The African Queen.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, (1935). First edition. 8vo. (iv), 283, (1) pp. Marbled endpapers. Recent dark green full morocco, a.e.g., a handsome copy. More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, (1935). First edition. 8vo. (iv), 283, (1) pp. Marbled endpapers. Recent dark green full morocco, a.e.g., a handsome copy. More
London: Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1636. Second edition, revised. Folio. (xxxviii), 30, 29-30, 29-1630, [1631-32], (46) pp, bound without the front and rear blanks. Eighteenth century blindstamped reversed calf, spine rebacked to style and the original gilt lettered red label preserved, late 19th century book..... More
Wellingborough: Christopher Skelton, 1983. First edition. One of 1,350 copies. 4to. xxiv, 545, (3) pp. Bespoke binding of two-tone leather with black morocco to the spine and fore edges with stylised gilt lettering and inlaid morocco flowers of differing colours, the central sections of the both boards in cream morocco..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, [N.d., but 1940]. Proof copy. Two volumes. 8vo. 160; 161-283, (5) pp. Original plain blue wrappers with printed titles, early manuscript to both front covers giving the page numbering of the respective volumes, with loosely inserted a stamped and postmarked postcard from Eric Gill to Professor Henry..... More
London: The Bodley Head, (1966). First edition, 8vo, 313, (1) pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, loss to the upper corner of the lower wrapper otherwise very good. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First US edition. 8vo. 320 pp. Publisher's purple cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, signed by Greene on the title page. Just slight sunning to the jacket spine, an excellent copy. First published in Canada by Lester & Orpen Dennys in the..... More
London: Greenwood, Pringle & Co., 1824. A large decorative folding map of the county with a large vignette of Gloucester Cathedral, printed over six conjoined sheets measuring 144 x 127 cm overall, uncoloured, mounted on linen and affixed to original wooden rollers, the side edges trimmed with green cloth. The..... More
Romae [Rome]: Ex Typographia Vaticana, Jo: Mariæ Henrici Salvioni Typogr. 1737. Small 4to. (xvi), 384, clxxv, clxxviii-clxxxiv pp, complete in spite of the erratic pagination at the rear. Recent panelled calf, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered red label, all edges red. Small loss to the title page at the..... More
London: Whittaker, Treacher, & Co. and G. Ridge [earlier] Whittaker & Co. [later], 1833-37. Five volumes. 8vo. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and with a gilt leaf device to the others, the ownership inscription of an Elizabeth Pilkington..... More
London: Printed for R. Chiswell, A. and J. Churchill, T. Horne, J. Nicholson and R. Knaplock, 1708. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. (xxxii), 352; (ii), 353-824 pp. Nineteenth century black half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels, gilt decorated to the others..... More
London: Printed by B. Millan, 1792. First edition, 8vo, viii, 148 pp. Later bookplate, some light foxing. Contemporary half calf, rebacked, marbled sides. Scarce. More
London: Journal of Horticulture & Cottage Gardener Office, 1863-78. Eleven volumes, 8vo. 917 hand coloured plates, including one bis plate (no. 828) but lacking eight (661-668). Some occasional light foxing, armorial bookplates, marbled endpapers and sides. Contemporary dark green half morocco, the final three volumes faded with some wear, upper..... More
London: Published at the "Journal of Horticulture" Office, 1862-66. Five volumes, large 8vo. 83 splendid chromolithographic plates. Old pencilled signature to one title page, bookseller's blind stamp to one fly leaf. Original gilt decorated blue cloth, a.e.g., the first three volumes rebacked retaining the original backstrips. A lovely set. The..... More
Cantabrigiae [Cambridge]:, 1711. 4to. (xxviii), 310, (iv), 460 pp. Contemporary full calf, spine with raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges red. Illustrated second title page plus a vignette to the letterpress title page. Spine ends worn, the joints repaired, save for occasional. mostly marginal, browning the contents are generally clean..... More
(London): Bloomsbury, (2003). First edition, 8vo, (x), 324, (2) pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w. still with its wraparound band, some faint sunning to the spine otherwise fine. More
London: James Leath, 1850. First edition, 8vo, (ii), xx, 488 pp. Contemporary inscription to paste down. Original patterned black cloth, rebacked retaining the original backstrip. Very scarce with OCLC only listing 3 copies - two at the British Library and one in Oxford. More
Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980. Limited edition, no. 769 of 775 copies. Folio. Publisher's dark green half morocco over paler green cloth, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered to one panel and decorated to the others, all edges gilt, matching green solander box with a gilt lettered circular morocco label..... More
(Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston, 1855). Seven folding maps, each c. 53 x 69 cm, original printed colour in outline, housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase, gilt lettered and decorated to the upper board with the original paper wallet with a printed list of the maps and the price for..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1955. Fourth impression, 8vo, (xxii), 224, (2) pp. Frontispiece plus a plate and a map, bookplate of Michael Trevor Williams, designed by Reynolds Stone, to fly leaf, free endpapers with some browning. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, spine slightly sunned, minor rubbing to extremities and a...... More
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1925-86. Eleven volumes, volumes I, II, IV, VIII, X and XI first editions, the others reprints. Some plates and facsimiles, volumes I, II and IV with the bookplate of the poet and critic Vivian de Sola Pinto, some other mostly brief inscriptions to front endpapers..... More
Rangoon: C. Bennett, American Baptist Mission Press, 1868. Second edition. 8vo. iv, (10)-968 pp. Contemporary full sheep, rebacked to style with a gilt lettered red spine label. Some light spotting to the endpapers, slight bowing to the boards, very good overall. Considerably expanded from the original edition of 1852 published..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1936. First edition, 8vo, (ii), xii, 403, (1) pp. Original gilt titled cloth, small scuff to the foot of the upper cover, d.w. with corresponding loss to the upper wrapper plus the spine ends and corners. Printing and the Mind of Man 423... More
London: Printed by W. Bulmer & Co., for G. Nicol, 1799. First edition, 4 volumes, folio. 167 plates, a number folding and a couple hand coloured. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplates of Charles Edward Keyser, old bookseller's description of this work pasted into the front of volume I, old damp stain..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1923. First edition. Two volumes. 8vo. xvi, 344; vi, 310, (2) pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spines and with the regimental crest to the upper board, top edges gilt, dust jackets. 4 double page and 7 single page maps. Jacket spines browned..... More