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Lot 519
A Victorian mahogany break front sideboard, with a central cushion drawer over a panelled door enclosing two adjustable shelves, flanked by two further doors, the left enclosing a shelf, slide and drawer, the right enclosing a cellarette, raised on a plinth base, 96cm high, 153cm wide, 47.5cm deep.
Lot 129
NO RESERVE Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, occasional light corner creasing, original second state plain boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light foxing to panels, extremities a little rubbed, 1965; and a first edition of On Her Majesty's Secret Service with some damp-staining to jacket and boards, 8vo (2)
Lot 137
NO RESERVE Forster (E.M.) Howards End, first edition, second issue with 12pp. advertisements at rear, the odd spot or patch of light soiling, St. John Lucas' copy with his (slightly smudged) ink ownership inscription to endpaper, light browning and faint tape-staining to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, spine darkened, splash marks to upper cover, rubbing to spine tips and corners, [Kirkpatrick A4a], 8vo, Edward Arnold, 1910.⁂ With a good literary provenance, having belonged to Rupert Brooke's friend and mentor, the poet St. John Lucas (1879-1934).
Lot 213
NO RESERVE King (Stephen) Cujo, slight shelf-lean, light vertical crease to spine, jacket a little creased at head and foot, 1982; Pet Sematary, light toning to front free endpaper, jacket price-clipped, light toning to spine, 1983; Gerald's Game, jacket with light sunning to spine, 1992, first English editions, original boards, dust-jackets, excellent or near-fine; and 9 others by the same, 8vo (12)
Lot 83
Dahl (Roald) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, first English edition, cut signature of the author on title, illustrations by Faith Jacques, small patch of abrasion to front free endpaper and pastedown, original pictorial boards, slight shelf-lean, very light sunning to spine, slight wear to spine ends with some pealing to laminate, a very good copy overall, 4to, 1967.
Lot 86
Dahl (Roald) Switch Bitch, signed presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper, endpapers with very faint toning strip, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, ends very lightly faded, dust-jacket, spine head a little creased, still overall an excellent copy, 8vo, 1974.⁂ During the summer of 1974, one of Dahl's daughter's fell off a swing at Gypsy Cottage in Great Missenden and injured her wrist. Jon Walley, a local surgeon, was asked to see her as a private patient. After submitting an invoice for his usual fee, Walley was rather surprised to receive this signed book from Dahl, instead of a cheque as payment.
Lot 107
A Louis XVI painted oak side table,late 18th/early 19th century, French, decorated in the neoclassical taste, with a single drawer and shelf, heart-shaped handles, on tapering supports, 40cm wide33cm deep73cm highCondition ReportOverall the side table is in a pleasantly distressed state with small areas of wear commensurate with age and use. There is a small red mark to the top. The back right corner of the top has some damage and cracks. Degradation to paint throughout with craquelure and small losses, particuarly to the corners of the drawer front. Wear and scuffs to supports. Joints feel solid and stable. Ready for use. See additional photos.
Lot 359
An Elizabeth I oak and inlaid three-tier buffet,late 16th century, with trellis inlay to the centre shelf, raised on carved cup-and-cover supports with gadroon carved rails,117cm wide49cm deep114cm highProvenance: Suffolk House Antiques;a private collection, Middleton Hall, Mendham, Suffolk.
Lot 389
Ercol baby Giraffe bookshelf or trolley, three open shelvesd with turned spindles, on casters, 92x32cm, height 71cm.Condition report:The top surface has heavy wear with water damage and a heavy scratch extending across most of the top. There is also a white stain mark to the underside of the top shelf. The middle shelf is fairly clean. The bottom shelf has some lighter marks and wear but more kick marks to the edges. The uprights have some scratches and knocks. No significant splits to the wood. The casters run well.
