Literature
Dark Destroyer. My Story.
London: Blake Publishing Ltd, 1999. [Autobiography] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xii; 276. With three suites of four double-sided photographic plates. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to title page: 'To "Father Derek" | Enjoy the "read" | Nigel Benn'. Publisher's black cloth, silver titles to spine..... More
Beyond the Fringe.
London: Souvenir Press, 1963. [Humour] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.96. Publisher's dark blue cloth, orange titles to spine, photographic dust-jacket with printed price of 13s. 6d. With six double sided black and white photographic plates. Light spotting to edges. Wrapper slightly edge worn, some marking to rear panel..... More
The History Boys.
London: faber and faber, 2004. [Drama] SIGNED COPY, the second impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.xxxiv; 109 [1]. SIGNED by the author in black ink to the title page. Publisher's black paper-covered boards, with red endpapers. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £12.99, and a National Theatre Bookshop bookmark. A...... More
Arnold Bennett.
London: A.M. Philpot, 1925. [Biography] SECOND IMPRESSION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. 126; [2]. Illustrative frontispiece of Arnold Bennett by Edward Wolfe. Publisher's maroon quarter cloth lettered in gilt to spine, with maroon boards, typographic dust-jacket, priced at 7/6 to spine. Spotting and toning to edges of textblock, slight bumping..... More
Raven's Brood.
London: Arthur Barker Limited, 1934. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.320. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. Lower edge untrimmed. Mild toning throughout with infrequent marking, and splashing to fore-edge and rear flyleaf. Ownership inscription pencilled lightly to front flyleaf. Scuffing and thumbing to..... More
Up and Down.
London: Hutchinson and Co., 1918. [Modern literature] FIRST EDITION, first impression, secondary binding. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.256; 16. Publisher's red cloth, titles and designs blocked in black to upper and spine. Advertisements to rear. Mildly toned throughout with infrequent spotting/marking. Leaves unevenly cut from around pp.21-35. Cloth lightly soiled..... More
Trent's Own Case.
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1936. [Crime Mystery] FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[10] 324 [2]. Publisher's orange cloth with blue titles to spine and upper. Top edge blue, others untrimmed. With the dust-jacket designed by Hawkins, priced at $2.00. The usual wood-grain pattern browning to preliminaries..... More
Trent's Own Case.
London: Constable and Co., 1936. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.[6] 314. Publisher's orange cloth with blue titles to spine and upper. Top edge blue. Toronto bookseller's stamp to flyleaf. Erasure of heavy pencil inscription also to flyleaf. Gently toned throughout. Only very minor rubbing to cloth;..... More
Trent Intervenes.
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1938. [Crime Mystery] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.280. Publisher's blue cloth with white titles to spine. Top edge blue. Some browning to edges and endpapers, with gentle occasional spotting. Spine toned, with some rubbing and marking to cloth. Very good. A collection of..... More
Duane and the Art Murders.
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1939. [Dective novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[8]; 246; [2]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in black to spine, splendid dust-jacket designed by Ronald Lampitt with printed price of 3'6 net to spine. Bookplate detailing provenance to pastedown. Offsetting to endpapers, spotting and dustiness..... More
Peckover.
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1934. [Modern Literature]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.[xii]; 297; [1], blank; [10], advertisements. Publisher's navy blue cloth in striking pictorial jacket by Fraser, priced 3/6, showing the confused Gilbert Peckford's haunting and bloodshot reflection. A clean copy of the book, bright wrapper with a...... More
The Tired Train, and other stories.
London: Max Parrish, No date [circa 1952]. [Children's Illustrated] COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS. Octavo (22 x 19cm), pp.36. Colour illustrations throughout. Publisher's blue cloth, with gilt titles to spine and gilt motif to upper. Light spotting and toning to preliminaries. Sunning to spine and board top edges, tearing to spine head. Very..... More
Regiment of Women.
