Signed & Inscribed
Vagabond. The Grail Quest.
London: Harper Collins, 2002. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[12] 371 [1]. With map, vignette illustrations and pictorial endpapers. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, and illustrated light pink endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated..... More
Songs of Enchantment.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1993. [Modern literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[6]; 297; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Blue endpapers. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket illustrated by Joe Agis priced at £14.99 to front flap..... More
Faces, 1969-75.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2011. [Rock History] DELUXE LIMITED EDITION. Quarto (36 x 29cm), pp.272. Profusely illustrated, and printed on heavyweight 200gsm archival grade matt art paper. Number 256 of just 350 deluxe copies, SIGNED by all three contributors. Fully bound in a purple suede leather with gold foil blocking and..... More
Manila Envelope.
Quezon City: [James Fenton], 1989. [Small press poetry] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Number 669 of 1000 copies. Octavo (28 x 22cm), pp.48. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the limitation page. Printed on grey speciality paper. Glossy pictorial softcovers, unpriced. Comes with a folded manila poster titled 'Manila Manifesto'..... More
Skytrap.
London: Century Publishing, 1983. [Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.222; [2]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket priced at £7.95 to front flap. Interior bright and clean, minor toning to top..... More
The Master of the Moon.
London: The Museum Press, 1952. [Science Fiction Adventure] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.223 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to fly-leaf: 'Tony Ashby | with best wishes from | Patrick Moore.' Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Clothier..... More
Follow the Fugitive.
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1971. [Modern literature] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.184. INSCRIBED by Ison in blue ink to flyleaf. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles to spine, gilt ISBN number to lower. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Biro priced at £1.25 to front flap. Interior bright..... More
Carpe Jugulum. A Discworld Novel.
London: Doubleday, 1998. [Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.285; [3]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's black cloth to boards, gilt titles to spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket, designed by Josh Kirby, priced at £16.99 to front flap. Red endpapers. Leaves..... More
The Innocent.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1990. [Modern literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[8]; 231; [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Blue endpapers. Blue publisher's cloth to boards, silver titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket designed by Robin Cracknell priced at £12.95 to..... More
The Burning Room.
New York, NY: The Mysterious Bookshop, by arrangement with Little, Brown and Company, 2014. [Crime novel] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 388 [6]. Number 161 of 200 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's blue quarter cloth, with gilt titles to..... More
Songs by George Harrison, Volume 1.
Guildford: Genesis Press, 1987. [Music] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Slim Quarto (26 x 18cm), pp.175; [5]. SIGNED by George Harrison in gold ink to the limitation page. With numerous colour plates and watercolour illustrations by artist Keith West. Original black half-morocco boards, black cloth with guitar and keyboard design blocked to..... More
The Roy Strong Diaries. 1967-1987.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1997. [Autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[16]; 461; [4]. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles to spine, with photographic dust-jacket by John Swannell, with printed price £20.00 to flap. Illustrated map endpapers, with photographic plates throughout the text. Signed by author in black..... More
Robbo: My Autobiography.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006. [Football Autobiography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.x; 310. With four suites of four double-sided colour and black and white photographic plates. INSCRIBED by Bryan Robson in black marker 'To Robbie' to the title page. Publisher's black cloth with blue metallic titles to..... More
Time Stops For No Mouse. A Hermux Tantamoq Adventure.
London: Puffin Books, 2000. [Children's Adventure] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 262 [4]. With illustrated head-pieces for each chapter. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Christopher Inns, priced at £9.99. Also featuring a publisher's clock-shaped bookmark, and..... More
The Godfather Papers, and Other Confessions [Author's Master Galley Proof].
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972. [Literary Autobiography] MASTER GALLEY PROOF. 94 loose sheets 65 x 20cm, roneo'd to one side only, with frequent corrections and notes by the author in thick red and blue ink, and by the printer in black ink and red pencil. Impossibly long sheets are..... More
Fools Die [Author's Master Galley Proof].
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978. [Modern Literature] MASTER GALLEY PROOF. About 200 loose sheets 36 x 22cm, photocopied to one side only, with frequent corrections and notes in various inks and pencils by the editor, printer and author. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to the editor..... More
Transformer.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2003. [Rock and Pop] SIGNED DELUXE EDITION. Folio. Number 256 of 350 deluxe copies SIGNED by Lou Reed and Mick Rock on the title page. The total edition was 2,000, but Reed died before he could sign the 1,650 non-deluxe copies, which consequently only bear his facsimile..... More
When We Was Fab.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2003. [Rock and Pop] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Folio. Number 102 of 750 copies, SIGNED by photographer Astrid Kirchherr, with a foreword by Olivia Harrison. Bound in full blind-stamped black morocco, in a presentation solander box, with a silver gelatin print of George Harrison, signed by Kichherr on..... More
Six-String Stories. Eric Clapton. The Crossroads Guitars.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2012. [Rock photo-documentary] SIGNED COLLECTOR EDITION. Folio, pp.376. Number 1472 of 1650 copies thus, SIGNED by the author. Comprehensively illustrated with images taken by over eighty of the world's best photographers, including David Bailey, Terry O'Neill, Dominique Tarlé and Lord Snowdon. Printed on heavyweight GardaMatt and GardaPat..... More
A Charmed Life: The Autobiography of David Essex.
London: Orion, 2002. [Music Autobiography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 248. With three suites of four double-sided black and white photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page. Publisher's purple cloth, with gilt titles to spine and lilac endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket..... More
Live In Japan.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1993. [Rock and Pop] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Folio (35 x 27cm), pp.274. Number 1205 of 3500 copies thus, SIGNED by George Harrison in brown ink to a label on the front pastedown. With a foreword by Eric Clapton and text by George Harrison plus members of the..... More
Wood On Canvas. Every Picture Tells A Story Forewords by Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1998. [Music and Art] LIMITED COLLECTOR EDITION. Folio (40 x 32cm), pp.144. Number 369 of 2500 copies, SIGNED by the author. Four-colour printed leaves, some folding-plates. Quarter-bound in rich black cloth over blue art paper boards with colour title label, spine blocked in silver, accompanying CD in..... More
Heroes and Villains.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2005. [Hollywood / Rock Music] SIGNED DELUXE EDITION. Folio. Number 221 of 350 copies thus, SIGNED by photographer David Steen and contributor Sir Roger Moore. Supplied with an additional signed print exclusive to the deluxe copies. Handsomely bound in metallic-effect covers with all edges silver, housed in..... More
The Man in the Shadows.
London: Rich and Cowan, 1954. [Crime Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.208. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to fly-leaf: 'To | Margaret & Denys | with all my love | Charles "Barker" Bidmead | Charworth | September 1954.' Publisher's navy cloth with silver titles to..... More
Agincourt: My Family, the Battle and the Fight for France.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2014. [Mediaeval Military History and Genealogy] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.x; 326. With two suites of four double-sided colour photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'For Danielle | with thanks & best wishes | from | Ranulph..... More