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NO RESERVE Chiswick Press.- Furnival books.- Powys (Theodore Francis) The Key of the Field, 1930 § Bates (H.E.) The Hessian P

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NO RESERVE Chiswick Press.- Furnival books.- Powys (Theodore Francis) The Key of the Field, 1930 § Bates (H.E.) The Hessian Prisoner, 1930 § Coppard (A. E.) The Man from Kisheelan, 1930 § Davies (Rhys) Th Stars, the World, and the Women, 1930 § Hanley (James) The Last Voyage, 1931, all one of 550 copies signed by the author to colophon page, some light scattered spotting to endpapers, original cloth, some lightly sunned; and 5 others from the Furnival book series, and another unrelated, 8vo (11)

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Christie (Agatha) Nemesis, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, light tape-marking to endpapers, note of provenan

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Christie (Agatha) Nemesis, first edition, signed by the author on endpaper, light tape-marking to endpapers, note of provenance loosely inserted, original boards, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, spine tips and corners rubbed, 8vo, 1971.⁂ Scarce signed. The note of provenance (from the present owner's mother) reads: "I have had this signed for you as A. C. says (she can't think why) it fetches a bit now, but in the future more so of course. So look on it as an investment." The present owner's mother knew Christie through a mutual friend.

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Coetzee (J.M.) Life & Times of Michael K, first edition, signed by the author, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-j

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Coetzee (J.M.) Life & Times of Michael K, first edition, signed by the author, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, light creasing to head, 1983; Waiting for the Barbarians, first South African edition, original wrappers, spine sunned, Johannesburg, 1981; and 19 others, Coetzee, 8vo (21)⁂ A good group of works by the Nobel Prize-winner, including his two Booker Prize-winning novels, Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace.

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Coetzee (J.M.) Age of Iron, 1990; The Master of St. Petersburg, slight shelf-lean, 1994, first editions, signed by the author

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Coetzee (J.M.) Age of Iron, 1990; The Master of St. Petersburg, slight shelf-lean, 1994, first editions, signed by the author on title, Tom Rosenthal's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to head and foot, but excellent otherwise, 8vo (2)⁂ A good pair of association copies that belonged to Coetzee's one-time publisher Tom Rosenthal (1935-2014) who headed up the author's UK publisher Secker & Warburg from 1971 to 1984.

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NO RESERVE Amis (Kingsley) The Evans Country, Elizabeth Jennings' copy with her ink ownership inscription to the inside front

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NO RESERVE Amis (Kingsley) The Evans Country, Elizabeth Jennings' copy with her ink ownership inscription to the inside front cover, original wrappers, light toning and faint marking, 1962; A Look Round the Estate. Poems 1957-1967, signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1967, first editions; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (4)⁂ A good group of poetry by Amis, the first a good association copy, belonging to fellow Movement poet Jennings.

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Conrad (Joseph) Almayer's Folly, first edition, first issue with letters missing from p.110, title in red & black, light

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Conrad (Joseph) Almayer's Folly, first edition, first issue with letters missing from p.110, title in red & black, light surface soiling to pastedown and endpapers, 1895; An Outcast of the Islands, bookplate to pastedown, light soiling or foxing margins, 1896; Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, first issue with p.178 misnumbered, bookplate to pastedown, upper hinge cracked but holding firm, 1904; Victory, first issue with 4 pp. adverts dated Autumn, 1915 and 21 pp. adverts dated 8/15/15, bookplate and ownership sticker to pastedown, 1915, first editions, original cloth, spines faded and tips rubbed and creased, corners bumped; and 3 others by Conrad, 8vo (7)

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Dahl (Roald) Danny the Champion of the World, first Puffin paperback edition, signed presentation inscription from the author

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Dahl (Roald) Danny the Champion of the World, first Puffin paperback edition, signed presentation inscription from the author facing title, illustrations by Jill Bennett, original pictorial wrappers, light sunning to spine, light creasing to joints, 8vo, 1977.

