First Folio Society edition. Limited edition. Publisher's original brown goatskin leather over bevelled boards, blocked with calligraphy by John Andrew in gilt to the upper board and spine. All edges gilt. Handmade laid-paper endleaves from the Fabriano Mill. The contents reproduced from the original manuscript in the British Library through digital photography by Elizabeth Hunter and printed at the Cambridge University Press. With a commentary by Andrew Prescott, separately bound in burgundy cloth over paper covered boards. All housed in the original burgundy cloth solander case. A fine copy.

Issued by the Folio Society in a limited edition of 1000 copies, this example being number 267.

First edition, first printing. Pictorial card covers (paperback). Illustrated with black and white (and a handful of colour) photographs. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the corners ever so slightly rubbed an the red lettering to the spine a touch faded. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps.

A collection of Manchester and Salford street scenes, many of children at play, taken during the 1960s and 1970s, which poignantly capture a way of life and a cityscape that was soon to disappear.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's orange cloth with dark blue titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge brown. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth is bright and fresh. The contents, with a small booplate to the upper left corner of the front pastedown (hidden by the dustwrapper flap), are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the verly lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a touch of fading to the spine and is otherwise without loss or tears. Correctly priced 7/6 net to the front flap. A superb example in entirely original condition.

(Hubin).

First edition, first printing. Original light blue cloth with black titles to upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with line drawings throughout by Eileen A. Soper. A very good copy, the binding firm with the usual bumping of the thin boards and mottling to the blue cloth. The contents, with a previous owner's name to the front endpaper and only the occasional foxing spot are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a few tiny nicks at the spine tips and a single short closed tear (without loss) to the lower spine fold. The dustwrapper remains very clean and bright, albeit heavily faded to the red lettering on the spine, and entirely without repair or restoration. Not price-clipped (5/- net to the lower front flap). An attractive, unsophisticated example, scarce thus.

The first edition, first printing of the first adventure of the Famous Five. (Summerfield, Tony: Enid Blyton, An Illustrated Bibliography, Part 1, p.58.)

New edition, reset and issued on the 30th Anniversary of the first edition. Signed and inscribed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with line drawings by Peggy Fortnum throughout. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£5.95 to the lower front flap).

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "To Philip / with all good wishes / Michael Bond / 16.9.90". The first book in the Paddington series introducing the marmalade loving, London domiciled bear, from deepest, darkest Peru.

First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the illustrator Tom Phillips. Original red and black cloth with Bradbury's signature in gilt facsimile to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine, in the Tom Phillips designed dustwrapper. With black and white illustrations by Phillips throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and spine faded dustwrapper that remains without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£6.95 to the front flap).

Inscribed by Tom Phillips in blue ink on the title page "For / ... / with / best / wishes / Tom Phillips ". Scarce thus. A satirical novella centred around Thatcherite Britain.

First edition, first printing. Original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Alma K. Lee illustrated dustwrapper. Top edge brown. Map endpapers. Illustrated with black and white maps and photographs throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has two tiny closed tears at the upper spine folds. Not price-clipped (30s to the lower front flap).

First edition with Anthony Browne illustrations. Signed with an original drawing. Publisher's original blue cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour throughout. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with little bumping at the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£12.99 net to the lower front flap).

Signed by the illustrator Anthony Browne in black ink on the reverse of the front endpaper, above which he has penned an illustration of King Kong.

First edition, first printing (preceding the US edition). Original black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dustwrapper designed by Stephen Raw, with Marion Ettlinger's iconic portrait of Carver to the rear. An fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt sharp, the contents crisp and clean throughout. Complete with the bright dustwrapper, fine except for a couple of light surface marks and a tiny nick to the rear panel. Not price-clipped, the publisher's re-price sticker overlaid upon the original price. A very nice copy.

Published three years after the author's untimely death, this generously packed volume brings together a number of previously uncollected writings, including (among other stories) Carver's very first published story, poems, a fragment of an unfinished novel, essays, introductions, and a number of the author's reviews of contemporary American fiction (including pieces on Donald Barthelme, Richard Brautigan, Richard Ford, Jim Harrison and Thomas McGuane). The book includes a foreword by Carver's widow, the poet Tess Gallagher.

First edition. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the spine tips. The contents, with a previous owner's stamp to the blank front endpaper and title page are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a single short closed tear to the upper spine fold. Not price-clipped (£4.00 net to the lower front flap).

