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The Centaur Press. London.,1934. LIMITED EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 5.9 inches). One of 150 numbered copies, signed by Maugham on the limitation leaf and by Hyde on the margin of her Woodcut frontispiece. The text pages are crisp and clean. Publishers black cloth with gilt rule and lettering to the..... More
Dennis Dobson. London.,1959. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.4 x 6.5 inches). Line drawings throughout by Milligan. Very good copy with some offsetting on the free endpapers. A near to very good illustrated dustwrapper with a bit of wear to edges, some darkening and some minor chipping to the top and bottom..... More
Methuen Children's Books. London.,1974. FIRST COLOUR EDITION. Large 8vo (9.5 x 6.4 inches). Originally published in 1928, uncoloured, Shepard coloured his own line illustrations for this edition. A fine clean copy in fine leather binding of recent full dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, decorated..... More
Cassell & Company, Limited. 1892. Reprint. (Twenty-eighth thousand). 8vo. (7.3 x 4.9 inches). viii, 1104pp. Some light foxing to the last few pages of the index otherwise a very good bright copy in a fine decorative leather binding. Full tan mottled calf. Spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Red..... More
John Ollivier. London.,1846. TWO VOLUMES. Second edition. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED SET. 6 published engravings by Cruikshank plus an extra 98 plates, mostly 18th and early 19th century, including one hand coloured engraving, and one colour lithograph. Finely bound in nineteenth century full red morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Boards with multiple ruled borders..... More
George G. Harrap and Co, London. No date. 1913. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION, with an extra full page signed etching bound in. 4to. (11.2 x 7.8 inches). One of 525 copies, numbered and signed by the Artist. Beautifully illustrated throughout including 8 full colour hand tipped plates, and 192..... More
George Allen and Unwin Ltd. London. 1946. FIRST U.K EDITION. 8vo.(8.8 x 5.9 inches). 916pp. A fine and bright copy bound in recent full brown morocco. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Red title label, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge..... More
John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1921. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Inscribed presentation copy from Vita Sackville-West's mother to the Aviator Amy Johnson on the front free endpaper; "To Miss Any Johnson from the mother of "Ad Astra", page 59. With all admiration for Miss Johnson's wonderful pluck and success. From..... More
Ireland and co.London and Manchester.,ND (circa 1870's). Large 8vo. (iv),920pp. Text printed in double column. A very good copy in publishers red cloth with highly decorative gilt stamped spine. Author and title lettered within elaborate design.The whole housed with a double ruled border. Boards with blind stamped corner deco rations..... More
T. Cadell, Jun.and W. Davies, (successors to Mr. Cadell).London.,1796. FIRST STOTHARD AND 1ST AIKEN EDITION. 8vo.(6.4 x 4.1 inches). Six fine copper engraved plates by Stothard, engraved by Heath, Parker, Neagle & Slann.Bound, without half title, in early nineteenth century half tan calf, spine ruled in gilt and black. Gilt..... More
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1926. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo. (9.4 x 6.5 inches). Twelve full colour plates and 31 mono wood block illustrations as head and tail pieces. Finely bound in a beautiful full tan Morocco binding by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath. Spine with five raised bands, each with..... More
Macmillan and Co., Limited. London. 1926. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. Large 8vo. (11.4 x 8 inches). Printed on hand made paper, this edition is limited to 525 copies and signed by Stephens. Illustrated with Twelve full colour plates and 31 mono wood block illustrations as head and tail pieces. Neat previous..... More
Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 1885, 1885. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (6.5 x 4.5 inches). One small area of loss (finger nail sized) to the bottom inner margin of one page, well away from the printed text, and a few finger marks but otherwise a very good copy. Finely bound..... More
John Major, London.,1824. SECOND MAJOR EDITION. Small 8vo. Illustrated with 14 copper engraved plates and several woodcuts throughout the text. Two small patches of browning affecting the top outer corner of ten leaves, otherwise a very good copy in fine nineteenth century binding by Thomson of Exeter,with binders ticket on..... More
Lanston Monotype Corp. Ltd. London 1928. FIRST EDITION. 4to. ( 11.5 x 8.9 inches). Illustrated with mono printed examples of ornamental borders and panels on both sets of endpapers and from pages 5 to 67. These are followed by 19 pages of various coloured paper which have been printed with..... More