"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
— C. S. Lewis
Signed & Inscribed
The Cantab.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1926. [Campus Novel] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[8]; 285; [7]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to the flyleaf: 'The years and character of | my Cambridge life 1904-1908 | seen through a glass colourfully. | Once I knew how to live... More about The Cantab
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[Manuscript Letter Declining an Invitation].
London. no date [circa 1860]. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER. One small sheet of headed note paper from The Priory, 21 North Bank, Regent's Park, written in purple ink and backed onto a sheet of card (13 x 12cm). George Lewes here writes to Mrs Binyon, informing her that his partner Mary... More about Manuscript Letter Declining an Invitation
The Earth Motor.
Salem: Statesman Publishing Co. n.d. [1920]. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's grey cloth, titled and decorated in black to spine and front board. Clean and sharp, minor bumping to spine ends, a near fine copy. In an impressive example of the scarce dustwrapper, minor fraying and chipping to extremities, light soiling... More about The Earth Motor
Titanic: "Waiting for Orders", The Story of Alexander James Littlejohn, Steward to W. T. Stead.
Maidenhead: The Crescent Company, 1999. [Survival Story]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (22 x 21cm), pp.64. SIGNED by the author in black ink to front free endpaper. Publisher's black cloth with gilt stamp to upper board. With the white illustrated dust-jacket. A few small marks to jacket; a near-fine copy. More about Titanic: "Waiting for Orders", The Story of Alexander James Littlejohn, Steward to W....
Patrick Caulfield: Paintings.
Aldershot: Lund Humphries, 2005. [Art] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (31 x 27cm), pp.288. Illustrated in colour throughout. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'for Edward Milward-Oliver | at Pellant House, Chichester | 14.IX.06 | Marco Livingstone.' Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine and upper... More about Patrick Caulfield: Paintings
Peter Blake: One Man Show.
Farnham: Lund Humphries, 2009. [Art] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (30 x 26cm), pp.240. Illustrated throughout in colour. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST PETER BLAKE in black ink to title page: 'For Edward | Peter Blake.' Publisher's green cloth with white titles to spine. Illustrated endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket. Lightly sunned... More about Peter Blake: One Man Show
None But The Lonely Heart.
London: Michael Joseph. 1943. First edition, one of two hundred and fifty copies printed on handmade paper and signed by the author. Octavo, pp. 360. Pale yellow publisher's cloth cover with gilt titles on a red leather square to spine. Top edge gilt, all others untrimmed. Slight lean to the... More about None But The Lonely Heart
Rotten. No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1994. [Sex Pistols] SIGNED. First edition, second impression, octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.viii; [2]; 342. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. photographic dust-jacket priced at £14.99, photographic endpapers. Illustrated with two suites of black and white images. Signed by the Sex Pistols frontman in red... More about Rotten. No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
James Braid, Champion Golfer.
Droitwich: Grant Books, 2003. LIMITED 'EARLSFERRY' EDITION. Small Quarto. pp. v, 110. With frequent b/w photographic illustrations, including a frontispiece portrait of the subject. SIGNED by the author and Marjorie Mackie, Grand-Daughter of James Braid, to title-page. Number 32 of just 75 copies. In publisher's full brown morocco with raised... More about James Braid, Champion Golfer
The Pearl Seekers. A Tale of the Southern Seas. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson.
London/Glasgow: Blackie and Son, n.d. The INSCRIBED later printing, with fantastic full page illustrated plates by Hodgson. Octavo, pp.ix; 363. Bound in publisher's pictorial blue cloth, with striking shipwreck design blocked in black, mint green, and orange. Additional illustration showing man with gun blocked in like to spine. Titles in..... More about The Pearl Seekers. A Tale of the Southern Seas. Illustrated by Edward S. Hodgson
American Speeches. With a Foreword by the American Ambassador Charles G. Dawes.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. [Politics]. FINELY BOUND PRESENTATION COPY. First edition, octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.157; [3]. Signed and inscribed to the first blank "With best wishes for success | Ramsay MacDonald| 18/11/33.". Finely bound by Bain of London in red full morocco, raised bands and gilt titles to spine... More about American Speeches. With a Foreword by the American Ambassador Charles G. Dawes
Faceless Killers.
