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Russian Ballet. Camera Studies by Gordon Anthony. With an Introduction by Arnold Haskell.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1939. [Ballet Photography] LEATHER-BOUND First Edition. Large Quarto (33 x 27cm), pp.[32]. Illustrated with 96 tipped-in black and white photographs of Russian ballet stars, including a frontispiece. Recently re-bound in navy half morocco, with gilt titles to twin red labels, four raised bands to spine, and matching..... More
The Secret Trail A Jimmie Rezaire Story.
London, Methuen 1928. A Secret Service thriller. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp256. Publisher's hardcover in dustwrapper. A very good copy with owner name, loss to jacket at base of spine affecting imprint, faded beneath at same, one or two other minor nicks or tears (one taped at rear) spine sunned. A...... More
Me and You.
London: Doubleday, 2010. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Quarto (29 x 24cm), pp.[26]. Illustrated in colour throughout by the author. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's glossy illustrated paper-covered boards, priced at £10.99 (no jacket issued). A fine copy. A modern re-telling of..... More
Willy's Stories.
London: Walker Books, 2014. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (31 x 27cm), pp.24. With colour illustrations by the author to every page. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black paper-covered boards, and marbled-illustrated endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £12.99. Light surface scratches..... More
Leave it to Jennings.
London: Collins, 1963. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's grey cloth lettered in red to spine, pictorial dust-jacket with printed price of 8s 6d to front flap. Four full page illustrations, top edge red. Spotting to flyleaf and edges of textblock, blue pen to back flyleaf..... More
Speaking of Jennings.
London and Glasgow: Collins, 1973. [Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.157. Publisher's black and white cloth lettered in red to spine, photographic dust-jacket with printed price of £1.25 to front flap. Toning and spotting to edges of textblock, toning to dust-jacket. Very good. After seeing a list..... More
Confetti for a Killing.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1937. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, LATER ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.280; [8]. Publisher's secondary binding of red cloth, black titles to spine, dust-jacket illustrated by Nina Miller Davidson. Neat ownership to flyleaf, light spotting and dustiness to edges. Jacket clipped and repriced at 4/6..... More
Dracula il Vampiro [MOVIE POSTER].
Rome: distributed by Gold Film, printed by Policrom S.p.A., 1958. [Film Promotion] ITALIAN FILM POSTER. Photobusta (46 x 67cm). Promoting the 1958 film titled 'Dracula' in the UK, and 'Horror of Dracula' in the US, showing Peter Cushing in the role of Van Helsing. A hand-written label to reverse stating..... More
Forever and a Day.
Jonathan Cape, 2018. Octavo. Original black boards, spine lettered in gilt, bullet motif travelling across binding in gilt and gloss black, blue endpapers, edges yellow. With dust jacket. With two Waterstones stickers to front panel of dust jacket. A fine copy. First edition, first impression, special issue for Waterstones, identifiable..... More
Goldfinger. With Exclusive Material from Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz.
London: Vintage Books, [1959] 2015. [Thriller] Paperback. FIRST EDITION THUS with strike-line 10 to 1. Octavo, pp.[x]; 382; [8], ads. Publisher's illustrated softcovers. A fine copy (one soft fold to upper). This edition includes an extract from the (then) forthcoming Bond novel Trigger Mortis, featuring Pussy Galore and set two..... More
[James Bond] A group of four Comic Book volumes comprising [1] Casino Royale, Live & Let Die; [2], The Spy Who Loved Me; [3] Octopussy, The Hildebrand Rarity; [4] The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights.
US/UK: Titan Books, 1987-90. [Comic strip anthologies] Tall paperbacks in illustrated glossy covers. Strips written by Ian Fleming, Henry Gammidge, Anthony Hern and Jim Lawrence, illustrated by John McLusky and Yaroslav Horak. All first printings. Fine copies. Comic-strip adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond stories, as serialised in the Daily..... More
[James Bond] A group of seven Comic Book volumes comprising [1] Casino Royale, Live & Let Die, Moonraker (and other stories); [2] Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No; [3] Goldfinger, Risico, From A View To A Kill, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball; [4] OHMSS, You Only Live Twice; [5] The Man With The Golden Gun, The Living Daylights; [6] Octopussy, The Hildebrand Rarity; [7] The Spy Who Loved Me, The Harpies.
