Search results for: 'JOHNSON, B. S.'
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OMAN, Julia Trevelyan; JOHNSON, B. S. (intro.) Street Children.London : 1964
First edition, first impression. A collection of photographs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, famous set designer, of "children growing up, learning and playing in a street environment" in London in 1963 with commentary by B. S. Johnson, the English experimental novelist, poet, literary critic, and filmmaker. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 116377
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JOHNSON, B. S. (ed.) You Always Remember the First Time.London : 1975
First edition, first impression. The novelist B. S. Johnson asked personalities to tell the story of their loss of virginity but died before the project was completed. The 20 contributors include science-fiction writers Brian Aldiss and Michael Moorcock, harmonica player Larry Adler, Virago Press founder Carmen Callil, and novelist Emma Tennant. Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 88791
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JOHNSON, B. S. Travelling People.London : 1963
First edition, first impression. From Julian Mitchell's library with his ownership inscription; his third novel is advertised on the rear panel. B. S. Johnson's first novel Travelling People won the Gregory Award in 1963, despite Johnson disowning the work on the grounds that it was a "disaster". Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 115871
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JOHNSON, B. S. The Unfortunates.London : 1969
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the inside cover of the box to the publisher, editor and literary agent William Miller, who was one of the main driving forces behind Panther Books: "For William, with respect for his courage in publishing this: and thanks, Bryan, 1/1/69" and with his signature over the printed... Learn More£750.00Stock Code: 88781
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JOHNSON, B. S. House Mother Normal.London : 1971
First edition, signed limited issue. Number 52 of 126 copies signed by the author, of which the first 100 were for sale. A classic experimental novel utilising stream-of-consciousness to explore the lives of a group of elderly people living in a nursing home. Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 81693
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JOHNSON, B. S. Poems Two.London : 1972
First edition, first impression, signed limited issue, number R of 26 copies for the author's use only, inscribed on the limitation page "R is for Rayner Heppenstall. 35/3/72". The recipient was British experimentalist and BBC radio producer Rayner Heppenstall (1911-1981). A further 100 copies were thus specially bound, numbered, and signed. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 144147
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YEATS, W. B. A complete set of the Dun Emer Press books.Dundrum, Dublin : 1903-7
An attractive complete set of the books issued by the Dun Emer Press, the private press established by Yeats's sisters that played a central part in the Celtic Revival. The poet acted as literary editor and subsidised its productions; a number of the publications are Yeats first editions. "In 1902, when Lily Yeats and her sister, Elizabeth, were invited... Learn More£4,250.00Stock Code: 102604
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CHARTERS, Samuel B. The Bluesmen: the story and the music of the men who made the Blues.New York : 1967
First edition, first printing, issued in both softcover and hardback, the latter now difficult to find. An important study by one of the pioneering writers on the blues, covering the life and work of such greats as Robert Johnson, Son House, Skip James, Charley Patton, Bukka White, and Blind Lemon Jefferson.
Samuel Charters (1929-2015) was also... Learn More£60.00Stock Code: 143046
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[YEATS, W. B., Ernest Dowson, etc.] The Book of the Rhymers' Club; The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club.London : 1892 and 1894
First editions, sole printings. The Rhymers' Club was founded by W. B. Yeats in 1890 as an informal poetry society that met at the Cheshire Cheese pub in Fleet Street (where Samuel Johnson, in an earlier age, also used to drink). This set includes both volumes published by the group, featuring poetry by Yeats and 12 other contributors: Ernest Dowson,... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 133920
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BEATTIE, James. Elements of Moral Science.Edinburgh : 1790
First edition, volume I only; volume II was published in 1793. As the professor of moral philosophy and logic at Marischal College, Aberdeen from 1760 to 1803, Beattie delivered some 300 or so lectures annually to final year arts students. "He was a gifted and conscientious teacher, as shown by the surviving notes taken in his lectures by his students,... Learn More£1,200.00Stock Code: 118366
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KENNEDY, John F. The David Powers collection of John F. Kennedy's speeches and manuscripts.c.1945-63
The David Powers collection of John F. Kennedy's speeches and manuscripts spans the statesman's political career up to the presidency, from his first primary race in the 11th District in 1946 to the eve of nomination as president in the summer of 1960, encompassing three Congressional campaigns, two runs for the Senate, and a bid for the vice presidency.
David... Learn More£375,000.00Stock Code: 120955
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WALLACE, George C. - WALLACE, George Jr. The Wallaces of Alabama.Chicago : 1975
First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author's father, George C. Wallace, on the front free endpaper "To my friend Herbert B. Jaynson George C Wallace". Wallace's "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" speech, his infamous stand in the schoolhouse door at the University of Alabama to block the entry of two African American... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 137165
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GREEN, Freddie. Mr. Rhythm.New York : 1956
Signed by Freddie Green and pianist Nat Pierce in black ball-point pen on the front cover; the guitarist's signature a little stuttery due to an obdurate nib. An attractive and uncommon pair of signatures. This is the first pressing of Green's first 12-inch LP outing as leader - for nigh-on fifty years he was a rock in the Basie rhythm section.
Not... Learn More£385.00Stock Code: 144498
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BEATTIE, James - FORBES, Sir William. An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D.Edinburgh : 1806
First edition of Forbes's principal work, an excellent association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper to the author's son, "William Forbes Esqr. from the author"; together with a small group of related contemporary autograph material laid in which reflects the strong ties between the Forbes and Beattie families.
Sir William Forbes, 6th... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 118450
