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Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1961, 1961. FIRST EDITION. 1st printing, of the author's First book. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. The ink inscription on the front blank free endpaper reads "My good wishes to Jack and Adrinne, some of the most friendly neighbours I have ever known. Robina Beckles Willson, September..... More
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green..... London. 1826, 1826. EIGHTEENTH EDITION. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.7 inches). Complete with nine folding maps. A couple of pages with minor foxing otherwise a very good, clean copy in a fine early twentieth century binding of half red morocco leather. The spine with wide..... More
Privately Printed by Thomas Poulter & Sons. London. 1889, 1889. LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY FARMER. 4to. (9 x 7.4 inches). xx, 564pp. One of an undisclosed limited edition, this number 328, signed by Farmer on the title page. A very good copy in an early half black morocco leather binding..... More
Faber and Faber. London 1994, 1994. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression (number line from 10 to 1). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in black ink on the title page. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 inches). Illustrated with 51 mono photographs. Publishers dark blue cloth, the spine lettered in silver, and original dustwrapper with..... More
John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. London. 1929, 1929. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo. (9.6 x 6.5 inches). Frontispiece and 11 full-page illustrations, plus numerous smaller decorations among the text, by John Kettelwell. Pictorial endpapers. In the publishers black cloth binding with a gilt cupid and arrow to the front board..... More
Alex. Hogg. London. 1795, 1795. EARLY EDITION. Folio. (15.3 x 10.1 inches). Engraved frontispiece of Minerva with Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights, 85 copper-engraved plates in ornamental borders, five maps, including 3 double-page folding maps of Great Britain, Scotland and Ireland by T. Kitchin. The book is lacking..... More
W. B. Saunders Company Ltd. Philadelphia and London. 1948, 1948. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. First printed in England, December 1948, the American edition having been published in January 1948. 8vo. (9.3 x 6..5 inches). [xv, 804 pp. Illustrated with figures and charts. A little light browning to the blank endpapers otherwise..... More
George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. 1968, 1968. FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION. 1st printing. Three volumes in one. 8vo. (8.6 x 6 inches). Illustrated with six maps. A very good bright example. Finely bound in recent full red morocco leather, the spine with raised bands and the compartments ruled, lettered..... More
Charles Carrington. Paris. (1908) 1910, 1908. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Large 8vo. (10.1 x 7.9 inches). A fine and bright copy throughout. Illustrated with 7 full page engravings by Eugene Dete from drawings by Paul Thiriat, each with a printed tissue guard. Finely bound in recent full dark purple morocco leather..... More
Doubleday, Page and Company. New York. 1910, 1910. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION (U. S). IN RARE PUBLISHERS DELUX IMITATION LEATHER BINDING. Precedes the first U. K separate edition by 4 years. Oblong 8vo. (4.4 x 6.4 inches). 8 double leaves, uncut at the top. Each double leaf has a green rule..... More
Imperial War Museum, London. 1993, 1993. LIMITED EDITION. One of 300 numbered copies. Large 8vo. (8.5 x 7 inches). This edition is a facsimile reprint of Poems, by Wilfred Owen, with a mono photo portrait of the author, originally published by Chatto and Windus of London in 1920, to commemorate..... More
Chapman & Hall. London. 1961, 1961. FIRST EDITION. Proof copy. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). Corners a bit bumped otherwise a very good copy in the original publishers grey paper wraps, printed in black to the front cover. More
Chapman & Hall. London. 1961, 1961. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). A neat previous owner name to the top of the front free endpaper otherwise a fine copy in the publishers dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine. In a near fine dustwrapper..... More
Chapman and Hall. London 1859, 1859. FIRST EDITION. First issue, with all 8 internal flaws listed in Walter Smith's bibliography of Dickens first editions, and signature b on the list of plates, as per Hatton and Cleaver, Page 342. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.7 inches). Illustrated with 16 engraved plates by..... More
Cassell and Company. Ltd. London. 1948 - 1961, 1948. FIVE VOLUMES. ALL FIRST EDITIONS, and sole printings. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.9 inches). A fine and bright set in the original Light and dark blue, tan, burgundy and red cloth bindings with gilt lettering to the spines. All in the the..... More
Odhams Press. London. 1962 (1965), 1962. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo. (9 x 6.1 inches). Colour portrait frontispiece after a photograph by Karsh. A previous owner name, Hickinbotham, dated 1965, on the front free endpaper, otherwise a fine copy in the publishers red cloth binding with circular portrait of Churchill..... More
Cassell & Company ltd. London. 1951-2, 1951. FIRST EDITION. 1st printings. Three volumes. Large 8vo (10 x 6.5 inches). A fine, bright set in publishers full dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt. Original dustwrappers with a few very small chips to the edges and minor toning to spines but overall..... More
Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. 1870. Volume from the Household edition. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Sixty one engravings, some full page. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled..... More
Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. 1870. Volume from the Household edition. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Fifty Seven engravings, some full page. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled..... More
Leopold B. Hill. London. No date. Circa 1920, 1920. MINIATURE BOOK. 32mo. (3.6 x 2.5 inches). 254pp, plus publishers advert leaf. Illustrated frontispiece and decorative title page. Crack to hinge between title and frontis otherwise a very good clean example on the publishers limp leather binding with gilt title to..... More
John Camden Hotten. London. 1866, 1866. SECOND EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.2 inches). Hand coloured frontis. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half red morocco leather. Spine with raised bands, the compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Ink stamp of George's bookshop in Bristol..... More
Serif Books. Edinburgh. 1948, 1948. FIRST EDITION. Limited to 350 copied, this one of 300, the other 50 being numbered and signed. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.4 inches). Multiple corrections and notes in the Author's hand to the text and pages of translations at the rear of the book. Author's..... More
Doubleday, Doran and Company. New York. 1924, 1924. REPRINT SEPARATE EDITION (U. S). Originally published in 1910. Oblong 8vo. (4.4 x 6.4 inches). 8 double leaves, uncut at the top. Each double leaf has a green decorative border, the text printed in black. Half title has "IF" printed in black..... More
