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Nostromo. A Tale of the Seaboard.
London: Harper and Brothers, 1904. [Classic Literature]. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[viii]; 480. Original blue cloth with wave motif across cover and spine, blocked in pale blue to upper, gilt-lettered to spine. No inscriptions. Contents generally clean, marginal brown spot to final gathering, some mark/wear to..... More
Pigs Have Wings.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 220 [4]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, pictorial dust-jacket by 'Sax' priced at 9/6. Contemporary ink ownership, jacket with a few small chips and rubs, some minor wrinkling to rear panel. Very good. Against a...... More
The Golden Rendezvous.
London: Collins, 1962. [Maritime Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by John Heseltine priced at 16s. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine book, in a very good jacket with a few small rubs and some..... More
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. With illustrations by Sidney Paget.
London: George Newnes, 1894. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.[6]; 279; [1]. Publisher's dark blue pictorial cloth, printed in black and gilt, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Contents lightly foxed, neat and small ownership stamp to f.e.p., near paper pull to same, usual wear to inside paper joints..... More
Sword of Honour. A Final Version of the Novels Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955), and Unconditional Surrender (1961).
London: Chapman and Hall, 1965. [Military saga] PROOF COPY of the First Edition. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.796. Publisher's textured cream wrappers, with printed text to upper. A few very light marks to covers; fine. A scarce advance proof of the streamlined version of the acclaimed trilogy, edited by the..... More
The Hollow.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1946. [Crime / Mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[4] 256 [2]. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, typographic dust-wrapper. Discreet owner name and date, edges and contents clean, price clipped jacket is crisp and fresh with some trivial..... More
Jeeves Omnibus.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1931. [Classic humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.847; [1], blank. Publisher's green cloth blocked in black, in pictorial dust-jacket by Abbey, priced 7/6 on spine. An exceptionally crisp, fine copy in a near fine wrapper with one tear to upper, minor edge wear, frayed to..... More
Moonraker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. [James Bond] FIRST EDITION, BINDING A (Fabroleen material). This version with 'shoot' correctly printed to page 10 (state B). Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.256. Publisher's black cloth-effect paper over boards, titled in silver, in 'flame' design dust-wrapper by Kenneth Lewis priced at 10/6 to both front..... More
Fiesta [The Sun Also Rises].
London: Jonathan Cape, 1927. [Modern literature] FIRST UK EDITION, earliest text. Crown octavo, pp.286. Elegantly hand-bound in full red morocco, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Contents mostly clean with a few minor spots/marks, vintage tape repairs to top corner of the first..... More
The Riddle of the Sands.
London: Smith Elder and Co., 1903. [Espionage novel] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] xii; 336 [8]. Illustrated with maps and charts, including a folding frontispiece. Bound in black full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and gilt ruling to boards. Top edge gilt..... More
You Only Live Once. Memories of Ian Fleming.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975. [Biography] FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE REVIEW COPY. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.142. With a suite of eight black and white illustrations. Publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £3.50. A crisp, fine copy (many went to libraries). To..... More
Ian Fleming. The Spy Who Came In With The Gold. A Biography.
New York: Dell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965. [Literary biography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.[viii]; 150; [2], blank. With photographic plates. Publisher's hardback cloth in dust-wrapper, priced at $3.95. No inscriptions, contents clean. A near fine copy in like jacket with light wear to spine tips. Shows well. 'The..... More
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.
London: John Murray, 1927. [Detective Fiction] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.320. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board and backstrip. Contents very clean, edges free from spotting and toning, neat ink ownership to free endpaper, covers fresh, spine a touch sunned and rubbed at tips. A...... More
Brighton Rock.
London: William Heinemann, 1938. [Gangster thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.361; [1], blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine. Contents toned, but less so than often encountered. Cloth is particularly bright and fresh, mild toning and rolling to spine. Minor edgewear. Very good. The chilling tale..... More
The Wind in the Willows.
London: Methuen and Co., 1931. [Children's classic] FIRST SHEPARD ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[vi]; 312; 10, advertisements dated 10.[19]31. Lavishly illustrated by Shepard. Publisher's green cloth with Mole, Rat, and Mr Toad in gilt to front board, gilt titles to spine; top edge green, cartographic endpapers. Illustrated jacket..... More
An Ideal Husband. By the Author of Lady Windermere's Fan.
London: Leonard Smithers and Co., 1899. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (21 x 16cm), pp.xvi; 214; [2], blank. Publisher's pink cloth with nouveau decoration in gilt, edges untrimmed. Engraved bookplate of Ernest Thornton-Smith to paste-down. Edges toned, deckles are dusty, covers with some expected soiling/handling to light coloured cloth, spine..... More
17F The Life of Ian Fleming.
London: Peter Owen, 1993. [Literary biography]. FIRST EDITION, review copy. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.232. Blue cloth lettered in silver, photographic endpapers and dust-wrapper. A near fine copy, carefully read. Formerly the property of journalist and author Daniel Farson (1927-1997), used for his published review of the book (news-clipping review..... More
Double O Seven. James Bond. A Report.
London: Neville Spearman, Holland Press, 1964. [Reference/ Literary criticism] FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.160. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers in Richard Chopping-style dust-wrapper, priced at 18s. With a fine insightful SIGNED inscription to flyleaf; "To Peter Kay / a 'Double O' / bookseller / from his /..... More
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
London: W. Collins and Sons and Co. Ltd., 1926. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth, red lettered title and border, with titles in red to spine. Contents clean, edges toned with some spotting, top edge browned, neat ink ownership..... More
The Land of Mist.
London: Hutchinson and Co., [no date] 1926. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.294; 23, publisher's advertisements, [1]. Publisher's green cloth lettered in green to upper board and spine. Ex-libris stamp front paste-down, toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, wearing to spine ends, bumping to corners. Very..... More
Capital. A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production. Translated from the Third German Edition, by Samuel Moore and Edward Aveling. And edited by Frederick Engels.
London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1896. [Political Economy / Marxism] FIFTH UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.xxxii; 816. Half title present. Publisher's dark olive cloth with gilt titles to spine, ruled to crown and tail in gilt, blind ruling to top and bottom edges of upper cover, publisher's tan foliate/monogrammed patterned..... More
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
New York: Beginner Books, 1958. [Children's Illustrated Literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[1]; 61; [2]. Publisher's glossy pictorial boards with the dust-jacket of matching design. Coloured illustrations throughout, pictorial endpapers. Previous owner's neat note to flyleaf in black ink, bumping to spine and corners, some sunning..... More
The Dancing Floor.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, no date [1926]. [Mystery Thriller] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.311 [9]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. With a frontispiece map of the island. Publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine and upper. With the pictorial..... More
Sense and Sensibility.
London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1886. [Literary Classic] Bentley's 'Standard Novels' edition. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.[xvi]; 331; [1], imprint. Engraved frontispiece illustration by Pickering. Publisher's dark brown cloth blind-stamped with heavy foliate border to covers, spine richly gilt with floral and armorial tooling, original price 2/6 gilt to spine..... More
Service With a Smile.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Humour / Satire] FIRST EDITION. Crown octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's gilt-entitled red cloth, humorous illustrative dust-jacket. No inscriptions, contents clean. A fine copy of the book in a nearly fine jacket with minor wear to crown, price clipped. Shows well. A Blandings Castle classic..... More