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Lot 815
James (Montague Rhodes). A Guide to the Windows of King's College Chapel Cambridge, 1st ed., 1899, a few light spots, original printed wrappers, signed at head of upper wrapper by James McBryde, King's College, Cambridge, small chip and tear at foot of spine, 8vo, together with Eton and King's. Recollections, Mostly Trivial 1875-1925, 1st ed., 1926, some spotting and toning, original cloth, d.j., spine toned with losses at ends, 8vo, presentation to Gwendolyn McBryde from M.R. James (inscribed in initials) and dated 1926 in Roman numerals, plus Old Testament Legends, 1st ed., 1913, illustrations, some spotting, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, presentation inscription from M.R. James to Jane (McBryde, daughter of artist James McBryde and M.R. James's guardian), with six others including three inscribed by James to Gwendolyn McBryde: The Apocryphal New Testament, 1924, Hans Andersen. Fort Stories Newly Translated from the Danish by M.R. James, 1930 and Suffolk and Norfolk, 1930 (9)
![Blyton (Enid). Child Whispers, 1st ed., J. Saville & Co., [1922], light staple rust stains, previous owner signature, origina](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e6986aac-6ee6-4136-8dcf-a56700bd94e2/522c3ba8-cdef-4db9-f8bb-e5adeb39fc41/468x382.jpg)
Lot 823
Buchan (John). The Thirty-Nine Steps, 1915; Greenmantle, 1916; Mr. Standfast, 1919, 1st eds., some light toning and a few spots, blindstamp to front endpaper of Thirty-Nine Steps, contemporary presentation inscription to Greenmantle, original cloth (spines slightly rubbed and faded), Thirty-Nine Steps and Mr Standfast in facsimile d.j.s, Greenmantle in publisher's 1920's 'Yellow Jacket' (a few chips), with others by Buchan including A Lodge in the Wilderness, 2nd impression, 1907, Prester John, 1910, The Power-House, 1916, The Runagates Club, 1928, The Courts of the Morning, 1929, The Gap in the Curtain, 1932, The Island of Sheep, 1936 and Sick Heart River, 1941 (17)
Lot 827
Christie (Agatha). Poirot Investigates, John Lane, 1924, half title with verso listing three titles down to The Murder on the Links, 14 pp. publisher's catalogue at end, neat presentation inscription to front endpaper, original blue cloth, spine faded, one or two light stains, 8vo Variant copy in blue boards, dated to title verso and most likely a 'remainder' copy bound-up with unused first edition sheets, as the publisher ran out of the first issue yellow boards. (1)
Lot 828
Conrad (Joseph). Almayer's Folly. A Story of an Eastern River, 1895; An Outcast of the Islands, 1896; The Children of the Sea, 1897; The Nigger of the "Narcissus", 1898; Youth: A Narrative and Two Other Stories, 1902; Typoon, 1902; Nostromo, 1904; Victory, 1915; Tales of Hearsay, 1925, 1st eds., occasional light toning and spotting, bookplates to Almayer's Folly & Typhoon, original cloth, Almayer's Folly spine browned and chipped at ends, Typhoon first US issue in green cloth, Tales of Hearsay dampstained, others a little rubbed, 8vo (10)
Lot 829
Conrad (Joseph). Notes on My Books, Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, New York, 1921, original cream boards gilt (light wear at head of spine), glassine wrapper (toned with closed tear), blue d.j., printed in black to spine, a few tears and losses, 8vo Limited edition, 20/250 signed by the author. (1)
Lot 83
Bell (James). A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 8 vols., Glasgow, 1838, folding coloured map of England and Wales, 44 folding engraved county maps, many with topographical vignettes, manuscript list at front of first volume, some light spotting and offsetting, small previous owner inkstamps to front pastedowns, original cloth, brown labels to spines, a little rubbed and faded, 8vo (1)
Lot 830
Conrad (Joseph). The Shadow Line, 1917; The Arrow of Gold, 1919; The Rescue, 1920; The Rover, 1923; , 1925; Suspense, 1925, 1st eds., a little light toning and spotting, bookplates to Shadow Line & Tales of Hearsay, original cloth, d.j.s, some chips and tears, Shadow Line with a few tape repairs to verso, 8vo (6)
