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Lot 4383
League Cup: A 1961 Football League Cup Final First and Second Leg programme, Rotherham United v Aston Villa, 22nd August 1961 and 5th September 1961; together with a 1961 Football League Cup Semi-Final Second Leg programme, Aston Villa v Burnley, 26th April 1961. Creasing to programmes. Rotherham programme has team changes and scores noted in pen. Aston Villa final programme has a 2cm tear to bottom of spine. (3)
Lot 4412
England: A collection of assorted England framed football memorabilia to include: a signed First Day Cover signed by ten various members of the 1966 World Cup squad, signatures faded, a framed Alf Ramsey limited edition portrait print with signature, Gordon Banks montage with signature, signed Michael Owen photograph with £1 First Day Coin Cover, and signed England squad photograph from the Germany 1-5 England game, glass damaged. (5)
Lot 4319
Derby County: A Derby County postcard, 1910-11 first team photograph. 5.5" x 3.5"; together with another postcard, Derby County League Champions (Division II), 1911-12, Dereske of Derby, 5.5" x 3.5". Together with various 1946 newspaper cuttings relating to the F.A. Cup Final. (8)Provenance: The vendor of this collection is a descendent of former Derby County, Honorable Secretary Gill Dickenson.
Lot 202
O'Flaherty (Liam) The House of Gold, signed by the author on endpaper, light browning to endpapers, light soiling to covers, dust-jacket, very slight sunning to spine, short closed tears to head of panels, some light surface soiling, but an excellent example overall, 1929; The Informer, Leon Gellert's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, "Review Copy" ink stamp to endpaper, light spotting, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, 1925, first editions, original cloth; and two others, a first edition of The Assassin and a Tauchnitz edition of the first, 8vo (4)⁂ Leon Gellert (1892-1977), Australian poet and literary critic.
Lot 215
*** Please note, the description of this lot has changed ***Orwell (George) Animal Farm: a Fairy Story, first edition, original cloth, lightly sunned spine, slight bumping to spine extremities, second edition dust-jacket, small loss to spine foot, short tears to corners and extremities, neat tape repairs, a little rubbed, faint spotting, 8vo, May 1945; and another edition of the same, 8vo (2)
Lot 100
NO RESERVE Got (Ambroise) The Case of Miss Cavell. From the Unpublished Documents of the Trial, first edition, occasional spotting, some browning to endpapers, hinges beginning to crack but firm, 3 items loosely inserted; a review slip, commemorative postcard and a prayer card, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight chipping at extremities, uniform discolouration, 8vo, [1919].⁂ Scarce in dust-jacket. Edith Cavell was a British nurse who helped around 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during the First World War, was arrested by German forces, accused of treason, found guilty by a court-martial and sentenced to death. Despite international pressure for mercy, she was shot by a German firing squad. Her execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage at the time. Commemorative postcard from 1915 depicts her execution. The prayer card is from Cavell's memorial service at Westminster Abbey May 15th 1919, and contains an image of Cavell.
Lot 317
Woolf (Virginia) Flush. A Biography, first edition, frontispiece and plates, original cloth, spine browned, covers spotted, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, light scattered spotting, short closed tear to head of lower joint, light creasing to head, a sharp and excellent copy, [Kirkpatrick A19a; Woolmer 334], 8vo, 1933.
Lot 187
Morrison (Arthur) Divers Vanities, first edition, occasional spotting, heavier to half-title, endpapers browned, original cloth, 1905 § Boothby (Guy) The Woman of Death, black and white plates, original cloth, gilt, 1900 § Leroux (Gaston) The Secret of the Night, ink ownership inscription to half-title, occasional spotting, original cloth, chip at spine head, 1914; and 13 others similar detective and crime, 8vo (16)
Lot 204
O'Flaherty (Liam) A Tourist's Guide to Ireland, first edition, signed by the author on half-title, original cloth-backed boards, corners worn, variant dust-jacket with patterned mandrake illustration, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 8vo, Mandrake Press, 1930.⁂ A curious variant, unlike any other copy we can trace. This work was the first of the Mandrake Booklets so it is possible this was an abandoned trial.
