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lace; Risico and The Hildebrand Rarity Cape, 1960 [45840] First edition. 8vo. Original black boards with enamel eye vi - gnette on the upper cover, in the pictorial dustwrapper designed by Richard Chopping. A near fine copy, with some light splashes to the top edge and front board, in a very good dustwrapper in - deed, which is just slightly dusty and has a some fading to the red lettering on the spine. $1,750
SIGNED BY E.M. FORSTER FORSTER, E.M. A PASSAGE TO INDIA Arnold, 1924 [45553] First edition. Original maroon cloth with black lettering. Signed by the author on the title page. A very good copy, somewhat worn to the spine-ends and joints. Front hinge starting. Book- plate of Montague Summers to front pastedown and separate ownership inscription to front endpaper. $6,750 Forster’s greatest and most famous novel, signed copies of which are un - common. “A miracle of intelligence, tact, irony, prudence and ability” (Gide) Connolly 45; Kirkpatrick A10.a
SIGNED LIMITED EDITION FLEMING, Ian ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE Cape, 1963 [40159] First edition, deluxe issue, number 128 of 250 copies, signed by the author. Original quarter vellum over black boards in pub - lisher’s original clear glassine dustwrapper. Top edge gilt. Fron- tispiece illustration of Fleming by Amhurst Villiers not included in the trade edition. A fine copy with an unusually clean vellum spine. Page edges slightly tanned with a small mark to the fore edge. The glassine shows a couple of tears, but is mainly com- plete. $21,500 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service is the only Bond novel to be issued in this deluxe format and is uncommon by dint of its limitation. Over time, the vellum has shown a tendency to yellow, and copies in such nice con - dition, with the original glassine, are scarce.
INSCRIBED TO IVOR GURNEY GRAVES, Robert THE TREASURE BOX Privately Printed at the Chiswick Press, [1919] [46555] First edition. Original blue hand-sewn paper wrappers. AU- THOR’S PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to fellow poet, “Ivor Gurney from Robert Graves”. Title page design and one other line drawing by Nancy Nicholson. Spine worn and neatly re- paired, corners worn and lightly frayed, a very good copy. $5,350 An excellent association copy of Graves’ first collection of poetry to be published after demobilisation, inscribed to fellow war poet Ivor Gurney
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