Autographs & Signed Books (all items)
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BOTTIGELLA, Giovanni Matteo; & Roberto Sanseverino.
Viaggio in Terra Santa. 1459
£475,000
EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT ITALIAN/LOMBARD LANGUAGE MANUSCRIPT of a little-known pilgrimage to the Holy Land made from Venice to Jaffa by sea in 1458-9, containing "the most...
Quarto (220 × 155 mm), 133 unnumbered leaves written in a professional scribal hand in ink, about 29 lines per page on lined vellum, with contemporary annotations... Read more
JOYCE, James.
Ulysses. 1922
£275,000
First edition, primary issue, one of 100 copies on Dutch handmade paper; this copy numbered 45 and signed by Joyce on the limitation page. The first printing of Ulysses consisted of...
Quarto; almost entirely unopened except for the final chapter. Original deep blue wrappers, title to front wrapper in white. Preserved in a contemporary morocco-backed... Read more
HAMMETT, Dashiell.
The Maltese Falcon. 1930
£150,000
First edition, first printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to an early blank, "To Raoul and Prudence Whitfield - the first today - Dashiell Hammett January 23,...
Octavo. Original grey cloth, falcon motif to upper board in blue, titles and geometric design to spine in black and blue, top edge stained blue. With the pictorial... Read more
STOKER, Bram.
Dracula. 1897
£125,000
First edition, scarce first issue published in May 1897, with no advertisements as issued and printed on slightly thicker stock. Presentation copy to Mrs W. S. Gilbert, with the...
Octavo. Original yellow cloth, titles to both boards and spine in red within a one-line red rule border, all edges untrimmed. Custom black cloth folding case, spine... Read more
FAULKNER, William.
The Marble Faun. 1924
£100,000
First edition, first printing of the author's rare first book. The dedication copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dad and Mother Xmas 1924 William Faulkner"....
Octavo. Original green boards, printed paper label to upper board. Housed in a green cloth drop down box. Contents somewhat toned, pastedowns bubbled, backstrip... Read more
SHARPE, Bartholomew, & William Hack.
To the Serene Mai.ties of Charles; the second. King of great Britaigne, France and Ireland. This following Journall of our transactions in the South Seas is humbly presented by your Ma:ties ever loyal c.1682
£75,000
An important manuscript journal of the buccaneer Bartholomew Sharpe's expeditions on the coast of South America from 5 April 1680 to 28 January 1681/2, identified as part of a royal...
Small folio (305 ×193 mm). Near contemporary mottled calf, central double fillet gilt panels, red morocco label to the spine, lettered "Sharpe south sea 1680",... Read more
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
Three Stories & Ten Poems. 1923
£62,500
First edition, sole printing. Apparently one of 300 copies. The author's first book. A signed presentation copy inscribed on the second blank leaf, "To Don Marquis from Ernest...
Octavo. Original blue/grey wrappers printed in black. Housed in a black quarter morocco solander box made by The Chelsea Bindery. Contents very lightly toned,... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£57,500
First trade edition. Shepard's own copy, inscribed by him on the day of publication on the verso of the title page, "Artist's Copy, Ernest H. Shepard, Oct. 14th 1926", and with his...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board gilt, map endpapers, top edge gilt. With the dust jacket. In a green quarter... Read more
CATHER, Willa.
The Troll Garden. 1905
£50,000
First edition of the author's first prose work. Presentation copy; inscribed to the great American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle, "Will Mr. Howard Pyle accept through me the...
Octavo. Original cloth in the dust jacket. In a red quarter morocco solander case. Edge of front pastedown scraped, else a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with... Read more
(MILNE, A.A.) SHEPARD, E. H.
Suite of four original drawings "The Tail is Lost". [1926]
£50,000
A set of four original drawings illustrating Eeyore's search for his missing tail on page 44 of Winnie-the-Pooh, one of which is initialled by the artist. "'Let's have a look,' said...
4 pen and ink drawings on artist's board (largest 75 × 80 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed together. Excellent condition. Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£50,000
Signed limited edition, large paper issue, one of 20 copies printed on Japanese vellum and bound in vellum, signed by both the author and the illustrator, this an unnumbered...
Small quarto. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Original plain dust jacket. Housed in a custom morocco-backed folding case.... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) BARRIE, J. M.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. (From 'The Little White Bird'). 1906
£50,000
First edition, out-of-series from the deluxe signed limited edition of 500 copies, a special copy for presentation from the artist to the author, with an original watercolour drawing...
