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NO RESERVE Fraser (George MacDonald) Flashman, signed by the author to title, jacket price-clipped, with light creasing to upper edge, extremities bumped, 1969; Flashman and the Mountain of Light, signed bookplate by the author laid down to half-title, 1990, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Vance (Jack) The Dying Earth, slip-case, 1994; The Eyes of the Overworld, 1977; Cugel's Saga, 1983; each one of 500 copies or fewer, signed by the author or author and illustrator, original cloth or boards, dust-jackets, some light fading to spines, otherwise fine copies, 8vo, San Francisco (3)⁂ Works of The Dying Earth series, in the fantasy genre of Vance's works.
Forsyth (Frederick) The Day of the Jackal, light browning to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, 1971; The Odessa File, 1972; The Dogs of War, endpapers toned, 1974; The Shepherd, 1975; The Biafra Story: The Making of an African Legend, first hardback edition, signed by the author to title, 1983; The Biafra Story, first edition, original wrappers, lightly creased, 1969, mostly first editions, all but the last original boards, dust-jackets; and 14 others by the same, 8vo (20) ⁂ A good run of Forsyth's early novels, including the scarce first edition (in paperback) of The Biafra Story.
Chandler (Raymond) The Long Goodbye, first edition, endpapers lightly toned, original cloth, dust-jacket, nicks and tears to extremities and along joints, portions of loss to spine ends, corners chipped, some tears repaired with tape verso, light rubbing and cockling to lower panel, 8vo, 1953.
NO RESERVE Hawking (Stephen).- De La Hoz (Cindy) Marilyn Remembered: The Official Treasures 1926-1962, bookplate inside of original drop-back box, Typed Letter to Hawking "Stephen, Marylyn wanted to spend Christmas with you. I hope Elaine will understand. Merry Christmas, Gordon" loosely inserted, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, 2012 § Alexander (Denis, editor) The Isaac Newton Guide Book, preface by Stephen Hawking, Cambridge, 2012 § Howe (Sarah) Loop of Jade, signed presentation inscription from the author to Hawking on title, original wrappers, light stain to upper cover, 2015 § Washington D.C. Souvenir Book, illustrations, Typed Letter from the Hay Adams hotel addressed to Hawking loosely inserted, original wrappers, Springfield, Va., 1997; and 3 others from the library of Stephen Hawking, with his bookplates, v.s. (7)
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Lost World, first edition, frontispiece, occasional light spotting or foxing, original cloth with portrait decoration to upper cover, gilt, lettered in white, lightly rubbed, spine ends creased and frayed, still a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1912.⁂ A science-fiction title concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. The author is in disguise as Professor Challenger in the photo frontispiece.
Blackwood (Algernon) Dudley & Gilderoy: A Nonesense, TLs from the author, on Savile Club letterhead, loosely inserted, contemporary and later ink ownership inscriptions to endpaper, light foxing, cloth spine sunned, 1929; Strange Stories, Autograph postcard signed from the author, loosely inserted, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, light offsetting, upper hinge cracked, cloth spine lightly sunned, 1929; The Wolves of God and other Fey Stories, endpapers browned, cloth lightly rubbed along joints, 1921; The Promise of Air, ink gift inscription to pastedown, endpapers browned, 1918, first editions, original cloth; and 6 others by the same, 8vo (10)
Vance (Jack) The Languages of Pao, 1979; The Chickweed's Window, 1979; The House on Lily Street, 1979; The Eyes of the Overworld, 1977, signed by the author to titles, original boards, dust-jackets, light sunning to spines, one or two nicks to edges; and 3 others by Vance, excellent copies, 8vo (7)
NO RESERVE Wells (H.G.) Les Premiers Hommes dans La Lune, first van Maële edition, 12 plain and 4 colour plates by Martin van Maële, some tissue-guards (lightly foxed), original pictorial cloth, gilt, light fading and discolouration to joints, Paris, 8vo, 1901.⁂ First van Maële edition, the most desirable issue, perhaps the most extraordinary graphic realization of Wells's classic lunar novel. Van Maële's striking visualizations of the moon and its Selenite inhabitants accompany Davray's first French language translation, being one of three French editions of his version published in the same year as Wells's English original.
