartas de Jogar em prefácio de Egas Moniz, 1st edition, Lisbon: Editorial Ática, 1942, errata slip (offset to last page of index), numerous black & white and colour illustrations, many full-page, original printed wrappers detached, spine stained and toned, 4to, Bray (Jean). How to Play Mah Jong, second edition revised and much enlarged. With an added chapter on Special Bonus Scores and "Limit Hands", London and New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1924, half-title, numerous illustrations on letterpress, some full-page original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket, toned, with tear to lower portion of spine, 8vo, with folding colour Mah Jong score card loosely inserted, and 38 other early and later 20th century books relatedQty: (41)Footnote: The first item contains charming illustrations accompanying a poem about the game of Bridge: "Alas, how Subtle Bridge alluring Woos!/And robs me of my Nightly Beauty-Snooze./I often Wonder what Bridge Players gain/One-half so Precious as the Sleep they Lose."
Lot 589
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, London: Frederick Warne, circa 1912, colour illustrations throughout, one leaf with vertical crease to right-hand side, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper rubbed with slight surface loss to fore-margin, inscribed on half-title and front and rear endpapers by Annie Maria Harris née Armitt, original green boards with inset rectangular panel to upper cover, spine faded, 16mo .Qty: (1)Footnote: Inscribed on the front free endpaper: 'Mary Mackenzie from Mrs. Stanford Harris, Rydal Cottage, August 1912' and with six stanzas of verse by Annie Harris née Armitt on the front free endpaper and rear endpapers, beginning 'In memory of Rydal/Where Mary lived awhile ...', initialled 'A.M.H' on both pastedowns; the half-title additionally inscribed 'I think Jemima Puddle/Was a very foolish duck;/She made a wretched muddle,/And scarce deserved her luck. A.M.H.' For the first edition of 1908 see Linder, p.427; Quinby 14. Annie Maria Armitt (1850-1933), one of three gifted and well-educated sisters, was a novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist. Unusually for the time Mr Armitt wanted to give his talented daughters a first class education, but in 1867 this plan went awry when their father died suddenly leaving the trio facing severe financial difficulties. Undaunted however, together they opened a school in Eccles, Lancashire, which thrived, allowing them to travel and continue their own studies. In 1912 the youngest sister, Mary Louisa, founded The Armitt Library, now known as The Armitt, a museum, library and gallery, devoted to preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of the Lake District. Beatrix Potter was one of the Armitt’s earliest supporters, and the collection holds a number of her family’s books, her own first edition copies of her books, and a large number of botanical watercolours by her. Annie Armitt married Stanford Harris in 1877 and went to live near Hawkshead in the Lake District. In 1882 Mary and Sophia received a substantial legacy and in 1894 they moved to Rydal, where they lived with Annie, now widowed, for the rest of their lives. Here the sisters enjoyed socialising with a large circle of distinguished friends, including John Ruskin as well as Beatrix Potter.
![Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, [Strangeways], December 1902, colour frontispiece](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/da18e92f-2cf0-4763-9306-adf30109dc3e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 590
Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, [Strangeways], December 1902, colour frontispiece and fifteen colour plates, plain endpapers, original pink boards, upper cover with printed lettering and vignette of three mice sewing, rounded spine, very light discolouration to covers (generally in excellent condition), very light associated spotting to endpapers,16moQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Purchased from Henry Sotheran on 29 March 2000 (original invoice included). Linder p. 420; Quinby 3. Rare. Only 500 copies were printed. The story of the Tailor of Gloucester was first told in a letter from Beatrix to Freda Moore, daughter of her former governess, Annie Carter. Although Frederick Warne had taken up Beatrix's 'Bunny Book', as they referred to 'Peter Rabbit', and published it in October 1902, the author felt that they might not wish to publish a second book so soon, or that they might want to alter it too much. So she returned to Strangeways, the original printers of 'Peter Rabbit', and herself paid for a private edition of 500 copies to be printed. The book differs considerably in both text and illustration from Warne's later edition of 1903. Of all her books 'The Tailor of Gloucester' remained Beatrix Potter's own favourite. The text of this privately printed edition is substantially longer than in the published edition, as Frederick Warne insisted on cuts to the text. 'Evidently, with some regret, Beatrix Potter crossed through the eight or nine pages of text where she had described in detail how Simpkin wandered through the streets of Gloucester on the night of Christmas Eve, where all the animals were talking, and the carol singers were singing. This is the part of the story which contains the majority of her rhymes and verses - but Warnes had asked for 'cuts'!' (Linder, A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter, (1971), page 117).