C. P. Cavafy (1863–1933) lived in relative obscurity in Alexandria, and no collected edition of his poems was published in his lifetime. He is now regarded as one of the most important figure in twentieth-century Greek poetry, and his poems are considered among the most powerful in modern European literature. This volume of the acclaimed translations of Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard, capture Cavafy's mixture of formal and idiomatic use of language and preserve the immediacy of his frank treatment of homosexual themes, his brilliant re-creation of history, and his astute political ironies.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth fresh and without fading. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the very clean original dustwrapper that remains without loss or tears but with the red lettering on the spine faded to oblivion and partially faded to the upper panel. Not price-clipped (£1.25 net / 25s net to the lower front flap).

Signed by Agatha Christie in blue ink on the front end paper. The last of Agatha Christie's spy novels, the publication marking her 80th birthday and (by counting up both UK and US short-story collections to reach the desired total), also advertised as her 80th book. Signed copies are scarce. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).

Inscribed presentation copy from Agatha Christie to the actor who played Giles Ralston. Original blue cloth, triple ruled and with titles in gilt to the upper board. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing at the spine tips and corners. The contents, with mild toning to the endpapers are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Together with an original 25th Anniversary (Silver Jubilee) souvenir programme (in a silver folder featuring facsimile signatures of various actors and dignitaries) dated November 25th 1977; and a 50th Anniversary Programme (November 25th 2002) for a performance in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with the official gilt edged invitation addressed to Mr James Gault and guest.

The book is inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "For James Grout / on our Sixth Birthday / Agatha Christie". The Mousetrap had its world premiere on 6th October 1952 at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. It subsequently visited the New Theatre, Oxford; The Opera House, Manchester; The Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool; The Theatre Royal, Newcastle; The Grand Theatre, Leeds; and the Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, before opening in London at the Ambassadors Theatre on Tuesday 25th November.�The play reached 1000 performances on 22nd April 1955 and on 12th April 1958, after the 2,239th performance, became the longest running play of any kind in the history of British theatre. To celebrate the sixth Anniversary of The Mousetrap's London debut, Agatha Christie presented each member of the cast and production team with a specially bound copy of the play, nearly all with a personally inscribed message on the endpaper. The present copy was presented to James Grout (1927-2012) who between 1958 and 1960 played Monkswell Manor owner Giles Ralston. After a decade in theatre, the Tony Award nominated actor had a long and prestigious career in film and television. He was perhaps best known for his role as Chief Superintendent Strange, Inspector Morse's boss on the long-running TV series (1987-2000).

Limited facsimile edition of "the first surviving, and probably the original, manuscript of the Tractatus de herbis type" (Egerton MS747) held in the British Library. Publisher's original green goatskin leather over bevelled boards, decorated in black and red after a design by David Eccles, with titles in gilt to the upper board and spine. Handmade laid-paper endleaves from the Fabriano mill. Printed in colour through digital photography on Phoenix Motion Xenon paper. With a separate commentary volume bound in quarter green cloth over paper covered boards. Housed in the original green cloth solander case. A fine copy.

Produced in a limited edition of 1000 copies, of which this example is hand-numbered 708.

First UK trade edition, first printing. Signed presentation copy. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. A very good copy, the binding square and the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with the bookplate of Sir Robert Jones to the front pastedown and a nick to the fore-edge of the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. The inner rear hinge is cracked but holding (a common issue with this title due to the size and weight of the 416 page text block).

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "Sir Robert Jones / with the greatest / regard and affection / from Joseph Conrad / 1920". The recipient, an eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics, was treating Conrad's wife Jessie.� Whilst the last of the three novels in the 'Lingard Trilogy' to be published, after Almayer's Folly (1895) and An Outcast of the Islands (1896), the events related in The Rescue (based on Conrad's experience as mate on the steamer Vidar) precede the earlier publications.

First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Jessie Conrad. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine. Lacking the dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, the gilt on the spine dulled, the cloth on the upper board somewhat mottled at the edges. The contents, with the bookplate of Sir Robert Jones to the front pastedown, and light spotting to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout.