Lot 831
Crispin (Edmund). The Case of the Gilded Fly, 1944; Holy Disorders, 1945; The Moving Toyshop, 1946, 1st eds., some light toning to Gilded Fly, previous owner inscription to Moving Toyshop, original cloth (Toyshop spine a little faded), d.j.s, spines toned with small chips at ends, one or two closed tears and small abrasion to Disorders front panel, Toyshop contained in modern red cloth dropover box, 8vo, with five others by Crispin including Buried for Pleasure, 1948, Frequent Hearses, 1950 and The Long Divorce, 1951 (8)
Lot 832
Crompton (Richmal). Just William, 3rd impression, 1923; William the Fourth, 1924; Still William, [1925], Just William's Luck, 1948; William the Bold, 1950; William the Tramp, 1952; William and the Moon Rocket, 1954; William and the Space Animal, 1956; William's Television Show, 1958, 1st eds., illustrations by Thomas Henry, occasional light soiling, presentation inscriptions to first two titles, original cloth, Still William upper joint repaired, some marks, d.j.s from Just William's Luck onwards, some fading to spines, William the Bold with one or two chips and tears, 8vo, together with William the Explorer, 1960, William's Treasure Trove, 1962; William and the Witch, 1964 (ex-libris with stain and repair), William and the Pop Singers, 1965, William and the Masked Ranger, 1966 and William the Superman, 1968 (ex-libris with sellotape marks), all first editions, together with numbers 1-25 of the reprint series in d.j.s and two others (42)
Lot 833
Crompton (Richmal). William's Television Show, 1958; William the Explorer, 1960; William's Treasure Trove, 1962; William and the Pop Singers, 1965; William and the Masked Ranger, 1966; William the Superman, 1968; William the Lawless, 1970, 1st eds., illustrations, a few light spots, presentation inscriptions to first two titles, original cloth, d.j.s, Television Show & Treasure Trove price-clipped, a few chips and tears, Lawless spine faded, repairs to verso, 8vo, with four other 'William' reprints (11)
Lot 836
Donleavy (J.P.). The Ginger Man, 1st ed., Olympia Press, Paris, June 1955, one or two light stains to foredges, original wrappers, 'special volume, Francs 1500' to verso, joints and edges a little rubbed with light creases, 8vo, together with Sexus, by Henry Miller, 2 vols., Obelisk Press, Paris, 1949, light toning front and rear, original green cloth, 8vo, limited edition, 2642 & 2643/3000, plus Poesies Erotiques, de Pierre Louys, Rome 1937, illustrations, contents loose as issued, original buff wrappers, light spots and stains, 8vo, limited edition, 204/230, with other erotica including Olympia Press publications of Frances Lengel's White Thighs, 1955, Winifred Drake's Tender Was My Flesh, 1955, Harriet Daimler's Darling, 1956 and Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, 2 vols., 3rd printing, 1959 (15)
Lot 84
Brettingham (Matthew). The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the Late Earl of Leicester, 1st ed., 1761, 23 sepia-engraved plates and plans only (of 28), lacking dedication and preface leaves, folding plate with small marginal loss and reinforcements, some scattered spotting, near contemporary half sheep, rubbed, folio, (Harris 46. Provenance: The Earl of Leicester, presentation inscription (and later inscription) to title),together with Ainsworth (William), Researches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chaldaea; Forming Part of the Labours of the Euphrates Expedition, 1st ed., 1838, tinted lithographed frontispiece (with blindstamp), title with wood-engraved vignette, folding map, three hand-coloured folding geological sections at end, publisher's catalogue, scattered light spotting, endpapers renewed, original green blindstamped cloth, spine darkened and re-adhered with old shelf numbers, small splits and chips, 8vo, plus Macdonald (Capt. R.J.), The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1625-1897, Sotheran, 1899,25 colour plates, scattered light spotting, original cloth-backed boards, edges a little rubbed, a few light marks, 4to Limited edition, 67/300 signed by the author. (3)
