Autographs & Signed Books (all items)
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BLAKE, Quentin.
The Life of Birds. 2010
£65
First edition, first impression. Signed on the title page by Quentin Blake.
Quarto. Original purple cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Quentin Blake. A fine copy. Read more
(BLAKE, Quentin.) HOBAN, Russell.
Trouble on Thunder Mountain. 1999
£45
First edition, first impression. Signed on the title page by Quentin Blake.
Small quarto. Original illustrated boards, titles to front cover and spine in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
(BLAKE, Quentin) STEIG, William.
Wizzil. 2000
£45
First edition, first impression. Signed on the half title by Quentin Blake.
Quarto. Original laminated pictorial boards, titles to spine in black. No dust jacket issued. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. A fine copy. Read more
BLAKE, William.
The Illustrations for Thornton's Virgil with the First Eclogue and the Imitation by Ambrose Philips. 1937
£125
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. With the ownership signature of Ruthven Todd, poet, author, and the editor of the works of William...
Octavo. Original patterned cloth, titles to spine in brown. Illustrations throughout by William Blake, with the portfolio of 17 loose plates. Cloth very lightly... Read more
BLEACKLEY, Horace.
The Monster. 1920
£425
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "With kind regards from Horace Bleackley", and with the author's corrections throughout.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles and floral decoration to spine and upper board in black. With the dust jacket. Spine very slightly rolled, faint partial tanning... Read more
BLEASDALE, Alan.
Scully. 1975
£100
First edition, inscribed by Bleasdale.
Octavo. Original red paper over boards, spine lettered in white, with dust jacket. Front free endpaper inscribed "To Rex Robinson. With best wishes and many thanks,... Read more
BLUNDEN, Edmund.
An Anthology of War Poems. 1930
£450
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 200 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and signed by Edmund Blunden on the limitation leaf.
Octavo. Original white cloth backed green boards, green morocco label to spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Corners bumped and worn, spine spotted and tanned,... Read more
BLUNDEN, Edmund.
The Poems. 1930
£225
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 200 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf. A very handsome copy, with the contents unopened.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, blue-grey endpapers. Spotting to edges of contents, free endpapers tanned. Contents unopened and cloth bright and... Read more
(BLUNDEN, Edmund) CLARE, John.
Poems Chiefly from Manuscript. 1920
£800
First edition thus, first impression. Presentation copy inscribed on the front free endpaper, "For Stephen Tennant from his obliged Bard Edmund Blunden. August 27, 1929". Blunden has...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, printed paper label to spine. Portrait frontispiece. Bookplate, ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Very lightly rubbed at... Read more
BLYTON, Enid.
Five Minute Tales. Sixty Short Stories for Children. 1933
£600
First edition, first impression and the author's personal copy. With an inserted note by the author stating "This book five minute tales is out of print. Can use stories out of it"....
Octavo. Publisher's red half morocco presentation binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, green morocco labels to spine, floral decorated boards, top edge gilt. Very... Read more
BLYTON, Enid.
The Children's Life of Christ. 1944
£275
First edition, first impression and the author's personal copy. From the library of Blyton's daughter Gillian Baverstock.
Octavo. Publisher's presentation binding of blue half morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, titles to spine and top edge gilt, patterned boards. Very lightly rubbed to... Read more
BOHAN , François Philibert Loubat de.
Extraits de l'Examen Critique du Militaire Française, 1820
£3,500
Neatly written and clearly legible manuscript copy of Bohan's important and uncommon work. Originally published in Geneva 1781, "The third volume, including some extracts of the...
3 volumes in 2, octavo (183 × 115 mm). Contemporary full calf , flat spines, red morocco title- and numbering-pieces, compartments gilt alternately with repeated... Read more
BONAPARTE, Marie.
Flyda of The Seas. 1950
£375
Limited edition of 30 copies. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half-title "For Mr and Mrs Eustace Seligman, in friendly remembrance of St. Tropez, a tale of...
