MYSTERY AT MERLING BAY
Dennis Dobson, 1968. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), no dustwrapper. Pp. 200, illus with b&w drawings by A.E. Barnard (no inscriptions). More
Literature
THE PARASITE
Seagull Books, 2020. 9780857427403. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. 359 (no inscriptions). More
ROSINA COPPER
Children's Book Club [&] Evans Brothers, c. 1955. Book club edn. 8vo. Original blue lettered blue cloth (casing with slight lean and some tanning on boards), dustwrapper (creased and chipped at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 192, illus with b&w drawings by Alfons Purtscher (endpapers and..... More
ARTHUR & GEORGE
London Review Bookshop [&] Jonathan Cape, 2005. 0224077031. Limited numbered 1st edn 1st printing signed by author (22 of 125). 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter bound orange cloth on decorative paper-laid boards, top edge orange (Fine), orange cloth slipcase (Fine). Pp. 360 (no other inscriptions). More
CROSS CHANNEL
Jonathan Cape, 1996. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original red lettered black cloth (top edge spotted - otherwise near Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, price clipped). Pp. 211 (no inscriptions). More
NOTHING TO BE FRIGHTENED OF
London Review Bookshop [&] Jonathan Cape, 2008. 9780224085236. Limited numbered 1st edn 1st printing signed by author (94 of 125). 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter bound Harmatan fine grain crimson leather on decorative paper-laid boards top edge blue (Fine), brown cloth slipcase laid with matching paper (Fine). Pp. 250 (no..... More
THE SENSE OF AN ENDING
Jonathan Cape, 2011. 9780224094153. 1st edn 5th printing signed by author on title page. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine, not price clipped). Pp. 150 (no other inscriptions). More
MURDER IN PRINT A Guide to Two Centuries of Crime Fiction
Barn Owl Books, 1986. 0950905747. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xii + 244 (no inscriptions). More
ONE HUNDRED POEMS With An Essay William Barnes by E.M. Forster
Dorset Bookshop, 1971. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. xvi + 118 (no inscriptions). More
GIPSY MORROW
Victor Gollancz, 1937. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (boards lightly marked along top edge - otherwise bright VG), dustwrapper (some small nicks to edges and light pitting to spine, not price clipped - in protective wrapper). Pp. 448 (no inscriptions). More
APPOINTMENT IN ZAHRAIN
Michael Joseph, 1960. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt and white lettered black cloth (page edges rather spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (lower cover spotted; corners and tail of spine lighlty chipped - in protective wrapper, not price clipped).Pp. 189 (endpapers lightly tanned; no inscriptions). More
PETER PAN AND WENDY
Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1932. Tall 8vo (9½ x 6¾ ins). Original blind-ruled gilt lettered blue cloth, top edge blue (small abrasion at top edge of upper board and some light wear at edges), dustwrapper (chipped at edges - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 320, illus with 12..... More
PETER AND WENDY
Hodder & Stoughton, c. 1920. 8vo. Original gilt decorated blue cloth (spine a little faded and worn at edges - otherwise VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 267, illus tipped-in coloured frontispiece, b&w pictorial title and 12 b&w plates (plates lack tissue-guards; plate facing p. 144 reattached with sellotape; some pages cropped..... More
A WINDOW IN THRUMS
Hodder and Stoughton, 1892. Limited numbered edn (284 of 550). Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue buckram cloth (a little bumped at corners - otherwise bright VG). Pp. xiv + 217, illus with 18 plates with tissue-guards by William Hole (some pages uncut; previous owners neat inscription and bookplate on..... More
PETER PAN Or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
Folio Society, 1992. Limited numbered edn (36 of 100) signed by illustrator. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered quarter Nigerian goatskin on hand-marbled paper-laid sides, top edge gilt (spine lightly faded - otherwise near Fine), slipcase (near Fine). Pp. xxx + 106, illus with coloured plates by Paula Rego (pages rather..... More
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
Hodder & Stoughton, 1914. Limited edition de luxe (52 of 500) signed by illustrator. 4to. Original elaborately gilt decorated white vellum, top edge gilt (boards a little discoloured and upper board bowed; lacks silk ties - otherwise VG). Pp. vi + 234, illus with 20 tipped-in coloured plates with captioned..... More
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE DRAMA IN ENGLAND An Annual Gathering of Research Criticism and Reviews Volume II
New York: AMS Press, 1985. 0404623026. 1st edn. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (top edge lightly spotted - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper). Pp. xiii + 364, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions). More
LA DERNIERE EPOUSEE D'AMMON
Paris: L'Edition d'art H. Piazza, c. 1926. 7th edn. 12mo (6¼ x 4½ ins). Rebound in quarter calf on marbled paper-laid boards and marbled endpapers with original cover bound-in (worn at corner, very small tear on front prelims - otherwise VG). Pp. 148, illus with coloured frontispiece (no inscriptions; French..... More
UNDER SEALED ORDERS A Tale of Yesterday
Collins, 1946. 1st edn 4th printing. 8vo. Original silver lt lettered brown cloth (boards mottled - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (small tears and creasess at edges - in protective cover, price clipped). Pp. 256, illus with coloured frontispiece (no inscriptions). More
HARM'S WAY
Cleveland OH: The World Publishing Company, 1962. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth with black illus on upper board, top edge blue (edges of boards a little worn; mark on upper board), dustwrapper (edges nicked and chipped; repair at tail of spine - in protective cover, not price..... More
THE NATURE OF LOVE Three Short Novels
Michael Joseph, 1953. 1st edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered blue cloth (casing with slight lean - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (extrems chipped; partial loss at head of spine - in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 240 (no inscriptions). More
THE CAMBRIDGE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE In Four Volumes
Cambridge University Press, 1940. 1st edn. 4 vols: Volume I 600 - 1660; Volume II 1660 - 1800; Volume III 1800 - 1900; Volume IV Index. Tall 8vo. Original gilt lettered brown buckram cloth (lower corner of upper board of vol III slightly discoloured - otherwise a near Fine set)..... More
THE POSSESSED Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
Granta Books, 2012. 9781847083142. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine in protective cover). Pp. 298 (no inscriptions). More
NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN WOMENS SERIAL NOVELS (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture)
Cambridge University Press, 2020. 9781108486545. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xviii + 172, illus with b&w photos (no inscriptions). More