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Wednesday 4th December
501-608 Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts | 2pm
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| Lot | Title | Estimate | Hammer price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see the extensive notes regarding the edition below. | £300 - £500 | £200 | View |
| 550 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Lord Jim, New York, 1900, 8vo, original green pictorial cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, second issue, with the copyright page on the verso of the title reading "Copyright, 1899 and 1900." | £100 - £150 | - | View |
| 551 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Nostromo, London, 1904, 8vo, (some staining and spotting), original blue cloth lettered and decorated in white, spine gilt (rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of what is widely-regarded as the author's masterpiece. | £300 - £500 | - | View |
| 552 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Some Remiscences, London, 1912, large 8vo, half title, 2-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end, fine original blue cloth gilt, dust-jacket (jacket torn with slight loss). FIRST EDITION. | £300 - £500 | £480 | View |
| 553 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Tales of Unrest, London, 1898, 8vo, title printed in red and black, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION of this collection of five short stories, FIRST ISSUE. | £200 - £300 | - | View |
| 554 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Mirror of the Sea, London, 1906, 8vo, half title, 40-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1906, original green cloth gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut. FIRST EDITION. | £200 - £300 | - | View |
| 555 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Rescue, London, 1920, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket (frayed with slight loss, the backstrip darkened). FIRST ENGLISH PUBLISHED EDITION. Please see the note below. | £300 - £500 | - | View |
| 556 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). The Secret Agent, London, 1907, 8vo, half title, 40-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated September 1907 (some spotting and staining), original red cloth gilt (extremities rubbed). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. | £400 - £600 | £350 | View |
| 557 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Typhoon and Other Stories, London, 1903, 8vo, (some spotting), original grey cloth gilt, uncut (a few scuff marks, edges rubbed). FIRST EDITION of this collection of four short stories. | £150 - £250 | - | View |
| 558 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Under Western Eyes, London, 1911, 8vo, half title, 32-pages of publisher's advertisements at the end dated August 1911, original red cloth gilt, uncut. FIRST EDITION. | £200 - £300 | - | View |
| 559 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Youth, London, 1902, 8vo, original cloth gilt (spine darkened and spotted). FIRST EDITION of this collection of three stories which includes "Heart of Darkness", arguably the author's best-known work. | £500 - £800 | £600 | View |
| 560 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - T. J. WISE (1859-1937). A Bibliography of the Writings of Joseph Conrad, London, "For Private Circulation," 1920, 4to, boards (worn). FIRST EDITION, ONE OF 150 COPIES, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Wise to Miss Hallowes. | £100 - £150 | - | View |
| 561 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 20 books by Joseph Conrad. Please see the full listing below. (20) | £700 - £1,000 | - | View |
| 562 | CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 35 books about Joseph Conrad. Please see the full listing below. (35) | £300 - £500 | - | View |
| 563 | CRICKET - Charles CROMBIE (1880-1967). Laws of Cricket, London, [1907], oblong 4to, 12 coloured plates by Charles Crombie (plates detached). original pictorial boards by Crombie (stained, detached). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. RARE in the original boards. | £70 - £100 | £45 | View |
| 564 | CRUIKSHANK, George (1792-1878) & Robert (1789-1856). London Characters, London, 1827 [but compiled in 1906], 12mo, 24 hand-coloured plates, later paper boards (see note below). With 5 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY GEORGE CRUIKSHANK. | £400 - £600 | £280 | View |
