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Lot 785
A program for the Daily Express Trophy Silverstone meeting September 1957 with pit tag signed by Mike Hawthorn and multi staff with his famous 'Man Ami Mate ' line, also Lofty Jaguars Englands racing manager, a motor racing programme for the Brighton speed trials dated 1950 (Mike Hawthorn's first race), and a Grand Prix 1954 program signed by Reg Parnell and Juan Fanglo on pages 65 and 71. (3) Condition reports for each lot are available on our website.
Lot 297
A Royal Worcester figure group, 'Worcestershire County Cricket Club, 100 years as a first class county 1899-1999', modelled as two cricketers dressed to reflect timeline, before a reticulated black pear tree, on naturalistic base, no.78, height 23cm. Condition reports for each lot are available on our website.
Lot 782
A signed copy of Challenge Me the Race by Mike Hawthorn, signed in blue pen, first edition 1958, published by William Kimber & Co Ltd, with dust jacket, also a photograph of Mike Hawthorne's Jaguar 'D' type 1954, 18.5cm x 23cm, later framed and mounted, a Goodwood 1956 programme and two caricatures of Mike Hawthorn holding trophies. (5) Condition reports for each lot are available on our website.
Lot 207
Modern first and early editions. A collection of 20th century works, all in dust wrappers. The lot to include 1942 The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck publ. Heinemann in unclipped dust wrapper; 1955 Good Morning Miss Dove, a novel by Frances Gray Patton, 7th imp. publ. Victor Gollancz in unclipped dw (ownership inscription to ffep); 1958 The Law by Roger Vailland publ. Jonathan Cape in dw (clipped, price not affected); 1953 The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll illus. Mervyn Peake, 4th imp thus publ. Chatto & Windus in unclipped dw; 1956 Thin Ice by Compton Mackenzie, first ed in unclipped dw; 1957 Room at the Top by John Brain, 2nd imp. publ. Eyre and Spottiswoode; and 1975 Twiggy an Autobiography publ. Hart-David in unclipped dw (some damage to inner flap). 8vo.
Lot 138
1919 Coterie, a Quarterly Art Prose and Poetry ed. Chaman Lall, printed Hendersons. Modernist Art Deco cover design by William Roberts, containing works by Sacheverell Sitwell, E. C. Blunden, Wilfred Owen, Osbert Sitwell, Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, Conrad Aiken, Herbert Read, Edith Sitwell and Aldous Huxley. Publisher's orig. wraps, extremities folded & worn, loss to the tail of the spine, complete with two double sided plates, spotted internally with edges tired. An uncommon copy of this post First World War arts journal, featuring artworks by Turnbull, John Flanagan, Modigliani and Edward Wadsworth. 4to.
Lot 65
1688 Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Authour John Milton. The Fourth Edition, adorn'd with Sculptures. London, printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Bently. The copy of Drury Lane theatre manager & Master of Revels Charles Killigrew, his ownership inscription to title page. Believed to have been sold as either lot 546 or 547 in the 1725 library sale of Killigrew following his death; unidentified in auction since. A working manuscript document, believed used by Killigrew to plan a play of Paradise Lost at Inner Temple or at the court of Queen Anne in 1711; whether performed or not it is unknown. Heavily annotated throughout to margins, with vocal stress directions underlining, notes and other marginalia & annotations throughout, including symbols. Front pastedown annotated with the names of various barristers at the Inner Temple: Warneford, Scroggs Goad, Warden Cobb, Hele, Blencoe, Wagstaff, Bedford, Beaufort, Adenbrook, Crass de Bury, Ashenhurst, Addison, Drake, Hewel & others. First four blanks heavily annotated with names, key words, thematic material & symbols; first leaves of the printed work far more heavily annotated than later leaves, many of which are illustrated with symbols alone. 6pp of subscribers to this edition bound to rear. Lacking orig. engraved plates, many leaves loose, near disbound but in orig. paper covered boards. Accompanied by a typed description of the vendor's research and findings on the history & use of the document. Folio. An exceptional document of early 18th century theatrical importance, possibly performed before the Queen herself. Killigrew was a good friend of John Dryden, who had previously adapted Paradise Lost into an unperformed dramatic libretto titled The State of Innocence, published 1677; Dryden is listed as a subscriber to the work at the rear.
Lot 102
Horror & mystery fiction. Two 1920s works in orig. cloth bindings, comprising 1921 The Wolves of God and Other Fey Stories by Algernon Blackwood and Wilfred Wilson publ. E. P. Dutton & Company, New York; and 1929 In The Shadow by Tod Robbins publ. Elkin Matthews & Marrot Ltd. London. Each in publ. orig. cloth, The Wolves of God with rubbed boards & bumped extremities, binding a touch loose, In the Shadow with spine sl. cocked, extremities spotted & light bumping to head & tail of the spine. Two uncommon first edition collections of mystery short stories. 8vo.