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Deighton (Len) [The "Harry Palmer" novels], 7 vol., comprising The Ipcress File, second impression, jacket with light toning

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Deighton (Len) [The "Harry Palmer" novels], 7 vol., comprising The Ipcress File, second impression, jacket with light toning to spine and head, small patch of staining to foot of spine, 1962; Horse Under Water, light toning to jacket, minor chipping to head of spine and upper corners, light rubbing to head, 1963; Funeral in Berlin, jacket with light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1964; Billion-Dollar Brain, jacket with short nick to head of spine, extremities a little rubbed, 1966; An Expensive Place to Die, jacket with usual sunning to spine, rubbing to head and foot, 1967; Spy Story, jacket with very slight fading to spine, rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1974; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy, jacket with light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1976, first editions, first impressions unless where mentioned, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author to endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine examples, 8vo. ⁂ A superb signed set of the Deighton's novel starring his nameless spy (later to become known as Harry Palmer following the film adaptations). Signed sets are rare and we can trace no like signed set at auction. This set without the various additional inserts where called for.

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Deighton (Len) Action Cookbook, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations, original pictorial boards, light

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Deighton (Len) Action Cookbook, first edition, signed by the author on title, illustrations, original pictorial boards, light sunning to spine, spine ends and corners bumped, rubbing and surface soiling, oblong 4to, 1965.⁂ Deighton's cult cookbook, now regarded as influential in its presentation of cooking as a suitable pursuit for a man. Rare signed.

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Deighton (Len) An Expensive Place to Die, signed presentation inscription from the author on his own headed paper tipped in t

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Deighton (Len) An Expensive Place to Die, signed presentation inscription from the author on his own headed paper tipped in to front free endpapers, 'top secret transit docket' loosely inserted (lightly stained), 1967; Billion Dollar Brain, 1966; Only When I Larf, 1967, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, very light chipping and creasing to heads and corners, otherwise bright clean copies, some spines lightly faded ; and 2 others including another first edition copy of the first, and a signed limited copy of the Annotated Bibliography with the uncorrected page proof loosely inserted, 8vo (5)

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Deighton (Len) Only When I Larf, jacket rubbed, 1968; Bomber, jacket with light sunning to spine, extremities rubbed, 1970; D

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Deighton (Len) Only When I Larf, jacket rubbed, 1968; Bomber, jacket with light sunning to spine, extremities rubbed, 1970; Declarations of War, Alan Williams' copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1971; Close Up, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head and foot, 1972; Yesterday's Spy, Alan Williams' copy with his ink ownership inscription to half-title, jacket with light toning to spine, 1975; SS-GB, some light toning to jacket, 1978, first editions, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine copies; and 10 others novels by the same, 5 signed, 8vo (16)⁂ An excellent group of Deighton novels, the majority signed.

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Deighton (Len) [Game, Set & Match trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Berlin Game, jacket with light toning to head and foot, 1983;

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Deighton (Len) [Game, Set & Match trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Berlin Game, jacket with light toning to head and foot, 1983; Mexico Set, 1984; London Match, 1985, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine examples, 8vo.⁂ The first of Deighton's Bernard Sansom trilogies, rare signed.

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Deighton (Len) [Hook, Line & Sinker trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Spy Hook, jacket with rubbing to fore-edge, light creasing t

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Deighton (Len) [Hook, Line & Sinker trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Spy Hook, jacket with rubbing to fore-edge, light creasing to head of spine, 1988; Spy Line, cracking to gutter at title, jacket with light creasing to head, 1989; Spy Sinker, 1990, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine generally, 8vo.⁂ The second of Deighton's Bernard Sansom trilogies. Rare signed.

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Dick (Philip K. ) A Handful of Darkness, first edition, browning to endpapers, some edge-spotting, original first state blue

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Dick (Philip K. ) A Handful of Darkness, first edition, browning to endpapers, some edge-spotting, original first state blue boards lettered in silver on spine, first state dust-jacket without listing of "World of Chance" to rear panel, second issue price clipped with new price of 6s. 6s. to front flap, light toning to spine, light foxing and surface soiling to rear panel, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1955.⁂ Dick's first short story collection and his first book published in hardcover. Scarce with the first state jacket in good condition.

