Publishers' Deluxe
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ASHENDENE PRESS: ECCLESIASTICUS. The Wisdom of Jesus, The Son of Sirach, Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus.Chelsea : 1932
First Ashendene edition, one of 328 copies printed in red and black Subiaco type on Batchelor handmade paper; a further 25 were printed on vellum. "Booksellers continually declare the Ashendene Ecclesiasticus to be the finest book from the private presses A. D. Power stated 'in my humble opinion it is one of the most satisfactory of the books of the... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 121634
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AUSTEN, Jane; BROCK, C. E. (illus.) Persuasion.London : 1909
First revised Brock-illustrated edition, deluxe issue in the richly gilt vellum binding, the second overall, with new plates re-drawn from the first Brock-illustrated edition of 1898. Demonstrating his mastery in using ink and watercolour, Brock provided colour illustrations for all six Austen novels published by Dent between 1907 and 1909.
Charles... Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 142228
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BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (illus.); JONSON, Ben. Volpone: or the Fox.London : 1898
First Beardsley edition, deluxe issue copy, being number 29 of 100 copies printed on japon and specially bound in full vellum, with a further 1,000 copies on art paper also issued and bound in blue cloth. In November 1897 Beardsley was commissioned to produce the artwork for a deluxe edition of Volpone, with 24 illustrations including a frontispiece,... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 137872
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BLAKE, William. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.Clairvaux : 1960
First edition thus, deluxe limited issue: copy VIII of 20 deluxe copies with an original guide sheet and stencil, and a set of hand-coloured plates showing progressive stages, as well as colour collotype proofs, from a total edition of 526 copies on Arches pure rag paper made to match that used by Blake, with each page watermarked with Blake's monogram.... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 136923
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BLAKE, William. The Book of Ahania.Clairvaux : 1973
First edition thus, copy XXIX of 32 deluxe copies in full morocco, each containing an original guide-sheet, stencil and copperplate, and a set of plates showing the progressive stages of the collotype and hand-stencil process, from a total edition of 808 copies on Arches pure rag paper made to match that bused by Blake. The heroine of one of Blake's... Learn More£1,525.00Stock Code: 115043
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BLAKE, William; ELLIS, Edwin John, & W. B. Yeats (eds.) The Works of William Blake.London : 1893
First edition, one of 150 large paper copies in the deluxe binding; there were also 500 copies in cloth. Yeats had "marked down William Blake as a master early on, and with Edwin Ellis produced a large-scale commentary on Blake's prophetic writings in 1893. While often erratic and idiosyncratic, it helped establish the importance of Blake's esoteric... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 136158
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BRANGWYN, Frank (illus.); FITZGERALD, Edward. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.London & Edinburgh : 1919
Deluxe edition, limited to 350 unnumbered copies. Rubáiyáts with Brangwyn's illustrations were published from 1906 onwards; this edition, the most comprehensive and elaborate, includes seven illustrations by the artist hitherto unpublished. The text is that of the first edition of 1859. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 138906
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BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets From The Portuguese.London : 1914
First Riccardi Press edition, number 151 of 350 numbered copies specially bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, from an edition of 1,000 copies on handmade Riccardi Paper; there were also 12 copies on vellum. This is a very scarce and attractive deluxe issue of an already finely produced book, printing some of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's most famous love... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 131514
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CARUSO, Enrico - KEY, Pierre V. R., & Bruno Zirato. Enrico Caruso.Boston : 1922
First edition, first printing, deluxe issue, number 90 of 99 copies signed by Caruso's widow Dorothy and the authors; this copy subscribed for by the celebrated American soprano Marion Talley and presented here in a particularly handsome binding.
Of humble origins, Talley (1906-1983) revealed at an early age "unmistakable musical talents" and... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 132883
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CHARLES, HRH the Prince of Wales. Watercolours.Boston, Toronto, London : 1991
Signed limited edition, number 9 of 100 copies signed by Prince Charles; "this specially bound edition of 100 copies of HRH The Prince of Wales Watercolours has been produced to mark the occasion of The Prince of Wales's 50th Birthday on 14th November 1998. Sales Benefit the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation".
