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Click here to subscribeWW2 RAF Lancaster 5C/366 Early Mk 2 Aircraft Interior Cockpit Light Lamp. Used during the second world war. Good used condition. A collectors item. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2 D-Day Pegasus Bridge Colonel David James Wood MBE MiD Legion d' Honneur signed D-Day cover No. 96 Silk Issue 1994 series. Set with corner mounts on a superb A4 biography page. Colonel David James Wood MBE was the last surviving officer of the coup de main operation carried out by glider borne troops of the 2nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, on D Day, 6 June 1944, tasked with capturing Pegasus Bridge and Horsa Bridge before the main assault on the Normandy beaches began. WW2 Military autograph. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
VINTAGE MEREDEW AVALON TEAK DINING TABLE, circa 1980's, 183cms long (extended); and set of four mid-century dining chairs (5)There is one light scratch on the table top (see pics) it looks like someone has tried to colour it, it looks darker than the rest of the table.All corners are good, no damage.All legs look good, again no damage.The extension panel also looks good and moves well.The chairs do have wear. All are scratched, marks on the cushions and damaged cushions, water marks etc. The dimensions when closed areHeight – 74cm’sWidth – 84cm’sLength – 130cm’s
GOOD 19TH CENTURY REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY & EBONY STRUNG SERVING TABLE, rectangular top with low raised back, above three concealed freize drawers, raised on six tapering square channel moulded legs headed with acanthus carved capitals, on gated feet, 203w x 66d x 94cms hThere is no major damage, the table feels nice sturdy.There has been some restoration work to the top right corner (see photos)There are lots of light surface scratches to the top surface, also some watermarks.
A large 20th century hand woven Persian Islamic Kashmar carpet rug being fine decorated with a large light blue floral medallion to the centre set on a dark blue field decorated with vase, birds and foliage motifs, red corners with similar motifs and a large main border decorated with various style vases. White fringe to each end. Measures 320cm x 205cm.
A collection of 20th century 1970s retro industrial pendant enamelled pendant lampshades comprising of a group of UFO saucer light shades in a variety of colours and shades, a large white enamel pendant lightshade and a similar oversized green example with metal ceiling hook. Largest measures 34cm tall and 48cm in diameter.
Herbert Terry & Sons - Anglepoise - Model 90 - A matching pair of retro vintage mid 20th Century circa 1950s English articulated anglepoise work desk lamp light. One lamp in white enamel colourway and other in green enamel colourway. Both raised on a weighted circular base and pendant shade. Labels to each shade. Each measures approx 82cm tall.
Fry (Christopher) Curtmantle, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to G.H. West to endpaper, original cloth, some light fading, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1961; and 19 others including 8 A.L.s. and 1 T.L.s. from Fry to West, v.s. (20)⁂ George West was a teacher at Bedford Modern School which was attended by Fry. Rather charmingly Fry addresses the letters to "Mr West", seemingly in deference to their original teacher-pupil relationship. The letters, which are dated between 28th June 1951 and 28th November 1966 cover a good part of Fry's early career and include discussions of his work and general life. An excellent group, many of the books include West's ownership inscription.
Golding (William) To the Ends of the Earth, number 179 of 400 copies, card slip-case, 1991 § Rushdie (Salman) The Moor's Last Sigh, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, 1995 § Carey (Peter) True History of the Kelly Gang, 2001, first or first English editions, signed by the authors, original boards, dust-jackets; and 24 others, modern literature, 8vo (27)
Greene (Graham) Brighton Rock, first Australian edition, light toning to page, repair to head of title, original printed stiff stapled wrappers priced at 1/6, advert for George Saunders' Crime on my Hands to lower cover, light creasing to corners, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, Sydney, Invincible Press, 1945.⁂ A very good example of this scarce edition.
Greene (Graham) The Third Man and the Fallen Idol, first edition, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, small internal tear to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, lower panel with long tear and creasing with portion of loss to head, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1950.
Greene (Graham) Our Man in Havana, jacket with light toning to spine, tear to lower pane, with tape staining, 1958; ; A Burnt -Out Case, light browning to endpapers, jacket price-clipped, 1961; The Comedians, jacket price-clipped else fine, 1966, first edition, original boards, dust-jackets; and 23 others, Greene, 8vo (26)
Hill (Susan) The Enclosure, first edition, cut signature of the author to title, original boards, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, 2 short closed tears to head, light creasing to head and foot, a very good copy, 8vo, 1961.⁂ The author's scarce first novel, written when she was 15 and published when she was 19.
[Hope Hawkins (Sir Anthony)] "Anthony Hawkins". The Prisoner of Zenda, first edition, ?second or third issue, author's cut signature loosely inserted, with 'f' on spine uncrossed and 6 titles advertised on title verso, occasional light spotting, cracked upper hinge, original cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, lightly sunned spine, 8vo, Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, [1894].
NO RESERVE James (Henry) The Wings of the Dove, first English edition, first 4 pp. loose including half-title and title, very occasional light foxing or finger soiling, hinges broken, original cloth, library sticker to upper cover, covers scuffed, spine darkened, two small tears at spine head, 8vo, Archibald Constable & Co., ltd., 1902.
