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Lot 540c
An early 20th Century Edwardian Maple & Co inlaid mahogany music cabinet having a flared cross-banded decorated top above a bank of four drawers each with moulded brass swing handles inlaid borders and fall fronts, with a lower shelf uniting the tapering square legs to the base. Makers label for Maple & Co the back. Measures 92 x 53 x 38cm.
Lot 1319
An antique style 20th Century coffee table / centre occasional table of Rococo influence. The table of carved wood construction having a large rectangular top supported by two carved cherub and scroll sides united by a single second tier shelf. All raised upon trestle feet supports and finished in apple green. Measures approx 60cm x 122cm x 63cm.
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Lot 1
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback, publisher's laminated pictorial boards, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; usual very light toning to page edges; a couple of very tiny nicks to extreme page edges; one small patch of discolouration to fore-edge; one tiny fragment of material attached to p.101; occasional light creases to page corners; gift & owner inscription on front free endpaper, 'To Katie, on our holiday in Clachtoll 1998. Love from Mum & Dad' (see provenance below); binding tight and solid with very faint shelf-lean; boards bold and vibrant; some very faint lifting to the laminate in places; light wear to headcaps/corners; creasing to lower board; a couple of light bumps to edges. The author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. Very scarce. Only 500 copies were printed of this true first issue hardback, and 300 of those were sent to schools and libraries - this being one of the more desirable 200Provenance: The vendor has kindly provided the following account of the book's history:'The Philosopher's Stone was purchased when our three children were quite young. We used to go on holiday to a campsite in Clachtoll in the North West Highlands of Scotland and bedtime reading was meant to be exciting after what may have been a typical summer's dreich day. This book was bought in the local Achins bookshop, the most remote bookshop in mainland Scotland, on a wet and windy day from the sale bin for 50p which perhaps reflected the slow initial uptake. However, they looked forward to the new book every year and Harry Potter became a source of amazement and fascination each holiday on the campsite in Clachtoll. The girls are now aged 27, 29 and 30 and are, thankfully, still regular visitors to the west coast and Highlands. Hopefully one day they will introduce their children to Harry Potter on those stormy west-coast days.'
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Lot 14
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback, publisher's laminated pictorial boards, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good and clean; usual light toning to page edges; a few pages with light fold-lines at corners; loss to lower corner of p.17 (not affecting text); a short tear to lower edge of p.46 (through text); light handling marks to lower corner of p.13; several tiny purple ink spots at top of text-block, just coming into extreme edge of closing pages/endpapers; binding well-preserved, tight, solid; publisher's original laminate entirely present; some faint marks/scratches to laminate in places; light wear to corners/edges; light shelf-lean and very slight discolouration to spine; blank Hampshire County Council School Library Service label on front free endpaper, and Hampshire County Library stamp to copyright page. The author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. Very scarce. One of only 500 copies, 300 of which were sent to libraries and schools
Lot 15
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 series Provenance: 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.'
Lot 18
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition, hardback, London: Bloomsbury, 2000. Signed by the author in black ink on dedication page. Contents generally good, clean, bright, some pulling at inner gutters in places, a small ink mark running through a few pages; some light marks to endpapers; binding with pronounced shelf-lean, some light creasing to spine and bumping to headcaps; dust-jacket with overall light creasing and slight fading to spineProvenance: The vendor has provided us with a signed & dated statement of provenance, 'I am writing this note to confirm that the enclosed copy of Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling has been in my family's possession since it was published. It was signed by the author at the Edinburgh Book Festival in St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh. We were very lucky to get tickets as her audience was only 500 people! She used to live very close to my family's home in Edinburgh - about 200 metres away.' A copy of this note will be included in the sale of this book, but please note that all personal information has been removed
Lot 2
