First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original khaki cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Bruce Coleman illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with mild bumping to the extremities, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the mildly creased dustwrapper that has an area of scuffing to the rear panel with subsequent lifting of the laminate and is otherwise free from fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£12 net to the front flap).

Inscribed by the beloved author, broadcaster and biologist in blue ink on the half title 'to David / David Attenborough'. Accompanying the BBC television series of the same name, this book examines how life has adapted to survive in every environment on earth.

First edition. Four volumes. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled paper covered boards. The spines with four raised bands, titles in gilt on red morocco labels, the volume number stamped in gilt within the fourth compartment. All edges speckled red. Volumes I and II printed by C. Roworth, volumes III and IV by T. Davison. Half title (a11) and advertisment present in volume I; half titles of volumes II, III, IV discarded by the binder. A very good copy, the bindings firm with rubbing to the edges and corners. The contents, with a previous owner's name in pencil on the front endpaper and a paper bookseller's label (Davies Booksellers, Gloster) to the top left corner of the front pastedown of each volume. Volumes I, II, III with mild spotting mostly confined to the margins, volume II with a small chip to the upper blank margin edge; volume IV with heavier spotting again mostly confined to the margins, a single ink annotation to the outer margin of p.199 and a light brown stain to final five pages, the text easily legible.

All in all an excellent example of the first edition of Jane Austen's first and last completed novels. Published posthumously, volume I includes a "Biographical Notice of The Author" by her brother Henry, which is the first acknowledgement in print of Jane Austen as the author of any of her novels. (Gilson, David: A Bibliography of Jane Austen, A9).

An original painting executed in purple, red and green gouache on board with exceptionally crisp and elegant lines. Design instruction and pencilled notes in the hand of the artist to the margins around the painting. The painted image measures 14.5 x 23 cm, the board 26 x 39 cm. The board has been taped to a folded piece of paper which acts as a window mount with two small strips of gummed tape. The illustration itself is bright and in fine condition, the surrounding board is toned with a few finger marks and some dustiness and bumping to the extremities. Together with a first edition of the book, signed by the author Dorothy Esnor. Original navy cloth with gilt titles to the spine and a gilt illustration to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in colour by Pauline Baynes. A very good or better copy, the binding firm, the contents, with faint offsetting at the endpapers and a little light spotting to the closed text block edge and infrequently internally, are otherwise clean. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a few short closed tears at the edges. Not price-clipped (10/6 on the front flap).

Produced for Dorothy Ensor's adaptation for children of Duncan Forbes's translation of the Persian tales of Hatim Tai, Pauline Baynes's illustration shows the hero standing in the garden of an elaborate palace looking up at an ominous bird which is about to put a malevolent enchantment upon him. The painting is reproduced facing page 84 of the printed first edition. Though best known for illustrating the work of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, Baynes was also prolific outside of these collaborations and brought that same touch of fantasy, precision and fluidity to anything she set her hand to, as is perfectly exemplified here. Baynes spent a happy early childhood in India (the loss of which she never forgot), where the story of Hatim Tai is popular and has been made into countless films. Her personal appreciation for the artistic styles and landscapes of South Asia is apparent in the geometric lines and patterns and swirling botanical motifs in her Hatim Tai illustrations, clearly inspired by Indian miniature paintings, whilst retaining her own distinctive style. The book is inscribed on the flyleaf "From / Dorothy Ensor".

First edition, first printing of the first book in the St. Clare's series. Publisher's original yellow cloth with dark blue titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with eight black and white drawings by W. Lindsay Cable. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The contents, with the occasional light corner crease are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears and a couple of small chips to the edges. Not price-clipped (5s net to the lower front flap). A very scarce book.

The first of Enid Blyton's six books in the popular St. Clare's series.

First edition, first printing. Swedish language. Original softcover with a colour illustration on the front panel. Pages uncut. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Tove Jansson. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and tight, the covers ever so a lightly rubbed and creased at the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Scarce.

A memoir of the Finnish-Swedish author Elsa von Born's countryside childhood. A lovely early example of illustrative work by Tove Jansson, published in the same year and by the same publisher as her first 'Moomin' book, 'SMÅTROLLEN OCH DEN STORA ÖVERSVÄMNINGEN' (The Moomins and the Great Flood).

