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Auction date Friday 17 June 2022 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Friday 17th June at 10.30am

Including property from the library of a remarkable collector of English literature, who sought out important association copies and first editions of the works of Hardy, Lawrence, Austen, Fleming, Tolkien, Milne, Trollope et al (Lots 1-49).

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Total lots: 133

[AUSTEN, JANE]: MANSFIELD PARK
Lot 1 Sold
[AUSTEN, JANE]: MANSFIELD PARK
London, T. Egerton, 1814

FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. with half-titles and advertisement leaf in vol. 3. 8vo., handsome 20th century half speckled calf, marbled boards, spines decorated in gilt with red and green morocco spine labels. Clean copy, slight stain to corners of first two leaves of vol. 3, not affecting text.

Provenance: Book label of Sir Harry Newton in each volume.

Reference: Gilson A6
Hammer price: £22,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
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[AUSTEN, JANE]: EMMA
Lot 2 Sold
[AUSTEN, JANE]: EMMA
London, John Murray, 1816

FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. with half-titles. 8vo., 20th century full calf by Sangorski, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, double gilt rule on turn-ins, silk bookmarks. Clean copy with only occasional light browning, top of spine of vol. 1 a little weak.

Provenance: Book label of Sir Harry Newton in each volume.
Reference: Gilson A8
Hammer price: £15,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
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[AUSTEN, JANE]: NORTHANGER ABBEY & PERSUASION
Lot 3 Sold
[AUSTEN, JANE]: NORTHANGER ABBEY & PERSUASION
London, John Murray, 1818.

FIRST EDITION. 4 vols., with half-titles, (after p. xx before Advertisement in vol. 1 & after titles in vols. 2-4). 8vo., 20th century full calf by Sangorski, spine in compartments with raised bands, gilt lettering to spine, double gilt rule on turn-ins, silk bookmarks. Very good, with a little rubbing to bindings.

Provenance: Booklabel of Sir Harry Newton in each volume.
Reference: Gilson A9
Hammer price: £10,500
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
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[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. BELL, CURRER: VILLETTE
Lot 4 Sold
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. BELL, CURRER: VILLETTE
London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1853

FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 12 pp. publisher’s catalogue dated Feb. 1853 at end of vol. 1, Westley’s of London bookbinder’s ticket. 8vo., original blind-stamped olive-brown cloth. Later green cloth drop-back box. Extremely good set with only a little light rubbing to cloth and mild bumping to spine ends.

Reference: Smith 6
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £8,000
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[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. BELL, CURRER: THE PROFESSOR, A TALE
Lot 5 Sold
[BRONTË, CHARLOTTE]. BELL, CURRER: THE PROFESSOR, A TALE
London, Smith, Elder & Co 1857

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Half-titles in both volumes, 2 pp. publisher’s catalogue at end of vol. 1 & 16 pp. publisher’s catalogue at end of vol. 2 dated June 1857, Westley’s of London bookbinder’s ticket. 8vo., original blind-stamped dark purple cloth, in a later fleece lined red buckram solander box. Spines slightly faded, otherwise very good.

Provenance: With the booklabels of noted American book collector A. Edward Newton.
Reference: Smith 7
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
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CHRISTIE, AGATHA: HALLOWE'EN PARTY
Lot 6 Sold
CHRISTIE, AGATHA: HALLOWE'EN PARTY
London, Collins Crime Club, 1969

PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by the author to Mrs Honeybone on front free endpaper in the year of publication. FIRST EDITION. 8vo., red cloth, original dust jacket. Few small nicks to edges.

*Mrs Daphne Honeybone was Agatha Christie’s private secretary for many years and also the dedicatee of her novel ‘Nemesis’.
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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CHRISTIE, AGATHA: ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER
Lot 7 Sold
CHRISTIE, AGATHA: ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER
London, Collins Crime Club, 1972

PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by the author on title page to her private secretary Daphne Honeybone (see above) in the year of publication. FIRST EDITION. 8vo., red cloth, original dust jacket.
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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CHRISTIE, AGATHA: POIROT'S EARLY CASES
Lot 8 Sold
CHRISTIE, AGATHA: POIROT'S EARLY CASES
London, Collins Crime Club, 1974.

PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by the author on title page to her private secretary Daphne Honeybone (see above) in the year of publication. FIRST EDITION. 8vo., brown cloth, dust jacket. Small tear and a little creasing to jacket.
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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CHRISTIE, AGATHA; THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
Lot 9 Sold
CHRISTIE, AGATHA; THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1921

FIRST EDITION. 8vo., original tan cloth decorated and lettered in black, front of original and rare dust jacket affixed to upper pastedown. Later quarter blue morocco & marbled paper solander box. Slight wear to top of spine.

PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO HER BROTHER-IN-LAW inscribed ‘Abney’ on the front free endpaper (the home of Christie’s brother in law James Watts). ALS FROM THE AUTHOR dated Jan. 27th [1921] from her home at
8 Addison Mansions, Blythe Road W14 tipped in at the rear “My Dear Pop, The book is out at last….”.…
Hammer price: £16,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
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DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
Lot 10 Sold
DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
London, George Newnes, 1902

FIRST EDITION, first issue with ‘you’ for ‘your’ p.13, line 3. Frontispiece and 15 plates by Sidney Paget. 8vo., original scarlet cloth blocked in black and gilt.

Reference: Green & Gibson A26a
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE ADVENTURES & MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Lot 11 Sold
DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE ADVENTURES & MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
London, George Newnes, 1892 & 1894 [1893].

FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. All illustrations by Sidney Paget present in both volumes. 4to., original light blue and dark blue cloth blocked and titled in gilt and black, all edges gilt. Minor rubbing to edges and bumping to headcaps.

Reference: Green & Gibson A10a, A14a
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
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DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE WHITE COMPANY
Lot 12 Unsold
DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN: THE WHITE COMPANY
Smith, Elder & Co, 1891

FIRST EDITION, one of 750 copies. 3 vols., original red-brown cloth blocked in black and titled in black and gilt, grey floral endpapers. An exceptionally bright copy in a later fleece lined drop-back box.

Reference: Green & Gibson A8a
Provenance: booklabels of Devon judge and collector Sir Trehawke Herbert Kekewich
Estimate: £7,000 - £11,000
17 June 2022
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FLEMING, IAN: CASINO ROYALE
Lot 13 Sold
FLEMING, IAN: CASINO ROYALE
London, Jonathan Cape, 1953

FIRST EDITION, IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET OF THE FIRST JAMES BOND NOVEL. 8vo., original black cloth lettered in red with red heart on upper cover, original unclipped dust jacket. Contemporary ownership inscription on front free endpaper, small restoration to jacket near head of spine.
Hammer price: £8,000
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
17 June 2022
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FLEMING, IAN: DR. NO
Lot 14 Sold
FLEMING, IAN: DR. NO
London, Jonathan Cape, 1958

FIRST EDITION. 8vo., original black cloth with dancing girl in brown on upper cover, original dust jacket. Very good.
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
17 June 2022
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FLEMING, IAN: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
Lot 15 Unsold
FLEMING, IAN: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
London, Jonathan Cape, 1963

FIRST EDITION, no. 109 of 250 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Frontispiece portrait of Ian Fleming from the painting by Amherst Villiers. 8vo., original vellum backed black cloth boards with design in white.

The only special limited edition of any Fleming novel.
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
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FLEMING, IAN: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
Lot 16 Unsold
FLEMING, IAN: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
London, Jonathan Cape, 1964

FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR – “To Philip CMG from Ian (failed OBE)” on front free endpaper. 8vo., original black cloth with lettering in gilt and silver, original dust jacket, with a few tiny chips.
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
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HARDY, THOMAS:THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Lot 17 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS:THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1878

FIRST EDITION. AUTOGRAPH RECEIPT SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR for the contribution of an episode of the novel to “Belgravia” loosely inserted. 3 vols., map frontispiece in volume 1, advertisement leaf at end of volume 2. 8vo., primary binding of brown cloth blocked in black on upper cover and spine with larger imprint and two-rule border in blind on lower cover, in later brown cloth chemises and quarter brown morocco slipcase.
Some slight wear with a few gatherings slightly shaken, upper hinge of volume 1 a little delicate. …
Hammer price: £3,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
Lot 18 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
London, Tinsley Brothers, 1876

FIRST ONE VOLUME & FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Frontispiece, illustrated title page and plates by R. Knight. 8vo., original green cloth, decorated in black and gilt, all edges gilt. Rather shaken, hinges splitting with some marking to cloth and chipping to top and bottom of spine and corners, booklabel and ownership inscription.

Very rare first illustrated edition.

Reference: Purdy, p.8
Hammer price: £260
Estimate: £200 - £400
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HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Lot 19 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1891

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. One of 1000 copies. 3 vols. 8vo., original tan cloth with honeysuckle design by Charles Ricketts in gilt on upper cover, spine decoratively titled in gilt, in later blue cloth chemises and quarter blue morocco slipcase. Circulating library copy with remains of labels on upper covers, a little wear to cloth, some leaves of text slightly browned.
Provenance: Frederick B. Adams, director of the Pierpont Morgan Library – sold in the sale of his…
Hammer price: £4,600
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 June 2022
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HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Lot 20 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1891

FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. One of 1000 copies. 3 vols. 8vo., handsomely bound in later half tan morocco, marbled paper covered boards, spine decorated in gilt, top edges gilt, in slipcase. Very good
Reference: Purdy pp.67-78
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
17 June 2022
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HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
Lot 21 Unsold
HARDY, THOMAS: TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES
London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1892

FIRST EDITION, second impression. One of 500 copies. vols. 8vo., original cloth with honeysuckle design by Charles Ricketts in gilt on upper cover, spine decoratively titled in gilt. Very bright set with aonly few small marks to upper board of vols. 2 and 3 and slight fading to lower board of vol. 1.

Reference: Purdy pp.67-78
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
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HARDY, THOMAS: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES
Lot 22 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES
London, James R. Osgood & McIlvaine, 1891

FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Sir George Douglas, 2 days after publication (June 2, 1891). 8vo., original pictorial light brown cloth, blocked in gilt and brown, later blue cloth chemise and blue morocco backed slipcase.

*George Brisbane Douglas, fifth baronet was a local landowner and author whom Hardy first met in 1881 in Wimborne, Dorset. He became on of Hardy’s closest friends
Provenance: Booklabels of American collectors Carroll Atwood Wilson & Frederick B. Adams, director…
Hammer price: £4,600
Estimate: £3,000 - £6,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES
Lot 23 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES
London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896

Vol XV of the first edition of Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.’s Wessex Novels. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on first blank “To Mrs Henry Allhusen…by command – and with affectionate regards”. Frontispiece illustration and map of Wessex at end, with June 1896 preface by Hardy. 8vo., green half calf, spine in compartments with raised bands and rose tool in each panel, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Very slight rubbing to extremities and a little light browning.
*Specially bound for Hardy and given to his close friend Dorothy Allhusen, née Stanley, as a…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: DESPERATE REMEDIES
Lot 24 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: DESPERATE REMEDIES
London, Osgood, McIlvaine & Co., 1896

Vol XII of the Osgood, McIlvaine & Co.’s Wessex Novels. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title, dated Dec. 1913. Frontispiece of Knapwater House, map of Wessex at end, with February 1896 preface by Hardy. 8vo., very bright copy in original dark green cloth blocked in gilt, later green cloth drop-back box. Head of spine with small repair, bumped.

Provenance: Booklabel of American collector Carroll Atwood Wilson.
Reference: Purdy p.280
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE DYNASTS
Lot 25 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE DYNASTS
London, Macmillan & Co., 1910

First one volume edition. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to Sir Frederick Treves, Bt. on New Year’s Eve 1910, a month after publication. 8vo., original green cloth, an exceptionally bright copy in a quarter morocco drop-back box.