Lot 151
Early 20th century children's literature. A collection of Edwardian & later works. The lot comprising 1944 Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne, 196th printing; 1942 Coucou by Helene Terre, Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes illus. Margaret Tarrant; 1972 Tim's Last Voyage by Edward Ardizzone, first ed. in clipped dw; a collection of works by Violet Needham, including a signed first edition of The Betrayer signed to ffep, as well as first editions of The Red Rose of Rovina, The House of the Paladin (complete with dw), The Boy in Red, The Bell of the Four Evangelists, The Changeling of Monte Lucio with remnants of Boots label to front cover, and a few early reprints; and a collection of 19 early & later editions by Beatrix Potter all publ. F. Warne & Co. Ltd., including The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck, The Tale of Peter Rabbit; The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse, The Tale of Pigling Bland, Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes, etc, some in dust wrappers, some lacking spines, etc. Largest 4to.
Lot 99
Kagawa, Toyohiko. 1925 Before the Dawn, translated from the Japanese by I. Fukumoto and T. Satchell. Author's presentation copy, with inscription to ffep To Dame Adelaine Anderson with author's compliments, Toyohiko Kagawa April 22 1925, also complete with a letter to Dame Anderson from the author on Toyo-Kwan Hotel letterheaded paper, expressing his thanks, and a copy of his business card. Publ. Chatto & Windus, first ed. Full cloth binding with paper spine label, light bumping to extremities & occ. mark to the boards, otherwise smart. A scarce first edition & presentation copy between these two labour activists, known for work in Japan and China respectively on child labour and women's suffrage. 8vo.
Lot 111
Childish, Billy. Six first edition collections of poetry & verses. The lot comprising 1999 huddie publ. hangman books, the verses contained in English & Dutch; 1991 Like A God I Love All Things publ. Hangman Books; 1994 Poems to break the harts of impossible princesses publ. hangman books; 1994 Days with a Hart like a Dog signed & dedicated to Caroline by Billy to the title page, publ. hangman books; 2004 the 1st green horse god has ever made publ. Urban Fox Press with orig. woodblock stamp to front flap; and 2005 the man with the gallows eyes with tipped in original woodcut to front blank, signed billy & numbered 3/100. Each presented in the smart original paperback wraps. 8vo.
Lot 92
A cased collection of early 20th century 1920s mounted photographs presented in a contemporary calf briefcase. The photographs including depictions of people ice skating on a frozen lake - possibly Rostherne Mere, tree felling near Hildenborough, farming scenes of sheep and horses, Salisbury Plain, snowfall in North Wales, sunset at Windsor, sunset in Ashdown forest, a photograph depicting the fire inferno caused by the Holborn Explosion of 1928, 1928 photograph of London from the River, the Seven Sisters cliffs near Eastbourne, fishing boats at Yarmouth, deer crossing the stream at Skye, Snowdonia, the Forest of Dean, Albery, Hertfordshire, Hadrian's Wall and the Lizard, Cornwall. Twenty-six mounted photographs, one unmounted photograph with The Times copyright to verso. Presented in calf leather case produced by the Grays Inn Trunk Stores WC1, S. I. T. S. Ltd. Safety First. Case measures approx. 31cm x 35cm x 11cm, each photograph approx. 24cm x 19.5cm excluding mount.
Lot 40
First Civil War interest. circa 1642 The Second Part of Vox Populi. Being the Peoples Report unto the King, upon the Severall Appeales Declared in his Majesties Name. An Egge long since hatcht and covered, and now fledg'd, and upon the Wing towards the Deserts, of his Majesties present abode. May it prove a Dove with an Olive branch to prepare his Resting on these His Mountaines of Ararat. No printer stated, unbound, top edge red, woodcut initial; edgewear to lower corner resulting in some loss, discolouration to edges commensurate with age, general edgewear & light loss not affecting text block. A scarce pamphlet in support of King Charles I against Parliament on the cusp of the onset of the First Civil War, detailing the 'great and imminent danger' presented by the Papists. Unbound, 4to, 12pp.
Lot 135
Powell, Enoch. 1965 A Nation Not Afraid - the Thinking of Enoch Powell, ed. John Wood. First edition, publ. Batsford. Two signed letters from Powell to George Clark Esq. tipped in to ffep, each typewritten dated 1992 and with hand written addressee & signed Enoch, regarding meeting at the Conservative Lawyers & a lent booklet on Maastricht. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding in orig. unclipped dust wrapper, some light wear to the extremities & edges, spine a touch chipped at the head, a mark to the front cover affecting Powell's chin, otherwise smart. 8vo.
