7841. Wells, Percy A. (1867-1956) / [Letter by Morris, Mary ‘May’ (Designer)] / [Letter by Allom, Sir Charles Carrick (english decorator)] / [Letter by Garnett, Prof. William (Experimental Physics)] / [Letter by Henry, Jacob Solomon (Furniture Maker)] / Letter by Hems, Harry (English architectural and ecclesiastical sculptor)] / [Letter: Image, Selwyn (British Artist & Designer of the Arts & Crafts Movement)] / [Letter: Russell, Sir Sydney Gordon (English Designer & Craftsman) / [Letter: Quennell, Marjorie (Courtney) (British historian, illustrator and Museum Curator at The Geffrye Museum) //

Small Archive / Manuscript Material, Letters, Designs, Books and Pamphlets as well as vintage photographs of Furniture like Chairs (Percy A. Wells Chair), Wardrobe, Advertising of Exhibitions [chaired for example by Christopher Hussey], etc. etc. This material all originates from Percy A. Wells’ personal collection and sensationally also includes a manuscript notebook / sketchbook with his drawings, designs and a detailed, typescript with autobiographical memories in which Wells details his decades of being involved in Furniture Design. Loosely inserted in the manuscript notebook / sketchbook, is a signed manuscript letter on stationery of Kelmscott Manor by Mary ‘May’ Morris, daughter of the Pre-Raphaelite artist and designer William Morris and his wife and artists’ model, Jane Morris [included is ephemeral material which for example informs about a pair of Episcopal Gloves, designed by William Morris’s daughter [May Morris] and the clipping continues: “Those who remember Morris’s attitude towards the Church will smile and reflect upon time’s revenges”]. The collection includes an abundance of information which easily can lead to a monograph on the life of Percy A. Wells. Detailed description of the Archive and all materials contained below (more details will be listed constantly).

Dulwich / Shoreditch / London a.o., Percy A.Wells Private Library, c.1900-c.1920. Octavo / Quarto / Folio. Hardcover Folder with loosely inserted material like letters and photographs, envelopes, signed and inscribed books and rare pamphlets with designs etc. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Fantstic Archive and lots of unpublished material of one of the more eminent Cabinet, Furniture and Chair – Designers which resulted from inspiration by William Morris’ Kelmscott – School. Percy A. Wells Chairs are still in regular demand today and sell for stunning prices (3000 £ etc.).

7842. [The Rare Volume One] – O’Brien, Fitz-James.

The Diamond Lens [14 pages in: The Atlantic Monthly, Volume I – January, 1858 – No. III] – Here on Offer is a the original bound inaugural Volume I of “The Atlantic Monthly”, signed and inscribed, possibly by a distant family-member of Fitz-James O’Brien: “D.D.O’Brien, Mallow” – “Presented by D.D.O’Brien to L. O’Kelly”. A later, 19th century ownership-signature is: “John L. Williams”. The entire Volume includes the following numbers: Volume I – November 1857 – No.I. / Volume I – December 1857 – No. II. / Volume I – January 1858 – No. III. / Volume I – February 1858 – No. IV. / Volume I – March 1858 – No. V. / Volume I – April 1858 – No. VI //

Boston, The Atlantic Monthly, 1857-1858. Octavo. IV, 768 pages. Hardcover / Original Half-leather with gilt lettering on spine. Binding in poor but still good + condition with some stronger signs of wear, spine starting, mild foxing throughout and some faded damp-staining to the outer paper-margins inside only. Endpaper, Half-title and titlepage slightly detached. This is the very rare inaugural Atlantic Volume with a wonderful irish provenance, possibly even a relation to Fitz-James O’Brien.

7843. Le Brocquy, Louis.

Personal copies of an early set of 18 photographs [contacts] of works by Louis le Brocquy, mostly titled and annotated / explained by Louis le Brocquy himself verso. Some of the photographs refer to very early works of Louis le Brocquy. Some have no entries by le Brocquy verso, some have quite extensive manuscript-information in Louis le Brocquy’s hand like “Sold to:…..” etc. etc. / Also included is an original, very early exhibition catalogue (Louis le Brocquy’s personal copy of the catalogue) for an exhibition in Mayfair/″Gimpel Fils” – November 1959. The catalogue has several annotations and underlinings in Louis le Brocquy’s hand and included are most of the original photographs of works le Brocquy selected for the printing of the catalogue.

