Signed & Inscribed
Rolling Stones: Out of Their Heads.
Berlin: Schwarzkopf and Schwarzkopf, 2006. [Rock Music Photography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Folio (40 x 30cm), two volumes in publisher's slipcase, 640 pages, large hardback. Autographed by the photographer. As new, in shrinkwrap, within original card case with colour printed label and carry handle (minor transit wear to case). A beautifully..... More
Ronnie.
London: Macmillan, 2007. [Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.[10]; 358. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, pictorial endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of £20. Signed "Love Ronnie.07" to title page. Illustrated with four photographic suites. Textblock very lightly toned, binding and wrapper lightly handled with a...... More
Rolling with the Stones.
London: Dorling Kindersley, 2002. [Rock and Roll] SIGNED LIMITED DELUXE EDITION. Quarto (32 x 27cm), pp.512. One of 1400 copies SIGNED by Wyman. Publisher's red snakeskin-effect spine titled in black, with the colour-illustrated cloth-covered slipcase. A fine, as-new copy, still in the original shrink-wrap, priced at £100. An impressive volume..... More
Christina Rossetti Poems.
London: Blackie and Sons Ltd., 1910. [Illustrated Poetry] FIRST HARRISON ILLUSTRATED EDITION, SIGNED LIMITED ISSUE. Quarto (30 x 22cm), pp.xxii; 369. Illustrated with 36 tipped-in colour plates, each with captioned tissue guards. No.149 of 350 copies signed by the illustrator. Publisher's full parchment, pictorially blocked in gilt to spine and..... More
The Fates Divide.
London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018. [Young Adult Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 443 [11]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to tipped-in leaf ahead of half-title. Publisher's green cloth with bronze titles to spine, blind decoration to upper, and cyan endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed..... More
Chasing the Dragon. A Veteran Journalist's Firsthand Account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution.
Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2004. [Chinese History] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 262 [2]. With two suites of eight double-sided black and white photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to half-title: 'For John— | So nice to see | you again. With |..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, Printed by Clays Ltd, St. Ives, 2000. [Children's Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.636. Publisher's pictorial hardback illustrated by Giles Greenfield. With the matching dust-jacket, priced at £14.99. SIGNED by the author on the dedication page, together with the 'Golden ticket' from the..... More
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.636; [4], blank. Publisher's purple cloth, all edges gilt, gilt titles to spine and upper with pictorial illustration laid down, autographed by Greenfield. This copy autographed by J.K.Rowling at the 2004 Edinburgh International Book..... More
The Harry Potter Gift Set. Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone [with] Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets.
London: Bloomsbury, [1998]. [Fantasy] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, SIGNED, which comprises early reprints of the first two titles (Stone is 4th with 'Young Wizard' jacket, 'Chamber' is 7th printing) housed in the publisher's illustrated card slipcase, priced at £21.99. Both titles are SIGNED by the author to the flyleaf. Publisher's illustrated..... More
Harry Potter Series, Complete UK Adult harback set. Being: The Philosopher's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The Prisoner of Azkaban; The Goblet of Fire; The Order of The Phoenix; The Half-Blood Prince; The Deathly Hallows.
London: Bloomsbury, 2004-2007. [Children's literature] ALL FIRST BRITISH EDITIONS WITH ADULT COVERS, SIGNED IN FIRST VOLUME. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, adult artwork dust-jackets designed by William Webb with printed prices of £11.99 - £16.99, portrait of Rowling on back of dust-jacket taken by Michael Wildsmith. Autograph..... More
Agamemnon in Hades.
Maidstone: Saint Albert's Press, 1965. [Poetry] INSCRIBED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (25 x 16cm), pp.30 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to half-title: 'A.F. [Alastair Fowler] | from | P.R.' One of just 500 copies thus. Completely plain paper covers, with the blue dust-jacket titled in black and..... More
Theories.
Tehran: Crescent Moon Press, 1977. [Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (21 x 15cm), pp.32. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'For Alastair Fowler | with much appreciation of your scholarly | insights into our beloved Spenser | Peter Russell | Venice 1982.' Publisher's pink paper..... More
The Year of the Runaways.
London: Picador, 2015. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 468 [6]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with white titles to spine, and orange endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Stuart Wilson, priced at £14.99, and repriced with a...... More
Drive.
Harpenden: No Exit Press, 2006. [Crime Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.189 [3]. Number 233 of just 500 copies signed in black ink to the flyleaf by the author. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. Photographic endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £12. A...... More
Remembrance Rock.
New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948. First Edition SIGNED by Author. Octavo. pp. vi, 1067. In publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and with original pictorial dust jacket. Colourful bucolic scene featuring mountains, village, villagers and natives. Top edge brown. Black ink signature to front free..... More
Robert Kennedy and His Times.
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1978. [American Political Biography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, Ex Libris William Averell Harriman, with his annotations. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xx; 1066 [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black marker to fly-leaf: 'For Averell and Pam | with love over | the years | Arthur.' Publisher's grey..... More
The Conquest of The Arctic.
London: Harrap, 1939. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 284. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth titled in pale silver to spine, in a pictorial dustjacket depicting modes of transport heading towards the North Pole. Cloth in excellent condition with limited signs of wear. Endcaps a little pushed, with superficial rubbing..... More
Tough, Tough Toys for Tough, Tough Boys.
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.[12]; 244. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by William Webb with printed price of £14.99. Signed by the author to the title page. Cloth lightly handled. Fine. More
Two Lives.
London: Little, Brown, 2005. [Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 503 [1]. With three suites of four double-sided black and white photographic plates. SIGNED by the author in black ink to titles page. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine, a gilt device to upper, and..... More
Notre Dame / The Sex Pistols 1976. .
(Brighton): Self-published, 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or DeLuxe (best) edition. 'Notre Dame' seven silver gelatine, hand-printed, photographic prints of the Pistols at the recording of..... More
Kingfisher.
London: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd, 1977. [Espionage fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.286; [2]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Bill Maybain, printed price of £4.50..... More
Red Fox.
London: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1979. [Crime fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.308. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, dust-wrapper with printed price £5.50 to flap. Inscription from author on title page. Minor toning to edges of textblock, bumped to top of spine..... More
Twenty Poems.
Dublin: Privately Printed, 1934. [Irish Poetry] INSCRIBED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (19 x 14cm), pp.26 [2]. Number 103 of 300 copies thus. Separately INSCRIBED in blue ink to half-title: 'For John Slocum, | who has done so much | for Irish-American relations! | N. Sheridan.' Publisher's grey card covers, sewn..... More
The Life of Graham Greene: Volume One, 1904-1939 [together with] Volume Two, 1939-1955 [and] Volume Three, 1955-1991.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1989, 1994, 2004. [Literary Biography] SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS. Three volumes, large octavo (24 x 16 x 16cm). With three suites of black and white photographs within each volume. Publisher's cloth hardcovers in jacket. Inscribed by the late Norman Sherry to title pages in blue ink 'For Edward..... More
Double or Nothing.
London: Harper Collins, 2022. [James Bond series] SIGNED FIRST PRINTING, special edition. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 438; [4], blank. Publisher's black cloth blocked in gilt, red endpapers, all edges black with butterfly and repeating 'O' designs, typographic dust-jacket priced at £20. A fine, as-new copy. A new adventure introducing..... More