London: Harvill Press, 2000. [Crime Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6]; 280; [2]. With a map. Signed by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine. Navy endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Peter Dyer, priced at... More about Faceless Killers
The Man Who Smiled.
London: Harvill Press, 2005. [Crime Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8]; 325; [3]. With maps. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Navy endpapers. With the dust-jacket featuring a photograph by Jamie Budge / Corbis, priced at £14.99. A fine copy. An Inspector Wallander mystery. More about The Man Who Smiled
The White Lioness.
London: Harvill Press, 2003. [Crime Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8]; 440. With Maps. Signed by the author in blue ink to title page. Navy endpapers. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Peter Dyer, priced at £14.99. A.... More about The White Lioness
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, and Other Stories.
London: Fourth Estate, 2014. [Short Stories] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 242; [4]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the black dust-jacket designed by Shutterstock, priced at £14.99. Topping and Company wraparound band. A fine, as-new copy. More about The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, and Other Stories
Bring Up The Bodies.
London: Fourth Estate, 2012. [Historical fiction] SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, one of 1000 copies. Octavo (25 x 16cm). This numbered first edition is printed on quality paper, features a jacket design is based on the famous 'B necklace' portrait of Anne Boleyn, and housed in a black cloth slipcase blocked... More about Bring Up The Bodies
Bring up the Bodies.
London: Fourth Estate, 2012. [Historical fiction] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Publisher's red quarter cloth over black cloth sides, decorated in gilt to spine and upper. One of 2000 copies autographed by Hilary Mantel. Unopened in publisher's shrinkwrap. Fine. More about Bring up the Bodies
Wolf Hall.
London: Fourth Estate, 2009. [Historical fiction] SIGNED LIMITED [LETTERED] EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xviii; 653; [1]. Publisher's quarter red morocco leather over gilt-stamped cloth sides, black endpapers, cloth slipcase. A fine, unread copy. Published to celebrate Hilary Mantel's first Man Booker Prize, this edition is limited to 26 lettered... More about Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall.
London: Fourth Estate, 2009. [Historical fiction] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm). Publisher's quarter black cloth over red cloth sides, decorated in gilt to spine and upper. One of 1000 copies autographed by Hilary Mantel. Unopened in publisher's shrinkwrap. Fine. More about Wolf Hall
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The Book-Bag [Book Bag].
Florence: G. Orioli, 1932. [Modern Literature] LIMITED EDITION. First separate edition. SIGNED by the author, beneath portrait frontispiece. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.109; [3], blank. Printed on handmade paper. Publisher's ivory cloth over pale blue paper-covered boards, edges untrimmed. striking two-tone dust-wrapper. Some minor dustiness and handling, bookplate of Norman... More about The Book-Bag [Book Bag
The Bread-Winner. A Comedy in One Act.
London: Heinemann, 1930. First Edition, Second Issue, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR Octavo, pp.[x]; 188. Publisher's red buckram stamped in gilt. Some minor wear and dustiness otherwise fine. With Maugham's autograph to flyleaf and marginal ownership signature of writer, historian and Man of Letters de V. Payen-Payne. More about The Bread-Winner. A Comedy in One Act
Let the Great World Spin.
London: Bloomsbury, 2009. [Modern literature]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10]; 349; [9]. Publisher's purple cloth, titles in silver to spine, photgraphic dust-jacket designed by David mann. Signed by the author to the title page. Bottom rear corner slightly bumped, dust-jacket lightly handled. Near fine. More about Let the Great World Spin
Doctor Who: Molten heart.
London: BBC Books / Penguin Random House, Ebury Publishing, 2018. [Children's Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[4] 195 [9]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards with Forbidden Planet 'Signed' sticker to upper board, and barcode sticker to lower... More about Doctor Who: Molten heart
The Member of the Wedding.
New York, NY: James Laughlin, 1951. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo. pp. [6] 118. With a black and white frontispiece illustration. Inscribed by the author in black ink to front free end-paper: 'For Monique and Valentin with enduring love always, Carson.' In publisher's orange cloth with orange titles to spine. With... More about The Member of the Wedding
Black Dogs.
London: Jonathan Cape. 1992. Signed First Edition. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth, titles in gilt to spine with bold, scarlet endpapers. Photographic dust jacket by David Moores, price-clipped to flap. A fine copy, with author's signature to title-page. More about Black Dogs