Second edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine and illustration to the upper board, in dustwrapper. Top edge brown. Folding map. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth clean with mild softening to spine ends. The contents are bright throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. The map is in fine condition. Complete with the very near fine lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is a touch faded to the spine and otherwise without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£3.50 to the lower front flap).

An excellent example of Richard Adams debut novel and children's classic, which went on to win the Carnegie Medal in 1972 and Guardian Award for children's fiction in 1973. It was later adapted into an animated film in 1978.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original light blue paper covered boards and blue cloth spine with titles in gilt, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good or better, lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and panel edges but is otherwise without loss or tears.

The book was produced by The Scholartis Press in two simultaneous limited editions; one limited to 35 copies printed on British handmade paper (numbered 1 to 35) and the other (as here) limited to 1800 copies printed on Antique de luxe paper. Both issues are seemingly scarce in commerce.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original dark blue boards with silver titles to the spine, in he Mark Salwowski illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent, near fine copy. The binding square and firm with just a little rubbing at the spine tips. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the original, fine dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (£15.99 to the front flap).

Signed by Iain Banks in blue ink on the title page.

First edition. Folio. Stapled photo-illustrated self wrappers with titles in pink to the upper cover. Illustrated with 20 reproductions of photographs in black and white, five of which are full page. Text in German, French and English. Four page insert printed on orange paper present as issued. An excellent near fine copy, without the horizontal fold encountered on most copies (for mailing). Minor toning to the cover edges and a tiny closed tear to the bottom of the spine. The insert folded with small nicks to the edges. Scarce in this condition.

Issue two of the Kunst-Zeitung journal, devoted entirely to the work of Bernhard and Hilla Becher. The publication coincidided with the Becher's first ever Düsseldorf exhibition, their city of residence, and where they established the Düsseldorf School of Photography within the Kunstakademie. It precedes the seminal photo-book of the same title by one year. (Parr and Badger, vol II, 261; Roth 194-195).

First UK edition, first printing. Publishers original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Alan Tunbridge illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with light bumping to the spine ends. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps, the closed text block edge is a touch spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains bright and without loss or tears. Mild toning to the panel edges and foxing to the dustwrapper flaps. Not price-clipped (£2.40 net to the lower front flap). An attractive example.

A collection of twenty stories by Jorge Luis Borges, eleven of which first appearing in book form in Britain. Containing a specifically written autobiographical essay which "together with the commentary Borges has supplied on each story , gives fascinating insights into his life as a man and an artist and a key to the complexities, depth and universality of his writing". - Publisher's blurb.

First edition, first printing of the author's second crime novel. Publisher's original blue cloth with black titles to the spine, without the rare dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding firm with a little bumping and rubbing to the spine tips and corners, the cloth with a few light marks. Map endpapers. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps, the closed text block edge with a little spotting. An attractive example of a scarce title.

(Hubin).

Three Volumes. Vol. I is a fourth printing, Vols. II and III. are first printings. Original blue cloth lettered and lined in gilt to spines, in the dustwrappers, each illustrated with a reproduction of a different letter in manuscript form. A fine set, the bindings square and firm, the contents clean throughout. In the fine, bright and clean dustwrappers showing the merest wear to a couple of spine tips. A very attractive example of this important set, unusually scarce in the original cloth and dustwrapper.

Published between 1995 and 2004, this definitive edition of Charlotte Brontë's letters, meticulously edited by Margaret Smith, spans the author's life from the age of thirteen to her death at the age of thirty-eight. It brings to light many previously unseen letters and offers accurate, unexpurgated and correctly dated versions of many others. As Angela Leighton wrote in her review in the TLS, "Smith has not only produced a reference work to which all Brontë scholars will turn; she has also produced the nearest thing to an autobiography by an author who resisted 'drivelling confessions'". Each of the three substantial volumes is generously introduced, annotated, and includes a selection of plates reproducing examples of the letters in manuscript and portraits of some of the featured correspondents.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dustwrapper illustrated by Suzanne Perkins. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt sharp, the contents clean throughout. The dustwrapper, showing a touch of wear to upper edges, is otherwise fine. Neatly clipped and re-priced by the publisher to the front flap. An attractive copy.