*Sir Frederick Treves (1853-1923) was a respected surgeon from Dorset who had attended the school kept by William Barnes, the Dorset dialect poet. He published Highways and Byways in Dorset in 1906 and several other works
but is best known as the doctor who cared for John Merrick, ‘The Elephant Man’. Provenance:…
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: TIME'S LAUGHINGSTOCKS AND OTHER VERSES
Lot 26 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: TIME'S LAUGHINGSTOCKS AND OTHER VERSES
London, Macmillan & Co., 1909

FIRST EDITION, with 4pp. publisher’s advertisements at end. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO EDMUND GOSSE IN THE MONTH OF PUBLICATION. 8vo., original olive-green cloth with TH monogram medallion blocked in gilt on upper cover, later green cloth chemise and full green morocco box by Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
WITH THREE SIGNED LETTERS BY HARDY TO EDMUND GOSSE, ISAAC LEVINE & HARRY POUNCY tipped-in or…
Hammer price: £7,000
Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE TRUMPET MAJOR
Lot 27 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE TRUMPET MAJOR
London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1880

FIRST EDITION. 3 vols. 8vo., original red pictorial cloth, blocked in black and gilt, in recent red cloth slipcase. Internally clean, rebacked with original spines laid down and new endpapers, lower cover of volume 1 with a little staining, small mark on front of volume 3.

Provenance: Booklabel of the colourful Dorset collector A.M. Broadley (1847-1916)

Reference: Purdy, pp.31-35
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
Lot 28 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE
London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1886

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. 8vo., original blue cloth, blocked in black with gilt lettering to spine, original floral endpapers. Later quarter green morocco and green solander box. Hinges and head and tail of spine repaired, a little foxing and joints a trifle rubbed.

Provenance: Booklabel of woman collector Martha Napier

Reference: Purdy, pp.50-54
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £2,800 - £4,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE WOODLANDERS
Lot 29 Unsold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE WOODLANDERS
London, Macmillan & Co., 1887

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE IN PRIMARY BINDING. 3 vols. 8vo., original dark green buckram, blocked in black on front and in blind on back with 2-rule border and inner frame with rounded corners, spine lettered in gilt, dark brown endpapers, in later brown cloth chemises and quarter brown morocco slipcase. Top of spines chipped volumes 1 & 2, volume 3 with repairs to top and bottom of spine, bit shaken with some rubbing, chipping and creasing.
Provenance: Booklabel of Alfred and Sara Bernheim  Reference: Purdy, pp.54-57
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE WOODLANDERS
Lot 30 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE WOODLANDERS
London, Macmillan & Co., 1887

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title-page of volume 1. 3 vols. 8vo., rebound by Riviere with original spines pasted in at the rear of each volume, half blue morocco, blue cloth sides, spine lettered and tooled in gilt, all edges gilt. Joints a bit rubbed with a little splitting.

Reference: Purdy, pp.54-57
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA: A COMEDY IN CHAPTERS
Lot 31 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA: A COMEDY IN CHAPTERS
London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1876

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols., advertisement leaf at the end of each volume. Wood engraved frontispieces and 9 plates by George Du Maurier. 8vo., original red brown cloth, blocked in black and gilt and lettered in gilt and blind, later brown cloth chemises and quarter brown morocco slipcase. Rather shaken and worn.

One of Hardy’s scarcest titles.

Reference: Purdy P.20-23
Hammer price: £750
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
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HARDY, THOMAS: THE FAMOUS TRAGEDY OF THE QUEEN OF CORNWALL AT TINTAGEL IN LYONNESSE.
Lot 32 Sold
HARDY, THOMAS: THE FAMOUS TRAGEDY OF THE QUEEN OF CORNWALL AT TINTAGEL IN LYONNESSE.
London, Macmillan & Co., 1923

FIRST EDITION. ASSOCIATION COPY, formerly owned by H.A. Martin, President of the ‘Hardy Players’ who first performed the play and member of the original cast. Initialled AUTOGRAPH NOTE BY HARDY tipped onto first blank and a long explanatory note by Martin tipped-in facing half-title. Frontispiece and one illustration reproduced from drawings by Hardy. 8vo., original green cloth, blocked in blind and gilt, original dust jacket.
Lower half of dust jacket torn away and repairs to edges, a little browning to endpapers. Hardy’s…
Hammer price: £1,400
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,800
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LAWRENCE, TE: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. A TRIUMPH.
Lot 33 Sold
LAWRENCE, TE: SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. A TRIUMPH.
[London, Privately Printed, 1926.
SUBSCRIBERS’ OR “CRANWELL” EDITION. 1 of 170 COMPLETE COPIES, inscribed ‘Complete copy I.XII.25, TES’ by Lawrence on p. xix, together with his ink correction of the artist for ‘The gad-fly’ plate from Roberts to ‘K’[ennington]. Frontispiece portrait of King Feysal, 66 plates (mostly colour) & text illustrations after Roberts, Eric Kennington, Paul Nash, Blair Hughes-Stanton, Nicholson and others, decorative initials by Edward Wadsworth, endpapers by Kennington,
4 folding maps. This includes the ‘Prickly Pear’ plate not called for in the list of illustrations…
Hammer price: £52,000
Estimate: £30,000 - £50,000
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LAWRENCE, T.E.: THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ARAB REVOLT
Lot 34 Sold
LAWRENCE, T.E.: THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE ARAB REVOLT
[London, privately printed, 1924]