Octavo. Original green paper covered boards, titles to spine gilt, pictorial decoration to front board gilt. With 12 colour lithographs by John Buckland-Wright.... Read more
BONE, Muirhead.
War Drawings. 1917–8
£6,000
First edition, first impression. The Edition de Luxe was limited to 50 sets with each of the 60 lithographic proofs signed by Muirhead Bone in pencil, and with his embossed monogram,...
Folio (560mm x 470mm) cloth-backed heavy card portfolio with ties housing 6 light card fascicules each containing a loose contents leaf and 10 signed proof... Read more
BORGES, Jorge Luis.
Dreamtigers. 1964
£975
First US Edition, First Printing. Signed by Borges on the half title page.
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine in bronze, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Antonio Frasconi. A fine copy in the superb dust... Read more
BORGES, Jorge Luis.
El Congreso. 1971
£975
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in his difficult post-blindness hand "A John Murchison, Lo saludo […], sujo, Jorge Luis...
Octavo. Original white wrappers printed in black and yellow. Portrait frontispiece. Wrappers very lightly toned with a few small marks. An excellent copy. Read more
BORGES, Jorge Luis.
El Libro de Los Seres Imaginarios. 1967
£1,250
First edition thus, first impression. An expansion of Manual de zoología fantástica, published in 1957. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in his difficult...
Large octavo. Original pictorial wrappers printed in black, red, blue, and grey. Illustrations throughout. Wrappers rubbed and tanned, contents a little toned. A very... Read more
BORGES, Jorge Luis.
Ficciones. 1962
£1,750
First English language edition, first impression. Originally published in Buenos Aires in 1956. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.
Octavo. Original grey boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Faint partial tanning and spotting to... 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
BOTTIGELLA, Giovanni Matteo; & Roberto Sanseverino.
Viaggio in Terra Santa. 1459
£500,000
EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT ITALIAN/LOMBARD LANGUAGE MANUSCRIPT of a little-known pilgrimage to the Holy Land made from Venice to Jaffa by sea in 1458-9, containing "the most...
Quarto (220 × 155 mm), 133 unnumbered leaves written in a professional scribal hand in ink, about 29 lines per page on lined vellum, with contemporary annotations... Read more
BOULLE, Pierre.
La Planète des Singes. Roman. 1963
£975
First edition, first impression of Planet of the Apes, one of an unspecified limited edition. With an inserted bookplate signed by the author.
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, tree design to upper board in blind, yellow endpapers. Very lightly rubbed with a few faint spots... Read more
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BOUMAN, John A.
[Personal Reminiscences of Hitler and the Leading Nazis.] [1946]
£1,250
John Anthony Bouman was born in Middelburg, Holland in 1873. At the age of 20 he joined the London staff of the United Press, remaining with their successors, Laffan News Bureau and...
c.30pp. MS on 26ll., quarto., lined paper extracted from a note-book, largely on rectos only, but on occasion extending onto versos. Numerous interlineal additions and... Read more
BOWEN, Elizabeth.
Bowen's Court. 1942
£1,500
First edition, first impression. E. M. Forster's copy, with his bookplate to the front pastedown and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "E. M. Forster from Elizabeth...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine in red. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece and 3 plates, map, and folding chart. Light partial tanning to free endpapers,... Read more
BOWIE, David, & Geoff MacCormick.
From Station to Station. Travels with Bowie 1973–1976. 2007
£900
First edition, first impression. Limited to 2000 copies. This is no. 190 of 350 deluxe copies signed by David Bowie and Geoff MacCormack. With the additional 10 × 8 inch...
Quarto. Original full red leather, titles to spine gilt, titles to upper cover blindstamped in brown, all edges gilt. Housed in the original printed chemise box. All... Read more
BOWLES, Jane.
In The Summer House. 1954
£2,500
First edition, first printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "Dear Peter I am also honored. My love Jane". The recipient was the...
Octavo. Original tan boards, photographic vignette mounted on the upper board with a blue and gold frame, titles to spine in blue and gold. With the dust jacket.... Read more