Lot 604
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, London: William Heinemann, New York: Doubleday: Page & Company, [1926], 20 tipped-in colour plates, letterpress lightly toned, original black cloth gilt, somewhat rubbed, rear cover with slight crease, 4to, together with: Volland (P.F. & Co., publisher), Mother Goose, arranged and edited by Eulalie Osgood Grover, illustrated by Frederick Richardson, first Volland edition, [1915], full-page colour illustrations throughout, spotting at front and to some blank margins, one leaf with small loss to outer blank corner, pictorial endpapers, original blue cloth, some fading and pale spotting, front cover with pictorial inset panel and gilt lettering, contained in recent slipcase, with original large illustrated paper label relaid to front panel, slim folio, plus: Goble (Warwick, illustrator), Stories from the Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile, London: Macmillan, 1911, 32 colour plates (including frontispiece), with captioned tissue guards, a few minor spots at rear, stitching somewhat strained, front hinge cracked, original red cloth gilt, a little rubbed, front cover with small mark near spine, spine a trifle faded with ends frayed, 4to, 4 others similar, including Idylls of the King, by Alfred Lord Tennyson, illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue BrickdaleQty: (7)
Lot 613
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Tod, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1912, first or second printing, half-title inscribed by author 'For Lizzie Airey in "Mr. Tod's" kitchen with love from Miss Potter Oct. 17th 12', colour frontispiece, 14 colour illustrations, numerous black & white illustrations in letterpress, scarce spotting, small surface abrasion to p.7 affecting title verso facing, pictorial endpapers, stitching strained, rear joint cracked before endpapers, original grey boards, pictorial colour panel inset to front cover (with small surface abrasion), light spotting to rear cover, front corners somewhat bumped, lightly sunned spine with short split to foot of front joint, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Lizzie Airey, thence by descent; sold Sotheby's, English Literature & History, July 12 2007, lot 269. Linder p.429; Quinby 21. The kitchen of the 17th century Sun Inn in Hawkshead was the inspiration for Mr. Tod's kitchen, and Lizzie Airey was the landlord's daughter. According to notes accompanying this item, Willow Taylor, author of Through the Pages of My Life: And My Encounters with Beatrix Potter, and who grew up in Sawrey when Beatrix Potter was still alive, recalled the landlord of The Sun as being "short and corpulent. His wife was little and thin." She also described how Lizzie's two brothers Jim and Fred ran a local 'hail and ride' bus service between Ambleside and the Ferry before the Second World War. Presentation copies inscribed by Beatrix Potter in the year of publication are rare.
Lot 615
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1908, front free endpaper inscribed by author 'for Miss Hammond with love from Beatrix Potter Sept 30th 08', half-title, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, scarce light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, front hinge cracked, stitching a little strained, original grey boards, extremities minimally rubbed, loss at foot of spine, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.427; Quinby 14. Miss Flora ('Florrie') Hammond was Beatrix Potter's first (and apparently favourite) governess, hired when her younger brother Walter Bertram was born. Miss Hammond taught Beatrix reading, writing and arithmetic, and also painting and drawing, recognising Beatrix's artistic potential and encouraging the young girl to explore the world around her. It was Miss Hammond who suggested to Mr. and Mrs. Potter that an art tutor was hired to give their daughter formal drawing and painting lessons. After leaving the family, Beatrix and Miss Hammond continued to correspond and occasionally Beatrix visited her old governess. Presentation copies inscribed by Beatrix Potter in the year of publication are rare.
Lot 616
Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st edition, deluxe issue, London: Warne, 1903, first printing with date on title and single-page endpaper recurring 4 times, colour frontispiece depicting a mouse reading 'The Tailor and Cutter' sitting on a spool of red silk, 26 colour illustrations, scarce light finger-soiling, pp.84-85 gutter with remnants of (unrelated) adhered paper, pictorial endpapers, stitching strained, original art fabric flower patterned boards (slightly soiled), front cover (a little bowed) with gilt-lettered labels, spine and front cover somewhat faded, short split to cloth at foot of spine, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.423; Quinby 4. The frontispiece in this example is the illustration that appears on the front cover of the standard copies, considered the rarer of the two frontispieces used for the deluxe copies. Only two of Beatrix Potter's works were bound in this style: this title and Squirrel Nutkin. The author went to great trouble to find a suitable cloth in which to bind her books, obtaining numerous samples from her grandfather's firm, Edmund Potter & Co. of Dinting Vale, Manchester, one of the largest calico printers in Europe. After much deliberation Beatrix Potter chanced upon a small packet of samples which she had overlooked, writing to the Warnes, "they are rather quaint, especially one like pansies". This was the pattern settled upon, and the author referred to the two books as "bound in flowered lavender chintz, very pretty." (Linder, pp.138-140).
![Potter (Beatrix). Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1917], first or second printing, half-title in](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/5bc6ff10-7589-4a73-9a52-adf30109ed61/468x382.jpg)
Lot 617
Potter (Beatrix). Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1917], first or second printing, half-title inscribed by author 'For Esther Nicholson with love from Aunt Beatrix Nov 12. 17', colour frontispiece, 14 colour illustrations, toned letterpress with some soiling, p.8 illustration creased, pictorial endpapers with some creasing, rear free endpaper with some surface abrasion to upper blank margin, hinges renewed, original olive-green boards, rebacked, with original spine relaid, pictorial colour panel inset to front cover, some marks and stains, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: sold Sotheby's, English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations, July 10 2012, lot 165 (with one other related item). Linder p.430; Quinby 23. Esther Nicholson was one of William Heelis’s nieces. According to Judy Taylor (Beatrix Potter's Letters, p.380), "in 1915 Beatrix took on the financial responsibility for Esther’s education and over the ensuing years encouraged and supported her in her studies". Esther died in the early 1980s. Presentation copies inscribed by Beatrix Potter in the year of publication are rare.
![Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], with 'London' printed correctly on the t](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/37984da4-5c0f-4b76-8289-adf30109ede0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 618
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], with 'London' printed correctly on the title-page, but also p.39 with quotes before first line, half-title inscribed by author 'For Robin Crossley from Mrs Heelis (Beatrix Potter) Hill Top Farm Sawrey Sept 12th 1923', the inscription continuing below half-title 'In remembrance of Tom Kitten's house', colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, occasional generally minor finger-soiling or marks, one text leaf with short closed edge tear, a couple of faint creases, pictorial endpapers, hinges repaired, original brown boards, rebacked, with part of original spine relaid, pictorial colour panel inset to front cover (lightly soiled), some stains to rear cover, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: sold 1818 Auctioneers, Catalogued Specialist Auction, October 3 2016, lot 496. Linder p.430; Quinby 25. Although Linder notes that the first printed copies had the letter 'N' missing from the London imprint, copies are known to exist with 'London' printed correctly that have an inscription dated 1918. Robin Crossley was possibly related to George Crossley, who became William Heelis's clerk at the age of 16.
![Potter (Beatrix). The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, 1st edition, London & New York: Warne, [1906], first issue, 14 colour](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/ef1f7b5d-43ee-40a6-a24e-adf30109efa4/468x382.jpg)
Lot 621
Potter (Beatrix). The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, 1st edition, London & New York: Warne, [1906], first issue, 14 colour plates and 14 leaves of text bound concertina-style, somewhat creased and rubbed, occasional generally minor marks, one 'page' with short edge tear and associated chip at head, wallet lining paper somewhat toned, with some wear to folds, original wallet form grey-green cloth, lettered and blocked in dark green, with rectangular pictorial panel to upper cover, a trifle rubbed and soiled, slight fraying to extremities, tab closure verso cracked, tab slit lacking lip (torn away), 16mo, together with: The Story of Miss Moppet, 1st edition, London & New York: Warne, [1906], first issue, 14 colour plates and 14 leaves of text bound concertina-style, somewhat rubbed and soiled, several 'pages' creased, one 'page' with surface loss to upper corner, edges and first & last versos spotted, wallet lining paper with some wear to folds, original wallet form grey cloth, lettered and blocked in dark blue, with oval pictorial panel to upper cover (small area of abrasion centrally), somewhat soiled and rubbed, slight fraying to fold ends, tab closure verso cracked, cloth surrounding slit for the tab split on each side with a little fraying, 16mo, plus: The Tale of Tom Kitten, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1907, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, some finger-soiling and minor marks, few pages with small abraded areas to blank margins, one leaf with single long crease, pictorial endpapers, stitching strained, original grey-green boards, colour pictorial panel inset to front cover (a trifle dust-soiled), lightly marked (mainly to rear cover), extremities worn, rear joint cracking, 16mo, with: The Pie and the Patty-Pan, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1905, first printing, colour frontispiece, 9 full-page colour illustrations, black & white illustrations to text, occasional finger-soiling and light spotting, some toning to mottled lavender endpapers, front pastedown with contemporary ink ownership inscription, stitching showing but firm, original blue-grey boards, front cover with circular inset panel depicting a cat, slightly soiled, extremities rubbed, toned spine with short split at foot of rear joint, rear cover with slight surface loss to lower outer corner, small 4to, and 16 other Beatrix Potter books, including 5 first editions and 3 first US editionsQty: (20)Footnote: Miss Moppet and Fierce Bad Rabbit: Linder p.426; Quinby 11 & 12 respectively. According to Linder, these are believed to be the first issues, printed in November 1906, as the imprint lists London before New York. The additional first editions comprise: The Tale of Pigling Bland, Cecily Parsley's Nursey Rhymes (with correct endpapers), The Tale of Two Bad Mice, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, & The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (the last 3 defective). The first US editions comprise: The Roly-Poly Pudding, Little Pig Robinson, & The Fairy Caravan.
Lot 625
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1911, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations (2 with a short closed edge tear), half-title with early ink inscription 'Molly with love & best wishes from Mother', a few leaves with some soiling to lower margins, pictorial endpapers, stitching a little strained, original brown boards, front cover with inset pictorial panel, extremities somewhat rubbed, spine ends slightly frayed, a couple of minor marks to rear cover, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.429; Quinby 20.
Lot 626
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1905, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, scarce finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, stitching strained, original brown boards, extremities rubbed, front cover with inset pictorial panel, and with pale stain, rear cover with some surface loss, spine slightly frayed at head, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.425; Quinby 8.
![Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], first printing: title-page with 'N' miss](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/ce46cdb5-a654-4409-9729-adf30109f321/468x382.jpg)
Lot 627
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1918], first printing: title-page with 'N' missing from 'London', also p.39 with quotes before first line, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, scarce light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, stitching slightly strained, original grey-green boards, with inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, extremities a trifle rubbed, spine slightly cocked and toned, with a little fraying at foot, front joint with tiny split at head, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder, p.430; Quinby 25.
Lot 629
Potter (Beatrix). Ginger and Pickles, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1909, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, 9 full-page colour illustrations, black & white illustrations to text, occasional light spotting to letterpress, pictorial endpapers, stitching showing in one opening (but firm), original pale green boards, inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, extremities somewhat rubbed, rear cover with slight skinning, spine a little toned, later glassine dust jacket, toned with some edge-chips and fraying, front panel with contemporary ink manuscript price alteration, short tear at head of spine, 6cm split to one fold, small 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.428; Quinby 17. Glassine dust jacket probably issued between 1913-1917, as the rear panel lists Mr. Tod and Pigling Bland, but not Appley Dapply or Johnny Town-Mouse.
