Name: Auction: China Collection of works including Chinese imprints
Brand: Lyon & Turnbull
Price: 600 GBP
Availability: InStock

This June's Books &amp; Manuscripts auction is led by one of the most important collections of historical Scottish manuscripts ever offered for sale, containing no fewer than five letters signed by Mary Queen of Scots, with further letters and documents signed by James V, James VI and I, and Mary of Guise. &nbsp;The papers of Kilravock Castle, near Nairn in the highlands of Scotland, bring to life the history of the ancient Rose family as they fought for influence in a feudal society populated by child kings, doomed queens, jostling consorts and regents, and power-hungry bishops.From the 20th century, the highlight of the sale is a spectacular archive depicting the progress of Roald Dahl’s 1984 memoir Boy: Tales of Childhood from idea to print, and including 30 original ink sketches by Dahl. The Boy archive is one of several lots from the estate of the late Ian Craig (1944-2023), who was Dahl’s art director at Jonathan Cape while also working with celebrated figures including Judith Kerr and Ralph Steadman.The sale also offers a rich selection of children’s books and original artwork, rare works of travel and exploration, and fine bindings, together with original letters by figures including Winston Churchill and Ludwig Wittgenstein, and manuscripts and historical documents in fields ranging from science to the Napoleonic Wars.Buyer's Guide:

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Stanton, William. The Triad Society or Heaven and Earth Association. Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., 1900. First edition in book form, large 8vo, [8] 124 pp., original brown cloth decorated in black, half-title, damp-stain to front board and early leaves, manuscript underlining and marginalia (including some notes in Chinese);&nbsp; China Inland Mission. China's Millions. Vol. XXXIII [-XLIX]. New Series. London: China Inland Mission, 1925-35 & 37-43. 17 volumes (no volume for 1936 present but numbering continuous between 1935 and 1937), 4to, volumes 33-42 (i.e. for years 1925-35) in original varicoloured cloth with gilt-lettered spines and large pictorial blocks to front covers in black, volumes 43-49 (years 1937-43) in original red cloth, halftone photographic illustrations throughout; Lu, Hsun. The True Story of Ah Q. Peking: Foreign Languages Press, 1953. 8vo, original cloth, dust jacket, halftone photographic portrait frontispiece;&nbsp; Brandt, J. J. Wenli Particles. Peking: North China Union Language school, 1929. First edition, 8vo, original green cloth, dust jacket;&nbsp;and 15 others (35)

Collection of works including Chinese imprints

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Collection of works including Chinese imprints

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