The author's first novel. The novelist, Tessa Hadley, choosing her five favourite Brookner works for The Guardian in 2016, writes of this, her debut novel (written when the author was 53) that "she seems to spring into being as a novelist fully-formed. [...] It's blackly, bleakly, wonderfully funny".

First edition of the Jervas translation. Two volumes. Contemporary mottled calf, five raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, titles in gilt to the spine. Bound with: 'The life of Michael de Cervantes Saavedra. Written by Don Gregorio Mayáns and Sisár' (the first English translation 1738); 'A supplement to the translator's preface' more commonly know as 'A dissertation on the origin of books of chivalry' by William Warburton; 'Advertisment concerning the Prints' by John Oldfield. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 67 copper plates engraved by Gerard van der Gucht from drawings by John Vanderbank and an additional frontispiece engraved by George Virtue after a drawing by G. Kent. Decorative head and tail pieces and initial letters. The bindings are square and firm with minor surface wear to the boards and corners. The original spines laid down and refurbished at the joints and tips. The contents, with near paper strengthening to the inner hinge of volume I, light browning to the margins and a short closed tear to the fore-edge of one plate, are otherwise in good order throughout.

An attractive example of the first edition of this esteemed translation. Jervas (1675-1739), consistently misspelled on editions of his translation as 'Jarvis', was a portrait painter and translator. "Jervas entered the literary circle of Addison, Pope, and Swift, setting up his home and studio in London in Cleveland Court, Westminster. He was hailed by Richard Steele in The Tatler of 16 April 1709 a 'the last great painter Italy has sent to us' ... As well as literary friends, Jervas also had an influential patron in the prime minister Sir Robert Walpole. Jervas played an important role in acquiring works of art for Walpole's ever expanding collection, as well as contributing his own portraits ... His major literary undertaking was an English translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote. Published posthumously in 1742 and frequently reprinted, it is generally acknowledged as being close in spirit to the original" – ODNB. (ESTC T59882; ESTC T98502)

Gouache in monochrome on artists board. Measuring 51 x 31 cm. Signed and dated by the artist lower left. An energetic scene depicting the Napier-Railton at full throttle during the night stage of the World 24-Hour Record breaking drive at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Likely John Cobb is behind the wheel, who along with co-drivers Charles Dodson and R. E. Rose-Richards broke twenty speed records during their time at Bonneville in 1935.

Bryan De Grineau (1883-1957) prolific motoring, travel and railway artist, at the time of this painting was working as in house artist for 'The Motor' magazine. As a war artist during both World Wars he was published by the Illustrated London News. This painting is superb example of the artist's work, on his favourite subject, at the height of his career.

First hardcover edition. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Nigel Hills illustrated dustwrapper. A fine, as new copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£8.50 to the lower front flap).

First UK and first hardcover edition. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor rubbing and bumping to the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without foxing, inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a few tiny chips to the fold corners and tips of the lightly faded spine. Not price-clipped (£1.80 to the lower front flap).

Originally published in the US as a paperback original, this British first edition is the first hardcover

First UK edition, first printing (preceding the US edition). Publisher's original yellow cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, in the Cathy Canzani illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright, the contents clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine unclipped dustwrapper (£9.95 net to the front flap) that remains without fading, loss or tears. A lovely copy.

Written in 1960 and published posthumously, 'Humpty Dumpty in Oakland' is one of a series of non-SF novels Dick wrote between 1952 and 1960 (during the same period he was publishing science fiction stories in various Pulp magazines). "Set in San Francisco in the late 1950s, it is a tragicomedy of misunderstandings among used car dealers and real-estate salesmen" (from the jacket).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Barclay Shaw illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper, without fading, loss or tears. Loosely laid in is a note from the publisher and Philip K. Dick Society member.

First edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original white cloth with red titles to the spine, in the Dell Harris illustrated dustwrapper. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with publisher's bookplate loosely laid in (as issued), are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is lightly creased at the spine tips, otherwise without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($19.50 to the upper front flap).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original light brown boards with black titles to the spine, in the 'The Quays' illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the spine tips, the boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without remainder marks, inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that remains without loss and is ever so slighty faded to the spine. Not price-clipped ($6.95 to the upper front flap).

