Christie (Agatha). They Came to Baghdad, 1951; They Do it With Mirrors, 1952; After the Funeral, 1953; A Pocket Full of Rye, 1953; Destination Unknown, 1954; Hickory Dickory Dock, 1955; 4.50 from Paddington, 1957, 1st editions, a few light spots, Hickory with contemporary presentation inscription and partially toned endpapers, 4.50 with inscription, original cloth, dust jackets, After the Funeral, Destination Unknown, and Hickory Dickory Dock price-clipped, a few small chips and tears light toning to one or two rear panels, 8vo, together with Ordeal by Innocence, 1958, Cat Among the Pigeons, 1959, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, 1960, and The Pale Horse, 1961, 1st editions (11)
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Milne (Alan Alexander). Winnie-the-Pooh, 1st edition, Methuen, 1926, numerous illustrations by E.H. Shepard, occasional spotting, pictorial endpapers toned, top edges gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original gilt decorated green cloth, a few light marks and spine ends a little rubbed, 8vo Signed by Ernest H. Shepard on the title-page. (1)
Spark (Muriel). The Comforters, 1957; Robinson, 1958; Memento Mori, 1959, 1st editions, original cloth (small bump to Comforters, light fading to Robinson and Memento Mori spine), dust jackets, spine ends a little rubbed with small nicks, 8vo, Comforters with author presentation inscription, Memento Mori signed, together with others by Muriel Spark including Child of Light, 1951, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, 1960 (inscribed by the author), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1961 (with signed sticker to title), The Fanfarlo, 1952 (inscribed), Gillespie's High School Magazine, 7 volumes, 1930-38 (containing Spark's earliest poems under her maiden name Muriel Camberg), plus others, uncorrected proofs, a few duplicates etc (approx 100)
Milne (Alan Alexander). The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, 1928, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, light partial toning to endpapers, top edge gilt, original salmon cloth gilt, spine and part of rear cover with some fading, dust jacket, spine a little rubbed with some fading, small stain to front panel margin, 8vo (1)
Bronte (Charlotte, Emily & Anne). Novels of the Sisters Bronte, edited by Temple Scott, 12 volumes, Thornton Edition, John Grant, Edinburgh, 1905, one or two leaves roughly opened, a little light spotting, top edges gilt, original green cloth gilt, a few extremities with some light mottling and water stains, Wuthering Heights spine bowed inwards, 8vo (12)
Blochwich (Martin). Anatomia Sambuci: Or the Anatomy of the Elder..., 1677, some spotting and light browning, closely trimmed, touching letters and numerals on 'Printer to the Reader' and 'Contents' page in preliminaries, armorial bookplate to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed, 12mo Wing B3201. (1)
Maugham (W. Somerset). The Merry-go-round, 1st edition, 1904, light spotting to fore edges, original cloth gilt, one or two small bumps, 8vo, together with On a Chinese Screen, 1st edition, 1922, light toning to endpapers, original cloth gilt, dust jacket, some chips and tears to spine ends, some toning, 8vo, plus The Constant Wife, 1st edition, 1927, portrait frontispiece, original cloth, dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, with others by Maugham including The Sacred Flame. A Play in Three Acts, 1928, Six Stories Written in the First Person Singular, 1931, The Razor's Edge, 1944, Creatures of Circumstance, 1947, plus Lady Frederick. A Comedy in Two Acts, 1912 and Loaves and Fishes, 1924 (both wrapper editions) and The Vagrant Mood, 1952 (3 limited signed edition copies of 500) (28)
Ainsworth (William). Reasearches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chaldaea; Forming part of the Labours of the Euphrates Expedition, 1st edition, 1838, folding engraved map, folding hand-coloured geological section at end (light water stain and frayed fore margin), library stamp and offsetting to title, modern morocco-backed boards, 8vo, together with Empson (R.H.W.), The Cult of the Peacock Angel. A Short Account of the Yezidi Tribes of Kurdistan, 1st edition, 1928, six monochrome illustrations, publisher's list at end, a few spots, original cloth, spine a trifle faded, 8vo (2)
Greene (Graham). The Ministry of Fear. An Entertainment, 1st edition, 1943, one or two light spots, original yellow cloth (small repaired tears at ends), price-clipped dust jacket with Margery Allingham's Traitor's Purse printed to verso, small chip and loss to head of spine, minor spotting to rear panel fold and flap, contained in modern black morocco-backed foldover box, 8vo (1)