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Donaldson (Julia) The Smartest Giant in Town, 2002; Tabby McTat, jacket with a short nick to foot, 2009; The Highway Rat, 201

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Donaldson (Julia) The Smartest Giant in Town, 2002; Tabby McTat, jacket with a short nick to foot, 2009; The Highway Rat, 2011; Superworm, 2012; Zog and the Flying Doctors, 2016; The Scarecrows' Wedding, 2014, first editions, signed by author and artist with a doodle, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, occasional light creasing, original pictorial boards, dust-jackets, some light creasing to spine tips but near-fine generally; and 5 others by the same including a fine first edition of Room on the Broom, oblong 4to (11)

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Amis (Martin) Dead Babies, jacket with very light fading to spine, short nick to head of rear panel, 1975; Success, jacket wi

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Amis (Martin) Dead Babies, jacket with very light fading to spine, short nick to head of rear panel, 1975; Success, jacket with very light fading to spine, 1978; Money [2 copies], 1984; London Fields, signed presentation inscription from the author on title, 1988, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine generally; and 17 others by the same, 8vo (21)

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Donaldson (Julia) The Gruffalo, Gift Edition, first printing, signed by author and artist with doodle of mouse's head on titl

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Donaldson (Julia) The Gruffalo, Gift Edition, first printing, signed by author and artist with doodle of mouse's head on title, illustrations by Axel Scheffler, some light corner creasing, original cloth with pictorial onlay, pictorial slip-case, mint, 4to, 2008.

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Durrell (Lawrence) [The Alexandria Quartet], 4 vol., comprising Justine, third impression, bookplate to pastedown, jacket spi

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Durrell (Lawrence) [The Alexandria Quartet], 4 vol., comprising Justine, third impression, bookplate to pastedown, jacket spine browned, chipping and fraying to spine head, light soiling strip to lower panel, price-clipped, 1957; Balthazar, first impression, jacket spine and edges browned, spine ends and corners chipped, portions of loss to spine ends, larger to tail, lightly spotted, chip to flap joint, 1958; Mountolive, first impression, jacket spine head and corners lightly creased and frayed, 1958; Clea, first impression, jacket spine lightly sunned, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, 1960, first editions, light foxing to first few pp., original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo.

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Durrell (Lawrence) Quinx or The Ripper's Tale, first edition, signed by the author to title, 1985; Tunc, original Book Societ

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Durrell (Lawrence) Quinx or The Ripper's Tale, first edition, signed by the author to title, 1985; Tunc, original Book Society Choice wrap-around (spine lightly faded), 1968; Balthazar, jacket very lightly faded, some tears repaired with tape verso, 1958; Clea, contemporary ink ownership name to front free endpaper, light fading or surface soiling to jacket, 1960, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, all excellent or near-excellent copies; and 4 others by Durrell, 8vo (8)

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NO RESERVE Dust-jackets.- A Collection of c.80 dust-jackets for works by authors including John Le Carré, D. H. Lawrence, Chr

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NO RESERVE Dust-jackets.- A Collection of c.80 dust-jackets for works by authors including John Le Carré, D. H. Lawrence, Christopher Isherwood, Ian Fleming, William Boyd, amongst others, some light creasing, most folding down central spine, some along joints, some rubbing to extremities, some chipped, but generally good, [c.1950-2000s].

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Eliot (T.S.) Murder in the Cathedral, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dr. John Carroll Perk

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Eliot (T.S.) Murder in the Cathedral, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dr. John Carroll Perkins dated II.vi.35 on title, upper hinge cracked but holding firm, original cloth, light fading to spine, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, some light marking to panels, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1935.⁂ A good association copy of this classic Eliot play, rare signed. Dr. John Carroll Perkins was a Unitarian minister and uncle to Emily Hale, Eliot's longtime muse and confidante. Perkins and his wife lived in Chipping Campden from 1934-39 during which period they would regularly host both Eliot and Hale.

