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Excellent association copy of this biography of Augustus John's son and later Admiral of the Fleet Caspar John with a collection of photographs of his family by the British potter and family friend Harry Horlock-Stringer, most interestingly 'Mural for the John children Rebecca [the book's writer] Caroline and Phineas on their Bedroom wall 13 Woodla… Read more…

pp142 A sale catalogue of books relating to "The Studio", an illustrated magazine of fine and applied art founded by Charles Holme in London in 1893, which was influential in the development of Art Nouveau and the Arts and Crafts movements. The book is very good in illustrated green wrappers; occasional pencil annotations and prices, and a laid in… Read more…

A new edition of 1985. Good, bound in tan cloth, binding loose, a well-read copy with numerous marks and underlining. Ownership inscriptions of Harold Wilson's mother 'Ethel Seddon, 34 City Road, Openshaw', and childish inscription of his son Robin Wilson. Laid in manuscript note in Harold Wilson's hand concerning Economic Theory. This book comes f… Read more…

pp 120 A compendium of mystifying magic tricks for the beginner or advanced amateur by American stage magician Howard Thurston. In good condition in lightly soiled brown cloth with black titles, nick to head of spine, slight spine lean, some spotting to edges and pages; no marks or ownership inscriptions. An uncommon title. Read more…

A very good First Edition of this novel set in Wales. In clean original cloth with gilt titles, the edges are a little soiled but the pages are clean in a tight binding. In a good dust jacket, chipped to the head of the spine with tape repairs to verso. Read more…

A very good First Edition in clean original grey cloth, the edges are a little soiled but the pages are clean in a square and tight binding. In a good dust jacket which is price clipped, chipped and torn along the joints, but scarce. Read more…

pp 313 Very good first edition in very good jacket of Thompson's full length novel, a recreation of the life of Buddha and of the India of two and a half millenniums ago. Price clipped; bright jacket over yellow boards. Foxing to end papers and one bumped corner the only minor blemishes. A very nice copy. Read more…

First edition, a near fine copy inscribed by the author on the title page with a nickname: 'For Bryan and Maud. With the Author's Love and Best Wishes always, June 25.52. Goodfern Mac" ' and signed on the title page: 'C K Jaeger'. A very nice copy, near fine, a little foxing to top edge of text block in a very good jacket, light staining to lower p… Read more…

Good first edition of Lindsey's novel, buff cloth, inscribed on the title page: John Lindsey With all good wishes - 1936' Browning to edges of cloth; internally very clean. This book is taken from the collection of a Leeds bibliophile who specialised in twentieth century firsts with a particular emphasis on post-war crime fiction. Read more…

First edition, a near fine book, no ownership inscriptions in a very good jacket with a strikingly designed front panel by Lewis Morley - price-clipped, browning to rear panel of jacket. A nice copy. Read more…

First edition in red cloth, a very good copy, no ownership inscriptions in very good jacket, not price-clipped, closed tear along top inch of hinge between front panel and spine. A British bloodhound mystery. Read more…

First British edition in a striking dustjacket which features a crystal ball. Orange cloth, very good; the jacket is chipped twice along the bottom edge but not price-clipped and shows good colour. An uncommon title. Read more…

A good first edition in black cloth, signed to the title page by Armstrong. Worn and rubbed cloth, internally very good, a little foxing to the text block edges. Read more…

First edition, near fine, bright red boards, minor foxing to fore edge in a near very good jacket. Not price clipped, a few 2mm tears at head of spine. Dustiness to rear flap. Striking dust jacket design by 'Morris'. Read more…

First edition, very good, a little foxing to front fore edge and preliminaries. In a very good jacket, not price-clipped, red boards, eye-catching jacket by Roy and Sheila Sanford, short closed tear to foot of front panel. Read more…

Mill's and Boon's New Half-Crown Library edition in bright green cloth with black titles. In very good condition, a little rubbling to the edges, front hinge just starting to crack, but otherwise very fresh with no ownership inscriptions. In a Good pictorial dust jacket, somewhat chipped, torn and creased with a tape repair to verso, but a sound co… Read more…

First edition; blue cloth, inscribed on the first blank to Tom Hutchinson: 'Tom, Yours Allan..76' Accompanied by a typed, signed letter to Hutchinson about the radio adaptation of the novel with Wilfred Pickles and referring to the picture of Prior on the back of the jacket. Near fine in near fine jacket. A very nice copy with an excellent associat… Read more…

Autograph novel manuscript bound in two volumes by Neil Bell, AKA Stephen Southwold, together with the dedication copy of the printed work, inscribed on the dedication page with Bell’s nickname ‘Bunty’. Large quarto format in a custom binding with gilt labelling to the upper boards and spine. Bell has recorded the manuscript’s provenance on the 2nd… Read more…

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…

(11x15cm) Promotional publication for recording a baby's early months, pre-illustrated with tipped-in photographs, each with an advertising slogan printed below for 'Steedman's Soothing Powders'. Small oblong format tied through 3 holes in the fold with red silk cord. The first leaf records that the book was 'Printed in Bavaria' for Raphael Tuck an… Read more…

[pp] 12, 242 [2] Howard's first plays including his collaboration with his brother in law John Dryden in The Indian Queen and his inflammatory preface on dramatic verse. The book is bound in half brown rexine over marbled boards with new endpapers. The text is collated and complete with much toning to the paper stock and the following paper repairs… Read more…

Four volumes of A A Milne's classic children's books bound in a Deluxe Publisher's Binding of brown calf with the author's monogram to upper covers and gilt decoration to the spines featuring characters from the books, all edges gilt. These volumes date from 1927-29, the editions being 16th, 6th, 4th and 3rd respectively. They are in good plus cond… Read more…

A presentation copy of this guide to the use of sacred music in the liturgy. Tipped onto the title page a Vatican compliments slip from 'Secretarius consillii ad exsequendam constitutionem de sacra liturgia' - the secretary of the counsel for the implementation of the constitution on the sacred Liturgy. Opposite is the bookplate of Prinknash Abbey… Read more…

Mid-eighteenth century bound collection of 'Graveyard' poems including elegies and meditations such as the earliest publication by John Scott of Amwell (the first notable Quaker poet) and works by Thomas Gray, Edward Young, John Delap and Reginald Heber. Small quarto bound in eighteenth century speckled calf, the boards decorated with a border of c… Read more…

Proofed and covered with typographic instruction, a bound typescript of Miskin's novel inspired by Andreyev's short story with additional double page spreads on tracing paper showing the layouts for the half title, title page, chapter headings and sample text page, annotated 'Specimen pages for Willmer Brothers Ltd for Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited… Read more…