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Jonathan Cape. London. 1935. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 4to. Illustrated throughout with portraits, maps, plans and line drawings. Finely bound in recent full tan morocco, raised bands, gilt. Twin red labels, gilt. Single gilt decorative roll border on boards. Top edge gilt. A few light finger marks but overall a very... More about SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. A Triumph
Longmans, Green, and Co. London. 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 in... More about A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
Chapman and Hall. London. 1945. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.1 inches). A bright and clean copy Finely bound in full red morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Twin black labels, gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A fine copy. More about BRIDESHEAD REVISITED. The sacred and profane memories of Captain Charles Rider
Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Limited. London. 1907. FIRST INGPEN EDITION. Two volumes. Large 8vo. (10.3 x 8 inches). Illustrated with 568 illustrations, including 12 photogravure plates, each with a tissue guard. A bright clean set throughout. Contemporary leather bindings, by Denny, of half deep red morocco. Spines with raised... More about THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON. Newly edited with notes by Roger Ingpen
Eyre and Spottiswoode and William Clowes. London. Circa 1870's. 48mo. (3.6 x 2.5 inches). Embroidered Dos a dos binding with floral design to both boards in silk and coloured threads. Spines with simple white floral designs. White silk endpapers. All edges gilt. Boards a bit bowed and some wear to... More about BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER - HYMNS, ANCIENT AND MODERN
David Bogue. London. 1847 and 1848. TWO VOLUMES. FIRST EDITIONS. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.1 inches). Each volume is finely illustrated with decoration on title page and 12 full page etchings by Cruikshank. Fine, bright and clean copies throughout. Late 19th century fine leather bindings, by Sangorski and sutcliffe, of full... More about THE GREATEST PLAGUE OF LIFE. ---- WHOM TO MARRY AND HOW TO GET MARRIED
MacMillan and Co, Limited. London. 1926. Early reprint of the 1925 First edition. 8vo. (6.8 x 4.9 inches). Finely bound in early full brown Morocco. Raised bands to the spine, each with gilt piping. Gilt lettering, ruling and floral decorations to spine. Elaborate gilt flower and rule border on both... More about HUMAN SHOWS FAR FANTASIES. Songs, and trifles
George bell and Sons. London. 1888. Second edition. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.2 inches). Possible the Author's own copy. A word in one Keats poem has been corrected in ink and initialled 'S. W. 1921' in the margin. A fine copy in a beautiful fine leather binding. Full dark blue morocco... More about ENGLISH SONNETS. By Poets of the past. Edited by Samuel Waddington
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 about A TREATISE ON THE ART OF BREWING. Exhibiting the London Practice of Brewing, Porter, Brown,...
Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, London. 1929. FIRST EDITION. Small 8vo. (7.2 x 4.8 inches). Finely bound in recent full brown morocco. Spine with raised bands. Red title label, gilt. Compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A Lovely copy. More about A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
James R. Osgood and Company, Boston. 1883. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6.2 inches). This copy in intermediate state "A" with the first state illustrated tailpiece on page 441, but the caption on page 443 corrected to "The St Charles Hotel". A bright clean copy in the publishers decorated cloth... More about LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Methuen & Company Ltd. London. - No date. circa 1913. REPRINT EDITION. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.3 inches). Note from the Author, dated 1913 and printed before the main text, explaining that although he won the Libel action, brought by Lord Alfred Douglas after the original publication of this work in... More about THE LIFE OF OSCAR WILDE
Heinemann. London. 1929. REPRINT RACKHAM EDITION. 4to. (9.7 x 7.2 inches). Colour frontis and thirty nine tipped-in colour plates, each with a printed tissue paper guard. Thirty black and white illustrations, some full page, throughout the text. A lovely clean copy. Small crease to the bottom corner of the frontis... More about A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Harper Collins. London. 2009. FIRST DE LUXE EDITION. 8vo. (9.1 x 6 inches). One of only 100 copies numbered and signed by Christopher Tolkien. Contains a facsimile page of Tolkien's original manuscript. Publishers delux full morocco leather binding with four raised bands to the spine. The compartments lettered and decorated... More about THE LEGEND OF SIGURD AND GUDRUN. Edited by Christopher Tolkien
Hodder & Stoughton Limited. London. 1928. FOURTH EDITION. 8vo. Publishers delux leather binding. Bound in publishers delux blue limp leather binding with circular gilt JMB device on front board and gilt decoration and lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. A previous owners neat bookplate on the first blank... More about PETER PAN. Or the boy who would not grow up
NP. ND. - Made in Germany. Circa 1938 - 1950. 4to-sized. (27.5 x 20.5 x 5.8 cm) box consisting of two 19th-century half calf bindings with marbled boards and rich gilt spines, thus resembling a pile of two books. A very nice 'book-alike', hiding top-quality contents in excellent condition: inside... More about BOOK BOX. Non-book, containing essential survival tools
Lupus Music. 1969. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.6 inches). A very good, bright copy in the pictorial boards which show a black and white photo portrait of Bolan. Front board and spine lettered in white. In the original dustwrapper which reproduces the boards. Just a hint of rubbing to... More about THE WARLOCK OF LOVE
Macmillan & Co. London. 1927. Reprint of 1921 New edition. Large 8vo. (8.6 x 5.8 inches). Small closed tear, without loss, to the outer margin of one of the colour plates, not affecting the image. Bright, clean copy, finely bound, by Riviere & son, in early full dark red polished... More about ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND AND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. With...
Hodder & Stoughton. London. No date. circa 1919. EARLY DULAC EDITION. Large 4to. (11.2 x 8.8 inches). 20 mounted colour plates on vellum like sheets, framed with decorative border design. Each plate covered with printed tissue paper guard, some of these a bit creased but complete. A lovely bright copy... More about THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Faber and Faber Limited.London. 1955. REPRINT OF 1946 EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with two portraits of Brooke by Jacques and Gwen Raverat. A lovely bright and clean copy, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, in half red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt... More about THE POETICAL WORKS OF RUPERT BROOKE. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes
Macmillan and Co Limited . London. 1951 - 52. Two volumes. Reprints; 1st book, 1951; 2nd is 1950. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.5 inches). With illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling and W. H. Drake in The Jungle Book, just Kipling in the second Jungle book. Fine, clean copies. Fine leather bindings... More about THE JUNGLE BOOK. ; THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK
Longmans, Green and Co. London 1939. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated with ten mono photos, nine of which were taken by the Author, and a colour printed map to the endpapers. A fine and bright copy of the book in publishers second state binding with black lettering to the spine. Neat... More about THE LAWLESS ROADS. A Mexican Journey
William Heinemann Ltd. London. 1961. THREE VOLUMES. Reprint of the 1951 Edition. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.7 inches). Fine and clean set in attractive leather bindings by Bayntun of Bath. Contemporary full blue polished calf. Spines with five raised bands, each with gilt decorative roll. The compartments are ruled, lettered and... More about THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES
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 about THE CROCK OF GOLD
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 about THE CROCK OF GOLD