Lot 188
Erotica & eroticism. A collection of seven vintage works, three with photographic erotic illustrations. The lot comprising madonna sex photographed by Steven Meisel, art directed by Fabien Baron, ed. Glenn O'Brien, produced Callaway & published by Martin Secker & Warburg, orig. metal wraps on ringbinder, illustrated with photographic colour plates; 1999 Pornography, the Secret History of Civilisation by Isabel Tang, first ed. publ. Channel 4 Books; 1996 Eric Kroll's Fetish Days 1996 publ. Taschen, unused ringbinder personal calendar with photographic erotic plates; and four Venus Editions, each with multiple erotic novels / short stories, titles including Regine, The Boudoir, Adventures of a Schoolboy, Pleasure Bound, etc. Largest folio.
Lot 100
Popish Plot. A collection of fourteen 17th century pamphlets relating to the Popish Plot, including impeachments & trial reports. Comprising: The Report of the Committee of the Commons, Appointed to Examine the Proceedings of the Judges, including the Resolutions of the Commons for the Impeachment of the Judges (being William Scroggs, Sir Thomas Jones & Sir Richard Weston), 145-147, 139-142, 153-159; 1679 The Information of David Morris, presented to His Majesty in Council by Mr. David Morris and Mr. John Serjeant, 5-7; 1678 Articles of Impeachment of High Treason against Thomas Earl of Danby Lord High Treasurer of England, 7-10; Jesuita Vapulans: or a Whip for the Fool's Back, and a Gag for his Foul Mouth, in a just Vindication of Sixteen Noble Peers of the Realm, Petitioning the King, 1-2; 1679 An Impartial Account of Divers Remarkable Proceedings the last sessions of Parliament Relating to the Horrid Popish Plot, 1-2; 1678 A Sermon at the Funeral of Sir Edmund-Berry Godfrey, one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace, who was Barbarously Murdered, 42pp; 1680 The Humble Address of the House of Commons, resented to his Majesty upon Tuesday the 21th day of December 1680, 133-143; 1680 An Exact and True Narrative of the Late Popish Intrigue to form a Plot, and then to cast the Guilt and Odium thereof upon the Protestants, collected by Col. Roderick Mansell, 1-68, 99-105; Articles of Impeachment of High Treason and other Crimes and Offences against William Earl of Powis, William Viscount Stafford, Henry Lord Arundel of Wardour, William Lord Petre, and John Lord Bellaris, now Prisoners in the Tower, 3-6; 1672 The Information of Mr. James Carroll, Junior, of the City of Dublin...the first discoverer of the Horrible and Bloody Irish Plot against the Protestants of that Kingdom, taken upon Oath before the Right Worshipful Sir George Treby, 12pp; 1680 The Report from the Committee of the Commons in Parliament to consider the Petition of Sir Richard Thompson of Bristol and the Resolution for his Impeachment; 161-164 followed by misnumbered 161-164; 1680 The Report of the Committee for Receiving Informations concerning the Popish Plot; upon the Complaint of Mr. Peter Norris, 123-129; An Intimation of the Deputies of the States General, in a late discourse with Mr. Sidney Extraordinary Envoy from His Majesty of Great Britain, 4pp; and 1681 The Arraignment and Plea of Edward Fitzharris Esq., 1-66. All presented unbound or disbound, edgewear & age-toning commensurate with age. A fascinating collection of loose pamphlets relating to the fictitious plot ignited by Titus Oates, which resulted in the trials and executions of twenty-two men.
Lot 198
An early 20th century library set of Mediaeval Towns publ. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. from c1900-1930. Thirty titles, incl. The Story of Rome, The Story of Venice, Toledo, Siena, Cairo, Prague, Constantinople, Rouen, Brussels, London, Milan, Oxford, Nurembourg, Verona, & others. Some first editions, many later editions. Illustrated by various hands, incl. Dora Noyes, H. M. James, Elizabeth Hartley, K. Kimball etc. Authors incl. Theodore Andrea Cook, Stanley Lane-Poole, Ernest Gilliat-Smith, Cecil Headlam etc. Thirty volumes of thirty nine. All in the publisher's orig. full cloth bindings, decorative gilt spines & details to front boards, spines discoloured with age & with the odd stain, prior ownership inscriptions to ffep, otherwise a lovely collection exploring Europe during the Medieval period. Small 8vo.
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Lot 161
Dr. Seuss [pseud. Theodore Seuss Geisel]. A collection of seven first & early editions of Dr. Seuss's popular illustrated children's works, maj. in publisher's pictorial boards & all bar one publ. Random House. Comprising The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins in gloss wraps; c1967 If I Ran the Zoo; c1967 Horton Hears a Who!; Horton Hatches the Egg, The Cat in the Hat & The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Beginner Books editions; and Fox in Socks, also Beginner Books ed. All generally smart, lightly bumped to extremities, some occ. pen & pencil scribbles noticeable to Fox in Socks in particular, all lacking dws, otherwise a fun vintage collection. 4to.
