Literature
The Age of Churchill. Heritage and Adventure 1874-1911.
London: Thames and Hudson, 1961. [Politics] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.[10];627; [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, blue top edge, photographic dust-jacket. Some marks to the top centimetre or so of the cloth, a couple of patches of tape burn to free endpapers, very slight bowing..... More
Le Petit Prince.
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1962. [Children's illustrated] VINTAGE PAPERBACK EDITION, a later impression thus. Octavo (23 x 17cm), pp.93 [3]. All text in French. With frequent coloured illustrations by the author. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 8NF. Black ink ownership to fly-leaf, otherwise internally clean. Spine extremely heavily worn and..... More
Garden of Beasts. A Novel of Berlin 1936.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 404 [4]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at £16.99. Low grade paper somewhat toned, with a little..... More
Garden of Beasts. A Novel of Berlin 1936.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 404 [4]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket priced at £16.99. Low grade paper somewhat toned, with a little..... More
The History of the most Remarkable Life, and Extraordinary Adventures, of the truly Honourable Colonel Jaque, vulgarly call'd Colonel Jack; who was born a Gentleman, put Apprentice to a Pick Pocket, flourish'd Six and Twenty Years as a Thief, and was then Kidnapp'd to Virginia: Came back a Merchant, was Five Times married to Four Whores, went into the Wars, behav'd Bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment; return'd again to England, follow'd the Fortunes of the Chevalier de St. George, was taken at the Preston Rebellion; receiv'd his Pardon from the late King, and is now at the Head of his Regiment, compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to die a General.
London: Printed for Ward and Chandler, 1743. [Literature] SIXTH EDITION. Duodecimo in half sheets (17 x 11cm), pp.[2] viii; 363 [1]. Contemporary speckled full calf with raised bands. No external titles; all edges speckled red. A large black ink ownership to fly-leaf: 'Tho. Hughes | His Book | 1766 |..... More
Action Cook Book. Len Deighton's Guide to Eating.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. [Gastronomy] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 24cm), pp.138. Publisher's photographic hardcover boards, no jacket. Illustrated throughout, including diagrammatic endpapers. Contents fine, edges toned, covers a little grubby and handled. Very good. Len Deighton's pictorial 'Cook Strips' originally appeared in The Observer. This is the first book-form..... More
The Billion Dollar Brain.
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1966. [Spy Thriller] FIRST US EDITION, the true first edition. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 312 [6]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and gilt device to upper. Fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket. Bookseller's label to front pastedown. Light toning and spotting..... More
Billion Dollar Brain.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. [Cold War thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and white braille design to upper. With the metallic-effect dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey priced at 21s. Book shows light handling only. Lightweight fragile jacket shows..... More
Bomber.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. [Wartime Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.494; [2], blank. Publisher's blue cloth hardcovers lettered to the spine in silver, plain black endpapers, top edge red. Textured dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, based on a painting by J.M.W. Turner. A very good copy in price-clipped..... More
City of Gold.
London: Century, 1992. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[viii]; 323; [5], blank. Publisher's sand-coloured hardcover cloth blocked in black to the backstrip, cartographic endpapers, illustrated dust-jacket priced at £14.99. Lightly handled; near fine. A novel of conflict, espionage and love, set in Wartime Cairo, 1942. In the 60's..... More
Declarations of War.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.205 [3]. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, and red endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Christopher Foss, priced at £1.50. Light toning to edges, with one larger soil mark to fore-edge. Jacket spine lightly..... More
Declarations of War.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. [Short Stories] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.205 [3]. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt titles to spine, and red endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Christopher Foss, priced at £1.50. A fine copy of the book in a fine jacket but for the usual..... More
Eleven Declarations of War.
New York, NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. [Short War Stories] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[10] 180 [2]. Publisher's black quarter cloth with red titles to spine and yellow paper over boards. With the typographic dust-jacket priced at $6.95. A little spotting to top edge. Head-cap pulled. Jacket..... More
An Expensive Place to Die
Jonathan Cape, London, 1967. FIRST EDITION. Cold War -era spy thriller, set in Paris. 8vo. Publisher's cloth in original dust-wrapper. Near fine, with a slight lean to book and jacket sunned to backstrip. Includes the original loose 'In Transit Docket', designed by Raymond Hawkey. HUBIN; CRIME FICTION IV. Milward-Oliver; Len..... More
An Expensive Place to Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.254;[2], blank. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket, with traces of the bold printed word 'ENGLISH' to extreme front edge of the flap and 'PROOF ONLY' in bold to rear with provisional..... More
An Expensive Place to Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Cold War spy thriller] UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY in oversized PROOF-ONLY dust-wrapper. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.254;[2] blank. Publisher's lime-green softcovers in jacket, with traces of the bold printed word 'ENGLISH' to extreme front edge of the flap and 'PROOF ONLY' in bold to rear with provisional..... More
An Expensive Place to Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.254. Publisher's black cloth in original pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 21 shillings, with the original loose 'In Transit Docket', designed by Raymond Hawkey. A crisp, fine copy of the book in a near fine, slightly sunned jacket (as..... More
An Expensive Place to Die.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.254. Publisher's black cloth in original pictorial dust-jacket, priced at 21 shillings, with the original loose 'In Transit Docket', designed by Raymond Hawkey. Minor creases to half title else a crisp, fine copy of the book in a...... More
Funeral in Berlin.
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1965. [Spy Thriller] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[2] 312 [6]. Publisher's black quarter cloth with grey titles to spine, cream cloth over boards, and orange endpapers. Top edge orange; fore-edge untrimmed. With the dust-jacket designed by Ben Feder. A little toned..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File No.3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY HAWKEY. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.320. Publisher's hardcover, printed black endpapers, dust-wrapper designed by Raymond Hawkey, priced at 18s. Very light wear to crown of spine else a clean, fine copy which appears unread. Autographed in blue ink by..... 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 few small marks to edges. Essentially a fresh-looking copy but with some accidental soiling to top edge (thankfully this is mostly confined to the rear..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File Number 3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[1] 319 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with blue rubber-stamp motif and blind 'downgraded to unclassified' box blocked to upper board, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey priced at..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File Number 3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[1] 319 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with blue rubber-stamp motif and blind 'downgraded to unclassified' box blocked to upper board, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey priced at 18s..... More
Funeral in Berlin. Secret File Number 3.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Cold-war spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[1] 319 [2]. Publisher's black cloth with blue rubber-stamp motif and blind 'downgraded to unclassified' box blocked to upper board, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Raymond Hawkey. Contents clean, jacket..... More
Goodbye Mickey Mouse.
London: Hutchinson, 1982. [Wartime air adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.395 [5]. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at £8.50. A little light wear to extremities. Essentially a fine copy without the usual fading to the spine. A popular read and..... More