Inscribed in black ink on the front endpaper "To / Sir Robert Jones, a dear / and valued friend, from / the author's wife / Affectionately, Jessie Conrad / 1925". A posthumously published collection of four short stories with a preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham, comprising 'The Warrior's Soul'; 'Prince Roman'; 'The Tale'; 'The Black Mate'. The eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics Sir Robert Jones had, since 1917, been treating Jessie Conrad's knee injury.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping to the tips of the slightly faded spine. The contents, with toning to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Four page publisher's catalogue dated Autumn 1915, followed by a 31 page catalogue dated 8/5/15 at the rear. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several small chips and short closed tears with associated creasing. Handwritten price in ink above the publisher's printed price of 6/- to the spine.

The book is in the first state, with the comma after Street on the title page but no full stop after W.C. A total of 3460 copies of the first state of the domestic issue were printed. (Cagle A19b).

First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright with a light mark to the upper panel. The contents are spotted to the text block edge and margins. Small Bentanto's, Paris paper label to the rear pastedown. The binding is in the third state with 'Freya of the Seven Isles' corrected in type.

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "To Mr. and Mrs. Watson / with great regard / Joseph Conrad [underlined] / Dec. 1921". Tipped in at the front pastedown is a note from the author's wife Jessie "Dear Mrs Watson, I send you one of the books I promised which I received by this afternoon's post. It was found in Paris. It brings you my love and very sincere good wishes to you all. Forgive haste. May I sign myself affectionately yours, Jessie Conrad". A collection of three stories including the first book appearance of 'The Secret Sharer', Conrad's most famous and most anthologised short story. The recipient Mrs Watson, was the daughter of the eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics Sir Robert Jones, who since 1917 had been treating Jessie Conrad's knee injury.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black titles to the spine, in the C. Leslie illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth with a minor blemish to the bottom right of the upper board is bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Very minor spotting to the closed text block edge. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a few small chips to the folds and a faint hint of orange to the bottom edge of the upper panel. Not price-clipped as unpriced to the front flap (for export). An attractive example.

An Inspector French novel. (Hubin; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman)

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original gold and black snakeskin effect boards with titles in black on a white paper label to the spine. No dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the boards slightly bowed, with some rubbing at the extremities. The contents, with a small stain to the text block fore-edge and some offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout.

A collection of three short stories: The Stratagem; The Testament of Magdalen Blair; His Secret Sin. The middle story "a description of after death experiences as the brain decays" is noted in The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural as "one of the most horrible stories ever written" and in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Bleiler) "a remarkable achievement, as one of the most unpleasant stories in the genre".

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original pictorial laminated boards, without dustwrapper was issued. Illustrated with line drawings throughout by Michel Simeon. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm and the the fragile laminate film intact. The contents are clean and bright throughout and without previous owners' marks. Housed in a bespoke quarter black morocco solander case with titles in gilt to the spine.

A superb example of a notoriously brittle production. The first British printing of this classic of children's literature and the first edition to feature illustrations by Michel Simeon, which remained the standard up until 1990. Quentin Blake first illustrated the book in 1995. The story was first published in America in 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf, with illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert.

First edition. Signed by the Dalai Lama. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and tight with some bumping to the spine tips and corners. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly bumped and creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£12.99 to the lower front flap, and with Random House, India price sticker to the rear panel RS499.00).

Signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in blue ink on the title page. Uncommon thus.

First edition. Inscribed presentation copy from Theo Faberge to Concordia A. Gregorieff. Pubisher's original blue cloth with bronze titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. With over 350 illustrations, including 80 plates in colour. Essays by Roy D.R. Betteley, Paul Schaffer, A Kenneth Snowman and Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey. Edited by Christopher Forbes.A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears.

Inscribed on the front endpaper in blue ink "To Concordia A. Gregorieff / I hope you will enjoy / this book and that it / will have some / happy memories / for you / T[heo]. Faberge / 11 March 1989". A presentation copy from the craftsman and grandson of Peter Carl Faberge to a member of the Russian nobility who lived on the palace grounds during the days of Imperial Russia. The daughter of Concordia Vechesloff Gregorieff and General Alexander Paul Gregorieff,�her father served under both Tsar Alexander III and Tsar Nicholas II, fought in both the Russo-Japanese War and World War I, and was a personal friend of many members of the royal family. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, Concordia and her family were forced into hiding while her father joined the White Army, eventually escaping to Constantinople. The family emigrated to America in 1923. Her story is documented in the biography "Broken Beads" by Polly Zarella.

