Blunden (Edmund) Undertones of War, first edition, signed by the author on title and dated June 19, 1929, Autograph Letter signed by the author loosely inserted with autograph envelope, some light foxing, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, browning to spine and panel margins, spine a little chipped and creased at head, 8vo, Richard Cobden-Sanderson, 1928.⁂ Blunden's memoir of the First World War, a key prose work resulting from the conflict.The letter, dated 17th October 1956, is addressed to Joseph Cohen, and concerns Blunden's biography of Wilfred Owen, especially regarding Owen's spiritualism as well as decrying the tragedy of his death ("Alas, that evil moment of 4 Nov. 1918"). Joseph Cohen (1926-2014) academic and book dealer. Wrote a biography of Isaac Rosenberg as well as a pamphlet on Wilfred Owen, Owen Agonistes. See also lot 281.
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McCullers (Carson) Sweet as a Pickle and Clean as a Pig, first edition, presentation inscription from the author "For my beloved Boots" with drawing of an arrow though a heart to title, illustrations by Rolf Gérard, original cloth, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, light rubbing and minor chipping to spine tips and corners, but near-fine otherwise, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964.⁂ An excellent association copy of this charming book of poems for children inscribed to McCullers' cousin and closest friend Jordan Massee using his pet name "Boots". We can trace no other signed or inscribed copy of this work. Jordan Massee (d.2002) was a distant cousin of McCullers who first met her in New York. The two quickly became close friends and remained so for the rest of McCullers' life. Massee would provide personal as well as literary advice to McCullers' (he helped correct the proofs of Clocks Without Hands) he was also friends with Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams (see lots 57, 59 and 478).
NO RESERVE McCullers (Carson) The Mortgaged Heart, edited by Margarita Smith, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the editor "Dear Helen & Hy, Well, I'm not going to wait any longer to get this to you. After all, if it weren't for you I literally wouldn't have lived to finish it... Love & gratitude - Rita" to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, light fading to spine, light rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, near-fine otherwise, 8vo, Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1971.⁂ Margarita Smith (1923-83) was McCullers' sister and the editor of this posthumously published collection of writings.
McEwan (Ian) First Love, Last Rites, 1975; The Cement Garden, ink ownership inscription, 1978; In Between the Sheets, 1978; The Comfort of Strangers, neat ink ownership inscription, 1981; The Imitation Game, jacket price-clipped, 1980; or Shall we Die?, review slip loosely inserted, 1983; The Ploughman's Lunch, original wrappers, light creasing to spine, 1985 The Child in Time, 1987; Soursweet, a Screenplay, light toning to margins, original wrappers, light rubbing to extremities, 1988; The Innocent, 1990; Black Dogs, presentation inscription to Roland Comstock, 1992; The Daydreamer, illustrations by Anthony Browne, 1994; The Short Stories, 1995; Enduring Love, 1997; Amsterdam, 1998; Atonement, 2001; Saturday, 2005; On Chesil Beach, 2007, first editions, signed by the author on titles, original boards and dust-jackets unless where mentioned, fine or near-fine copies; and the signed limited edition of Black Dogs, 8vo (19)⁂ A superb run of signed works by the Booker Prize-winning author.
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Merrill (James) The Fire Screen, signed presentation inscription from the author "for Peter [Tourville] - who may recognize one or two of 'The Summer People', Jimmy, May 1977" on front free endpaper, wrappers very lightly bumped and chipped, light browning to lower cover, Atheneum, 1969; Nights and Days, signed by the author to title, Hogarth Press, 1966; Souvenirs, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound, from an edition of 226 copies signed by the author, New York, Nadja, 1984, original cloth, first two with jackets; and 2 others by Merrill, 8vo & tall 8vo (5)⁂ The first an excellent association copy, inscribed to Merrill's long-standing friend and former lover, Peter Tourville, the subject of Merrill's long poem Peter. See also next two lots.
Merrill (James) From the First Nine Poems 1946-1976, jacket a little bumped and chipped at extremities, New York, Atheneum, 1982; Braving the Elements, jacket marked with light fading to spine, Atheneum, 1972; The Inner Room, New York, Knopf, 1988, first editions, signed presentation inscriptions from the author on titles, first to Peter Tourville "here is lots of rhyme and meter/ and love between the lines for Peter"; and another by Merrill, 8vo (4)⁂ Excellent association copies, the last inscribed to Alan Ansen (1922-2006), a central figure among the Beat writers. He was close friends with Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac, and inspired the latter's famous Rollo Greb character in On the Road, and A. J. in Burrough's Naked Lunch. For Peter Tourville see also previous and next lots.
