Lang, Andrew. The Orange Fairy Book, first edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. Octavo, publisher's gilt orange cloth, all edges gilt, numerous illustrations throughout including eight colour plates, bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown (Start & Sons, Worcester St, Wolverhampton). Contents very good, clean, bright; some very pale spotting in places, heavier/more pronounced on endpapers and tissue-guard; cloth very well-preserved and bright with only a few very small marks in places; slightest discolouration to spine; very light wear to extreme edges, slight shelf-lean
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Fortune, Dion. The Esoteric Philosophy of Love and Marriage, first edition, London: William Rider & Son Ltd., 1924, octavo, publisher's cloth lettered in black, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at rear, internally very good, clean, bright, cloth binding well-preserved with very light bumping to corners and slight discolouration to spine, slight shelf-lean. Together with The Sea Priestess, London: Published by the Author, 1938, owner inscription, 'K. B. Grant'; The Mystica; Qabalah, London: Williams & Norgate, 1948; Psychic Self Defence, London: Aquarian Press, 1952; The Training & Work of an Initiate, London: Aquarian Press, 1955; The Demon Lover, London: Aquarian Press, 1957, condition generally very good internally, jackets with wear when present, those without jackets with discoloured cloth (6)Provenance: Vendor's uncle was Kenneth Grant (1924-2011), ceremonial magician, writer and personal secretary of Aleister Crowley
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1998, hardback, publisher's pictorial boards complete with dust-jacket, print line reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'. Signed by the author in black ink on dedication page, 'To Jill, who very spookily gave me a beautiful card with something from Book Four on it! With many thanks, J K Rowling'. The book includes a loosely-inserted sealed envelope relating to the inscription (see provenance below), 'sealed 22.2.99'. Contents very good, clean, bright; very slight knock to extreme edges of a few pages with one incredibly faint red mark to fore-edge; one very short tear to extreme edge of p.125; a few very faint creases to opening leaves; binding with very slight shelf-lean; covers clean and vibrant; two pronounced bumps/splits to edge of upper board; dust-jacket clean and bright with some very faint bumps and marks. The second novel in the Harry Potter seriesProvenance: Vendor's mother was a teacher who had been enjoying reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with her class at Dunblane Primary School. In February 1999, Rowling visited the school, signed books and answered questions. The vendor has kindly provided the following statement:'My mum had arranged with a couple of other members of staff to take JK Rowling for lunch at the café in the High Street in Dunblane and asked them if they minded if I could come along too. I was 11 years old at the time, and a huge Harry Potter fan. The other staff were quite happy, and my mum was able to pick me up from my school a couple of miles away and we all arrived at the café. JK Rowling sat beside me and the two of us had a good chat. She was really lovely. I had brought a card which I had made for JK Rowling, and also my copy of Chamber of Secrets which I was hoping that JK Rowling would sign. Amazingly, she said that I had drawn a creature from Book 4 on the front of the card! She asked me not to tell anyone because it was a secret. Book 4 was not due to be released for more than a year as I remember. I never told anyone what the creature was, although now I can reveal that it was a mermaid shaped liked a ‘J’ for Joanne. JK Rowling then signed my book with that amazing inscription. That night, I wrote the name of the creature on a piece of paper (and maybe other things – I can’t remember now) and, without letting anyone see it, placed it in an envelope. My mum and I signed and sealed the envelope just for fun and and I used it thereafter as a bookmark. I never imagined that the book would ever be worth anything and I lent it to a couple of friends after finishing it. Now I want to move house and have decided to sell my precious book. I would be happy to write about my lunch with JKR for the buyer and answer any questions s/he may have. I hope it gives them as much pleasure and excitement as it has given me.'
Tolkien, Christopher. The Silmarillion, first edition, London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. Octavo, publisher's cloth lettered in gilt, unclipped dust-jacket, contemporary ink gift inscription, contents generally good and bright with some light spotting in places, heavier spotting to endpapers and edges of text-block, some dust and marks to cloth, some light dirt to dust-jacket, slight shelf-lean
* Dolls' House. The Little Shop, circa 1960s, single storey wooden shop, covered in brick and slate tile paper (some damage to roof), front facade with doorway on the left (door detached), and printed sign above door, and a squared bay window on the right, the front hinged at both sides, opening in the centre to reveal a single room with floral wallpaper, a parquet floor, and a chandelier hanging from a ceiling rose, containing a composite doll, a decoupage folding room screen, a brocade armchair, and a variety of miniature objects on a wooden shelf unit and a table, including a bookshelf with books, a mantel clock, a sewing machine, a tray of laces and ribbons, a basket containing skeins of wool, a red velvet evening bag, a pair of stork needlework scissors, a diorama dome, etc., with a case of shells and pictures on the wall, overall size 31 x 44.2 x 31.3cm (12 1/4 x 17 3/8 x 12 1/4ins)Qty: (1)Footnote: A desirable business premises ripe for renovation and extension, subject to the relevant planning permissions.
