COVID-19: As of 12th April we remain closed for browsing, and are working from home where we can. We continue to trade online as normal. Please be aware that shipping options may be subject to change and expedited services may not be available in some instances. Thank you for your understanding.
"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.
"
— Oscar Wilde
"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx
"A book worth reading is worth buying."
— John Ruskin
"Books are a hardbound drug with no danger of overdose. I am the happy victim of books."
— Karl Lagerfeld
Adrian Harrington Rare Books
Catalogues
Eileen Cond
From the collection of Eileen Cond.
Well-known as a prominent collector of modern firsts, Miss Cond was also a correspondent of Ian Fleming, and the first Secretary to the James Bond Fan Club. During the 1950s, Miss Cond ran an 18th-century royal hunting lodge converted to country house hotel at Deer Park, Honiton, Devon (hence the distinctive bookplate design), with a select clientele.
