Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books

BINDING. - [Frances G. KNOWLES-FOSTER.] 'F. Rylston Var'. The Witch of Knaresbro', an Historical Romance. Ripon and London: William Harrison and Son and Simpkin, Marshall et al., 1921. Second edition, 8vo (183 x 117mm.) Frontispiece of Knaresboro' Castle after Bernard Evans with tissue-guard, extra-illustrated with four further plates, bound-in 'Author's Note' in vari-coloured manuscript hand, red silk moiré covered endpapers. (Some spotting to title-page, toning.) Bound by Cedric Chivers, Bath, in red morocco with original hand-painted figure of the witch to the upper cover in red, black and green and gold with decorative gilt borders, gilt turn-ins, g.e. Note: in the 'Author's Note' Knowles-Foster writes that she was only a teenager when this novel was first published in 1904, and that subsequently she now feels able to use her own name rather than the pseudonym. She was also known as the 'yachting authoress' who often took her small yacht 'The Enchantress' up the Thames and was a friend to the novelist William Hope Hodgson. Provenance: Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (bookplate to the front pastedown).

BINDING. - William BLAKE. The Poetical Works… edited with an introduction and textual notes by John Sampson. London: Oxford University Press, 1960. 8vo (177 x 118mm.) Frontispiece after the painting by Thomas Phillips, several black and white plates. (Mild toning.) Bound by Bayntun (Riviere) in brown full calf, double gilt borders, red morocco lettering piece to the spine, gilt turn-ins, g.e.

BINDING. - John STEINBECK. The Wayward Bus. New York: The Viking Press, February 1947. First edition, first issue, 8vo (195 x 128mm.) (Mild toning.) Bound by Zaehnsdorf for Asprey & Co. in full forest-green morocco with a gilt border, elaborate gilt turn-ins, g.e.

MILNE, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. First edition, deluxe issue, 8vo (182 x 116mm.) Illustrations by E.H. Shepard. (Some browning to endpapers.) Original red limp calf, pictorial gilt to upper cover and spine, g.e. Provenance: 'I.F.E.B' (ink inscribed to half-title and with the words 'a momento of a very pleasant memory').

MILNE, A.A. Now We Are Six. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. First edition, first impression, 8vo (189 x 120mm.) Numerous illustrations by E.H. Shepard. (Toning, offsetting to half-title and last leaf, minor spotting to fore-edge.) Original red cloth, pictorial gilt, t.e.g. (lightly bumped spine ends), dust-jacket (browning to spine panel, light rubbing to extremities).

MILNE, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. First edition, first impression, 8vo (189 x 120mm.) Numerous illustrations by E.H. Shepard. (Mild toning, offsetting to endpapers, some spotting to fore-edge.) Original salmon cloth, t.e.g. (lightly bumped spine ends), dust-jacket (minor marks to upper panel, rubbing to spine ends).

[DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge.] 'Lewis Carroll'. Alice's Adventures Under Ground, Being a Facsimile Of The Original MS. Book Afterwards Developed Into 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886. First edition, 8vo (186 x 123mm.) Half-title, 37 illustrations by the author. (Mild toning, faint crease to front-free endpaper.) Original red cloth, gilt lettering, g.e. (spine slightly sunned).

WAUGH, Evelyn. Work Suspended, Two Chapters of an Unfinished Novel. London: Chapman & Hall, 1942. First edition, limited to 500 copies only, 8vo (186 x 119mm.) (Mild toning.) Original red cloth, gilt lettering to spine, dust-jacket (minor spotting to upper cover panel, fading to spine). Note: in his preface to Mr Woollcott, the American critic, Waugh wrote that he felt this work contained his best writing but that it was not suited to the world since the outbreak of war, since that world had 'ceased to exist'.

WAUGH, Evelyn. Black Mischief. London: Chapman and Hall, October 1932. First edition, 8vo (186 x 117mm.) Frontispiece map. (Minor marginal spotting to a few leaves.) Original snakeskin patterned cloth (lightly bumped spine ends), dust-jacket (browned to spine, slight marginal creasing, small crease to inner flap).