FIRST STATE OF THE VERY RARE PROSPECTUS FOR THE SUBSCRIBERS’ EDITION OF SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. Pp.44. 8vo., original off-white wrappers, in original mailing envelope (postmarked London 28th April 1925) addressed to Lt. Col. R.V. Buxton D.S.O. Very good. Later quarter green morocco solander box.
Robert ‘Robin’ Buxton’s copy of the first 8 chapters of Seven Pillars of Wisdom which served as an…
Hammer price: £19,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
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LAWRENCE, T.E: THE MINT
Lot 35 Unsold
LAWRENCE, T.E: THE MINT
Garden City NY, Doubleday Doran & Co, 1936

FIRST EDITION (first American copyright edition). No. ‘9 UK’ of 50 copies. ASSOCIATION COPY BELONGING TO THE AUTHOR’S BROTHER, with two ownership inscriptions of A.W. Lawrence on back of free endpaper (“the property of A.W. Lawrence”) and one with his address on the back of title page. He has added ‘this has ceased to be, AWL’ to the first inscription.
Estimate: £10,000 - £20,000
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[LAWRENCE, T.E]: MASEFIELD, JOHN: SALT-WATER BALLADS
Lot 36 Sold
[LAWRENCE, T.E]: MASEFIELD, JOHN: SALT-WATER BALLADS
London, Elkin Mathews, 1918

Sixth edition. OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTION OF T.E. LAWRENCE on front free endpaper in pencil (‘TEL, Paris 1919]’)* 8vo., original blue cloth. With letter from Bertram Rota Booksellers dated July 1951 certifying this copy belonged to T.E. Lawrence and was formerly in his library at Cloud’s Hill in Dorset.

*In 1919 Lawrence was at the Paris Peace Conference.
Hammer price: £2,600
Estimate: £800 - £1,800
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LAWRENCE. T.E: CRUSADER CASTLES
Lot 37 Sold
LAWRENCE. T.E: CRUSADER CASTLES
London, Golden Cockerel Press, 1936

FIRST EDITIONS. 2 vols. 4to., half brown morocco, cream cloth, top edges gilt, cloth slightly spotted.

Lawrence gathered material for Crusader Castles on a solitary walking trek in the Near East in 1909. Vol. I contains Lawrence’s Oxford thesis of 1910 and vol. II contains letters written to his family about military architecture with photographs and drawings made by Lawrence.

Reference: O’Brien A188 & A189
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £600 - £1,000
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MILNE, A.A: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
Lot 38 Sold
MILNE, A.A: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
London, Methuen & Co., 1920

ONE OF 20 COPIES ON JAPANESE VELLUM, SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ARTIST. Decorations by E.H. Shepard. 4to., full vellum with lettering in gilt, yapp edges. In later green cloth chemise and slipcase, unopened copy. Very good.
Hammer price: £12,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £15,000
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MILNE, A.A: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
Lot 39 Sold
MILNE, A.A: THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
FIRST EDITION. Decorations by E.H. Shepard, 8vo., original olive green leather blocked in gilt, gilt edges, original tissue wrapper IN THE ORGINAL PUBLISHER'S BOX with two printed labels. Very good
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
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MILNE, A.A: WINNIE THE POOH
Lot 40 Sold
MILNE, A.A: WINNIE THE POOH
London, Methuen Children’s Books, 1973

