Autographs and Signed Books (all items)
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(COSWAY STYLE BINDING) FRANKAU, Julia.
The Story of Emma, Lady Hamilton. 1911
£22,500
Limited to 250 copies signed by the author.
Folio. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full navy blue morocco, with a portrait of Horatio Nelson in the centre of the front board surrounded by a further 12... Read more
WILDE, Oscar.
Intentions. 1891
£7,500
First edition. Of 1,500 copies printed, this copy one of 900 for UK (600 printed for US). Inscribed by Wilde on the copyright page "Roy, from his friend the author. June 91."
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full green morocco, gilt titles and box design to spine, raised bands, gilt rules to boards, gilt inner dentelles, white... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel.
A Wonder Book. [1922]
£4,500
First Rackham edition, signed "With every good wish from Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rackham, Jan. 1925", above a small drawing initialled and dated "AR 13.1.25."
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in recent full red morocco, titles and box design to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, title and pictorial... Read more
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Brideshead Revisited. 1946
£4,125
First US edition. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper "For the Children of Mary, Waltham Cross 3rd Dec 1949", no doubt a donation to raise...
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, inner dentelles, dark green... Read more
ELIOT, T. S.
Poems. 1920
£3,850
First US edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Although the poems occur in different order, the contents are the same as those of Ara Vos Prec, except that "Hysteria" is...
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in black morocco, titles to spine, two raised bands, single rule to boards, Cockerill endpapers, top edge gilt. A fine copy. Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel.
A Wonder Book. [1922]
£3,850
First Rackham Edition Limited Issue. One of 600 numbered copies signed by the artist. The intricate, multicoloured onlay reproduces the plate opposite page 130 where Hercules pursued...
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, magnificent onlay to upper... Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
The Trumpet-Major. A Tale. 1887
£3,750
New and cheaper edition. Signed by author on the title page "yours faithfully Thomas Hardy."
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt with onlaid black morocco flowers in compartments, single rule to... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. 1909
£3,750
Limited Edition of 750 numbered copies, signed by Arthur Rackham. This is a revised edition of the work originally published in 1900 with some new illustrations and others redrawn...
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial title block to front board,... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) GRIMM, The Brothers.
Little Brother & Little Sister and other tales. 1917
£3,750
Signed limited edition of 525 copies with the extra plate that is so often missing ("He Hurried Away with Long Strides") also signed by Rackham bound in at the back.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in bright green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial block to front... Read more
(NIELSEN, Kay) ANDERSEN, Hans.
Fairy Tales. [1924]
£3,750
Edition de Luxe, limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the artist. A selection of classic stories by Hans Andersen which includes the Snow Queen and the Tinder Box beautifully...
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rules to boards gilt, titles and... Read more
DULAC, Edmund.
Sindbad the Sailor [1911]
£3,750
Signed limited edition of 500 numbered copies signed by Dulac.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, pictorial block to front board, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) POLLARD, Alfred W.
The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of The Round Table. 1917
£3,500
Signed Limited Edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 386.
Large octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, single rule to boards gilt, pictorial block to front... Read more
[ROBINSON, W. Heath] SHAKESPEARE, William.
A Midsummer-Night's Dream 1914
£3,500
Signed Limited Edition of 250 copies, of which this is number 203.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, pictorial block... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) STEPHENS, James.
Irish Fairy Tales. 1920
£3,000
Limited edition of 520 copies signed by Arthur Rackham.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial title block to front... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) DE LA MOTTE FOUQUÉ, [Friedrich Heinrich].
Undine. 1909
£2,950
Signed Limited Edition. Copy number 576 of 750 numbered copies signed by the artist.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full navy blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, multi-rule to boards gilt, magnificent onlay... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur) IRVING, Washington.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 1928
£2,950
Signed Limited Edition of 250 copies of which this is number 86.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full black morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, original... Read more
(DETMOLD, Edward)
The Arabian Nights. [1924]
£2,750
Signed Limited Edition, one of only 100 copies signed and numbered by the artist, this copy being number 99.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
(POGANY, Willy) COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. [1910]
£2,750
Limited Edition, numbered 114 of 525 copies, signed by Willy Pogany. Arguably Pogany's best work and a well illustrated edition of Coleridge's masterpiece.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full terracotta morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, pictorial block... Read more
(DULAC, Edmund) KHAYYÁM, Omar; Edward Fitzgerald (trans.)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. [1909]
£2,750
Signed Limited Edition of 750 copies.
Large quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in terracotta morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial block to the front board taken... Read more
[NIELSEN, Kay] QUILLER-COUCH, Arthur.
In Powder and Crinoline. [1913]
£2,750
Signed Limited Edition of 500 copies, of which this is number 45.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles... Read more
(DULAC, Edmund) KHAYYÁM, Omar; Edward Fitzgerald (trans.)
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. [1909]
£2,750
Signed Limited Edition of 750 copies.
Large quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial block to the front board taken... Read more
(NASH, Paul) SHAKESPEARE, William.
A Midsommer Nights Dreame. 1924
£2,750
The Players' Shakespeare, limited to 106 copies. Signed by the art editor Albert Rotherston, the illustrator Paul Nash, and the introduction writer Harley Granville-Barker.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full blue morocco, titles to spine gilt, rule to boards gilt, motif to front board, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
ROBINSON, W. Heath.
Bill The Minder. 1912
£2,750
Signed Limited Edition of 380 copies, of which this number 167.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, gilt titles, box design and raised bands to spine, gilt rule to boards, gilt titles and pictorial... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)
Book of Pictures. 1913
£2,500
Signed limited edition, one of 1030 copies signed by Rackham.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial title block to front... Read more
(RACKHAM, Arthur)
Book of Pictures. 1913
£2,500
Signed limited edition, one of 1030 copies signed by Rackham.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in royal blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, pictorial title block to front... Read more