![Mary, Queen of Scots. [Blackwood, Adam.] Martyre de la Royne d'Escosse, first edition, Edimbourg [i.e. Paris]: Jean Nafeild,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/52ef07b6-546d-4890-a123-b0ca00d38fb2/3fd79bc5-066e-4140-a9b2-b0d000ebfd0e/468x382.jpg)
Lot 118
Mary, Queen of Scots. [Blackwood, Adam.] Martyre de la Royne d'Escosse, first edition, Edimbourg [i.e. Paris]: Jean Nafeild, 1587. Octavo, early or contemporary vellum with manuscript title at spine, pp. [xvi], 492, [ii], including final leaf of verse, plus first & final blank. Internally very good, well-preserved with general toning, very pale staining & marks in places, a few heavier marks, shaved close to page numbers in places, one short marginal nick to edge of title, binding tight & strong, slight shelf-lean, vellum very good with a nice colouration from age, the vellum would've originally had ties, bearing Ex Libris plate and pencil owner inscription of Michaelis Hadriani Young A scarce first edition of Blackwood's attack on the enemies of Mary, Queen of Scots. Blackwood visited Mary frequently during her imprisonment. After Mary's execution, he published this exposure of her treatment - a diatribe against Queen Elizabeth I
Lot 120
Botany & Horticulture. A collection of Victorian & Edwardian books on orchids, some first editions, to include The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects, by Charles Darwin, Popular Edition, London: John Murray, 1904, octavo, publisher's green cloth; The Orchid Seekers: A Story of Adventure in Borneo, by Ashmore Russan & Frederick Boyle, London: Frederick Warne & Co., n.d., 8vo, gilt pictorial cloth; The Fairfield Orchids, by James Brooke & Co., London: Bradbury & Evans, 1872, 8vo, green cloth lettered in gilt; Hortus Britannicus, by Robert Sweet, third edition, London: James Ridgway, n.d. [c. 1839], bearing armorial bookplate & library shelf sticker of Malcolm of Poltalloch, 8vo, contemp. gilt cloth; The Orchid-Grower's Manual, by Benjamin Samuel Williams, 7th ed., enlarged by Henry Williams, London: Victoria & Paradise Nurseries, 1894, 8vo, pub's gilt pict. cloth; The Woodlands Orchids, by Frederick Boyle, London: Macmillan, 1901, bearing armorial bookplate for Launcelot A. Huth, 8vo, contemp. gilt cloth, and others, condition varied, sold as one collection with all faults (15)
![Bestall, Alfred. Rupert's Adventure Book, [1940], first edition of the fifth Rupert Annual, internally good & bright, sli](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/52ef07b6-546d-4890-a123-b0ca00d38fb2/6fe61994-0608-4ee4-b415-b0cf011a8626/468x382.jpg)
Lot 161
Bestall, Alfred. Rupert's Adventure Book, [1940], first edition of the fifth Rupert Annual, internally good & bright, slight spotting in places, occasional marks, one 4cm tear to p.34, gift inscription dated Xmas 1940, some pencil to title, boards good & bright, wear to corners & extremities, shelf-lean. Together with The Rupert Book, [1941], first edition of the sixth Rupert Annual, very well-preserved & bright throughout, boards bold & bright, light bumping & wear to extremities (2)
Lot 175
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Uncorrected Proof, scarce first state in purple wrappers [one of only 50], full number line, "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1", author listed as "Joanne Rowling" on copyright page, dedication page stating only "? dedication", London: Bloomsbury, 1999. Octavo, publisher's captioned purple card covers, pp. 315. Very well-preserved, internally clean & bright, very faint creasing to spine, some very light wear to extremities, some very light handling marks to covers, slight shelf-lean, one pale mark on p. 299. An excellent example of this rare pre-publication proof. An unconfirmed figure of 50 copies is accepted for this first-state proof in purple wrappers; the second state was in green wrappers [Errington]
![Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, true first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbur](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/52ef07b6-546d-4890-a123-b0ca00d38fb2/6a7a9cf5-8bfe-43ad-a548-b0cf011aed51/468x382.jpg)
Lot 177
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, true first edition, first issue [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Of the 500 copies printed, 300 were issued to schools & libraries - this is a superb example of one of the even scarcer and more desirable 200 that were issued to booksellers. Octavo, hardback, publisher's original laminated pictorial boards. Complete with all requisite issue points, namely: full number line on copyright page, "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"; "1 wand" appearing twice on p.53; "Philosopher's" misspelled "Philospher's" on rear cover; "Wizardry and Witchcraft" [rather than "Witchcraft and Wizardry"] on rear cover; "Joanne Rowling" on copyright page; no space between "Taylor" and "1997" on copyright page. Internally very well-preserved, clean & bright; usual light toning to page edges; appears almost unread: no folded corners, no inscriptions, no foxing; a few very faint marginal marks in places, including lower gutters of title; original endpapers are good & bright with a star-shaped surface mark at corner of front pastedown; very slightly pulling at gutters of final page; binding very good, strong & unrestored with original laminated finish; slight fading/discolouration to spine; a few very faint scratches to laminate; light wear to extreme corners of boards & spine; very lightly bumped at edges of spine; a couple of very small, light bumps to edges of boards; very slight shelf-lean. Overall, very good indeed - a remarkably well-preserved example of the true first issue of the author's debut novel and first in the Harry Potter series. This is the origin of the best-selling book series in history. Very scarce
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