Revised and expanded edition. Signed by Frank Auerbach. Publisher's original grey cloth with silver titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated in colour throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean and bright. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. With the Hatchards 'Signed Copy' wraparound band.

Signed by Frank Auerbach in black ink at the bottom of the front endpaper. This is the most comprehensive monograph to date on Frank Auerbach. Spanning the length of his career from the 1950s to the present, this expanded edition includes 250 additional works bringing it up to date. The book includes excellent large-scale reproductions of 200 paintings and an illustrated catalogue of some 1,000 more, lively, pertinent interpretations from Feaver, the artist s long-term friend, critical supporter and model, and engaging interviews and photographs.

First edition. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent better than very good copy, the binding square with a little bumping to the spine tips, the cloth with a very thin strip of fading to the upper spine tip is otherwise bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's name and dare to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears and a little scuffing to the lower spine. An attractive example, seldom encountered thus.

The author's first book, a collection of six stories, all previously published in pulp format and here collected and in hardcover for the first time. Published in Philip Allan's 'Creeps' Series, the stories include: Horror on the Asteroid (Weird Tales, September 1933); The Accursed Galaxy (Astounding Stories, July 1935); The Man Who Saw Everything (Wonder Stories under the title 'The Man With X-Ray Eyes', November 1933); The Earth-Brain (Weird Tales, April 1932); The Monster-God of Mamurth (Weird Tales, August 1926); The Man Who Evolved (Wonder Stories, April 1931). (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy).

First edition, first printing. The author's own copy. Elegant, contemporary full burgundy morocco by Semet & Plumelle. Titles in gilt, five raised bands with geometric compartment designs in black to the spine. The upper and lower boards with geometric designs stamped in black. Yellow morocco pastedowns and endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents, with a little gilt residue to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout. Author's red leather and gilt bookplate to the front blank endpaper. The burgundy morocco leather entry slipcase is a little scuffed and has short splits to the foot of the opening.

First editions, first printings. Original blue and red cloth lettered in gilt to spines, in the illustrated dustwrappers. A very near fine set, the bindings square and firm, the contents clean throughout. In the near fine dustwrappers, the second volume showing a little surface wear and a small closed tear and creasing to the upper corner of the rear panel. Not price-clipped, each volume individually priced to its front flap. A very presentable complete set of Hillier's magisterial life of Betjeman.

A labour of love a quarter century in the making, Bevis Hillier's authorised biography of Betjeman is also, owing the poet's multi-faceted interests and friendships, a generous overview of English twentieth-century social and cultural life. "[H]e paints not just an individual but a species [...]. Hillier's enthralling, many-voiced biography, the fruit of 28 years' research and inquiry, is an awesome achievement. But it is no more than Betjeman's due." (John Carey, 'The Sunday Times')

First edition, first printing of the Gordon Honeycombe's first (and best known horror) novel. Signed by the author. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding firm with a little bumping at the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt remain bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that has a short closed tear to the bottom edge of the upper panel. Not price-clipped (28s net to the lower front flap). Scarce.

Signed by Gordon Honeycombe and dated '24.4.69' in black ink on the front endpaper. A zombie love story (published long before that was a thing) and the basis of the 1972 Fred Burnley directed British Horror film of the same name starring Susan Hampshire, Frank Finlay, Michael Petrovitch and Michael Craze. The film was released in America under the title 'The Exorcism of Hugh'. The author, actor and playwright was perhaps best known as the ITN, ITV and TV-AM newsreader between 1965 and 1977.

First edition. Publisher's original green cloth with titles in black to the upper board and spine, in the green cloth slipcase. Illustrated with 128 colour reproductions of paintings and etchings, 17 reproductions of drawings and 29 Photographs. Printed on 170gsm regency satin paper. A fine copy. Issued with signed original print of David Inshaw's "Apple Tree and Moon" housed in the original envelope and loosely laid in. Together with a certificate from the publisher.

The book is signed by the artist David Inshaw and by Andrew Lambirth who provides the text.

First edition in English, first printing. Publisher's primary binding of blue cloth with gilt illustration to the lower front board and titles in gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, spotted to the prelims and text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine lightly rubbed duswrapper that whilst without loss or tears is somewhat faded to the spine. Not price-clipped (11s 6d net to the lower front flap).

Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Warburton. The 1957 Swedish language first edition was published in Helskini by Schildts under the title Trollvinter. This example is in the primary binding of blue cloth with gilt titles and illustration; the secondary binding is of blue cloth with silver titles to the spine, without the illustration to the upper board.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original light green cloth with dark green titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge green. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and 6 full black and white plates throughout the text. A superb fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are spotlessly clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper than remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (4/- net to the lower front flap).

With all of the requisite first edition points of both the book and dustwrapper. The twentieth Biggles adventure, first published in nine weekly parts (issues 1652 to 1660) of The Gem magazine (between 14th October and 9th December 1939) under the title Biggles' South Sea Adventure. All Biggles first editions published by Oxford in this thick format are scarce in dustwrapper, this outstanding example of Biggles in the South Seas, in outstanding, entirely original condition, is perhaps peerless.

First edition. Publisher's [presumably later state] light green cloth with dark green titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with twenty-one full page plates by William Boucher. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth clean and fresh. The contents, with a gift inscription to the blank front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rare original dustwrapper that is rubbed and nicked to the fold corners and darkened to the spine, but otherwise without loss or tears.

A scarce title, especially so in dustwrapper. This example in a suspected later state or remainder binding incorporating the sheets of the first printing as one would assume the book, (in common with others of this publisher and period) to have been first issued in pictorial cloth.

First edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Original orange cloth, lettered in black to the spine and front panel, in dustwrapper. Parallel French and English text. Over 400 reproductions, four in colour. With the scarce errata slip loosely laid in at the rear. An excellent near fine copy, the cloth bright, the binding square and firm with a little pushing at the bottom of the spine. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has small chips and creases to the spine tips and fold corners and whilst without fading, does have a few marks to the upper panel. Uncommon in the hardcover issue.

Issued to coincide with the major exhibition of Judd's works held at The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, May-July 1975, curated by Brydon Smith, this catalogue raisonné of the Judd's work includes 355 paintings, objects and woodblocks "made between 1 August 1960, when Judd moved into his studio at 53 East 19th Street, and 1 July 1974". It includes a substantial essay by Roberta Smith, an illustrated list of exhibitions and a bibliography. It remains the single most substantial volume devoted to Judd's work.

Limited edition. Two volumes. Small quarto. Contemporary green morocco binding with decorative triple ruled gilt borders to the upper and lower boards, two raised bands to the spine with titles and decorated compartments in gilt. Decorative corner pieces. Top edge gilt, other edges deckled. Marbled endpapers. Decorative gilt inner dentelles. Very good copies, the binding square and firm, the spines faded, the leather a little worn to the corners and spine edges. The contents, with some offsetting to the borders of the free endpapers, and a few infrequent spots to the margins, are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions.

Issued in a limited edition of just 250 copies printed on hand-made paper, of which this example is numbered 137.

First paperback edition. Pictorial stapled pictorial card covers. Illustrated throughout in colour by Judith Kerr. A better than very good copy, the binding firm, the covers with slight creasing and rubbing, the text block edges with a little spotting, the contents clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. A lovely example.

This classic picture book is one of the best-selling children's books of all time and has been adapted for stage and screen. First published in hardback by William Collins in 1968 and here for the first time in paperback.

First edition. Hardcover issue. Signed by Frank Auerbach. Publisher's original grey boards with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Ilustrated in colour througout. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears.

Signed by Frank Auerbach in black ink to the reverse of the front endpaper (opposite his striking black and white portrait photograph). Issued to accompany a retrospective of Auerbach's work at Tate Britain (9 October 2015 – 13 March 2016) and the Bonn Kunstmuseum. Published simultaneously in paperback and hardback, the hardcover issue is uncommon and scarce signed by the artist.

First edition, first printing of all three titles. FOUR BASIC KINDS OF STRAIGHT LINES, published in 1969 by Studio International. Staple bound white card covers, printed in black. [32] p. Offset printed. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with very light rubbing and toning to the cover edges. The contents are clean and bright throughout and without inscriptions or or stamps. FOUR BASIC COLOURS AND THEIR COMBINATIONS, published in 1971 by Lisson Publications. Staple bound white card covers, printed in yellow, red, black and blue. [34] p. Offset printed. An excellent near fine copy, the binding firm with just mild rubbing and toning to the extremities and a small blemish to the lower right of the upper cover. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. FOUR BASIC KINDS OF LINES AND COLOUR, published in 1977 by Paul David Press. [36] p. Offset printed. Illustrated with 16 black and white images and 16 colour images. An excellent near fine copy with a little rubbing and a hint of toning to the cover edges. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. This volume is a composite of the two previous publications.

