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Lot 51
A silver and enamel pencil, by William Wright Ltd, Birmingham 1914, the pull-off cover reveals the pencil, the body applied with various enamel flags of the six Allied powers of the First World War, and inscribed 'FOR " A SCRAP OF PAPER" 1914', with a ring attachment, length 8.2cm. Belgium was established in 1839 and its independence was guaranteed by the Great Powers under the Treaty of London. When, on 4th August 1914, the British Ambassador in Berlin protested to the German Chancellor that German troops had invaded Belgium and threatened military intervention unless they were withdrawn immediately, the Chancellor dismissed the threat by contemptuously suggesting that Great Britain could not possibly be considering a general European War on the basis of that mere "scrap of paper" [i.e. the 1839 Treaty of London].
Lot 522
A Victorian silver-gilt regimental ewer and pair of goblets, by Stephen Smith, London 1868, slender vase form, engraved fern decoration and engraved with the badge of the 9th Lancers, inscribed 'Surgeon Major Robert Lewer from the Officers of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, Kabul; 1880', on a circular foot, the goblets with similar fern decoration and engraved with the badge of the 9th Lancers, in a fitted case, height of ewer 35cm, approx. weight 37oz. (3) Surgeon Major Robert Lewer was born in Wimborne Dorset in 3 October 1835. In the Afghan war he was in medical charge of the 9th Lancers on the Khyber line in the first campaign, and then he went on to be acting brigade surgeon for the cavalry brigade on the Kabul-Kandahar march.
Lot 1166
SAMUEL BECKETT: STIRRINGS STILL; ILLUSTRATED BY LOUIS LE BROQUY first edition number 64/200, signed by the author and artist, original vellum-backed cloth embossed gilt design to front cover; sepia lithographed frontispiece, seven other lithographed plates and a text illustration, contained in original cloth slip-case
Lot 1174A
EISENHOWER SIGNALS TO MAIN 30 CORPS CONFIRMING UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF GERMAN FORCES 7 MAY a single telex sheet, black ink on thin paper with pierced holes to either side, sent from Main Second Army 071010B to Main 30 Corps, reading 'G0832 (.) Following SIgnal has been received from Shaef (.) Quote (.) FIRST (.) A rep of the German High Comd signed the unconditional surrender of all German land sea and air forces in Europe to the allied expeditionary force and simultaneously to the Soviet High Comd at 0141 hrs central European time 7 May under which all forces will cease active op at 0001B hrs 9 May (.) SECOND (.) Effective immediately all offensive ops by allied expeditionary force will cease and tps will remain in present posns (.) Moves involved in occupational duties will continue (.) Due to difficulties of comn there may be some delay in similar orders reaching enemy tps so full defensive precautions will be taken (.) THIRD (.) Down to and incl divs tactical air comd and gps base secs and equivalent (.) No repeat no release will be made to the press pending and announcement by the head of the three governments (.) Signed Eisenhover unquote BT 071010B', with some staining and vertical and horizontal folds, some tears to the paper, 24cm x 21cm Provenance: This lot is associated with lot 1174. When James Moonie was liberated from a POW camp in Rastow, Mecklenburg by American forces. The vendor has informed McTear's that Moonie picked up this signal from a telex machine situated in the American base and carried it with him.