An attractive example of the correct first printing (with G51 code to page 216). One of the author's best known novels, the basis for the 2006 Richard Linklater directed film starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, and Winona Ryder�.

First hardcover edition. Trade issue. Signed by Kim Stanley Robinson. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Keith Roberts illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight with a little bumping to the upper corners. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears.

Signed by Kim Stanley Robinson in blue ink on the title page. One of 1500 [unnumbered] copies of this trade issue of the first hardcover edition. There was also a slipcased edition of 325 copies all of which were signed by Kim Stanley Robinson. Signed copies of the trade issue are uncommon.

First UK edition and first hardcover edition. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine, in the Bruce Pennington illustrated dustwrapper. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a crease at the head of the spine and is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£3.95 net to the lower front flap).

First edition. A scarce early European Pop-Art exhibition catalogue for the show held at the Moderna Museet 29th February - 12 April 1964. Publisher's original stapled card covers, the upper cover with black and white illustration by Roy Lichtenstein. Measuring 21.5 x 21.5 cms. 112 pp. + 4 fold-outs; 86 illustrations, 7 of which are tipped-in colour plates. The text (in Swedish) and plates including photos of the artists are printed on various coloured and textured paper. An excellent near fine copy, the covers clean with mild rubbing at the extremities, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Loosely laid in is the original promotional postcard for the exhibition.

Scarce in this condition. The Pop Art design of the catalogue itself is by John Melin, one of Sweden's most renowned designers during the 1960's and 1970's. Edited by Carlo Derkert, K.G. Hultén, Billy Klüver, Louise O'Konor and Anna-Lena Wibom.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with titles and rose design in silver and red to the upper board and spine, in the Richard Chopping illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the base of the spine, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents with a small mark to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that remains without loss, just a little toning to the rear panel and a couple of small pieces of tape to the underside. Not price-clipped (13s 6d net to the lower front flap).

An attractive example of the fifth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. The first printing of the first edition was issued with a print-run of just 14,087 copies.� [Gilbert A5a (1.1)]

First UK edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original navy blue cloth with white titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Extensively illustrated throughout with symbols and charts in dark blue. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed original dustwrapper which has a tiny closed tear to the top edge of the rear panel.

An in depth look at the history and development of symbols throughout the world, from the evolution of hieroglyphics into phonetic letters to runes and alchemical symbols. Adrian Frutiger was a hugely influential Swiss typeface designer, best known for the designs Frutiger, Univers, and Avenir.

First edition, first printing. Signed by Antony Gormley. Publisher's original copper coloured cloth with silhouette illustration to the upper board and titles in black to the spine. Housed in the pictorial paper covered cloth slipcase. Illustrated in colour throughout, many of the illustrations not previously published. A superb fine copy, the binding square and tight and the cloth fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps.

Signed by Antony Gormley in black ink on the title page. Beautifully produced, this definitive monograph examines the entirety of Gormley's career, from his earliest sketches to his best-known public installations.

First edition, first printing. Original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the author illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding firm and square with a little bumping to the spine tips. The contents, with some offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has some wear at the corners and a few tiny closed tears to the edges. Not price-clipped (12d 6d to the front flap).

(Hubin).

First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Lady Pamela Hicks (neé Mountbatten). Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and upper board, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with black and white and colour photographs. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper which is a little faded and nicked to the top edges. Not price-clipped (£5.50 to the front flap).

Inscribed by Lady Pamela Hicks in blue ink on the front free endpaper "To Patricia / from Pamela Hicks". David Hicks (1929-1998) was an interior designer known for his bold style which incorporated antique and contemporary elements. He was married to Lady Pamela Mountbatten, the daughter of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

First edition. Signed by David Hockney. Publisher's original pictorial boards. Illustrated in colour throughout. A very near fine copy, the binding square and firm with minor bumping at the extremities. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks.

