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Click here to subscribe* Stravinsky (Igor, 1882-1971). Russian-born Composer, Pianist and Conductor. Signed portrait, 'I Stravinsky, Rio, le 11.VI.36', vintage gelatin silver print photograph, head and shoulders portrait in part profile with shadow [by George Hoyningen-Huene, 1934], inscribed and signed in blue ink to lighter upper right-hand area of photograph for [indecipherable first two names] Baruro, image 8.5 x 13.5 cm, original mount, framed and glazedQty: (1)
* Tennyson (Alfred, Lord, 1809-1892). Poet Laureate. Concluding part of an autograph letter signed, 'A Tennyson', 1882, to Sir Alfred Lyall, '... I trust we shall learn that India is advancing and that there are dawnings of hope that England has a last found her way to the Eastern heart. Glad as one must be of the victories in Egypt, we cannot but look anxiously toward the settlement', recipient's name and date in the hand of Tennyson's son Hallam, a few light spots, light mounting remains to verso, one page, 8vo, together with: Tennyson (Emily, 1813-1896). Wife of Alfred Lord Tennyson. Autograph letter signed, 'Emily Tennyson', Farringford, 21 February 1867, to her son Lionel, mentioning her other son Hallam and her pleasure that her two children are corresponding with one another, further mentioning the American poet Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) who was about to visit, plus Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, etc., 4 pages, the conclusion and signature written vertically across top of first page, a few minor marks and one annotation in blue pencil, 8voQty: (2)NOTESSir Alfred Comyn Lyall (1835-1911) was an administrator in India and author of an important book about Tennyson published by Macmillan in 1902. He was also a trusted friend of the poet.
* Walton (William Turner, 1902-1983). English Composer. An archive of material by, or relating to William Walton, including one brief autograph letter signed, two typed letters signed and one score signed, the letter to the writer and musicologist Donald Mitchell on a personalised correspondence card, dated at Ischia, 23 January 1973, informing his correspondent that, 'Indeed Malcolm [Arnold] is here and working hard - in fact he seems to be halfway thro' the 1st mov[ement] of a Symph[ony]. I wish I was!', the two typed letters signed to Mrs C.E. Marrett, London, 17 May & 19 August 1949, thanking her for the photographs of the house on the Island of Ischia (one of which is present), which Walton wishes to rent from her, inviting her to tea, confirming the tenancy of San Francesco for the following year, mentioning terms and assuring her that he and his wife 'look forward immensely to our stay there', minor creasing and one with small marginal tear to blank left margin, both one page, 8vo/oblong 8vo, the signed score being a printed 1st edition of Walton's Violin Concerto in B Minor, Oxford University Press, 1945, signed in blue ballpoint pen at head of first page by 'William Walton', 'Andre Previn', and [in Korean] Kyung Wha Chung', ownership signature of the music critic E.H. Greenfield (dated 20.12.45) to front wrapper verso with various ink notes about recordings, original printed wrappers, upper cover detached and spine deficient, large 8vo, plus an autograph signature of William Walton on a white card and a good series of 9 autograph letters signed from Walton's wife, Lady Susana Walton (1926-2010), and one typed letter signed, and one programme signed, La Mortella, Ischia and London, 1983-2003, 8 of the autograph letters to Walton's biographer Neil Tierney and one to Donald Mitchell, the typed letter to Kathleen Miles, all but one letters mentioning William Walton, the earliest letter written to Donald Mitchell three weeks after Walton's death, '... William and I had just arranged for the MSS to be lent to Christ Church. We were also going to Pisa on the 29th for his birthday to celebrate with Lindsay Kemp and his group doing Façade; I thought the artists should have his birthday celebration - but very sad for me', the subsequent letters discussing photographs of Walton, his mini opera The Bear, the setting up of the Walton Charitable Trust, progress on the Walton Museum at La Mortella, Tierney's biographies of Walton and Stravinsky, progress on her book about Walton and mentioning various works including Façade, Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, Belshazzar's Feast, Violin Sonata and further mentioning Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner and John Shirley-Quirk, plus the aforementioned photograph, a copy of the programme for the premiere of Walton's Troilus and Cressida, a typed bank instruction for Walton to pay £20 each month to Mrs Marrett and an unsigned printed Italian postcard in celebration of Walton's centenaryQty: (a folder)
Wittgenstein (Paul, 1887-1961). One-armed pianist who commissioned works for the left hand and who was the only brother of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Signed and inscribed printed score of Parergon zur Sinfonia Domestica Op. 73 [by] Richard Strauss, first piano reduction by Otto Singer, Vienna, 1926, 46 pp., original printed wrappers with some wear and loss to spine, signed and inscribed in blue ink to upper wrapper, 'To Mr Douglas Fox as a remembrance Mai 31 1927, Paul Wittgenstein', slim folio, together with a copy of the book Douglas Fox (D.G.A.F.), A Chronicle by Winifred Fox, privately printed, Bristol, 1976, Winifred Fox's copy with three annotations to the index and an autograph note written before the epilogue (dated 1979), regarding her brother's pianos and the person and establishment to whom they were left, original cloth, a little rubbed, 8voQty: (2)NOTESThe final form of the Perergon to the Sinfonia Domestica was written in 1925 for Paul Wittgenstein, for whom Strauss also wrote his Op. 74 Panathenäenzug. As one of the wealthiest musicians in Austria, Wittgenstein (who lost his right arm during the First World War) commissioned works for the left hand from composers that included Ravel, Prokofiev, Korngold, Franz Schmidt, Britten and Richard Strauss. The dedicatee of this particular score was the one-armed pianist Douglas Fox, (who also lost his right arm during the First World War) for whom Frank Bridge wrote his Three Improvisations for the Left Hand. According to his sister Winifred Fox, her brother and Wittgenstein met in Oxford and corresponded occasionally.
* Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed, 'Enid Blyton', Green Hedges letterhead, 23 August 1947, to Mr Holbrow, thanking him for sending her abstracts of the Hospital letters, complimenting him on his generous gift to hospitals, telling how interesting she finds his weekly magazine and continuing, 'Blackwells have just published 'The Children of Happy House', the first of the Happy House series. Methuen have just published 'Second Form at Malory Towers' as you know, 2nd of this series - and will soon be publishing 'The Mystery of the Missing Necklace', the 5th 'detective' series. (It's now been published in America too)...', continuing with more news of her current publishing agenda including mention of 'Five on Kirrin Island again', 4pp., 8vo, together with a carbon copy of the letter from Holbrow dated 27 August 1947, replying to Blyton's letter, one page, 8vo, both letters with pin holes to upper margin where previously attachedQty: (2)
* Blyton (Enid, 1897-1968). Autograph letter signed, 'Enid Blyton', Green Hedges letterhead of Enid Blyton, 24 June 1947, to Mr Holbrow, concerning Holbrow's visit to the USA, describing the medals she won for her first book published there, and mentioning several titles to be printed for the Christmas market, the final two sides being her summary of her English publishers (19 of them) and what they are actually doing for her, 6pp., 8vo, together with a carbon copy of the letter from R.M. Holbrow as assistant editor to which Enid Blyton is replying, 30 June 1947, in turn replying to her letter, mentioning his interest in her medal and inviting her to a salad lunch with him at Shearns, 2pp., 8vo, both letters with pin holes to upper margin where previously attachedQty: (2)
* Cobb, Ruth, fl. 1902-1953. A complete set of original pen and ink and watercolour drawings for the book 'Three Little Adventurers' by Madeleine Grant Richards, [1917], all signed to lower margin, each 12.5 x 8cm (5 x 3ins), mounted in order of appearance in the story in two panoramic matching frames, glazed, each 20 x 142cm (8 x 56ins), together with a second larger original pen, ink and watercolour illustration used as the fourth illustration in the book, short closed tear to lower margin, 19.5 x 12.5cm (7.75 x 5ins), framed and glazed, plus a first edition copy of the book, some light toning, inner hinges broken and leaves coming loose, original pictorial cloth in bright condition, d.j. somewhat soiled and worn and relined, 8vo, Mrs Grant Richards publisher's contract and two royalty receipts (1918) loosely insertedQty: (7)NOTESMost of Cobb's book illustrations were drawn for children's books, including those she wrote herself. She also contributed to magazines such as Chatterbox and Punch.
Kipling (Rudyard). Just So Stories for Little Children, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1902, illustrations by the author, one or two light fingermarks, light spotting and small red stains to endpapers, contemporary presentation inscription, bookplate, original 2nd state red pictorial cloth binding (the first state binding was blocked in white and prone to flaking), spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, small stain and indentation to upper cover, small 4toQty: (1)
Milne (A. A.). A complete set of first editions of the Winnie-the-Pooh Stories, 1924-1928, comprising: When We Were Very Young, 1st edition, Methuen, 1924, illustrated throughout by E.H. Shepard, presentation copy with original publisher's ink presentation stamp at foot of title, some toning to half-title and (blank) free endpapers, stitching slightly showing in places (but firm), top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed (with light spotting), original dark blue cloth gilt, spine very slightly darkened and a little rubbed at ends, 8vo; Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st edition, Methuen, 1926, illustrated throughout by E.H. Shepard, pictorial endpapers (some toning and light spotting), top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original green cloth gilt, spine ends and corners very lightly rubbed, 8vo; Now We Are Six, 1st edition, Methuen, 1927, half-title and final page partially toned, p.65/66 with small spot centrally, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original red cloth gilt, spine a little faded and lightly rubbed at ends, 8vo; The House At Pooh Corner, 1st edition, Methuen, 1928, illustrated throughout by E.H. Shepard, pictorial endpapers (free endpapers somewhat toned), top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed (a few light spots), original salmon cloth gilt, spine faded, two related advertisement slips loosely inserted, 8vo, housed together in a blue cloth slipcase with ribbon-pullQty: (4)
Milne (A. A.). The Rescue of Piglet, a New Story for Children, illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, c.1925, the story of Piglet extracted from the Evening News as press-cuttings, mounted in a blank exercise book in story-form, 2nd title signed in ink by both author and illustrator, cuttings toned and offset, front free endpaper with contemporary ink manuscript subtitle "A Rescue of a Rescue", limp covers wrapped in contemporary patterned paper, extremities lightly rubbed with a little wear, spine toned, small 4toQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: from the library of P. T. R. Gillette, sold at auction by Sothebys, February 10th 1959. A unique item, compiled by hand and signed by both A. A. Milne and Ernest H. Shepard. The press cuttings here are probably the first appearance in print of the story of Piglet and the flood, published in Winnie the Pooh in 1926.