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Eliot (T.S.) [Four Quartets], 4 vol., comprising East Coker, first Faber edition, light toning to covers, chipping to head of

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Eliot (T.S.) [Four Quartets], 4 vol., comprising East Coker, first Faber edition, light toning to covers, chipping to head of upper over, some splitting to spine, 1940; Burnt Norton, first separate edition, slight toning to covers and spine, 1941; The Dry Salvages, first edition, light sunning and spotting to covers, 1941; Little Gidding, first edition, first issue, original sewn wrappers, spine lightly faded, light soiling to upper cover, 1942, [Gallup A36c, A37, A39 & A42], original wrappers, excellent or near-fine generally, 8vo.⁂ An unusually bright and excellent set.

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NO RESERVE Amis (Martin) Other People, 1981; Yellow Dog, 2003; House of Meetings, 2006; Lionel Asbo, 2012; The Zone of Intere

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NO RESERVE Amis (Martin) Other People, 1981; Yellow Dog, 2003; House of Meetings, 2006; Lionel Asbo, 2012; The Zone of Interest, 2014, first editions, all but the first signed by the author to title, original boards, some very light bumping to spine ends, dust-jackets, light creasing to spine ends but overall fine and fresh copies; and 13 others by Amis, first editions, 8vo (18)

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Enright (Anne) The Gathering, signed by the author, 2007 § Murdoch (Iris) The Sea, the Sea, ink gift inscription to endpaper,

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Enright (Anne) The Gathering, signed by the author, 2007 § Murdoch (Iris) The Sea, the Sea, ink gift inscription to endpaper, jacket price-clipped, slight toning to spine, light creasing to spine head, 1978 § Taylor (Elizabeth) Mrs Palfroy at the Claremont, jacket with light browning to spine, splash marks to panels, 1971 § Rushdie (Salman) Shame, signed by the author, 1983 § Brookner (Anita) Hotel du Lac, light toning to text, jacket with very light fading to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 1984 § Swift (Graham) Last Orders, signed by the author, 1996, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine generally; and c.80 others, Booker Prize winners and shortlist including several proofs, c.30 signed, 8vo (c.85)

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Fleming (Ian) Casino Royale, third impression, internally fine, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, short tear to head jo

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Fleming (Ian) Casino Royale, third impression, internally fine, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, short tear to head joint, some light creasing and chipping to extremities, light marks to lower panel, still overall a very crisp and tight copy, 1954.

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Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards, covers with skull design blocked in gilt and blind, spine lettered

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Fleming (Ian) Goldfinger, first edition, original boards, covers with skull design blocked in gilt and blind, spine lettered in gilt, very slight bumping to spine tips, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1959.

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Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, original boards with eye design in white to upper cover, spine lettered in g

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Fleming (Ian) For Your Eyes Only, first edition, original boards with eye design in white to upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, dust-jacket, usual sunning to spine lettering, spine ends and corners a little chipped, extremities rubbed, light creasing to head and foot, a very good example overall, 8vo, 1960.

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original boards with skeletal hand design in blind to upper cover, spine lettered i

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, first edition, original boards with skeletal hand design in blind to upper cover, spine lettered in gilt, original boards, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, extremities a little rubbed, a very good, bright example, 8vo, 1961.

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 1961; The Man with the Golden Gun, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, cockled, w

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 1961; The Man with the Golden Gun, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, cockled, worse to Golden Gun, light damp staining, creasing and light fraying to head with one or two nicks, 8vo (2)

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, light faint spotting to endpapers, 1961; You Only Live Twice, board spine ends lightly bumped, 196

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, light faint spotting to endpapers, 1961; You Only Live Twice, board spine ends lightly bumped, 1964, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, prices torn away, light rubbing along upper flap joints, jacket heads a little creased and frayed, still overall very good copies, 8vo (2)

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 1961; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, j

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Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, 1961; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, contemporary ink gift inscription to front free endpaper, jacket with some marks to lower panel, 1963, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light toning to spine, extremities a little rubbed and chipped, light creasing to head and foot, 8vo (2)

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Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962; You Only Live Twice, second state with "March 1964", 1964, first editions, spotting

