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BIRABEAU, André. Revelation.London : 1930
First published in Paris under the title La Débauche in 1924, it is considered to be the first novel about a homosexual man from the mother's point of view. The translator Una Troubridge was the lover of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 124232
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ORWELL, George. Inside the WhaleLondon : 1940
First edition, first impression, one of 1,000 copies printed. The publisher's retained copy with their rubber stamp to the half title leaf. Orwell may well have been the finest essayist England produced in the entire century. Despite his radical credo in his essays he remains the last of the great Victorian prose stylists. Besides the title essay, this... Learn More£10,000.00Stock Code: 124300
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ORWELL, George. Coming Up for Air.London : 1939
First edition, first impression, in the scarce dust jacket. This is one of the hardest of Orwell's novels to find in the dust jacket. One of only 2,000 copies printed, it was the last of Orwell's novels to bear the Gollancz imprint. Gollancz disapproved of the political aspects of the novel, which included a parody of an LBC meeting, and Orwell was... Learn More£25,000.00Stock Code: 122896
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OKE, Richard. Frolic Wind.London, : 1929
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 105049
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BARNETT, Joel. Gipsy Morrow.London : 1937
First edition, first impression of the author's first novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95012
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BENSON, Theodora. Which Way?London : 1931
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 95018
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BOYD, Lydia Stewart. There's Always England.London : 1938
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 95315
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JONES, Doris Arthur. The Life and Letters of Henry Arthur Jones.London : 1930
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices -... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 108532
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BORDEAUX, Henry. Murder Party.London : 1931
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£675.00Stock Code: 94778
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OWEN, John. Many Captives.London : 1930
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£45.00Stock Code: 108520
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CURTIS, Monica. Landslide.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices - to... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 108560
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(USSR.) PAUL, Leslie A. Co-operation in the U.S.S.R.London : 1934
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 96287
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OWEN, John. Many Captives.London : 1930
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£35.00Stock Code: 108521
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MARSHALL, Bruce. The Uncertain Glory.London : 1935
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 108530
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MARSHALL, Bruce. The Uncertain Glory.London : 1935
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 108531
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ASKWITH, Betty. Erinna.London : 1937
First edition, first impression of this romantic novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 94988
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BROWN, Ivor. Marine Parade.London : 1932
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 95303
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(POLITICS; INDIA.) BROCKWAY, Fenner. The Indian Crisis.London : 1930
First edition, first impression of this political analysis.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway... Learn More£75.00Stock Code: 95287
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(ECONOMICS.) ASTOR, Viscount, & Keith A. H. Murray. Land and Life: the Economic National Policy for Agriculture.London : 1932
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices -... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96190
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OWEN, John. The Shepard and the Child.London : 1929
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 108519
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MEADOWS, Catherine. Friday Market.London : 1938
First edition, first impression.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book Society choices... Learn More£150.00Stock Code: 108529
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BENSON, Theodora. Seven Basketfuls.London : 1932
First edition, first impression of this novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over the Book... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 94979
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GRIFFITH, E. F. Sex and Citizenship.London : 1944
First edition, sixth impression (first published in 1941). A study of sexual ethics and family planning.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 105193
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(INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS.) [HALDANE, Thomas Graeme Nelson.] H.G. The Socialization of the Electrical Supply Industry.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. A study of the socialization of industry and consideration of the possibility of electrification of the railways.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices... Learn More£45.00Stock Code: 96251
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POWELL, S. W. A South Sea Diary.London : 1942
First edition, first impression of this travel narrative of an Englishmen who went to Tahiti and purchased a coconut plantation.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 108554
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COLE, G. D. H. & Margaret Cole. A Guide to Modern Politics.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. "Understand the questions which have meant life or death in Germany, Russia, Italy, and which may very soon mean life or death for us" proclaims the front of the dust jacket - a good example of eye-catching Gollancz design and typography.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967),... Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 96230
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ASHTON, Helen. Family Cruise. A Marine Comedy.London : 1934
First edition, second impression (the same month as the first).
