"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde
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The Dolly Dressmaker. Original Book of Cutting and Dressing with Original Artwork of 10 Paintings on board.
Printed in England, B.B. (Birn Brothers) Ltd., 1950's. The Book: Folio. No. 509. Soft pictorial covers with 16 pages, 8 of which are printed in colour. The Artwork: 10 hand painted hard board leaves, same size as the book, being the original artwork for the front and back covers as..... More
With Gilbert & George in Moscow.
London: Bloomsbury, 1991. [Art and Russia] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.191 [1]. With frequent black and white and occasional colour photographs. INSCRIBED by Gilbert & George to Michael Barnett in red ink to half-title. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine and upper, and red..... More
Paradise Lost. An Illustrated Edition with an introduction by Philip Pullman.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. [Epic Poetry] FIRST THUS. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 374 [4]. Text printed in red and black. With facsimile plates of twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition. Publisher's black cloth, with gilt titles to spine and red endpapers. With the dust-jacket priced at £16.99..... More
A Grave for a Dolphin.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1956. [African Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.192. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates, and a glossary. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Val Biro. Offsetting to endpapers, with light occasional spotting and a heavy tobacco..... More
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Punchard's Agency [and] Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest [and] The British Campaign in France [and] Uneasy Money [and] The Man-Trap [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 53, numbers 315, 316 and 317
London: George Newnes, March to May 1917. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Three magazines. Octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.50; 209-312; 51-58; pp.50; 313-416; 51-58; pp.40; 417-512; 41-48. Liberally illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's blue paper covers, titled in red and navy, and priced at 7d. Presented in a navy..... More
Irish Pictures, Drawn with Pen and Pencil.
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1888. [Irish Topography] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (29 x 21cm), pp.224 [8]. With a folding map and 133 engravings taken from the author's photographs and sketches. Errata slip to contents. Publisher's green cloth with gilt and black titles, and gilt, grey and brown decoration to..... More
The Writings of Mark Twain. The works include: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, The Celebrated Jumping Frog, Pudd'nhead Wilson, The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The American Claimant, etc.
New York and London: Harper and Brothers / Hartford, Conn: The American Publishing Company, 1906. The Hillcrest Edition, complete in 25 volumes; Octavos (20 x 14cm). Elegantly hand-bound in half brown calf over marbled paper-covered sides, with contrasting orange title labels, gilt decoration to spines, top edge gilt, others untrimmed..... More
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London: Bloomsbury, 2003. [Children's Classic] FIRST DELUXE EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.766; [2]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, upper cover with art panel by Jason Cockroft, boldly signed by the illustrator, burgundy endpapers, all edges gilt. A fine, as new copy. The fifth Harry Potter adventure..... More
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Octopussy and the Living Daylights [James Bond short stories].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Short stories] FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.95. In publisher's dark grey cloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in silver, patterned grey endpapers, in pictorial wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping. Original price 10s.6d. printed to front flap. Lightly handled only. Near fine. First published..... More
Seven Pillars Of Wisdom. A Triumph.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. [Arabian Travel] FIRST TRADE EDITION, following the privately published edition of 1926. Quarto (27 x 20cm), pp.672. With 54 plates and four folding maps. Complete with appendices and index. Attractively bound in full brown morocco with raised bands and gilt titles to spine, gilt rule to..... More
Fear Is The Key.
London: Collins, 1961. [Adventure fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255; [1]. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper illustrated by Kean, with printed price 15s net. Contents clean, spotting to edge and endpapers, jacket lightly handled. A very good copy. A classic novel..... More
Sparkling Cyanide.
London: For the Crime Club by Collins, 1945. [Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.160. Publisher's orange cloth with titles in black to spine. A used copy without wrapper and no significant defects; occasional spots or marks within, gift inscription to fly leaf, small chip to top edge of..... More
The James Bond Novels. PENGUIN LTD EDITION. Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
London: Penguin Books / Past Times, 2002. [Spy series] THE COMPLETE JAMES BOND SERIES, LIMITED EDITION. 14 volumes, small octavo (19 x 12 x 27cm). Softcovers with photographic cover art by Toby MacFarlan Pond. This is the paperback version of Penguin's Anniversary edition. Limited to 2000 numbered sets, of which..... More
Dance Without Music.
