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Tales of Space and Time.
London: Harper, 1900 [actually published 1899]. [Science fiction collection] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 358; + 2 of adverts. Publisher's light brown cloth, lettered in brown to spine and in gilt to cover, with additional rules and devices in brown; top edge trimmed, others untrimmed. A used book..... More
The Big Four.
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1927. [Crime] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[vii]; 276; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth, titles in orange to spine and upper. Contents clean, page edges very slightly toned, cloth is bright with very little wear. A fine copy without jacket. A classic..... More
The Prison.
New York, NY: A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book; Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1969. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[4]; 182; [4], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with titles in gilt and black to spine, russet endpapers, dust-jacket priced at $4.95. A lovely fine copy with the slightest..... More
Curtain. Poirot's Last Case.
London: Collins, 1975. [Murder Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.221 [3]. Publisher's black cloth lettered in gilt to spine, typographic dust-wrapper. Contents clean, ink name to front endpaper, p/c jacket with some chips and tears to extremities. Very good. Poirot's final mystery, published September 1975. This was actually..... More
William The Superman. Illustrated By Henry Ford.
London: George Newnes, 1968. [Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.184. With occasional in-text illustrations by Ford. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the red dust-jacket, also illustrated by Ford, priced at 10/6. A lovely bright, crisp copy with just a...... More
William and the Moon Rocket.
London: George Newnes Limited, 1954. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.248. With occasional in-text illustrations by Henry. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the red dust-jacket also illustrated by Henry, priced at 8/6. Moderate spotting to edges and endpapers, otherwise..... More
William's Treasure Trove.
London: George Newnes Limited, 1962. [Children's Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. With occasional in-text illustrations by Henry. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper. With the red illustrated dust-jacket, also by Henry, priced at 10/6. Minor toning and spotting to edges and..... More
William - The Explorer.
London: George Newnes, 1960. [Children's] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256. With illustrations throughout by Henry including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to upper board and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Henry priced at 10/6 to front flap. Top edge green. Lightly toned internally. Jacket..... More
William and the Witch.
London: George Newnes, 1964. [Children's] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.191 [1]. With numerous in-text illustrations by Henry and Ford including a frontispiece. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to upper board and spine. With the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Ford priced at 10/6 to front flap. Top edge green..... More
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding 'A'. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.254; [2], bank. Publisher's cloth-effect paper over boards with embossed skeleton hand design to upper board, gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper illustrated by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A very lightly used..... More
Diamonds are Forever.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. [Spy thriller] FIRST EDITION, Binding A. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.257; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth titled in silver, with the pictorial dust-jacket designed by Pat Marriott priced at 12s 6d. Contents clean. A fine copy of the book in a lightly rubbed jacket with one..... More
The James Bond Films: Exhibitor's Campaign Books (UK) Volumes 1 and 2.
UK: 007 Magazine, no date (circa 2012). [James Bond Films] Press Books archive. Ring-bound portfolio (36 x 27cm, Vol. 1; 30 x 47cm, Vol.2), unpaginated. A comprehensive collection of images of British promotional campaign books for the film series from 1962-1972, including the 'non canonical' 007 film Casino Royale (1967)..... More
The Beautiful and Damned.
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. [American Literature] FIRST EDITION, second state/printing, with publisher's seal device to copyright page, ads to rear. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.x; 449; [1], blank; [2], ads; [2], blank. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine and blind to upper. Fore-edge untrimmed. Contents..... More
A Time of Gifts. On foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube.
London: John Murray, 1977. [Travel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.291. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with crane in gilt to front board, titles in gilt to spine. Pictorial dust wrapper depicts Fermor striding past ruins and castles into the sunset, continued to spine, blue rear cover with crane..... More
Hephaestus or the Soul of The Machine.
London: Kegan Pau,l Trench, Trubner & Co., [1925]. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (17 x 12cm), pp.90; [6], blank; [8], ads. Publisher's brown hardcovers with printed title labels. Contents clean, some rubbing to covers. Very good. A scarce book. Hephaestus is the god of fire, the incarnation of the machine-age of..... More
The Clocks.
London: Collins, 1963. [Detective Novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine, typographic dust-wrapper designed by Michael Harvey, priced at 16s. Fine in a very lightly worn jacket. Uncommon in such fresh condition. The son of Superintendent Battle, the long-time partner of..... More
Invasion 1940. An Account of the German Preperations and the British Counter-Measures.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. [Military History] FIRST EDITION, warmly inscribed. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.323; [1]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and drawings within the text. Publisher's cloth in photographic dust-wrapper. Author's SIGNED presentation note to J.S. Maywood, head of The Times' Intelligence Department (noted within the..... More
Maigret and The Minister. Translated from the French by Moura Budberg.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1969. [Detective novel] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.175; [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Michael Dempsey, priced at 18s. No inscriptions, contents clean, jacket lightly edge worn with a few small rubs to spine ends. Very good..... More
The Glass Cage. Translated from the French by Antonia White.
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. [Psychological thriller] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.[iv]; 156. Publisher's red cloth with silver titles to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by Ken Reilly. A clean, fine copy in like jacket. A penetrating study of a psychopath, first published in French in 1971, and released..... More
Invasion 1940. An Account of the German Preperations and the British Counter-Measures.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. [Military History] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.323; [1]. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and drawings within the text. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust-wrapper. A lightly used copy with some dustiness/spotting, jacket spine moderately sunned, some minor rubs, price-clipped. Very good..... More
Celebrity Cooking For You. Includes 'Scrambled Eggs James Bond'.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1961. [Cookery anthology] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.260. With vignette illustrations within the text. Publisher's green cloth hardcovers in pictorial dust-jacket. A near fine copy of the book in a very good jacket with some small nicks and tears, one larger chip to crown. A...... More
One Shot. 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; 376 [2]. Number 86 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
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 26 of just 100 copies thus, SIGNED by the author in black ink to limitation page. Publisher's green quarter cloth, with gilt titles..... More
You Only Live Twice. In 'Playboy' Magazine. April-June 1964.
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1964. [Spy novel serialisation] ADVERTISER'S ISSUES. Original Price 75 cents per issue; 3 issues. Magazine format, illustrated. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Some light expected wear and handling, some rubs/tears to spine of 'May' issue (around staple holes). Advertiser..... More
Travels in Tartary. Containing 'One's Company' and 'News from Tartary'.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1948. [Travel omnibus] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.603; [5], blank. Illustrated with maps and plates. Publisher's hardback cloth binding, top edge red, in illustrated dust-jacket priced 16s. Contents clean, edges and endleaves spotted, jacket is particularly clean and fresh. A fine copy of a scarce..... More