"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx
Catalogue 47 - Winter 2016
A range of highlights in all fields.
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The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner)
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo (18 x 14cm). Publisher's black cloth, gilt endpapers. Illustrated throughout. With Raymond Hawkey-designed 'reversible' book-jacket for work in the field; the pictorial dust-wrapper can be rapidly disguised as a bible. A near fine copy in similar jacket. An unusual piece of Bondiana... More about The Book Of Bond, Or Every Man His Own 007 (Writing as Bill Tanner
The James Bond Dossier
London: Jonathan Cape. 1965. FIRST EDITION. THE AUTHOR'S COPY, in a bespoke quarter leather binding of half red morocco, gilt, commissioned by the publisher for presentation to Amis. Obviously a unique copy, this was likely bound by Ian Fleming's own binder Arthur Last, the style matching closely the author's copies... More about The James Bond Dossier
Cyder. A Poem in Two Books
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1708. FIRST EDITION. Small, slim octavo pp. 89. Later half brown calf, cloth sides, gilt titles to spine. Engraved frontispiece showing and orchard and workers, woodcut head-pieces and capitals. Light rubbing to extremeties, two holes neatly repaired to title page where a previous owner's name... More about Cyder. A Poem in Two Books
Extracts from Regimental Orders, for the Use of the First Battalion Grenadier Guards.
[Private Compilation]. n.d. [c.1878]. ORIGINAL HANDBOOK, printed material interleaved with MS notes. Octavo, pp.36, xcv. With approximately half the booklet consisting of blank unpaginated leaves. Printed material interleaved with MS notes in black and red ink, paginated by hand in Roman numerals. Some annotations to printed leaves. Folding poster 'Arrangement..... More about Extracts from Regimental Orders, for the Use of the First Battalion Grenadier Guards
Notes From the New Underground.
Viking Press, New York 1968. FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE COPY. An anthology; contributors include Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs. Publisher's cloth in glossy dust jacket. A very good copy (some minor chipping to wrapper), with review slip loosely inserted. Includescv lengthy interviews with both George Harrison and Paul McCartney, just two... More about Notes From the New Underground
Whoroscope.
Paris: The Hours Press, 1930. FIRST EDITION of the author's first separately published work, EX LIBRIS DENNIS HEALEY. pp.[ii]; 4; [2], notes. Number 37 of 100 copies SIGNED by the author. Original russet-coloured printed card covers with wraparound paper band, announcing the young author as prize-winner of a contest sponsored... More about Whoroscope
Man's Estate: Adventures in Economic Discovery.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1939. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.480. With notes and an index. In publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine. With original cream dust-jacket with red titles to spine and covers. Top edge red. Black ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Some minor chips and... More about Man's Estate: Adventures in Economic Discovery
How 007 Got His Name.
London: Collins, 1966. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.62, with two photographic illustrations comprising a frontispiece portrait of the subject and Ian Fleming's only meeting with James Bond. Publisher's cloth in pictorial dust-wrapper, designed by Barbosa, after Richard Chopping's designs for the jackets of the original 007 novels. A.... More about How 007 Got His Name
David Bowie - The Jean Genie.
(Brighton): Self-published, 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or DeLuxe (best) edition. The Jean Genie comprises six silver gelatine prints and one colour digital print of David... More about David Bowie - The Jean Genie
Promotional photograph, SIGNED by the recording artist.
[1989]. Black and white portrait of the guitarist, boldly SIGNED across image in marker pen (dated '89), with printed details below. Approx. dimensions 5 x 4 inches, in professional window mount, ready for framing. From the collection of Alphi O'Leary, Eric Clapton's head of security 1973-1996. East-end bruiser Alphi O'Leary... More about Promotional photograph, SIGNED by the recording artist
Promotional photograph, SIGNED by the recording artist.
[1999]. Black and white portrait of the guitarist by Norman Watson, boldly SIGNED by Claptaon in silver marker pen (dated '99), with printed details below. Approx. dimensions 5 x 4 inches, in professional window mount, ready for framing. From the collection of Alphi O'Leary, Eric Clapton's head of security 1973-1996... More about Promotional photograph, SIGNED by the recording artist
Le Ballon Fantome.
Tours: Maison Alfred Mame, n.d. [1909]. FIRST EDITION. Quarto, pp.142; [2]. French language. With frequent in-text wood engravings and full-page lithographic plates by Robida. In publisher's colour-illustrated grey cloth boards with gilt titles to spine and upper board, with further gilt decoration. All edges gilt and light blue endpapers. Light... More about Le Ballon Fantome
Son of a Box of Punks. Original Photographs.