Mishima (Yukio) The Sound of Waves, translated by Meredith Weatherby, first Japanese printing of the first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to Charles Terry on endpaper, illustrations by Yoshinori Kinoshita, The Book Worm, Tokyo, book shop ink stamp to endpaper, original pictorial wrappers, faint creasing to spine, light wear to spine ends, ¥125 price sticker to upper cover, light surface soiling and small stain to lower corner of lower cover, rubbing and toning to extremities, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1956.⁂ Mishima's enduring coming-of-age classic with a presentation inscription to Charles Terry the translator and academic. Terry (1926-1982) was a Japanese translator for the US army during the war and remained in Japan after 1945. He formed a circle of ex-pat writers and publishers that counted Mishima as an occasional visitor.
Mishima (Yukio) The Sound of Waves, translated by Meredith Weatherby, first edition in English, signed by the author in Japanese and English on endpaper, illustrations by Yoshinori Kinoshita, original pictorial boards, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and chipped, short closed tear with creasing to head of lower panel, an excellent example, 8vo, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.
Mishima (Yukio) The Sound of Waves, first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dorothy Norman "at the X'mas time 1957" to endpaper, light cockling to endpapers with end of inscription smudged, original boards, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, dust-jacket, fading to spine, 2 short closed tears with creasing to head of lower panel, light rubbing to extremities, a very good example, 8vo, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.⁂ Dorothy Norman (1905-97) American photographer, editor and patron of the arts.
Mishima (Yukio) The Sound of Waves, translated by Meredith Weatherby, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author in English and Japanese to Tennessee Williams dated 10 Nov. 1957 on half-title verso, illustrations by Yoshinori Kinoshita, letter of provenance in envelope loosely inserted, original boards, fading to spine (heavier at either end), dust-jacket, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, closed tears to head and foot of lower joint, light foxing to flaps, light surface soiling to lower panel, 8vo, Secker & Warburg, 1957.⁂ A fine association copy, inscribed to his friend, the playwright Tennessee Williams. Williams and Mishima first met in the late 1950s (very likely on the same occasion that this copy was inscribed) and quickly developed a rapport. Mishima introduced Williams to Japanese Noh theatre culture which was highly influential in the playwright's later works. Indeed, Williams dedicated his late play The Day on Which a Man Dies to Mishima and the central character was modelled on the Japanese author. According to the letter of provenance, this books was signed by Mishima while he and Williams were staying at the house of Paris Review journalist James Shuttleworth's house in order to conduct a joint interview. The writers exchanged inscribed volumes of their works before entrusting them to their host but never retrieving them.
NO RESERVE Blunden (Edmund) Retreat, signed presentation inscription from the author with two-line quotation dated 12 Feb. 1935 to endpaper, ink ownership inscription of John Redwood Anderson, some scattered spotting, light fading to spine, jacket browned with spine ends and corners a little chipped, 1928; The Poems, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dorothy Goldberg with two-line quotation from Gulliver's Travels dated August 1931 to endpaper, pencil ownership inscription of Goldberg to pastedown, light foxing to covers, jacket rather worn and broken, 1930, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, Cobden-Sanderson; and an inscribed copy of Charles Lamb and his Contemporaries, 8vo (3)⁂ John Redwood Anderson (1883-1964) First World War poet.
Mishima (Yukio) Five Modern Nō Plays, translated by Donald Keene, first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, recipient's ink ownership stamps to endpapers, some browning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, some light insect damage to upper and lower edges of boards, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine light rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, very short closed tear to head of upper joint, light surface soiling to lower panel, an excellent example, 8vo, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.⁂ Rare signed or inscribed. Mishima was awarded the illustrious Kishida prize for this important group of dramas.
Mishima (Yukio) The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, translated by Ivan Morris, first American and Japanese printing in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, dated April '61, earlier ink gift inscription dated 1959 Dec. above, original pictorial wrappers, light creasing and toning to spine, rubbing to tips of spine and corners, an excellent example, glacine dust-jacket, some minor chipping to spine ends, cloth slip-case, 8vo, Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1959.⁂ The author's second novel to be published in the US, we can trace only one other inscribed copy.
Mishima (Yukio) After the Banquet, translated by Donald Keene, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Anne Graham Bell - City of London became a[n] unforgettable city in my life because of your kindness - affectionately - Yukio Mishima, March 20 '65" to endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, fading rubbing to tips of spine and corners, a near-fine example overall, 8vo, Secker & Warburg, 1963.⁂ A charming inscription, Anne Graham Bell was possibly a British literary agent.