Loandon / Mayfair, Gimpel Fils, 1959. Octavo. 12 pages plus four photographs directly related to the exhibition catalogue / 18 photographs of earlier works. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A stunning, really original set of interesting ephemera from the artist’s personal collection, given to his friend John Montague. Provenance: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.

7844. Sikes, Sylvia / [Natural History of the African Elephant]

Personal Papers / Archive of Material Related to the Life and Career of Zoologist Sylvia Sikes, the Foremost African Elephant Specialist of her time. All materials from her personal collection / working copies and manuscript material. Including her extensive, two-volume-thesis: “Cardiovascular Disease in Freeliving Wild Animals with particular Reference to the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)”. A collection of professional and academic papers, copies of Sikes’ monographs, zoological manuscripts and a plethora of photographs and personal newsletters, letters, pamphlets and manuscripts spanning seven decades of Sikes’ personal and professional life in Africa and the UK. The collection is composed of 92 specific pieces (some of which are comprised of one or more items). A detailed bibliography of the collection has been outlined in a Word Document (please request). The collection also includes personal copies of three monographs Sylvia Sikes has published, an original copy of her two-volume doctoral thesis, 37 academic articles and 5 unpublished draft manuscripts. There are also 7 booklets and a book by a third author among the collection. The collection is rounded off by a large number of vintage colour and monochrome photographs, letters, single-sheet newsletters, newspaper and magazine cuttings.

Africa and the UK, Various, 1937 – 2012. 21 cm x 26 cm – 24.5 cm x 31 cm. Circa 2,500+ pages. Numerous monochrome and colour photographs throughout the collection. Includes Hardcover book with dustjacket, softcover book, reprints of academic journal articles in paper wrappers and a variety of loose material in cellophane files. The archive, running from 1937 to 2012, is contained in two green (24.5 cm x 31 cm x 10.5 cm) boxes, four additional folders (32 cm x 24 cm) and two hardcover volumes (21.5 cm x 26cm). Very good condition.

7845. [David Naylor Geology & Petroleum Collection] – [Bolivia] Naylor, David (Dave).

Collection of Printed Materials on “Areas de Exploracion y Operacion Petrolera (Pan Andian)” – Maps and Charts and offprints, copied articles and scientific publications on area which were either reserved, agreed or negotiated to be permitted for exploration for oil. / Includes for example a perfectly marked “Mapa de la Republica de Bolivia” with all areas colour-coded for exploration or negotiation to be explored (YPFB) / Includes further maps and also “Detalle de la Informacion Tecnica Propriedad de YPFB Entregada a Bishop Petroleum Inc.” etc.

Bolivia, c.1990. Quarto. c. 60 pages plus five large, folded maps of Bolivia with Geological Character. Hardcover Box / Bespoke made Box for the private library of Prof.David (Dave) Naylor. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

7846. Payne, John / Zachariah Jackson [Dublin Printer].

Universal Geography – Formed Into A New And Entire System; Describing Asia, Africa, Europe And America ; With Their Subdivision Of Empires, Kingdoms, States And Republics : The Extend, Boundaries, and remarkable Appearances of each Country ; Cities, Towns, and Curiosities of Nature and Art. Also giving A general Account of the Fossil and Vegetable Production of the Earth, and of every Species of Animal : The History of Man, In all Climates, Regions, And Conditions ; Customs, Manners, Laws, Governments, And Religions : The State of Arts, Sciences, Commerce, Manufactures, And Knowledge : Sketches of the Ancient and Modern History of each Nation and People. To which is added, A Short View of Astronomy, As Connected With Geography ; Of The Planetary System to which the Earth belongs ; And of the Universe in General. With a Set of Maps, drawn from the best Materials, every one of which is very neatly coloured ; And a great Variety of Copper-Plates ; Descriptive of the most Remarkable Curiosities in the World. [This Edition with all three Volumes but only with 14 Maps, 3 Colour-Engravings and 5 Black-and-White Engravings (see detailed listing of these Maps and Engravings at the end of this Bibliography)].