A very attractive set of three early Sol LeWitt artist's books.

First [and only] edition. A paperback original. Publisher's original white card covers in photo-illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with 1160 photographs in black and white. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper, without fading, loss or tears.

"LeWitt chooses to bare himself, yet also to filter the facts about his own existence. He presents a personal and subjective statement, promising an intimate look that is not fulfilled, since the statement is controlled and formalized by the rigorous framework in which it is contained, and by the fact that we are glimpsing an artistic ego more than a life". (Parr and Badger, The Photobook: A History vol II, p.155).

First edition. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with thirty-one full page reproductions of pen and ink drawings by Brian Partridge. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips. The contents, with an ownership signature and date to the top right corner of the half title and one small ink notation to the bottom of the foreword are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the original dustwrapper that is creased to the edges without loss or tears. Scarce.

First edition, first printing of a seminal analysis of the election that reshaped Great Britain. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrations in black, white and red throughout. Folding chart. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is a touch dusty and darkened to the spine and panel edges. Not price-clipped (18s net to the lower front flap). Scarce in first edition.

First edition. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original glassine cover red rexine boards, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with eight colour plates (seven of which are tipped onto card, as issued), and profusely in black and white throughout. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the glassine adhered to the boards over time. The contents, with a previous owner's bookplate to the front endpaper are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several small chips and some toning to the spine. Adhered to the boards at places along the upper and lower edge. Not price-clipped (10s 6d net to the lower front flap).

Scarce in hardcover, a fascinating reference of art deco graphic arts and design.

First edition, first printing of this deluxe edition. Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press. Pale terracotta moirë-silk covered boards, quarter-bound in green Nigerian goatskin leather, lettered in gilt to the spine. Top edge coloured green. Dark green endpapers. Set in 16-point 'Monotype' Bembo, 2 points leaded, with Centaur display type, by Gloucester Typesetting Services, and printed on Caxton Wove paper. With twelve full page colour plates reproducing William Blake's extraordinary illustrations executed in pen and watercolour over pencil. The illustrations are printed on Phoenix Motion Xenon paper. In the dark green card slipcase with fully illustrated rear panel, showing a few very light surface marks to the matte green card. A fine copy, presenting as new.

The text is the 1674 revised and augmented edition of the poem, edited by William Aldis Wright for Cambridge University Press in 1903. The introduction is a revised version of John Wain's 1960 essay 'Strength and Isolation'; the preface by Peter Ackroyd appears here for the first time.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the first state Roger Furse illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding firm with minor rubbing and bumping at the extremities, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with the unavoidable toning due to the wartime paper quality, and some spotting to the closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has several short closed tears and small chips with associated creasing to the spine tips and fold corners. Not price-clipped (8s. 6d. net to the front flap).

The author's breakthrough novel about an upper-class English family in the inter-war period. The first in a trilogy that was followed by Love in a Cold Climate (1949) and Don't Tell Alfred (1960).

First edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles and illustrations to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Black top edge. Endpapers illustrated with a skeleton design. Illustrated with 12 full page tissue guarded colour plates, 17 full page black and white line drawings and several header and tail piece illustrations by Arthur Rackham. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm and the cloth fresh, the extremities very lightly rubbed. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edge with a few faint spots whech very occasionally show on the internal margins. Complete with the very good or better rubbed, nicked, creased and spine-toned dustwrapper which has a couple of marks and a few closed tears to the spine. Not price-clipped (21/- to the front flap).

A superb example of the exquisitely illustrated first Arthur Rackham edition of Poe's Tales.