Mishima (Yukio) After the Banquet, translated by Donald Keene, first American edition, signed by the author and dated January 13, 1963 with a presentation inscription above in another hand "To Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Preston with the author's best wishes" to endpaper, light spotting and toning to endpapers, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, light browning to spine and head of lower panel, spine ends and corners rubbed and a little chipped, very short tear with creasing to head of upper panel, rubbing to extremities, very good overall, 8vo, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.⁂ Mishima's novel that brought him critical attention in American and a court case in Japan. Rare signed or inscribed, it seems possible that Mishima signed several copies in a similar manner for his American publisher or agent to use for presentation.
Mishima (Yukio) The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, translated by John Nathan, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author in English and Japanese dated September 1965 to endpaper, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short closed tear to head of lower panel, but an excellent example overall, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1965; and a signed copy of Nathan's biography of Mishima, 8vo (2)⁂ An inscribed copy of Mishima's celebrated novel, adapted for opera and film. We can trace no other inscribed copy at auction.
Mishima (Yukio) Sun and Steel, translated by John Bester, first edition in English, signed presentation inscription from the author to Dominique Aury to half title, decorations, very light marginal toning, newspaper clipping loosely inserted, original cloth, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, rubbing and creasing to spine ends and corners, very light toning to head, but a near-fine example overall, 4to, Palo Alto, CA [& Tokyo], Kodansha International, 1970.⁂ An excellent association, inscription to the author of Story of O who would translate Mishima's Death in Midsummer into French. Anne Desclos (1907-98), journalist, editor and author, was best known under her pen name Dominique Aury, under which she she wrote the best-selling erotic novel Story of O.
NO RESERVE Mishima (Yukio) Den vackra stjärnan, signed presentation inscription from the author To Goddard and Brigitta with the author's best wishes. Yukio Mishima. 21 April 1970" to half-title, unopened, original wrappers, light rubbing and creasing to extremities, 8vo, Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1970.⁂ A printed note inside states that this is inscribed to Goddard Lieberson and his wife Vera Zorina. Lieberson (1911-77) was president of Columbia Records and experimented with literary recordings. Vera Zorina (born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, 1917-2003) was a ballerina and film actress.
NO RESERVE Moncrieff (Charles Scott) The Song of Roland, first edition of this translation, signed presentation inscription from the author with 2 lines in French to endpaper, T. L. s. from Stanley Morison to Wickham Steed loosely inserted, original cloth, paper label (with chip) to spine, Chapman & Hall, 1919 § [Moncrieff (Charles Scott)], "P. G. Lear". The Strange and Striking Adventures of Four Authors in Search of a Character, number 82 of 350 copies, this copy with signed presentation inscription from the author as P. G. Lear to Violet Hunt, illustrations, original stiff wrappers with paper label to upper cover, light creasing and toning to extremities, Cayme Press, 1926; and 2 others with ownership or presentation inscriptions of Moncreiff, 8vo (4)
Blunden (Edmund) De Bello Germanico, a Fragment of Trench History, first edition, one of 275 copies, signed presentation inscription from the author "Martin Booth a reward for diligence and insight in his explorings of such old affairs as were sketched in this book" to endpaper, with 2 ink notes to margins in the author's hand, with original woodblock used to print the diagram on p.12, foxing to endpapers, original boards, paper labels to spine and upper cover, spine label browned and a little chipped, spine a little darkened, light bumping to spine ends and rubbing to extremities but an excellent example overall, Hawstead, G. A. Blunden, 1930.⁂ An interesting association. On pp. 7 and 20 Blunden has supplied the full names of the people identified only by initials in the book. On p. 12 Booth has written next to the diagram in pencil "I have the printing block for this..."Martin Booth (1944-2004), poet and novelist, was brought up in Hong Kong and met Blunden there when the poet was teaching at the University of Hong Kong. Blunden was a formative influence on Booth and introduced him to Siegfried Sassoon.
NO RESERVE Montesquiou (Robert de la) Les Délices de Capharnaum, first edition, lengthy initialed presentation inscription from the author to "La Comtesse E. de Beaumont" to endpaper, marginal browning, original wrappers, light creasing and browning to spine, later glacine jacket, Paris, Émile-Paul, [1921]; and 4 others, French literature, all inscribed, 8vo (5)
Morpurgo (Michael) War Horse, first edition, signed by the author on title with ink flourish, light foxing and neat ink ownership inscription to title, original glazed pictorial boards priced £4.95, very light toning to spine and covers, spine ends and corners a little bumped, a very good copy, 8vo, Kingswood, Kaye & Ward, 1982.⁂ First edition of the children's story that has achieved worldwide renown through adaptations on the stage and screen. Many copies were sent to libraries and copies in good condition are now scarce, even more so if signed.
