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
A William de Morgan pottery bottle vase, painted with Persian style flowers, 32cm high.
about Lot 1287
A 1960 Rolex 1675 'Tropical' GMT Master wristwatch, cal 1560, with 'Pepsi' bezel, 78360 Oyster bracelet with 580 end links, the clasp inscribed 'Steelinox N9', with box, outer card box, and small amount of correspondence.
about Lot 15
A good 19th century Irish Killarney arbutus and marquetry Davenport, in the manner of Arthur Jones of Dublin or Jeremiah O'Connor, 60.5cm wide.
about Lot 1236
An interesting antique yellow metal and carnelian intaglio ring, the intaglio possibly Roman, finely carved with a Classical female, Size M 1/2.
about Lot 202
A rare Fairbairn Sykes 1st pattern fighting knife, by Wilkinson Sword, with 17cm blade, the handle numbered 30946 to one side and 218 to the other side, in metal mounted leather sheath.
about Lot 1671
A 75cl bottle of The Macallan 1957 25 Year Old Anniversary Malt Whisky, bottled in 1983, in owc, (small scuff to label).
about Lot 92
LENNON (John): SIGNED COPY 'In His Own Write': London, Jonathan Cape, April 1964 reprint: publishers blue boards, a little rubbed: Signed by John Lennon to front free endpaper in blue ballpoint, with statement of provenance signed and dated by previous owner to a ruled leaf loosely inserted..'in 1964 I was taken by my aunt Dot Dawes to the Foyles Literary lunch where John Lennon was appearing. Dot was large, loud with tightly curled white hair. Many diamond rings decorated her fingers. She bought 6 copies of this book and gave me this one I've always felt that she was the woman spoken about who directed John Lennon 'just to sign'. (1)
about Lot 5
An interesting and unusual carved chalcedony or rock crystal intaglio, possibly Roman, mounted in an unmarked high carat yellow metal ring, inscribed 'Given by the Marquefs D'Archimbaud to H Ph Hope in the year 1810', 32 x 26mm oval, 11.9g total weight.
about Lot 97