Autographs & Signed Books (all items)
First editions, rare books and manuscripts, including autograph letters, association copies, signed books, inscribed books, books with letters, original manuscripts, and signed limited editions.
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BARRETT, Elizabeth Barrett.
Poems. 1844
£9,500
First edition, first issue, of the collection that made Elizabeth Barrett's fame, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "To Miss Heard, with the author's regards, August 1844"....
2 volumes, octavo (170 × 104 mm). Bound c. 1905 by John Grabau in dark blue morocco gilt, spines divided in six compartments by raised bands, gilt lettered in... Read more
JOYCE, James.
Ulysses. 1933
£9,500
Second Odyssey edition. Signed and dated by the author on the half title page of the first volume, "James Joyce Paris 6.iii.'35". Stuart Gilbert edited the text of this edition with...
2 volumes, octavo. Original grey wrappers printed in red. With the original card slipcase. Housed in a dark blue quarter morocco solander box. Some light marks to the... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£9,500
First US edition. Number 190 of 200 large paper copies signed by both the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. A stunning copy in a lovely example of the original...
Quarto. Original blue cloth backed pink boards, printed paper label to spine, pink endpapers. With the dust jacket and the publisher's printed box. Housed in a blue... Read more
STEINBECK, John.
A Russian Journal 1948
£9,750
First edition, first printing. An astonishing presentation copy to Nathaniel Benchley inscribed by Steinbeck on three full pages, "Well now, Capa and I went to Russia, a big country...
Large octavo. Original yellow/grey/tan cloth backed blue boards, titles to upper board and spine in blue, top edge stained blue. With the dust jacket. An excellent... Read more
FLEMING, Ian.
Goldfinger. 1959
£9,750
First edition, first impression. Signed by Ian Fleming on the front free endpaper. The seventh James Bond novel.
Octavo. Original black boards, skull to upper board in blind and gilt, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Housed in a black quarter morocco solander box made... Read more
AMIS, Kingsley.
Lucky Jim 1953
£9,750
First edition, first impression. Amis's epochal first novel. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "Sincerest good wishes to James and Elsa...
Octavo. Original green boards, titles to spine in gold. With the dust jacket probably supplied from another copy. Housed in a quarter green morocco solander box made... Read more
RAND, Ayn.
The Fountainhead. 1943
£9,750
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue Binding. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half title page, "To Gary Miller – Cordially – Ayn Rand...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt, top edge stained red, fore edge untrimmed. Housed in a burgundy quarter morocco solander box made by... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
The Second World War. 1948–54
£9,750
First editions, first impressions. Signed and dated 1950 by Churchill to the half-title of volume 2.
6 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles gilt to spines, raised bands, single ruled gilt panel to compartments with rampant... Read more
STEINBECK, John.
The Wayward Bus. 1947
£9,750
First edition, first printing. With the author's remarkable presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "For Marge and Nat - If as utilitarians say glass eggs will make...
Octavo. Original orange cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, pictorial decoration to upper board blind stamped, green top-stain. With the dust jacket. An... Read more
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(ARABIAN LITERATURE) MORIER, Sir James Justinian.
[Oriental romances; a collection of his fictional works in first edition.] 1824–47
£9,750
First editions of all nine works, including four presentation copies from the author, most inscribed "From the Author" at the head of title, but the sixth inscribed to Sir Robert...
9 works in 24 volumes. Bound in handsome uniform mottled calf by Rivière & Son, boards with small Greek key border in gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red... Read more
STEIN, Gertrude.
Before the Flowers of Friendship Faded Friendship Faded. [1931]
£10,000
First edition first printing. From a total edition of just 120 copies this is number XVIII of 18 copies numbered in Roman numerals and reserved for the author. With Stein's signed...
Small folio. Original grey wrappers printed in black. With the original unprinted glassine. Housed in a black quarter morocco slipcase with chemise. Stitching loose... Read more
FITZGERALD, F. Scott.
Inscribed photograph.
£10,000
Photograph inscribed by Fitzgerald "Yours in ironic humor, F. Scott Fitzgerald". Also inscribed by the recipient "Recieved as given in gentle humor, J. Biggs". This passport photo...
Single photo (75 × 75 mm) inscribed by Fitzgerald. Mounted, glazed and framed. Light tape residue to upper and lower edges slightly affecting inscription. Read more
FLEMING, Ian.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. 1963
£10,000
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by Fleming on the front free endpaper: "To Kay with all my love, from Ian." The recipient was Fleming's aunt (his...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine in silver, decoration to upper board in white. With the dust jacket. In a quarter red morocco solander case. Paper... Read more
FAULKNER, William.