Lot 630
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1909, first or second printing, with noticeboard in illustration on p.14, and with Evans printer's imprint on final page, colour frontispiece, 26 colour illustrations, a few minor marks, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper verso with ink manuscript ownership name, stitching somewhat strained, original green boards, front cover with inset pictorial panel, some fading, spine browned, joints rubbed and beginning to split at ends, one corner tip showing, 16moQty: (1)Footnote: Linder p.728; Quinby 16.
Lot 637
* Appleton (Honor. C. 1879-1951). Then She Stood First on Both Feet and Then on One, pen and ink, depicting dolls and toys sat in a ring around a doll balancing on a toy horse, initialled to lower left margin, 19.1 x 15.6cm (7 4/8 x 6 1/8ins), mounted, framed and glazed (42.8 x 32.5cm), Chris Beetles gallery label to versoQty: (1)Footnote: This image appears on page 43 of Josephine, John and the Puppy by H. C. Cradock, published in 1920. Exhibited: Chris Beetles, Honor C. Appleton, 1990, 65
Lot 638
* Ardizzone (Edward, 1900-1979). A pair of illustrations for Treasure Island, watercolour and ink, the first depicting two groups of men, swords drawn, on the Island, 10.2 x 6.3cm (4 1/8 x 2 4/8ins), the second depicting Ben Gunn, Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver on the Island with a boat in the background, initialled to lower right, 10.2 x 9.6cm (4 x 3 6/8ins), mounted together, slight watermark to lower mount, framed and glazed (29.7 x 45cm), Campbell and Franks Fine Art label on versoQty: (1)Footnote: Edward Ardizzone produced these drawings for use as murals on the interior of the P & O Canberra. He worked with his son Philip, to create 3 murals for the First Class playroom. They were painted in watercolour on melamine impregnated paper. Over time, and refits, the murals were covered over with wallpaper. In 1999 they were completely restored and unveiled in an exhibition of Edward Ardizzone's work at Camberwell College London.
Lot 640
* Banbery (Fred, 1913-1999). Paddington with His Paw Raised to his Brow, pencil, 2 pencil drawings on 1 sheet, the first depicting a bear scratching his head with a cup stuck on his foot, the second depicting the head and shoulders of a bear eating, 10.8 x 12.1cm (4 1/4 x 4 3/4ins), mounted, framed and glazed (34.1 x 44cm), Chris Beetles gallery label on versoQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: From The Estate of Fred Banbery. This was a preliminary drawing for Michael Bond and Paddington Bear, London: Collins, 1972, pg18. Exhibited: Chris Beetles, Fred Banbery and Paddington Bear exhibition 2000.
![* [Blyton, Enid]. Noddy's Christmas Dream, with original illustrations by Miss Coventry, 3rd quarter 20th century, 10 pencil](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/19eb0c0e-554a-498e-8f24-adf30109fe62/468x382.jpg)
Lot 644
* [Blyton, Enid]. Noddy's Christmas Dream, with original illustrations by Miss Coventry, 3rd quarter 20th century, 10 pencil and watercolour drawings, 6 on card (each with a pair of ring binder holes to left-hand blank margin, and 4 with red number tabs to right-hand side on verso), 4 on wove paper (each with slip of typescript tipped in to lower margin, titled Scenes 1-4, and 'Spring', 'Summer', 'Autumn', 'Winter'), all depicting Noddy, most also with Big Ears, and a number with Mr Plod, first watercolour foxed, sheet size 27 x 37cm (10.5 x 14.5ins), accompanied by 2 typed sheets entitled 'Noddy's Magic Garden' loosely inserted, original boards, with painted title on upper coverQty: (1)Footnote: The current owner purchased this volume of delightful watercolours from the sister of Miss Coventry many years ago. The artist apparently produced stage sets, but we have been unable to discover anything else about her.
Lot 665
* Hickson, (J.S. 1929 -). Original illustration for Postman Pat, ink, gouache and watercolour on paper, four illustrations on one page, depicting Postman Pat and Jessie, Jessie riding a carousel horse, Postman Pat and a crowd at a carnival, 38.8 x 33.6cm (15 2/8 x 13 2/8ins), mounted, together with five story boards from The Naughty Goat and Picked for the Team, ink, gouache and watercolour on paper, annotated below with publishers measurements and dates, publishers acetate with printed story captions is loosely laid over, 44 x 64cm (17 2/8 x 25 2/8ins)Qty: (6)Footnote: The original illustration was used in the Postman Pat Picture Paper No.98, page 3, in 1988. Joan Hickson first illustrated Postman Pat in 1982 when she worked on the comic strip featuring him in the BBC children’s comic Buttons. She also illustrated the first books written by John Cunliffe from 1985.
