Books Auctions

PAUL BOWLES: A LITTLE STONE – THE HOURS AFTER NOON, 1950, 1959, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £60-80

PAUL SCOTT, 2 ttls: THE ALIEN SKY, 1953, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE CHINESE LOVE PAVILION, 1960 proof, orig wraps, (Qty 2) £50-60

RICHARD SALE: NOT TOO NARROW, NOT TOO DEEP – CARDINAL ROCK, 1936, 1940, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £50-60

TRUMAN CAPOTE: LOCAL COLOR, [1950], (200), 1st edn, glassine and plain paper d/w £50-60

MERVYN PEAKE: TITUS GROAN, 1946, 1st edn, 2nd impress d/w, (tatty) £20-30

GRAHAM GREENE, 5 ttls: A BURNT-OUT CASE, 1961, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE COMEDIANS, 1966, 1st edn, cl d/w, (tatty); TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, 1969, 1st edn, cl

THE YELLOW BOOK, 1895, vol 4 only, small 4to, orig pict cl £25-35

URSULA WOOD: FALL OF LEAF, 1943, 1st edn, sigd, 3 sigd poems loosely inserted, orig cl soiled £20-30

LAURENCE HOUSMAN: ECHO DE PARIS, 1923, (750) numbered, orig cl bkd bds £20-30

HENRY VAN DYKE: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE – THE STORY OF THE OTHER WISE MAN, Alhambra California, 1956, limited edn, orig qtr mor £25-35

WILLIAM MORRIS: ART AND THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH – SOME HINTS ON PATTERN DESIGNING, Chiswick Press, 1898, 1899, orig cl bkd bds worn, (Qty 2) £3...

WILLIAM GOLDING: RITES OF PASSAGE – THE PAPER MEN – FIRE DOWN BELOW, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3) £25-35

ANTHONY BURGESS: DEVIL OF A STATE – THE KINGDOM OF THE WICKED, 1961, 1985, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £20-30

JONATHAN GASH: THE GRAIL TREE – THE VERY LAST GAMBADO, 1979, 1989, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 2) £50-60

DENIS SAURAT: DEATH AND THE DREAMER, ill Edward Bawden, 1946, 1st edn, sigd by author, orig décor cl, d/w £20-30

ANTHONY POWELL, 2 ttls: THE MILITARY PHILOSOPHERS, Boston 1968, 1st edn, cl d/w; THE FISHER KING, 1986, 1st edn, cl d/w, (Qty 2) £25-35

JAMES JOYCE: ULYSSES, L 1937, orig cl gt soiled £50-60

DASHIELL HAMMETT: RED HARVEST, N Y and L 1929, 1st edn, 3 prelim leaves carelessly opened, orig cl £300-350

ALDOUS HUXLEY: THE GENIUS AND THE GODDESS, 1955, 1st edn, cl d/w

WALTER DE LA MARE: DING DONG BELL, 1924, 1st edn, cl d/w £25-35

DAPHNE DU MAURIER: REBECCA, 1938, 1st edn, orig cl worn

THOMAS HARDY: A GROUP OF NOBLE DAMES, 1891, 1st edn, orig cl gt soiled £30-40

DYLAN THOMAS: QUITE EARLY ONE MORNING, 1954, 1st edn, orig cl

CHARLES ALFRED ASHBURTON: A NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF BRITAIN…, c1800, 3 engrd fdg maps, 2 laid down with faults, fo, cf worn £100-120

JAMES NEWLANDS: THE CARPENTER AND JOINER'S ASSISTANT, c1867, 4to, qtr cf, bds detached £50-60

CAHIERS DE LA CERAMIQUE…, 1962-66, Nos 28- 29, 36-37, 4to, orig pict wraps, loose in cloth box £20-30

J BASIL OLDHAM: ENGLISH BLIND STAMPED BINDINGS – BLIND PANELS OF ENGLISH BINDERS, 1952, 1958, 1st edns, fo, orig blue buckram + ALASTAIR DUNCAN AND GE

COMMENT DISCERNER LES STYLES ENSEIGNE PAR LIMAGE, LA DENTELLE – LA FERRONNERIE – LE STYLE EMPIRE – LE STYLE PIRANESI, c1850, 4 vols, 320 plts mounted