Quarto. Bound for presentation in original vellum, titles and decoration to front cover and spine gilt, original yellow silk ties, map to front endpaper, top edge... Read more
[CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne] TWAIN, Mark.
Autograph manuscript of chapter 48 of A Tramp Abroad. [c. 1879–80]
£50,000
Twain's autograph manuscript of "My Collection of Bric-A-Brac", chapter XX of A Tramp Abroad, originally published in 1880. This chapter details Twain's passion for collecting...
Octavo (200 × 135 mm), 43-leaf autograph manuscript in purple and black ink and pencil, generally rectos only, with numerous corrections, each leaf on a... Read more
ORWELL, George.
Animal Farm. 1945
£45,000
First edition, first impression. Signed the author "Geo. Orwell" on the front free endpaper. From the library of Michael Meyer with his ownership inscription to the front free...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine in white. With the supplied dust jacket. In a quarter green morocco drop down box. Light vertical crease to the front... Read more
ROWLING, J. K.
The Ballad of Nearly Headless Nick. [2005]
£37,500
Fair manuscript copy in the author's hand of The Ballad of Nearly Headless Nick, originally written for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In the spring of 2005 Scottish...
2 page manuscript poem (each page 300 × 210 mm), handwriting to rectos only, the first with the author's gilt owl header, both bordered in blue. Each page... Read more
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MILNE, A. A.
[The Pooh books:] When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner. 1924–28
£37,500
First editions, first impressions. Complete set of limited editions on handmade paper, each numbered and signed by the author and illustrator, from the same settings of type as the...
4 volumes, octavo. Original cloth backed boards, printed paper labels to upper boards. With the dust jackets. In a blue morocco solander case by the Chelsea Bindery.... Read more
TIMLIN, William Mitcheson.
The Arrival. 1923]
£37,500
Born in Northumberland, Timlin emigrated to South Africa, where he studied art and practised as an architect. The Ship That Sailed to Mars (1923) is his only published book, a...
Original watercolour on paper (image 270 × 247 mm; framed 615 × 540 mm). Together with two original leaves of accompanying calligraphic text: the contents... Read more
BECKETT, Samuel.
More Pricks Than Kicks. 1934
£37,500
First edition, first impression of the author's first published book of fiction (preceded only by the poem Whoroscope and his essay Proust). This is certainly Beckett's scarcest...
Octavo. Original tan cloth, titles to spine in blue, top edge stained tan. With the dust jacket. Housed in a quarter green morocco folding case. Pages just a little... Read more
STEINBECK, John.
The Grapes of Wrath. 1939
£35,000
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Elizabeth Eulass, John Steinbeck" with a small drawing of a duck. Eulass was...
Octavo. Original oatmeal cloth, titles to spine and pictorial decoration to boards in brown, music endpapers. With the dust jacket. In a tan morocco solander case.... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
The House at Pooh Corner. 1928
£35,000
Signed limited edition, large paper issue, number 1 of 20 copies printed on japon and bound in vellum, signed by both the author and the illustrator—the most luxurious and...
Small quarto. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Housed in an orange morocco slipcase and chemise. Illustrated throughout by E.... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Now We Are Six. 1927
£35,000
Signed limited edition, number 4 of 20 large-paper copies printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. The most luxurious and exclusive...
Octavo. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase with chemise. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H.... Read more
JOYCE, James.
Exiles. A Play In Three Acts. 1918
£32,500
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half title page, "To Jacques Benoist-Mechin James Joyce 3. xi. 921 Paris". The recipient was...
Octavo. Bound by Douarin in contemporary three quarter blue morocco, marbled paper boards, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Joints very lightly... Read more
(DICKENS, Charles) CRUIKSHANK, George.
Original sketch portrait of the young Charles Dickens. [1838]
£30,000
The sketch shows Dickens seated in an upholstered armchair, holding a book, beside a covered table. It is signed Charles Dickens just below the figure, above Cruikshank's signature,...
Signed original pencil sketch of the young Charles Dickens (208 × 158 mm). Laid down on card and with card mount; neat paper repair to top right & lower left... Read more
FAULKNER, William.
Big Woods. 1955
£30,000
First edition, first printing. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to his mother on the front free endpaper: "To Mother with love William Faulkner." Additionally inscribed on...
Octavo. Original green cloth. With the dust jacket. In a quarter morocco slipcase. Slightly rubbed at the extremities. Read more
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
Flappers and Philosophers. 1920
£30,000
First edition, first printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "For George W. with many congratulations and good wishes F. Scott...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to upper board in blind and to spine gilt. With a supplied fifth printing dust jacket. Housed in a dark green quarter morocco... Read more