Lot 853
Graves (Robert). I, Claudius, 1st ed., 1934, folding table at end, a few minor spots to endpapers, original black cloth (spine a little faded, a few light mottled marks), professionally restored price-clipped d.j., 8vo, together with Claudius the God and his Wife Messalina, 1st ed., 1934, folding tables, previous owner signature, original black cloth gilt, d.j., small restorations to verso, 8vo (2)
![Graves (Robert). Goliath and David, 1st ed., Chiswick Press, [1916], one or two light spots, original red wrapper, some sligh](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e6986aac-6ee6-4136-8dcf-a56700bd94e2/2ef8130f-8a7c-4798-d8c3-afaec679cce0/468x382.jpg)
Lot 854
Graves (Robert). Goliath and David, 1st ed., Chiswick Press, [1916], one or two light spots, original red wrapper, some slight fading and light creases to extremities, small 4to Presentation copy, inscribed to title: "Sir Henry Newbolt, from his admirer, the author, via his father, Alfred Perceval Graves, March 9th, 1917, Captain 3rd Batt. Royal Welch Fusiliers". Sir Henry John Newbolt (1862-1938) was an English poet, historian and government advisor. One of 200 copies printed. The author's second publication. (1)
Lot 855
Graves (Robert). Over the Brazier, 1st ed., Poetry Bookshop, 1916, some light spotting, original wrappers, upper panel with hand-coloured woodcut by Claud Lovat Fraser, previous owner signature at foot of upper panel, a few creases and tinly closed tears to margins, 8vo The author's first work. (1)
Lot 859
Graves (Robert). Mock Beggar Hall, 1st ed., Hogarth Press, 1924, 4 pp. publisher's advertisements at end, scattered light spotting, original boards illustrated by William Nicholson, spine split along upper joint, 4to, together with The Marmosite's Miscellany, (pseud. 'John Doyle'), 1st ed., Hogarth Press, 1925, light toning, original patterned boards, paper label to upper cover (tears and loss to spine), 8vo, plus Impenetrability or the Proper Habit of English, 1st ed., Hogarth Press, 1926, original illustrated boards, lower joint splitting, chipped at spine ends, marginal toning, 12mo, with others including Contemporary Techniques of Poetry. A Political Analogy, 1925, Another Future of Poetry, 1926, John Kemp's Wager, 1925, Oxford Poetry, 1921 and Work in Hand (by Alan Hodge, Norman Cameron and Robert Graves, 1942 (8)
Lot 862
Graves (Robert). Country Sentiment, 1st ed., 1920, partly uncut, original boards, d.j., spine darkened with small chips at ends (some paper flaking to verso), 8vo, together with The Pier-Glass, 1st ed., [1921], portrait frontispiece (tissue-guard offset to title) publisher's list at end, bookplate of L.W. Payne, University of Texas, original boards (spine detached but present), d.j., ink annotation along upper margin of upper panel, a few chips and repairs to verso, 8vo, plus Whipperginny, 1st ed., 1923, publisher's 'presentation copy' blindstamp to title, original boards (light edgewear), d.j., some fading, chips and repairs to verso, 8vo, with eight others including Welchman's Hose, 1925 (limited edition of 525 copies), Oxford Poetry 1917 & 1920, Poems (1914-1926), 1927 and Poems 1926-1930, 1931 (11)
Lot 863
Graves (Robert). Poems (1914-27), Heinemann, 1927, one or two light stains at front, large contemporary previous owner inscription to front endpaper, t.e.g., original vellum-backed boards (light edgewear and spotting), d.j., spine darkened, a few chips, clear tape residue and abrasion to upper panel, one fold splitting, lacking slipcase, 8vo Limited edition, 9/115 signed by the author. (1)
Lot 864
Graves (Robert). My Head! My Head!, 1st ed., 1925, original cloth, d.j., minor nicks at spine ends, 8vo, together with Good-Bye To All That, 1st ed., 2nd issue, 1929, illustrations, loose facsimile leaves with Sassoon poem, original salmon cloth, spine a little toned, d.j., spine toned with losses, a few chips and tears, 8vo, plus The Real David Copperfield, 1st ed., 1933, light spots, original blue cloth, d.j., a few chips to spine and folds, 8vo, with other novels etc. by Robert Graves including But it Still Goes On, 1930, "Antigua, Penny, Puce", 1936, Count Belisarius, 1938, Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth, 1940 and Proceed, Sergeant Lamb, 1941 (22)