Pardoe (Margot Mary). Charles Arriving, illustrated by Leslie Atkinson, 1st edition, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1954, illustrations to text, front free endpaper (partly browned) with ink authorial signature, top edge lightly spotted, original cloth, some browning to spine, dust jacket, spine and folds browned and very slightly rubbed, a couple of tiny chips, 8vo, together with: Bunkle Gets Busy, 1st edition, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1951, front free endpaper (lightly browned) with ink authorial presentation inscription, edges spotted, original cloth, somewhat rubbed and marked, spine browned, 8vo, plus: The Far Island, 1st edition, George Routledge & Sons, 1936, half-title partly browned, edges spotted, original cloth, faded, some minor marks, price-clipped dust jacket, dust-soiled and rubbed, chipped and frayed with some tears to spine, 8vo, and 20 others by Pardoe, including 8 first editions (5 from the Bunkle series), and one Bunkle reprint signed by the authorQty: (23)
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1904, first or second issue (with date on title and 'muffetees' spelt incorrectly on p.15), half-title, colour illustrations throughout, occasional finger-soiling or minor marks, frontispiece partly detached, pictorial endpapers, front pastedown has booksellers ticket at foot, stitching strained, front hinge cracked, original tan boards, with inset colour pictorial panel to front cover, boards marked, some wear to extremities, front joint cracked, 16mo, together with 15 Beatrix Potter later editions (but all before May 1919), comprising 11 different titlesQty: (16)NOTESLinder p.424; Quinby 6. Frederick Warne and Co. of London were incorporated in May 1919, therefore these books which all have the imprint Frederick Warne and Co (without 'Ltd.' at the end) were published before that date.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Tom Kitten, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1907, first, second or third issue, half-title, colour illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers, stitching slightly showing in places (but firm), edges lightly spotted, original grey-green boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel, both boards with some slight skinning to fore-edges, spine a little cocked, in original printed glassine wrapper, lightly browned, edges chipped and frayed in places, small loss at head of spine, front panel with small brown spot centrally, rear panel with 3cm closed tear near spine, 16moQty: (1)NOTESLinder p.427; Quinby 13. In rare original condition, with the glassine wrapper designed to protect the book during its journey from publisher to customer. Typically, as here, the wrapper was printed with advertisements to the rear panel and the flaps, whilst the front panel was left blank, enabling the book to be identified by the visible wording and illustration on the front cover of the binding. The wrapper was usually discarded by the buyer or, in some cases, returned to the bookseller marked up to indicate which books the customer was interested in purchasing next. Where the wrapper was retained by the reader it rarely survived subsequent handling, and consequently copies are now very rarely encountered with the glassine intact. The wrapper provides fascinating information about Beatrix Potter's books as well as showing the book in its most original and complete form.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1909, early issue (with date on title, notice board on p.14 and printer's imprint on p.[86]), half-title, colour illustrations throughout, scarce light finger-soiling, first and last few leaves with minor stain at upper outer corner, pictorial endpapers, front pastedown with ink manuscript price at head, original brown boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel, both boards with small stain to upper outer corners, spine with loss at head (affecting 'The'), 16mo, together with 15 Beatrix Potter later editions (but all before May 1919), comprising 12 different titlesQty: (17)NOTESLinder p.428; Quinby 16. Frederick Warne and Co. of London were incorporated in May 1919, therefore these books which all have the imprint Frederick Warne and Co (without 'Ltd.' at the end) were published before that date.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1911, first or second printing (with date on title), half-title, colour illustrations throughout, occasional light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, front pastedown with booksellers ticket at foot, stitching slightly showing, original brown boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel, extremities very lightly rubbed, front cover with tiny mark, 16moQty: (1)NOTESLinder p.429; Quinby 20.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Tod, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1912, first or second issue (with date on title), half-title (lightly spotted), 15 colour illustrations (including frontispiece), black & white illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers, rear pastedown with booksellers ticket at foot, stitching showing (but firm), edges spotted, original buff boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel, minimally rubbed in places, top corners lightly bumped, 16mo, together with: The Tale of Mr. Tod, New York: Warne, circa 1921, half-title, colour frontispiece and 13 (of 14) colour plates (lacking p.31), black & white illustrations in text, generally toned throughout, pictorial endpapers (lightly spotted), blank reverse to rear free endpaper with booksellers ticket, original grey boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel, some extremities lightly bumped, pictorial dust jacket, soiled and rubbed, some edge-fraying and chips, front panel creased with adhesive tape repairs to verso of tears and loss to upper left corner, 16moQty: (2)NOTESFirst item: Linder p.429; Quinby 21.Second item: A rare survival of an unusual dust jacket design. The more common dust jacket simply repeats the image of Mr. Tod from the front cover, whereas this jacket makes use of the endpapers design seen in Quinby X. This book and jacket can be dated to circa 1921 due to: Warne's address (26 East 22d Street), no mention of Cecily Parsley in advertisements, but the French editions of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (both published 1921) are listed as new editions, with no other French titles yet available.AMENDMENTS: The second name item is dated circa 1920s/30s. The above footnote for the second item has been revised to:Second item: This book and jacket have the following issue points: Warne's address at foot of title is 26 East 22d Street, dust jacket lists 15 titles with no mention of Cecily Parsley in advertisements, but the French editions of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny (both published 1921) are listed as new editions, with other French titles 'in course of translation'.
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Pigling Bland, 1st edition, London: Warne, 1913, first or second issue (with date on title), half-title, 15 colour plates (including frontispiece), black & white illustrations to text, sparse light finger-soiling, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper with contemporary ink ownership inscription and small skinned spot (corresponding to small previously adhered spot on pastedown), stitching somewhat strained, edges lightly spotted, original grey-green boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel and a couple of minor marks, corners a trifle bumped, 16moQty: (1)NOTESLinder p.429; Quinby 22.
Potter (Beatrix). Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, 1st edition, London: Warne, [1917], first or second issue, with correct endpapers, and front free endpaper with ink manuscript inscription dated 1917, half-title, colour illustrations throughout, generally lightly toned, with occasional finger-soiling or minor marks, pictorial endpapers, stitching slightly showing (but firm), top edge lightly spotted, original olive-green boards, front cover with inset colour pictorial panel, a few marks or stains, 16moQty: (1)NOTESLinder p.430; Quinby 23.
