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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
New York: Beginner Books, Random House, 1958. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.63. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards, with the matching dust-jacket, not priced. Minor edge soiling, owner's name discreetly hidden under flap. Jacket has small loss to the tail of spine, is rubbed and lightly creased..... More
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
New York: Beginner Books, 1958. [Children's Illustrated Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[1]; 61; [2]. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards with the dust-jacket of matching design. Coloured illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's neat note to flyleaf in black ink, bumping to spine and corners, some sunning..... More
The Cat in the Hat.
New York, NY: Random House, 1957. [Children's reading book] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with all points present. Quarto (23 x 17cm), pp.62. Illustrated throughout. Bound in publisher's pictorial blue boards, in illustrated dust-jacket repeating the cover design. Some wear to extremities, corners lightly bumped, very light discolouration to front board..... More
The Cat in the Hat.
New York, NY: Random House, 1957. [Children's reading book] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with all points present. Quarto (23 x 17cm), pp.62. Illustrated throughout. Bound in publisher's pictorial blue boards, in illustrated dust-jacket repeating the cover design. Contents clean, page edges toned, jacket is edgeworn, one-inch chip to foot of..... More
The Cat in the Hat.
London: HarperCollinsChildren's Books, 1997. [Children's Illustrated] ANNIVERSARY EDITION. Small quarto (29 x 21cm), pp.[2] 61 [1]. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's dark grey quarter cloth, with silver titles to spine, red cloth over boards, and light blue endpapers. With the light blue illustrated dust-jacket. Minor handling; jacket price-clipped. Near fine..... More
The Cat in the Hat.
London: Collins and Harvill, [circa 1970s]. [Children's Illustrated] VINTAGE UK COPY, a later issue following the merger of William Collins and the Harvill Press. Small quarto (24 x 17cm), pp.[2] 61 [1]. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's glossy illustrated paper-covered boards, not priced. Blue and red illustrated endpapers. Moderate bumping..... More
Sonntag.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1971. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Mike McInnerney, priced at £1.50 / 30s. Blue ink ownership to fly-leaf, otherwise crisp and clean, with a touch of toning to edges and one..... More
"Not So Quiet..." Stepdaughters of War.
London: Albert E. Marriott, 1930. [Great War Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.239 [1]. Publisher's mixed red and white cloth, with red titles to spine and upper. With the illustrated cream dust-jacket, priced at 5s. An exceptionally nice copy, with some spotting and toning to edges. Jacket shows..... More
A Series of Unfortunate Events [Complete]. The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, The Miserable Mill, The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, The Carnivorous Carnival, The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril, The End, and The Unauthorized Autobiography.
London: Egmont, 2001 to 2006. [Children's Fantasy] COMPLETE UK FIRST EDITIONS. 14 volumes. Octavo (19 x 13 x 28cm). With in-text illustrations by Helquist. Volumes 5, 7, and the autobiography complete with wrap-around bands. Volume 8 with the dust-jacket. All in publisher's colour paper-covered boards illustrated by Helquist. Light wear..... More
In Darkest Africa, or the Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of Equatoria.
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1890. [African Exploration] FIRST TRADE EDITION. Two volumes. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 529; [1]; pp.xvi; 472; [2]. With 150 woodcut illustrations and maps, including three folding. Also with a copy of John Speke's map of eastern equatorial Africa loose to preliminaries of..... More
The Blackbird
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970. [Spy thriller] FIRST BRITISH EDITION. Octavo (20x 14cm), pp.184; [8], blank. Publisher's dark grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-wrapper designed by Graphics Partners. A clean, fine copy in near fine price-clipped wrapper. Adventure novel featuring the 'swinging' series character Alan Grofield. Westlake..... More
British Rural Sports: Comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism, with all Rural Games and Amusements.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., no date [circa 1875]. [Blood and Outdoor Sports] FINELY BOUND, the 11th edition. Octavo (19 x 15cm), pp.xx; 872 [2]. Very small print over two columns. With numerous engraved plates by various artists. Contemporary red half calf, with gilt titles to a black label, further..... More
The Dark Crusader.
