"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke

London: Pan Books, 1999. EXCLUSIVE W. H. SMITHS EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp.60, bound in photgraphic wraps. Fine. Two Inspector Morse short stories printed specially for W. H. Smiths. More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Literary Biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.352, with sixteen pages of photographic plates, red top-stain, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 36s. Discreet signature to flyleaf, jacket with a couple of neat tears to rear plus the usual laminate shrinkage at joints. Still a presentable, near..... More
London: Little, Brown, and Company, 2001. [Political novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, Association copy. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 243; [5]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, photographic dust-jacket. Signed and dated to the title page. Recent bookplate detailing provenance affixed to flyleaf. Edges of textblock slightly toned. Near fine..... More
United Artists, 1965. [Film Stills] SIX ORIGINAL STILLS, each about 20 x 25cm, and mounted ready for framing (total dimensions 28 x 36cm). A fine selection of black and white images from the classic Spaghetti Western sequel to 'A Fistful of Dollars' (1964), all featuring Eastwood, and two featuring Van..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 1994. [Sculpture] FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (22 x 23cm), pp.vi; 138. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Photographic endpapers. Slight creasing and toning to wrapper. Near fine. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1973. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.64. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the black and white photographic dust-jacket, clipped and repriced by the publisher to £2.50 with a sticker. Errata sticker to copyright page. A lovely crisp, clean copy, with..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1965. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION COLLECTION, comprising (1) BRITISH UNCORRECTED PROOF, (2) hardback first issue, (3) hardback second issue with publisher's printed statement inserted and revised jacket ink, and (4) hardback first US McGraw-Hill edition, also with publisher's statement. Octavos, proof copy in..... More
Paris: The Olympia Press, 1960. [Korean War Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.282 [6]. Publisher's green soft covers. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by J.M. Favarger, priced at 15NF. Crisp and clean internally, with some light handling to jacket, and some sunning and rubbing to jacket spine. Near..... More
London: Pavilion, 1996. [Performing Arts] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (32 x 26cm), pp.157; [3]. Publisher's white paper covered boards, titles in black to spine, blind stamped to upper. Dust-jacket, with printed price of £35.00. Inscribed by the two contributors to the half title: "To Edward | with very best |..... More
London: The Bodley Head, 1980. [Children's Hagiography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.183 [1]. With occasional line drawings by Felts. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Felts, priced at £4.50. Lightly handled, with slight sunning to jacket spine. Near fine. Fifteen..... More
Hessle: The Marvell Press, 1957. [Poetry] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.61 [3]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the cream dust-jacket, not priced. A damp mark to lower spine corner. Cloth and jacket spine lightly toned; bruising and closed tears to jacket edges. Very good..... More