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1960s MODELLING PORTFOLIO of Annabel Smith

[Annabel Smith]
1966
Ring bound photographic modelling portfolio covered by thick blue fabric. A certificate from The Model Centre in London is mounted opposite the first image and states the completion of a training programme offered by the centre by an Annabel Smith on the 31st October 1966. The programme included training in ‘Show, Mannequin, Photographic and Televi… Read more…
#8086

£125.00

DOESKIN HOMEMADE BINDING Two Journeys to Jerusalem Containing, First A Strange and True Account

Nathaniel Crouch
1759
Homemade doe-skin binding on this chapbook publication by the English printer and bookseller variously known as Nathaniel Crouch, Robert or Richad Burton. The doe-skin binding which seems likely to be contemporary with the book has been wrapped tightly around the boards and sewn down the spine with the result that that the book opens comfortably to… Read more…
#7381

£175.00

SIGNED BY DESCENDANTS OF FLETCHER CHRISTIAN - Pitcairn Island Refuge of the Bounty Mutineers

Maurice Allward
2000
Signed by 5 descendants of Fletcher Christian and Edward Young and a further 54 attendees of the Bounty Pitcairn Conference, in Florida, 2005. The book which was owned by its author Maurice Allward is presented here in its original binding, with the logo of the conference tipped onto the front cover. Overleaf are 5 long inscriptions written by Pitc… Read more…
#8114

£400.00

The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw; Covering End

Henry James
1898
The first edition, first state of Henry James's great supernatural tale, The Turn of the Screw. This, the earliest issue of the first edition is bound in blue cloth with the four iris designs to the upper board and the title page printed in black and red and the 32 page advertisements to the rear. The blue cloth is a rubbed and darkened with a ligh… Read more…
#8107

£350.00

INSCRIBED BY ‘Wm M ROSSETTI’ - The Poetical Works of Christina Georgina Rossetti with Memoir and Notes by William Michael Rossetti

Christina Rossetti [edited by] William Michael Rossetti
1914
A presentation copy inscribed by the author’s brother, the book’s editor and, in this volume, memoirist of his sister. Green textured cloth binding, a couple of marks and some rubbing to the cloth over the outer hinges. Rossetti’s inscription appears on the first flyleaf ‘To Miss Annie Barlow Wm. M Rossetti April 1917.’ Opposite is a stamp of ‘The… Read more…
#8027

£650.00

ATTRACTIVE 1830S COMMONPLACE BOOK

Stephen Bassett
1829
Beautifully bound commonplace book and verse miscellany of ‘Stephen Bassett’. Medium quarto in straight-grained red morocco with gilt decoration to boards and spine, slight marking to boards, light rubbing to ends of spine; marbled end-papers; all edges gilt. 150 leaves (300pp) watermarked 1826 with 208pp blank and 92pp of handwritten entries inclu… Read more…
#7907

£300.00

Meditationes Sacrae Editio Postrema, Prioribus Emendatior

Johann Gerhard - Joh: Gerhardi [Phillip Melanchthon]
1633
First edition printed in England of the Meditationes with a leaf from Phillip Melancthon’s guide to the use of logic in reading Scripture bound in. Contemporary full calf binding with triple blind fillet to boards and three raised spine bands; diagonal lines on the edges of the boards which may suggest an Oxford binding. Small loss of leather to th… Read more…
#7537

£300.00

Switzerland: La Grande Maison de Rossiniere: an Archive of the Literary Remains of the Swiss Henchoz Family

David Samuel Henchoz; Abraham Pille; Daniel Crespin; Daniel Defoe; Ezechiel Gallatin; Goldoni
1700
A cache of documents and publications concealed by the Henchoz family in the eighteenth century in the attics of the Grand Chalet, Rossiniere, in the Vaudois Alps - a building thought to be the biggest wooden house in Europe. Built in the 1750s by Jean David Henchoz, a wealthy notary and judge, the Grand Chalet was used as a hotel in the following… Read more…
#4027

£850.00

Complete Swallows and Amazons set of 12 Novels: Swallows and Amazons (1930); Swallowdale (1931); Peter Duck (1932);

Arthur Ransome
1930
Complete set of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons adventure novels, the first of which was published in 1930. All bound in green publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to spine, embossed title to front board and illustrated end papers. Each includes a black and white illustration frontispiece with similar illustrations located throughout. Eleven… Read more…
#8055

£450.00

Unprofessional Tales

Norman Douglas - Normyx
1901
First edition in attractive beige publisher’s cloth in good condition with gilt lettering to upper board and faded gilt lettering to spine. Black border to upper board. Darkening of spine, some minor abrasions and marking to boards. Two small tears to gutter between upper pastedown and flyleaf. Foxing to some pages, affecting end papers to a greate… Read more…
#8052

£300.00

Broadcasting From Within

C. A. Lewis
1924
An important early account of life in the BBC, which is celebrating its centenary, bound in Red publisher’s cloth in very good condition with bumping to top edge of boards and top and tail of spine. Dust jacket in good condition with loss to top and bottom of spine and nicks along edges. Black and white photographic author’s portrait frontispiece.… Read more…
#8048

£200.00

The Complete Guide to Clevedon and Its Vicinity; Comprising Sketches of Many Place of Historical and Archaeological Interest,

R. S. S.
1880
Maroon publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to upper board and spine. Gilt edges and bevel edge boards. Decorative end papers. Binding in good condition with slight bumping to edges and top and tail of spine. Split to gutter between upper and lower pastedown and flyleaf. Scaring to pages 180 and 181 from previously laid in newspaper clippings. Bla… Read more…
#8047