Signed by the artist "David H" in black ink on the front endpaper. Rare thus. Loosely laid in is the original white card invitation to the exhibition preview party on 30 April 2009 at Annely Juda Fine Art, London. The exhibition consisted of a series of computer drawn prints produced by Hockney between 2008 and 2009 all of which are illustrated here in colour.

First edition. Deluxe limited edition. The binder's retained copy. Publisher's original full green cloth with colour illustration to the upper board. Illustrated in colour throughout, some plates are double page and fold out. A beautiful fine copy of this fabulous publication, rare in this deluxe edition.

David Hockney discusses with Marco Livingstone his landscape paintings of East Yorkshire. This is one of 200 un-numbered deluxe copies bound in full cloth by the Fine Bindery, each with a different pictorial onlay. The standard edition in quarter red cloth and paper covered boards was issued in a print run of 5000 copies. There was also a super deluxe edition of 75 numbered copies (plus 25 hors commerce) issued with a signed original print.

First American edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth boards with gilt titles to the spine, with dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by Mervyn Peake. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with bumping to the spine ends, the cloth and gilt bright and clean. Previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown, some toning to the front free endpaper, the contents otherwise clean and bright. The closed text block has a small patch of spotting to the top edge. Complete with the very good dustwrapper, which is rubbed and nicked at the spine tips and fold corners, but otherwise without loss.

The first edition of Christina Hole's classic account of the history of English witchcraft, perfectly accompanied by Mervyn Peake's macabre illustrations in monochrome and line.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding firm with a little bumping at the spine tips and a touch of rolling to the spine. The contents, with an ownership signature to the top left corner of the front pastedown and light spotting to the margins are otherwise clean throughout. Two faint black lines to the bottom edge of the closed text block. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a closed tear to the lower front panel and a couple of small pieces of clear tape to the underside. The dustwrapper is in the later state, identical to that of the first state other than the publisher's price of 3/6 net (as opposed to 7/6net) overprinted to the spine.

The third of four Hubin listed crime novels by Holloway Horn, all of which are scarce, especially so in dustwrapper.

First edition. Uniquely bound by Galvan (Cadiz) in full dark brown crushed morocco decorated with anagrammatic motifs and arches in gilt to the upper and lower board, extending to the inner board edges. Red silk and marbled paper endpapers. Titles in gilt to the spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate of Saul Shapiro to the marbled front endpaper. Housed in a morocco lined marbled slipcase, 'Yiddish' stamped in gilt to the inner back panel. A fine copy.

A classic anthology of Yiddish Poetry in English translation, with a sixty-six page introduction. Exquisitely bound in 1971 by José Galván Rodriguez, one of the leading bookbinders in Spain during the second half of the 20th century.

First edition, first printing. Signed by Tony Iommi. Publisher's original black cloth boards with silver titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A fine copy, binding square and firm, light bumping to the spine ends, some dustiness to the lower edge of the boards and spine. Contents bright and clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is ever so slightly rubbed to the extremities and is otherwise without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£19.99 to the lower front flap).

Inscribed by the Black Sabbath guitarist and co-founder in black ink on the front endpaper "To Louis / Tony Iommi". Tony Iommi is widely considered to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time.

First UK edition, first printing of the first book in the Wheel of Time Series. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Darryl Sweet illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little softening at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£13.95 to the lower front flap).

The first book in the author's epic 'The Wheel of Time' series of high fantasy novels. The first UK edition is scarce and has subsequently been re-issued in various trade and deluxe formats.

First edition, first printing. Hardcover issue. Publisher's original yellow boards with black titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated in black and white throughout. A very near fine copy, binding square and firm the boards clean and bright. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions and stamps. Complete with the original dustwrapper that has short closed tear to the upper and lower edge of the rear panel and is otherwise without fading or loss. A very attractive example.

Containing reviews and articles by Judd on contemporary art exhibitions of the time, mainly during the late 50s and early 60s, for publications such as Arts and Arts magazine. An indepth critique of the work of leading artists of the period. Published simultaneously in paperback, with the hardback being less common.

