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The Life of Samuel Johnson. Including a Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides.
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1865. [Biography] FINELY BOUND, a New Edition, with notes etc. In four volumes. Octavo (19 x 14 x 12cm), pp.xxxvi; 25-468 [2]; pp.[2] 479 [3]; pp.[2] 452 [6]; pp.[2] 452 [6]. With an engraved frontispiece to volumes I and II. Contemporary tan half calf..... More
The works of robert burns. Illustrated by an Extensive Series of Portraits and Authentic Views. With a Complete Life of the Poet: An Essay on his Genius and Character, by Professor Wilson. Numerous Notes, Annotations, and Appendices.
London: Blackie and Son, 1866. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Two volumes. Large octavo (26 x 18cm), pp.cclxxvi; iv; 149; [1]; pp.xx; 412. With a total of 83 engraved plates by various artists, including a frontispiece and vignette title page to each volume, and a facsimile example of Burns' handwriting..... More
Tokiwa and Other Poems.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1895. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 357; [3]. Publisher's stippled pink cloth over boards with red pictorial decoration and titles to upper, small rose design to lower. Gilt titles to spine. Edges untrimmed. Interior toned with some foxing, mostly to preliminaries and endpapers..... More
Joan Haste.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895. [Romantic Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[2] x; 425 [27]. Catalogue dated July 1895. With a frontispiece illustration and nineteen further plates by Wilson. Publisher's dark navy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper, with bevelled edges and black-coated endpapers. Some..... More
Joan Haste.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1895. [Romantic Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2]; x; 425; [3], blank; 24, publisher's advertisements. Publisher's dark navy cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper, with bevelled edges and black-coated endpapers. With 20 illustrations by Wilson including a frontispiece. Some light spotting..... More
Modern Economic Life.
Tokyo: Keibundo, 1924. [Economics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 263; [3]. Publisher's dark grey cloth with gilt titles to spine. Heavily browned low-grade paper, with spotting to edges and preliminaries. Pencil annotations in Japanese to the first 20 pages or so. Very light rubbing to cloth. Very good..... More
Captain Shannon.
London: Ward, Lock, and Co., 1897. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.vi; [2]; 258; [6]. Publisher's black cloth lettered in red to spine with red embossed: 'By order, Captain Shannon' to upper board. Untrimmed edges. With sixteen halftone plates by Wilson, including a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Plate opposite p.184..... More
Winston Churchill: The Struggle for Survival, 1940-1965. Taken from the diaries of Lord Moran.
London: Constable, 1966. [Diaries] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xviii; 829 [1]. With 15 black and white photographic plates, some double-sided. Publisher's red cloth in a stylish embossed typographic dust-jacket. Discreet black ink date (May 1966) to flyleaf. Top edge faded, with some spotting to edges. Jacket price-clipped..... More
Winston Churchill: The Struggle for Survival, 1940-1965. Taken from the diaries of Lord Moran.
London: Constable, 1966. [Diaries] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[2] xviii; 829 [3]. With 15 black and white photographic plates, some double-sided, including a frontispiece. Recently re-bound in red half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and matching cloth over boards. Top edge..... More
Winston Churchill: The Struggle for Survival, 1940-1965. Taken from the diaries of Lord Moran.
London: Constable, 1966. [Diaries] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Large octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[2] xviii; 829 [3]. With 15 black and white photographic plates, some double-sided, including a frontispiece. Elegantly hand-bound in red half oasis morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and gilt 'lion rampant' motif to spine, matching..... More
Four Against Everest.
London: Arthur Barker, 1964. [Mountaineering] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.251 [1]. With six double-sided black and white photographic plates, and two maps. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at 30s. Blue ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. One large chip..... More
Octopussy [LOBBY CARDS].
Beverley Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / United Artists, 1983. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS. A set of eight lobby cards from the film 'Octopussy', directed by John Glen, and starring Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi. Colour lithographic images on medium stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits to..... More
Protest: The Beat Generation and the Angry Young Men.
London: a Panther Book by Hamilton & Co., 1960. [Beat Anthology] FIRST THUS. Octavo paperback (18 x 11cm), pp.319 [1]. Publisher's colour photographic soft covers, priced at 3/6. Heavily browned, as usual, with light wear and creasing to covers. Very good. More
The Mulberry Bush. A play in three acts.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1956. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.112. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the plain typographic dust-jacket titled in red and black, priced at 10/6. Illustrated bookplate of Irene Forbes Adam, the Mother-in-Law of Scottish Novelist Hugo Charteris (1922-1970), whose sister..... More
No Laughing Matter.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1967. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.464. Publisher's tan cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the brown typographic dust-jacket designed by Marty Stein, priced at 42s. A strong tobacco scent, with some spotting to top edge. Jacket a little toned to spine..... More
Tested Magic.
By the author, London. 1923. [Magic / Conjuring] ORIGINAL PAMPHLET. Octavo, pp.50. Illustration to upper board and portrait of author to frontispiece. Numerous black and white diagrams within the text. Original, brown pictorial card boards with simple cord binding. Very slight wear to extremities. A very good copy. More
Love Lessons.
London: Doubleday, 2005. [Young adult fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.264; [2], blank. Pictured throughout by Nick Sharratt. Publisher's red cloth hardcovers lettered in white, black endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket priced at £12.99. Signed and inscribed in pink ink by the author to the title page. Lightly handled..... More
My Mum Tracy Beaker.
London: Doubleday, 2004. [Young fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.224. Pictured throughout by Nick Sharratt. Publisher's illustrated hardcovers, red endpapers. Signed by the author to title page, in our presence (Olympia Book Fair Signing event). Absolutely fine. A lovely copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication... More
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