"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."
— P.J. O'Rourke
Signed & Inscribed
The Wrong End of Time.
London: Eyre Methuen, 1975. [Science Fiction]. SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[4]; 185; [1]. Publisher's green cloth, light green titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed and inscribed on the title page: "For Frank | John Brunner | 1988 [peace sign]". Some light spotting to edges and to..... More
The Buchanan Book: The Life of Alexander Buchanan, Q.C., of Montreal, followed by an account of the Family of Buchanan.
Montreal: Printed for Private Circulation, 1911. [Canadian Legal History and Genealogy] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6] xiv; 475 [3] 5 [1] viii [4]. With 13 illustrated plates, including a frontispiece portrait of the subject, each with a tissue guard. Number 126 of just 300 copies SIGNED by..... More
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
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
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[Signed Photograph of Earl Cameron].
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, 18 x 13cm. A black and white image of the actor in his later years, SIGNED in blue marker. Printed on Fujicolour Crystal Archive Paper. Fine. Cameron was a pioneering Bermudian actor who played some of the first leading roles for black actors in the UK film industry..... More
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[Signed Photograph of Earl Cameron].
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH, 18 x 13cm. A colour montage of the actor in the role of Supervisor in 'The Schizoid Man', Episode 5 of 'The Prisoner' (October 1967), SIGNED in black marker. Printed on Fujifilm Professional Paper. Fine. Cameron was a pioneering Bermudian actor who played some of the first leading..... 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
Signed Robert Carlyle Still from the film 'The Full Monty' (1997).
[Film] SIGNED STILL. One colour film still from Peter Cattaneo's 1997 film, showing Carlyle as 'Gaz', SIGNED in black marker. Mounted on white card ready to frame. Total dimensions 31 x 26cm. 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
See How They Run. Embassy Row 2.
London: Orchard, 2016. [Young Adult Novel] SIGNED FIRST UK PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.334 [2]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £6.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy. Second in the 'Embassy Row'..... 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
The NEW Small Person.
London: Puffin, 2014. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (28 x 26cm), pp.[32]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, with a small doodle. Publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, and red cross-hatched endpapers, priced at £10.99. A fine, as-new copy. More
Blue Moon.
London: Bantam Press, 2019. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 404 [6]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with bronze titles to spine, orange endpapers, and all edges cyan. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £20.00. 'Signed by the Author'..... 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