The Prince of Darkness.
(London): Headline, (1992). First edition, 8vo, (vi), (1) pp. Light marginal browning throughout. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, an excellent copy. More
Literature
The Poems of... Edited from the old editions and numerous manuscripts with introductions & commentary by Herbert J.C. Grierson.
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1912. Two volumes, 8vo. Partly unopened in the original gilt titled dark blue cloth, spines slightly rubbed with a couple of minor marks. More
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Poems on Several Occasions... With Elegies on the Author's Death [and] Some Account of the Life of the Author.
London: Printed for J. Tonson, and Sold by W. Taylor, 1719. Sixth edition. 12mo. (xxiv), 365, (1) pp. Later 18th century red full straight grained morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Some darkening and rubbing to the spine, otherwise very..... More
Mansoul. (Or, the Riddle of the World).
London, 1920. First edition, 8vo, (vi), 193, (1), 12 advertisement pp, small closed tear to fly title, a few light marks, cloth, with some discolouration and wrinkling, d.w., spine browned. More
The Collected Poems.
London: Martin Secker, (1919). First edition, 8vo, 126, (2) pp. Inscribed on the fly leaf from the author to "Miss de Lorey" and dated February 1920, label removed from the top of the fly leaf very slightly affecting the inscription. Original green cloth, spine browned and slightly rubbed. More
Some Limericks. Collected for the use of Students, & ensplendour'd with Introduction, Geographical Index, and with Notes Explanatory and Critical.
Privately Printed, 1929. Limited edition, no. 194 of 1,000 copies, large 8vo, 97, (1) pp. Original linen boards, plain d.w. with the limitation number stamped to the upper wrapper, some mild marks and a few small tears. More
The Hound of the Baskervilles.
London: George Newnes, 1902. First edition, 8vo, (viii), 358, (2) pp. Frontispiece and 15 plates by Sidney Paget. Contemporary inscription to paste down, armorial bookplate and a faint blind stamp to fly leaf, later inscription to fly leaf verso. Original gilt and black decorated red cloth, spine slightly faded with..... More
Rebecca. Illustrations by Emma Chichester Clark.
London: The Folio Society, 1997. Fourth impression thus. 8vo. (vi), 430 pp. Publisher's gilt and brown decorated blue cloth, slipcase. 10 plates. Slight sunning to the spine, very good overall. More
The Finger-Post.
London: W. Collins Sons & Co., (1925). First edition, 8vo, (iv), 310, (6 advertisement) pp. Signature and ink stamp to fly leaf. Original cloth, spine ends bumped, very good. More
Brighton Beach.
London: W. Collins, (1928). First edition, 8vo, (viii), 274, (2, 4 advertisement) pp. Owner's signature to fly leaf, upper hinge slightly tender but sound. Original cloth, rubbed, small label of the Newcastle printers and booksellers Mawson, Swan & Morgan to the upper cover. Scarce. More
Puff Paste.
London: W. Collins, Sons & Co., (1928). First edition, 8vo, (vi), 239, (1, 8 advertisement) pp. Contemporary inscription to the fly leaf. Cloth, spine and edges faded, d.w., spine dull. More
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[Corfu Trilogy]. My Family and Other Animals. Birds Beasts and Relatives. The Garden of the Gods.
London: [1] Rupert Hart-Davis, [2 & 3] Collins, 1956, 1969, 1978. First editions. Three volumes. Publisher's cloth, the first volume with silver lettering to the spine, the other two lettered in gilt, dust jackets, first two not price clipped although the front flap of the first work features a Book..... More
My Family and Other Animals.
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956. First edition. 8vo. 255, (1) pp. Publisher's green cloth, silver lettered to the spine, dust jacket, not price clipped (18s) and with a "Book Society Choice" label priced at "16s" affixed on top, bookplate to the front pastedown with the same owner's inscription to the opposing..... More
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[The Alexandria Quartet]. Justine. Balthazar. Mountolive. Clea.
London: Faber and Faber, (1960). Four volumes, "Justine" eighth impression, the others fourth impressions, 8vo. Light staining to the fly leaf of "Justine". Cloth, d.w.'s with some fading to the spines, ends with minor wear. More
(The Avignon Quintet). Monsieur. Livia. Constance. Sebastian. Quinx.
London: Faber and Faber, 1974-85. Five volumes, all first editions. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, gilt lettered to the spines, dust jackets, both "Livia" and "Quinx" signed by the author on the title page. Some light edge wear to the jackets of the first three volumes, else very good. More
The Black Book.
Paris: The Olympia Press, (1959). Second edition, small 8vo, 301, (3) pp. Paperback, d.w. with rubbing to extremities, very good. More
The Ikons, and other poems.
London: Faber and Faber, (1966). First edition, 8vo, 48 pp. Cloth, d.w., price clipped, some mild browning otherwise very good. More
Selected Poems of... With a Foreword by Norman Hidden.
London: Workshop Press, (1972). First edition. 8vo. 36 pp. Printed green card stapled covers. Excellent condition. More
Pollen. A Novel in Black and White.
(London): Denis Archer, (1933). First edition, 8vo, xii, 312 pp. Frontispiece and black and white illustrations by the author, later bookplate. Original orange cloth, corners bumped, mild rubbing to spine ends. More
The London Apprentice, and the Goldsmith's Daughter of West Chepe; a Tale in the Times of Bluff King Hal.
London: W.S. Johnson, [1852]. First edition, three volumes bound in one, large 8vo, viii, 244, 248, 230 pp. Full page engraved illustrations, text printed in double column, some foxing, later signature to front blank, marbled endpapers. Later half calf, green cloth sides, green spine label, some light rubbing otherwise a...... More
Daniel Deronda.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1888. 8vo, (vi), 612 pp. Engraved second title, later signature to front blank, marbled endpapers, sides and edges. Contemporary half calf, gilt spine with black labels, some light rubbing, very good. Originally published in a set of Eliot's works. More
Adam Bede.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, [c.1900]. 8vo, (x), 486 pp. Marbled endpapers. Bound by Denny in contemporary half calf, t.e.g., gilt decorated spine with Art Nouveau style tooling, outer edge of the covers with faint damp staining, top edge of the lower cover with some scuffing. More
Felix Holt. The Radical.
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood, 1866. First edition. Three volumes. 8vo. Bound without the half titles and publisher's advertisements. Contemporary burgundy half calf over marbled boards, all edges marbled, 19th century bookplates of a Thomas S. Cree to the front pastedowns, volume I with a later gift inscription. Some mild..... More