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Lot 33
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)Printemps au Pré, from Daphnis et Chloé (Mourlot 314; Cramer Books 46) Lithograph in colours, 1961, on Arches wove paper, signed and numbered 12/60 in pencil, printed by Mourlot, published by Tériade, Paris, the full sheet with a deckle edge at right and below, with minor light-staining, the colours still strong and vibrant, in good conditionImage 420 x 640mm. (16 1/2 by 25 1/4in.); Sheet 538 x 756mm. (21 1/4 x 29 3/4in.)Footnotes:Marc Chagall is recognised as one of the leading lithographers of the 20th century. The following collection highlights the artist's fascination with printmaking in Paris from the 1950s to the 1980s and his close collaboration with master printmaker Charles Sorlier and the Mourlot Studios.It was a fascination that mainly came about later in Chagall's career when he had reached the grand aged of 63. After returning to France in 1947, having escaped Nazi-occupied France for the United States six years earlier, he took up printmaking with the aid of both Atelier Mourlot director, Fernand Mourlot, and expert printmaker, Charles Sorlier. Sorlier would become Chagall's most important creative collaborator, assisting him in the Mourlot atelier. Together they would come to create an exceptional body of lithographic work, illustrating Chagall's most recognised and favourite subjects from matrimony, birds, animals and flowers to biblical scenes and the circus. Within this important private collection, assembled over two decades from Northern Germany, is offered a selection of prints from Chagall's first major colour portfolio, Daphnis et Chloé (Lot 33-42). The 42 lithographs that make up the vibrant book are based on the Greek poet, Longus' retelling of Daphnis and Chloé love story. Commissioned by one of the most important art publishers of the 20th Century, Tériade believe Chagall would be perfect at capturing a tale of love over adversity and he was not wrong. After a trip abroad and inspired by the light and landscape of the Greek islands he visited, Chagall returned to Paris with a series of preparatory studies to produce the portfolio with Sorlier. It has since come to be regarded as one of the most important and beautifully illustrated books of the last century – and a highlight of Chagall's storied career. As Chagall and Sorlier's relationship strengthened, Sorlier would evaluate the quality of the lithographs and numbering of the proofs, destroying any excess, after which Chagall would hand sign them. Devoted to the process and insistent upon rigorous standards, Chagall would work and rework the plates and colours until he was completely happy, standing with Sorlier at every step of the process. Sorlier once wrote 'the great integrity he invests in his work...requires that the plate bear my name each time he has not directly participated in the transcription to stone'. For this reason, most of the afterworks are signed by Marc Chagall and in the stone by Charles Sorlier. These so-called afterworks are currently some of the most valuable and sought after works of Chagall's entire artistic oeuvre (Lot 53-54). Such collaborations exemplify the close and harmonious bond between the artist and the master printer.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 4227
35+ British Quad film posters including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Scream, Scream 2, Bride of Chucky, The People Under the Stairs, Django Unchained, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull, Escape From L.A. and others, rolled, 30 x 40 inches and a quantity of commercial posters.
Lot 4192
20 British Quad film posters, Tarzan's Greatest Adventure, Arabian Adventure, Poor Cow, Desert Legion, Once a Thief, Spare the Rod, Hell's Crossroads, Showdown, Sword and the Stone / Incredible Journey, Geronimo, Sons of Thunder, Waterloo, Move Over Darling, Helga, 4 For Texas, Horizontal Lieutenant, Legion's Last Patrol, Peyton Place, Nothing but the Best, Oasis, folded, 30 x 40 inches (20). Condition Report: Some with considerable damage.
Lot 11
Gibbings (Robert).- Lucian of Samosata.The True Historie of Lucian the Samosatenian, translated by Francis Hickes, number 63 of 275 copies, text in English and Greek, wood-engraved illustrations by Robert Gibbings, Greek text and illustrations set in double column as border around English text, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original russet morocco-backed cloth, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, t.e.g., others uncut, 4to, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press, 1927.⁂ A fine copy of a handsome work, with a striking lay-out designed by Gibbings.