Murdoch (Iris) Sartre. A Romantic Realist, neat ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, housed in custom drop-back box, Cambridge, Bowes & Bowes, [1953]; Woman Ask Why: An Intelligent Woman's Guide to Nuclear Disarmament, original wrappers, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, [1962]; The Sovereignty of Good over other Concepts, original wrappers, light sunning to spine, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1967; A Severed Head. A play in three Acts, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, Chatto & Windus, 1964, first editions, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author; and 4 others, similar, 8vo (8)⁂ A good group of non-fiction and theatrical works by Murdoch, including her first published book. All signed or inscribed.
Murdoch (Iris) Under the Net, first edition, signed by the author on title, original boards, spine a little darkened, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, minor chipping and light rubbing to spine ends and corners, neatly repairs short tears to joint ends, foxing to rear panel, light surface soiling to front panel, foxing to verso, but a very good, sharp example overall, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1954.⁂ The author's first novel, rare signed.
Murdoch (Iris) The Flight from the Enchanter, first edition, signed by the author on title, light browning to endpapers and half-title, original boards, spine ends a little bumped, dust-jacket by Edward Bawden, light browning to spine and rear panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped with creasing to head of spine, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example overall, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1956.
Murdoch (Iris) The Sandcastle, ink ownership inscription, jacket price-clipped, 1957; The Bell, 1958; A Severed Head, 1961; An Unofficial Rose, jacket price-clipped, 1962; The Unicorn, jacket price-clipped, 1963; The Italian Girl, jacket price-clipped, 1964; The Red and the Green, jacket with short closed tear and creasing to head of upper panel, 1965; The Time of the Angels, 1966;The Nice and the Good, 1968; Bruno's Dream, jacket with a few short tears and creasing to head, 1969; A Fairly Honourable Defeat, jacket with light damp-staining, split to foot of upper fore-edge, joints rubbed, 1970; An Accidental Man, 1971; The Black Prince, jacket price-clipped, 1974; The Sacred & Profane Love Machine, 1974; A Word Child, jacket price-clipped, 1975; Henry and Cato, 1976; The Sea, the Sea, Autograph Postcard signed from the author loosely inserted, ink ownership inscription, 1978; Nuns and Soldiers, 1980; The Philosopher's Pupil, address label to endpaper, 1983; The Good Apprentice, light browning to text margins, 1985; The Book and the Brotherhood, light browning to text margins, ink ownership stamp, 1987; The Message to the Planet, light browning to text margins, 1989; The Green Knight, jacket price-clipped, 1993; Jackson's Dilema, 1995, first editions, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some spines with light toning or browning, a few spine ends and corners a little rubbed and chipped but generally excellent or near-fine overall unless where mentioned, Chatto & Windus; and an inscribed reprint of The Sea, the Sea, 8vo (25)⁂ A superb unbroken run of Murdoch's novels, from her third to her last, all signed or inscribed.
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O'Brien (Edna) [The Country Girls Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising The Country Girls, spine ends a little bumped, jacket price-clipped, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and chipped, some light staining to head of spine and upper corner, Hutchinson, 1960; The Lonely Girl, light foxing, book label of John Johnson to pastedown, light fading to spine, jacket price-clipped, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, tear to head of joints with tape repair to verso, chip to foot of lower joint, light soiling to lower panel, Jonathan Cape, 1962; Girls in their Married Bliss, jacket spine very lightly toned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing to extremities, Jonathan Cape, 1964, first editions, all signed by the author on title, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo.⁂ O'Brien's classic trilogy, at the time controversial, now seen as a landmark in Irish feminist writing.
O'Hara (Frank) Love Poems (Tentative Title), first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "For Joe [LeSueur] with love Frank" on title, usual light offsetting onto title, some light marking to margins, original wrappers, light browning, spine ends a little chipped, some light marking to covers, extremities a little rubbed, oblong 4to, New York, Tibor De Nogy Editions, 1965.⁂ An excellent association of O'Hara's last collection of poetry inscribed to his then lover. O'Hara and LeSueur's relationship lasted from 1955-65 and O'Hara was tragically killed in 1966 making inscribed copies of this work especially rare. We can trace no other inscribed copy.
Plante (David) The Ghost of Henry James, jacket with light creasing to head and foot, rubbing to extremities, 1970; Slides, 1971; Relatives, 1972; The Darkness of the Body, jacket with patch of rubbing and shadowing to upper panel, 1974; Figures in Bright Air, light toning to jacket, 1976; The Family, 1978; The Country, jacket price-clipped, 1981; The Woods, 1982; Difficult Women, 1983; The Foreigner, 1984; The Catholic, 1985; The Native, 1987; The Accident, New York, 1991; The Annunciation, New York, 1994, first or first English editions, all signed or with signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, some faint rubbing or very light creasing to head and foot but generally near-fine overall; and the signed limited edition of My Mother's Pearl Necklace, 8vo (15)⁂ An excellent run of Plante's novels, including the acclaimed Francoeur trilogy.
