Signed & Inscribed
I Piso Pleura tou Kathrephti. [The Rear Side of the Mirror].
Athens: Gravrielides Books, 2012. [Greek Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.56. All text in Greek. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink 'To Malina, from the heart' to half-title. Publisher's grey soft covers. Rubbing to spine and a couple of bumps. Very good. The author's first published..... More
Simeia twn Kairon. [Signs of the Times].
Athens: Gravrielides Books, 2018. [Greek Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.50 [6]. All text in Greek. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink 'To Malina, with love' to half-title. Publisher's blue soft covers. The lightest of rubbing to spine. Near fine. More
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old.
London: Michael Joseph, 2016. [Diaries] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[4] 376 [4]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Victor Meijer, priced at £12.99. 'Signed Copy' sticker to jacket. A...... More
William Pitt the Younger.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2004. [Political Biography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.xxvi; 652 [10]. With three suites of four double-sided colour plates. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page; 'For Roger | with best wishes | William Hague.' Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine..... More
The Mandarin Cypher.
London: Collins, 1975. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.256. SIGNED by the author ink black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket, designed by Craig Dodd, price-clipped and re-priced at £2.95 by the publisher. Light wear to cloth..... More
Exit West.
London: Hamish Hamilton an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017. [Modern literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 229; [5]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine, black endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of £14.99. Signed by the author to a tipped in 'exclusive signed edition' page. Tiny..... More
Two Stories. The Mare's nest [and] The Long Shadow.
London: E. Lahr, 1931. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo, pp.27 [5]. Number 147 of just 250 copies SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page at rear of the volume. In publisher's quarter blue cloth with cream paper-covered boards and black titles to cream paper label on spine. With..... More
Two-And One Over.
London: W. Colins Sons and Co. Ltd., no date [1945]. [Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6]; 342; [4] publisher's advertisements. Publisher's dark blue cloth blocked in red to spine and upper. Inscribed by the author to flyleaf: "With love to K.P.C. | from A.H. | April 1925"..... More
Romantic Moderns: English Writers, Artists and the Imagination from Virginia Woolf to John Piper.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2010. [Literary Criticism] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.320. With illustrations. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'For Edward — | So good to meet you in | Chichester. Good luck with | the Friends. All my best, | Alex..... More
Gillespie and I.
London: Faber and Faber, 2011. [Historical Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xiv; 504 [10]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To Murray— | lovely to meet | you | JH. | 25/8/11'. Publisher's black paper over boards, with silver titles to spine and..... More
The Cross of Lazzaro.
London: Hutchinson, 1965. [Disaster Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.232. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate on fly-leaf. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by David Fawcett. Miss Cond's usual exemplary condition, with a...... More
The Old Trade of Killing.
London: Hutchinson, 1966. [Treasure Hunt Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.236 [4]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate on fly-leaf. Publisher's brown cloth with yellow titles to spine, and grey endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Val Biro. Miss Cond's..... More
The Spring of Malice.
London: Hutchinson, 1962. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.349 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to Eileen M. Cond's distinctive bookplate on fly-leaf. Publisher's brown cloth with silver and red titles to spine, a red device stamped to upper, and grey endpapers. With the..... More
Munich.
London: Hutchinson, 2017. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 342. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's photographic paper-covered boards, with photographic endpapers and all edges red. With the dust-jacket designed by Glenn O'Neill, priced at £20.00. 'Signed by the Author' sticker..... More
Pompeii.
London: Hutchinson, 2003. [Historical thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.342. Publisher's hardback cloth binding, illustrated map endpapers printed in two colours, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title page. Faint toning to text block else a fine, fresh copy. Harris' acclaimed novel..... More
Live In Japan.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1993. [Rock and Pop] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Folio (35 x 27cm), pp.274. Number 1205 of 3500 copies thus, SIGNED by George Harrison in brown ink to a label on the front pastedown. With a foreword by Eric Clapton and text by George Harrison plus members of the..... More
Songs by George Harrison, Volume 1.
Guildford: Genesis Press, 1987. [Music] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Slim Quarto (26 x 18cm), pp.175; [5]. SIGNED by George Harrison in gold ink to the limitation page. With numerous colour plates and watercolour illustrations by artist Keith West. Original black half-morocco boards, black cloth with guitar and keyboard design blocked to..... More
Peggy and Me.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2016. [Dog Ownership] DOUBLE SIGNED, first edition, tenth printing. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 294 [2]. With in-text illustrations by Meldrum. SIGNED by both author and illustrator, in black ink to title page and half-title respectively. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, and photographic..... More
Muhammad Ali. His Life and Times.
London: Robson Books, 1991. [Boxing Biography] INSCRIBED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.544. With 12 double-sided black and white photographic plates. INSCRIBED from the author to 'Malcolm' in black ink to half-title. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the black and white dust-jacket featuring a...... More
Ash Wednesday.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. [American Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[10] 221 [9]. INSCRIBED by the author in black marker to title page: 'To Charlie | Ethan | Hawke'. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine and purple paper over boards. Fore-edge..... More
The Secret of Lost Things.
London: Fourth Estate, 2007. [Bookshop Novel] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[12] 354 [4]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to first blank. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, and green endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £14.99. A fine, as-new copy. A...... More
Grass for his Pillow.
London: Macmillan, 2003. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[14] 306. SIGNED by the author in black ink to half-title. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine and black endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £12.99. A fine, as-new copy. The first sequel to 'Across..... More
Behaving Badly.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.224. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'Signed for Phyllis | with much love + | many memories | Catherine Heath.' Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the..... More
Lady on the Burning Deck.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1978. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.218 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to dedication page: 'As it says—for Phyllis— | and of course with love— | Catherine | Catherine Heath | August 78.' Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt..... More
Stone Walls.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1973. [Fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Association Copy. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.221; [1]. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, brown topstain, dust-jacket with wraparound design by Leigh Taylor with printed price of £2.25 net. Inscribed by the author to the half title page: "For Phyllis |..... More