Lot 865
Graves (Robert). Poems 1929, Seizin Press, 1929, slight toning to endpapers, original green cloth, some fading, 8vo, limited edition, 170/225 signed by the author, together with Poems 1930-1933, 1st ed., 1933, a few light spots, original cloth-backed boards, light soiling, 8vo, plus Adam's Rib and Other Anomalous Elements in the Hebrew Creation Myth, Trianon, 1955, wood-engraved illustrations by James Metcalf, previous owner inscription, original red cloth, d.j. (small piece of clear tape to one flap verso), 4to, with others by Robert Graves including Sixteen Poems, Illustrated by Romayne Dawnay, 1967 and Across the Gulf, 1992 (32)
Lot 873
Johns (Captain W.E.). Biggles Takes a Holiday, 1949; Biggles Works It Out, 1951; Biggles Goes To School, 1951; Biggles Goes Home, 1960; Biggles Looks Back, 1965, 1st eds., colour and black and white illustrations, a few minor spots and stains, Biggles Goes Home lacking front endpaper, original cloth (Holiday with some light spotting), d.j.s, Holiday spine faded, some tears and losses to others, Biggles Goes Home with tick marks to rear panel, 8vo, with other Biggles and Worrals, plus three Science Fiction titles (25)
Lot 875
Johnson (B.S.). Travelling People, 1963; Albert Angelo, 1964; Poems, 1964, 1st eds., one or two light spots, previous owner signature to Travelling People, original cloth, d.j.s, Albert Angelo price-clipped, a couple of short closed tears, light spotting to Albert upper panel, 8vo, with others by or edited by Johnson including Poems Two, 1972 (one of 26 lettered and inscribed copies), House Mother Normal, 1971 (one of 100 numbered and signed copies), Street Children (with photographs by Julia Trevelyan Oman), 1964, Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry, 1973, Aren't You Rather Young to be Writing Your Memoirs?, 1973, You'll Always Remember the First Time, 1975 and See the Old Lady Decently, 1975 (16)
Lot 891
London (Jack). The Call of the Wild, 1st UK ed., 1903, illustrations by Philip R. Goodwin and Charles Livingston Bull, original pictorial cloth, spine a little rubbed and faded, 8vo, together with White Fang, 1st ed., 2nd issue, Macmillan, New York, 1906, title tipped-in, colour illustrations, advertisement leaves at end, rear hinge a little tender, original pictorial cloth, a little rubbed, small indentation to lower joint, 8vo, plus The God of His Fathers & Other Stories, 1st ed., McClure, New York, 1901, light spotting, hinges tender, original blue cloth gilt, joints and edges rubbed, 8vo, with others by Jack London including The Son of Wolf, 1902, Love of Life and Other Stories, 1907, Burning Daylight, 1911, Smoke Bellew, 1912, plus two Limited Editions Club editions of White Fang and Call of the Wild and five issues of various US peridicals (The Cosmopolitan, Century, Classics Illustrated) featuring Jack London stories (15)
Lot 893
Mackenzie (Compton). Gallipoli Memories, 1929; First Athenian Memories, 1931; Greek Memories, 1932; Aegean Memories, 1940, 1st eds., frontispiece to each (excepting First Athenian Memories), illustrations in Aegean Memories, occasional light spotting, bookplate to Aegean, original cloth (Aegean spine faded, one or two small bumps), d.j.s, Aegean price-clipped, slight toning to other spines (Gallipoli with small repair at head to verso), 8vo Complete set of Compton Mackenzie's wartime memories, including Greek Memories, which was withdrawn upon publication, and the author prosecuted at the Old Bailey for revealing secret information about British intelligence services. (4)
Lot 895
