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549
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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924). Chance, London, 1913, 8vo, original green cloth gilt. FIRST EDITION. Please see the extensive notes regarding the edition below.
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£300 - £500
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£200
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550
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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."
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£100 - £150
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551
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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.
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£300 - £500
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552
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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.
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£300 - £500
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£480
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553
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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.
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£200 - £300
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554
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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.
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£200 - £300
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555
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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.
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£300 - £500
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556
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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.
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£400 - £600
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£350
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557
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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.
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£150 - £250
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558
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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.
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£200 - £300
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559
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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.
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£500 - £800
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£600
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560
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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.
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£100 - £150
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561
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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 20 books by Joseph Conrad. Please see the full listing below. (20)
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£700 - £1,000
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562
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CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924) - A collection of 35 books about Joseph Conrad. Please see the full listing below. (35)
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£300 - £500
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563
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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.
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£70 - £100
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£45
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564
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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.
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£400 - £600
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£280
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565
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[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.
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£4,000 - £6,000
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£16,000
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566
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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).
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£400 - £600
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£200
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567
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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.
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£70 - £100
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£30
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568
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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."
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£200 - £300
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£100
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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)
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£500 - £800
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£650
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569
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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)
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£200 - £300
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£240
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570
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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.
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£400 - £600
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£380
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571
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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)
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£2,000 - £3,000
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£1,900
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