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Enitharmon Press. London. 2012. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.6 x 6.6 inches). One of 100 copies numbered and signed by Abse, from a total edition of just 125 copies. A fine copy in soft cover wraps with marbled paper dustwrapper. Printed paper label on front panel. Fine. More
Viking. London.,2001. FIRST EDITION, first impression. 8vo. Signed and with a five line inscription by the author on the title page. Original red boards, gilt lettering to spine. A fine copy in near fine dustwrapper with a few light marks to the lower part of the rear panel.:. More
NP. (Book published by Blackie & Son). Circa 1949. ORIGINAL FULL COLOUR ARTWORK. The watercolour image shows Snowdrop (Snow White) lying asleep at the edge of a forest. Stood over her is a handsome Prince dressed in elaborate multi coloured outfit with a large hat in his hand, complete with..... More
Chatto & Windus. London. 1888. FIRST EDITION. 3 Volumes. 8vo. (7.5 x 5 inches). Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of volume I, "A. P. Watt. From the Author". Original brown cloth blocked in metallic blue in a geometric pattern to the spines and front boards. The..... More
Chatto & Windus. London. 1891. FIRST EDITION. 3 Volumes. 8vo. (7.5 x 5 inches). Inscribed by the author on the half-title of volume I, "A. P. Watt with the Author's kindest wishes. 6th June 1891". 12 mono full page plates by Green, each with a tissue guard. Original dark green..... 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
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
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
Warren Editions. London. 1977. FIRST EDITION, Limited to 220 copies, numbered and signed by both author and illustrator. 4to. (11.4 x 9.1 inches). 23 leaves, illustrated with 16 original coloured lithographs. Verses are taken from Betjeman's commentary for Edward Mirzoeff's BBC documentary, Metro-land, shown in 1973 and are printed in..... More
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. The Riverside Press. Boston. U. S. A. 1898 + 1906. FIRST EDITIONS. 2 volumes. 8vo. (7.9 x 5.8 inches). The second work is the dedication copy. The printed dedication leaf reads: " To C. N. R. Thy acceptance Maketh blest". Both volumes are inscribed by the..... More
W. & R. Chambers, Limited. London.,1901. ORIGINAL ARTWORK for illustration on page 249 of the book. With; First edition of the book. -- Illustrated with 37 line drawings by Browne. Original blue cloth with spine and front board lettered and illustrated in black. Boards a little rubed to edges but..... More
Hutchinson. London. 1984. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Signed by Burgess on the title page. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper with colour illustrations by Alastair Taylor. More
Victor Gollancz Ltd. London. 1932. TWO FIRST EDITIONS. One is the hardcover cloth bound issue and the second is the paper issue. Small 8vo. (7.5 x 4.5, cloth bound volume, 7.3 x 4.3 - Paper bound). Both are Inscribed by Crankshaw, the paper volume to Theatre critic Kenneth Tynan, and..... More
Odhams Press Limited. London. 1947. FOUR VOLUMES. First Odhams Press editions. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.7 inches). Finely bound for Churchill, by Zaehnsdorf bookbinders, for presentation. My early life is inscribed ‘To Air Commodore G. Powell from Winston S. Churchill. 1948’, Thoughts and Adventures is signed ’W S Churchill’, and the..... More
ISI Books. Wilmington Delaware. U. S. A. 2009. FIRST PRINTING of this new edition.Paperback. 8vo. (9 x 6 inches). Photo portrait frontis. Warmly inscribed by the Editor to Churchill's daughter, Mary Soames on the half title. A fine copy in illustrated paper covers. Churchill's second volume of Autobiographical writings, his..... More
Eyre & Spottiswoode. London. 1939. Sixth Edition. Originally published in 1931. Signed by Cotton below his printed portrait photo on the frontispiece "Henry Cotton. Upton 1942". Aside from the frontis there are 10 full page mono photo plates. A clean copy throughout. Publishers orange cloth with black lettering to the..... More
Hurst and Blackett. London. 1856. FIRST EDITION. Three volumes. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.2 inches). Integral publishers advert leaves at the end of each volume (iii, i, ii) but bound without the publishers catalogue in volume one. Some minor foxing to a few pages but generally a very good clean copy..... More
John Lane The Bodley Head. London.,1936. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. THE DEDICATION COPY. Inscribed by Crankshaw to his wife, Clare, on the half title. ---- For Clare. The first copy of the first of all our books.April 17th 1936. Teddy. ----- Pages affected by small damp stain to the fore edge..... More
Puffin Books. Penguin Group. London. 1988. Reprint of the 1986 Puffin paperback edition. INSCRIBED BY DAHL on the front blank inside of the front cover. - 'To Fritz, Love, Roald Dahl'. Mono illustrations throughout. A very good copy in original full colour illustrated wrapper. More
Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1964. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.4 x 6.4 inches). 1st issue, with the six line colophon at the end. With a piece of paper mounted onto the half title which has been Signed by Roald Dahl. The piece has been cut from another book of Dahl's..... More
J. M. Dent & Sons Limited.London.,1919. TWENTY FOUR FINE FULL COLOUR PLATES BY DETMOLD. Each mounted onto card with a printed border and protected with a tissue guard. The title of each picture printed on the guard in brown ink. The colour plates measure 14.9 x 9.6 inches. The card..... More
Trigram Press. London. 1969. LIMITED EDITION. One of 100 numbered copies of the First edition, signed by Dine on the colophon. This limited edition was issued with an original screenprint loosely inserted but it is not present in this copy. Large 8vo. (10.7.6 inches). Colour printed frontis, with tissue guard..... More
Editions R. A. Correa. Paris.,1933. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY DU BOS (in English) to the critic and writer Desmond MacCarthy, dated April 24th,1933. Very good copy in printed paper wraps with some creasing to spine.:. More
Rainbow press.London.,1971. LIMITED EDITION. Number 137 of 300 copies, signed by all three authors. Six poems from each writer. Fine copy in original full green calf with gilt lettering to spine and rear board. Front bopard lettered and illustrated in gilt. Marbled endpapers. Housed in original green calf slip-case whish..... More
Cape Goliard Press. London. 1968. LIMITED EDITION. (12 x 10 inches). One of just 100 numbered and signed copies (this number 4) from a total edition of 500. Printed at the Trigram Press, London, in four colours. 8pp, plus colour printed laminated card covers, designed by Paul Vaughan, and frosted..... More