Maggs Bros. Ltd.

AUSTEN (Jane).

Sense and Sensibility, 1813.

A second edition in beautiful Regency binding.

£15,000

AUSTEN (Jane).

Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion, 1818.

An Austen family copy of the first edition in beautiful Regency binding.

£35,000

AUSTEN (Jane).

Emma, 1816.

An Austen family copy of the first edition in beautiful Regency binding.

£50,000

AUSTEN (Jane).

Mansfield Park, 1816.

An Austen family copy of the second edition in beautiful Regency binding.

£15,000

GRAHAME (Kenneth), SHEPHARD (Ernest) & CHANDLER (Margaret) [Binder]

The Wind in the Willows, 1931.

SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ARTIST, MAGNIFICENTLY BOUND BY MARGARET CHANDLER

£12,000

CHELONIIDAE PRESS & BROCKMAN (James) [Binder]

Birds and Beasts of Shakespeare, 1990.

A MASTERFUL BINDING BY JAMES BROCKMAN

£12,000

MITCHELL (Margaret) & DELRUE (Paul) [Binder]

Gone with the Wind, 1936.

FIRST EDITION, BOUND BY PAUL DELRUE

£7,000

[GASTRONOMY.] & [GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT.]

Programme and menu for a banquet at Abdeen… 1946.

ACROBATICS, POETRY & A BANQUET FOR ABDULAZIZ AT ABDEEN PALACE

£750

KIPLING (Rudyard).

The Jungle Book. [with:] The Second Jungle Book, 1894.

£4,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

Inscribed photographic portrait of Winston Churchill by Hans… 1953.

Sold

TZARA (Tristan) & DELAUNAY (Sonia)

Le Coeur à Gaz, 1977.

THE FIRST PRINTING TO COMBINE TZARA'S TEXT WITH DELAUNAY'S DESIGNS

£3,500

[CHILDREN'S BOOKS]

A Catalogue of New and Valuable Books, Prints,… 1822.

MINIATURE BOOKS, TOY THEATRES AND MAPS

£4,500

STRANG (John).

The Cruise:, 1812.

WRITTEN AT SEA AND WITH AN ACCOUT OF AN ESCAPED AFRICAN SLAVE

£850

YOUNG (W[illiam]).

Model of the Prison and Holy Office of… 1829.

TORTURE ILLUSTRATED

£1,250

CHANDLER (Mary).

The Description of Bath. A Poem, 1736.

"HERE LIES A TRUE MAID, DEFORMED AND OLD" STARK VERSE BY A DISABLED WOMAN

£1,250

RILEY (Dominic) [Binder] & BARNFIELD (Richard)

Richard Barnfield's Sonnets, 2001.

A BEAUTIFUL AND THOUGHTFUL BINDING BY DOMINIC RILEY

£7,500

BROCKMAN (Stuart) [Binder], GROSS (Philip) & REDDICK (Peter)

Abstract Garden, 1996.

FINELY BOUND BY STUART BROCKMAN

£4,500

WILLIAMS (Eric) [Editor], PALMER (Garrick) [Illustrator], OLD STILE PRESS & BROCKMAN (Stuart) [Binder]

Land, 1996.

FINELY BOUND BY STUART BROCKMAN

£5,000

LOUŸS (Pierre), CRETTÉ (Georges) & VERTÈS (Marcel)

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 1930.

A STUNNING BINDING BY THE 'MASTER OF THE GOLD FILLET'

£12,000

KIPLING (Rudyard).

Just So Stories For Little Children, 1902.

WITH THE RARE DUST JACKET

£12,500

STOKES (J.)

The Complete Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Guide: ...… 1829.

A REAL BEAUTY

£1,500

SHAKESPEARE (William) & CRANACH PRESS

The Tragedie of Hamlet Prince of Denmarke, 1930.

A FINE COPY, FROM THE LIBRARY OF A NOTED AMERICAN DESIGNER

£27,500

LE GRICE (C[harles] V[alentine]).

The Tineum, 1794.

"ALL THE QUAINT STUPIDITY HE EVER WROTE"

£2,500

MADDEN (Wyndham).

The Pine Tree. A Poem, 1781.

"THE HEALING POWERS THAT FROM THE PINE TREE FLOW..."

£2,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, 1956.

A pre-publication presentation copy

£12,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; The… 1948.

Inscribed to Grace Hamblin, "the longest-serving member of Churchill’s secretarial staff".

£15,000

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

A fine presentation set, Vols. 1-6 inscribed by Churchill

£25,000

MACHIAVELLI (Niccolo).

Discorsi... sopra la prima da di Tito Livio, 1540.

WITH THE ORIGINAL 'TESTINA' PORTRAIT OF MACHIAVELLI

£3,500

FLEMING (Ian).

A Complete Set of the James Bond Novels… 1953.

With one copy signed by the dust jacket artist Kenneth Lewis.

£110,000

NIN (Anais).

The Four-Chambered Heart, 1950.

Inscribed by the author.

£475

MURDOCH (Iris).

The Flight from the Enchanter, 1956.

First edition of the author's second novel.

£650

MURDOCH (Iris).

Under the Net, 1954.

First edition of the author's first novel.

£1,150

MURDOCH (Iris).

Poet Ventures. A Collection of Poems written by… 1938.

Iris Murdoch's earliest obtainable printed work.

£1,250

MORRISON (Toni).

Jazz, 1992.

First edition by the Nobel Prize winning author.

£200

MORRISON (Toni).

Song of Solomon, 1977.

The Nobel Prize winning author's third novel.

£400

MORRISON (Toni).

Sula, 1974.

Morrison's second novel, nominated for the American National Book Award.

£450

MORRISON (Toni).

The Bluest Eye, 1970.

The Nobel Prize winning author's first novel, scarce in such excellent condition.

£4,500

CARTER (Angela).

The Bloody Chamber, 1979.

From the library of Angela Carter, inscribed to her by Auberon Waugh.

£850

CARTER (Angela).

Heroes and Villains, 1969.

From the library of Angela Carter.

£450

CARTER (Angela).

Several Perceptions, 1968.

From the library of Angela Carter.

£450

CARTER (Angela).

Shadow Dance, 1966.

The author's first novel.

£750

BOWEN (Elizabeth).

The Cat Jumps. Short Stories, 1934.

First edition, an exceptional copy.

£1,500