Autographs & Signed Books (all items)
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(MOORE, Henry) HALL, Donald.
The Life and Work of a Great Sculptor 1966
£75
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author "For Mabel Bragg with best wishes Donald Hall 11 April 1966."
Octavo. Original blue boards, illustration to upper board in black, illustration to spine in silver and black. With the dust jacket. With more than 100 photographs and... Read more
(Limericks.)
The Limerick. 1700 examples, with Notes, Variants and Index. 1953
£75
First edition, first impression. From the library of Kenneth Macpherson and Islay Lyons, with notes to pages 32 and 33 indicating that certain of the limericks are in the collection...
Octavo. Original white wrappers, titles to spine and upper wrapper in red and black. Spine a little creased. An excellent copy. 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
STRONG, L. A. G.
The Last Enemy. A Study of Youth. 1936
£75
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author to British Poet Laureate Cecil Day-Lewis on the front free endpaper, "Cecil from Leonard. June 1926".
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in dark blue. Spine rolled and tanned, spots of residue to upper board, spotting to edges. A very good copy. Read more
PALMER, Herbert Edward.
The Judgment of Francois Villon. 1927
£75
First edition, sole impression. One of 400 numbered copies signed by the author.
Octavo. Original japon backed black and red patterned boards, titles to spine gilt, top edge gilt others untrimmed. With the dust jacket. A fine copy in the lightly... Read more
RADIGUET, René
The Making of A Modern Army 1918
£75
First edition. Signed and dated [18/3/18] by the author on the front free end paper. Book is a study of experiences of 3 years on the French Front from 1914-17 by the...
Octavo. Original green combed cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board. Bookplate of Gilbert MacSwiney to front paste down. Portrait frontispiece, 15 plates,... Read more
TÓIBÍN, Colm.
The Master. 2004
£75
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the title page.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. A fine copy in the dust jacket. Read more
(JOYCE, James) STRONG, L. A. G.
The Sacred River. 1949
£75
First Edition, First Impression. Loosely inserted is a short typed letter (November 1948) from Strong to a printer regarding a contract and his manuscript.
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated. An exceptional copy in the very lightly frayed and sunned dust jacket. Read more
FARJEON, Eleanor.
The Mulberry Bush. 1945
£75
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper "A Happy Birthday To Miriam from her loving Great Aunt Nellie. Dec. 31st...
Small octavo. Original white cloth, titles to spine crimson, pictorial decoration to front board crimson. With the dust jacket. A very good copy in the dust jacket... Read more
TAN, Amy.
The Moon Lady 1992
£75
First Edition, First Printing. Inscribed by the author 'To Donna, / Best wishes, / Amy Tan' and signed by Gretchen Schields on the half title.
Quarto. Original red cloth, decoration and titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated by Gretchen Schields. Fine in near fine, price... Read more
BURGESS, Gelett.
The Maxims of Noah. 1913
£75
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.
Octavo. Original black cloth backed printed boards with pictorial decoration. Red and black illustrations by Louis D. Fancher throughout. Boards lightly tanned, an... Read more
McCLURE, James.
The Gooseberry Fool. 1974
£75
First US edition. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front fly-leaf "To Ernest Hecht who so kindly and secretly played the part of my Dutch Uncle! This - and my...
Octavo. Original white backed brown boards, titles to spine in red. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the dust jacket, ever so slightly tanned at edges. Read more
(AUSTEN, John) ARISTOPHANES.
The Frogs. 1937
£75
First edition thus. One of a limited edition of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist on the limitation leaf.
Tall quarto. Original white cloth, titles and pictorial design to spine and upper board in black, top edges in silver, others untrimmed. In the publisher's brown card... Read more
PRICE, Reynolds.
Permanent Errors. 1970
£75
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page.
Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, red endpapers, orange top-stain. With the dust jacket. Remainder ink stamp to front free endpaper.... Read more
ROBERTSON, Grace.
Photojournalist of the '50s 1989
£75
First Edition, First Impression. Signed on the half title "Grace Robertson. With best wishes."
Quarto. Original photographic wrappers, titles to spine in red and black. No dust jacket issued. Near fine. Read more
WARNER, Rex.
Pericles. The Athenian. 1963
£75
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author to the poet Cecil Day Lewis on the front free endpaper, "C Day Lewis from Rex, 1963".
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt, map endpapers. With the dust jacket Very faint spotting to endpapers. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket. Read more
KOSINSKI, Jerzy.
Passion Play. 1979
£75
First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, with his calling card laid in and with his signed presentation inscription to the first blank
Octavo. Original black cloth-backed red boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Staple snag to the front free endpaper but an excellent copy in the... Read more
HELLER, Joseph.
Now and Then: A Memoir from Coney Island to Here. 1998
£75
First edition, first impression. The inserted letter from Simon and Schuster explains that there is a misprint on the copyright page, this copy is a first issue but the copyright...
Large octavo. Original black paper over boards, spine lettered in gilt, brown endpapers, with dust jacket. Signed and dated by Heller on page facing title page, marked... Read more
COPPARD, A. E.
Pink Furniture. 1930
£75
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 260 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation leaf.
Octavo. Original full vellum, titles to spine and top edge gilt. Lightly rubbed at extremities. An excellent copy. Read more
LEACH, Jack.
Sods I Have Cut On the Turf. 1961
£75
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper "To the horse trainer from the mare trainer, Dec. '61, Jack Leach", alongside a pencilled...
Octavo. Original red boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece and 4 plates. Spine slightly rolled, contents a little toned, light partial... Read more
SINGER, Isaac Bashevis.
The Collected Stories. 1982
£75
A Book-of-the-Month Club edition, one of 1,048 numbered copies signed by the author.
Quarto. Original grey boards, red label, titles to spine gilt, titles blocked in blind to upper cover, top edge stained red, red silk bookmark. Housed in a red cloth... Read more
WRIGHT, Kit.
The Bear Looked Over the Mountain. 1977
£75
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author to the sculptress Gertrude Hermes on the half-title, "For Gert: with best wishes & love from Kit. January 78". Also with a...
Octavo. Original tan wrappers printed in brown and black. Wrappers lightly rubbed and marked. An excellent copy. Read more
MASON, Bobbie Ann.
Spence + Lila. 1988
£75
First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page.
Octavo. Original white cloth backed grey boards, titles to spine and upper board gilt, grey endpapers. With the dust jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout.... Read more
LYON, P. H. B.
Songs of Youth and War. 1918
£75
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the title page.
Octavo. Original brown boards, titles to spine and upper board in black. With the dust jacket. Corners a little bumped. An excellent copy in the rubbed jacket with... Read more
BRADLEY, Helen.
Miss Carter Came With Us. 1974
£75
Third impression. Inscribed by the artist with a drawing of a fly 'With all good wishes from the Artist, Helen Layfield Bradley Sept 9th 1975, Nellie Bly, Caught a fly!'
Oblong quarto. Original mauve boards, titles to front cover and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Near fine in slightly edge toned dust jacket, price clipped. Read more