First edition, first printing of the first complete English railway timetable. Original purple cloth with green and gold title label to the upper board (priced 1/-). Illustrated with a front fold-out map of the railways of England and Wales, 4 double page maps showing different lines (one with the lines hand-coloured yellow and pink), and 4 double page maps of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the extremities lightly rubbed, with a small stain to the upper board and fading to the spine. The contents, with two small (1cm) breaches to the top edges between pages, are lightly spotted to the pastedowns and otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. The folding map, with the different lines hand-coloured in red and yellow by a previous owner (not as issued) and some toning to the verso is otherwise free from loss or tears. Scarce.

The third of Bradshaw's famous railway timetables, the first of which had appeared on 19th October 1839, restricted to northern railways, with a second for southern railways on 25th October. This third issue, a combination of the the two and also published on 25th October, is the first to the cover the whole of England. The fold-out map it contains is also considered to be the first national railway map in the world. A lovely copy of the first edition of this important, pioneering publication in the history of Britain's railways.

First paperback edition, issued simultaneously with hardback and limited signed editions. Signed by the author. Original illustrated card wrappers lettered to spine and front panel. Lilac endpapers. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout. Wrappers are (minimally) toned, the fore-edge a touch dusty. Signed copies of the trade paperback edition are uncommon.

Signed by Charles Bukowski in black ink to the title page. The author's penultimate novel, a roman à clef recounting his experiences in the film industry. Printed April 1989 in Santa Barbara and Ann Arbor by Graham Mackintosh and Edwards Brothers. Designed by Barbara Martin. In addition to the edition in wrappers, there were 1,000 hardback copies; 500 signed and numbered hardback copies; and 176 handbound copies each with a print signed by Bukowski.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original printed paper covered boards and navy cloth spine, with black titles on a paper label fixed to the spine, in acetate dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with a little bumping and rubbing to the extremities, the rear board lightly marked. The contents, with light spotting to the closed text block are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the acetate dustwrapper that has a few short closed tears to the spine head and one to the flap fold.

Issued in a limited edition of 400 signed hardcover copies, this example is numbered 316 and signed by Charles Bukowski alongside a typical self portrait doodle on the limitation page at the rear. A collection of 36 semi-autobiographical short stories about writing, drinking, women and gambling.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original pale grey card wrappers lettered and illustrated in silver, green, blue and pink. Binding sewn with blue thread. Yellow endpapers. The wraps are a little toned around the spine, a touch rubbed to the outer edge of the front panel, with a handful of light marks to the rear panel. Otherwise a near fine copy, the binding firm, the contents clean throughout.

Signed by Charles Bukowski in blue ink to the front endpaper. Published in January 1976 as a New Year's Greeting to friends of the Black Sparrow Press, 176 copies in boards were numbered and signed by the author. This is a signed copy of one of the 900 copies issued in card wrappers.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original laminated boards. Illustrated in colour by Quentin Blake throughout. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping to the spine tips. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps.

Signed by Roald Dahl in blue ink to the verso of the front endpaper. An important book in Roald Dahl bibliography. The Enormous Crocodile was the first of Dahl's books to be illustrated by Quentin Blake, beginning one of the most notable partnerships of author and illustrator in late 20th century children's literature. "The combination of Roald Dahl as storyteller with Quentin Blake as illustrator must be the recipe for a bestseller" - Times Literary Supplement, 29 September 1978.

First editions, first impressions [first Faber edition of East Coker]. Four volumes. A very good set in the publisher's original card wrappers. All are stapled as issued with the exception of Little Gidding which is stitched (and therefore in the first state). All are firmly bound. 'East Coker' with splits at the spine ends and a small chip at the base of the spine, the covers darkened at the edges. The contents with just a couple of isolated foxing spots are otherwise clean throughout. 'Burnt Norton' with a previous owners initials to the upper cover and some rubbing and creasing to the extremities. The contents are clean throughout. 'The Dry Salvages' is toned to the edges of the covers, the staples rusting. The contents are clean throughout. 'Little Gidding' is a touch faded at the spine and panel edges. The contents are clean throughout. All four volumes are housed in a bespoke quarter black morocco solander case, with titles in gilt to the spine.

