Bloomsbury Auctions

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477. Maclaren - Ross (Julian) th e St u f f to gi v e to tr o o p S, 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, ink ownership inscription to
endpaper and title, original cloth, darkened and mottled, dustjacket,
a little rubbed at extremeties, light surface soiling to
lower panel, 1944; and another, a reprint of the same, 8vo (2)
£150 - £200
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Lot 478
478. Nabokov (Vladimir) lo l i ta, 2 vol., firSt e d i t i o n, original
wrappers, price 900 Francs on lower covers indicating first
printing, spines creased and faded, a little chipped at spine ends,
lower panels with remains of inscriptions to head, a little creased
at corners, overall though a good set, 8vo, Paris, Olympia Press,
1955. £1,800 - £2,200
479. Nesbit (Edith) fi v e o f uS - an d ma d e l i n e, firSt e d i t i o n,
colour frontispiece and black & white illustrations by Nora S.
Unwin, front pastedown cleaned, occasional spotting, small tear to
fore-edge of P157 and slight loss to fore-edge of P179, t.e.g., others
foxed, original embossed red boards in fine condition, illustrated
dust-jacket slightly soiled with chips to extremities and small
puncture to front, 8vo. 1925. £150 - £200
Lot 480
480. O’ Flaherty (Liam) th e in f o r m e r, firSt e d i t i o n, original
olive-green cloth, dust-jacket, corners chipped, short tear to head
of upper panel, spine a little darkened, light surface soiling, 8vo,
1925. £1,000 - £1,200
*** Scarce title of the Irish underground movement in Dublin.
Lot 481
481. Ransome (Arthur) pe t e r du C K, firSt e d i t i o n, frontispiece
and illustrations, map endpapers both crudely repaired at hinge,
foxing to edges, prelims’ and occasional spotting and soiling
throughout, dust-jacket, skilfully repaired, spine darkened, rear
soiled. 8vo. 1932. £800 - £1,200
Lot 482
482. Ransome (Arthur) Co o t Cl u b, firSt e d i t i o n, frontispiece
and illustrations, map endpapers, owner’s name in pencil on halftitle,
slight spotting to a few margins and endpapers, original green
cloth, dust-jacket lightly soiled, chipped to extremities, particularly
head of spine. 8vo. 1934. £800 - £1,200
Lot 483
483. Sackville-West (Vita) nu r S e y rh y m e S, n u m b e r 4 o f 25 C o p i e S
S i g n e d b y t h e a u t h o r a n d S p e C i a l ly b o u n d, in an edition of 550
copies, original half vellum, gilt, 4to, The Dropmore Press, 1947.
£150 - £200
*** A humorous look at the origins and meanings of our greatest
nursery rhymes.