Lot 209
Modern first & early editions. A collection of works. Comprising 1988 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, first U.S. edition publ. Viking with complete number line in unclipped dw (some wear & occ. stain to lower edge); 1989 The Sirens Sang of Murder, a Mystery by Sarah Caudwell publ. Delacorte Press in unclipped dust wrapper, some closed tears to lower edge of cover; 1945 Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, fourth printing publ. The Viking Press in smart dw, rear cover a touch age-toned & spine a little sunned; 1966 The Crystal World by J. B. Ballard publ. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, stated Book Club edition to dw, upper edge blue, some wear to the head of the spine of dw; and 1985 Here Lies Eric Ambler an Autobiography publ. Farrar Straus Giroux in unclipped dw, label to tail of the spine & some bumping to the head of the spine. 8vo.
Lot 130
Waugh, Evelyn. 1930 Vile Bodies. First edition, stated sixth impression, publ. Chapman & Hall. Publisher's orig. full marbled cloth binding, gilt titles to spine, which is lightly cocked, minor shelfwear, internally exceptionally clean, with no inscriptions. An exceptionally smart & bright early impression of Waugh's satirical novel on the Bright Young Things. 8vo.
Lot 91
Kipling, Rudyard. A collection of five smart early 20th century works regarding or by Kipling. The lot comprising1904 Traffics and Discoveries, first edition publ. Macmillan & Co. Limited, in second state dust wrapper with blue ink lettering, one water spot to spine, which is only lightly sunned; small closed tear to head of the spine pencil inscr. to ffep; 1916 Sea Warfare publ. Macmillan & Co. Limited, publ. orig. cloth; 1918 Twenty Poems publ. Methuen & Co. Ltd, publ. orig. paper wraps; The Kipling Guide Book by W. Roberton, orig. full cloth binding; and 1899 Rudyard Kipling, a Biographical Sketch by Charles Eliot Norton, lim ed. of 100, this being No. 79, publ. original paper covered boards, discoloured to edges and spine. Largest 8vo.
Lot 195
Tolkien, J. R. R. A collection of vintage works by Tolkien and companion volumes to his works. Comprising 1979 Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien, foreword & notes by Christopher Tolkien, publ. George Allen & Unwin, first ed. in slipcase; 1979 A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day publ. Mitchell Beazley Publishers, in orig. smart dust wrapper (spine a touch sunned & bumped to head); 1990 Bilbo's Last Song illus. Pauline Baynes publ. Unwin in near fine unclipped dw; 1991 The Hobbit adapted by Charles Dixon & Sean Deming illus. David Wenzel, in publ. orig. gloss wraps (light edgewear); 1976 The Tolkien Companion by J. E. A. Tyler publ. Macmillan, publ. orig. unclipped dust wrapper, chipped to head of front hinge & a touch bumped; 2016 The Battles of Tolkien by David Day, first ed. in orig. soft gum plastic wraps, blind stamped illustrations; 1972 Master of Middle-Earth by Paul Kocher publ. Thames & Hudson, publ. orig. unclipped dw, small school lib. stamp to ffep; 1988 The Book of Lost Tales in clipped dw, 7th imp, dw chipped to head of the spine at rear board; and 2007 70th Anniversary Edition of The Hobbit publ. Harper Collins, presented in slipcase & dw. A smart collection of works by & relating to Tolkien's world as explored in his magnum opus Lord of the Rings trilogy. Largest square 4to.
Lot 46
Ishuguro, Kazuo et al. 1981 Stories by New Writers. Publ. Faber and Faber. Containing works by J. K. Klavans, Steven Kupfer, Tim Owens and Amanda Hemingway as well as Ishiguro. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding in unclipped dust wrapper, one bump to tail of the spine & light bumping to the head of the spine, some light discolouration to spine, pen price inscription to ffep, otherwise a very smart & uncommon first edition of Ishiguro's first appearance in book form, featuring three of his short stories: A Strange and Sometimes Sadness, Waiting for J, and Getting Poisoned. 8vo.
Lot 8
Vonnegut, Kurt. 1968 Mother Night. First UK edition, published by Jonathan Cape. Publisher's original full cloth binding in clipped dust wrapper as issued designed by Peter Gibberd; spine lightly sunned, minor wear to extremities & spotting to foredge but otherwise an exceptionally smart copy. 8vo.
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Lot 192
Le Carre, John [pseudonym of David Cornwell]. 1974 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. First edition, publ. Hodder and Stoughton. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding in clipped duw stapper, some chipping to extremities and the head and tail of the spine, which is a touch sunned, edge a touch spotted, corner of ffep clipped, faux facsimile signature of the author in pencil to title page, internally smart otherwise. 8vo.
Lot 172
Children's literature. Gruelle, Johnny:- A collection of four vintage mid century Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy books. The lot comprising Raggedy Ann Stories, 149th ed. publ. P. F. Volland; 1972 Raggedy Ann and the Daffy Taffy Pull a Hallmark Pop-up Book (worn & with pencil scribbles to first page); 1960 Raggedy Andy Stories publ. The Bobbs-Merrill Company; and 1960 Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Nice Fat Policeman publ. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Generally smart, some bumping to extremities, loss to front board of Raggedy Ann Stories. 4to.