£95.00

The Land Valuer’s Best Assistant: Being Tables On An Improved Plan For Calculating The Value of Estates & The Land Improver’s

R. Hudson, John Ewart
1880
Pocket-book bound in green dos a dos - back to back - binding in very good condition with wear to boards and chip to spine and front board. Gilt lettering to front and lower boards as well as gilt edges. Marbled end papers. Broken cloth ties. 100+ leaves of tables and several leaves of formulae and diagrams. A lovely little book. Read more…
#7978

£45.00

The Complete Plays of Henry James

Henry James, Leon Edel [Editor], John Cunliffe [Signed]
1949
From John Cunliffe’s library, bound in red cloth publisher’s binding with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition with slight bumping to top of spine. Fading to spine. Split to gutter between frontispiece page and title page. Portrait frontispiece of the author dated to 1895. Ownership signature by Cunliffe to upper flyleaf and plate to uppe… Read more…
#7974

£60.00

A Quality of Violence

Andrew Salkey [Signed], John Cunliffe
1978
A presentation copy, first thus, from John Cunliffe’s library, bound in red cloth publisher’s binding with gilt lettering to spine. Seemingly unread. Attractive red dust jacket in near fine condition with some wear to the edges. Gift inscription to John and Sylvia Cunliffe from the author, with signature to upper flyleaf. Cunliffe (1933-2018) is be… Read more…
#7972

£95.00

Cinderella: A Ladybird Easy-Reading Book, Well-loved Tales

Vera Southgate, Eric Winter [Illustrator]
1964
First edition in paper over boards with blue illustration to upper board in near fine condition with slight bumping to top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket in very good condition with chips to spine and corners along with wearing along edges. Price clipped. Bright attractive illustrations by Eric Winter on dust jacket cover and throughout the book.… Read more…
#7971

£125.00

Heritage

Vita Sackville-West, John Cunliffe
1923
From John Cunliffe’s library, bound in blue cloth publisher’s binding in good condition with gilt lettering to upper board and spine. Gilt lettering partially faded to upper board and fully faded to spine. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Inscription by Cunliffe to upper pastedown. Cunliffe (1933-2018) is best remembered as the creator of Pos… Read more…
#7969

£50.00

The Man of Letters in the Modern World

Allen Tate, John Cunliffe
1957
Second impression from writer John Cunliffe’s (1933 -2018) library, bound in black cloth publisher’s binding with gilt lettering to spine in fine condition with dusting to top edge. Bright dust jacket in good condition with chips to top of spine, some markings to back cover and two closed tears to corners. Not price clipped. Ownership plate to uppe… Read more…
#7968

£45.00

English Pastoral: An Inheritance SIGNED

James Rebanks [Signed]
2020
Signed first edition in cream paper over boards in near fine condition with very slight bumping to top and tail of spine. Dust jacket in near fine condition with wrinkling to tail of spine and specs of dirt to top of spine. Not price clipped. Rebanks’ signature in black pen to title page. Seemingly unread. Read more…
#8019

£75.00

Poetry London

Tambimuttu [Editor], John Cunliffe
1944
First edition bound in beige publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition with slight bumping to top and bottom of spine. Some brown markings to end papers. Dust jacket in good condition with a couple closed tears and chips to spine and edges. A cellotape repair has been made to the bottom right corner of the front cover. N… Read more…
#8015

£75.00

The New Scientist: Babbage and The Birth of The Computer

Murray Laver, Andrew Hodges, [Alan Turing, Charles Babbage]
1983
Magazine held by staples in very good condition with slight soiling to front cover and dog-ear toi right corner. Various articles discussing the development of early computers including; ‘The Birth of Computers’ by Murray Laver exploring Charles Babbage’s role in computer design in the 17th & 18th century, ‘Originators of the number crunches: Pione… Read more…
#8010

£50.00

The Magicians’s Assistant

Ann Patchett, John Cunliffe [Signed]
1998
From writer John Cunliffe’s library, a first edition bound in red publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to spine, in near fine condition with slight crease down spine. Dust jacket in fine condition, not price clipped. Above his signature, dated as ‘Dec 2005’ on the upper flyleaf, Cunliffe has made a note concerning page 295. He has also starred the… Read more…
#8009

£75.00

A Christmas Garland

Max Beerbohm, Constance Irving, John Cunliffe
1912
From John Cunliffe’s library but originally from Constance Irving’s collection, a third impression bound in blue publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to upper board and spine. Embossed symbol to lower right of lower board. In good condition with fading and bumping to spine and white circular mark to lower board [pictured]. Dusting to top edge. Cun… Read more…
#8008

£60.00

Truth is a Naked Lady

Jack Beeching [Signed], John Cunliffe
1957
From writer John Cunliffe’s library, signed and numbered limited edition of Beeching’s ‘Truth is a Naked Lady’. Bound in yellow paper held with staples in fine condition with slight discolouration to spine and front cover. Number 156 of 200 copies. Author’s signature located opposite the last page of text on the limitation page. Cunliffe’s ownershi… Read more…
#8006

£60.00

Our Mutual Friend

Charles Dicksons, John Cunliffe [Signed]
1865
From writer John Cunliffe’s library, bound in textured brown cloth binding in very good condition with bumping to top and bottom of spine and discolouration and faded gilt lettering to spine. A few marks to boards and dusting to top edge. Black and white line frontispiece illustration by Marcus Stone. 40 additional Marcus Stone plates present. Half… Read more…
#8005

£60.00