Kohlrausch (Rudolf & Weber, Wilhelm). Elektrodynamische Maassbestimmungen insbesondere Zuruckfuhrung der Stromintensitats-Messungen auf Mechanisches Maass, [offprint from Abhandl. d.K.S.Gest.d.Wissensch.V.], Leipzig, 1856, pp. [220]-292, original printed wrappers, dust-soiled and small library blindstamp to upper wrapper, adhesion marks to inner margins and now loosely preserved where formerly bound in modern cloth gilt covers with gilt library stamp to upper cover, small folio Kohlrausch and Weber demonstrated that the ratio of electrostatic to electromagnetic units produced a number that matched the value of the then known speed of light, and this finding was instrumental towards James Clerk Maxwell's conjecture that light is an electromagnetic wave. Scarce. (1)
Maugham (W. Somerset). The Moon and Sixpence, 1st edition, 1919, 2nd issue without advertisements, text block toned (as often), original green cloth, joints and edges a little rubbed, small mark to upper cover, 8vo, signed by the author to front endpaper, together with Cakes and Ale, or the Skeleton in the Cupboard, 1st edition, 1930, a little light spotting, original blue cloth, dust jacket, spine a little toned, repaired at head and foot to verso, 8vo, plus The Book-Bag, Lungarno Series No. 9, G. Orioli, Florence, 1932, portrait frontispiece, original cloth-backed boards (some light fading/toning), dust jacket, spine toned, a few chips and tears, 4to, limited edition 143/725, signed by the author in blue ink beneath portrait, and The Unconquered, Houes of Books Ltd., New York, 1944, limited edition 14/300, signed by the author (4)
*Transformation game. Metamorphosises with juvenile pictures. Metamorphosen mit kindlichen Bildern. Metamorphoses avec des images pour la jeunesse, circa 1840, twenty-two (of 24) hand-coloured lithographed wooden pieces, forming eight different figures, of performers, anthropomorphic animals, children at play, etc., lacking one head, another head with fire damage and consequent loss of image, some marks and light soiling, each piece 2.5 x 5cm (1 x 2ins), contained in original wooden box, hand-coloured lithographed label on sliding lid, rubbed and discoloured, 9.5 x 12.5 x 3.5cm (3.75 x 4.75 x 1.5ins) Rare game with interchangeable pieces. (1)
Bates (H.E.). The Two Sisters, 1926; Days End, 1928; Catherine Foster, 1929; Charlotte's Row, 1931; The Fallow Land, 1932; The Black Boxer, 1932, 1st editions, light toning to endpapers, original cloth (occasional light fading to extremities), dust jackets, spines a little toned with a few small tears and chips, Two Sisters and Catherine Foster price-clipped, Day's End with tear along front panel fold and reinforced to verso, Day's End, Charlotte's Row and The Fallow Land all inscribed by the author, The Fallow Land with a loose 2 pp. autograph letter to E.C. Kyte, dated September 1932, discussing the book, plus four others: Sally Go Round the Moon, 1932, The Woman Who Had Imagination, 1934, Something Short and Sweet, 1937 and The Flying Goat, 1939 (10)
Hall (Captain Charles Francis). Life with the Esquimaux: The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall, of the Whaling Barque "George Henry," from the 29th May, 1860, to the 13th September, 1862, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1864, engraved frontispiece to volume I, folding map (reinforced to verso), illustrations, publisher's catalogue at end of volume I, stitching a little strained in volume 2, a little light spotting front and rear, one or two crease marks, previous owner inscription and Royal Marines Officers Library bookplates, original green cloth gilt, small shelf numbers to spine, spine and edges a little rubbed, 8vo Sabin 29739. (2)
Waugh (Evelyn). Black Mischief, Chapman and Hall, 1932, illustrations by the author, slight marginal toning, top edge gilt, original purple cloth gilt, spine faded with light wear at ends, slight lean, 8vo Large Paper Edition 241/250, signed by the author, additionally inscribed in red ink to front endpaper: "Kaye Ball, from Evelyn Waugh, COHQ, May 1943". Waugh had transferred from the Royal Marines to the Royal Horse Guards in May 1942. (1)
*Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel, 1892-1973). Autograph letter signed, 'J.R.R. Tolkien', 20 Northmoor Road, Oxford, 4 July 1939, to Miss Segar, concerning her and other colleagues' hours for forthcoming exams to be overseen, 'Can you arrange to be free (according to the time-table I sent) on all the days except Friday 21st and Monday 24th?... If you will tell me Miss R[idgeway]'s address I will fetch her at the required times', thanking her for her kindness and 'we'll say no more about recompense. Just a card to signify that this is all fixed up would be a further kindness', a little spotting and a few light creases at head and foot, 2 pp., 8vo (1)
Ballard (J.G.). Crash, 1st edition, 1973, light marginal toning, previous owner signature, original blue cloth (extremities a little faded), dust jacket, spine faded with small tear and nicks at foot, 8vo, together with The Atrocity Exhibition, 1st edition, 1970, original cloth, dust jacket, small tear at foot of front panel, light marginal toning, 8vo, plus Low-Flying Aircraft, 1st edition, 1976, previous owner signature, original cloth, dust jacket, 8vo, with others, some signed, including News From the Sun, 1982, limited signed edition 26/100, Super-Cannes, 2000, an uncorrected proof of The Empire of the Sun, 1984 and Crash. Homage to JG Ballard, Gagosian Gallery, London, 11 February-1 April 2010 (45)
Osborne (E.C. & W., publishers). Osborne's Guide to the Grand Junction, or Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester Railway, with the Topography of the Country through which the Line passes, and complete guides to the Towns of Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, Birmingham, 1838, large folding engraved map, engraved illustrations and advertisements, a little light offsetting and a few spots, original blindstamped cloth, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo (1)
Murdoch (Iris). Under the Net, 1954; The Flight From the Enchanter, 1956; The Sandcastle, 1957, 1st editions, a few minor spots, Flight From the Enchanter half title and one rear endpaper with light toning, previous owner inscription to front pastedown, original cloth, some fading to Under the Net spine, dust jackets (Under the Net and The Sandcastle price-clipped), Flight From the Enchanter with some toning to spine and front flap and small reinforcements to verso, a couple of closed tears and small chips, 8vo The author's first three novels. (3)
Plumptre (Anne). Narrative of a Residence in Ireland During the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815, 1st edition, Henry Colurn, 1817, half-title not present, engraved portrait frontispiece, 11 uncoloured aquatint plates, including folding view of the Giant's Causeway, publisher's advertisement leaf at end, some very light spotting to plates (contents generally clean), contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, gilt decorated spine, a little rubbed and upper joint partly split at head, 4to (1)
Greene (Graham). Babbling April, 1st edition, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1925, light toning to page 32, a few minor spots, original boards, spine a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with Oxford Poetry 1923 & 1924, 2 volumes, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1923-24 The author's first book. Each poem is dated in pencil at its foot, subsequently erased but most legible under angled light, with a pencil insertion of a dropped word in the poem on page 6. These are most probably in the hand of Graham Greene, with their characteristic neatness and form of figures, with no one else likely to have been able to date the poems so accurately, i.e. the poem on page 12 is dated to Christmas Day 1924. Six of the poems were published in Oxford Poetry, 1923-25, with the dates in this copy tallying accordingly. (3)
Gill (Eric). Engravings by Eric Gill. A Selection of Engravings on Wood and Metal representative of his work to the end of the year 1927 with a complete Chronological List of Engravings and a Preface by the Artist, Douglas Cleverdon, Bristol, 1929, self-portrait frontispiece, 103 wood-engraved and etched plates, a few printed in red and black, scattered light spotting, top edge gilt, original black cloth gilt, joints splitting, some edge wear, 4to Limited edition 188/400, from a total edition of 490. (1)
Amis (Martin). The Rachel Papers, 1973; Dead Babies, 1975; Success, 1978; Other People: A Mystery Story, 1981; Money, A Suicide Note, 1984, all uncorrected proofs, small marginal nick to Rachel Papers title, some toning to Success text block, light spotting to top fore edges, original wrappers, a couple of edges a little rubbed, one or two marks, 8voUncorrected proof copies of Amis's first five novels. (5)

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