"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht
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The Play's the Thing.
New York, NY: Brentano's, 1927. [Hungarian Drama] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8] 139 [1]. Publisher's brown cloth with titles blocked with designs in blue and green to spine and upper board. Fore-edge untrimmed. With the green dust-jacket titled in a darker green. Lightly browned throughout. Dust-jacket..... More
![The Labours of Hercules [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 98 and 99, numbers 587 to 597. Agatha...](/pictures/thumb/60851.jpg?v=1638292264)
The Labours of Hercules [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 98 and 99, numbers 587 to 597.
London: George Newnes, November 1939 to September 1940. [Literary Magazine] First appearance. Eleven magazine issues in their original colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1s. Octavo (25 x 19cm), pp.[7-8] 104 [9-16]; pp.[1-2] [15-16] 105-208 [17-24]; pp.[8] 209-312 [9-16]; pp.[8] 313-416 [9-16]; pp.[12] 417-520 [13-20]; pp.[12] 521-624 [13-20]; pp.[12] 104 [13-20];..... More
![The Land of Mist [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 69, 70 and 71, numbers 414 to 423. Arthur...](/pictures/thumb/59324.jpg?v=1616002387)
The Land of Mist [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 69, 70 and 71, numbers 414 to 423.
London: George Newnes, June 1925 to March 1926. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Ten parts in their original colour illustrated paper covers. Octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.[56] 529-634 [57-70]; pp.[52] 108 [53-64]; pp.[48] 109-212 [49-60]; pp.[52] 213-320 [53-64]; pp.[60] 321-424 [61-76]; pp.[72] 425-530 [73-90]; pp.[98] 531-670 [99-130]; pp.[46] 104 [47-64]; pp.[52]..... More
![The Adventure of the Dying Detective [and] The Horror of the Heights [and] How it Happened [and]...](/pictures/thumb/58997.jpg?v=1612201522)
The Adventure of the Dying Detective [and] The Horror of the Heights [and] How it Happened [and] The Poison Belt, Chapter 6 [and] To the South Pole: Captain Scott's Own Story [and] Back to Back [and] Keeping Watch [and] The Weaker Vessel [and] Bits of Life [and] The Journal of Aura Lovel [and] Keeping it from Harold [and] The Torch [and] Wet Magic [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 46, complete.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1913. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.iv; 802; viii. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges speckled red. Ink library stamps of..... More
![Three of Them [and] Jeeves and the Chump Cyril [and] The Film that was Never Shown [and] The...](/pictures/thumb/57769.jpg?v=1601136904)
Three of Them [and] Jeeves and the Chump Cyril [and] The Film that was Never Shown [and] The Magic Plus Fours [and] Billy Bones [and] The Forbidden Subject [and] First Aid for Dora [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 55, 56, 64, and 66; numbers 328, 331, 332, 366, 384 and 392.
London: George Newnes, April, July, August, and December 1918, December 1922, and August 1923. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six magazines. Octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.44; 265-344; 45-52; pp.20; 76; 21-32; pp.16; 77-152; 17-34; pp.64; 361-484; 65-82; pp.84; 487-628; 85-118; pp.48; 105-212; 49-64. Liberally illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's..... More
![A Scandal in Bohemia [and] The Passing of Conan Doyle [and] Best Seller [and] Big Money [and] My...](/pictures/thumb/58999.jpg?v=1612201523)
A Scandal in Bohemia [and] The Passing of Conan Doyle [and] Best Seller [and] Big Money [and] My Gentle Readers [and] The Parish Magazine [and] The End of Devil Hawker [and] The Last Resource [and] Clemenceau - the Man and the Tiger [and] The Truth about the Ex-Kaiser [and] The Creaking Door [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 80.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1930. [Literary Magazine] THE PASSING OF CONAN DOYLE. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.viii; 700. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges lightly tinted blue. A...... More
![Punchard's Agency [and] Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest [and] The British Campaign in France [and]...](/pictures/thumb/57768.jpg?v=1599499083)
Punchard's Agency [and] Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest [and] The British Campaign in France [and] Uneasy Money [and] The Man-Trap [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 53, numbers 315, 316 and 317
London: George Newnes, March to May 1917. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Three magazines. Octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.50; 209-312; 51-58; pp.50; 313-416; 51-58; pp.40; 417-512; 41-48. Liberally illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's blue paper covers, titled in red and navy, and priced at 7d. Presented in a navy..... More
![The Mystery of J.H. Farrer [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 40; numbers 238 and 239. E. Temple...](/pictures/thumb/58790.jpg?v=1611596104)
The Mystery of J.H. Farrer [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 40; numbers 238 and 239.