Proust (Marcel, translator).- Ruskin (John) Sesame et les Lys. Des trésors des rois, des jardins des reines, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "a Monsieur L. Belugou. Amical et reconnasiant souvenir Marcel Proust" to half-title, 8pp. advertisements, light browning, later bookplate of Belugou loosely inserted, original wrappers, creasing and toning to spine and covers, chipping to extremities, later glacine dust-jacket, preserved in custom drop-back box, Paris, Mercure de France, 1906; and a copy of Edith Wharton, Lettres à l'ami français, 8vo (2)⁂ An interesting association copy of Proust's second book. Léon Belugou (1865-1934), journalist and man of letters, was friends with Proust and is best-remembered now as the friend and correspondent of Edith Wharton (the American author even gifted her old baby rattle to Belugou's daughter). Belugou was on the staff at the Mercure de France so it seems possible that he may have encouraged either Proust or the staff at the Mercure in order to see the present volume to publication.
Proust (Marcel) Du Côté de Chez Swann, first edition, issue with the typographical error to Grasset corrected but with no index at rear, priced at F3.50, the title dated 1914 and the front wrapper 1913, signed presentation inscription from the author to Mme Marquise de Ludre to (browned and chipped) leaf tipped in at front, light marginal toning, bookplate of Daniel M. Friedenberg to pastedown, morocco-backed boards, gilt by Creuzevault, spine a little browned, some light rubbing to extremities, original wrappers and spine (creased with some neat repairs and restoration) bound in, 8vo, Paris, B. Grasset, 1914 [but 1913].⁂ The first book in Proust's monumental À la Recherche du Temps Perdu with a leaf inscribed to his friend, the wealthy Mme de Ludre. Madame de Ludre was an occasional dining companion of Proust's and would attend his concerts and salons.
Proust (Marcel) Sodome et Gomorrhe II, part 1 only (of 3), first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to the Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre "Cette fois - ci ce ne sont plus (dans le troisième volume de ce tome, page 73 du 3ème volume) les asperges, mais les poires. J'ai peut-etre été un peu trop haut, dans Guermantes. Je disais: "Qui signe Emilie de Clermont Tonnerre." Dans ce Sodome II, je dis "La Duchesse de Clermont Tonnerre". J'espere que cette fiche plus précise d'identité te gâteras.", light browning to text, bookplate of Elisabeth de Tonnerre to endpaper, near-contemporary half vellum, spine with the gilt crossed keys of the Clermont family to foot, 8vo, Paris, Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 1922.⁂ A fine association copy with a superb inscription to the principal inspiration for Oriane, Duchesse de Guermantes, a central character in the novels, noting the two times the author had identified her in the text (the second with a teasing promotion in social rank). The deterioration in Proust's health and subsequent death in 1922 meant that copies of Sodome et Gomorrhe II were among the last books he inscribed. Élisabeth, Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre (née de Gramont, 1875 - 1954) was an author and close friend of Proust. She had grown up among the highest rungs of the French aristocracy but happily turned away from this world and was nicknamed the "red duchess" due to her support for socialism and feminism. She also became the long-term lover and companion of Natalie Clifford Barney. This copy originally from the Henrik Falktoft collection was originally catalogued for the sale of his books at Christie's (17th April, 2001, lot 171) but was sold privately and removed from the catalogue. A copy of the catalogue is included with this lot.
Proust (Marcel) Sodome et Gomorrhe II, 3 vol., first edition, vol.1 with signed presentation inscription from the author to Henri Duvernois "Son ami plein de reconnassance et d'admiration" to endpaper, browning to text, bookplate of Daniel M. Friedenberg to inside of each upper wrapper, original printed wrappers, browning, chipping to spine, heaviest to vol. 1, some chipping to wrappers, light surface soiling to vol. 1, preserved in custom morocco-backed drop-back box, 8vo, Paris, F. Paillart for Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française, 1922. ⁂ The complete volume five of À la recherche du temps perdu with an excellent association inscription to the author Henri Duvernois.Duvernois (1875-1937) was a friend and correspondent of Proust's. He would later become the director of the publishing house Arthème Fayard which would subsequently publish Proust's works.
Proust (Marcel) Swann's Way, translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff, vol. 1 only, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the translator "Vyvyan [Holland] from Charles Scott Moncrieff, September 21 - 1922. "Perhaps I have, even so long ago, when I didn't know what I was doing, perhaps two or three times" ii. 202" to endpaper, publisher's prospectus loosely inserted, browning to endpapers, original cloth, light fading to spine, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1922.⁂ The first volume of the first English edition with an excellent inscription from the translator to his friend the author and son of Oscar Wilde, Vyvyan Holland (1886-1967).
