Signed & Inscribed
Music, A Joy for Life.
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1976. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Square Octavo, pp.204 [4]. With numerous b/w illustrations and a colour plate section. In publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original pictorial dust jacket. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to front free end-paper. A fine copy... More
A Pictorial Autobiography.
Bath: Adams & Dart, 1970. [Sculptor Autobiography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (27 x 20cm), pp.128. Heavily illustrated with in-text black and white photographs. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to half-title: 'For Bruce with love | January 10th | Barbara.' Publisher's orange cloth, with gilt titles to spine and..... More
Blood Fever.
London: Puffin Books, 2006. [James Bond Spin-Off] SIGNED FIRST HARDBACK EDITION, following the trade paperback, LIMITED to 999 copies. SIGNED by the author. Octavo, (20 x 13cm), pp.[x]; 372; [2], blank. Publisher's black cloth boards blocked in gilt to the spine, red endpapers, pictorial jacket priced at £25, in illustrated..... More
On His Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Ian Fleming Publications, 2023. [James Bond novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[viii]; 161; [7], endmatter. Publisher's glazed boards (issued without jacket). Autographed obtained by bibliographer Jon Gilbert, via Ian Fleming Publications. NOTE: We have seen some copies of this book misdescribed. The '007' half-title on all..... More
On His Majesty's Secret Service.
London: Ian Fleming Publications, sold through Goldsboro Books, 2023. [James Bond novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, one of 1000 numbered copies. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[viii]; 161; [7], endmatter. Publisher's glazed boards (issued without jacket). Fine / as new. Purchased at the book launch even held at Goldsboro by..... More
SilverFin (Young James Bond series).
London: Puffin Books, 2005. [James Bond Spin-Off] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[10]; 372; [2]. Publisher's hardback in dust-wrapper, housed in an illustrated slipcase. One of 999 copies thus, SIGNED by the author. A fine, as new copy. With an additional promotional card announcing BloodFever, to be published..... More
SilverFin (Young James Bond series).
London: Puffin Books, 2005. [James Bond Spin-Off] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm). Publisher's hardback in dust-wrapper, housed in an illustrated slipcase. One of 999 copies thus, SIGNED by the author. A fine, as-new copy, still in the original shrink-wrap. The first episode in the acclaimed 'Young Bond' series..... More
La Corona and the Tin Frog.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Slim quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.[32] unpaginated. Publisher's glossy illustrated boards with printed price of £3.50 to rear board, dark blue endpapers. Signed by Nicola Bayley to the title page. Illustrated throughout. One tiny scuff to rear panel..... More
Jim's Lion.
London: Walker Books, 2014. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION THUS. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.82 [2]. A new edition illustrated partly as a comic strip by Deacon, and SIGNED by him in black ink to the dedication page, dated June 2014. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced..... More
Soonchild.
London: Walker Books, 2012. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.142 [2]. With in-text sketches by Deacon. SIGNED by the illustrator in purple ink to title page. Publisher's illustrated cream paper over boards, with black titles to spine and upper, and blue illustrated endpapers. With the illustrated..... More
The Archer's Craft. A Sheaf of Notes on certain Matters concerning Archers and Archery, the Making of Archer's Tackle and the Art of Hunting with the Bow.
London: Faber and Faber, 1951. [Archery] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.222 [2]. With numerous illustrated plates and diagrams. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to fly-leaf: 'To Humphrey Payer, | from his old friend | the author | A.E. Hodgkin | June 1953.' Also with..... More
Time Stops For No Mouse. A Hermux Tantamoq Adventure.
London: Puffin Books, 2000. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 262 [4]. With illustrated head-pieces for each chapter. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Christopher Inns, priced at £9.99. Also featuring a publisher's clock-shaped bookmark, and..... More
The Glassmaker's Daughter.
London: Francis Lincoln Children's Books, 2017. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Quarto (28 x 25cm), pp.[32]. With fine colour illustrations by Ray to every page. SIGNED by both author and artist in black ink to title page. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards, and green endpapers, priced at £12.99. A...... More
Through the Eyes of Gilbert & George: The Line of Beauty. Shared Vision volume II.
Fyfield: Oak Tree Fine Press, 2004. [First Chapter Book] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Small quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.41 [3]. Number 40 of 85 copies thus, from a total limitation of 100, SIGNED by the author, and with an original print SIGNED by Gilbert & George. A colour illustration to preliminaries..... More
How to Be Good.
New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 2001. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[12] 305 [3]. INSCRIBED by the author in black marker to title page: 'To Bill, | Best wishes, | Nick Hornby.' Publisher's red quarter cloth with black titles to spine, yellow paper over boards..... More
How to Be Good.
London: Viking, 2001. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 244 [4]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To Bill, | Nick Hornby.' Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Red endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £16.99. Toned low-grade paper-stock..... More
A Long Way Down.
London: Viking, 2005. [Modern Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 257 [7]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'For Bill | Best Wishes | Nick Hornby.' Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. Orange endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Hamilton +..... More
Slam.
London: Penguin Books, 2007. [Young Adult Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 293 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine and orange endpapers. With black and white illustrated dust-jacket, titled in orange, priced at £12.99..... More
The Willows in Winter.
London: HarperCollins, 1993. [Children's adventure novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.295; [1] note. Publisher's blue cloth with titles and silhouette of Mr Toad to in gilt to spine, cartographic endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper shows Mole striding across winter scene, priced at £12.99. Signed in black ink to title..... More
Rogue Justice.
London: Michael Joseph, 1982. [Spy Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.174 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author 'For Jean Hills | with love from | Geoffrey | 20.X.92' in black ink to fly-leaf. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Chris Yates..... More
Glass Houses.
London: Simon and Schuster, 2006. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED TO LADY MOYNIHAN. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 470. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to title page: 'To Gaynor | on your birthday | much love | and very many happy | returns | from Sandra.' Publisher's green..... More
How to Ride a Bike: from starting out to peak performance.
London: Hamlyn, 2018. [Cycling] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (25 x 20cm), pp.224. Heavily illustrated in colour throughout. SIGNED by Hoy in black marker to publisher's bookplate on flyleaf. Number 975 of an undisclosed number thus. Publisher's photographic paper-covered boards, priced at £20, with cyan endpapers. 'Signed by the Author'..... More
Our Little Manchurian Cousin.
Boston, MA: L.C. Page & Company, 1933. [Children's Illustrated] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 106 [6]. With six half-tone illustrations, including a colour frontispiece. INSCRIBED by the author rather lavishly in green ink to fly-leaf: 'Miss Mabelle Aubrey | a very princessly [?] | lovely soul. |..... More
Dixie O'Day, Up, Up and Away!
London: The Bodley Head, 2015. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[12] 124. With dichromatic illustrations by Vulliamy throughout. SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to verso of flyleaf. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, and red patterned endpapers. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Vulliamy, priced..... More
Collected Animal Poems: The Iron Wolf; What is the Truth?; A March Calf; The Thought-Fox.
London: Faber and Faber, 1995. [Poetry] FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED TO VOLUME I. Four volumes, octavo (22 x 14 x 7cm) Publisher's black cloth, white dust-wrappers, publisher's white pictorial slipcase. Signed by Hughes, the late Poet Laureate, in Volume 1. Illustrated by Chris Riddell in volume 1 and by Lisa Flather..... More