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Lot 5
[Abbott, Edwin A. as A Square]. 1884 Flatland, a Romance of Many Dimensions. First edition, first issue, publ. Seeley & Co. Publisher's orig. card wraps with pictorial glassine dust wrapper, some discolouration & age toning to dw commensurate with age, light loss to bumped extremities and to the tail of the spine, the odd small stain to front & one or two spots, pencil squiggle to verso of wrapper, no prior ownership inscriptions, half title present, edges uncut and the odd spot to first and final leaves, binding tight & pages generally clean. A scarce first edition of Edwin Abbott Abbott's satirical novella commentating on Victorian society, better remembered for its depiction of dimensions, complete in the less common glacine wraps. 4to.
Lot 123
Jerome, Jerome K. 1889 Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the Dog) & Diary of a Pilgrimage (and Six Essays). First editions, publ. J. W. Arrowsmith, Bristol. Three Men in a Boat with illustrations by A. Frederics, the latter illustrated by G. G. Fraser. Both in publisher's orig. full cloth binding, bumped to head and tails of the spines and extremities, Pilgrimage with boards a touch soiled and spine a little cocked, ownership inscription to half title page, binding exposed at front hinge, advertisement for Three Men in a Boat to front pastedown, binding strained & loosening throughout; Three Men in a Boat smarter with light rubbing to boards, ownership inscr. to half title & the odd spot. 8vo.
Lot 109
Cremer, William Henry (ed.). The Magician's Own Book, Recreations in Chemistry, Acoustics, Legerdemain, Electricity, Performances with Cups and Balls, Eggs, Hats, Coin, Books etc. A new edition with 200 practical illustrations. Publ. John Grant, Edinburgh. Publisher's orig. decorative blue full cloth binding with black blind stamped illustrations to front board and spine, gilt titles to spine, ownership inscr. in pencil to top edge & ffep, some light bumping to extremities, spotting to edges & to bottom of first and final leaves. An interesting early 20th century new edition on magic and magic tricks. 8vo.
Lot 199
Modern first editions. A collection of works by Anthony Burgess, William Golding and Saul Bellow, comprising first & early editions all in dust wrappers. Comprising 1997 The Actual 3rd imp. publ. Viking; 1994 It All Adds Up, first imp. publ. Viking; and 1964 Herzog, first UK ed. publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1976 A Long Trip to Teatime publ. Dempsey & Squires in clipped dust wrapper; 1993 A Dead Man in Deptford, 3rd imp. publs. Hutchinson; 1987 Little Wilson and Big God publ. Heinemann; 1990 You've Had Your Time publ. Heinemann; 1974 Napoleon Symphony publ. Alfred Knopf (flaps of dw pasted to book resulting in discolouration); 1995 The Double Tongue publ. Faber & Faber; and 1984 The Paper Men publ. Faber & Faber, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. All in smart condition with just light shelfwear. 8vo.
Lot 203
Lawrence, David Herbert. A collection of first & early editions, maj. lacking dust wrappers. The lot comprising 1932 Lady Chatterley's Lover publ. Martin Secker, second printing with ownership bookplate to front pastedown; 1933 Love Among the Haystacks and Other Pieces publ. Martin Secker; 1932 The Lovely Lady publ. Martin Secker; 1932 The Collected Poems of D. H. Lawrence publ. Martin Secker (damaged & stained cloth binding); 1932 Assorted Articles publ. Martin Secker for the New Adelphi Library & 1934 Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine also for the New Adelphi Library; 1930 Assorted Articles publ. Martin Secker, first ed. in dw (significant loss to spine & rear board of dw); 1933 Lorenzo in Taos by Mabel Dodge Luhan publ. Martin Secker; and 1946 The Ship of Death and Other Poems publ. Faber, sixth ed. in dw. 8vo.
Lot 182
Joyce, James. A collection of five early impressions in dust wrappers. The lot comprising 1948 Stephen Hero publ. Jonathan Cape, third impression; 1945 Chamber Music publ. Jonathan Cape, seventh impression; 1964 Finnegan's Wake, third edition publ. Faber and Faber; and 1946 Dubliners publ. Jonathan Cape in clipped dw, price not affected. Along with 1930 James Joyce's Ulysses by Stuart Gilbert publ. Faber & Faber, first ed. lacking dust wrapper. All other volumes in generally smart dust wrappers, Finnegan's Wake with some ink stains to front cover, lightly chipped to head & tail of spines, tape residue to ffep & front pastedown of said volume, Dubliners with a few small closed tears to the verso of dw, spine a touch sunned, Stuart Gilbert work a little more bumped & worn, odd mark to boards. 8vo.