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Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962; You Only Live Twice, second state with "March 1964", 1964, first editions, spotting to top edge, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jackets, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head, extremities rubbed, very good copies overall, 8vo (2)

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Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, lower panel a little cockled with damp-staining, 1962; You Only Live Twice, 1964; The Gol

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Fleming (Ian) The Spy Who Loved Me, lower panel a little cockled with damp-staining, 1962; You Only Live Twice, 1964; The Golden Gun, ownership stamp to front free endpaper, jacket upper flap torn, 1965, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, jackets with light toning to spine, light creasing and fraying to spine ends and corners chipped, still overall bright examples, 8vo (3)

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Forester (C.S.) The Happy Return, jacket price-clipped, spine with small hole to title, 1937; Flying Colours, cloth rather s

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Forester (C.S.) The Happy Return, jacket price-clipped, spine with small hole to title, 1937; Flying Colours, cloth rather stained and soiled, two marks or stickers to endpapers, 1938; The Commodore, modern ink scribble to title, 1945; Lord Hornblower, 1946, first editions, some light browning strips or spotting to endpapers, original boards or cloth, all but the second with dust-jackets, light chipping and creasing to extremities; and 6 others from the Hornblower series, all first editions, plus another related, 8vo (11)

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Forster (E.M.) Passage to India, first edition, light foxing to title, 3pp. advertisements, upper hinge weak, ink gift inscri

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Forster (E.M.) Passage to India, first edition, light foxing to title, 3pp. advertisements, upper hinge weak, ink gift inscription "E. B. C. Lucas from L. M. C. J." to endpaper, original cloth, fading to spine, spine ends a little bumped and frayed, light rubbing to extremities, [Kirkpatrick A10a], 8vo, 1924.⁂ An interesting association copy inscribed to the author E. B. C. Jones (1893-1966). Jones (who would marry the classical scholar F. L. Lucas in 1921) was an associate of, and regular correspondent with, several members of the Bloomsbury Group including Virginia Woolf. As well as a novelist, she was a noted reviewer of literary fiction and wrote on Forester in her essay "E. M. Forster and Virginia Woolf", published in 1936.

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NO RESERVE Forster (E.M.) Abinger Harvest, first edition, first issue with 'A Flood in the Office', endpapers browned, some l

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Lot 87

NO RESERVE Forster (E.M.) Abinger Harvest, first edition, first issue with 'A Flood in the Office', endpapers browned, some light foxing to fore-edge, otherwise internally very clean, original cloth, dust-jacket, one or two light soiling marks to lower panel, spine head creased and frayed, otherwise a remarkably tight and sharp example, 1936; The Hill of Devi, foxing, heavier to title and endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, light creasing and fraying to extremities, short chipped tear along lower joint spine head, 1953, 8vo (2)

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Fowles (John) The Collector, first edition, signed and dated by the author "John Fowles, Stanbridge, 1995" to title, endpaper

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Fowles (John) The Collector, first edition, signed and dated by the author "John Fowles, Stanbridge, 1995" to title, endpapers torn out, ink ownership name to first page, light spotting to endpapers and fore-edge, original boards, dust-jacket, light creasing to spine head, still overall a very attractive copy, 8vo, 1963.

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Fowles (John) The Ebony Tower, 1974; Mantissa, cloth rather soiled and stained, jacket spine faded, 1982; A Maggot, 1985, fir

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Fowles (John) The Ebony Tower, 1974; Mantissa, cloth rather soiled and stained, jacket spine faded, 1982; A Maggot, 1985, first editions, signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author to title or endpapers, original cloth or boards, spine ends bumped, dust-jackets, light creasing and fraying to extremities, heavier to the first; and 2 others by Fowles, 8vo and oblong 8vo (5)

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Bainbridge (Beryl) The Dressmaker, jacket price-clipped, 1973; An Awfully Big Adventure, contemporary gift inscription to tit

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Bainbridge (Beryl) The Dressmaker, jacket price-clipped, 1973; An Awfully Big Adventure, contemporary gift inscription to title, 1989; According to Queeny, 2001, first editions, each signed by the author to title, original boards, dust-jackets, very light fading to spines and some creasing to extremities, otherwise near-fine copies; and 11 others, first editions by Bainbridge, 8vo (14)

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Fowles (John) Magus: A Revised Version, signed by the author to title, pictorial endpapers, very light foxing to fore-edge, o

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Lot 90

Fowles (John) Magus: A Revised Version, signed by the author to title, pictorial endpapers, very light foxing to fore-edge, original boards, dust-jacket, spine faded, otherwise a crisp copy, 8vo, 1977.