Lot 1182
VICTORIAN COPPER POWDER FLASK with embossed stag's head motif above cartouche depicting huntsman and hounds, contained within an acorn leaf border, 23.5cm long; together with two other smaller copper powder flasks, the first with cartouche depicting a rutting stag, the body of the flask with woven designs, the other flask with a cartouche depicting three stags withing HIghland landscape, 21cm long and 19.5cm long respectively (3)
Lot 100
GENERAL ANTIQUARIAN:1. Wright, G N: Ireland Illustrated. Fisher, 1831, 1st edn. with 40 plates (80 views). 4to. Light damp stain to some corners and edges; occasional foxing;2. Sutherland, G: The South Australian Company. Longmans,1898, 1st edn. Plates and illustrated. Modern half leather. VG;3. The Gentleman's and Citizen's Almanack; Bound with: The English Registry; Bound with: Dublin Directory. All three for the year 1799. Contemporary full calf, gilt. The first work has pages 25-32 blank; otherwise complete. No map present;4. Plus two other works: Sanskrite et Latine, 1838; and W Gilbert, sketch of his magnetic philosophy, 1902 (5)
Lot 107
DICKENS, Charles:A Tale of Two Cities,London; Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edn. bound from parts, first issue with page 213 numbered '113'; and p134 line 12 ‘affectionately’ . 8° (223 x 141 mm). Etched frontispiece, extra engraved title and 14 plates by H K Browne (Phiz). pages: Frontis, engraved title page, viii(including title page), (i)list of plates, (i)blank, 254 + 14 plates; (without the 32-page publisher's advertisement at end). Signed Zaehnsdorf full leather binding, gilt; teg, gilt inner dentelles and marbled endpapers. Only one set of wrappers (part iv, September) are bound-in, bookplate to front pastedown. Very good and clean copy, including all the plates
Lot 113
SIGNED VOLUMES BY HENRY MOORE:1. Sculpture and Drawings. 1946, 2nd edn. Inscribed by Henry Moore: For Michael and Duffy, with all best wishes, from Henry (Michael Rothenstein and his first wife: Elizabeth Fitzgerald). Original covers, little blotched and spine faded; o/w VG;2. My Ideas, Inspiration and Life as an Artist (Photographs by J Hedgecoe). Ebury Press, 1986, 1st dw. Title page inscribed and signed by Henry Moore: for Sam and Michael Rothenstein, 1986. Also inscribed and signed by John Hedgecoe. Fine (2)
Lot 115
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS:1. Vonnegut, K: Slaughterhouse 5. Cape, 1970, 1st dw (30s. £1.50). vg;2. Heller, J: Catch-22. Cape, 1962, 1st edn., dw(21s.), 2nd State dw. Binder’s flaw to front cover; dw little chipped; o/w VG;3. Chopping, R: The Fly. Secker, 1965, 1st edn. dw(25s.). Dw little worn and with few tears; o/w g;4. Fowles, J: The Collector. Cape, 1963, 1st edn. 2nd impr.; dw(18s.). Dw little worn; o/w vg;5. Graves, R: Good-bye To All That. Cape, 1929, 1st expurgated edn. Original cloth blotched; o/w G+ (5)
Lot 120
Modern First Editions from the Rothenstein family:Including eight 1st UK edns., with dws from Anthony Powell’s ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ series; four with vg dws and four poor dws; other authors include Virginia Woolf; T S Eliot; Evelyn Waugh; Christopher Isherwood; Ian McEwan; etc. (qty)
Lot 126
KUBRICK, Stanley:Clockwork Orange,A pre-publication volume of reels 1-8 (of 16) with (what we believe to be) Kubrick’s numerous hand-written instructions concerning the position, size, etc. of the pictures as they should appear in the book; also some corrections to the captions, in his hand. The hand-writing is typical of Kubrick (in red and green ink);Plus: a paperback copy of the complete printed book. NY, Ballantine, 1972 (reels 1-16) showing that the instructions and corrections were followed. The volume with Kubrick’s hand writing is completely disbound and most pages are loose (pages were originally only glued in); however, it is complete for the first 8 reels and a unique copy. Please note that although we do believe that the hand writing is that of Kubrick, no guarantee can be given. (This lot is sold not subject to return) (2)
Lot 133
BETJEMAN, SIR JOHN:Manuscript Notes and Typed Scripts for ‘Pity About The Abbey’,A 75 minute play for television written with Stewart Farrar; first broadcast on the BBC 29 July 1965, and repeated 6 April 1966. The folder contains the first typed draft storyline under the title: ‘Westminster Roundabout’ and script sent with a signed covering letter from Steward Farrar to John Betjeman; full typed script of the play ‘Pity about the Abbey’ as rehearsed and recorded by the BBC, pp(ii), 129; full typed draft of the play, pp109; 28 A4 pages of hand-written notes on each scene by John Betjeman. A number of signed hand-written and typed letters from S Farrar to J Betjeman; signed letters from the director: Ian Curtis; producer: Peter Luke; and story editor: Harry Moore (2). Also a large number of signed congratulatory letters to J Betjeman from some of the following: John Arlott; Richard Wigram; Hubert Fenwick; Tim Munby; K Edmonds Gateley; etc. copies of unsigned letters sent by J Betjema
