Antiquarian and Collectors’ Books

SPIELMANN, M.H. and G.S. LAYARD. Kate Greenaway. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Limited edition, this being number 31 of 500 copies signed by John Greenaway and with an original sketch by Kate Greenaway, 4to (265 x 204mm.) Original pencil sketch window-mounted before the half-title, colour frontispiece with tissue-guard, numerous colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, monochrome plates. (Toning to margins, occasional spotting to tissue-guards, a stamp to foot of title and verso.) Original cream cloth, t.e.g. (lightly dust-toned). Provenance: Oswestry Reference Library (stamp to title-page and verso).

SHEPARD, E.H. (illustrator). – Georgette AGNEW. Let’s Pretend. London: J. Saville & Co. Ltd., 1927. Limited edition, this being number 83 of 160 copies signed by the artist and author, 4to (263 x 211mm.) Illustrations by E.H. Shepard. Original half vellum over blue cloth, t.e.g. (slight toning to vellum), original slipcase with mounted paper label (slight fading, edges rubbed). Provenance: Frederick John Hancock Lloyd (bookplate to front pastedown).

CONCERTINA BOOK. – Charles Lutwidge DODGSON. ‘Lewis Carroll’. The Hunting of the Snark. London: Catalpa Press, 1974. Limited edition, being number 219 of 250 copies only, concertina leaf (302 x 213mm.) Title with overlay, numerous illustrations by Byron Sewell in black and white on a very long concertina plate, 1 illustration in red and black with filter-sheet of red acetate, set of 30 interchangeable face cards in pocket at rear. Original black cloth. – And a further three volumes, including another concertina book (Karl W. Diefenbach’s ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’, [1921], concertina leaf, and ‘Doktor Schrecklichkeit’ ‘s [Robert and Philip Spence] ‘Struwwelhitler’, [1941], 8vo) (4).

BLAKE, Peter (illustrator). – Charles Lutwidge DODGSON. ‘Lewis Carroll’. Alice Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. Nottingham: D3 Edition, 2004. Limited edition, this being number 62 of 500 copies signed by Peter Blake, 4to (299 x 235mm.) 8 tipped-in colour plates, numerous illustrations. Original blue cloth with mounted pictorial onlay to upper cover, publisher’s translucent cover. Note: one of a few copies of the book not intended for general circulation but placed in translucent covers for Peter Blake’s inspection.

SIGNED BOOKS. – Francis K. MASON. Battle Over Britain. London: McWhirter Twins Ltd., 1969. First edition, multi-signed by many WWII airmen, 8vo (235 x 168mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original red cloth, dust-jacket (price-clipped). Note: with an annotation to the half-title listing the year when each airman signed the book, including the signatures of Peter Townsend and J.E Johnson and E.M. Donaldson, all done in 1969.  – And a further eleven volumes, all multi-signed by airmen of various squadrons, including many signed photographs (including Kenneth G. Wynn’s ‘Men of the Battle of Britain’, 1989, and Nigel Steel and Peter Hart’s ‘Tumult in the Clouds’, 1997, and Richard Hough and Denis Richard’s ‘The Battle of Britain’, 1989, and Willi Reschke ‘Jagdgeschwader 301/302 ‘Wilde Sau’’, 2004, and Patrick Barthropp’s ‘Paddy’, 2001, and Brian Kingcome’s ‘A Willingness to Die’, 1999, and Colin Gray’s ‘Spitfire Patrol’, 1990, and J.E. Johnson and P.B. Lucas’ ‘Glorious Summer’, 1990, and Edward H. Sims’ ‘The Greatest Aces’, 1967, and Werner Held’s ‘JG 54, a Photographic History of the Grunherzjäger’, 1994, and ‘Johnnie’ Johnson’s ‘Wing Leader’, 1956). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (12).

SIGNED BOOKS. – Christopher SHORES and Clive WILLIAMS. Aces High, a Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII. London: Grub Street, 1994. First edition, signed by 21 ‘Flying Aces’, 8vo (247 x 171mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original blue cloth, dust-jacket. Note: all original signatures signed to a mounted bookplate on the front-free endpaper. – And a further fourteen volumes related to WWII flying aces, all signed multiples times on ‘Vector Fine Arts’ mounted plates (including Ian Carter’s ‘Fighter Command 1939-45’, 2002, and Richard C. Smith’s ‘Al Deere’, 2003, and John Golley’s ‘John ‘Cat’s Eyes’ Cunningham’, 2000, and Jack Rae’s ‘Kiwi Spitfire Ace’, 2001, and Oliver Clutton-Brock’s ‘Footprints on the Sands of Time’, 2003, and Peter Brown’s ‘Honour Restored’, 2005, and Richard C. Smith’s ‘Second to None’, 2004, and Brian Kingcome’s ‘A Willingness to Die’, 1999, and Peter Townsend’s ‘Duel of Eagles’, 1991, and Christopher Shore’s ‘Aces High, vol. 2’, 1999, and Len Deighton’s ‘Battle of Britain’, 1980). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (15).