Lot 699
* Tenniel (John, 1820-1914). Forty-one wood-engravings from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, [Rocket Press for Macmillan, 1988], 11 duplicates, and 1 engraving in triplicate, each with Macmillan's oval embossed stamp lower right, pencilled with limitation, approximately 13 x 9cm (5 x 3.5ins) and smaller, 7 mounted, each of remainder (except 2) loosely enclosed in original printed card wrappers (some fading) with integral mountQty: (41)Footnote: Limited edition of 250. Printed from the original boxwood blocks that were used to create the electrotype plates for the first editions of Lewis Carroll's Alice books. In the 1980s the blocks were found in two deed boxes belonging to Macmillan, in a bank vault where they had lain undisturbed since the Second World War. Macmillan had only used the original blocks to make electrotypes, therefore they survived in remarkably fine condition, enabling the publisher to commission The Rocket Press to produce a limited edition of 250 prints taken, for the first and only time to date, directly from the blocks. Only one of the original 92 blocks was missing ('Alice & the Dodo') so an electrotype was used in its place to complete the set. No further sets were commissioned and the woodblocks are now held by the British Library.
Lot 705
* Hale (Kathleen, 1898 - 2000). Henrietta's Magic Egg, set of original storyboards, 32 artist's boards, each with pencil, pen & ink, watercolour, and/or coloured crayon drawings, on Winsor & Newton TH Saunders Board or similar, depicting the pictorial title and all 31 pages of the published book, each with typescript text adhered in position above or beneath illustration, and with tracing paper overlay (some toning, a few detached), several with corrections in white bodycolour, each 24.5 x 33.7cm (9 5/8 x 13 1/4ins) or smaller, accompanied by a pencil manuscript author's note on plain A4 paper, "These drawings are the originals for "Henrietta's Magic Egg" published by Allen & Unwin ...", together with: Henrietta's Magic Egg, the artist's manuscript draft mockup, including illustrated front cover, mixed media on paper, with artist's pencilled annotations, printing notes, corrections, etc, 3 gutters with old adhesive tape discolouration, unbound, oblong 8vo, plus two folders containing numerous preliminary & working drawings, notes and typescripts for the same story, many pencil on tracing paper, and a printed copy of Henrietta the Faithful Hen, without covers, apparently used as a template or aide-mémoire by the author, with a few pencilled annotations, oblong 8voQty: (5)Footnote: The first item constitutes the original illustrations used to produce the book Henrietta's Magic Egg. Published in 1973 this was Kathleen Hale's final illustrated children's book.
Lot 706
* Hale (Kathleen, 1898-2000). Before the Chief's Throne, 1940s, watercolour, pen & blue ink on card, produced as a book illustration for an unpublished work, vertical central crease (presumably made by the artist to delineate the separate pages of the double-page spread), a few minor spots or marks, mount aperture 28.5 x 41.9cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/2ins), framed and glazed (51.8 x 64.2cm), verso with inscribed title and numbers (53 & 130, both crossed-out), together with 8 other illustrations produced for the same unpublished work, watercolour, pen & blue ink on card (one on paper), comprising 3 large 'double-page' size illustrations, each with vertical central crease, and 5 'single-page' illustrations, some spotting or marks, one somewhat faded with discolouration, sheet sizes 37.7 x 53.8cm (14 7/8 x 21 1/8ins) and smallerQty: (9)Footnote: A group of proposed illustrations for an unpublished children's story 'Mr. Fluff', mentioned in Kathleen Hale's autobiography A Slender Reputation (colour plates 16 & 17). Mr. Fluff was a tiny little man who could hardly be seen without a magnifying glass. In the story he goes on an adventure both over and under the ocean, eventually landing on a tropical island where he accidently meets the chief on his throne. The unframed illustrations comprise, single-page: Mr. Fluff as seen through a magnifying glass; Mr. Fluff singing along to music played by household items; Mr. Fluff smoking a pipe in his miniature home; Mr. Fluff being pulled along the ocean floor on a seaweed 'carriage' pulled by seahorses; a pair of framed portraits of Mr. & Mrs. Fluff (or possibly Mr. Fluff's parents?) with Mrs. Fluff in wedding attire; double-page: Mr. Fluff on a flying fish passing the occupied portholes of a passenger ship; Mr. Fluff using an eggshell as a parachute[?] over the ocean and nearing a tropical island; a tropical jungle scene with Mr. Fluff barely visible hidden in the brightly coloured animal fur that a native is carrying to present to the chief (the presentation being portrayed in the framed illustration). The illustration of Mr. Fluff seen through a magnifying glass is annotated on the verso by the artist (in pencil), with comments that indicate this was possibly intended to become her first published book, before the Orlando character evolved: "Is there a size slightly smaller than Babar? Can these be done by photography?" etc. In her autobiography, Hale mentions how she wanted her books to be large, like the Babar the Elephant books (p.205).