First English language editions, first printing. Seven works in eleven volumes. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spines, the last volume in the original dustwrapper. Top edge blue (except The Captive). A very good set. Swann's Way, in two volumes (1922), the spines darkened and with small nicks at the head and tail. The contents, toned and with a small gift inscription at the head of each front endpaper, a couple of nicks to the fore-edge of then endpaper of volume II, are otherwise clean throughout. Within A Budding Grove, in two volumes (1924), the spines a touch darkened and bumping at the head and tail. The contents, toned but clean throughout. The Guermantes Way, in two volumes (1925), the spine of volume II a little darkened and with a previous owner's name to the front pastedown. Both volumes are spotted to the endpapers but otherwise clean throughout. Cities of the Plain, in two volumes (1929) are near fine, the bindings clean and bright with just minor bumping at the spine tips and remnants of the original glassine dustwrappers. The contents are clean and bright throughout. Housed in the original worn card slipcase. The Captive (1929), the binding square and firm, the cloth bright with a few light marks to the upper board. The contents, with previous owner's signatures to the front endpaper and mild foxing of the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout. The Sweet Cheat Gone (1930), the binding square and firm, the cloth a little marked at the bottom edge of the upper board and a touch darkened to the spine. The contents, a little spotted to the prelims are otherwise clean throughout. Time Regained (1931) is a near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright. The contents, with some offsetting to the endpapers are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the very good, rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has small chips to the spine tips and fold corners, and a closed tear to the upper edge of the rear spine fold. The spine a touch darkened.

Uncommon as a complete set of first printings of the first English language edition. Translated from the French by C. K. Scott Moncrieff, with the exception of the final volume which, following the death of Moncrieff, was translated by Sydney Schiff (under the pseudonym Stephen Hudson). Proust's 'À la recherche du temps perdu' was first published in France between 1913 and 1927. It is universally acclaimed as among the most influential works of modern fiction.

Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original dark blue paper covers with titles in pink, light blue and white. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and light marking. The contents are clean throughout. Scarce in proof state.

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the title page "To Marie / With very best wishes / Sally Rooney". The author's second novel, securely consolidating the critical acclaim and success of 'Conversations with Friends' (2017). Both books have reached a wider audience as a result of recent BBC television adaptations. 'Normal People' was immediately showered with praise, winning the Costa Prize, 'Irish Novel of the Year' at the Irish Book Awards, Waterstones Book of the Year, in addition to being longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Women's Prize for Fiction. In her 'New Statesman' review of the novel, Olivia Laing singles out "the extraordinary pitch of Rooney's writing, the way it shimmers with intelligence. Each sentence is measured and unobtrusive, and yet the cumulative effect is a near-unbearable attentiveness to the emotional dimension of human lives, the quick uneasy weather."

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the upper panel and titles in gilt to the spine. A very good copy, the binding firm with some bumping and rubbing to the tips of the slightly rolled and mildly faded spine. The contents, toned to the prelims, with an ink date '1911' to the half title, and an owner's name to the rear endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. The closed text block edge is a little spotted. Publisher's catalogue dated March 1908 to the rear. Scarce.

(Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy 'Story of the future - of the coming and reign of the Antichrist').

First UK edition, first printing. Original pictorial boards. Illustrated throughout in colour by the author. A very good copy, the binding firm, the extremities lightly rubbed and bumped, with a short crack at the lower rear spine hinge, without loss. The contents are bright and clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions.

'The Lorax', a classic picture book with a strong environmental message, was Dr. Seuss's favourite of his books. It is the basis for several film, television and stage adaptations.

First edition. Signed by Ralph Steadman. A paperback original. Illustrated in colour throughout. A fine copy. Loosely inserted are three unused stickers and a nicely printed colour illustrated card advertising the Ralph Steadman audio guide to accompany the exhibition.

Signed by Ralph Steadman in black ink on the title page.

First edition, first printing. Original red paper-covered boards with black titles to the upper board and spine, in later issue dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the spine tips. The contents, with a previous owner's name to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout. Faint spotting to the closed text block edge. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a single short closed tear to the upper spine fold and a little creasing, without loss. Correctly priced 2/- net to the spine, although the dustwrapper (whilst always being with this first edition book) is a later issue with titles up to 'Nightmare By Daylight' (1936) on the rear panel. Scarce in this condition.

The collection of fifteen stories includes 'Creeping Fingers' by Loretta G. Burrough; 'The Owl' by F.A.M. Webster; 'Four Doomed Men' by G. Vace; 'The Curse of the House of Phipps' by S. Quinn; 'His Beautiful Hands' by O. Cook; 'The Seeds of Death' by D.H. Keller; 'Passing of a God' by H. S. Whitehead; 'Prince Borgia's Mass' by August W. Derleth; 'Pussy' by Flavia Richardson; 'The Wonderful Tune' by Jessie D. Kerruish; 'The Scourge of Mektoub' by P. Ernst; 'Rats' by M. Annesley; 'The Idol of Death' by R. Jackson & A. E. Chapman; 'The Gray Killer' by E. Worrell; 'Guardians of the Guavas' by C.H. Mackintosh. (Bleiler).

