Signed & Inscribed
Bond On Bond. The Ultimate Book on 50 Years of Bond Movies.
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2012. [James Bond Film Reference] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.224. Illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's black cloth blocked in silver to spine, with colour-illustrated endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £25 to rear panel. A fine, as-new copy. Moore's unique take on..... More
My Word is My Bond.
London: Michael O'Mara Books, 2008. [Hollywood memoir] The UK COLLECTOR'S EDITION, One of 1000 copies in the publisher's de luxe cloth, in matching slipcase. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.336. Black cloth blocked in silver. Titled 'Limited Edition' on half title, not to be confused with the trade or American..... More
Signed Roger Moore Still from the film 'Gold of the Seven Saints' (1961).
[Film] SIGNED STILL. One black and white film still from Gordon Douglas' 1961 film, showing Moore as 'Shaun Garrett', SIGNED in blue marker. Mounted on white card ready to frame. Total dimensions 31 x 26cm. More
Looking Ahead! A Tale of Adventure.
London: Henry & Co., no date [1892]. [Dystopia] INSCRIBED SECOND EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.viii; 264 [4]. With occasional in-text illustrations. INSCRIBED in black ink to the half-title: 'with the author's | kind regards.' Publisher's plain paper covers, illustrated and titled in red, priced at 1s. Quite well-handled, with..... More
Highlands and Backwoods: The Legend and the Hero. With a foreword by Chief Scout Lord Rowallan.
London: Christopher Johnson, 1957. [Pedagogy and Travel] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, EX LIBRIS CLEMENT ATTLEE. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.183 [1]. With seven half-tone plates, including a frontispiece, as well as a few in-text maps and illustrations. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: 'with the author's | every..... More
An extra pair of hands: A story of caring, ageing & everyday acts of love.
London: Profile Books, 2021. [Old Age] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[12] 193 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's blue cloth with metallic blue titles to spine, and blue endpapers. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at £12.99, showing a Waterstones 'Signed by..... More
Twelve Poems.
Stoke Ferry: Daedalus Press, 1968. [Poetry] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 15cm), pp.[22]. Number 8 of 300 copies SIGNED by the author. Publisher's plain soft covers, with the grey dust-jacket titled in gilt to front cover. Bumped to corners, with some light handling. Near fine. More
The Desolate Antarctic.
London: Lutterworth Press, 1950. [Antarctic exploration] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION WITH TLS. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xvi; 172. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, cartographic endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of 12s. 6d. net. Illustrated with photographic plates. Warmly inscribed by the author to W.G. Whincop to the half title..... More
Still me.
London: Michael Joseph, 2018. [Romance] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp. [8]; 479; [11]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, yellow endpapers, dust-wrapper with printed price of £20 to flap, black signed copy sticker to front jacket. Clean, bright pages, bumping to one corner of front..... More
Killer T.
London: Hot Key Books, 2018. [Young Adult Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 461 [13]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's white cloth with red metallic titles to spine, and illustrated endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Cherie Chapman and Chris..... More
Madoc. A Mystery.
London: Faber and Faber, 1990. [Poetry] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[10]; 261; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's black cloth to boards, silver titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by George Catlin priced at £14.99 to front flap..... More
Instructions for a Second-Hand Heart.
London: Osborne, 2016. [Young Adult Novel] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.323 [13]. SIGNED by the author in orange ink to half-title. With two promotional cards loose to preliminaries. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy..... More
Manuscript letter responding to an editor's request.
London [105 Great Russell Street, WC1] 1972. A brief signed letter, written in black ink, nine lines in total including handwritten address and salutation, declining an offer to contribute material. Single sheet of writing paper (25 x 20cm), folded twice. Near fine, in a grey cloth folder with gilt lettering..... More
Release.
London: Walker Books, 2017. [Young Adult Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.287 [1]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to spine, and brown endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Levente Szabo, priced at £12.99. 'Signed by the..... More
The Truth Game: A Memoir.
London: Quartet Books, 2017. [Memoir] INSCRIBED COPY, the Second Impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[10] 219 [3]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To Tara | Vanessa Nicolson.' Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £15. A fine, as-new..... More
Holding Up the Universe.
London: Penguin Books, 2016. [Young Adult Novel] SIGNED FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[8] 423 [1]. SIGNED by the author in blue marker to title page. Publisher's soft covers designed by David Drummond, priced at £7.99. 'Signed Copy' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy... More
Pat Nixon The Untold Story.
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1986. [Politics] INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.484; [4], blank. Publisher's hardback cloth, printed dust-wrapper priced $19.95. Later printing. With warm presentation note to half-title; "For Sheila MacKellow | with every good wish from | Julie Nixon Eisenhower | July 1988"..... More
The Real War.
New York, NY: Warner Books, 1980. [Politics] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.x; 341; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth with map endpapers, printed dust-wrapper. With warm presentation note to half-title; "To Sheila MacKellow | with best wishes | from | Richard Nixon | 1-8-81". Near..... More
Seize The Moment. America's Challenge In a One-Superpower World.
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1992. [Politics] FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.322. In a leather-style binding blocked in gilt, likely by The Easton Press (although unspecified). With warm presentation note to half-title; "To Sheila MacKellow | with appreciation for her | loyal friendship..... More
The Normans in the South [and] The Kingdom in the Sun. [The Normans in Sicily].
London: Longmans, Green, 1967-1970. [Mediaeval History] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xvi, 355; pp.xv, 426. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spines. Yellow / orange end-papers. Both with original pictorial dust-jackets, the first clipped and re-priced to £3.50, and the second priced at £3.50. A small..... More
Bowie by O'Neill.
London: Iconic Images, 2016. [Photographic memoir] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (38 x 27cm), pp.288. Printed on Italian paper with over 180 photographs - many unpublished or rarely seen. Includes related articles reprinted from Melody Maker and Rolling Stone magazine. Housed in a luxury orange silk clamshell box decorated with a...... More
Common Adventures: a Book of Prose and Verse [and] Nicolas Flamel: a Play in Four Acts, from the French of Gerard de Nerval.
Dublin: The Orwell Press, 1926. [Irish Short Stories and Drama] SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.[12] 53 [1]. Number 183 of just 200 copies SIGNED by the author in blue ink to limitation page. Publisher's plain card covers with grey endpapers. All edges untrimmed; partially unopened. Lightly..... More
The Female of the Species. Tales of Mystery and Suspense. An Otto Penzler Book.
London: Quercus, 2006. [Short Strange Tales] INSCRIBED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[10] 275 [3]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'to Myra and Murray | Joyce Carol Oates'. Publisher's blue cloth with silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £12.99..... More
The Gravedigger's Daughter.
London: Fourth Estate, 2007. [American Literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 582 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to the title page: 'to Myra and Murray | Joyce Carol Oates.' Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £18.99..... More
Dangerous Love.
London: Phoenix House, 1996. [Modern fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 325 [3]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's blue cloth, silver titles to spine. With an illustrated dust-jacket by Sarah Perkins, printed price of £15.99 to flap. Fine, as new..... More