NO RESERVE Ayrton (Michael) The Maze Maker, 1967; The Rudiments of Paradise, 1971 § Wentworth Day (J.) Ghosts and Witches, illustrations and jacket design by Ayrton, price cut from flap, 1954 § Mucha (Jiri) The Problems of Lieutenant Knap, translated by E. Osers, jacket design by Aryton, 1945, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light fraying and rubbing to spine ends; and 5 others relating to Aryton, 8vo (8)
Smith (Dodie) I Capture the Castle, Book Society clippings and ephemera including advertising for Hemingway's forthcoming book The Old Man and The Sea, loosely inserted, boards lightly discoloured and soiled, spine faded, jacket lightly creased at edges, extremities a little rubbed, light nicks to spine head and tail, 1949 § Murdoch (Iris) The Bell, bookplate lightly offset to endpapers, jacket corners bumped, light creasing to spine head, 1958 § Fermor (Patrick Leigh) Mani: Travels in the Southern Peloponnese, 1958, Book Society editions with their bookplates, original boards, dust-jackets, overall an excellent and bright group, 8vo (3)
Greene (Graham) Reflections on Travels With My Aunt, one of 250 books signed by the author, original wrappers, New York, Firsts & Company, 1989; The Third Man, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, lightly creased and frayed at spine ends and corners, light surface rubbing to panels, 1950; In Search of Character, one of 600 advance copies specially designed for friends of the author and publishers, original buckram-backed boards, corners bumped, 1961, 8vo (3)
Wodehouse (P.G.) The Great Sermon Handicap, first edition, half-title, light spots to fore-edge, original imitation morocco, blind-stamped and lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, still a bright copy overall, [Mc Elvaine A49a], 12mo, [1933].⁂ A short story featuring Jeeves and Wooster. Originally published in The Strand Magazine in 1922 and then Cosmopolitan, it was collected within The Inimitable Jeeves in 1923. Separate publication, in a single volume, formed part of Hodder and Stoughton's 'Little Books of Laughter' series.
NO RESERVE Graves (Robert) Poems 1965-68, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Simon Wilson, sprig of rosemary loosely inserted in small bag and labelled as coming from the bush by Graves' graveside, original cloth, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, else excellent, 8vo, 1968.⁂ Simon Wilson OBE is an art historian and retired Tate curator, author of numerous books on British and modern art.
Thomas (Leslie).- Harris (Thomas) Fatherland, reprint, signed presentation inscription from the author to Leslie Thomas "From a novice to a master" to title, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1992 § Higgins (Jack) The Eagle has Landed, ninth printing, signed presentation inscription from the author "Good God - what a genius I had when I wrote this book - Swift said that not me!! Anyway - if you like this sort of thing then this is the sort of thing you will like!" to endpaper, photograph of the author loosely inserted, jacket spine slightly faded, extremities rubbed, light creasing to head and foot, New York, 1975 § Smith (Wilbur) Birds of Prey, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, slight shelf-lean, 1997, all with letters of provenance loosely inserted, original boards, dust-jackets; and 5 others, by Gore Vidal, Terry Pratchett, Peter Ustinov, Cecil Parkinson and Harold Robbins, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions to Leslie Thomas, 8vo (8)⁂ The letter from the author's son states that this and the title offered in the previous lot were removed from the author's personal library.
Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, first edition, half-title, illustrations by Ernest Shepard, light browning strip to endpapers, original pictorial cloth, gilt, lightly faded, spine ends lightly frayed, dust-jacket, discoloured and faded, heavier to upper edge and spine, corners and spine ends chipped with portion of loss to spine head, 8vo, 1928.
