"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde
Signed & Inscribed
The Lost Witch.
London: Andersen Press, 2018. [Young Adult Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 325 [5]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to publisher's bookplate affixed to flyleaf. Publisher's green cloth with silver titles to spine, and light green endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Kate McKendrick, priced..... More
There's Going to be a Baby.
London: Walker Books Ltd., 2010. [Children's illustrated] DOUBLE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (27 x 26cm), pp.[48] unpaginated. Publisher's printed paper covered boards, decorative endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of £12.99. Signed by both Oxenbury and Burningham to the half title page. With a Hatchards 'signed' promotional wraparound band. Illustrated..... More
Winchester Cathedral 1079-1979.
Southampton: Paul Cave Publications Ltd., 1979. [History] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (26 x 21cm), pp.xvi; 352. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine and upper, brown endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of £10. With a foreword by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Profusely illustrated throughout, predominately in black and white..... More
A Little History: Photographs of Nick Cave and cohorts 1981-2013.
Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 2014. [Rock and Roll Photography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.[6] 154. Colour and black and white photographs by Butcher throughout. SIGNED by NICK CAVE in black marker to p.64. Also with a ticket to a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds..... More
Molly Moon Stops the World.
London, Macmillan 2003. FIRST EDITION, 8vo. Fine in like dust-jacket. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page. More
For the Record.
London: William Collins, 2019. [Politics] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xix; [1]; 732. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, photographic dust-jacket priced at £25. With two photographic suites. Signed by David Cameron to a tipped in 'Limited Signed Edition' page preceding the half title page. With two..... More
Charge Delivered in Whippingham Church, at the Confirmation of His Royal Highness Prince Leopold, January 30, 1869.
London: Rivingtons, for private circulation only, 1869. [Royal Confirmation] INSCRIBED PAMPHLET. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.20. INSCRIBED in black ink to verso of half-title: 'Sent by the Queen's desire | to Mary Friers | Dunkeld | in recollection | of H.R.H. Prince Leopold's Confirmation | at which she was present..... More
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[Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell Photographic Archive and Long-Play Record, including] World Water Speed Record 1956: Donald Campbell's Southward Run on Coniston Water [and] See Sir Malcolm Campbell Breaking the World's Water Speed Record Using Castrol Motor Oil [Flick Book].
London: His Master's Voice, 1937, 1956, and 1984. [Land and Water Speed Records] ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS, SIGNATURES, FLICK BOOK, NEWSPAPER, AND LONG-PLAY RECORD, LEO VILLA ASSOCIATION. Two ink signatures by Malcolm Campbell on separate scraps of paper, one with a small newspaper photograph cut out and laid on, dated 22/07/1935. One..... More
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder And Its Consequences.
New York, NY: Random House, 1965. [True crime] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.[12]; 343; [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles and silver decoration, red endpapers, top edge green, in the first issue dust-jacket, designed by S. Neil Fujita, with correct date code (1/66) and $5.95 price..... More
The Boy on the Bridge.
London: Orbit, 2017. [Zombie Apocalypse] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 392 [2]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's black cloth with silver title to spine, and yellow endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Duncan Spilling, priced at £16.99. 'Signed by the Author'..... More
His Illegal Self.
London: Faber and Faber, 2008. [Modern fiction] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 272; [10]. Publisher's grey paper covered boards, titles in black to spine, photographic dust-jacket with printed price of £16.99, dark green endpapers. Signed by the author to the title page. With a Hatchards bookmark..... More
A Screw Loose: My story so far.
London: B and T Publishers, 1977. Signed First Edition. Octavo. Bound in wine cloth with gilt titles to spine. Red dust wrapper bears titles in red and white to spine and front and rear covers. The binding is tight. The text is clean, and shows no signs of spotting. The..... More
Take the Key & Lock Her Up. Embassy Row 3.
London: Orchard, 2017. [Young Adult Novel] SIGNED FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.335 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £6.99. A fine, as-new copy. Third in the 'Embassy Row' series, beginning with 'All Fall Down' (2015)... More
Illuminations.
San Francisco, CA: Editions One, 1996. [Photography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (27 x 26cm), pp.120. Publisher's black cloth, titles in grey to spine, grey endpapers, dust-jacket. Inscribed by the photographer to the dedication page: "to Kate and Dick | with warmest regards | - William Carter | December 1996"..... More
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
Broken Heart Club.
London: Puffin Books, 2016. [Teen Novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.[6] 307 [7]. SIGNED by the author in gold to title page. With occasional illustrations by Erin Keen. Publisher's blue and white heart-illustrated paper-covered boards (no titles), with blue endpapers and promotional bookmark loosely inserted. With the..... More
The Garter Town.
London: The Fortune Press, no date [1953]. [Topographical Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, EX LIBRIS CLEMENT ATTLEE. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.64. With eight illustrations by Gurney. INSCRIBED in blue ink to fly-leaf: 'To the Rt Hon. C.R. attlee | with the author's compliments. | 2/1/54.' With Attlee's distinctive monogram bookplate..... More
61 Hours. A Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2018. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] xiv; 383 [3]. Number 79 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
Echo Burning.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2013. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] xiv; 354. Number 62 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
The Enemy. A Jack Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2015. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 393 [1]. Number 73 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
Gone Tomorrow. A Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2017. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] xiv; 421 [1]. Number 77 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
The Hard Way. A Jack Reacher Novel.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2015. [Thriller] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] x; 371 [3]. Number 79 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles to spine..... More
The Midnight Line.
London: Bantam Press, 2017. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 391 [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's white cloth with black titles to spine. Blue endpapers and all edges blue. With the dust-jacket designed by Stephen Mulcahey, priced at £20. 'Signed..... More
No Middle Name. The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Delacorte Press, 2017. [Thriller Short Stories] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[2] viii; 418 [6]. Number 47 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles..... More