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Fraser (George MacDonald) [The Flashman Papers], 12 vol., first editions, Flashman with author's cut signature laid down to d

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Fraser (George MacDonald) [The Flashman Papers], 12 vol., first editions, Flashman with author's cut signature laid down to dedication page and light foxing to first few pages, Flashman and the Tiger with signed presentation inscription from the author to title, original boards, dust-jackets, some price-clipped, very light creasing to spine heads and one or two sunned but overall excellent or near-fine copies, 8vo, 1969-2005. ⁂ Flashman on the March one of 100 copies signed by the author. An excellent set.

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Freeman (C. Denis) and Douglas Cooper. The Road to Bordeaux, first edition, signed presentation inscriptions from the authors

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Freeman (C. Denis) and Douglas Cooper. The Road to Bordeaux, first edition, signed presentation inscriptions from the authors to Basil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree "Who by word making and word taking, avec beaucoup d'amour autour made all this possible" and "Under who's friendly root so much of this book was written"on half-title and with Amulree's ownership inscription to head, map endpapers, original buckram, spine darkened, shelf-lean, soiling to covers, extremities rubbed, light fraying to spine tips and corners, 8vo, Cresset Press, 1940.⁂ An association copy of classic memoir of the Second World War, based on the authors' experiences transporting wounded soldiers to Bordeaux. Amulree was a physician and friend of both authors. He began an affair with Douglas Cooper around 1948.

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Freemantle (Brian) Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, signed presentation inscription from the author, jacket with very slight t

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Lot 93

Freemantle (Brian) Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, signed presentation inscription from the author, jacket with very slight toning to spine, 1978; The Inscrutable Charlie Muffin, 1979 § Lyall (Gavin) Midnight Plus One, jacket price-clipped, light surface soiling, 1965 § Forbes (Colin) Tramp in Armour, jacket with minor chipping to spine tips and corners, short nick to foot of upper panel, light creasing to head and foot, 1969 § Thackeray (Alec) You'll Need a Guardian Angel, signed presentation inscription from the author, jacket laminate lifting and creasing at foot of lower panel, 1979, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, near-fine generally; and 26 others, spy and wartime thrillers, 8vo (31)

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Gawsworth (John) The Flesh of Cypris, one of 500 copies, with 2pp. ALs from the author to Thos. Keohler loosely inserted, dat

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Lot 94

Gawsworth (John) The Flesh of Cypris, one of 500 copies, with 2pp. ALs from the author to Thos. Keohler loosely inserted, dated 3rd March 1927, light spotting throughout, original wrappers, lightly discoloured, original glassine wrapper, chipped and faded, 1936; Poems 1930-1932, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, publisher's order form and newspaper clippings loosely inserted, original cloth, very lightly faded, dust-jacket, discoloured and marked, tear to upper panel affecting title, original review wrap-around (faded); and a copy of Keohler's Tower Press Booklet, Songs from a Devotee, 1906, 4to & 8vo (3)⁂ Thomas Keohler was a good friend of James Joyce, who featured in Ulysses. Joyce stayed connected to him all his life, unlike most of his other Dublin friends, and he may have gotten the idea for giving Bloom a job at Hely's stationery business from visiting Keohler at work there.

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[Geisel (Theodore)], "Dr Seuss". And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street, first edition, first impression with boy's wh

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Lot 95

[Geisel (Theodore)], "Dr Seuss". And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street, first edition, first impression with boy's white shorts on dust-jacket, bookplate to pastedown, some light finger-soiling marks to margins, rear pastedown browned, original boards, extremities and corners rubbed with portions of loss to spine ends, dust-jacket with extensive paper and tape repairs verso but neatly retouched and in affect a good copy, 4to, 1937.