Mitchell (Gladys). When Last I Died, 1st US ed. 1942; The Dancing Druids, 1948; The Devil's Elbow, 1951; Faintley Speaking, 1954; Watson's Choice, 1955; Spotted Hemlock, 1958; The Man Who Grew Tomatoes, 1959; The Nodding Canaries, 1961, 1st eds., occasional light spotting and toning, original cloth, d.j.s, Devil's Elbow price-clipped, some small chips and stains, 8vo, with nine others by Gladys Mitchell including The Longer Bodies, 1930 and Tom Brown's Body, 1949 (without d.j.s), Adders on the Heath, 1963, Lament for Leto and Winking at the Brim, 1974 (17)
Lot 896
O'Brian (Patrick). Master and Commander, 1st ed., 1970, vertical narrow strip of spotting to Preface leaf, original cloth (some light residue from clear tape), d.j., sticker mark at foot of spine, light edgewear, 8vo, together with The Letter of Marque, 1st ed., 1988, light marginal toning, original cloth, d.j., very slight fading to spine, 8vo, with four others by O'Brian including Men-of-War, 1974 and The Yellow Admiral, 1997 (6)
Lot 898
Orwell (George). Down and Out in Paris and London, 1st US ed., New York, 1933, pictorial endpapers, original cloth (slight fading), facsimile d.j., 8vo, together with Burmese Days, 1st ed., 1935, a little light spotting, previous owner signature, original cloth, light mottled stains, slight lean, 8vo, plus Keep the Aspidistra Flying, 1st ed., 1936, one or two light stains, rear pastedown with label remnant, original cloth, spine a little faded, facsimile d.j., 8vo, with six other first editions: The Road to Wigan Pier, 1937, Coming Up For Air, 1939, Inside the Whale and Other Essays, 1940 (2 copies), Critical Essays, 1946 & Shooting and Elephant, 1950 (both in d.j.s), plus George Orwell in Kent. Hop-Picking, Bridge Books, 1970 (limited edition, 51/300) (10)
Lot 901
Powell (Anthony). At Lady Molly's, 1957; Casanova's Chinese Restaurant, 1960; The Kindly Ones, 1962; The Valley of the Bones, 1964; The Soldier's Art, 1966; The Military Philosophers, 1968; Books do Furnish a Room, 1971; Temporary Kings, 1976; Hearing Secret Harmonies, 1975, 1st eds., one or two light spots, original cloth, d.j.s, a couple of spines a little faded or darkened with small chips and nicks at ends, 8vo, together with A Question of Upbringing, 1969 reprint (10)
Lot 902
Ransome (Arthur). Swallows and Amazons, 1931; Swallowdale, 1932; Peter Duck, 3rd impression, 1933; Winter Holiday, 1934; Coot Club, 3rd impression, 1935; Pigeon Post, 1937; We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea, 1938; Secret Water, 1940; The Big Six, 1941; Missee Lee, 1942; The Picts and the Martyrs, 1943, 1st US eds., colour and black and white illustrations, occasional light toning, bookplate to front endpaper of Swallows, presentation inscription to Swallowdale and Pigeon Post, original cloth (a few mottled dampstains to Winter Holiday), d.j.s, a couple price-clipped, one or two spines with some fading or darkening, a few chips and closed tears, 8vo A near complete set of first US editions (excepting Peter Duck & Coot Club, 3rd impressions) of the Swallows and Amazons titles, only lacking the last title, Great Northern? (11)
Lot 903
Richards (Frank). Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School, 1947; Billy Bunter's Barring-Out, 1948; Billy Bunter's Christmas Party, 1949; Billy Bunter Among the Cannibals, 1950; Billy Bunter's Beanfeast, 1952; Billly Bunter's First Case, 1953; Billy Bunter the Bold, 1954; Bunter Does his Best, 1954, 1st eds., Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School 10th thousand, colour frontispiece to each by R.J. Macdonald, illustrations, presentation inscription to Greyfriars, Among the Cannibals signed to half title by the author, Beanfeast front endpaper with abrasion, original cloth (Among the Cannibals covers a little stained), d.j.s, a little light soiling, a few repairs, 8vo, together with volumes 18-19, 21-22, 24-25 & 27-38 (Lord Billy Bunter, 1956 to Bunter's Last Fling, 1965), 1st eds. in d.j.s, one or two spines faded, a few repairs to versos, 8vo, plus Hilda Richards' Bessie Bunter of Cliff House School, 1949 and another (variant) copy of Billy Bunter at Butlins, 1961 (28)
Lot 904