Lot 140
MINIATURE:A Series of Prints of Scripture History; designed as ornaments for those apartments in which children receive the first rudiments of their education,L, John Marshall, nd, c.1790 (plate 25 is dated: 1780); with 32 engraved plates of Biblical scenes, 24mo, contemporary full leather. Cover little worn and damp stained; last page torn (with loss); inscription to few plates
Lot 143
BINDING:1. Mommsen, T: The history of Rome. In four volumes. Bentley, 1887. Contemporary full calf by Bickers, with gilt emblem and aeg. Darkening to first and last few pages; school plate; o/w G;2. Mommsen, T: Provinces Of The Roman Empire. In two volumes. Bentley, 1886, with colour maps. Contemporary full calf by Bickers, with gilt emblem and aeg. School plate; darkening to first and last few pages; o/w G;3. Beatson, B W: Index in Tragicos Graecos. In two volumes. Cambridge, Grant, 1830. Greek text; half leather. Rubbed; school plate;4. Plus: five other volumes, mainly full leather bindings by Bickers (13)
Lot 148
SCIENCE FICTION:A large collection of science fiction magazines, mostly published in UK, including,Galaxy; New Worlds; Astounding; Authentic; Space; Analog; If; Nebula; Amazing; Science Fantasy; etc.;Plus: a large number of paper back science fiction books (many first edns.). The condition on the whole VG (qty)
Lot 164
MODERN FIRST EDITIONS:1. Fleming, Ian: The Man with the Golden Gun. Cape, 1965, 1st edn. with DW; second state binding (no revolver on front cover). Dust jacket worn and torn; foxing to paper edges;2. Fleming, Ian: You Only Live Twice. Cape, 1964, 1st edn. Foxing to paper edges;3. Forster, E M: A Passage to India. Edward Arnold, 1924, 1st edn. pp325, 3(adverts). Foxing and browning; o/w G+ (3)
Lot 190
LARSSON, Stieg:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trilogy,All three are first English edns. (with the full number line 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and with dws:1. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Maclehose Press, 2008;2. The Girl who Played with Fire. Maclehose Press, 2009;3. The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. Maclehose Press, 2009;All three are fine copies (3)
Lot 192
1. VERNE, Jules: The Master of the World. Sampson Low, nd (1914), 1st edn. Inscription to half title dated: Xmas, 1919; pp317 and 30 plates. Original pictorial green cloth depicting 'The Terror' in flight. One page frayed and smudged at the edges; o/w G+;2. WODEHOUSE, P G: If I Were You. Jenkins, 1931, 1st edn., pp280, (viii)adverts; original cloth. Very bright and clean;3. DAHL, Roald: Charlie and the great glass Elevator. 1973, 1st edn., original pictorial covers. With cuts to side of spine and small loss;4. HUNTER, N: Professor Branestawm's Treasure Hunt. 1937, 1st edn., original cloth;5. BRENT-DYER, E M: Heather Leaves School. Chambers, nd, c.1929;6. JAMES, Henry: Four Works (1st one volume edns.). Stories revised: first and second series, 1885; The Reverberator, 1888; The Other House, 1897. All in original cloth; VG (9)
Lot 202
PORTLOCK, W H and ANDERSON, George William:A New, Complete and Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels to all Parts of the World,Including the whole of Captain Cook's first, second, third and last voyages; etc. L, printed for Alex Hogg, nd, c.1794 (frontis dated). Folio; PP836 (lacking subscribers’ list?). With frontis, folding map, 24 other maps on 18 pages; plus 103 views on 80 pages. Very good half leather binding over marbled boards and new endpapers. Some pages professionally repaired (including frontis); the odd small stain and tear; o/w VG
Lot 205
THE MANOR OF LITTLE BERKHAMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE:Estate Papers (Letters from Estate Agents, structural Engineers, Solicitors, etc.), plus four Court books; 1714-1921,Large Manuscript volumes written in a neat hand. Volumes 1, 3, 4 and 5 (no volume 2). Volume1: Dame Susanna Dimsdale, widow Lady of the Manor. (1713-1749), some 479 pages plus a table of contents; the first 220 pages in Latin, the rest in English. Volume 3: Thomas Dimsdale, Baron Dimsdale of the Russian Empire. 1769-1800; followed by Nathaniel Dimsdale, Baron Dimsdale of the Russian Empire. 1800-1802; followed by Ann Dimsdale, 1811-1820. Volume 4: Ann Dimsdale; up to 1832; followed by Thomas Robert Dimsdale, 1833-1864; followed by Lucinda, Baroness Dimsdale; with folding coloured plan and one illustration (coloured plan); pp572 plus table. Volume 5: 1891-1921; with a large folding coloured plan; pp114 (qty) This lot cannot be exported without prior consent of The Master of the Rolls.