Sartoris. 1932
£10,000
First UK edition, first impression, second binding but with the third state ads at the end, and with an example of the remainder dust jacket. With the author's signed presentation...
Octavo. Original tan cloth, titles to spine in red, top edge stained red. With 8pp advertisements at the rear. With the Centaur Library issue dust jacket supplied from... Read more
(CHURCHILL, Winston S.) MARCHANT, Sir James [ed.]
Winston Spencer Churchill Servant of Crown and Commonwealth. 1954
£10,000
Churchill's own copy of the Festschrift for his eightieth, with contributions from Clement Atlee, Sir John Rothenstein, the Aga Khan, Bernard Baruch and Anthony Eden, amongst others....
Octavo ( 228 × 144 mm) Full red morocco extra gilt by Sangorski and Sutcliffe for the publishers, title gilt to spine, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments,... Read more
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FORESTER, C. S.
[The complete Hornblower:] 1937–62
£10,000
All first editions, first impressions, signed by the author on the title page of The Happy Return. Forester (real name Cecil Smith) was called to Hollywood to write a pirate film,...
10 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles and ship motifs to spines, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins, burgundy... Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
The Works. 1919
£10,500
The Mellstock edition. This edition consists of 500 copies signed by the author on the limitation page of volume 1. This collected edition is named after the mythical "Mellstock" of...
37 volumes, octavo. Recent dark blue morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled endpapers, decorative roll to boards and top edges gilt, others untrimmed. With... Read more
HEMINGWAY, Ernest.
A Farewell to Arms. 1929
£11,000
First edition, first printing, large paper issue being one of 510 numbered copies signed by Hemingway. A superior example of an impressive and somewhat vulnerable production.
Octavo. Original japon-backed blue paper boards, with gilt lettered black leather lettering label, top edge trimmed with the other edges uncut, original glassine... Read more
JOYCE, James.
Haveth Childers Everywhere. 1930
£11,000
First edition, one of 100 copies printed on imperial handmade iridescent Japan paper signed by Joyce under the limitation notice (in pencil, as the paper would not take ink), the...
Folio in 4s. Untrimmed and partly unopened in original white paper covers printed in black and green, in the original glassine. Enclosed in the original folding card... Read more
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Three letters and a telegram from Churchill to Professor R. V. Jones, wartime head of the Air Ministry scientific intelligence branch. 1946-53
£12,000
A fascinating series of letters offering insights into Churchill's working methods, as war leader, team-builder and writer. Oxford physicist Professor R. V. Jones was a new addition...
Two 2-page octavo typed letters signed, telegram, and single page octavo typed letter signed; four pieces of correspondence. The first with salutation ("My Dear... Read more
PUGIN, Augustus Welby Northmore.
Autograph letter, with original captioned ink sketch, to Henry Ridgard Bagshawe. 1841
£12,500
A wittily satirical sketch by Pugin, the Roman Catholic architect, sent to his friend Henry Ridgard Bagshawe (1799-1870), a prominent Catholic lawyer. Bagshawe sat on the committee...
Single leaf, hand-torn along one edge (225 × 182 mm); on recto, address panel with one-penny stamp (the famous Penny Black) with red cancellation, franks, red wax... Read more
PEAKE, Mervyn.
Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor. 1939
£12,500
First Edition, First Impression, with a fine original pencil sketch by Peake on the front free endpaper, showing Captain Slaughterboard sitting on a rock holding a piece of paper....
Quarto. Original decorated paper boards with green cloth spine. With the Peake designed dust jacket printed in colours. Housed in a green quarter morocco solander box.... Read more
[NIELSEN, Kay]
East of the Sun and West of the Moon. [1914]
£12,500
First Edition Limited Issue. One of 500 copies. Signed by Kay Nielsen on the limitation page.
Quarto. Original vellum, decoration and titles to spine gilt, decoration to boards gilt with bright blue trim. With 25 tipped in colour illustrations and many other... Read more
HAGGARD, H. Rider.
Eric Brighteyes. 1891
£12,500
First edition. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to Robert Louis Stevenson seven days after publication. "To Robert Louis Stevenson / with the author's best regards / 20 May 91"....
Original green cloth with gilt titles to spine and upper cover. Housed in a dark green cloth solander box made by The Chelsea Bindery. Stevenson's Vailima bookplate... Read more
MITCHELL, Margaret.
Gone With the Wind. 1936
£12,500
First edition, first printing, first state dust jacket listing this title second in the right-hand column on the rear panel. Signed by Margaret Mitchell on the front free endpaper....
Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles and decoration to upper board and spine in blue, top edge stained tan. With the dust jacket. Very mild toning to corner of the... Read more
