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ZUKOFSKY, Louis.
"A" 1–12. 1959
£750
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To John Colombo, always, Louis Zukofsky. Nov 19, 1960, Toronto". John Colombo is a Canadian poet...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt. Spine rolled, margins of contents tanned. An excellent copy. Read more
(IRVING) BRERETON, Austin.
"H. B." and Laurence Irving. 1922
£150
First edition, first impression of the biography of the father and son thespians. With a signed portrait of actor H. B. Irving tipped-in to the front pastedown and with an inserted...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, red top-stain. Portrait frontispiece and 7 plates. Ephemera related to H. B. Irving tipped-in... Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) COOPER, A. Egerton.
"Profile for Victory". 1943
£6,000
Signed and dated in ink below the image by Winston Churchill and A. Egerton Cooper. The original "Profile for Victory" portrait of Churchill hangs in the The Carlton Club, London....
Sheet size 66.5 x 51 cm. Framed size 72 x 57 cm. Offset lithograph after an oil painting by Cooper showing Churchill half length sitting in a leather chair and holding... Read more
ALLAIS, Maurice.
Économie & Intérêt; 1947
£8,500
First edition, presentation copy to his former pupil Gerard Debreu, inscribed by the author at the head of the first title, and with Debreu's ownership inscriptions to each front...
2 volumes, octavo. Original printed paper wrappers, neatly rebacked to style, small portion at head of first front wrapper renewed without affecting printed area.... Read more
ELIOT, T. S.
Ødemarken og andre Digte. 1948
£750
First edition in Danish, first impression of The Waste Land and Other Poems. One of a limited edition of 235 copies signed by Eliot and both translators on the limitation leaf.
Octavo. 11 loose gatherings in a blue slipcase and chemise with printed paper labels. Spine of chemise and spine and edges of slipcase tanned. A very good copy. Read more
BRADLEY, Helen.
'In the Beginning' said Great-Aunt Jane. 1975
£150
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the artist with a drawing of a fly 'With all good wishes from the Artist, Helen Layfield Bradley Sept 15th 1975, Nellie Bly, Caught a...
Oblong quarto. Original blue boards, titles to front cover and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Near fine in slightly spine faded dust jacket. Read more
DOISNEAU, Robert.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 1955
£2,000
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by Doisneau to "Lee Witkin peut compter sur l'amitie de, Robert Doisneau." Also with the estate sticker of Witkin on the front free...
Octavo. Original boards with photo illustrated dust jacket. In the original black slipcase and chemise. Illustrations from photos by Robert Doisneau throughout. An... Read more
FISHER, Irving.
100% Money 1945
£250
Third edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To Mr. Irving H. Siegel with the compliments of Irving Fisher. July, 1946." This third edition, in...
Octavo. Original blue paper wrappers, upper cover printed in black. Spine sun-faded, crease to front wrapper at foot affecting first few leaves, a very good copy. Read more
BOSSCHERE, Jean De. [Ezra POUND]
12 Occupations. 1916
£2,250
First Edition, First Impression, Limited Issue. One of only 50 numbered copies signed by the author who has also hand coloured the illustrations. The text appears in both the...
Octavo. Original decorated orange paper boards. With twelve designs by the author. A fine copy in the original tissue dust jacket - slightly frayed. Read more
ROTHERMERE, Harold Sidney, First Viscount.
2-page letter typed letter signed on German rearmament. 1935
£425
Dated 19th May 1935 and addressed to Mr. [William] Ormsby Gore, Commissioner of Works and member of the Ministerial Committee on Defence Requirements, the letter sets out at length...
2 pages, octavo, first sheet embossed with Rothermere's Stratton House address, autograph salutation and subscription, two inked corrections. Slight creases from... Read more
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CLARKE, Arthur C.
2001: A Space Odyssey [together with] 2010: Odyssey Two. 1968 & 82
£3,250
First UK edition of 2001, & uncorrected proof copy of the first US edition of 2010. Arthur C. Clarke's own copies. Each signed by him on the title page. 2001 has his name and address...
2 volumes, octavo. Volume I in original black cloth, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Volume II in the original printed wrappers. Volume I with a few... Read more
CLAPTON, Eric, Peter Blake, & Derek Taylor.
24 Nights Scrapbook; 24 Nights Commentary. 1991
£1,500
First edition, first impression. Limited to 3500 copies. This is no. 144 signed by Eric Clapton and Peter Blake. Together with the original prospectus.
