"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book"
— Stephan Mallarme
Rock, Pop & Vinyl
I Me Mine.
Guildford: Genesis Press [Genesis Publications], 1980. [Music autobiography] SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION (No.482). Quarto (25 x 18cm), pp.404; [2], blank. With sepia plates and illustrations. Original half brown morocco with 'guitar' gilt-stamped to boards, gilt edges, in original slipcase. Number 482 of 2000 copies only, signed by the late former..... More
X-Ray. The Unauthorised Autobiography.
New York, NY: The Overlook Press, 1995. [Popular Music] INSCRIBED FIRST US EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[8] 420 [4]. INSCRIBED by the author 'To George' with a short indecipherable note in black ink to title page. Also with a loose progamme for 'An Evening with Ray Davies' (May 1996)..... More
The Magic Christian.
London: Andre Deutsch, 1969. [Satire] FIRST EDITION, thus, with new jacket art. SIGNED BY RINGO STARR Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.148; [2], blank. Publisher's red cloth titled in gilt, with the pictorial dust-jacket. A fine reissue/reprint of the book first published in 1959, jacket states second impression; this edition with..... More
In His Own Write.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Illustrated verse] EARLY REPRINT. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.79; [1], blank. Illustrated by Lennon in his own amusing and unique style. Publisher's glossy blue covers with the famous portrait of Lennon by Robert Freeman to upper. Circular label over price, a few light spots to..... More
Only Love Remains.
UK: MPL Communications, 1986. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1986 single Press to Play', written and performed by Paul McCartney. Booklet with colour photograph on front cover. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. The fourth sing;e to..... More
Seaside Woman.
UK: MPL Communications, 1977. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1977 single 'Seaside Woman' / 'Suzy and the Red Stripes', written by Linda McCartney and performed by Linda McCartney and Wings [Paul Mccartney, Denny Laine, Henry McCullogh and Denny Seiwell]. Booklet with colour illustration on front cover. Presented..... More
Pretty Little Head.
UK: MPL Communications, 1986. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1986 single 'Pretty Little Head', written by Paul McCartney and Eric Stewart. Booklet with colour photograph on front cover. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition. Taken..... More
Coming Up.
UK: MPL Communications, 1980. [Sheet Music] Original printed song sheet for the 1980 single 'Coming Up', written and performed by Paul McCartney. Booklet with colour photograph on front cover. Presented in a simple, elegant card mount, ready for framing. Approximate total dimensions 40 x 30cm. Fine condition. Taken from the..... More
In His Own Write.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Illustrated Verse] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.79; [1], blank. Illustrated by Lennon in his own amusing and unique style. Publisher's glossy blue covers with the famous portrait of Lennon by Robert Freeman to upper. Light spotting to endpapers, minor shelfwear. Near fine. The..... More
Crossfire Hurricane.
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 1997. [Rock photo-documentary] LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED by Photographer Bob Gruen. Folio (30 x 24cm), pp.136. Bound in three-colour silk-screened fabric cover, featuring Mick Jagger on the front board and Keith Richards on the back, with a four-colour screen printed slipcase featuring the band. A superb production..... More
Songs by George Harrison, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
UK: Genesis Publications, 1987, 1992. [Rock] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 2 volumes, folio (28 x 20 x 12cm). With additional text by Ringo Starr, Elton John, Harry Nilsson and Jeff Lynne. Quarto, with colour plates and illustrations by Keith West. Original black half-morocco boards, gilt edges, with limited edition CD 'Songs'..... More
In His Own Write.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. [Illustrated Verse] FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm), pp.79; [1], blank. Illustrated by Lennon in his own amusing and unique style. Publisher's glossy blue covers with the famous portrait of Lennon by Robert Freeman to upper. Very discreet and unobtrusive owner name to top margin..... More
Life.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2010. [Rock Biography / Autobiography] SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.654. Hardcover with black and white plates, original dust-jacket. One of an unspecified limited number autographed by Keith Richards on a specially-printed 'exclusive signed edition' leaf, following the half title. A fine, unused..... More
Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite.
