"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
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Blood Junction.
London, Orion. 2001. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. SIGNED by the author. Fine in like dustwrapper. As New. The hardback print run was limited to 1000 copies. Winner of the CWA New Writer's award. Author's debut novel. When journalist India Kane travels from Sydney to the outback town of Cooinda for... More about Blood Junction
Off the Road.
London: Flamingo, 1991. [Beat Generation] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[10]; 436; [2]. Illustrated with a suite of black and white photographs. Signed by the author to the title page. With Waterstone's Booksellers 'Signed by the Author' wraparound band and bookmark. Some rubbing to the extremities, shallow... More about Off the Road
Field-Marshal Earl Haig.
London: Cassell and Company Ltd., 1929. [Military history] FIRST EDITION WITH TIPPED IN SIGNATURE OF FIELD-MARSHAL HAIG. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.xv; 400. With a dated signature of Field-Marshall Haig tipped in facing the frontispiece. Eight half-tone plates, twenty one in-text line drawings, cartographic endpapers showing the Western Front in... More about Field-Marshal Earl Haig
Past Tense.
London: Bantam Press, 2018. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17 cm), pp.[6]; 423; [3]. Signed by author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine, all edges yellow, dust-wrapper designed by Mulcahey Design. Clean and bright copy. Fine/as New. The next novel... More about Past Tense
Death in the Clouds.
London: Published for The Crime Club by Collins, 1935. [Mystery novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 13cm), pp.252; [4], advertisements. Publisher's orange cloth lettered in black to spine. With presentation note to flyleaf; 'From Agatha Christie'. Contents lightly foxed and toned, vintage black and white image of the Christie... More about Death in the Clouds
First Journey.
London: William Heinemann, 1964. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xiv, 225. With 36 b/w photographic illustrations. Maps printed to end-papers. SIGNED by the author in black ink to half-title, dated 8/11/66. In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original pictorial dust jacket. Top edge red... More about First Journey
An Important Collection of Winston Churchill/World War II autographs.
no place, no date. [Autographs] A remarkable autograph album of one Lawrence Biggart containing 95 signatures (1940-48), mostly international statesmen, war leaders, dignitaries and prominent military officials and public servants, plus some contemporary celebrities. Small landscape album (18 x 12cm) in brown crocodile skin-effect leather, comprising 95 autographs on paper... More about An Important Collection of Winston Churchill/World War II autographs
SIGNED Wartime Postcard of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, seen with his Daughter Mary.
[1940s]. Photographic postcard, taken from a full-length image 'Enemy overhead Winston Churchill and his daughter Mary scan the skies above southern England, July 1940', boldly signed by the subject near the top margin. Some minor creasing and handling, autograph faded in part. Very good, in common mount and elegant gilt-bevelled... More about SIGNED Wartime Postcard of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, seen with his Daughter Mary
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004. [Fantasy] Signed First Edition Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[10]; 782; [8]. Publisher's white cloth, titles in shiny black to spine, white dust jacket with black lettering (also produced in black with white lettering ), designed by William Webb. Contains several rather haunting illustrations, including frontispiece and... More about Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
The Ladies of Grace Adieu.
London: Bloomsbury, 2006. [Fairy tales] SIGNED SPECIAL BOXED EDITION. Octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.[10]; 235; [11]. Grey quarter cloth over debossed pink paper covered boards, black endpapers, grey cloth slipcase blocked in black. Signed by the author to the half title page. Publisher's promotional flier loosely inserted. Fine. More about The Ladies of Grace Adieu
Incendiary.
London: Chatto and Windus, 2005. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 242; [6]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, dated 17th June 2005, three weeks before the book was published. Number 58 of 500 copies stated on a special tipped in... More about Incendiary
Living History.
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 2003. [American politics] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xi; [3]; 562. Publisher's black quarter cloth over black paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Jackie Seow, with printed price of U.S. $20.00 | Can $44.00. With two suites of... More about Living History
Doctor Who: Combat Magicks.
London: BBC Books / Penguin Random House, Ebury Publishing, 2018. [Children's Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[6] 264 [2]. 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: Combat Magicks
The Supernaturalist.
London: Puffin Books, 2004. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[xii]; 291; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with rich yellow endpapers in a metallic effect dust-jacket. Fine/as new. More about The Supernaturalist
Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident.