Kafka (Franz) Das Urteil. Eine Geschichte, first edition in book form, light browning to endpapers, original wrappers, upper cover detached and lower cover working loose, some small tears and portions of loss to margins of upper cover, Leipzig, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1916 § Gide (André) Montaigne, one of 300 copies signed by the author to limitation page, endpapers lightly spotted, original cloth, gilt, lightly faded, 1929 § Updike (John) Telephone Poles and Other Poems, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, lightly marked with short tear to spine head, else an excellent copy, 1963; and 8 others, modern literature, 4to & 8vo (11)⁂ First is first book edition, altered from the first printing in "Arkadia" of 1913.
Kipling (Rudyard) The Jungle Book [&] The Second Jungle Book, 2 vol., first editions, plates and illustrations, light foxing, ink ownership inscriptions, vol.1 with light damp-staining or cockling throughout, original pictorial cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, vol. 1 with chipping to spine ends and marking and staining to covers, g.e., 8vo, 1864-5.
Kipling (Rudyard) Kim, plates, foxing to title and endpapers, hinges a little cracked but holding firm, original cloth, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, light rubbing to extremities, 1901 § Lang (Andrew) The True Story Book, frontispiece and illustrations, some scattered spotting, prize bookplate to endpaper, original pictorial cloth, light bumping to spine ends and corners, sharp and bright otherwise, gilt prize stamp to lower cover, 1893, first editions; and 2 others, Baroness Orczy, 8o (4)
Lampedusa (Giuseppe di) The Leopard, [2 copies], jacket with light toning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1960 § Pasternak (Boris) Doctor Zhivago, ink inscription, light spotting and browning to endpapers, jacket with light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1958, first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, generally excellent examples; and 3 others, similar, 8vo (5)
Lawrence (T.E.) Seven Pillars of Wisdom, first trade edition, portrait frontispiece, plates and maps, original buckram, gilt, dust-jacket, surface soiling, some creasing to head and foot, chip to head of lower joint, but generally excellent, 1935; The Mint, limited edition, original roan-backed cloth, uncut, original card slip-case (some light soiling and wear to extremities), 1955, 8vo (2)
Bentley (E. C.) Trent's Last Case, first edition, light marking to covers, [c.1900]; The Woman in Black, first American edition, light spotting to endpapers, New York, 1913; Cás deireanach Trent, first Irish language edition, spotting to endpapers, some fading and toning to covers, Dublin, 1934, original cloth, some toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little bumped, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo (3)⁂ A good group of differing first editions of this classic mystery, including the rare first Irish language edition.
Le Carré (John) The Looking-Glass War, cut signature of the author to title, jacket price-clipped, spine sunned, closed tear to head of upper panel, 1965; A Small Town in Germany, bookplate signed by the author to title, light browning to endpapers, jacket with very light fading to spine and lower panel, 1968; The Naive and Sentimental Lover, bookplate signed by the author to title, jacket with very light sunning to spine, 1971, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, rubbing to head and foot, very good or excellent otherwise, 8vo (3)
Le Carré (John) The Naive and Sentimental Lover, uncorrected proof copy, some light spotting, original printed wrappers, light foxing and creasing to spine, proof dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, folding creases to spine and upper panel, creasing to head, extremities rubbed, 8vo, 1971.⁂ Rare, we can trace no other example at auction in the proof dust-jacket which has notable differences to the jacket that accompanied the first edition.
Le Carré (John) [The Karla Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, photograph of Alec Guinness as Smiley signed by the author loosely inserted, jacket price-clipped, sunning to spine, 1974; The Honourable Schoolboy, cut signature of the author to title, 1977; Smiley's People, cut signature of the author to title, jacket with very light toning to spine, neat tape repair to head, 1980, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, light rubbing to head and foot, excellent or near-fine examples overall, 8vo.
Le Carré (John) Our Kind of Traitor, limited edition, slip-case, 2010 § Forsyth (Frederick) The Day of the Jackal, light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket spine ends and corners rubbed and a little chipped, 1971 § James (P. D.) Original Sin, light toning to margins, dust-jacket with short tear and light creasing to head, 1994 § Francis (Dick) Rat Race, light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket, price-lipped, 1970, first editions, original boards; and 10 others, thrillers, 8vo (14)
Lee (Laurie) Cider With Rosie, illustrations by John Ward, some light spotting, jacket with light toning to spine, chip to head of upper joint, some light rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, 1959; I Can't Stay Long, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Laurie Lee my doppelganger - Laurie Lee (I don't believe it) 75 to title, frontispiece and illustrations, jacket with very light sunning to spine, light creasing to head and foot, 1975, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 8 others, Laurie Lee, 8vo (10)
Lee (Laurie) Cider With Rosie, reprint, 1965; As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, first edition, 1969; A Moment of War, first edition, 1991, all signed by the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some very light sunning to spines, some light creasing to head, but excellent or near-fine generally, 8vo (3)⁂ A signed set of Laurie Lee's autobiographical trilogy, his most significant literary contribution.
Lewis (C.S.) That Hideous Strength, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, a few small chips or short tears to head and foot, creasing to head of spine, internal tear to lower joint, light rubbing to head and foot, but generally excellent overall, 1945; and 6 others by the same, 8vo (7)
NO RESERVE Mailer (Norman) The Naked and the Dead, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1949 § Jones (James) The Thin Red Line, light spotting to endpapers, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, rubbing and creasing to extremities, 1963 § Malamud (Bernard) The Fixer, jacket with light toning to spine, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot, 1967 § Updike (John) Bech: a Book, 1970 § Shaw (Irwin) The Young Lions, jacket with light fading to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, extremities rubbed, 1949, first English editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 37 others, American literature, 8vo (41)
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