London: Blink, 2018. [Rock] SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[6]; 346. Publisher's black cloth, titles in silver to spine, red and blue endpapers, photographic dust-jacket designed by Richard Evans with printed price of £20. Signed by Roger Daltrey directly to title page (most were signed via a...... More
A Spaniard In The Works.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER, with various differences to the published version. Duodecimo (18 x 14cm), pp.96. Printed sheets, sewn, with blank endleaves, in a proof-only dust-wrapper. Profusely illustrated with Lennon's idiosyncratic drawings. A lovely fine copy, inside and out. The most important and obvious difference..... More
Rotten. No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1994. [Sex Pistols] SIGNED. First edition, second impression, octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.viii; [2]; 342. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine. photographic dust-jacket priced at £14.99, photographic endpapers. Illustrated with two suites of black and white images. Signed by the Sex Pistols frontman in red..... More
Who I Am.
London: Harper Collins, 2012. [Rock Autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.538. Publisher's grey hardback cloth, photographic endpapers, pictorial jacket priced £20. Illustrated with two suites of photographic plates. With signature of Pete Townsend to title page, obtained at a book-launch signing session with the retailer's original 'Signed..... More
John.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2005. [Music autobiography] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (25 x 16cm), pp.xii; 404. Hardback cloth in dust-jacket, with photographic plates. Signed by Cynthia Lennon to publisher's bookplate. An absolutely fine unread copy. Cynthia's long-awaited and revealing personal account of her life as the first and later former..... More
Grapefruit. Works and Drawings by Yoko Ono. Introduction by John Lennon.
London: Peter Owen, 1970. Originally published as a limited edition of 500 copies [Tokyo, 1964], this is the FIRST EDITION in the English Language, being the first with contributions from John Lennon. Issued simultaneously with the New York Sphere printing. Small, square octavo, publisher's white cloth hardcovers in dust-jacket. A...... More
Rolling Stones. An unauthorized biography in words, photographs, and music.
New York, NY: Amsco Music Publishing Company, 1972. [Rock] FIRST EDITION. Quarto (29 x 22cm), pp.352. Publisher's blue/grey cloth, titles in silver to spine and upper, dust-jacket with printed price of $9.95. Profusely illustrated throughout with black and white photography. Textblock toned, cloth lightly handled, slightly sunned to foot of..... More
Songs by George Harrison, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
UK: Genesis Publications, 1987, 1992. [Rock] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 2 volumes, folio (28 x 20 x 12cm). With additional text by Ringo Starr, Elton John, Harry Nilsson and Jeff Lynne. Quarto, with colour plates and illustrations by Keith West. Original black half-morocco boards, gilt edges, with limited edition CD 'Songs'..... More
Jimmy Page. A Photographic Autobiography.
Guildford: Genesis Publications Limited, 2010. [Rock music] FIRST EDITION. Folio, with 650 photographic illustrations. Limited edition, number 902 of 2500 copies SIGNED by Jimmy Page. Quarter bound in black morocco leather over unique perspex covers with screen-printed photograph portraits, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In a leather and silk slipcase..... More
Stone Touring Party. A journey through America with the Rolling Stones.
London: Michael Joseph, 1974. [Rock and Pop] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 14 cm), pp.[12]; 337; [1]. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to the spine. With sixteen pages of photographs. Dust-wrapper designed by Ken Carroll with printed price of £3. Toning to the textblock, mark from removed label to..... More
Blown Away. The Rolling Stones and the Death of The Sixties.
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1990. [Rock and Pop] FIRST EDITION. Octavo, (24 x 16 cm), pp.349 [3]. Publisher's black quarter cloth over grey boards with silver titles to the spine, grey endpapers. Dust-wrapper designed by Corsillo/Manzone, originally priced $21.95. Lightly toned to edges, jacket lightly bruised with a...... More
Another Beatles Christmas Show.
[London]: NEMS Publications, 1964. [Rock and Pop music] ORIGINAL CONCERT PROGRAMME. Octavo (26 x 20cm), unpaginated. In soft paper covers, with cover illustrations by Lennon, showing various figures exchanging yuletide holly branches. Very light soiling to front panel otherwise a particularly crisp, fresh example. Programme for the second Beatles Christmas..... More