US/UK: Titan Books, 2004-5. [Comic strip anthologies, series 1-3] Tall paperbacks in illustrated glossy covers. Strips written by Ian Fleming, Henry Gammidge, Anthony Hern and Jim Lawrence, illustrated by John McLusky and Yaroslav Horak. Mixed printings. With introductions by Roger Moore, Eunice Gayson, Shirley Eaton, George Lazenby, Lucy Fleming, Maud..... More
English Seamen In The Sixteenth Century.
London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1925. [Naval history] PRIZE COPY. Octavo (17 x 12cm), pp.255; [1]. With a frontispiece portrait of the author. Red full morocco to boards. Chillon College gilt armorial device and ruling to upper. Gilt titles, tooling, and raised bands to spine. All edges gilt..... More
No Dust in the Attic. [with Original Artwork].
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1962. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION with the ORIGINAL DUST-JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the deep pink dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with two separate original artworks by..... More
Ring for a Noose.
London: Published for the Crime Club by Collins, 1963. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION WITH ORIGINAL JACKET ARTWORK. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 12/6. Together with the original artwork hand-painted by Rose (31 x...... More
An Incident of African History [and] M.I. [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volumes XIII and XIV.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., December 1900 to November 1901. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. In two volumes. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.vi; 754; pp.vi; 714. With frequent photogravure illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt and dark brown titles and decoration to spines and upper boards. Blue ink ownership inscription to..... More
Fairy Tales and Romances.
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1849. [Continental Fairy Tales] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[2] vi; 562 [2]. With a frontispiece etching of Count Hamilton. In a fine later binding of brown half crushed morocco by Roger de Coverly, with gilt titles and decoration to spine..... More
Half A Hero.
London: A. D. Innes and Co. 1893. FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes, octavo, both with the half-titles and publisher's advertisements. Bound in original blue-grey cloth lettered in dark blue to upper with gilt titles to the spine. Light coloured cloth is darkened and dusty as expected, pictorial bookplate of Richard Chamberlain..... More
The King's Mirror
Bristol, J.W. Arrowsmith 1899. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 312, + 40 of adverts dated Sptember 1899 (partially unopened). Publisher's blue/grey cloth, titled in gilt to spine and upper, top edge trimmed, others uncut. Spine a shade darkened, minor wear, occasional spotting, ink name to flyleaf; very good. More
Forever and a Day.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2018. [James Bond continuation novel] FIRST EDITION, this version exclusive to Waterstones Booksellers. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[8]; 287; [9]. Publisher's black hardcovers with boat/bullet design in gilt, blue endpapers, yellow edges, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Kris Potter priced at £18.99. A fine copy, complete with 'Waterstone's..... More
Granny.
London: Walker Books, 1994. [Children's] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.157; [3]. Publisher's yellow cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Tony Ross priced at £8.99 to front flap. Top edge lightly spotted. Some gently bumping to jacket extremities. Otherwise, near fine. A tale about..... More
The House of Silk.
London: Orion Books, 2011. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 294. Publisher's black cloth, titles in silver to spine, red endpapers, typographic dust-jacket priced at £18.99. Spine ends slightly pushed. Dust-jacket a little rubbed to the top and bottom of the spine and to the corners. Very..... More
The House of Silk.
London: Orion Books, 2011. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10]; 294. Publisher's black cloth, titles in silver to spine, red endpapers, typographic dust-jacket priced at £18.99, with 'Conan Doyle Estate' sticker in red. As new. Anthony Horowitz's first Sherlock Holmes continuation novel, followed up by Moriarty in..... More
A Line to Kill.
London: Century, 2021. [Crime Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 375 [1]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with illustrated endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Glenn O'Neill, priced at £20. A touch..... More
A Line to Kill.
London: Century, 2021. [Crime Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 375 [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with illustrated endpapers. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Glenn O'Neill, priced at £20. A fine, as-new copy. A gripping crime mystery by the writer of..... More