Lot 43
Bateman, Henry Mayo. Two 1920s first edition satirical cartoon works in dust wrappers. The lot comprising 1922 Suburbia, Caricatured by H. M. Bateman; and 1923 Adventures at Golf. Both published Methuen & Co. Ltd. London, both presented in original unclipped dust wrappers; some edgewear and loss to the corners, some stains & discolouration, a closed tear affecting the M of H M to Adventures at Golf, loss to the head of the spine affecting rear of dust wrapper, open tear to the verso of Suburbia, otherwise internally clean & firmly bound. An uncommon set in original dust wrappers. 4to.
Lot 208
First editions. A collection of first & early editions. The lot comprising 1928 Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror ed. Dorothy L. Sayers & publ. Victor Gollancz & 1931 second series of the same, both in orig. black cloth; 1935 Testament of Youth - an Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 by Vera Brittain publ. Victor Gollancz; 1905 The Adventures of Cock Robin and his Mate by R. Kearton publ. Cassell & Company, second imp.; A. J. Alan's Second Book publ. Hutchinson & Co.; and 1945 Complete Poems of Rupert Brooke, 6th imp. in half crushed morocco publ. Sidgwick and Jackson. 8vo. All in very smart condition, with just minor shelfwear. 8vo.
Lot 89
Keneally, Thomas. 1964 The Place at Whitton. First edition, publ. Cassell, London. Signed & dated 24 May 2007 by the author to the title page. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding in unclipped dust wrapper, some light discolouration and wear to extremities. evidence of restoration along the head & occ. loss to the ink. Along with 1976 Season in Purgatory, first edition publ. Collins, in publisher's orig. full cloth binding in unclipped dust wrapper, light wear & sunning to spine otherwise smart condition. 8vo.
Lot 181
Crane, Walter (illus.) 1882 Household Stories from the Collection of the Bros Grimm, translated from the Germany by Lucy Crane and done into Pictures by Walter Crane. Publ. Macmillan & Co. First Crane edition, large paper copy. Publisher's orig. navy cloth binding with gilt borders & titles to spine, a few marks and stains to the boards, head of spine a touch bumped as are extremities, 1943 gift inscrpition in pencil to ffep, frontispiece & spotted tissueguard present (tear to edge), otherwise internally clean & smart. 8vo.
Lot 1
Orwell, George. 1935 The Clergyman's Daughter. First edition, publ. Victor Gollancz Ltd. Publisher's original full cloth binding, yellow lettering to spine, lacking dust wrapper as is common with this work, wear & occ. staining to boards, lettering faded to publisher's details on spine, extremities bumped resulting in some loss, spine a little cocked & starting to the top of the joints, contemp. date inscription in pencil to front pastedown, both hinges with binding exposed & tender, odd spot internally, otherwise clean. A Clergyman's Daughter is exceptionally scarce in any edition, owing to Orwell's disdain towards the work, which he demanded not be reprinted 'in any edition' following his death. It is more experimental in form than his popular works of the 1940s, Animal Farm and 1984, and was printed in a run of 2,000 copies, of which this is the fifth to appear at auction in the original cloth in the last 35 years. 8vo.
Lot 52
Military First World War interest. A collection of First World War works, accounts and histories. The lot comprising Over and Above by J. E. Gurdon in dw (half spine lacking to dw); Germany's Violations of the Laws of War 1914-1915; The War 1914, War-Birds Diary of an Unknown Aviator; Chums of the Northern Patrol by E. L. Mackeag in dw; The Campaign in Mesopotamia Vol III only; In Kut and Captivity by Sandes, ex lib. in library binding; THe Fifth Army by Gough; War Letters to a Wife by Rowland Feilding; London County Council Record of War Service; Khaki and Gown - an autobiography by Field Marshal Lord Birdwood; The Pageant of the Years by Philip Gibbs; British Campaigns in the Near East 1914-1918 by Edmund Dane; The Story of the 55th Division 1916-1919; The History of the 89th Brigade 1914-1918 (rebacked in modern cloth); and History of the 40th Division by Lt. Col. F. F. Whitton. Maj. in publisher's orig. cloth, generally smart, with the ex lib vol and one or two others a little more worn than others. 8vo.
Lot 49
Doyle, Arthur Conan. 1902 The Strand, an Illustrated Monthly edited by George Newnes. Vol. XXIII January to June. Publ. George Newnes Ltd. Contemp. half straight grain morocco binding, gilt title & vol no. 23 to spine, rubbed to extremities and the head of the spine more noticeably than the tail, red spotted edges, no prior ownership inscriptions, clean internally with binding generally firm. Containing The Hound of the Baskervilles serialised in the Strand Magazine (preceding its first edition in book form), this being the conclusion of Conan Doyle's third novel to feature Sherlock Holmes from No. 133 - No. 136, illustrated by Sydney Paget. 8vo.
