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Click here to subscribeA bronze sundial by Dollond, early 19th century, on a stone plinth, 34cm diameter 120cm high overallThe Accumulations of a Cotswold Antiques Dealer: The David Pickup Edit.Condition ReportWeathering, wear, verdigris and tarnish to dial surface. Set into a later stone socle. Old wear, damage and losses to plinth, with attractive lichen covering. Please see additional photos.
After Jean de Boulogne called 'Giambologna',late 19th/early 20th century, a pair of patinated bronze figures of Mercury and Fortuna, each balanced on a gust of wind issuing from the mouth of Zephyr, on a turned bas-relief plinth representing an allegory of the arts after Clodion,87cm high (2)Condition ReportA few fine scratches in a small number of areas. Some light rubbing and wear to patination. A few small nibbles to the edges of stone bases. General light wear commensurate with age and use. Overall appear in generally good structural and cosmetic condition. Please see additional photos.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Uncorrected Proof Copy of the first edition, octavo, printed paper covers in black & yellow, London: Bloomsbury, 1997. All requisite issue points present: the title page gives the author as 'J. A Rowling'; the copyright page states 'Joanne Rowling'; full number line, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; '1 wand' appears twice in the list on p. 53. Internally very good, clean & bright, faint fold-lines to lower corners of first leaves, covers with light handling marks, light creasing at lower corners, faint ghost impression of handwriting at centre of upper cover. Very scarce. NB. The first appearance in print of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 'An unconfirmed print-run of 200 copies is generally accepted.' [Errington, AA1 (a)] Provenance: Purchased by St Kenelm's COE Primary School, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire from the Red House bookshop in Witney, 1997. The foot of title page bears a stamp for the school. This uncorrected proof is being sold on behalf of St. Kenelm's School
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter. A collection of four Deluxe Editions comprising: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, seventh issue; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first issue, full number line, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first issue, full number line, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second issue. Colour cloth bindings lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, London: Bloomsbury, 1999. Internally very good, well-preserved & bright, appear unread, bindings tight & square, original printing flaw on upper board of Philosopher's Stone (hair-like break in gilt lettering). Very good examples (4)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, fourth issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997, hardback with unpriced & unclipped dust-jacket, print line on copyright page reads '10 9 8 7 6 5 4'. Contents very good, clean, bright, appears unread, binding tight & square, boards bold & vibrant, dust-jacket very well-preserved and bold within protective mylar covers. An excellent example
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter. A small miscellaneous collection comprising: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, fourth issue, number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4', hardback, London: Bloomsbury, 1997; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, third issue, number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3', hardback with unclipped dust-jacket, London: Bloomsbury, 1998; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, two second printings, number lines '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2', hardbacks with unclipped dust-jackets, London: Bloomsbury, 1999. All but Philosopher's Stone internally very good & bright, bindings tight & square, dust-jackets good & bold; Philosopher's Stone lacking jacket, shelf-lean, bumping & slight wear to corners/edges, some pale spotting to contents, unusually featuring additional blanks at rear, a couple of inscriptions to endpapers, sold as found with all faults (4)
Rowling, J. K.; Thomas Taylor (Illus.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Proof cover design for Bloomsbury, June, 1997. A scarce proof sheet of the proposed illustrated wrappers, which would have accompanied one of the uncorrected, pre-publication copies of the book (approximately 200 of which were printed). A rare survivor with considerable variations from the final published version. Well-preserved, clean & bright; original fold lines at either side of spine for intended use; some faint marks verso; incredibly faint wear at extreme corners. 198mm by 282mm Provenance: Consigned by the vendor of the proof sheet we sold in The Harry Potter Auction on 5 May 2021 [Lot 3]. The vendor, who was a teacher in Cambridge, was given two proof sheets by Thomas Taylor at an event at Heffers Bookshop, 1998 [this being one of the two]. The vendor kindly provided the following account of the proof sheet's history: 'I was a teacher in Cambridge during the time the Harry Potter books launched and became tremendously successful. My children bought the books and got Jo Rowling to sign them etc. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and shared my love of the books with the children I taught. I was in regular contact with Bloomsbury Publishers and Heffer's Bookstore Cambridge re the Harry Potter series. They suggested that I might want to be involved with a reading that Jo Rowling was undertaking at Heffers Bookstore during the summer of 1998. I attended this event with my class, it was great fun, a parent filmed the reading, and of course the children had their copies signed. Thomas Taylor was also at the event and he chatted with me and then gave me the mock up dust jacket and showed me his original artwork.'
