Abraham, George D.: BRITISH MOUNTAIN CLIMBS

London: Mills and Boon Limited. September 1909

First edition. Original red cloth with black titles to the front and spine. A VERY GOOD copy, the cloth a little darkened. The contents are entirely complete with no loose or torn pages and no inscriptions or stamps. Contemporary review tipped in to the front pastedown otherwise the contents are in FINE condition.

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Auden, W. H.: THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES

New York: Random House. 1955

First edition, first printing [precedes the UK edition]. AUTHOR’S COPY. Original tan cloth backed black boards with grey titles to the spine. A VERY GOOD copy with light rubbing and wear to the extremities. This is the author’s copy within which are several annotations by Auden as well as a loosely inserted autograph manuscript of the third stanza of “The History of Truth” and an original typescript of “Goodbye to the Mezzogiorno” with one autograph correction by the author. This volume was give...

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Auldjo, John: NARRATIVE OF AN ASCENT TO THE SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC, ON THE EIGHTH AND NINTH OF AUGUST, 1827.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. 1830

Second edition of the 1828 first printing. Original dark green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. A near VERY GOOD copy, the cloth a little rubbed and bumped to the extremities. The contents entirely complete with no loose pages. With 17 litho plates, most are on india proof paper; a folding panorama, 2 hand-coloured folding engraved tables, 3 folding maps, 2 of them hand-coloured in outline (24 in total). 1 folding map with a closed tear to the margin (not affecting the illustration). The fac...

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Ayckbourn, Alan: THREE PLAYS ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR, ABSENT FRIENDS AND BEDROOM FARCE

London: Chatto and Windus. 1977

First edition, first printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A lovely FINE copy, signed by the author in black ink to the title page otherwise no further inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed, bright and clean dustwrapper. Not price-clipped. Laid in is an original program for the 1979 production of Bedroom Farce at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

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Ayckbourn, Alan: THREE PLAYS JOKING APART, JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES AND TEN TIMES TABLE.

London: Chatto and Windus. 1979

First edition, first printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A lovely FINE copy, signed by the author in black ink to the title page otherwise no further inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed, bright and clean dustwrapper. Not price-clipped.

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Ball, John edits: PEAKS, PASSES, AND GLACIERS. BEING EXCURSIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE ALPINE CLUB. FIRST SERIES.

London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts. 1859

Fourth edition. Publisher’s original gilt stamped cloth. A GOOD or better copy showing rubbing and bumping to the extremities with some fading / mottling to the cloth on upper board. The contents are complete with all 9 folding maps, 8 chromo-lithographs, the title vignette and 24 woodcuts are present, as called for. Faded previous owner’s signature to the front pastedown. Other than the odd fingermark to the margins the book remains clean and bright throughout.

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Banksy: THE ORIGINAL PAINTINGS / MANUSCRIPTS FOR HIS MOST FAMOUS PRINTS: LOVE IS IN THE AIR, WESTON SUPER MARE AND BOMBING MIDDLE ENGLAND.

Later published by Pictures On Walls. 2003

Five original spraypaint paintings on paper. One with extensive hand drawn amendments by the artist. These are the actual paintings made by the artist in the process of producing his most famous prints which were later published by Pictures On Walls. “Love is in The Air” measures 13 x 19.5 inches and is black spraypaint on irregular shaped white gloss paper. “Bombing Middle England” is present without the bomb section and measures 15.5 x 16 inches, black spraypaint on irregular shaped white glos...

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Bates, Ralph: SIERRA

London: Peter Davies. 1933

First edition, first printing. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A FINE copy without inscriptions or stamps in NEAR FINE lightly rubbed and darkened dustwrapper.

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Beaufort, William: KARAMANIA OR A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SOUTH COAST OF ASIA MINOR AND OF THE REMAINS OF ANTIQUARY WITH PLANS, VIEWS ETC COLLECTED DURING A SURVEY OF THAT COAST, UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY, IN THE YEARS 1811 & 1812.

London: Printed for R. Hunter. 1817

First edition. Bound in mid 19th century purple full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine. All edges gilt. Binding worn to the extremities. The contents entirely complete with no loose or torn pages. Tiny previous owner’s ink stamp and hand written acquisition date to the blank front free endpaper. 1 folding map, 6 plates and 13 vignette illustrations present as called for. A little spotting throughout but a decent copy. Scarce.

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Boland, John [Bryan Forbes]: THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN THE AUTHOR’S COPY OF THE ORIGINAL FIRST DRAFT SCRIPT OF THE FILM. TOGETHER WITH FIRST EDITIONS OF THE SEQUELS.

London: Open Road Films / Allied Film Makers. 17th March 1959

The first draft Script of THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMAN. The screenplay written by Bryan Forbes from John Boland’s novel of the same name. Filmed in 1960 starring Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Nigel Patrick and Roger Livesey. The script is in VERY GOOD condition. Laid in is John Boland’s personal invitation from Rank Organisation to the World Premiere of the film.

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Boland, John: COUNTERPOL IN PARIS

London: George Harrap. 1964

First edition, first printing. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A VERY GOOD copy, lightly spotted and dusty to the text block edges in the VERY GOOD pictorial dustwrapper. Not price-clipped. The book inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “To Kay Carver, with love from the author, John Boland, Christmas 64”

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Boland, John: KIDNAP

London: Cassell and Company. 1970

First edition, first printing. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A VERY GOOD copy, lightly spotted and dusty to the text block edges in the VERY GOOD ever so slightly spine-faded dustwrapper. Not price-clipped. The book inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “To Kay, with love from the author, John Boland”

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Boland, John: THE FOURTH GRAVE

London: Cassell and Company. 1969

First edition, first printing. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A VERY GOOD copy, lightly spotted and dusty to the text block edges in the VERY GOOD pictorial dustwrapper. Not price-clipped. The book inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “To Kay Carver, with love from the author, John Boland, Jan 69”

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Boland, John: THE GENTLEMEN AT LARGE A SEQUEL TO THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN.

London: T. V. Boardman and Company. 1962

First edition, first printing. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A VERY GOOD copy, lightly spotted and dusty to the text block edge in the VERY GOOD rubbed and nicked dustwrapper. Not price-clipped.

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Boland, John: THE GENTLEMEN REFORM A SEQUEL TO THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN.

London: T. V. Boardman and Company. 1961

First edition, first printing. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Original cloth in dustwrapper. A VERY GOOD copy, lightly spotted and dusty to the text block edge in the VERY GOOD rubbed and nicked dustwrapper. Not price-clipped. The book inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “To Kay, with love from the author, John Boland 29.5.61”

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