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APULEIUS, Lucius.
The XI. bookes of the Golden Asse: 1639
£3,000
Fifth edition in English. First published in 1566, all earlier editions are unseen in commerce and this 1639 edition is distinctly uncommon, only two copies having appeared at...
Small quarto (174 × 134 mm). Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf, red morocco label added to style. Contemporary inscription of John Heathcote to title; engraved... Read more
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(ARABIAN LITERATURE) MORIER, Sir James Justinian.
[Oriental romances; a collection of his fictional works in first edition.] 1824–47
£9,750
First editions of all nine works, including four presentation copies from the author, most inscribed "From the Author" at the head of title, but the sixth inscribed to Sir Robert...
9 works in 24 volumes. Bound in handsome uniform mottled calf by Rivière & Son, boards with small Greek key border in gilt, spines gilt in compartments with red... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) BURTON, Richard F.
A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' entertainments, 1885–88
£8,750
First edition, the authentic Benares edition, issued in a limited subscription of 1,000 copies. Richard Burton's celebrated translation "has become the pre-eminent English...
16 volumes, octavo (237 × 145 mm). 20th-century brown half morocco for Henry Sotheran. Titles to spines and raised bands gilt, light brown cloth sides, marbled... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) LANE, Edward William.
The Thousand and One Nights, 1841
£350
An attractive library set.
3 volumes, large octavo (240 × 145 mm). Contemporary red half morocco, spines gilt in compartments, red cloth sides, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Engravings... Read more
(ARABIAN NIGHTS) LANE, Edward William.
The Thousand and One Nights, 1877
£375
A handsome library set.
3 volumes, octavo (217 × 138 mm). Contemporary pebble-grained burgundy morocco, titles to spines, coats of arms blocked to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, cream... Read more
(ARCADIA PRESS) Masters, John.
Casanova. 1970
£250
Signed Limited Edition of 265 numbered copies of which this is number 224, signed by the author.
Quarto. Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full purple morocco, titles to spine gilt, raised bands, pictorial onlay to front board of the Jack of Hearts, inner dentelles... Read more
ARCHER, Jeffrey.
Shall We Tell the President? 1977
£50
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original black boards, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. Spine bumped, dust jacket near fine. Read more
ARDEN, John.
The Workhouse Donkey. A Vulgar Melo-Drama. 1964
£50
First edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the very lightly rubbed jacket with over-price sticker to the front flap. Read more
(ARDIZZONE, Edward) VILLON, François.
The Poems. Translated by H. B. Mccaskie. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. 1946
£150
First Ardizzone edition. The author was a 15th-century French poet and vagabond whose works mimicked the courtly romances but celebrated the darker aspects of medieval society.
Octavo (215 × 135 mm). Finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in turquoise morocco, titles to spine, top edge, and inner dentelles gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and... Read more
ARISTOPHANES.
A metrical version of the Acharnians the Knights and the Birds, 1840
£475
First Edition of Frere's sparkling translations of three of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays. The book was printed on the government printing press in Malta where Frere had...
Quarto, in 3 parts. Contemporary dark green half hard-grain morocco, marbled sides, spine lettered gilt and with gilt ornaments in compartments, top edge gilt. Printed... Read more
ARISTOPHANES.
Lysistrata. 1926
£475
First Edition thus. One of 725 numbered copies signed by the translator.
Folio. Original blue half morocco, blue cloth boards, titles to upper board and spine gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Housed in a red morocco-backed slipcase.... Read more
ARMITAGE, Merle.
Post-Caviar. Barnstorming with Russian Grand Opera. 1939
£475
First edition, first printing. Inscribed and with an autograph letter signed by the author. This copy was originally in the library of typographer and graphic designer Will Ransom....
Octavo. Original black cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board in red, pictorial endpapers. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the... Read more
ARMSTRONG, Anthony.
Britisher on Broadway. 1932
£95
First Edition. "The call of America, the land of the Free, America where cigarettes can be sold after eight and where there are no Licensed Hours, sounded one day in my ears, and I...
Small octavo. Original blue cloth, title gilt to spine, in blind to the upper board, in dust jacket. Endpapers differentially browned, otherwise very good in dust... Read more
ARNOLD, Matthew.
