Literature
Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. [Modern literature] FIRST UK EDITION, earliest text. Crown octavo, pp.286. Elegantly hand-bound in full red morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Contents mostly clean with a few minor spots/marks, vintage tape repairs to top corner of the first..... More
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
London: John Murray, 1927. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.320. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board and backstrip. Contents very clean, edges free from spotting and toning, neat ink ownership to free endpaper, covers fresh, spine a touch sunned and rubbed at tips. A...... More
Brighton Rock.
London: William Heinemann, 1938. [Gangster thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.361; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Contents toned, but less so than often encountered. Cloth is particularly bright and fresh, mild toning and rolling to spine. Minor edgewear. Very good. The chilling tale..... More
An Ideal Husband. By the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan.
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (21 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 214; [2], blank. Publisher's pink cloth with nouveau decoration in gilt, edges untrimmed. Engraved bookplate of Ernest Thornton-Smith to paste-down. Edges toned, deckles are dusty, covers with some expected soiling/handling to light coloured cloth, spine..... More
The Land of Mist.
London: Hutchinson and Co., [no date] 1926. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.294; 23, publisher's advertisements, [1]. Publisher's green cloth lettered in green to upper board and spine. Ex-libris stamp front paste-down, toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, wearing to spine ends, bumping to corners. Very..... More
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
New York: Beginner Books, 1958. [Children's Illustrated Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[1]; 61; [2]. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards with the dust-jacket of matching design. Coloured illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's neat note to flyleaf in black ink, bumping to spine and corners, some sunning..... More
Sense and Sensibility.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1886. [Literary Classic] Bentley's 'Standard Novels' edition. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.[xvi]; 331; [1], imprint. Engraved frontispiece illustration by Pickering. Publisher's dark brown cloth blind-stamped with heavy foliate border to covers, spine richly gilt with floral and armorial tooling, original price 2/6 gilt to spine..... More
Service With a Smile.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Humour / Satire] FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's gilt-entitled red cloth, humorous illustrative dust-jacket. No inscriptions, contents clean. A fine copy of the book in a nearly fine jacket with minor wear to crown, price clipped. Shows well. A Blandings Castle classic..... More
Mike At Wrykyn.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953. [Boys' adventure story] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.189; [1], blank; [2], advertisements. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in pictorial dust-wrapper. No inscriptions, contents clean. A fine copy of the book in a lovely fine jacket with minor dustiness to rear panel, price clipped..... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-wrapper lettered in white and yellow to both the spine and upper panel (some are lettered in white only), priced at 13/6..... More
Jeeves in the Offing.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1960. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Primary binding (red cloth blocked in gilt, not tan cloth lettered in black), second issue text (with the correct half title). Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.205; [3], blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 13/6. A...... More
French Leave.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.206; [1 of adverts]; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in the amusing pictorial dust-jacket designed by 'Sax', priced at 10/6. Contents clean, some spotting to edges, faint ink name, jacket a little rubbed and with two..... More
Uncle Fred In The Springtime.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1939. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.311; [1], blank; [3], advertisements; [1], blank. Publisher's burgundy cloth titled in gilt to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced at 7/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions, page edges lightly toned, jacket a touch darkened to spine, trivial edgewear..... More
Jeeves and The Feudal Spirit.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 222 [4]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, fresh book in a fine wrapper with some trivial rubs and one tiny nick at foot of spine. An exceptional copy. More adventures of Wodehouse's..... More
Horse Under Water.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and decoration stamped in black and blind to upper. Crossword puzzles to endpapers, with the original competition sheet loose at rear. With the dust-jacket designed by Raymond..... More
Follow The Saint.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. [Mystey collection] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.283; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], blank. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean and fresh, exterior as new. A near..... More
Saint Overboard.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. [Mystery / Crime] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.320. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean and fresh with just the occasional light reading mark/ spotting. Exterior as..... More
Mrs McGinty's Dead.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1952. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.188 [4]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrative dust-jacket. Internally clean with no inscriptions, some rolling to spine, dust-jacket price-clipped, gentle spotting to rear panel, some spotting visible..... More
A Few Quick Ones.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.207; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrative dust-jacket. Previous owner's name written in blank ink to fly-leaf, tope edge of toned, slight bumping to spine, price clipped, wearing to dust-jacket edges, small chip to..... More
After the Funeral.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1953. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Beytagh, priced at 10/6. No inscriptions. A lightly used copy, jacket with a few short tears, minor discolour and spotting to..... More
Full Moon.
London: Herbert Jenkins, No date [1947]. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. 252. Publisher's bright red cloth lettered in black to front boards and spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 8/6 to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, wearing..... More
Barmy in Wonderland.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp. 221; [3]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, humorous illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 9/6 to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, very small amount of discolouring to publisher's cloth on..... More
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. [Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's turquoise cloth blocked in black, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abbey, priced 7'6 on spine. Contents and edges clean, ink ownership to flyleaf, cloth with some discolour through bleaching, clean, bright jacket expertly..... More
Quick Service.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1940. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.252; [4 list of Wodehouse titles]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in gilt to spine, top edge tinted red, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced at 7/6 net. Ink name to f.e.p., textblock toned, cloth a little handled, jacket..... More
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1963. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.189 [3]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with the the illustrated dust-jacket. No inscriptions, some light spotting. Near fine. In a clean, fine, price clipped jacket with a touch of toning to the spine. An..... More