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NO RESERVE Golding (William) The Brass Butterfly, 1958 § Miller (Arthur) A View from the Bridge, 1955; The Misfits, 1961 § Os

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Lot 97

NO RESERVE Golding (William) The Brass Butterfly, 1958 § Miller (Arthur) A View from the Bridge, 1955; The Misfits, 1961 § Osborne (John) Luther, 1961, first editions, some with light foxing or browning to endpapers, original cloth, spine ends lightly bumped, dust-jackets, spines faded, some chips and tears to extremities, some loss to spine ends but still overall very good copies; and 39 others, theatre or by the same authors, 8vo (43)

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Golding (William) Rites of Passage, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on endpaper, original boar

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Lot 99

Golding (William) Rites of Passage, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author on endpaper, original boards, light bumping to spine ends, dust-jacket, slight toning to spine, very light creasing to spine ends, but near-fine generally, 8vo, 1980.⁂ Golding's Booker Prize-winning novel, the first in his To the Ends of the Earth trilogy.

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An anglepoise light, with domed shade, H81cm

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Lot 348

An anglepoise light, with domed shade, H81cm

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A brass Corinthian style table light, first half of the 20th century, H56cm

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Lot 353

A brass Corinthian style table light, first half of the 20th century, H56cm

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A large Vienna style blue and gilt ceramic twin handled urn shaped table light, (H58m) together with a pair of similar, of ba

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Lot 354

A large Vienna style blue and gilt ceramic twin handled urn shaped table light, (H58m) together with a pair of similar, of baluster form, (H43cm)

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Two similar table lights, constructed from textile bobbins, (H39cm) together with a table light in the form of a roebuck head

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Lot 355

Two similar table lights, constructed from textile bobbins, (H39cm) together with a table light in the form of a roebuck head, (H43cm including shade)

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A Contemporary glass and silvered table light with drum shade (43cm) together with a silvered candle stick with inverted bell

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Lot 356

A Contemporary glass and silvered table light with drum shade (43cm) together with a silvered candle stick with inverted bell shaped glass shade (44cm) and two composition ballerina figurines, (H20cm) (4)

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Meredew, A mid century light oak veneered dresseing chest with swing mirror, three drawers and a cupboard, H159cm, W115cm, D5

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Lot 360

Meredew, A mid century light oak veneered dresseing chest with swing mirror, three drawers and a cupboard, H159cm, W115cm, D50cm

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Meredew, A mid century light oak veneered bedside cupboard, with drawer and cupboard, H65cm, W31cm, D33cm

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Lot 362

Meredew, A mid century light oak veneered bedside cupboard, with drawer and cupboard, H65cm, W31cm, D33cm

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A contemporary light oak veneers open bookcase with two adjustable shelves, H110cm, W95cm, D31cm

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Lot 394

A contemporary light oak veneers open bookcase with two adjustable shelves, H110cm, W95cm, D31cm

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A large ceramic table light, circa 1970, of pierced baluster form with green and brown glaze, stamped W. German under, H49cm

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Lot 426

A large ceramic table light, circa 1970, of pierced baluster form with green and brown glaze, stamped W. German under, H49cm

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A brass telescopic standard light

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Lot 432

A brass telescopic standard light

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A contemporary light oak open bookcase, with two adjustable shelves over drawer and cupboard, H185cm W85cm, D36cm

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Lot 436

A contemporary light oak open bookcase, with two adjustable shelves over drawer and cupboard, H185cm W85cm, D36cm

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A cast brass standard light (H144cm) together with a fluted mahogany standard light (H126cm)

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Lot 457

A cast brass standard light (H144cm) together with a fluted mahogany standard light (H126cm)

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A blue and white ceramic table light in the form of a vase, with shade, H78cm

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Lot 462

A blue and white ceramic table light in the form of a vase, with shade, H78cm

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