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 15th Anniversary Competition Prize Edition [one of only 15 copies produced and never released for sale], signed & dedicated by the author, London: Bloomsbury, [2012]. Octavo, full red crushed morocco, all edges gilt. Together with the original entry that successfully secured this book in Bloomsbury's competition. In 2012, Bloomsbury launched a nationwide competition to find the UK's "biggest Harry Potter fan". Fans were invited to write a letter of no more than 50 words explaining why they love Harry Potter and were encouraged to draw, doodle and make their letters as elaborate as possible. Fans could only enter by submitting their letters through specially-designed postboxes at participating bookshops and libraries. The winner of the competition received one of these exclusive books and a family holiday to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando Resort. The 14 runners-up each received one of these exclusive books. The entry included in this lot successfully secured the runners-up prize and comes in the form of a beautiful watercolour portrait on the back of a brown paper envelope depicting the three main characters (Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley), a hand-carved wand bearing handwritten tag, 'Douglas Fir with a phoenix feather core', a handwritten letter in which the entrant states, 'I've grown up with Harry Potter. It was the first thing I was ever passionate about, and I always will be!', and an identity card featuring a brief biography, 'known for attending the movie premiere of "The Philosopher's Stone" in robes aged four, creating HP parties and passing on her obsession to siblings.' Also included is the original padded envelope from Bloomsbury in which the book was delivered and the entry returned. The book has been treasured and kept safe, and is therefore in fine, unread condition Provenance: Vendor was one of the 14 runners-up of Bloomsbury's competition to find the UK's "biggest Harry Potter fan". The original entry (artwork, wand and letter) is included in this lot Arguably the rarest edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. One of only 15 copies and not recorded in Errington's bibliography
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, 9th issue, signed & inscribed by the author on dedication page, 'To Alex, with best wishes, J K Rowling', London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Octavo, paperback, publisher's illustrated covers. Contents good with usual toning, some incredibly faint spotting in places, a neat owner inscription in coloured pencil on inner cover [vendor and recipient of the author inscription], covers creased & worn with slight discolouration at spine Provenance: Signed for the vendor at Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge, 1998. The vendor's family also have the proof sheet of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in this sale
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, signed first edition, first issue, full print line, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1', in a scarce proof dust-jacket with numerous variations from the final published version [press review by Sunday Times rather than The Bookseller on upper panel; misspelling 'Cliffe Wright' on lower panel; no blue award circle on front; priced £9.99 on inner flap], London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Signed & inscribed by the author on dedication page, 'To Alex, with best wishes, J K Rowling.' Octavo, hardback, publisher's pictorial boards with unclipped proof dust-jacket. Contents very good, clean & bright, some very faint spotting to edges of text-block just encroaching into margins in a few places, very light bumping to extremities of boards, the proof dust-jacket very well-preserved, bold & vibrant, with fold-lines around spine/edges Provenance: Signed for the vendor at Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge, 1998. The vendor's family also have the proof sheet of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in this sale
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first issue, London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Octavo, paperback, complete with all requisite issue points of a first printing: full number line on copyright page, '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1'; p. 53 with '1 wand' appearing twice in the list; the misspelling 'Philospher's' on rear cover; 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' [rather than 'Witchcraft and Wizardry'] on rear cover. Very well-preserved with usual toning to leaves, bumping to head of spine, light creasing to rear cover, rubbing to extremities. An excellent example housed in a bespoke velvet-lined solander box by the Chelsea Bindery in half crushed morocco lettered in gilt with raised bands, the book itself further protected within mylar covers Provenance: Purchased by the vendor from Peter Harrington, London. A copy of their catalogue entry is included with the book
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