"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book"
— Stephan Mallarme
Signed & Inscribed
The Murder Room.
London: Faber and Faber, 2003. [Crime novel] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.371. Publisher's maroon paper boards, titles and publisher's imprint in white to spine, yellow endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Ghost with a printed price of £17.99. Autograph of P.D. James in black ink to the title..... More
The Historian. A Novel.
London: Little, Brown, 2005. [Gothic fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 642; [1]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in blue to spine, endpapers showing a map of Cold War Europe, typographic dust-jacket designed by Duncan Spilling. Signed by the author to the title page. Very near fine in..... More
Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810.
London: Harper Collins, 2004. [Historical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 351; [7], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title-page. A lovely fine/as new copy. Another instalment in the world-renowned..... More
The Garden.
London: Michael Joseph Limited, 1946. [Poetry] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.135; [1]. Publisher's russet cloth, titles in silver to spine, top edge dark red, decorative endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of 8/6 net. With decorations by Broom Lynne. Signed by the author to the half title. Internally..... More
His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2000. [Fantasy novel] FIRST EDITION, third Printing, SIGNED. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.548; [2], acknowledgements. Black cloth in illustrated wrapper. Signed and Inscribed by the author 'To Luke', in blue ink to title page. Book has been read showing a few marks to covers; jacket is fine..... More
When the Movies Were Young.
New York, NY: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1925. [Early film] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.viii; [2]; 256; [6]. Publisher's blue quarter cloth, textured paper covered boards, paper title labels to spine and upper, fore and tail edge untrimmed. With a photographic frontispiece and fifteen further double sided..... More
The Historian. A Novel.
London: Little, Brown, 2005. [Gothic fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.x; 642; [1]. Publisher's red cloth, titles in blue to spine, endpapers showing a map of Cold War Europe, typographic dust-jacket designed by Duncan Spilling. Signed by the author to the title page. A fine, unread copy..... More
Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810.
London: Harper Collins, 2004. [Historical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 351; [7], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title-page. Some marking to board edges else fine. Another instalment in..... More
Sharpe's Fury.
London: Harper Collins, 2006. [Historical Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 407; [3]. Publisher's cloth, pale blue endpapers, pictorial dust-wrapper. Signed by the author to the title page. Autograph obtained in person upon release. An as new/unread copy, carefully warehoused by ourselves since publication. Another episode in..... More
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The Magical Car. Illustrated by John Burningham.
London: Jonathan Cape and Queen Anne Press, 2014. [Children's illustrated] DELUXE LIMITED EDITION, one of just 50 sets, accompanied by two prints, measuring 297 x 210mm, SIGNED and numbered by John Burningham. Three volumes plus portfolio, housed in a grey cloth slipcase (34 x 24 x 6cm), pp.48; pp.48; pp.48..... More
Ionia: A Quest.
London: John Murray, 1954. [Near-Eastern Travel] FIRST EDITION WITH SIGNED LETTER AND POSTCARD. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.xxiv; 263 [1]. With 17 black and white photographic plates, many double-sided, as well as a double-page spread sketch map by E.G. Morton. Publisher's turquoise cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper..... More
Sharpe's Escape. Richard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810.
London: Harper Collins, 2004. [Historical fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Royal octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[x]; 351; [7], blank. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket. Signed by the author in blue ink to the title-page. Some marking to board edges else fine. Another instalment in..... More
Man of War.
London: Heinemann, 2003. [Naval Fiction] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.276; [2], blank. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket designed by Geoffrey Huband, priced at £16.99. Autographed in black ink to title page. Signature obtained in person upon release. An as new/unread copy..... More
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The Saville Club 1868-1968. [a souvenir booklet].
London: the Saville Club, 1968. [London Gentlemen's Club Centenary Booklet] SIGNED BY CONTRIBUTORS. Small quarto (24 x 19cm), pp.31 [1]. Also with the Centenary Dinner menu loose at rear. Liberally SIGNED by various contributors and club members, including Stephen Potter, John Pudney, Winston Graham, Ralph Richardson, Eric Linklater, as well..... More
For the Record.