Rowling, J. K. The Harry Potter Gift Set: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, fourth impression ('10 9 8 7 6 5 4'), signed by the author on front free endpaper, hardback, London: Bloomsbury, 1997; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, seventh impression ('10 9 8 7'), signed by the author on front free endpaper, hardback, London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Complete with slipcase bearing 'Signed Copy' sticker from Books Etc. Contents very good, clean, bright; bindings very good and vibrant with slight shelf-lean to Chamber of Secrets; dust-jackets very good and bright with some very faint cockling/undulation to Philosopher's Stone and some very light bumping along extreme top edge of Chamber of Secrets; some pale spots of discolouration along top and bottom of text-blocks, coming in slightly to bottom gutter of imprint/dedication on Chamber of Secrets; slipcase well-preserved and bright with very faint bump at top edgeProvenance: Purchased by the vendor in 1998 from Books Etc., Oxford Street, London
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Lot 21
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback, publisher's laminated pictorial boards, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; usual toning to page edges; binding solid with shelf-lean, light bumps/wear to corners and some splitting to joints near top and bottom; lacking laminate on upper board and top section of spine; slight fading to spine. The author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. Very scarce. Only 500 copies were printed of this true first issue hardback, and 300 of those were sent to schools and libraries - this being one of the more desirable 200
Lot 24
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'. Contents good, clean, bright; a small ink mark at top edge of text-block; binding good and solid, vibrant, slight shelf-lean, light wear at extreme corners; dust-jacket bumped and worn along edges. The second novel in the Harry Potter series
Lot 30
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, paperback, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents generally good, clean, bright with usual light toning to page edges; a few light spots to opening and closing leaves and inner rear cover; small nick to edge of half title, short tear to edge of final leaf; school prize label on inside cover, printed ownership label on half title; corners of text-block lightly bumped; a few pencil marks to edges of text-block; covers bold and vibrant, slight discolouration to spine; light handling creases to upper and lower covers and along spine, more pronounced at corners/edges; laminate lifting at side of upper cover; faint shelf-lean
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Lot 6
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback, publisher's laminated pictorial boards, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice on p.53; 'Philosopher's' is misspelled 'Philospher's' to rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] to rear cover. Contents very good, clean, bright; usual very light toning to page edges; a few nicks to extreme edges of several pages; a couple of light scuffs to fore-edge; an incredibly pale dampstain to the corner of a couple of pages; a few very light creases to page corners; slight chipping/loss to extreme lower edge of opening few leaves; Ravenstone County Primary School stamp on front free endpaper (school closed 1 January 2003); binding tight and solid with very faint shelf-lean; boards bold and vibrant; faint lifting to laminate in a couple of places with very slight loss; a couple of creases to lower board; a couple of light impressions/marks to upper board; light bumping and wear to corners/headcaps. The author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. Very scarce. Only 500 copies were printed of this true first issue hardback, and 300 of those were sent to schools and libraries
Lot 8
Association copies & ephemera from Matthew LaCroix (author of the fan mail that was famously used on the dust-jacket of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), this being a collection of gifts from Bloomsbury to Matthew, together with correspondence and contemporary newspaper clippings recording his story. Collection comprising: Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, first edition, London: Bloomsbury, 2000, hardback, featuring Bloomsbury plate signed in black ink by the author (loosely inserted, sticker unused); Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first issue paperback, London: Bloomsbury, 1999; a typed & signed letter from the Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury, 7 July 2000, 'Dear Matthew, I am delighted to be enclosing with this letter a copy of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" [the book in this collection]. As you can see, your letter takes pride of place on the jacket! Thank you again for allowing us to use your letter, and I very much hope that you enjoy the latest story in the Harry Potter adventures.'; a typed & signed letter from the branch manager of Waterstones, Telford, 'Dear Brian and Matthew, Thankyou for calling in to Waterstone's on Saturday, it was lovely to see you. I hope you both enjoyed every minute of Matthew's celebrity status! It was great to see him signing books in the store for our customers. Perhaps next time it will be for a book that he has written himself. As promised, I have enclosed a couple of photographs. I look forward to seeing you again before too long.'; two laminated photographs of Matthew signing copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Waterstones (as referred to in previous correspondence); two laminated compliments slips inscribed & signed by the Head of Children's Sales & Marketing at Bloomsbury (relating to the two books & signed bookplate mentioned previously); a large advertising poster from Bloomsbury promoting Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 'New in