London: Puffin Books, 2002. [Fantasy Adventure] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[xii]; 288; [4], blank. Publisher's black cloth in a metallic effect dust-jacket. A fine/as new copy. This sequel to "Artemis Fowl" finds old enemies Holly Short and Artemis Fowl working together for the first time. A bold and... More about Artemis Fowl, The Arctic Incident
The Works of Joseph Conrad. Including: Almayer's Folly, Tales of Unrest, Typhoon, Nostromo, Lord Jim, An Outcast of the Islands, The Secret Agent, Under Western Eyes, Chance, Allmayer's Folly, Victory, The Rescue, The Inheritors, Romance, The Mirror of the Sea, The Arrow of Gold, The Shadow Line, etc.
London: William Heinemann, 1921. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 20 volumes. Octavo. Edition Limited to 780 sets of which this is No. 541, SIGNED by the author. Handsomely bound in half dark blue oasis morocco with gilt titles and gilt raised bands to spines, blue cloth boards, untrimmed edges, top edge gilt... More about The Works of Joseph Conrad. Including: Almayer's Folly, Tales of Unrest, Typhoon, Nostromo, Lord...
Lionboy: The Chase.
London: Puffin, 2004. [Children's Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (26 x 16cm), pp.[10]; 320; [6]. With occasional illustrated maps and diagrams by Fred van Deelen. SIGNED by the author/s in black ink to the title page. Publisher's green cloth with red titles to spine. Orange endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated... More about Lionboy: The Chase
The Iron Ship. The History and Significance of Brunel's Great Britain.
Bradford-on-Avon: Moonraker Press, 1975. [Maritime History and Engineering] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.[6], 253; [1]. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, black and white photographs, and very occasional colour plates. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to flyleaf: 'To Jaqueline Iversen / with my thanks /... More about The Iron Ship. The History and Significance of Brunel's Great Britain
Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810.
London: Harper Collins, 2004. [Historical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 351; [7], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title-page. Some marking to board edges else fine. Another instalment in... More about Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810
Sharpe's Fury.
London: Harper Collins, 2006. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 407; [3]. Publisher's cloth, pale blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. Autograph obtained in person upon release. An as new/unread copy, carefully warehoused by ourselves since publication. Another episode in... More about Sharpe's Fury
Sharpe's Prey. Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807.
London: Harper Collins, 2001. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 261; [3], blank. With battle plan and illustrated endpapers. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. Fine/as new. Another instalment in the bestselling military saga, set during the Napoleonic era. In... More about Sharpe's Prey. Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807
Sharpe's Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805.
London: Harper Collins, 2000. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[viii]; 277; [3], blank. With battle plan and illustrated endpapers. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. Author's signature in black ink to title page. Signature obtained in person upon release. An as new/unread copy, warehoused by ourselves since publication... More about Sharpe's Trafalgar. Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
Vagabond. The Grail Quest.
London: Harper Collins, 2002. [Historical Fiction]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[xii]; 371; [1], blank. With map, vignette illustrations and pictorial endpapers. Publisher's hardcover in dust-wrapper. Signed by the author to title-page. A fine, unread copy. A young archer sets out to avenge his family's honor on the... More about Vagabond. The Grail Quest
Of the Burning and Repair of the Church of Canterbury in the Year 1174. From the Latin of Gervase, a Monk of the Priory of Christ Church, Canterbury. The Pilgrim Players 1949, in Commemoration of the Festival Play 'The Zeal of Thy House' by Dorothy L. Sayers.
Canterbury: Friends of Canterbury Cathedral, 1938 [1949]. [English History]. SIGNED COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. Octavo pamphlet (22 x 15cm), pp.21 [3]. SIGNED by Dorothy Sayers lightly in pencil to front cover. With six plates in photogravure. Publisher's blue card covers with titles to front cover. Also with special cream dust-jacket celebrating the... More about Of the Burning and Repair of the Church of Canterbury in the Year 1174. From the Latin of...
The winter of the Birds.
London: Faber and Faber, 1975. [Children's fiction]. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.204. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Anthony Maitland. Signed and inscribed to flyleaf: "For Caroline | with very best | wishes | Helen Cresswell | Old Church Farm | 1978"... More about The winter of the Birds