| 565 | [DEFOE, Daniel ([?]1661-1731)]. The Fortunate Mistress, London, 1724, 8vo, fine engraved frontispiece captioned "The Famous Roxana" (some spotting and staining), contemporary calf. THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION of Defoe's last novel, published anonymously. | £4,000 - £6,000 | £16,000 | View |
| 566 | Dramatic Characters, or Different Portraits of the English Stage, London, 1770 [some plates dated 1769], 4to, 30 hand-coloured engraved plates, trimmed and laid down within old wash borders, contemporary calf (the spine with old repairs, hinges broken). | £400 - £600 | £200 | View |
| 567 | DULAC, Edmund (1882-1953, illustrator). Stories from Hans Andersen, London, 1911, 4to, 24 mounted coloured plates by Edmund Dulac only (of 28), FINELY BOUND in brown half crushed morocco gilt. FIRST TRADE EDITION. | £70 - £100 | £30 | View |
| 568 | EISENHOWER, Dwight (1890-1969). A monochrome photograph of Dwight Eisenhower and Laurence Olivier, 275 x 335mm., framed and glazed, [undated, but c.1956]. INSCRIBED beneath the image, "For Sir Laurence Olivier with best wishes, Dwight Eisenhower." | £200 - £300 | £100 | View |
| 568a | EISENHOWER, Dwight (1890-1969). The White House Years. Mandate for Change 1953-1956. Waging Peace 1956-1961, New York, 1963-65, 2 volumes, 8vo, buckram, slipcases. FIRST EDITIONS. BOTH VOLUMES NUMBERED 1,047 OF 1,500 COPIES, BOTH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. (2) | £500 - £800 | £650 | View |
| 569 | ELIOT, T. S. (1888-1965). Marina, London, 1930, 8vo, 2 illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer, original boards. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 216 OF 400 "LARGE PAPER" COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With 5 other books, including 2 duplicates, by the same author. (6) | £200 - £300 | £240 | View |
| 570 | EUCLID (fl. 300 BC) & Christopher CLAVIUS (1538-1612). Euclidis elementorum libri XV, Cologne, 1591, 2 volumes bound in one, folio, 2 titles within elaborate woodcut borders, woodcut diagrams (some browning and staining), contemporary limp vellum. | £400 - £600 | £380 | View |
| 571 | FEININGER, Lyonel (1871-1956). A series of 15 letters, of which two autograph and the remainder typed, all but three signed ("Leo" or "Larry"), sent to "Fritz", Falls Village, CT, New Haven, CT, New York City, and Stockbridge, MA, 1939-55. (15) | £2,000 - £3,000 | £1,900 | View |
| 572 | FLEMING, Ian (1908-64). Thunderball, London, 1960, 8vo, original mustard wrappers, dust-jacket by Richard Chopping. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY. Gilbert A9a: recording that only 500 copies were printed. VERY RARE. | £1,500 - £2,500 | £1,400 | View |
| 573 | GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS - T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935). Crusader Castles, London, 1936, 2 volumes, 4to, illustrations, 2 folding maps contained in envelope, original half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 135 OF 1,000 COPIES. (2) | £700 - £1,000 | £650 | View |
| 574 | GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932). The Wind in the Willows, London, 1950, large 8vo, 12 coloured plates by Arthur Rackham, illustrations, original green cloth gilt, dust-jacket (frayed at edges). FIRST U.K. RACKHAM TRADE EDITION. | £200 - £300 | £150 | View |
| 575 | [IRVING, Washington (1783-1859)]. The Alhambra, London, 1832, 2 volumes, large 8vo, contemporary calf-backed blue paper boards. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. With 4 other works by the same author in 6 vols. (8) | £400 - £600 | £300 | View |
| 576 | KING, Stephen (b.1947). Christine, London, 1983, large 8vo, original black cloth, dust-jacket. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST U.K. EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the front free endpaper, "To Dave - Be well, Stephen King, 5/14/83." | £500 - £800 | £600 | View |
| 577 | KNIGHT, Laura (1877-1970, artist). Laura Knight, London, 1923, 4to, frontispiece and 20 plates by Laura Knight, including 3 coloured, original paper boards (rather worn). FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 17 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. | £100 - £150 | £200 | View |
| 578 | LAW - The Book of the Bench, London, 1909, large 4to, 39 mounted coloured portraits of judges by "Spy" and others, original pictorial vellum gilt. FIRST EDITION. NUMBER 76 OF 175 COPIES. | £70 - £100 | £35 | View |
| 579 | LILFORD, Lord (1833-96). Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Islands, London, 1885-97, 7 volumes, large 8vo, portrait, 421 coloured plates [see important note below], FINELY BOUND in contemporary red half morocco gilt. [?]Mixed editions. (7) | £700 - £1,000 | £850 | View |
