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Of the Advancement and Proficience of Learning, or the Partitions of Sciences, IX Bookes. Written in Latin by the Most Eminent Illustrious & Famous Lord Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Vicont St Alban, Counsilour of Estate and Lord Chancellor of England.
Oxford: Printed by Leon Lichfield, for Rob Young & Ed Forrest, 1640. [Scientific Method] FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN ENGLISH. Quarto (28 x 18cm), pp.[32] 60; 477 [20]. With a copper engraved frontispiece and decorated title page by William Marshall, as well as a series of 10 tree tables explaining 'the..... More
A Time to Live.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2002. [Retrospective] REVIEW COPY. Folio (36 x 25cm), pp.240. Finely printed by Grafiche Milani, with a large section of monochrome photographs on glossy clay paper. An unnumbered review copy, not part of the limited edition of 2001 copies. In the standard maroon cloth binding, with titles and..... More
An Address by Winston S. Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Delivered before members of the Congress of the United States - 19 May 1943.
Stamford, CT: Printed at the Overbrook Press, September 1943. [War Speech] LIMITED PRIVATE PRESS EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 20cm), pp.18 [6]. One of just 600 copies specially printed for members of Congress. Publisher's blue paper-covered boards, with gilt titles to red label laid over upper. With the original glassine..... More
Psychedelic Renegades. With Photographs of Syd Barrett.
UK, Genesis Publications Limited. 2001. [Rock Photography] SIGNED LIMITED DELUXE EDITION. Folio (31 x 26cm), pp.160 with approximately 120 monochrome and colour images, some folding plates. Number 84 of 320 copies SIGNED by both Mick Rock and Syd Barrett, the former in black marker to limitation page, the latter to..... More
The Ship That Sailed to Mars. A Fantasy.
London: George G. Harrap, no date [1923]. [Children's Fantasy] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (31 x 24cm). 48 pages of text, and 48 colour plates illustrated by the author, all mounted on thick grey leaves. Publisher's quarter vellum with elaborate gilt titles and decoration to spine, and grey paper-covered boards titled to..... More
Out of Africa.
New York, NY: Random House, 1938. [Africa] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, pp.[4] x; 389 [5]. Recent green half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and green cloth over boards. Top edge gilt; fore-edge untrimmed. Gently toned throughout, as usual. A clean copy in an attractive new binding. Very..... More
The Years.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1937. [Literature] FINELY BOUND FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6] 469 [5]. In recent green half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to red morocco labels on spine, and green cloth over boards. All edges lightly trimmed. A clean copy in an attractive new binding..... More
Royal Yachts. Published by Gracious Permission of His Majesty The King.
London: Rich & Cowan, 1932. [English Yachts] FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Quarto (30 x 24cm), pp.[2] 338 [4]. Finely printed by The Mayflower Press on untrimmed laid paper, with 16 mounted colour plates, including a frontispiece, plus over one hundred further black and white plates. Number 141 of 1000 copies..... More
Nirvana. Photographs.
London: Vision On, 2002. [Music biography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION hardback, SIGNED on the limitation plate to pastedown by both photographers - one of 1000 copies published. Folio (34 x 26cm), pp.153 [7]. Publisher's clossy photographic covers housed in a black cloth clamshell box with silk-screen titles in white, with an..... More
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