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 and p.51 without quotes before first line, half-title, colour illustrations throughout, title blank verso stained, p.8 blank reverse with partial ink manuscript inscription, some finger-soiling or marks, one plate with corner crease, first few text leaves with strike-through of text from reverse, pictorial endpapers, original grey-green boards, with inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover, rear cover lightly scratched and pinholed, spine split along front joint, 16mo, together with: The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse, Facsimile Notebook, London: Decimus Publishing, 1979, 10 tipped-in plates (most colour, one double-page), original straight-grain morocco gilt, contained in original gilt-pictorial slipcase, small 8vo (limited edition 264/500 copies), plus: The Tailor of Gloucester, A Facsimile of the Original Manuscript and Illustrations, London: Warne, 1968, a few light spots at front and rear, original gilt-lettered cloth, in clear plastic dust jacket (closed tear to front panel), contained in original pictorial slipcase (somewhat dust-soiled), 4to, (limited edition 162/1500 copies), with a quantity of Beatrix Potter later editions and related, including A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter, by Leslie Linder, Warne, 1971Qty: (Approx. 120)NOTESFirst item: Linder, p.430; Quinby 25.
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by J.M. Barrie, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906, 50 tipped-in colour plates, closed tear to first tissue guard, some light spotting to text, original russet cloth gilt, one corner a little bumped, joints and edges slightly rubbed, 4toQty: (1)
Basilisk Press. The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer [with] A Companion Volume to the Kelmscott Chaucer by Duncan Robinson, 2 volumes, London: Basilisk Press, 1974-75, the first volume a facsimile reprint of the Kelmscott Chaucer, printed in red and black, the second volume with illustrations including many tipped-in, first volume uncut, original patterned cloth from a design by William Morris, folio, housed together in original stout slipcaseQty: (2)NOTESLimited edition of 343/1515.
Chiswick Press. Sonnets, by Alfred Forman, printed for private circulation only, Chiswick Press, 1886, one or two minor spots, original limp vellum, slight soiling, small 4to, limited edition 49/50 signed by Charles Whittingham, printer, together with [Roy, William]. [Burying of the Mass - Satire on priesthood, especially Cardinal Wolsey]. Rede me and be nott wrothe for I say no thynge but trothe..., [reprinted by Charles Whittingham, Chiswick, 1845], satirical colour arms of Wolsey to title, printed in black letter, some light spotting, untrimmed, bookplates including Bernard Warrington, Pickering Collection, old bookseller cutting tipped-in at front, original cloth, chipped label to spine, loss at foot of spine, upper joint splitting, some fading, 8vo, limited facsimile edition of 100 copies (facsimile edition of the original first published in Strasbourg in 1528), plus Cuala Press. Lords and Commons. Translations from the Irish, by Frank O'Connor, The Cuala Press, Dublin, 1838, title with vignette in red, original cloth-backed boards (spine a little spotted), 8vo, with others including Happy Christmas, by E., P. and J. Gill, D., S. and M. Pepler, S. Dominic's Press, 1919, A Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevitch, Aquila Press, 1929, limited edition 112/750 (rebacked), and The Chorle and the Birde. Done into English from the French by Master John Lydgate, Swan Press, 1929, limited edition 97/100Qty: (19)
Golden Cockerel Press. Travels into several Remote Nations of the World, by Lemuel Gulliver, 2 volumes, Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1925, numerous woodcut illustrations by David Jones, many with hand-colouring, some spotting (mainly at front and rear), partly unopened, untrimmed, original three-quarter linen, some surface abrasions to paper sides, first volume with 2 corners lightly bumped, volume 2 front cover with small loss to black paper, 4toQty: (2)NOTESLimited edition 333/480 copies.
Mackmurdo (Arthur Heygate; Horne, Herbert P. & Image, Selwyn, editors). The Century Guild Hobby Horse, volumes 1-7 in four, Kegan Paul & Chiswick Press, 1886-92, half-titles present, woodcut decorative title by Selwyn Image, plates and illustrations, woodcut decorations and initials by Mackmurdo and Horne, occasional minor spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, contemporary quarter morocco, cloth sides, extremities slightly rubbed, 4toQty: (4)NOTESThe Century Guild was founded in 1882 by the architect Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo to produce decorative work in every field of interior design including architecture, decorative painting, furniture, metalwork, ceramics and glass etc., with an emphasis on crafts and in particular, and the new style of Art Nouveau. The architect Herbert P. Horne and artist & writer Selwyn Image were co-editors, but many other artists were involved with the group. In 1884 they started The Century Guild Hobby Horse, concentrating on the visual arts but also including literature and social issues. The first issue was published in April 1884, with no others until 1886 when they started again with volume number 1. In 1893 it was renamed The Hobby Horse but only lasted for a further three issues until it ended in 1894. Printed on handmade paper, and illustrated with woodcuts, lithographs and photogravure reproductions, the typography and design was by Emery Walker and printed at the Chiswick Press. Contributors included Burne-Jones, William and May Morris, John Ruskin, Oscar Wilde, Simeon Solomon, Heywood Sumner, Ernest Ricketts, Ford Madox Brown, Laurence Binyon, Lionel Johnson, Christina Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt. The Century Guild influenced many members of the Arts and Crafts movement including C.F.A.Voysey and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Asimov (Isaac). Pebble in the Sky, 1st edition, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1950, occasional minor spotting, clear tape marks to endpapers, original grey cloth, spine lettered in red (slight clear tape residue to extremities), dust jacket, folds and edges a little rubbed, slight marginal toning, 8vo, the author's first book, together with Foundation, 1st UK edition, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953, some light spotting, contemporary previous owner inscription, original cloth, dust jacket, some fading to spine, medium repaired tear to front panel, slight soiling to rear panel, 8vo, plus other Asimov including Robots and Empire, 1st edition, 1985 and others, ex-libris and paperbacks etcQty: (13)