Lot 36
Rowling, J. K. A complete set of all seven Harry Potter novels, some later impressions, some first editions, all hardbacks in dust wrappers. Published by Bloomsbury. Comprising Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 30th imp; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 32nd imp; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 30th imp (particularly sunned to spine); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, stated first edition; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, stated first edition; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, stated first edition (orig. price label to front board); and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, stated first edition. No prior ownership inscriptions, a rather smart collection featuring the popular boy wizard. 8vo.
Lot 14
du Maurier, Daphne. 1938 Rebecca. First edition, first impression, publ. Victor Gollancz Limited. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding, Rebecca in gilt to front board & gilt titles to spine, spine a trifle cocked, light bumping to tail of the spine, extremities similarly a touch bumped, no prior ownership inscriptions. A very smart first edition of this gothic mystery, produced as an Alfred Hitchcock film two years following publication. 8vo.
Lot 55
Kipling, Rudyard. 1914 If - . Publ. Macmillan and Co. Limited. A scarce early separate edition in paper wraps of this timeless classic poem by Kipling, first penned in 1895 in tribute to Leander Starr Jameson following his failed raid in the Boer War, and first published in Rewards and Fairies in 1910. Publisher's orig. paper wraps, some light spotting & age-toning externally, some foxing to four leaves internally. Disbound as issued. An uncommon survivor in pamphlet form of this poem, which has remained popular in the century following its publication, voted the UK's favourite poem in a public poll in 1996. 16mo.
Lot 24
Bindings. Homer & Pope, Alexander (trans.):- 1796-7 The Odyssey of Homer and the Iliad of Homer. A New Edition, with additional Notes, Critical and Illustrative by Gilbert Wakefield. Printed by Bye and Law for T. Longman et al. Contemp. full straight scarlet grain morocco binding, gilt tooled spine & titles, boards blind stamped and with gilt borders featuring central crest of Trinity College Dublin to front boards; spines discoloured & rubbed, resulting in some loss, particularly to the tails of the spines, extremities rather bumped & with some loss; edges all gilt, 1833 prize bookplate to front pastedown & later Royal Victoria Yacht Club library bookplate to ffep. First volume of the Iliad complete with engraved folding plate of the shield of Achilles, frontispiece portrait of Homer loosening but present. Odyssey complete with the Battle of Frogs and Mice bound to final volume. A lovely 18th century edition of this important Greek epic translation. 8vo.
Lot 134
Powys, Theodore Francis. 1927 Mr. Weston's Good Wine. Signed limited edition publ. Chatto & Windus, with drawings by George Charlton. Signed to limitations page & numbered No. 461 of 660, also with a hand copied passage from the work in the author's hand signed Theodore Francis Powys to ffep. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding, bumped to extremities & some rubbing to board, head & tail of spine bumped, internally clean. A signed limited first edition of Powys' most popular work, an allegorical novel with God alluded to in the form of wine merchant Mr. Weston. 8vo.
Lot 157
Shakespeare, William. c1880 The Library Shakspeare. Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert, George Cruikshank, and R. Dudley. Publ. William Mackenzie. Eight volumes in the publisher's original green cloth, gilt decorative front boards and spines featuring portrait of the author to front board, bumping to the heads & tails of the spines and extremities, some occ. light rubbing, all edges gilt, some occ. spotting & age toning internally, otherwise a smart set. Along with 1996 The Norton Facsimile of the First Folio of Shakespeare, second edition prepared by Charles Hinman, presented in slipcase with portrait to front cover of case. Folio.
Lot 117
Bath local interest. A collection of three pamphlets & leaflets and a signed first edition. The lot comprising 1948 The Georgian Buildings of Bath from 1700 to 1830 by Walter Ison, signed & dedicated to Dorothy and Crofton to title page, publ. Faber & Faber and lacking dw; 1938 The Bath Music Festival under the Direction of Maurice Miles programme, including orchestra and opera performances, and including performances led by conductor Henry James Wood; 1965 Bath Festival, arr. with Yehudi Menuhin, souvenir programme; and 1938 City of Bath re-opening of the Historic Assembly Rooms notice regarding the October 18th Hospital Ball with Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent present. An interesting collection on Bath's history, both 20th century and prior. 4to.
Lot 190
Carroll, Lewis. 1876 The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits. First edition, first printing with error Baker for Butcher on page 83. Publ. Macmillan and Co., with nine illustrations by Henry Holiday. Publisher's orig. pictorial cloth, spine with loss of 3" to the head and 0.5" to the tail, rest of the spine loose at rear joint, spine cocked, extremities bumped and discoloured, all edges gilt, 20th century ownership inscr. to half title, tissue guard & frontispiece present, title page spotted and some spots & marks throughout. 8vo.
