There are several references to the children in his diaries: in 1870 he called on “my three little friends” to assist in preparing them as “three fairies in a play they are going to assist in”. He noted, however, they were “quite deficient in theatrical talent”. Later, in 1873, Dodgson took “Harmarina” to a show of spectral optical illusion. On 21 March 1876 Dodgson wrote to Macmillan ordering special bindings for presentation: “100 in red and gold, 20 in dark blue and gold, 20 in white vellum and gold”, and later stated that bindings in dark green were also available. On publication day, 29 March, Dodgson went to London to inscribe copies, though only 80 were ready that day. Wakeling lists some of the recipients but does not note the present copy. Dodgson at Auction does not record this copy. The author initialled and dated at least two copies in red cloth which he retained for himself (red was, after all, the colour of the two Alice books), and presentation copies in red are known to others of his child-friends. A later owner of this copy appears to have been the lawyer Sidney Herbert Williams. Together with Falconer Madan, Williams wrote A Handbook of the Literature of the Rev. C. L. Dodgson which was first published in 1931. The work became the basis of Roger Lancelyn Green’s The Lewis Carroll Handbook (first published in 1970) and later revised by Denis Crutch. It is the acknowledged bibliographical reference work on Lewis Carroll. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, covers illustrated in gilt, green coated endpapers, binder’s label (“Burn & Co”) to rear pastedown, edges gilt. Housed in a custom red cloth folding box. Frontispiece and 8 illustrations by Henry Holiday with tissue guards. Bookplate of Sidney Williams to front pastedown. Extremities slightly worn, with minor soiling to covers, minor abrasions to front endpapers, occasional foxing, contents slightly shaken, but a very good and largely clean copy. ¶ Williams, Madan, Green & Crutch 115. Carlson & Eger, Dodgson at Auction , 1999; Edward Wakeling, Lewis Carroll’s Diaries , vol. 6, 2001, pp. 99– 100, 107, 271, and 453–4. £6,500 [159470]
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20 BUTLER, Octavia E. [Lilith’s Brood.] Dawn; Adulthood Rites; Imago. New York: Warner Books, 1987–88–89 the complete xenogenesis trilogy, all signed First editions, each volume signed on the title page by the author, Dawn additionally dated “6–29–99”. Butler was the first Black woman to receive both the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and the first science fiction author to be granted a MacArthur fellowship. Lilith’s Brood , also known as the Xenogenesis trilogy, begins with the death of humanity, brought about by increasing environmental abuse, international hostility, and eventual nuclear holocaust. With its African-American heroine, Butler’s work “creates powerful images of black women in a genre in which and from which they have traditionally been marginalized and excluded” (Boutler, p. 170). 3 volumes, octavo. Original variously coloured cloth-backed boards, spines lettered in gilt, variously coloured endpapers. With dust jackets. 2 pp. leaflet for a series of science fiction talks at Elliott Bay Book Company and membership form for
often, not price-clipped, slight toning to extremities and a little soiling to rear panel, sharp and fresh. £2,500 [159217] 22 CARROLL, Lewis. The Hunting of the Snark. London: Macmillan and Co., 1876 presentation copy of the author’s “odyssey of the nonsensical” First edition, presentation copy, specially bound in red cloth and inscribed by the author on the day of publication on the half-title, “Georgina J. Watson from the Author. Mar. 29, 1876.” The recipient was Georgina (Ina) Janet Watson, one of three daughters of Revd George William Watson (1822–1863). Dodgson photographed the three sisters, of whom Ina was the youngest. Indeed, Dodgson referred to Harriet, Mary, and Ina collectively as “Harmarina” and wrote verses, puzzles and letters for the trio (published in 1924 within Some Rare Carrolliana ).
the Clarion West Writers Workshop loosely inserted. A few tiny bumps to spine ends and corners, extremities a touch rubbed, trivial marks to lower edges of Dawn . A near-fine set in like jackets, slight creasing to edges, one nick to foot of spine panel of Dawn , not price-clipped, sharp and striking. ¶ Amanda Boulter, “Polymorphous Futures”, American Bodies, Cultural Histories of the Physique , 1996. £4,750 [159027] 21 CAPOTE, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany’s. New York: Random House, [1958] a valentine of love First edition in book form. The novella was the basis for the 1961 film of the same name, starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly. Octavo. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt on black ground, top edge blue. With dust jacket. A little rubbing to spine and lower edges of covers, top edge a touch faded. A fine copy in near-fine jacket, spine sunned as
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