Asimov (Isaac). I, Robot, 1st UK Grayson & Grayson edition, 1952, original cloth, dust jacket, small abrasion to front panel (from sticker removal?), a little rubbed with small chips, 8vo (the first UK edition was published by Dennis Dobson in 1950), together with Capote (Truman). Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1st UK edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958, a little light spotting and toning, contemporary presentation inscription to front endpaper, original cloth, price-clipped dust jacket, spine ends chipped, light spotting to rear panel, 8vo, plus Nabokov (Vladimir). Lolita, 1st UK edition, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1959, small clear tape residue marks to rear pastedown, original cloth, dust jacket, edges slightly rubbed, 8vo, with four others: F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, 1st UK re-issue, Grey Walls, 1953, Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny, 1st US edition, 1951, Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, 1st US trade edition, 1945 and a paperback reprint of Isaac Asimov's The Martian Way and other science fiction stories, 1971 (signed by the author)Qty: (7)
Beckett (Samuel). En Attendant Godot, Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 9th edition, circa 1953, some toning and a few leaves with small chips and tears, original wrappers, glassine wrapper, some tears and losses, 8vo, together with All That Fall, 1st edition, London: Faber & Faber, 1957, original wrappers, spine and rear panel a little faded, 8vo, plus Poems in English, 1st edition, London: John Calder, 1961, light partial offsetting to endpapers, original cloth (spine tips faded), dust jacket, spine a little faded, 8vo, with others by Beckett including Happy Days, 1962, How It Is, 1964, Eh Joe & Other Writings, 1967, First Love, 1973 and All Strange Away, 1979, and The Letters of Samuel Beckett, edited by Martha Dow Fehsenfeld and others, 4 volumes, mixed editions, CUP, 2009-2016Qty: (38)
Booker Prize. A collection of winners and short-listed, 1975-2017, including first edition winners Heat & Dust, by Ruth Jhabvala, 1975, Rites of Passage, by William Golding, 1980, Schindler's Ark, by Thomas Keneally, 1982, Oscar and Lucinda, by Peter Carey, 1988, The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro, 1989 (signed by the author), The Famished Road, by Ben Okri, 1991, Last Orders, by Graham Swift, 1996 (signed by the author), Amsterdam, by Ian McEwan, 1998, Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee, 1999, The Blind Assassin, by Margaret Attwood, 2000, True History of the Kelly Gang, by Peter Carey, 2001, Vernon God Little, by DBC Pierre, 2003, The Line of Beauty, by Alan Hollinghurst, 2004, The Inheritance of Loss, by Kiran Desai, 2006, White Tiger, 2008, Bringing Up the Bodies, by Hilary Mantel, 2012, and The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan, 2013, one or two textblocks a little toned, light fading to a few spines, a couple of jackets price-clipped, 8vo, together with short-listers including John Banville, Anne Enright, Sarah Waters, Iris Murdoch, Julian Barnes, Howard Jacobson, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Rohinton Mistry, Thomas Keneally, Graham Swift, Murial Spark, A S Byatt, Kingslet Amis, Barry Unsworth, Zadie Smith et al, some later impressions or reprints, Canadian editions,etc, a couple signedQty: (93)
Brockway (Fenner). Workers' Front, 1st edition, London: Secker and Warburg, 1938, original red cloth, 8vo, together with Shaw (George Bernard). An Unsocial Socialist, 1st edition, 2nd state, London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1887, 2nd state with title error corrected and appendix at end, a few spots, bookplate of May Crawley, original dark red variant binding, spine rubbed with tears at end, light edgewear, 8vo, plus George Gissing's Demos. A Story of English Socialism, new edition, 1888Qty: (3)NOTESThe first book, Workers' Front by Fenner Brockway signed by the author and 12 members of the Independent Labour Party, including James Maxton, F.W. Jowett, Percy Williams, Sam Leckie, John McGovern, John Aplin, Kate Spurrell (signs twice), John McNair (signs twice), Tom Reed, Campbell Stephen, James Carmichael and M. Winifred Evans. The Independent Labour Party voted to disaffiliate itself from the Parliamentary Labour Party in 1932, also founding the International Revolutionary Marxist Centre, chaired by Fenner Brockway. Other notable members included the Pankhursts (Sylvia, Christabel and Emmeline), George Orwell, Oswald Mosley and A.E. Coppard.
Buchan (John). The Power-House, 1st edition, Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood, 1916, small marginal tear and loss to p. 17, a few minor spots, light toning to endpapers, original red cloth, very slight fading to spine, dust jacket, tears and losses to front and rear panels and spine, reinforcements to verso, 8voQty: (1)NOTESVery scarce in the dust jacket. The first 'Edward Leithen' novel.
Childers (Erskine). The Riddle of the Sands. A Record of Secret Service Recently Received, edited by Erskine Childers, 1st Colonial edition, London & Bombay: George Bell & Sons, 1903, folding map frontispiece, 3 other maps and charts, 4 pp. Bell's Colonial Editions & 16 pp. Bell's Indian & Colonial Library (dated October 1902) advertisements at rear, small inscription erased from title, grey stub from where advertisement previously attached inserted before half title, endpapers a little toned, original red cloth, spine slightly darkened, one or two small light stains, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe first Colonial edition of the classic spy thriller, published in the same year as the first English edition (published by Smith, Elder & Company).
