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The Talking Horse and Other Stories.
London: Smith, Elder, and co., 1893. Presentation Copy, "New Edition". Octavo. Bound in publisher's red cloth, with panelling embossed in black to boards, titles to front board, and titles in gilt to spine. Binding is rubbed, with noticable fading to spine; somewhat shaken, linen visible in joint at p.1, and..... More
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Poem by Austin Dobson.
London: Heinemann n.d. [1907]. [Literature] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo, pp.162; [2]. With thirteen full colour plates, and many line drawings within the text. Bound in publisher's light green cloth with dark green titles and gilt illustration to upper, titled in green to spine, monogrammed imprint blocked to rear Light..... More
The Hunting of the Snark.
London: Harper and Brothers, 1903. [Children's Illustrated Literature] FIRST EDITION THUS, deluxe binding. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[2]; xiii; [1]; 248. Publisher's cream cloth lettered in gilt to upper board and spine. Seventeen illustrations including the tissue-guarded frontispiece, decorative borders in green. Some small tears around name card holder to..... More
The Passion-Flower Hotel.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. ['Sixties literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.189; [3], blank. Publisher's pink cloth, top edge blue, with typographic dust-jacket priced at 15s. A crisp clean, near fine copy in a slightly rubbed jacket. A rather racy novel about the extra curricular activities at an exclusive girls' boarding-school. An..... More
The Late Uncle Max.
London: MacDonald. 1957. First edition. Octavo, pp. 192. Publisher's black cloth with yellow titles to spine, dynamic pictorial dustjacket. Small pen annotation on flyleaf, plus a small area of rough surface where a sticker or similar has been removed, some staining to the top edge. Dustwrapper shows well with just..... More
The Gun.
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1939. [Modern Literature] VINTAGE PENGUIN EDITION, first Penguin Edition. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.245; [1]; [10], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's orange and white softcovers, matching dust-jacket with printed price of 6d. to front flap. Ex-libris stamp front paste-down, toning to edges of textblock and internally, toning to covers and..... More
Brown on Resolution.
London: John Lane, the Bodley Head, 1929. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.272; [8], ads, followed by foldout facsimile review. Publisher's blue cloth trimmed in yellow. Owner bookplate to pastedown, contents clean and fresh, covers are square, spine sunned. Near fine, without jacket. 'An epic in miniature of..... More
Brewster's Millions
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Co., 1903. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[x]; 325; [3], blank; [1], imprint; [3], blank. Elegantly bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full burgundy morocco with gilt ruling and raised bands to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Discreet initials stamped to third blank..... More
The Last Million.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d. 1919]. First Edition. Octavo. pp. xxxv, 271. In publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine and upper board. With rare original dust jacket showing an impressionistic scene of soldiers set against a red exploding sky. Portions of jacket lost to corners and spine head/tail;..... More
A History of New York, From the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty. Containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the three Dutch governers of New Amsterdam; being the only authentic history of the times that hath ever been published.
London: John Bumpus, 1825. [History] Duodecimo (16 x 11cm), pp.xx; 340. Bound in pictorial paper boards, with titles to spine and publisher's advertisements to rear boards, edges uncut. Binding is rubbed and chipped, with a small split to front hinge. Text shows some spotting, particularly to front matter. Very good..... More
The Green Curve. And other stories.
London, William Blackwood. 1909. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's light brown cloth titled in black and decorated to front board with a green...well a curve, obviously.Bright and clean with minor spotting to page edges. Marginal dampmark to pages 150-170 caused by a drop of something splashed by a nervous reader. A...... More
The Story Of Ragged Robyn.
London, Michael Joseph. 1945. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's bright red cloth titled in silver.Slight cocked, otherwise spotless. Dustwrapper bright and unfaded, some slight soiling, a small internal tape repair to head of spine. All in all a lovely copy, not a claim that would normally be laid at the door..... More
contribute 'The Living Daylights' and 'The Case of the Caretaker' to 'ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE.'
Holyoake, MA: Davis Publications, March 1969. [James Bond / Miss Marple] Original issue magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.162, with colour covers. Minor wear to spine; a clean, fine copy. This issue also contains mysteries by Anthony Gilbert, Gerald Kersh and Lawrence Treat. Gilbert A14b, p.459-60. More
contribute 'The Living Daylights' and 'The Case of the Caretaker' to 'ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE'
Holyoake, MA: Davis Publications, March 1969. [James Bond / Miss Marple] Original issue magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.162, with colour covers. Bibliographer's copy. Minor toning to spine, light wear to head and tail; a clean, fine copy. This issue also contains mysteries by Anthony Gilbert, Gerald Kersh and Lawrence..... More
contributes 'The Property of a Lady' to... 'ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE.'
Holyoake, MA: Davis Publications, September 1969. [Spy story] Original issue magazine format (20 x 14cm), pp.162, with colour covers. Pages toned as expected, contents clean, light soiling to front cover, some wrinkling; near fine. This issue contains the James Bond short story 'The Property of a Lady' plus mysteries by..... More
Maria and Some Other Dogs.
London: Methuen, 1949. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.viii, 126. With in-text illustrations by Somerville. In publisher's yellow cloth with blue titles to spine and blue dog motif to upper board. With original orange pictorial dust jacket. Chipping to jacket edges; one particularly large chip from front cover bottom edge. Good overall..... More
The Sweet Cry of Hounds.
London: Methuen and Co., 1936. FIRST EDITION. Foolscap Quarto (22x18cm). pp. x, 132. With 4 full-page illustrated plates including frontispiece, and 17 further in-text illustrations by the author, Edith Somerville. In publisher's mauve cloth with gilt titles to white cloth label on spine. With original orange and white dust jacket..... More
The American Claimant.
Charles L. Webster and Co., New York, 1892. 8vo., half-title, frontispiece, illustrations in text, pp. 278 + 8 of adverts. Publisher's pictorial grey cloth. Head and tail of spine very slightly rubbed. Fine. FIRST EDITION. BMC No261, p90-93. More
A Tramp Abroad.
Chatto and Windus, London, 1880, FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION- with scarce catalogue dated JUNE 1880. The first single volume edition, following the rare two volume edition by four months. First issue calls for sewn catalogue dated the month of publication which was August 1880. Other copies noted with later Sept..... More
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