ONE OF 300 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Colour illustrations by E.H. Shepard. Large 8vo., original blue morocco blocked in gilt by Sangorski, all edges gilt, original slipcase. Near fine.
Hammer price: £900
Estimate: £500 - £1,200
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RACKHAM, ARTHUR - BARRIE, J.M: PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
Lot 41 Sold
RACKHAM, ARTHUR - BARRIE, J.M: PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1906

ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. 50 colour plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 4to., original full vellum blocked in gilt, yellow silk ties, front free endpaper with map of Kensington Gardens. Booklabels to front pastedown.
Hammer price: £2,900
Estimate: £2,500 - £5,000
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RACKHAM, ARTHUR - GRAHAME, KENNETH: WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Lot 42 Sold
RACKHAM, ARTHUR - GRAHAME, KENNETH: WIND IN THE WILLOWS
London, Methuen, 1951

ONE OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, on hand-made paper. Special 100th edition. 12 colour plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 4to., original white calf, gilt lettering, top edge gilt, others uncut, original card slipcase with printed label, largely unopened. Very good.
Hammer price: £2,800
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
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RACKHAM, ARTHUR - SWIFT, JONATHAN: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Lot 43 Sold
RACKHAM, ARTHUR - SWIFT, JONATHAN: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
London, J.M. Dent & Co., 1909

ONE OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. 13 colour plates and other illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 4to., original white cloth blocked in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, red silk ties. Slightly soiled, booklabel to front pastedown.
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £600 - £1,200
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE HOBBIT
Lot 44 Sold
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE HOBBIT
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1937

FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with ‘Dodgeson’ corrected in ink on inside lower flap of dust jacket. 10 illustrations, pictorial endpapers. 8vo., original green pictorial cloth, original dust jacket, in a later green morocco and marbled paper solander box. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped, jacket with a little professional restoration to top and bottom edges, with some minor staining to very top edge of jacket.
Hammer price: £30,000
Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE HOBBIT
Lot 45 Sold
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE HOBBIT
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1971

Third edition, sixth impression. SIGNED ON THE HALF-TITLE BY THE AUTHOR (“signed for B.R. Witherden’), ownership inscription of ‘Brian Witherden, Merton’ on front free endpaper. 4 colour plates, 8 illustrations & pictorial endpapers. 8vo., original green cloth blocked in gilt with gilt stamp of Merton College, Oxford on the front boards, original dust jacket. Dust jacket a little chipped with small area of loss (16 x 23mm) from top edge.
*The first owner was a student at Merton College, Oxford between 1969 & 1974 while Tolkien was a…
Hammer price: £9,500
Estimate: £2,500 - £5,000
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Lot 46 Unsold
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE LORD OF THE RINGS
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1965

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING – 14th impression SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front free endpaper; THE TWO TOWERS – 11th impression; THE RETURN OF THE KING – 11th impression.
3 vols. 8vo., all in original red cloth, original jackets. Gift inscriptions on front free endpapers. Some darkening, slight chipping to dustjackets which have been covered in clear plastic, edges slightly rubbed.
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL
Lot 47 Sold
TOLKIEN, J.R.R: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1962

FIRST EDITION, SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper “Love and memories of ‘Miramar’”. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. 8vo., original pictorial boards with matching original dust jacket. Edges of jacket chipped.

*The Tolkiens spent holidays at the Miramar Hotel in Bournemouth. They moved to Bournemouth in 1968 not far from the hotel.
Hammer price: £7,500
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
17 June 2022
17 June 2022
TROLLOPE, ANTHONY: HOW THE "MASTIFFS" WENT TO ICELAND
Lot 48 Sold
TROLLOPE, ANTHONY: HOW THE "MASTIFFS" WENT TO ICELAND
London, Virtue & Co, 1878

FIRST EDITION, issued privately. Frontispiece colour map, 14 lithographs by Mrs Hugh Blackburn, 2 mounted photographic plates. 4to., original blue cloth decorated in gilt and blind, all edges gilt, with the RARE DUST JACKET, not mentioned by Sadleir. Occasional spotting to plates, jacket with some soiling and slight chipping, a mark to upper cover and a small tear to bottom of upper fold.
The Mastiff was a yacht belonging to John Burns, later Lord Inverclyde, in which Trollope sailed to…
Hammer price: £5,000
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
17 June 2022
17 June 2022

Total lots: 133

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