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![The Leap! [The Divine and the Decay]. Bill HOPKINS, Colin WILSON, foreword](/pictures/thumb/54623.jpg?v=1568638418)
The Leap! [The Divine and the Decay].
London: Deverell and Birdsey, 1984. [Fiction] SIGNED FIRST REISSUED EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xii; 234; [10]. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with printed price of £7.50. Inscribed by the author to the flyleaf. With a copy of a review of the book from Abraxas with handwritten... More about The Leap! [The Divine and the Decay
Warlords of Oman.
London: Robert Hale, 1967. [Arabian Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.191; [1]. With four double-sided photographic plates and a map. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by C.W. Bacon, priced at 25s. Textblock unevenly toned. Jacket a little bruised to edges, some... More about Warlords of Oman
![Thirteen] 13 For Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories. Agatha CHRISTIE, Dame](/pictures/thumb/54407.jpg?v=1568638418)
[Thirteen] 13 For Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories.
London: Collins, 1966. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION THUS, an anthology. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. Publisher's light blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the Kenneth Farnhill designed dust-jacket titled in orange and grey, priced at 15s. Discreet bookstore label to pastedown, edges spotted/toned, jacket very lightly soiled, entirely... More about Thirteen] 13 For Luck! A Selection of Mystery Stories
Maigret in Exile.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. [Crime Fiction] UNCORRECTED PROOF. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[4]; 155; [1]. Publisher's grey papers covers with titles to front cover. Light spotting to edges and covers. Near fine. Maigret is forced out of Paris, and into a country town, where he is intolerably bored. An old... More about Maigret in Exile
The Works of John Locke, Esq. Including: An Essay concerning Human Understanding, Some Thoughts concerning Education, Some Considerations of the Consequences of Lowering the Interest, and Raising the Value of Money, An Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coin, Some Thoughts concerning Education, etc.
London: Printed for Edmund Parker,... 1740. The Fourth Edition. 3 volumes; Folio. Contemporary full calf boards, recently respined to style with red title label and gilt; edges tinted. With portrait frontispiece and 1 plate. Original boards scratched and marked, corners repaired. Browning and foxing throughout. Bookplate to paste downs. A.... More about The Works of John Locke, Esq. Including: An Essay concerning Human Understanding, Some Thoughts...
Twenty Thousand Miles in a Flying-Boat: My Flight Round Africa.
London: George Harrap and Company, 1930. [African travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.250; [2]. With 32 black and white photographic plates, including a frontispiece, as well as a map at rear. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Top edge blue. Spotting to edges and most leaves... More about Twenty Thousand Miles in a Flying-Boat: My Flight Round Africa
Doctored Evidence.
London: William Heinemann, 2004. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 245; [3]. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, map endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of £15.99. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine/as new copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication. More about Doctored Evidence
Saturday.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. [Modern literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.279; [1] acknowledgements. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, photographic dust-wrapper with printed price of £17.99. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine copy. Signed by the author upon release and carefully stored... More about Saturday
![Charles Dickens' Complete Works. The University Edition. [Including] Pickwick Papers, The Old...](/pictures/thumb/54763.jpg?v=1568387173)
Charles Dickens' Complete Works. The University Edition. [Including] Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, Great Expectations, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, [etc.]
Boston, MA: Estes and Lauiat, 1882. [Complete Works] FINELY BOUND SET. Fifteen volumes. Octavo (19 x 14 x 55cm). With occasional wood engraved plates by various artists. Fine contemporary dark brown half morocco with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, and marbled paper over boards. All edges and... More about Charles Dickens' Complete Works. The University Edition. [Including] Pickwick Papers, The Old...
Sharpe's Fury.
London: Harper Collins, 2006. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 407; [3]. Publisher's cloth, pale blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. Autograph obtained in person upon release. An as new/unread copy, carefully warehoused by ourselves since publication. Another episode in... More about Sharpe's Fury
Twelve Seconds to Live.
London: William Heinemann, 2002. [Nautical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[10]; 310. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket with illustration by Geoffrey Huband with printed price of £16.99. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine as new copy. More about Twelve Seconds to Live
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. [Childrens classic] FIRST EDITION. Sextodecimo (14 x 11cm). Beautifully illustrated with 27 colour plates. Bound in publisher's paper-covered boards, illustration laid-down to upper, finely respined and cornered in recent green morocco. Five raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to spine, title and author's name... More about The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
You Only Live Twice.
