The Abundant Dreamer.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1989). First edition, 8vo, (vi), 297, (1) pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w., some very mild rubbing to edges, a near fine copy. More
London: Jonathan Cape, (1989). First edition, 8vo, (vi), 297, (1) pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Cloth, d.w., some very mild rubbing to edges, a near fine copy. More
London: Cassell, (1969). First edition, 8vo, (vi), 184, (2) pp. Inscribed from the author on the fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, some light browning and soiling. More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1930. Limited edition, no. 85 of 500 copies signed by the author, 8vo, (x), 463, (1) pp. Striking silver foil endpapers, slightly rubbed. Original two tone cloth, mild darkening of spine, slipcase with rubbing to extremities. More
Oxford: The Shakespeare Head Press, 1931. Limited edition, one of 1,000 copies, 2 volumes 8vo. 5 plates by Jack Hewer. Original gilt titled orange cloth, fine. More
London: The Folio Society, (1998). Seven volumes, 8vo. Wood engraved illustrations. Original green silk-covered boards, spines slightly sunned otherwise an excellent set. More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1857. Small 8vo. (iv), 534 pp. Near contemporary blue half morocco over matching cloth boards, spine with gilt ruled compartments, gilt lettered direct to one panel, an early ownership to the head of the title page, a slightly later press cutting regarding a fire at..... More
London: The Fraser Press, 1970. No. 22 of 1,560 copies. 8vo. 360, (2) pp. Contemporary green full morocco, gilt rule and lettering across all three sides, marbled endpapers, pictorial bookplate to the front pastedown, top edge gilt, . Spine and the upper edge of the lower board faded to brown..... More
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1937. 8vo. (x), 165, (1) pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to the spine with the author's signature replicated in gilt to the upper board, dust jacket reproducing the same design. Portrait frontispiece. Some light wear to the edges of the jacket plus a scattering of..... More
London: Viking, 2002. First edition. 8vo. (iv), 246, (1) pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket, signed by Brookner on the title page. Slight bumping to the jacket, else very good. More
London & Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, Ltd., [c.1911]. 8vo. (x), 634 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt to the spine and upper board, the latter also featuring a mounted colour illustration. Illustrated title page and a further 12 plates in colour plus numerous black and white illustrations. Just some light..... More
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1913. Limited edition, no. 57 of 175 copies signed by the author, 4to, xiv, 320 pp. Frontispiece and 22 plates - 7 in colour, plus a facsimile letter, owner's ink stamp and a small closed tear to the fly leaf, upper hinge cracked but sound..... More
London: R. and J. Dodsley, 1754. First edition thus, small 4to, viii, 40 pp. Some light foxing, old signature to title. Recent black quarter calf, marbled boards. A celebrated work first published in the same year as "De Animi Immortalitate". Browne's meagre output is not matched by his reputation; Johnson..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1906). First edition thus, 8vo, (24) leaves, printed on rectos only. 6 plates with captioned tissues plus vignettes to each leaf. Original decorative light blue ribbed cloth with bevelled edges, a.e.g., upper cover with light soiling, a very good copy. More
London: George Bell & Sons, 1897. First edition thus, 8vo, (xx), 377, (3) pp. Black and white illustrations, small contemporary monogram to the fly leaf. Original gilt titled blind stamped green cloth, t.e.g., spine ends slightly bumped otherwise very good. The first book Shaw illustrated. More
London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1909. 8vo, viii, 696 pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original quarter vellum, t.e.g., gilt flowers to the spine, some light soiling otherwise very good. More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1890. Limited edition, no. 88 of 250 copies signed by the author, large 8vo, ix, (i), 198, 2 pp. Bookplate. Original quarter vellum, gilt spine, slightly dull and marked. More
Emmaus: The Rodale Press, [1954]. "Story Classics edition", no. 894 of 2,000 for the US market (there were another 1,000 for Great Britain). 8vo. 124, (4) pp. Publisher's black cloth backed yellow cloth boards, spine lettered in silver with a matching illustration to the upper cover, all edges red, slipcase..... More
Boston: James Loring, 1834. Second edition. Small 8vo. 202 pp. Original cloth, rebacked preserving almost all of the original spine with its paper label. Upper half of front free endpaper cut, some foxing and staining to the front and rear, else a decent copy. A novel for children, first published..... More
London: Faber & Faber, (1977). First edition, 8vo, 127, (1) pp. Owner's small ink stamp to the fly leaf. Cloth, d.w., slight fading to spine, very good. More
London: Hutchinson, (1991). First edition, 8vo, (vi), 148 pp. Signed on the title page by the author. Cloth, d.w., spine sunned otherwise very good. More
London: Heinemann, (1979). 8vo, (vi), 213, (3) pp. Cloth, d.w., a little worn to extremities. More
London: Century, a Mysterious Press Book, (1988). First edition, 8vo, (viii), 292 pp. Marginal browning throughout. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, slight sunning of spine. More
(Bath: Cedric Chivers, 1966). Five volumes, 12mo. Cloth, d.w.'s, that to volume III with a small tear to the upper wrapper, otherwise an excellent set. First published in London in 1796, this facsimile edition faithfully reproduces the original layout of the novel. "She was, in some degree, a model to..... More
London: Bickers and Son, 1876. Four volumes, 8vo. Armorial bookplates of Duncombe Park, Yorkshire. Original gilt titled maroon cloth, spines slightly sunned with mild rubbing to ends. More