London: Collins, 1947. [Crime fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's pale yellow cloth blocked in green, illustrated dust-jacket priced at 8/6. Owner name to pastedown, some wear/loss to crown, jacket with some chips and tears. A very good, used copy. A gritty detective novel featuring Cheyney's private..... More
The Beatles Anthology 3 DISC 1; 1 A Beginning, 2 Happiness is A Warm Gun, 3 Helter Skelter, 4 Mean Mr. Mustard, 5 Polythene Pam, 6 Glass Onion, 7 Junk, 8 Piggies, 9 Honey Pie, 10 Don't Pass Me By,11 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, 12 Good Night, 13 Cry Baby Cry, 14 Blackbird, 15 Sexy Sadie, 16 While My Guitar Gently Weeps, 17 Hey Jude, 18 Not Guilty, 19 Mother Nature's Son, 20 Glass Onion, 21 Rocky Raccoon, 22 What's The New Mary Jane, 23 Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias, 24 I'm So Tired, 25 I Will, 26 Why Don't We Do It In The Road, 27 Julia. DISC 2; 1 I've Got A Feeling, 2 She Came In Through The Bathroom Window, 3 Dig A Pony, 4 Two Of Us, 5 For You Blue, 6 Teddy Boy, 7 Medley: Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle And Roll/Blue Suede Shoes, 8 The Long And Winding Road, 9 Oh! Darling, 10 All Things Must Pass, 11 Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues, 12 Get Back, 13 Old Brown Shoe, 14 Octopus's Garden, 15 Maxwell's Silver Hammer, 16 Something, 17 Come Together, 18 Come And Get It, 19 Ain't She Sweet, 20 Because, 21 Let It Be, 22 I Me Mine, 22 The End.
Apple Corps Ltd/EMI Records Ltd. 1996. [Music] SIGNED. DOUBLE JEWEL CD CASE (12 x 14cm), Containing 2 DISC, inner booklet SIGNED by RINGO. Photographic front sleeve, and rear track list. Cover design by Klaus Voormann. Jewel case in fine condition, CDs look unplayed. Fine. This Compilation features 50 tracks, of..... More
Fighter. The True Story of the Battle of Britain.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. [Military history] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.304. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers lettered in gilt to the spine, red endpapers, top edge red, dust-wrapper displays a Paul Nash painting, priced at £4.95. With many photographic plates. With presentation note..... More
South by Java Head.
London: Collins, 1958. [Naval adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.320. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket priced at 14s. Very light toning to edges, jacket a little spotted to rear; a fine copy. A wartime adventure set on the South China Seas; the third thriller..... More
Evil Under The Sun.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1941. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.252; [3], advertisements; [1], blank. With an illustrated map of 'Leathercombe Bay', the scene of the crime. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in black. Contents clean, some faint soiling to front cover, discreet repair to spine tips. A very..... More
In Our Time.
New York, NY: Criterion Music Corp. no date [1966]. [Music Advertisement] SIGNED POSTER (29 x 20cm). Green photographic poster advertising the sheet music publication of the Single 'In Our Time,' SIGNED by Nancy Sinatra in black marker, with a red star stamp. With a thick cream card mount; total dimensions..... More
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["The Seed"] The Amazing Charlatans, direct from San Francisco: The Limit of the Marvelous. At the Red Dog Saloon, Opening June 21, Virginia City, Nev.
1990. [Psychedelic Concert Poster] LIMITED REPRINT (442 x 317mm). Number 30 of just 50 copies printed for Europe. Some light rubbing and thumbing to margins. Near fine. A limited reprint of one of the most important music posters of the modern era, designed by Ferguson and Hunter for their run..... More
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[Original Artwork for Biggles]. [Unpublished].
no date [circa 1940s]. [Children's Adventure Artwork] ORIGINAL PAINTING (38 x 57cm). Gouache painted directly onto a Winsor & Newton Fashion-Plate Drawing Board, details printed on reverse. A little rubbed, chipped and bumped to edges, but clean and bright generally. Very good. An original painting produced by Leslie Stead, or..... More
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The Terror of the Tongs [LOBBY CARD].
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures / A Hammer Film Production, 1961. [Movie Memorabilia] ORIGINAL LOBBY CARD. A single lobby card from the film 'The Terror of the Tongs', directed by Anthony Bushell, and starring Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Toone, and Yvonne Monlaur. Colour lithographic image measuring 26 x 33cm, with production..... More
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[Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell Photographic Archive and Long-Play Record, including] World Water Speed Record 1956: Donald Campbell's Southward Run on Coniston Water [and] See Sir Malcolm Campbell Breaking the World's Water Speed Record Using Castrol Motor Oil [Flick Book].
London: His Master's Voice, 1937, 1956, and 1984. [Land and Water Speed Records] ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, SIGNATURES, FLICK BOOK, NEWSPAPER, AND LONG-PLAY RECORD, LEO VILLA ASSOCIATION. Two ink signatures by Malcolm Campbell on separate scraps of paper, one with a small newspaper photograph cut out and laid on, dated 22/07/1935. One..... More
The Lennon Play: In His Own Write.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1968. [Sixties Culture] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.35; [3], blank. Publisher's textured purple covers in a pictorial dust-wrapper, priced at 16s. A superb, fine copy. Book Collector No.287 (p32-62) 'The Sixties'. More
Mammonart: An Essay in Economic Interpretation.
Pasadena, CA: Published by the Author, 1925. [Art and Politics] FIRST EDITION, paperback issue. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.vi; 390 [2]. Publisher's plain paper covers, illustrated with G.F. Watt's 'Mammon' (1885). One of 4000 paperbacks printed. Gently toned throughout. Light rubbing and bumping to covers, with some creasing to spine..... More