Literature
A Long Time Ago.
London: William Heinemann, (1932). Second printing, 8vo, (vi), 327, (1) pp. Cloth, d.w. with some loss to extremities. More
Visions of Cody. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg.
(London): André Deutsch, (1973). First UK edition, 8vo, (xiv), 398 pp. Cloth, d.w. with light browning otherwise an excellent copy. More
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. A Novel by...
London: Methuen & Co., (1962). First UK edition, 8vo, (viii), 311, (1) pp. Author's name blacked out to the title verso as usual, light stain to the foot of the fore edge. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, mild browning and marks, lower edge with light staining. More
Kilvert's Diary. Selections from the Diary of... Chosen, Edited and Introduced by William Plomer.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1977). Three volumes, 8vo. Black and white photographic illustrations, map endpapers, bookplate to each half title. Green buckram backed boards, spine slightly faded, slipcase with some marks and fading. The life of a Welsh Curate in the 1870s; one of the finest portrayals of Victorian rural society..... More
Isabella or the Pot of Basil. With Illustrations by Jessie M. King.
Edinburgh and London: T.N. Foulis, [1907]. Small thin 8vo. Publisher's grey cloth, dark grey decoration designed by King to both boards supplemented with gilt to the spine and upper cover, early owner's name pencilled to the front free endpaper. 6 tipped in colour plates including the frontispiece and title. Some..... More
Two Years Ago.
London: Macmillan, 1893. 8vo, vi, 469, (1, 2 advertisement) pp. Contemporary inscription from A.E. Conybeare, Eton schoomaster, to front blank, marbled endpapers and edges. Contemporary tree calf, double gilt rules, gilt spine with red and green labels, a handsome copy. More
Westward Ho! Or the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh... Rendered into Modern English by...
London: Macmillan and Co., 1911. 8vo, (x), 591, (1) pp. 8 plates, marbled endpapers and edges, prize label of Portsmouth Grammar School to paste down. Bound by Bickers & Son in contemporary dark blue calf, gilt rules, spine and arms, spine slightly rubbed and sunned otherwise good. More
Collected Verse of...
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912. First English edition, royal 8vo, (xx), 476, (2) pp. Bookplate of Michael Holland, partly unopened, slight cracking of hinges, free endpapers browned. Original cloth backed boards, t.e.g., paper spine label worn with loss, two small holes to the lower joint, original card slipcase, rather worn..... More
In Black and White.
Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler & London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, [1890s]. Eighth edition. 8vo. 96 pp. Publisher's dark blue cloth backed boards, printed illustration to the upper cover. Some very mild foxing, very good. Numbers 3 from Wheeler's Indian Railway Library. More
Sea and Sussex, from Rudyard Kipling's Verse. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell. With an Introductory Poem by Rudyard Kipling.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1926. Limited edition, one of 500 large paper copies signed by Kipling, 4to, (xviii), 96 pp. 24 coloured plates tipped in, contemporary inscription to fly leaf, endpapers with faint foxing. Original parchment backed paper boards, t.e.g., d.w. browned with some loss and tears, recent repair to..... More
Soldiers Three. The Story of the Gadsbys. In Black and White.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1911. 8vo, vi, 353, (1) pp. Marbled endpapers and edges, light foxing to blanks, outer edge of fly leaf worn. Prize label of Sandroyd School. Handsomely bound in contemporary tree calf, gilt spine and rules, green label, slight sunning of spine otherwise an attractive copy. More
Songs of the Sea. from Rudyard Kipling's Verse. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1927. First edition, 4to, (xii), 99, (1) pp. 12 coloured plates plus vignettes in the text. Cloth, spine ends slightly faded, d.w. with some loss and browning. More
Stalky & Co.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1899. First edition, 8vo, (xii), 272, (2 advertisement) pp. Contemporary inscription to fly leaf. Original red cloth, t.e.g., gilt medallion to the upper cover, spine with some rubbing and damp staining to the foot. Martindell 77. More
Thy Servant a Dog. Told by Boots. Edited by... Illustrated by G.L. Stampa.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1930. First edition, 8vo, (vi), 92, (2) pp. Black and white illustrations, marbled endpapers. Original gilt titled mottled blue publisher's limp morocco, a.e.g., spine and inner edges of covers sunned otherwise very good. More
Traffics and Discoveries.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1904. First edition, 8vo, vi, 393, (1, 6, 16 advertisement) pp. Original gilt titled red cloth, t.e.g., gilt medallion to the upper cover, slight sunning of spine, very good. Martindell 104. More
Traffics and Discoveries.
London: Macmillan and Co., 1904. First edition, later issue (bound without advertisements). 8vo. vi, 393, (1) pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine and with circular gilt medallion to the upper board, dust jacket. Darkening to the jacket spine with some wear to the upper edge and corners..... More
Fables de la Fontaine. Avec des Figures de Sylvain Sauvage.
Paris: Hachette, 1934. 8vo. 348, (4) pp. Contemporary brown half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels, top edge gilt, the original illustrated front wrapper bound in plus the original spine to the rear. Black and white illustrations. A little light rubbing, very..... More
The Maxims of... Translated into English by Constantine FitzGibbon. Together with an Introduction and Bibliographical Note.
(London): Millington, (1974). 8vo, 173, (1) pp. Portrait frontispiece, marbled endpapers. Bound by Bayntun-Riviere in red half morocco, t.e.g., a lovely copy. More
The Debate Between Folly and Cupid. Written by... of Lyons about 1550 and Now First Completely Translated by Edwin Marion Cox.
London: Williams & Norgate, Ltd, 1925. Limited edition, no. 196 of 326 copies signed by the translator. 8vo. (xiii), xiv-xxix, (xxx-xxxii), 87, (1) pp. Publisher's two-tone cream and blue buckram, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Tanning to the jacket spine with a little light wear to the ends..... More
The Essays of Elia and the Last Essays of Elia. Miscellaneous Essays & Sketches. With an introduction by Robert Lynd and notes by William Macdonald... illustrated with... drawings by C.E. Brock and... contemporary portraits...
London: J.M. Dent, 1929. First edition thus, two volumes. 49 plates, marbled endpapers. Contemporary red half calf, t.e.g., spines slightly rubbed and sunned. More
The Essays of Elia.
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, [c.1900]. 8vo. xii,382, (x) pp. Contemporary quarter vellum, over brown cloth sides, spine with tan gilt lettered label and Art Deco tooling, top edge gilt. Red stain to the foot of the lower cover, slight darkening to the spine, damp stain to the lower..... More
A Landor Library. A Catalogue of Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters by Walter Savage Landor. Collected by...
London: Printed for Private Circulation only, 1928. Limited edition, one of 175 copies, large 8vo, (xxiv), 103, (1) pp. Frontispiece and 56 plates, occasional light foxing to text leaves, inscribed from Wise on the half title. Original gilt titled buckram with bevelled edges, t.e.g., spine sunned. More
Rhymes a la Mode.
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., Ltd., 1890. Fourth edition. Small 8vo. (ii), x, 139, (1) pp. Fine olive green crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf, spine with wide gilt ruled raised bands, gilt titled direct to one panel and dated at the foot, gilt ruled borders to the boards, gilt..... More