Proust (Marcel) The Guermantes Way, translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff, 2 vol., first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the translator to Estelle Nathan "'An artist, however modest, is always willing to hear himself preferred to his rivals, and tries only to see that justice is done them'. (p.291) Milan May 1925 - Kensington May 1926" to endpaper, light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, light toning to spines, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, Chatto & Windus, 1925.⁂ An excellent presentation inscription from the translator to the artist Estelle Nathan (1871-1949) whose pencil sketch portrait of Moncrieff appears in Findlay's biography.
Proust (Marcel) Time Regained, translated by Stephen Hudson, first English edition, signed presentation inscription from the translator "Dearest Francis, I have always wanted you to know this book which for me is Proust's crowning masterpiece. With and through it he contrived with his magical virtuosity to complete the synthesis of a work essentially analytical in purpose and method. He was, as you know, my very dear friend and when, owing to dear Charles Scott Moncrieff's premature death I was entrusted with the great privilege of translating this last volume, I greatly doubted my worthiness for the task..." to endpaper, light toning or scattered foxing to margins, original cloth, light toning to spine, bumping to head and foot, Chatto & Windus, 1931; and the first Uniform edition of the same inscribed to Violet Wyndham, 8vo (2)⁂ The first English edition of the final volume of Proust's sequence with a superb inscription to the author Francis Wyndham.
NO RESERVE Puig (Manuel) Kiss of the Spider Woman, "To Burt, who liked the manuscript, hoping he won't mind the printer's job" Alfred A. Knopf, 1979; The Buenos Aires Affair, "To Larry, wishing that our Rio affair is as interesting to him as it is to me; I hope this is the beginning of a long friendship" fading to covers and spine, light toning to jacket, corners a little chipped, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1976, first editions in English, signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, light creasing to head and foot, excellent or near-fine otherwise, New York, 8vo (2)
Brittain (Vera) Testament of Youth, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to half-title, pp.653 - 656 with marginal chipping or tearing caused by rough opening, original cloth, spine a little darkened, light splash marking to upper cover, spine ends a little bumped and frayed, 8vo, New York, Macmillan, 1933.⁂ Brittain's celebrated First World War memoir, rare signed.
Purdy (James) In a Shallow Grave, the dedication copy with signed presentation inscription "For Ed, with love, James, January 22, 1976" to dedication p., copies of reviews tipped onto front and rear endpapers, article on Purdy loosely inserted, New York, Arbor House, [1975]; Colour of Darkness, signed presentation inscription from the author to Mike Delisio, additional presentation inscription to Delisio from W. H. Auden to endpaper, jacket spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, New York, New Directions, [1956], first editions, original boards, dust-jackets; and 7 others by the same, all signed or inscribed, 8vo (9)⁂ The first with the printed dedication to three people the first of whom is Edward G. Hefter.
Rattigan (Terence) The Deep Blue Sea, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, jacket lightly marked and soiled, 1952; In Praise of Love, 1973; Adventure Story, endpaper with small light stain, jacket browned with short tears to spine head and lightly marked, 1950; Who is Sylvia, jacket lightly faded with very minor chips to extremities, 1951, first editions, all with signed presentation inscriptions from the author on endpapers, original boards, dust-jackets, Hamish Hamilton; and another by Rattigan, 8vo (5)⁂ The second inscribed to Bernard Levin (1928-2004), British journalist and broadcaster "to Bernard with love, and admiration, and gratitude - and very possibly de Profundis*". The explanatory asterisk reads: "it should either have been a small p or a large D. However I chose a large P! Want to make something of it?...I can lick you Levin...in the nicest possibly way of course."
Rattigan (Terence) Separate Tables, first edition, with additionally signed postcard loosely inserted, 1955; French Without Tears, spine sunned, jacket with light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light soiling, [1937]; After the Dance, chips and short tears to extremities, 1939; The Sleeping Prince, 1954; The Winslow Boy, New York, Dramatists Play Service, [1948], first or first American editions, signed presentation inscriptions from the author to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jackets, bumping and creasing to extremities, light marking or soiling to covers; all but the last by Hamish Hamilton, and another, Rattigan, 8vo (6)⁂ Separate Tables and The Winslow Boy are both inscribed to his secretary Mary Herring, who began working for Rattigan in 1946 and was a close right-hand-person for the next seventeen years. The first also with postcard to Mary: "...Twenty days late! I have an excuse - writing a new play (in Brighton) But you thought up better ones in your time didn't you?...The play could be good, if I could only stop writing words and start writing something to act...know what I mean? who better? Terry".
Remarque (Erich Maria) All Quiet on the Western Front, translated by A. W. Wheen, first American edition, signed by the author and dated 1st June 1929 on endpaper, small mark to title, light foxing to endpapers, original cloth, light fading to spine, first issue dust-jacket listing 100,000 American sales, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some light creasing and minor chipping to head and foot, some light surface soiling, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1929.⁂ An excellent example of Remarque's superb First World War novel signed in the month of publication.