![Lewis (C.S.) [Mere Christianity], 3 vol., first editions, comprising Broadcast Talks, ink ownership inscription to head of ti](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2b8c8e8e-fc46-4bcd-9cb6-ade500fc0639/2fcaa1b0-ad4f-4ab2-a234-ade5011b63a3/468x382.jpg)
Lot 150
Lewis (C.S.) [Mere Christianity], 3 vol., first editions, comprising Broadcast Talks, ink ownership inscription to head of title, jacket with light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, 1942; Christian Behaviour, jacket with light toning to spine, short closed tear to head of upper panel, an excellent copy, 1943; Beyond Personality, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket with light toning to spine, near-fine otherwise, 1944, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 5 others Lewis on Christianity, 8vo (8)⁂ These three works were the result of a series of radio talks made by Lewis between 1941 and 1944. They were collected together under the heading of Mere Christianity (a copy of which is included with the lot) which became one of the most influential evangelical works of the 20th century.
Lot 227
Powell (Anthony) Temporary Kings, first edition, presentation inscription "from the author" to endpaper dated 19 November 1974, additionally signed by the author on title, original cloth, some spotting to upper cover, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, an excellent copy, 1973; and a copy of Books do Furnish a Room, 8vo (2)
Lot 203
O'Flaherty (Liam) Return of the Brute, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped with old tape repairs to verso, light creasing to head and foot, a very good copy, Mandrake Press, 1929; and the first American edition of the same, 8vo (2)⁂ A key First World War title. O'Flaherty's unflinching portrayal of the horrors of trench life and combat was deemed controversial at the time but has had a lasting influence on 20th century literature.
Lot 31
Bowen (Marjorie) Dark Ann, first edition, 4pp. advertisements, light spotting to title and half-title, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, dust-jacket upper panel laid onto front pastedown, original cloth, light sunning to spine and upper cover, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 8vo, 1927.⁂ Rare collection of short stories, including a number of supernatural tales, with a focus on women trapped in damaging relationships. The title story "Dark Ann" is regarded as on of the author's best ghost stories.
Lot 310
NO RESERVE Wharton (James B) Squad, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, small tear upper edge lower panel, some light surface soiling, 8vo, 1929.⁂ War-chronicle of an American eight man squad at the front during the First World War and their adventures. Based loosely on the author's experiences with the 111th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division, the novel is highly regarded for the detail it provides on American infantry in the war.
Lot 195
O'Flaherty (Liam) The Informer, first edition, original cloth, light sunning to spine, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, light toning and creasing to spine, neat repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, light surface soiling to lower panel, in effect an excellent example, 8vo, 1925.⁂ An excellent example of the author's classic novel set in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War, the inspiration for a number of film adaptations, most famously that of John Ford in 1935.
![NO RESERVE [Blake (Wilfred Theodore)] "Wing Adjutant". The Royal Flying Corps in the War, contemporary ink ownership inscript](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2b8c8e8e-fc46-4bcd-9cb6-ade500fc0639/817bf5cf-0604-40be-a8b5-ade5011a832b/468x382.jpg)
Lot 24
NO RESERVE [Blake (Wilfred Theodore)] "Wing Adjutant". The Royal Flying Corps in the War, contemporary ink ownership inscription to half-title, some light uniform browning, very occasional light foxing, 1918 § Hillary (Richard) The Last Enemy, bookplate to front pastedown, title and endpapers lightly foxed, 1942 § Hyde (H. Montgomery) and G.R. Falkiner Nuttall. Air Defence and the Civil Population, black and white plates, 1937, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, a few small stains, some toning and surface soiling, slightly chipped at extremities; and another R.A.F, 8vo (4) ⁂ Three accounts of life and fighting in the Royal Air Force during the First and Second World War. The last mentioned is an important work on Civil Defence in preparation for the threat of aerial bombing and gas attacks.
Lot 10
Ambler (Eric) A Coffin for Dimitrios, first American edition, author's cut signature pasted in, original cloth, dust-jacket rubbed and frayed, spine ends chipped, tape repairs to verso reattaching front flap, rear flap just hanging on, small stain to spine and lower panel, 8vo, New York, 1939.⁂ Published in the UK as The Mask of Dimitrios. Despite its condition, the dust-jacket is scarce.
Lot 149
Lewis (C.S.) Rehabilitations and other Essays, first edition, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning, spine ends and corners a little chipped, and creased, some light marking and soiling to panels, an excellent example, 8vo, Oxford University Press, 1939.⁂ Lewis' most substantial collection of essays, scarce in good condition.