Lot 13
Gibbings (Robert) Fourteen Wood Engravings...from Drawings made on Orient Line Cruises, wood-engraved title-vignette, illustration and 14 full-page plates, original printed yellow wrappers, uncut, a little soiled and frayed at edges, repairs to upper edge, preserved in modern cloth portfolio with ties, bookplate of Thalia Stone to inside cover, printed by the artist at the Golden Cockerel Press of Waltham St.Lawrence for the Orient Line, 4to, [1932].⁂ Executed for the Orient Line in return for free passage on a cruise to the West Indies. A colour version of the engraving of Hezekiah Brown Esq. was used as a poster on the London Underground.
Lot 136
NO RESERVE Hassall (Joan) and others. Collection of 138 wood-engravings, other artists include Reynolds Stone, Lynton Lamb, David Gentleman, Roy Morgan, Zelma Blakeley, largely consisting of duplicates of the same prints, wood-engravings on various wove papers, none are signed, each sheet approx. 250 x 200 mm (9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in), minor surface dirt, all unframed, [circa 1960] (138).
Lot 14
Gibbings (Robert).- Malory (Sir Thomas) Le Morte Darthur, 3 vol., limited edition signed by the artist, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, together in board slip-case (slightly rubbed at edges), New York, printed at the Golden Cockerel Press for the Limited Editions Club, 1936 § Mathers (E.Powys) Red Wise, number 173 of 500 copies signed by the artist, original cloth-backed boards, 1925; A Circle of the Seasons, number 174 of 500 copies, original buckram, spine browned, 1928 § Coppard (A.E.) Crotty Shinkwin, number 307 of 500 copies, original morocco-backed patterned cloth, 1932, all illustrated by Robert Gibbings, those in the third engraved, the rest wood-engraved, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, all uncut, some a little rubbed, the last three Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press; and 4 others illustrated by Gibbings for the press, v.s. (10)
Lot 15
Gibbings (Robert).- Powys (Llewelyn) The Twelve Months, number 20 of 100 special copies on hand-made paper signed by the author and artist, wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings, the poet Kenneth Hopkins's copy with his signature, original green morocco, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, spine faded, board slip-case (rubbed), 1936 § Waddell (Helen, translator) Beasts and Saints, 1934 § Forbes (Esther) A Mirror for Witches, 1928 § Bennett (Richard) The Story of Bovril, 1953 § Gibbings (Robert) Till I End My Song, some spotting, 1957 § Empson (Patience) The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, prospectus loosely inserted, 1959, all illustrated by Gibbings, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, all but the first original cloth, the last three with dust-jackets, a little rubbed; and 14 others by and/or illustrated by Gibbings, 8vo & 4to (20)
Lot 158
Officina Bodoni.- Brown (George Mackay) Stone, one of 125 copies, signed by the author and artist, colour photographs by Gunnie Moberg, original morocco-backed boards, t.e.g., others uncut, transparent plastic dust-jacket, morocco-edged slip-case, Verona, Officina Bodoni for Kulgin D. Duval & Colin H. Hamilton, 1987; The Hooded Fisherman, one of 55 copies, signed by the author and artist, woodcut illustrations by Charles Shearer, original boards, The Trumpet Press, Francis Cleverdon for Kulgin Duval & Colin Hamilton, 1985 § Cameron (Elizabeth) A Books of White Flowers, one of 250 copies, signed by the artist, this also marked "artist's copy", colour plates, original cloth-backed pictorial boards, transparent plastic dust-jacket, slip-case, Verona, Stamperia Valdonega for K. D. Duval, 1980; and another, published by Duval, v.s. (4)
Lot 16
Golden Cockerel Press.- Gill (Eric).- Clay (Enid) Sonnets and Verses, number 439 of 450 copies, signed presentation copy from the printer Robert Gibbings to Miss H.M. Wade-Gery inscribed on front free endpaper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, some full-page, original cloth-backed boards, very slightly rubbed and marked, 1925 § Gill (Eric) Clothing without Cloth, number 106 of 500 copies, full-page wood-engravings by Gill, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original red buckram, gilt, g.e., spine slightly faded, 1931, 8vo, Waltham St.Lawrence, Golden Cockerel Press (2)⁂ The recipient of the first was the daughter of H.T.Wade-Gery, author of Terpsichore & other poems of 1921, the second book issued by the Golden Cockerel Press.
