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Complete set (eight volumes) of Theobald’s Works of Shakespeare bound in speckled calf with gilt double fillet to boards and faded gilt lettering and volume number to spine. Raised bands, red morocco label and black morocco label to spines. Binding in good condition with cracking to spines, markings to boards, and rubbing and bumping to edges. Dust… Read more…

Offered in the BBC’s centenary year - with the Aberdonian BBC founding Director General Sir John Reith’s signature tipped in. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, formerly the property of the Cunard Shipping Company with their gilt stamp to the middle of the front board. Blind stamp of the Circulating Library of Harrods Limited on… Read more…

Twenty six books and magazines containing criticism or works by Sylvia Plath, owned by the poet’s sister in law, Olwyn Hughes, at least one of which bears her critical annotation relating to Plath. Olwyn Hughes only met Plath half a dozen times and their relationship wasn’t easy. After the American poet’s early death Ted Hughes’ sister became one o… Read more…

ff 245; 535 photographs. Massive folio journal recording the evangelical 'Beach Missions' and indefatigable preaching to poor children of George and Montgomery Goodman who were members of the Children's Special Service Mission, later the Scripture Union. Bound in half red morocco with the backstrip leather largely absent, upper hinge slightly tende… Read more…

A very scarce work attractively illustrated by the author and found here rather crudely rebacked. Original green cloth covered boards with worn rounded corners; new endpapers. Ownership signatures of ‘B P Gryom’(?) and ‘Mary Pearce 1854’ to title page. Library numbers on first leaf of Preface (Free Library Newark, N.J. 1833’ in blindstamp x4 later)… Read more…

An attractive first edition which boasts all three double page engravings but lacks the preliminary portrait of Charles I and the engraved general title page. Folio (35 x 24.5m) bound in tree calf, red morocco spine label; the binding a little scuffed and rubbed but perfectly sound and serviceable and pleasing to the eye. Marbled endpapers with the… Read more…

Inscribed first edition of Rosenberg’s collected poems, a volume which was published after the poet’s death on the western front in the last months of the First World War. As a posthumously published work, there can never be a copy inscribed in the author’s hand, adding to the allure of this volume. Rosenberg’s youngest sister Rachel Lyons, nee Ros… Read more…

No 6 of 10, ‘hors commerce’ - not intended for sale - of these Extracts from 'Suicide Bridge', originally published in 1976 by Zero's Fool Press, reprinted here on the occasion of the exhibition 'Histories & Hauntings: Correspondences from the Whitechapel Gallery (1974) to Swedenborg House. Through image and action.' (13 October to 21 December 2023… Read more…

Two issues of an unrecorded shipboard magazine which was printed in the south Atlantic onboard HMS Carnarvon Castle, an ocean liner which was commissioned as an armed merchant cruiser in 1939. The second of the issues, Vol 3 No 13, December 14th, 1940, was produced in the aftermath of HMS Carnarvon’s five hour running battle with the German cruiser… Read more…

Three New England genealogical works relating to to the English Hutchinson family which settled in Salem. All three items were published in Boston, Massachusetts in the 1860s, two by Joseph Chester and one by Whitmore. Bound in half black roan over textured cloth boards; marbled endpapers and with the bookplate of the politician and antiquary Phili… Read more…

pp 48 + blanks. Water-stained Gallipoli naval diary culminating in the actions in the Dardanelles in February and March 1915: 'The Captain told us were were going to take part in the forcing of the Dardenelles... a real hot time shells dropping all round us and going "plonk" against the ships side...'. Red cloth-bound manuscript book, water-damaged… Read more…

Inscribed by the author in the January following publication, on the half title: ‘R Emmet Kennedy. Jan. 27-25.’ Mustard coloured publisher’s binding only a little faded; pictorial endpapers; a clean, square copy. A pencilled ownership inscription of ‘Miss Jem Smith 631 E Street, San Bernardino California’ to blank page 203. A mixture of stories, po… Read more…

