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— Oscar Wilde
Signed & Inscribed
Conscience and Conflict: British Artists and the Spanish Civil War.
Chichester: Pallant House Gallery, 2014. [Exhibition Catalogue] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.160. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. INSCRIBED by the author and curator in black ink to title page: 'For Edward | with all good | wishes, | Simon Martin.' Publisher's colour-illustrated soft covers... More
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The Most Famous Car in the World [the James Bond Aston Martin DB5].
UK, 1991. [Bondiana] limited edition ART print after Stephen Massey, limited to 850 copies SIGNED and numbered by the artist, depicting the 'Goldfinger' Aston Martin DB5. Approximate total dimensions 56 x 48cm, image size approximately 35 x 24cm. Presented in an elegant archival window mount, professionally glazed with 2mm float... More
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Nutshell.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2016. [Modern fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 198; [2]. Publisher's pale pink paper covered boards, titles in black to spine, red endpapers, edges pale pine. Dust-jacket designed by Suzanne Dean with printed price of £16.99. Signed by the author to the title page. Fine/as new. More
Saturday.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. [Modern literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.279; [1] acknowledgements. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, photographic dust-wrapper with printed price of £17.99. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine copy. Signed by the author upon release and carefully stored... More
Sonia Married.
London: Hutchinson and Co., no date [1919]. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.335 [25]. INSCRIBED: 'For | Mrs. Cleveland-Stevens | with every good wish from | author | Stephen McKenna | 29 November 1919.' in blue ink to flyleaf. Publisher's pink cloth with black titles to... More
Far, Far From Home.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. SIGNED First Edition. Octavo, pp. 199. Inscribed 'Lots of love Ruth' to publisher's compliments slip, loose. In publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With original light green pictorial dust jacket featuring a bemused family carrying baggage near an exit. Reading lean, and light even... More
Detonator.
London: Bantam Press, 2015. [Espionage thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.348; [1],Note; [3], blank. Publisher's black cloth blocked in gilt, red endpapers, photographic dust-jacket priced at £18.99. Signed by the author to the title page with 'Signed at Waterstones' label to upper panel. Absolutely fine/as new. A.... More
Preliminary Studies for H. M. Factory, Gretna, and, Study for an Installation of Phosgene Manufacture.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, no date [1920]. [Munitions Factory Plans] SIGNED BY KENNETH BINGHAM QUINAN, one of just 1000 copies. Large octavo (28 x 19cm), pp.xvi; 145 [1]. With 24 large folding plans and diagrams. SIGNED and dated 3rd November 1920 by Quinan in black ink to front pastedown... More
World's Children. Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Adam and Charles Black, London, 1903, First and Limited Edition to 500 of which this is No 82, SIGNED by the Artist. Late 20th century full grey morocco with twin brown title labels and extra gilt to spine, gilt border to boards, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, marbled end papers... More
Spike Milligan with Jeremy Taylor in "For Two Nights Only".
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, 1975. [Comedy] SIGNED BY MILLIGAN AND TAYLOR. Poster advertising a performance by Spike Milligan and Jeremy Taylor, signed by Milligan and inscribed by Taylor; "To Eddie | Best wishes from | Jeremy Taylor". Mounted and displayed in a simple painted wooden frame behind perspex. Overall size 44... More
More Goon Cartoons.
London: M. and J. Hobbs, in association with Michael Joseph, 1983. INSCRIBED First edition. Illustrated by Michael Clarke. Quarto. Publisher's illustrated boards. Inscribed by Milligan to copyright page with a charming doodle of a flower. Near fine, very minor edgewear. Internally clean. More
Goodbye Soldier. War Biography Vol. 6.
London: Michael Joseph, 1986. [War Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[6]; 250. With black and white illustrations. SIGNED by the author in black marker to flyleaf. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £9.95. Case upside-down (possibly as intended). Minor... More
Startling Verse for all the family.
London: Michael Joseph, 1987. [Poetry] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 74. Publisher's black cloth, titles in silver to spine, dust-jacket. Inscribed by the author to flyleaf: "To Paul | Spike Milligan". Illustrated throughout. Textblock lightly toned, some offsetting to endpapers. Cloth and price clipped wrapper lightly handled. Uncommon signed. Near fine. More
A Book Of Milliganimals.
London, Dennis Dobson. 1968. First edition, SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY. 8vo. 88pp. Fine in publisher's gilt titled blue cloth. Clad in a vibrant, elephant adorned purple dustwrapper showing only the slightest hint of wear, it's all very unfaded and lovely. To top it all off, it's inscribed by Mr.Milligan to the... More
Get in the Q Annual.
London, Micheal Joseph. 1980. SIGNED FIRST EDITION: 4to pp. 95. Publisher's pictorial boards. Prominent signature in black ink to title page. An excellent copy. More
It Ends with Magic. A Milligan Family Story
London, Michael Joseph. Ltd. 1980. First Editon. SIGNED boldly by the author to half title. 4to. pp. 242. Publisher's green boards and original dust wrapper. Signature in black ink to title page. Many monochrome photographic illustrations throughout. Near Fine. More
Sir Nobonk and the Terrible, Awful, Dreadful, Naughty, Nasty Dragon.
London, Michael Joseph. Ltd. 1982. 4to. pp. 242. Illustrated by Carol Barker. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by both author and artist. Publisher's hardcovers in original dust wrapper. Signatures in a suitably mediaeval style facing the illuminated title page. A lightly handled copy with som gentle age-toning. Near fine. More
Milligan's Ark.
Surrey: M. and J. Hobbs, 1971. First Edition. SIGNED boldly by Spike Milligan to title page. 4to. Publisher's illustrated laminated boards, in matching pictorial dust jacket. Amusing illustrations by famous people. A bright copy, near fine, in similar wrapper. A collection of cartoons and funny verses about animals, all by... More
Black Swan Green.
London: Sceptre, 2006. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6]; 371; [7]. Signed by the author in black ink to title page, dated 8/5/06. Publisher's green paper-covered boards with silver titles to spine. Green decorated endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Kai Clements and Sunny, priced at £16.99. A fine copy. More