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(12.5x 9cm) Vintage photograph showing Laurence Olivier in character as Othello in the 1965 film. This is a matt finish proof, marked 'Othello' in blue ink in the margin, and was owned by Olivier himself, probably dating from the 1970s. From youthful success Olivier went on to become the preeminent actor of his generation, defining the great Shakes… Read more…

pp176 Large Folio, fine in black cloth with gilt titles over tan boards, in a fine dust wrapper showing only the slightest signs of handling. Lavishly illustrated in colour. Written by the head of book and photograph sales at Christie's South Kensington. This splendid copy comes from the collection of Yorkshire bookbinder and bibliophile Martin E T… Read more…

An attractive collection of 19 Rudyard Kipling novels and verse dating from 1899 to the early 30's. Some firsts and some reprints in red cloth with gilt top edge and gilt decoration to cover and spine. Titles include: Puck of Pook's Hill, Captain Courageous, Stalky & Co, The Second Jungle Book and Just So Stories. Also included is one volume of Rud… Read more…

pp 324. A collection of memoirs relating to the French Revolution, especially concerning the journey to Varennes by King Louis XVI in June 1791. With editor's foreword, biographical notes and copies of original letters and documents. The book is bound in original publisher's cloth, leather spine label with gilt lettering, speckled edges to the text… Read more…

2 volumes. Good in half green Morocco over marbled boards; with most of the colour removed from the spines and worn to corners. Internally very fresh. Neat ownership inscriptions of John Scott. A history of the European revolutions of 1848, fully illustrated with laid down engraved plates by A H Payne and numerous fold out maps and town plans. Read more…

pp376 A small (11x14cm) magazine of a moral and religious theme bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles and embossed and gilt decoration. Ownership inscriptions of J B Boston of Scorton and Miss Laura Earle of Catterick to the yellow end papers. The book is undated but there is an attractive engraved frontispiece of the Crystal Palace in Hy… Read more…

vi pp 1-512 A Brussels imprint in English of George Gleig's novel "The Chronicles of Waltham", part of a series of Wahlen's Modern British Authors. The book is attractively bound in quarter embossed leather with gilt title over green marbled boards; the spine is sunned, the boards are bright but rubbed and worn to the edges and corners. The binding… Read more…

Two volumes [iv] pp 1-334; pp1-435 [2] adverts. George Gleig's novel "The Country Curate". The books are bound in their original boards with printed paper spine labels ; the spines are worn, the boards are only lightly soiled but worn to corners. The bindings are tight and the text is particularly crisp and clean. Unclear ownership inscription to f… Read more…

pp136 large folio. Jiri Mucha traces the career and achievements of his father, Moravian artist Alphonse Mucha. The photographic section of the book shows the use Mucha made of his photographs in planning his work. 157 illustrations, of which 40 are in colour. Near fine in grey cloth, in a very good photographic dust wrapper. Signed to title page b… Read more…

pp26 Near fine pamphlet bound in bright orange wrappers. With laid in note to F B Adams Jr from his father, businessman and philanthropist Frederick Baldwin Adams (1878-1961), "Thanks it is interesting, and the first chapter at least isn't much exaggerated". This book comes from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt collection of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr… Read more…

First edition, Near fine in black boards, a little spotting to the top edge. In a colourful dust wrapper with 6 shilling price label, very good, head of spine nicked with short closed tear. Read more…

Signed First Edition, Fine in a Fine dust jacket, not price clipped. Author's signature to title page, and inscription to John Baxter from Paris 2007 on ffep. With the author's joke dedication to "Boris Yeltsin" to half title page, reminding him to " take it easy on the vodka". A very nice copy. Read more…

6 magazines and 3 newspapers. Read more…

[vi] pp244 A biography of President Franklin D Roosevelt by his doctor, confidant and friend Ross T McIntire who was Surgeon General of the Navy. Near fine in blue cloth, in a very good dust jacket, rubbed to edges and a tiny hole to lower panel. Laid in: a letter [1tls] from the author to Frederick Adams thanking him for a Christmas gift. This boo… Read more…

ff208 A professionally compiled valuation of furnishings, silver, pictures etc, and Works of Art, made in January and February 1960 for probate purposes. Fine, bound in dark green watered silk cloth with gilt titles, single sided typescript on unlined pages, with index. Valuation prepared by Hollis and Webb Chartered Auctioneers and Estate Agents,… Read more…

Two volumes in one of The Gazetteer 1738 in a pretty late 18th century binding of speckled calf; part 1 is the 14th edition, part 2 is the 7th which is lacking its final leaves as it finishes at T4. A scarce title. Read more…

viii pp220. The memoirs of author and musician Edmund H Fellowes who was widely known for his part is the revival of English music of the Tudor period. Very good in red cloth with gilt spine lettering, the pages are clean and crisp in a tight and square binding. In a good plus dust jacket, chipped to the spine ends and corners with a tear along the… Read more…

[x] pp460 Facsimile edition, reproduced in original size (large folio) limited to 300 copies of which this is number 74. Near fine in buckram over purple cloth with silver spine lettering, top edge dusty, the pages are bright, clean and crisp. Ownership label to front pastedown. In a near fine blue dust wrapper which is very lightly sunned to spine… Read more…

pp176 A beautiful large folio art book showcasing the work of Japanese artist Toshio Tabuchi from 1966-1991. Near fine in cream printed card covers, top edge dusty, in a very good illustrated dust wrapper which is lightly soiled. Fully illustrated in colour and black and white. Extra shipping charges may apply as this is a heavy volume. Read more…

La Vie et les Aventures de Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. Edition Orne, Imprimerie de Deckherr, Montbeliard. Volume 2, quarto, pp92. Fair in illustrated paper wrappers with four other full-page illustrations of the adventures of Crusoe and Friday. The upper cover and final three pages are extensively torn and creased with some loss, pages 3-23 a… Read more…

Nutzlicher Hilfs-, Noth-, Haus- und Wirthschafts Kalendar des Schweizerboten, aus das Jahr 1837 nach Christi Geburt. J J Christen, Aarau. Quarto in illustrated paper wrappers, Gothic script, with attractive engravings depicting each month of the year. Disbound but complete, wrappers chipped and pages creased. This volume is part of a Swiss collecti… Read more…

Diatriba Theologica de Falsis Prophetis Decima by Jeremiae Curriti and Marcus Benjaminus a Rosset, Berne, 1699. Very good pamphlet, stab sewn in original bright marbled wrappers, a little wear to spine, corners creased but the binding is tight, the pages clean and crisp with attractive woodcuts. This volume is part of a Swiss collection from the Va… Read more…

Diatriba Prima de Veris Prophetis, by Jeremiae Curriti and Joan Fran Leyvraz, Berne, 1691. Good pamphlet, stab sewn in original marbled wrappers, stain to upper cover, some wear to spine and corners, pages stained but crisp. This volume is part of a Swiss collection from the Vaudois Alps. Read more…

A Bibliographical Guide to Anglo-Jewish history. A new, revised and enlarged edition. Inscribed: 'Cecil Roth. Detroit. 11.v.58' on title page. In original publishers green cloth, worn to corners and hinges. Do please get in touch with Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like further details. Read more…

Four volumes; I and II dated 1932, III and IV 1935. Very good in blue cloth, with gilt spine lettering, spine ends a little browned. Paper stock darkened but the pages are clean in tight and square bindings. In a good dust jackets, spines tanned with worn ends and nicks to front panels. Illustrated with reproductions of contemporary paintings and d… Read more…