First edition, limited to 106 unique copies. Original dark grey paper covered boards, in the original card slipcase with the handwritten title in white pencil to one side (as issued). Unpaginated. 34 pages, each a unique original artwork created by dipping sheets of hand-made paper into silty wet mud taken from the River Avon in Bristol. A fine copy, the binding square and tight with a touch of fading to the spine panel. The slipcase is fine and structurally sound. A superb example of this early artists book by the multi-award winning sculptor and conceptual artist Richard Long, notably the first presentation of his mud paintings, a technique and medium to which the artist frequently returns.

"I think the first mud work on paper was River Avon Book of 1979, where I had the idea to make this book with the pages dipped in muddy water. So I got all these sheets, quite big sheets, and after they had been dipped in the muddy water they were cut down and bound into these books. That was the first time I used paper with mud on it." - Richard Long (Elliott, 2006). Long is the only artist to have been short-listed four times for the Turner Prize. He was nominated in 1984, 1987 and 1988, and then won the award in 1989 for White Water Line. The intended print-run of the River Avon Book was 120 copies although only 106 were produced. The book is rare in commerce, with not a single copy recorded at auction (rarebookhub). Most copies are held in institutional collections including the Tate Gallery, London; Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. (Fuchs, R. H.: Richard Long, 1986; Elliott, Patrick: Richard Long, Walking and Marking, 2006)

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author with original drawing. Publisher's original illustrated laminated boards, without dustwrapper as issued. Illustrated in colour throughout. A very near fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout, indentation along the rear board.

Signed and dated by David McKee in black ink with an original drawing of Elmer with a snake on his back.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original black cloth boards with gilt detailing to the front board and titles on the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine book the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt are bright and clean, some bumping to the spine ends. The contents are clean throughout without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with a near fine dustwrapper with a closed tear to the front panel and a small closed tear without loss to the upper spine edge, otherwise bright and without fading. Lightly rubbed around the extremities of the dust jacket. Complete with Hatchards wraparound band.

Signed by the author in blue ink to an official bookplate on the half title page for retail through Hatchards. The first two books from Murakami's internationally bestselling series set in an alternative 1984. Scarce with author's signed bookplate.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Victor Ross illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping and a scuff to the spine, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with a couple of spots to the prelims are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block edge is spotted. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper that has a tiny closed tear at the head of the spine and a small area of spotting to the edge of the front flap. Not price-clipped (12s 6d net to the lower front flap). An attractive example.

An attractive example of Iris Murdoch's first novel. Subsequently chosen by Time magazine as one of the one hundred best English language novels since 1923, and by the editors of Modern Library as one of the greatest English language novels of the twentieth century.

First edition, second issue (with "New York & London" on the rear cover). Publisher's original green cloth wallet with pictorial paper onlay, titles and decoration in dark blue, enclosing concertina-style folding plates featuring 14 colour illustrations by the author. A better than very good copy, the binding firm with a little rubbing to the extremities, the tab, heightened in silver, is still present and firm. The contents, with light crease to the far edge of the first fold (not affecting illustration) are otherwise clean and bright and sound throughout. An excellent example, in entirely original condition of this fragile Beatrix Potter first edition.

Frederick Warne, in 1906 produced two books by Beatrix Potter in this panoramic form: The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit and The Story of Miss Moppet. The fragile nature of the binding meant that the books were easily damaged on inspection by potential purchasers, the result being (by the author's account) "the shops sensibly refused to stock them because they got unrolled and so bad to fold up again" (Linder). The panoramic design was discontinued and in 1916 the book re-issued in the uniform format of the rest of the series. (Leslie Linder: A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter, pp. 183 and 426).

First edition, first printing. Signed presentation copy. Publisher's navy-blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Josh Kirby illustrated dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding firm with a little rubbing to the extremities, the spine slightly rolled. The contents are clean and bright throughout. Complete with the rubbed and creased dustwrapper that whilst without loss is a little damp marked to the underside. Not price-clipped (£14.99 to the front flap).

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the title page "To Simon / "Once upon a time all the / chords came to life" / Terry Pratchett". �With the author's official 'Unseen University' circular stamp above.