An attractive set of Eliot's wartime masterpiece, considered one of the greatest philosophical poems in the English language. (Gallup A36c, A37, A39, A42).

First UK edition, first printing. Original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout in colour by Roswitha Quadflieg. Text printed in red and green. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth lightly rubbed and mottled. The closed text block edges are very lightly spotted and toned, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper that is a little toned at the spine. Clipped and re-priced £9.95 by the publisher on the front flap).

First published in German in 1979. This first English translation was published simultaneously by Allen Lane in London and Doubleday in New York. A magical fantasy tale which formed the basis for the 1984 cult classic film of the same name.

First edition, first impression. Original black cloth with silver titles to the upper board and spine, in the Richard Chopping illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains bright and without fading, loss or tears. Price-clipped and re-priced with the publisher's paper label (80p net) to the front flap. A very attractive example.

[Gilbert A14].

Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey card covers printed in black. A very good copy, the binding firm with mild tanning of the covers, the spine rolled. Proof reader's annotations to the spine, upper cover and margins of several pages throughout. Otherwise a very clean and bright example of a scarce book in first edition and a rare one in proof form.

The author's second published book (although her fifth completed novel), preceding her Kinsey Millhone mysteries by more than a decade. The novel, for which there was no equivalent American publication, formed the basis for the 1973 Richard C. Sarafin directed film 'Lolly-Madonna XXX' starring Rod Steiger, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey, Season Hubley and Randy Quaid.

First Arthur Rackham trade edition. Beautifully bound in full orange leather with a large illustration of Toad in black to the upper board and titles in black to the spine. Hand sewn endbands. All edges gilt. Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and 14 line drawings throughout the text by Arthur Rackham. A fine copy. Housed in a bespoke black cloth slipcase.

A classic work of children's literature and the last book to be illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The first American edition precedes the UK first printing (Methuen) by a decade.

First UK edition with Arthur Rackham's illustrations. Beautifully bound in light green silk moire cloth covered boards, dark green cloth spine, white label with titles in black to the spine. Top edge green. Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and 15 line drawings throughout the text by Arthur Rackham. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps.

A classic work of children's literature and the last book to be illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, with a few faint spots to the closed text block edge, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the very good or better rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is faded to the spine. Not price-clipped (£12.99 on the front flap).

Signed by Seamus Heaney in black ink on the title page. The author's eighth poetry collection.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Limited edition. Publisher's original stapled grey card covers printed in green and blue. 36pp. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight with just a touch of rubbing to the extremities, the covers bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. With the printed facsimile signature of Seamus Heaney on page 33, as in all copies (although this copy is also genuinely signed by Heaney on the title page). With a six page introduction to Seamus Heaney by Stephen Sandy.

The pamphlet, issued in a limited edition of 1000 copies (of which this example is numbered 754), prints Heaney's lecture on Dylan Thomas delivered at Bennington College on May 14 1992. Often mis-catalogued as 'signed' due to the presence of a printed facsimile signature on page 33 in all copies, this example has been genuinely signed by Seamus Heaney in black ink under his printed name on the title page. Scarce thus.

Contemporary green pebble cloth, gilt lettering to upper board. 8vo. [28] pages, each with a different signature and subsequent fold. A very good copy, the binding firm with a little rubbing and bumping to corners and spine edges. The contents, with very light toning to endpapers and a small tear to outer margin of one page, are otherwise clean.

Likely a private individual's attempt to replicate Cecil Henland's The Ghost of My Friends, a book that by the 1920s might already have been scarce. Cecil Henland's book (first published c.1915) was issued with blank pages upon which individuals would write their names and then press together to create ghosts or skeletons that reflected that person's inner visage. While inkblots are now synonymous with Rorschach and his tests of personality, these inkblots were actually part of the Victorian fascination with the supernatural. Justinus Kerner (1786–1862) is credited with inventing "blotograms" and his Kleksographien (1857) shows these monstrous and otherworldly images accompanied with poems. This was expanded on in the 1890s with the invention of the game of Gobolinks, where one would great their own blotograms and conjure poems based on the creature that appeared on the page. Henland's creation is a variation on this theme and became popular before Hermann Rorschach's Psychodiagnostik in 1921. The first 19 of the 28 signatures in this copy are dated from December of 1921 to May 1922 and proceed chronologically through the pages, the others being undated. The book was therefore signed as it reached the signees in question, meaning the dates are of the day of signing, as opposed to being birthdays which has been stipulated in other copies. A few of the names are clearly legible, including Ella C. Rouquette, H. N. Heath, Dorothy Townsend, and E. Allinson, but the appeal of this volume lies in the eerie images it holds and its existence as a Victorian/Edwardian artefact.