WAUGH, Evelyn. A Handful of Dust. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., September 1934. First edition, 8vo (184 x 114mm.) Frontispiece, 3pp. advertisements to rear. (Toning, occasional minor spotting, crease to front-free endpaper.) Original snakeskin patterned cloth (faint spotting to margins), dust-jacket (small closed tear to spine panel, toning to spine, vertical crease to lower cover panel). Note: rare in the dust-jacket. Waugh's masterpiece, arguably.

WAUGH, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited. London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 1945. First edition, 8vo (184 x 114mm.) (Mild toning.) Original red cloth (slight fading at spine ends), dust-jacket (browned to spine, chipping at top of spine panel, lightly rubbed).

WAUGH, Evelyn. Put Out More Flags. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1942. First edition, 8vo (182 x 117mm.) (Spotting to fore-edge, occasionally within text.) Original cloth (spotting to spine and cover margins), dust-jacket (chipping to spine ends, small closed tear to upper panel).

WAUGH, Evelyn. When the Going Was Good. London: Duckworth, 1946. First edition, 8vo (216 x 132mm.) Portrait frontispiece in colour, folding map. (Toning, spotting verso the frontispiece.) Original yellow cloth (slightly browned spine ends), dust-jacket (some chipping, short marginal tears, nicks to upper panel). - And a further three volumes by Evelyn Waugh ('The Holy Places', 1952, 4to, 'A Little Learning', 1964, 8vo, and 'Helena', 1950, 8vo) (4).

WAUGH, Evelyn. Basil Seal Rides Again, or The Rake's Regress. London: Chapman & Hall, 1963. Limited edition, this being number 9 of 750 copies signed by the author, 4to (252 x 189mm.) Colour frontispiece by Kathleen Hale. (Mild toning.) Original blue cloth, pictorial gilt to upper cover, t.e.g. (slight sunning to spine), acetate dust-jacket.

WAUGH, Evelyn and Stuart BOYLE (illustrator.) The Loved One. [London:] Chapman & Hall, [1948.] Limited edition, this being number 103 of 250 copies signed by the author and illustrator, 8vo (227 x 143mm.) Illustrations by Stuart Boyle. (Mild toning.) Original green cloth, t.e.g. (slight sunning to spine). Provenance: Derek Spence (name inscribed to limitation leaf).

WAUGH, Evelyn. Mr. Loveday's Little Outing, and Other Sad Stories. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1936. First edition, 8vo (184 x 116mm.) Frontispiece by Thomas Derrick. (Toning, minor spotting to first and last leaves.) Original red cloth, black lettering ('flexiback' reinforcement to hinges as issued, staining and fading to covers), dust-jacket (price-clipped, chafing to spine ends, minor scuffing to spine panel).

WAUGH, Evelyn. Scoop. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1933. First edition, 8vo (185 x 120mm.) (Toning, light spotting to preliminaries.) Original snakeskin patterned cloth (lightly rubbed spine ends). - And a further eight volumes by Evelyn Waugh, all first editions (except 'Decline and Fall', fifth impression, 1930, 8vo) (9).

SHAKESPEARE, William. Macbeth, a Tragedy. London: Harrison and Co., 1780. 4to (214 x 132mm.) Engraved frontispiece of David Garrick as Macbeth. (Browning, some spotting.) 20th century paper wrappers. - And a further three plays by Shakespeare, including ('As You Like It', 1777, 4to, and 'Othello', 1777, 4to, and 'The Merchant of Venice', 1777, 4to) (4).

[BRONTE, Charlotte.] 'Currer Bell'. Shirley. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1849. 3 vols., first edition, 8vo (185 x 104mm.) 3pp. 'Jane Eyre' advertisement to rear of volume 3. (Lacking half-titles and the 16pp. catalogue, toning, spotting to titles, two endpapers with corner loss and 'Contents' leaf of volume 2 torn with loss.) Near contemporary black half morocco over black buckram (volume 1 with boards detached and spine lacking, rubbing to all extremities). Note: Charlotte Bronte's third novel. Provenance: William Hale-White ['Mark Rutherford'] (bookplates to the front pastedowns, and name inscribed verso front-free endpapers) (3).