Lot 118
Children's literature. Kipling, Rudyard & Carroll, Lewis:- 1902 Just So Stories for Little Children, first edition publ. Macmillan and Co. Limited & with illustrations by the author; along with a 1910 later edition of The Story of Sylvie and Bruno, illus. Harry Furniss publ. Macmillan and Co. Limited. Each in orig. full cloth binding with wear, Just So Stories with backstrip of spine loose to rear joint, loss to the head and tail & discolouration, Sylvie & Bruno a touch grubby to the boards with bumping to the extremities and head & tail of the spine; internally bindings are loosening a touch in places, pages clean. Largest 4to.
Lot 19
Poetry. Riding, Laura:- 1930 Poems, a Joking Word. First edition, publ. Jonathan Cape. Publisher's original full cloth binding in unclipped dust wrapper, closed tear to tail of the joint, head of the spine a touch chipped & spine sunned, extremities of dw bumped resulting in some loss, some soiling to flaps, Foyles stamp to front pastedown concealed by dw, edges spotted. A scarce first edition collection of verses by female American poet Riding, known for her relationship and association with Robert Graves. 8vo.
Lot 200
Walpole, Horace. 1797 The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. from the Original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto. A New Edition with Plates, printed for E. Jeffery. Illustrated with seven engraved plates incl. frontispiece. Contemp. speckled calf boards, rebacked with new spine. Extremities bumped, spine with a touch of rubbing, odd scratch to boards, marbled endpapers, spine reinforced at gutters, Victorian ownership inscription to verso of ffep, pages a touch age-toned and with the odd spot. An 18th century edition of this influential ghost novel, considered the first gothic novel. 8vo.
Lot 64
Rackham, Arthur (illus.) & Thomson, Hugh. 1907 & 1909 The Ingoldsby Legends illus. Arthur Rackham; two copies, 1907 copy publ. J. M. Dent & Co. with inscription to front endpaper, 1909 copy publ. William Heinemann with library plate to end paper; and two works illustrated by Hugh Thomson, comprising The Admirable Crichton by J.M. Barrie and The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Publ. Hodder & Stoughton. All with light bumping to the head & tail of the spine, occ. slight wear, bindings generally firm, occ. spotting to the first & final leaves. 4to.
Lot 2
Rowling, J. K. 2012 The Casual Vacancy. First edition, publ. Little, Brown. Flat signed by Rowling to title page in marker pen; complete with loosely inserted ticket to see J. K. Rowling at the Forum, Bath on the 8th March 2013 as part of the Independent Bath Literature Festival, presumably when the work was signed. Publisher's orig. full cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper, some light marks to the spine of the dw & handling marks to dw, odd spot to the edge of the signed title page, at which point binding is a trifle strained, top edge a touch discoloured and spotted, as is the foree-dge, otherwise a good signed first edition by one of the most popular authors of this century, best known for her creation of Harry Potter and the Wizarding World. 8vo.
Lot 162
Graves, Robert & Lawrence, D. H. A collection of modern first & early editions. The lot comprising 1959 The White Goddess in dw, publ. Faber & Faber; 1950 Claudius the God in dw publ. Methuen; 1947 King Jesus publ. Cassell; 1944 The Golden Fleece publ. Cassell, first ed.; 1929 A Survey of Modernist Poetry by Laura Riding & Robert Graves, publ. Heinemann; 1931 Lars Porsena, 6th imp. publ. Kegan Paul in dw; and 1929 Goodbye to All That, 3rd im. publ. Jonathan Cape. Generally very smart condition, some light shelf wear & bumping. 8vo.
Lot 44
Sporting & hunting interest. 1914 Modern Pig Sticking by Major A. E. Wardrop. Illustrated by Lionel Edwards, Captain J. K. Gatacre et al. First edition, publ. Macmillan and Co. Limited, presented in second edition dust wrapper. Publisher's orig full cloth binding in unclipped dust wrapper; some wear to extremities and head & tail of the spine, dust wrapper very worn with losses to extremities, spine near loose from front cover, loss to the tail and extremities, stated second edition to spine. Ownership bookplate to front pastedown, 1970 & 1980s ownership inscriptions to ffep, binding exposed & strained at the title page, occ. spotting internally. A first edition on the wild boar hunts in India, presented in the later 2nd ed. dust wrapper. 8vo.
Lot 59
Thomson, James. 1805 The Seasons. Embellished with engravings on wood by Bewick, from Thurston's designs. Printed for James Wallis by T. Bensley, 1805. Contemp. full diced calf binding, extremities bumped and worn, some rubbing to boards, smoke damge to extremities and tail of the spine, front hinge worn with front board near loose; gilt titles and decoration to spine, marbled edges. Contemp. inscription to ffep, St. Leyer Palmer to his Friend Wm. Jas. Smith & a later Victorian inscription by Smith. Pages spotted and age-toned as common with this edition. Engravings by Bewick with tissue guard protectors. The first Bewick edition of Thomson's popular collection of seasonal poetry. 8vo.
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