First and limited edition. Signed by the author and illustrator. Publisher's original yellow buckram stamped in black and with titles in gilt to the spine. Housed in the publisher's grey cloth slipcase. Printed on Exhibition Fine Art Cartridge. Illustrated with 26 drawings in colour by David Hockney, one for each letter of the alphabet and accompanied by a written contributions by British and American authors at the invitation of Stephen Spender. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and marked slipcase.

One of an unspecified limited edition signed by Stephen Spender in black ink and David Hockney in green ink. A beautiful publication, created to raise money for the AIDS Crisis Trust.

First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original purple cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine, in the Howard Leigh illustrated dustwrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and four full page black and white illustrations by Howard Leigh. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just minor bumping at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with a gift inscription to the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is a touch faded to the spine and otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (3s 6d net to the lower front flap). A remarkable example in entirely original condition, rare thus.

The author's only First World War aviation novel not to feature James 'Biggles' Bigglesworth. The story was first published in twelve weekly parts (between 18th March and 3rd June 1933) in issues 1309 to 1320 of 'The Gem' magazine. This first book publication followed in August the same year.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original yellow cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Suzanne Perkins designed dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, unavoidably toned to the poor quality paper stock, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise bright and without fading, loss or tears. A very attractive example.

The multi-award winning author's debut novel.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Suzanne Perkins illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with toning to the poor quality paper stock, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed price-clipped dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. A lovely copy.

The author's second novel and sequel to 'Every Day is Mother's Day', Mantel's debut published the previous year.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original blue cloth with a cream paper spine, a blue ship illustration to the upper board and gilt titles to the spine. Top edge blue. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions.

Signed by Richard Murphy in blue ink on a blank page facing the limitation page. One of 200 limited signed copes, 300 unsigned copies were also issued. An early poem based on Murphy's experience of buying and restoring the 'Ave Maria', a traditional fishing boat with which he would set up a business in Cleggan taking tourists on fishing and day trips. It was included in his first poetry collection with Faber in 1963.

First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original dark red cloth with gilt titles and illustration to upper board and spine. Top edge gilt. With a frontispiece, illustrated title, and 19 plates in black and white by C. E. Brock. Half title, dedication leaf and contents page printed on plate paper. Tissue guard present as called for. Remaining pages untrimmed. Publisher's catalogue a the rear. An attractive better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with only a little rubbing and bumping to the extremities, the cloth is uniform in colour and the gilt bright. The contents, with an ink name to the front endpaper, are entirely complete and without loose or torn pages. There is some spotting to the prelims, tissue guard, text block edge and occasionally to the text pages. All of the illustrations remain clean and in fine condition. An excellent example, in original condition of a notoriously fragile first edition.

Originally serialized in 1905 in the London Magazine before being published here in book form the following year. In 1970 the book was faithfully adapted into film by Lionel Jeffries starring Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins.

First edition, first printing. Original green cloth with red titles to the spine, in the green Michael Kennard designed dustwrapper. Top edge purple. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing and bumping to the spine tips, the cloth fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without foxing or previous owner's inscriptions. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears with associated creasing and small chips at the the spine tips and fold corners. Not price-clipped (10s net to the lower front flap). A decent example in entirely original condition.

The first printing of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was published on 8th June 1949, the 25,000 copies issued in two colours of dustwrapper. Both are identical in all but the background colour of the upper panel and spine, one being green, the other maroon. No precedence has been established, although all known author inscribed presentation copies of the first edition are in the green dustwrapper. (Fenwick A12a).

First edition with Quentin Blake illustrations, first printing. Original pictorial cloth boards with wraparound Quentin Blake illustration and gilt titles to the spine. In the publisher's slipcase, as issued. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The original slipcase is lightly rubbed and toned at the open edge. An attractive example.

The uncommon first printing of the first Quentin Blake illustrated edition of George Orwell's allegorical masterpiece.

