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CAPEK, The Brothers.
‘And so ad infinitum’ (The Life of the Insects). An Entomological Review, in Three Acts a Prologue and an Epilogue. 1923
£50
First English langauge edition, first impression of the satire in which insects stand for human personalities.
Octavo. Original red wrappers printed in black. Binding lightly rubbed, upper wrapper browned, marked with small white spots and partially separated from the spine.... Read more
(CONRAD, Joseph) HOPE, George Fountain Weare.
“My Life at Sea and Yachting”, copy typescript. [c.1925]
£6,000
Unpublished and previously unrecorded memoir by Conrad's close friend and the dedicatee of Lord Jim. Two chapters in vol. III relate specifically to Hope's friendship with...
3 volumes, quarto. c.320 leaves carbon copy typescript, rectos only, around 40 minor inked corrections, crudely hole-punched in black embossed cloth ring-binders, the... Read more
(FRANKLIN, Benjamin) FAUCHET, [Claude] M. l’Abbé
Éloge Civique de Benjamin Franklin, 1790
£350
First Edition. Important elogy delivered by the Revolutionary divine, formerly tutor to the children of the Marquis de Choiseul, preacher to the King, and Abbot of Montfort-Lacarre....
Octavo. (215 × 130mm). Untrimmed in later wraps. Title page and first and last leaves somewhat browned, but overall very good. The wraps a little worn and... Read more
KIPLING, Rudyard.
'Captains Courageous' a story of the Grand Banks. 1897
£450
First English edition, published in October 1897.
Crown octavo. Original blue cloth, spine and front cover with title and pictorial designs in gilt, dark blue endpapers, gilt edges. Frontispiece, 21 full-page... 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
THOMAS, Dylan.
18 Poems. 1934
£150
Second edition pirated by the Fortune Press, an off-set reprint of the first edition.
Octavo. Original green cloth, green sides, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the price-clipped and very slightly creased and faded jacket. Read more
EMIN, Tracey; Billy Childish, Bill Drummond, Beth Orton, Will Self and others.
19 Raptures. 2009
£600
First edition, first impression. One of 10 copies housed in a slipcase and signed by all the contributing authors, from a total edition of 505 numbered copies. Other contributors...
20 A4s folded as 6 page letters. Housed in the publisher’s slipcase with a cover titles designed by Bella Freud and titles to spine gilt. Fine in fine slipcase Read more
CLARKE, Arthur C.
2001 a Space Odyssey. 1968
£300
First UK Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Spine slightly bumped in dust jacket lightly rubbed to the corner tips. Read more
CLARKE, Arthur C.
2001: A Space Odyssey.
£100
Postcard signed and dated by the author “Arthur C. Clarke. 19/6/99”.
Postcard (6 x 4 inches, 15 x 10.5 cm.) of the Stanley Kubrick film poster, together with a portrait of Arthur C. Clarke (5¼ x 4½ inches, 13 x 11.5 cm.)... Read more
(GUINNESS)
25 Guinness Doctors’ books and The Gentle Art of Making Guinness. 1933 - 66
£2,250
First editions. A complete set of the Guinness Doctor Books with both variants of the first publication, The Guinness Alice. Guinness began sending promotional booklets to doctors in...
26 vols. Octavo. Original illustrated yapp wrappers. Housed in a Chelsea bindery solander box. Including illustrations by John Gilroy, Rex Whistler, H. M. Bateman,... Read more
(FRAZER, James George) BESTERMAN, Theodore (ed.)
A Bibliography of Sir James George Frazer. 1934
£225
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by Frazer, anthropologist and author of The Golden Bough, on the half-title “A notre ami Francois Ceccaldi, en affectueuse...
Octavo (216 × 135 mm). Near contemporary black morocco, titles to spine, ruling to boards, and top edge gilt. Portrait frontispiece and folding facsimile. A few... Read more
(WILDE, Oscar) MASON, Stuart.
A Bibliography of the Poems of Oscar Wilde. 1907
£500
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 475 copies signed by the author.
Quarto. Original white cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Cataloguing note attached to front free endpaper. Boards rubbed and a... Read more
(WOOLF, Virginia) KIRKPATRICK, B. J.
A Bibliography of Virginia Woolf. 1980
£50
Third Edition. The most current and up-to-date bibliography on Virginia Woolf.
Quarto. Original grey cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Fine in dust jacket which has a small nick to head of spine. Read more
GRANGER, Rev. J.
A Biographical History of England 1804
£475
Granger’s Biographical History 4 vols. with Noble’s continuation 3 vols. from Miss Currer’s Library.
7 volumes, octavo. Finely bound in contemporary full brown calf with twin dark blue labels, gilt title and decoration to spine. Gilt boarding to boards. Marbled edges... Read more
HEYER, Georgette.
A Blunt Instrument. 1938
£850
First Edition, First Impression. Uncommon in dust jacket.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt, rules to boards in black. With the pictorial dust jacket. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper, endpapers... Read more
OSBORNE, John.
A Bond Honoured. A Play. 1966
£45
First edition, first impresssion.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket with a short closed tear to the spine panel. Read more
SITWELL, Edith (ed.)
A Book of the Winter. 1950
£275
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “For my dear Arthur with hommage, with gratitude, with love from Edith”.
Octavo. Original maroon cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Light spotting to endpapers. An excellent copy in the slightly rubbed and tanned jacket with... Read more
WILLIAMS, Charles (ed.)
A Book of Victorian Narrative Verse. 1927
£75
First Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles and decoration to upper board and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. A superb copy in the dust jacket with a small chip at one corner. Read more
FLAUBERT, Gustav.
A Bord de la Cange. 1904
£225
First edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 350 copies.
Octavo. Finely bound in brown morocco by René Kieffer, titles to spine gilt, floral decoration to boards in gilt and black with red and green onlays, gilt ruling... Read more
GREENE, Graham.
A Burnt-Out Case. 1961
£45
First Edition.
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine in silver. With the dust jacket. Wrapper slightly worn, some minor foxing to endpapers and front edge, otherwise... Read more
BROWN, George Mackay.
A Calendar of Love and other stories. 1967
£100
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page “George Mackay Brown Stromness 14 July 1981.”
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. With the price-clipped dust jacket. An excellent copy in the dust jacket with a couple of minor tears and remnants... Read more
COCTEAU, Jean.
A Call to Order. 1926
£65
First UK Edition, First Impression. Not common in dust jacket.
Octavo. Original brown cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. With a portrait of the author by himself. A superb copy in the very lightly chipped and... Read more
AMIS, Kingsley.
A Case of Samples. 1956
£125
First Edition First Impression. A collection chosen by Amis as the best of his poetry. It is easy to forget that Amis both in his published poetry and in his personal associations...
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Boards just a touch bowed but a very nice copy indeed in an unusually fresh... Read more
ELIOT, T. S.
A Catalogue of English and American First Editions of The Waste Land. 1971
£85
First edition, first impression.
Quarto. Original grey wrappers printed in black. Lightly rubbed, crease to rear cover, fading to spine and edges of rear cover. A very good copy. Read more
[CADBY, Carine & Will] DE LA MARE, Walter.
A Child’s day 1912
£145
Small quarto, pp. 56 text. Publisher’s blue cloth, titles to spine, with illustration and titles to front board. With twenty three photographic illustrations. Slight fading and...
Small quarto, pp. 56 text. Publisher’s blue cloth, titles to spine, with illustration and titles to front board. With twenty three photographic illustrations.... Read more