Lot 250
BLYTON, Enid:A Complete Set of the ‘Famous Five’ books,Twenty-one works; all 1st eds., 1st impression 1942-63; all with dust jackets: (facsimile to the first one, original 7s. 6d. to ‘Five go to Billycock Hill; all the others are in later dust jackets’. All dust jackets with varying degrees of rubbing, cuts and small loss. The illustrations by Eileen Soper. Condition: 1. spine rubbed and creased; front inner hinges cracked; 2. ink drawing to front cover; inscription to front blank endpaper; small piece cut out from the back blank endpaper; 3. foxing to half title and title page; 4. covers soiled and torn along the side; name to endpapers and copyright page; inner hinges cracked; 5. covers little grubby; 6. spine darkened and with small cut; 7. covers damp soiled; 8. light stain to front cover; 9. indentation to verso of frontis and title page; last page torn at corner with small loss; spine little faded; 11. spine little faded and biro scribble to front cover; front hinges cracked
Lot 252
ILLUSTRATED:1. Rackham, A: A Christmas Carol. Heinemann, 1915, 1st thus. 12 colour plates; original pictorial cloth and pictorial endpapers. G+;2. Anderson, Anne: Two Works: The Dandy-Andy Book; and The Little Busy Bee Book. Nelson, nd (1913 and 1916), 1st edns. Original pictorial cloth; colour plates. Covers little grubby; o/w G;3. Barker, Cicely Mary: Three Works: Spring Songs with Music; Autumn Songs with Music; and Flower Songs of the Seasons With Music. Blackie, nd (1924-27), 1st edns?, with 12 colour plates in each volume. Original pictorial covers (first work with dw). Dw torn with loss; covers little worn and inner hinges tender (6)
Lot 269
NONESUCH PRESS:Shakespeare, W: The Works. The text of the First Folio with Quarto variants and a selection of modern readings. Edited by Herbert Farjeon; complete in 7 volumes. NY, Nonesuch press, 1929-33, limited edn. of 1050 copies for sale in Great Britain and Ireland and 550 for USA; designed by Francis Meynell, printed at the Cambridge University Press, and bound in London by A W Bain in full tan niger morocco gilt, and teg. One spine darkened, o/w VG (7)
Lot 278
GREENAWAY, Kate:1. Almanack for 1883 (her first almanack). Routledge, (1882), 1st edn. In the original envelope. VG+;2. Almanack for 1886. Routledge, (1885), 1st edn. In the original dust jacket. VG+;3. Almanack for 1886. Routledge, (1885), 1st edn. publishers' special binding of decorated cream imitation morocco stamped in gilt. VG+;4. Almanack for 1887. Routledge, (1886), 1st edn. Stain to endpapers from tape; o/w VG;5. Almanack for 1894. Routledge, (1893), 1st edn. Stain to endpapers from tape; o/w VG;6. Almanack for 1925. Warne, (1924), 1st edn. VG;7. Almanack for 1928. Warne, (1927), 1st edn. VG+;8. Almanack and Diary for 1929. Warne, (1928), 1st edn. publishers' green boards, gilt. Covers rubbed; o/w; VG;9. Alphabet. Routledge, (1885), 1st edn. Small chip to spine; o/w VG+ (9)
Lot 303
D'AVILA, H C:The History of the Civil Wars of France,Written in Italian; translated out of the original. In the Savoy, printed by T N for Henry Herringman, 1678, the second impression, whereunto is added a table; PP(iv), 734, (ii)blank, 15 (table), (i)blank. Contemporary full leather with gilt lettered label. Covers rubbed and chipped with small loss from head and foot of spine; inner hinges cracked; worm hole to margin of first eight pages
Lot 32
John Chapman and Peter Andre:A Map of the County of Essex from an Actual Survey taken in MDCCLXXII, LXXIII and MDCCLXXIV,Chelmsford, Chalk, Meggy and Chalk, August, 1833 (first published in 1777; most of the maps in this volume only have the 1777 date). Large folio; beautifully hand-coloured throughout. PP:title page (double-page and hand-coloured and numbered: plate xxv), map of the county (double-page and hand-coloured), list of subscribers (double-page and hand-coloured listing 224 subscribers), maps 1-24 (all double-page and hand-coloured). Half leather with gilt leather label to front cover. Covers worn and chipped; o/w a very good+ copy,54 x 40cm
Lot 80
ILLUSTRATED AND TRAVEL:1. Du Fresnoy, C A; Dryden (translator); and Pope: The Art of Painting. Printed for B L and sold by William Taylor, 1716, 2nd edn. Contains the first edn. of Pope's Epistle to Mr Jervas; pplxviii, (iv), 397, (viii); with a frontis. Contemporary full leather; rubbed; o/w VG;2. The Modern Traveller. Three volumes. Only: Palestine and The Holy Land, 1824, complete with folding map, plan and two plate; Brazil and Buenos Ayes, volume1, 1825, with folding map and two plate; Mexico and Guatimala, volume 1, 1825, three plates only. Covers detached;3. Mavor’s British Tourist. Volumes five and six. 1798 and 1800; volume 6 with folding coloured map of London; Plus: Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield, 1861 and Planche: History of British Costume, 1847 (8)
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