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway... Learn More£65.00Stock Code: 94182
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[DENNIS, Geoffrey, & Hilary Saint George Saunders.] BARUM BROWNE. The Devil and X.Y.Z.London : 1931
First edition, first impression, of this scarce novel.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he flouted convention, backed newcomers extravagantly, and held unique sway over... Learn More£1,250.00Stock Code: 95327
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(WORLD WAR II.) GORE, Graham. War and Peace and the Soviet Union.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. A political and economic study anticipating the outbreak of the Second World War, and an analysis of various proposals for international peace.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive,... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 96213
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BENSON, Theodora. Facade.London : 1933
First edition, first impression. An entertaining novel, based around a couple from Mayfair who realise their marriage was a mistake.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he... Learn More£95.00Stock Code: 95014
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SAYERS, Dorothy L. The Devil to Pay.London : 1939
First trade edition, first impression. It was preceded by the first acting edition printed for the first production of the play at Canterbury in June 1939.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 106257
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(ECONOMICS.) WALLACE, Doreen. The Tithe War.London : 1934
First edition, first impression. A study of the tithe laws - part of Wallace's campaign against their imposition, and a call for reform.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices - he... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96335
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BENTLEY, Phyllis. Freedom, Farewell!London : 1936
First edition, first impression. A historical novel on the fall of Ancient Rome - the author's only fictional work not connected with Yorkshire.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business practices... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 95069
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SAYERS, Dorothy L. The Devil to Pay.London : 1939
First trade edition, first impression. It was preceded by the first acting edition printed for the first production of the play at Canterbury in June 1939.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive, from his business... Learn More£275.00Stock Code: 106255
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BEALS, Carleton. Black River.London : 1935
First UK edition, first impression. It was first published in the US the preceding year. A novel about the suffering caused by greed for oil in Mexico - the so-called Black River.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was... Learn More£125.00Stock Code: 95022
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(INTERWAR PERIOD.) JACKSON, J. Hampden. The Post-War World: a Short Political History.London : 1938
Fourth edition, described on the front of the dust jacket as the "right up to date Fourth Edition... Completely Revised & with an Appendix bringing the story up to March 1938". First published in March 1935 and reprinted again in September 1935 and October 1936.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz (1893-1967), one of... Learn More£25.00Stock Code: 96247
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(POLITICS.) NATHAN, H. L., & H. Heathcote Williams (ed.) Liberalism and Some Problems of Today.London : 1929
First edition, first impression. A companion volume to Liberal Points of View, published in 1927, this is a collection of addresses delivered to the London Liberal Candidates Association in 1927. Nathan states in the introduction that the book is "in a sense, an electioneering pamphlet for the whole country" (p. 12).
Provenance: from the publisher's... Learn More£45.00Stock Code: 96379
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(ECONOMICS.) HUTCHINSON, Geoffrey. Common Sense about the Surtax.London : 1929
First edition, first impression. Described on the front of the dust jacket as "the first book on an important topic" in the run up to the 1929 General Election, also known as the "Flapper Election" because it was the first election in which women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote.
Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96262
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(ECONOMICS.) HUTT, Allen. This Final Crisis.London : 1935
First edition, first impression. Allen Hutt (1901-1973) journalist and political activist. "After a spell at the International Lenin School and two years as chief sub-editor at the newly launched Daily Worker (1930-32), Hutt produced a series of books on British working-class politics, most of them developing historical narratives which seemingly culminated... Learn More£85.00Stock Code: 96264
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BEVERIDGE, Albert J. Abraham Lincoln.London : 1928
First UK edition, first impression. Highly uncommon in this condition. Beveridge retired from politics in 1922 having unsuccessfully attempted to regain a seat in the Senate and dedicated his last few years to writing. "His great Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1858 (posthumously published in 1928) was so thorough and professionalized a biography that he might... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 106658
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(ECONOMICS.) HISKETT, W. R. Social Credits or Socialism.London : 1935
First edition, first impression. "Major Douglas Examined!" shouts the dust jacket: an important contribution to the literature concerning the Social Credit theory of Major C. H. Douglas. This was hotly debated in the 1920s and 30s and influenced, in particular, the work and thinking of the poet Ezra Pound. "Attempts to discredit social credit on both... Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 96267
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(WORLD WAR II: BLITZ.) STRACHEY, John. Post D. Some Experiences of an Air Raid Warden.London : 1941
First edition, fourth impression. First published in March the same year. A memoir of the socialist theorist and politician John Strachey's experiences as a London air-raid warden; "During the war he served in a succession of postsair raid warden, public relations officer, radio commentator, and Royal Air Force wing commander. With the war's end, Strachey... Learn More£175.00Stock Code: 96377