SIGNED BOOKS. – Hugh MORGAN. Me262 Stormbird Rising. Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1994. First edition, with 13 black and white signed photographs of Luftwaffe pilots mounted and bound-in and a further 5 signatures in the text of men related to the Me262, 4to (267 x 196mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original black cloth, dust-jacket. Note: contains the signed photographs of George-Peter Eder, Wolfgang Spate, Hermann Buchner, Gerhard Barkhorn, Walter Schuck, Adolf Galland, Erich Rudorffer, Johannes Naumann, Wilhelm Herget, Wolfgang Schenk, Walter Krupinski, Hans Grunberg and the signatures in the text of Urban Drew, Walter Schuck, Hans-Guido Mutke, Herbert Tischler and George Tischler. – And a further eight volumes related to the Luftwaffe (including Hermann Buchner’s ‘Stormbird’, including 3 loosely-inserted signed photographs of Hermann Buchner, 2000, 4to, and Walter Schuck’s ‘Luftwaffe Eagle: From the Me109 to the Me262’, 2009, 4to, and Christer Bergström’s ‘Graf & Grislawski, A Pair of Aces’, limited edition, being number 342 of 400 copies with a bookplate signed by Alfred Grislawski, 2003, 4to, and Christer Bergström’s ‘Hans-Ekkehard Bob’, with a plate signed by the author and Hans-Ekkehard Bob, 2007, 4to, and John Manrho and Ron Pütz’s ‘Bodenplatte, The Luftwaffe’s Last Hope’, 2004, 4to, and Holger Nauroth’s ‘Jagdgeschwader 2 Richthofen’, 2004, 4to, and Jerry Scutts’ ‘JG 54 Jagdgeschwader 54 Grünherz’, multi-signed, 1992, and Peter Hinchliffe’s ‘The Lent Years’, multi-signed, 2003). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (9).

SIGNED BOOKS. – Robert FORSYTH and Eddie J. CREEK. JV44 – The Galland Circus. Surrey, Burgess Hill: Classic Publications, 1996. First edition, signed by 14 Luftwaffe pilots on mounted photographs, 4to (302 x 223mm.) 3 sheets of stiff blue card bound-in with 12 mounted photographs and photographic illustrations with original signatures in ink, numerous illustrations, some folding. Original blue cloth (extremities bumped), dust-jacket. Note: with the signatures of Adolf Galland, Günther Lützow, Johannes Steinhoff, Heinz Bär, Walter Krupinski, Wilhelm Lemke, Erich Hohagen, Kurt Bühligen, Karl-Heinz Schnell, Herbert Kaiser and Hans Günberg and three others. – And a further ten volumes related to the Luftwaffe, all multi-signed (11).

SIGNED BOOKS. – Günther RALL. My Logbook. Reminiscences 1938-2006… edited by Kurt Braatz. NeunundzwwanzigSechs-Verl: Moosburg, 2006. First U.K. Edition, number 6 of only 25 ‘Proof’ copies signed by Günther Rall, 8vo (255 x 172mm.) Photographic illustrations. Original printed boards. – And a further seven related volumes, all signed (including Jill Amadio’s ‘Günter Rall, the Authorized Biography’, multi-signed, 2002, 8vo, and Traudl Junge’s ‘Until the Final Hour’, mounted signed photo of Junge, 2003, 8vo, and Hans Baur’s ‘Hitler at My Side’, 1986, 8vo). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (8).

SIGNED BOOK. – Ursula HARTMANN and Manfred JAGER. German Fighter Ace Erich Hartmann, The Life Story of the World’s Highest Scoring Ace. Pennsylvania, Atglen: Schiffer Press, 1992. First edition, with 11 black and white signed photographs of Luftwaffe pilots mounted and bound-in and a further 2 loosely inserted photographs, 4to (277 x 210mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original red cloth, dust-jacket. – And a further three volumes related to the Luftwaffe (including Raymond F. Toliver’s ‘Fighter General, The Life of Adolf Galland’, containing the signatures of 10 Luftwaffe pilots and a further 20 signatures of Allied pilots, 1999, 4to, and Raymond F. Toliver and Trevor J. Constable’s ‘Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe’, containing the signatures of 9 Luftwaffe pilots, all holders of the Knights Cross, 1996, 4to, and Eric Mombeek’s ‘Defending the Reich’, signed by the author and also by Alfred Grislawski and Fritz Losigkeit, 1992, 4to). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (4).