Lot 90
Forester (C.S.) A Pawn among Kings, first edition, presentation copy signed by the author, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, spine a little faded, upper panel of dust-jacket loosely inserted, 8vo, 1924.⁂ The author's first book. Presentation inscription on front pastedown reads: "To Ella Renard with very real affection and gratitude, C.S. Forester."
Lot 66
Dexter (Colin) Last Seen Wearing, first edition, pages toned as usual, mostly to margins, ink inscription to front endpaper, original boards, spine a little faded, edges of covers slightly sunned, dust-jacket, tiny nicks at head of spine, slight foxing to flaps, overall an excellent copy, 8vo, 1976.
Lot 94
Fowles (John) The Collector, first edition, original early variant black cloth binding and no top-edge stain, price-clipped dust-jacket, tiny tear to spine extremities, small ink-marking to lower cover, lightly browned, overall a very good copy, 8vo, 1963.⁂ This copy is in the very scarce variant black cloth binding. It is more usually found in rust-brown boards.
Lot 7
Alcott (Louisa May) Little Men: Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys, first edition, title and frontispiece preceded by 4pp. advertisements, plates, occasional spotting, chocolate brown endpapers, original terracotta cloth, gilt, spine ends chipped, corners and joints rubbed, 8vo, Boston, Roberts Brothers, 1871.⁂ The sequel to Little Women, in which adult Jo opens a school after inheriting an estate from her aunt.
Lot 292
Thomas (Dylan) Under Milk Wood, first edition, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, spine a little chipped and head, spine ends and corners rubbed, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1954.
Lot 151
Lewis (C.S.) Perelandra, first edition, spot to margin, original cloth, light fading to spine with sunning to spine ends, dust-jacket, price-clipped but with 8s. 6d. price still visible, very light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, spine with neat tape repairs and restorations to verso, a few small nicks or short closed tears to head and foot with some creasing, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1943.⁂ The second title in Lewis' Space Trilogy, scarce in the jacket.
Lot 146
Lee (Harper) To Kill a Mockingbird, first English edition, original boards, bump to foot else fine, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, light creasing to head and foot, very light rubbing to extremities, a sharp and excellent copy overall, 8vo, 1960.
Lot 41
Camus (Albert) The Outsider, translated by Stuart Gilbert, Introduction by Cyril Connolly, first English edition, faint ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light sunning to spine, dust-jacket by Edward Bawden, very light toning to spine, some minor chipping to spine ends and corners, a few very short nicks to head, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1946.
Lot 193
O'Flaherty (Liam) Thy Neighbour's Wife, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, original cloth, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tears to head and foot with some light creasing, a very good copy, 8vo, 1923.⁂ The author's first novel, rare signed.
Lot 28
Blyton (Enid) The Folk of the Faraway Tree, first edition, cut signature of the author to title, illustrations by Dorothy M. Wheeler, light foxing and ink gift inscription to endpapers, original cloth, light fading and some surface wear to spine, slight bowing to upper cover, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends and corners a little chipped, small hole to upper joint, neat tape repairs to spine ends and corners verso, 8vo, 1945.⁂ The third title in Blyton's Faraway Tree series, scarce.
Lot 51
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) A Speech by the Prime Minister... in the House of Commons, August 20th, 1940, first edition, on watermarked paper, light marking and creasing to margins, original grey-blue printed wrappers, rusting to staples, light creasing and damp-staining to extremities, [Woods A60(a)], 8vo, [The Baynard Press], 1940.⁂ "...Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few..." Churchill's tribute to the RAF at the height of the Battle of Britain.
Lot 207
O'Flaherty (Liam) The Martyr, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Kathleen in whose house one gets always a warm welcome. Liam O'Flaherty 25/3/33" to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, larger chip to head of lower panel, rubbing and surface soiling, 1933; and 4 others by the same, 8vo (5)
Lot 56
NO RESERVE Creasey (John) The Toff on Ice, dust-jacket pen mark to lower panel, upper flap corner torn away, spine ends slightly chipped, 1946; Toff and the Runaway Bridge, ink inscription to front endpaper, 1959; Call the Toff, 1963, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 3 others Creasey, 8vo (6)
Lot 293
NO RESERVE Thompson (Edward) These Men Thy Friends, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to front endpaper, light spotting to initial pages, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine toned, slight wear to spine head, 8vo, 1927.⁂ Thompson's novel is set on the Eastern Front, during the last eighteen months of the Mesopotamian campaign of WWI which was fought between the Allies - a mixture of Australian, British and British Empire (mainly Indian) troops - and the Central Powers, mainly from the Ottoman Empire. Fictionalised, it bears some basis in his own experiences.