First edition, first printing. Three volumes. Signed by the author. Publisher's original brown (Truckers) and yellow (Wings and Diggers) cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrappers. A fine set, the bindings square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean and bright throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrappers that remain without fading, loss or tears and none of which are price-clipped (£7.95; £8.95; £8.99 to the lower front flaps).

All three volumes are inscribed in black ink on the title page. Truckers: "To Joe / An adult of all ages... / Terry Pratchett"; Wings: "To Joe / Return of the best wishes / Terry Pratchett"; Diggers: "To Joe / Further and better wishes / Terry Pratchett". A stellar set of signed first editions of 'The Nome Trilogy' [also known as 'The Bromeliad' in America].

First edition, first printing. Original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with slight rubbing at the extremities. There is a little faint spotting to the closed text block edge and a single small spot on the title page, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the near fine dustwrapper which is just a touch faded to the spine. Not price-clipped (£13.99 on the front flap).

The 11th Discworld novel and the second to focus on Death.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrapper. With Waterstone's wrap around band and subscribers letter laid-in. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with very near fine, bright dustwrapper that has a few tiny spots of foxing along the top edge of the flaps and the underside, and is otherwise free from fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£14.99 to the front flap). An attractive copy.

Signed and dated (on publication date) by Terry Pratchett in black ink on the title page. The fourteenth novel in the Discworld series.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby dustwrapper. An excellent better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with bumping to the spine ends and light rubbing to the extremities. The contents, with light spotting to the closed text block edge and prelims, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper, that has a few spots of foxing along the top edge and to the underside, and is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£14.99 to the front flap).

Signed and dated by Terry Pratchett in black ink on the title page. The fifteenth novel in the Discworld series.

First edition, first printing. Signed by author. Publisher's navy-blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with a little faint spotting to the endpapers are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss and tears. Not price-clipped (£14.99 to the front flap).

Signed and dated (publication day) by Terry Pratchett.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a few spots to the top edge of the closed text block are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper, that has a little spotting along the top edges of the flaps and underside. Not price-clipped (£15.99 on the front flap).

Signed and dated by Terry Pratchett in black ink on the title page. The nineteenth Discworld novel.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with silver titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a little faint spotting to the prelims and top-edge of the closed text block, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper, that has a few spots around the flap edges and is otherwise free from fading, loss or tears (£15.99 to the front flap).

Signed and dated by Terry Pratchett in blue ink on the title page. The twentieth novel in the Discworld series.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth boards with silver titles to the spine, in the Fritz Wegner illustrated dustwrapper. An near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth sharp with very thin strips of fading at the spine tips and a couple of very small surface marks. The contents, with a few light spots to fore- and upper edge of the closed text block are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good original dustwrapper which is rubbed and nicked to the spine tips, folds and corners, with a touch of loss to the upper spine tip. Not price-clipped (correctly priced 10s 6d net to the front flap). A very presentable example of the British first edition.

Salinger's first novel remains one of the most widely read and loved works of twentieth century American literature. Partially published in serial form in 1945–46, in book form both the US edition (published by Little Brown), and the UK edition (as here) were issued the same year.

An original painting beautifully executed in watercolour, gouache, ink and pencil on wove paper, produced for the first colour illustrated edition of Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows'. Measuring 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Signed to the bottom left corner. The painting depicts a scene from chapter seven in which Ratty and Mole look on from their boat as across the river Otter is reunited with his missing son Portly. The artist has affixed a strip of paper with a torn edge to the the lower edge of the painting, slightly raised from the paper beneath it and painted over in order to give a three-dimentional effect (This 'trompe l'oeil' paper strip is an integral part of the artwork, the edges of which can be clearly seen in the published reproductions). Inscribed by the artist on the reverse "Return to E. H. Shepard / Woodmancote / Lodsworth / Sussex" and "(Wind in the Willows) / Ratty and Mole / £15.15.0 / E. H. Shepard / Woodmancote / Lodsworth / Sussex". The illustration is in fine condition. Window mounted and framed.

