Bloomsbury Auctions

459. Donleavy (J.P.) th e gi n g e r ma n, firSt e d i t i o n, a little light
damp-staining, owner’s inscription on fly leaf, original printed
wrappers, 8vo, number 7 of The Traveller’s Companion Series,
Paris, The Olympia Press, 1955. £120 - £180
460. Dos Passos (John) on e ma n’S initiation - 1917, firSt
e d i t i o n, second issue, light browning to endpapers, original cloth,
dust-jacket, spine slightly darkened, a few minor chips to head,
otherwise near fine, 8vo, 1920. £60 - £80
*** The word ‘flat’ in line 32 of page 35 is printed.
Lot 461
461. Doyle (Arthur Conan) th e ad v e n t u r e S o f Sh e r l o C K ho l m e S,
firSt e d i t i o n, firSt iSSue, illustrations by Sidney Paget, some light
finger-soiling, ink inscription to endpaper, hinges strengthened,
original pictorial cloth, g.e., spine edges frayed, a little rubbed,
[Green & Gibson A10], 8vo, 1892. £500 - £700
*** The first issue of The Adventures has a misprint on p.317
‘Violent Hunter’ for ‘Violet’ in the final sentence of ‘Copper
Breeches’, and floral endpapers.
Lot 462
462. Doyle (Arthur Conan) th e hou n d o f t h e baSK e rv i l l e S,
firSt e d i t i o n, 16 plates by Sidney Paget, erased ink inscription to
endpaper, some spotting to endpapers, some marginal browning,
original pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and joints repaired and
restored, spine faded, a little rubbed, [Green & Gibson A26a], 8vo,
1902. £400 - £600
Lot 463
463. Eberhart (Mignon G.) th e gl a S S Sl i p p e r, firSt en g l i S h
e d i t i o n, S i g n e d p r e S e n tat i o n f r o m t h e a u t h o r to front free endpaper,
original orange cloth, slight fading to head and tail of spine and
corners bumped, dust-jacket, chipped, creased and torn but not
affecting illustration, loss to spine, 8vo, 1938. £600 - £700
464. Fleming (Ian) th u n d e r b a l l, firSt e d i t i o n, original boards,
dust-jacket, slightly darkened at spine, a little chipped and creased
at spine ends and corners, otherwise good, 8vo, 1961. £150 - £200
465. Fleming (Ian) th e Spy wh o lo v e d me, original boards, dustjacket,
creased at spine ends, short split to head of upper joint, light
surface soiling but generally good, 8vo, 1962. £150 - £200
Lot 466
466. Fleming (Ian) Ch i t t y Ch i t t y ba n g ba n g, 3 vol., firSt
e d i t i o n, illustrations, small loss to corner of front free endpaper
of vol. 1, original boards, very slightly cocked, small spot to lower
cover of vol. 2, otherwise all near-fine, dust-jackets, a little rubbed
at extremities with few minor marks, small tear to head of vol. 3
upper panel, ink price override to vol. 2., in all a very good set,
8vo, 1964-5. £400 - £500
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