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SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Sonnets. 1899
£1,750
Limited to 980 copies, signed by Elbert Hubbard or more probably on his behalf by one of the Roycrofters. Roycroft was a handicraft community founded in East Aurora, N.Y. about 1895...
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, roll to turn-ins, marbled... Read more
SHAKESPEARE, William.
Venus and Adonis. 1905
£1,800
Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, inner dentelles, dark green... Read more
[SHEPARD, E. H.] PEPYS, Samuel.
Everybody's Pepys. 1926
£1,250
Signed limited edition of 350 copies of which this is number 211.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles to spine gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With... Read more
SPENSER, Edmund.
Prothalamion & Epithalamion. 1902
£1,250
This edition consists of 419 copies, 400 are numbered and for sale of which this is number 335.
Small folio. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full vellum, title block to front board gilt, plain cream endpapers, all edges gilt. With vignettes printed in red.... Read more
STEINBECK, John.
Of Mice and Men. 1937
£2,200
First edition, first issue with the words "and only moved because the heavy hands were pendula" printed as lines 20 and 21 on page 9, and bullet between the eights on page 88. 2500...
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, titles to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, roll to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A... Read more
STEINBECK, John.
The Grapes of Wrath. 1939
£1,375
First edition, first printing.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, inner dentelles, marbled... Read more
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
A Child's Garden of Verses. 1885
£1,750
First Edition, First Impression.
Small octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, inner... Read more
THOMPSON, Winfield M., & Thomas W. Lawson.
The Lawson's History of The America's Cup. 1902
£1,750
First Edition. Limited to 3000 copies.
Large quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, triple raised bands, burgundy endpapers, twin rule to... Read more
TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
The Hobbit 1938
£2,750
First American edition, first issue, with the vignette on the title page. A beautifully bound copy of this children's classic.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards and turn-in, original endpapers, gilt... Read more
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Black Mischief. 1932
£1,650
First Large Paper Edition, limited to 250 copies of which this is number 227. Signed by the author.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full black morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, triple rule to... Read more
WAUGH, Evelyn.
Brideshead Revisited. 1946
£4,125
First US edition. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper "For the Children of Mary, Waltham Cross 3rd Dec 1949", no doubt a donation to raise...
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, inner dentelles, dark green... Read more
WELLS, H. G.
The Island of Doctor Moreau. 1896
£1,750
First edition, first impression. With the 32 pages of advertisements at the back.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, dark green... Read more
WEST, Nathaniel.
The Complete Works. 1957
£1,375
First UK edition, first impression.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins, burgundy plain endpapers, gilt... Read more
(WHITTINGTON, Dick)
The Life and Times of Dick Whittington: 1841
£1,500
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and box design to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers, top...
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full red morocco, titles and box design to spine gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, inner dentelles gilt, marbled... Read more
WILDE, Oscar.
Intentions. 1891
£7,500
First edition. Of 1,500 copies printed, this copy one of 900 for UK (600 printed for US). Inscribed by Wilde on the copyright page "Roy, from his friend the author. June 91."
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full green morocco, gilt titles and box design to spine, raised bands, gilt rules to boards, gilt inner dentelles, white... Read more
WILLIAMS, Margery.
The Velveteen Rabbit Or How Toys Become Real. [1922]
£3,750
First US edition with the first issue sheets from the English edition.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in pale tan morocco, titles and decoration to spine in black, pictorial onlay of the Velveteen Rabbit to front board,... Read more
WILLIAMS, Tennessee.
A Streetcar Named Desire. 1947
£1,375
First edition, first printing.
Octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in black morocco, titles to spine, two raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy. Read more
