ORWELL (George): 'Animal Farm...a Fairy Story', London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. First Edition. 8vo, publisher's green cloth with dustjacket, sl. cracking to hinges, head/tail of spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed, still a very good copy. Presentation copy from novelist J D Beresford to Esme Wynne-Tyson, inscribed on front free endpaper 'Esme from John David. The Retreat - Holt, Wilts, Aug 1945..', pencil note in another hand suggesting this to be his review copy. (1)
about Lot 41
SMITH (Dodie): 'I Capture the Castle', Boston, 1948: First American Edition: 8vo, publisher's cloth with dustjacket, spine browned, minor edge nicks, two tape repairs to lower panel: inscribed from author 'to Jon, with my love. Dodie, Doyles Town Pennsylvania, November 1948'. Together with another copy of the same, dustjacket split along upper hinge with losses, similarly inscribed to Esme Wynne-Tyson. (2)
about Lot 51
A William de Morgan pottery bottle vase, painted with Persian style flowers, 32cm high.
about Lot 1287
An Audemars Piguet 18ct gold automatic calendar wristwatch with power reserve, case No.C77800, 36mm, on a replacement leather strap with signed 18ct gold buckle.
about Lot 13
A large and impressive Japanese carved ivory okimono, Meiji, depicting Yamauba with Kintaro and monkeys, signed and with seal mark, 31cm high, (s.d.).
about Lot 1300
Donald Mclntyre, 'Calm Day, Craster', signed, labelled verso, acrylic, 40 x 80cm.
about Lot 1308
A 19th century carved and painted wood butcher's shop diorama, the visible area 40 x 60cm, in the original mahogany framed case, the whole 50.5cm high x 71.5cm wide x 19.5cm deep.
about Lot 1379
A Chinese famille rose Buddha, mark to base, 26cm high.
about Lot 1411
WILLIAMSON (Henry): 'A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight' series: a complete set of 15 volumes, all First Editions, 1951-1969, publishers cloth with dustjackets, all but the second and fifth titles with Williamson's ownership marks, annotations, dedications or related correspondence loosely inserted. (15)
about Lot 106
A large and impressive Chinese bronze twin handled censor and tripod stand, Xuande six character mark to base, the censer 30cm wide,
about Lot 1226