Two Volumes in Three Parts (bound in Two Volumes). Dublin, Printed by Zachariah Jackson, 1793 – 1794 Quarto (23 cm wide x 28 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: Hand-coloured Frontispiece, VI [Subscribers], XIII, 894 pages [page 555 misprinted as 454] [Stating “The End” at the end of the Volume] with Four Maps and Three engravings (including Frontispiece) / Volume II: Hand-coloured Frontispiece, 792 pages [Stating “End Of The Second Volume” at the end of Volume II] with Ten Maps and One Engraving (Frontispiece) / [Volume III] is Bound to the rear of Volume II and is falsely ending with “End of The Second Volume” even though it is the “Continuation of Book IV” and in all other listings of this book internationally is accepted to be Volume III. Pagination of [Volume III]: Hand-coloured Frontispiece, [No separate titlepage], 416 pages, XXXIII pages of an Index, 1 page “Directions to the Binder”, 10 pages “A Chronological Table of Remarkable Events, Discoveries and Inventions”, with Four Engravings (including Frontispiece). Hardcover / Modern Binding in the style of the 18th century. Full leather with gilt lettering on spine. Very minor signs of neglectable, minimal wormhole-damage. Obviously this work was robbed of many of the maps but those which remain have the original hand-colouring in stunning condition (see description). Overall near Fine condiiton of this extremely rare set, with only minor signs of wear. Page 199/200 of Volume II with longer cut (Text not effected). All the engravings and maps without defects.

7847. [Collection Tomi Ungerer] – [Bonet, Jordi / Ungerer, Tomi] Folch-Ribas, Jacques.

“The Sign and The Earth / Le Signe et la Terre / El Signe i la Terra / El Signo Y la Tierra” – [Book with an “Original drawing of two Nudes” on the endpaper of the publication. Signed and inscribed by Jordi Bonet to Tomi Ungerer: “A Tomi – Jordi”].

First Edition. Montreal, Editions du Centre de Psychologgie et de Pedagogie, 1964. Quarto (21.7 cm x 22 cm high). Hardcover / Original Publisher’s cloth. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely Rare Nude Drawing dedicated by Jordi Bonet to Illustrator Tomi Ungerer during their time living in Newfoundland.

7848. Schmidt, Arno.

Collection of 73 publications by and on eminent german writer Arno Schmidt / Sammlung mit 73 Titeln von und über den bedeutenden deutschen Schriftsteller Arno Schmidt. / The collection comes from the private collection of an Arno Schmidt-aficionado and includes most of the important publications in german and english language. In addition also some audiobooks, documentary film and Literary Criticism. / Die Sammlung stammt aus der Privatbibliothek eines Arno Schmidt-Enthusiasten und enthält nahezu alle bedeutenden Werke von und über Arno Schmidt und neben den Hauptwerken ausserdem den Dokumentarfilm sowie zahlreiche Hörbücher.

[More than 90 Volumes in total]. Frankfurt / Zurich / Bargfeld, Hoffmann & Campe / S.Fischer / Haffmanns / Arno-Schmidt-Stiftung, c.1971 – 2016. Diverse Formate: Octavo / Folio / Quarto. Mehr als 20000 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Original Softcover. Besides some minor signs of external wear to some of the Volumes, some mild foxing etc., the collection is overall in either very good or excellent condition. Please see detailed and extensive photographic evidence of the collection on our website. [The price for this heavy and opulent collection includes worldwide free shipping per UPS Express Courier (2 – 7 days of international express-shipping per UPS Express Saver)].

7849. [Lee, Spike / Puttnam, David / Columbia Pictures].

Spike Lee’s Gotta Have it : Inside Guerilla Filmmaking [Inscribed and signed by Spike Lee to british producer Davis Puttnam (then Columbia CEO / Chairman of Columbia Pictures) who was instrumental in green-lighting Spike Lee’s ‘first major studio film’ (see Patrick Goldstein’s article in the LA Times in Feb.,1988) “School Daze”. The inscription reads: “To David Puttnam / Thanks for Everything / I appreciate it / Fuck Columbia !!! / love, Spike Lee” and is reflective of Spike Lee’s and David Puttnam’s experiences at Columbia (according to the Patrick Goldstein – article, Lee later complained that he constantly fought with Columbia, accusing them of trrying to ‘ghettoize’ his film.

