THE SENSE OF AN ENDING
Jonathan Cape, 2011. 9780224094153. 1st edn 5th printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 150 (no inscriptions). More
Literature
MURDER IN PRINT A Guide to Two Centuries of Crime Fiction.
Barn Owl Books, 1986. 0950905747. 1st edn. 8vo. Original silver lettered blue cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xii + 244 (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
THE POETICAL WORKS OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING In Six Volumes.
Smith Elder & Co.,1890. 1st edn. 6 vols. 12mo (7 x 4¾ ins). Rebound by Deighton Bell in contemporary gilt decorated full calf, all edges gilt and marbled endpapers (headcaps chipped and spines and corners rubbed - otherwise a VG set). Pp. various, illus with b&w plates, frontispieces with tissue-guards..... More
PETER AND WENDY
Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. c. 1930. Later printing. 8vo (8 x 6 ins). Original gilt decorated pale blue cloth (lightly chafed at corners and page edges faintly spotted - otherwise bright VG), no dustwrapper. Pp. 267, illus with coloured frontispiece with tissue-guard and 12 b&w plates (some spotting throughout; no..... 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
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
THE CHIVALRY OF CRIME
New York: Little Brown, 2000. 9780316120388. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original white lettered blue/tan cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (near Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 473 (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
A KIND OF LOVING
Michael Joseph, 1960. 1st edn 1st printing signed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (light wear at head of spine - otherwise VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 285 (previous owner's neat inscription at top edge of front endpaper). 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
THE DIARY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD The Remarkable Story of Otto Frank and the Diary of Anne Frank.
Biteback Publishing, 2022. 9781785906152. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine). Pp. xiv + 289, illus with b&w/coloured plates (no inscriptions). More
PATIENCE AND FORTITUDE A Roving Chronicle of Book People Book Places and Book Culture.
New York: HarperCollins, 2001. 0060196955. 1st edn 1st printing. Tall 8vo. Original bronze lettered black and orange cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. xviii + 636, illus with b&w images (no inscriptions). More
THE EDWARDIAN NOVELISTS
St Martin's Press, 1982. 1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered red cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover). Pp. viii + 251, illus with b&w plates (publisher's neat pencil inscription on front endpaper). More
THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE EPIC (Cambridge Companions to Literature).
Cambridge University Press, 2010. 9780521707367. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. xiv + 279 (no inscriptions). More
THE JACARANDA TREE
Bool Society [&] Michael Joseph, 1949. Book club edn. 8vo. Original white lettered blue cloth (boards faded at edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (creased and worn - in proctective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 223 (no inscriptions). 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
GIRLS THEY WRITE SONGS ABOUT
London: Magpie, 2022. 9780861544691. 1st edn. 8vo. Original yellow lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (Fine in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 308 (no inscriptions). More
BOMBAY MIX
Citron Press, 1998. 8vo. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (Fine). Pp. 232 (no inscriptions). More
THEATRE DE OPERA-COMIQUE Ou Recueil des Pièces Restées a ce Théâtre Pour faire suite aux théâtres des auteurs du premier ordre et du second ordre Tome I-VIII.
Paris: H. Nicolle [&] Le Normant, 1811-1812. 8 vols. 16mo (5¼ x 3¼ ins). Contemporary half calf on marbled-paper laid boards, spines gilt ruled in six compartments with gilt lettered labels, red sprinkled edges (edges scuffed and rubbed - otherwise a VG set). Pp. various (vol VII lacks front prelims..... More
FAMILY MONEY
New York: St Martin's Press, 1991. 0312063512. 1st edn signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. 8vo. Orginal gilt lettered dark red cloth (small mark on fore-edge - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper, not price clipped). Pp. 250 (no other inscriptions). More