WILLIAM MORRIS: SOME HINTS ON PATTERN DESIGNING, Chiswick Press, 1899, 1st edn, orig cl bkd bds + GILLIAN NAYLOR (ED): WILLIAM MORRIS BY HIMSELF DESIG

EDWARD SEAGO: A CANVAS TO COVER, 1947, 1st edn, cl d/w £30-40

JEFF CLEMENTS: BOOK BINDING, 1963, 1st edn, cl d/w + A D BAYNES-COPE: CARING FOR BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS, 1982, orig pict bds + GABRIELE GRUNEBAUM: HOW TO

JOHN DRYDEN, 2 ttls: THE WILD GALLANT, L 1684, sm 4to lacks wraps; SR MARTIN MARR- ALL, L 1691, sm 4to, modern cl bkd bds, (Qty 2) £25-35

FARRAGO, Ed Burra, Oxford 1930, Nos 1-4, orig pict wraps, (Qty 4) £40-50

G B HARRISON: AN ELIZABETHAN JOURNAL, 1928-33, 1st edn, 3 vols, rebnd uniform qtr leather, (Qty 3) £80-100

E BERESFORD CHANCELLOR: THE LIVES OF THE RAKES, 1924-25, 6 vols, uniform, orig cl bkd bds, (Qty 6) £25-35

JOHN MORLEY: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE, 1905-06, 2 vols, cl, (Qty 2) £20-30

ENID BAGNOLD, 5 ttls: A DIARY WITHOUT DATES, 1918, 1st edn, orig bds worn; SERENA BLANDISH OR THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING MARRIED, 1924, 1st edn, inscri

EDMUND BLUNDEN: UNDERTONES OF WAR – LEIGH HUNT'S 'EXAMINER' EXAMINED, 1928, 1928, 1st edns, orig cl, d/ws, (Qty 2) £50-60

CHARLOTTE, EMILY AND ANNE BRONTE: NOVELS, Folio Society , 1991, 7 vols, uniform cl gt, slipcase + 3 other Folio Society ttls, (Qty 10) £40-50

[JOSIAH WOODWARD]: AN ACCOUNT OF THE SOCIETIES FOR REFORMATION OF MANNERS…, 1699, engrd port frontis, advt lf and abstract of the Penal-laws at end, t

ROBERT BLAIR: THE GRAVE TO WHICH IS ADDED GRAY'S ELEGY…, L J Fielding, c1785, engrd ttl, frontis, bnd in at end, JAMES FORDYCE: A DISCOURSE ON P...

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS: THE CELTIC TWILIGHT, 1902, orig cl gt £25-35

THOMAS MOORE: IRISH MELODIES…, Brussels 1822, lacks ffep, old cl bkd bds worn £20-30

[ROBERT WILD]: ITER BOREALE ATTEMPTING SOMETHING UPON THE SUCCESSFUL AND MATCHLESS MARCH OF THE LORD GENERAL GEORGE MONCK FROM SCOTLAND TO LONDON…, L

A PROPER MEMORIAL FOR THE 29TH OF MAY, THE GLORIOUS DAY WHICH BLESS'D THESE NATIONS WITH THE RETURN OF KING CHARLES II THEIR RIGHTFUL MONARCH BE...

BOSCOBEL OR THE COMPLEAT HISTORY OF HIS SACRED MAJESTIES MOST MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION AFTER THE BATTLE OF WORCESTER, 1680-81, 3 parts in 1, 1st part e

JOHN MORTIMER: CLINGING TO THE WRECKAGE – IN CHARACTER – TITMUSS REGAINED, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1st edns, cl d/ws, (Qty 3)

GEOFFREY ASHALL GLAISTER: GLOSSARY OF THE BOOK, 1960, 1st edn, cl d/w £20-30

RONALD REED, 2 ttls: THE NATURE AND MAKING OF PARCHMENT, Elmete Press, 1975, (450) (425) numbered, 4to, orig vellum bkd cl gt; ANCIENT SKINS PARCHMENT

VISCOUNT COBHAM AND SIR HENRY TRUEMAN WOOD (EDS): REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEATHER FOR BOOK BINDING, 1905, 12 col'd plts, mounted leather samp...