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Mike At Wrykyn.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1953. [Boys' adventure story] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.189; [1], blank; [2], advertisements. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in pictorial dust-wrapper. No inscriptions, contents clean. A fine copy of the book in a lovely fine jacket with minor dustiness to rear panel, price clipped..... More
Ice in the Bedroom.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1961. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, primary binding. Crown octavo, (19 x 13cm), pp.223; [1], advertisement. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine in pictorial dust-wrapper lettered in white and yellow to both the spine and upper panel (some are lettered in white only), priced at 13/6..... More
The Jungle Book [and] The Second Jungle Book.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1894; 1895. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Two volumes. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.viii; 212; pp.[6] 238 [2]. With frequent in-text illustrations by the author's father John, as well as a frontispiece and a number of full page plates to volume I. Publisher's blue cloth..... More
Scarne on Cards Tricks.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1950. [Sleight of hand, cheating, gambling] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, fourth printing. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.308. Publisher's red cloth in pictorial jacket. With author's signed presentation to free endpaper; Best Wishes / John Scarne / 10/18/50. A fine copy of the book; jacket sunned to spine..... More
The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore [and] Tigers and Traitors.
New York: Scribner's & Sons, 1881. [Science Fiction Adventure] FIRST US EDITIONS. Complete in two volumes. Octavos (19 x 14 x 7cm), pp.viii; 262; [12], pp.viii; 246; [10]. With a total of 96 engraved plates by Benett, including a frontispiece to each volume. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles and..... More
Jeeves in the Offing.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1960. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Primary binding (red cloth blocked in gilt, not tan cloth lettered in black), second issue text (with the correct half title). Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.205; [3], blank. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt, in pictorial dust-jacket priced at 13/6. A...... More
French Leave.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1955. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.206; [1 of adverts]; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, in the amusing pictorial dust-jacket designed by 'Sax', priced at 10/6. Contents clean, some spotting to edges, faint ink name, jacket a little rubbed and with two..... More
Uncle Fred In The Springtime.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1939. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.311; [1], blank; [3], advertisements; [1], blank. Publisher's burgundy cloth titled in gilt to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced at 7/6. Contents clean, no inscriptions, page edges lightly toned, jacket a touch darkened to spine, trivial edgewear..... More
Jeeves and The Feudal Spirit.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1954. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[2] 222 [4]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black, pictorial dust-jacket. A clean, fresh book in a fine wrapper with some trivial rubs and one tiny nick at foot of spine. An exceptional copy. More adventures of Wodehouse's..... More
Horse Under Water.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.255 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, and decoration stamped in black and blind to upper. Crossword puzzles to endpapers, with the original competition sheet loose at rear. With the dust-jacket designed by Raymond..... More
Follow The Saint.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. [Mystey collection] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.283; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], blank. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean and fresh, exterior as new. A near..... More
Saint Overboard.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1936. [Mystery / Crime] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.320. Elegantly hand-bound in half navy calf over matching cloth sides, spine gilt-lettered in six compartments with traditional raised bands. Contents clean and fresh with just the occasional light reading mark/ spotting. Exterior as..... More
Mrs McGinty's Dead.
London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1952. [Detective novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.188 [4]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrative dust-jacket. Internally clean with no inscriptions, some rolling to spine, dust-jacket price-clipped, gentle spotting to rear panel, some spotting visible..... More
A Few Quick Ones.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1959. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.207; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, illustrative dust-jacket. Previous owner's name written in blank ink to fly-leaf, tope edge of toned, slight bumping to spine, price clipped, wearing to dust-jacket edges, small chip to..... More
After the Funeral.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1953. [Crime Fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.192. Publisher's orange cloth with black titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by Beytagh, priced at 10/6. No inscriptions. A lightly used copy, jacket with a few short tears, minor discolour and spotting to..... More
Full Moon.
London: Herbert Jenkins, No date [1947]. [Classic Humour] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. 252. Publisher's bright red cloth lettered in black to front boards and spine, illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 8/6 to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, rolling to spine, wearing..... More
Barmy in Wonderland.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1952. [Classic Humour] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp. 221; [3]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in black to spine, humorous illustrative dust-jacket with printed price of 9/6 to front flap. Toning to edges of textblock, very small amount of discolouring to publisher's cloth on..... More
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects.
London: Printed for for J. Johnson, 1792. [Political Philosophy] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[2] xx; 452 [2]. Contemporary tan half calf, with gilt titles to a red label, and further gilt decoration to spine. Marbled paper over boards; all edges trimmed. Spotting to title page and facing leaves..... More
The End of Laissez-Faire.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1926. [Economics Lecture] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.54 [2]. Publisher's grey quarter cloth, with a printed paper title label to spine, and blue paper over boards. A long blue ink gift inscription to the front fly-leaf, dated 1976, including an expression of thanks in..... More
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures.
London: Charles Knight, 1832. [Operations Research] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 11cm), pp.[2] xvi; 320 [4]. With a vignette title page featuring an engraved medal of Roger Bacon. Publisher's pink moire silk-effect cloth, with gilt titles to spine. All edges untrimmed. Inscribed 'From Her Grace | the Duchess of Gordon..... More
James and The Giant Peach. A Children's Story. Illustrated by Michael Simeon.
London: George Allen and Unwin Limited, 1967. [Children's classic] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.112. Publisher's glazed pictorial boards, illustrated throughout the text with black and white line drawings. Contents clean without spotting, no inscriptions. Notoriously fragile covers are in very good condition, showing minor wear to spine..... More
Blandings Castle and Elsewhere.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. [Humour] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's turquoise cloth blocked in black, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Abbey, priced 7'6 on spine. Contents and edges clean, ink ownership to flyleaf, cloth with some discolour through bleaching, clean, bright jacket expertly..... More
The Code of the Woosters.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1938. [Jeeves and Wooster] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8 of advertisements]. Publisher's green cloth blocked in black to spine and boards, top edge tinted green, in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced 7'6 on spine. Some spotting to edges, top edge tint not..... More
Laughing Gas.
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1936. [Comic novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.312; [8], adverts. Publisher's red cloth with black titles, top edge red, illustrated dust-wrapper priced 7/6. Bright and clean inside, edges a little dusty/spotted, jacket is bright with small chip at crown and a few resulting creases tears..... More
Quick Service.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1940. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.252; [4 list of Wodehouse titles]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in gilt to spine, top edge tinted red, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Fenwick, priced at 7/6 net. Ink name to f.e.p., textblock toned, cloth a little handled, jacket..... More