Toronto: Pan Books, 1965. The FIRST Pan paperback edition, Canadian Printing. Series No.X434. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.191; [1], blank. Publisher's photographic softcovers with original price 60c to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, covers clean, spine a little rubbed; near fine. Not to be confused with UK export... More about You Only Live Twice
Moonraker.
London: Pan Books, 1956. The FIRST Pan paperback edition. Series No.392. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.185; [186-192], advertisements. Publisher's illustrated softcovers by Josh Kirby with original price 2 shillings to upper panel. Usual toning to cheap paperstock, covers clean, spine a little rubbed and sunned; near fine. One of the... More about Moonraker
You Only Live Twice (rare paperback jacket).
London: Pan Books, 1965. FIRST EDITION in paperback, for export only - marked 'Not for Sale in UK' on rear panel. This example with the PROMOTIONAL DUST-JACKET described in the bibliography. Slim octavo, pp.190; [2], advertisements. Bound in pictorial card covers ('scorpion' design), in film-tie in jacket. Expected toning to... More about You Only Live Twice (rare paperback jacket
The Diamond Smugglers.
London: Pan Books Ltd 1960. [True Crime] The FIRST Pan paperback edition. Series No G328. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.152; [7], advertisements. With a central section of black and white stills. Publisher's softcovers illustrated by Tayler, priced at 2s.6d. Some age-toning to the paper stock, some rubbing to joints. Overall... More about The Diamond Smugglers
Deadline at Dawn.
Cleveland, OH and New York, NY: World Publishing Company, 1946. [Noir fiction] FIRST EDITION thus, Tower Motion Picture Edition (film tie-in) Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.220; [4], blank. Publisher's black cloth blocked in green, endpapers featuring stills from the RKO film, further stills within, photographic dust-wrapper. Text block toned, discreet... More about Deadline at Dawn
Man of War.
London: Bantam Press, 2007. [Historical adventure] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xii; 349; [1], blank; [1], Roll of Honour; [5], blank. Autograph of Allan Mallinson in brown ink to title page. Publisher's dark blue cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, illustrated Battleship endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced... More about Man of War
Sharpe's Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.
London: Harper Collins, 2000. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 277; [3], blank. With battle plan and illustrated endpapers. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. Author's signature in black ink to title page. Signature obtained in person upon release. An as new/unread copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication... More about Sharpe's Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 339; [6]. With a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine/as new copy. A naive young interpreter stumbles into... More about The Mission Song
Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810.
London: Harper Collins, 2004. [Historical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 351; [7], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title-page. Some marking to board edges else fine. Another instalment in... More about Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810
A Child's Christmas in Wales.
London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1978. [Children's classic] FIRST ARDIZZONE ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Slim quarto (26 x 19cm), pp.45. Pictorial dust-jacket, with the design repeated to the boards, coloured endpapers. Numerous illustrations by Ardizzone throughout the text both in colour and in black and white. Slight damp marking to margins throughout... More about A Child's Christmas in Wales
Stories from Hans Andersen. With Illustrations by Edmund Dulac.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. [Illustrated children's classic] FIRST DULAC ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (29 x 23cm), pp.viii; 250; [2]. With twenty eight tipped in colour plates. Smartly bound in green half calf over original gilt-stamped green cloth sides, gilt-lettered twin red title labels, spine in six compartments with raised bands... More about Stories from Hans Andersen. With Illustrations by Edmund Dulac
Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.
London: William Heinemann, 1913. [Fantasy] FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Large octavo. (30 x 23cm), pp.44 of text, followed by forty-four full-page mounted colour-plate illustrations, captioned tissues, with ten drawings in black and white. Smartly bound in grey half morocco, gilt-lettered to black title labels, spine in six compartments with raised bands... More about Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston. Being Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Sherston's Progress.
London: Faber and Faber, 1937. [Memoirs] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[ii]; 804. Elegantly bound in deep red half calf, gilt-lettered to black title labels, raised bands and top edge gilt, matching cloth sides. Faintest spotting within; exterior unmarked. A fine copy in an attractive recent leather binding... More about The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston. Being Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Memoirs of an...