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In near very good condition. A set of four pocket sized Edwardian children’s books in overall good plus condition, a little dulled showing typical edge wear. Thick card wrappers very good throughout the four, illustrated with colourful paste on covers; cord tied spines very good; coloured pattern endpapers unmarked; full colour frontispiece plates… Read more…

In near very good condition. A set of five pocket sized Edwardian children’s books in overall good plus condition, a little dulled showing typical edge wear. Thick card wrappers very good throughout the five, illustrated with colourful paste on covers; cord tied spines very good; coloured pattern endpapers unmarked; full colour frontispiece plates… Read more…

Rare privately printed ‘in memoriam’ volume for the Dumfries poet and politician David Dunbar who gave his home town its nickname, ‘Queen of the South.’ Laid into this volume is a large albumen photograph of Dunbar, an annotated Scottish family photograph taken at College House, Dollis Avenue, Finchley (1911) and a photograph of the grave of Jane C… Read more…

A gift edition golfer’s record book featuring the cards and layouts of the seven championship courses; a list of Open winners since 1860 and sections for handicap records and best rounds. Oblong large octavo in pristine condition with an applied sterling (probably) silver plate on the cover depicting golfers within full green calf. Text block crisp… Read more…

Unrecorded privately printed rarity, presumably bound and designed for family distribution by a New York City lawyer and avid sportsman who split his time between his primary residence in Manhattan and his beloved country estate, Pennbrook, located in the Somerset Hills of New Jersey. Half bound in green roan over green cloth, tooled and titled in… Read more…

Private Second World War private, manuscript diary written by 27 year old Bill Howkins who wears his heart on his sleeve throughout and simply can’t decide whether he’s in love or simply infatuated with 21 year old Mary. Both were stationed at an RAF camp in Cardington, Bedfordshire and the diary offers an intimate window into everyday base life, t… Read more…

A collection of 4 volumes which bring together a collection of influential critical articles and significant academic writing on the work of the modernist writer, Virginia Woolf. In mint condition throughout, protected by original, unopened shrink wrap covering. Each volume includes a substantial contextualising introduction which surveys Woolf stu… Read more…

Uncommon first edition from the library of Coker Court in Somerset, the parish which inspired T.S. Eliot's famous poem ‘East Coker’ from the Four Quartets. Half calf over marbled boards, spine just a little bumped to corners and nicked to one corner; otherwise very sound. Yellow endpapers display pasted in ‘Coker Court’ library label to front paste… Read more…

Uncommon 10th edition in near very good condition. Octavo. Embossed crimson cloth titled in gilt to upper; rubbed a little to edges and spine panel. Front free cracked from text block which is otherwise entirely sound. Frontispiece map of Palestine very good. Illustrated throughout. Clean and unmarked. 64pp. printed by R Clay, Son and Taylor Printe… Read more…

An uncommon fitness manual: a first edition in good condition. Red cloth boards boldly titled in black lettering; a little age toned. Contemporary advertisements to front and rear. Previous owner’s details elaborately penned to title page. A little age spotted to preliminaries; text block sound and unmarked. Illustrated with 77 diagrams. Published… Read more…

Smart first edition in very good plus condition. Original clipped jacket bright, unmarked with just a touch of age toning to spine and lower; illustrated by Ian Robertson. Red cloth publisher’s boards very fresh and unmarked. A neat, previous owner’s signature in blue pen sits to top of front free; text block otherwise entirely sound, unmarked and… Read more…

English translation by Iris Urwin in good plus condition. Softcovers a little creased along spine panel; text block edges a little spotted; a little age toned to early leaves and a few marks to half title; remainder of text block unmarked and very sound. Laid in is a typed note from the translator, Iris Urwin which commences,’This is a rather poor… Read more…