Fleming (Ian). Live and Let Die, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1954, occasional light spotting, original cloth gilt (slight lean), 1st state dust jacket (without credit for jacket design to front flap), head of spine chipped, short tears at head of front panel and folds, some light toning to rear panel and flap margins, 8voQty: (1)NOTESThe second James Bond adventure in the first state dust jacket.
Fleming (Ian). From Russia, With Love, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1957, pale damp stain to first few leaves and towards end, a couple of small spots to fore margins and edges, original cloth with front cover gun and rose design blocked in bronze and silver, dust jacket, small chip at foot of front fold, 8voQty: (1)
Fleming (Ian). The Man With the Golden Gun, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Jonathan Cape, 1965, small contemporary previous owner inscription to front endpaper & manuscript '18/-' to front pastedown, original black cloth, upper cover with gun blocked in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, dust jacket, contained in contemporary morocco slipcase (spine a little faded), 8voQty: (1)NOTESGilbert A 13 (1.1). A fine copy in the first state binding, with the 'golden gun' blocked in gilt to the front cover. Some 940 copies were produced, according to Gilbert, many of which were sent in advance to Commonwealth countries in order to meet the official publication day. It soon became clear there was a prohibitive cost to producing this design in gilt to the front cover, so the remaining print run of around 81,000 were produced in plain boards.
Johns (W.E.) Biggles Gets His Men, 1950; Biggles Works it Out, 1951; Biggles Follows On, 1952; Biggles and the Black Raider, 1953; Biggles in the Gobi, 1953; Biggles of the Special Air Police, [1953]; Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter, [1954]; Biggles Foreign Legionnaire, 1954; Biggles in Australia, 1955; Biggles Takes Charge, 1956; Biggles Makes Ends Meet, 1957; Biggles of the Interpol, 1957, 1st editions, colour and monochrome illustrations, occasional light spotting and a few stains, contemporary previous owner inscriptions, original cloth (Biggles In Australia covers a little bowed), dust jackets, a few chips and tears, some fading to spines, 8vo, with five others including Worrals Investigates, 1950, The First Biggles Omnibus, 1953, and Return to Mars, 1955Qty: (17)
Lawrence (Thomas Edward, 1888-1935). British Archaeologist, Army Officer, Diplomat and Writer. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, A Triumph, first trade edition, Jonathan Cape, 1935, plates and folding maps as listed, some minor spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern crushed brown morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, 5 raised bands, a few trivial marks, 4toQty: (1)
O'Brian (Patrick). Caesar. The Life Story of a Panda Leopard, 1st edition, London & New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Harry Rountree, one illustration detached, some stains to a few leaves, top edge red, original red cloth, spine and extremities faded, 2nd issue 2/6 dust jacket, spine snd extremities toned, small 4to, together with Beasts Royal, 1st edition, London: Putnam, 1934, colour frontispiece and illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe, some minor spotting, original blue cloth, spine a little faded with some lettering rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket, spine a little rubbed and chipped at ends, small 4toQty: (2)NOTESThe first 2 books by Patrick O'Brian, written aged 15 and 19 respectively under his original name of Richard Patrick Russ.
Peters (Ellis). Monks-hood, 1980; The Leper of Saint Giles, 1981; The Virgin in the Ice, 1982; The Sanctuary Sparrow, 1983; The Devil's Novice, 1983, 1st editions, usual light toning to first 3 textblocks, previous owner blindstamp to Sanctuary front endpaper, original cloth, dust jackets, Leper price-clipped and slight fading to spine, 8vo, with other 'Brother Cadfael' titles including One Corpse Too Many, 1979, Saint Peter's Fair, 1981 (both ex-libris with usual stamps and marks), plus Flight of a Witch, 1964, The Grass Widow's Tale, 1968, and A Means of Grace (written as Edith Pargeter), 1956, together with Davis (Lindsey). The Silver Pigs, 1989; Shadows in Bronze, 1990; Venus in Copper, 1991; The Iron Hand of Mars, 1992, 1st editions, light toning to Venus and Iron Hand textblocks, original cloth, dust jackets, Venus price-clipped, Iron Hand without printed price, some fading to Silver Pigs spine and front panel, 8vo, with other 'Falco' titles by Davis including a 1st US edition of The Silver Pigs, 1989 and A Dying Light in Corduba, Scorpion Press, 1996, limited signed edition 36/99Qty: (64)
Powell (Anthony). 'A Dance to the Music of Time', a complete set of 12 volumes, 1st editions, 1951-75, neat contemporary previous owner inscription 'Anne Olivier Popham, February 1951' (wife of Quentin Bell, Virginia Woolf's nephew, and editor of The Diaries of Virginia Woolf, Hogarth Press 1978-82) to A Question of Upbringing, endpapers of first two titles uniformly toned, bookplates to Acceptance World and Books Do Furnish a Room, original cloth, Acceptance World and Military Philosophers covers partially damp stained, a few small flecked stains to one or two others, dust jackets, a few small chips to first three titles, A Question of Upbringing repaired to verso, Acceptance World and Military Philosophers protective sleeves adhered to rear flaps, some fading to a few spines, 8vo, together with others by Anthony Powell including Afternoon Men, 1931 and Venus berg, 1932 (the author's first and second novels, no jackets), three books inscribed to Powell's friend Miranda Wood (formerly Christen) including Brief Lives and Other Selected Writings, by John Aubrey (edited by Anthony Powell), 1949 and To Keep the Ball Rolling. The Memoirs of Anthony Powell, 4 volumes, 1976-81Qty: (30)
