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The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. [American Travel]. SECOND EDITION, identical to the First. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xii; 707. With 10 wood engraved plates including a frontispiece and two folding maps. Nine further illustrations in-text. In publisher's blue pebble grained cloth, re-backed during the twentieth century, with original..... More
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches; the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion; and their Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical: with Notes Explanatory, Practical, and Historical, from Approved Writers of the Church of England, Selected and Arranged by the Right Reverend Richard Mant, D.D. Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, and Late Domestick Chaplain to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
London: J. G. F. and J. Rivington, 1840. FINELY BOUND, fifth edition thus. Quarto (30 x 24cm), pp.[6] 2, lxxii, 966 [4]. In two columns with very extensive notes by Rev. Mant. In contemporary dark brown diced calf with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and further blind decoration to..... More
A Pageant of the Spice Islands.
London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, 1936. First Edition. Octavo, pp. i, 131. With 5 b/w plates including frontispiece. In publisher's green cloth with yellow titles to spine. With original cream dust jacket, featuring black titles to spine and upper board. Corners slightly bumped, and some light wear to boards..... More
Ranson's Folly. With 16 Illustrations by Frederic Remington, Walter Appleton Clark, Howard Chandler Christy, E.M. Ashe, and F. Dorr Steele.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First Edition. Publisher's brick coloured cloth with gilt titles to upper with colour illustration to centre, gilt titles to spine; top edge gilt, others rough trimmed. Rubbed to extremities; internally clean and sound. Very good indeed. More
Soldiers of Fortune.
New York, Scribners. 1897. First US Edition. 8vo. Publisher's pale yellow decorated cloth titled in blue to spine and titled and decorated in blue and gilt to front board. Very good indeed with only very slight edgewear and light bumping to the spine ends. Slightly dusty top edge, internally bright..... More
The Flowering Plants of Tunbridge Wells and Neighbourhood.
Tunbridge Wells: Stidolph and Bellamy, 1871. [Natural history] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.vi; 371; [1], blank. Professionally recased dark green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper board, black decoration to boards. Hand coloured frontispiece showing Butomus Umbellatus. Numerous black and white illustrations. Publisher's presentation..... More
Ian Fleming's Life Story: The Man With The Golden Pen, appearing in Woman's Mirror (two issues, extracted complete text).
London: Fleetway Publications, [1966]. [Literary Biography] Loose leaves, extracted from the publication, 18pp., 22pp., stapled to top left. Some browning, minor edge wear. Signature and pencil note of bibliographer Jon Gilbert. This is a serialisation of Gant's biography of Fleming, in two magazine appearances [April 23rd 1966 & April 30th..... More
Brewster's Millions
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Co., 1903. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[x]; 325; [3], blank; [1], imprint; [3], blank. Elegantly bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full burgundy morocco with gilt ruling and raised bands to spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Discreet initials stamped to third blank..... 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
Geyserland. Empiricisms In Social Reform. Being Data and Observations Recorded by the Late Mark Stubble, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington, DC: printed for R. Hatfield, 1908. [Science Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.451 [1]. Publisher's cream cloth with titles in gilt and decoration in green to spine and upper. Top edge gilt. Lacks front free endpaper. Edges toned, with a little spotting to frontispiece and..... More
A High Wind In Jamaica, within Life And Letters, Vol 3, No.15.
London: Printed by Curwen and Sons, August 1929. Historical Fiction. First appearance in print of this novel by Richard Hughes; a slightly abridged version in this monthly journal edited by Desmond McCarthy. Magazine format in original printed softcovers. Minor spine roll, discreet owner name; a very good copy indeed. The..... More
The Ingoldsby Legends, or, Mirth and Marvels.
London: Richard Bentley, 1842-1847. [Strange Tales and Humour] FIRST AND EARLY EDITIONS, volume I a third edition, volumes II and III first editions. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xii; 339 [1]; pp.x; 288; pp.viii; 364. With a total of 18 engraved plates, including a frontispiece to volume..... More
Hodge and his Masters.
London: Smith, Elder, 1890. NEW EDITION. Octavo, pp.viii, 424. In publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and black decorative stamping to upper board. Black end-papers. Reading lean and some light shelf-wear. Very good overall. A collection of articles on farming and the rural economy first published in the..... More
None But The Lonely Heart.
London: Michael Joseph. 1943. First edition, one of two hundred and fifty copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author. Octavo, pp. 360. Pale yellow publisher's cloth cover with gilt titles on a red leather square to spine. Top edge gilt, all others untrimmed. Slight lean to the..... More
Garnered.
London. Methuen. 1904. Short stories, some criminous. First Colonial Edition. 8vo. Publisher's dark green cloth titled in gilt to spine, lightly worn to extremities with tape residue to rear panel. Essentially clean, strong and bright. A collection of Marsh stories including a couple of weird and fantastic ones; A Little..... More
Army Diary 1899-1926.
London: Oliver and Boyd, 1960. [Travel/Military] FIRST EDITION. Royal Octavo. Pp.viii; 301; [3], blank. With 39 black and white plates and 25 maps printed in colour. Publisher's red cloth in pictorial jacket. Minor shelfwear, internally very clean, jacket a little nicked and rubbed, faded to spine. Colonel Richard Henry Meinertzhagen..... More
The Real War.
New York, NY: Warner Books, 1980. [Politics] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.x; 341; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth with map endpapers, printed dust-wrapper. With warm presentation note to half-title; "To Sheila MacKellow | with best wishes | from | Richard Nixon | 1-8-81". Near..... More
Seize The Moment. America's Challenge In a One-Superpower World.
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1992. [Politics] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.322. In a leather-style binding blocked in gilt, likely by The Easton Press (although unspecified). With warm presentation note to half-title; "To Sheila MacKellow | with appreciation for her | loyal friendship..... More
Murder's Strip Tease [and] The Wrong People [in] Thrilling Detective Magazine. Vol. VI, No. 12.
London: Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., July 1953. [Crime Fiction] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.64. With occasional in-text illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 9d. Spotlessly clean, with some very light handling. Almost as-new. This gripping collection of short stories is made only..... More
The Guardian.
London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1745. [Newspaper] JANE AUSTEN FAMILY ASSOCIATION. In two volumes. Small octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.362; [10]; pp.369; [15]. Contemporary full speckled calf with gilt volume numbers to spines. Armorial bookplates of Thomas Austen to pastedowns of both volumes. Black ink..... More
Writ in Barracks.
London: Methuen, 1900. [Poetry]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14 cm), pp.121; [3], blank; 48, catalogue dated October 1900 (second issue). Publisher's red cloth pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt, rough-cut top edge, other edges trimmed. Some acceptable wear and marking, occasional foxing; very good. The author's second book, being..... More
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