Richards (Frank). A complete set of all 38 'Billy Bunter' books, 1947-1965, Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School 10 thousand, Billy Bunter's Banknote 11 thousand, colour frontispiece to each, illustrations, a few light spots, one or two presentation inscriptions, a few small previous owner labels to front pastedowns, original cloth (a couple of spines with faded patches), d.j.s, three price-clipped (Greyfriars, Bolt with clear tape marks and Banishing), some fading, chips, tears and repairs, 8vo, plus Billy Bunter of Cliff House School, 1st ed., 1949 (39)
Lot 907
Simenon (Georges). The Affairs of Destiny, 1942; Escape in Vain, 1943; On the Danger Line, 1944; A Wife at Sea, 1949, 1st UK eds., a few spots, light toning front and rear, original cloth, d.j.s, Escape and Affairs price-clipped, a few tears, stains and losses, mainly to Escape, 8vo, together with other 1st editions by Simenon, UK & US editions, including The Crossroad Murders, 1933, The Strange Case of Peter the Left, 1933, The Shadow in the Courtyard, 1934 (without d.j.s), The Shadow Falls, 1945, Black Rain, 1947, The First-Born, 1947, The Strangers in the House, 1951, The Burgomaster of Furnes, 1952, The Trial of Bebe Donge, 1952, The Stain on the Snow, 1953; Violent Ends, 1954; Danger Ahead, 1955, The Sacrifice, 1956 and The Stowaway, 1957 (69)
Lot 908
Simenon (Georges). Maigret on Holiday, 1950; Maigret Right and Wrong, 1954; Maigret & the Young Girl, 1955; Maigret and the Burglar's Wife, 1955; Maigret's Revolver, 1956; My Friend Maigret, 1956; Maigret Goes to School, 1957; Maigret's Liyttle Joke, 1957; Maigret and the Old Lady, 1958; Maigret's First Case, 1958; Maigret Has Scruples, 1959; Maigret and the Reluctant Witness, 1959; Madame Maigret's Friend, 1960, 1st UK eds., occasional light toning, label remnant to Revolver front endpaper, bookplate to Right and Wrong, original cloth, one or two extremities faded, d.j.s, Revolver price-clipped, a few chips, tears and stains, 8vo, together with 50 other 1st UK Maigret titles, 1960's-80's, a few duplicates (63)
Lot 909
Simenon (Georges). The Patience of Maigret, 1940; Maigret Travels South, 1940; Maigret Abroad, 1940; Maigret to the Rescue, 1941; Maigret Keeps a Rendezvous, 1941; Maigret Sits It Out, 1941; Maigret and M. Labbe, 1942, 1st US eds., light toning front and rear, previous owner inscription to Patience, library stamps and residue from bookplate removal to Sits It Out, original cloth, Travels South spine faded with some edgewear, d.j.s, a few chips, tears and stains, 8vo, together with others including Inspector Maigret and the Killers, 1954 and Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper, 1954 (US eds.) (13)
Lot 910
Smith (Wilbur). When the Lion Feeds, 1964; The Dark of the Sun, 1965; The Sound of Thunder, 1966; Shout at the Devil, 1968; Gold Mine, 1970; The Diamond Hunters, 1971; The Sunbird, 1972; Eagle in the Sky, 1974, 1st eds., a few light spots, some previous owner signatures or sinscriptions, original cloth, d.j.s, Dark of the Sun, Sound of Thunder, Gold Mine & Diamond Hunters price-clipped, Shout at the Devil spine with losses and repairs to verso, a few others with small chips and marginal creases, 8vo, together with 26 other first editions by Wilbur Smith, from The Eye of the Tiger, 1975 to Vicious Circle, 2013, of which ten signed or inscribed by the author, including the first four titles (34)
Lot 911
Stevenson (Robert Louis). Travels With a Donkey in the Cevennes, 1st ed., 1879, frontispiece by Walter Crane (with marginal crease mark), advertisement leaf at front, light marginal toning and a couple of short closed tears, presentation inscriptions at front, original green cloth gilt, edges a trifle rubbed, 8vo, together with The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables, 1st ed., 1887, 32 pp. publisher's list at end, light toning, previous owner inscription to title, patterned endpapers, original blue cloth, spine a little faded and rubbed at ends, 8vo, plus Island Nights' Entertainments, 1st ed., 1893, black and white illustrations, a few spots, original green cloth gilt, spine faded and rubbed at ends, light stains, 8vo, with others by Stevenson including Memories & Portraits, 1887 and Across the Plains, 1892, plus J. Herbert Slater's Robert Louis Stevenson. A Bibliography, 1914 and H.G. Wells' The First Men in the Moon, 1st ed., 2nd issue, 1901 (14)