London: George Newnes, October and November 1910. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Two octavo magazines (27 x 19cm), pp.[84] 385-508 [12]; [85-108]; pp.[90] 509-636 [91-116]. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's pale blue paper covers titled and illustrated in dark blue, stapled twice, and priced at 6d. Presented in a black fleece-lined..... More
Playboy Magazine. Vol. 14, no. 7.
Chicago, IL: HMH Publishing Company, July 1967. [Men's Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.178. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, with two staples to the spine, priced at 75c. Light wear and a little spotting to covers. Very good. Including an interview with Michael Caine, and 'Uckridge Starts..... More
The Swoop! Or, How Clarence Saved England.
London: Alston Rivers, 1909. [Satire/humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (17 x 12cm). Pp. 122; [6], advertisements. With illustrations. In an elegant vintage binding of quarter native red morocco over patterned paper covered sides, leather-tipped corners, gilt titles and decoration to spine, original colour-printed wraps bound in, marbled endpapers. A lovely fine..... More
Something New.
New York, NY: D. Appleton and Company, 1915. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6]; 347; [3]. With four photogravure plates after F.R. Gruger, including a frontispiece. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, green and gilt scarab devices to upper board. Textblock..... More
![Jeeves and the impending Doom [within] The London Omnibus. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. P. G....](/pictures/thumb/54730.jpg?v=1568109519)
Jeeves and the impending Doom [within] The London Omnibus. Introduction by Carl Van Doren.
New York, NY: Doubleday Doran and Company, Inc., 1932. [Classic Humour] FIRST ANTHOLOGY EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm). Publisher's pale green cloth blocked in dark green, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at $2.50. Jacket just a touch dusty and marginally sunned to spine else a particularly fine copy which appears to be..... More
Big Money.
New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 1931. [Humour] FIRST US EDITION, early issue with 'Ganville' for 'Grenville' on copyright page, title appears to be a cancel, in 1932 [A.L. Burt] dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi] 316. Publisher's orange cloth blocked in black, 'Doubleday Doran' imprint on spine, top..... More
Bill the Conqueror. His Invasion of England in the Springtime.
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. [Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.323; [1], blank. Publisher's yellow cloth, titled in green to spine and upper board, decorative border to upper board. Pictorial dust-jacket with a image McIlvaine believed to be drawn by May Wilson Preston, printed price..... More
Bill the Conqueror. His Invasion of England in the Springtime.
New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 1924. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.323; [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with green titles to spine and upper board. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at $2. Old repair to rear hinge, textblock toned. Jacket toned with chips and closed..... More
The Code of the Woosters.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1938. [Jeeves and Wooster] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisments]. Publisher's green cloth blocked in black to spine and boards, top edge tinted green, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced 7'6 on spine. Some spotting to edges, top edge tint not faded..... More
The Code of the Woosters.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1938. [Jeeves and Wooster] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], advertisements. Publisher's green cloth blocked in black to spine and boards, top edge tinted green, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced 7/6 on spine. Bookblock and covers clean, jacket with several chips and tears..... More
Eggs, Beans and Crumpets.
New York, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1940. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[8] 312. Publisher's green cloth with blue titles and illustration to spine. Top edge yellow, others untrimmed. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket. Endpapers browned. Some spotting to cloth. Jacket sunned and rubbed to spine..... More
Enter Psmith.
New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, no date [1935]. [Classic Humour] FIRST US EDITION. Using the British sheets. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.viii; 247; [1]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by Anderson. Reading lean, textblock browned. Jacket with some rubbing to edges, and chips..... More
Full Moon.
London: Herbert Jenkins, no date [1947]. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.252. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper, in pictorial dust-jacket. No inscriptions. Jacket with some expected chips and tears, some rubbing. Very good. "The thought of being cooped up in Blandings Castle with Clarence, the Earl..... More
Full Moon.
London: Herbert Jenkins, no date [1947]. [Comedy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.252. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Contents clean, neat ink note to flyleaf, covers lightly handled A very good copy without jacket. "The thought of being cooped up in Blandings Castle with..... More
The Great Sermon Handicap.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, no date [1933]. [Jeeves and Wooster Short Story] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Very small octavo (12 x 8cm), pp.64. Publisher's red leatherette with gilt titles to upper and machine-marbled endpapers. Crisp and clean internally, with some rubbing to outer edges and a chip from tail of spine..... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in variant pictorial dust-wrapper lettered only in white to both spine and upper (some are lettered in white and yellow). Dust-wrapper price-clipped, with a...... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-jacket lettered in yellow and white to both spine and upper. Spotting and browning to edges. Light spotting to preliminaries. Price-clipped jacket..... More
If I Were You.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1931. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. This edition preceding the UK publication. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 305; [I] blank. Publisher's orange cloth titled in brown to spine and upper board, pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Henrietta Starrett, with printed price of $2.00. Endpapers lightly..... More