| 580 | LINSCHOTEN, Jan Huygen van (1563-1611). Histoire de la Navigation ... Aux Indes Orientales, Amsterdam, 1638, 3 parts in one volume, folio, 3 engraved titles, portrait, 6 maps, 33 plates (?only of 36), contemporary calf (re-backed). Third French edition. | £3,000 - £5,000 | £16,000 | View |
| 581 | LISZT, Franz (1811-86). Autograph letter, signed ("F. Liszt"), to Hector Berlioz, Eiken, 20 August 1851. In French. Three-pages, 209 x 134mm, on blue paper, bifolium, on staging Berlioz's opera "Benvenuto Cellini" at Weimar. | £700 - £1,000 | £1,000 | View |
| 582 | "MAC ORLAN, Pierre" (1882-1970). Boutiques, Paris, 1925, coloured lithographed frontispiece, title and 36 fine plates by L. Boucher, FINELY BOUND BY GEORGES LEROUX. FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 169 OF 520 COPIES. With another BOUND BY LEROUX. RARE. (2) | £2,000 - £3,000 | £1,100 | View |
| 583 | MACHIAVELLI, Nicolò (1469-1527). Tutte le Opere ... Divisi in V. Parti, [?Geneva: no publisher but ?Pietro Aubert], 1550 [but c.1635]. 5 parts bound in one, 4to, woodcut portraits, double-page illustration (variable staining), contemporary vellum. | £300 - £500 | £420 | View |
| 584 | MANWOOD, John (d.1610). A Treatise of the Laws of the Forest ... The Third Edition, London, 1665, 8vo, printed in black letter (mainly marginal spotting, staining and browning), contemporary calf (rebacked, rubbed). With 2 defective books. (3) | £300 - £500 | £200 | View |
| 585 | MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh, London, 1926, 8vo, half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page, original green pictorial cloth gilt, dust-jacket. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. | £700 - £1,000 | £1,800 | View |
| 586 | MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). Winnie-the-Pooh ... Fifth Edition, 1927, 8vo, half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page, original green pictorial cloth gilt, dust-jacket (some light staining to the jacket, a few short tears without loss). | £70 - £100 | £90 | View |
| 587 | MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The House at Pooh Corner, London, 1928, 8vo, half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page, original pink pictorial cloth gilt, dust-jacket. AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION. | £500 - £800 | £650 | View |
| 588 | MILNE, A. A. (1882-1956). The House at Pooh Corner, London, 1928, 8vo, half title, illustrations by E. H. Shepard, some full-page, original pink pictorial cloth gilt, dust-jacket (some light staining to jacket, slight fraying to edges). FIRST EDITION. | £300 - £500 | £240 | View |
| 589 | MISCELLANY - E. R. PENNELL (1855-1936) & J. PENNELL (1857-1926). The Life of James McNeill Whistler, London, 1908, 2 vols., 4to, plates, original buckram-backed boards. FIRST EDITION, second impression. With various other works in c.35 vols. (c.35) | £70 - £100 | £20 | View |
| 590 | MISCELLANY - [LOCH, C. G. (1854-1904)]. The Foreign Tour of the Misses Brown and Jones and Robinson Being the History of What They Saw & Did at Biarritz & The Pyrenees, London, [c.1880], 4to, illustrations, boards. With 9 other works in 10 vols. (11) | £200 - £300 | £40 | View |
| 591 | MITFORD, Nancy (1904-73). The Pursuit of Love, London, 1945, 8vo, original blue cloth, dust-jacket by Roger Furse with price unclipped (jacket torn with slight loss). FIRST EDITION. | £200 - £300 | £170 | View |
| 592 | OMMANNEY, Edward Lacon, Colonel (1834-1914). Autograph letter, signed ("E. L. Ommaney"), to "Graham" [an unknown recipient], with the blindstamp of the "Colonial Office", 10th April 1902, three-pages, 180 x 115mm, 13 February [1897]. On Zionism. | £100 - £150 | £45 | View |
| 593 | ORTELIUS, Abraham (1527-98). Illyricum, [Antwerp, 1572 or later], hand-coloured engraved map of the western Balkans, 365 x 480mm., framed and glazed. With another map by Ortelius. (2) | £70 - £100 | £20 | View |
| 594 | PORTLOCK, Nathaniel (c.1748-1817). A Voyage Round the World; but more particularly to the North-West Coast of America, London, 1789, 4to, portrait, folding general chart, 17 plates and charts only (of 18), old boards wrapped in hessian. FIRST EDITION. | £500 - £800 | - | View |
| 595 | [PYNE, James Baker (1800-70). The English Lake District, London, 1853]. Folio, 24 lithographed plates by Pyne, one coloured by hand, disbound in contemporary half morocco (very worn). Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. | £300 - £500 | £170 | View |