First edition with these illustrations, first printing. Two volumes. Together with a framed original drawing by Felix Topolsky from the book (vol II, p.235). Original red half leather with illustrated cloth-covered boards and titles in gilt to the spine, in slipcase. Top edges red. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings by Topolsky. Fine copies, the bindings square and clean, the contents clean and bright throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original slipcase which is lightly rubbed to the extremities and has a very short closed tear to the paper covering at the spine. The original drawing pictures Napoleon, and is on an irregularly shaped piece of paper (seemingly cut from a larger sheet of drawings) which is a little toned to the edges and is window-mounted behind glass.

Feliks Topolsky (1907-1989) was a Polish artist who spent much of his adult life in the UK. During the Second World War he was commissioned as an official war artist by the British and Polish governments as well as 'Picture Post' magazine, for whom he would make drawings on location. He continued to create similar journalistic drawings under commission, as well as for his independently published broadsheet 'Topolski's Chronicle' which ran from 1953 to 1982 and provided a visual record of world events. Some of these drawings would become the basis for large scale paintings, including a mural of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation which now hangs in Buckingham Palace. He carries this journalistic style into this edition of Tolstoy's classic, giving the impression that he was witness to the events within the pages, sketching as the action unfolds.

First edition, first printing. The author's annotated copy. Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with eight photographic plates. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the extremities. The contents are spotted to the prelims and margins throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is toned to the spine but otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (15s net to the lower front flap).

The author's retained and annotated copy with his ownership signature to the front endpaper inscribed "pub. 25th May 1928 / recd 26th June 1928. Raub, Pahang". Further emendations in the author's hand to the margin of several pages, most prominent in the bibliography section. Loosely laid in is an additional title page for the first edition with further emendations and inscribed "Passed for press L.R.W. 22.2.39", and a four page "Extracts from Press Reviews". Leonard Richmond Weaver was a British educationalist and philosopher of biology who spent much of his working life in British Malaya and the West Indies. He authored five books published between 1919 and 1947.

Brown leather, string bound photo-album of Egyptian origin with blind stamped decoration to the upper board. Comprising 147 original photographs across 48 pages. Each photo with hand-written captions. With the compiler's ownership inscriptions in ink to the inside front cover. A better than very good copy, the binding sound and the photographs in excellent condition.

A fascinating photographic record of pilot training at the No. 4 Flying training school RAF, compiled by Ernest Michael Withy over a nine month period between July 5th 1933 and April 14th 1934. Located at Abu Sueir in Egypt, the facility (established in April 1921) was the only RAF training school outside of the United Kingdom, its primary function to train pilots for Middle East Command.� The photographs are primarily of aircraft, aerial manoeuvres (including crashes, some of which are marked 'fatal'), other pilots or instructors, and scenes around camp but also include life outside of training, such as sporting events (swimming and horse racing), Port Said, markets, tourist attractions (including Lake Timsah, also known as the Crocodile Lake), aerial views of the Pyramids and gardens of Ismailia and Ezbekir. After completing training, Flight Lieutenant Ernest Withy joined No. 44 Squadron. He was killed in a training exercise on 15th February 1939 at the age of just 25, when the Bristol Blenheim 1 L155 aircraft he was operating suffered engine failure and crashed near RAF North Coates Fitties, Lincolnshire.

First edition, first printing. Signed limited edition. Publisher's original black cloth with titles and decoration in gilt to the spine. With a frontispiece and 7 further photographic illustrations taken by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell at Knole House. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with just a little bumping at the extremities. The contents, with a previous owner's book plate to the front pastedown and some toning to the text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps.

Virginia Woolf 's love letter to Vita Sackville-West, a masterpiece of modernist and feminist literature. Published in a limited edition of just 861 copies, preceding the London Hogarth Press trade edition by nine days. This example is hand numbered 232 and signed by Virginia Woolf in purple ink. The basis for the 1992 Academy Award nominated film directed by Sally Potter and starring Tilda Swinton. (Kirkpatrick A11a; Woolmer 185).