Austen (Jane). Pride & Prejudice... with illustrations by Hugh Thomson, 1st Peacock edition, London: George Allen, 1894, numerous illustrations to text, spotting, original publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, all edges gilt, faint markings to rear boards, slight shelf lean, 8vo, with Sense and Sensibility, 1st Peacock edition, London: George Allen, 1899, front hinge cracked, staining to inner margin of front pastedown & free endpaper, original publisher's cloth gilt, all edges gilt, joints & extremities rubbed, slight shelf lean, boards faintly marked, 8voQty: (2)
Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1st issue dust jacket, London: Jonathan Cape, 1953, a faint small portion of marginal damp-staining to pastedowns and endpapers, some spotting to half-title and endpapers, occasional marginal spotting to leaves, original publisher's pictorial cloth, slight shelf lean, boards faintly marked, spine with faint stain to base, dust jacket, price-clipped (prices renewed with later paper restoration), archival tape reinforcements to folds, spine extremities slightly rubbed and with discreet professional restoration, a couple of creases to jacket panels (one with repair to verso), flaps with marginal toning, rear panel slightly toned, a couple of spots to verso, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Gilbert A1a (1.1). An excellent copy of the first James Bond book, in the original first issue dust jacket without the Sunday Times review to the front flap.
Fleming (Ian). Diamonds are Forever, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1956, slight shelf lean, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original publisher's pictorial cloth, dust jacket, rubbing to spine extremities with slight loss, staining to rear panel, rubbing to dust jacket folds with slight loss, small marginal damp-stain to front flap, faint spotting to dust jacket verso, 8voQty: (1)Footnote: Gilbert A4a (1.1).
Fleming (Ian). Dr No, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1st state binding, London: Jonathan Cape, 1958, slight shelf lean, original publisher's pictorial cloth, dust jacket, price erased in pen, spine extremities rubbed and chipped with loss, portion of staining to rear panel, a couple of spots to spine, one very small closed tear to front panel, 8voQty: (1)
Fleming (Ian). From Russia With Love, 1st edition, London: Jonathan Cape, 1957, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, spotting to preliminary leaves, slight shelf lean, dust jacket, adhesive tape repairs to folds and to head of spine, spotting to verso, spine toned and extremities rubbed with loss, joints and folds rubbed, spotting to rear panel, 8voQty: (1)
Haggard (H Rider). She, 1st edition, 1st issue, London: Longmans, Green & Co, 1887, 2 colour plates, front free endpaper loose, occasional spotting, hinges cracked, half-title, advertisement leaf to rear, original publisher's cloth, shelf lean, spine extremities repaired, extremities rubbed, boards marked, 8vo, together with: Haggard (H Rider). Ayesha, 1st edition, London: Ward Lock, 1905, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, spotting & toning to preliminaries, original publisher's cloth, extremities bumped & rubbed, 8voQty: (2)
A late 19th century Black Forest walnut circular cased wall clock with weight driven movement striking on a bell, the painted dial inscribed 'B.L. Fehrenbach Bishop Stortford' within a moulded surround, diameter 31cm, with pendulum and two weights, together with an American shelf clock, height 39cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
* Turner (Charles). To the Honourable George Welbore Agar Ellis..., Badgers..., This Plate is by Permission most humbly inscribed by his most truly obliged & obedient Servant, Thos. Bennet, Woodstock, C. Turner, May 15th 1815, uncoloured mezzotint after Thomas Bennet, trimmed to the image on three margins, 420 x 500 mm, framed and glazed, together with Ward (William). Stephen Hemsted Esqre. of Ilsley Berks. Harris & Pearce, 1814, uncoloured mezzotint portrait after John Raphael Smith, very slight staining to the margins, 655 x 455 mm, mounted, framed and glazed, with Mr Hemsted's bookplate tipped on to the lower mount border, with Phillips (G. H.). [The Marquis of Anglesey, Mounted, Shooting], circa 1850, hand-coloured mezzotint after William Henry Davis, proof before title and letters, 355 x 415 mm, mounted, framed and glazed with an old Christie's auction label to versoQty: (3)Footnote: Stephen Hemsted is recorded as being a surgeon and midwife. The portrait shows him standing outside a pub, filling his pipe with tobacco, a pint of ale on a table to his left, two dogs lie at his feet and a shotgun and a dead pheasant are on a shelf to his right.
New Naturalist Series. The New Naturalist library, volumes 1-143, 1st editions, 1945-2021, original publisher's cloth, dust jackets, 50 & 66 reprints (all others firsts), many price-clipped, 143 with tipped-in signature (book with heavy shelf lean), many early volumes with chipping to dust jacket extremities & toning to spines (24 & 27 especially so), earlier volumes with light spotting to preliminaries, a few with bookseller's tickets to front pastedowns, 8vo, with 4 additional volumes relating to the New Naturalist seriesQty: (147)Footnote: An exceptional complete run, in excellent condition. Volumes 70 & 71 are first states.
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