Lot 710
* Hale (Kathleen, 1898-2000). Tinkle Goes to School, 1950s, two preliminary sketches for an unpublished Orlando book, both watercolour and pencil on paper, each with pencilled artist's notes, the first depicting Tinkle possibly receiving a delivery of ice cream, the second showing Grace (possibly sewing), with the 3 kittens misbehaving nearby, mount apertures 17.1 x 19.8cm (6 6/8 x 7 3/4ins) & 17.0 x 19.8cm (6 3/4 x 7 3/4ins) respectively, framed and glazed (39.6 x 41.0cm & 39.6 x 41.1cm respectively), the first with title inscribed on verso, both versos with inscribed exhbition number relating to the Kathleen Hale Memorial Exhibition held at the Redfern Gallery in 2001 (no.'s 94B & 94A respectively), together with a small collection of 14 pencil or pen & ink sketches, on 5 sheets of paper (rectos and versos, 2 folded), being rough preliminary drawings for Orlando books, 3 with touches of watercolour and/or coloured crayon, most with pencilled artist's notes or captions, which include: 'Miss. TT (presumably Miss Topsy-Turvey) reads stories'; 'two children, boy & girl,dressed as P. & B. [Pansy & Blanche] - dancing in fancy dress [with the kittens] while TT. plays the piano'; 'Why can't I have a prize too?'; 'Sad Tinkle', the other scenes including: a Christmas Tree scene; a theatre scene; kittens serving at a sweet shop; the kittens and children playing musical instruments, plus a small watercolour sketch of a house and garden, with artist's pencilled notes on verso relating to an Orlando story: 'O's Pantomime / for a moment Grace disappears, then at height of anxiety - several Graces appear - which is the real one? ...', and an uncut printed full sheet of Orlando Goes to the MoonQty: (9)Footnote: Miss Topsy-Turvey was a character in Orlando the Marmalade Cat: The Frisky Housewife, (1956). The pencilled notes relating to 'O's Pantomine' would have been written during the 1950s when Rupert Doone asked Kathleen Hale to write a Christmas pantomime for the Group Theatre to perform. The project was never completed, but the book Orlando and the Three Graces was born out of the ashes and eventually published in 1965.
Lot 722
Milne (A.A.) When We Were Very Young, 16th edition, 1927; Winnie-the-Pooh, 6th edition, 1928; Now We Are Six, 4th edition, 1928, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, occasional light finger marks, illustrated endpapers, all edges gilt, original tan calf, 'AAM' monogram in gilt to upper covers, slightly rubbed at spine ends, 8voQty: (3)Footnote: Monogram edition of the first three Christopher Robin books, issued as a collected set after the publication of the last title, The House of Pooh Corner in 1928 (not present here).
Lot 729
Essex House Press. The Masque of the Edwards of England: Being a Coronation Pageant to Celebrate the Crowning of the King, by C.R. Ashbee and Edith Harwood, Essex House Press, 1902, 18 hand-coloured lithographed plates, including 17 full-page, some heightened with white or silver, presentation inscription in blue ink to front endpaper from Janet and Charles Ashbee to the Nason family: 'To Muriel, Alice, Cuthbert, Paul, Philip, Mary, Margaret, John & Elizabeth Nason; Xmas 05; From their friends Janet & Charley', untrimmed, inner hinges slightly loosened, original tan cloth, some light marks and stains to covers, oblong folio, limited edition 154 of 300 copies on paper (an additional 20 copies were printed on vellum), together with: The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Metalwork and Sculpture, made into English from the Italian of the Marcian Codex by C.R. Ashbee, Essex House Press, 1898, 11 monochrome plates after photographs, several illustrations and some decorations to text, publisher's advertisement to verso of final leaf, partly uncut, and untrimmed, original publisher's cloth with paper label to spine, lightly rubbed, folio, limited edition 507/600Qty: (2)Footnote: The first work is a presentation copy from the Ashbees to Reverend Muriel Nason, the vicar of Saintbury Church, and his family. The Ashbees switched allegiance from their local church in Chipping Campden to Saintbury Church on the other side of Dover's Hill after they had scandalised with a bicycle ride to Warwick on the Lord's Day in June 1902, making it uncomfortable for them to continue regular worship in Chipping Campden. The Ashbees were often invited to lunch by the Reverend Nason after the Sunday service; this presentation copy is thus a first Christmas present from the Ashbees to their new vicar and his family.
Lot 735
Tanner (Robin). The More Angels Shall I Paint, a selection from the sketchbooks, writings and commonplace books of Robin Tanner, Monmouth, Gwent: The Old Stile Press, 1991, numerous full-page illustrations, brown suede free endpapers, pictorial pastedowns, marbled edges, original painted boards, green morocco yokes at head and foot of exposed painted spine, green morocco horizontal strips across covers and spine terminating in eyelets at fore-edges, large 8vo, housed in wooden slipcase frame, with metal cornerpieces, together with: McDowall (Nicholas), Robin Tanner & The Old Stile Press, being printed examples of twenty original patterned paper designs, with a personal memoir, Monmouth, Gwent: The Old Stile Press, 1994, original cloth-backed boards, housed in original decorative slipcase (few marks), large 8vo, (limited edition, 123/195 copies signed by the author/printer), plus: Tanner (Robin, illustrator), Poems, from four books by Jim Turner, chosen, written and decorated by Robin Tanner, for Effie, (privately printed), title signed by author and dated 20/XI/53, original limp wrappers, few minor marks, slim 4toQty: (3)Footnote: The first item is a limited edition, II of X copies with a special binding designed and executed by Andrew Cotton (of a total edition of 275 copies signed by Heather Tanner).
Lot 737
Abercrombie (Joe). The First Law Series: The Blade Itself, Last Arguments of Kings, Before They Are Hanged, London: Victor Gollancz, 2006-08, each volume inscribed by author to title, original publisher's cloth, dust jackets, very faint rubbing to some extremities, otherwise fine, 8vos together with 9 others by Abercrombie, all except Sharp Ends signed by the authorQty: (12)
Lot 753
Clancy (Tom). The Hunt For Red October, Advanced Proof, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984, original red paper wrappers, a couple of faint creases, some minor spotting to edges, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: A scarce proof copy of Clancy's first book. Sticker to title states 'Unrevised and unpublished proofs, confidential... not for distribution to the public'.
