Autographs & Signed Books (all items)
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BATES, H. E.
Holly and Sallow. 1931
£175
First Edition. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author at the foot of the poem.
Single sheet folded twice, titles printed to back cover in black. With the original glassene wrapper. An excellent copy. Read more
BATES, H. E.
Sally Go Round the Moon. 1932
£500
First edition, first impression. One of 21 copies on handmade paper and bound in vellum, from a limited edition of 150 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf.
Octavo. Original yellow vellum, titles to spine gilt. In a green slipcase. Lightly rubbed at extremities. An excellent copy. Read more
BATES, H. E.
The Black Boxer. Tales. 1932
£275
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 100 copies signed and numbered by the author.
Octavo. Original yellow cloth, black label to spine. No dust jacket issued. Contents lightly toned, cover a bit marked, spine lightly tanned. A very good copy. Read more
BATES, H. E.
The Feast of July. 1954
£85
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Marcelle Dyment with very best wishes, yours H. E. Bates". Marcelle was the wife of poet and...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Lightly rubbed at extremities, spine dulled. An excellent copy in the rubbed, toned and... Read more
BATES, H. E.
The Spring Song and In View of the Fact That. Two Stories. 1927
£375
First US edition, first printing, one of a limited edition of only 10 copies, all signed by the author.
Quarto. Original floral patterned wrappers with paper label printed in black to cover. In a black solander case. Portrait frontispiece. Wrappers rubbed and tanned with... Read more
(BASKIN, Leonard) O’NEILL, Eugene.
The Iceman Cometh. A Play. 1982
£150
Limited edition of two thousand numbered copies signed by the illustrator and with an original lithograph bound in.
Tall octavo. Original grey boards. Grey paper labels printed in black to spine and upper board, grey endpapers. In the publisher's grey slipcase. Original lithograph... Read more
(BASKIN, Leonard) HUGHES, Ted.
Moortown Elegies. 1978
£600
First Edition, First Impression. Limited to 175 copies signed by Ted Hughes.
Octavo. Original vellum boards, illustration to upper board and titles to spine gilt. With the cloth slipcase. Illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Fine in fine slipcase. Read more
BASKIN, Leonard & Esther.
The Poppy & Other Deadly Plants. 1967
£125
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the front blank and below that inscribed by the illustrator, "& Leonard Baskin for Marvin with love. Fort Hill, 1967".
Tall quarto. Original black cloth, titles to spine gilt, orange endpapers. With the dust jacket. 19 illustrations by Leonard Baskin. Lightly rubbed at ends of spine, a... Read more
BASELITZ, Georg.
Baselitz. 2007
£1,750
First edition, first impression. Limited to 100 copies inscribed and dated by Baselitz with a woodcut "The Hand (Die Hand)" in two colours on Okamata Genshi 34 gsm laid paper,...
Quarto. Original yellow cloth, titles to front cover in blind, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
BARZUN, Jacques.
Race: A Study in Superstition. 1965
£775
Second edition, revised. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "For Lionel & Diana, with ever affectionate thoughts, this dull old book that faithfully reflects the dull...
Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine gilt An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed and marked jacket. Read more
BARTH, John.
The Floating Opera. 1956
£750
First edition, first impression. With an inserted typed letter signed from the author to a professor at the University of Cincinnati: "Dear Mr. Godshalk, I know J. B. Cabell's works...
Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Bindings very lightly rubbed, slight bump to lower corner. An excellent copy in the... Read more
BARTH, John.
The Floating Opera. 1968
£200
First UK Edition, First Impression. Barth revised this work considerably for the UK edition. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the half title page, "For Evelyn...
Octavo. Original burgundy boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the nicked and slightly tanned dust jacket. Read more
BARSTOW, Stan.
Joby. 1964
£375
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the title page and inscribed by him on the front free endpaper, "To Stephanie with all best wishes, Stan. January 1964". Also...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Head of spine bumped. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket with faded spine panel... Read more
BARRIE, J. M.
Peter and Wendy. [1911]
£15,000
First edition, first impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "For Mrs Galsworthy from her friend J. M. Barrie Nov. 2 1911"....
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board gilt. In a green cloth solander case. With 12 illustrations by F. D. Bedford.... Read more
BARRIE, J. M.
The Plays. 1928
£2,500
First collected edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Golding Bright, kindest regards from J. M. Barrie. Jany. 1929". The first play in this...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Portrait frontispiece. Lightly rubbed at extremities, spotting and tanning to endpapers,... Read more
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
BARNES, Julian.
England, England. 1998
£85
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "Julian Barnes, 3/9/98". A lovely copy.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine in silver, black endpapers. With the dust jacket. A few light marks to boards. An excellent copy in the dust jacket. Read more
[BARKER, George.]
Elegy on Spain. 1939
£500
First edition, first impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "For Michael Roberts from George Barker 1939". A poem written in aid of...
Octavo. Original red cloth, white paper title label to upper board printed in black. With the dust jacket. Photographic illustration. An exceptional copy in the sunned... Read more
BARING-GOULD, Sabine.
The Deserts of Southern France. 1894
£250
First edition. This copy inscribed in volume I; "James Skinner, With the Author's compliments, S.B.G., 25th December 1894."
2 volumes octavo. Original mid-blue combed cloth, title gilt to spines, attractive large gilt block of a Caussenard shepherd to the upper boards, midnight blue... Read more
(BARBADOS, SUGAR & SLAVERY)
Marriage settlement relating to Thomas Gunstone of the parish of St. Georges, Barbados, planter, and his wife Ursula. 1682
£2,750
Barbados was first settled by the English in 1627. By 1638 it was a tobacco plantation economy, in depression because of over-production in Virginia and the West Indies. Soon after...
Folio (475 × 325 mm). Three conjoined pieces of paper, including "A List or Schedule of all and every ye Negro-Slaves, Horses, Cattle & Stock, Coppers, Stills &... Read more
[BANVILLE, John] Benjamin Black.
Christine Falls. 2006
£80
First edition, first impression. Signed by Banville on the title page 'B Black.' Banville's first book under his pseudonym Benjamin Black, introducing his crime-fiction detective...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine silver. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
[BANVILLE, John] Benjamin Black.
Christine Falls. 2006
£80
First edition, first impression. Signed by Banville on the title page 'B Black.' Banville's first book under his pseudonym Benjamin Black, introducing his crime-fiction detective...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine silver. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
[BANVILLE, John] Benjamin Black.
Christine Falls. 2006
£80
First edition, first impression. Signed and dated by Banville on the title page 'B Black 24 vii 2009.' Banville's first book under his pseudonym Benjamin Black, introducing his...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine silver. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
[BANVILLE, John] Benjamin Black.
The Lemur. 2008
£75
First edition, first impression. Signed and dated by Banville on the title page 'B Black 24 vii 2009.' Banville's third book under his pseudonym Benjamin Black.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
[BANVILLE, John] Benjamin Black.
The Silver Swan. 2007
£75
First edition, first impression. Signed and dated by Banville on the title page 'B Black 24 vii 2009.' Banville's second book under his pseudonym Benjamin Black.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Read more
