"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book"
— Stephan Mallarme
New Arrivals
New Canterbury Tales.
Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1901. [Historical Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.320 [16]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper, and a red, white and gilt Tudor Rose stamped to upper. All edges untrimmed. Toning to endpapers, with some spotting to edges and..... More
The History of the Russian Revolution to Brest-Litovsk.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1919. [Russian Revolution] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.149 [3]. Publisher's black cloth with red titles to spine and upper. Heavy pencil ownership, a small black ink ownership, and a blind ownership stamp to flyleaf. Crisp and clean internally, with just a touch..... More
The Dream of Ravan: A Mystery. (Reprinted from "The Dublin University Magazine," 1853 & 1854.)
London: The Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895. [Hindu Theosophy] FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[4] 248. Publisher's green cloth with black titles to spine and upper. All edges untrimmed. Merchant Taylors' School prize plate to front pastedown, dated 1944. Spotting to endpapers, and to first and final few leaves..... More
The Way of Escape.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1912. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.vi; 383 [9]. Publisher's navy cloth with titles in gilt to spine and white to upper. Front flyleaf neatly removed. Light spotting and toning to edges and endpapers. Light wear and bumping to cloth, with..... More
A Friend in Need.
London: Robson Books, 1976. [Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.160. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'For the Barhams | with love | Margaret.' Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Ilana Richardson, priced at £3.25. A...... More
Documents of the First Session of the First National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China.
Peking: Foreign Language Press, November 1955. [Chinese Politics] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.231 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. Very gently toned throughout, with a touch of light wear to cloth. Near fine. A collection of 'all important documents' from the..... More
The Lady of the Barge.
London: Harper & Brothers, 1902. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[8] 300. With 12 black and white plates, including a frontispiece, illustrated by Greiffenhagen. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine, and black titles and decoration to upper. A black ink gift inscription..... More
Captains All.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1905. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.269 [3]. With 10 black and white plates illustrated by Owen, including a frontispiece, as well several further vignette engravings. Publisher's orange cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine, and black titles and decoration to..... More
The Otto Penzler Collection of Bibliomysteries. A Catalogue of First Editions of Mystery Fiction Set in the World of Books, 1849-2000.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, 2017. [Bookseller's Catalogue] SIGNED COPY. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4] 147 [1]. With occasional in-text colour images. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers, priced at $10.00. A fine, as-new copy. A prime sale catalogue of book-related..... More
Some Flowers.
London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1937. [Gardening] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2] 63 [3]. A collection of 25 descriptions of the author's favourite garden plants, each with a black and white photographic plate. Recent green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and marbled paper..... More
Dali by Dali.
New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1970. [Art and Philosophy] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.viii; 156 [4]. Heavily illustrated in colour. Publisher's cream cloth with black titles to spine and upper. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, priced with a sticker at £2.50. A touch of toning to extremities..... More
Kate Fennigate.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1943. [American Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[8] 359 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: 'For | Captain John Booth | from | Elizabeth Trotter | and inscribed, most | affectionately and | admiringly | by..... More
The Night-Watchman and Other Longshoremen. Fifty-Seven Stories.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1932. [Short Stories] FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.1024. Publisher's oatmeal cloth with titles in red and black to spine and upper. With the yellow illustrated dust-jacket, priced to spine. Blue ink ownership to flyleaf. Toning to edges, with some spotting to cloth spine..... More
The Fighting Littles.
New York: Doubleday Doran, 1941. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 304. Publisher's light blue cloth blocked in white to spine, without jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR to flyleaf and warmly inscribed to John Booth on behalf of Elizabeth Trotter Jr (Betty Trotter). Slight lean, minor..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File No.3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey. A clean, fine copy. Basis for the classic film starring Michael Caine as 'Harry Palmer', produced by Harry Saltzman who made the Bond movies; mention of..... More
Slam.
London: Penguin Books, 2007. [Young Adult Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 293 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine and orange endpapers. With black and white illustrated dust-jacket, titled in orange, priced at £12.99..... More
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass.
London: The Folio Society, 2008. [Children's Fantasy Epic] FIRST EDITION THUS. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (25 x 17 x 12cm), pp.xiv; 362; pp.x; 299 [3]; pp.x; 466 [2]. Each volume with 11 colour illustrations by Bailey, including frontispieces. Publisher's black cloth heavily decorated and titled in gilt. Complete with..... More
The Hound of The Baskervilles.
London: George Newnes, 1902. [Sherlock Holmes] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 359; [1]. Publisher's red cloth blocked in gilt and black to upper board and in gilt to spine to a design by Alfred Garth Jones. Illustrated with sixteen plates by Paget. Contents clean, edges toned with a...... More
The Lighthouse.
London: Faber and Faber, 2005. [Crime Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 323 [3]. SIGNED and dated '27 Oct 2005' by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's navy paper over boards, with cream titles to spine and green endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by..... More
Killer T.
London: Hot Key Books, 2018. [Young Adult Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 461 [13]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's white cloth with red metallic titles to spine, and illustrated endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Cherie Chapman and Chris..... More
William—In Trouble.
London: George Newnes, no date [1927]. [Children's Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.261. With occasional in-text drawings and a frontispiece by Henry. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and upper. Black ink gift inscription to flyleaf. Light toning and very minor spotting to edges and..... More
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole.
London: Methuen, 1984. [Young Adult Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.192. With occasional drawings by Holden. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, also illustrated by Holden. Moderate toning throughout, as usual. Black ink gift inscription to front pastedown. Jacket price-clipped, otherwise a lovely..... More
Five Have Plenty of Fun.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Small Octavo. pp.183 [1]. With numerous in-text illustrations, some coloured in blue, by Soper. Publisher's red cloth, with black titles to spine and upper, and blue pictorial endpapers. With original dust-jacket illustrated in colour by Soper, priced at 7/6. A black..... More
Five Go to Demon's Rocks.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1961. [Children's Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Small Octavo. pp.183 [1]. With numerous in-text illustrations, some coloured in red or blue, by Soper. Publisher's red cloth, with black titles to spine and upper, and blue pictorial endpapers. With original dust-jacket illustrated in colour by Soper, priced at 7/6..... More
Five on Kirrin Island Again.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1950. [Children's Adventure] FOURTH IMPRESSION. Small Octavo. pp.192. With numerous in-text illustrations, some coloured in red, by Soper. Publisher's red cloth, with black titles to spine, and blue pictorial endpapers. With original dust-jacket illustrated in colour by Soper, priced at 6s. A crisp, clean copy, very..... More