Lot 758
Conan Doyle (Arthur). The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: George Newnes, 1902, frontispiece, 15 plates, a couple of leaves creased, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, original publisher's cloth, slight lean, spine faded, a couple of marks to base of spine & boards, top edge toned, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Green & Gibson A26. The first issue with 'you' for 'your' on page 13.
Lot 770
Einstein (Albert). Relativity. The Special and the General Theory, 1st edition in English, London: Methuen, 1920, portrait frontispiece, illustrations in text, spotting to text block and margins of some leaves, endpapers toned, spotting to pastedowns, original publisher's cloth, front and rear boards stained, spine faded, original red dust jacket, spine toned, chipping to spine extremities with loss, dust jacket folds rubbed with slight loss, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: A first edition in English of one of the most important scientific books of the 20th century, complete with the unrestored original dust jacket.
Lot 774
Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1st issue dust jacket, London: Jonathan Cape, 1953, a faint small portion of marginal damp-staining to pastedowns and endpapers, some spotting to half-title and endpapers, occasional marginal spotting to leaves, original publisher's pictorial cloth, slight shelf lean, boards faintly marked, spine with faint stain to base, dust jacket, price-clipped (prices renewed with later paper restoration), archival tape reinforcements to folds, spine extremities slightly rubbed and with discreet professional restoration, a couple of creases to jacket panels (one with repair to verso), flaps with marginal toning, rear panel slightly toned, a couple of spots to verso, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Gilbert A1a (1.1). An excellent copy of the first James Bond book, in the original first issue dust jacket without the Sunday Times review to the front flap.
Lot 790
Fleming (Ian). Live and Let Die, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1st issue dust-jacket, London: Jonathan Cape, 1954, some loss to paper on pastedowns, some spotting and a few stains to text leaves, original publisher's cloth, slight rubbing to spine extremities, dust jacket, both flaps slightly cut down (affecting text on rear flap), flaps creased, large paper reinforcement to verso, paper repairs & staining to rear panel, spine extremities rubbed with loss, marginal damp-staining to rear panel, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Gilbert A2a (1.1). In the scarce first issue jacket without the credit to designer Kenneth Lewis to front flap.
Lot 811
Haggard (H. Rider). King Solomon's Mines, 1st edition, 1st issue, Cassell & Company, 1885, folding map, half-title, publisher's catalogue, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, occasional marginal dust-soiling and staining, original publisher's cloth, rebacked with original spine laid on, spine with loss to extremities, spine toned and stained, boards faintly marked, corners bumped, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: The scarce first issue with "Bamamgwato" for "Bamangwato" on p. 10, line 14; "to let twins to live" for "to let twins live" on p. 122, line 27; and "wrod" instead of "word" on p. 307, line 29, and with publisher's catalogue dated 5 G. 8.85.
![Joyce (James). A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1st UK edition, London: The Egoist Ltd, [1917], a few minor spots, pr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/e6dc9eaa-5c52-4ea9-b93e-adf3010a7050/468x382.jpg)
Lot 823
Joyce (James). A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1st UK edition, London: The Egoist Ltd, [1917], a few minor spots, previous owner signature to front endpaper, 'Royal Naval War Libraries' ink stamp to front pastedown, front hinge a little tender, original green cloth, small splits at head of joints, ring mark and a few small stains to covers, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Slocum and Cahoon A12. The first English edition, bound up from sheets from the first US edition, published by B.W. Huebsch in New York in 1916.
Lot 827
King (Stephen). Christine, 1st UK edition, London: Hodder & Staughton, 1983, original publisher's cloth, dust jacket, spine faded, 8vo, together with: King (Stephen). IT, 1st UK edition, 4th impression, London: Hodder & Staughton, 1986, original publisher's cloth, dust-jacket, spotting to text block, 8vo, with 21 other volumes, almost all by Stephen King, many first UK editions, many in dust jackets in near fine conditionQty: (23)
![Lawrence (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, privately printed, [Florence?], 1928, some light spotting, recent half morocco, blac](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fb79ffe5-2e0b-400c-9f86-adf200b90bfc/fef6718c-6da0-431c-8e6a-adf3010a761e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 833
Lawrence (D.H.) Lady Chatterley's Lover, privately printed, [Florence?], 1928, some light spotting, recent half morocco, black label to spine, 8vo, limited edition 834/1500, together with A Propos of Lady Chatterley's Lover, being an essay extended from "My skirmish with Jolly Roger", 1st trade edition, Mandrake Press, 1930, original cloth, dust jacket, spine a little rubbed and chipped at head, 8voQty: (2)Footnote: Roberts A42 for the first work, an early pirated edition.
