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Song and Its Fountains. 1932
£1,250
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's fine presentation inscription and original pastel drawing to the front free endpaper, "To my dear Osborn Bergin who will forgive...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Mild browning to two pages but an excellent copy in the rather tanned dust... Read more
AGATE, James.
Kingdoms For Horses. 1936
£225
First edition, first impression.
Quarto. Original green cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Vignette title, 4 plates, engravings throughout. Cloth faintly spotted, titles dulled,... Read more
AICKMAN, Robert.
Cold Hand in Mine. 1975
£275
First edition, first impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "For Julian with love from Robert Robert Aickman March 1977". Julian...
Octavo. Original purple boards, titles to spine in gold. With the dust jacket. A excellent copy in the dust jacket with a short score to the spine fold. Read more
AICKMAN, Robert.
The Late Breakfasters. 1964
£1,250
First edition, first impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "With all good wishes Robert Aickman June 1967".
Octavo. Original red boards, titles to spine in gold. With the supplied dust jacket. Contents a little browned, spine slightly faded but an excellent copy in the... Read more
AIKEN, Conrad.
King Coffin. 1935
£85
First edition, first printing.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. A very good copy in the dust jacket with just a couple of tiny nicks and a small tear to the... Read more
AIKEN, Conrad.
The Jig of Forslin 1916
£125
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue. The poet's third book.
Octavo. Original burgundy cloth, titles to upper board and spine gilt. With the pictorial dust jacket. An excellent copy in the somewhat rubbed and tanned dust jacket... Read more
AINSLIE, Douglas.
Chosen Poems. 1926
£95
First Edition Trade Issue. One of 500 copies of which 70 were later pulped. There was also a signed issue of 100 copies.
Octavo. Original pink and mauve marbled paper boards, white paper title label to backstrip printed in black. Ownership signature to title page and front pastedown,... Read more
AINSLIE, Douglas.
The Song of the Stewarts. Prelude. 1909
£45
First edition, first impression.
Octavo (221 × 137 mm). Contemporary japon backed blue cloth, green morocco label, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Binding lightly rubbed with wear at the top... Read more
AINSWORTH, William Harrison.
The Novels. c.1890
£750
An excellent set handsomely bound.
16 volumes, octavo (227 × 135). Contemporary dark blue half morocco, titles and decoration to spines, raised bands, blue cloth boards and endpapers, top edges... Read more
AINSWORTH, William Harrison.
The Novels. 1881
£1,250
A very handsomely bound set of the novels of Ainsworth.
28 volumes, octavo (180 × 115 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, marbled sides, endpapers, and edges. Engravings throughout.... Read more
(ALASTAIR) WILDE, Oscar.
The Birthday of the Infanta. With illustrations by Alastair. 1928
£1,750
First edition thus, no. 90 of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder Zonen paper (a further nine copies were on japon and four on Papier Montval).
Large quarto. Original cream card wrappers lettered and ruled in black and burgundy, all edges uncut, pages numbered in burgundy in original silver paper-covered... Read more
(ALASTAIR) WILDE, Oscar.
The Sphinx. 1920
£500
First Alastair edition, first impression.
Tall quarto. Original white cloth, titles to spine gilt, pictorial decoration to upper board in gilt and blue, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispiece, 10... Read more
ALBEE, Edward.
Box 1970
£40
First UK Edition, First Impression.
Octavo. Original red boards, titles to spine in gold. With the dust jacket. A fine copy in the lightly tanned dust jacket. Read more
ALBEE, Edward.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. A Play. 1962
£4,750
First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author to the poet David Posner (1921-1985) on the front blank, "'I'm afraid that's always the case', he said, 'There's always one...
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine gilt, yellow endpapers, red top-stain. With the dust jacket. In a red quarter morocco slipcase and chemise. Spine... Read more
(ALDIN, Cecil) DICKENS, Charles.
The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club. 1910
£600
Signed Limited Edition of 250 copies of which this is number 186 signed by Cecil Aldin.
2 volumes, large octavo. Bound in half recent crimson morocco, titles and decoration to spines gilt, raised bands, crimson cloth boards, cream plain endpapers, top... Read more
ALDINGTON, Richard.
All Men Are Enemies. 1933
£475
First Edition, First Impression. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "Frank from Richard 1933 'Men Without Women". The recipient was F. S....
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine gilt. One page torn at affecting the text but without loss. A very good copy. Read more
ALDINGTON, Richard.
Death of a Hero. 1930
£475
Authorized Unexpurgated Edition, this number 248 of 300 copies. This two-volume Paris printing contains much material left out of the London first edition of the previous year for...
2 volumes, quarto. Original folded buff wrappers over plain light card wraps, titles to spines and upper wraps in dark brown. Wraps a little rubbed, spines creased... Read more
ALDINGTON, Richard, & Edward Storer, & H. D. (all trans).
The Poet's Translation Series. 1919
£150
First editions, first impressions.
6 volumes, octavo. Original cream wrappers, titles to covers in blue. In volumes I and II the contents are separated from the wrappers. All volumes lighly rubbed with... Read more
ALDRIDGE, James; Margaret Laurence; Bernard Malamud; Olivia Manning; Sylvia Plath; Kit Reed; Robert Rushmore; Alan Sillitoe; Fra
Winter's Tales 15 1969
£45
First edition, first printing. Only 400 copies printed. Five of the stories originally appeared in periodicals including Sylvia Plath's story "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams",...
Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Light foxing to edges, spine fading to dust jacket and lightly toned. Read more
ALEICHEM, Sholom.
Tevye's Daughters. 1949
£675
First Edition, First Printing of the novel upon which one of the best theatrical and cinematic musical ever made was based.
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine in black. With the pictorial dust jacket. Housed in a quarter red morocco drop down box, spine gilt extra, with an... Read more
ALI, Monica.
Brick Lane. 2003
£235
First edition, first impression. Signed by the author on the title page.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt, red endpapers. With the dust jacket. A fine copy. Read more
ALISON, Archibald.
History of Europe. 1853–54
£500
Ninth edition.
13 volumes, octavo (182 × 117 mm). Contemporary brown half calf, spines gilt in compartments, brown and green morocco labels, purple sides, green endpapers, red... Read more
ALLAN, Luke.
Scotland Yard Takes a Holiday. 1934
£375
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original orange cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Ownership inscription to title page, but an exceptional copy in the rubbed and nicked... Read more
ALLAN, Luke.
The Black Opal. 1935
£275
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine in black. With the dust jacket. Spine rolled, spotting to edges and contents. A very good copy in the price-clipped,... Read more
ALLAN, Luke.
The Traitor. 1933
£425
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine in yellow. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the lightly rubbed jacket with toned spine panel, spotting to the... Read more