NO RESERVE Gardner (Erle Stanley) The D.A. Breaks an Egg, jacket with closed tear to upper panel head, 1957 § Wentworth (Patricia) Miss Silver Intervenes, 1944 § Head (Matthew) Murder at the Flea Club, 1957, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light tears and creases to spine ends; and 8 others, crime novels, 8vo (11)
Robinson (Peter) Gallows View, signed by the author "Introducing DCI Banks" on title, boards spine bumped at foot, jacket with light sunning to spine, near-fine otherwise, Toronto, 1987 § Rankin (Ian) Exit Music, signed by the author with doodles to title, 2007 § Wingfield (R.D.) Winter Frost, signed by the author to title, 1999; A Killing Frost, cut signature of the author laid down to title, 2008, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (4)
Amis (Kingsley) I Like it Here, jacket with light toning to spine, otherwise a remarkably near-fine copy, 1958; The James Bond Dossier, jacket with light nicks to spine head, very light rubbing to extremities, still overall excellent, 1965; The Green Man, signed by the author to title, 1969; A Case of Samples, embossed ownership stamp to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, 1956; The Evans Country, original wrappers, staple with rust-staining, 1962, first editions, all but the last original boards, dust-jackets; and 9 others by Amis, 8vo (14)
King (Stephen) Christine, first English edition, 1983; Pet Sematary, first edition, New York, 1983; Misery, first edition, New York, 1987; Misery, first English edition, 1987, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to spine ends, otherwise near-fine copies; and 9 others by the same, 8vo (13)
Durrell (Lawrence) [The Alexandria Quartet], 4 vol., comprising Justine, one or two light spots to jacket, 1957; Balthazar, small neat ink ownership name to front free endpaper, jacket evenly toned, 1958; Mountolive, 1958; Clea, 1960, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, spines a little browned or toned, top edge a little creased and frayed, overall a very bright set.
Morton (J.B.), "Beachcomber". By the Way, first edition in book form, illustrations by Nicholas Bentley, upper hinge cracked, ink ownership name to front free endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, one or two nicks to extremities, otherwise an excellent example, 8vo, 1931.⁂ Scarce in jacket.
Greene (Graham) Stamboul Train, first edition, second impression with "Quin Savory", ink ownership inscriptions to endpapers and title, light foxing, to first few pages, original cloth lightly bumped, 1932; The End of the Affair, half-title browned, jacket with surface soiling, spine head chipped affecting text, 1951; The Quiet American, jacket spine lightly browned, light spotting to lower panel, 1955; Loser Takes All, jacket chipped and creased, closed tears to spine and lower panel, light foxing, 1955; Our Man in Havana, 1958, first editions, original boards, all but the first with dust-jackets; and 8 others by Greene, first editions, 8vo (13)
SOLVYNS (FRANS BALTASAR)The Costume of Indostan, Elucidated in Sixty Coloured Engravings... Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, English and French text, some offsetting and occasional light spotting, contemporary maroon morocco gilt, g.e., worn at extremities [Abbey Travel 429; Colas 2765], folio (360 x 255mm.), Edward Orme, [watermarked 'J. Whatman 1832']This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Thomas Daniell, RA (1749-1840) and William Daniell, RA (British, 1769-1837)'The Council House, Calcutta'; 'Govinda Ram Mittee's Pagoda, Calcutta'pair of hand-coloured aquatint views by Thomas and William Daniell after Thomas Daniell, some toning and light spotting, Published by T. Daniell, February and August 1798 (2)48 x 65cm (18 7/8 x 25 9/16in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GOLD (CHARLES)Oriental Drawings Sketched Between the Years 1791 and 1798, 42 (of 49) hand-coloured aquatint plates by Hassell, Medland and others after Gold, lacking title and contents leaf, some plates cut down and mounted, some trimmed at margins, one with tear in lower margin neatly repaired with archival tape, light spotting and damp-staining, minor soiling, later red half roan, light shelfwear [Abbey Travel 428], 4to, [Bunney and Co.] for G. & W. Nicoll, 1806Footnotes:FIRST EDITION of this collection of images made by Captain Charles Gold who served with the Royal Artillery in India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. All the plates (with the exception of 'A Lame Beggar') were made after Gold's own sketches and reflect his fascination with the Indian customs, costumes, architecture and culture of the time. Provenance: John Quayle (b. 1762), Major Royal Artillery, ink inscription on dedication page.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