Prince Charles is a keen amateur... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 147977
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CHRISTMAS - VIZETELLY, Henry (printer). Christmas with the Poets:London : 1851
First edition, in the attractive publisher's gift binding, of this Christmas treasury. "In 1851 Vizetelly printed, and Bogue published, a notable gift book, Christmas with the Poets, which, it has been suggested, 'must have contributed considerably to the popular revival of the 'Old Christmas' atmosphere'" (Ruari McLean, "Victorian Book Design and Colour... Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 145978
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CHURCHILL, Winston S. The Second World War.London : [1955]
First edition of the Chartwell Edition, the first illustrated edition of Churchill's masterly account of the Second World War, here in the publisher's deluxe quarter morocco binding, issued at a higher cost than the standard red cloth binding and notably scarcer.
The Chartwell Edition, incorporating Churchill's final revisions and adding illustrations,... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 145389
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CHURCHILL, Winston. Into Battle.London : 1943
Tenth edition, presentation issue, inscribed by the author on the first blank: "To Monsieur V. V. Tilea With best wishes from Winston S. Churchill 1946". The recipient Viorel Virgil Tilea (1896-1972) was the Romanian Government-in-exile's representative in London during the war, making this a particularly appropriate volume to have been presented at... Learn More£8,500.00Stock Code: 145711
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CRANE, Stephen. The Black Riders and Other Lines.Boston : 1895
First edition, deluxe issue, one of 50 copies printed in green on japon. The Black Riders is first book of poetry by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), famous for his novels such as his acclaimed Civil War tale The Red Badge of Courage, published in the same year as this collection. Crane was a prolific writer of poetry, though only in private at first, writing... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 117295
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CURTIS-BENNETT, Noel. The Food of the People, being The History of Industrial Feeding.London : 1949
First edition, deluxe limited issue, number 51 of 100 copies, presented to Eric Simonds by the directors of Peter Merchant Ltd, with their numbered presentation bookplate. A highly attractive copy of this study of the history of the feeding of employees in the workplace, from the middle ages to the factory canteen. Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 128771
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DETMOLD, E. J. (illus.) The Arabian Nights.London : [1924]
First Detmold edition. This is one of the finest of all illustrated editions of the Arabian Nights and an impressive specimen from the golden age of deluxe illustrated books. It is uncommon to find the book with the original box preserved. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 130344
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DICKENS, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.London : 1839
First edition, presentation copy from the author to Lady Holland in a publisher's presentation binding of red morocco gilt, together with Dickens's original autograph letter signed accompanying the presentation, two pages, mounted by its last page within the front free endpaper.
The presentation letter reads: "In begging you, My Lady Holland,... Learn More£100,000.00Stock Code: 143166
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DICKENS, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.London : 1839
First edition, publisher's presentation copy, bound in the original deluxe full green morocco used for presentation copies, and inscribed on the initial blank "To their trusty & faithful Frederick Griffiths from Chapman & Hall Feby. 1. 1840".
Nicholas Nickleby was originally issued in monthly parts, and when the serialisation was completed,... Learn More£11,000.00Stock Code: 143171
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DICKENS, Charles. The Life of Our LordLondon : 1934
First edition in book form, first impression, in the scarce publisher's deluxe leather binding with the dust jacket, printed on japon. The History of Jesus Christ was written by Dickens for his children between 1846 and 1849, and the author later claimed that the book was "an inseparable part of their earliest remembrances" (see Letters, Vol. IX, Oxford,... Learn More£350.00Stock Code: 138148
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DICKENS, Charles. The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club.London : 1837
First edition, bound from the original parts, in the rare primary publisher's trade binding of plum coloured full morocco. Upon completion of the publication in parts, Chapman and Hall issued The Pickwick Papers in book form in cloth for 21s., half-morocco for 24s. 6d., and the present full morocco with gilt edges for 26s. 6d. (Patton, p. 326).
They... Learn More£4,000.00Stock Code: 138130
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DICKINSON, Emily. Poems (Second Series).Boston : 1891
First edition, first printing, deluxe issue (Myerson's variant binding A) of Dickinson's second book, posthumously published in the year immediately following the first collection, and printed in a total run of 960 copies.
Her poetry was first published in 1890, four years after her death, due to the efforts of Mabel Loomis Todd, a friend of... Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 145750
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DORÉ, Gustave (illus.); LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Fables de La Fontaine.Paris : 1867
First Doré edition in book form, deluxe issue, with the extra plate "Les devineresses" in vol. 2. It was published simultaneously in London, after a serialized publication from November 1866. This is a superb copy, with illustrations from "one of the most popular" and "greatest of all illustrators" (Ray, 327-28).
