Signed & Inscribed
Sir Ned and the Nasties.
London: Andersen Press, 2017. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (28 x 25cm), pp.[28]. With colour illustration by David McKee to every page. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to title page, with an additional signature and drawing to copyright page. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, priced at £11.99. A...... More
Belinda Brown.
London: Andersen Press, 2018. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (28 x 25cm), pp.[26]. With colour illustrations by the author to every page. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, and with an additional signature and a drawing to copyright page. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, and illustrated..... More
Sonia Married.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1919]. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.335 [25]. INSCRIBED: 'For | Mrs. Cleveland-Stevens | with every good wish from | author | Stephen McKenna | 29 November 1919.' in blue ink to flyleaf. Publisher's pink cloth with black titles to..... More
Detonator.
London: Bantam Press, 2015. [Espionage thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.348; [1],Note; [3], blank. Publisher's black cloth blocked in gilt, red endpapers, photographic dust-jacket priced at £18.99. Signed by the author to the title page with 'Signed at Waterstones' label to upper panel. Absolutely fine/as new. A...... More
Preliminary Studies for H. M. Factory, Gretna, and, Study for an Installation of Phosgene Manufacture.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, no date [1920]. [Munitions Factory Plans] SIGNED BY KENNETH BINGHAM QUINAN, one of just 1000 copies. Large octavo (28 x 19cm), pp.xvi; 145 [1]. With 24 large folding plans and diagrams. SIGNED and dated 3rd November 1920 by Quinan in black ink to front pastedown..... More
Carmen, an Opera in Four Acts. Taken from the story of Prosper Merimee, the original Libretto by H. Meilhac and L. Halevy. New English Version by John and Ada Galsworthy.
London: Elkin Matthews and Marrot, 1932. [Opera Libretto] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.[2] x; 80 [2]. Number 97 of 650 copies, 600 thus, SIGNED by both John and Ada Galsworthy ink black ink to limitation page. Publisher's white quarter cloth, with black titles to spine, and silver..... More
Tropic of Cancer.
London: John Calder, 1963. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6] 318. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page; possibly a secretarial hand. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the blue dust-jacket, priced at 25s. Large blue ink ownership to..... More
Frankenstein. According to Spike Milligan.
London: Virgin Books, 1997. [Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xiii; [1]; 127; [3]. Publisher's black cloth, titles in silver to spine, dust-jacket designed by Slatter-Anderson. Inscribed by the author to the title page: "Hello | To Jim | Spike Milligan". Slight bump to bottom corners, wrapper price..... More
A Book Of Milliganimals.
London, Dennis Dobson. 1968. First edition, SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. 8vo. 88pp. Fine in publisher's gilt titled blue cloth. Clad in a vibrant, elephant adorned purple dustwrapper showing only the slightest hint of wear, it's all very unfaded and lovely. To top it all off, it's inscribed by Mr.Milligan to the..... More
Milligan's Ark.
Surrey: M. and J. Hobbs, 1971. SIGNED FIRST EDITION.Quarto. Publisher's illustrated laminated boards, in matching pictorial dust jacket. Signed boldly by Spike Milligan to title page. A bright copy, near fine, in similar wrapper. A collection of cartoons and funny verses about animals, all by famous people, to help the..... More
Streams.
Lindfield: Lemon Publications, 1975. [Poetry] INSCRIBED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.145; [1]; unpaginated blanks to rear. Publisher's printed wrappers. Signed and inscribed on the title page: "To Guy | Have a jolly jubilee | mate | Peter | The Bend | Lindfield. 77." With a foreword by Spike..... More
The Annals of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Volume VI 1921-1943.
London: Leo Cooper, 1971. [Military History] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xviii; 398. With numerous maps, and eight double-sided black and white photographic plates. SIGNED by Roger Nixon in blue ink to flyleaf. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and regimental badge to upper. With the..... More
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet.
London: Sceptre, 2010. [Japanese Historical Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 469 [3]. With occasional in-text illustrations reproduced from various works. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'To Myra | David Mitchell.' Publisher's cream cloth, titled and decorated in black and blue, priced..... More
The Master of the Moon.
London: The Museum Press, 1952. [Science Fiction Adventure] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.223 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to fly-leaf: 'Tony Ashby | with best wishes from | Patrick Moore.' Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Clothier..... More
Bond On Bond. The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies.
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2012. [James Bond Film Reference] Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.224. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, with colour limitation leaf inserted between flyeaf and half-title stating "This Limited Edition of Bond on Bond has been personally signed by Sir Roger Moore KBE". Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's black cloth..... More
Bond On Bond. The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies.
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2012. [James Bond Film Reference] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.224. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's black cloth blocked in silver to spine, with colour-illustrated endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £25 to rear panel. A fine, as-new copy. Moore's unique take on..... More
My Word is My Bond.
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2008. [Hollywood memoir] The UK COLLECTOR'S EDITION, One of 1000 copies in the publisher's de luxe cloth, in matching slipcase. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.336. Black cloth blocked in silver. Titled 'Limited Edition' on half title, not to be confused with the trade or American..... More
Signed Roger Moore Still from the film 'Gold of the Seven Saints' (1961).
[Film] SIGNED STILL. One black and white film still from Gordon Douglas' 1961 film, showing Moore as 'Shaun Garrett', SIGNED in blue marker. Mounted on white card ready to frame. Total dimensions 31 x 26cm. More
Looking Ahead! A Tale of Adventure.
London: Henry & Co., no date [1892]. [Dystopia] INSCRIBED SECOND EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.viii; 264 [4]. With occasional in-text illustrations. INSCRIBED in black ink to the half-title: 'with the author's | kind regards.' Publisher's plain paper covers, illustrated and titled in red, priced at 1s. Quite well-handled, with..... More
Highlands and Backwoods: The Legend and the Hero. With a foreword by Chief Scout Lord Rowallan.
London: Christopher Johnson, 1957. [Pedagogy and Travel] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, EX LIBRIS CLEMENT ATTLEE. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.183 [1]. With seven half-tone plates, including a frontispiece, as well as a few in-text maps and illustrations. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: 'with the author's | every..... More
An extra pair of hands: A story of caring, ageing & everyday acts of love.
London: Profile Books, 2021. [Old Age] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[12] 193 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's blue cloth with metallic blue titles to spine, and blue endpapers. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at £12.99, showing a Waterstones 'Signed by..... More
Twelve Poems.
Stoke Ferry: Daedalus Press, 1968. [Poetry] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[22]. Number 8 of 300 copies SIGNED by the author. Publisher's plain soft covers, with the grey dust-jacket titled in gilt to front cover. Bumped to corners, with some light handling. Near fine. More
The Desolate Antarctic.
London: Lutterworth Press, 1950. [Antarctic exploration] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION WITH TLS. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xvi; 172. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, cartographic endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of 12s. 6d. net. Illustrated with photographic plates. Warmly inscribed by the author to W.G. Whincop to the half title..... More
Still me.
London: Michael Joseph, 2018. [Romance] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp. [8]; 479; [11]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, yellow endpapers, dust-wrapper with printed price of £20 to flap, black signed copy sticker to front jacket. Clean, bright pages, bumping to one corner of front..... More
Killer T.
London: Hot Key Books, 2018. [Young Adult Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 461 [13]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's white cloth with red metallic titles to spine, and illustrated endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Cherie Chapman and Chris..... More