London: Collins, 1961. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Pino Dell-Orco. An export copy, not priced. Toning, spotting, and some bumping to edges. Moderate spotting also to pages either side of the..... More
The Satan Bug.
London: Collins, 1962. [Spy fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's mid-blue cloth titled in gilt to spine, in dust-wrapper illustrated by John Heseltine, priced at 16s. No inscriptions, edge spotted, jacket with some chips and tears, some edgewear. Very good. A rather scarce title, being the second..... More
Eurydice.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. [Wartime adventure] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author. Crown Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.352. Publisher's dark blue cloth, blocked in white, in full-colour dust-wrapper illustrated by Bip Pares, priced at 7/6. Author's presentation note in green ink to the title page "Signed for..... More
The Sub: The Autobiography of David Munro, Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1917. FIRST EDITION. Crown Octavo. pp. 356 [2]. With 5 b/w illustrated plates including frontispiece. In publisher's cyan cloth with darker blue titles to spine and upper board. Lacking jacket. Slight browning to poor quality paper, and slight sunning to spine; near-fine overall. An account of..... More
The Way of Escape.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1912. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.vi; 383 [9]. Publisher's navy cloth with titles in gilt to spine and white to upper. Front flyleaf neatly removed. Light spotting and toning to edges and endpapers. Light wear and bumping to cloth, with..... More
Wobbly Sounds: A Collection of British Flexi Discs. Four Corners Irregulars No. 6.
London: Four Corners, 2019. [Sound Recordings] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 17cm), pp.160. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's glossy colour-illustrated soft covers, with illustrated endpapers, priced at £10. Also with a publisher's bookmark loose to preliminaries. A fine, as-new copy. More
Black Widow.
London: Robert Hale, 1963. [Psychological thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.190; [2]. Publisher's green cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced 10/6. Clean and fresh. Gently handled. A fine copy. The third of her four Robert Hale-published thrillers. More
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade).
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. [Literature] FIRST UK EDITION, ASSOCIATION COPY, being novelist Sir Walter Besant's copy, a friend of the author and an early public champion of this book. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 438; [34]. With 174 wood-cut illustrations by Kemble. Pictorial red cloth boards, brown floral endpapers..... More
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Tom Sawyer's Comrade).
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. [Literary classic] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo, pp.xvi; 438; [2], blank. With 174 wood-cut illustrations by Kemble. Exquisitely bound by Frost of Bath in full scarlet polished calf with full gilt back, twin title labels, marbled endpapers, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, original decorative cloth..... More
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Tom Sawyer's Comrade).
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. [Literary classic] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo, pp.xvi; 438 [34]. Catalogue dated October 1884. With 174 wood-cut illustrations by Kemble. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper. Publisher's brown foliate endpapers. Presented in a black quarter morocco clamshell box, with..... More
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. (Tom Sawyer's Comrade).
London: Chatto and Windus, 1884. [Literary classic] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo, pp.xvi; 438 [34]. Catalogue dated October 1884. With 174 wood-cut illustrations by Kemble. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper. Publisher's brown foliate endpapers. A few reading marks within, discreet rubber stamped name..... More
Pudd'nhead Wilson. A Tale.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1908. [Crime Satire] NEW EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xii; 246 [34]. With six illustrated plates by Loeb, and a frontispiece photograph of the author. Publisher's navy cloth lettered in gilt to spine and upper. Moderate spotting and light toning throughout. Very light wear to binding..... More
The American Claimant.
New York, NY: Charles L. Webster, 1892. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp. 277; [9], publisher's advertisements. Publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt to spine and upper board with illustrations to upper. Illustrative frontispiece, black and white illustrations throughout. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, bumping..... More