Bloomsbury Auctions

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373. Conrad (Joseph) co n r a d’s ma n i f e s t o pr e fa c e to a ca r e e r,
one of 1000 copies, printed in red and black, portrait frontispiece
by Leonard Baskin, plates, original marbled boards, slip-case, 4to,
Northampton, Mass., Gehenna Press, 1966. £60 - £80
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Lot 374
374. Day-Lewis (Cecil) th e ne w B o r n, bifolium, number 7 of 200
copies, t h i s a s i g n e d p r e s e n tat i o n c o p y f r o m t h e a u t h o r, a few
minor marks, 8vo, The Favil Press of Kensington, 1957.
£120 - £180
*** A scarce little ephemeral piece. The presentation inscription
reads ‘Austen, with love from, Cecil & ?, 1.7.57’. Austen Williams
was one time vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
375. De La Mare (Walter) lo v e, Jo y c e gre n f e l l’s c o p y, w i t h
h e r s i g n at u r e to e n d pa p e r, s i g n e d B y t h e a u t h o r w i t h m a n u s c r i p t
p o e m in t h e a u t h o r’s h a n d to e n d pa p e r, A.L.s from Reggie Grenfell
to Paul Scofield, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, spine
faded, 1943; Memoirs of a Midget, number 84 of 210 copies, signed
by the author, 1921; The Veil, number 59 of 250 copies, signed
by the author, 1921; The Connoisseur, signed by the author, 1926
§ Schnitzler (Arthur) Casanova’s Homecoming, 1 of 250 copies,
1922, first e d i t i o n s, last 4 in original buckram-backed boards, 8vo
(5) £100 - £150
376. Durrell (Lawrence) Ju s t i n e, first e d i t i o n, original boards,
dust-jacket, a little browned at spine, but otherwise very good, 8vo,
1957. £300 - £400
377. Eliot (T.S.) fo u r qu a rt e t s, first en g l i s h e d i t i o n, A.L.s. from
Rupert Hart-Davis to Paul Scofield, thanking him for a recital
of Eliot’s poetry, attractive modern morocco, spine gilt, [Gallup
A43b], 8vo, 1944. £150 - £200
378. Fighting Terms, gu n n (th o m) first e d i t i o n, s i g n e d
p r e s e n tat i o n c o p y f r o m t h e a u t h o r, original cloth, lightly soiled,
8vo, Oxford, 1954. £150 - £200
*** The author’s first book. The charming inscription reads: “I
am seizing this opportunity, and this empty fly leaf, to jot down
a few words - or rather, a few thoughts if they can be so called....
The young poet - or, properly speaking, the Young Poet - is, par
excellence, a young writer - or, properly speaking, a Young Writer.
Now, the Young Writer has to make both ends meet (these days),
and how better to make them meet than by bringing them together.
And how better to bring them together than by charging 8/6 for a
book and then signing it: Dear Jane, I love you. Thom.”
Lot 379
379. Fleming (Ian) th e spy wh o lo v e d me, first e d i t i o n, original
boards, dust-jacket, a n e x c e l l e n t c o p y, 8vo, 1962. £200 - £300
Lot 380
380. Fowles (John) th e co l l e c to r, first e d i t i o n o f t h e a u t h o r’s
first B o o k, s i g n e d B y t h e a u t h o r to endpaper, original rustcoloured
boards, dust-jacket, spine lightly rubbed at base with
short tear to head, otherwise an excellent copy, 8vo, 1963.
£350 - £450
*** This issue was preceeded by the very scarce black boards
issue, and possibly an even scarcer grey boards one before that. It
is however still hard to find, especially in this condition.
Lot 381
381. Graves (Robert) fairies a n d fu s i l i e r s, first e d i t i o n, modern
black morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, with light and dark brown
onlays depicting a view across no man’s land with trees and barbed
wire, g.e., cloth slipcase, 8vo, 1917. £200 - £300
*** An important collection of poetry that celebrates the author’s
relationship with Siegfried Sassoon.