Sillitoe (Alan). The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner, 1st edition, London: W.H. Allen, 1959, partial offsetting to endpapers from flaps, previous owner signature, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, together with Le Carre (John). The Constant Gardener, 1st Canadian edition, Penguin/Viking, 2001, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, presentation inscription from the author to title, plus Spark (Muriel). The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1st edition, London: Macmillan & Co., 1961, bookplate, original cloth, dust jacket, one or two small chips and tears, 8vo, with others including Roger Bannister's First Four Minutes, 1st edition, 1955, signed by the author & Harold Abrahams, John Betjeman's Poems in the Porch, 1954 and The Best of Betjeman, 1978, both inscribed by the poet, Rupert Brooke's "1914" Five Sonnets, 1915 (without the envelope), a Laurie Lee Penguin books 4 volume paperback box set, 1976-78, including Cider With Rosie, each signed by the author, Kingsley Amis's Difficulties With Girls, 1988, signed, plus Len Deighton, Frederick Forsyth (all inscribed by the author) and James Herriott (two titles inscribed)Qty: (39)
Smith (Dodie). I Capture the Castle, 1st US edition, Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1948, illustrations by Ruth Steed, pastedowns a little spotted, original cloth (spine faded, water stain to spine and lower cover), dust jacket, some toning to spine and rear panel, a few small tears, repairs to verso, 8voQty: (1)NOTESPresentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper 'To Auntie Florrie and Muriel, dear friends of mine for as long as I can remember, with much love from Dodie. Doylestown, Pennsylvania. October 1948', together with a loosely inserted Christmas card with an illustration of Wingfield Castle, Suffolk, inscribed 'from Dodie and Alec'. The author's acclaimed first novel, published by Little, Brown & Company in Boston a year before the first UK edition.of 1949. Dodie Smith had moved to the United States with her husband Alec Beesley in the 1940's due to his status as a conscientious objector, settling in Doylestown in Pennsylvania, where feeling homesick for England she was inspired to write I Capture the Castle.
Thatcher (Margaret). The Conservative Party. The First 150 Years, by Sheila Moore, 1st edition, Country Life Books, 1980, foreword by Margaret Thatcher, colour and monochrome illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, light toning to flaps, 4to, signed by Margaret Thatcher and with a presentation inscription by the author 'To Becky' both to front endpaper, together with a photographic print of a schoolgirl Margaret Thatcher, signed, a paperback edition of Statecraft, 2003, signed to title and two unsigned first editions of The Downing Street Years, 1993 and The Path to Power, 1995Qty: (6)
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Return of the King, 1st edition, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1955, folding map at end, light spotting to endpapers, top edge red, original red cloth, 2nd state dust jacket (with reviews to rear flap), spine a little rubbed and toned, a couple of closed tears to panels, 8voQty: (1)NOTESFirst edition, one of 7000 printed, 3rd state text with signature '4' at foot of page 49 and sagging text, previously identified by Wayne Hammond as a first issue point now redesignated by Hammond as a third state printing.
Vonnegut (Kurt). Slaughterhouse Five or the Children's Crusade, 1st UK proof, London: Jonathan Cape, 1970, clear tape residue marks to wrappers verso (with slight show-through to wrappers recto), original wrappers, trial dust jacket (with clear tape residue marks), 8voQty: (1)NOTESRare proof in the trial dust jacket for the first UK edition, the jacket was subsequently changed for the 1st UK trade edition of 1970.
Waugh (Evelyn). Vile Bodies, 1st edition, London: Chapman & Hall, 1930, advertisement leaf at end, original patterned cloth, tear and loss at head of spine, 1st issue dust jacket (with 7/6 price to spine and 'Second Choice' as last listed title on the rear panel), some professional restoration to a portion of spine and front and rear panels, some lettering restored in facsimile to rear panel and spine, relined to verso, 8voQty: (1)NOTESEvelyn Waugh's second novel, a classic satire on the 'Bright Young Things' in the scarce first issue dust jacket.
Wilde (Oscar). Vera; Or, the Nihilists. A Drama in a Prologue, and Four Acts, privately printed, 1902, a few minor spots, rear board detached, original upper wrapper only (lacking lower wrapper, some wear to spine, some stains, clear tape marks and creases to upper wrapper), 4to, limited edition 173/200, together with Wilde v Whistler. Being an Acrimonious Correspondence on Art between Oscar Wilde and James A McNeill Whistler, privately printed, 1906, a few light spots, endpapers toned, original wrappers, tear and loss to rear wrapper, some wear to spine and small chips to edges, 8vo, limited edition of 400 copies [Bloxam, John Francis]. The Priest and the Acolyte, privately printed for presentation only, [1902], some staple rust, light spotting to endpapers, original printed wrappers, a few splits and losses to spine, small stains, 4toQty: (3)NOTESSecond work Mason 625, third work Mason pp. 14-17. The Priest and the Acolyte, by Uranian author John Francis Bloxam first appeared in the magazine The Chameleon, edited by Bloxam in 1894 and wrongly attributed to Oscar Wilde who had only contributed to the publication. The story was used against Wilde during his libel suit against the Marquess of Queensbury in 1895.
Wodehouse (P.G.) Tales of St Austin's, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: A & C Black, 1903, 12 monochrome plates byT.M.R. Whitwell, R. Noel Pocock, and E.F. Skinner, 2 pp. advertisements for 'The Pothunters' and 'A Prefect's Uncle', additional 8 pp. 'Beautiful Books for Boys and Girls' at end, some light spotting to endpapers and fore edges, original red pictorial cloth, spine lettered in gilt (light fading to spine), 8voQty: (1)NOTESMcIlvaine A3a. First issue copy with the quotation marks not closed after The Pothunters and A Prefect's Uncle on title, spine lettering in gold. Unusually in this copy there is an additional 8 page 'Beautiful Books for Boys and Girls' A & C Black advertisements listing 5 Wodehouse 3/6 titles: The Gold Bat, The Pothunters, A Prefect's Uncle, Tales of St Austins and The Head of Kay's inserted at end (The Gold Bat first published in 1904 and The Head of Kay's first published in 1905). The 8 page advertising supplements are usually inserted in the second issues of these titles, but according to McIlvaine not found in any of the reissues of this present title, suggesting this copy was bound up from spare first issue sheets and binding at a slightly later date.