During the period of this book's... Learn More£2,750.00Stock Code: 146397
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DOVES PRESS: SHELLEY, Percy. Poems. Selected and Arranged by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson.Hammersmith : 1914
Limited edition, one of 200 copies printed on paper, from an edition of 212 (the additional 12 were printed on vellum). The book was printed just two years before Cobden-Sanderson threw the Doves typeface into the Thames, thus concluding the bitter dispute between him and his partner Emery Walker, and bringing the era of the Doves Press to a close. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 118500
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DULAC, Edmund (illus.); ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Stories from Hans Andersen.London : 1911
Signed limited edition, number 249 of 750 numbered copies signed by Dulac. Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 147448
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DULAC, Edmund. Lyrics Pathetic and Humorous from A to Z.London : 1908 [1909]
First edition, portfolio issue. This deluxe edition is one of about 160 copies and was issued in 1909 (although the imprint states 1908), a year after the trade edition. It is in a much larger format than the standard edition and is extremely scarce. Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 102465
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ELIOT, T. S. Four Quartets.London : 1960
First Bodoni edition, number 87 of 290 copies signed by the poet. A magnificent piece of book production executed in Verona under the direction of Giovanni Mardersteig, the greatest printer of the 20th century. Learn More£4,000.00Stock Code: 136811
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ETCHISON, Dennis (ed.) Lord John Ten: A Celebration.Northridge, California : 1988
First edition, signed limited edition, deluxe issue. Number 3 of 75 specially bound copies, signed by the contributors: Robert Bloch, Dennis Etchison, James Purdy, Patrick W. Magee, Robert B. Parker, Bruce Francis, James Crumley, Whitley Strieber, Robert Lannes, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, William F. Nolan, Lorri Ziegler, Barry N. Malzberg, Jack... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 105651
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FAIRBANKS, Douglas. Souvenir Program. Premiere. "The Thief of Bagdad".Hollywood, CA : 1924
Rare deluxe format with gaudily decorated cloth covers, of this souvenir program for Fairbanks's motion picture "The Thief of Bagdad", a swashbuckling adaptation from the Thousand and One Nights. Vance, Fairbanks biographer summarises: "An epic romantic fantasy-adventure... The Thief of Bagdad is the greatest artistic triumph of Fairbanks's career.... Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 130266
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FLAUBERT, Gustave. The Complete Works.New York and London : 1904
The Mazarine Edition, number 173 of 750 sets. An attractive set of Flaubert's collected works. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 145329
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FLEMING, Ian. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.London : 2014
First edition thus, one of 50 deluxe issue copies, numbered by the artist, this being number 140. Included with the three text volumes are two prints, signed and numbered 40 of 50 by Burningham. The deluxe edition was numbered 101-150; a further 100 trade copies, numbered 1-100, were also issued. This edition is a facsimile of the first edition, published... Learn More£975.00Stock Code: 134332
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FOWLES, John. A Maggot.London : 1985
First edition, signed limited deluxe issue. Number 467 of 500 copies signed by Fowles and specially bound. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 99719
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GAY SUNSHINE PRESS. Gay Roots.San Francisco : 1991-3
First edition, first printing, Winston Leyland's own copy of the deluxe signed limited issue, letters B and Z of 26 specially bound copies signed by Leyland, these volumes additionally signed by Leyland on the title pages and deriving from his personal collection. There were also 300 unsigned cloth copies, the vast majority of which were sold to libraries.