Lot 853
Martin (George R.R.). A Game of Thrones, 1st edition, London: Voyager Harper Collins, 1996, signed by the author to title page, original cloth, slightly bumped to base of spine, dust jacket, fine condition, 4to together with: Martin (George R.R.). A Game of Thrones, Collector's Preview Edition, London: Voyager Harper Collins, 1996, signed by the author to title page, Waterstones Geroge R.R. Martin book signing card enclosed, original paper wrappers, spine faded, joints rubbed, extremities bumped, 12mo with: Martin (George R.R.). A Feast For Crows, 1st edition, London: Voyager Harper Collins, 2005, signed by the author to title page, original cloth, dust jacket, a couple of closed tears to front panel, small portion of rubbing with loss to base of spine, 4to with first editions of the remaining books in the series plus first editions of the Ice Dragon and Fire and Blood, 8vos and 4tosQty: (8)
Lot 859
Novik (Naomi). Temeraire: Book One, His Majesty's Dragons; Throne of Jade; Black Powder War, Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2008-09, 5 colour plates (2 folding) to each volume, original publisher's faux leather bindings, dust jackets, original satin clamshell cases, 8vosQty: (3)Footnote: 1 of 52 lettered copies of the first series of Temeraire books.
Lot 864
Pratchett (Terry). The Colour of Magic, New York: Hill House Publishing, 2004, facsimilie of first edition, signed by the author, publisher and others to title, original cloth, two dust jackets overlayed, slight rubbing to outer jacket, 8vo together with: Pratchett (Terry). Sourcery, 1st edition, London: Victor Gollancz with Colin Smythe, 1988, signed by author to title page, original boards, dust jacket, 8vo with 6 other first editions in dust jackets by Pratchett, all except The Light Fantastic signedQty: (8)
Lot 869
Rowling (J.K). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 11th printing, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, tipped in author's signature 'with best wishes J.K. Rowling', some toning to gutters of endpapers, original publisher's pictorial binding, bumping to extremities, dust jacket, slight rubbing to extremities, 8vo together with: Rowling (J.K). Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1st edition, 1st impression, 2nd state, London: Bloomsbury, 1999, original boards, dust jacket, very slight rubbing to extremities, 8vo with first editions of the remaining Potter titles except the Chamber of Secrets which is the first Australian editionQty: (7)
Lot 872
Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st paperback edition, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, original wrappers, spine a little faded, 8vo, together with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1st paperback edition, 1998, a few light stains, previous owner signature to front wrapper verso, original wrappers, spine lightly faded, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 1st paperback edition, 1999. tiny indentation to foredges of a few early leaves, square blank sticker to rear wrapper verso, original wrappers, light crease mark to one corner, 8voQty: (3)First paperback editions of the first three Harry Potter books. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, over 5000 copies of which were printed on the same day as the first hardback edition, of which only 500 copies were printed.
Lot 882
Stoker (Bram). Dracula, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Archibald Constable, 1897, 1st issue with four titles listed to half title verso and no advertisements at end, a few small light marks, light toning to endpapers, hinges a little tender, original canary yellow cloth, lettered in red, spine a little darkened with 25 mm closed reversed 'L' shape tear at head (affecting the first letter 'A' of Dracula), a little light overall dust-soiling, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Arthur Samuel Peake (1865-1929), his signature to front pastedown. Arthur Peake was an author, biblical scholar and Methodist layman. After studying theology at Oxford he became the first holder of the Rylands Chair of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at Manchester University in 1904. Additional pencil signature of F. Lloyd to half title.
Lot 886
Tolkien (J.R.R.) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 13th impression, 1963; The Two Towers, 10th impression, 1963; The Return of the King, 10th impression, 1963, folding map at end of each, bookplates of Suzanne Eward, all edges gilt, original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, 8vo, together with The Hobbit, 5th impression, 1970, and The Silmarillion, 1st edition, 1977, with two letters to Suzanne Eward from J.R.R. Tolkien, one a 2 pp. autograph letter dated April 23 1972 on Merton College Oxford headed paper donating the above Lord of the Rings and Hobbit to Gloucester Cathedral Library, "I protest that your letter seemed to me neither an impertinence nor a presumption, but a very high compliment. All the more welcome as coming from Gloucester. My love is given above all other regions to the 'West Midlands', in which I lived as a child. My mother belonged to a Worcestershire family; my wife to one of Staffordshire, though she was actually born in Gloucester, and later lived for some years in Cheltenham... I will certainly present copies of any of my works which the Dean and Chapter think worthy of Including in their library. I suggest that copies of each of the 3 vols of the Revised Edition would be more suitable than the later 1 vol. edn. on India paper. Also that this should be accompanied by a copy of The Hobbit: in the reprint of the edn. with coloured illustrations (which was mostly burned up in the Blitz of London)... With regards to signature, to avoid the trouble and expense of postages I usually send inscribed labels of which I enclose a specimen... with best wishes, yours sincerely J.R.R. Tolkien", with the signed label, inscribed "Presented to the Gloucester Cathedral Library by J.R.R. Tolkien" folds and a few minor spots to the letter; the other letter a 1 pp. typed letter signed, dated 5th May 1972, stating that he had ordered from publishers Allen & Unwin the three volumes of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to be sent to the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester Cathedral Library, plus four signed labels (not present here), and a postscript "I am sorry that it is not possible to find copies of the first editions for presentation", folds and a few spots, both letters contained in the original envelopesQty: (7)Footnote: The recipient of the books and letters was Suzanne Mary Eward, former Librarian and Keeper of the Muniments at Gloucester Cathedral and Wells, and latterly at Salisbury Cathedral.
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