"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka

Tokyo and London: Wunternaum Press and Peter Owen, 1964, 1970. An important archive relating to the British publication of Yoko Ono's Grapefruit, comprising the true first edition limited to 500 copies [Tokyo, 1964] used for setting the UK edition; the UK publisher's file copy, being the first English language edition..... More
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2002. [Rock/pop] SIGNED BY BOWIE AND ROCK. Deluxe Edition, number 171 of 350 copies bound in full leather, with additional photographic print, from a total run of 2500 copies. Folio (38 x 28cm), pp.346. Printed on fourteen different paper stocks, including clear acetate, trace leaves and a...... More
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
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
UK: Genesis Publications, 1999. [Rock photo-documentary] DELUXE EDITION, SIGNED BY GEORGE HARRISON, also signed by photographer Astrid Kirchherr and artist Klaus Voorman. No 21 of 250 numbered copies, not to be confused with the 'Collector' edition which was numbered up to 2500. Deluxe copies include an exclusive portfolio of art..... More
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 2003. LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE SIGNED [TWICE] BY RINGO. No 21 of 350 numbered copies, not to be confused with the 'Collector' edition which was numbered up to 2500. Exquisite box set of reproduction postcards sent to Ringo from John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison..... More
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications / Hedley 1990. LIMITED EDITION, No.1872 of 5000 copies, signed by various contributors including Beatle GEORGE HARRISON. Photographer Michael Cooper had a long-lasting friendship with both the Beatles and the Stones, and shot the covers for the classic 1967 albums 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band'..... More
UK, Genesis Publications Limited. 2001. [Rock Photography] SIGNED LIMITED DELUXE EDITION. Folio (31 x 26cm), pp.160 with approximately 120 monochrome and colour images, some folding plates. Number 84 of 320 copies SIGNED by both Mick Rock and Syd Barrett, the former in black marker to limitation page, the latter to..... More
Burbank, CA: Reprise / Warner Records, 1967. [LP Cover] SIGNED ORIGINAL LP COVER. (32 x 32cm). The US album, lacking the actual record, but SIGNED by Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell in black ink to the front panel. Heavy wear to edges; top joint split. Lighter wear to..... More
UK: Genesis Publications, 2000. [Rock photo-documentary] DELUXE EDITION, signed by Stephen Gunther, curator of the Kurt Gunther archive. STRICTLY LIMITED; No 21 of 200 numbered copies, not to be confused with the 'Collector' edition which was numbered up to 2500. Deluxe copies were bound in full goatskin and include an..... More
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2006. [Rock/pop]. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE, number 296 of 350 copies. Large quarto (32 x 28cm), pp.256. Printed in Milan on 200gsm matt-art paper, illustrated throughout with photographs reproduced in duotone with image varnishing. Elaborately bound in full scarlet hide, blocked in gold and white to..... More
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2000. [Rock Music] LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE SIGNED BY PETE TOWNSHEND and photographer Ross Halfin No 90 of only 250 copies, fully bound in leather and additionally signed by the legendary Who songwriter. Includes a Gold CD of THE WHO LIVE AT LEEDS pressed specially for this..... More
Guildford: Genesis Press [Genesis Publications], 1993. [Rock] LIMITED EDITION, number 2953 of 3500 copies SIGNED by George Harrison. With a foreword by Eric Clapton and text by George Harrison plus members of the touring band. Folio (35 x 27cm), pp.274, with colour photographs throughout. Original full black morocco blocked in..... More
Göttingen: Steidl, 2011. [Photography] FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. Quarto (34 x 33cm), pp.728. Publisher's blue, red and yellow cloth with black titles to spine. With the grey cloth-covered slipcase titled in yellow and orange, still in the original shrink wrap. A fine, as-new copy. William Eggleston's standing as one of..... More
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 2004. [Music Autobiography] LIMITED EDITION, one of 500 copies SIGNED by Nick Mason. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Quarto (54 x 40cm in the case), bound in grey morocco blocked in silver with colour plate to front cover, all edges silver. With a all additional items as..... More
Köln: Taschen, 2005. [Original artwork] FIRST EDITION THUS, trade issue, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, with superb ORIGINAL PAINTING. Folio (39 x 30cm), pp.208. With numerous fantastical colour illustrations by Steadman, many double-paged. Publisher's white hardcovers screen-printed in black, colour-illustrated dust-jacket. To the half-title is a most personal painted caricature of..... More
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 1998. [Rock Photography] SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE being number 50 of just 100 copies, in full leather with additional mounted photo of Charlie Watts, signed by Mankowitz. Folio, pp.208. Masterprinted on 200gsm matt art paper with red acetate title-page and bound in rich black cloth..... More
Guilford, England: Genesis Publications, 2004. LIMITED EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE no.43 of 350 copies; the remainder of the 1400-copy print run are designated 'collector' copies. SIGNED by the author, the photographer and guitarist Joe Perry. Folio (33 x 25cm), pp.292. Quarter-bound in fine-grain purple leather with silk-screened aluminium boards, prismatic silver..... More
UK, Guildford: Genesis Publications, June 1999. [Rock music photography] COLLECTOR EDITION, number 1066 of 1750 copies, SIGNED by Putland. Foreword by Stones' guitarist Mick Taylor. 'GROUP' window image- each subscriber chose the photo to be used on the box from a range of shots (Keith, Mick, Charlie, Bill, Group, etc.)..... More
London: Beat Publications, 1964. [Illustrated] FIRST EDITION. Original white paper-covered boards, printed in black. Duodecimo, (19 x 13cm) pp.[32]. With colour illustrations. Shows some handling and bumping to corners. Some losses to head and tail of spine. Very good. A decent copy of a particularly elusive book (not to be..... More
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications / Hedley 1990. [Rock Music / Photography] LIMITED EDITION, No 2795 of 5000 copies, signed by various contributors including Bill Wyman, Spencer Davis and Graham Nash. Photographer Michael Cooper had a long-lasting friendship with both the Beatles and the Stones, and shot the covers for the..... More
(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. 'Notre Dame' seven silver gelatine, hand-printed, photographic prints of the Pistols at the recording of..... More
London: The Gallery at John Jones Frames, 1991. [Modernism] FIRST (and only) EDITION. Portfolio (12 x 12 inches) of 10 photographs together with two printed text sheets, housed in original polythene sleeve with text printed in white. Fine throughout, with minor handling to bag. A scarce automotive/industrial/architectural item; only one..... More
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
Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 2002. LIMITED EDITION, Collector Issue No.1026 of 2000 copies, SIGNED by Sir George Martin. With Forewords by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Quarto (40 x 26cm in box), pp.327. Bound in black quarter leather over buckram sides, chromium nameplate, silver page edges and tooling. With exclusive..... More