Winston... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 123228
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GAY SUNSHINE PRESS: GINSBERG, Allen, & Peter Orlovsky. Straight Hearts' Delight.San Francisco : 1980
First edition, first printing, letter O of 26 specially bound copies signed by Ginsberg and Orlovsky. This is publisher and editor Winston Leyland's own copy of the deluxe issue, additionally signed by him on the title page, and with two unpublished autograph letters signed from Ginsberg to Leyland laid in. The first letter, dated 26 November 1982,... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 123246
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GRAVES, Robert. I, Claudius.London : 1977
Signed limited edition, number 46 of 100 copies specially bound and signed by the author. Originally published in 1934, when it garnered both the Hawthornden and James Tait Black memorial prizes; this edition was issued in response to the huge success of the BBC television series. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 135824
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GUNN, Thom. Mandrakes.[London] : 1973
Signed limited edition, number 54 of 150 copies signed by Gunn. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 144104
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HACKETT, R. G. South African War Books.London : 1994
First edition, first impression, one of the specially bound deluxe copies of this essential reference on South African War books. One of 1200 copies printed only. Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 118116
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HEFNER, Hugh. The Twentieth Anniversary Playboy Cartoon Album.New York : 1974
First edition, first printing, in the deluxe sheep binding; Hugh Hefner's own copy of this Playboy anthology which he edited and for which he contributed the introduction, with his posthumous bookplate to the front pastedown. A trade edition in cloth and jacket was also issued. Following the death of Hefner in 2017, his library was sold with proceeds... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 141796
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HESSE, Hermann. Siddhartha.Berlin : 1922
First edition, first printing, with "Erste bis Sechste Auflage" on the copyright page, publisher's deluxe vellum-backed issue, with a paper-backed issue also produced, either contemporaneously or slightly later. Hesse's landmark novel of spiritual discovery, Siddharta's presentation of Buddhism and the struggle for enlightenment would go on to have... Learn More£3,250.00Stock Code: 125332
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HOBSON, Robert Lockhart. The Later Ceramic Wares of China.London : 1925
First edition, deluxe issue, number 135 of 250 copies signed by the author on the limitation page, and containing a suite of five extra plates not found in the trade issue ("ordinary edition"). Hobson (1872-1941) was keeper of ceramics and ethnographer at the British Museum from 1921, and keeper of oriental antiquities from 1934 to 1938. This work was... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 121474
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HUXLEY, Aldous - BROMER, David J. Aun Aprendo.Boston : 2011
Signed limited edition, number 11 of 50 copies signed by the bibliographer David Bromer. Aun Aprendo (the name taken from the commencement speech that Huxley gave at the progressive Happy Valley School in California in 1951) is the most detailed and comprehensive bibliography of Huxley's writings; this deluxe signed edition was designed by Roderick... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 140285
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JENNY, Adele. Early American Trade Cards,New York : 1927
First edition, deluxe issue of 50 copies printed on rag-paper and specially bound, this copy inscribed by Landauer on the front free endpaper in pencil. A selective catalogue of trade cards from the famous Landauer collection, which is reputed to have numbered over 100,000 individual specimens, and which the owner eventually donated to the New York... Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 105746
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KAMPF, Arthur (illus.); GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von. Faust I und II.Berlin : 1925
Signed limited edition, number LXXX and LXXXII (respectively) of 150 copies printed on Van Gelder paper and signed by the illustrator Arthur Kampf (a further 500 copies were issued signed and numbered on Johann-Wilhelm-Butten paper). A very attractive edition of both parts of Faust in the original German. Learn More£1,750.00Stock Code: 141854
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KAUFFER, E. McKnight (illus.); DEFOE, Daniel. The life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York Mariner.London : 1929
First Kauffer edition, signed limited issue, number 30 of 35 copies signed by Kauffer, printed on T. H. Saunders mould-made paper, and bound in quarter morocco, aside from 500 numbered copies unsigned on normal paper and bound in cloth. This deluxe signed issue is rare, with only two copies recorded at auction in the past 70 years. Kauffer was born... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 122649
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KAY, John. A Series of Original Portraits and Caricature EtchingsEdinburgh, : 1877
New edition. First published in 1837. Learn More£875.00Stock Code: 71813
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KEYNES, Geoffrey. William Blake's Illustrations to the Bible: A Catalogue.Clairvaux, France : 1957
Limited edition, copy V of 20 copies with additional proof states of the frontispiece at rear and bound in full morocco, out of 506 copies in total.
A fine copy of this grand book, here from the Garden collection of Haven O'More, with his black morocco monogram book label to the front pastedown. One of the greatest book collectors of the latter... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 145346
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KIEFFER BINDING - BAUDELAIRE, Charles. Les Fleurs du Mal.Paris : 1920
First Kieffer edition, first printing, in a striking Kieffer binding, number 254 of 485 copies only, of Baudelaire's best-known poetry and including the banned poems, here delicately illustrated by Domin.
First published in 1857 by Baudelaire's friend Auguste Poulet Malassis, Les Fleurs du Mal's principal themes of sex and death (lesbianism,... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 145732
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KIPLING, Rudyard. Rudyard Kipling's Verse.London : 1919
First UK edition, first impression, deluxe limited issue, 90 of 100 sets numbered and signed by Kipling on the limitation page of each volume. "This edition was brought together at the publisher, Frank N. Doubleday's suggestion after much talk. It was to be tried out in the USA and if successful republished in England... The idea of the book was born... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 126105
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LAMPEDUSA, Giuseppe Tomasi di. Il Gattopardo.Milan : 1978
First edition thus, first printing, number 218 of 500 copies only, of Lampedusa's Leopard with the text from the original 1957 manuscript, with illustrations not included in the first edition, and specially bound.
