"There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favourite book."
— Marcel Proust
Pop Culture
31 Songs.
London: Viking, 2003. [Popular Music] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[12]; 196. Illustrated throughout in black and white. SIGNED by the author in thick blue ink to title page. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Hatch Show Print, priced at..... More
Fine Clothes to the Jew.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. [Folk Music/Lyrics/Verse] Third Printing INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.90; [4]. Publisher's purple cloth, lettered in gilt to spine and upper, illustrated dust-wrapper. With presentation note to flyleaf; "For Mrs Holmes- | these songs | and poems - | Sincerely..... More
The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book.
London: Eyre Methuen, 1976. [Comedy]. SIGNED COPY, the third impression, paperback. Quarto (31 x 24cm), unpaginated. SIGNED by Eric Idle and Neil Innes in blue and black ink to verso of front cover. Full of mad witty nonsense, as expected. Publisher's card covers with false title, 'The Wonderful World of..... More
![Four Frank Ifield Concert Programmes and a Handbill]. Frank IFIELD, born 1937](/pictures/thumb/57008.jpg?v=1604401655)
[Four Frank Ifield Concert Programmes and a Handbill].
1963 - 1966. [Concert Programmes] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLETS. Various sizes from 23 x 15 to 24 x 18cm. Various concerts played by Frank Ifield, including a handbill for a concert at the Gaumont, Bradford, in April 1963. Publisher's paper covers, some in colour, some stapled. Hole-punch marks to one programme..... More
![Paris de Reves [Paris of Dreams]. 75 Photographies D'Izis Bidermanas. IZIS, Israelis BIDERMANAS](/pictures/thumb/45770.jpg?v=1493310976)
Paris de Reves [Paris of Dreams]. 75 Photographies D'Izis Bidermanas.
Lausanne: Editions Clairefontaine, 1950. FIRST EDITION. Quarto. pp. 158. b/w photographic plates to every other page. In publisher's grey card with b/w photographic covers pasted to spine. Errata slip loose to p. 46. Black ink ownership inscription to front free end-paper; light wear to edges; some creasing to spine. Very..... More
Bit of a Blur. The Autobiography.
London: Little, Brown, 2007. [Britpop] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[10] 274 [4]. With 12 double-sided colour photographic plates. SIGNED by the author in thick black marker to title page. Publisher's glossy colour-illustrated paper over boards with titles to spine and tan endpapers. With the matching blue dust-jacket..... More
Sometime in New York City.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 1995. [Rock Music biography] LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED by Bob Gruen and Yoko Ono. Number 2160, of 3500 copies only. Folio. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Bob Gruen on matt art paper with traced overlays. Text by Yoko Ono and John Lennon. Original black leather over silkscreened aluminium..... More
A Spaniard In The Works.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Duodecimo (18 x 14cm), pp.96. Publisher's laminated printed boards. Profusely illustrated with Lennon's idiosyncratic drawings. Slight occasional foxing to the textblock and edges. Corners and spine ends slightly rubbed, usual laminate lifting to the joints, a few shallow scores to the boards. Very good..... More
John.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2005. [Music autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.xii; 404. SIGNED by Cynthia Lennon to publisher's bookplate on title page. Hardback cloth in dust-jacket, with photographic plates. A fine, as-new copy. Cynthia's long-awaited and revealing personal account of her life as the first wife..... More
British Pop.
Bilbao: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, 2005. [Pop Art] INSCRIBED EXHIBITION CATALOGUE. Quarto softcover (27 x 20cm), pp.474 [2]. SIGNED by the artist Peter Blake in black ink, and additionally INSCRIBED by Livingstone in blue ink: 'For Edward | Marco Livingstone | 16.IV.09.' Both to title page. Text in..... More
Peter Blake: One Man Show.
Farnham: Lund Humphries, 2009. [Art] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Quarto (30 x 26cm), pp.240. Illustrated throughout in colour. INSCRIBED BY THE ARTIST PETER BLAKE in black ink to title page: 'For Edward | Peter Blake.' Publisher's green cloth with white titles to spine. Illustrated endpapers. With the illustrated dust-jacket. Lightly sunned..... More
The Naked Jungle
Printed in USA [1960]. A colour lobby card (no.5) for the 1953 fantasy adventure from Paramount, starring Charlton Heston. Condition A- (slight handling), dimensions approx. 13x 10 inches, mounted ready for framing. This card issued for the 1960 release. Fine example. The Naked Jungle is a 1954 film directed by..... More
Snow Creature.
