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Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1951. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 8vo. (8.2 x 5.8 inches). x, 701pp. Illustrated with seven mono photo portrait plates, six of Mansfield and one of Middleton Murry. Tissue guard to frontis illustration. A fine copy in a fine leather binding by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath. Full..... More
Thornton Butterworth Limited. London. 1930. FIRST EDITION. First printing. 8vo. 2nd state, with 12 titles by Churchill listed on the half title. Illustrated throughout with maps and portraits. Text pages foxed, mostly to the margins. Publishers pink cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine and blind ruled lines..... More
J. S. Jordan. London. 1791. THIRD EDITION. Small 4o.( 8 x 5.2 inches). x, 7-171pp. Printed part of the half title present but cropped to half an inch above and three quarters of an inch below the printed text. Title page with a small area, presumably a previous owners name..... More
R. Ackermann. London. 1822. SIX ISSUES BOUND TOGETHER. 8vo. (9.8 x 6.3 inches). Complete with a mono illustrated main title page and a total of 40 full page plates, 31 of them hand coloured. A very good clean set in contemporary tan calf boards with decorative and ruled gilt borders..... More
R. Ackermann. London. 1822. SIX ISSUES BOUND TOGETHER. 8vo. (9.8 x 6.3 inches). Complete with a mono illustrated main title page and a total of 37 full page plates, 31 of them hand coloured. A couple of pages with offsetting from the aquatint plate opposite, otherwise a very good clean..... 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
NP. 1981. TYPED LETTER, SIGNED. On Betjeman's printed note paper with his name and address (29 Radnor Walk, London, SW3 4BP), and dated 2.4.81. The letter is thanking a Mr. Hilliam for a poem about Betjeman that he had written and sent in january, noting 'it is worth my keeping..... More
Bedford Park Festival Committee, London. 1968. SIGNED BY BETJEMAN, beneath a printed poem on the title page. 28pp, plus printed card wraps. The title page states 'A message from our patron. This doggerel based on the 'Ballad of Bedford park' is my greeting to you all for the 1968 festival.'..... More
The Celendine Press, Stratford-upon-Avon. 1981. LIMITED EDITION. One of 75 hand numbered copies, out of a total edition of 350 (there were a further 75 casebound copies which were signed by all of the contributors), quarter bound in black buckram with marbled paper covered boards. Spine lettered in gilt. Previous..... More
John Murray. London. 1960. SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION. One of 125 leather bound copies numbered and signed by Betjeman, this number 39. Portrait frontis etching of Betjeman by Michael Tree, with tissue guard. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Michael Tree. Original green Morocco with gilt bells designs to both boards. Spine..... More
John Murray. London. 1958. FIRST EDITION. Very good copy with previous owners name written neatly on front paste down endpaper. Publisher brown dustwrapper, lettered in white. A couple of tiny chips to top edge but overall a very good copy of this fantastic collection. More
John Murray. London. 1952, 1952. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.6 x 6.2 inches). Illustrated with line drawings by Piper, including a fold out panorama of Cheltenham. and dozens of mono photographs. A previous owner's neat 3 line inscription, dated 1958, to the front blank free endpaper, otherwise a fine, bright copy..... More
John Murray. London. 1960. PROOF COPY. Illustrated with drawings by Michael Tree. Publishers green proof stiff card wrapper. Decorative endpapers bound in. A couple of page corners creased and the green wraps rubbed to the edges but overall a very good example. More
Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1948. EARLY EDITION. 48th printing. Originally published in 1923. 8vo. (8.3 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated with 12 mono plates by the author. Finely bound in late twentieth century full red calf. Spine with raised bands, the compartments with gilt rules, lettering and decoration. Two black..... More
Macmillan & Co. London. 1927 and 28. TWO VOLUMES. Reprints of the 1907 and 1908 Miniature editions. 8vo, (6.1 x 4.3 inches). Both volumes are beautifully Illustrated throughout, with forty-two and fifty line engravings respectively, by John Tenniel. Tissue guard to both frontipieces. Neat 3 line inscription, dated 1929, to..... More
The Hogarth Press. London. 1959. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. 8vo.(8 x 5.4 inches). Frontispiece and line drawings throughout by John Ward. A neat previous owner's inscription, dated 1959, on the front free endpaper, but the text pages clean and bright throughout, otherwise a very good copy with some mild bumping..... More
William Heinemann. London. 1919. FIRST EDITION. 1st impression. Large 8vo. (10.1 x 6.5 inches). Illustrated with colour photo frontis, 5 maps, including one large folding, and 87 mono photographic plates. A very good copy with the page edges browned, as usual with this book, and the last few pages, the..... More
Macmillan & Co. Limited. London. 1906. Reprint of the 1904 Golden Treasury edition. 8vo. (6.4 x 4.2 inches). Engraved frontis illustration of Guinevere, from the marble by Thomas Woolmer, R.A. Finely bound in a contemporary full dark green morocco binding by Ramage of London. Spine with five raised bands, ruled..... More
Cassell and Company. London. 1941-46. FIRST EDITIONS. 7 Volumes. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.6 inches). A complete set of first editions and 1st impressions of Churchill's war speeches. A few pages with light foxing but overall a clean and fine set which has been finely bound in recent full dark blue..... More
Virtue & Co. Ltd. London. Circa 1934. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (11.3 x 8.7 inches). Fine copy in a fine leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, decorated in gilt. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative double gilt borders on boards. Marbled endpapers. All..... More
Cassell & Co. ltd. London. 1948-54. FIRST EDITION. First impression. Six volumes. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with maps and plans, many folding. A bright, clean set, which has been finely bound in recent full dark blue morocco leather. The spines with raised bands, twin red labels, gilt. Spine compartments ruled and..... More
Jonathan Cape. London. 1965. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.1 x 5.5 inches). Illustrated throughout with line drawings by Lennon. A little bumping to the corners but overall this is a very good copy in the original colour printed laminated boards. More
Harper Collins. London. 2018. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 6 inches). Signed on the title page by Alan Lee. As new in the colour illustrated dustwrapper. A small bookseller's sticker has been placed on the front panel of the wrapper stating 'Signed by the Illustrator'. More
Printed by Samuel Roycroft, and sold by the undertaker Richard Blome, dwelling in New Weld-street, at the Green Pales, near Clare-Market: and at these booksellers following; Mr. Horn and Mr. Southby by the Royal Exchange; Mr. Chiswell, Mr. Clavell, FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Folio. (13.6 x 9.3 inches). Illustrated with..... More
Day and Son. Lithographers to the Queen. London. Published April 2nd 1860. 1860. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (11.6 x 8.1 inches). Illustrated with a total of 102 fine full page Chromolithograhic plates; Half title, title page, 99 numbered plates - each with a tissue paper guard, and the colophon leaf. 104..... More