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Click here to subscribeMasefield (John) The Midnight Folk, illustrations by Roland Hilder, ink ownership inscription and light foxing on half-title, original cloth, light rubbing to spine ends, dust-jacket, light surface discolouration, neat and expert repairs and restorations along joints and to upper panel, in effect an excellent copy, 4to, 1931. *** Rare to find this first illustrated edition in a dust-jacket.
Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan).- Taylor (Charles Henry) By Wireless from Venus, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Arthur Conan Doyle with Denis and Nina Conan Doyle's ownership inscription on front free endpaper, original cloth, extremities bumped and creased, 4to, Los Angeles, Planet Book Distributors, 1922. *** A curious and association copy of this scarce work. Towards the end of his career, Conan Doyle became interested in theosophy and mysticism, writing letters for The Occult Review and other like journals. This work is a "Lengthy exposition of scientific ideas, mundane and eccentric, given the thinnest of fictional cloaks: Radio communications from Venus. Although not overtly occult and religious as many of its confreres, the book follows their general line in saying that most of the planets have life not dissimilar to our own." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, Volume II.
Faulkner (William) As I Lay Dying, first English edition, first issue with 4pp. advertisements at rear, very light spotting to endpapers, original cloth, light sunning to spine and head of upper cover, dust-jacket, price-clipped, Centaur Library and Cheap Edition 4/- stickers to spine light browning to spine, splitting to head and foot of upper joint, horizontal tear at head, spine ends and corners chipped, soiling to covers, chip to head of upper panel, 8vo, 1935.*** Faulkner's most popular book and among the rarest of his titles to find in this edition.
Kingsley (Charles) The Water-Babies, first edition, first issue with 'L'Envoi' leaf present, upper hinge cracked, contemporary ink ownership name on pastedown, spotting to frontispiece tissue-guard and the odd spot to text, original pictorial cloth, gilt, upper joint splitting but holding firm, spine ends creased and frayed, covers lightly spotted, 4to, 1863. *** Kingsley quickly withdrew the first issue with the poem 'L'Envoi', leaving only several hundred copies being published as such. Uncommon in the original cloth.
Waugh (Evelyn) Work Suspended, first edition, one of 500 copies, signed presentation inscription from the author "Carolyn with love from Evelyn, Christmas 1942" on front free endpaper, some foxing and spotting, heavier to peripheral pages, original cloth, light soiling and fading, spine ends lightly frayed, 8vo, 1942.
Maugham (William Somerset) The Razor's Edge, first edition, one of 750 copies signed by the author, light marginal toning, original red buckram, spine very slightly faded and with a couple tiny chips to label, very small blue paint stain to spine foot, some tiny spots of the same to spine and upper cover, minor rubbing to tips of spine and corners, still excellent overall, t.e.g., lacking slip-case, 8vo, New York, 1944. *** Maugham's last major novel and one of his most well-known.
Wilson (Colin) Ritual in the Dark, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine ends a little frayed, 1960 § Burgess (Anthony) The Kingdom of the Wicked, proof copy, original wrappers, New York, 1985 § Durrell (Laurence) The Red Limbo Lingo, limited edition, original cloth, slip-case, New York, 1961 § Hearne (John) Land of the Living, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket, very light toning otherwise excellent, 1961; and c.125 others, modern literature, mostly English authors, v.s. (c.130)
Chandler (Raymond) The Lady in the Lake, first edition, light toning strip on endpaper, original cloth, dust-jacket, broken along upper flap and lower spine joint, creasing and chipping to extremities, frayed and rubbed edges, 8vo, New York, 1943. *** Chandler's fourth novel in the scarce jacket. "The Lady in the Lake had the best sales of any Chandler novel to date, but it was not a major step beyond what he had already achieved in Farewell, My Lovely...[It] is a somber book because it concentrates on those who are caught up in the system of Southern California instead of those who direct it..." - MacShane, The Life of Raymond Chandler, pp. 101-03.
