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FLAUBERT, Gustave.
Madame Bovary 1886
£3,000
First edition in English of Flaubert's masterpiece, one of the best titles in the famous sequence of English translations of French and Russian novels published by Henry Vizetelly in...
Octavo. Publisher's blue-green diagonal-fine-ribbed cloth, front cover with gilt scroll borders enclosing medallion at top and bottom and with title in gilt on blue... Read more
FLEMING, Ian.
Octopussy and The Living Daylights. 1966
£175
First edition, first impression. The final James Bond book by Fleming.
Octavo. Original dark grey cloth, titles to front cover and spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Spine lightly bumped, dust jacket a little darkened. Read more
FLEMING, Ian.
The Spy Who Loved Me. 1962
£500
First edition, first impression. The tenth James Bond book. In many ways this is one of the most ambitious of Fleming's Bond books. It purports to be the first hand testimony of a 23...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine in silver, dagger design to front board in silver and blindstamp, red endpapers. With the dust jacket. Light wear to... Read more
[FLEMING, Ian.] WORRALL, Dave.
The Most Famous Car in the World. The Complete History of the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. 1991
£450
First edition, first impression. Limited to 1,000 copies signed by Worrall and the book designer Graham Rye. Additionally inscribed by Worrall "Lance, Thanks for your support and...
Quarto. Original black boards, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Insert highlighting the difficulties that the author had over a 6 year period before... Read more
FORESTER, C. S.
The African Queen. 1935
£975
First edition, first impression. An uncommon book in first edition and, as a consequence of the classic John Huston film of 1951 staring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn, the...
Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine gilt. Very lightly rubbed, slight spotting to half-title. An excellent copy. Read more
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FORESTER, C. S.
[The Complete Hornblower]. 1937–62
£2,950
First editions, first impressions. Forester (real name Cecil Smith) was called to Hollywood to write a pirate film, working under Arthur Hornblower. However, before they had finished...
10 volumes, octavo. Bound in recent full burgundy morocco, gilt titles and gilt ship decoration to spines, gilt rule on boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. The... Read more
GAVIN, C. M.
Royal Yachts. 1932
£875
First edition, number 275 of 1000 copies only. A full and documented account of British Royal Yachts and their owners from the earliest times to 1932. Includes lists of Royal yachts...
Quarto. Original navy blue hard grain morocco, titles to front cover and spine gilt, Royal Standard to the front cover gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut.... Read more
(GILL, Eric) SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Sonnets. 1933
£750
First edition thus, first impression. One of a limited edition of 500 copies. This copy from the library of Eric Gill's brother Evan, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. A...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine, initials to upper board, and top edge gilt. With the dust jacket. Engraved frontispiece by Eric Gill. A lovely copy in... Read more
(GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS) SHAKESPEARE, William.
The Poems and Sonnets. 1960
£1,500
Limited Edition of 470 copies.
Quarto. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, roll to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,... Read more
(GOLF) OUIMET, Francis.
A Game of Golf. 1963
£425
Anniversary Printing, facsimile reprint this copy inscribed "With every good wish Francis Ouimet" on the half-title. Gift inscription to, and bookplate of, book-collector Arthur G....
Octavo. Original green cloth, title to upper board and spine in black, eighteenth hole device to upper board in black and red. With the dust jacket. Frontispiece and 7... Read more
GRAHAME, Kenneth.
The Wind in the Willows. 1908
£475
First US edition, first printing. Published in the same year as the first.
Octavo. Recent dark green morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, single rule to boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Illustrated... Read more
GREEN, Geoffrey.
The Official History of the F.A. Cup. 1949
£750
First edition. The official history of the FA, written by the first formally-recognized "football correspondent" on an English newspaper, Green wrote for The Times for nearly 40...
Octavo (214 × 136 mm) Publisher's red morocco, title gilt to the spine, flat bands with single gilt rule, single fillet panel to the boards, large FA badge - the... Read more
HAGGARD, H. Rider.
King Solomon's Mines. 1888
£250
Sixty-third thousand. First published in 1885.
Octavo. Bound in half vellum, two brown morocco labels, decoration to spine, green boards, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Black and white frontispiece. A nice clean... Read more
HALE, Kathleen.
Orlando (The Marmalade Cat) 1944
£675
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to inside of the upper wrapper. Presentation copies of the Orlando books are uncommon.
Folio. Original pictorial wrappers, decorations and tittles within the design by Hale. Lithographic illustrations by the author throughout. Crease to corner of lower... Read more
HARDY, Thomas.
Far From the Madding Crowd. 1874
£3,750
First edition.
2 volumes, octavo (200 × 125 mm). Near contemporary blue half morocco for Hatchards, spines gilt in compartments, blue cloth sides, marbled endpapers, ruling to... Read more
HILTON, Harold H., & Garden G. Smith.
The Royal & Ancient Game of Golf. 1912
£3,750
First edition printed for subscribers. One of 900 numbered copies. One of the highspots in all of golfing literature, this sumptuous volume contains a good history of the game,...
Folio. Original red morocco, decoration and titles to upper board and spine gilt. 3 colour plates, 2 photogravures, numerous illustrations in the text. An exceptional... Read more
HOLLANDER, John [Ed]
Marriage Poems. 1993
£175
Octavo. Hand bound in full crimson morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, top edge gilt. Fine.
Octavo. Hand bound in full crimson morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, top edge gilt. Fine. Read more
HOMER.
Stories from the Odyssey. 1919
£65
First published in 1908. A handsome copy.
Small octavo (178 × 127 mm). Contemporary tree calf, burgundy morocco label, elaborate tooling, to spine, twin rule to boards with cornerpieces and school name... Read more
IRVING, Washington.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus. 1859
£95
Author's revised edition. A handsomely bound copy.
Octavo (175 × 111 mm). Contemporary red calf, green morocco label, elaborate tooling to spine in compartments, raised bands, marbled endpapers and edges. Engraved... Read more
KANE, Elisha Kent.
Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, 1853, '54, '55. 1856
£450
First Edition. "In a brief life of thirty-six years, mostly in ill health, Elisha Kent participated in two Arctic expeditions and by the time of his death in 1857 was regarded as a...
2 volumes, octavo ( 220 × 140 mm) Near contemporary half calf, marbled boards, red and black morocco labels, edges and endpapers marbled. With engraved vignette... Read more
KEATS, John.
The Poems. 1915
£375
First printed in the Florence type in 1915. A handsomely produced copy of Keats' poetry.
2 volumes, octavo (204 × 153 mm). Contemporary brown half crushed morocco, titles and elaborate decoration to spines, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers,... Read more
KEATS, John.
The Poetical Works. 1924
£250
A handsomely bound copy of Keats' poetry.
Octavo (178 × 120 mm). Contemporary dark brown morocco, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, multi-rules to boards and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt... Read more
KHAYYÁM, Omar.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. 1919
£220
A handsomely bound copy of the Rubáiyát.
Octavo (152 × 98 mm). Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in brown calf, black morocco label, elaborate tooling to spine, raised bands, rules to boards with corner... Read more
KHAYYÁM, Omar.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. 1922
£250
New edition. A handsomely bound copy of the Rubáiyát.
Octavo. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in tan calf, black morocco label, elaborate tooling to spine, raised bands, twin rule to boards with decorative block... Read more
KHAYYÁM, Omar.
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. 1899
£375
Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubáiyát was first published in 1859. This volume contains all the four editions which he authorised in 1859 along with notes highlighting...
Octavo (201 × 138 mm). Finely bound by Rivière and Son in vellum, titles to spine and front board gilt, gilt and onlaid floral design to front board, twin... Read more