J.B. East (British)'Madras Embarking'hand-coloured engraved view by C. Hunt after J.B. East, Madras, laid down on paper, one short tear, light spotting, published by R. Ackermann & Co., 15 May 1856; and 4 other prints relating to India (5)image 37 x 51cm x 20 1/16in).Footnotes:Other images comprise: 'South East View of the Rock of Tritchinopoly', hand-coloured aquatint by H. Merke after Col. Ward, 1804; 'The Battle of Meanee', hand-coloured photogravure by Hanfstaengl after E. Armitage, c.1860; 'L'Asie. Indien suprise par un serpent', aquatint by A. Jazet after F.H. Shopin, Paris, Goupil, c.1850; 'The Bengal Levee', hand-coloured engraving by James Gillray, c.1840.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ARABIAN PENINSULA - U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAPSSeries of nine maps of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, issued as part of the 'Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations' by the U.S. Geological Survey, maps printed in colours, Scale 1:500,000, texts in English and Arabic, each with glossary and legend (including oil pipelines and pumping stations, date gardens, railways, major roads and camel trails, etc.), the flight route between Riyadh and Rumah added in ink to Tuwayq Quadrangle map, light stain to Asir Quadrangle map, each folding into publisher's printed sleeves (small red ink note on upper cover of 4), map sheets approximately 1050 x 810mm., Washington, Published by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1955-1962 (9)Footnotes:A series of nine detailed maps of areas of the Arabian Peninsula (including Riyadh, Jeddah, and Medina), made with the use of high-altitude photography undertaken by the Aero Service Corps between 1949 and 1959. They were prepared by the U.S. Geographical Survey and the Arabian American Oil Company, with the joint backing of the U.S. Department of State and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Maps comprise: The Southern Tuwayq Quadrangle; The Northern Tuwayq Quadrangle; The Southern Hijaz Quadrangle; The Asir Quadrangle; The Thamat Ash Sham Quadrangle; The Northwestern Hijaz Quadrangle; The Northeastern Hijaz Quadrangle; The Wadi Ar Rimah Quadrangle; The Southern Najd Quadrangle.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
[DALVIMART (OCTAVIEN)]The Military Costume of Turkey, FIRST EDITION, stipple-engraved portrait frontispiece by Thomas Charles Wageman, additional hand-coloured title with vignette, and 29 plates (watermarked 'Charles Wise 1818'), light spotting throughout, slight offsetting to text, contemporary green straight grained morocco gilt, g.e., slightly rubbed [Abbey Travel 373], small folio (360 x 260mm.), B.R. Howlett for T. McLean, 1818This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BAINES (THOMAS)The Victoria Falls Zambesi River Sketched on the Spot (During the Journey of J. Chapman & T. Baines), FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured lithographed pictorial title and 10 hand-coloured lithographed plates by by T.Picken, R.M.Bryson, F.Jones and E.Walker after Baines, tissue guards, light spotting to title otherwise very clean throughout, opening few leaves working loose, publisher's cobalt blue blind-stamped cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, g.e., age-soiling to spine and margins of upper cover [Mendelssohn (1979) I, p.113], folio (570 x 360mm.), Day & Son, 4 October 1865Footnotes:A FINE COPY OF THE HAND-COLOURED ISSUE OF BAINES MOST IMPORTANT PUBLISHED WORK ON THE VICTORIA FALLS.In 1858, at the recommendation of the Royal Geographical Society, Baines (1820-1875) was appointed artist and storekeeper to David Livingstone's Zambesi expedition. In 1861 he had joined James Chapman on an expedition from the south-west coast of Africa to the Victoria Falls, during which he made many sketches and paintings.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DELHI AND LUCKNOWA view of the colonnade of the Qutub Minar, Delhi with man seated, albumen print, by an unidentified photographer, very short tear (c.8mm.) to one margin, 295 x 254mm., 1860s--BEATO (FELICE) 'The Gate of the Residency. Opposite is the Clock Tower & beyond are the towers of the Mosque...[Lucknow]', albumen print, light spotting, small tear to one corner (sky area), mounted on old card, captioned in ink on mount, image 258 x 300mm., [1858] (2)Footnotes:Fine early albumen view of the colonnade of the Qutub Minar, Delhi, unattributed but with as yet unidentified part signature in the negative.