Ballard (J.G.).- Crash: Homage to J G Ballard, first edition, illustrations, many full-page, some folding, original limp mylar wrappers with metal hole-punch fastening, fractional fading to top edge, Gagosian Gallery, 2010 § Patti Smith, text in German and English, illustrations, many full-page, original illustrated paper wrappers, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, Köln, Galerie Veith Turske, 1977, 4to & folio (2)
Ford (Ford Madox) The Good Soldier, one of 300 copies signed by the author on front free endpaper, book-label "S.J.S." to rear pastedown, glacine dust-jacket, browned, chipped, broken and loosely inserted at rear, light toning to upper cover, small patch of abrasion to head of upper cover, very slight rubbing to spin tips, a bright and excellent example, slip-case, printed paper label to spine, 8vo, New York, 1927.*** Printed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first edition, a cornerstone of modern literature, rare in such bright condition.
Thatcher (Margaret) The Path to Power, first edition, signed by the author on title, 4 original photographs of the signing loosely inserted, jacket with strips of sunning, 1995; The Downing Street Years, later printing, signed bookplate by the author laid down on half-title, TLs from the secretary of Thatcher loosely inserted, 1993, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Murdoch (Iris) The Flight from the Enchanter, first edition, very slight browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, slight toning to spine, neat and expert repairs and restoration to spine tips and corners, in effect a near-fine example, 8vo, 1956.*** The author's second novel in the charming dust-jacket designed by Edward Bawden.
Quantity of DC Superman Comics Pre-Year 2000. Includes #423 the final issue of the series under its original print run (x2), #1 (1987) the post Crisis relaunched series by John Byrne, #4 the First Appearance of Bloodsport (x2) & #75 The Death of Superman Newsstand & Collector’s Edition (x2). Bronze Age to Modern, a bagged & boarded & unbagged group. Although unchecked for completeness condition ranges from Good to Excellent. See photos.
Brief Description of the 1695 Whole World, wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires and kingdoms of the same, with their academies as also, their several titles and situations thereunto adjoining written by the most Reverend Father in God George, late Archbishop of Canterbury". The first three pages missing with publishing and edition information. Some handwritten contemporaneous comments on a few pages. Needs rebinding to the front, which although present, has become detached from the rest. -
CATRIONA MILLAR, ALICE IN THE AFTERNOON oil on canvas, initialledframedimage size 51cm x 41cm, overall size 68cm x 57cm Note: Catriona Millar's work takes its inspiration from the stories that lie at the heart of the human condition, and the sparkle of a narrative behind the eyes of her subjects hints at everything from longing to melancholy. Her work often juxtaposes human characters with a variety of animal confidants, with some seeming physically present in the composition while others take on a talismanic quality. Born in Glasgow, Catriona Millar studied at Harrogate School of Art and Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. Since the success of her sell-out 2005 degree show she has exhibited across the UK including the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. In October 2006 she came to the attention of Charles Saatchi with her first solo exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh. Catriona Millar now lives and paints in the southeast of England. Catriona Millar is listed in the 2012 edition of Who's Who in Scotland. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 3rd May 2015 lot 2138 "The Agency" by Millar sold for £2800 (hammer).
CATRIONA MILLAR, MEADOWLARK oil on canvas, initialledframedimage size 53cm x 33cm, overall size 63cm x 53cm Note: Catriona Millar's work takes its inspiration from the stories that lie at the heart of the human condition, and the sparkle of a narrative behind the eyes of her subjects hints at everything from longing to melancholy. Her work often juxtaposes human characters with a variety of animal confidants, with some seeming physically present in the composition while others take on a talismanic quality. Born in Glasgow, Catriona Millar studied at Harrogate School of Art and Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. Since the success of her sell-out 2005 degree show she has exhibited across the UK including the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. In October 2006 she came to the attention of Charles Saatchi with her first solo exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh. Catriona Millar now lives and paints in the southeast of England. Catriona Millar is listed in the 2012 edition of Who's Who in Scotland. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 3rd May 2015 lot 2138 "The Agency" by Millar sold for £2800 (hammer).
