The Kite Runner.
(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
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A Thousand Splendid Suns.
(London): Bloomsbury, (2007). First edition, one of 1,500 copies signed by the author, 8vo, (viii), 372, (6) pp. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, a fine copy. More
Berkshire Vale. Poems by... Illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1927. Limited edition, no. 231 of 250 copies signed by both author and artist, folio, (viii), 42, (4) pp. Lightly tinted illustrations throughout. Original gilt titled buckram, somewhat soiled and marked. More
Chiasmadon, with a relief print by Claire Van Vliet.
(West Burke), Vermont: Printed at the Janus Press for Charles Seluzicki, (1977). Limited edition, no. XVII of 55 hors commerce copies from a total edition of 175, signed by both Hughes and Van Vliet, 8vo, (10) pp. One plate. Original dark blue wrappers, fine. Sagar and Tabor A52... More
Cows.
[North Tawton, Devon: The Morrigu Press], hand-printed by Nicholas Hughes... for the benefit of Farms for City Children, 1981. Broadside, 19 x 12 inches. Limited edition, marked "12/20 proof", being out of series from the 76 copies stated at the foot of the poem. Signed and illustrated by Hughes. Fine..... More
Fly Inspects.
[North Tawton, Devon]: The Morrigu Press, 1983. Limited edition, no. 50 of 75 copies signed by the author, 8vo, (4) pp. One illustration plus the press device by Leonard Baskin. Sewn as issued in paper wrappers, fine. The Morrigu Press was founded by Hughes' son Nicholas following the gift of..... More
Fly Inspects. Mice are Funny Little Creatures. Weasels at Work.
[North Tawton, Devon]: The Morrigu Press, 1983. Three volumes, limited edition, each no. 65 of 75 copies signed by the author, 8vo, each (4) pp and with one illustration plus the press device by Leonard Baskin. Sewn as issued in paper wrappers, fine. The Morrigu Press was founded by Hughes'..... More
Henry Williamson. A tribute by... given at the Service of Thanksgiving at the Royal Parish Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, 1 December 1977.
(London): Rainbow Press, (1979). Limited edition, one of 200 copies signed by the Author, large 8vo, (14) pp. Frontispiece portrait tipped in. Paper wrappers, a fine copy. Sagar and Tabor A68. More
Remains of Elmet. A Pennine Sequence. Poems by... Photographs by Fay Godwin.
London: Faber and Faber, (1979). First edition. Large 8vo. 125, (1) pp. Publisher's quarter grey cloth over black boards, black lettered to the spine, prior owner's inscriptions to the blank versos of the first and last leaves, dust jacket, not price clipped. Numerous black and white photographs. An attractive copy..... More
Weasels at Work.
[North Tawton, Devon]: The Morrigu Press, 1983. Limited edition, no. 62 of 75 copies signed by the author, 8vo, (4) pp. One illustration plus the press device by Leonard Baskin. Loosely held as issued in paper wrappers, fine. The Morrigu Press was founded by Hughes' son Nicholas following the gift..... More
Woodpecker.
[North Tawton, Devon]: The Morrigu Press, 1979. Broadside, 29 x 20 cm. Limited edition, no. 12 of 60 copies signed by Hughes. Fine. The Morrigu Press was founded by Hughes' son Nicholas following the gift of an Albion handpress from his aunt, Hughes' sister Olwyn. With one exception he only..... More
Tom Brown's School-Days. By an Old Boy. With Illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1896. First edition thus, 8vo, xxiv, 312 pp. Frontispiece and 78 illustrations in the text, some occasional light foxing, small ink mark to the half title. Original gilt decorated dark green cloth, a.e.g., lower cover with some marking. One of Macmillan's attractively bound Cranford series... More
A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla. Illustrated by Richard Doyle.
London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1848. First edition, 8vo, (vi), xxiii, (i), 200, 16 advertisement pp. Engraved second title and engravings in the text, some occasional light foxing. Original gilt, green and blue decorated glazed cream boards, recently rebacked with new endpapers. More
The Village Curate. A Poem. A New and Improved edition (being the fourth) printed at the author's own press...
Bishopstone, Sussex, 1797. Fourth edition, 8vo, (iv), 136, (2) pp. Contemporary half morocco boards, corners slightly worn, rebacked in later calf, a very good copy. Rector of the village of Bishopstone, Hurdis' poetry, in imitation particularly of Cowper, achieved some small success in his lifetime - Hurdis dying in 1801..... More
After Many a Summer. A Novel by...
London: Chatto and Windus, 1939. First edition. 8vo. 314 pp. Publisher's brown cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, small contemporary ownership to the front free endpaper. Jacket jacket slightly edge worn with small losses, a few subtle repairs to the verso - new and old, else very good..... More
Collected Short Stories.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1957. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, top edge blue, early gift inscription to the front free endpaper, dust jacket, price clipped. Some edge wear with shallow chipping to the jacket, the spine slightly tanned partially obscuring the author's name, else..... More
Eyeless in Gaza.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. First edition. 8vo. (vi), 619, (1) pp. Publisher's fawn cloth, red lettered to spine and upper board, top edge red, dust jacket, not price clipped. Fading to the jacket spine, some general wear with losses and subtle tissue repairs on verso. More
Island. A Novel.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1962. First edition. 8vo. 286 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with a white circle incorporating the title, dust jacket, not price clipped. Fading to the jacket spine which has some loss towards the foot, some other lighter wear, otherwise very good..... More
The Master Builder. A Play in Three Acts. Translated from the Norwegian by Edmund Gosse & William Archer.
London: William Heinemann, 1895. One of 60 large paper copies - this copy marked "not for sale", square 8vo, (xvi), 256 pp. Frontispiece showing Elizabeth Robins in character. Unopened in the original printed wrappers, slightly soiled, ends bumped, but in unusually good condition due to the presence of the original..... More
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The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book. [or] The Wonderful World of Prince Charles. [or] The Vatican Sex Manual. By Monsignor E.D. Gray.
London: Eyre Methuen Limited, 1976. First edition. 4to. 72 pp. plus inserts. Publisher's illustrated card covers featuring the second of the book titles listed above, dust jacket featuring completely different artwork and first book title (the third title appearing on the title page), signed by Idle on the inner cover..... More
The Interlude of the Disobedient Child. Edited by James Orchard Halliwell.
London: Printed for the Percy Society, 1848. 8vo, (vi), 60 pp. Partly unopened in the original printed wrappers, edges and corners rubbed with very minor loss. Originally published c.1570. More
The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
New York: Printed by C.S. Van Winkle, 1819-20. Four parts (of seven) bound in one volume, with part I third edition, part II a mix of the points given by Langfeld and parts III and IV second editions, 8vo, 169, (1), 92, 93, (1) pp. Some light foxing, hinge slightly..... More
Abyssinian Chronicles.
(London): Picador, (2000). First UK edition, 8vo, (x), 462, (4) pp. Inscribed from the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, a fine copy. More
Goodbye to Berlin.
London: The Hogarth Press, 1939. First edition, small 8vo. 317, (1) pp. Recent dark blue full morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt rules and decoration to panels, gilt rules to boards, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. More