Printed in USA [1954]. A colour lobby card (no8) for the 1954 B-Movie 'Snow Creature'. Condition A (fresh), dimensions approx. 13x 10 inches, mounted ready for framing. Classic disater movie; a Yeti, slightly miffed at being captured, removed from his Himalayan home and shipped to California, goes on a a...... More
![The Great PopProm [Concert Programme]. The Bachelors; Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen; The Barron...](/pictures/thumb/57850.jpg?v=1604079543)
The Great PopProm [Concert Programme]. The Bachelors; Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen; The Barron Knights and Duke D'Mond; Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; The Fourmost; Lulu and the Luvvers; Manfred Mann; The Migil Five; Brian Poole and the Tremeloes; The Shevells. Presented by 'Marilyn' 'Valentine' and 'Fabulous' in aid of The Printers' Pension Corporation. Royal Albert Hall at 2.15pm on Sunday 20th September 1964.
London: Printers' Pension Corporation, 1964. [Rock and Roll Concert Programme] ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL BOOKLET. Large octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.[32]. Profiles of each artist / band in the line-up with black and white photographic images. Publisher's plain soft covers, stapled twice. Red ink note to back cover. Light handling, with some..... More
Seaside Woman.
UK: MPL Communications, 1977. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1977 single 'Seaside Woman' / 'Suzy and the Red Stripes', written by Linda McCartney and performed by Linda McCartney and Wings [Paul Mccartney, Denny Laine, Henry McCullogh and Denny Seiwell]. Booklet with colour illustration on front cover. Presented..... More
![Band on the Run [Songsheet]. Paul McCARTNEY, born 1942, WINGS](/pictures/thumb/57856.jpg?v=1604079544)
Band on the Run [Songsheet].
London: Music Sales Limited, 1973. [Pop Songsheet] ORIGINAL SONGSHEET. A4 magazine format (31 x 23cm). Musical notation and words to the song 'Band on the Run' by Wings. One large leaf folded once, with a single loose leaf, as published. Publisher's black soft covers, not bound. Light wear to covers..... More
Coming Up.
UK: MPL Communications, 1980. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1980 single 'Coming Up', written and performed by Paul McCartney. Booklet with colour photograph on front cover. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition. Taken from the..... More
Only Love Remains.
UK: MPL Communications, 1986. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1986 single 'Press to Play', written and performed by Paul McCartney. Booklet with colour photograph on front cover. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine, as-new. The fourth..... More
Pretty Little Head.
UK: MPL Communications, 1986. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1986 single 'Pretty Little Head', written by Paul McCartney and Eric Stewart. Booklet with colour photograph on front cover. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition. Taken..... More
Spike Milligan with Jeremy Taylor in "For Two Nights Only".
Nottingham: Theatre Royal, 1975. [Comedy] SIGNED BY MILLIGAN AND TAYLOR. Poster advertising a performance by Spike Milligan and Jeremy Taylor, signed by Milligan and inscribed by Taylor; "To Eddie | Best wishes from | Jeremy Taylor". Mounted and displayed in a simple painted wooden frame behind perspex. Overall size 44..... More
Elvis: 10 Years After.
Heanor: Heanor Record Centre, 1986. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Small Quarto. pp. iii, 204. With many colour photographic plates and a flexi EP of the 1956 New Orleans interview. Number 1766 of 2000 copies SIGNED by the author and editor to a book plate pasted to the front free end-paper. In..... More
Grapefruit. Works and Drawings by Yoko Ono. Introduction by John Lennon.
London: Peter Owen, 1970. Originally published as a limited edition of 500 copies [Tokyo, 1964], this is the FIRST EDITION in the English Language, being the first with contributions from John Lennon. Issued simultaneously with the New York Sphere printing. Small, square octavo, publisher's white cloth hardcovers in dust-jacket. A...... More
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[Material relating to] Grapefruit. Works and Drawings by Yoko Ono. Introduction by John Lennon.
Tokyo and London: Wunternaum Press and Peter Owen, 1964, 1970. An important archive relating to the British publication of Yoko Ono's Grapefruit, comprising the true first edition limited to 500 copies [Tokyo, 1964] used for setting the UK edition; the UK publisher's file copy, being the first English language edition..... More
Complete Diaries: The Python Years, 1968-1979: Halfway to Hollywood, 1980-1988; Travelling to Work, 1988-98.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2006, 2009, 2014. [Comedy/travel] FIRST EDITION, three volumes, octavo (24 x 16 x 15cm), SIGNED by the author to final volume. First book includes a talking CD. Publisher's cloth hardcovers titled to spines, in pictorial dust-jackets. Each with photographic sections. A lovely fine, unread set... More
![Mr Charlie Parker] To Bird with Love. Chan PARKER, Francis PAUDRAS](/pictures/thumb/52507.jpg?v=1539617010)
[Mr Charlie Parker] To Bird with Love.
Poitiers: Editions Wizlov, 1981. [Jazz biography/photography] FIRST and ONLY EDITION. Folio (40 x 28cm), pp.409;[1]. Illustrated throughout with photographs. The accompanying text is written by Chan Berg [Parker], Bird's final partner and mother of his son. Text in French and English. Bound in burgundy vinyl-covered boards with inset printed address..... More