Paperback', the design featuring Matthew's fan mail, 152cm by 50cm, complete with postage tube bearing Bloomsbury labels, postmarked 30 March 2000; a compliments slip from Bloomsbury, inscribed, 'Poster will be sent separately.'; a large promotional flyer advertising the paperback release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the design again featuring Matthew's fan mail with order codes for books and shop display items, 29.5cm by 42cm; a signed letter from the senior librarian at Shropshire County Council, 30 October 2001, thanking Matthew for judging a Harry Potter competition and inviting him to attend the presentation; handwritten fax sheet from Matthew's father to Bloomsbury, 'Thank-you for letter dated 18.1.00. Matthew is over the moon. We have forwarded reply in agreement to his letter being used, he is thrilled!'; a laminated dust-jacket for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; a collection of contemporary newspaper clippings, some laminated, celebrating the story of Matthew's fan mail being used on the jacket of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, some of the press images showing Matthew with the books and posters offered in this collection. The archive is generally well-preserved, clean, bright; the first edition Goblet of Fire has some creasing to jacket, pale spotting to edges of text-block and slight shelf-lean Provenance: Consigned to auction by the family
Lot 270
ANCIENT JAPANESE HANIWA EARTHENWARE FIGURE KOFUN PERIOD, 5TH - 6TH CENTURY 古墳時代 埴輪土製人偶像 formed of low fired red earthenware, depicting a young lady holding a water jug atop her head, she wears a necklace, with triangular nose and oval perforations for the eyes and mouth, raised on a bespoke wooden mount(34cm high)Footnote: Provenance: Found at Shogun-Tsuka, near Haniu village, Gunma Prefecture. Private collection, United States, acquired at Mathias Komor Gallery, New York, March 31, 1962 Published: Matsubara, M. 2004. Haniwa. Pacific Press Service. Plate 68 Exhibited: Lytton Center, ‘Collectors Choice’, Los Angeles, April 1964 Otis Art Institute, ‘Taste of Angeles’, Los Angeles, March - May 1968 Note: Haniwa (literally “clay cylinder” in Japanese) are hollow earthenware figures that were used to mark the tops of large tomb mounds known as kofun. Created during the Kofun Period (3rd – 6th centuries AD), they date to a preliterate era in Japanese history and are thus a critical visual library of daily life. The very earliest haniwa were produced in the 250’s and were simple cylinders used as boundary markers. By the 450’s however, figures began to be added to the upper section of these cylinders. These forms often depicted architectural models, miko (female ritual specialists who served the shrines), various animals (most commonly horses) and soldiers, most notably a magnificent example excavated in Ōta, Gunma Prefecture and now residing in the National Museum Tokyo. Of stylised form, these figural haniwa possess a distinct, haunting appearance. With a minimalist face consisting of simple cut out eyes and mouth, there is little attempt to portray a sense of realism in the shape of the body. This simplicity is undoubtedly part of their visual power, which imposes itself forcefully upon the viewer. Though the earlier cylinder haniwa are accepted as having been used as boundary markers, there is considerable debate as to the function of the later figural examples. The preponderance of soldiers and miko could suggest that their function was primarily defensive, to protect the deceased from supernatural beings. Another theory contends that they were used as a demonstration of the wealth and sophistication of the interned, with the range of figures and animals perhaps intended to serve in the afterlife. The present example was uncovered near Haniu village, Gunma Prefecture, a leading regional centre for the production of haniwa. Stylistically a similar example can be found at The British Museum (accession number Franks.2210). Yet the depiction, that of a girl holding a water jug atop her head, is an unusual one, with the vast majority of female forms depicting miko. She is also missing the flat shelf-like headdress most often associated with the ritual specialists, once again pointing to the more prosaic yet rare attribution of a worker or servant.
Lot 232
An 18th century style oak hanging shelves with a lozenge and circle chain, pierced frieze over two shelves, above three short drawers over a shaped apron, 97cm wide x 23cm deep x 118cm highCondition report: Restorations and repairs including cornice , lower right side, later elements including end sections of top shelf, losses including bottom section of cornice around right cornr and right side of middle shelf, chips, dents and scratches
Lot 243
A North European carved oak cabinet sideboard, late 19th century, in the style of Chevy Chase, the moulded top above two frieze drawers with foliage carving, over twin panelled cupboard doors carved in high relief with game amid foliage, opening to a plain interior with single shelf, flanked by fluted tapering columns and raised on an inverted breakfront carved base, 130cm wide, 55cm deep, 95cm high.Condition report: A small area of ink marks to the top with evidence of attempts to polish out, further minor stains to the top consistent with age and use. Some shrinkage to the top panel. Small section of the base at the back on one side loose. General cosmetic marks and wear throughout consistent with age and use.
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