CATRIONA MILLAR, PAULA oil on canvas, initialled, titled and dated 2024 versounframedoverall size 41cm x 31cm Note: Catriona Millar's work takes its inspiration from the stories that lie at the heart of the human condition, and the sparkle of a narrative behind the eyes of her subjects hints at everything from longing to melancholy. Her work often juxtaposes human characters with a variety of animal confidants, with some seeming physically present in the composition while others take on a talismanic quality. Born in Glasgow, Catriona Millar studied at Harrogate School of Art and Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. Since the success of her sell-out 2005 degree show she has exhibited across the UK including the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. In October 2006 she came to the attention of Charles Saatchi with her first solo exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh. Catriona Millar now lives and paints in the southeast of England. Catriona Millar is listed in the 2012 edition of Who's Who in Scotland. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 3rd May 2015 lot 2138 "The Agency" by Millar sold for £2800 (hammer).
CATRIONA MILLAR, PRINCESS AND FREDDIE oil on canvas, initialledunframedoverall size 41cm x 31cm Note: Catriona Millar's work takes its inspiration from the stories that lie at the heart of the human condition, and the sparkle of a narrative behind the eyes of her subjects hints at everything from longing to melancholy. Her work often juxtaposes human characters with a variety of animal confidants, with some seeming physically present in the composition while others take on a talismanic quality. Born in Glasgow, Catriona Millar studied at Harrogate School of Art and Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. Since the success of her sell-out 2005 degree show she has exhibited across the UK including the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. In October 2006 she came to the attention of Charles Saatchi with her first solo exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh. Catriona Millar now lives and paints in the southeast of England. Catriona Millar is listed in the 2012 edition of Who's Who in Scotland. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 3rd May 2015 lot 2138 "The Agency" by Millar sold for £2800 (hammer).
CATRIONA MILLAR, ELSA oil on canvas, initialled, titled and dated 2024 versounframedoverall size 41cm x 31cm Note: Catriona Millar's work takes its inspiration from the stories that lie at the heart of the human condition, and the sparkle of a narrative behind the eyes of her subjects hints at everything from longing to melancholy. Her work often juxtaposes human characters with a variety of animal confidants, with some seeming physically present in the composition while others take on a talismanic quality. Born in Glasgow, Catriona Millar studied at Harrogate School of Art and Grays School of Art, Aberdeen. Since the success of her sell-out 2005 degree show she has exhibited across the UK including the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. In October 2006 she came to the attention of Charles Saatchi with her first solo exhibition at the Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh. Catriona Millar now lives and paints in the southeast of England. Catriona Millar is listed in the 2012 edition of Who's Who in Scotland. In the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 3rd May 2015 lot 2138 "The Agency" by Millar sold for £2800 (hammer).
Multi-Signed by 11 veterans from 617 Squadron 617 Dambuster Squadron at War by Chris Ward and Andy Lee 2009 First Edition Softback Book with 105 pages published by Pen and Sword Aviation good condition. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Britain.