First Edition. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1987. Octavo. 366 pages, illustrated throughout. Illustrated softcover in Collector’s Mylar and bespoke made Solanderbox. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare, stunning association-copy between two icons of film-making.

7850. [John Montague Collection] – [Montague, John] Dorgan, Theo.

Typescript Draft MS for a book of poetry by Theo Dorgan. With occasional manuscript corrections / suggestions / annotations by Dorgan’s early mentor John Montague, the Typescript MS was held among the private papers of John Montague in his West Cork Home. The typescript includes poems like “Closed Circuit”, “The Promised Garden”. Montague is approving several of the poems by simply applying a tick. John Montague made suggestions in pencil on the structure of “Elegy for a Schoolfriend” and more in depth-suggestions on “Nasty Archer”, “Her Body”,″The Width of a Room Between Us”, “Return”, “Reconciliation”, “Sunday Afternoon”. When asked about helping to date this early draft of his poetry, Theo Dorgan immediately gets back to us and he places it from memory into the early 1980’s. Theo Dorgan was surprised and seemingly chuffed that John Montague held on to this Manuscript and he recalls: “These poems, some in revised versions, make up the backbone of my first published collection, ‘The Ordinary House of Love’.” Dorgan continues: “I’m happy to say that most of them survived Montague’s eagle eye, which was of course a great comfort to me at the time. Still is!” Some of these poems selected had previously been published as broadsheets etc. but the skeleton of the Draft hints already at readying it for publication. Theo Dorgan graciously gives us even more information: “Some of the poems in the eventual book go back to when I was a student, others were definitely written in the second half of the 80s. The bulk of it, however, is in this MS. I base my estimation in part on the fact that what you have is a typescript produced, it appears, on the IBM golfball machine that was the pride and joy of Triskel Arts Centre. That machine was bought in 1980 or 1981, I’m fairly sure of that. I was Literature Officer there, then.” Theo Dorgan was part of John Montague’s circle of mentored poets, even though in an email-exchange with him about this typescript he mentions that “John Montague worked far more with Thomas McCarthy, Maurice Riordan and Gregory O’Donoghue than he did with me, and in many ways Gregory O’Donoghue was at that stage the most accomplished of us all – the only one included in JM’s Faber Book.” What followed then in our conversation with Theo Dorgan is a great example why manuscripts, letters, autographs, typescripts and the connections we often make with documents from the past have such meaning in explaining our emotional ties with people who matter to us on our way of forming personality. They are memories transforming into images, floods of empathy and nostalgia for personal moments lost but treasured because they helped us form our values. Presented with the old typescript, Theo Dorgan’s emotionality is tangible and he confesses more in an internal dialogue with himself and John Montague than with us: “I’m sorry to say that the reason John Montague worked with those others more than he did with me is because, in my shameful, youthful arrogance, I much preferred to trust my own judgement, and also, I suspect, because I was closest to John in temperament and feared coming unduly under his influence. That said, there was no-one whose good opinion of a poem I valued more, and we were close all our lives after. Very likely it was a case of old stag/young stag ! Montague taught us by indirection, he made his extensive library of modern and contemporary poetry available to us without stint, would wait for us to find an affinity (as, e.g. mine with Robert Graves and Galway Kinnell) and would then, in a long, ongoing conversation, help us to understand what it might mean for our own poems that we felt such affinities. A guided companionship in reading and making, if you will.″

Ireland, c.1981-1982. A4. 43 pages typescripts. Paperclipped. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some fingerstaining and residue of rust from the paperclip. Wonderful and extremely valuable document of not only a collaboration between two of Ireland’s landmark writers but moreover witness to the becoming, the birth of a true poet. Also included (from a different source) is a second printing of the first edition of the subsequent publication “The Ordinary House of Love” – signed by Theo Dorgan. Right at the beginning of the printed version, instead of a dedication to John Montague, Theo Dorgan placed a quote from Montague’s poem “Wine Dark Sea”: ‘For there is no sea / it is all a dream there is no sea / except in the tangle / of our minds; / the wine dark / sea of history on which we all turn / turn and thresh / and disappear.’ (Collected Poems, page 255). Provenance of the annotated typescript: From the private collection of John Montague’s papers in his recently sold West Cork Home.