Lot 177
Piper (John).- Thomas (R.S.) The Mountains, number LX of 110 special copies signed by the author, artist and engraver and with an extra set of the engravings, from an edition limited to 350, 10 wood-engraved plates by Reynolds Stone after John Piper, additional plates on Japanese paper and tipped in at end, original morocco-backed cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, board slip-case, 4to, New York, Chilmark Press, printed at the Rampant Lions Press of Cambridge, 1968.
Lot 2
NO RESERVE Boar's Head Press.- Spenser (Edmund) Thalamos or the Brydall Boure, number 25 of 200 copies, wood-engravings by Lettice Sandford, light foxing to endpapers, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original calf-backed marbled boards, uncut, spine rubbed, 1932 § Sandford (Christopher) Clervis & Belamie, number 22 of 100 copies signed by the author and artist, illustrations by Lettice Sandford, original buckram, gilt, uncut, slightly faded, 1932, both inscribed by Christopher Sandford to Lewis Horrox "...who first unveiled for me the loveliness of literature..." on front free endpapers, Manaton, Boar's Head Press; and another from the press, also inscribed, 8vo & 4to (3)
![Golden Cockerel Press.- Sandford (Christopher) & others., Cockalorum [&] Cock-a-Hoop: A Bibliography of the Golden Co](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/432bddcf-302e-403c-b3bd-adf300a709dd/5e5f4b52-6be7-45a5-aa45-adf300ada03d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 20
Golden Cockerel Press.- Sandford (Christopher) & others., Cockalorum [&] Cock-a-Hoop: A Bibliography of the Golden Cockerel Press 1943-1948 [&] 1949-1961, together 2 vol., deluxe editions, one of 250 or 300 copies signed by Christopher Sandford, the second also by David Chambers, illustrations, book-plate of Thalia Stone, similar original morocco-backed patterned cloth, t.e.g., others uncut, the second spine a little faded, the first Golden Cockerel Press, the second Pinner, [1950-76]; and an ordinary copy of Pertelote, 8vo (3)
Lot 21
Leighton (Clare) Country Matters, first edition, 1937; Wood-Engraving and Woodcuts, first edition, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, 1932; Growing New Roots: An Essay with Fourteen Wood Engravings, number 410 of 500 copies signed by the author/artist, San Francisco, Book Club of California, 1976 § Hardy (Thomas) Under the Greenwood Tree, 1940 § Wilder (Thornton) The Bridge of San Luis Rey, 1929 § Tomlinson (H.M.) the Sea & the Jungle, 1930, all with wood-engravings by Clare Leighton, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, all but the second original cloth, the first and last three with dust-jackets, a little rubbed and frayed; and 8 others by or illustrated by the same, 4to & 8vo (14)
Lot 22
Masereel (Frans) Die Passion eines Menschen 25 Holzschnitte..., second edition, advertisement leaf at end, original printed boards, browned, parts of dust-jacket loosely inserted, Munich, 1927; Jeunesse, ink inscription to front free endpaper, original pictorial boards, upper joint split, spine slightly defective, dust-jacket loosely inserted (torn and in two parts), Zurich, 1948; Six Woodcuts from The Idea, loose as issued in original card portfolio, Redstone Press, [1999], all with woodcut plates by Frans Masereel, bookplate of Thalia Stone; and 8 others, most by, on or illustrated by Masereel, v.s. (11).⁂ The first, first published in 1918 as 25 Images de la Passion d'un Homme, is considered to be the first wordless novel.
