Signed & Inscribed
Mister Babadook.
St Surry Hills, NSW: Causeway Films, printed by Insight Editions, 2016. [Horror Film Pop-Up] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Quarto (33x 26cm), pp.[54]. A hand-made pop-up book, illustrated throughout in black and white. One of 5000 copies thus, SIGNED by the Director, Jennifer Kent, in black marker to the limitation plate at..... More
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The First and Fourth Renderings In English Verse By Edward Fitzgerald. With Illustrations by Willy Pogany.
London: George Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1930. [Illustrated Poetry] LIMITED EDITION, a Presentation Copy, one of 750 copies SIGNED in pencil to the frontispiece by Willy Pogany, numbered 'Artist'. Small Quarto (27 x 21cm), pp.175 [1]. With twelve mounted colour plates including a frontispiece, an original etching signed in pencil..... More
An Aubrey Beardsley Lecture. With an Introduction and Notes by R. A. Walker and some Unpublished Letters and Drawings.
London: R. A. Walker. 1924. [Art criticism] LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER. Octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.103; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, black leather title square with gilt to spine. Top edge gilt, others left untrimmed. Number 145 of 500 copies printed, of which 450 were for sale, signed by..... More
Joan of Garioch.
London: Duckworth & Co., 1924. [Romantic Novel] INSCRIBED COPY, a re-issue. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] vi; 350. With eight black and white illustrated plates, including a frontispiece, by Burke. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to fly-leaf: 'To "The Prices" | with many happy memories | of Bridge..... More
I Owe You One.
London: Bantam Press, 2019. [Modern fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 374 [4]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's white cloth with gilt titles to spine, and yellow endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Richard Ogle, priced at £20.00. 'Signed Copy' sticker..... More
Shopaholic to the Rescue.
London: Bantam, 2015. [Romantic comedy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.320. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Lucy Truman and designed by Becky Glibbery. Signed by the author to the title-page. Signed sticker to dust-wrapper. Fine. The ninth instalment of the series following the life of Rebecca..... More
The Dipsy Chanty And Other Selected Poems.
East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Shop 1899. Limited Edition to 950 copies of which this is No. 466, SIGNED by Elbert Hubbard. Post octavo, pp.93; [2], blank. Bound in the publisher's limp, green suede boards with yapp edges, embossed gilt to front board, blocked with the image of a tall..... More
Liverpool Days [and] Golden Dreams.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1994 and 1996. [Rock photo-documentaries] LIMITED EDITION SET. Two volumes in an exclusive box set. Quarto (29 x 26cm), pp.122; pp.122. Both volumes profusely illustrated on 200gsm matt art paper, and SIGNED by Kirchherr and Scheler, both being number 1026 of 2500 copies of each title. Both..... More
When We Was Fab.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2003. [Rock and Pop] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Folio. Number 102 of 750 copies, SIGNED by photographer Astrid Kirchherr, with a foreword by Olivia Harrison. Bound in full blind-stamped black morocco, in a presentation solander box, with a silver gelatin print of George Harrison, signed by Kichherr on..... More
Dancing in the Dark. My Struggle: Book 4.
London: Harvill Secker, 2015. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 548 [6]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to signature box on flyleaf. Publisher's navy paper-covered boards with silver titles to spine. Navy photographic endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket by Asbjørn Jensen, priced at..... More
Appointment in Cairo.
London: Evans and Brothers, 1950. [Espionage thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.255 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: 'Harry— | here's hoping you | enjoy this fable. | Bruce | London 1950.' Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the colour-illustrated..... More
The Secretary.
London: Transworld, 2019. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[294]. Publisher's pictorial paper-covered boards in pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Stephen Mulcahey. Signed by the author to the title-page. Small blob of binders glue to front edge, neatly opened. Signed sticker to the dust-wrapper. Near Fine. After eighteen years..... More
Princess Daisy.
New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1980. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[12]; 464; [4]. Quarter bound in cream cloth with green paper over boards, green titles to spine. Photographic dust-jacket by Dan Wynn. Daisy flower-illustrated endpapers. Inscribed by the author in brown ink to flyleaf..... More
The Wall.
London: Faber and Faber, 2019. [Dystopia] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 276 [6]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's light blue paper over boards with navy titles to spine and matching light blue endpapers. With the grey dust-jacket, priced at £14.99. 'Signed..... More
Peter Lanyon 1918-1964.
Penzance: Andrew Lanyon, with St. Ives Printing and Publishing Company, 1990. [Biography and Catalogue] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Large octavo (28 x 21cm), pp.340. Heavily illustrated throughout with tipped-in plates. Number 417 of 500 copies SIGNED by the author, Andrew Lanyon, in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's black cloth, with..... More
Wartime Abstractions: The Paintings of Peter Lanyon.
Penzance: Andrew Lanyon, with St. Ives Printing and Publishing Company, 1996. [Biography and Catalogue] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Large octavo (28 x 21cm), pp.84 [4]. Heavily illustrated throughout with tipped-in plates. Number 200 of 250 copies SIGNED by the author, Andrew Lanyon, in pencil to limitation page. Publisher's black cloth, with..... More
T.E. Lawrence To His Biographer, Robert Graves [and] Liddell Hart. Information about himself, in the form of letters, notes and answers to questions, edited with a critical commentary.
London: Faber and Faber, 1938. [Letters and Biography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS. Two volume box set. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[2] x; 187 [1]; pp.[2] x; 233 [3]. Each with a black and white frontispiece, and printed on fine, handmade paper. Both being copy 172 of 1000 thus, SIGNED by Graves..... More
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.383; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, and purple endpapers. With the purple dust-jacket designed by gray318, priced at £18.99. A fine, as-new..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue, one of 500 copies. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 339 [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback in pictorial cloth slipcase. A fine, as-new copy, still in the shrink-wrap. A naive young interpreter stumbles into..... More
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue, on of 500 copies. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] 339 [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback blocked in silver, terracotta endpapers, sewn endbands, pictorial cloth slipcase. This is an exclusive signed edition for Hatchards..... More
The Secret Pilgrim.
London: Penguin Books, 2011. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED COPY, first thus. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6] 423 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £7.99. A fine, as-new copy. An espionage novel with George Smiley in a supporting role. More
The Stretton Street Affair.
London: Cassell and Co., 1924. [Spy fiction] ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's burgundy cloth titled and decorated in black to spine and front board. Gift inscription to title page: "To Enid Agabeg | from Uncle | William Le Queux ". Internally clean, very light spoting to page..... More
Goldengirl.
London: Cassell, 1977. [Sports Dystopia] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[4] 377 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at £3.95. Light rubbing, bumping and sunning out outer edges of binding and..... More
Spider Girl.
London: Cassell, 1980. [TV Documentary Dystopia] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8] 292. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black quarter cloth with silver titles to spine and red paper over boards. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £5.95. A fine copy. A...... More
This Sceptred Isle: 55 BC - 1901.
London: BBC Books and Penguin Books, 2000. [British History] INSCRIBED COPY, the fifth impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xxiv; 616. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, priced at £20.00. Lightly handled. Fine... More