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4 4. ASCHER. 1951 festival of britain scarf 1951. £350
830 x 830 mm. pure silk, white and red, with stylised designs of lion and unicorn and borders of leaves, fireworks and fountains.
5. ATABEY, Sefik E. — the ottoman World. the library of sefik e. Atabey with a supplement. London: Sotheby’s, 2002.
£125
4to (269 x 208mm), 3 volumes. original printed wrappers, Atabey booklabel reproduced on lower wrappers, slipcase; pp. i: 248; ii: 240; iii: 236; numerous colour-printed illustrations, some full-page; a few ll. slightly creased, some prices added in pencil, nonetheless a very good set in the original slipcase.
the auction catalogue of the Atabey collection, the most important collection of works on the ottoman empire to be offered on the market in recent years, remarkable for the rarity, provenance and condition of its contents, and a sale comparable to the blackmer auction of 1989 (indeed, a number of blackmer’s books were subsequently purchased by Atabey). ‘focusing on the rise and decline of ottoman power, this library of fascinating and rare books delights both the eye and the mind. the history of the ottoman empire involves the entire mediterranean basin together with its hinterlands and its extension into the black sea, and the books which comprise the collection reflect the same geographical expanse. from the shores of north Africa, across greece and turkey to the caucasus, from the crimea to the persian gulf, from the black sea to vienna, ottoman power and influence made itself felt for over five hundred years. thus the collection contains books on a wide variety of subjects, people and places’ (introduction). the Atabey collection is prefaced by a three-page foreword by leonora navari (author of bibliographical catalogues of both the blackmer and Atabey collections) and occupies volumes i-iii (lots 1-1336); volume iii also contains the supplement of books added to the Atabey collection after its purchase en bloc in the latter 1990s (lots 1337-1629), and includes indices of authors, anonymous works, and locations. the printed results list is loosely inserted.
the mAn from u.n.c.l.e.
6. AVALLONE, Michael, et al. the man from u.n.c.l.e. (A collection of 26 original paperbacks). New York. Ace Books, Signet [1965-1969].
£498
8vo., 26 volumes, original paper wrappers illustrated with scenes from the emmy, golden globe and grammy award-winning tv series. Just a little rubbing and a little browning as usual, generally a very good collection.
first editions. based on the mgm-Arene tv series starring robert vaughn and david mccullum. the titles in the collection are:
1: the man from u.n.c.l.e; 2: the doomsday Affair; 3: the copenhagen Affair; 4: the dagger Affair; 5: the mad scientist Affair; 6: the vampire Affair; 7: the radioactive camel Affair; 8: the monster Wheel Affair; 9: the diving dames Affair; 10: the Assassination Affair; 11: the invisibility Affair; 12: the mind-twisters Affair; 13: the rainbow Affair; 14: the cross of gold Affair; 15: the utopia Affair; 16: the splintered sunglasses Affair; 17: the hollow crown Affair; 18: the unfair fare Affair; 19: the power cube Affair; 20: the corfu Affair; 21: the thinking machine Affair; 22: the stone-cold dead in the market Affair, 23: the finger in the sky Affair. Also includes Abc of espionage; and the girl from u.n.c.l.e. (the birds of a feather Affair - signed by Avallone), and the girl from u.n.c.l.e. (the blazing Affair).
7. AVEDON, Richard. in the American West. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. 1994.
£300
small folio. publisher’s brown cloth with portrait plates mounted to front and back, with the original clear acetate dust jacket [170 pp.], profusely illustrated in black and white; a fine copy.
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