Lot 912
Stoker (Bram). Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories, 1st ed., 1914, scattered spotting, rear hinge a little tender, original red blindstamped cloth, small split to lower joint, one or two small light stains, 8vo 'Dracula's Guest' is a previously unpublished episode from an early draft of Dracula and is published here with eight other stories by Stoker. (1)
Lot 916
Verne (Jules). Five Weeks in a Balloon. A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa. From the French... with sixty-four Illustrations by Riou, Sampson Low, 2nd UK ed., 1874, thirty-three wood engraved plates, letterpress illustrations, some full-page, 48pp. publishers catalogue dated October 1873 at rear, some light marks, hinges split, all edges gilt, original pictorial cloth gilt, a little rubbed and scuffed, some fraying to corners and head and foot of spine, 8vo First Sampson Low edition, and second UK edition, of Verne's first book (first published in French in 1863), a fantasy of balloon travel over the African continent and a satire on English books on African travel. The first UK edition was published in 1870 by Chapman & Hall and is now virtually impossible to find. This Sampson Low edition is also scarce (unlisted in Myers), and considerably more difficult to find than either Appleton's first edition in English (New York, 1869), or James Osgood's fully illustrated edition (Boston, 1873). (1)
Lot 918
Waugh (Evelyn). When the Going Was Good, 1st ed., 1946, colour frontispiece, folding map, light spotting front and rear, original yellow cloth, price-clipped d.j. (spine ends and folds strengthened with white tape to verso), 8vo Presentation copy, inscribed to front endpaper: "For Cottesmore School Building Fund, from Evelyn Waugh". (1)
Lot 921
Waugh (Evelyn). Men at Arms, 1952; Officers and Gentlemen, 1955; Unconditional Surrender, 1961, 1st eds., previous owner signature to Officers, original cloth, one or two light stains, d.j.s, some fading to spines, Officers with loss at head of spine, a few minor nicks, 8vo, together with Rossetti. His Life and Works, 1st ed., 1928, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, original cloth, spine a little faded, Duckworth's Georgian Library (later) d.j., tears and losses to spine, 8vo, plus The Holy Places, Queen Anne Press, 1952, wood-engravings by Reynolds Stone, original cloth, d.j., some toning, 4to, limited edition, 899/950, with others by Evelyn Waugh including Scott-King's Modern Europe, 1947, The Loved One, [1948] and Helena, 1950 (26)
Lot 922
Waugh (Evelyn). Decline and Fall. An Illustrated Novelette, 1st ed., 1st issue, 1928, illustrations by the author, scattered light spotting, contemporary previous owner signature to front endpaper, original cloth, d.j., spine toned and chipped at ends (title in red faded from label at head), 8vo First printing with the names 'Martin Gaythorn-Brodie' and 'Kevin Saunderson' unchanged. The author's first novel. (1)
Lot 924
White (T.H.). The Sword in the Stone, 1st ed., 1938, scattered light spotting, presentation inscription and erased name to front pastedown, original black cloth, d.j., spine toned with losses at ends (facsimile jacket beneath), 8vo, together with Psycho, by Robert Bloch, 1st UK ed., 1960, some light spotting and soiling, original cloth (small tape residue to lower cover), d.j., chips and abrasions to head of spine, old tape marks, 8vo, plus Catch -22, 1st UK ed., 2nd issue, 1962, original cloth, price-clipped d.j. (with other author quotes to verso), small repair at head of spine verso, light spots to rear panel, 8vo, with others including Graham Greene's Stamboul Train, 2nd issue, 1932, Flann O'Brien's At Swim Two Birds, Pantheon, New York, [1951], Edmund Ceispin's Holy Disorders, 1945 and The Moving Toyshop, 1946, Lionel Davidson's The Rose of Tibet, 1962 and Barry Unsworth's The Hide, 1970 (28)
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