First edition inscribed by three members of the Winslow famly on the half title. A presentation inscription ‘To Major J W Whitlock... 19 Dec 1957’ is followed by the signature of Terence H Winslow ‘direct descendant of “Pilgrim” Edward 1595-1655’; the author and John Winslow ‘Son of the Author and Crew-man in “Mayflower II”’. A near fine copy of th… Read more…

Substantial bound manuscript by the poet David Gascoyne (1916-2001) together with an archive of photographs, letters from Gascoyne and his wife Judy Gascoyne and from Alan Clodd of the Enitharmon Press and many others. This collection which dates from David Gascoyne’s later years was acquired by his friend the society photographer Pamela Chandler (… Read more…

‘Admiralty Office’ document recording the break-up of Admiral Hosier’s fleet after the failed Blockade of Porto Bello in present day Panama during which Hosier died of disease alongside thousands of his sailors. Foolscap size bifolium with ‘Pro Patria’ watermark, docket title and old horizontal folds, some fingermarking. The list of vessels is divi… Read more…

A presentation copy given to the best student in French at the women-only Queen Margaret College, Glasgow University, 1899-1900 Two attractively bound volumes in quarter brown roan over marbled boards, rubbing to outer hinges; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers and a long presentation inscription on the second flyleaf. Written by Charles Martin of Gl… Read more…

Balmoral Castle ‘Programme of Pipe Music’, signed by the Balmoral Piper, Henry Forsyth. Small cream card embossed with George VI’s cipher in gilt; gold edges and the programme of music for 8th August, 1938. The text has been printed in some way but Forsyth’s signature is in his hand. August 1938 was the first Royal family gathering after the Corona… Read more…

Attractively inscribed on the second flyleaf by William Hole ‘To the Rev. Charles J Jenkins with the Xmas greeting of his affectionate friend The Artist, Christmas 1906’. Light blue publisher’s cloth binding, torn at the base of the spine - this is a heavy volume. Browned endpapers and to the card leaves on which the plates are mounted; occasional… Read more…

Annotated editorial copy with a letter from the Scottish politician and author, in which the adventurer explains that he has sent proofs for his next book from London to Morocco so that he might correct them while in the field. Original publisher’s cloth, ragged at head of spine, black lettering - a good copy of this first cheap edition. With a let… Read more…

A work that brings together three distinguished Scottish polymaths: inscribed by the author on the first flyleaf: ‘To Alasdair Gray from Bob Grieve - you will find quotations from the main biographies in the Appendices. Blessings on the good work! March 1992.’ Near fine, just a little fading to the spine. A monograph by one distinguished Scotsman,… Read more…

Inscribed first edition of this uncommon verse collection on Scottish themes - just one institutional copy in Scotland at the NLS. Quarter dark green cloth over light green cloth, attractively combined; inscribed ‘7th Nov 1906 Yrs sincerely William Gow’. Lightly spotted paper stock, overall very good. In addition to the NLS copy OCLC locates Cambri… Read more…

Five rare Montrose chapbooks, all with their pictorial wrappers, bound together with a single Edinburgh and London imprint. Good quality recent half calf binding which incorporates the 19th century binder’s instructions for a client named ‘McGregor’ who had requested half calf with a ‘yellow top’ edge - just visible still. The binder’s stamp of J F… Read more…

Violin catalogue issued by the longstanding Dundee music retailer, Larg and Sons. Brown wrappers with the label of ‘RGW Brown, Princes Street, Dundee’ to the upper cover; old fold to limp cover; stapled contents with annotations relating to violin makers. Pages a little grubby from use but extensively illustrated on good quality coated paper. No in… Read more…

Two early Dunn collections inscribed to the same person. Terry Street is near fine in a near very good jacket with extensive brown spotting along the top edge; inscribed on the flyleaf ‘To Dennis Saunders from Douglas Dunn with best wishes 21.iii.75’ with the Poetry Society Bulletin issue about this book from Autumn 1969 laid in. The Happier Life,… Read more…

A very nice set in decorative publisher’s cloth bindings; all edges marbled. Black coated endpapers and illustrated throughout both volumes by Angas, Dancy, Wolf, Zwecker and engraved by Dalziel brothers. A little textual browning, otherwise very good, perhaps even a little better. The two volumes were issued in 1874 and 1880. Read more…