Quarto. Original illustrated boards with leather spine, titles to front cover in black and white, titles to spine gilt; Octavo. Original illustrated boards, titles to... Read more
(ROLLING STONES.) GRUEN, Bob.
25 Years of the Rolling Stones in the USA. Crossfire Hurricane. 1997
£550
First edition, first impression. Limited to 1750 copies. This is no. 144 signed by Bob Gruen. Together with the original prospectus.
Quarto. Original full white leather screenprinted in three colours with Mick Jagger on the front cover and Keith Richards on the back, titles to spine in black and... Read more
(LAWRENCE, T. E.) OCAMPO, Victoria.
338171 T. E. (Lawrence of Arabia). 1963
£625
First US edition, first printing. Originally published in London in the same year. Inscribed by the author to Hollywood screenwriter Anita Loos, author of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,...
Octavo. Original orange cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Spine rolled. An excellent copy in the very lightly rubbed jacket with a small crease... Read more
RAY, Man.
40 Rayographies. 25 Février - 25 Mars 1972. 1972
£5,750
First edition, first printing. One of 60 (including 10 hors commerce) copies on Arches paper accompanied with an original Rayograph mounted on veneer over board, signed lower right...
Quarto. Original stiff wrappers. With the card dust jacket and original glassine. With 65 illustrations. Small nicks to head of dust jacket spine and glassine... Read more
WHARTON, Edith.
A Backward Glance. 1934
£3,250
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Petit voyage préhistorique pour mon ami St. André, E. W. Mai 1934". Wharton's...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt. Bookplate of author and historian Louis Auchincloss and small slip to front pastedown. Very lightly... Read more
(FRAZER, James George) BESTERMAN, Theodore (ed.)
A Bibliography of Sir James George Frazer. 1934
£225
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by Frazer, anthropologist and author of The Golden Bough, on the half-title "A notre ami Francois Ceccaldi, en affectueuse reconnaissance...
Octavo (216 × 135 mm). Near contemporary black morocco, titles to spine, ruling to boards, and top edge gilt. Portrait frontispiece and folding facsimile. A few... Read more
(WILDE, Oscar) MASON, Stuart.
A Bibliography of the Poems of Oscar Wilde. 1907
£500
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 475 copies signed by the author.
Quarto. Original white cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Cataloguing note attached to front free endpaper. Boards rubbed and a... Read more
KENT, Rockwell.
A Birthday Book. 1931
£250
First edition, first printing. One of a limited edition of 1850 numbered copies signed by Rockwell Kent on the limitation leaf.
Octavo. Original cream cloth decorated in blue and red, cream silk endpapers. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent throughout. A little rubbed at extremities, contents... Read more
MONTAGUE, John.
A Chosen Light. 1969
£100
First US edition, first impression. Originally published in the UK in 1967. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "for Donal Swift, John Montague, Sherry '78".
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket with a small chip from the head of the faded... Read more
MALLINSON, Allan.
A Close Run Thing. 1999
£225
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the title page.
Octavo. Original dark blue boards, titles to spine in silver, map endpapers. With the dust jacket. Contents very slightly toned. An excellent copy in the lightly... Read more
MACLEAN, [John], Colonel.
A Compendium of Kafir Laws and Customs, 1858
£300
First edition. "This volume, the results of the author's efforts to form a compilation of facts concerning the native races, is regarded as one of the best in the subject … The...
Octavo (202 × 129 mm). Recent half morocco, marbled boards, red morocco spine labels, original plain green paper wraps bound in . 3 folding tables, tables to the... Read more
WELTY, Eudora.
A Curtain of Green. 1941
£1,500
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Nash and Marjorie, love from Eudora". Nash Burger was a high school classmate of Welty's who...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and upper board in grey and green, green top-stain. With the dust jacket. Spine shaken, partial tanning to endpapers. An... Read more
(CUNARD, Nancy.)
A Day in Versailles. [1950]
£275
First English language edition, first impression. Copy belonging to the translator, author Nancy Cunard, with her inscription to the title page "(Translation from the French Edition...
Duodecimo. Original grey wrappers printed in green and brown. Lightly rubbed, bump to tail of spine resulting in a chip and creasing, nick to edge of lower wrapper... Read more
FAULKNER, William.
A Fable. 1954
£875
First Edition, First Printing, Limited Issue. One of 1000 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, decoration to upper board and titles to spine in gold blue and white, top edge stained blue, blue endpapers. With the publisher's card... Read more
