CAPOTE, T. A Tree of Night and Other Stories. Lond., Heinemann, (1950). Ocl. w. dust-j. (Dust-j. chipped & slightly dam. in places). - First UK edition.
€ 80
CAPOTE, T. Breakfast at Tiffany's. Lond., Hamish Hamilton, (1958). 159 pp. Or. red brds. w. silver lettering & w. (price-clipped) dust-j. (Dust-j. slightly soiled in places, lower spine end of dust-j. chipped, rear of dust-j. slightly yellowed, a very well-preserved copy). -- Added: ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH of Truman Capote relaxing on a white wrought-iron chair among the ruins of the Destrehan Plantation outside New Orleans, Louisiana. Lond., Camera Press, (before 1979?). Photo by N. Sapieha. 255 x 205 mm. (Some text offset on the image, several stamps, handwritten notes & typoscript text on back, however a crisp print w. minimal dam.). -- And several publicity photographs of Audrey Hepburn. (6).
€ 100
CAPOTE, T. Other Voices, Other Rooms. Lond., (1948). Ocl. w. dust-j. First UK edition, unclipped. -- Id. The Muses are Heard. N.Y., (1956). Ocl. w. dust-j. (Dust-j. chipped at spine ends & a bit dam. at extremities). First US edition, unclipped. -- Id. The Grass Harp. (N.Y., 1951). Or. rough cl. w. (slightly chipped) dust-j. First US edition, first state (rough cloth). -- And 14 o. on and by Capote. (17).
€ 150
FOLIO SOCIETY -- AUSTEN, J. Complete Works. Introd. by R. Church. (1989). 7 vols. W. illustr. by J. Hassall. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. (Spines a bit tanned). -- Added: V. SACKVILLE-WEST. Saint Joan of Arc. 1995. W. illustr. Ocl. In or. slipcase. (Spine discold.) -- (8).
€ 70
FOLIO SOCIETY -- DICKINSON, E. Woman in White. Poems. Sel., ed. & w. an introd. by J.D. McClatchy. 1991. W. wood engr. by J. Lydbury. Ohcl., t.e.g. (W. ex libris blindstamp on title-p.). -- O. WILDE. De Profundis. Ed. & illustr. by P. Forster. 1991. Ohcl., t.e.g. (Spine tanned, w. ex libris blindstamp on title-p.). -- J. MICHIE, transl. Poems from the Greek Anthology. Introd. by P. Levi. 1990. Ohcl., t.e.g. (Spine tanned, w. ex libris blindstamp on title-p.) -- W. SHAKESPEARE. The Sonnets & A Lover's Complaint. Introd. by K. Duncan-Jones. 1989. W. ill. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- And 13 o. (17).
FOLIO SOCIETY -- MARCO POLO. Travels. Transl. & introd. by R. Latham. 1990. W. illustr. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- P. ZIEGLER. The Black Death. 1997. Or. pictorial brds. In or. slipcase. -- W.M. ROSSETTI. The Pre-Raphaelites & their World. A personal view. Introd. & ep. by A. Thirlwell. 1995. Or. dec. cl. In or. slipcase. -- E. HOLMES. The life of Mozart, including his correspondence. 1991. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- R. HUDSON, ed. Nelson and Emma. 1994. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- And 9 o. (18).
€ 120
FOLIO SOCIETY -- WILMOT, J. Earl of Rochester. Perfect & Imperfect enjoyments: Poems. W. an introd. by Chr. Hibbert. 1992. W. ill. by R.S. Smith. Fol. Ohcf. In or. box. (Spine of the box tanned). Printed in a lim. & numb. ed. of 500 copies, signed by the artist. -- L. STEPHEN. Hours in a Library. Introd. by J. Steinberg. Vols. 1-3. 1991. 3 vols. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- J.M. BARRIE. Peter Pan or the boy who would not grow up. Introd. by A. Birkin. Illustr. by P. Rego. 1992. Or. pictorial cl. In or. slipcase. (Blindstamp ex libris on title-p.). -- G. BEARE, sel. Crime Stories from the 'Strand'. 1991. Ocl. In or. slipcase. -- And 8 o. (17).
GULIK, R.H. v. -- DEE GOONG AN. Three Murder Cases solved by Judge Dee. An old Chinese detective novel translated from the original Chinese with an introduction and notes by R.H. v. Gulik. (Tokyo, Printed for the author by Toppan Printing Company, 1949). (8), xxiii, 237 pp. W. tinted front. and 2 ills. reproduced from original Chinese pictures and 6 plates after ancient Chinese models. Obrds. (Spine ends/corners sl. rubbed, small white stain on back cover, but a very good and well-preserved copy).
€ 400
McEWAN, I. Disguises. Stichting de Roos, 1984. W. ill. by T. Eyzenbach. Ocl. w. dust-j. Numb. ed., nr 132 of 175. -- Id. Atonement. Folio Society, 2017. W. illustr. by T. Berning. Ohcl. In or. slipcase. -- Id. Psychopolis. Vert. H. t. Holt. Amst., 1976. Owrps. w. dust-j. Lim. ed. of 150 copies, w. autograph dedication: 'To Freek and Hella [de Jonge?] Good luck in 1977 Ian'. -- D. ALIGHIERI. Inferno. Transl. by H.F. Cary. Introd. by R. Hamlyn. W. illustr. by Wm. Blake. Folio Society, 1998. 4°. Or. dec. cl. In or. slipcase. -- And 22 o. (26).
ROTH, Ph. The Anatomy Lesson. 1983. Ocf. w. gold dec., a.e.g. Signed First Edition Series, signed by the author. -- Id. Portnoy's Complaint. (1969). Ocl. w. dust-j. First UK ed. -- Id. Why write? Collected nonfiction 1960-2013. (2017). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- I. NADEL. Philip Roth. A Counterlife. (2021). Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And 9 o. by R., several first UK eds. -- Added: PHOTOGRAPH of Philip Roth in front of a bookcase. 205x300 mm. (Signed by Ph.R.(?)). -- (14).
SAVAGE LANDOR, W. The Complete Works. Ed. by T. Earle Welby & S. Wheeler. Lond., Chapman & Hall, 1927-31. 16 vols. Ocl. w. dust-j., t.e.g. (Several dust-j. & page edges w. foxing).
SHELLEY, M.W. Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus. Illustr. w. scenes from the Universal photoplay. N.Y., Grosset & Dunlap, (1931). (xiv), 240 pp. W. 6 full-p. & 1 double-p. photographic illustr. Or. red cl., top edge green. (Spine slightly discold., upper spine end slightly dam., discol. on upper margin of front side, some wear to extremities, name entry on first free end paper, pp. slightly & uniformly yellowed, lacks dust-j.).
YEATS, W.B. Poems, 1899-1905. Lond., (etc.), A.H. Bullen/Maunsel & Co., 1906. Sm-8°. Fine cont. blue h. mor. w. marbled paper sides, uncut, t.e.g. From the library of Johan Polak and w. his owner's stamp on lower paste down. -- Added: M. ARNOLD. Poetical Works. Lond., Macmillan & Co., 1908. Sm-8°. Very fine cont. mottled cf. bind. by H. Rivière & Son, richly gilt dec. spine, "St. Margaret's Folkestone" gilt lettered on front board, a.e.g. (Some very minor wear to extremities). -- J. DRINKWATER. Tides. Lond., Sidgwick & Jackson, 1918. Sm-8°. Obrds. (Spine (a bit) dam.). Copy w. autograph dedication by the author to "J.(?) K. von (?) L (?)", dated "St. Nicholas Day 1930". -- (3).