Lot 27
NO RESERVE O'Connor (John).- Whitfield (Christopher) Together and Alone, number 71 of 100 specially-bound copies signed by the author and artist, from an edition limited to 500, original white morocco-backed marbled cloth, a little rubbed, spine slightly soiled, 1945 § Rutter (Owen) We Happy Few, number 399 of 750 copies, original buckram-backed patterned-paper boards, 1946 § Sandeman (Christopher) Thyme and Bergamot, number 426 of 550 copies, original cloth, gilt, dust-jacket, Dropmore Press, 1947, all with wood-engravings by John O'Connor, all with bookplate of Thalia Stone, all uncut, the first two Golden Cockerel Press, 8vo & 4to (3)
Lot 30
Song of Songs (The) with Woodcuts by James Reid, title in green and black, original cloth, dust-jacket, New York, 1931 § Collection of Proverbs (A) from all Nations, number 91 of 350 copies signed by the artist, wood-engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn printed in colours, original patterned-paper boards, uncut, slip-case, printed at the Whittington Press for the Acorn Press, 1979 § Lane (Allen) Boxwood & Graver: a Miscellany of Blocks, limited edition, wood-engravings by Reynolds Stone & others, original wood veneer boards, privately printed, 1958 § Jefferies (Richard) The Story of My Heart, wood-engravings by Ethelbert White, original cloth, 1923 § Ovid. Elegies, translated by Christopher Marlowe, number 224 of 625 copies, wood-engravings by John Nash, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, Etchells & Macdonald, 1925 § Bone (Gertrude) Of the Western Isles, number 91 of 150 copies on hand-made paper signed by the author and artist, woodcuts by Stephen Bone, original vellum-backed printed boards, uncut, spotted, 1925, plates and illustrations, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, most a little rubbed; and c.30 others, illustrated, mostly with wood-engravings, 4to & 8vo (c.35)
Lot 31
Stone (Reynolds).- Hudson (W.H.) A Shepherd's Life, number 43 of 100 special copies with 10 artist's proofs, wood-engraved illustrations by Reynolds Stone, proofs all numbered and initialled by the artist in pencil and tipped in at end, prospectus loosely inserted, original morocco-backed marbled boards, t.e.g., spine slightly faded, slip-case, Tisbury, Compton Press, 1977 § James (Philip, editor) A Butler's Recipe Book 1719, with an introduction by Ambrose Heath, light spotting, original cloth-backed printed boards, dust-jacket, rubbed, Cambridge, 1935 § Piper (Myfanwy) Reynolds Stone, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1951, all with wood-engraved illustrations by Stone, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, the last two with spines browned or faded and chipped at head, 8vo (3)
Lot 33
Ward (Lynd).- Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von) Faust, a Tragedy, translated by Alice Raphael, number 338 of 501 copies signed by the translator, tipped-in wood-engravings on japon by Lynd Ward, frontispiece signed by Ward in pencil, glue stains to corners of prints, ink inscription to front free endpaper, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, t.e.g., others uncut, spine faded, slip-case (rubbed), 1930 § Voltaire (F.M.A. de) Poem upon the Lisbon Disaster, translated by Anthony Hecht, number 84 of 200 copies signed by the translator and artist, from an edition limited to 500, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, slip-case, Lincoln, Mass., Penmaen Press, 1977 § Waugh (Alec) Hot Countries, 1930 § McNeer (May) Prince Bantam, 1929; Waif Maid, 1930, the last three first editions, all with plates and/or illustrations by Lynd Ward, some wood-engraved, the last three original cloth, the first rubbed, the last two with dust-jackets, all but the second New York; and 4 others illustrated by or about Lynd Ward, 8vo & 4to (9)
Lot 35
Ward (Lynd) Song without Words: A Book of Engravings on Wood, number 378 of 1250 copies signed by the author/artist, this copy also inscribed " For Edna Iliff Briggs with highest salutes - Lynd Ward" on half-title, title in red & black, wood-engraved plates by Ward, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original parchment-backed copper foil-covered boards, by H.Wolff, very slightly rubbed, spine a little spotted and browned, original board slip-case with foil wrap-around (a little rubbed and browned), 8vo, New York, 1936.⁂ The artist's fifth wordless novel.