Remarque (Erich Maria) The Road Back, translated by A. W. Wheen, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to endpaper, original cloth, light browning to spine, faint discolouration to covers, dust-jacket, vertical crease to spine, light creasing and faint staining to lower panel, upper panel a little chipped and creased at head, but still excellent overall, 8vo, Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1931.⁂ Remarque's sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front dealing with life in post-war Germany. Rare signed.
Remarque (Erich Maria) Flotsam, translated by Denver Lidley, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated 15th July 1941 to endpaper, original cloth, very light fading to spine, dust-jacket, neatly price-clipped, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light rubbing and spotting to lower panel, light creasing to head and foot, but bright and excellent generally, slip-case, 8vo, Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1941.⁂ Remarque's continuation of his semi-autobiographical portrait of German life, here following the interwoven stories of several German ex-patriots fleeing the oppression of the Nazis.
Remarque (Erich Maria) A Time to Love and a Time to Die, first American edition, signed by the author on half-title, Popular Library Inc. presentation label to endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, original cloth, slight bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, spine slightly dulled, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, else fine, 8vo, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1954.⁂ Set on the Eastern Front during the Second World War, the present work is often seen as a counterpart to All Quiet on the Western Front.
NO RESERVE Remarque (Erich Maria) The Black Obelisk, first American edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated May 16, 1957 to endpaper, some light marginal toning, original cloth, spine ends a corners a little bumped and faded, dust-jacket, very light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little creased and chipped, light foxing to flaps, light rubbing to extremities, still excellent overall, 8vo, New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1957.
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[Rolfe (Frederick William, translator)], "Baron Corvo".- Symons (Arthur) The Quest for Corvo, first edition, initialed presentation inscription from the author "For Harold [Hobday], a tribute to a long and enjoyable friendship with the profoundest good wishes from his good friend the author A. J." to endpaper, publisher's prospectus loosely inserted, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine slightly faded, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, 8vo, Cassell, 1934.⁂ Symons classic biography of the extraordinarily eccentric author Baron Corvo.
Rosenberg (Isaac) Poems, first edition, signed presentation inscription With all good wishes from Annie Wymick (sister of Isaac Rosenberg) to endpaper, frontispiece portrait, original cloth with paper label to spine, light fraying to spine ends and edges, dust-jacket, spine browned and chipped at head, light discolouration to panels, extremities rubbed and with some light surface wear, 8vo, Heinemann, 1922.⁂ Rosenberg, poet and painter, was born in Bristol in 1890 and was killed on the Somme on 1 April 1918.
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Sassoon (Siegfried) Sonnets, first edition [one of c.50 copies], signed presentation inscription from the author "To Mr. W. L. Mollinson - with kindest regards from Siegfried Sassoon. October '09" to endpaper, printed in red and black, pencil correction in the author's hand to the sonnet "Immortality", the odd spot or small patch of soiling to margins, light browning to endpaper, bookplate of Maxwell Steinhardt designed by Rockwell Kent to pastedown, original cloth-backed boards, spine darkened, spine ends and corners a little bumped, light toning to covers, light marking to upper cover, uncut, [Keynes A4], 4to, Privately Printed, 1909.⁂ A superb association copy of this early collection inscribed to an important source of encouragement for the young Sassoon.W. L. Mollison (1851-1929) was Master of Clare College, Cambridge, during Sassoon's time as student there. He was key to Sassoon first publishing his poetry; suggesting he enter his poems for the Chancellor's medal and undertake publication which resulted in Sassoon's first book, the privately printed Poems, in 1906. The present collection comprises 6 new works and 11 revised that had previously appeared in Sonnets and Verses earlier the same year only for Sassoon to destroy all but two or three copies.
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[Sassoon (Siegfried)], "Saul Kain". The Daffodil Murderer. Being the Chantrey Prize Poem, introduction by 'William Butler' [T.W.H. Crosland], first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "P[ercy]. H. Muir from Siegfried Sassoon. 4.10.29." to half-title, scattered foxing, original yellow wrappers, some very light surface soiling, near-fine otherwise, preserved in custom folding chemise, [Keynes A10], 8vo, John Richmond Ltd., 1913.⁂ Sassoon's parody of Masefield's The Everlasting Mercy, inscribed to the book dealer and Sassoon correspondent Percy Muir. The first of Sassoon's works to be published in a trade edition, The Daffodil Murderer led to Masefield praising Sassoon as "one of England's most brilliant rising stars". See also lot 390.