E. H. Shepard was first introduced to Kenneth Grahame by A. A. Milne, for whom Shepard had already provided now famous 'Winnie the Pooh' illustrations. Grahame, not satisfied with previous illustrators' attempts at his 1908 children's classic 'The Wind in the Willows', asked Shepard to try his hand at the task. Shepard first produced a series of black and white line drawings which were published by Methuen to great acclaim in 1931. In 1959 Methuen commissioned the artist to produce eight full page colour illustrations to add to the 1931 suite for a new edition. The present illustration is reproduced facing page 160 in the 1959 first edition, and was also used as the cover illustration on the dustwrapper. A copy of the first edition is included, along with an original colour photograph of the artist in his garden, holding a cat. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist at an exhibition of his own work in Haslemere, Surrey in 1965; thence by descent.

First edition, first printing. Original red cloth with titles and decorations in gilt to the spine and upper board and an illustration of a fairy with a crescent moon behind her in gilt on the upper board, in the original glassine. All edges gilt. With a tissue-guarded colour frontispiece by Hugh Thompson. Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout with black and white plates by Jessie King, C. Wilhelm, Kate Greenaway, Phil May, Rosie Pitman, Arthur Rackham, H. Ronner, Hugh Thomson, and H. Furniss. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little rubbing to the extremities, the cloth bright and fresh, the gilt just a touch oxidised toward the edges. The contents, with some light spotting to the first and last few pages are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The plain glassine is rubbed, creased and chipped with loss but has done a magnificent job of preserving the cloth. Scarce, especially so in this condition.

A beautifully produced collection of fairy stories written by Mabel H. Spielmann, introduced by her husband, the art critic and scholar Marion Spielmann, and generously illustrated by an array of the most exciting illustrators of the day, each of whom bring an entirely different slant of the imagination to Spielmann's magical tales.

First edition, first printing. Domestic issue (printed by Billings). Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, in dustwrapper. Top edge navy blue. Fold out map to the rear. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with light bumping to the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. The map is in fine condition. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that is free from fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£4.95 to the front flap).

Tolkien's creation story and Norse-style epic history of the world in which The Lord of the Rings is set. Compiled and edited by his son, Christopher.

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original white cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh to the boards but toned to the spine (most likely with a reaction to the acidity in the paper) as the book otherwise feels unread. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the price-clipped dustwrapper that is otherwise without loss or tears. An excellent example.

The author's only novel, a posthumous published comic masterpiece. The British first edition, of which 1500 copies were printed is uncommon.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author, and by Sir Tom Courtenay. Publisher's original burgundy cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the William Belcher designed dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips. The contents, with an abrasion to the top edge of the front endpaper (possibly removing an inscription) are otherwise clean throughout. Very mild toning and spotting to the closed text block edge. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a couple of short closed tears, a small chip at the top left of the upper panel and a scuff to the spine. The colours remain bright and the dustwrapper remains unclipped (with the original publisher's printed price of 13s 6d net to the lower front flap).

Signed by the author Keith Waterhouse in black ink underneath his printed name on the title page. The book has also been signed by Tom Courtenay in blue ink on the half title. The basis for multiple adaptations for screen, stage and television, most notably the 1963 comedy-drama directed by John Schlesinger starring Tom Courtenay (who had previously played the lead role in the 1961 stage adaptation), Wilfred Pickles and Julie Christie.

First hardcover edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the photo illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, toned to the poor quality paper stock are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£8.95 net to the lower front flap).

Signed by Jeanette Winterson in blue ink on the title page. The first edition in hardcover of the the author's 1985 Whitbread Prize winning semi-autobiographical debut novel. This edition was issued in the same year as the hit BBC television adaptation directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Charlotte Coleman and Geraldine McEwan. First published as a paperback original, the Pandora Press hardcover is very scarce on account of the Guild Publishing book-club edition being published under licence the same year.

First editions. Three volumes, in slipcase. Original black paper-covered boards with grey titles to the spines, in dustwrappers. Near fine copies, the bindings square and firm, 'A Short History of Myth' has a few faint marks to the bottom of the closed text block edge, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. The dustwrappers are very lightly toned and marked at the spines, remaining without loss or tears. Also containing the paper pamphlet 'A Word or Two About Myths', a short essay by Philip Pullman, which is lightly toned to the edges.

A boxed edition of the first three volumes in Canongate's 'The Myths' series, which sees writers from around the world creating retelling of myths from various cultures. Philip Pullman's essay is new and exclusive to this set.