Winner of the prestigious Strega Prize in 1959, Lampedusa's novel ranks as one of the finest of the 20th century. "It is a brilliant... Learn More£950.00Stock Code: 147951
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LANG, Andrew (ed.) The Blue Fairy Book.London : 1889
First edition, large paper copy, number 13 of 113 copies, the deluxe limited issue of the first in Lang's series of "coloured" fairy books, which continued through to The Lilac Fairy Book in 1910. Only four of the titles (Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow) from the series of 12 were issued in this deluxe format. The Blue Fairy Book was immediately successful,... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 132247
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LINDSAY, Norman. Water Colour Book.Sydney : 1939
First edition, deluxe signed limited issue, number 65 of 120 copies signed by the artist. Best-known for his sometimes-controversial nude paintings, Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) is widely regarded as one of Australia's greatest artists.
Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 125013
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LOCKER, Frederick. London Lyrics.London : 1881
First privately printed edition, large paper issue with frontispiece and illustration (not present in the ordinary issue), this copy in the deluxe vellum binding, other copies issued in cloth.
"Austin Dobson made the selection for the privately printed edition, and prefixed the prefatory sexain... very few copies were printed" (Murray); the... Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 144310
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MAJOR, John. The Autobiography.London : 1999
First edition, signed limited issue, number 43 of 126 copies signed by John Major, being his memoir of his life and service as British prime minister from 1990 to 1997. A handsome volume, the Tory-blue morocco binding matches the signed limited issue of Margaret Thatcher's prime ministerial autobiography, but with an issue limitation half the size;... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 141595
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MANDEVILLE, Sir John. The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile, Kt.,New York : 1927
First Grabhorn edition, number 129 of 150 copies only. A very attractive production, finely printed, delicately illustrated by Angelo, and handsomely bound. The text is taken from the English edition of 1725, which was taken from a 15th-century manuscript in the Cottonian library, collated against seven other manuscripts. Angelo's decorations are after... Learn More£1,875.00Stock Code: 138808
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MARTIN, George. Playback.Guildford : 2002
Signed limited edition, number 225 of 2,000 copies signed by George Martin, the record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician best known for his work with the Beatles. This is one of 250 deluxe copies and includes a six-CD box set produced and signed by Martin. Also included are two pieces of sheet music by Martin, "The... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 136080
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McCARTHY, Cormac. No Country for Old Men.New Orleans : 2005
First edition, signed limited issue, number 67 of 75 copies signed by the author and issued in a deluxe binding. The book was the basis for the 2007 film of the same name, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. Learn More£4,500.00Stock Code: 139660
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McKENNEY, Thomas L., & James Hall. History of the Indian Tribes of North America,Philadelphia : 1855
A magnificent record of Native American dignitaries - "the most colourful portraits of Indians ever executed" (Howes); this is the third octavo edition, following the first folio edition of 1836-44, and the first octavo edition of 1848-50.
McKenney, who was Superintendent of Indian trade from 1816 until 1822 and headed the US Bureau of Indian... Learn More£15,000.00Stock Code: 146818
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MILNE, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh.London : 1976
Rare presentation copy of the 50th anniversary edition, number 27 of 300 copies signed by Christopher Robin Milne. This copy has been fulsomely inscribed by Christopher Robin to the winner of "The Hum with Pooh" poetry competition:"Dear Mubina Punjani, this book tells you that you have been awarded First Prize in your age group in The Hum with Pooh... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 145209
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MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition, first impression, deluxe issue, one of 1,500 copies bound in green leather. Learn More£600.00Stock Code: 138627
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MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.London : July 1925
Tenth impression, second deluxe edition. When We Were Very Young was first published on 6 November 1924. Copies of the seventh and tenth impressions were later issued in deluxe bindings. Milne had no particular ambition to write for children, but in 1922 a glimpse of his two-year-old son Christopher being taught to pray by his nanny inspired him to... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 96008
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MITFORD, Nancy. The Sun King.London : 1969
Signed limited issue, number 83 of 265 copies signed by Mitford on the limitation leaf and specially bound by Zaehnsdorf. Nancy Mitford (19041973) won great acclaim with this lavishly illustrated biography of the French King Louis XIV. Learn More£575.00Stock Code: 144643