Sassoon (Siegfried) The Old Huntsman And other Poems, first edition, signed by the author on title, light browning to half-title and imprimatur f., original boards, browning to spine and covers, spine chipped at head with loss to first word of title on paper label, fraying to joints, new endpapers, [Keynes A15a], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1917.⁂ Sassoon's first major collection of war poetry.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Counter-Attack and Other Poems, first edition, signed by the author on title, light marginal browning, ink gift inscription to verso of upper wrapper, original red and orange wrappers, light creasing and darkening to spine, light rubbing to extremities, an excellent example, preserved in custom folding chemise, [Keynes A17a], 8vo, William Heinemann, 1918.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Picture Show, one of 200 copies, this copy signed by the author on limitation p. with his additional ink inscription "[Typography by Bruce Rogers]" following limitation statement, ink inscription to front pastedown, original boards with paper label to upper cover, spine ends and corners a little bumped, small and light patch of abrasion to upper cover, but bright and excellent generally, uncut, dust-jacket, browned, chipping and creasing to head and foot, [Keynes A19a], 8vo, Privately Printed, 1919.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Lingual Exercises for Advanced Vocabularians, one of 99 copies, author's wife's copy with his green ink inscription "Hester's copy. January 1st 1934" to limitation p., very light toning to endpapers, original brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt, near-fine, [Keynes A23], 8vo, Cambridge, Privately printed at the University Press, 1925.⁂ A charming association copy of this rare Sassoon item. Sassoon married Hester Gatty in 1933, the couple had one child and divorced in 1945.
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Sassoon (Siegfried) Nativity, illustrations by Paul Nash, [1927]; To My Mother, illustrations by Stephen Tennant, light fading to spine, [1928], first editions, signed by the author above frontispiece illustrations, original stitched wrappers, Faber & Gwyer; In Sicily, 1930; To the Red Rose, 1931, one of 400 copies on hand-made paper signed by the author, illustrations by Stephen Tennant, original green boards, Faber & Faber, [Keynes A27, A29, A34b & A36b], 8vo (4)⁂ An excellent group of these Ariel poems by Sassoon, each with a bookseller's description stating they are from the library of Ottoline Morrell (and therefore sold together, Christies, 11th January 2006, lot 132).
NO RESERVE Sassoon (Siegfried) The Heart's Journey, one of 590 copies signed by the author on title, very light marginal toning, original cloth-backed boards, light browning to head of spine, faint marking to lower cover, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, split to foot of upper joint, spine ends and corners chipped, minor insect damage to fore-edges, light soiling to lower panel, [Keynes A28a], 8vo, London & New York, William Heinemann & Crosby Gaige, 1927.
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Sassoon (Siegfried) [The Sherston Trilogy], 3 vol., comprising Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, browning to endpapers, light sunning to spine and covers, 1928; Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, browning to spine, 1930; Sherston's Progress, browning to endpapers, 1936, limited editions, signed by the author, original blue buckram, light rubbing to extremities, t.e.g., others uncut, [Keynes A30b, A33b & A40b], 8vo, Faber & Faber.⁂ Sassoon's trilogy of memoirs in the signed limited issue.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, first illustrated edition, presentation inscription from the author to Dr. J. C. Dunn dated 11.11.29. incorporating the printed design on half-title, illustrations, plates, endpapers and cover design by William Nicholson, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing, small mark to upper cover, [Keynes A30d], 8vo, Faber & Faber, 1929.⁂ An excellent association copy inscribed to Sassoon's army doctor on Armistice Day. Dr. J. C. Dunn (1871-1955) served as Regimental Medical Officer for the Royal Welch Fusiliers during the First World War. He was army doctor to both Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, appearing in both of their memoirs (he appears as Munro in Memoirs of an Infantry Officer). A few small pencil notes to margins are likely by Dunn, identifying the actual places referred to in the text. See also lot 392.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, first illustrated edition, number 53 of 300 copies signed by the author and illustrator, plates, illustrations, endpapers, cover and jacket design by William Nicholson,original pictorial vellum, t.e.g., others uncut, dust-jacket, light discolouration to spine, neat repairs and restorations to spine ends and corners, lower 2" of spine supplied, repaired tear to panels, in effect an excellent example, [Keynes A30e], 8vo, Faber & Faber, 1929.
Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, first illustrated edition, number 220 of 320 copies signed by the author and illustrator, illustrations, colour plates, pictorial endpapers, cover, jacket and slip-case design by Barnett Freedman, original pictorial boards, dust-jacket, very light sunning to spine, light creasing and minor chipping to head, a near-fine example, t.e.g., others uncut, original pictorial slip-case, light rubbing and wear to extremities, splitting to head of spine, [Keynes A33e], 8vo, Faber & Faber, 1931.⁂ A superb example of this handsome production.
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