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GOLD (CHARLES)Oriental Drawings Sketched Between the Years 1791 and 1798, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED 'To his kind & excellent friend Colonel Wm. Cunningham, from the delineator C. Gold' on blank leaf facing title, 49 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Gold by John Hassell, Thomas Medland and others, one uncoloured aquatint illustration, occasional light spotting, some off-setting from plate to facing text, twentieth century red half morocco gilt, t.e.g., upper joint repaired [Abbey Travel 428], 4to (320 x 255mm.), G. and W. Nicoll, 1806This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DELHI DURBAR - POSTERS'The Imperial Durbar. The State Entry of into Delhi: The Viceroy and Lady Curzon, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, the Maharaja of Mysore, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and Other Indian Princes Passing the Jama Masjid on December 29th 1902', chromolithographed view, dampstain in lower blank margin (just touching 2 letters of title caption), image 460 x 660, sheet 600 x 780mm., [c. 1903]--'Imperial Delhi Durbar', chromolithographed view depicting the King and Queen enthroned, surrounded by Princely Rulers, the Viceroy, etc., a few short marginal tears (2 touching sky area repaired), image 475 x 660mm., sheet 510 x 705mm., [c.1903]--'The Ruling Princes of India', off-set colour lithograph depicting 40 rulers, light spotting to margins, image 415 x 320mm., sheet 510 x 395mm., [c.1903], London and Manchester, Printed & Published by A. Vivian Mansell (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Corgi, Vanguards, Lledo, Onyx and similar a boxed group to include Corgi 41 1902 State Landau, Onyx 075 Ferrari F1-90 'Prost', Vanguards VA07800 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster Open Top (Light Blue/Cream), Corgi VA99902 Skoda Fabia Turbo 'WRC Wales Rally of Great Britain 2005' plus others similar. Conditions generally appear Good Plus to Mint in generally Fair to Near Mint boxes. (35)
Monteleone (Italy) 656 "Piper" Speedboat - battery-operated plastic model is light tan in colour, with electric outboard motor to rear (requires re-attaching) and clean battery compartment to boat interior with on/off switch, includes windscreen and steering wheel - Good Plus, 16"/40cm long and comes in a Poor to Fair illustrated box, together with a repainted Corgi Toys Whizzwheels Rover 2000 TC. (2)
Matchbox Dinky the Collection a group to include DY16 Ford Mustang Fastback; DY2 Chevrolet Bel Air; DY028/B Triumph Stag - Metallic Green plus others - Conditions appear to be generally Excellent to Mint (some require very light attention in cleaning) in generally Poor to Excellent window boxes (all models are loose from boxes). (12)
A quantity of children's boxed, bagged and loose play items, sets and similar to include a vintage circa 1960/70's boxed "Mr Egg-Bod" and his friend "Mr Potato-Head", a Spears Games boxed "Batman Swoops Down" game, a boxed "Flying Machine" battery operated Bump and Go Car with blinking light along with a quantity of unboxed and bagged children's play items such as plastic robots, tinplate drum, bagged farm animal sets by Linda which come with header cards and other interesting items. Really interesting lot of children's early play items, well worth a sort. Conditions all generally range from Poor to Good, nothing in this lot checked for completeness or tested. (large quantity in one box)
Vintage Probably Early Merrythought Teddy Bear, a very attractive golden plush teddy bear with disc joints to neck, arms and legs, clear to light brown glass eyes, and black stitched nose and mouth; the plush in generally very good condition with a small patch of wear to the upper body and some wear to the face; the narrow pads to the front paws, often seen on Merrythought bears, and the ovoid pads to the back paws with some holes showing the wood shaving filling; an attractive bear with a characterful face, 12.5 inches (31.25cms) high; no label
Steiff Original Antique Teddy Bear 'Teddy Boy', a very well-loved example from the early 20th century, with the nickel button in his left ear showing 'Steiff' with the leg of the 'f' trailing back towards the 'e'; his classic features include the elongated snout, black boot button eyes, hump back, disc joints to neck, shoulders and hips, very long arms, centre seam to body plus nose to neck and wood shavings (excelsior) stuffing; originally made in light blonde mohair he has obviously passed through several generations of loving owners and would benefit from improved repairs, although he is still very appealing; 12 inches (30cms) tall
Ernst Wahliss Turn Vienna Superb Pair of Hand Painted Lidded Twin Handled Reticulated Globular Shaped Vases, c1900, decorated with still life floral images on a blush ivory ground; printed stamp mark to bases, each 12 inches (30cms) high, Condition Report - 1st Vase has hairline crack to top, Light crazing and some scuff Marks, the 2nd Vase Light crazing and a few scuff marks.
Moonstone Trilogy Ring, three moonstone cabochons,, each with a very strong presence of the brilliant blue inner light or adularescence, set across the finger with small, clear accent stones in between, the moonstones alone totalling over 3.5cts, bezel set in 14ct gold vermeil and silver; size S

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