In very good condition, a revised paperback second edition inscribed by the author. Softcovers clean and unmarked with blank price sticker to lower. Text block lightly age toned, clean and unmarked throughout. Inscribed to title page in black ink, ‘for Alistair from Jon Silkin with good wishes 23.2.1995’. Laid in is a handwritten, signed notelet wr… Read more…

inscribed First Edition written by the American author Rhoda Waterman White under the pseudonym Uncle Ben. Handsome blue cloth tooled in decorative gilt to upper, lower and spine; just a little shelf worn but a square and very sound copy with very good gilt text block edges. Vibrant pink and blue patterned endpapers fresh and unmarked. Inscribed by… Read more…

A scarce First Edition handsomely bound in a later half brown calf over marbled boards, titled and tooled in gilt to 6 panelled spine. An inscription to the half title by the author points to the volume being gifted to Brentford Free Library, ‘To the Brentford Free Public Library with the Author’s Best wishes for its success 1894’. A very square, s… Read more…

First edition in fair condition. Contemporary calf reinforced to spine with later brown paper. The binding remains square and sound with cracking over upper hinges; front free and frontispiece loose within text block. Previous ownership inscription in a contemporary hand to recto of front free endpaper is dated 1809. The text block is age toned and… Read more…

A lovely first edition in near fine overall condition. Black cloth boards, endpapers and text block sound, square, fresh and unmarked throughout. Original unclipped jacket very good plus with just a hint of age toning particularly to spine panel and edges. 80 pp. A very pleasing copy. Read more…

Signed first edition bound in black cloth with original blue jacket, both near fine. Signed on the author's stork label tipped onto the title page of this late collection of Patrick Leigh Fermor's writings, including his great war report: 'Abducting a General'. 274 pp. In addition to excerpts from ‘A Time of Gifts’ and Leigh Fermor's other works, h… Read more…

Limited Edition in very good condition. Hardback, quarter morocco over bright yellow cloth titled in gilt to spine. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sound and square; sunned to spine. Preliminaries a little age spotted; ex libris bookplate of April O’Riordan to front pastedown; blind stamp of ‘Conal O’Riordan, W5’ to front free above an inscription… Read more…

Hand drawn original sketches, cartoons, water colours, signatures and inscriptions fill this attractive French friendship album, addressed to the album’s owner Denise. The 28 full page works within, from very artistically inclined friends include landscapes, still lives, birds, comic characters, pastoral scenes and portraits in a variety of mediums… Read more…

Typed manuscript running to 147 pages of 6 stories authored by 19 year old Aubrey Feist of Norwich who grew up to become a well-known British novelist and playwright. Red cloth boards titled in gilt to spine; endpapers clean, just beginning to crack over gutters; hand stitched text block very sound; hand drawn title page stamped 22 Nov 1923 to tail… Read more…

A handwritten minute book from the inter-war period which reveals a woman, Ellen Maud Godfrey in the position of President of New Buckenham Men’s Social Club in rural south Norfolk. The volume documents the very era when women of high social standing first broke into local government and judicial roles, (research reveals Miss Godfrey listed as a lo… Read more…

An A-Z indexed notebook once belonging to Corporal Horth who notes his British army number, rank, posting and marriage details to the front free endpaper ‘4013132 Cpl Horth. Egypt 1948 -50 and Mr Mrs Horth 1958’. The contents are eclectic beginning with a hand written Arabic language phonetic alphabet and the words ‘Attestations 5th November 1946’… Read more…

A small hard backed album titled ‘Architecture Course’ containing 32 outlines of lectures on ‘The Story of Architecture through the Ages’ compiled by Mr George H. Cook, ‘Member of the Architectural Association’. In very good condition. A pasted note to the front pastedown reveals that the lectures are delivered ‘Fully Illustrated by Lantern Slides… Read more…

First paperback edition inscribed by the author and in very good condition. Illustrated soft covers show just the slightest of shelf wear. Text block crisp and unmarked, a little age toned as expected, particularly to edges. Characterfully inscribed to front free ‘FOR MICHAEL from Alasdair 11-8-1993’. A great copy of this Whitbread and Guardian Fic… Read more…