Auction No 416, Category: Fiction

3 Lots (displaying 1 - 3)

"The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes", Vols.1 and 2, W.W. Norton & Co, quarto, cloth bound, fine, in slightly edgeworn d/jkts,

Lot: 12

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Vols.1 and 2, W.W. Norton & Co, quarto, cloth bound, fine, in slightly edgeworn d/jkts, no internal inscriptions. The volumes include the original illustrations by Sidney Paget and other contemporary sources. (Weight 4.5 kilos)

Martin Amis "The Rachel Papers", Jonathan Cape, 1973, first edition in VG d/jkt, and four other Martin Amis firsts

Lot: 16

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £60
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Martin Amis The Rachel Papers, Jonathan Cape, 1973, first edition in VG d/jkt, and four other Martin Amis firsts of which two have New Fiction Library labels overlaying the Cape logo at the foot of the spine of the jackets. Ownership inscriptions. (5)

Melvyn Bragg First Editions in d/jkts all warmly inscribed to his close friend the songwriter Alan Blaikley (1940-2022),

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 22nd Mar 2023 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Melvyn Bragg First Editions in d/jkts all warmly inscribed to his close friend the songwriter Alan Blaikley (1940-2022), plus one to Alan's sister Marian; together with a novel by Melvyn Bragg's daughter Marie-Elsa similarly inscribed to Alan Blaikley. Alan Blaikley in collaboration with Ken Howard wrote a series of international hits in the 1960s and 1970s. Fine (7)