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Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. London. 1820. FIRST EDITION. 12mo. (7.7 x 4.7 inches). xiv, 268pp, xxiv of publishers adverts. Hand coloured copper engraved frontis and title page by W. Read. Tissue guard to frontis is torn, without loss, to the margin. Two folding tables and one engraving, of..... More
Macmillan and Co. London. 1899. EARLY THOMSON EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5.2 inches). 40 full page line illustrations by Thomson. Blank endpapers a little spotted but the text pages are clean throughout. Publishers salmon coloured cloth with elaborate floral decoration to front board and spine in dark red. Spine and..... More
Hurst and Blackett. London. 1877. FIRST EDITION. 3 volumes. 8vo. (7.2 x 4.5 inches). vi,320; iv,315; iv,314pp. Library stamps of South African Public Library on first and and one middle page of text. Previous owner has clumsily copied out the word "Glory" beneath the printed title in ink to the..... More
Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. London. No Date. circa 1922. EARLY EDITION, with extra colour plate. 8vo. (7.5 x 6 inches). Complete, and with one more illustration than the original 1911 edition. Full colour illustrated frontispiece mounted onto grey art paper and with a tissue guard, decorative mono title page and..... More
NP.ND. 1958. Single leaf, folded. Contains an early typed draft of the five verse poem with two words circled in pencil, each with a cross at the end of the line, which were later changed for the finished version. The poem is typed on one side of printed note paper..... More
Arthur L. Humphreys. London. 1911. FIRST PRINTING OF THIS EDITION. Small 8vo. (5.9 x 4.7 inches). viii/64pp. Illustrated with 6 fine miniature sepia plates, not by Blake, pasted in. Printed on Waldorf laid paper. Capital letters printed red. In fine clean condition throughout. Fine binding in the 'Arts & Crafts'..... More
Blackie & Son Limied. London.,1935. FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION. Large 8vo (8.8 x 7 inches). A very good copy in publishers blue cloth, lettered in yellow.In the rare original dustwrapper which has a couple of repaired tears and some creasing to the edges but is overall in very good condition..... More
MacGibbon & Kee, London. 1972. FIRST STEADMAN EDITION. 4to. (12.5 x 8.9 inches). Mono illustrations throughout by Steadman. Original black cloth binding with silver lettering to the spine. A little bumping to the top and bottom of the spine but still a near fine copy in the original illustrated dustwrapper..... More
Macmillan & Co. London. 1984. TWO VOLUMES. FACSIMILE EDITIONS. 8vo, (7.4 x 5.2 inches). Both volumes Illustrated throughout, with forty and fifty line engravings respectively, by John Tenniel. First printings of these facsimile editions of the original first editions of 1866 and 1872. Bound in publishers delux leather bindings of..... More
Thornton Butterworth Ltd. London. 1937. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated with 21 mono photo portraits including George Bernard Shaw, Leon Trotsky, Lawrence of Arabia, Hindenburg & Hitler and King George V. A little very light spotting to a few pages otherwise a very good copy. Original dark blue cloth with gilt..... More
Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1939. Sixth Edition. Originally published in 1931. Signed by Cotton below his printed portrait photo on the frontispiece "Henry Cotton. Upton 1942". Aside from the frontis there are 10 full page mono photo plates. A clean copy throughout. Publishers orange cloth with black lettering to the..... More
Blackie and Son. Limited. London. No date. 1939. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (10 x 7.5 inches). Illustrated with 8 fine full colour plates plus 18 black and white line illustrations throughout the text. A very good, bright and clean copy. Publishers beige boards with colour plate mounted to front panel..... More
William Kidd. London. 1830. FIRST EDITION. 6mo. (6 x 4 inches). 36pp. Illustrated with 6 engravings. A fine clean copy in an early binding of half red morocco. Spine lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Previous owners armorial bookplate on front paste down endpaper. Some chipping to the spine..... More
Chatto & Windus.London.,1924. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY GARNETT. Woodrow Wyatt's copy with his bookplate to the front paste down endpaper. The free endpaper opposite is signed in ink by the author--From David Garnett.--. Publishers mottled red and black cloth boards. Printed paper label to spine is a bit rubbed... More
George G. Harrap & Co.Ltd. London.,1948. REPRINT OF HASSALL EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with decorative title page and 23 wood engravings by Hassall. Finely bound in late twentieth century leather binding. Quarter brown morocco with blind ruling and gilt lettering to the spine. Brown cloth on boards. Decorative floral endpapers.Top..... More
Kilkenny Literary Society. Ireland. 1963. FIRST EDITION OF THIS POEM. 8vo. 96pp. A very good, clean copy in publishers original printed wraps, lettered in green and red. Edges a little rubbed and bumped but overall a lovely tight copy. Published in spring 1963, this is a very early publication for..... More
Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1984. Author's own copy. Second printing before publication. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.6 inches). Specially bound by the publisher for the author in full black calf with his initials stamped in gilt to the front board. Spine with double gilt rules and lettering. Marbled endpapers. Edges..... More
Hamish Hamilton. London. 1980. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.3 x 9.2 inches). Limited edition. One of 100 copies, numbered and signed by Michael Foreman on the title page and with a numbered and signed original etching loosely inserted. This copy number 1 of the book and etching. Illustrated in full colour..... More
Bernard Lintot. London. 1725/26. FIRST 12mo POPE EDITION, issued the same year as the Folio subscription set. 5 Volumes. 12mo. (6.5 x 4.1 inches). Illustrated with 24 fine copper engraved plates by Paul Fourdrinier, after William Kent. ---- Vol. 1: [4], xxxvi, [8], 212, [4] p., [4] leaves of plates..... More
Hogarth Press. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.4 x 5 inches). One small and faint mark to one page otherwise a very good bright copy finely bound in recent full black morocco leather. The spine has five raised bands, the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border..... More
Harper Brothers. New York. 1955. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (5.9 x 4.9 inches). Illustrated with purple detailing on each page by the author. Original black cloth-backed printed pictorial boards with the spine lettered in white. In the original colour printed dust jacket with the price of $1.50 still intact at..... More
Cecil Palmer. London. No Date. 1929. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.3 x 9 inches). Inscribed by the author on the blank verso of the frontispiece ' To Iva with very best wishes from Marion A Gemmell 28 Aug 43'. 56pp, plus 2 sets of colour illustrated (yellow and blue) endpapers by..... More
W. Satchell & co. London. 1882. FIRST EDITION. Portrait and seven plates. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED With 11 mono and 3 hand coloured plates. Finely bound in Nineteenth century full red calf, raised bands, brown title label,spine extra gilt. Three line gilt border on boards. Gilt inner dentelles. Top edge gilt. Previous..... More
S.P.C.K. London,1884. FIRST EDITION. Contains essays about Babbage, Watt, Stephenson, Nasmyth and others as well as a chapter on the first steam engine. A few leaves affected by light foxing but overall a very good bright copy in early fine leather binding by Relfe Brothers of London. Full tan calf..... More
William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1961. THREE VOLUMES. Reprint of the 1951 Edition. 8vo. (8 x 5.4 inches). Fine and clean set in the rare Publishers delux leather bindings of full red Morocco. Spines with blind ruled bands and lettered in gilt. Gilt stamped Author's symbol device to the front boards..... More