- Speed (John) The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans, first edition, engraved title, with woodcut illustrations, scattered spotting and staining, 18th century calf binding attributed to Kalthaeber, book plate for Edward Conder Westmoreland., folio, John Sudbury & Georg. Humble, 1611. Provenance (by repute) collection of Sir Richard Hoare (1758-1838) an interesting and possibly significant example, the end papers with two sides of manuscript notes relating to items in the text and written in a contemporary secretary hand or hands . The subject matter of the notes (photocopy included) include points from religious history, Tudor and other Royal history and "Facts Strange but True" and are typical of the topics discussed by the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries during its life up to 1608. The Society was made up of historians, senior members of the civil service and judiciary and others including notables such as; Sir Robert Cotton, Sir Henry Spelman, Sir John Davies and Mr. Hackwell (the Queen's solicitor) and an attempt was made to revive the Society in 1614 without success. It is possible that the manuscript notes were written by one or more members of the Society and further research is required in an effort to identify the hand or hands of contributors.some spotting and staining
ELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELL: 2 titles: CRANFORD, London, J M Dent & Co, 1853, First Complete Edition Published, with 25 colour illustrations by C E Brock. Uncut pages, ornate gilt tooled cover, gilt edges and pictorial endpapers; CRANFORD, London, Macmillan, 1907, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. Blut cloth board with ornately gilt tooled cover and spine and gilt edges (2)
ARTHUR RACKHAM (ILLUS): 3 TITLES: PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1906, First edition; RIP VAN WINKLE, Lodnon, Heinemann, 1905, Second impression; THE INGOLDBY LEGENDS, London, J M Dente, 1907. Foxing to all in varying degrees, wear to boards and edges, some creasing to plates. All ex libris (3)
ARTHUR RACKHAM (ILLUS): 5 TITLES: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, London, George G Harrup, 1928; A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, London, Heinemann, 1929 (reprint edition); PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS, London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1907 (Third edition); UNDINE, London, Heineman, 1909, First edition; THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, London, Cassell and Company, 1907. Some wear and foxint to all, MND lacking spine covering (5)
First edition children's books: Fantasy / Magic / Space / Fairy Tales etc: RICHARD ADAMS AND NICOLA BAYLEY: THE TYGER VOYAGE; JOHN TALBOT: FAIRY MISCHIEF; ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF AND RALPH THOMPSON: CHESS-DREAM IN A GARDEN; DAVID MCKEE: THE MAGICIAN AND THE CROWN; CHRIS RIDDELL: THE WISH FACTORY; NICOLA BAYLEY: ONE OLD OXFORD OX; LYNN ZIRKEL: THE SHELL DRAGON; NICOLA BAYLEY AND WILLIAM MAYNE: THE MOULDY; LAURA CECIL: NOAH AND THE SPACE ARK; COLIN MCNAUGHTON: MAKING FRIENDS WITH FRANKENSTEIN; ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF: THE MINSTREL AND THE DRAGON PUP; COLIN MCNAUGHTON: HAVE YOU SEEN WHO'S JUST MOVED IN NEXT DOOR TO US?; JEANNE WILLIS AND KORKY PAUL: THE RASCALLY CAKE; ALAN ALDRIDGE: THE PEACOCK PARTY; MARGARET MAYO: THE ORCHARD BOOK OF MAGICAL TALES; WENDY HARTMANN AND NIKI DALY: THE DINOSAURS ARE BACK AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT EDWARD!; COLIN THOMPSON: THE TOWER TO THE SUN; MICHEL PIQUEMAL, KORKY PAUL AND PETER HASWELL: THE MONSTER BOOK OF HORRIBLE HORRORS (18)
Mixed First editions: 8 titles: PATRICK O'BRIAN: CLARISSA OAKES, London, Harper Collins, 1992; PATRICK O'BRIAN: THE YELLOW ADMIRAL, London, Harper Collins, 1997; PATRICK O'BRIAN: THE HUNDRED DAYS, London, Harper Collins, 1998 (First American Edition); WILLIAM ADLINGTON (Trans): THE GOLDEN ASSE OF LUCIUS APULEIUS, London, The Abbey Library, ND; FRANZ KAFKA: THE CASTLE, London, Martin Secker, 1930, (First English Translation); VIRGINIA WOOLF: ORLANDO - A BIOGRAPHY, New York, Harcourt, brace and Co, 1928, Second printing; F W CHAPMAN: THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GHIZEH, London, Rider and Co, 1931, Revised edition; A WAINWRIGHT: FELLWANDERED - THE STORY BEHIND THE GUIDEBOOKS, Kendal, Westmore Gazette, 1966 (8)