London: Eyre Methuen, 1974. [Modern fiction] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp. 349 [3]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the photographic dust-jacket priced at £2.75 to flap. Interiors clean and bright with minor toning to edges. Very small white mark to low upper board. Gentle..... More
The Lady with a Lamp.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1929. [Drama] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 12cm), pp.136. Publisher's black cloth with red paper title label to spine. With the plain dust-jacket, priced at 3/6 for paper, or 5s for cloth. A small blue ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. Quite heavy spotting and offsetting to endpapers..... More
Social Life in England and France, From the French Revolution in 1789, to That of July 1830. By the editor of Madame du Deffand's Letters.
London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. [Social Studies] PRESENTATION COPY. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.vii; [1]; 214; [4]. INSCRIBED to Lord Henry Peter Brougham by Berry in brown ink to title page: 'To | The Lord Chancellor Brougham | from the author | MB.' Advertisements to..... More
Love and Fame.
London: Faber & Faber, 1972. [American Poetry] FIRST UK EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.96. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket, priced at £1.40. Very slight toning to jacket spine, with some light rubbing and a few small closed tears to edges. Near fine..... More
A Fountain Sealed.
London: Chatto and Windus, 1897. [Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp. viii; 301; [1]; 32, publisher's advertisements. With the half-tone frontispiece illustration by H.G. Burgess. Patterned endpapers. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to upper and spine, embossed pattern to upper. Exlibris stamp front paste down, some spotting..... More
More Adventures of Rupert [Daily Express Rupert Bear Annual], No.18.
London: Express Newspapers, Printed by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd., no date [1953]. [Children's Annual] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.118 [2]. Stories illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's matt illustrated card covers, with pictorial endpapers. Title page priced at 4s. 'The Book Belongs To' section filled out in pencil. Colouring section..... More
The New Rupert [Daily Express Rupert Bear Annual], No.19.
London: Express Newspapers, Printed by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd., no date [1954]. [Children's Annual] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.123. Stories illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's glossy illustrated card covers, with pictorial endpapers. Title page priced at 4/6. 'The Book Belongs To' section filled out in blue ink and pencil..... More
Rupert [Daily Express Rupert Bear Annual], No.20.
London: Express Newspapers, Printed by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd., no date [1955]. [Children's Annual] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.107. Stories illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's glossy illustrated card covers, with pictorial endpapers. Title page priced at 4/6. 'The Book Belongs To' section filled out in blue ink. Colouring section..... More
Rupert [Daily Express Rupert Bear Annual], No.22.
London: Express Newspapers, Printed by Oldbourne, no date [1957]. [Children's Annual] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.107. Stories illustrated in colour throughout. Publisher's glossy illustrated card covers, with pictorial endpapers. Title page price-clipped. 'The Book Belongs To' section filled out in black ink. Colouring sections at front and rear..... More
Poems in the Porch.
London: S.P.C.K., 1957. [Poetry] ILLUSTRATED EDITION, a later printing. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[28]. With in-text illustrations by Piper. Publisher's soft covers titled in blue and red, stapled twice and priced at 2s. Blue ink gift inscription to half-title. Covers toned with some light handling. Very good. Some blank verse..... More
Summoned By Bells. With Drawings by Michael Tree.
London: John Murray, 1960. [Verse Autobiography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 18cm), pp.[8] 111 [1]. With engraved head-pieces by Tree. Publisher's blind stamped green cloth with gilt titles to spine and decorative endpapers. With the typographic dust-jacket printed in red and black, priced at 16s. Blue ink ownership to verso..... More
Summoned By Bells. With Drawings by Michael Tree.
London: John Murray, 1960. [Verse Autobiography] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 18cm), pp.[8] 111 [1]. With engraved head-pieces by Tree. Publisher's blind stamped green cloth with gilt titles to spine and decorative endpapers. With the typographic dust-jacket printed in red and black, priced at 16s. Near fine in like wrapper..... More
Continual Dew. A Little Book of Bourgeois Verse.
London: John Murray, 1977. [Poetry] FACSIMILE EDITION. Octavo (21 x 15cm), pp.[10] 45 [1]. With in-text illustrations by various artists. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to upper. With the dust-jacket designed by E. McKnight Kauffer, priced at £2.95. Jacket toned and rubbed to spine, with a few small closed..... More