First edition, first printing of the author's third book. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Tim White illustrated dustwrapper. An excellent fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without foxing, inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears.

"An absurdist RINGWORLD [Larry Niven], subverting various science fiction clichés by a writer who when on to become one of the great comic fantasy writers of the century" - Anatomy of Wonder (2004).

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original purple cloth with titles in white to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a few light marks to the cloth at the extremities. The contents are entirely complete and clean throughout being without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. There is a small tear to the far edge of the front free endpaper without loss. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper which is a little creased at the extremities and without loss.

A scarce dictionary translating Romani to Hindi, English, French and Russian. The author was an Indian linguist, diplomatic translator and Romani studies scholar. He was the recipient of India's Padma Shri award in 1970.

First edition, first printing. Original orange and black cloth with titles in black and gilt to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm, the spine slightly faded and the extremities a little rubbed. The contents, with very light spotting to the text block edges, are otherwise clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper that has a number of very short closed tears to the edges and a small chip at the foot of the spine. Not price clipped (8/6 to the front flap). A scarce title.

A murder mystery with a veterinary theme. The author herself was trained as a vet, and held a lifelong love of animals. (Hubin)

First edition, first printing. Original pictorial boards, in dustwrapper. Illustrated by the author in colour throughout. A very good copy, the fragile binding square and firm, with some cracking and chipping at the spine tips and light wear to the board edges and corners. The contents are entirely complete and clean throughout, without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the good original dustwrapper which has moderate chipping and tears to the edges with some associated creasing.

Though best known for her illustrations for Enid Blyton's books, Eileen Soper also wrote and illustrated her own; 'Happy Rabbit' is her first. The project was completed in 1945 but due to wartime paper shortages publication was delayed until 1947. A wonderful and finely illustrated tale of a pair of betrothed rabbits. Scarce.

First editions, first printings. Four volumes. Original green cloth with gilt titles to the spines and gilt signatures to the upper boards, in dustwrappers. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. A near fine set, all bindings square and firm with slight rubbing at the extremities, Traveller's Prelude has a little faint spotting to the text block edges and prelims, otherwise all volumes' contents are clean and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the bright original dustwrappers, each a little rubbed, nicked and creased, volumes two and three with some tape repairs to the underside. None are price-clipped. Housed in a slipcase decorated with patterned paper. An attractive set.

Freya Stark's complete autobiography. Stark (1893-1993) was an English explorer and travel writer who undertook her first expedition in 1927 when, due to Lebanon and Syria being under a repressive French regime which did not allow travel in the region, she travelled in secret (moving only at night and through the countryside) by donkey through Lebanon. A few years later she became the first westerner to explore certain remote parts of the Iranian wilderness, and in 1934 travelled to the Hadhramaut. During World War II she was employed by the British Ministry of Information and was posted in Yemen, Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine. Following the war she resumed her explorations, was made a Dame in 1972, and travelled widely all the way into old age; at the age of 89 she was filmed by the BBC riding into the Himalayas on a mule. She wrote of her travels prolifically from 1934 to 1988.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth with gilt titles the the spine, in dustwrapper. Containing "Cassandra" a previously unpublished essay on the position of women in society by Florence Nightingale (Appendix). Illustrated throughout with black and white plates of paintings, drawings, and photographs.�An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents with very light spotting to the prelims are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that is toned to the spine and panel edges and with a clean closed score (without loss) to the bottom edge of the lower panel. An attractive example in original dustwrapper of Ray Strachey's "best-known and most successful book" (ODNB), uncommon thus.

An in-depth history of the women's movement, collected and written by a woman who was instrumental in much of the movement itself. Strachey came from a liberal, artistic family which had close ties with the Bloomsbury group. She campaigned and wrote extensively on women's suffrage, and later stood as an independent for Brentford and Chiswick for three general elections before becoming the parliamentary secretary for the UK's first female MP, Nancy Astor, and then the head of the Women's Employment Federation. Her papers are held at The Women's Library at the London School of Economics. "While acknowledging in a limited way the importance of the militants, [the book] established a version of the suffrage movement that endorsed the views and celebrated the role of Millicent Fawcett and the NUWSS" (ODNB).