FRENCH LANGUAGE FICTION: 7 titles all finely bound in period calf: VLADIMIR NABOKOV and E H KAHANE (Transl): LOLITA, Paris, Gallimard, 1939; ALBERT CAMUS: LA PESTE, Paris, Gallimard, 1947; ALBERT CAMUS, L'ETE, Paris Gallimard, 1954; ANDRE MAUROIS: CHANTIERS AMERICAINS, Paric Gallimard, 1933; ALBERT CAMUS: LA CHUTE, Paris, Gallimard, 1956; RONSARD: POESIES CHOISES, Paris, Garnier Freres, ND; VICTOR HUGO:LES CHATTIMENTS, Paris, J Hetzel, 1853, First edition (7)
MIXED POETRY: 10 FIRST EDITION TITLES: DAVID GASCOYNE: POEMS 1937-1942, London, Nicholson and Watson, 1943; NORMAN MACCAIG: SELECTED POEMS, London, Hogarth Press, 1971; IAN MCEWAN: SHALL WE DIE?, London, Jonathan Cape, 1983 (x2); W D SNODGRASS: HEART'S NEEDLE, London, Marvell, 1960 (x2); JAMES FENTON: TERMINAL MORAINE, London, Secker and Warburg, 1972; FRANCES BELLERBY: THE BRIGHTENING CLOUD AND OTHER POEMS, London, Peter Davies, 1949; BRIAN PATTEN: LITTLE JOHNNY'S CONFESSION, London, George Allen and Unwin, 1967, (inscribed by Author); CHARLES MADGE: THE DISAPPEARING CASTLE, London, Faber and Faber, 1937 (10)
EDMUND DULAC (ILLUS): 2 titles: A FAIRY GARLAND, BEING FAIRY TALES FROM THE OLD FRENCH, London, Cassell & Company, 1928, First edition. Blue cloth with gilt spine title. Limited edition number 993/1000, inscribed to title page by author. Uncut pages, tipped in colour pates with tissue guards, gilt top. Wear and soiling to cover, some foxing but text unaffected. Ex libris; THE SLEEPING BEAUTY AND OTHER FAIRY TALES, London, Hodder and Stoughton, ND. Tipped in colour plates, cald and gilt pictorial cover. Ex libris (2)
ARTHUR RACKHAM (ILLUS): POE'S TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION, London, George G Harrup & Co, 1935, First edition. Black and gilt cloth pictorial boards, original dustjacket (clipped), pictorial end papers. 12 colour plates and 17 monochrome illustrations. Wear to DJ and title page clipped. Ex libris
MERVYN PEAKE: 2 titles: TITUS ALONE, London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1959. First edition with original dust jacket, unclipped and priced 21s net. Reinforced to both pastedowns; JOHANN WYSS AND MERVYN PEAKE (Illus): THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, London, Heirloom Library, ND. Lacking dustjacket, 8 coloured plates as called for (2)
EDMUND DULAC (ILLUS): PRINCESS BADOURA - A TALE FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS RETOLD BY LAURENCE HOUSMAN, London, Hodder and Stoughton, c1913. First trade edition. Decorative and gilt pictorial cloth boards, 10 tipped in colour plates with tissue guards. Some wear to edges and light internal foxing. Ex libris
PIET KLAASSE: WIJ WAREN GETUIGEN (WE HAD WITNESSED IT), Amsterdam, Uitgeverij Vrij Nederland, 1946, First edition.Folio.38 x 28 cm. 30 full page plates. The thirty pictures and poems were created during the Nazi occupation, and published shortly after liberation, with an introduction by JAN H. DE GROOT and Ed. HORNIK.Pres Insc by Klaasse to front page, Ex libris
ONE BOX EXPLORATION INTEREST: Assorted titles: IAN HANCOCK: THE LIVES OF KEN WALLIS, ENGINEER AND AVIATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE, Bungay, Ian Hancock, 2007, Revised 4th Edition. Inscribed by author and John Wallis to title page; SIR VIVIAN FUCHS AND SIR EDMUND HILLARY: THE CROSSING OF ANTARCTICA, London, Cassell & Company, 1958, First edition with dustjacket and pictorial endpapers inscribed by Fuchs to title page; ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD R G R EVANS: SOUTH WITH SCOTT, London, Collins, ND, Cloth boards and blue pictorial cover, coloured end boards and slipped in map; CAPT ROBERT F SCOTT: THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOERY', London, John Murray, 1937 reprint. Original cloth boards and pictorial end papers. Sun damage to spine; SIR J M BARRIE: SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION, London, John Murray, 1923. Original dustjacket, pictorial end papers; DAVID JAMES: SCOTT OF THE ANTARCTIC, THE FILM AND ITS PRODUCTION, London, Convoy, 1948 (6)
TED HUGHES: 5 first edition titles: BIRTHDAY LETTERS, London, Faber and Faber, 1998; THE DREAMFIGHTER, London, Faber and Faber, 1995; MOON-WHALES, London, Faber and Faber, 1988; FFANGS THE VAMPIRE BAT AND THE KISS OF TRUTH, London, Faber and Faber, 1986; UNDER THE NORTH STAR, London, Faber and Faber, 1981 (5)
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