Lot 36
NO RESERVE Webb (Clifford).- Bannet (Ivor) The Amazons, number 471 of 500 copies, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original half cloth, 1948 § Walters (Eurof) The Serpent's Presence, number 104 of 290 copies, original pictorial two-tone cloth, gilt, 1954, both with wood-engravings by Clifford Webb, uncut, Golden Cockerel Press; and 2 others illustrated by Webb, 4to & 8vo (4)
Lot 37
Williamson (Henry) The Patriot's Progress, number 250 of 350 large paper copies signed by the author and artist, illustrated by William Kermode, occasional foxing, original parchment-backed cloth, 1930 § de la Mare (Walter) Broomsticks & other tales, number 41 of 278 copies signed by the author, illustrated by Bold, original cloth-backed boards, 1925 § Hudson (W.H.) Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest, illustrated by Keith Henderson, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, dust-jacket, 1926 § Byron (G.G.N., Lord) Don Juan, illustrated by John Austen, original pictorial buckram, 1926 § Stevenson (R.L.) Moral Emblems & others poems, illustrated by the author, original cloth-backed boards, New York, 1921, plates and illustrations, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, some t.e.g., all uncut, very slightly rubbed, 8vo (5)⁂ The first is a novel describing a private's brutal experiences in the trenches of the First World War.
Lot 4
Cresset Press.- Apocrypha (The), according to the Authorized Version, number 87 of 450 copies, wood-engraved plates by Blair Hughes-Stanton, Gertrude Hermes, Leon Underwood, Stephen Gooden, Eric Ravilious, John Nash and others, upper hinge cracked, new pastedowns, bookplate of Thalia Stone, original vellum, new morocco label on spine, t.e.g., small folio, printed at the Curwen Press for the Cresset Press, 1929.
Lot 40
Fleece Press.- Harvey (Michael) Reynolds Stone: Engraved Lettering in Wood, one of 270 copies, 1992 § Lee (Brian North) Bookplates and Labels by Leo Wyatt, one of 300 copies, 1988, plates and illustrations, some tipped in, original cloth-backed patterned-paper boards, uncut, slip-cases, Wakefield, Fleece Press; and 3 others from the press, 4to & 8vo (5)
Lot 5
Daglish (Eric Fitch).- Walton (Izaak) & Charles Cotton. The Compleat Angler, edited by John Major, number 11 of 100 deluxe copies with an additional signed wood-engraving, 16 tipped-in wood-engraved plates by E. Fitch Daglish on japon, captioned tissue guards, additional signed engraving tipped to leaf inside front cover, original vellum-backed boards batik boards, uncut, corners rubbed, 1927 § White (Gilbert) The Natural History of Selborne, edited by E.M.Nicholson, tipped-in wood-engraved plates by Daglish, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, small gouge to upper cover, 1929 § Daglish (E.Fitch) Woodcuts of British Birds, one of 500 copies, light spotting, original cloth-backed boards, 1925; Birds of the British Isles, limited edition, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, some hand-coloured, original pictorial buckram, gilt, dust-jacket, 1948, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone; and 10 others illustrated by Daglish, 4to & 8vo (14)
Lot 7
Daglish (Eric Fitch).- Grey (Sir Edward, Viscount Grey of Falldon) Fly Fishing, number 144 of 150 large paper copies signed by the author and with an additional signed wood-engraving (sometimes missing), wood-engraved frontispiece and plates by Eric Fitch Daglish, additional wood-engraving a little spotted (tipped to loosely-inserted leaf), bookplates of John A.McKinley and Thalia Stone, original pictorial vellum, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, 4to, 1930.
![Fell Types.- [Morison (Stanley) & Harry Carter.] Notes on the Ancient Typographical Materials of the University of Oxford](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/432bddcf-302e-403c-b3bd-adf300a709dd/1fa1a9a6-4622-457a-87f5-adf300adae8d/468x382.jpg)
Lot 75
Fell Types.- [Morison (Stanley) & Harry Carter.] Notes on the Ancient Typographical Materials of the University of Oxford, 4 fascicules, each one of only 50 copies for presentation, part 1 interleaved, original printed blue wrappers, uncut, spines faded, slightly frayed at edges, preserved in cloth portfolio with ties and paper label to spine (chipped), 4to, Oxford, privately printed at the Oxford University Press by Charles Batey, [1953-57].⁂ Extremely rare set of fascicules written by Morison and Carter as part of their research for John Fell, the University Press and the 'Fell' Types, 1967, and presented to experts for comments and criticism. The first three (Latin & Vernacular, Greek, and Flowers) were written by Morison, the last (Exotics) by Carter. This was the printer's own set, later sold by Batey to Robert Elwell, with Elwell's wood-engraved bookplate by Reynolds Stone and pencil note of acquisition.