Brighton: [Self-published], 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or De Luxe (best) edition. 'Son of a Box of Punks' comprises seven silver gelatine prints of punk and... More about Son of a Box of Punks. Original Photographs
20th Century Boy. Original Photographs of Marc Bolan
Brighton: [Self-published], 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or DeLuxe (best) edition. '20th Century Boy' comprises six silver gelatine prints and one colour digital print of Glam-Rock... More about 20th Century Boy. Original Photographs of Marc Bolan
Rock Faces. The World's Top Rock 'n' Roll Photographers and Their Greatest Images.
Hove: RotoVision 2004. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION. Pp.160, illustrated throughout. A specially bound limited edition of 500 numbered copies and a further 52 for private distribution, signed by Craske and further signed by Aidan Walker of RotoVision publishers. Complete with accompanying 10 x 8 photograph of Aerosmith frontman Stephen Tyler... More about Rock Faces. The World's Top Rock 'n' Roll Photographers and Their Greatest Images
The Land of Mist.
London: Hutchinson, n.d. [1926]. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo, pp.294; [26], publisher's adverts. In a recent binding of green full morocco, with raised bands and gilt titles to spine; top edge gilt, green marbled endpapers. Original green cloth front board and spine bound in at rear. Internally clean... More about The Land of Mist
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Bob Dylan Himself [Song Book]
Great Britain; Duchess Music Ltd 1965. Rare original UK 32-page songbook featuring the words and music to 13 tracks arranged for guitar and vocal along with chord shapes. Includes a biography, illustrations and photographs. Superb glossy cover artwork with additional professional laminate. Originally priced 12/6 to title page. Minor handling; a fine copy. More about Bob Dylan Himself [Song Book
The Pattern Under the Plough. Aspects of the Folk-Life of East Anglia.
London: Faber and Faber, 1966. [Country life]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.269; [3]. Publisher's yellow cloth, gilt titles on a black background to spine, top edge tinted green, pictorial dust-jacket. Numerous in-text illustrations. Some tape residue to endpapers, some offsetting to final two blank pages from a newspaper... More about The Pattern Under the Plough. Aspects of the Folk-Life of East Anglia
Faulks on Fiction. Great British Characters and the Secret Life of the Novel.
London: BBC Books 2011. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dustjacket. A very fine copy, autographed by Sebastian Faulks on the title-page. Includes the essay 'James Bond'; Faulks was the author of the best-selling 007 adventure 'Devil May Care' in 2008. More about Faulks on Fiction. Great British Characters and the Secret Life of the Novel
Hartmann the Anarchist.
London: Edward Arnold, 1893. FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S COPY with numerous notes. Octavo, pp.214. Adverts dated October 1893. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's pictorial red cloth with coated yellow endpapers. A heavily used/working copy, with boards detached and soiled, lacking spine, etc. Features many notes in ink and pencil, plus reviews copied out... More about Hartmann the Anarchist
Bridget Jones's Diary.
London: Picador, 1996. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.310. SIGNED by the author to title page. Publisher's cloth in original photographic dust-jacket. Book is near fine (appears unread); price-clipped wrapper is lightly handled. A rare signed copy of this immensley popular book about the neurotic thirty-something with her biological clock ticking. Basis... More about Bridget Jones's Diary
A Geological Sketch of the Vicinity of Hastings.
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman. Hastings: G. Wool, 1833. FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp.viii, 94. Folding chart with four hand coloured geological sections bound in at the rear, plus in text illustrations. Original patterned cloth, with recent paper label to spine. Cancelled library stamp and neat inscription to... More about A Geological Sketch of the Vicinity of Hastings
'Yes and No'. A critical essay on the morality of Ian Fleming's novels, contained within 'Now & Then' magazine, Number 102, Autumn 1958.
Jonathan Cape, 30 Bedford Square, London. [1958]. pp.24. Price sixpence.. Magazine format, illustrated. Fine. Publisher Jonathan Cape's literary magazine for the publishing industry, booksellers and the public alike. Contains an editorial piece to p.6-7 on the controversy surrounding Fleming's Bond novels, recently heightened by some scornful articles concerning the ethical... More about 'Yes and No'. A critical essay on the morality of Ian Fleming's novels, contained within 'Now...
The Centenary Edition of the Works of Ian Fleming.
London: Queen Anne Press 2008. LIMITED EDITION in Vellum over cloth sides, one of just 100 copies. 18 volumes, octavo. The definitive edition of Ian Fleming, issued to commemorate the birth of the author; no such edition has been published before. The Queen Anne Press was created by Lord Kemsley... More about The Centenary Edition of the Works of Ian Fleming
A James Bond Omnibus Containing Live and Let Die, Diamonds are Forever and Dr No
London: Jonathan Cape 1973. Pp748. FIRST CAPE EDITION of the first James Bond omnibus to be published in the UK. Publisher'scloth-effect paper over boards, blocked in gilt to the spine, in the metallic-effect dust-wrapper printed in black and red. No inscriptions or price-clipping. A used copy with some expected wear... More about A James Bond Omnibus Containing Live and Let Die, Diamonds are Forever and Dr No