London: William Collins, 2019. [Politics] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xix; [1]; 732. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, photographic dust-jacket priced at £25. With two photographic suites. Signed by David Cameron to a tipped in 'Limited Signed Edition' page preceding the half title page. With two..... More
La Corona and the Tin Frog.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. [Children's illustrated] FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Slim quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.[32] unpaginated. Publisher's glossy illustrated boards with printed price of £3.50 to rear board, dark blue endpapers. Signed by Nicola Bayley to the title page. Illustrated throughout. One tiny scuff to rear panel..... More
There's Going to be a Baby.
London: Walker Books Ltd., 2010. [Children's illustrated] DOUBLE SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Slim quarto (27 x 26cm), pp.[48] unpaginated. Publisher's printed paper covered boards, decorative endpapers, dust-jacket with printed price of £12.99. Signed by both Oxenbury and Burningham to the half title page. With a Hatchards 'signed' promotional wraparound band. Illustrated..... More
Northern Lights. Twentieth Anniversary Edition.
London: Scholastic Children's Books, 2014. [Children's classic] SIGNED by the illustrator. Twentieth anniversary edition, second printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.1016. Publisher's white cloth hardcovers, pale blue endpapers, pictorial dust-jacket showing the Alethiometer. With autograph of John Lawrence in black ink to the half-title. A fine, unread copy... More
Laughing Anne.
London: Printed at The Morland Press, 1923. [Modern Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.67; [5], blank. Hand-printed in two colours on Kelmscott hand-made paper Publisher's full limp vellum, lettered in gilt to spine, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Number 164 of 175 copies for sale, signed..... More
Charterhouse Past and Present: A brief history of the Hospital founded in Charterhouse by Thomas Sutton, and more particularly of the school belonging thereto.
Godalming: H. Stedman, 1879. [Public School History] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xvi; 239 [3]. With 20 illustrations, including a frontispiece and plans of the school. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to first blank: 'Cecil James Gladdish Hulkes | from Dr. Haig Brown | for History..... More
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His Dark Materials [Tenth Anniversary SIGNED set]. Northern Lights [Golden Compass]. The Subtle Knife. The Amber Spyglass.
London: Scholastic Press, 2005. [Children's Literature] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SET. Three volumes. Octavo (21 x 17cm). Each volume one of 1000 copies signed and numbered by the author. Hardbacks with dust-jackets, housed in matching slipcases. As-new copies, each volume in the original shrink-wrap. Fine. A special edition celebrating the 10th..... More
The Vital Message.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, no date [1919]. [Spiritualism] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.228. With four black and white photographic plates. Handsomely bound in mid-green full oasis morocco, with twin black morocco title labels lettered in gilt, raised bands, gilt rules to spine and boards, top edge gilt..... More
Stephanie. A Novel of Suspense.
New York, NY: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 1993. [Crime Thriller] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.301 [3]. INSCRIBED by the author in black ink to flyleaf: 'John, | from | Winston. | con amors | 10th October 1996.' Also with a separate gift note on Savile Club..... More
In Camera: Snowdon.
Chichester: Pallant House Gallery, 2007. [Exhibition Catalogue] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Small quarto (24 x 17cm), pp.168. Illustrated throughout in colour. INSCRIBED by both Lord Snowdon and Robin Muir in black ink to half-title: 'With very best | wishes from | Snowdon | and very | best wishes from Robin Muir.'..... More
I, In The Membership of My Days. Poems.
New York, NY: Random House, 1973. [Poetry] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.135; [1]. Publisher's red cloth, in pictorial dust-wrapper. Dated and inscribed by Richard Harris to flyleaf. Bumped to foot of spine, wrapper a little sunned to spine. Near fine. A collection of poems by the..... More