Lot 321
Yeats (William Butler) Richard Le Gallienne, Ernest Rhys, Arthur Symons and others, contributors. The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club, first edition, light marginal toning, unopened, light sunning to spine, 1894; The Wild Swans at Coole, first trade edition,very short marginal tear to half-title, ink ownership inscriptions to endpaper, spine a little darkened, 1919,voriginal cloth, [Wade 294 & 124]; and 3 others, Yeats, 8vo (5)
Lot 258
Sackville-West (Vita) All Passion Spent, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, original cloth, very light sunning to spine, dust-jacket, light toning and surface soiling to spine and lower panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tear with some chipping and creasing to head of lower panel, split to head of upper joint, a very good, attractive copy, [Cross & Ravenscroft-Hulme A.21a; Woolmer 270], 8vo, 1931.⁂ The author's study of old age, rare signed.
Lot 104
Greene (Graham) Stamboul Train, first edition, second issue with "Quin Savory", original cloth, gilt, minor faint spotting to spine and fore-edge of upper board, dust-jacket, vertical crease to spine, tears to spine with neat tape repairs to verso, short tear to top edge, neat tape repair to verso, loss to folds and small loss to spine extremities, expertly restored, slight creasing to edges, else a very good copy, 8vo, 1932.
Lot 52
Churchill (Sir Winston Spencer) Victory in Europe. Broadcast Speeches by His Majesty King George VI on May 8th, 1945 and by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill on May 8th and May 13th, 1945, first edition, original wrappers, some light creasing, [Woods D(b)63], 8vo, Berne, British Legation Press Department, 1945.⁂ Rare pamphlet with two speeches by Churchill including his 13th May "A Timely Deliverance" speech with its famous closing passage "Forward, unflinching, unswerving, indomitable, till the whole task is done and the whole world is safe and clean." We can trace no other examples at auction or online.
Lot 200
O'Flaherty (Liam) The Life of Tim Healy, A. L. s. from Healy loosely inserted, frontispiece portrait loosely inserted, bookplate of Dennis Wheatley to pastedown, light foxing or browning to endpapers, jacket with light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1927; Two Years, frontispiece portrait, light browning to endpapers, jacket spine slightly browned, chipping to extremities with loss to lower panel, 1930; A Tourist's Guide to Ireland, jacket spine a little browned, light surface soiling, [1929], first editions, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and 5 others, biography and non-fiction by or about the same, 8vo (8)
Lot 21
Betjeman (John) Mount Zion, or In Touch with the Infinite, first edition, text, decorations and decorative borders printed in brown on pale green paper, 8 full-page illustrations by Cronin Hastings and others printed in blue on pink paper, original decorated boards, pictorial title label to upper cover, yellow patterned endpapers, slightly rubbed to extremities, [Peterson A1a], 8vo, The James Press, [1931].⁂ An unusually good copy of Betjeman's first book, a collection of 21 poems, which is notoriously fragile. Peterson describes this as the special issue binding (his A1b), but this copy, and others seen, are not signed.
Lot 235
Rowling (J. K.).- Blake (Andrew) The Irresistible Rise of Harry Potter, original cloth, first issue dust-jacket, along with second issue dust-jacket, the second with some surface wear, and rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 2002.⁂ The first issue dust-jacket was withdrawn prior to publication after pressure from J.K. Rowling's lawyers; its purple colour scheme, typography and use of star symbols allegedly created the perception that it had Rowling's official support and endorsement. The second issue jacket was printed with the irreverent disclaimer: "Verso is delighted to make it clear that this book is not part of the Harry Potter series. Neither the font nor the colour is intended to confuse readers - after all, Warner Bros, J K Rowling and Bloomsbury Publishing plc have spent very substantial sums of money marketing, advertising and protecting the Harry Potter brand
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