Wodehouse (P.G.) Full Moon, [1947]; Spring Fever, [1948]; Pigs Have Wings, [1952]; Cocktail Time, 1958; Service With a Smile, 1961; Ice in the Bedroom, 1961; Plum Pie, 1966; Company for Henry, 1967; Do Butler's Burgle Banks?, 1968; The Girl in the Blue, 1970, 1st editions, a few minor spots, original cloth (some early extremities faded), dust jacket, most price-clipped, first three titles with some tears and losses, a little fading to a few spines, 8vo, with other 1st editions by Wodehouse including Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin, 1972 and Bachelors Anonymous, 1973 (both in dust jackets), plus Heavy Weather, 1933, Lord Emsworth and Others, 1937, The Code of the Woosters, 1938 and Uncle Fred in the Springtime, 1939 (without jackets)Qty: (25)
THE HEROIC AGE OF POLAR EXPLORATION; a rare Second Arctic Medal for the British Arctic Expedition 1875-76, VICTORIA REGINA 1876 with bust to obverse (des. G. C. Adams), ice-bound vessel to reverse (des. L. C. Wyon), eng. J. Pinches, silver, diameter 35mm, 155 originally issued and 12 duplicates later issued; also a Polar Medal (first type) with 'Antarctic 1907-09', '1910-13', '1914-16' and '1917' clasps, EDWARD VII REX IMPERATOR with bust to obverse (des. G. W. de Saulles), HMS Discovery in winter quarters to reverse (des. E. G. Gillick), bronze, diameter 33mm; both unnamed so possible Proof issues (2). Provenance: These medals have been in the possession of a charitable organisation for many years; The organisation was established during WWI to provide treatment to the thousands of soldiers returning from the trenches and has since evolved into a dedicated charity and nursing home for veterans living their remaining years amongst friends and a team committed to serving those who served us.
A pair of Victorian mahogany hall chairs with carved backs and shaped seats on turned and tapered front supports (one af).Additional InformationOne of the chairs has a split through the top rail, the seat of this chair is loose and will need to be re-glued, further scuffs, scrapes, dirt, discolouration and general wear throughout, will need attention and restoration. The first chair has a further split through the apron beneath the seat at the front.
A large reproduction yew wood coffee table of rounded rectangular form with shaped gallery and square sectioned crossover end supports, length 116cm, and a reproduction mahogany side table with single drawer, twin flaps and fluted legs (2).Additional InformationGeneral surface wear, noticeably to the tips of the galleried edge. There are no castors to the first coffee table, which perhaps it originally would have had.
J W YOUNG; a 4" alloy reel with inscribed circular roundel, a similar slightly later 3 1/2" reel with regulator and an associated spare spool (3).Additional InformationHeavy wear to both reels, but actions appear working. The first reel is shorter on one side of the foot than the other, so will have been damaged and ground down. Heavy pitting throughout.
Three World War I Canadian Issue Medals comprising a War and Victory duo awarded to 160464 Pte. W.J. Stoddart 49-Can.Imf., the War Medal bearing oak leaf, and a single War Medal awarded to 54282 L.Cpl. G.Munro. 18-Can.Imf. (lost clasp and heavily worn) (3).Additional InformationThe single war medal has lost the upper section of the clasp as stated and is heavily worn and scratched with rubbing to the detail. The first two medals with some surface discolouration, rubbing to detail etc.
FILM/CINEMA & PROJECTION INTEREST; approximately fifty film reels of mixed format and interest including Laurel and Hardy That’s My Wife, Liberty, Night Owls, Farewell to Steam (Railway Interest), The Tragic Railway, Full Steam Ahead, glamour interest, Harold Lloyd in Feet First, Flying Scotsman Runs Again, Lookout Buster, Pioneer Micky Cartoon (Disney), ‘Q’ Ships Parts One to Four, Notched, Tilly’s Punctured Romance, Monster of Death, Taxi Barons, Zampa etc.PROVENANCE: The private single owner collection of Trevor Charles Thomas of Stoke on Trent.Additional InformationCases/boxes in worn condition, none of the reels have been tested by us but are from a single owner private collection who took good car
A vintage enamelled sign ‘Bolton, Service Man.’, 33 x 91cm.Additional InformationAs can clearly be seen, there is damage to this sign. The first section around the ‘B’ is damaged, a large section beneath the ‘t’, also to the second ‘o’. Further small losses, damage to the edges and some staining. Slightly misshapen around the edges with a small tear top left corner.
Two car mascots, the first in the form of an Art Deco style bulldog, raised on wooden plinth base, height 14cm, and a reproduction Guy Motors Red Indian example, height 16cm (2).Additional InformationGeneral wear, scratches, scuffs to the paintwork. The dog is loose from the base and has numerous knocks.
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL; a pair of oils on canvas, the first a study of two dogs, the second depicting a sleeping dog beside a cat, both signed with monogrammed initials, 30x 35cm, framed.Additional InformationThe initials appear to be GK within a stylised heart, but they are difficult to read accurately. The first oil has quite a number of small flecks to the paintwork which are missing throughout the image, but it has not been relined or messed with. Some losses to the moulding on the frame. The second oil has areas of loss to the paint lower section, craquelure throughout and some losses to the frame.
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