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SARTRE, Jean-Paul. Réflexions sur la Question Juive.Paris : 1946
First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the half-title "Hommage de JP Sartre".
Sartre's reflections on the Jewish question, written in the aftermath of the holocaust, offers an analysis of what makes a person Jewish and the nature of the anti-Semite. In Sartre's view, a person is Jewish if they are viewed as such in the eyes... Learn More£2,250.00Stock Code: 145981
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STARK, Freya. Ionia: A Quest.London : 1954
First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To my Godson on the occasion of his confirmation from his affectionate Godmother Freya 29 Nov. 1955". This copy has the bookplate of Simon and Alice Lennox-Boyd, and is accompanied by a letter to Simon from his father Alan, thanking him for the gift of an "extremely... Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 141400
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PRINCE, Richard. Why I Go to the Movies Alone.New YorK : 1983
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Prince, "To Glenn, From Richard, all the best". Why I Go to the Movies Alone was Prince's first work of published fiction. Prince is best known for his deadpan appropriations of mass media imageryoften using the technique of "rephotography," or taking photographs of others' photographs. Yet the artist also... Learn More£450.00Stock Code: 145652
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GÖRING, Hermann. Signed photographic postcard by Röhr of Magdeburg.Magdeburg
Fine image signed "Göring" across lower portion of image, showing Göring three-quarter length, facing left, in full Luftwaffe uniform as Generalfeldmarschall, holding baton. With typed letter signed by a secretary at Göring's ministry acknowledging the recipient's request for a signed picture (Ministerpräsident Generalobesrt Göring letterhead,... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 130984
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PASMORE, Victor. The Image in Search of Itself. A Collection of Graphic Motifs.London : 1977
First edition, first printing. Limited to 50 copies signed and numbered by Pasmore on the justification page. Additionally inscribed by Pasmore "for Phil & Electra May". Phil May was the lead singer of psychedelic, blues rock band the Pretty Things, from 1963-2018. Scarce to find as a complete portfolio. Learn More£7,500.00Stock Code: 145591
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COELHO, Paulo. The Alchemist.San Francisco : 1993
First edition in English, first printing, inscribed by the author on the title page, "Fanny: be always faithful to your destiny, Paulo Coelho, Oct 95". The Alchemist was originally published in Portuguese as O Alquimista in Brazil in 1988. It has since been translated into 67 languages and has sold upwards of 90 million copies worldwide. Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 138966
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GOLL, Ivan. Lucifer Vieillissant.Paris : 1934
First edition in French, first printing, presentation copy inscribed on the half-title to the Amazon of Paris, Natalie Clifford Barney, "à Miss Barney ce testament d'un 'individu' en grande admiration. Ivan Goll". This is a press review copy, with "S.P." (service de presse) on the spine. Lucifer Vieillissant was first published in German as Die Eurokokke... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 146077
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JONES, Allen. Ways & Means.London : 1977
First edition, first printing. Limited to 50 copies signed and numbered by Jones on the justification page, inscribed by Jones "For Phil and Electra May". Additionally inscribed by Jones on the title page in coloured pencils "For Electra and Phil love from Allen Jones, New Year 1978" with a small drawing in coloured pencils of a woman's legs in high... Learn More£6,250.00Stock Code: 145595
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FLEMING, Ian. Casino Royale.London : 1953
First edition, first impression, in the first issue dust jacket, presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "To Tony, Read & Burn, Ian".
This is a wonderful association copy: the recipient was his friend Anthony Kemsley (later to become Sir Anthony Berry), the youngest son of Viscount Kemsley, a significant figure in Fleming's life. Kemsley,... Learn More£95,000.00Stock Code: 142545
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MAO ZEDONG. Signed photograph album, a memento of the visit to China by the Soviet delegation headed by Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin.[China : 1954]
Signed by Mao: a unique and lavishly-produced diplomatic presentation album presented by Mao to Marshal Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (1895-1975), Minister of Defense (1953-5) and Premier of the Soviet Union (1955-8), celebrating the Khrushchev-Bulganin visit of September-October 1954 during the celebrations for the fifth anniversary of the People's... Learn More£225,000.00Stock Code: 142982
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COOK, James - HAWKESWORTH, John. An Account of the Voyages undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, andLondon : 1773-84
Second and best edition of the first voyage, first edition of the second and third voyages. A highly desirable complete set of the official accounts of Cook's three Pacific voyages in the preferred editions and with an excellent provenance, the atlas folio volume containing an extra suite of "Admiralty" plates from the second voyage in superb early... Learn More£60,000.00Stock Code: 141440
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MAPPLETHORPE, Robert, & Patti Smith - RIMBAUD, Arthur. Une saison en enfer.London : 2009
First edition thus, limited to 500 copies, signed by Patti Smith under her photograph on p. 6 verso. Produced to coincide with the exhibition "Robert Mapplethorpe: A Season in Hell" at the Alison Jacques Gallery in London in 2009, with parallel French and English text. Learn More£650.00Stock Code: 145714
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ROYAL AIR FORCE; WORLD WAR TWO. …So Few. A folio dedicated to all who fought and won the Battle of Britain, 10th July - 31st October 1940.London : 1990-5
First editions, deluxe signed issues, both volumes number 96 of 401 copies, each containing 25 superb colour silhouette portraits of distinguished RAF pilots from Britain and the Commonwealth, all signed by both the pilot and artist Michael Pierce, and with his embossed stamp. Additionally signed in the edition by six members of the creative and design... Learn More£9,500.00Stock Code: 145852
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SACKVILLE-WEST, Vita. Sissinghurst.London : 1931
First and limited edition, number 310 of 500 copies hand-printed by the Woolfs and signed by the author on the limitation page. According to Leonard Woolf's ledger, by November 1932 sales were 653 which raises a question about the actual number printed.
This copy has a highly distinguished collector's provenance, bearing the pencilled ownership... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 145951
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LIVINGSTONE, David. A portion of the original manuscript of Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa,London : 1857
A remarkable fragment, the only portion of the original manuscript of Missionary Travels known to remain in private hands. We understand that all other manuscript material is held in the John Murray Archive at the National Library of Scotland. Together with an autograph letter signed from Livingstone's sister, sending the manuscript fragment, and a... Learn More£65,000.00Stock Code: 139047
