-
Ian Fleming, Casino Royale | 1953, an excellent first edition, first impression with the first state dustjacket.
$50,000.00The all-too rare first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale is key to many a collection and as the first book in the James Bond series, it is one of most in demand books on the market. Interestingly the dustjacket was designed by Ian Fleming himself. To have a first edition, first impression of the text with a first issue of said dustjacket is a notorious rarity and a serious investment piece.
-
-
ORIGIN OF FRODO & BILBO’S HOUSE NAME BAG-END REVEALED | 29TH JANUARY 1968, ORIGINAL TOLKIEN LETTER.
$21,375.00Fine, typed, signed letter to K. Jackson, dated 29th January 1968 on where the origin of Frodo and Bilbo’s house name, Bag-End, came from, with the original stamped envelope with 4d postage stamp. 1 page.
-
The Lord of the rings | 1954-55, a truly excellent first edition, first impression set, together since they were first published
$110,000.00This is easily one of the greatest first edition, first impression sets of The Lord of the Rings that I have encountered in my career thus far. An incredibly rare find, it’s a joy to have for sale. Each jacket has also retained the very soft off grey/green when first published. So many believe them to be white which they aren’t interestingly! Many went white over the years. An investment grade set of Tolkien firsts.
-
PRODUCTION OF THE HOBBIT | JAN 4TH 1968, ORIGINAL TOLKIEN LETTER, HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED.
$19,500.00A fine handwritten and signed letter to Ken Jackson, technical director of Humphrey Carpenter’s musical adaptation of The Hobbit. 1 ½ pages.
-
LEAF FROM THE GUTENBERG BIBLE | 1450 – 1455, A FINE LEAF FROM THE FIRST PRINTED WESTERN BOOK.
$142,850.00For the collector, these leaves (called Noble Fragments by the 1920s dealer Gabriel Wells) are as close as one will ever come to owning the world’s first printed Western book.
-
-
Ceramic Tile made by Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf’s sister
$90,000.00ORIGINAL CERAMIC TILE Presented to Virginia Woolf by Vanessa Bell her sister. The multi-coloured tile inscribed with: “Virginia, December 25, 1926”. One of a kind.