[SAUNDERS, Richard.] ‘Cardanus Rider’. Rider’s British Merlin: for the Year of our Lord God 1743. London: R. Nutt, for the Company of Stationers, [1742.] Title in red and black, woodcut illustration. (Toning.) [Bound with:] The Court Kalendar Compleat for the Year 1743. London: J.A. Watson, 1743. Woodcut device to title. (Toning.) 12mo (127 x 73mm.) Contemporary red morocco, gilt lozenge and borders to covers, bosses and clasps, g.e. (extremities rubbed). – And a further seven volumes (including Richard Hayes’ ‘Interest at One View’, second edition, 1736, 8vo, and Edward Hatton’s ‘Comes Commercii, or, the Trader’s Companion’, 12th edition, 1766, thin 4to, and ‘Vade Mecum: or, the Necessary Pocket Companion’, 20th edition, 1762, thin 4to, and ‘Avis aux Femmes Enceintes et en Couches, ou Traité’, first French edition, 1774, 8vo) (8).

THEOLOGY. – Hermann WITSIUS. Exercitationes Sacrae in Symbolum Quod Apostolorum dicitur et in Orationem Dominicam. Franeker: Johannem Gyselaar, 1689. Second edition, 4to (198 x 151mm.) Title in red and black, 17pp. and 8pp. indices, text in Latin, woodcut initials and tail-pieces. (Toning, marginal tear to L1.) Contemporary vellum, manuscript lettering to spine (gash to upper cover, some dust-soiling). – And a further three volumes (including Lewis Mansey’s ‘The Practical Physician; or, Medical Instructor’, [1800], 8vo, and Richard Allestree’s ‘The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety’, 1679, 8vo) (4).

MOTOR-RACING. – Enzo FERRARI. My Terrible Joys… translated by Ivan Scott. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1963. First U.K. edition, with 2 mounted colour photographs of Ferraris, 8vo (230 x 156mm.) Introduction by Stirling Moss, photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original blue cloth, dust-jacket (slight abrasions to base of spine). – And a further eleven volumes related to motor-racing (including Rudolf Caracciola’s ‘Mercedes Grand Prix Ace’, [1955], 8vo). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (12).

AIRSHIPS. – J.E. MORPUGO. Barnes Wallis. London: Longman, 1972. First edition, 8vo (215 x 134mm.) Photographic illustrations. Original grey cloth, dust-jacket (price-clipped). – And includes a mounted photograph of the lounge of the R100 airship, signed and dated to the mount by Barnes Wallis.

MOTOR-RACING. – Tony BAILEY and Paul SKILLETER. Mike Hawthorn Golden Boy. Hampshire: P.J. Publishing, 2008. First edition, with a mounted signature of Mike Hawthorn in blue ink, 4to (292 x 219mm.) Photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original red cloth, dust-jacket. – And two related volumes (Ed McDonough’s ‘Peter Collins, All About the Boy’, with a mounted signature of Peter Collins, 2008, 4to, and Chris Nixon’ ‘Mon Ami Mate, the Bright Brief Lives of Mike Hawthorn & Peter Collins’, signed by Chris Nixon and Louise Collins, 1991, 4to). Provenance: from the estate of the late David Sadler (3).

MOTOR-RACING. – Dennis ORTENBURGER. Lotus Elite Racing Car For the Road. London: Coterie Press Limited, March 2002. Limited edition, signed by the author, 4to (297 x 297mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original green cloth, dust-jacket, original silvered slipcase with mounted replica ‘Godiva’ engine badge.

MOTOR-RACING. – Dieter STREVE-MULHENS and Rainer W. SCHLEGELMILCH. The Great Challenge 1- The Clark Era. Frankfurt: Streve-Mülhens, [2000.] Limited edition, signed by Streve-Mülhens and Schlegelmilch, 4to (280 x 341mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations. (Mild toning.) Original green cloth, lenticular plate mounted to upper cover, original green and yellow cloth-covered slipcase.

MOTOR-RACING. – Peter DARLEY. Jim Clark Life at Team Lotus. Luton: Coterie Press, March 2007. Limited edition, this being one of 100 copies signed by Peter Darley and publisher William Taylor, 4to (295 x 295mm.) Numerous photographic illustrations. Original black morocco, Lotus chassis plaque to upper cover, g.e., original green cloth-covered solander box (heavily sunned to spine and panel edges).

BIBLE, In English. [The Bible: that is, The Holy Scriptures, contained in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages.] London: by the Deputies of Christopher Barker, 1595. Geneva Version. NT within decorative woodcut border, double-column, black letter, woodcut initials and illustrations in the text, with ‘Apocrypha’. (Lacking OT title and ‘Adam and Eve’ engraving, lacking 7 leaves, numerous small paper repairs and also large paper repairs at I6 and Tttt1, browning, minor soiling, many leaves chipped, marginal damp-staining and several leaves in ‘Apocrypha’ damp-stained with text losses to Hhhh2-3.) [Bound with:] The Whole Booke of Psalmes. London: for the Companie of Stationers, 1631. Decorative woodcut border to title, black letter. (Heavily browned, paper repair to N1, lacking last two leaves.) Small folio in 6s (267 x 180mm.) 17th century calf to lower cover, upper cover 18th century mottled calf (rebacked, endpapers replaced, extremities rubbed). Provenance: John Britton (ink name inscribed to rear pastedown). [Herbert 225, but 210 for collation].