Rab and His Friends. From the Library of Charlie Watts

John Brown

Published by Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh, 1862

About this Item

1862 1st edition 1st impression. 3/4 maroon leather over brown textured cloth, gilt titles and decoration, 5 raised bands, all edges speckled red. 7 engraved plates with tissue guards. Condition: Very Good. Light edge wear. A little rubbing to leather. Gilt bright. Some fading to cloth on rear board. Label with owner's name inside front board. Competent sketch of horse and rider to first blank. Off-setting to tissue guard at frontis. Small surface tear to p14 where it has adhered to the tissue guard. Pages generally clean and bright. All plates present. Size: 10x8in / 25x20cm. 34pp. Weight: 510g.
Provenance: From the library of Charlie Watts. Exeter May 2026 Auction.
?Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood are proud and delighted to have been entrusted with the sale of the Collection of the Late Charlie and Shirley Watts. The drummer of the greatest Rock and Roll band and the love of his life, the talented horse breeder and sculptress Shirley chose Devonshire as their retreat - and it was at Halsdon House, near the village of Dolton that they lived out their lives together in rural happiness? Watts was an incorrigible bibliophile and Christie?s have already held two remarkable sales of some of his most desirable tomes - famously successful auctions of Literature and Jazz, which they described as ?a fitting tribute to the exquisite taste of the legendary Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts?.?.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1783188286486

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rab and His Friends. From the Library of Charlie Watts
• Publisher: Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1862
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Illustrated
  • Fiction