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The Thirteenth Hussars in the Great War. With Maps and Illustrations.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1921. [Military history] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.xiii; [1]; 392. Publisher's dark blue cloth blocked in gilt and black and white to spine and upper, dust-jacket with printed price of 42/= net to spine. Illustrated throughout both in-text and with plates..... More
A History of Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells.
Chichester: Phillimore and Co., 2003. [Kent Topography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.xii; 484. With black and white illustrations, including a frontispiece map. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, being number 100 of 500 copies thus, hand numbered to a label on the verso..... More
Grimble.
London: Collins, 1968. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 44. With frequent in-text illustrations by Francis. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the red dust-jacket also illustrated by Francis. Internally fine. Jacket price-clipped and sunned to spine with some small closed tears. Very good..... More
In Massachusetts.
Menomonie, WI: Ox Head Press, 1967. [Poetry] PRIVATE PRESS EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (18 x 12cm), pp.[12]. Printed on handmade paper. Publisher's orange soft covers, sewn. A little light handling, and a touch of sunning to spine. Near fine. More
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes.
London: John Murray, 1964. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.92. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dustjacket. Some light spotting to prelims and to the edges, dustwrapper is nice and bright with just some creasing along the top and bottom edges. Very good. More
Behaving Badly.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'Signed for Phyllis | with much love + | many memories | Catherine Heath.' Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the..... More
Lady on the Burning Deck.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.218 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to dedication page: 'As it says—for Phyllis— | and of course with love— | Catherine | Catherine Heath | August 78.' Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt..... More
Stone Walls.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. [Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.221; [1]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, brown topstain, dust-jacket with wraparound design by Leigh Taylor with printed price of £2.25 net. Inscribed by the author to the half title page: "For Phyllis |..... More
Little Lord Fauntleroy. Collection of British Authors. Tauchnitz Edition. Vol. 2479.
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1887. COPYRIGHT EDITION (TAUCHNITZ). Octavo, pp. 279; 13 [advertisements]. Bound in publisher's soft paper covers with publishing details, titles, etc. printed to front. Fore edge and tail edge deckled. In good condition, very clean internally, with some age toning to covers, and general edgewear. Binding remains tight..... More
[You Only Live Twice, United Artists, 1967] Related documents.
UK, 30th March 1967. [James Bond film history] Typed arbitration decision by screenwriter Jack Pulman, regarding a dispute over the credits of the film You Only Live Twice between script writers Roald Dahl and Harold Jack Bloom. A detailed six-page arbitration including two pages of synopsis of Bloom's treatment compared..... More
In Gallant Company. [A Bolitho Novel].
London: Hutchinson, 1977. [Naval Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.287; [1]. With maps to grey endpapers. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Chris Mayger, priced at £3.95. Spotting to edges. Some rubbing to cloth and some light bruising to jacket edges..... More
The Inshore Squadron. [A Bolitho novel].
London: Hutchinson, 1978. [Naval Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.256. Maps to light blue endpapers. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Chris Mayger. A crisp, clean copy, in a price-clipped jacket, a little sunned to spine. Very good. September 1800: Richard..... More
The Only Victor.
London: Heinemann, 1990. [Naval Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 340 [2]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Geoffrey Huband, priced at £13.95. Some browning and spotting to edges, otherwise a bright, clean copy. Very good. More
A Tradition of Victory.
London: Hutchinson, 1981. [Naval Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.296. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, cartographic endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Chris Mayger. Discreet Harrods library blind stamp to rear pastedown. Some spotting to edges, slightly handled with some bumping to corners and spine..... More
Command a King's Ship.
London: Hutchinson, 1973. [Historical Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.320. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at £2.50. Fine in near fine dust-wrapper, with promotional bookmark. A further instalment in the brilliantly expert Bolitho series. March 1784: Bolitho, new captain of His Majesty's..... More
Sloop Of War.
London: Hutchinson, 1977. [Naval Adventure] INSCRIBED COPY, the third impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.319 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'To Donald James – | with best wishes | Alexander Kent.' Publisher's maroon cloth, with gilt titles to spine, and maps to grey endpapers..... More
The Mendelman Fire.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1957. [Short fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, with a fine association. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Red hardback cloth binding lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 12/6. A few brown spots to fore-edge else fine in a lightly used jacket with some..... More
My Old Man's A Dustman.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1956. [Modern fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.187; [1], blank. Black hardback cloth binding lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 10/6. Toning to edges and endpapers. Interior lightly toned, some rubbing to lower jacket panel. Very good. Signed in blue..... More
My Old Man's A Dustman.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1956. [Modern fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.187; [1], blank. Black hardback cloth binding lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 10/6. No inscriptions. Some spotting, endpapers browned else near fine. Author Wolf Mankowitz introduced Cubby Broccoli to Harry Saltzman, who formed Eon..... More
Mysteries of Easter Island.
London: Collins 1969. [History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp. 224. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 30s to front flap. In certain parts of the book, there are black and white photographs of the island and illustrated maps. Minor toning..... More
An Adventure.
London: Faber and Faber, 1934. [Paranormal Activity] FOURTH EDITION, third impression thus. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.118 [2]. With four folding maps at rear. Publisher's light green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Blind ex-libris stamp of Alan H. Hooker to fly-leaf. A touch of light spotting to endpapers, otherwise..... More
An Adventure. With Appendix and Maps.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1913. [Paranormal Activity] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.viii; 205 [3]. With a number of in-text maps and plans, and four black and white map plates at rear. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and a gilt fleur-de-lis device to upper. All edges..... More
The Holy Maid of Kent. The Life of Elizabeth Barton, 1506-1534.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971. [Tudor Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.390 [2]. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge brown, with family trees to endpapers. With the yellow dust-jacket designed by Studio Stead, priced at £3.95..... More
The Enchanted Castle.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907. [Children's Fantasy Adventure] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.352 [2]. With 47 engraved illustrations by Millar, including a frontispiece. Recently re-bound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and the original publisher's gilt-decorated red cloth over boards. Top edge..... More
Wet Magic.
London: Ernest Benn Ltd., 1958. [Children's Fantasy] NEW EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xii; 274 [2]. With wood engraved plates by Millar. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Illustrated dust-wrapper priced at 12/6. Charming gift note to flyleaf, jacket a little edge worn and slightly sunned. A very..... More
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