"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
Signed & Inscribed
Owen Seaman: His Life and Work. Makers of the Nineties, Edited by G. Krishnamurti.
London: The Eighteen Nineties Society, 1977. [Literary Biography] LIMITED EDITION with AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.viii; 139 [1]. With three double-sided black and white photographic plates, as well as a frontispiece portrait of the subject. An out-of-series copy concurrent with an edition of 750 numbered copies. Also..... More
Somewhere East of Life.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1994. [Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST US EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 16cm), pp.xviii; 391 [7]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the first leaf. With a colour illustrated frontispiece by Mayo. Publisher's grey full morocco, with gilt titles and decoration to spine..... More
... And the Lurid Glare of the Comet. Articles and Autobiography.
Seattle, WA: Serconia Press, 1986. [Science Fiction Essays] SIGNED FIRST US EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 123 [5]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's grey cloth with silver titles to spine. With the blue typographic dust-jacket, priced at £11.95 with a...... More
The Helliconia Trilogy. Helliconia Spring; Helliconia Summer; Helliconia Winter.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1982; 1983; 1985. [Science Fiction] SIGNED TRILOGY, FIRST EDITIONS, first volume second impression. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 361 [7]; pp.[8] 398 [2]; pp.[8] 281 [7]. Each volume SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's blue cloth with..... More
The Pale Shadow of Science.
Seattle, WA: Serconia Press, 1985. [Science Fiction Essays] SIGNED FIRST US EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[6] 128 [2]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to the title page. Publisher's grey cloth with silver titles to spine. With the orange typographic dust-jacket, priced at £8.95 with a...... More
Magnificent Desolation. The Long Journey Home from the Moon.
New York, NY: Harmony Books, 2009. [Space Exploration] SIGNED COPY, FINELY BOUND, the fifth impression. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[4] x; 326 [4]. With a suite of eight double-sided photographic plates. SIGNED by Buzz Aldrin in blue ink to the half-title. Recent black full morocco, with raised bands, silver titles..... More
The BIG-Hearted Book.
London: Hodder Children's Books, 2013. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, paperback. Quarto (24 x 29cm), pp.[32]. Illustrated in colour by the author to every page. SIGNED by the author in black ink in a heart, with 'heart-felt wishes', to title page. Publisher's illustrated soft covers, priced at £6.99. Including an..... More
Elvis & the Birth of Rock.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2006. [Music Biography] SIGNED DELUXE EDITION. Quarto (36 x 26cm), pp.156. Number 221 of 350 copies thus, SIGNED by the photographer, Lew Allen, and guest editor Mike McCartney. Lew Allen's photographs are reproduced throughout in duotone inks with image varnishing on to heavyweight, 200 gsm matt art..... More
Elvis & the Birth of Rock.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2006. [Music Biography] SIGNED DELUXE EDITION. Quarto (36 x 26cm), pp.156. Number 273 of 350 copies thus, SIGNED by the photographer, Lew Allen, and guest editor Mike McCartney. Lew Allen's photographs are reproduced throughout in duotone inks with image varnishing on to heavyweight, 200 gsm matt art..... More
The Savage.
London: Walker Books, 2009. [Children's Illustrated] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 17cm), pp.79 [1]. Generously illustrated by McKean throughout. SIGNED by both author and illustrator in black marker to title page. Publisher's soft covers, priced at £5.99. Light handling with some rubbing and marks to rear cover. Near..... More
The Potion Diaries: Royal Tour.
London: Simon and Schuster, 2016. [Young Adult Fantasy] SIGNED FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.[6] 368 [10]. SIGNED by the author in black marker to title page. Publisher's illustrated soft covers, priced at £7.99. 'Signed by the Author' sticker to front cover. A fine, as-new copy. A sequel..... More
The Barrel-Land Dance Hall Rangers: World War II, June 1942-1944.
New York: Vantage Press, 1993. [Military History] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.ix; [1]; 243; [3]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to the flyleaf: 'To: Rifleman Alex Bowlby, 2 Feb. '93, From one Bloody Bloke to another! Anders Kjar Arnbal.' Publisher's dark blue cloth..... More
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction. 24th Series.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c.1982. [Fantasy/Science Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.viii; 311 [1]. SIGNED by the editor in blue ink to title-page. Publisher's blue cloth, pink foil titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket priced at $14.95 to front flap. Internally bright and clean. Some..... More
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and A Vision for the Future.
London: Witness Books, 2020. [Science and Nature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, stated 'Limited Signed Edition' on autograph leaf. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.[6]; 266; with two suites of colour photographs and many more in-text graphs and photographic illustrations. Green patterned boards lettered in silver to upper and spine. Pictorial dust-jacket designed..... More
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and A Vision for the Future.
London: Witness Books, 2020. [Science and Nature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, stated 'Limited Signed Edition' on autograph leaf. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.[6]; 266; with two suites of colour photographs and many more in-text graphs and photographic illustrations. Green patterned boards lettered in silver to upper and spine. Pictorial dust-jacket designed..... More
Burning Questions. Essays and Occasional Pieces 2004-2021.
London: Chatto & Windus, 2022. [Essays] SIGNED FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xx; 475 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's red paper over boards, with silver titles to spine and red endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket, priced at £20.00..... More
Dearly.
London: Chatto & Windus, 2020. [Poetry] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression, with SIGNED BOOKPLATE. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[16] 124 [4]. SIGNED by the author in green marker to a bookplate on the half-title. Publisher's navy paper over boards, with silver titles to spine and facsimile manuscript endpapers. With the..... More
Head Kid.
London: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2018. [Children's Humour] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.[2] 384. SIGNED by the author in black ink to preliminary signature leaf. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. Blue patterned endpapers. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Lenton, priced at £12.99. A fine..... More
Birds And Beasts In Africa, and The Angler In South Africa.
London: Macmillan and Co, and Johannesburg: Hortors Ltd, 1938 and 1923. Pair of Baden-Powell association copies, with a letter of authenticity from the scout association: 1) The Angler In South Africa. Inscribed "To The Chief Scout" by H.V. Marsh, the Assistant Commissioner of Natal during Baden-Powell's trip to South Africa..... More
First Light.
London: Bridgewater Press, 2006. [Modern literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, number 63 of 138 copies. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.51 [9]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to publisher's limitation bookplate. Publisher's blue cloth, imprint blocked in blind to upper board, gilt titles to spine. Fine, as new. Titled 'The..... More
Arthur and George.
London: Jonathan Cape, 2005. [Historical Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 360 [2]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's olive cloth decorated in black and titled in white to spine and upper. With the original printed paper band to..... More
Talking It Over.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1991. [Modern Literature] SIGNED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[10] 273 [5]. SIGNED by the author in blue ink to title page. Publisher's tan cloth with gilt titles to spine, and light blue endpapers. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Fraser Taylor, priced at £13.99..... More
In The Potter's Field. and Other New Poems.
London: John Murray, 1936. [Poetry] PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED WITH LETTER. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. [8]; 98; [12]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, embossed ruling to front board with gilt titling, dust-jacket with printed price 5s to flap. Letter attached to front endpaper from Gorell to George..... More
Quality Street. A Comedy in four acts. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, no date [circa 1913]. [Illustrated Drama] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Quarto (32 x 26cm), pp.[4] viii; 198 [2]. With a loose flier for the original exhibition of Thomson's watercolour illustrations for the book, November and December 1913. Complete with 22 colour plates by Thomson, including a frontispiece..... More