Ellis and Elvey. London. 1890. Reprint of the original 1886 edition, published by Ellis and Scruton. Two volumes. 8vo. (7.3 x 5.1 inches). Finely bound, by J. M. Dent & Co of London, in late nineteenth century full dark green morocco. Spines with four raised bands, ruled in gilt. The... More about THE COLLECTED WORKS. Edited with a preface by William M. Rossetti. In two volumes. ---- Volume 1....

Nonesuch Library. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5 inches). 1165pp. Finely bound in mid twentieth century half red calf. Spine with five raised bands, each decorated with gilt floral line design. Navy blue morocco label, ruled and lettered in gilt. Spine compartments ruled and with decorative borders surrounding... More about THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL. With an introduction by Alexander Woollcott and the...

J. B. Lippincott Company. Philadelphia. 1909. FIRST BYAM SHAW EDITION. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.6 inches). Illustrated with 16 full page tipped-in colour plates, each with a printed tissue guard. Finely bound, by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, for Asprey, in full dark blue morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping... More about SELECTED TALES OF MYSTERY

Souvenir Press. London. 1989. SIGNED, LIMITED FIRST EDITION. 4to. (12.1 x 8.8 inches). One of only 150 copies, numbered and signed by Searle. Fully illustrated throughout with sixty full page colour plates by Searle, each with a humorous book related title on the opposite leaf. Single page introduction by Searle... More about SLIGHTLY FOXED - BUT STILL DESIRABLE. Ronald Searle's wicked world of book collecting

Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.3 inches). A very good clean copy in publishers blue cloth with dark blue lettering to the spine. Edges a little rubbed but overall a nice bright copy of this classic work. More about JAMAICA INN

Macmillan and co. London. 1894 + 95. FIRST EDITIONS. Two volumes. 8vo. With illustrations by J. L. Kipling, W. H. Drake and P. Frenzeny. A remarkably clean and fresh set with absolutely no foxing or marking in either volume, they book look unread. Original blue cloth with gilt illustrations to... More about THE JUNGLE BOOK. -- THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK

John Lane at The Sign of The Bodley Head. London. 1894. FIRST EDITION. One of just 50 large paper copies printed on hand made paper. Small 4to.(8.4 X 6.3 inches). Original buckram with gilt lettering to the spine. Attractive floral designs by Charles Shannon in gilt to the spine and... More about A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

Country Life Limited. London. 1914. FIRST EDITION. Folio. (15.6 x 11.1 inches). Full illustrated with 234 mono photographic plates throughout the text. Recently rebound in half dark blue morocco with complimentary blue cloth boards. Spine has raised bands with red title label and gilt lettering. Gilt decorative motif in compartments... More about GRINLING GIBBONS. and the Woodwork of His Age (1648 - 1720

J. M. Dent and Co. London. 1907. FIRST PRINTING OF THIS REVISED AND ENLARGED RACKHAM EDITION. 4to. (10.3 x 8 inches). Fully illustrated with 24 tipped in colour plates, each with a printed tissue guard, 12 tinted full page plates and and 66 line drawings throughout the text. Some minor... More about THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS. Or Mirth and Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby esquire

Hatchards, Piccadilly. London. 1879. Small 8vo. (4.8 x 3.6 inches). Contains scores of signatures in the dated sections, mostly members of the Huth family. Tipped in signatures of Queen Isabella II of Spain and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (the Mother of Queen Mary) and also four 19th century postage... More about THE SCOTT BIRTHDAY BOOK. Eighth thousand

Constable & Company Limited. London. 1934. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.1 inches). Illustrated title page with a fine wood engraving by John Farleigh. Inscribed by Shaw to the film and stage Actress Joyce Bland. There is a presentation inscription, not in Shaw's hand, on the front free endpaper... More about PREFACES

Frederick Warne and Co. London. 1902. FIRST TRADE EDITION. 16mo. (5.6 x 4.4 inches). First state of the text with "wept big tears" on page 51. Illustrated with colour frontis, line vignette of a bunny on the title page and 30 fine colour plates by the Author throughout. A very... More about THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT

Longmans, Green & Co. London. 1899. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.5 inches). Portrait frontis of Viscount Cromer in volume one, and Lord Kitchener in volume two. Illustrated throughout with 56 mono plates, mostly by Angus McNeill of the Seaforth highlanders, and 34 maps, 20 of these fold... More about THE RIVER WAR. An Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan