"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book"
— Stephan Mallarme
Signed & Inscribed
The Knights of St. John in the British Empire. Being the Official History of the British Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.
London: St. John's Gate, 1934. [Order of St. John]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION, inscribed by the British Grand Prior. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.xx; 248 [4]. With 49 black and white illustrated plates including a frontispiece. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page, and carefully inscribed by the... More about The Knights of St. John in the British Empire. Being the Official History of the British Order of...
Men versus Devils.
London, Sands and Co. 1901. First Edition, INSCRIBED by the author to flyleaf 8vo. Publisher's maroon cloth with blind-stamped decoration to front and back boards. Titles in gilt to spine and front board, top edge gilt. Ownership. Contains 8 full page black and white illustrations by John Hassall, including frontispiece... More about Men versus Devils
The Dipsy Chanty And Other Selected Poems.
East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Shop 1899. Limited Edition to 950 copies of which this is No. 466, SIGNED by Elbert Hubbard. Post octavo, pp.93; [2], blank. Bound in the publisher's limp, green suede boards with yapp edges, embossed gilt to front board, blocked with the image of a tall... More about The Dipsy Chanty And Other Selected Poems
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The Story of The Gadsbys. A Tale Without a Plot [Indian Railway Library Series]
Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., London: Sampson Low Marston and Company [1890]. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY KIPLING. A 'Wheeler' pamphlet published in India at 1 Rupee or in the UK at 1 shilling. Publishers pictorial card covers with vignette illustration of a child to rear cover. Internally clean but for... More about The Story of The Gadsbys. A Tale Without a Plot [Indian Railway Library Series
The Historian. A Novel.
London: Little, Brown, 2005. [Gothic fiction]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 642; [1]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in blue to spine, endpapers showing a map of Cold War Europe, typographic dust-jacket designed by Duncan Spilling. Signed by the author to the title page. Shallow moon shaped indentation... More about The Historian. A Novel
Oriental Assembly.
London: Williams and Norgate Ltd., 1939. [Travel / Adventure] FIRST EDITION, publisher's file copy edited by A.W. Lawrence, with his SIGNED notes for a later printing. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xii; 291. With four illustrations including frontispiece, as well as 111 photographic images on plates. In publisher's brown cloth with... More about Oriental Assembly
The Mission Song.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2006. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, limited issue. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 339; [6], with a map of Africa at rear. Publisher's hardback in pictorial cloth slip-case. A fine, unopened copy in the publisher's slipcase title and pictured in silver, with original shrinkwrap intact. One of... More about The Mission Song
Absolute Friends.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. [Intrigue] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.383; [1]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, purple endpapers, purple dust-wrapper with red and white titles, priced at £18.99. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine/as new copy. A theatrical masterstroke... More about Absolute Friends
A Delicate Truth.
London: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2013. [Spy novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.310; [1], Acknowledgements; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, navy blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £18.99. Signed by the author to 'Exclusive Signed Edition' leaf, and with... More about A Delicate Truth
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[Manuscript Letter Signed].
no place: no publisher, 31st March 1997. [Letter] MANUSCRIPT LETTER. Handwritten letter on headed with printed addresses of the author's London and Cornish homes (29 x 20cm), mounted in a smart grey cloth hardcover wallet, lettered in gilt to the spine. The letter reads: "Dear Mr Snell, | Thank you... More about Manuscript Letter Signed
The Night Manager.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1993. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.443. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, red endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at £15.99. With autograph of John le Carré in blue ink to title page; he has also noted the month and year of... More about The Night Manager
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1963. [Espionage thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.222; [2]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, in typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 18/- net. Signed by the author as John le Carré to the title page. A lightly used copy with a little... More about The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
The Little Drummer Girl.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1983. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.430. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted brown, in bronze-effect dust-jacket. With author's signature in blue ink to title page (not dated or dedicated). Trivial toning to text block; jacket price clipped. An... More about The Little Drummer Girl
The Little Drummer Girl.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. [Spy Novel] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Large octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.[14] 430 [4]. Number 419 of just 1048 copies specially produced for the Book-of-the-Month Club, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's tan quarter buckram with green cloth over... More about The Little Drummer Girl
Smiley's People.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. [Spy Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.327; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, plain endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. With author's signature in black ink to title page, contemporary to publication but without date or dedication. A lightly handled copy in similar price-clipped wrapper with... More about Smiley's People
The Czar's Spy. The Mystery of a Silent Love.
New York, NY: The Smart Set Publishing Co., 1905. [Spy Fiction] SIGNED COPY, an early book club edition from the same year as the first. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6]; 314. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the publisher's advertisement facing the title page. Contemporary red half crushed... More about The Czar's Spy. The Mystery of a Silent Love
The Stretton Street Affair.
London: Cassell and Co., 1924. [Spy fiction] ASSOCIATION COPY. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's burgundy cloth titled and decorated in black to spine and front board. Gift inscription to title page: "To Enid Agabeg | from Uncle | William Le Queux ". Internally clean, very light spoting to page... More about The Stretton Street Affair
The Champington Mystery.
London: Digby, Long and Co., 1900. First edition. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.308; 16, publishers advertisements dated October 1900. Publisher's burgundy cloth titled and decorated in gilt to spine and front board. Inscribed boldly to Hugh Sartoris on the front pastedown by the author. Internally clean, with an unfortunate shallow... More about The Champington Mystery
British Royal Bookplates and Ex-Libris of Related Families.
Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1992. [Bookplates] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (28 x 23cm), pp.[8]; 259; [5]. Illustrated throughout in black and white. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to front free endpaper: 'To Ted | with every good wish, | Brian North Lee'. Also with one of just 100 special... More about British Royal Bookplates and Ex-Libris of Related Families
Peasants' Priest. A Play. Acting Edition, for the Festival of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral.
Canterbury, H.J. Goulden Ltd. 1947. 8vo., pp. 47. SIGNED by the author. Cream paper covers, with a hint of handling, else Fine. Housed in collector's cloth chemise case, titled in gilt to spine. FIRST EDITION, Limited to 750 copies. More about Peasants' Priest. A Play. Acting Edition, for the Festival of the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
Shutter Island.
New York, NY: William Morrow, 2003. [Psychological horror]. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.325; [blank]. Publisher's red quarter cloth over black paper covered boards, gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Chip Kidd. Signed by the author to the title page. Promotional label stating "Autographed Copy" to... More about Shutter Island
John.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2005. [Music autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.xii; 404. Hardback cloth in dust-jacket, with photographic plates. Signed by Cynthia Lennon to publisher's bookplate. An absolutely fine unread copy. Cynthia's long-awaited and revealing personal account of her life as the first and later former... More about John
Wilful Behaviour.
London: Macmillan, 2002. [Crime Fiction]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (22 x 14cm). pp.[viii]; 295; [1], blank. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dustjacket. Tiny rub to foot of spine else fine. A Commissario Brunetti detective novel, set in Venice. More about Wilful Behaviour
The Cantab.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1926. [Campus Novel] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[8]; 285; [7]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to the flyleaf: 'The years and character of | my Cambridge life 1904-1908 | seen through a glass colourfully. | Once I knew how to live... More about The Cantab
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[Manuscript Letter Declining an Invitation].
London. no date [circa 1860]. ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER. One small sheet of headed note paper from The Priory, 21 North Bank, Regent's Park, written in purple ink and backed onto a sheet of card (13 x 12cm). George Lewes here writes to Mrs Binyon, informing her that his partner Mary... More about Manuscript Letter Declining an Invitation