Lot 9
NO RESERVE Farleigh (John).- Lawrence (D.H.) The Man who Died, printed in red & black, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, dust-jacket, 1935 § Shaw (G.B.) Back to Methuselah, limited edition signed by the artist, New York, Limited Editions Club, 1939 § Armitage (Ethel) A Country Garden, 1936 § Brown (W.J.) The Gods had Wings, 1936 § Lamb (William) The World Ends, 1937, all with wood-engravings by John Farleigh, some with bookplate of Thalia Stone, all but the first original cloth, the second with slip-case, the last two with dust-jackets, the last price-clipped, most a little rubbed; and 7 others by or illustrated by Farleigh, 4to & 8vo (12)
Lot 4
John Hoskins (British c.1590 - 1665) A lady, wearing embroidered dress with gold trim, white ruff and gem stone earrings, her hair worn long Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, oval Signed with monogram (centre left) 3.9cm (1½ in.) high In a gold frame, the enamel reverse indented with a crucifix Condition Report: The pigments to the sitter's face are a little down. Some light surface dirt, and fine craquelure throughout. There are some small areas of flaking/associate loss to the red pigment around the sitter's outer hairline. Some light undulation to the vellum predominantly to the lower right corner. The enamel later applied to the reverse flaking to the edges with some associated losses. Unexamined out of glazed frame. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 85
Rowling, J. K. Collection of six Harry Potter deluxe editions: Philosopher's Stone; Chamber of Secrets, seventh issue; Prisoner of Azkaban; Goblet of Fire, first edition barcode sticker; Order of the Phoenix, first edition barcode sticker; Deathly Hallows, first edition barcode sticker, all sealed with the exception of Chamber of Secrets (seal broken but cellophane otherwise in place, hence confirmation of issue), Philosopher's Stone (cellophane open at fore-edge but not enough to open book or check issue, hence issue unknown). Prisoner of Azkaban issue unknown as sealed with no statement on barcode sticker. Together with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, standard first edition hardback, 2003 (clean and bright, some light knocks and marks to jacket, shelf-lean); Philosopher's Stone, celebration edition, first issue paperback, 2001 (appears unread); Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, first issue, 2001 (appears unread, crease to rear corner of cover); Quidditch through the Ages, first issue, 2001 (appears unread, light knocks at top edge) (10)
Lot 85A
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, fourth issue hardback, London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Contents generally bright with occasional light creasing and wear; bumping with wear/loss to corners/edges/headcaps; ex-school library copy: Twyford C of E First School, Buckingham, bearing library label on front free endpaper and library stamp on front pastedownProvenance: The headteacher of Twyford C of E School has kindly provided a letter advising that the book has been withdrawn from the school library and that any funds generated from this sale will be going towards updating their existing library stock
Lot 1
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.'
Lot 84
Harry Potter. Bloomsbury promotional poster advertising the paperback release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, double-sided design featuring the covers of Azkaban, Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets with fan mail to J. K. Rowling, 153cm by 49.5cm, generally well-preserved and bright with light creasing. Together with a Bloomsbury promotional poster advertising the release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the title itself not featured on the design (simply 'Harry Potter and the'), 8 July 2000, 'Harry's Back! Bloomsbury, Publisher of the Year', some creasing and short tears/wear, 141cm by 50cm (2)
Lot 124
Richard Walker Interest. Three limited edition/signed books, comprising: The Carp Godfather, edited by Peter Maskell, 2012, signed & numbered 22 of 470, additionally signed on title by Pat Marston Walker, Tim Walker and two others; Spin Me A Line, Little Egret Press, 2007, signed & numbered 205 of 500; The Stone-Walker Letters, Ellesmere: The Medlar Press, 2006, numbered 86 of 500. All internally clean and bright, very good, bindings very good, the jacket of Spine Me A Line has some rubbing and a couple of short nicks at edges (3)Provenance: By descent. Richard Walker was the vendor's father-in-law
Lot 361
Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T E Lawrence, Jonathan Cape, third impression August 1935, together with The Eye of the Wind, by Peter Scott, Hodder & Stoughton, 1961 first edition, The Agony and the Ecstasy, by Irving Stone, Doubleday & Co, New York, 1961, first edition, signed and with a presentation inscription
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