The Poems of Matthew Arnold 1840 - 1867. 1920
£45
A handsomely bound copy of Arnold's poetry.
Octavo (180 × 115 mm). Contemporary green calf, red morocco label, elaborate decoration to spine, raised bands, roll to boards, crest to front board, marbled... Read more
ARNOLD, Matthew.
The Poetical Works. 1896
£50
A handsome copy.
Octavo (185 × 120 mm). Contemporary brown morocco, titles to spine, decoration to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, gilt edges. Gift inscription to binder's front... Read more
ARNOLD, William Harris.
First Report of a Book-Collector; 1898
£100
First trade edition.
Octavo. Original half red cloth binding with grey paper sides and spine, red cloth spine label lettered in gilt, all edges uncut, title page in red and black. Engraved... Read more
ASHBERY, John.
Rivers and Mountains. 1966
£375
First edition, first impression, hardback issue. From the library of Alan Ansen, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Alan Ansen, 'We are nearing the Moorish...
Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine in black, yellow endpapers. With the dust jacket. Lower edges a little rubbed. An excellent copy in the rubbed and marked... Read more
ASHBERY, John.
The Tennis Court Oath. 1962
£750
First Edition, First Printing. With the author's signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, "to David Schoen 'In the city an eleven year old girl with pig tails /...
Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles to spine in red and black. With the dust jacket. A fine copy in the somewhat tanned dust jacket. Read more
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(ASHENDENE PRESS) CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de.
The First Part [and] The Second Part of the History of the Valorous and Wittie Knight-Errant Don-Quixote of the Mancha. 1927–28
£3,850
First Ashendene edition, first impression. One of a limited edition of 225 copies on Batchelor paper. One of the most impressive productions of the press and the first work to be...
2 volumes, folio. Original white cloth backed patterned boards, printed paper labels to spines, edges untrimmed. In a contemporary brown cloth slipcase. Woodcut... Read more
(ASHENDENE PRESS) MALORY, Sir Thomas.
The noble and joyous book entitled Le Morte Darthur ... 1913
£6,500
One of 147 copies on paper (not 145, pace the colophon), out of a total edition of 155 copies. This copy presented to William Frederick Danvers (Freddy) Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden...
Folio. Original brown cowhide, spine with five raised bands, spine titled in gilt in top two compartments and with imprint and date at foot in gilt, board edges and... Read more
ASHMOLE, Elias.
The Antiquities of Berkshire. 1723
£1,500
The first county history of Berkshire. The astrologer and antiquary Elias Ashmole (1617–1692) was appointed to the College of Arms as Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1660....
3 volumes, octavo. Contemporary sprinkled calf, dark green morocco numbering and lettering pieces, gilt rules, covers panelled in gilt, red sprinkled edges. Large... Read more
ASIMOV, Isaac.
I, Robot. 1950
£1,500
First edition, first printing.
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and robot design to upper board in black. With the dust jacket. An excellent copy in the dust jacket that is lightly... Read more
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ASIMOV, Isaac.
[The Foundation trilogy:] 1951–53
£3,750
First editions, first printings. Volume I in binding variant A (cloth) with correct page dimensions, and the first state dust jacket with rear panel advertising three titles. Volume...
3 volumes, octavo. Original blue, red cloth and turquoise cloth, titles to spines in pink, black, and brown, galaxy designs to upper boards of volumes I and II. With... Read more
(ASQUITH, Herbert Henry) SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles.
Poems and Ballads. 1900
£500
A new edition, originally published in 1866. This copy, from the library of Ottoline Morrell, was given to her as a gift by future Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, with whom she...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine and ruling to boards gilt, black coated endpapers. A few small marks to boards, upper board creased, front hinge... Read more
(ATOMIC BOMB.)
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Photos. [c. 1945]
£1,500
Collection of 27 amateur and military photographs related to the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 Aug 1945. Within the collection are three distinct sets of...
27 photographs. Some light creasing and rubbing along edges, a few small spots, one photo with light markings transferred from an old plastic sleeve that it was... Read more
